7th July – 8th July 2026

BLACK OPS 2 TROPHY “BIG LEAGUES” CHANGED FOR PS4/PS5 PORT! 🏆
The trophy requirements have been updated:
OLD: “Win 5 Multiplayer League Play Matches after being placed in a Division”
NEW: “Start the Campaign”
(via: DETONATEDcom)

MASSIVE FAR CRY 7 LEAK FROM DATAMINER ROGUETX! đź‘€
According to the latest leaks, Far Cry 7 could take a big survival/extraction turn:
▪️Focused on survival and extraction (PvEvP)
▪️Time limit mechanic (up to 72 hours)
▪️Main objective: rescue 6 family members
▪️Shelter system and weapon durability
▪️Presence of wild animals (bears, wolves, foxes, deer)
⚠️ This is still non-official information — treat it as a rumor for now.

“DON’T KILL THE DISC” PETITION AGAINST SONY REACHES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SIGNATURES! 📜
A petition has gained massive support.
“Don’t Kill the Disc” argues that going fully digital removes true ownership and could erase “thousands of jobs” in the industry.

PLAYSTATION PLUS USERS SEEING 50% DISCOUNT WHEN TRYING TO CANCEL!
Some PS Plus subscribers are being offered a 50% discount when they attempt to cancel their subscription
Some received 50% off a 3-month PS Plus Extra plan
Others were offered discounts on a 12-month subscription
The offer doesn’t appear to be available to everyone.


XBOX GAME PASS SUBSCRIBERS DOWN TO 30 MILLION
Xbox had internally expected Game Pass to reach 77 million subscribers by this year.
Instead, it currently sits at 30 million — down 4 million from two years ago.
Source➡️Bloomberg report

LONG-TIME XBOX VP KEVIN LACHAPELLE LAID OFF AFTER 37 YEARS AT MICROSOFT
Kevin LaChapelle, who led the team that built the iconic Xbox Backward Compatibility program, has been laid off.
He worked at Microsoft for 37 years.


SONY CEO HIROKI TOTOKI SELLS 225,000 SHARES DAYS AFTER DISC ANNOUNCEMENT! 📉
Just days after PlayStation announced the end of physical discs for all new games starting in 2028, Sony President and CEO Hiroki Totoki sold 225,000 shares.
According to a recent SEC filing, the sale on July 3 was worth an estimated $4.73 million and represented 56.5% of his holdings in that class of Sony stock.
The timing has sparked discussion given the backlash over the all-digital shift.
3rd July – 6th July 2026

SONY STILL LIMITING ATTACHABLE DISC DRIVE SALES TO 1 PER ORDER! đź“€
Despite their plan to end physical disc production for all new PlayStation games by 2028, Sony is still facing such high demand for the attachable disc drive that they’re restricting sales to 1 per order.
Source➡️EUROGAMER

SONY PSN ACCOUNTS CAN BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED AFTER 36 MONTHS OF INACTIVITY! ⚠️
According to Section 21 of Sony’s updated Terms of Service:
If your PSN account remains inactive for 36 months, the closure process may begin.
You’ll receive an email notification and have 6 months to log in or request that it be kept open.
If you do nothing, the account will be permanently closed, and you’ll lose access to all your digital games, DLCs, and purchased content.


HIDEO KOJIMA WANTS TO SCAN A REAL GHOST FOR HIS NEW HORROR GAME OD! đź‘»
The legendary director is going all-in on authenticity for his upcoming supernatural horror project.
Kojima plans to travel the world, visit famously haunted locations,and attempt to scan real paranormal entities to bring them into OD.
This man never does anything halfway.

GITHUB LAUNCHES CD-ROM CODE BURN PROMO RIGHT AFTER SONY’S DISC DECISION
GitHub (owned by Microsoft) has launched a fun promo allowing developers to burn their code onto a physical
🟢CD-ROM, with the tagline:
“Your code is physically yours, forever.”
This comes just days after:
▪️Sony announced the end of physical disc production for all new PlayStation games by January 2028
▪️Xbox promoted physical discs for the new Halo game
▪️GTA VI launched with download codes instead of discs in physical boxes.

XBOX ANNOUNCES LAYOFF OF 1,600 EMPLOYEES
Microsoft has officially confirmed the layoff of approximately 1,600 employees today as part of a company-wide reorganization.
Xbox has stated there are no game cancellations and no studio closures.

