Video Games Weekly: Silksong and Gamescom

Welcome to video games weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every month or tUsday (or wedding, wHATEVER), Broken Into Two Parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related topics from me, jess condit, a reporter who’s covered the industry for more than 13 years. The … Read more

Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery Ends PC Gaming Stutter

In the Ever-Evolving World of PC Gaming, Where Hardware Diversity Promies Endless Customization, One Persistent Thorn Has Plagued Players: Shader Compression Stutter. This technical hiccup, where games momentarily freeze as shaders – Small programs that dictate how Graphics are rendered – are compiled on the fly, have long frustrated tehuststs. Unlike Consoles, which Benefit from … Read more

Sony hikes PlayStation prices by $50 as Trump tariffs hit US gamers

Sony said it will impose a muishing upcharge of $ 50 on every place 5 Console as Gamers Become the Latest Us Consures to get Hammered by Trump’s tariffs. The Japanese Gaming Titan Announced Wednsday that PS5 Pris Will Jump to $ 550 from $ 500 from $ 500 from starting thursday, impliclly blaming the … Read more

Apple’s upcoming Pro Mac Mini might just be a tiny gaming powerhouse, if rumours around the M5 chip are true

Apple Macs and Gaming Have Long Been Odd Bedfellows. Compatibility issues and different hardware designs have often made gaming on these proprietary devices a bit tricky. Thankfully, Most of these Problems are set to live in the past, gaming on mac machines is decided more commonplace. They’re still raather walled off by apple’s ecosystem, and … Read more

Why We Play, And Why We Keep Returning < NAG

There’s a question that hovers over every pixel-pushing, thumb-cramping, late-night gaming session: Why do we play video games? It’s a question that could earn you a raised eyebrow from your mother, or create, a lecture about real hobbies, but it’s worth pondering. Is it the thrill of Victory, the satisfaction of a perfectly executed strategy, … Read more

Jobs, revenue at risk vs. youth protection

The union government today is set to introduce the promotion and regulation of online gaming bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha. The proposed legislation seeks to regulate e-sports, educational and social gaming, while imposing a blanket ban on online money games that involve monetary stakes. It also prohibits advertisements of such prohibited games. The bil … Read more