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Top story Sony raises PlayStation forecast and reports record player numbers after strong Q2 2026

Sony lifted its full-year games forecast on growth in network services and first-party software, with monthly active users reaching 127 million.

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Nintendo reports falling Switch 2 hardware sales and profit, rules out further price rises

Nintendo's H1 results showed a 12.1% net sales decline driven by reduced hardware sales, though operating profit rose 49.1% on strong software including Tomodachi Life.

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Arkane Lyon union accuses Microsoft of sabotaging Marvel's Blade with 19-month hiring freeze

The French STJV union says Microsoft imposed a hiring freeze that caused delays now used to justify closing the studio, and argues finishing Blade would cost less than shutting down.

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Sensor Tower estimates GTA 6 pre-orders near 8 million, over $750 million

The data firm says 74% of pre-orders are on PlayStation 5, weeks before the game's launch.

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Rockstar reveals more GTA 6 screenshots as release nears

Rockstar shared a new batch of Vice City screenshots two weeks before the game's November 19 launch.

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Xbox receives multiple offers for Arkane as Ubisoft reportedly among bidders

An attempted sale of Arkane Lyon could keep the Marvel's Blade project alive, with Ubisoft named among interested parties.

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Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick discusses GTA 6 budget, piracy concerns, and other studios' rough launches

The Take-Two CEO addressed the game's cost and said he is not overly worried about piracy ahead of release.

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Goddess of Victory: Nikke PC launcher compromised with malicious code, now patched

Publisher Level Infinite recommends players who launched the game since late September scan their PCs for malware.

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World of Warcraft: Forever launches with a notably smooth rollout

Blizzard's MMO avoided the queues and lag that typically accompany major WoW releases.

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Sony says PS6 development on track and progressing as scheduled

Sony's CFO confirmed work on the next console generation is proceeding as planned alongside its quarterly results.

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Mass Effect fans gather enough signatures for Canadian government petition to save BioWare

The #SaveMassEffect movement escalated to the Canadian House of Commons following EA's decision to shut down the studio.

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Analysis finds one in three acquired game studios has closed since 2000

A study of over 300 acquired studios found half of those shut down were closed within five years of acquisition.

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Nintendo rules out further Switch 2 price hikes, says it has enough memory for production

Nintendo said it has sufficient memory supply to manufacture more Switch 2 consoles after unveiling its H1 FY2027 results.

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