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It's no secret that gaming hardware has been getting more expensive this year, so it shouldn't be surprising that people are buying less of it. But, it turns out that AMD's gaming business shrank by a whopping 31% in Q2 2026. In the second quarter of the year, the gaming business only made $779 million, compared to $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, according to the company's latest earnings report. AMD attributes this loss to "lower semi-custom revenue," which means fewer consoles have been selling over the last few months. This is in a time that would have included the Steam

Aspyr Media shadowdropped a new "Legacy Edition" of the 2011 The Lord of the Rings game, War in the North, earlier this week. It won't be the last The Lord of the Rings re-release from Aspyr, as the company has confirmed "even more classic releases" from The Lord of the Rings series are coming "in the future." That's all Aspyr had to say, so it's anyone's guess as to the other "classic" The Lord of the Rings games that could make a return. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_gZuaXTDEo War in the North's Legacy Edition was released under a licensing deal with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainmen

Returning for its third year, Ludwig’s Streamer Games hosted by creator Ludwig Ahgren again brought together some of the top online content creators to compete in live physical challenges, ranging from intense sporting events to schoolyard games with an amped up twist. Alienware was an official partner at the event, offering attendees free swag and the chance to win some cool prizes. A total of 40 familiar and popular faces participated in the competition, which took place August 1–2. Reflecting the growing popularity of the event, this year’s Streamer Games was at its biggest venue yet, USC’s

Microsoft might have hit pause on signing any more third-party Game Pass deals. Presumably it's doing this while restructuring Xbox, as it's reported to be doing, but will it open the cheque book again after? Read more

Before Xbox closed Arkane Austin, the studio had 20 design philosophies plastered on its walls. One read, succinctly, "Fuck ladders." Read more