Gaming

BuzzRAG Gaming Desk — 2026-07-18

Disco Elysium layoffs, Mortal Kombat 2 streaming, and Elder Scrolls 6 exclusivity top today's gaming news.

Netflix Used Generative AI on 300 Titles in 2026

Netflix disclosed in its Q2 2026 earnings that generative AI was used across roughly 300 productions. Here's what we know—and what's still murky.

London Games Festival 2027 Gets a New Central Venue

London Games Festival moves to the Business Design Centre for April 2027. Here's what the venue shift means for fans, devs, and the festival's global ambitions.

Xbox Workers Push Back as 1,600 More Jobs Loom

Xbox workers are organizing across six studio locations as 1,600 more jobs hang in the balance. Here's what the unions are demanding—and what it means for gaming.

AI Game Clones Are Flooding the Indie Market

AI-generated clones are reaching Steam before original indie games can launch. Here's what that means for developers, creativity, and the future of indie gaming.

PS6 May Ditch PS5's Liquid Metal Cooling System

A Sony patent points to vapor-based cooling for the PS6, signaling a possible retreat from the liquid metal system that dogged the PS5 at launch.

ESO's Leadership Purge Is a Preservation Crisis

Xbox layoffs gutted ZeniMax Online's leadership after 200+ cuts. For ESO's 11-year history, the real loss may be institutional knowledge no one wrote down.

Sony FlexStrike Fight Stick Delayed Indefinitely

Sony's FlexStrike PS5 fight stick has been indefinitely delayed past its Aug. 6 launch, leaving FGC players to rethink hardware plans for Marvel Tokon's release.

Steve Buscemi Joins the Far Cry TV Series Cast

Steve Buscemi has joined FX's Far Cry anthology series from Noah Hawley with no role details revealed. Here's what the casting signals—and what it leaves unasked.

Esports World Cup Paris: Built in 8 Weeks From Scratch

The Esports World Cup landed in Paris after an 8-week scramble out of Riyadh. Here's what the build actually looked like — and the questions it leaves open.

Epic Games Built Lore, a Version Control System for Games

Epic Games released Lore, an open-source version control system built in Rust for large binary assets. Here's how it compares to Git and Perforce.

Xbox Layoffs Drive Fans to Demand Change on Player Voice

Xbox fans are flooding Microsoft's own Player Voice Portal to demand an end to studio closures and layoffs. Here's what the campaign reveals—and what it can't change.

Pokémon Worlds 2026 Ticket Lottery Frustrates Fans

The Pokémon Worlds 2026 ticket lottery has left fans confused and locked out. Here's what the system actually looks like from the ground level.

Xbox Cuts 3,200 Jobs and Guts Its Best Studios

Xbox's 'Great Reset' means 3,200 layoffs, five studios gone, and id Software decimated. Here's what actually happened and what it means.

Cross-Realm Flipping in Midnight WoW: A Beginner's Guide

Boophie's cross-realm flipping guide for Midnight WoW breaks down TSM, Flipping Power, and Flip Q — but the real question is what happens when everyone's running the same stack.

Ubisoft Quietly Drops Its Claim That Microtransactions Are Fun

Ubisoft removed its claim that monetization makes games 'more fun' from its annual report. What changed, what didn't, and what it means for the industry.

Steam's Record Revenue and the Older Games Driving It

Steam is having its most profitable year ever — fueled by pricier games and players going back to old titles. Here's what that tension actually means.

AC Black Flag Resynced: Big Sales, Bigger Backlash

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 2 million copies in one day. It's also getting review-bombed on Steam. Both things are true, and that's the story.

Gaming Media Veterans Bet on Old-School Web Revival

Two games media veterans are launching a classic multi-format gaming website in 2026. Can lean, reader-supported journalism survive where ad-driven outlets collapsed?

Delta Force Season Meltdown Brings Big Changes

Delta Force's Season Meltdown drops a nuclear plant map, Rainbow Six Siege crossover, and free rewards. Here's what VanossGaming's run actually shows you.