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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Opens to $927M Global, Second-Biggest Weekend Ever
The strong box office performance gives a boost to Disney ahead of the much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday, the BBC reports.
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Cloud gaming, XR headsets, and the platforms reshaping how we play.
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Xbox Price Hikes Are Now In Effect Worldwide
Buying a new Xbox just got a lot more expensive in the US, Europe, and UK, GameSpot reports. The previously announced Xbox Series X|S price hikes are now in effect as of August 1.
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Love and Deepspace's Biggest Controversy Is Now Hitting Its Wallet
The dating gacha sim's revenue has cratered to its worst month on record, GameSpot reports.
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Viral Steam Game Made $1.3 Million But Creator Only Got $2,000 After Mass Refunds
An 18-year-old from New Hampshire released a game that went viral, but mass refunds left him with just $2,000 of the $1.3 million in gross revenue, GameSpot reports.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Nintendo Direct Announced for This Week
A new Nintendo Direct has been announced, and this time the focus is on Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, GameSpot reports.
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Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation Leaks Online Three Days Before Launch
Pirates reportedly obtained the action RPG — set to release August 4 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam — possibly via Steam preload files, with early performance impressions mixed.
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Gears of War E-Day Kicks Off October Marketing Blitz With WWE SummerSlam Ad
Microsoft aired a lengthy spot during WWE SummerSlam on August 1 featuring The Bloodline, signaling the start of a major push for the Xbox-exclusive prequel due in October.
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VIP Deep Dive: Why Big Walk Is One of the Best Co-Op Games Ever Made
House House's follow-up to Untitled Goose Game is a singularly special adventure, and one of the best co-op games of the decade, GameSpot writes.
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Marvel Rivals Season 9 Adds X-Men Roster, Hits 2.1M Concurrent Players on Launch Weekend
The new season adds six playable X-Men characters, a Krakoa-themed map, and a ranked rework. NetEase says the launch is the largest in the game's two-year history.
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Gaming at Mid-2026: Live-Service Fatigue, Console Recovery, and the Quiet Return of Single-Player
Six months of data suggest the post-pandemic boom-and-bust is over. What replaced it is messier, healthier, and far less predictable.
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Saudi PIF's $55 Billion Acquisition of EA Clears Final Hurdle, Closing Expected August 4
EA confirmed in an SEC filing that all regulatory approvals are in place, including EU subsidy clearance, clearing the way for the all-cash deal with PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners.
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Valve Unveils Steam Deck OLED 2 With Double the Battery and AI Upscaling
Valve's refresh adds a 120Hz OLED panel, a custom AMD APU, and on-device neural upscaling. The handheld is also lighter and runs cooler under load.
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Tencent Completes $14B Ubisoft Take-Private Deal, Ending French Independence
After a year of negotiations and political pushback, Tencent has closed its acquisition of Ubisoft. The publisher's AAA franchises will continue, but its creative direction now answers to Shanghai.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Crosses 30 Million Units in Six Months, Outpacing Wii U Lifetime
Strong demand for Mario Kart World and a deep launch lineup have made Switch 2 Nintendo's fastest-selling home console ever. Supply is finally catching up.
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Sony State of Play Headlines Ghost of Tsushima 2, Horizon Multiplayer Spin-Off
Sucker Punch's open-world sequel finally got a release date, and Guerrilla revealed a standalone Horizon multiplayer title. PlayStation's 2027 slate is unusually crowded.
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Esports at the Olympics: Los Angeles 2026 Adds Valorant, League of Legends Finals
The IOC has confirmed two esports finals as part of the 2026 LA Games medal program. The decision marks esports' biggest legitimization moment yet.
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VIP Deep Dive: The Console Wars Are Over — Cloud Won, and Nobody Noticed
Inside the collapse of dedicated gaming hardware, the rise of platform-agnostic subscriptions, and the next decade of who owns the player.
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Valve Launches Deckard: A Standalone VR Headset With PC Power
Valve's long-rumored Deckard headset is finally shipping, pairing standalone play with wireless PC streaming. Early reviews call it the most comfortable high-end VR yet - at a premium price.
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Apple Vision Pro 2 Review: Mixed Reality Finally Makes Sense
Lighter, cheaper, and powered by a stronger ecosystem, the Vision Pro 2 addresses most of the original's flaws. Is spatial computing ready for the mainstream?
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Cloud Gaming Crosses 500M Users — The Console Is Dying
With low-latency streaming now viable on any screen, cloud gaming has reached mass adoption. Console makers are pivoting to services as hardware sales decline.