
Pokémon NAIC Moves to Chicago in 2027 After Record Growth
The Pokémon North America International Championships will relocate from New Orleans to Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center in 2027. After attendance grew over 150% and every badge type sold out this year, The Pokémon Company needs more space for both competitors and fans.

Pokémon Reveals 2026 World Championships Promo Cards
The Pokémon Company unveiled exclusive TCG promo cards for the 2026 World Championships during the North America International Championships closing ceremonies. The reveal includes a new Paradise Resort card, a San Francisco-themed Pikachu, and a Rayquaza promo for PokémonXP attendees.

Spore Devs Admit 2005 Demo Was 'Bold Chicanery'
A new oral history reveals Maxis developers knew Spore's famous GDC preview overpromised what they were building. Art director Ocean Quigley called it 'an act of bold chicanery,' while lead designer Alex Hutchinson says they 'built a fantasy in people's minds that was unachievable.'

Rogue Trader Patch 1.6 Buffs Weakest Classes Alongside New Expansion
Owlcat Games released a major balance patch for Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader alongside The Infinite Museion expansion. The update significantly buffs Operatives, Assassins, and the Chaos Marine companion Uralon the Cruel, addressing long-standing community complaints about class viability.

Why Shouting at Hard Drives Slows Them Down
In 2008, Sun Microsystems engineer Brendan Gregg demonstrated that acoustic vibrations from shouting could cause hard drives to experience significant latency spikes. The video resurfaced recently, sparking fresh discussion about the physical vulnerabilities of mechanical storage that SSDs simply don't have.

Why Mech Games Rarely Let You Leave the Cockpit
The developers behind Brigador Killers explain why adding on-foot gameplay to their mech game took an extra five years. It turns out designing two games in one, balancing human vulnerability against mech power, is exactly as difficult as it sounds.

Quake Champions Gets Free Battle Pass for 30th Anniversary
id Software marks Quake's 30th birthday with a major update to Quake Champions. The free-to-play arena shooter receives a completely free battle pass, overhauled network code, and significant gameplay tweaks despite its small but dedicated player base.

Framework 13 Pro Delayed One Month Over Display, Trackpad Bugs
Framework has pushed back its 13 Pro laptop shipments from late June to late July after discovering hardware issues with the haptic touchpad and custom display panel. The company says it prefers fixing the problems now rather than shipping a compromised device.

18 Games Ranked From Summer Game Fest Play Days 2025
PC Gamer's annual hands-on ranking of every game previewed at Summer Game Fest's Play Days event just dropped. From a procedurally generated MMO with 40+ professions to a Nazi-hunting stealth game still rough around the edges, here's what stood out and what needs work.

German Court Rules Google Liable for AI Overview Falsehoods
A Munich court has rejected Google's defense that users should fact-check AI-generated content themselves. The ruling could reshape how search engines worldwide handle AI-generated summaries that make false claims about businesses.













