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• Global game content revenue forecast to rise 2.3% to $229.1bn in 2030, supported by PC and Asia-Pacific market | GamesIndustry.biz
• Xbox Game Studios Is Quickly Disappearing - Kotaku
• Amid mass Xbox layoffs, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the "streamlining" is "great to see"
• Nintendo wins $4.5 million lawsuit against Switch pirate by default — defendant allegedly moderated r/SwitchPirates and sold pirated Switch games | Tom's Hardware
• The Next Halo Game From Halo Studios Was Reportedly Still Years Away, Before Microsoft Handed the Franchise to Activision
• Starfield 2 will likely never happen because the first wasn’t ‘anywhere near successful enough’, former dev says | VGC
• Alan Ritchson In Talks To Star In Sony's Adaptation Of 'Helldivers' From Director Justin Lin

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• Activision Just Served A Notorious Call Of Duty Cheat Maker
• ‘GTA 6’ Hits No. 1 On Netflix And Catapults Streamer’s Web Viewership 125%
• 12 TB of Valve Data Leaked, Possibly Including Half-Life 2 Episode 3
• PlayStation Wants To Prove In Court That You Don't Own Your Digital Games
• Microsoft announces big changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, switches to monthly hour limits
• YouTube updates gaming violence monetization rules ahead of GTA 6 launch - Dexerto

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• Memory capacity for all of 2027 has reportedly been booked and sold, with no more DRAM or HBM available
• US hires over 2,000 video gamers as air traffic controllers
• Star Citizen Developer Stream Goes Horribly Off the Rails, Creating Further Distrust Among Players
• Barbie and Hot Wheels owner Mattel launches Mattel Game Studios
• Twitch Is Now Using Your Content To Train Amazon AI Models And Has Hidden The Option To Opt Out
• "I'm sure you're going to watch it because everyone is" - GTA 6 premiering on Netflix represents Rockstar "trying new things", says Take-Two boss | Eurogamer.net
• GTA 6 gameplay and map leaked ahead of Netflix Extended Look - Dexerto

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• GTA 6 Leaker Threatens To Give Build to 'Millions of Gamers Around the Globe' - Insider Gaming
• We didn't have layoffs before, and now all of a sudden we have yearly layoffs': Bethesda artist says 'something has changed' under Microsoft | PC Gamer
• The Witcher 4 Confirmed for 2028 Release in Official CD Projekt Gamescom 2026 Announcement
• Twitch and Amazon hit with lawsuit for training AI with streamers' content - Engadget
• Behold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anything | GamesRadar+
• Take-Two's legal action to find GTA 6 leaker begins, as it subpoenas Microsoft and Discord for any data "sufficient to identify the users person"

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• EA's Acquisition by Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia Officially Approved by EU Commission
• "Steam’s required AI disclosure is the right move": Devs say gen AI should be called out in games and support Valve's store mandate | GamesRadar+
• Xbox Studio Leaders Reportedly Detest Game Pass, Arguing it Destroyed the Value of Their $40+ Games Now Available for Pennies
• Bethesda confirms Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, makes Obsidian collaboration official, and says Fallout 5 is in 'pre-production' | PC Gamer
• Xbox Series S Is Now More Expensive Than Switch 2 In Europe And The UK | Nintendo Life
• After laying off Battlefield 6 developers, EA pays its CEO $38 million because Battlefield 6 did so well | PC Gamer

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• Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs | The Verge
• Resetting XBOX - XBOX Wire
• RAM manufacturers have been sued for allegedly fixing prices and supply, leading to increased costs | VGC
• Sony faces Dutch lawsuit over "artificially high PlayStation prices" | GamesIndustry.biz

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• Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan steps downStudios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures - Bloomberg
• EU rules out mandate to keep video games playable, seeks voluntary code
• La Commission dialoguera avec l'industrie à la suite de l'initiative citoyenne européenne sur les jeux vidéo
• EA launches new advertising platform enabling brands to "integrate directly into gameplay" | Eurogamer.net
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• Gaming PC saves owner from bullet fired by neighbor's dog | TechSpot

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• Xbox Will 'Try and Do More' Exclusives Once the 'Business is Healthy', Says Asha Sharma
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026
• "Scammers have adapted": Valve confirms that physical Steam Gift Cards are dead. Once the current stocks are sold through, they're done. | Windows Central
• Xbox's chief strategist considers using ads to "offer more affordable alternatives" for experiences — but says "The question is not 'Can we cram ads in everything?'" [UPDATED] | Windows Central
• 2K And FIFA Came Close To Agreement On Game Before Talks Broke Down---REPORT
• Dutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steam | NL Times
• The average American gamer is a 37-year-old white man, new study says

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• PlayStation Shares Plans to Use AI to Increase Content Output and Diversity
• CWA Canada president calls on government to scrutinize EA buyout
• Rockstar should raise GTA 6’s price for good of ‘the entire industry’, says Bank of America | VGC
• GameStop stock sinks after surprise eBay takeover bid, Cohen's combative CNBC interview
• More Rockstar Games Remasters Could Be On The Way
• FBC: Firebreak Is Not Shutting Down, Remedy Says - GameSpot
• One mad modder got the entirety of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind running on Fallout 4's in-game Pip-Boy | PC Gamer

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• GTA 6 Developer Rockstar Reportedly Hacked, Data Being Ransomed
• Filming has wrapped on The Legend of Zelda (UPDATE) | GoNintendo
• Shuhei Yoshida Shares Why Releasing First-Party Games On PC Day One Is A Bad Strategy For PlayStation
• Microsoft is considering doing a customizable Xbox Game Pass subscription - IG News
• Windrose sells 1 million copies in less than a week, and as the open-world pirate game passes 220,000 concurrent Steam players, devs say the support is "absolutely astonishing" | GamesRadar+
• NZXT to cough up $3.45 million over 'predatory' Flex PC rental scheme in RICO class-action settlement

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