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Zara Hossain

Gaming Editor. Zara Hossain is the gaming editor at Savviest.news, covering platforms, game economics, and the studios behind the launch hype. She has spent a decade writing about games and a further decade pretending she does not play them.

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Gaming

The PS5 Blackout: What It Is and What It Means

Sony ends physical PlayStation discs in 2028, the 'Don't Kill the Disc' petition passed 345,000 signatures, and fans plan a week-long August blackout.

Zara HossainAug 3, 202613 min read

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Gaming

Pokémon GO Turns 10: How It Still Gets You Outside

Ten years after its July 2016 launch, Pokémon GO has evolved from a 2015 teaser to a decade of community days, raids, and PvP. Here is what actually kept the game alive.

Zara HossainAug 3, 20266 min read

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Gaming

Best Couch Co-Op Games to Play With Family This Year

Local multiplayer is having a real renaissance in 2026. Here are the couch co-op games worth your living room — with real prices, platforms, and controller counts.

Zara HossainAug 3, 202612 min read

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Science

What Doubling the Population Would Do to City Noise

World population hits its 10-billion peak in the mid-2080s, not a doubling. But the hypothetical of a doubled city is still a useful lens: WHO evidence shows a 2x urban population could drive noise exposure and its disease burden sharply upward, on top of the 73,000 premature deaths a year noise already causes in Europe.

Zara HossainAug 3, 202610 min read