Steam’s overhauled wishlist algorithm is squeezing midsize studios out of visibility, rewarding velocity and existing engagement over organic audience-building.

Valve’s updated Steam refund policy now counts demo playtime toward the two-hour return window, and indie developers are only finding out after launch.

Steam’s Early Access model is losing ground as more studios choose full launches. Here’s why the economics and player expectations have shifted.

Mario Kart World’s open world format is testing what the series can absorb without losing what made it work. Here’s where the tension lies.

F-Zero has been absent since 2003 while Nintendo’s racing portfolio stays locked to Mario Kart. Captain Falcon’s Smash Bros. presence makes the silence harder to justify.

Switch 2’s GameChat feature is splitting handheld gaming communities between Discord and Nintendo’s native tool, and casual players may not come back.

Kirby hasn’t had a new game announcement in over a year, and HAL Laboratory’s silence has Nintendo fans theorizing about what’s coming for Switch 2.

Steam’s concurrent player records are pushing the platform’s infrastructure to its limits, with login failures and outages becoming a pattern that affects both players and developers.