Gaming
Riot just gave up on 2XKO — 11 months after launch, and everyone's getting refunded
The fighting game launched in January to real critical love. Riot says it still isn't making enough money to justify building it.
Hitbox · Aug 23 · 6 min
pc gaming
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Gaming
Valve says everyone with a Steam Machine reservation should get a purchase invite by the end of 2026
Valve gave a firm-ish timeline: every current reservation holder should receive an option-to-purchase email by year's end. Plus FSR 4.1 support and released CAD files. What it means for your place in the queue.
Hitbox · Jul 30 · 9 min
Gaming
Valve's VR headset is basically ready to ship. it still doesn't have a price
the storefront section is live, the hardware has cleared customs, the FCC paperwork is public. everything about Steam Frame is ready except the one number that decides whether anyone actually buys it — and I think I know why Valve is stalling.
Hitbox · Jul 20 · 8 min
Gaming
Steam just had its biggest half-year ever. new games were only 21% of it
$11.1 billion in six months, up 14.5%. but the share coming from games actually released this year dropped to 21%, from 27% a year ago. Steam has never made more money — or cared less about new releases.
Hitbox · Jul 20 · 6 min
Gaming
Ubisoft's biggest launch in years is a 13-year-old game — and pirates beat its DRM before it even shipped
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 3 million copies in a week and set an AC record on Steam. it also got cracked up to a month early, by a method so risky security experts say don't touch it.
Hitbox · Jul 20 · 6 min
Gaming
EA's college football game finally came to PC — and that changes more than it sounds
EA's college football game finally shipped on PC. that sounds like a footnote and I think it's the most consequential thing about this release — because of what PC communities do to sports sims.
Hitbox · Jul 19 · 7 min
Gaming
building a PC for GTA 6? put the wallet away — it's console-only, and PC could be 18 months out
GTA 6 lands Nov 19 on PS5 and Xbox — no PC version, and Rockstar hasn't said a word about one. GTA 5 took 19 months to reach PC. here's why your 'GTA 6 build' can wait, and what to actually prioritize when it's finally time.
Hitbox · Jul 19 · 6 min