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Capcom shrugs off PlayStation’s all-digital future, suggests shrinking physical market will not have a “significant impact” on its operations

"Approximately 90 percent of our unit sales are digital." The comment comes from a question asked of the company in the Q&A portion of its latest financial report. One investor asked “what impact do you anticipate from the shrinking physical game market in the medium to long term?” and it seems Capcom is not too […]

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Roblox’s string of bad luck persists as player numbers continue to plummet and the company’s stock price with it

As reported by Morningstar, player engagement and payment were both down, too. The drop is seemingly so bad that Roblox declined to offer earnings estimates about the rest of the year ahead, while telling investors they should expect a similarly weak third quarter. Why is this happening? Roblox blamed the lack of viral games created

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Microsoft quietly deletes 32 GB RAM recommendation, which I’m sure has nothing to do with it bringing back 8 GB laptops

Earlier this year, Microsoft posted a support document titled “How to optimize your gaming PC setup” where it said that 16 GB of memory is “plenty for most gamers” but “32 GB is ideal for serious players who run the most demanding titles or use heavy mods”. That document has since been deleted. That’s as

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Halo Studios hit by layoffs after release of Halo: Campaign Evolved

Staff have announced departures on social media. Per the personal accounts of developers on social media, it seems a number of developers are saying their farewells to the studios and their peers. Like thousands of others impacted by layoffs during this brutal era of the games industry, they are looking for work. “After 6.5 years

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Minecraft finally has a Switch 2 release date, but there may be bad news for Switch 1 owners

Minecraft’s Switch 2 port initially leaked through an ESRB rating back in June, before Nintendo confirmed it days later in a Direct showcase – though without offering a release date. As part of this new announcement, Mojang mentioned a detail that may sour some on the news. While existing owners of the game on Switch

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Getting Ill: Understanding the grossest horror game in development and how it takes more than a few cues from Valve’s seminal shooter Half-Life 2

"We just decided to create a dream project that we want to play ourselves." And here lies the mystery of Ill: we don’t know very much about it. It has come out of nowhere. We don’t know the team, we don’t know the game, and we don’t know what to expect. And I think that’s

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Diablo 4 may finally arrive on Switch 2 next month as a code-in-the-box physical version, according to reliable leaker

According to billbil-kun, Diablo 4 is set to be released in the middle of September on Switch 2. The report doesn’t mention a specific date, instead saying we should expect it on either 15th or 18th of September. The Switch 2 version will have a physical release, though only as a code-in-the-box – like Grand

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“We take your feedback to heart” – Game Freak promises to improve Beast of Reincarnation following a divisive launch

In a message on X, Game Freak highlighted a number of fixes and changes the action role-playing game is getting in the next patch, which is set for release sometime next week. Some of the changes you can expect include tweaks to the game’s camera, increasing the text size, making Performance mode the default over

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Gears of War: E-Day’s upcoming weekend beta suddenly gets PvP due to fan demand

This announcement came via the official Gears of War X account, which wrote that the PvP versus modes will be available starting this weekend, during the early access period of the open beta. It also clarified that the expected horde mode will also be available. To lay this out plainly, the open beta starts on

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla director makes sudden return to Ubisoft, and will lead the series moving forward

News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on Aug. 5, 2026, 1:29 p.m. Follow Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag Companion The director of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Black Flag, and Origins has returned to Ubisoft to lead development on future Assassin’s Creed games. Eric Baptizat spent almost 16 years at the French video game giant before

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