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This Week in Gaming News: July 20th – July 26th, 2026

The summer appears to be marching on with little to no indication that the heat is going to let up anytime soon, so what better way to mark that than to stay indoors and read all about gaming news? We jest, of course; if you’re the kind of lizard who can enjoy the hot weather,

Jay Allsopp · July 27, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

A ghoul with headphones on in Fallout 76
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This Week in Gaming News: July 13th – July 19th, 2026

At time of writing, the World Cup is well and truly over, and England has suffered yet another defeat at the hands of long-time rival Argentina. Our commiserations go out to anyone who is mourning the nation’s loss at tournament level. Of course, we still have plenty of gaming news to talk about here; there

Jay Allsopp · July 20, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

The Convergence of Game Design and Digital Entertainment Models
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The Convergence of Game Design and Digital Entertainment Models

Every screen now wants a bit of your evening, from battle passes to browser games to that mobile title you promised yourself you had deleted. The smart ones do not waste your time getting you through the door. They make the choice, the first click and the return visit easy. Game design used to be

Jessica Thompson · July 16, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

What Australian Gaming Brands Can Learn From Mobile Entertainment Habits
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What Australian Gaming Brands Can Learn From Mobile Entertainment Habits

Australian digital entertainment no longer lives in one neat little box. You might check a game update, watch a stream, scroll a sports app, read gaming news and open lotteryoffice.com.au from the same phone before the day is out. The products are different, but the attention battle is shared. Every platform now has to prove it deserves

Jessica Thompson · July 15, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

A crocodile character roaring in South of Midnight, an Xbox game
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This Week in Gaming News: July 6th – July 12th, 2026

As the UK continues to struggle in the grip of its longest heatwave since 1976 (which still isn’t over at time of writing!), we’re here to bring you some respite from the weather and run down some of the biggest gaming news of the week. Depending on your personal perspective, of course, this may either

Jay Allsopp · July 15, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

Top 10 Online Casinos for Live Poker in Canada
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Top 10 Online Casinos for Live Poker in Canada

How These Live Poker Casinos Were Ranked Canadian live poker casinos were ranked by live dealer poker availability, licensing clarity, mobile performance, banking convenience, game variety, and responsible gambling tools. Ontario players should be especially careful because iGaming Ontario lists regulated operators separately, with 47 operators and 81 gaming websites shown in its directory as

Jessica Thompson · July 12, 2026 · 4 Mins Read

The End of “One-Size-Fits-All” Gaming: Why Personalisation Is Becoming Gaming’s Biggest Selling Point 
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The End of “One-Size-Fits-All” Gaming: Why Personalisation Is Becoming Gaming’s Biggest Selling Point 

Players used to all have the same gaming experience. Everyone started with the same tutorial, saw the same menus and received the same recommendations regardless of how they played. But that is now all changing. Developers are embracing personalization to make games feel more engaging, accessible and relevant to each individual. Whether someone plays for

Jessica Thompson · July 12, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

How a CS2 Daily Quiz and Guessing Games Help Players Master Counter-Strike 2 Knowledge
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How a CS2 Daily Quiz and Guessing Games Help Players Master Counter-Strike 2 Knowledge

Counter-Strike 2’s world has long since gone beyond simple firefights, evolving into a deep tactical discipline where every detail decides victory. To dominate the server, modern players need to know the updated map geometry, complex economic algorithms, and hundreds of grenade placement options. It can be a tedious chore to learn these basics from classic

Jessica Thompson · July 12, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

Social Casinos Have Earned a Spot in the Modern Gamer’s Rotation
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Social Casinos Have Earned a Spot in the Modern Gamer’s Rotation

Scroll through the average gamer’s phone and you find a strange lineup living side by side. A live-service shooter that eats a couple of hours every weekend. A gacha RPG that gets a daily login and little else. A cozy farming sim for winding down before bed. And somewhere in that stack, a slots app

Jessica Thompson · July 6, 2026 · 12 Mins Read

The cast of Persona 5, representing the Persona TV series
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This Week in Gaming News: June 29th – July 5th, 2026

Between the World Cup and the continuing hot weather, Brits have plenty to be excited (or grumble) about, but if you can find a little space in your schedule for some more excitement, we’ve got some gaming news to round up. Here in the post-summer showcase slump (which we consider to run until basically August

Jay Allsopp · July 6, 2026 · 5 Mins Read

What Gamers Should Know About State-by-State US Online Casino Rules
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What Gamers Should Know About State-by-State US Online Casino Rules

If you spend your evenings raiding dungeons, grinding ranked ladders, or building cities one block at a time, you already understand a digital world governed by rules. Online casino play in the United States runs on a similar logic, except the rules are written by state legislatures rather than game studios, and they change from

Jessica Thompson · July 3, 2026 · 14 Mins Read

How US States Are Rewriting the Rulebook on Internet Gambling Access
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How US States Are Rewriting the Rulebook on Internet Gambling Access

If you have ever booted up an online game and watched the lobby tell you a feature is “not available in your region,” you already understand the strange logic of legal internet gambling in the United States. The map looks like one country, but the rules behave like a stack of separate servers, each running

Jessica Thompson · July 3, 2026 · 13 Mins Read