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Palworld Exits Early Access: 72 New Pals, World Tree, and More

Palworld has officially left Early Access. On July 10, 2026 (around 12:30 PM JST / evening of July 9 in North America), developer Pocketpair released version 1.0 across PC (Steam and Microsoft Store), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and day-one on Xbox Game Pass. This free update marks the end of a 2.5-year Early Access journey that began in January 2024 and turned the creature-collecting survival-crafting game into one of the biggest indie successes of the decade. ...

July 13, 2026 · 3 min · David A. Richards
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Discord Files for IPO: What This Means for the Gaming

Discord has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering. The news broke yesterday via Bloomberg, citing sources close to the matter. The company is working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan on the process. For context, Discord started in 2015 as a voice chat tool built specifically for gamers. It grew fast because it offered better quality and easier server setup than alternatives like TeamSpeak or Skype. Today it has over 200 million monthly active users, mostly in gaming but also spreading to other communities. ...

January 7, 2026 · 2 min · David A. Richards
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Unity Vulnerability CVE-2025-59489: What Gamers and Devs Need to Know

A Critical Flaw in Unity A major security vulnerability has been discovered in the Unity engine, tracked as CVE-2025-59489. The flaw affects Unity 2017.1 and later across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, making it one of the most widespread issues in recent memory for both developers and players. The discovery was made in June 2025 by RyotaK of GMO Flatt Security, and Unity issued patches on October 2, 2025. With a CVSS score of 8.4, the severity is considered high. ...

October 6, 2025 · 3 min · David A. Richards