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• UK Sales Charts: Tekken 8 Comes Back Swinging While Astro Bot Holds Second Place

  15-04-2025 07:55
  
  Thanks to the PS5 console bundle, Sony's adorable platformer Astro Bot remains very high in the UK's physical games chart. It's in second place, and has been in the top three for many weeks in a row.Tekken 8 has returned to the top 10, coming back from the dead straight to number three.
  
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• The RAM Crisis Is One Big Price-Fixing Monopoly, New Lawsuit Claims

  30-06-2026 18:46 via gamespot.com
  A class-action lawsuit has accused the three biggest memory manufacturers of colluding to fix pricing in the midst of an unprecedented increase of consumer RAM and storage pricing.Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix has been targeted in the lawsuit, filed on June 25 at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit claims that the three manufacturer form a monopoly and accuses them of undertaking "concerted anticompetitive behavior." It goes on to detail how all
  
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• Splatoon Raiders Takes A Page From Monster Hunter To Boost Your Co-Op Chances

  30-06-2026 17:29 via gamespot.com
  
  The Splatoon Raiders Direct outlined the structure of the upcoming single-player-focused title, and it looks packed with challenging encounters against hordes of Salmonids. If any raids get a little too punishing, an online feature will lend solo players support in a way that recalls modern Monster Hunter games.As detailed in Nintendo's video presentation, you can send out a call for help before beginning a raid--other players can select a "Go Help" option on the map to be matched with another p
  
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• Amid Xbox “Reset,” Microsoft Is Having Its Worst Month In 26 Years

  30-06-2026 17:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft's stock price is currently down bad, but just how much have shares slid lately? A lot. So much so that June 2026 is expected to be Microsoft's worst month since December 2000 based on percent decline in a single month. The stock is down about 20% in June, which would be the worst since the 24% decline in December 2000.This is happening at the same time that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is implementing a "reset" of the Xbox business that may include mass layoffs and studio closures.A year ago,
  
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• GTA 6 Preorders Include Auto-Renewing Membership To Something You Might Not Actually Want

  30-06-2026 16:45 via gamespot.com
  
  GTA 6 preorders are now available, and anyone placing an order might have noticed that they also get a free month of GTA+ with their purchase.The fine print states that this membership auto-renews, so if it's not something you want to keep, you should be sure to cancel it prior to the end of the first month. Otherwise, you'd be on the hook for paying $8 for another month.It's not immediately clear, however, when the clock begins ticking on the first month. These details should become more clear
  
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• Exclusive: New Track From Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy’s Authentic Greek-Cypriot Score

  30-06-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Ahead of the game's release on August 27, GameSpot can exclusively premiere the track "Patera" from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, by Olivier Deriviere.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOz444jbArY
  You might recognize Deriviere thanks to his past musical work on games such as Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, Streets of Rage 4, South of Midnight, Dying Light 2, and more. Now, he's turned his hand to the Plague Tale series. The Greek-Cypriot score follows Sophia's journey to the Minotaur Island in s
  
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• Resident Evil Director’s Dream Ending For Leon Kennedy Sounds A Lot Like Stardew Valley

  30-06-2026 15:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Resident Evil Requiem saw its co-protagonist Leon S. Kennedy deal with yet another zombie outbreak, but will he ever get a happy ending? Resident Evil 2 game director Hideki Kamiya certainly hopes so, and he has an idea for a retirement game that would be radically different from the survival-action adventures that starred Kennedy.Kamiya--who directed the first Resident Evil game to star Kennedy and recently mused about a non-scary game mode in Requiem--elaborated on his idea after one of his fo
  
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• After Plotting Buyouts Of EA And Activision, This Media Giant Could Again Try To Push Into Gaming

  30-06-2026 15:44 via gamespot.com
  
  NBC Universal and Comcast are splitting into two companies, and when that happens, NBC Universal could go after gaming assets as it looks to grow. This is according to a report from Reuters, which clarified that nothing is locked down as of yet, and any potential transaction would not happen until Comcast and NBC Universal officially split in about a year.
  In any event, the report reminded everyone that Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has been interested in gaming for a long time, previously pondering
  
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• A Developer Said No To Baldur’s Gate 4 Because Following BG3 Would Be “Insanity”

  30-06-2026 15:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Following the enormous critical and commercial success of Larian's Baldur's Gate 3, the studio passed on making Baldur's Gate 4 to produce a new Divinity instead. A fourth Baldur's Gate game is as close to a sure thing as possible, but who will make it? That remains to be seen, but Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast pitched one of its studios, Archetype Entertainment--and they said no as well.Archetype is headed by James Ohlen and Kevin Martens, both of whom were co-lead designers on Baldur's Gate
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Is Having A Moment Again, And It’s For One Simple Reason

  30-06-2026 14:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 is enjoying another resurgence in popularity, with the game's player count on Steam being at its highest level in over two years. While the game has averaged around 30,000 concurrent players per day (via SteamDB) over the last month, currently, that number has spiked over the last week and has peaked at over 87,000 players so far. What's the driving force behind this increase in chooms headed to Night City? A simple answer: It's dirt-cheap to buy right now.With the Steam Summer Sa
  
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• GTA 6 Might Normalize $80 Games, But Analysts Say Only A Few Can Pull It Off

  30-06-2026 13:59 via gamespot.com
  
  With GTA 6 setting its price point at $80, the general consensus is that it may be a trendsetter that will encourage more publishers to sell their games at this new baseline MSRP. According to analysts, while this new sticker price baseline is possible, only a handful of games might be able to get away with it.Speaking to GamesRadar, DFC Intelligence's David Cole believes that $80 games will become more commonplace over time, thanks partly to GTA 6 and Nintendo being the first company to wade in
  
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• State Of Decay Studio Undead Labs Reportedly At Risk Of Closure

  30-06-2026 01:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Amid reports that Microsoft is planning massive layoffs in its Xbox gaming division, first-party studios like Double Fine, Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory have been rumored to be in talks to avoid total closure. Now, State of Decay developer Undead Labs is said to be facing the same fate if a potential buyer can't be found.According to GamesBeat and Windows Central, Undead Labs is one if the studios that Microsoft may unload following the end of its current fiscal year on June 30. What makes
  
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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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• Steam Machine Preorders Are About To Begin, So Of Course They’re Already On eBay

  26-06-2026 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Steam Machine isn't even out yet, though Valve has begun sending out confusing emails about whether people are in the "queue" or on the "waitlist" for the device. That hasn't stopped netizens from doing the inevitable, though: listing their reservations on eBay to make a quick buck.If you head over to eBay—or GameBay (?), since GameStop really wants to buy the online marketplace—and search for the Steam Machine, you'll see a handful of postings for Valve's upcoming living room PC
  
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• Steam Machine Preorder Emails Are Super Confusing

  26-06-2026 20:24 via gamespot.com
  
  With Valve's Steam Machine releasing on June 29, you may be confused as to when you'll be able to actually purchase the not-a-console console. It's a little perplexing, so let us help you make sense of the email you might've just gotten in your inbox.Valve has begun sending out preorder emails notifying you about the outcome of the randomized drawing you were able to sign up for recently. That email, though, isn't the actual one that allows you to buy the device. Instead, it's a notification tel
  
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• Some Retailers Reportedly Spill The Tea On GTA 6 Gameplay Details

  26-06-2026 17:56 via gamespot.com
  
  With Grand Theft Auto 6 a few months away from blowing up the entire industry on November 19, some retailers appear to be getting antsy, as a new leak floating around online is providing new details about the crime sim.Posted to the notorious GamingLeaksAndRumors subreddit on June 25, gameplay details on GTA 6 appear to come from the Brazilian version of Amazon. Some of this information doesn't seem particularly new—like the dual-protagonist system or the higher graphical fidelity—bu
  
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• You Can Now Stream The Best Part Of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Its Sea Shanties

  26-06-2026 17:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Ahead of its release next month, Ubisoft has released a playable part of Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced online--playable sea shanties, that is. This is technically correct, which is the best kind of correct. Available online through various streaming platforms, the collection includes all the original shanties from the game, brand-new compositions, and the unreleased rendition of The Parting Glass by Sarah Greene. In total, that's 57 tracks to accompany you on your next voy
  
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• PS5 And Xbox Series X Both Didn’t Sell Very Well In May

  26-06-2026 17:11 via gamespot.com
  
  PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S saw a significant drop in unit sales in May, according to new data from Circana.May's US Video Game Market Notes from Circana Senior Director Mat Piscatella detailed this slump, even as the month otherwise saw a 38% year-over-year increase in hardware spending. Sony sold 58% fewer PS5 units last month than in May 2025, as spending on the console dropped 43% year-over-year.
  It was the fewest number of PlayStation consoles Sony has sold in May since May 2000, back
  
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• Haunted Chocolatier’s Long Development Comes Down To Chasing Perfection

  26-06-2026 16:48 via gamespot.com
  
  With GTA 6 launching in a few months, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone's Haunted Chocolatier is teeing up to be the next big "when the heck is it coming out" game. Announced five years ago, Barone has given a few updates and interviews on the status of the game, and in a new blog post, he wrote about the progress on his Stardew Valley follow-up."I know it's taking a long time. A big part of that is that I am being very thoughtful about every aspect of the game," Barone wrote. "The things in
  
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