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Gamer's Digest 2026-12: Crimson Desert has the Internet In A Chokehold!

Crimson Desert is finally out, and the internet is at odds with how to feel about the game...and well… how to play it. Insomniac wants to give you even more reason to pre-order Wolverine later this spring, and Stranger than Heaven will headline Xbox’s Partner Preview this Week!....
Gaming News
Crimson Desert Patch 1.00.03 Makes The Game Easier and Fixes Huge Concerns | Insider Gaming 
Sold 2 million copies in 24 hours
Steam reviews are leaning toward positive after the patch 
Pearl Abyss Addresses Crimson Desert AI Art Scandal: 'We Apologize For These Oversights' - Insider Gaming
Insomniac 'Wants To Show More' Wolverine Before Opening Pre-Orders - Insider Gaming
Sega’s Stranger Than Heaven will headline an Xbox Partner event this week | VGC  
Minecraft Dungeons is getting a sequel this year, and it’s coming to PS5 and Switch 2 | VGC 
Ubisoft announces layoffs and the cease of game development at Red Storm Entertainment | GamesIndustry.biz
Saudi Arabia Just Spent Over $6 Billion Buying Up More Of The Video Game Industry  | Kotaku  
Quick Hits
Slay the Spire 2: One of the best indie Steam launches of all time |  Alinea Analytics
Microsoft Reportedly Offering Up to 50% Off Xbox Series X/S to Select Xbox One Users | Twisted Voxel
Sony Removes Over 1,000 Low-Quality Games From PlayStation Store | MP1st
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Sean - Yakuza 3 Kiwami: Dark Ties side story
Dj -Crimson Desert, Pokemon Pokopia
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Gamer's Digest 2026-11 - NVIDIA Slapping AI Filters on Our Games!

NVIDIA is throwing AI filters on your favorite games, Xbox is installing AI Clippy 2.0 on your console, and PC will overtake consoles in 2 years! So sound the alarm bells!
Gaming News
Nvidia Announces DLSS 5, Injecting Even More AI Into Games - IGN Gaming Copilot coming to current-gen Xbox consoles in 2026 | GamesIndustry.biz
PC will overtake console revenue by 2028, says Newzoo | GamesIndustry.biz
Pokopia is already one of the best-selling Pokémon spin-offs, after just four days | VGC
Crimson Desert Estimated to Have Already Reached $20M in Pre-Order Revenue With Nearly 400K Copies Sold on Steam Alone
Arc Raiders Has Started Replacing AI Voices With Human Ones Which CEO Admits Are Better
Arc Raiders, The Finals Dev Embark Studios Parts Ways With Co-founder Following Misconduct Allegations - IGN
Quick Hits
The Neowsletter - March 2026 | Mega Crit Games
Marathon has likely sold close to 2 million copies in the first week | Reddit
Marathon is rolling out an "experimental duo queue" | Eurogamer
Saudi Arabia Buys Another 5 Percent Of Capcom As Resident Evil Requiem Sells 6 Million Copies | Kotaku
What We Been Playing:
Sean - Yakuza 3 Kiwami, Ghost of Yotei Legends
Dj -Ghost of Yotei Legends, Pokemon Pokopia
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Gamer's Digest 2026-10 - The Internet was Wrong about Marathon and Xbox Has a New Xbox Coming!

We got all the details on Ghost of Yotei’s Multiplayer mode dropping tomorrow, the internet was wrong about Marathon, Slay the Spire 2 has been slaying Steam, and Sony is done with PC support… well kinda!
Gaming News:
Ghost of Yōtei Legends: everything you need to know about the online co-op multiplayer mode | Playstation Blog
Marathon is already the top-selling new game on Steam, dethroning Resident Evil Requiem | Games Radar
Bungie Responds Quickly to Marathon Microtransactions Backlash, First Patch Will Make the Game Slightly Easier | IGN
Marathon Steam Charts | SteamDB
Slay The Spire 2 Already Has 97% Positive Reviews As It Explodes | Kotaku
Slay the Spire 2 dev "totally blown away" as the roguelike enters Steam's top 20 most-played games ever with over 573,000 concurrent players: "We'll getcha one day Silksong" | Games Radar
PlayStation is reportedly moving away from PC ports | The Verge
Sony has made at least $2.3 billion selling first-party games on PC and Xbox | Tweaktown
'Sony Finally Understands': Over 70% of PS5 Fans Agree with Decision to Scrap PC Ports | Push Square
Sony's PlayStation Store has been testing dynamic pricing on games | Polygon
Xbox Project Helix could cost $999 to $1,200, report suggests | VGC
Nagoshi Studio reportedly facing closure, after NetEase ‘pulls Gang of Dragon funding’ | VGC
Quick Hits:
GTA 6 Pre-Orders and Price Could Surface Soon Based on New PlayStation Data - Insider Gaming
New Gran Turismo In Development - Insider Gaming
An AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem, written by a fake 'iGaming and sports betting analyst', briefly hit Metacritic
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Sean - Yakuza 3 Kiwami 
Dj - Pokemon Pokopia
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Gamer's Digest 2026-9 - Was FromSoftware the REAL reason Bluepoint Studio got Shutdown?

Pokemon Wind/Waves has a surprise release date, Marathon Server slam had some players surprised, and big surprise we have a new studio to blame for Sony’s shutting down Bluepoint Studio!
Gaming News:
News and Updates from the Pokémon Day 2026 Pokémon Presents Marathon duo queue requests "heard" by Bungie, as Server Slam concludes with a bang | Eurogamer.net
Sony was ready to approve a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down | PC Gamer
New York sues video game developer Valve, says its 'loot boxes' are gambling | Reuters
Resident Evil Requiem currently has the highest user score of all time on Metacritic | VGC
skate. developer Full Circle announces layoffs - Gematsu
Quick Hits:
GTA 6 Pre-Orders and Price Could Surface Soon Based on New PlayStation Data - Insider Gaming
New Gran Turismo In Development - Insider Gaming
An AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem written by a fake 'iGaming and sports betting analyst' briefly hit Metacritic
What We Been Playing:
Sean - Vampire Crawlers Demo, Yakuza 3 Kiwami,
Dj - Marathon Server slam
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Gamer's Digest 2026-8 - Sony Shuts Down Bluepoint Studios

Will someone Remake Bluepoint Studios now that Sony has Shut them down, and in an effort to make Sony cant hold an “L” for too long.. Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond has left Xbox.. oh boy….
Gaming News:
Sony Shuts Down Bluepoint Games, Dev Behind Consistently Great Remakes | GameSpot
Inside Microsoft’s big Xbox leadership shake-up | The Verge
‘I’m proud of what we’ve built’: Outgoing Xbox president Sarah Bond breaks silence after exit news | VGC
New Report Claims No One, Not Even Those Internally at Xbox, Liked the "Everything is an Xbox" Strategy Microsoft Reportedly Targeting Late 2027 for Next Xbox, Exploring Game Pass Changes | Twisted Voxel
Nintendo Announces Surprise Livestream Tomorrow, But It's Not a Full Nintendo Direct | IGN
Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Coming To Switch Feb 27, For A Gross Price| Kotaku
Sony plans to minimize effect of rising PlayStation 5 memory costs by boosting software and network service revenue, according to CFO | AUTOMATON WEST
Quick Hits:
Clarifications for no Microtransaction "AT LAUNCH" : r/CrimsonDesert | Reddit
Sony Tried To Lock Up ‘Crimson Desert’ As A Timed PlayStation Exclusive | Forbes
Mewgenics sells 1 million copies in just 1 week, far more than its creators expected: 'We both got a bit blindsided by this' | PC Gamer
Indie Games Yeet Themselves Out Of Slay The Spire 2's Way | Kotaku
What We Been Playing:
Sean - Arc Raiders, Yakuza 3 Kiwami, Ball x Pit
Dj - Arknights: EndField
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Gamer's Digest 2026-7 - PS6 Delayed to 2028 or 2029, GOOD or BAD?

PS6 delayed to 2028 or even 2029! Is that really bad news? But Good news, Sony Santa Monica Studios are working on more than just a GOW trilogy… and with the PS6 delay, we might see it on PS5…
Gaming News:
PS6 Delayed to 2028 or 2029! | Genki_JPN Twitter
Santa Monica Developing More Than Just God of War Trilogy Remake, It's Claimed - Insider Gaming
Valve confirms Steam Deck OLED stock issues are due to 'memory and storage shortages' — here's what it means for the Steam Machine | TechRadar
Highguard dev blames content creators for the game's failure - "It was dead on arrival" | Notebook Check
Highguard Developer Was Backed By Tencent | Insider Gaming
Highguard Website is Currently Down | Insider Gaming
Video Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buy | Bloomberg
Quick Hits:
Crimson Desert is confirmed to NOT have micro transactions | SynthPotato Twitter
Castlevania and Bloodstained developer Shutaro Ida dies aged 52 - Dexerto
Xbox Streaming Apps Are Down; Cloud Saves Impacted - Insider Gaming
What We Been Playing:
Sean - Arc Raiders, Yakuza 3 Kiwami, Ball x Pit
Dj - N/A
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Gamer's Digest 2026.6 - Will Horizon Hunters Gathering Be a Hit or Miss?

Why did Playstation make this announcement ahead of the announced State of Play? We will talk about some possible leaks.
Gaming News:
Announcing Horizon Hunters Gathering, Guerrilla’s new co-op action game | PlayStation.Blog
New Helldivers 2 update out today | Playstation Blog
Monster Hunter Wilds: New content update and Arch-Tempered Arkveld arrive February 18 | PlayStation.Blog
State of Play returns this Thursday, February 12 | PlayStation.Blog
Devil May Cry voice actor shares DMC 6 rumors ahead of PlayStation State of Play, accidentally sends fans into a frenzy, then insists "if I knew anything, I'd say" | Games Radar
Sony Says Ghost of Yotei 'Exceeded' the Sales of Ghost of Tsushima in the Same Period of Time and 'Significantly' Contributed to Its Financial Results - IGN
‘Baldur’s Gate’ TV Series Continuing Game’s Story In Works At HBO From ‘The Last Of Us’ Co-Creator Craig Mazin & Hasbro Entertainment | Deadline
Valve admits its Steam Machine and Steam Frame will be delayed due to RAM and storage price surges | Eurogamer.net
Quick Hits:
Control developer Remedy names former EA exec as new CEO | GameDeveloper.com
Expedition 33 art book confiscated by government officials who think it's an ancient relic | Polygon
Hideo Kojima pulls out of GDC at the last minute | PC Gamer
Riot Games is laying off half of the 2XKO development team | Engadget
Overwatch 2 Drops The 2, Is Just Overwatch Again | Kotaku
What We Been Playing:
Sean - Arc Raiders, Pragmata Demo, Ball x Pit demo
Dj - Pragmata Demo
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Gamer's Digest 2026-5 - Sony Wants AI Podcasts with Kratos?

Sony wants to start a podcast, but instead of people how about Astro bot hosting, Rockstar reaffirms GTA6 for November… fool me once shame on me… fool me twice… imma pre order now!
Gaming News:
Sony patents AI-generated podcasts voiced by characters from its games | VGC
Sony has patented a touchscreen PlayStation controller that lets players choose where to put the buttons | VGC
Take-Two Interactive Reaffirms GTA 6 Will Launch November 19, 2026 - Insider Gaming
GTA 6 Marketing To Start This Summer, Will Have Physical Version - Insider Gaming
Take-Two CEO Says GenAI Has Zero Part In GTA 6 - Insider Gaming
A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week, dedicated to Partner games | VGC
Obsidian isn’t making Outer Worlds 3 but will work on more games in the Avowed universe, despite ‘disappointing’ sales | VGC
Gaming market melts down after Google reveals new AI game design tool — Project Genie crashes stocks for Roblox, Nintendo, CD Projekt Red, and more | Tom's Hardware
Ubisoft Employee Who Was Suspended For Criticising the Company Has Now Been Fired - Insider Gaming
Quick Hits:
One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off Over the Last Two Years, GDC Study Reveals | Variety
Ex-Rockstar North President Denies 'Epstein Files' Allegations - Insider Gaming
What We Been Playing:
Sean - Arc Raiders
Dj - N/A
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