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#Switch1
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Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch From February 2027

Nintendo Switch Systems Discontinued in Europe Due to Batteries

Nintendo Switch Is Getting Discontinued, Which Shouldn't Surprise Anyone

Nintendo is winding down original Switch sales in Europe

Nintendo to discontinue original Switch consoles in Europe in 2027

Nintendo will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in 2027

Original Nintendo Switch family of systems will be discontinued mid-February 2027

The Nintendo Switch will no longer be produced from 2027 onward

Nintendo announces Switch 1 systems will no longer be sold in Europe starting early 2027

#Playstation
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PlayStation’s Disc-Free Future Is Starting to Look Like a Walled Garden

Petition for Sony to Maintain Physical PlayStation Games Reaches Over 100,000 Signatures

Leading Online Petition Against PlayStation's Disc-Free Future Now Exceeds 120,000 Signatures

‘Don’t Kill The Disc’ Petition Urging Sony To Preserve Physical Media On PS6 Breaks 120,000 Signatures

#WorldOfWarcraft
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World of Warcraft patch 12.1 finally lets you put Pepe in your house

Arlee In Azeroth: WoW Patch 12.0.7: Heroic Zones, Flex Mythic Raiding, and the Push Toward 12.1

World of Warcraft’s Curse of Ula’tek Update Adds Profession Resets, UI Tweaks, and Bug Fixes

A World Of Warcraft Plague Kills Players And Fills Inns With Nasty Contagious Goo

#BlackFlag
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I don't want to resync

Video: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag PS5 vs PS4 Comparison - How Does Resynced Compare?

This week in PC games: Stardew Valley plus vampires, a lavish gamebook RPG, and Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, finally

See How Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Transforms The Pirate Classic

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Original vs Resynced Cutscene Comparison

#TheSummerGamesDone
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Grab some great games in the Summer Games Done Quick 2026 Humble Bundle

One of my favourite weeks of the year is here: Summer Games Done Quick 2026 begins and anyone with a passing interest in games should dip in

Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 2 here

#DespiteEliminating
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Despite Eliminating 15% of Its Workforce, Xbox Wants a Billion Players Per Day

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants the company to "entertain more than a billion people" every day: here's why that's a deeply unrealistic thing to say

Xbox's CEO wants its games to cater to 'more than a billion people each day', or 24 times more than the peak population of Steam, which is delusional

#DoubleFine
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Independent again: Double Fine and Compulsion react to leaving Xbox and taking all their games with them

Xbox confirms mass layoffs, Double Fine Productions and Compulsion Games to go independent

Double Fine and Compulsion Confirm Status Following Xbox Cuts, Get to Keep Franchises Such as Psychonauts and South of Midnight

#Xbox
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Xbox is laying off 3,200 people and dumping 4 studios in 'the most significant restructure in Xbox history'

The Most Significant Restructure in Xbox History: Live Report

Xbox Will Lay Off 3,200, Part Ways With Four Studios In ‘Most Significant Restructure In Xbox History’

#WeHappyFewAfterXboxSplitC
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Compulsion Games Confirms Retaining Rights to South of Midnight, We Happy Few After Xbox Split

Xbox reportedly shutting down South of Midnight dev Compulsion Games [update: going independent]

#XboxAppointsHelenChiang
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Xbox Appoints Helen Chiang as COO, Studios to Only Have Maximum of 5 Management Layers

Xbox appoints Mojang Head of Studios Helen Chiang as its first COO

#Danganronpa
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Danganronpa 2×2 Delayed to Early 2027, Slayhem Mode Details Revealed

Danganronpa 2x2 remaster will include a 'slayhem' alternate story mode with '20% more content' and a 3D world map, but it's been delayed to 2027

#Beta
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SteamOS 3.8.14 and SteamOS 3.8.22 Beta bring an essential WiFi fix and security improvements

Valve updates SteamOS to improve your WiFi download speeds, and it's available on Steam Deck with a couple of caveats

#Switch2
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Switch 2 Hardware Revision With Replaceable Battery Coming Later This Year In Europe

Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will get revision with replaceable batteries in Europe

#RhythmHeavenGroove
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Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Rhythm Heaven Groove?

UK software sales chart for the week ending July 4, 2026 – Rhythm Heaven Groove debuts in the top 5, Star Fox still going strong

#Random
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Random: Katsuhiro Harada Describes Masahiro Sakurai As "A Saiyan"

Katsuhiro Harada reveals his overall impression of Masahiro Sakurai

#UndeadLabsXbox
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Xbox cutting 3,200 jobs and parting ways with Double Fine, Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs

Xbox are parting ways with Double Fine, Arkane, Undead Labs, Compulsion, and Ninja Theory in the course of thousands of layoffs

#Playstation
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Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima "really sad" about Sony ending physical disc production, and says lack of media ownership has "frightening" possibilities

Hideo Kojima Warns of 'Frightening' Digital Future After PlayStation Reveals Plan to End Physical Disc Production

#ElderScrollsOnline
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Elder Scrolls Online developer left reeling by Xbox layoffs—with teams gutted, senior talent gone, and roadmaps 'shifting' as a result

The Elder Scrolls Online Team Seemingly Gutted By Xbox Layoffs, Says Game’s Roadmaps ‘Will Be Shifting’

#Cheaters
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Cheaters have infested Meccha Chameleon as dishonest players scan images and auto paint their models

Meccha Chameleon Is The Best-Selling Game Of The Year So Far

#RoadToLegendsEvent
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Pokémon GO: Road of Legends Event Lets Players Prepare for Pokémon GO Fest 2026 Global

Pokémon Go 'Road to Legends' event guide, raid schedule

#Playstation
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is suffering similar PSN region locking woes to Helldivers 2, with 132 countries barred according to Steam's backend

Marvel Tokon Blocked in 132 Countries, and It Looks Like PSN Requirements Are to Blame

#Winners
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Pokémon to hold charity Pokémon Champions tournament featuring whistling champion, pizza acrobatics champion and more

The Pokémon Company Just Matched Each of Japan's Top Professional Soccer Teams to a Pokémon

#Playstation
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Halo: Campaign Evolved’s boxed version will come with physical discs so that players can ‘have tangible items to add to your collection’

After PS5 Disc Controversy, Microsoft Confirms Halo: Campaign Evolved Will Come On A Disc

#StarWars
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Producer's Letter Reveals 8.0 Work and Incoming PTS

Star Wars Legacy gives Rey and Leia the story that Rise of Skywalker never could

#CharacterValkoAtAnimeExpo
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Love and Deepspace Fans Pay Tribute to Canceled Character Valko at Anime Expo

The 6 Biggest Trailers And Reveals From Anime Expo 2026