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Google slapped with $1 billion fine for violating EU’s antitrust legislation

  • EU fines Google €890 million for Digital Markets Act breaches.
  • Search self-preferencing and Play payment restrictions prompted the penalties.
  • Google has 60 days to comply or face further fines.

The European Commission has fined Google €890 million (about $1 billion) for two breaches of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. The case matters because it targets how Google promotes its own services in search results and how it restricts app developers’ ability to direct customers to other payment…

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Where to buy Hasbro Legend of Zelda action figures, which are selling out fast

  • Hasbro’s Zelda figures are selling quickly.
  • Retail availability is changing rapidly.
  • Collectors may need to buy soon.

Hasbro’s newly released Legend of Zelda action figures are reportedly selling out quickly at major retailers, prompting GamesRadar+ to direct collectors towards available stock. The demand highlights strong interest in the franchise’s merchandise and the risk that popular figures may become harder to find soon after release. The…

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Control Resonant isn’t the first time Remedy has visited Manhattan

  • Max Payne established Remedy’s dark Manhattan vision 25 years ago.
  • Noir storytelling and bullet time made the shooter memorable.
  • Ageing console controls and checkpoints remain significant drawbacks.

Remedy Entertainment’s forthcoming Control Resonant will return to a stylised Manhattan in 2026, but Polygon argues that the studio’s memorable treatment of New York began 25 years earlier with Max Payne. The retrospective highlights how the original game used a snowy, threatening city and a hard-boiled noir story…

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Dragon Ball’s Biggest Game, Sparking Zero, Gets Even Bigger on PS5 Next Week

  • Sparking! Zero DLC arrives on PS5 on 30 July.
  • It adds over 30 characters and four stages.
  • A free update introduces Chain Blast and stage variants.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero will receive its Super Limit-Breaking Neo DLC on PS5 on 30 July, expanding Bandai Namco’s anime fighting game with new characters, stages and modes. The update matters because it adds a substantial single-player progression feature alongside combat changes, potentially giving existing players more reasons…

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Former Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs Director Likens Large-Scale Game Development to Working With ‘Flaming Barrels Falling Down From a Construction Site,’ Months After Parting Ways With Ubisoft

  • Hocking says huge game teams can make creative feedback painfully slow.
  • Watch Dogs: Legion’s scale illustrated the management challenges.
  • Assassin’s Creed Hexe remains expected in 2027.

Former Ubisoft creative director Clint Hocking has said that leading development on very large video games can feel chaotic and inefficient, comparing it to avoiding “flaming barrels” in Donkey Kong. His comments matter because they highlight how growing team sizes and multi-studio production can make direct creative oversight…

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  • Expect roughly eight to 10 hours for the main campaign.
  • Higher difficulties and extras will lengthen playtime.
  • Final length may change with new content.

GamesRadar explains that Halo Campaign Evolved is expected to offer a campaign length broadly comparable to the original Halo: Combat Evolved, while potentially adding material that could extend a playthrough. The guide matters for players deciding how much time to set aside before starting the game, particularly those…

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MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Black Panther Character Gameplay Guide

  • Official video guide focuses on Black Panther.
  • It previews his role in MARVEL Tokon.
  • Detailed gameplay information was unavailable.

Both the provided article text and a direct fetch attempt returned nothing usable — the GameSpot page is blocked behind a JavaScript/cookie challenge, and a direct fetch was met with a 403 Forbidden. I don't have enough content to write an accurate summary. Given the URL and title…

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“I should have listened properly to Miyazaki”: Ex PlayStation boss admits giving FromSoftware “the lowest number possible” for physical copies of Demon’s Souls after getting stuck in its “demanding” starting area

  • PlayStation initially underestimated Demon’s Souls.
  • Yoshida struggled with the game’s opening.
  • The game later launched a hugely influential series.

Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has said he initially underestimated Demon’s Souls, approving the smallest possible physical production run after struggling with its unusually difficult opening area. His comments underline how the game’s demanding design, which later helped define FromSoftware’s reputation, was not immediately seen as a commercial…

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Marvel’s Wolverine teases iconic X-Men villain in prequel comic

  • Mister Sinister appears in Wolverine’s prequel comic.
  • Trask may not be the game’s ultimate villain.
  • Marvel’s Wolverine launches on PS5 on 15 September.

A prequel comic for Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Wolverine has introduced Nathaniel Essex, also known as Mister Sinister, prompting speculation that he could be the game’s principal villain. Although trailers have focused on anti-mutant scientist Bolivar Trask, the reveal matters because Insomniac has previously used marketing misdirection around its…

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Epic Games Store’s new free PC game revealed

  • Epic is offering Foretales free for a limited time.
  • Foretales is a narrative deckbuilder with multiple endings.
  • Claim it by 30 July at 11am EDT.

Epic Games Store is giving away the PC game Foretales for a limited period. The offer matters because users who claim it before the deadline can add the story-driven card game to their Epic library at no cost. Foretales is a deckbuilding game set in a cursed world,…

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