Gamescom trailer triage rules for my wishlist
A practical set of rules for watching Gamescom and Future Games Show trailers without turning every good reveal into backlog debt.
Games and gadgets
Personal Notebook
The off-duty shelf: games, hardware, cameras, and other technology I find interesting enough to examine closely.
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7 Predictions for Samsung Unpacked on July 22
Samsung's London Unpacked is ten days out and the leaks are basically complete. Here are seven calls I'm making before the Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, and Flip 8 hit the stage.
How Palworld Got to 1.0: A Timeline of Records, Lawsuits, and Patches
Palworld left early access on July 10, 2026 with 27 pages of patch notes and a patent lawsuit still hanging over it. Here is the full two-and-a-half-year road from meme launch to 1.0.
A Q&A on Pixel 11 launch and price rumors
Google has set an August 12 event for the next generation of Pixel. The useful question is not only what launches, but how much of the rumored price increase is really a storage reset.
5 myths about Gears of War: E-Day and Xbox exclusives
Gears of War: E-Day looks like Xbox drawing a cleaner line around what should stay exclusive. I think the interesting part is not nostalgia, it is how deliberately The Coalition is rebuilding Gears for 2026.
A timeline of Samsung's wider foldable bet
Samsung's July foldable teasers point to a wider, shorter Galaxy Fold shape. Here is the practical timeline behind the rumor cycle and what I would watch before treating it as a real product shift.
5 Calls on Palworld 1.0 and the Early Access Endgame
Palworld leaving Early Access on July 10, 2026 is less about one update and more about what players now expect from survival games that spend years in public development.
7 Gadgets From June 2026 Worth Your Money, Ranked
My countdown of the seven June 2026 hardware launches that actually earn a spot in your bag or on your desk, from a benchmark-topping Sony phone to a foldable Logitech mouse.
GTA 6: How We Got to November 19, 2026 (a timeline)
Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI went live on June 25, 2026, and the launch is now locked for November 19. Here is the dated sequence of leaks, trailers, and delays that got us here.
Insta360 Luna Ultra vs DJI Osmo Pocket 4P: the fairer pocket gimbal fight
The original Pocket 3 comparison was the wrong baseline. DJI's new dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4P is the real same-generation rival to Insta360's Luna Ultra, and the verdict gets much tighter.
A field guide to the Steam Summer Sale 2026
The Steam Summer Sale 2026 is live from June 25 to July 9. Here is how I would buy from it without turning a discount feed into a backlog problem.
5 gadgets from June 2026 I'd actually spend my own money on
A ranked countdown of the June 2026 hardware worth buying, from a $50 speaker to $849 AR glasses, with the one I keep thinking about at number one.
Alien: Isolation 2 and the AI That Made the First One Work
Creative Assembly just announced Alien: Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest 2026. The original's two-brain Xenomorph AI is why it worked, and "smarter" is the easiest way to break it.
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