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Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online

Pokémon GBA’s Switch eShop release is a special occasion. Nintendo has already ruled out the Game Boy Advance titles Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen coming to the Switch Online ‘Nintendo Classics’ service, so how about the possibility of more Game Boy purchases via the eShop, similar to the Virtual Console releases during the 3DS and Wii…

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“Please Don’t Post Or Share Pre-Release Leaks And Spoilers” – Capcom Sets Its Sights On Resident Evil Requiem Leakers

“Our legal department will continue to issue takedowns”. We’re fast approaching the release of Resident Evil Requiem on the Switch 2, and ahead of what might just be one of the most-anticipated games of 2026, Capcom has issued a special notice to the “Resident Evil community” about spoilers and leaks. Read the full article on…

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If Xbox is ‘recommitting’ to its console, what does that mean for its recent ‘everything is an Xbox’ strategy?

After struggling to compete with the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, Microsoft’s gaming division has spent the last few years trying to remake the Xbox brand into a software label first and foremost: it started with Steam releases and cloud streaming, continued with the painful “This is an Xbox” ad campaign, and culminated in phrases like…

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No layoffs at Xbox as a result of leadership shakeup, new chief content officer Matt Booty says: ‘My focus is on supporting the teams and leaders we have in place and creating the conditions for them to do their best work’

You have no doubt heard about the very major shakeup at Xbox today: Longtime boss Phil Spencer is retiring, presumed heir apparent Sarah Bond has resigned, former AI executive Asha Sharma is now in charge, and Matt Booty, head of Microsoft Studios, is now chief content officer. It’s the kind of thing that makes you…

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