The PS2's last sealed security chip is open. What changes?
Researchers dumped the early PS2's SPC970 MechaCon firmware. It matters for preservation and future homebrew, but your console has not gained a new jailbreak.
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Tainted Grail's free Fists of Fury DLC makes punching a proper build
Fists of Fury is out now with a new quest, seven fist weapons, fresh gear, and a dedicated skill tree. Patch 1.30 also adds Xbox Play Anywhere and two Steam Deck graphics presets.
Black Ops 1 and 2 are back on PlayStation, but these are ports
Treyarch brought the original Black Ops games to PS4 and PS5 through Iron Galaxy. The nostalgia is real, but expectations should stay firmly in 2010.
The EU said no to a game preservation law, but Stop Killing Games is not dead
The European Commission will not force publishers to keep games playable after shutdowns. It is still opening talks on end-of-life standards, which gives players a narrower but real pressure point.
Give Me the Messy Game With a Pulse
Perfect games are nice. The ones players remember for decades are often stranger: rough, stubborn, full of ideas, and impossible to mistake for anything else.
Dead by Daylight is planning the next decade, not a sequel
Behaviour's 10th anniversary roadmap puts Jason Voorhees, Terrifier, community chapters, modding tools, and a 2027 visual overhaul on the same board.
Ghost Recon's next mission is reportedly surviving production
Ubisoft's next Ghost Recon, reportedly known as Project OVR, sounds like it has hit a rough internal review. That matters because players are still waiting for the series to pick a lane and stick to it.
Resident Evil Veronica is Capcom's Claire and Chris reset
Capcom says the Code Veronica remake lined up because Resident Evil has spent years circling Leon. That makes Veronica more than a nostalgia slot on the schedule.
Let Weird Games Stay Weird, Even When They Trip Over The Furniture
Cult classics endure because they had a point of view. Games need polish, yes, but the medium gets dull when every rough edge is sanded flat before it can mean anything.
Signet City makes Citizen Sleeper's systems feel wet, hungry, and first-person
Gareth Damian Martin's next RPG turns you into a mind-hopping parasite in a decaying coastal city. The strange part is not the fungus. It is what that premise could do to player agency.
The Alters: Last Variable turns time into the real survival problem
11 bit studios is giving The Alters a 20-hour DLC epilogue on July 13. The smart hook is not the size, it is what cryosleep, aging alters, and terraforming could do to every decision.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation has to land the Highwind, not just the nostalgia
Square Enix has shown the final Final Fantasy VII remake chapter. The trailer is exciting, but the hard part is making the whole planet feel worth revisiting in 2027.