Press Start: Incompetence, corruption and business as usual

Football, soccer, the Beautiful Game — whatever you prefer to call it, it fairly dominated the news in all sectors this past week, so deeply does it touch world culture. The stunning arrests of several FIFA figures came a day before previews of its namesake video game, which itself delivered major news: Women's teams will be included in this year's edition, for the first time. Splatoon also launched, on the same day there was a run on a line of new amiibo. Leaks from retailers pointed to a new Xbox One controller and a new Need for Speed. Twitch banned the streaming of AO games, as if there are any out there that people play. That false-advertising lawsuit over the fiasco that was Aliens: Colonial Marines lost both its class-action status and Gearbox as a defendant. And DC Comics got its act together with all of its storylines, before going on summer vacation.

That's just a slice of the week that was in video gaming and pop culture. Below you will find some of the week's must-read stories, a mix of original reporting and long reads. Welcome to Press Start, a recap of the week in games and gaming culture to get you ready for the one ahead.