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Stop Killing Games… Dead?

Link: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9ahH6HrtTc

Stop Killing Games has yet to hit its goal yet the deadline is approaching. MANY attribute this to PirateSoftware, a content creator and part owner of an indie publisher, railing hard against it with what many consider to be a misinformation laden video.

Xbox Layoffs

Link: https://bsky.app/profile/georgebsocial.bsky.social/post/3lsi27oqdos2f

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/microsoft-plans-major-job-cuts-at-xbox-gaming-division?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1MDc3Mjc0NiwiZXhwIjoxNzUxMzc3NTQ2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWUQ0VkxEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.iMkVuxzB6m6hT_Rpwa-NQCTCvDapSt1DaRfpnGaqUSw&leadSource=uverify+wall

Reports suggest that 1-2 thousand people may be laid off, and entire studios killed.

Sony Faces Dutch Lawsuit over “artificially high” PlayStation prices

Link: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-faces-dutch-lawsuit-over-artificially-high-playstation-prices

A Consumer Group claims that Dutch consumers pay too much for digital games. The foundation has discovered that consumers on average pay 47% more for digital than physical titles. This combined with Sony’s push towards a Digital Only future means that Sony is pushing towards overcharging.

Ready or Not facing censorship as it prepares for a Console Release

Link: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1144200/announcements/detail/526472884483260568

Ready or Not is about to be released on consoles… but the PC port is also getting some changes in line with the console ports, including censored imagery. They maintain that this was necessary to facilitate crossplay and because maintaining multiple versions of a game is difficult. Ready or Not does contain a lot of imagery and themes that are quite disturbing and are equally disturbingly realistic. Some of the changes include changes to gore, nudity, and other disturbing imagery involving ingame children.

Mario Kart World patches out the ability to pick mostly 3-lap courses

Link: https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-updates-mario-kart-worlds-online-removes-the-only-guaranteed-way-to-play-normal-3-lap-races-with-randoms.1228638/

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