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Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles
Meccha Chameleon proves an explosive hit with over 10 million copies sold
NBCUniversal may enter video game business after Comcast split, sources say
Dead or Alive 6 sales reach 1 million copies while Last Round hits ‘Mostly Negative’ reviews on Steam
007 First Light developer faces layoffs after Xbox pulls support for upcoming fantasy game
Supermassive Games CEO steps down following launch of Directive 8020
1 year after launch, spaceship shooter Wildgate will end development after its next update
EA changes Battlefield 6 XP Boosters for the better, only to yet again reveal the change was an error and take it back
Fortnite Begins Reselling Old Battle Pass Skins in Next Update
Sony says it doesn’t plan to ‘sell hardware at significant losses’ but is ‘monitoring the market’ with PS6 in mind
Epic’s Sweeney claims Steam AI labels are ‘really irresponsible of Valve’
ESA bafflingly declares private Minecraft servers illegal in Stop Killing Games hearing: ‘We consider it piracy, we have lawsuits’
PlayStation hardware sales fall to their lowest May total since 2000 | US Monthly Charts
Microsoft reportedly considering canceling Marvel’s Blade and shutting Arkane down | Xbox Has Reportedly Suspended Adding Third-Party Games On Game Pass
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