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Sony Moving Forward With Plan to Kill Discs - IGN Daily Fix
Sony’s controversial decision to discontinue PlayStation discs is not having any impact on its business now, and it doesn’t see any negative impact in the future, either. Plus, Zelda fans think they know when the Ocarina of Time remake will land. Max has all that and more in your Daily Fix!
Friday
Resident Evil 5 Dethroned as Series' Best-Selling Game - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:For years Resident Evil 5 has been the series' best-selling game, with a little over 19 million copies sold. Now the Resident Evil 2 remake has overtaken it, with around 19.75 million units. Across the entire series, the games have sold over 213 million copies worldwide. In other news, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is swinging toward a massive opening weekend domestically, with projections placing it in the $180-$190 million range. And that's among the more conservative estimate
Tuesday
Call for One Week PlayStation Boycott Gains Traction Online - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:The pushback from fans over Sony's decision to kill physical media in a couple of years could lead to a one-week boycott. The social media account, Does It Play?, is proposing a one-week 'economic and gameplay blackout' starting Sunday, August 23rd at 7pm local time. No signing onto PSN, no turning on your PS5, no playing Sony games on Steam, etc. The post is gaining traction on X, with more than 1 million views so far. In other news, the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Final F
Monday
God of War Laufey Release Date Announced - IGN Daily Fix
Desc: God of War Laufey has a release date. Plus, Tomb Raider: Catalyst is indeed delayed to 2028, as many had suspected. Kim has all that and more in your Daily Fix! Presented by Universal Orlando Resort, and its newest theme park, Universal Epic Universe.
July 26
Ubisoft Boss Says PlayStation Killing Discs Has Upsides - IGN Daily Fix
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot has said Sony's controversial decision to kill PlayStation 5 discs could have some upsides. Plus, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has revealed its first Year 1 DLC character. Kim has all that and more in your Daily Fix!
July 25
Microsoft Announces Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC - IGN Daily Fix
Microsoft has announced Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, allowing you to play classic console games on PC and handhelds such as the Xbox Ally X for the first time. Plus, Marvel studio boss Kevin Feige says they have mapped out movie plans up to 2042, hinting at a "streamlined, simplified" universe post-Avengers: Secret Wars. Kim has all that and more in your Daily Fix!Presented by Universal Orlando Resort, and its newest theme park, Universal Epic Universe.
July 24
Nintendo Argues Switch 2 Customers Are 'Not Entitled' to Tariff Refunds - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:A lawsuit aims to force Nintendo to share its tariff refunds to customers who bought a Switch 2. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled some of President Trump's tariffs illegal, which means the extra fees Nintendo paid to ship the Switch 2 and other hardware to the U.S. could be returned. But Nintendo isn't required to pass those refunds on to customers. In other news, the highly-anticipated The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past DLC will get its debut next month during gam
July 21
The Odyssey Sets New Record for a Christopher Nolan Film - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:Director Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster is sailing past box office expectations with a $264 million dollar global opening weekend. This exceeds Nolan's previous record-holder, The Dark Knight Rises, which earned $249 million on opening weekend in 2012. The Odyssey cost nearly $400 million to produce and market, but it might not have to go on a odyssey of its own to recoup that money. In other news, Ryan Reynolds has ideas for Deadpool 4, and believes he's done doing
July 20
Plans for Fallout, Elder Scrolls, More Revealed in Bethesda Studios Roadmap - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:It's been almost nothing but bad news for Xbox and its subsidiaries ever since CEO Asha Sharma announced the great and terrible Xbox reset of 2026. But there is some silver lining to all of the chaos: Bethesda Studios head Todd Howard has announced a roadmap for the company's IP including Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and Starfield. Confirmed are remakes of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, and the next mainline game, Fallout 5, is in development. But right now their biggest priority i
July 17
GTA 6 Could Earn Over $3 Billion Week One - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:Grand Theft Auto 6 went up for preorder a few weeks ago, and it's already sold $260 million worth of early purchases. According to analysts at Newzoo, the game is on track to hit between $3 and $5 billion dollars in the first week. Yes, that's BILLIONS of dollars in sales in Week 1. By comparison, GTA 5 made $1.15 billion in its first week at a lower price point than GTA 6 will be launched at. In other news, a player in AC Black Flag Resynced accidentally found the treasure
July 16
Unannounced Halo Multiplayer Game Reportedly Canceled - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:Another casualty in the big Xbox reset of 2026 is reportedly an unannounced Halo multiplayer project. The game was in development at Certain Affinity, who is a support studio with credits on several other Halo and Call of Duty titles. Halo 5's Warzone mode was apparently an inspiration for the game, and was to be built in Unreal Engine, like the soon-to-be-released Halo: Campaign Evolved. In other news, Matt Reeves' The Batman Part 2 is being delayed to 2028 (!) which would
July 15
Switch 2 OLED's Price Reportedly a Concern for Nintendo - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:A report from ZDNet says Nintendo is already considering a Switch 2 OLED model, but is hesitant over the price. An OLED panel would be an improvement over the current Switch 2's LCD screen, but would cost more. The ongoing hardware component crisis is also a factor, which has forced Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft to raise prices on their current-gen consoles post-launch. In other news, fans may have criticized Ubisoft for their DLC plans for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resync
July 14
European Union Is Powerless to Stop PlayStation from Killing Discs - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:Gamers are doing all they can to stop PlayStation from killing physical media, including appealing to the European Union. But according to the European Commissioner for Consumer Protection, the EU can't step in due to "commercial and contractual freedoms." Basically, Sony getting rid of games on discs in 2028 does not violate any member nation's laws or the EU's laws. In happier news, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold two million units in a single day, and had the be
July 13
AC Black Flag Resynced’s Pricy Microtransactions Have Fans Outraged - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has debuted with a series-high 100,000 concurrent players on Steam. Although reviews have been very good so far, not everyone's happy. Many gamers are shocked at the amount of microtransactions, with some upset that they shelled out extra $$ for digital deluxe edition of what they assumed would be a content complete version of the game. Ubisoft has heard the complaints, but it's unclear if there will be any price adjustments or "make-good
July 10
Fallout: New Vegas Dev Working on New Fallout Game at Obsidian - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:Obsidian is reportedly ditching Avowed 2 to work on a new Fallout game. As part of Xbox's big reset, developer Josh Sawyer, who worked as lead designer on fan favorite Fallout: New Vegas, will head a team at Obsidian focused on the next Fallout. The last mainline game, Fallout 4, was released in 2015. However, Bethesda has released the MMO Fallout 76 and helped produce the acclaimed Fallout TV series for Prime Video. In related news, id Software was not spared in the big Xbo
July 9
Cancelling Your PS+ Subscription Won't Stop Sony From Killing Discs, Say Experts - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:After Sony's bombshell anouncement that they would no longer release first-party titles on physical discs, many gamers took to the PlayStation Network webpage to unsubscribe from PlayStation Plus. But analysts say that even if hundreds of thousands of gamers unsubbed from PS Plus, it's a drop in the bucket to PlayStation's overall business model and would likely not persuade them to keep supporting physical media. In other gaming news, Bernie Sanders has taken aim at Xbox, p
July 8
Xbox Boss Asha Sharma Admits Game Pass Strategy Has Failed - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:In an interview with Bloomberg, Xbox boss Asha Sharma has admitted Game Pass was in a period of decline when she took over for former head Phil Spencer. But now they seemed to have stopped the bleeding, after dropping the price of the service and removing Call of Duty as a Day One title. Still, Xbox has admitted that the previous strategy of pumping money and resources into Game Pass has not paid off, and are now in the process of offloading some of the studios they've acqui
July 7
Xbox Announces 'Significant' Restructure Starting With 3,200 Layoffs - IGN Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:Xbox boss Asha Sharma sent an email to employees announcing a 'significant' restructuring of the company, citing losing "64 cents for every dollar invested" in their studios in an average year. Unfortunately 3,200 employees will be laid off, starting with 1,600 today and the rest to happen throughout Fiscal year 2027. Microsoft-owned studioss Double Fine and Compulsion Games will become independent studios, while others such as Ninja Theory and Undead Labs "have entered term
July 6
Shock Sony Announcement Sheds New Light on PS6, Analyst Says - IGN Daily Fix
As the video game world digests Sony’s shock decision to kill video game discs on PlayStation consoles starting January 2028, analysts believe it sends a strong signal about the PS6 — including when it will come out. Plus, Microsoft is sending notifications out to Xbox Game Pass members reminding them that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 won’t be in the subscription service this year. So if they want to play the game at launch, they’ll have to buy it. Daemon has all that and more on your Daily Fi
July 2
PlayStation Disc Production to End January 2028 - IGN Daily Fix
Sony has announced physical disc production ends in January 2028 for new games on PlayStation consoles. Plus, the PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup for July 2026 has been confirmed — and it includes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Daemon has all that and more on your Daily Fix!
July 1

IGN.com - Daily Fix (Video)

Sony Moving Forward With Plan to Kill Discs - IGN Daily Fix

Resident Evil 5 Dethroned as Series' Best-Selling Game - IGN Daily Fix

Call for One Week PlayStation Boycott Gains Traction Online - IGN Daily Fix

God of War Laufey Release Date Announced - IGN Daily Fix

Ubisoft Boss Says PlayStation Killing Discs Has Upsides - IGN Daily Fix

Microsoft Announces Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC - IGN Daily Fix

Nintendo Argues Switch 2 Customers Are 'Not Entitled' to Tariff Refunds - IGN Daily Fix

The Odyssey Sets New Record for a Christopher Nolan Film - IGN Daily Fix

Plans for Fallout, Elder Scrolls, More Revealed in Bethesda Studios Roadmap - IGN Daily Fix

GTA 6 Could Earn Over $3 Billion Week One - IGN Daily Fix

Unannounced Halo Multiplayer Game Reportedly Canceled - IGN Daily Fix

Switch 2 OLED's Price Reportedly a Concern for Nintendo - IGN Daily Fix

European Union Is Powerless to Stop PlayStation from Killing Discs - IGN Daily Fix

AC Black Flag Resynced’s Pricy Microtransactions Have Fans Outraged - IGN Daily Fix

Fallout: New Vegas Dev Working on New Fallout Game at Obsidian - IGN Daily Fix

Cancelling Your PS+ Subscription Won't Stop Sony From Killing Discs, Say Experts - IGN Daily Fix

Xbox Boss Asha Sharma Admits Game Pass Strategy Has Failed - IGN Daily Fix

Xbox Announces 'Significant' Restructure Starting With 3,200 Layoffs - IGN Daily Fix

Shock Sony Announcement Sheds New Light on PS6, Analyst Says - IGN Daily Fix

PlayStation Disc Production to End January 2028 - IGN Daily Fix