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The 6 Best Mobile Shooters for Players Over 30
This article identifies six mobile shooter games suitable for players over 30, focusing on titles that prioritize tactics, patience, and controller support over pure reaction speed. Games like Mech Arena, Arena Breakout, War Robots, Standoff 2, Bullet Echo, and PUBG Mobile are highlighted for their slower pacing and strategic depth, contrasting with faster-paced titles often designed for younger audiences.
Apex Legends: Marked makes Bloodhound a more lethal hunter
Apex Legends Season 30, titled Marked, will feature a significant rework for the character Bloodhound, transforming him into a more aggressive hunter. The update also includes smaller adjustments for Loba and Rampart, map changes to World's Edge with new points of interest, and new Corrupted Attachments. The season is set to launch on August 4.
Epic taps Blizzard's Battle.net lead to fix the Epic Games Store as Steam dominates
Epic Games has appointed Martin Keely, formerly of Blizzard Entertainment's Battle.net, as the new VP and GM of the Epic Games Store. This move aims to improve the storefront's competitiveness against Valve's Steam. Keely expressed his excitement to enhance player and developer experiences within an open gaming ecosystem.
Steam Week in Review: A torrent of janky retail sims continues to flood Steam, and there's no end in sight
The Steam platform continues to see a high volume of retail simulator releases, with 14 new titles launched last week. Despite their often rudimentary appearance and similar gameplay loops, games like Boba Cafe Simulator and Mall Together have found significant audiences. Publisher PlayWay is noted for its prolific output and a strategy of announcing numerous games, potentially only developing those that gain sufficient wishlists.
The Corsair Clipper Pro Mini 60 hides surprising versatility and value for money in its unassuming 60% form factor
The Corsair Clipper Pro Mini 60 offers a compelling value proposition in the 60% magnetic gaming keyboard market, priced competitively against rivals like the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Mini. It features useful customization options such as Smart Tap and Tap Lock, along with light and fast magnetic switches, though some minor issues like spacebar crunch and a less premium casing are present.
"I'm not a creative. I like spreadsheets" – The low-profile team that powers Marathon, Subnautica 2, NBA 2K, and more
Wolfjaw Studios, founded by Mitch Patterson, specializes in providing essential backend infrastructure and co-development services to major game studios, rather than developing original titles. The Troy, New York-based company has worked on franchises like Destiny 2, Marathon, NBA 2K, and Subnautica, focusing on the 'boring but essential' aspects of game development that creatives often avoid. Patterson emphasizes their stability, long-term client relationships, and their goal to make game development more accessible with manageable budgets.
Steam Week in Review: Take cover, because it looks like more than half of Steam games will have an AI-disclosure by…
The article analyzes the increasing trend of AI disclosures on Steam, noting a significant rise in AI-flagged game launches since early 2025. If this trajectory continues, approximately half of all Steam games could be AI-flagged by 2027-2028, though most are unlikely to generate revenue. This surge in AI-generated content poses challenges for smaller developers seeking visibility on the platform.
PUBG is the original battle royale game and probably still the best
PUBG: Battlegrounds remains a premier battle royale experience, praised for its foundational gameplay mechanics and tactical depth that have stood the test of time. Despite the emergence of other titles like Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone, PUBG's methodical pace and emphasis on positioning and accuracy continue to offer a unique and rewarding social action experience.
"If I work on that, my kids will think I'm Gandalf" – Blackbird Interactive on the highs and lows of external development
Blackbird Interactive discusses the challenges and rewards of external development, balancing work-for-hire projects with original titles. President Rory McGuire and Director Alex Delamaire highlight the importance of team excitement, client management, and leveraging diverse skill sets to succeed in the external development space.
Apex Legends devs dole out nearly 6,000 hardware bans in anti-cheat crackdown on "malicious bad actors"
Respawn Entertainment has issued nearly 6,000 hardware bans in Apex Legends since the end of April, targeting malicious actors and serial cheaters on both PC and consoles. This crackdown aims to enhance game fairness by identifying and restricting repeat offenders who attempt to evade enforcement.
PlayStation Ending Discs is Like Apple Shipping PCs Without Disc Drives in 2008, Says Analyst
Analyst Daniel Ahmad compares Sony's decision to end PlayStation disc production to Apple's removal of disc drives from PCs in 2008, suggesting the move is a future-facing inevitability driven by the dominance of digital sales. He notes that digital sales now account for around 80% on PlayStation and over 90% on Xbox, with physical media representing only about 5% of Sony's software revenue. Ahmad believes this shift allows Sony to increase margins, strengthen its ecosystem by preventing game resales, and focus on higher-spending core gamers.
The MOP Up: EVE Online cracks down on cheaters, episode 94835298345
EVE Online has banned nearly 5,000 players for cheating, fraud, and RMT. The article also rounds up other MMO news, including an Apex Legends collaboration with Cyberpunk, a player achieving a unique World of Warcraft Classic feat, updates for Throne & Liberty and NosTale, and news from Albion Online, RuneScape, Synduality Echo of Ada, Sea of Thieves, Ark: Survival Ascended, and Odin Valhalla Rising.
Am I growing out of live service games?
The author reflects on growing out of live service games, finding it increasingly difficult to re-engage with titles like Marvel Snap and Valorant after breaks due to constant updates and meta shifts. While acknowledging the appeal of thriving game ecosystems, the author now prefers more static multiplayer experiences like Counter-Strike 2.
'If not PS6, then PS7' — Analyst says PlayStation ending physical discs was bound to happen as 'the console ecosystem is nearly entirely digital at this point'
Analyst Daniel Ahmad believes Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation disc production in 2028 was inevitable due to the significant shift towards digital sales, which now account for around 80% on PlayStation and over 90% on Xbox. This move aligns with Sony's strategy to create a high-margin, closed digital ecosystem, controlling all software sales and eliminating the used game market.
Marvel Rivals Season 9 Release Date & Details
Marvel Rivals has released its Season 9 roadmap, detailing a packed schedule of new content starting July 10. The season introduces a new hero, Jubilee, a new map called Thebes, a PvE mode, and numerous character reworks and costumes. The roadmap outlines weekly content drops throughout July and into early August, including events like Death of Apocalypse and Van Dyne Couture.
Safe Gaming Guide for Adults: Anti-Toxicity in 2026 | TAG
This guide offers strategies for adult gamers to combat online toxicity and improve their gaming experience. It introduces TAG's safety score for rating games based on community health and provides platform-specific tools for managing communication and blocking players. The article emphasizes the benefits of private lobbies, playing with trusted friends, and seeking out positive communities to mitigate the negative impacts of toxic online environments.
Neverness to Everness Codes List - All Active Codes
Neverness to Everness has released two new active redeem codes following its version 1.2 update, which introduced the S-Class character Shinku. Players can use these codes to obtain in-game rewards such as Annulith and Fons. The article also briefly mentions a potential collaboration between Apex Legends and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Apex Legends x Cyberpunk: Edgerunners - Everything We Know
Apex Legends is collaborating with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners for a limited-time event running from July 14 to August 4, 2026. The event features a Night City-themed E-District map, two new Cyberware abilities (Sandevistan and Blackwall Breach) exclusive to Wildcard lobbies, eight premium character skins, and new weapon skins inspired by Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Cyberpunk 2077. Players can earn in-game currency called Eddies to purchase additional cosmetics from a Reward Shop.
Game Crossovers and Collaborations
Respawn Entertainment has revealed that Cyberpunk will be featured in a new event for Apex Legends. Separately, actor Walton Goggins confirmed that filming has begun for Fallout season 3, where he will portray "The Ghoul."
Cyberpunk Edgerunners' Lucy finds herself in yet another crossover, this time in an upcoming Apex Legends event
Apex Legends is launching a new event featuring characters and themes from Cyberpunk Edgerunners and Cyberpunk 2077. The event will include a revamped E-District map, new in-game items like the Sandevistan and Blackwall Breach, and character skins based on David Martinez, Lucy, Rebecca, Royce, Lizzy Wizzy, Panam, and male and female V. The crossover event begins on July 14th and concludes on August 4th.
