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The Steam Machine is the End of Gaming Consoles

At $1,049 for an open PC in a box that Valve refuses to sell at a loss, the Steam Machine resets what a living-room console costs and does. With Xbox's Project Helix and the PlayStation 6 both built as PC hybrids, the case that the conventional console is ending has rarely looked stronger.

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Fox to Buy Roku in $22 Billion Deal

The $160-a-share cash-and-stock deal pairs Fox's sports, news, and Tubi with Roku's 100 million streaming households, with a close targeted for the first half of 2027.

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Ezra Bridger to be Ahsoka Season 2 Regular

Eman Esfandi told a SpaceCon San Antonio panel that his character features across the full season, a step up from his three-episode Season 1 run, as the long-delayed Disney+ series moves to early 2027.

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Treyarch Studio Head Mark Gordon to Retire

Gordon, at the Call of Duty studio since 2005 and its head since 2016, is stepping down to focus on his next chapter, with Kevin Hendrickson and Yale Miller taking over as co-heads.

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Eidos-Montréal marketing director Rodney Lelu announces exit

Lelu, who led Western marketing on franchises including Deus Ex, Tomb Raider, and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, said he is leaving after 12 years and almost two decades with the wider group, as a wave of veteran departures reshapes the games industry.