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Sony will cease production of discs for new PlayStation games in 2028

The end of an era, a potential fatal blow to video games as physical media, and a hint of what’s in store for the PS6? Also: PS3/Vita online stores…

34 mins ago • Stephen Totilo

Nintendo’s new Splatoon adventure feels like the kind of third-person shooter that used to require a PlayStation

Plus: I've gone to Rhythm Heaven

15 hrs ago • Stephen Totilo

'That's why I fought for 1666'

An interview with Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets about his new game (which is also his old game), people/cats, and the very long struggle to…

Jun 26 • Stephen Totilo

It's Xbox's turn (again), as console prices keep going up

Plus: Sony cuts at least 292 jobs at Bungie

Jun 26 • Stephen Totilo

Grand Theft Auto VI will launch in $80 and $100, single-player and disc-free

No word on GTA VI Online

Jun 24 • Stephen Totilo

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Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Oct 8, 2025 • Stephen Totilo

Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services

May 9, 2025 • Stephen Totilo

Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”

Oct 28, 2025 • Stephen Totilo

Who killed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II’s 'Restored Content DLC' for Switch? Disney lawyers.

Dec 8, 2025 • Stephen Totilo

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Netflix proposes a different kind of single-player video game: 40 minutes long, scary, streamed to your TV

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Jun 24 • Stephen Totilo

Fumito Ueda and I discuss a large robot head

An interview with the lead designer of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian about his new game, its unexpected guns, its colossal cranium…

Jun 23 • Stephen Totilo

Sony drops “PC”, adds “AI” to official PlayStation business strategy summary

Plus: PlayStation division’s headcount went up for the first time since 2023

Jun 18 • Stephen Totilo

Xbox's reverse-2018

One of the biggest acquirers of game studios in the past decade prepares to contract (again).

Jun 16 • Stephen Totilo

26 (or so) very brief previews of video games you might want to know about

My favorites: Bub. Ithaca. Sonic Pico Park. Clutch. Valor Mortis. Slap Out Of It. My least favorite: Blood Message.

Jun 12 • Stephen Totilo