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The stories behind the reels, plus everything the radar rated highly but never became a reel.

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Tuesday, September 29

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Monday, September 28

1 Article
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Tetris in space – a Game Boy spent 196 days aboard Mir in 1993

Video games reached orbit as early as 1993, and not through a research program but through a handheld classic in a crew member's luggage.

Tetris flew to the Mir space station on a Game Boy in 1993 and stayed in space for 196 days, the first video game in space according to GameStar.
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Sunday, September 27

1 Article
07:31?

Minecraft adds The Sift, its first new dimension in over 14 years

Minecraft has had three dimensions for more than 14 years. The fourth arrives in a spin-off first and reaches the main game in 2027.

The Sift is Minecraft's first new dimension in over 14 years. It debuts in Minecraft Dungeons II and comes to the main game in 2027.
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Saturday, September 26

1 Article

Friday, September 25

1 Article
07:30+

GTA 6 collector's box costs $400 and does not include the game

Rockstar is selling Grand Theft Auto VI merch and the game separately, and fans are measuring that against Red Dead Redemption 2.

Rockstar's $400 GTA 6 collector's box holds 11 merch items, including a figure, sunglasses and a New Era hat, but no copy of the game.
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Thursday, September 24

1 Article

Wednesday, September 23

2 articles
07:32+

Activision is building the next Halo as Halo Studios loses the series

Microsoft reorganized its game studios on September 22, 2026, cut 268 jobs and left the old Halo team with maintenance work on two existing games.

The next mainline Halo is being built at Activision with a dedicated team, while Microsoft cuts 268 jobs across its studios.
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Tuesday, September 22

4 articles
07:51+

Microsoft to cut hundreds of Xbox jobs and merge several studios

The Information broke the story, Video Games Chronicle and Gematsu carried it. None of the reports names the studios being merged.

Microsoft is cutting hundreds of Xbox jobs and consolidating several game studios, according to The Information. VGC and Gematsu relay the report.
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07:32+

Blizzard bans first WoW Forever players over the new surnames

The surname system was two days old when the first bans landed, and Blizzard says it will punish real-money gold buyers „very aggressively".

Blizzard has banned the first World of Warcraft Forever players for turning the game's new character surnames into offensive names.
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07:32?

Sony ended Physint in a Zoom call, Kojima says in first interview

The designer says nothing could have prepared him for PlayStation stepping away from the project, and that his affection for Sony has not changed.

Hideo Kojima says Sony delivered the end of Physint over a Zoom call, and that nothing could have prepared him for the decision.
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