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🎮 Multi-platformDune 3's new trailer teases big changes from the books
Denis Villeneuve's third Dune movie may be the biggest departure from its source material yet.
🎮 Multi-platformX-Men '97 kills a major character — here's what it means
There's a lot of precedent for seemingly dead member of the X-Men to return, especially when Apocalypse is involved.
🎮 PlayStation, Xbox, Multi-platformYour Loyalty To Sony Or Xbox Means Nothing, Analyst Says
In response to Sony announcing that it will stop producing physical game discs for PlayStation starting in 2028(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-tries-to-change-the-subject-after-killing-playstation-discs/), a lot of people have had a lot of things to say. One of those voices is Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, who offered a refreshing, if not brutal, reminder that your loyalty and love of PlayStation--or any other game console or franchise--means nothing to the corporate overlords controlling them. It's all about money, and it always has been. "You can love your preferred video game ecosystem, franchise, or whatever all you want. You can think your years of customer loyalty should/will be reciprocated. But these businesses don't love you back. Same with your job, fwiw. You're a number on a spreadsheet," he said(https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mq5emsdzqs2c). Piscatella also pointed out(https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mq5dcs7lcs2d) that, with forecasts for the PS6 and Project Helix to cost $1,000 or more (if they are ever released), console manufacturers like Sony and Xbox will "prioritize profitability" where they can. The thinking is that, if Sony can't convince as many people to buy a very expensive console, it can make up some of the difference by cutting out discs to improve margins. As reporter Jason Schreier breaks down in a great video(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sESfDf0My84), a company like Sony would take home about $45.50 from the sale of $70 game sold at retail on a disc. With digital games, Sony keeps the full $70. It's not hard to see why Sony is shifting to an all-digital future. Third-party games will go all-digital on PlayStation in 2028 as well, and this will help those publishers make more money (by way of improved margins), and Sony will make lots more money as well through collecting its platform fees. "Digital is just too lucrative" Dr. Serkan Toto of Kantan Games said Sony is not going to reverse its decision on killing off physical game discs because the money to be made in an all-digital world is too lucrative to ignore. "I sympathize with physical media fans, but Sony will not reverse this decision," Toto told IGN(https://www.ign.com/articles/they-now-wait-for-this-storm-to-pass-ps5-owners-are-cancelling-playstation-plus-subscriptions-to-protest-sony-killing-discs-but-analysts-say-it-wont-make-any-difference). "They of course knew what the online reaction would look like, and they now wait for this storm to pass." "Sony has over 120 million active PlayStation users," he added. "Around 50 million people subscribe to PlayStation Plus. As a thought experiment, let's say 500,000 cancel in protest, that would be just 1% of that business gone--of course not enough to Sony to start rethinking. Digital is just too lucrative." The numbers According to IGN's accounting, a first-party PlayStation game sold on a disc at retail would see Sony keeping about 65% of the sale price, with about 30% going to the retailer; the other 5% is for the manufacturing costs. A third-party game sold on a disc at retail--say, a Call of Duty game from Activision--would provide Sony a licensing fee of about 15%. For a digital game, a first-party game sold via the PlayStation Store would net Sony all of the revenue. For third-party games, Sony would collect its 30% cut as the platform owner. That works out to about $21 for a $70 game. When all games go digital in 2028, Sony stands to make significantly more money, as you can see. What's next For what it's worth, while Sony has confirmed plans to kill discs, Microsoft has not yet announced plans, but many are theorizing the next Xbox will be all-digital as well. After all, the numbers show that the share of digital game sales only continues to grow(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstations-disc-based-game-sales-have-dropped-dramatically-in-recent-years/) at Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and third-party publishers. Sony still sells many millions of physical PlayStation game discs annually(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstations-disc-based-game-sales-have-dropped-dramatically-in-recent-years/), and there are many people who want to see physical media live on. There are also real game preservation concerns in an all-digital world. More than 225,000 people(https://www.change.org/p/don-t-kill-the-disc-tell-sony-to-keep-physical-playstation-games?recruiter=44035009&recruitedbyid=d3ab8940-6ed8-0130-66ee-3c764e049b10&utmsource=sharepetition&utmcampaign=psfcomboshareinitial&utmmedium=copylink&shareid=hFbcPxQ684) have signed an online petition calling on Sony to reinstate physical games. The obvious enthusiasm for physical media is unlikely to change the calculus for Sony for the main reason Piscatella and Toto laid out: money.
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformNew Fallout Game Is New Focus For New Vegas Developer Obsidian Entertainment – Report
Obsidian Entertainment--the developer behind Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and Avowed--will reportedly shift strategies to work on a new Fallout game. That means that a planned Avowed sequel(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-kills-obsidians-avowed-sequel-in-the-wake-of-layoffs-report/) and other unannounced projects will get shelved in the process, according to Bloomberg(https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/microsoft-s-xbox-to-shift-obsidian-studio-to-new-fallout-video-game?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MzUzMzE2NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg0MTM3OTY1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSFZBWklWVFRDWk0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.9UWhy-Whti5Meu89-fQ5LQdZHqAtJVbXoWOcVtFkkU&leadSource=uverify%20wall). It's unclear whether this new Fallout game from Obsidian will be Fallout 5(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-5-release-date-trailer-news/1100-6522412/) or a spin-off similar to New Vegas. Fallout 5 was reportedly "greenlit" a year ago(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-5-is-now-reportedly-fully-greenlit/1100-6533153/), though there were no details about the lead developer. In 2023, Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart did express interest in the studio making another Fallout game(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/with-fallout-5-coming-obsidian-ceo-still-interested-in-making-a-new-fallout/1100-6510730/). 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Sawyer previously served as the director of Pentiment(https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pentiment-review-layers-of-history/1900-6417998/) as well as Fallout: New Vegas(https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fallout-new-vegas-review/1900-6282605/). The report noted that Sawyer was in charge of another RPG at Obsidian with similarities to Fallout before being reassigned. Bethesda oversees the Fallout franchise and will be involved on this project. Obsidian was just hit hard by Xbox layoffs(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/obsidian-hit-hard-by-xbox-layoffs-with-25-devs-cut-from-studio/) this week, with up to 25% of the studio's workforce fired by Microsoft. This was part of an Xbox reset plan(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-layoffs-studio-closures-and-spin-offs-everything-announced-today/) put in effect by Xbox boss Asha Sharma, which will lead to 3,200 jobs overall cut over this next year. Sharma also stated that no announced Xbox games were getting axed(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-announced-xbox-games-are-getting-axed-in-microsoft-layoffs-company-says/), but obviously, unannounced titles are being canned. In general, Xbox looks set on investing in its biggest franchises, such as Fallout(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bethesda-tells-workers-the-company-needs-to-change-course-and-focus-on-games-with-greatest-potential/). There have been rumblings about a Fallout 3 remake in the works(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/there-is-a-fallout-3-remaster-in-the-works-but-its-not-arriving-anytime-soon-report/1100-6530903/), though nothing official has been announced. Meanwhile, the Fallout TV series on Prime Video just received 10 Emmy nominations(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-tv-series-lands-10-emmy-nominations-for-season-2-but-actors-get-snubbed/) for the show's second season. 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🎮 PlayStation, Multi-platformOver 220,000 People Petition Sony Not To Kill Physical PlayStation Game Discs
As Sony plans to kill all PlayStation disc production in January 2028(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-confirms-playstation-disc-production-will-end-in-2028/), a Canadian retailer has done what everyone was probably thinking of doing: urging the company to change its mind with a petition that's garnered over 220,000 signatures. PNP Games is an independent retailer(https://pnpgamesonline.com/) based in Canada that started in 2005 by selling games on eBay. Since then, it opened three locations around Canada, becoming a budding business that supplies its customers with everything from home goods like art and drinkware to gaming products such as controllers and consoles. Think GameStop but make it Canadian. On July 1, just as Sony announced its plans to end disc production of all new PlayStation games in 2028(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-is-sony-killing-discs-its-all-about-profitability-and-control-expert-says/), PNP Games started a petition(https://www.change.org/p/don-t-kill-the-disc-tell-sony-to-keep-physical-playstation-games) called Don't Kill the Disc. The mission statement is simple: "Sign to tell Sony to keep disc-based games alive beyond 2028, so the next generation can own the games they play, not just rent them," per the Change.org petition page. "If we do not speak up now, the disc disappears, and the choice goes with it." Since starting the petition, over 220,000 people have signed the appeal, essentially telling Sony that physical media is important to not just gamers but entertainment enthusiasts as a whole. In a July 6 IGN interview(https://www.ign.com/articles/dont-kill-the-disc-independent-retailer-launches-petition-calling-on-playstation-to-keep-physical-games-gets-over-115000-signatures), PNP Games CEO Jade Pearce spoke about how vital physical media is for businesses and consumers. "Physical games support an entire industry that an all-digital future quietly erases: retailers, distributors, manufacturers, warehousing and logistics, the pre-owned and trade-in market, and the collector and preservation community," Pearce said. "That is thousands of jobs and countless small businesses. Ending physical media removes consumer choice, weakens local economies, and hands a few platform holders total control over how, and whether, you can access the games you buy." This sentiment is echoed in the petition's messaging as well. PNP Games noted that the death of physical media is "about jobs" as much as it is about the disc being "a real game" that you own, share, resell, trade, collect, gift, and pass down to your kids. An all-digital future puts the very idea of ownership in a precarious spot, which is what PNP Games hopes to change Sony's mind on with the Don't Kill the Disc petition. "We are not against digital," Pearce wrote on the petition's page. "We are against digital being the only option. A large and passionate community still wants a real, physical game they own outright, and Sony is about to take that choice away." GameSpot has reached out to PNP Games for comment and will update this story when we hear back. You can imagine what the comments have been on the petition. Many of the signatories said Sony's decision weighs heavily on whether they'll buy PlayStation products going forward. Others took to calling the company consumer-unfriendly, stating they feel like Sony is taking advantage of the goodwill it built over the years. And quite a few mentioned that, if we're being hurtled toward an all-digital future(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstations-disc-based-game-sales-have-dropped-dramatically-in-recent-years/), they might as well buy a PC. The internet--and the signers of the petition--have a lot to say(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-disc-death-sends-the-internet-into-its-physical-media-defense-arc/) about what Sony's doing.
🎮 Multi-platformMarvel Rivals may have solved season 9's Apocalypse murder mystery
NetEase Games teased Marvel Rivals' next big villain for season 10 with Apocalypse's murder, but fans have already figured it out: Gorr did it.
🎮 Multi-platformPragmata speedrun completed in under 80 minutes during Games Done Quick 2026
Pragmata made its speedrunning debut at Summer Games Done Quick with a thrilling run that showed off its high-skill tricks.
🎮 Multi-platformStephen King's original Pet Sematary is free to stream on Pluto TV
Pluto TV has the Stephen King film Pet Sematary, which King himself wrote the screenplay for. This zombie movie is a great blend of scary and corny.
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformFallout New Vegas devs are finally making a new Fallout RPG
The makers of the critically acclaimed spinoff, Fallout New Vegas, are returning to Bethesda's franchise with a new post-apocalyptic game
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformXbox Kills Obsidian’s Avowed Sequel In The Wake Of Layoffs – Report
Xbox's big reset continues(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-layoffs-studio-closures-and-spin-offs-everything-announced-today/), as the company has targeted RPG icon Obsidian Entertainment, laying off about a quarter of its staff and cancelling a sequel to the underrated 2025 action-RPG Avowed(https://www.gamespot.com/games/avowed/). According to a July 8 Bloomberg report(https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/microsoft-s-xbox-to-shift-obsidian-studio-to-new-fallout-video-game?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MzUzMzE2NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg0MTM3OTY1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSFZBWklWVFRDWk0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.9UWhy-Whti5Meu89-fQ5LQdZHqAtJVbXoWOcVtFkkU&leadSource=uverify%20wall), Obsidian Entertainment has cancelled "multiple projects" so that the California-based developer can focus on a bigger franchise: Fallout(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-fallout-game-is-new-focus-for-new-vegas-developer-obsidian-entertainment-report/). As part of the cuts, Avowed was a casualty, along with 52 workers, per a July 8 Game File report(https://www.gamefile.news/p/xbox-cuts-texas-california). As Bloomberg noted, progress on the Avowed sequel(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/if-we-get-avowed-2-itll-have-to-make-do-without-a-key-figure/1100-6531694/) was "going well" and "on track" to be announced in the next year. Obsidian Entertainment had even hoped to build upon the original game by developing the sequel more quickly using the already-created world and technology. Unfortunately, the project didn't fit into Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's overall strategy for Xbox, according to Bloomberg's sources. That said, it appears there is actually a small chance the project could be un-canceled. According to Bloomberg, some of the remaining staff will continue working on the Avowed sequel with the hope that Xbox may see a reason for the project's existence in the future. But that's up in the air, despite reporting in February 2026 stating that Obsidian Entertainment would focus on more games in Avowed's universe(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/obsidian-focusing-on-more-games-in-avoweds-universe-but-not-the-outer-worlds-3-report/1100-6537866/), which it shares with Pillars of Eternity(https://www.gamespot.com/games/pillars-of-eternity/). (Pillars of Eternity is also in a state of limbo, with the last game, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire(https://www.gamespot.com/games/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire/), launching in 2018 and receiving little to no news since its release.) It's bummer news for fans of Avowed. Although the game didn't meet the sales expectations set forth by Microsoft(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-may-shut-down-obsidian-entertainment-too/), the high-fantasy RPG still reviewed relatively well following its February 2025 launch. GameSpot gave it a 6/10 in our Avowed review(https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/avowed-review-too-close-to-the-sun/1900-6418335/), but it has a "mostly positive" rating on Steam(https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/Avowed/) and an 80 Metacritic score(https://www.metacritic.com/game/avowed/). I personally just finished Avowed after sinking more than 70 hours into the game, and I thoroughly enjoyed its mix of gunplay and melee combat. The narrative, while simple and predictable, was still enticing, and exploration was rewarding even if the world felt devoid of combat encounters after you've completed everything. It really is a solid amalgam of everything Obsidian Entertainment does well in a new setting. A sequel could've been something awesome. The narrative ends on a cliffhanger, so there's more than enough meat on the bone to dig into the game's storytelling. On top of that, the world itself is rich with characters and conflicts worth exploring. And the powers! I never enjoy magic in games, but the spellcasting in Avowed felt great. I mained a big sword and two pistols, but on the occasions that I whipped out my spellbook, I felt like a badass wizard of the Living Lands. Unfortunately, with this latest news, it appears that any hopes of an Avowed 2 have been dashed. The game's former director, Carrie Patel (who left in May 2025 to join the Netflix-owned studio Night Dive(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/if-we-get-avowed-2-itll-have-to-make-do-without-a-key-figure/1100-6531694/)), wants to see more Avowed(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-want-more-avowed-so-does-the-games-director/1100-6529664/), but Microsoft just isn't interested anymore.
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformMicrosoft’s Xbox reset is pivoting Obsidian to make Fallout instead of Avowed
As part of Microsoft's big Xbox "reset," which includes layoffs affecting 3,200 staffers, jettisoning studios, and shifting investments to focus on "higher priority projects," Obsidian Entertainment is changing its plans. The studio, behind games like Grounded and The Outer Worlds, is starting work on a new Fallout title and has canceled "multiple projects," including a &8230;
🎮 Multi-platformLove And Deepspace Drama Continues As Chinese Government Indicates New Love Interest Is Gone For Good
Regardless of if you play the action-packed dating-sim or not, you've probably heard a bit about the intense controversy surrounding Love and Deepspace recently. And no, it somehow has nothing to do with its spicy content(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/love-and-deepspaces-steamy-bath-themed-event-lingering-lust-has-us-feeling-anything-but-clean/1100-6539650/) or gacha-style gameplay(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-love-and-deepspace-became-a-viral-phenomenon-in-2025/1100-6537076/). Instead, it revolves around the introduction--and quick cancellation(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/love-and-deepspace-cancels-its-new-love-interest-after-fan-backlash/)--of Valko, the game's sixth love interest. There's been a new development in the ongoing drama, and it doesn't look good for all the fans who have been petitioning for developer Papergames to bring Valko back(https://www.ipetitions.com/p/bring-back-valko-as-a-love-interest-as-it-was-intended/). Per Kotaku(https://kotaku.com/love-and-deepspace-valko-chinese-ministry-of-public-safety-2000713766), Papergames has announced it is pulling Love and Deepspace's booth(https://weibo.com/7484247626/5318285773244348) from BilliBilli World 2026, one of Asia's largest anime and gaming conventions. This somewhat makes sense considering how profoundly his absence was felt at last week's Anime Expo, in which an entire booth that was originally reserved for a Valko cosplayer was left vacant. However, the exact phrasing, written below by cross-referencing numerous translations, is concerning: "Recently, the game Love and Deepspace has attracted widespread attention from all sectors of society, causing significant distress to all players and creating a negative impact. We are deeply remorseful. We have no excuses, and must profoundly reflect, confront our own issues, and take responsibility. We solemnly offer our sincerest apologies to everyone! "We sincerely accept all criticism and corrections regarding the problems exposed this time, and will not shirk our responsibilities," Papergames continued. "We will conduct comprehensive personnel training, self-examination, and rectification, using reverence for history, protection of national sentiment, and inheritance of Chinese culture as our benchmark." While this reference to protecting "national sentiment" and using Chinese culture as a "benchmark" seem innocuous--respectful, even--the story continues. Since news of Valko's removal surfaced, a battle perceived as being between Chinese Love and Deepspace fans--who overwhelming do not want Valko in the game--and Western audiences, who do, has ensued. Across social media, Chinese fans have shared posts that seem to indicate there are primarily three reasons Valko should not be in the game: 1) He's taking away attention that desperately needs to be spent on the game's main story and already-existing love interests, 2) His appearance goes against Chinese beauty standards, and 3) Valko's promotion slogans, which included "What's wrong with letting a wolf into the house?" could be perceived as condoning trespassing and sexual assault. Shortly after Papergames announcement it would not be attending BilliBilli World 2026, the Chinese government made its own post(https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/q-AdZgBtBaShrR1h8Okg) latching on to the third of these points. "Recently, an online game targeting female players has sparked widespread controversy. The game features a storyline where the male protagonist breaks into a woman's home late at night, accompanied by offensive promotional slogans such as, "What's wrong with letting a wolf into the house?", packaging the illegal act of trespassing as a romantic encounter. This kind of entertainment-driven, traffic-driven creative work disregards public order and morality, crosses legal boundaries, and may ultimately endanger public safety," a representative from the Ministry of Public Security News and Media wrote. The post went on to say that, "If a game packages such behavior as 'fun interaction,' it may be suspected of promoting and glorifying illegal and criminal methods, which is not only a disregard for the authority of the law but also a blatant transgression against the spirit of the rule of law." The writer then cited a 2018 case in which a 15-year-old "addicted to a violent video game" murdered his 23-year-old female neighbor as evidence that "online game content that crosses ethical boundaries can seriously negatively impact the healthy development of teenagers." "As of now, all relevant characters and storylines in the game have been taken offline for rectification, a move that addresses public concerns," the post continues. "However, taking it offline is not the end; deeper reflection is needed. This incident serves as another warning to the industry: Any content production that deliberately blurs the lines of illegality, glorifies dangerous behavior, or undermines public safety will ultimately be subject to legal sanctions and public resistance." In short, things are not looking too good for Papergames, which seems to have found itself in a lose-lose-lose situation that is quickly intensifying. With the Chinese government weighing in on the issue--and considering the amount of power it has over the country's media--it seems increasingly unlikely that Papergames will tempt legal action and that Valko will ever resurface. In fact, this raised awareness could lead to more scrutiny towards Love and Deepspace in general, as the game frequently showcases behavior and scenarios that could be perceived as problematic, to borrow one of the internet's favorite words. The game's fifth love interest, Caleb, locks up and interrogates the player's character at one point, while Sylus fulfils all the dark romance tropes we love as the violent head of a criminal organization. It's possible all this attention could have major ramifications for the beloved game, and although the petition to bring back Valko is nearing a 250,000 signatures, I wouldn't count on that being enough at this point.