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Double Fine and Compulsion Games return to independence as Xbox lets them go, with both studios retaining their game catalogs and receiving investment.
Nintendo will reportedly stop selling the original Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED in Europe from mid-February 2027 due to new battery regulations.
Kevin LaChapelle, the architect of Xbox backward compatibility, is among the layoffs at Microsoft's gaming division, which also cut roughly 25% of Obsidian staff.
The HyperMegaTech Super Pocket Activision Edition launches September 28, 2026 for $69, pre-loaded with 34 Activision Atari 2600 games and Evercade cartridge support.
Nintendo will end service for Mario Kart Tour on September 30, 2026, with no offline version planned, rendering the mobile racer unplayable.
A viral post says Sony's CEO dumped half his shares after the disc backlash. He did sell $4.7 million in stock, but the timing tells a far more boring story.
Microsoft is cutting about 3,200 Xbox jobs, roughly a fifth of the division, and parting with five studios, in what its CEO calls the biggest restructure in Xbox history.
Circana's Mat Piscatella says Nintendo is unlikely to follow Sony's move away from physical games, citing strong physical sales and retail support for Switch 2.
A game preservation leader reportedly says that without legal alternatives, piracy may be the only way to preserve games after physical media disappears.
The open-source RGR EZBuff is a 3D-printed disc buffer and resurfacer that can revive scratched game discs without the high cost of commercial machines.