I spent an enormously disproportionate amount of my childhood playing one game: Buggy Boy. I have learned, in preparation for this article, that this arcade classic had a different name in the U.S. “Speed Buggy.

Nintendo has released an update for Mario Kart World, which will among other things stop incidents of a game shutting down after racing other players online.

Xbox president Sarah Bond on Tuesday confirmed that her team is working on a new Xbox video game console. "We're investing in our next generation of hardware lineup across console, handheld, PC, cloud and accessories," Bond said in a video posted on X.

Xbox's teaser video ostensibly announced next-gen silicon made with AMD. But really, it tipped Microsoft's hand: Windows is its focus.