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Sony Faces Anti-Trust Lawsuit From Mexican Lawmakers Over Its Decision to End Production of Physical Games
Lawmakers in Mexico are set to file an anti-trust complaint against Sony due to the company’s controversial decision to stop printing physical games starting January 2028. As reported by LevelUp, Mexico’s Federal Representative Iraís Reyes and Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio will submit a complaint to the country’s National Antitrust Commission, requesting a formal investigation into…
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The Odyssey Movie Rival Launches This Year, Made Entirely by AI — But Based on Its First Trailer, Christopher Nolan Has Nothing to Worry About
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey will be rivalled by another movie of the ancient Greek epic this year — made entirely by AI. An announcement teaser trailer for Odysseus: The Fall went live on YouTube today from director Ash Koosha, whose previous AI work Dreams of Violets managed to get selected by this year’s Tribeca Film…
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PlayStation’s FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick Postponed Due to “Unexpected Production Delays”
PlayStation has pushed back the launch of its FlexStrike wireless fight stick to an as-yet undetermined date due to a lag in production. PlayStation revealed the news via a post on its official blog on July 14, 2026, explaining that “unexpected production delays” were to blame for the postponement. In their post, PlayStation stated that…
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s Controversial Day 1 DLC Earned $1 Million, Just on Steam
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s controversial $85 collection of day one DLC earned Ubisoft an extra $1 million on Steam, it’s been reported. That’s according to Alinea Analytics’ Rhys Elliott, who has published detailed sales information for the game’s PC release. Ubisoft itself has officially trumpeted 2 million sales of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced…
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As England’s World Cup Semi-Final Nears, David Beckham Announces He’s Joining Fortnite
England footballing legend David Beckham will soon be available to buy in Fortnite. Beckham announced the collaboration himself today via a post on his Instagram, apparently showing him working on designs for his Fortnite skin. “Working on my new Fortnite character,” Becks captioned the post. “Available very soon.” A closer look at Fortnite’s plans suggest…
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Rockstar Should Charge $200 for GTA 6, Analyst Says, as It’ll Be ‘The Last Great Game’ Before Everything is Built Using AI
Rockstar’s $80 price for Grand Theft Auto 6 is less than half what the game is worth, one analyst has suggested. Asked about GTA 6’s much-discussed price point, analyst Ben Thompson, who is behind the Stratechery newsletter, told TBPN that Rockstar should have sold the game for more — a lot more. And while there…
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‘There’s Real Nostalgia There’ — Riot Has Unveiled League of Legends Classic, but Don’t Expect a One-to-One Recreation of the Old Times
Riot Games has unveiled League of Legends Classic, a new version of its phenomenally successful MOBA designed to tap into nostalgia for the game as it was over 15 years ago. Classic is the biggest change to League of Legends in more than a decade, with gameplay that recreates the feel of the MOBA’s early…
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The Odyssey Director Christopher Nolan Says Getting Told Off by His Brother Over Memento Means He Will Never Explain Any of His Movies
Christopher Nolan is famous for movies packed with ambiguity, particularly over their endings. There are countless fan explanations for everything from Inception to Interstellar that attempt to come to some kind of agreement about what has actually happened. Nolan, though, will never offer the official explanation himself — and that’s because his brother told him…
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Dying Light: The Beast for PS4 and Xbox One Canceled After Dev Accepts ‘The Technical Realities of Development’
Techland has canceled the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version of Dying Light: The Beast, blaming the decision on “the technical realities of development.” First-person zombie-slaying Dying Light: The Beast launched on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S last year. IGN’s review returned a 7/10. We said: “Dying Light: The Beast is…
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‘Now, It’s All About What the Fans Think’ — Star Wars Creator George Lucas Says Hollywood Takes the Wrong Message From Focus Groups and ‘Let the Audience Actually Make the Movie’
Legendary Star Wars creator George Lucas has expressed his dissatisfaction with focus groups, insisting the audience “doesn’t know what they want to see.” Lucas, who stepped away from Star Wars after selling Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 billion in 2012, told A Rabbit’s Foot that Hollywood studios now take the wrong message from focus groups,…