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• US States Are Trying to Stop Paramount Skydance From Owning Mortal Kombat (And Everything Else)

  14-07-2026 13:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Paramount Skydance's plan to take over Warner Bros. Discovery is facing a new hurdle, as several states are suing the company to prevent the proposed $111 billion acquisition. In total, 12 state attorneys have formed a coalition to stop the merger, citing that it'll be a violation of the a violation of the Clayton Act antitrust law that was designed to block monopolies from forming."There is no debate here: This merger will snuff out competition, drive up prices, diminish content quality, and pr
  
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• GOG Wants You To Make Your Own Physical Games

  14-07-2026 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  In the wake of the news that Sony will end PlayStation disc production by 2028, a lot of folks are expressing their disgust at the idea of a digital-only game library. But players aren't the only ones sharing their frustration--today, GOG.com joined the conversation with a short tutorial showing players how to physically preserve their digital games.
  https://twitter.com/GOGcom/status/2077037131751432515
  "Download the offline installer of any of your games on GOG, save it to a disc, and it's your
  
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• Why Are There So Many Benedict Cumberbatch Cards In Magic: The Gathering?

  14-07-2026 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  With MagicCon Amsterdam right around the corner, Wizards of the Coast has begun spoiler season for their next crossover set in Magic: The Gathering: Star Trek. While the legendary science-fiction franchise may seem like an odd fit for a trading card game that’s ultimately about wizards flinging spells at each other, space (aka the final frontier) is no stranger to the game. Just last year Magic went to space with the excellent Edge of Eternities set, and the gameplay design was so good it
  
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• EA Is Finally Trying to Save Your Sims 4 Saves

  14-07-2026 20:37 via gamespot.com
  
  EA has just given The Sims 4 players a look at the next item on its laundry list of upcoming bug-fixes and game improvements: making sure the game actually saves correctly. Assuming all goes to plan when the next free base game patch arrives on July 21, players will soon be able to enjoy The Sims 4 without constant fear that a sudden crash or corrupted save file will destroy their progress.The upcoming patch approaches the saved-game struggle from multiple angles. The first is the implementation
  
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• You Can Earn A $15,000 A Year For Mastering Your Favorite Game

  14-07-2026 20:12 via gamespot.com
  
  For those who have obsessively played their favorite game for years at the cost of real-world productivity, here's your chance to turn all that time spent into something you can actually use: a $15,000-a-year scholarship.The University of Silicon Valley (via Icy Veins) is looking to reward players who have spent hundreds of hours accomplishing the most demanding of in-game feats through its new Max Achievement Scholarship program. "The Max Achievement Scholarship recognizes students who hav
  
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• Star Of 2026’s Biggest Movie Will Talk Call Of Duty: MW4 This Weekend

  14-07-2026 20:06 via gamespot.com
  
  The Fanatics Fest event takes place this weekend in New York City, and as announced previously, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's multiplayer will be playable at the event. In addition to that, Infinity Ward studio head Mark Grigsby and Activision marketing executive Tyler Bahl will sit down for a conversation about the game where more news or details could be revealed.In addition to the developers, the panel will feature NBA superstar and Call of Duty skin Kevin Durant, along with the star of th
  
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• Baseball’s Best Pitcher Put A Charizard Card In His Glove

  14-07-2026 19:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is arguably the greatest pitcher currently playing in Major League Baseball, with a fastball he's thrown as hard as 105.5 MPH and incredible command. When he's not striking out 15 people in a game, however, he likes collecting Pokemon (and baseball) cards, and his new glove lets him show off one of the most legendary Pokemon ever.
  https://twitter.com/MLB/status/2076786975692992840
  Created by the company 44 Pro, Misiorowski's glove was made specifically
  
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• Beast Of Reincarnation’s Perfect Parry Ping Makes Me Want To Git Gud

  14-07-2026 19:28 via gamespot.com
  
  With its launch around the corner, Beast of Reincarnation co-developer Fictions has dropped a new gameplay video outlining how players will hack and slash their way through a post-apocalyptic world. We already knew that the game borrows a few ideas from Sekiro for its moment-to-moment gameplay--including a parry mechanic that has one of the best "PING" deflection sounds we've heard in quite some time, and Fictions also detailed how it's blending real-time action with the tactical
  
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• Exclusive: Mondo Reveals Masters Of The Universe 2002 Keldor And Flocked Panthor Figures

  14-07-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Mondo has revealed its next limited-edition Masters of the Universe figure, inspired by one of the most underrated series in the franchise. Long before he became known as Skeletor, Keldor was the most infamous--and good-looking--villain on Eternia. GameSpot can exclusively reveal Mondo's new 1/12-scale figure inspired by the 2002 Masters of the Universe animated series, and it'll be available to preorder soon. The collectibles company is also launching a 1/6-scale version of Skele
  
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• Xbox’s Console Future Looks Bleak In New Industry Forecast

  14-07-2026 18:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Next year could be a grim one for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, as console sales are expected to dramatically decline in 2027 by almost 20%. Thanks to component shortages, video game consoles like the Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S have only gotten more expensive over time--a complete reversal of how systems used to get cheaper the longer they were on the market.According to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan (via GamesIndustry.Biz), the math is simple: more expensive ma
  
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• Witcher 3 Director Says Next-Gen Console Delay Would Not Be Such A Bad Thing

  14-07-2026 18:14 via gamespot.com
  
  The Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has commented on the state of next-generation consoles, saying his studio Rebel Wolves wouldn't be too upset if the PlayStation 6 and next-gen Xbox get delayed due to the ongoing memory and component crises.
  "To be honest, it's even better for us," Tomaszkiewicz told Eurogamer about how he would feel if next-gen consoles get delayed. He's currently working on the vampire game The Blood of Dawnwalker, which releases in September across console and PC.He
  
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• Assassin’s Creed Creator’s New Game Channels Fine Art And Slasher Cinema

  14-07-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The creator of Assassin's Creed has a new game on the horizon, a supernatural blend of dark fantasy and witchcraft by the name of 1666: Amsterdam. Having been in development for 16 years--development on it originally began in 2011 at THQ before it went bust--the game got a re-reveal during Summer Game Fest 2026. One area where the game is aiming to stand apart from the pack is with its art direction, and in a new dev diary, developer Panache Digital Games provided a behind-the-scenes look a
  
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• Nintendo Exploring A Switch 2 OLED, But Is Worried About Price – Report

  14-07-2026 17:40 via gamespot.com
  From the moment the current Nintendo Switch 2 launched with its LCD screen there have been questions around whether or not Nintendo would release an OLED version in the future. It's the strategy it followed with the original Switch to great success, but could still be a while away for its follow-up.According to a report by ZDNet Korea (via Digital Foundry), Nintendo could be looking at an upcoming 1080p OLED panel from Samsung Display as an option for the potential Switch 2 OLED. The concern cur
  
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• Activision Reacts To Call Of Duty’s Captain Price Showing Up In An Unexpected Place

  14-07-2026 17:28 via gamespot.com
  Actor Barry Sloane is known for playing Captain Price in the new Call of Duty games, but he does more than that. He showed up in the newest episode of the Game of Thrones TV show House of the Dragon as Ser Adrian Redfort, and many viewers didn't know he was in the show and were surprised to see him appear.
  Both Captain Price and Ser Adrian Redfort have mustaches, and the Call of Duty account played this up. "The mustache transcends timelines," it wrote.https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/20768
  
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• What’s Next For Disney Games? D23 Is About To Tell Us

  14-07-2026 17:20 via gamespot.com
  
  The biannual Disney D23 expo is back in 2026, and amidst a stacked schedule of panels highlighting the films, TV series, and music of the company, there'll also be a closer look at Disney's video games. Running from August 14-16, Disney has teased an "exclusive preview" on the first day of the show, as the Disney Entertainment Showcase will feature games amongst announcements for movies, television, and live stage productions. Disney has dropped details on two of its games, c
  
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• Activision’s Latest Call Of Duty Announcement Is Upsetting And Bewildering Fans

  14-07-2026 15:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision has announced that the leaderboards and combat records for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) are being "permanently disabled" ahead of Modern Warfare 4's release in October.Activision said it's doing this "as we optimize backend services" in the lead-up to MW4's launch. The announcement upset and bewildered fans.
  Some are wondering how things like leaderboards and combat records for older games are related to providing services for new gam
  
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• Another Game Skips Last-Gen, As Dying Light: The Beast Dumps PS4/Xbox One

  14-07-2026 15:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Dying Light: The Beast was released last year for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with developer Techland promising a last-gen version of the game as well. That's no longer the case, as the studio says it has made the "difficult decision" to cancel the PS4 and Xbox One versions, due to the game's visuals being too advanced for those systems to handle."Dying Light: The Beast was built from the ground up to take full advantage of current-generation hardware," Techland said in a statement. "Its open
  
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• Sorry, You’re (Probably) Never Going To Get Another Need For Speed Game

  14-07-2026 13:41 via gamespot.com
  
  As Criterion focuses on Battlefield moving forward, Battlefield Studios Europe's vice president and general manager, Rebecka Coutaz, has confirmed that the Need for Speed and Burnout franchises are not the focus of the company anymore.
  "We're not here to talk about the past," she said during a celebration of Criterion's 30th anniversary (via IGN). When directly asked whether the studio is focusing on any other projects, Coutaz said, "We are solely focused on Battlefield."Criterion took over deve
  
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• LA Noire Could Have Featured A Different, Very Famous, And More Expensive Lead Actor

  13-07-2026 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  The 2011 detective game LA Noire, which was published by GTA company Rockstar Games, starred Mad Men actor Aaron Staton as the lead character, Cole Phelps. A writer on the game has now revealed that a different Mad Men actor, Jon Hamm, was considered for the role as well. Staton portrayed Ken Cosgrove on Mad Men, with Hamm playing the show's leading role, Don Draper.
  Daniel McMahon told IGN that Mad Men and LA Noire had the same casting director, and that Hamm was "discussed as a possibility for
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 4 News Could Come Sooner Than You Think

  13-07-2026 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  A special 25th-anniversary Kingdom Hearts panel at Disney's 2026 D23 event has fans of Square Enix's RPG series wondering if major Kingdom Hearts 4 news is right around the corner.Disney doesn't hold a D23 annually (the previous one was held in 2024), and in recent years the fan event has taken on newfound importance as a stage for the House of Mouse to make all kinds of major announcements about upcoming films, shows, and even, occasionally, video games.This year in particular may be worth payi
  
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• Diablo 4 Update Will Drown You In Mythics

  13-07-2026 21:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Diablo 4 Season 14 will receive its first update on July 14, and while it does bring some welcome changes to what has proven to be an unpopular season so far, those hoping it would fix everything will have to keep waiting.Season 14 launched June 30, and its main hook is what Blizzard coined "Mythic Uniques 3.0," an overhaul of the game's item chase that made it so every Unique in the game (of which there are well over 100) can become an even more powerful Mythic Unique. Patch 3.1.1 makes a
  
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• Cousin, Where’s The GTA 4 Remaster? Roman Bellic Actor Wants Answers

  13-07-2026 19:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto 5 has cemented itself as one of the best-selling games of all time with 230 million lifetime sales to date. Part of the success comes from the game being remastered for two new console generations, something that its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto 4, has never enjoyed. Considering how older GTA games have often popped up with fresher coats of paint, it's odd to see GTA 4 stuck in purgatory, and the actor behind the bowling-obsessed character of Roman Bellic is as puzzled abo
  
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• God Of War Laufey Will Be On A Disc, And That Tells Us When It Could Launch By

  13-07-2026 19:42 via gamespot.com
  Sony will stop supporting physical game discs beginning in January 2028, and that news has not gone over well, even if it makes good business sense. Following that announcement, Sony's own Santa Monica Studio has confirmed that its high-profile upcoming game, God of War Laufey, will be available on a disc, and this is sparking some theories as to when it could release."We can confirm God of War Laufey will be available on disc," the developer said.Given that Sony's plan to kill game discs begins
  
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• Rockstar Won’t Make Bully 2, But A New Game Will Let You Relive The Horrors Of High School

  13-07-2026 18:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Although Rockstar Games is not returning to its Bully franchise anytime soon--at least not that we know of--another game is coming out soon that will allow you to relive the horrors of high school.Agefield High: Rock the School, from developer Refugium Games, is launching on August 12 via Steam, the studio has announced. The "raunchy 2000s-era comedy" game has players trying to become the "big man on campus."
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qPYXGCQwHI&feature=youtu.be
  Agefield High takes pl
  
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• Beast Of Reincarnation Has Sekiro Vibes, But It Won’t Beat You Down

  13-07-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Beast of Reincarnation looks set to kick off a busy August when it launches early in the month, and ahead of its arrival, we've gotten a fresh look at Game Freak's upcoming action-RPG. While Game Freak is well-known for its Pokemon games--including Pokemon Winds and Waves in 2027--Beast of Reincarnation is unlike anything that the developer--and several external teams--has made before. The studio has produced fan-favorite games like Pocket Card Jockey and Tembo the Badass Elephant between Pokemo
  
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• Square Enix Once Again Skips Switch 2 Upgrade Path For Octopath Traveler Collection

  13-07-2026 17:05 via gamespot.com
  
  The Octopath Traveler games established a new line of "HD-2D" games at Square Enix, and fans of the series can look forward to a new Switch 2 release of the first two entries in the series--with a catch. While Octopath Traveler and its sequel have been available on the original Switch for years now, there'll be no upgrade option for players to continue their journey on Switch 2, meaning no discount or transfer their saves across.Both games are lengthy experiences, full of optional detours and ch
  
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• Black Flag Fans Discover New Treasures: Feet Pics

  13-07-2026 16:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced comes with loads of fun new features that weren't included in the original game, including feet pics.Okay, okay, feet pics probably weren't Ubisoft's goal when it implemented a robust photo mode that automatically saves and uploads players' photos to the official Black Flag Resynced Photo Mode website. But this is the internet, so of course the end result is feet pics.
  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaosSW-SXOC/
  Via the Black Flag Resynced Photo Mode website,
  
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• GDQ Cancels SNK Stream Over Saudi Arabia Ties

  13-07-2026 16:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Games Done Quick is best known for its feel-good moments like a dog hitting a walk-off home run in a baseball video game while raising money for charity. However, this year's Summer Games Done Quick charity stream ran into controversy after GDQ announced a sponsored stream with SNK only to cancel it shortly thereafter due to players angered over the latter's ties to Saudi Arabia.
  On Sunday, July 12, SGDQ announced it was partnering with SNK to stream a sponsored speedrun of Metal Slug in support
  
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• CFB 27 Ditches Controversial Microtransactions After Massive Blowback

  13-07-2026 16:12 via gamespot.com
  
  EA Sports has announced that it has removed the CFB 27 microtransaction system that people hated from the get-go. In a statement, EA said, "We will remove all paid progression options from Road to Glory and Online dynasty."
  For anyone just catching up, CFB 27 launched with a microtransaction system that allowed players to pay real money to instantly improve their coach or athlete in the Online Dynasty and Road to Glory modes. Alternatively, players could grind for this, but the effort would be s
  
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• The New PlayStation Black Ops Ports Feel Like The Bare Minimum

  13-07-2026 16:05 via gamespot.com
  
  The first two Call of Duty: Black Ops games have launched on PS5 and PS4, but they're not exactly the remasters that fans were expecting. Both games feature a high price considering their age--$40 each--while their respective DLC packs are being sold as optional extras, an odd move considering how most remasters include that content to sweeten the deal. To make things worse, it looks like the technical presentation isn't much to write home about either, as the PlayStation ports feature bare
  
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