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Ghost of Yotei had the biggest first-party launch in Europe for PlayStation since Spider-Man 2, in terms of first week physical and digital sales.

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Ghost of Yotei had the biggest first-party launch in Europe for PlayStation since Spider-Man 2 | VGC

The game’s first weekend of sales were in line with those of Ghost of Tsushima…

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Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has paid tribute to Dan Forden, the sound director who worked on the entire series and has retired after 37 years.

Forden is best known to players as the 'Toasty Guy'.

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Sound director Dan Forden, best known as Mortal Kombat’s ‘Toasty’ guy, has retired after 37 years | VGC

Ed Boon says he “cannot overstate the impact” Forden made on Mortal Kombat…

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Sony's Bluepoint Games is hiring for a new "third-person melee action" game, following the cancellation of its live service God of War title earlier this year.

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Following the cancellation of its live service God of War, Sony’s Bluepoint is hiring for a third-person action game | VGC

The studio’s last full release was Demon’s Souls in 2020…

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Sucker Punch will remain a single-project studio following Ghost of Yotei, it’s suggested.

“If we were good at juggling 4 projects, yeah, we’d have a remaster, and let’s go do one of those... and do some fan request… But we only get to do one thing."

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Sucker Punch will remain a single-project studio after Ghost of Yotei, boss suggests | VGC

“If we were good at juggling four projects, yeah, we’d have a remaster… But we only get to do one thing”…

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Review: A love letter to older fans that betters Arceus in every way.

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Review: A love letter to older fans that betters Arceus in every way | VGC

Switch 1’s limitations fail to take the shine off a Pokémon adventure that has finally aged-up with the audience…

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Summer Game Fest has confirmed its 2026 date and a venue change.

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Summer Game Fest confirms 2026 date and venue change | VGC

Next year’s Summer Game Fest will take place in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre…

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‘Thanks to everyone who played’: Banjo-Kazooie and Sea of Thieves director Gregg Mayles has confirmed he's left Rare after 36 years at the studio.

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‘Thanks to everyone who played’: Banjo-Kazooie director confirms Rare exit after 36 years | VGC

Gregg Mayles confirms he’s left the studio…

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PlayStation: The Concert has now seemingly started cancelling 2026 dates, with five of its six planned European concerts no longer going ahead.

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Now PlayStation: The Concert has seemingly started cancelling 2026 dates | VGC

Shows planned for March in Belgium, Germany and Switzerland will no longer take place…

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Assassin’s Creed franchise boss Marc-Alexis Coté has quit Ubisoft following the opening of its new Tencent-backed subsidiary, VGC understands.

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Assassin’s Creed boss Marc-Alexis Coté quits Ubisoft following start of new subsidiary | VGC

Coté was offered a leadership role but has decided to leave…

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Square Enix has announced Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy, a mobile 3v3 boss battle game which brings Final Fantasy characters into modern Tokyo.

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Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy is a mobile 3v3 battle game which brings Final Fantasy characters into modern Tokyo | VGC

Teams of three compete to be the first to defeat giant boss characters…

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Here's our video review of Pokémon Legends Z-A:

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Review - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Review: A love letter to older fans that betters Arceus in every way.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Review: A love letter to older fans that betters Arceus in every way | VGC

Switch 1’s limitations fail to take the shine off a Pokémon adventure that has finally aged-up with the audience…

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The release date and price of the still as-yet-unannounced Switch 2 version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows have been leaked by a reliable insider.

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Switch 2 release date and price have leaked ahead of an official announcement | VGC

Ubisoft has still to officially confirm that a Switch 2 version is in the works…

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Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10 today, meaning no more technical support or security updates.

Around a third of Steam users are still running Windows 10, according to Valve's stats.

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Microsoft support for Windows 10 officially ends today, but a third of Steam players still use it | VGC

Security updates, technical assistance and feature updates will no longer be provided from today…

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In its first weekend, Battlefield 6 hit EA's highest ever concurrent player count on Steam, beating the record held by Apex Legends.

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Battlefield 6 hits EA’s highest ever concurrent player count on Steam, beating Apex Legends | VGC

It’s the 14th highest ever peak for a game in Steam history…

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Capcom says it's "reviewing pricing" after fans complained about its decision to charge fans up to $40 to watch online streams of upcoming tournament finals.

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‘We are reviewing pricing’: Capcom responds to fan backlash after decision to charge $40 to watch tournament final streams | VGC

As it stands, the Capcom Cup and SFL World Championship will be pay-per-view online…

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Sony's Bluepoint Games is hiring for a new "third-person melee action" game, following the cancellation of its live service God of War title earlier this year.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/followi...

Following the cancellation of its live service God of War, Sony’s Bluepoint is hiring for a third-person action game | VGC

The studio’s last full release was Demon’s Souls in 2020…

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Sucker Punch will remain a single-project studio following Ghost of Yotei, it’s suggested.

“If we were good at juggling 4 projects, yeah, we’d have a remaster, and let’s go do one of those... and do some fan request… But we only get to do one thing."

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Sucker Punch will remain a single-project studio after Ghost of Yotei, boss suggests | VGC

“If we were good at juggling four projects, yeah, we’d have a remaster… But we only get to do one thing”…

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Both PS6 and the next Xbox are planned for a 2027 release, according to separate reports.

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PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC

Both companies are reportedly planning to release their next-gen consoles within two years…

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Union workers are filing legal action against MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy, over what it alleges was a “disastrous handling of redundancies”.

An open letter has also been published, accusing the studio of "unbearable" mandatory overtime.

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MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy is being sued by union members over alleged mishandling of layoffs | VGC

An open letter also accuses the studio of “disrespect and mistreatment” of staff…

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'The original Game Boy sounds the best': VGC's @scully1888.bsky.social had a very nerdy conversation with legendary Nintendo composer Hip Tanaka

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‘The original Game Boy sounds the best’: A very nerdy conversation with legendary Nintendo composer Hip Tanaka | VGC

The father of chiptune music discusses the past, and his long-awaited return to games…

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Control studio Remedy has issued a profit warning due to what it calls ‘weak sales’ of multiplayer game FBC: Firebreak.

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Control studio Remedy issues profit warning due to ‘weak sales’ of FBC: Firebreak | VGC

The Alan Wake developer will swallow the majority of the game’s costs…

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Lego Party and @digitaleclipse.bsky.social's Tetris Time Warp will soon be available to stream on Netflix.

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Lego Party and Digital Eclipse’s Tetris Time Warp will soon be available to stream on Netflix | VGC

They’re two of five streamable party games coming to the service this holiday season…

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'The original Game Boy sounds the best': VGC's @scully1888.bsky.social had a very nerdy conversation with legendary Nintendo composer Hip Tanaka

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‘The original Game Boy sounds the best’: A very nerdy conversation with legendary Nintendo composer Hip Tanaka | VGC

The father of chiptune music discusses the past, and his long-awaited return to games…

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Union workers are filing legal action against MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy, over what it alleges was a “disastrous handling of redundancies”.

An open letter has also been published, accusing the studio of "unbearable" mandatory overtime.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mindsey...

MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy is being sued by union members over alleged mishandling of layoffs | VGC

An open letter also accuses the studio of “disrespect and mistreatment” of staff…

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