Gaming’s Billion-Dollar September: Steam Hits £11bn, Capcom Dominates, and the Industry Splits in Two September 29, 2026 — by Vito Ruocco If you think 2026 has been a quiet year for video games, you haven’t been paying attention. This September alone has delivered a dizzying array of headlines: Valve quietly crossed an eye-watering £11 billion … Read more
OpenAI cancels GPT-6.1 Astra over safety and deception concerns, triggering a historic AI safety reckoning as Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5, Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $13B, and Trump meets tech CEOs. The full story of September 2026’s watershed AI moment.
Space Bunny Alpha: The Anonymous AI That Is Taking Over OpenRouter for Free Published on September 28, 2026 A mysterious new AI model has appeared on OpenRouter. It has no known creator, costs absolutely nothing to use, and is outperforming some of the most expensive models on the market. Its name is Space Bunny Alpha, … Read more
The Great Xbox Reset: Inside Microsoft’s Gaming Restructuring, Halo’s Move to Activision, and the Future of the Console Wars Published: September 28, 2026 | by Vito Ruocco Introduction: A Seismic Week in Gaming If you blinked this week, you might have missed one of the most dramatic periods of restructuring in video game history. Xbox, … Read more
The AI landscape is shifting faster than ever. With OpenAI’s DevDay scheduled for this Tuesday and Anthropic quietly pushing out new model checkpoints behind the scenes, there is no shortage of headlines to track. In this comprehensive analysis, we break down everything that has been happening over the past week — from leaked OpenAI features … Read more
Castlevania Turns 40: Free Game Giveaway, Belmont’s Curse Demo, and a Bold New Era for the Franchise Published: September 27, 2026 — by Vito Ruocco It’s a monumental weekend for fans of gothic action-platformers: Castlevania just turned 40, and Konami is celebrating in style. The legendary franchise — which first introduced the world to Simon … Read more
Anthropic dropped Opus 5.5, OpenAI answered with GPT-6 Sol and Luna within 90 minutes, and Meta emerged as the unexpected winner with Muse outpacing ChatGPT early adoption numbers.
Xbox’s Darkest Week: Halo Moves to Activision, 268 Jobs Cut, and the Empire Strikes Back at Itself By Vito Ruocco — September 26, 2026 It was the kind of week that makes you put down the controller and just stare at the screen. On Tuesday morning, Xbox head Matt Booty sent a memo that shook … Read more
The AI Safety Exodus: Inside the Unprecedented Wave of Resignations Rocking Silicon Valley Published September 26, 2026 — by Vito Ruocco Introduction: A Reckoning That Refuses to Stay Buried For years, the narrative from Silicon Valley was one of unbridled optimism. Artificial intelligence would cure diseases, solve climate change, unlock the secrets of the universe, … Read more
