📰 'If People Want It, Companies Should Provide It': Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Joins PS5 Disc Debate
"But I don't know that I personally care".Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser – currently of entertainment empire Absurd Ventures, which launched its first collected comic book volume this past week – has weighed in on the physical games debate dominating the industry right now.For those of you living under a rock – seriously, where have you been?! – Sony confirmed it’ll cease manufacturing physical PlayStation games in January 2028.
🔗 Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/if-people-want-it-companies-should-provide-it-rockstar-co-founder-dan-houser-joins-ps5-disc-debate
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"But I don't know that I personally care".Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser – currently of entertainment empire Absurd Ventures, which launched its first collected comic book volume this past week – has weighed in on the physical games debate dominating the industry right now.For those of you living under a rock – seriously, where have you been?! – Sony confirmed it’ll cease manufacturing physical PlayStation games in January 2028.
🔗 Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/if-people-want-it-companies-should-provide-it-rockstar-co-founder-dan-houser-joins-ps5-disc-debate
#playstation #ps5
Push Square
'If People Want It, Companies Should Provide It': Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Joins PS5 Disc Debate
"But I don't know that I personally care"
📰 Talking Point: What Have You Bought In The Xbox Summer Sale 2026?
It ends in just a few days' time!It's finally almost time for the Xbox Summer Sale 2026 to come to a close. The big sale with over 2000 discounts has been live since the middle of July, but it'll all be over by the end of July 29th.As you've probably seen, we've been putting together a bunch of guides for the Summer Sale over the past week-or-so, including all the backwards compatible games, 25 titles we wanted to highlight specifically, and the...
🔗 Source: https://www.purexbox.com/features/talking-point-what-have-you-bought-in-the-xbox-summer-sale-2026
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It ends in just a few days' time!It's finally almost time for the Xbox Summer Sale 2026 to come to a close. The big sale with over 2000 discounts has been live since the middle of July, but it'll all be over by the end of July 29th.As you've probably seen, we've been putting together a bunch of guides for the Summer Sale over the past week-or-so, including all the backwards compatible games, 25 titles we wanted to highlight specifically, and the...
🔗 Source: https://www.purexbox.com/features/talking-point-what-have-you-bought-in-the-xbox-summer-sale-2026
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Pure Xbox
Talking Point: What Have You Bought In The Xbox Summer Sale 2026?
It ends in just a few days' time!
📰 Marvel’s Kevin Feige Defends Lack Of Avengers: Doomsday Buildup: Thanos ‘Sat On A Chair’
The MCU boss was asked about fan concerns following the first trailer.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/marvels-kevin-feige-defends-lack-of-avengers-doomsday-buildup-thanos-sat-on-a-chair-2000719364
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The MCU boss was asked about fan concerns following the first trailer.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/marvels-kevin-feige-defends-lack-of-avengers-doomsday-buildup-thanos-sat-on-a-chair-2000719364
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Kotaku
Marvel Boss Responds To Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Backlash
The MCU boss was asked about fan concerns following the first trailer
📰 Splatoon Raiders endgame turns it into Nintendo’s Vampire Survivors
Splatoon Raiders is a lot of colorful fun, but the shooter really comes alive in its chaotic endgame.
🔗 Source: https://www.polygon.com/splatoon-raiders-endgame-vampire-survivors/
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Splatoon Raiders is a lot of colorful fun, but the shooter really comes alive in its chaotic endgame.
🔗 Source: https://www.polygon.com/splatoon-raiders-endgame-vampire-survivors/
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Polygon.com
Splatoon Raiders gets 10 times better after you beat it
Things get intense way down in the Bottomless Buffet
📰 Marvel Boss Responds To Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Backlash Over The Lack Of Build-Up
The MCU boss was asked about fan concerns following the first trailer.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/marvels-kevin-feige-defends-lack-of-avengers-doomsday-buildup-thanos-sat-on-a-chair-2000719364
#trailer
The MCU boss was asked about fan concerns following the first trailer.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/marvels-kevin-feige-defends-lack-of-avengers-doomsday-buildup-thanos-sat-on-a-chair-2000719364
#trailer
Kotaku
Marvel Boss Responds To Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Backlash
The MCU boss was asked about fan concerns following the first trailer
📰 Warren Spector’s Thick As Thieves Ends Support After Just Two Months: ‘Working In The Gaming Industry Is At Times Delightful And At Other Times Heartbreaking’
After significant layoffs at the studio, the leaner Thief successor is hoping to continue with peer-to-peer servers.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/warren-spectors-thick-as-thieves-ends-support-after-two-months-2000719337
#gaming
After significant layoffs at the studio, the leaner Thief successor is hoping to continue with peer-to-peer servers.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/warren-spectors-thick-as-thieves-ends-support-after-two-months-2000719337
#gaming
Kotaku
Warren Spector’s Thick As Thieves Ends Support After Two Months
After significant layoffs at the studio, the leaner Thief successor is hoping to continue with peer-to-peer servers
📰 ‘Unfilmable’ Cyberpunk Classic Neuromancer Receives First Trailer
The criminal underbelly of William Gibson’s genre shaping Sprawl comes to you from Apple TV.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/unfilmable-cyberpunk-classic-neuromancer-receives-first-trailer-2000719381
#cyberpunk #trailer
The criminal underbelly of William Gibson’s genre shaping Sprawl comes to you from Apple TV.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/unfilmable-cyberpunk-classic-neuromancer-receives-first-trailer-2000719381
#cyberpunk #trailer
Kotaku
'Unfilmable' Cyberpunk Classic Neuromancer Receives First Trailer
The criminal underbelly of William Gibson’s genre shaping Sprawl comes to you from Apple TV
📰 Review: Logitech G305 X Superlight: A Worthy Follow-Up to the Modder's Dream Gaming Mouse
The best egg mouse.The Logitech G305 Lightspeed is a weird egg-shaped mouse that became a favourite with modders thanks to its budget price, AA battery power and reliable 2.4GHz wireless. Now, eight years on from its 2018 debut, Logitech has upgraded the egg mouse by essentially incorporating some of the most popular hacks, including a more lightweight design, better battery life and upgraded internals.
🔗 Source: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/reviews/logitech-g305-x-superlight-a-worthy-follow-up-to-the-modders-dream-gaming-mouse
#gaming
The best egg mouse.The Logitech G305 Lightspeed is a weird egg-shaped mouse that became a favourite with modders thanks to its budget price, AA battery power and reliable 2.4GHz wireless. Now, eight years on from its 2018 debut, Logitech has upgraded the egg mouse by essentially incorporating some of the most popular hacks, including a more lightweight design, better battery life and upgraded internals.
🔗 Source: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/reviews/logitech-g305-x-superlight-a-worthy-follow-up-to-the-modders-dream-gaming-mouse
#gaming
Digital Foundry
Review Logitech G305 X Superlight: A Worthy Follow-Up to the Modder's Dream Gaming Mouse
The best egg mouse.
📰 007 First Light's first major patch is here – and it's a doozy if you're playing on PS5
007 First Light's first major post-launch update, Patch 1.1.0, is here, introducing "fixes and improvements for over 200 issues reported by the community and our internal playtesters". Read more.
🔗 Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/007-first-light-first-major-patch-details
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007 First Light's first major post-launch update, Patch 1.1.0, is here, introducing "fixes and improvements for over 200 issues reported by the community and our internal playtesters". Read more.
🔗 Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/007-first-light-first-major-patch-details
#ps5
Eurogamer.net
007 First Light's first major patch is here with over 200 fixes – and it's a doozy if you're playing on PS5
007 First Light's first major post-launch update, Patch 1.1.0, is here, introducing "fixes and improvements for over 200 issues reported by the community and ou
📰 'The last time I liked everything about a game was probably Baldur's Gate 3': Raphael Colantonio, co-founder of Arkane Studios, talks us through the games installed on his PC
Lovecraftian misadventures, cat-breeding tactics games and, of course, Thief.
🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-last-time-i-liked-everything-about-a-game-was-probably-baldurs-gate-3-raphael-colantonio-co-founder-of-arkane-studios-talks-us-through-the-games-installed-on-his-pc/
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Lovecraftian misadventures, cat-breeding tactics games and, of course, Thief.
🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-last-time-i-liked-everything-about-a-game-was-probably-baldurs-gate-3-raphael-colantonio-co-founder-of-arkane-studios-talks-us-through-the-games-installed-on-his-pc/
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PC Gamer
'The last time I liked everything about a game was probably Baldur's Gate 3': Raphael Colantonio, co-founder of Arkane Studios…
Lovecraftian misadventures, cat-breeding tactics games and, of course, Thief.
📰 Ubisoft says the Black Flag remake has exceeded 'annual expectations' in just two weeks, shortly after it laid off a number of the people who made it
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Ubisoft says the Black Flag remake has exceeded 'annual expectations' in just two weeks, shortly after it laid off a number of…
Videogame piracy.
📰 The next Kratos God of War game will follow and connect to Laufey, says Cory Barlog
Santa Monica Studio head of creative, Cory Barlog, has confirmed that the next mainline, Kratos-starring God of War will pick up after the events of God of War Laufey. Read more.
🔗 Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/kratos-god-of-war-links-directly-to-laufey
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Santa Monica Studio head of creative, Cory Barlog, has confirmed that the next mainline, Kratos-starring God of War will pick up after the events of God of War Laufey. Read more.
🔗 Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/kratos-god-of-war-links-directly-to-laufey
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Eurogamer.net
The next Kratos God of War game will follow and connect to Laufey, says Cory Barlog - "Everything we are doing in the Faye game…
Talking at a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Barlog revealed that "everything" the team at Santa Monica was doing in the Faye game will "set up what comes next".
📰 Angry PlayStation Fans Propose PS5 Blackout in Protest of Sony's Disc Decision
Unplug your consoles for a week in August.As I wrote in a recent article, Sony’s run out of goodwill with its most loyal fans, and the PS5 disc debacle is the straw that broke the camel’s back.Now engaged fans are rallying to organise a “blackout”, which will see all likeminded parties unplug their consoles from 23rd August to 30th August.Read the full article on pushsquare.com.
🔗 Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/angry-playstation-fans-propose-ps5-blackout-in-protest-of-sonys-disc-decision
#playstation #ps5
Unplug your consoles for a week in August.As I wrote in a recent article, Sony’s run out of goodwill with its most loyal fans, and the PS5 disc debacle is the straw that broke the camel’s back.Now engaged fans are rallying to organise a “blackout”, which will see all likeminded parties unplug their consoles from 23rd August to 30th August.Read the full article on pushsquare.com.
🔗 Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/angry-playstation-fans-propose-ps5-blackout-in-protest-of-sonys-disc-decision
#playstation #ps5
Push Square
Angry PlayStation Fans Propose PS5 Blackout in Protest of Sony's Disc Decision
Unplug your consoles for a week in August
📰 Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls dev apologises for PC "gameplay and performance issues"
The open beta for Marvel T&omacrkon: Fighting Souls is finally here, and it seems PC players are struggling with a host of issues unique to the PC port, prompting developer Arc System Works to issue an apology and troubleshooting guidelines over the weekend. Read more.
🔗 Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-pc-beta-apology
#gameplay
The open beta for Marvel T&omacrkon: Fighting Souls is finally here, and it seems PC players are struggling with a host of issues unique to the PC port, prompting developer Arc System Works to issue an apology and troubleshooting guidelines over the weekend. Read more.
🔗 Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-pc-beta-apology
#gameplay
Eurogamer.net
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls studio apologises for PC "gameplay and performance issues"
PC Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls players are struggling with a host of issues unique to the PC port, prompting developer Arc System Works to issue an apology.
📰 The new 'backward compatible' Xbox games on PC run on an OG Xbox emulator inside an Xbox 360 emulator, and people have already used it to run other Xbox 360 games
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The new 'backward compatible' Xbox games on PC run on an OG Xbox emulator inside an Xbox 360 emulator, and people have already…
Emulator turducken.
📰 What does GTA Online 2.0 even look like—and, more to the point, what do we even want from Grand Theft Auto 6 multiplayer?
So much remains unknown about the future of GTA 6's inevitable multiplayer offshoot.
🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/what-does-gta-online-2-0-even-look-like-and-more-to-the-point-what-do-we-even-want-from-grand-theft-auto-6-multiplayer/
#gta #multiplayer
So much remains unknown about the future of GTA 6's inevitable multiplayer offshoot.
🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/what-does-gta-online-2-0-even-look-like-and-more-to-the-point-what-do-we-even-want-from-grand-theft-auto-6-multiplayer/
#gta #multiplayer
PC Gamer
What does GTA Online 2.0 even look like—and, more to the point, what do we even want from Grand Theft Auto 6 multiplayer?
So much remains unknown about the future of GTA 6's inevitable multiplayer offshoot
📰 Shigeru Miyamoto Believes Gamers Have Grown Disinterested In Hardware Specs, As If They Had A Choice
Gaming trends have the Mario creator feeling that cutting edge graphics and performance are no longer the priority for customers, and the evidence seems to be on his side.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/shigeru-miyamoto-believes-gamers-have-grown-disinterested-in-hardware-specs-as-if-they-had-a-choice-2000719415
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Gaming trends have the Mario creator feeling that cutting edge graphics and performance are no longer the priority for customers, and the evidence seems to be on his side.
🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/shigeru-miyamoto-believes-gamers-have-grown-disinterested-in-hardware-specs-as-if-they-had-a-choice-2000719415
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Kotaku
Miyamoto Says Players No Longer Care About Hardware Specs
Gaming trends have the Mario creator feeling that cutting edge graphics and performance are no longer the priority for customers, and the evidence seems to be on his side
📰 One of the best shooters around just got a barely recognizable second episode, and it's only $12
I love checking in on a New Blood game and seeing it completely transform in early access.
🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/one-of-the-best-shooters-around-just-got-a-barely-recognizable-second-episode-and-its-only-usd12/
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I love checking in on a New Blood game and seeing it completely transform in early access.
🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/one-of-the-best-shooters-around-just-got-a-barely-recognizable-second-episode-and-its-only-usd12/
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PC Gamer
One of the best shooters around just got a barely recognizable second episode, and it's only $12
I love checking in on a New Blood game and seeing it completely transform in early access.
📰 All Shift at Midnight pets and how to cure them
Horror co-op title Shift at Midnight is as much about pets as it’s about catching doppelgängers and surviving the horror at the store. When you begin your adventure, you will be able to pick a pet of your liking. While they don’t offer any in-game advantages, keeping your best buddy alive will have an actual impact on the ending.
🔗 Source: https://www.destructoid.com/all-shift-at-midnight-pets-and-how-to-cure-them/
#coop #game
Horror co-op title Shift at Midnight is as much about pets as it’s about catching doppelgängers and surviving the horror at the store. When you begin your adventure, you will be able to pick a pet of your liking. While they don’t offer any in-game advantages, keeping your best buddy alive will have an actual impact on the ending.
🔗 Source: https://www.destructoid.com/all-shift-at-midnight-pets-and-how-to-cure-them/
#coop #game
Destructoid
All Shift at Midnight pets and how to cure them
Man's best friend!
📰 Steam Week in Review: A torrent of janky retail sims continues to flood Steam, and there's no end in sight
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending July 26.
🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-a-torrent-of-janky-retail-sims-continues-to-flood-steam-and-theres-no-end-in-sight/
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All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending July 26.
🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-a-torrent-of-janky-retail-sims-continues-to-flood-steam-and-theres-no-end-in-sight/
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PC Gamer
Steam Week in Review: A torrent of janky retail sims continues to flood Steam, and there's no end in sight
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending July 26.
📰 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD, which is its real name, is free on Steam for a limited time
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Yet Another Zombie Defense HD, which is its real name, is free on Steam for a limited time
Load up on guns, bring your friends.