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Ashfall Horizon Delayed to March, Studio Says Combat Overhaul Needed "Room to Breathe"

Meridian Forge confirms a four-month delay for its open-world mech epic, citing a reworked traversal system and a combat rebalance following closed beta feedback from over 400,000 players.

✍ Priya Nakamura 🗓 July 29, 2026 ⏱ 6 min read
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Steam's New "Backlog Mode" Automatically Hides Games You Haven't Touched in a Year

Valve's latest client update adds an opt-in shelf that quietly archives dormant titles, aiming to declutter libraries that have ballooned past 400 games on average.

Renee Coultard · Jul 304 min read
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Ironvale Studios Confirms Ninefold Kingdoms Runs at Native 4K60 on Current-Gen Consoles

A performance-mode toggle will let players choose between resolution and a 120fps mode, the developer revealed during a technical deep-dive livestream.

Marcus Webb · Jul 305 min read
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Xbox Adds Cross-Save for 40 More Titles, Including the Full Rustwood Trilogy

Players can now pick up save files across console, PC, and cloud without manual syncing, closing one of the platform's longest-standing feature gaps.

Sofia Reyes · Jul 293 min read
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Lantern & Bone Studio Announces Sequel to Its Breakout Metroidvania Hollow Wick

The three-person team says the follow-up expands the map fourfold and introduces a companion mechanic built around light and shadow puzzles.

Talia Osei · Jul 294 min read
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Nintendo Direct Set for August 14, Fans Expect Long-Awaited Starlight Kart Sequel

The 40-minute broadcast is rumored to close with a racing announcement after leaked trademark filings surfaced earlier this month in three regions.

Jonah Pratt · Jul 283 min read
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Radiant Silicon's Next GPU Line Reportedly Targets 40% Better Efficiency Per Watt

Leaked engineering samples suggest the mid-range card could challenge current flagship performance at half the power draw, according to two supply-chain sources.

Elena Vasquez · Jul 286 min read
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Tactical Shooter Circuit Adds Third Regional League, Prize Pool Tops $2 Million

The expansion brings a Southeast Asia division online next season, with qualifiers opening to open-bracket teams for the first time in the league's history.

Diego Marín · Jul 274 min read
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Steam Summer Charts Show Cozy Sims Outselling Shooters for First Time Since 2019

Valve's quarterly report points to a broadening audience, with life-sim and management titles claiming five of the top twenty best-sellers this season.

Renee Coultard · Jul 265 min read
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Nightcity Protocol Patch 2.0 Rebuilds the Skill Tree From the Ground Up, Two Years Post-Launch

The overhaul removes stat-stick weapons and reworks hacking into a real-time minigame, part of the studio's long-tail redemption arc after a rocky release.

Marcus Webb · Jul 267 min read
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PlayStation Plus Premium Adds Rolling Demo Library, Starting With 12 Launch Titles

Subscribers get two-hour trial windows for select new releases, a feature Sony says was its most requested since the service tier launched in 2022.

Sofia Reyes · Jul 253 min read
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Watercolor Adventure Driftwood Letters Wins Grand Prize at Independent Games Summit

Judges praised the two-person team's hand-painted art direction and a branching narrative that reportedly took over 30 hours to fully explore.

Talia Osei · Jul 244 min read
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Hands-On: This $70 Hall-Effect Keyboard Undercuts the Premium Market Without Cutting Corners

Adjustable actuation points and hot-swappable switches usually cost twice as much — we spent two weeks with it to see what, if anything, was sacrificed.

Elena Vasquez · Jul 236 min read
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