Video Games Chronicle — trend coverage & first-breaks

Xbox has confirmed its Gamescom 2026 appearance, featuring a playable lineup that includes Fable, Gears of War: E-Day, Metro 2039, and Minecraft Dungeons 2.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Director Says End Of Physical Discs Is ‘Super Sad’

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs talk about the challenges of a Nintendo Switch 2 port

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Splatoon Raiders' User Scores Are Off To A Splashing Start On Metacritic

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Ex-BioWare Dev Explains Why He Thinks Dragon Age Is Basically Dead

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Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem bolster a strong quarter for Capcom, as Monster Hunter and Street Fighter sales hit record highs

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Shigeru Miyamoto thinks people don't care about console specs that much anymore, believes Nintendo instead provides "gameplay that only we can create"

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Dragon Age series producer says he doesn’t see it returning because of EA’s greenlighting process

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"4 or maybe even 5 instalments" If you want Remakes of older Final Fantasy games, prepare for them to be even bigger than the FF7 Remake trilogy

Square Enix producer Yoshi-P suggests remakes of Final Fantasy VI, VIII, and IX would require four or five installments to properly execute their stories.

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Black Flag Resynced Tops The Xbox Charts As Ubisoft Says It's Massively Exceeded Expectations

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has topped Xbox charts, surpassing Ubisoft's annual sales expectations within two weeks.

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'If People Want That, I Think Companies Should Provide It' — Rockstar Co-Founder Shares His Thoughts on the Conversation Around Physical Game Releases

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007: First Light’s first content update is available now

007: First Light has launched its first major content update, featuring new missions and the removal of Denuvo anti-tamper DRM.

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GTA 6 download codes expire only 170 days after launch in Japan

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Warhorse Studios trademarks Kingdom Come Salvation

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PSN Down But Slowly Recovering After Amazon Web Services Outage

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If PlayStation kills physical media, it should "get rid of the hardware" too, says the creator of popular RPG series Disgaea

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls opening movie, DLC character Phoenix Cyclops announced

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Players can apply to join the network test for FromSoftware’s Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods today

FromSoftware has opened applications for a network test of its Switch 2 exclusive title, The Duskbloods.

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Video: Splatoon Raiders Gets New Overview Trailer Ahead Of This Week's Release

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Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Halo: Campaign Evolved, Beast of Reincarnation, and More

Xbox Game Pass is expanding its library with a new wave of titles, including Halo: Campaign Evolved and Beast of Reincarnation.

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Nintendo says it has no legal duty to pass its U.S. tariff refunds on to consumers

Nintendo is seeking the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit arguing that consumers have no legal entitlement to potential U.S. tariff refunds.

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Sales Data Paints a Very Grim Picture for Physical PS5 Games in the USA, UK

Physical PS5 game sales are plummeting in the US and UK, signaling a definitive shift toward digital dominance.

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Cliff Bleszinski Reveals Struggle With Alcoholism, Plots Return to Video Game Development

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Nintendo Shares 13-Step Procedure Detailing How To Replace Your Switch Joy-Con Battery

Nintendo has released an official guide for replacing batteries in new user-serviceable Switch Joy-Con controllers.

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Marathon Game Director Leaves As Player Counts Dwindle

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Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Pre-Order Date Appears Online

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Street Fighter 6 is getting fragrances that make your room smell like a character’s fighting style

Capcom has announced a new collaboration to release a line of character-themed fragrances inspired by the fighting styles of Street Fighter 6.

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GTA 6 has ‘the strongest pre-order campaign on record’, is on track to sell 37-51 million in week one, analytics firm says

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Microsoft Deletes User’s Baby Pictures Rather Than Restore Hacked Account

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Final Fantasy Resonance Gets A Stunning New Trailer Ahead Of Switch 1 & 2 Launch

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PS Plus Extra Games July 2026: Avatar, Rise Of The Ronin, And Dying Light

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ZeniMax Designer Morgan Goin Says Elder Scrolls Online Can’t Match Its Content Pace After Xbox Layoffs Gutted the Studio

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GTA 6 console-only launch isn’t anti-PC but a case of resource management, ex-Rockstar producer says

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang reunites with Sega exec who saved the company with $5M investment

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The Duskbloods network test gets release date, here’s when it’s hapenning

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Hide and Sneak with Zorua in Pokémon Pokopia

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 producer says its Dark Arisen DLC will be more than 25 hours long

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