Toys ‘R’ Us—or, extra precisely, the model’s reanimated corpse—made waves this week with the discharge of an AI-generated advert that inadvertently reveals a lot about this period of widespread “enshittification.” Our piece on that, in addition to a lament for the way in which expiring licenses are killing Forza Horizon 4, a celebration of the yr’s finest gaming bop, and extra, all await within the pages forward.




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