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There Is No Best Crosshair Colour, and the Map Pool Is the Reason
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There Is No Best Crosshair Colour, and the Map Pool Is the Reason

Crosshair colour is probably the most inconvenient crosshair setting in CS2. It’s also the only one that doesn’t change the aiming itself, yet no colour works equally well in every situation. A setup can feel completely comfortable for several matches and then become invisible at the wrong moment. Changing the colour often only moves the

Jessica Thompson · September 22, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

Does Modding Really Turn Games Into Creative Communities?
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Does Modding Really Turn Games Into Creative Communities?

A common misconception says modding is limited to a lone player changing colors or adjusting a minor setting. That narrow view misses the creative work and discussion that tools can invite. Modding alters or extends an existing game’s assets or systems, while user-generated content can include custom maps, stories, items, social spaces, and complete player-built

Jessica Thompson · September 22, 2026 · 3 Mins Read

The Vocabulary of Modern WoW: Carries, Keys and Cutoffs
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The Vocabulary of Modern WoW: Carries, Keys and Cutoffs

World of Warcraft has accumulated a private language. A player returning after a few years can read a guild recruitment post and understand almost none of it, not because the words are technical but because they are compressed — each one stands for a system that did not exist when they left. This is a

Jessica Thompson · September 21, 2026 · 6 Mins Read

Characters engaged in a gunfight in Marathon
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This Week in Gaming News: September 14th – September 20th, 2026

It seems like just yesterday we convened for our last session examining the most important gaming news of the preceding week, but it’s been another seven days, and we’ve got new happenings to take a look at. We’ll forgo our usual small talk about the weather, as we’re sure you’re getting sick of it by

Jay Allsopp · September 21, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

What GTA VI Could Learn From GTA Online’s Diamond Casino
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What GTA VI Could Learn From GTA Online’s Diamond Casino

Grand Theft Auto VI does not need much help generating attention. When Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look debuted on Netflix on August 27, 2026, it pulled in 31.1 million views in four days and reached No. 1 on Netflix’s film chart in 87 of the 93 countries tracked by the service. The 27-minute

Jessica Thompson · September 16, 2026 · 6 Mins Read

Why Review Scores Still Matter When There’s Too Much to Play
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Why Review Scores Still Matter When There’s Too Much to Play

Gaming has developed a strange problem: there is almost too much to play. A packed release calendar sounds brilliant until several games you have been waiting years for arrive within weeks of each other. Add an ever-growing backlog, subscription libraries, multiplayer games that demand regular attention and titles that can easily swallow 50 or 100

Jessica Thompson · September 16, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

One reused password ended a streamer’s whole weekend. Here’s how to not be next
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One reused password ended a streamer’s whole weekend. Here’s how to not be next

A GamerBolt piece from a while back told the story of a small streamer whose account got hacked mid-broadcast, losing access to Twitter, Twitch, and PayPal within minutes, which then cascaded into his home address and email being exposed too. He spent the rest of his evening on the phone with support teams instead of

Jessica Thompson · September 16, 2026 · 4 Mins Read

Link holding his ocarina in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (the remade version)
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This Week in Gaming News: September 7th – September 13th, 2026

We’re about to enter a particularly fertile period for the gaming calendar. The months of September, October, and November typically bring with them some truly titanic releases, and 2026 is shaping up to be no different. What that means for the world of gaming news is that developers and publishers will often recede into the

Jay Allsopp · September 14, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

The Best Real Money Casino Apps of 2026, Reviewed by a Gaming Site
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The Best Real Money Casino Apps of 2026, Reviewed by a Gaming Site

Anyone who has spent time reviewing mobile games knows the difference between an app that feels built for a phone and one that was clearly just shrunk down from a desktop build. The same gap shows up in real money casino apps, and it matters more there than almost anywhere else in mobile software. Fast

Jessica Thompson · September 7, 2026 · 3 Mins Read

Cloud and the gang in Final Fantasy VII Revelation
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This Week in Gaming News: August 31st – September 6th, 2026

We’re finally moving into autumn, which should mean that the weather calms down somewhat. Great news for the heatwave-averse among us, but more importantly, great news for gaming as well. Don’t get us wrong; we’ve never had a problem staying resolutely indoors and ignoring the call of the wild while it’s summer, but it’s much

Jay Allsopp · September 7, 2026 · 5 Mins Read