- GTA VI changes the gaming industry. Developers postponed the game to play Rockstar's hit themselves. Many publishers try to avoid competition with the new Rockstar game
- Sony will get back over half a billion dollars. There will be no compensation for PS5 owners. The company will receive about $508 million from the return of import duties thanks to a US Supreme Court decision
- Even after abandoning discs, PlayStation consoles are preferable to PCs, Sony sincerely believes. The company is betting on exclusives
- Despite the experiment with the action-RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, Owlcat will not abandon the development of classic cRPGs. The developers want their games to inspire others
- Valve's founder explained piracy 16 years ago using Russia as an example — today his words are relevant again. Gabe Newell's 2009 interview, where he explained piracy not by price but by inconvenient service, has regained popularity
- "We don't condemn": thousands of gamers played Baldur's Gate 3 in "vertical" mode — developers revealed statistics. Larian Studios studied player achievements and preferences
- The Witcher 3 researchers named quests that almost all players missed. Some miss a significant portion of content during playthroughs
- GTA VI fans have questions for the insider — there's one month left until the end of summer, and there's still no marketing campaign. Players continue to wait for the third trailer of the game
- PS3 emulator received an important update: ARM compatibility significantly expanded — thanks to which a number of games became available on devices like modern MacBooks
- Firefly Comic Convention organizers did not allow visitors to drink juice from cosplayers' dirty feet — all participants of the action were expelled from the event. Initially, the trend appeared in the USA, but now it has reached Asia
- Activision strengthened Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 server protection on PlayStation due to a wave of cheaters. Nevertheless, the problem is still far from being completely resolved
- Nintendo will release two games that were canceled almost 30 years ago. The company announced one of the most unusual Nintendo Switch Online updates
- ENDLESS Legend II will be released in September. Console versions announced. Demos of the strategy game are now available on all platforms
- The creators of Escape from Tarkov held a giveaway in honor of the first season — new promo codes and Twitch Drops. The developers have prepared several surprises for players
- Ubisoft released a patch for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Added a feature that players asked for. Developers also increased the number of autosaves from five to ten
Sony to get back over $500 million due to Trump's tariffs, GTA VI changes the gaming industry - the most interesting of the week
A brief digest of everything that happened in the entertainment industry worldwide over the past week.