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US hardware spending fell 62% year-over-year to $383 million in June, driven by the impossible comparison with Switch 2's 2025 launch, even as Xbox Series spending doubled.
Sega president Shuji Utsumi calls digital shift crucial but says the company still values physical media, even as Sony confirms it will stop making PS5 discs in 2028.
Atlus released a new character trailer for Persona 4 Revival, introducing Chie Satonaka voiced by Anne Yatco, ahead of the remake's February 2027 launch.
Bandai Namco confirms the physical release of The Blood of Dawnwalker contains the full game on disc and is playable offline, despite a planned day-one update.
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, the cult PS2 action game, will be re-released on PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus Premium on July 21, complete with a full trophy set and a Platinum.
Hamster's Arcade Archives has revived Syvalion, Taito's 1988 dragon shooter from Bubble Bobble creator Fukio Mitsuji, its first re-release in about 20 years.
Star Ocean: The Second Story R, the acclaimed 2.5D remake of tri-Ace's 1998 PS1 RPG, gets a surprise native Switch 2 version, out now for $49.99.
Truxton Extreme, the first new entry in Toaplan's legendary shmup series in 38 years, launches July 30 on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox, and PC, led by original creator Masahiro Yuge.
Geppy-X, a 1999 Japan-only PS1 shmup built like a 70s super-robot anime, gets a fully localized global remaster today, its cutscenes restored from the original Betacam masters.
Konami and M2's 40th-anniversary Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo! bundles 13 Famicom-to-Game Boy games. It's Japan-only, with no English and no Western release.