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• Xbox Devs Call For Worker Protections Ahead Of Likely Layoffs

  29-06-2026 21:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Earlier this month, rumors began to spread about potentially massive layoffs coming to Microsoft's Xbox gaming division this summer. While the majority of those those cuts don't appear to have happened yet, game developers under Xbox have come together to push for more layoff protections for their members.Members of the United Video Game Workers and representatives from workers at Microsoft's first-party studios--including Bethesda's parent company Zenimax, as well as Activision Blizzard--were p
  
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• CFB 27 Launch Times For Early Access And Global Release

  29-06-2026 21:39 via gamespot.com
  
  The new college football season begins soon, and ahead of that, EA's College Football 27 is launching this week, at least for early access. In this post we're rounding up the key details on how to play early, and when you can get in.The official global release date for CFB 27 is July 9, but MVP+ subscribers can jump in starting July 2. People who own the deluxe edition or the MVP bundle can begin playing on July 6. Everyone else can play on July 9.
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• Activision Promotes Call Of Duty: MW4 By Telling You It’s Not On Game Pass

  29-06-2026 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  For the first time in two years, the annual Call of Duty release, Modern Warfare 4, will not come to Xbox Game Pass at launch. To help hammer that point home, Activision is rolling out a new ad campaign reminding people they need to buy the game outright to play it at launch.
  The ad (see below) informs people they can preorder the game to "lock in" early access to the campaign. Right below that is a line that states, "Not on Xbox Game Pass this year."
  MW4 is not coming to Game Pass at launch.202
  
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• Resident Evil Movie Follows An “Idiot,” Director Likens Story To Lord Of The Rings

  29-06-2026 20:14 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming Resident Evil movie from Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger follows the story of an "idiot" in a narrative that the filmmaker says is akin to The Lord of the Rings.
  Speaking to Empire, Cregger said Austin Abrams' character, a medical courier named Bryan, is an "everyman" who gets mixed up in a deadly, horrific adventure.“The concept here is that we’re following an idiot,” Cregger said. “Not that he’s stupid, but he’s not your typical game
  
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• Steam Machine’s Unlicensed Companion Cube Canceled, Dbrand Owns Up To Huge Mistake

  29-06-2026 19:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Dbrand, a consumer electronics accessories company that has stumbled into its fair share of controversy over the years, finds itself in that position once again. The Canadian company has announced that its $100 Companion Cube-style wrap for the Steam Machine has been canceled, and anyone who already preordered one will get a refund.
  This is happening because Dbrand never asked Valve for permission in the first place."We made the Companion Cube without a license from Valve," the company said.Dbra
  
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• A Once-Dismissed Warcraft Leak May Have Just Revealed Blizzard’s Huge Plans For The Franchise

  29-06-2026 19:16 via gamespot.com
  
  A leak from nearly a year ago allegedly revealing Blizzard's huge plans for the Warcraft franchise is looking more legitimate after a recent datamine seems to have corroborated a key aspect of it.In August 2025, Reddit user 5thyatch (as highlighted by Warcraft-content creator Bellular) posted an image of a document that reportedly showed a timeline of Warcraft-related releases up through 2030, including the release windows for the next several World of Warcraft expansions as well as two unannoun
  
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• Marvel Tokon’s Deadpool Is Full Of Obscure References, Just Like You’d Hope

  29-06-2026 19:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Ahead of its launch in August, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' final team of multiversal brawlers was revealed at Evo 2026. Dubbed the Samurai Outriders, this team includes Blade, Loki, Ghost Rider, and everyone's favorite chatterbox antihero, Deadpool. As you'd expect, Deadpool is pure chaos, but he's also a walking tribute to fighting games from across multiple series. As part of his character, Deadpool has somehow obtained a game strategy guide from beyond the fourth wall, allowi
  
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• The Witcher Company CD Projekt Is Now CD Projekt Red, Not To Be Confused With CD Projekt Red

  29-06-2026 18:56 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt, the parent company of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher studio CD Projekt Red, has a new name that it hopes will unify its businesses. Unfortunately, that name is CD Projekt Red, which is perplexing because CD Projekt Red already exists. So now, there are two CD Projekt Reds.In a June 23 news post (via Eurogamer), CD Projekt's new name is CD Projekt Red Spółka Akcyjna, with the tacked-on bit at the end being a Polish term for joint-stock company. The company voted on this na
  
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• The Angry Birds Movie 3 Trailer Has More Pee Than I Expected

  29-06-2026 16:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 3, and this is sure to remind people that, yes, the movie series is still going.The third movie follows Red (Jason Sudeikis) as faces his "greatest challenge yet," which is being a dad ... and also saving the world. Releasing December 23, The Angry Birds Movie 3 features a big cast of celebrities in addition to Sudeikis, including Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Tim Robinson, Sam Richardson, Keke Palmer, Nikki Glaser, Lily Jame
  
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• Sony Sets Expectations Ahead Of PS6: No More “Significant” Hardware Losses

  29-06-2026 16:12 via gamespot.com
  
  The current generation of gaming has only gotten more expensive lately, and it looks like the next generation of PlayStation consoles will also be a pricy purchase. With concern growing about the yet-to-be-revealed PS6 possibly selling for $1,000 or more when it launches, Sony confirmed that it's not prepared to take a "significant" hit on absorbing some of the costs for its next-gen hardware.When quizzed about hardware pricing and profitability for the "next-generation platform" durin
  
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• GTA 6 Seeing “Record” Orders On Xbox, Microsoft Claims

  29-06-2026 15:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft has responded to a report regarding GTA 6 preorders and the apparent gulf between Xbox and PlayStation numbers, saying this early, unofficial third-party information "doesn't represent preorder data.""We’ve had record orders. People should wait for real data and not clicks on affiliate links," Microsoft said.This came in response to a data from IGN that said its own internal information from affiliate links from its userbase found that GTA 6 preorders were outperforming Xbox by a
  
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• GTA 6 Won’t Be On A Disc, Not At Launch Or Months After, Report Says

  29-06-2026 15:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Even though Rockstar and Take-Two have already said GTA 6 is a digital-only game, some have held out hope for a disc-based version. A new report says GTA 6 will not have a disc-based version at launch or months after, as some have speculated.According to The Hollywood Reporter, "There are no plans for Grand Theft Auto VI discs to be printed--not at launch, and not months after."This came after a fan posted a screenshot of a conversation they said they had with a Rockstar Support agent who inform
  
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