The gaming news site TheGamer shows their double standards again by publishing an article about the new game Neverness to Evernes claiming the game is already being turned into the ultimate “gooner game.” They criticize how some players use the first-person camera to focus on female characters in suggestive ways. The same site also ran a story calling the Resident Evil Requiem character Leon Kennedy “a hot uncle.” Journalism is getting worst every day

Big news. Xbox has just announced Disc-to-Digital. Users can now digitize their physical games. Insert a supported Xbox One or Xbox Series X disc once to claim a digital entitlement, then play without keeping the disc inserted, with Xbox Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming support where available, while the physical disc itself continues to work normally.

Good news. @NVIDIAGFN is now officially supported in Firefox on Windows. GeForce NOW members can stream their games directly in Firefox, with no separate app or additional downloads—just sign in, connect your gaming library and start playing

Good news, Xbox is stopping work on CoPilot, the AI tool for Xbox consoles that gives players immediate tips and guides while they play games. Xbox leader Asha Sharma made this decision as part of bigger changes at the company to remove unneeded tools She wants to support their teams, make things easier for players and game makers, and build stronger connections with the gaming community.

Good news for Linux users with AMD GPUs: Full HDMI 2.1 support is on the way. AMD engineer Harry Wentland has submitted initial kernel patches implementing HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL), which provides the full 48 Gbps bandwidth needed for high-refresh-rate modes like 4K at 120Hz. This has been a long time coming due to licensing restrictions from the HDMI Forum. The patches include basic FRL functionality, with Display Stream Compression and additional features like VRR expected to follow. Once merged, this will greatly improve Linux gaming and desktop use on modern TVs and high-end displays, especially for SteamOS and living room setups

Top Overnight News Kuwait and Qatar, two of the Persian Gulf’s smaller oil producers, are sending more crude through the Strait of Hormuz, adding to an increase in shipments that are keeping global prices in check. The two countries, which exported a combined 2 million barrels a day of oil before the outbreak of the Iran war, have managed to get shipments back to 70% of pre-conflict levels. BBG Qatar's prime minister will visit Tehran on Thursday in a bid to relaunch diplomacy after the U.S. and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's promise to increase economic pressure on ‌Tehran by targeting its trade partners for sanctions. Reuters. Iraq is offering buyers of its crude the option to collect supplies from outside of the Persian Gulf for the first time since the Iran war began, highlighting resilient exports flowing through the Strait of Hormuz: BBG Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding that negotiations for a peace deal have reached a dead end. For now, Russia is weighing an intensification of powerful conventional ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, including the center of the capital, and infrastructure targets in other Ukrainian cities. BBG The Trump administration is weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors, despite warnings from tech companies that the move could doom U.S. hopes of dominating artificial intelligence. Politico Nvidia reports blowout quarter, says demand for AI chips is getting even hotter. Shares rallied as the chip giant forecast 70% revenue growth next year and defended its financial support of AI companies. WSJ Kioxia Corporation and Sandisk Corporation today announced anticipated significant investments in Japan, totaling over $31 billion (approximately 5 trillion yen) contingent upon government support. The investments through 2032 will continue to strengthen partnership, one of the most successful joint ventures across any industry. The partnership has helped drive decades of NAND flash memory innovation and invested over $50 billion (approximately 9 trillion yen) in Japan over the past 25 years. BBG Anthropic PBC has agreed to spend $45 billion to rent AI cloud computing power from Nscale’s flagship data center development in West Virginia, the latest move to secure capacity for its expanding business in advance of going public. BBG US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s more activist style of managing the nation’s debt has Wall Street war-gaming a potentially bigger shift in the government’s borrowing strategy over the coming months: BBG South Korea’s central bank hiked its policy rate by 25bp to 3%, its second consecutive tightening action, a move that was expected, as the country faces upside risks to both growth and inflation. Nikkei Norway’s economy picked up pace last quarter, growing 0.3% and keeping the door open for more monetary tightening. BBG Fed's Cook (voter) denied wrongdoing and vowed to fight US President Trump's effort to fire her from the Fed. Cook's lawyer said there is no legally valid reason for ousting Governor Cook from the Federal Reserve board: RTRS

I just woke up to the news that Dynasty Warriors 3 is going to get Remastered!!!! I’m honestly so happy I could cry!!! This is the game that started it all for me, I would never have become gaming otaku at all without this game!!

A South Korean court ordered the billionaire founder of gaming giant Smilegate to pay his wife a settlement of 2.55 trillion won ($1.9 billion) including handing over 35% of the company, setting the stage for the country’s biggest divorce ever. Read more: 📷: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images; Smilegate Newsroom

Leaker Predicts Hogwarts Legacy 2 in Next PlayStation State of Play A gaming leaker named Tidux posted today that Hogwarts Legacy 2 may appear in the next PlayStation State of Play. “SOP- HL2 Soon.” This rumor fits recent news since Avalanche Software hired a new Community Manager in April, just like before the first game’s State of Play reveal. Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in active development and a major priority for Warner Bros. while Sony is expected to hold the next State of Play in the coming weeks in May or early June.

Take-Two Interactive stock rose nearly 5% today after Rockstar confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI preorders will open on June 25. The news boosted investor confidence ahead of the game’s November 19 launch, which is expected to be one of the biggest releases in gaming history.