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Baldur's Gate series overlords Hasbro take $56 million hit after cancelling several games due out in "2028 and beyond", with Exodus and Warlock unaffected
Xbox Announces Backwards Compatibility For PC, First Four Games Revealed
GTA 6's First Week Opens the Strongest Pre-order Campaign on Record
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sells 3M copies in a week
Palworld has now hit nearly a million concurrent players since its 1.0 launch
Bethesda confirms Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, makes Obsidian collaboration official, and says Fallout 5 is in 'pre-production'
Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week
Bungie's Marathon Loses Game Director Joe Ziegler in Major Leadership Change
Nintendo files motion to dismiss consumer lawsuit over tariff refunds
Riot quickly backpedals on paid old-school skins in League of Legends Classic after backlash
"It has to make sense for the game" - EA sees a "huge opportunity" for in-game advertising "but it has to be done properly"
"There has to be a reason for people to buy an Xbox" – Senior leadership reinforces commitment to console exclusivity
Sales Data Paints a Very Grim Picture for Physical PS5 Games in the USA, UK
"The market is becoming much more diverse" – Will the proliferation of football video games last?
PS Store pre-order charts show gamers lean towards higher-priced editions, suggests new price tolerance threshold
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