In a recent interview with The Game Business, GOG Managing Director Maciej Gołębiewski shared some behind-the-scenes insights about the store. Being in the game preservation business is hard, Gołębiewski admits during the interview, but it turned out to be even harder than the team originally expected. Read Entire Article
PC gaming boom: Steam sets new record with 41.6 million concurrent players
Steam has reached a new milestone that underscores the accelerating momentum behind global PC gaming. Data from SteamDB shows Valve's digital distribution platform recently surpassed 41.6 million concurrent users – an all-time high that more than doubles its peak from five years ago. Read Entire Article
Samsung drops plans for Galaxy S26 Edge following weak S25 Edge sales
Samsung heavily promoted the S25 Edge, highlighting its incredibly thin and light design. The fact that the Korean giant released the handset before Apple's iPhone Air was also a big bonus in the company's eyes. Read Entire Article
Memory and storage prices will only get worse, Adata CEO says
Adata chairman Simon Chen projects that manufacturing shortages in RAM, flash memory, solid-state drives, and hard drives will continue driving prices upward well into 2026. Speaking at a press conference, Chen said that this is the first time in his three-decade career that all four major manufacturing lines have experienced......
This family visit to a military base ended with ICE deporting a Marine’s dad
A U.S. Marine says his parents were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after they visited a California military base and one of them was later deported
UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency
A United Nations letter to Colombia warns that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in the Atrato River basin is causing a grave human rights crisis for Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities
New Hampshire court rules in clergy abuse case that 2020 law cannot be applied retroactively
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that the state's 2020 law abolishing the statute of limitations for filing sexual assault lawsuits is not retroactive
New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools
Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students
Judge dismisses young climate activists’ lawsuit challenging Trump on fossil fuels
A federal judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels
Pentagon chief’s plane diverted to UK due to cracked windshield
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom because a windshield cracked on a flight back to the U.S. from a NATO meeting and all aboard are safe