Russians cut off from Blizzard games, why GTA VI won't be released on PC alongside consoles - the most interesting news for July 15

NewsSource: Blizzard / Diablo IV

16 July 2026, 12:26run.code

Translated with AI from the Russian original.

A brief digest of everything that happened in the entertainment industry worldwide over the last day.

Russians lost access to Battle.net, Diablo IV, and other Blizzard games. In July, problems with connecting to Blizzard Entertainment game servers emerged.
New optical discs will hold up to 1 TB. They appeared amidst Sony's abandonment of physical games. Startup Folio Photonic introduced the Folio Disc optical disc format.
"One day you will forgive me": the description of the first trailer for "Avengers: Doctor Doom" has appeared. The full premiere of the first trailer is expected in the second half of July.
The writer of Fallout: New Vegas calculated how many veterans are left at Obsidian studio. Some developers of the original Fallout are still with the studio.
It's not out of spite: a former GTA V producer explained why GTA VI won't be released on PC simultaneously with consoles. Developers are simply prioritizing.
A player spoiled the plans of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced developers — accidentally revealed Ubisoft's secret ahead of time. It was assumed that the search would take much longer.
Capcom has been secretly working on a remake of the original Resident Evil for almost a year — rumor. The project is in pre-production.
Spot taken: Andy Serkis will not direct the new "Lord of the Rings" film by Stephen Colbert. The film will tell about Aragorn's hunt for Gollum and will be set between the events of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogies.
Deadly elf Anya Taylor-Joy will read "The Lord of the Rings" for the first time after getting a role in "The Hunt for Gollum". The actress admitted that as a child she considered it impossible to love Harry Potter and the Tolkien universe at the same time, but now intends to correct this oversight.
PS5 emulator already runs GTA V. Players started talking about GTA VI on PC. KytyPS5 is still in early development