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‘Sony’s Hearing a Lot of the Feedback from Customers’: NIS America Boss Weighs in on PS5 Disc Debate

  • Sony stops PS5 disc manufacturing in January 2028; NIS America may shift to codes in boxes
  • Publishers remain hopeful Sony could change plans based on industry and customer feedback
  • Debate continues over physical media's importance to collectors and the environment

Sony's plan to cease PS5 disc manufacturing in January 2028 has prompted discussions with publishers who rely on physical media, notably NIS America, which builds collector's editions into its business model. During a conversation at PAX West, NIS America's president Kenzo Saruhashi acknowledged that his company may have…

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Remember that time Namco deliberately made Ace Combat suck in the US?

  • Namco cut story content from Ace Combat 3's Western release to reduce localisation costs
  • Japanese version had four endings and full narrative; Western version had only one ending and no cutscenes
  • Fan localisation of the full Japanese version is now available to play

Namco significantly truncated the Western release of Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere in 1999, cutting most of the game's story and narrative content to avoid localisation costs. This decision proved shortsighted, as Western audiences' enthusiasm for both Top Gun-style action films and anime entertainment should have made the ambitious…

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13 Years Ago, One Dark JRPG Proved Atlus Could Still Be Hardcore

  • SMT 4 proved Atlus could make hardcore JRPGs despite Persona's commercial success
  • Released 2013 on 3DS with demanding Press Turn combat system and demon recruitment
  • Multiple endings and player choice-driven narrative offered significant replay value

Shin Megami Tensei 4, released on Nintendo 3DS in May 2013, demonstrated that Atlus could maintain its hardcore JRPG credentials even as the Persona series achieved mainstream popularity. Released after nearly a decade without a mainline entry, the game arrived at a pivotal moment when the franchise's future…

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Demon’s Souls Remake achieves remarkable framerate on PS5 emulator as progress continues at the speed of light

  • KytyPS5 runs sections of *Demon’s Souls Remake* at about 50 FPS.
  • The footage used a high-end RTX 5090, and the game is not broadly playable yet.
  • The progress could help with PS5 game preservation and emulation.

An early PS5 emulator, KytyPS5, can now run sections of *Demon’s Souls Remake* at around 50 frames per second, with few visible graphical problems or crashes in the footage. The progress is notable because the game is a PS5 exclusive, and advances in emulating it could help developers…

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Total War: Warhammer 3 player base increases fivefold as the End Times hit the Old World

  • Steam concurrent players peaked at 102,000 following the expansion’s release.
  • Lords of the End Times adds characters, units and a new endgame.
  • The writer’s suggestion that major updates may end remains speculation.

Total War: Warhammer 3’s Lords of the End Times expansion launched on 24 September, bringing the world-ending events of Warhammer Fantasy’s setting into the game and prompting a sharp rise in Steam activity. The article describes a fivefold increase, comparing roughly 19,000 average concurrent players before release with…

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FC 27 Destined for Glory Challenge 1 SBC solutions and rewards

  • Players can complete the single task with Bronze items.
  • Players receive six Gold items, including a player rated 75–82.
  • Players can save coins by using existing club cards.

The Destined for Glory Challenge 1 SBC is live in FC 27 Ultimate Team and consists of a single task. It can be completed using only Bronze items. Players can use cards already held in their clubs to save coins for other uses, such as paid evolutions. Completing…

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Xbox Almost Spoiled the Best Time of Year for Games

  • Xbox cut 268 jobs and reorganised major studios.
  • Halo and Rare moved under Activision.
  • Rapid restructuring threatens Xbox’s identity and future games.

Microsoft’s latest Xbox layoffs and studio restructuring disrupted what had otherwise been an exciting autumn period for new game releases. The changes have raised concerns about Xbox’s identity, its diminishing first-party studio group and the future of major franchises such as Halo. Microsoft cut 268 jobs, reduced Halo…

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Five Nights at Freddy’s is coming to Fortnite for Fortnitemares

  • Five Nights at Freddy’s is coming to Fortnite.
  • Four animatronic bosses will feature in Battle Royale.
  • Fortnitemares 2026 starts on 1 October.

Epic Games has confirmed that Five Nights at Freddy’s will feature in Fortnite’s 2026 Fortnitemares event. Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria will appear on the Battle Royale map, while Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy will act as animatronic bosses, making the crossover a major part of the game’s Halloween-themed content.…

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Opinion: I Played Mario Kart Tour Every Day For Seven Years, And What Am I Left With?

  • Mario Kart Tour will close on 30 September 2026.
  • Seven years of player progress will be lost.
  • The writer regrets Nintendo did not create an offline version.

Nintendo’s Mario Kart Tour mobile game will end service on 30 September 2026, after seven years of operation. The writer, who played daily since launch, says the closure is both a relief—because the game stopped receiving meaningful new content in 2023—and upsetting because years of progress and a…

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The Real Budget Of Hideo Kojima’s Physint Remains A Mystery

  • Physint probably did not cost Xbox $400 million.
  • Its actual budget has not been disclosed.
  • The dispute highlights rising AAA game costs and Xbox’s investment choices.

Reports that Hideo Kojima’s Physint cost Xbox around $400 million have been challenged, and the game’s real budget remains unknown. Bloomberg and Windows Central say the deal was worth significantly less, making the original figure appear to have been unverified industry hearsay rather than an official estimate. The…

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