Game News Round-Up

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Game News Round-Up is your daily video game news fix. We cover the day's biggest stories: announcements, reveals, release dates, delays, financial results and industry shake-ups, with every story clearly sourced and verified so you always know where the news came from. It's quick enough for a coffee break and thorough enough that you'll never miss a headline. New episodes every work day.

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    Game News Round-Up - 2nd July 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 2nd July 2026 Sources: Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/PlayStation Store for PS3 & PS Vita Closing Down: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playstation-store-for-ps3-and-ps-vita/Persona is getting the live-action show treatment at Netflix, Star Trek: Picard and 9-1-1 writer Christopher Monfette attached as showrunner: https://www.eurogamer.net/persona-live-action-netflix-show-announcedGodot to ban (almost all) AI coding contributions. Godot will still allow AI assistance like 'code completion, regex, or find and replace.': https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/godot-to-ban-almost-all-ai-coding-contributionsJuly’s three PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games are Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, For The King II and CrossCode: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/julys-three-playstation-plus-free-essential-monthly-games-include-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3/2K co-founder Christoph Hartmann joins Ubisoft to lead Creative House 2, which focuses on Tom Clancy titles: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/2k-co-founder-christoph-hartmann-joins-ubisoft-to-lead-creative-house-2-which-focuses-on-tom-clancy-titles/Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds' CEO resigns as Krafton has settled its lawsuit with the former leadership team of Subnautica 2 developer, Unknown Worlds, and agreed to pay the $250 million disputed bonus: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/subnautica-2-studio-unknown-worlds-ceo-resigns-as-krafton-agrees-to-pay-250m-bonusXbox is reportedly working on a way to let players turn their disc copies of Xbox Series X and Xbox One games into digital versions: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-is-reportedly-planning-a-way-for-players-to-convert-their-discs-into-digital-copies/

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Game News Round-Up is your daily video game news fix. We cover the day's biggest stories: announcements, reveals, release dates, delays, financial results and industry shake-ups, with every story clearly sourced and verified so you always know where the news came from. It's quick enough for a coffee break and thorough enough that you'll never miss a headline. New episodes every work day.