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Nintendo Says It Has No Plans to Stop Selling Physical Games

Nintendo Says It Has No Plans to Stop Selling Physical Games

Nintendo has no plans to abandon physical game releases, according to Bill van Zyll, its vice president and general manager for Latin America. His comments offer reassurance to Switch owners who prefer boxed games,...

Nintendo’s Latin America chief says fan demand keeps physical games in its plans, though Switch 2 game-key cards still require a download.

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Gardens Raises Over $35 Million for Social Sandbox From Journey Veterans
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Gardens Raises Over $35 Million for Social Sandbox From Journey Veterans

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Gardens Interactive has secured more than $35 million in Series B funding to finish and support its debut social sandbox game. Led by Lightspeed, the round backs a...

Gardens Interactive has secured more than $35 million for its debut social sandbox, where players can leave lasting consequences for strangers exploring the same fantasy world.

Google Launches Playground for Browser Game Creation as Unity Prepares Spark
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Google Launches Playground for Browser Game Creation as Unity Prepares Spark

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Google has launched Playground, an experimental browser platform for creating and sharing games through text prompts, while Unity is preparing a connected tool called Unity Spark. Playground opens...

Google’s prompt-based Playground opens to U.S. adults, with browser sharing and community games. Unity Spark will add a more advanced creation route.

Xbox Denies GTA VI Cloud Exclusivity and PC Streaming Claims
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Xbox Denies GTA VI Cloud Exclusivity and PC Streaming Claims

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Xbox has denied that Grand Theft Auto VI will stream exclusively through its cloud service or become playable on PC through that arrangement at launch. The clarification overturns...

Xbox has rejected claims that GTA VI will stream exclusively through its cloud service or reach PC at launch. Rockstar still lists a November 19 console release.

Bobby Kotick Joins Skydance Board as Paramount and Warner Games Unite
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Bobby Kotick Joins Skydance Board as Paramount and Warner Games Unite

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Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has joined the board of Skydance Corporation, the newly combined parent of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. His appointment brings a longtime...

Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick joins Skydance’s board, while Tony Driscoll leads the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. games business.

Gravity Well Lays Off More Than 40 Developers After Losing Funding
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Gravity Well Lays Off More Than 40 Developers After Losing Funding

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Gravity Well has laid off more than 40 developers, representing the majority of its workforce, after losing funding over the summer. The independent studio founded by Respawn Entertainment...

Gravity Well has cut most of its workforce after losing funding over the summer. The studio founded by Respawn veterans will continue with a much smaller team.

Microsoft Plans More Xbox Console Investment as Helix Takes Shape
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Microsoft Plans More Xbox Console Investment as Helix Takes Shape

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Microsoft plans to increase its investment in Xbox consoles and build a broader family of next-generation devices, according to comments by gaming chief Asha Sharma reported by Windows...

Asha Sharma reportedly plans greater console investment, with a home Xbox at the center of a next-generation device family that also includes portable hardware.

EA Sports FC 27 Leads 2026 Premium Game Revenue, Alinea Estimates
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EA Sports FC 27 Leads 2026 Premium Game Revenue, Alinea Estimates

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EA Sports FC 27 has become the highest-grossing premium game released in 2026 across PlayStation, Xbox and Steam, according to Alinea Analytics. The research firm estimates that Electronic...

Alinea estimates FC 27 has sold 7.9 million copies and generated $714.1 million across PlayStation, Xbox and Steam, leading 2026’s premium releases.

Eternal Strands Developer Yellow Brick Games Hit by Layoffs
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Eternal Strands Developer Yellow Brick Games Hit by Layoffs

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Yellow Brick Games, the independent Canadian studio co-founded by former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw, has been hit by layoffs, according to employees’ public posts. The departures...

Employees at Mike Laidlaw’s Yellow Brick Games report layoffs across art, programming, QA and design, with the total and reasons still undisclosed.

Shawn Layden Criticizes Sony’s 2028 Exit From PlayStation Game Discs
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Shawn Layden Criticizes Sony’s 2028 Exit From PlayStation Game Discs

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Shawn Layden has criticized Sony’s decision to stop producing discs for new PlayStation games from January 2028, arguing that the change could damage the brand’s relationship with some...

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden warns that ending new game discs could alienate collectors and deepen doubts about digital ownership.