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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Debuts With 250,000 Day-One Sales and ‘Very Positive’ Reviews

The early access surge signals strong demand for a faithful, small‑team revival of classic turn-based strategy.

Death Stranding 2 PC Launch Pushes Sales Past 2 Million, According to Alinea

Take-Two CEO Signals Premium GTA 6, Rules Out In-Game Ads Before 2026 Debut

Black Ops 7 Tops U.S. January Sales as Industry Spending Edges Higher

Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 Goes Multiplatform With PC Lead, No Graphics Downgrade

Leak Points to April 7 PS5 Launch for Starfield

Datamine Hints at Call of Duty Support on Nintendo, Prompting Switch 2 Watch

Rockstar Veteran Says 'GTA: Tokyo' Nearly Happened With an External Studio

Ys Net Disavows ‘Shenmue 4’ Trailer, Weighs Legal Action

Roblox to Mandate Selfie Age Checks for Chat, Starting in December and Going Global in January

Half-Life 3 Rumors Surge on New 2025 Reveal Claims as Valve Stays Quiet

Rockstar Reportedly Tested GTA 6 on Nintendo’s Switch 2, but It Isn’t in Development

Half of Japanese Game Studios Now Use AI, CESA Preview Finds

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Launches Bundesrat Initiative to Regulate Lootboxes for Minors

Starfield PS5 Release Deferred to Spring 2026 With Second Expansion

GTA 6 May Slip to September 2026 – Leaks Outline Pricing and Early Online Access

Super Mario Strikers Joins Switch Online’s GameCube Library on July 3

Nintendo Denies AI Use in Mario Kart World Amid Fan Speculation

Scott Hanson Joins Madden NFL 26 as New In-Game Voice

Hazelight's Split Fiction Brings Co-op Innovation to Sci-Fi and Fantasy Worlds