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July 3, 2026 0

The Slow, Deliberate Death of Game Ownership

By Brian Crecente

News this month that Sony Interactive Entertainment would stop producing PlayStation physical discs in 2028 wasn’t very surprising, but the way it was delivered was. Pointing to “consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry’s … shift away from physical discs,” SIE framed...

June 25, 2026 0

New York Has a Gamer Mayor Now — and a $2.6 Billion Game Industry to Match

By Brian Crecente

June in New York City wasn’t entirely about the NBA. Three days before the New York Knicks won their first...

June 14, 2026 0

From a 2027 movie to Scooby-Doo, Dead by Daylight looks to shake up the next decade of its universe of horror

By Brian Crecente

Forty-one killers, 53 survivors, 61 maps, and 70 million players later, Dead by Daylight continues to frighten and delight, building...

June 1, 2026 0

Building a video game archive 10,000 items at a time

By Brian Crecente

The Archivio Storico Barilla and its pasta museum house the oldest spaghetto in the world, dating back to 1837. It’s...

April 20, 2026 0

Gaming fans need a new safe haven

By Brian Crecente

It seems that many major players in the video game industry haven’t quite caught on to the fact that social...

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March 31, 2025 0

BBC: Could a ‘dating app’ for video games help smaller developers?

By Brian Crecente

I chatted with the BBC about the development of a new game discoverability app called Ludocene, that I'm listed as an expert for. The interview taps into the problem of...