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--> The USPTO has rejected Nintendo’s controversial "summon character and let it fight" Pokémon patent, after it was heavily criticized by IP lawyers last year.
--> Sony has announced price increases for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal, blaming “continued pressures in the global economic landscape.”
--> Microsoft has confirmed that its new Xbox boss scrapped the controversial “This is an Xbox” ad campaign as part of brand reset.
--> A new Star Fox game and a Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake are among numerous unannounced Nintendo games reportedly headed to Switch 2 this year.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Gaming History 101

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--> Epic Games, the multi-billion dollar corporation behind Fortnite, is laying off more than 1,000 employees. CEO Tim Sweeney blames a "downturn in Fortnite engagement" for the move.
--> A new report says that 77% of US Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players were aged 30 or older, highlighting Square Enix’s struggle to get young people to care about the JRPG series again.
--> A new scientific study concludes that “post-game depression” is real, and RPGs are the biggest culprits.
--> Resident Evil Requiem's terrifying new stalker sounds so disturbing because its actor "went through two jugs of milk" as Capcom "wanted a very thick consistency” to the actor’s spit.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

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--> Nvidia announced DLSS 5 at GTC 2026, a new iteration of the company's gaming AI suite that it is describing as "the GPT moment for graphics."
--> A judge ruled Monday that video-game publisher Krafton Inc. must reinstate Ted Gill less than a year after ChatGPT suggested the company fire the former CEO to avoid paying out performance bonuses to Unknown Worlds, makers of Subnautica 2.
--> A YouTuber has said they will "return" ownership of a website address that Capcom hid in Resident Evil Requiem, if the game's publisher was to get in contact. 
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Retrospective

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--> Microsoft has confirmed that the next Xbox is in development. Dubbed Project Helix, the device is described as a “next generation console” that can “play your Xbox and PC games.”
--> Monday’s movie-focused Nintendo Direct delivered the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie while revealing new members of its cast – including Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) as Yoshi.
--> Ever since Sony announced the original God of War trilogy was getting the remake treatment, there has been one question being asked louder than others - will the remakes include the originals' infamous sex mini games?
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Trivia

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--> Just over a month after it launched, the axe has fallen on troubled PvP shooter Highguard. Developer Wildlight Entertainment announced today that the game's next update will be its last, and it will be taken offline on March 12.
--> Sony is reportedly abandoning its strategy of bringing its first-party PlayStation games to PC, with the company now set to return to console-only releases for all but a select number of online titles.
--> Pokémon celebrated its 30th anniversary last week with the Pokémon Game Music Collection, a palm-sized music player that can be loaded up with 45 unique cartridges, each featuring a different melody or sound effect from the original games' soundtrack.
--> Pack it in, everyone. Resident Evil Requiem has seemingly confirmed that Leon Kennedy is a married man.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Music History 101

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--> A shocking shakeup at Xbox: Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and Xbox President Sarah Bond are out. Asha Sharma (President of Microsoft’s CoreAI) is in, despite having no gaming experience. Game Pass is MIA in talks about Xbox's future, and Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley is predicting that the brand will be "sunsetted." Is this the beginning of the end for Xbox?
--> Bluepoint (the studio behind the widely praised Demon's Souls remake and the Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, among others) is being shut down by PlayStation.
--> Video games are losing the "attention war" to gambling, porn, and crypto, according to a new industry report.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Very Important Poll

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--> Video games need to be cheaper to buy. At least, that’s the opinion coming from attendees at the DICE convention in Las Vegas this week, where thousands of video-game makers have been asking each other the same question: What can we learn from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?
--> Video game stocks have been getting repeatedly KO’d in recent weeks following the launch of Google’s new generative-AI tool, Project Genie, but experts are saying the program in reality is not the industry killer investors seem to think it is.
--> Exactly nine months away from the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, Norwegian electronics retailer Komplett has promised it will give away free copies of the game to anyone giving birth on the game's launch day of November 19, 2026.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, The Tale of Gamers Week (200th episode celebration!!)

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--> PlayStation gave us the first State of Play of the new year, and it was a banger. The 60-minute plus event brought multiple new games, updates, and more across many storied franchises, including Castlevania, God of War, Silent Hill, and more.
--> Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults.
--> Larian Studios’ multi-award-winning fantasy RPG, Baldur’s Gate 3, is set for its own TV series on HBO, and will be helmed by The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin. 
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Whatever 101

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--> Publisher Sony has just embraced death and patented its idea for bespoke AI-generated podcasts starring the characters from its games.
--> Unity Software Inc. and video game stocks plunged this past Friday on fears of possible artificial intelligence disruption after Google began to roll out Project Genie.
--> Variety reported Tuesday that Tongal, a studio that has developed content for Netflix, NBC Universal and other major brands, is in the process of developing a feature film based on the 1980s gridiron video game, Tecmo Bowl.
--> Netflix is being removed from the PlayStation 3 — yes, the PlayStation 3 — on March 2, 2026.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Nerd History 101

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--> Ubisoft is following up last week's "portfolio reset" of canceled and delayed games with the announcement that it's exploring eliminating 200 roles at its Paris headquarters through a "voluntary mutual termination agreement," along with a pledge to double down on “player-facing Generative AI.”
--> The upcoming Fable reboot has 1,000 "handcrafted" NPCs, and you can apparently marry every single one of them.
--> Valve needed to "verify" footage of the alien orgy in the new Earth Must Die before it was allowed to launch on Steam.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Trivia

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