Physical Xbox games accounted for just over 4% of new physical game sales in the U.S. this year. Are Xbox players abandoning discs, or has Microsoft made physical ownership increasingly impractical?

We also discuss Dave Bautista officially becoming Kratos in Amazon’s God of War series and the leaked GTA 6 footage reigniting a surprisingly heated debate: should cars need gas?

Plus, our Query Corner explores why mobile games evolved from simple pick-up-and-play experiences into increasingly complex games, and our Video Game Fun Fact looks back at some of the strangest licensed kart racers ever made.