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Publisher Krafton finally agrees to pay bonuses to every Subnautica 2 staffer as Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill leaves again18:12 To most players, Subnautica 2 is one of 2026's hottest survival games after over four million players jumped into its dangerous waters and found an iterative but engrossing sequel . If you've been keeping tabs on its long development, however, you know about the legal dispute between Krafton and Unknown Worlds' leadership. Now, the publisher has agreed to finally pay promised bonuses to all staff… "Dynamic pricing it is", "prices will surely go up", "this is anti-consumer": the internet reacts with outrage and despair to P17:38 Today, Sony announced that it will no longer produce discs for PlayStation games starting in January 2028, citing "consumer preferences" for the reason it's going all-in on digital. The reaction, unsurprisingly, has been pretty bad across the internet and the indsutry at large. Read more Disc drives and release dates: Sony just told us two major things about the PlayStation 617:38 Sony just announced its shocking decision to end the manufacturing of discs for all PlayStation games beginning January 2028 . Although the company's announcement does not touch on its next-generation console, the announcement tells us a lot about the PlayStation 6. Read more Mario Kart World gets two new Knockout Tour routes and a new Photo Mode feature in latest update17:04 Nintendo just released a new update for Mario Kart World on Switch 2 that added some fresh races alongside other features. The update, version 1.7.0, chiefly expands the number of available Knockout Tour routes with the addition of Drill Rally and Boomerang Rally. Read more Good timing? Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is getting a physical Switch 2 release from Limited Run Games17:04 Last year's Tomb Raider (2013) Nintendo Switch 1/2 port didn't get off to a smooth start, with some long-time fans declaring it a subpar refresh of the modern action-adventure classic. Over time, however, Aspyr has whipped it into shape . Now, a true physical release for Switch 2 is coming from Limited Run Games , though it's a pricey one. Read more PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium's announcements of monthly new games are being changed in some territories, and players aren14:44 PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium 's monthly games have been typically revealed and then delivered all at once - this was still true in May - but June's selection of titles has introduced a major change with gradual rollouts stretched across a few weeks. Read more Sony announces an end to the PS3 and Vita digital stores14:44 Sony has announced that it's ending support for its PS3 and PlayStation Vita stores globally in 2027. In select markets, support will end later this year. Read more Sony will no longer produce discs for PlayStation games starting in January 2028, citing "consumer preferences" as the reason w14:44 Sony has announced today it's ceasing production of discs for PlayStation games, effective January 2028. Beyond that point, PlayStation games will be available digitally only. Notably, PlayStation games will continue to be sold at retail, just without a physical disc. Read more GTA 6 developer Rockstar accused of enforcing crunch, weaponising bonus payments, and ignoring a widening gender pay gap12:29 As Rockstar employees move to pursue official union recognition following a series of high-profile sackings in 2025, new allegations are emerging related to Rockstar's treatment of its staff. In a new report published by Game Developer , multiple Rockstar developers have accused the company of failing to address gender-based pay inequity, actively pursuing and facilitating crunch culture in its U… EA changes Battlefield 6 XP Boosters for the better, only to yet again reveal the change was an error and take it back11:20 For the second time in a month, Battlefield Studios has altered the in-game language explaining how Battlefield 6 XP Boosters work, only to renege and claim it was done in error. This time, however, it's made players even more aggravated because of the way the message was delivered. Read more Persona is getting the live-action show treatment at Netflix, Star Trek: Picard and 9-1-1 writer attached as showrunner11:20 With Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 on the horizon, fans of the long-running RPG series will be eating well in the near future, but a live-action Netflix show might be a more divisive offering. Read more 007 First Light studio IOI facing layoffs as Xbox pulls funding for Project Fantasy RPG11:20 Xbox has pulled out of a deal to fund and publish the online fantasy RPG - Project Fantasy - that's in development at Hitman and 007 First Light developer IO Interactive . Read more Developers at a Ubisoft studio have gone on strike in response to the publisher's latest round of sweeping layoffs11:19 Developers at Ubisoft Barcelona - which works on Rainbow Six: Siege following recent company restructuring - have gone on strike. Read more Revisiting Haven, the RPG update that turned a straight love story gay - and made it better as a result11:19 Hello! Eurogamer's week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming continues today as Kaan Serin explores how the acclaimed Haven found new meaning when it introduced the option to gender swap its leads two years after launch. 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