LATESTThe Drop: Week of August 24, 2026
MGS4 finally breaks free of PS3 exile, Elden Ring comes to the Switch 2, and a squad of ex-XCOM devs take their shot at Star Wars.
The Drop: Week of August 10, 2026
This week sees Bethesda finally bring Oblivion to a Nintendo console, EA ship its first game as a private company, and an Adelaide developer give Aussie Rules football a very silly makeover.
PODCAST1H 2 MINThe Level Up Times Show - Episode #006 - Cautiously Moving Forward
Everyone's moving forward this week: cautiously, independently, privately. But someone always picks up the bill...
EA's Gone Private: Biggest Leveraged Buyout in History Has Closed
Saudi Arabia PIF, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and Silver Lake now own the publisher.
The Drop: Week of August 3, 2026
This week sees Pokémon creator Game Freak step beyond their comfort zone into action RPGs, Sony takes a swing at the FGC, and let's all take a Big Walk across an Australian-inspired bushland.
Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft Leads New "Universes Beyond" Brand
Casting "Collaboration" grants one stack of Ouroboros.
Sony Will "Cautiously" Move Forward on Its Digital-Only Plans
Sony CFO Lin Tao responds to feedback on disc production plans in earnings call.
PODCAST58 MINThe Level Up Times Show - Episode #005 - Offline Mode Not Found
One major outage after another. A boycott gathering steam. And two rare bits of good PlayStation news trying to break through the noise.
Analysis: Xbox and PlayStation Outages - Your All-Digital Future, Folks
Both Xbox and PlayStation this week have suffered severe outages which have called into question what digital ownership means, as we head into a potential "all-digital" future.