Videogames link dump Part 2 Business, Classics, and Design

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VG: Business

It's rumoured that GameStop may be buying EBay. The original article is by WSJ, which is not letting itself be archived. Articles talking about the article have been archived. The offer was made, and rejected 2605

https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/gamestop-preparing-offer-for-ebay-1678e6de https://archive.ph/RVvbF https://www.ign.com/articles/gamestop-reportedly-preparing-to-make-an-offer-to-buy-ebay https://archive.ph/8KbSI https://kotaku.com/struggling-video-game-retailer-gamestop-reportedly-buy-ebay-2000692553 https://archive.ph/pt5th https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/gamestop-ebay-takeover-bid-ryan-cohen-gaming-retail-ecommerce.html https://archive.ph/2P6C9 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/gamestop-ceo-ebay-storefront https://archive.ph/zDFU3 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/ebay-gamestops-takeover.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/kvKRG https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gamestop-ceo-ryan-cohen-wants-182717917.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ZMFG7 https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/gamestop-increases-stake-ebay-more-142422122.html https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/wall-street-awaits-gamestop-ceo-cohens-next-move-after-ebay-rejected-takeover-2026-05-27/

EShop charts for Nintendo. Mina the Hollower does well

https://archive.ph/bgwF6 https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-switch-2-eshop-charts-may-31-2026-mina-the-hollower-takes-down-yoshi/

Atari is now based in Luxembourg

https://archive.ph/AxUu5 https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/sacre-bleu-atari-is-no-longer-a-french-company

Octopath Traveler 0 no longer has Denuvo

https://archive.ph/YILdb https://www.dsogaming.com/news/square-enix-has-removed-denuvo-from-octopath-traveler-0/

Steam Workshop has new UI

https://archive.ph/BCEMU https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-workshop-now-looks-like-it-was-made-in-this-decade/

Bloober Team keeps hinting at what they are doing for the Switch 2

https://archive.ph/OknmC https://gonintendo.com/contents/56215-bloober-team-says-project-m-details-coming-very-soon-call-it-a-vision-that-could

Switch vs Switch 2 sales

https://archive.ph/uo345 https://www.vgchartz.com/article/467869/switch-2-vs-switch-1-sales-comparison-in-the-us-ndash-april-2026/

Tons of fake Tomodachi Life games coming out for phone

https://archive.ph/WlaUI https://gonintendo.com/contents/61090-smartphone-digital-stores-are-being-flooded-with-tomodachi-life-rip-offs

Nintendo lowers requirements to buy Switch 2

https://archive.ph/nghfs https://mynintendonews.com/2026/05/25/japan-nintendo-scraps-50-hour-playtime-requirement-to-get-switch-2-from-my-nintendo/

Sony has to be publicly closed explain price changes

https://archive.ph/V1reK https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-dynamic-pricing-sony-transparency-eu-law

GameSpot is moving

https://web.archive.org/web/20260519095218/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-gamespot/1100-6540022/

Sony won't release single player games to PC anymore

https://archive.ph/6GXHL https://insider-gaming.com/playstation-games-no-longer-launch-on-pc/ https://archive.ph/llUjl https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc https://archive.ph/OhlfE https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-is-returning-to-console-exclusives-for-single-player-games https://archive.ph/Ypf13 https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/sony-retreats-from-pc-gaming-robbing-us-of-maybe-4-games/ https://archive.ph/GfXy8 https://80.lv/articles/no-more-playstation-games-on-pc-report-says https://archive.ph/pmlKt https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/05/19/sonys-playstation-pc-departure-is-the-right-move-for-them-not-players/

Steam is changing tags. Things like NSFW is no longer a thing. The one that seems to be catching the most notice is Bullet Heaven, which Vampire Survivors ushered in.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/673994309884707518 https://archive.ph/seZXh https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/its-official-steam-decrees-bullet-heaven-the-name-of-the-vampire-survivors-genre/ https://archive.ph/drI3K https://80.lv/articles/steam-adds-new-tags-like-bullet-heaven-and-removes-others-like-nsfw https://archive.ph/MKTaT https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-killed-its-rpgmaker-user-tag-yesterday-and-impacted-devs-are-unexpectedly-happy-about-it/ https://archive.ph/VrEXO https://kotaku.com/steam-deletes-a-bunch-of-game-tags-like-dungeons-dragons-warhammer-40k-and-lego-in-rare-purge-2000697376 https://archive.ph/mKQfQ https://www.eurogamer.net/bullet-heaven-steam-tag-update

Virtuos wants to port Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 to Switch 2

https://archive.ph/2DDRL https://www.pockettactics.com/la-noire-anniversary https://archive.ph/j2J3X https://mynintendonews.com/2026/05/18/virtuos-eager-to-port-grand-theft-auto-5-and-red-dead-redemption-2-to-the-nintendo-switch-2/

The guy in charge of 3rd party games says that's the most important part of the PlayStation brand. Otherwise it's just a plastic box.

https://archive.ph/0AGp0 https://insider-gaming.com/sony-ceo-calls-playstation-a-plastic-box-without-content/

Greetings from new Eurogamer Editor in Chief.

https://archive.ph/yzWUP https://www.eurogamer.net/hello-eurogamer-new-editor-in-chief-chris-tapsell

SeGa has cancelled their big game.

https://archive.ph/3Uief https://theotakuauthority.com/sega-has-cancelled-the-hyped-super-game/ https://archive.ph/TWGcd https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-cancels-super-game-teases-classics-revivals https://archive.ph/lZOSh https://nichegamer.com/sega-cancels-billion-dollar-super-game-project/

Capcom has sold more games than any time prior.

https://archive.ph/wzgCP https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-just-sold-more-games-than-in-any-year-in-its-history/

Katsuhiro Harada who was the major designer for Tekken and announced he was retiring, is now a studio lead at SNK. Yep

https://archive.ph/OlLmA https://www.gamesindustry.biz/snk-announces-new-studio-lead-by-tekken-veteran-katsuhiro-harada

Fable delayed to not compete with GTA6

https://archive.ph/eoOsn https://www.theverge.com/games/939991/microsoft-fable-xbox-delay-gta-vi https://archive.ph/uO9RK https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fable-4-is-delayed-into-2027-and-we-all-know-why/

Atari acquires Wizardry IP

https://archive.ph/C097C https://www.gematsu.com/2026/05/atari-acquires-wizardry-ip https://archive.ph/cFgBn https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/atari-just-bought-the-rights-to-the-big-daddy-of-pc-rpgs-and-a-reissue-campaign-is-afoot/

Big news about the new XBox Boss

https://archive.ph/SdyjS https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/halo-2-3-remakes-confirmed/

VG: Bus: Console Price hikes

Nintendo

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/GIy1s

Steam Deck

https://archive.ph/UqEgw https://nichegamer.com/steam-deck-price-increased-due-to-rising-hardware-costs/ https://archive.ph/dEamu https://www.gamesindustry.biz/valve-raises-steam-deck-oled-prices-by-over-40 https://archive.ph/QP8kF https://www.theverge.com/games/938340/valve-steam-deck-price-increase https://archive.ph/IeOHZ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/despite-price-hike-steam-deck-is-already-sold-out-in-north-america/ https://archive.ph/7pDhp https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-ramageddon-hits-home https://archive.ph/ZJ1mt https://kotaku.com/epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-dunks-on-gabe-newell-raising-steam-deck-prices-while-flaunting-500-super-yacht-2000700489 VG: Bus: Nintendo

The Nintendo Switch 2 will go up in price by $50. Nintendo promised to have games to prove this isn't a waste of money. They're even offering a free game. A good Zelda would be nice.

https://archive.ph/ZnPCe https://www.nintendo.com/sg/news/article/127FCO09eoaiRR9OCawsVl https://archive.ph/RN2nv https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-president-apologizes-for-switch-2-price-increase-promises-robust-software-lineup-to-make-up-for-it/ https://archive.ph/bruvb https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-announces-switch-2-choose-your-game-bundle/ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/7CdTo https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/switch-2-price-goes-nintendos-200000740.html

Switch 2 compatible Switch 1 games expands

https://archive.ph/t15kJ https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-switch-2-switch-backwards-compatibility-fixes-may-2026/

Nintendo promised to make games for Switch 1 as well. I could not archive this link at all.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-wont-focus-on-making-switch-2-games-exclusively-switch-1-remains-important/1100-6539908/

Nintendo release leaks rumour. Starfox, Zelda ocarina of time, duskbloods.

https://youtu.be/MNUNFICRb2A https://archive.ph/2k1g7 https://9to5toys.com/2026/04/03/nintendo-2026-launch-plans-leaked/ https://archive.ph/XqVeQ https://lordsofgaming.net/2026/03/nintendos-leaked-switch-2-lineup-promises-a-blockbuster-2026/ https://archive.ph/mJIcp https://screenrant.com/zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-expanded-map-hopes/ https://archive.ph/dqJHq https://mynintendonews.com/2026/05/28/natethehate-says-modern-warfare-4-will-be-first-call-of-duty-title-for-nintendo-switch-2/

VG: Bus: Roblox

Roblox is like the old flash games scene.

https://archive.ph/PnIdJ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/why-the-founder-of-kongregate-believes-that-roblox-is-its-successor

A single game on Roblox has 14 million players at one time.

https://archive.ph/bqcvl https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/with-a-peak-player-count-of-14-2-million-99-nights-in-the-forest-has-an-audience-other-multiplayer-ga

VG: Propaganda

Stop Killing Games is a ‘grassroots’ effort to protect games. Look at the praise it gets.

https://archive.ph/O6jba https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-industry-lobby-group-that-argued-against-preservation-efforts-from-libraries-is-now-pushing-back-o

Videogames keeping getting closer to movies

https://archive.ph/jahHM https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/939152/007-first-light-james-bond-movie-games

People demand games be made for deaf or blind people

https://archive.ph/Oat1B https://www.gamesindustry.biz/leading-charity-calls-for-consistent-enforceable-standards-to-make-games-accessible-for-visually-impaired-players

James Bond First light has Denuvo, so people won't buy it.

https://archive.ph/xYxFv https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/off-the-wishlist-it-comes-007-first-light-fans-are-requesting-refunds-after-learning-about-denuvo-drm-addition-ahead-of-launch

Roblox should have every law thrown at it.

https://archive.ph/1HaeH https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ive-been-playing-games-for-40-years-writing-about-them-for-20-and-im-here-to-say-parts-of-roblox-need-to-be-legislated-out-of-ex

New European Union backed game engine

https://archive.ph/O7jMM https://gamefromscratch.com/immense-engine-new-european-game-engine/ https://archive.ph/0N1zt https://80.lv/articles/epic-games-veteran-claims-he-s-building-ai-heavy-fully-european-game-engine

AntiTrump classic style RPG. From further articles, someone has placed arcade games around DC with this game. Obviously not an actual game fan or they would have known that this kind of RPG is terrible for arcades…

https://archive.ph/g1sYy https://www.theverge.com/games/930605/operation-epic-fury-strait-to-hell-the-secret-handshake-trump https://archive.ph/fdUBq https://kotaku.com/donald-trump-video-game-satire-rpg-play-arcade-cabinet-2000696590

Trying to create fan made servers and protect games will stop innovation says lobbyists.

https://archive.ph/C9WLa https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/california-bill-pushing-to-keep-games-playable-after-server-shutdowns-doesnt-reflect-how-games-actually-work-esa-as

Electronic Arts barricades their headquarters in fear of protests against them. They dressed as Sims characters and were protesting the sale of the company to Saudi Arabia

https://archive.ph/SGjOd https://simscommunity.info/2026/05/11/ea-raid-barricades-may-11-report/ https://archive.ph/w4hPe https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-05-14/gamers-protest-private-equity-purchase-of-electronic-arts

VG: Classics

NES and SNES mini were to save Nintendo while the Wii U failed

https://archive.ph/G3rdn https://nintendoeverything.com/former-nintendo-exec-confirms-nes-and-snes-classics-were-made-to-sustain-the-companys-business/

International Amiga Day was May 31st

https://archive.ph/WBbbB https://www.generationamiga.com/2026/05/31/international-amiga-day-jay-miners-dream-machine-still-bounces/ https://archive.ph/zXl0H https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/international-amiga-day-day-has-come-to.html

Praise for ReVolt

https://archive.ph/69LNm https://www.topgear.com/car-news/gaming/absolutely-nailed-it-1999-videogame-perfected-rc-racing-formula

Interview with Mike Fischer of SeGa of America

https://archive.ph/ERDxK https://www.sega-16.com/2026/05/interview-mike-fischer-soa-product-manager-vp/ https://archive.ph/rwOBE https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/the-most-miserable-person-i-have-ever-worked-with-this-former-sega-exec-has-a-dim-view-of-yuji-naka https://archive.ph/STjY8 https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1tqtxd6/mike_fischer_former_sega_of_america_vp_ive_heard/ https://archive.ph/LluL7 https://kotaku.com/billy-hatcher-and-the-giant-cock-yuji-naka-2000700494 https://archive.ph/liToO https://www.gamesradar.com/games/sonic-the-hedgehog/a-classic-sonic-game-is-getting-a-remake-according-to-a-former-sega-exec-and-you-only-need-to-look-at-sonic-movie-4-to-

Princess Crown for Saturn

https://archive.ph/3hksi https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/saturn/princess-crown