Published Monday to Friday · Karachi desk
The week in PC gaming and apps news, written by the reporters who filed the stories. One email, once a week — a short briefing on what actually moved, and nothing that did not.
What the briefing is
One email a week. The stories that held up, the figures that changed, and one thing worth watching next. No daily drip, no promotional inserts, no list you cannot leave.
The briefing is written by the same people who file the stories. It is a summary of the week's reporting, not a second content product with its own agenda.
Written by the newsroom
Whoever wrote the week's lead story usually writes the briefing that summarises it, which means the summary is written by someone who read the underlying reporting properly.
What lands in the inbox
Each issue opens with the week's most consequential story and why it mattered, then runs four to six items with a link to the full report on the site.
Four to six items in a week that has four to six things in it. An issue you can finish over a cup of tea, with every claim linked back to the report it came from.
Opens the issue
Every issue opens with the week's most consequential story and a short note on why it mattered — what actually changed for a reader in Karachi, Lahore or anywhere else watching this industry. That is followed by a run through the beats, usually four to six items, each two or three sentences with a link to the full report on the site.
When a correction has been filed, the briefing says so. Reporting moves after it goes out, and a summary that pretends otherwise would be less useful than no summary.
Pakistan first
Pakistan coverage gets its own block, because that is the file most of our readers check first — the stories from the country's tech and platform scene, kept separate so you can skip straight to them.
Tech and Games
Platform updates, hardware launches, store and launcher changes, and the games worth your evening — the reporting that sits on the desks of our tech and games writers.
Business last
Whatever moved in funding or guidance that week — studio results, market shifts, and the money behind the platforms you use every day.
The list is short and we would rather over-promise here than under-deliver later. It is also the same list we would want, if someone were asking for our address.
Not in this list
One email a week, and occasionally a second when a major story breaks mid-week. If you would rather not get those, reply and ask to be taken off the breaking-news list while staying on the weekly one.
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On your address
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The briefing links to stories that are free to read, because that is the only version of this that works. Nothing in the email sits behind a login.
Swipe the strip — four things you will not find in the inbox
How often, and when
It goes out after the reporting settles, so the figures and the earnings numbers have had a chance to be revised. If a correction is filed on something the briefing already covered, the following issue carries the correction and names what changed.
Occasionally we send a second email when a major story breaks mid-week. That is rare and we say why in the first line when it happens. You can reply to any issue — replies reach the newsroom directly, and we read them.
The week just filed
Platform and launcher changes that affect the games you already own, checked with the studios before we file.
Hardware and silicon news, priced in rupees as well as dollars so the number means something locally.
Studio and publisher filings — the money moves behind the games, and what a weak outlook actually signals for release plans.
The Pakistan file: local platforms, connectivity, payment rails and the studios building for a global audience from here.
The briefing itself, in your inbox at the end of the day — one email, four to six items, links to every full report.
Tips and corrections are welcome by reply. Anything that requires an anonymous source should go through the contact page instead, where the form does not require contact details.
Reach the newsroomThe weekly briefing
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Frequently asked
Four answers we get asked most often. If yours is not covered, reply to any issue or write to the desk directly.
Once a week, plus an occasional mid-week email when a major story breaks. You can opt out of the breaking-news emails while keeping the weekly one — just reply and ask.
Yes. There is no paid tier and no paywall on any story the briefing links to. Every issue opens with the week's most consequential story and links straight to the full report.
It is used to send the briefing. It is not sold or shared. The privacy policy sets out the details and unsubscribing takes one click.
Yes. Replies reach the newsroom. Tips and corrections that need anonymity should go through the contact form instead, which does not require a name.
