It's not just you, Xbox is down again, and physical games aren't safe either
The outage follows a similar PlayStation Network failure just days earlier
Online gaming articles
AI is now taking over game servers, and Stormgate is the first casualty
AI workloads are competing with games for the same cloud infrastructure
Facepalm: Multiplayer servers for the real-time strategy game Stormgate will go offline at the end of the month after the infrastructure provider that hosts them was acquired by an AI company and began winding down its gaming services. The shutdown shows how AI infrastructure expansion is now affecting not just PC hardware supply, but also the backend services that many modern games rely on.
Ubisoft pulled The Crew offline, and now it's facing a lawsuit
French consumer group initiative is supported by Stop Killing Games
Sony has an idea to make 300GB game installs less painful
Is asset streaming the right solution to tackle modern gaming gigantism?
Stop Killing Games surpasses 1 million verified signatures, EU to take action
"We do this because we believe in it, and because we believe what we're doing is right"
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign can't be paused, has no checkpoints, and kicks idle players
Story mode also includes Warzone elements like maps, XP, enemy armor, and health bars
Most game developers are now relying on AI to cut costs and speed up production
Developers are reporting both benefits and risks with growing AI use
Roblox open-sources AI tool to detect child endangerment risks online
Sentinel system analyzes billions of daily messages to spot grooming patterns over time
Ubisoft CEO responds to Stop Killing Games petition, says "Nothing is eternal"
Are purchased games products or services?
Game publishers push back as "Stop Killing Games" campaign surges past 1 million signatures
Meanwhile, many EULAs order players to destroy copies of decommissioned games
Most online games are now dead, Stop Killing Games proponents say
Planned obsolescence is becoming a successful business model for publishers
Ubisoft argues players don't own their games in wake of The Crew lawsuit
Company shut down servers and removed the game from customers' libraries last year
A hot potato: Many users already understand that buying a digital game typically grants a license to access the software – not true ownership. However, it's rare for publishers to revoke access to titles that customers have paid for, even after those games are delisted. Ubisoft's The Crew stands out as a particularly egregious case, sparking a legal battle over what it truly means to "buy" a game.
Steam Game Recording feature rolls out for all users
Steam Game Recording is now officially available to all users, allowing PC, Mac, and Steam Deck players to record and share audio and video from their games. Additionally, this Steam update is the first to discontinue support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Discord creator says Final Fantasy XI inspired him to develop the popular chat service
In brief: Since Discord's 2015 debut, the chat service has grown to serve various communities for work, hobbies, and other purposes. Still, its developers primarily focus on gaming functionality, and the app's origins as a tool to facilitate in-game voice chat are widely known. Discord's co-founder provided more details on that history at the recent Tokyo Game Show.
Will Amazon's $970 million gamble on Twitch ever pay off?
Amazon has little patience for underperformance
By popular demand, Steam introduces standalone demo pages
Steam is introducing standalone pages for game demos, complete with demo-specific screenshots, content and reviews. Users can now receive notifications for demos, add them to their library, and easily manage them.
Philippines shutters its online gambling industry amid tax evasion, human trafficking concerns
Going "scorched-earth" on the entire industry to curb the illegal businesses
Online gaming dispute turns into real-world hammer attack
20-year-old flew from New Jersey to Florida to attack an online foe
Petition urges Canadian government to mandate end-of-life protections for video games
Here's to hoping it works
Most gaming time is spent on older titles like Fortnite and Minecraft, report says
Most are playing online live-service games that came out over six years ago
Helldivers 2 alleviates wait times by boosting server capacity to 700K, but is it really enough?
Success has come at a small cost for Arrowhead
Ubisoft is shutting down online services for nearly a dozen games
Most online games have an expiration date
Study suggests China's online gaming restrictions might not be achieving intended results
They could be having the opposite effect
EA is shutting down servers for more legacy games
How long should developers support online play?
What Ever Happened to GameSpy?
#TBT Today, multiplayer gaming is easy. But in the 90s, it was cumbersome and not exactly user friendly until an app called GameSpy hit the scene which made browsing for servers and connecting with players a far more intuitive process. It was a game-changer.
