NEWS:
AlphaDream files for bankruptcy
PS4 crossplay comes out of beta
Writer's Guild of America removes gaming category from awards
John J. Kirby dies
PS5 launches Holiday 2020
Blizzard, Hong Kong, and the China controversy
Doom delayed until March 2020
Call of Duty Mobile has 100M downloads in first week
Bluepoint is making something big for PS5
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Outstanding achievements in writing and video games
Ghost Recon Breakpoint early impressions

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Sony opens own online storefront for hardware/games
Rockstar focused on online for Red Dead Redemption 2, no Single-Player DLC in the works
Mario Kart Tour downloaded 20M times in first day
Shawn Layden and Atsushi Morita leave Sony
Troy Baker and Gearbox controversy over Borderlands 3 Rhys
Nintendo has tried to fix joycon drift in the Switch Lite?
PS Now reduced to 9.99 per month, adds blockbusters like God of War and GTAV
Game Pass deal just got even sillier with Spotify bundle
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Future of digital vs physical sales
Link's Awakening review
Bad North
Neo Cab
What games have the chance of winning Game of the Year 2019 at TGA?

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French court rules digital games can be resold, what would this mean for the industry?
Bioware abandons Anthem post-launch plans
Epic paid out 10M for Control exclusivity
Switch Lite teardown suggests it has same drift-prone analog sticks as original model
Borderlands 3 sells 5M in 5 days, fastest selling 2K game ever
Donate your blood for a copy of Code Vein
Google Play Pass launches to compete with Apple Arcade
Sony State of Play brings some neat announcements
Inside Xbox shows off Xcloud preview and more
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Daemon X Machina review
Cat Quest II early impressions
Switch Lite review
Will gatcha be looked on fondly in the future?

NEWS:
Apple Arcade $4.99/month
Ring Fit Adventure for Switch
Game Pass leads Gears 5 to huge success
Capcom sues Koei Tecmo and wins
Discord Nitro ends "free" games because no one was playing them
Death Stranding shows off tons of gameplay
Borderlands 3 already highest selling physical in UK this year
ESA leaks suggest a new future for E3
League of Legends reports 8 million concurrent players, Minecraft still pulls in 112M players per month
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Fortnite's reign as most popular game ends?
Gears of War 5
Guilty Gear gameplay changes
Project Resistance gameplay
Borderlands 3 review

NEWS:
Nintendo Direct brings enormous surprises such as Deadly Premonition 2, Terry in Smash, Xenoblade Definitive, and much more.
Ikumi Nakamura departs Ghostwire Tokyo and Tango Games
Pokemon Masters makes 26M in first week
Playstation UK says "X" button is actually "Cross" button
Capcom shows off Project Resistance ahead of TGS
Happy 20th Anniversary to the Dreamcast
EA testing out Project Atlas streaming service in beta this week
Gamestop loses 400M+ in latest report, future not looking bright
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Gears of War 5 early impressions
Monster Hunter Iceborne early impressions

NEWS:
Aladdin and Lion King Remastered for Switch
Telltale Games revived.. sort of
No Playstation conference at TGS
New Resident Evil Project to be shown off at TGS
Yakuza 7 switching to turn based RPG gameplay
Astral Chain, Man of Medan, and Control launch sales
Upcoming Nintendo Direct
Smash DLC rumors
SNK shows off new Neo Geo arcade stick console
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Blair Witch review
Astral Chain first impressions
Man of Medan review
Pokemon Masters

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Generation V comes to Pokemon GO
Pokemon Masters releases August 29th
PS5 patent leaks? Confirmed by Codemasters developer
New Switch SKUs and rumors suggest a September Direct is on the way, what could we see?
Minecraft is back on top in popularity once more
Nintendo not accepting credit cards in Europe and UK for 3DS and Wii U store purchases
Persona series passes 10M in total sales
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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Control
Overwatch League
Minecraft's legacy and future
Console designs and devkit designs

NEWS:
THQ Nordic changes name to Embracer Group
Nintendo intensifies music takedowns on Youtube
Half of Metroid Prime 3 team still working at Retro Studios
Fire Emblem launch month sales triple previous series best in the US
Korn is holding a concert in Adventure Quest 3D
Halo Infinite Creative Director leaves, game moves towards live service
Anthem lead Producer and Dragon Age producer both leave Bioware
Nintendo will replace your old Switch with the new updated battery model
Intellivision Amico will be out next October, under $200, exclusives games
Microsoft now says they're going to back off porting first party games to other consoles
Roundup of all Gamescom news from Nindie Direct, Inside Xbox, Stadia Connect, and Opening Night Live
TOPICS:
Can a mascot character thrive in the current industry?

NEWS:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare Multiplayer revealed
Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Epic, and more to require lootbox odds disclosure
Dragon Quest V on DS charts in Japan despite being a decade old
PC Engine Mini will have 57 games
FFXIV is going to compress the Realm Reborn main story
Crash Team Racing holds onto #1 in the UK Charts
Nintendo files FCC listing for modern SNES controller
Microsoft suggests it may put some first-party games on other platforms as well
A patent for an interesting Microsoft controller surfaces
TOPICS:
Overwatch Role-Lock
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger

NEWS:
Pokemon Go hits 1 Billion downloads
Ninja signs exclusivity deal with Mixer, what does this say for the future of streaming?
Nintendo debuts Game Trial program through Nintendo Online
SNK Playmore promises a "next-gen" Neo Geo after the Mini releases
Tencent handling online services and localization for the Switch in China
Google is working on a Play Store sub service called Play Pass
Fire Emblem: Three Houses fends off FIFA 20 on the UK Charts at #1 for two weeks
ESA leak releases personal information of around 2000 journalists who attended E3
Geoff Keighley to host "Opening Night Live" at Gamescom on the 19th, Stadia will also have a Connect
Borderlands 2 jumps 2 million in sales since May
A bunch of announcements happened at EVO this past weekend
TOPICS:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses endgame thoughts
New Pokemon Sword & Shield info and legitimate leaks