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Sony kills game ownership and says it's all your fault

When I wrote, barely six weeks ago, that I liked to occasionally re-read Tom Bramwell's "Microsoft kills game ownership and expects us to smile" editorial to remind me what it's all about, I didn't mean I wanted to actually re-write a tribute act version of that article myself. I also didn't mean I wanted to be writing...

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Naruto: 6 Powers That Are Stronger Than Hashirama's Wood Release

Hashirama is one of the strongest characters in Naruto, and his feats of strength are numerous. He is a legend whose presence alone was enough to keep all kinds of villains in check. However, he could never have attained godly status if he didn't possess incredible power. Thankfully, Hashirama was blessed with Wood Rel...

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Blood Bowl Rights Acquired By Warhammer 40K: Gladius Publisher

Naconโ€”up until recently a staple of the AA publishing sceneโ€”has filed for insolvency and is now selling its intellectual property rights to other publishers to pay off its hefty debts.

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Runescape Dragonwilds: Contact! Walkthrough

Contact! is a side quest in RuneScape: Dragonwilds where players have to find three Crystal Helix Fragments for the Vault Guardian Prime in the Umbral Sands region. Upon completing it, players get access to the new Masterwork Staff in the Umbral Sands region, Pharaohโ€™s Sceptre.

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Why Sony Killing Physical Games Is An Absolute Disaster For PS5 And PS6

Well, Sony has triggered physical gaming's armageddon. From January 2028, all PlayStation games will be digital-only. That's it. We will never own another PS5 or PS6 game. At some point, the industry shifted onto the wrong timeline, and escape seems to be impossible.

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Even Hideo Kojima is afraid that 'digital data will no longer be owned by individuals' and that access to art that we love 'may suddenly be cut off'

We have unfortunately been barrelling towards a digitised future for some time now, but Sony's latest news that PlayStation will be fully digital by 2028 has heightened fears that players have about ownership and the inability to preserve art. The fear is so palpable that even Hideo Kojima has commented on the situatio...

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Is Reportedly Introducing Time Gods Of Destruction

A reliable Dragon Ball leaker has claimed that Xenoverse 3 is introducing the Time Gods of Destruction, who will seemingly act as the game's main antagonists.

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Game with Severance Vibes 100% Free to Keep on Epic Games Store for a Limited Time

Fans of Apple TV's Severance and narration-driven adventure games have a free-to-keep title on the Epic Games Store to check out: A Simple Garbage Sorting Game. While the Epic Games Store regularly offers official weekly freebies, this promotion is separate from those giveaways and comes directly from the game's develo...

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Next Minecraft Live date estimate - here's how to watch it

When is the next Minecraft Live 2026? As the spiritual successor to Minecon, Mojang's bi-annual livestream event is a major landmark on the Minecraft community calendar. It covers the latest content updates, developer insights, and exclusive previews for spin-off games and other ancillary projects. In short, the next M...

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Capcom pushes forward Onimusha: Way of the Sword release date just days after devs stated they're not afraid of September's busy schedule

Capcom has today announced a new release date for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the upcoming sequel in the dormant action series. The game will now be releasing on 4th September, three weeks earlier than the previously-announced 25th September release date. Read more

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Weird Al Continues To Prove Heโ€™s The Best, Refusing To Shill For AI

The singer says he turned down 'a nice pile of money'

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Rockstar UK employees say the GTA 6 developer's still plagued by gender pay gaps, crunch, and vague bonuses which make them 'as pliable as possible to their boss's whims'

Rockstar's a big companyโ€”and while we're excited for Grand Theft Auto 6, that doesn't sideline the studio's potential for cruddiness. Both from a consumer-facing point of view (like GTA 6 being fully digital) or an employee-facing one, with union-busting allegations in the UK still ongoing.It looks like, even outside o...

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