What is Patchnotes?

Patchnotes is the fastest way to see what's happening in gaming right now. It brings together the best stories about new games, upcoming releases, PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC gaming from 16 trusted publications — including IGN, Polygon, Eurogamer, PC Gamer, GameSpot, and GamesRadar — into a single feed you can scroll through in minutes.

I built this because I wanted one place to check a few times a day and quickly see the latest gaming news. I found myself bouncing between a dozen tabs with cluttered interfaces and content that had little to do with actual game news. I wanted something clean and fast — just today's top gaming stories, ready to browse.

The idea is simple: pull the latest stories from the gaming publications I personally read and trust, filter out the noise — guides, how-tos, AI-generated sales pages, non-gaming media — and present what's left in a smooth feed. Every headline links straight to the original article.

The source list is opinionated. These are the sites I frequent and respect, with a preference for outlets that still prioritize editorial quality. If a publication is here, it's because I personally read it.

As a software engineer and gamer, this was also an experiment — built over a morning with a cup of coffee, partly to see how quickly you can ship a useful site with modern tools and AI. Turns out, pretty quickly.