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Rockstar isn't ready to talk about GTA Online yet, and the silence says a lot. Jason Schreier says Rockstar isn't planning to address it soon, just an observation from the marketing. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/gta-onl... #GTAOnline #GTA6 #Rockstar #Gaming
Rockstar Isn't Ready to Talk About GTA Online Yet, and It Shows — NeonLightsMedia
Rockstar has only ever described GTA VI as a single-player experience. Here's why that's not an accident.
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GTA 6's $80 price tag is an "incredible bargain," says Take-Two's CEO. Zelnick defended the price on Take-Two's August 7 earnings call. The reasoning is worth a look. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/zelnick... #GTA6 #TakeTwo #Gaming #News
Zelnick Calls GTA 6's $80 Price an "Incredible Bargain." — NeonLightsMedia
Zelnick says AAA game prices haven't kept pace with inflation. That's true industry-wide, but it's not usually the argument for raising one.
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Single Player Tarkov is shutting down after a trademark notice, not a rename. Battlestate Games sent the team a trademark notice, and why they chose to shut down instead of just renaming is the part nobody's explained. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/single-... #Tarkov #EscapeFromTarkov #Gaming
Single Player Tarkov Is Shutting Down Over Trademark — NeonLightsMedia
Battlestate Games sent Single Player Tarkov's team a trademark notice, and shutting down instead of just renaming is the part nobody involved has actually explained.
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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls just launched, and even top-end rigs can't shake this. The PC version showed up with a stutter problem that isn't going away. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/marvel-... #MarvelTokon #FightingGames #PCGaming #Gaming
Marvel Tōkon PC Stutter: Even the RTX 5090 Can't Save You — NeonLightsMedia
If you're on Linux or Steam Deck, I'd hold off on Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls for now, here's why the game won't even launch for you yet.
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That $1.39 billion GTA VI number going around? Not what you think. It's actually Take-Two's entire quarterly total, and GTA VI was only open for preorders five days of it. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/take-tw... #GTA6 #TakeTwo #Gaming #News
That $1.39 Billion GTA VI Number Isn't What You Think — NeonLightsMedia
Take-Two's CEO called GTA VI preorders "unprecedented," then immediately declined to say what that actually means for sales.
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Take-Two's CEO spent Friday's earnings call declining to comment on Sony's decision, then explained why GTA 6 isn't getting a disc, using almost identical logic. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/zelnick... #GTA6 #TakeTwo #PlayStation #Gaming
Take-Two CEO Defends GTA 6's All-Digital Release — NeonLightsMedia
Take-Two's CEO wouldn't comment on Sony killing PlayStation discs, then made almost the exact same case for GTA 6.
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Last week's Xbox outage didn't just affect digital games. Microsoft says a bug also prevented some physical discs from working. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/xbox-ou... #Xbox #Gaming #XboxSeriesX
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Think physical games are dead? Nintendo just proved they're still selling in huge numbers, even as Sony moves away from discs. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/nintend... #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch2 #Gaming
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One week after Campaign Evolved launched, and cuts are already hitting Halo Studios. Three named employees, a producer, a scrum master, and a software engineer, say their jobs ended this week. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/halo-st... #Halo #HaloStudios #Xbox #Gaming
Halo Studios Layoffs Hit Right After Campaign Evolved — NeonLightsMedia
A producer, a scrum master, and an engineer at Halo Studios say their jobs just ended. Here's what's actually confirmed so far.
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The next Xbox controller already has a name, a price, and a design, weeks before Microsoft's said a word. It's called Storm King, and it's themed entirely around Gears of War: E-Day. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/xbox-st... #Xbox #GearsOfWar #GearsOfWarEDay #Gaming
Gears of War: E-Day Is Getting a Limited Xbox Controller — NeonLightsMedia
Storm King, Xbox's Gears of War: E-Day controller, is priced to match Forza Horizon 6's. Here's everything confirmed so far.
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Ultron's climbing back out of the wreckage for round two. This time Marvel Rivals hands you seven completely rebuilt Avengers to throw at him. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/marvel-... #MarvelRivals #AgeOfUltron #Marvel #Gaming
Marvel Rivals Age of Ultron: Complete PvE Guide — NeonLightsMedia
All seven Age of Ultron kits, the boss fights, and what's actually worth grinding for in Marvel Rivals.
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Ultron doesn't just show up once in this mode. He shows up twice, and the second time he's got more than four times the health bar to back it up. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/marvel-... #MarvelRivals #AgeOfUltron #Marvel #Gaming
How to Beat Ultron in Marvel Rivals (Phase 7 & 11) — NeonLightsMedia
A full breakdown of the Marvel Rivals Ultron fight across both phases, with the hero comparison and timing tips that matter most.
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Loki took on 6 alone. Now it's your squad vs an entire drone army. Marvel Rivals followed up Loki's 1v6 duel with a full squad fight against Ultron's drone army, and there's a free skin waiting on the other side of it. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/marvel-... #MarvelRivals #Marvel #Gaming
How to Get the Free Ultron Skin in Marvel Rivals — NeonLightsMedia
How to unlock the free Ultron skin in Marvel Rivals, plus every other reward tied to the Age of Ultron event.
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Roblox's bad quarter? Partly on purpose, apparently. Roblox's Q3 bookings guidance implies up to an 18% decline, and the company admits part of that hit was a deliberate choice. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/roblox-... #Roblox #Gaming #GamingIndustry #News
Roblox's Bad Quarter Was Partly on Purpose — NeonLightsMedia
Roblox's Q3 bookings guidance implies up to an 18% year-over-year decline. Here's what the company says is actually behind it.
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Arctic got a tariff refund from the Supreme Court. Here's what they did with it. Instead of pocketing the money, Arctic is turning its tariff refund into a US price promotion. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/arctic-... #Arctic #PCHardware #Tech #News
How Arctic's Tariff Refund Scheme Actually Works — NeonLightsMedia
The Supreme Court handed Arctic its tariff money back. I look at where it's actually going, and it's not into your bank account.
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Down 96% since its IPO, and now Devolver wants out completely. Devolver Digital's stock has cratered since going public in 2021, and the publisher is looking to leave the stock market for good. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/devolve... #DevolverDigital #Gaming #GamingIndustry #News
Devolver's Stock Fell 96%. Now It Wants Off the Market — NeonLightsMedia
Devolver's market cap has dropped from $950 million to under $47 million. Here's why the publisher wants to go private again.
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GTA VI's next trailer isn't dropping on YouTube first. Grand Theft Auto VI's next big look at the game premieres on Netflix, six hours before it hits YouTube. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/gta-vi-... #GTA6 #GrandTheftAuto #Rockstar #Gaming
GTA VI's Next Trailer Is Premiering on Netflix First — NeonLightsMedia
Grand Theft Auto VI's next gameplay reveal premieres on Netflix six hours before YouTube. Here's why, and what it actually means.
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A former EA FC developer has called The Grounds one of the worst projects of his career. He says it'll "expose the company even more" once he shares what happened behind the scenes. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/ea-fc-2... #EAFC27 #EASportsFC #Gaming
Former EA FC Dev Slams The Grounds Before Launch — NeonLightsMedia
The Grounds is EA FC 27's biggest new feature. A developer who worked on it just called it one of the worst projects of his career.
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Palworld is getting another mobile game. Garena has announced Palworld Online, but it's actually the second officially licensed mobile Palworld currently in development. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/palworl... #Palworld #Pocketpair #MobileGaming #Gaming
Palworld's Mobile Future Just Got More Complicated — NeonLightsMedia
Garena announced a mobile Palworld MMO today, and Krafton has had its own separate licensed mobile Palworld in the works since last year.
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August's PlayStation Plus Monthly Games have been revealed. Dying Light 2: Stay Human - Reloaded Edition headlines the lineup, alongside Big Walk and Signalis. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/playsta... #PlayStation #PSPlus #PS5 #Gaming
PS Plus August 2026: Dying Light 2, Big Walk & Signalis Free — NeonLightsMedia
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August 2026 include Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, Big Walk, and Signalis, live from August 4.
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Could Resident Evil be moving away from spin-offs? A new rumor claims Capcom is focusing on story-sized DLC instead. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/residen... #ResidentEvil #Capcom #Gaming
Capcom Reportedly Planning Story DLC for Requiem, Veronica — NeonLightsMedia
A new report claims Capcom is developing lengthy story DLC for Resident Evil Requiem and the Code: Veronica remake, arriving in 2027 and 2028.
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Ubisoft has reportedly cancelled its Far Cry extraction shooter. The next mainline Far Cry is now said to be back on track. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/far-cry... #FarCry #Ubisoft #Gaming
Far Cry Extraction Shooter Reportedly Cancelled by Ubisoft — NeonLightsMedia
A new report claims Ubisoft has scrapped its Far Cry extraction shooter, while the next mainline entry is said to be back on a solid path.
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Is this the end of Dragon Age? Former BioWare veteran Mark Darrah doesn't sound optimistic about the series' future. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/dragon-... #DragonAge #BioWare #EA #Gaming
Dragon Age Creator Has Little Faith Series Will Return — NeonLightsMedia
Mark Darrah says he doesn't expect Dragon Age to return, pointing to EA's reluctance to greenlight games even after Veilguard's disappointing reception.
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Not sure who's real? Here's every Doppelganger in Shift at Midnight, broken down night by night. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/shift-a... #ShiftAtMidnight #Gaming #Guide
Shift at Midnight: All Doppelgangers by Night, Listed — NeonLightsMedia
Every doppelganger customer in Shift at Midnight, broken down night by night, so you know exactly who to interrogate before they leave the store.
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Looking for all four Yakumo Effigies? Here's where to find each one... and why you shouldn't use the Pal Statue just yet. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/yakumo-... #Palworld #Pocketpair #Gaming #Guide
All 4 Yakumo Effigy Locations (Achievement Guide) — NeonLightsMedia
Where to find all four Yakumo Effigies, plus a bug warning: don't upgrade at the Pal Statue until you've collected all four or the achievement may not pop.
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Trying to unlock Food Critic? Here's where to find the Thirsty Grunt in Halo Campaign Evolved. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/halo-ca... #Halo #Gaming #Guide
How to Get The Food Critic Achievement in Halo Campaign Evolved — NeonLightsMedia
Missing Food Critic in Halo Campaign Evolved? The Thirsty Grunt is tucked in a side tunnel during The Maw. Here's exactly where.
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Finished Halo Campaign Evolved? Here's what both endings mean, including the true ending. ⚠️ Spoilers www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/halo-ca... #Halo #Gaming #Guide
Every Ending in Halo Campaign Evolved, Compared and Explained — NeonLightsMedia
Halo Campaign Evolved has a secret ending locked behind Legendary difficulty. Here's what it shows, and how it compares to the 2001 original.
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Waiting for Assassin's Creed Hexe? According to a well-known insider, Ubisoft isn't in any rush to reveal it. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/assassi... #AssassinsCreed #Ubisoft #Gaming
Assassin's Creed Hexe Reveal Isn't Coming Soon: Report — NeonLightsMedia
Insider Nate the Hate says Assassin's Creed Hexe won't launch until at least late 2027, meaning Ubisoft is in no hurry to reveal the game yet.
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Linux support is finally on the way. GOG has confirmed it's actively working on bringing Galaxy to Linux. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/gog-gal... #GOG #Linux #PCGaming #Gaming
GOG Galaxy for Linux Is Finally Happening, Sort Of — NeonLightsMedia
After months of hinting at Linux as a priority, GOG confirms real work is underway on bringing Galaxy to the platform.
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PSN spent hours offline today. And it happened during one of the worst possible weeks for Sony. www.neonlightsmedia.com/blog/psn-out... #PlayStation #PSN #PS5 #Gaming #psndown