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Meta names Denise Moreno as its new CMO

Denise Moreno, a marketing vet, is stepping into the role as Alex Schultz becomes Meta's first chief data officer.

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Jul 1 • 11:54 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Open 2026 World Cup Watch Thread: Day 21

It’s the fourth day of the Round of 32 and we once again have a full day of games to occupy our time.

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Jul 1 • 11:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
July’s three PlayStation Plus ‘free’ Essential monthly games include Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

There are three games available for subscribers to claim this month…

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Jul 1 • 11:41 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
LeBron James' final destination? Power ranking every team's best pitch
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Jul 1 • 11:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PlayStation Plus Confirms 3 Games For July 2026 Free Game Line-Up

Available to enjoy from Tuesday July 7.

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Jul 1 • 11:35 AM EDT • Technology • gamingbible.com
PS Plus Essential Games for July 2026 Announced

Crossing the codes

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Jul 1 • 11:30 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Ocelli Among 29 Indiana Derby Nominations

Nominations are in for the 32nd running of the Grade 3 $300,000 Indiana Derby set to run Saturday, July 11 at Horseshoe Indianapolis. A total of 29 names are on the nomination list headed by third-place finisher Ocelli in this year’s Kentucky Derby. Seven starters from the first leg of the Triple ...

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Jul 1 • 11:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Wild reportedly retaining veteran UFAs Nick Foligno, Zach Bogosian

These are solid depth moves for Minnesota involving a couple guys with over 2,000 games between them.

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Jul 1 • 11:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our own, as the agency continues to reveal the secrets of

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Jul 1 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Surprise Mario Kart World Update Ends A Drought Of New Content

It only took a little over a year.

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Jul 1 • 10:14 AM EDT • Technology • gamespot.com
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium's announcements of monthly new games are being changed in some territories, and players aren't happy about it

PlayStation has made some changes in certain key territories to how new PS Plus Extra and Premium game reveals are made.

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Jul 1 • 8:41 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
How to Watch the World Cup Today: Schedule, Times, TV, Streaming for England, USA, More

France, Norway and Mexico highlight a 3-match 2026 FIFA World Cup day on Tuesday. All games air on FOX and stream on FOX One.

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Jul 1 • 8:32 AM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs

New games released after January 2028 will be digital-only.

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Jul 1 • 8:15 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Sony will cease production of discs for new PlayStation games in 2028

New games sold for PlayStation consoles will only be available digitally and won’t be sold on discs effective January 2028, Sony has announced. The move applies to all PlayStation games released from that point on, including those made by Sony and those released by third parties. The PlayStation group calls the change “a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs,” according to a PlayStation blog post reviewed by Game File in advance of its publication. As movies, TV and music have shifted from physical media to an age of downloads and streaming, Sony’s move could speed the demise of physical media in a gaming. The industry has offered consumers games via cartridges, cassettes, floppy discs, CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays across a 50-year stretch. Sony has been reporting to investors in recent years that PlayStation games have been increasingly purchased as downloads, not as discs. The most recent figures show nearly four in five purchases of full games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 were purchased digitally in the past year. Stats like that may cause today’s news to carry an air of the inevitable. But Sony’s declaration for 2028 is still likely to produce a shock, as the biggest gaming platform on the planet that uses game discs leaves them behind. Discs going away, but the fate of game boxes is unknown Sony is committing to still selling games in physical retailers even after they drop discs in 2028. Just how those games will be sold—in boxes with codes inside, as cards marked with digital redemption codes—is unclear. Digital games will also continue to be sold in the online PlayStation Store. New games released for PlayStation consoles prior to January 2028 will be unaffected by the policy change, Sony says. That means the PS5 games of 2027, be they a new Madden, a new God of War, a new Call of Duty, a new Sly Cooper (one can dream?), would still potentially be offered on disc. PlayStation 6 implications Sony’s timeline for a transition to a no-disc era will also spin up more speculation about the timing and configuration of Sony’s next-generation console, the probable PlayStation 6. “This pretty much guarantees that PS6 won’t arrive until 2028 at the earliest,” Piers Harding-Rolls, senior games research analyst at Ampere Analysis tells Game File. Harding-Rolls also concludes from today’s news that “the base version of a PS6 will not include a physical media drive,” as Sony looks to keep costs down on the device. Sony itself is saying nothing about the PS6 today: not its timing, nor how it might or might not support internal or external disc drives in order to run disc-based PS4 and PS5 games, should the console be backwards compatible. The many signs this was coming Industry support for games being released on physical media has been waning. As has consumer interest in them. PC games effectively went all-digital years ago, thanks to the popularity of playing games through Steam and other digital storefronts. The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that kept much of the global population home helped shift shopping patterns toward downloads. Sony’s own data shows PlayStation game downloads being an uncommon consumer choice a decade ago and now becoming the norm. On consoles, physical media has been in such decline that Sony and Microsoft both launched their current gen Xbox Series and PS5 consoles in 2020 with cheaper versions that lacked disc drives. In early 2024, Phil Spencer, then head of Xbox, told me that ““[w]e ship games physically and digitally, and we’re really just following what the customers are doing.” He added that the game industry had become an outlier in still supporting disc-based entertainment, even as movies and TV have bailed on discs in favor of downloads and steaming: “Gaming consoles themselves have kind of become the last consumer electronic device that has a drive. And this is a real issue, just in terms of the number of manufacturers that are actually building drives and the cost associated with those. And when you think about cogs that we’re going to go put in a console—and as you have fewer suppliers and fewer buyers—the cost of the drive does have an impact.” Last year, the Nintendo’s Switch 2, which uses cartridges rather than discs, introduced the concept of game-key cards, which are physical media that contain no game, just a prompt for a download. Even disc-based games aren’t what they once were, now frequently containing just stubs of games rather than the whole thing. The website Does It Play has tested over 3000 games and found that, for example, that the disc version of this year’s hit 007: First Light, only contained the game’s first mission, with the rest needing to be downloaded. Beyond all that, last week brought the news that Grand Theft Auto VI, likely the biggest game launch this decade, will debut for PS5 and Xbox Series without a disc-based version. Today’s big news comes to you for free. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and ensure more of my work is possible, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Discs helped define PlayStation However the trends in entertainment may be going, it is still remarkable to see PlayStation ditch discs given their importance in PlayStation history: In the late 1990s, the first PlayStation’s support for games on relatively cheap CD-ROMs instead of traditional game cartridges allowed the upstart console to outmaneuver cartridge-based systems from Nintendo and Sega, as it drove down game prices down in the process. (The cheaper disc format even prompted Final Fantasy VII maker Square to taunt Nintendo in a magazine ad, saying that if the game was “available on cartridge, it’d retail for around $1200.”) PlayStation devices often doubled as machines for watching movies and TV on the latest disc-based formats. In the late 2000s, for example, Sony’s pricy PS3 gained traction as a go-to device for playing then-novel Blu-Ray discs. In 2013, Sony effectively roasted the digital game-sharing restrictions proposed by rival Microsoft for its upcoming Xbox One console by showing how games could be shared for the then-upcoming PS4. In a 21-second clip that has over 20 million views on YouTube, one PlayStation executive simply handed a game box—presumably with disc inside—to another, who said “thanks.” Sony’s possible motivations The PlayStation announcement today cites “consumer preferences” and a shift away from discs among “the broader entertainment industry,” but does not delve into the decision-making process that brought Sony to this point. Sony is not discussing the economics of this move (I asked!), but there are a number of potential factors: Abandoning discs will spare Sony the cost of manufacturing and shipping them, which analysts and industry veterans I spoke to said could account for $1 or so of a game’s retail price. For first-party games, that’s direct savings for Sony, though the amount is limited by the winnowing percentage of people who were even buying the disc-based versions. For third-party games, Sony could pass the savings on to partners or just retain the better profit margin for themselves. As the 2024 comments from Phil Spencer alluded to, leaving discs behind could mean leaving disc-drives behind, allowing Sony to produce consoles more cheaply. Switching to digital-only for games could diminish the risks of copies of new games leaking. It would also seemingly make second-hand sales of used games impossible, pushing more people to buy their own copies of games. These economic benefits for Sony could be boons for the games industry overall, Ampere analyst Piers Harding-Rolls tells Game File. Among other things, it could free publishers and retailers from having to worry about securing an inventory of game discs when trying to sell games, he noted. “If there is a way to streamline the business of games retail, I generally think it’s a good thing for the industry as it removes unnecessary costs,” Harding-Rolls said. “This will help offset pressure on margins from other directions – development and staffing costs for example.” Should the industry shift from game boxes that contain discs to smaller, cheaper game cards, Harding-Rolls said, that reduces pressure on publishers and retailers. “The advantage of everything going digital for the industry is that sales can be tracked much more easily and there is less commercial risk for publishers wanting to continue selling via retail,” he said. The shift to no discs will also likely impact game development timelines, as developers will no longer face the same urgency to have a build ready to submit to PlayStation for the production of a disc, as industry experts noted around GTA VI’s no-disc news last week. Instead, projects may gain weeks of development time, in the event delivery deadlines for platform approval move closer to release date. Preservationists’ likely worries While millions of gamers have shifted to digital, there are still people who associate game discs—and only game discs—with actual ownership of PlayStation games. That portion of the gaming community spoke up last week about wanting to buy a version of GTA VI that they could hold in their hands, could lend to a friend and could potentially pop into a well-preserved PS5 console three decades from now and still see it run. Such gamers didn’t want to worry that they’d merely purchased a digital copy that could lose access to the game if, say, the company behind the game someday turns of the servers that transmit downloadable copies. Digital copies of games are inherently less long-lasting, because consumers aren’t actually buying a game (on a disc), just buying access to the game. The fine print in online gaming shops notes this, as does a recent law that went on the books in California in 2025. That lasw requires game publishers doing business in the state to refrain from words like “sell” when offering digital copies of games, unless they explicitly tell consumers that what’s being sold isn’t the game itself but a potentially revocable license to access it. A Sony spokesperson noted to Game File that “[w]ith all digital content, including games, movies, and music, players are purchasing a personal license for non-commercial use.” Regarding the fears of PlayStation games being lost to time in an all-digital era, the rep also noted that Sony remains “committed to delivering experiences from past generations to the new platforms our players are using.” They noted that PlayStation has used emulation and remasters to keep offering its classic games to modern gamers. It’s true that many consumers have become accustomed to not having physical copies of new music albums or movies, but the relative precariousness of digital copies of games is in fact being highlighted today by…. Sony’s other big announcement: the upcoming closure of the PS3 and PS Vita online stores Sony said today that it will be closing the online marketplaces for its PlayStation 3 console and PS Vita handheld in most countries in July 2027 (sooner elsewhere: August 2026 for the PS3 store Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua; late 2026 for PS3 in other Latin American countries and the Middle East). “We know this news may be disappointing to PS3 and PS Vita players who hold a special place in their hearts for this generation of gaming,” Sony said in its announcement, saying the move “was not an easy decision for us to make.” Sony said that PS3 and Vita marketplaces “are no longer able” to support modern commerce systems, prompting a “need” to close the shops and focus on more modern PlayStation platform stores. The news may spark some deja vu. Sony announced back in March 2021 that it planned to take the PS3, Vita and PlayStation Portable marketplaces offline that summer. The move would have caused some 2,000 digital-only games to become unavailable for new purchasers, according to a VGC analysis at the time. Fans complained loudly. By April 2021, Sony walked back the PS3 and Vita shop closures, with then PlayStation boss Jim Ryan saying “it’s clear that we made the wrong decision here.” This time around, Sony is giving a longer notice period in most regions. The closure of those stores is still likely to cut off access to new purchases of digital-only PS3 and Vita games. The current PlayStation 5 marketplace sells PS5 and PS4 games, as well as a selection of PS1 and PS2 games. It does not sell PS3 games, because games for that platform can’t run on the system (some are offered via a PlayStation Plus streaming option). Vita games also aren’t sold via PS5. Sony says digitally purchased PS3 and Vita games will be downloadable after the stores’ shutdowns “for the foreseeable future.” Sony’s move contrasts with Microsoft’s Xbox platform, which continues to sell and support games from all four Xbox console generations. But it puts it in line with Nintendo, which disabled purchases in the marketplace for its Wii console (a contemporary of the PS3) in 2019. Nintendo discontinued purchases in the online shop for its 3DS portable (a contemporary of the Vita) in 2023. The big questions about Sony’s 2028 post-disc era Will Microsoft follow suit, ending support for new disc-based games on Xbox platforms and therefore all game consoles, too? Whether Microsoft does or not, will third-parties that can no longer release games on discs for PlayStation, simply ditch the disc options across the board? Given the GTA VI no-disc experiment launching this November, will more game publishers decide to forgo disc-based offerings even in 2027? How will no-disc PS5/6 games be packaged and sold in brick-and-mortar retail stores? What becomes of game sharing in an all-digital era? Will Sony modify its current set-up, which currently allows some sharing of digital games across a pair of consoles, to allow more casual lending? (See for example, Nintendo’s year-old system of letting players lend a digital game to another player in a “family group” for up to 14 days.) Will there be a version of a PS6 with a disc drive? Or will a drive be offered as an add-on? And how will gamers who want to retain access to PS4/PS5 disc-based games react to whichever configurations Sony chooses to offer? What will the final disc-based PlayStation game be?

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Jul 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

In response to shifting trends in consumer preference, new games will be released on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.

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Jul 1 • 7:58 AM EDT • Entertainment • blog.playstation.com
MMO shooter Cinder City may be the first PC game to recommend 64 GB of RAM

With RAM prices surging to up to $1000 for 64 GB, NC’s latest game is a pricey prospect…

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Jul 1 • 7:03 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
How eggs became the latest campaign issue in Texas' Senate race

Republican Ken Paxton says his settlement holds producers accountable. Democrat James Talarico says Republicans still haven't lowered grocery bills.

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Jul 1 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • dallasnews.com
ESA clarifies views on private servers after saying Minecraft servers are ‘illegal’ and ‘considered piracy’

The US trade association says it was referring to private servers…

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Jul 1 • 5:50 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Dolphins most interesting games

Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.

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Jul 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Multiple NFL teams ‘join’ LeBron James sweepstakes amid Lakers exit

LeBron James’ decision to move on from the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed headlines. Several NBA teams have been linked to him, but NFL franchises also joined in with their “pitches.” The Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Houston Texans and Green…

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Jul 1 • 1:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cade Cavalli blames Willson Contreras' brush by in Nationals-Red Sox dustup; Sox say Cavalli yelled 'Sit down, boy' at Contreras

Contreras was ejected, and Cavalli remained in the game to pitch a 1-hit gem in a Nationals win.

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Jul 1 • 12:12 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How Would LeBron James Fit on the Philadelphia 76ers?

Imagine King James joining Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. While his elite playmaking could spark a title run, complex salary cap hurdles and roster age remains significant risks.

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Jun 30 • 11:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kings County names Lisa Rogers as new behavioral health director

Kings County has appointed Dr. Lisa Rogers as its new behavioral health director, bringing more than 15 years of leadership experience.

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Jun 30 • 10:02 PM EDT • Health • abc30.com
Exec blames malware threat for Amazon blocking sideloading on new Fire Sticks

New Fire Stick OS helps Amazon block third-party homepage launchers, ad blockers.

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Jun 30 • 5:04 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
LeBron On The Move

For the last few years, LeBron James’ name has popped up as someone who might be on the move in the NBA off-season. But few truly believed the future Hall of Famer would actually bolt from the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, it appears he actually won’t be playing for the Lakers in 2026-27. The source: ...

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Jun 30 • 4:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
UT San Antonio names interim dean of College for Health, Community and Policy

Rob Tillyer’s new appointment will take effect on July 1.

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Jun 30 • 3:20 PM EDT • Health • news.utsa.edu
Lakers Praise Departing LeBron James; Fans, Not So Much

LeBron James won't be coming back to the Los Angeles Lakers, and while some fans will miss him, others are excited to see him leave. The post Lakers Praise Departing LeBron James; Fans, Not So Much appeared first on LA Sports Report.

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Jun 30 • 2:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lakers, Luka Dončić react to LeBron James leaving team in free agency: 'One of the greatest athletes in history'
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Jun 30 • 2:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lakers post farewell message to LeBron James after shocking decision

The Los Angeles Lakers are no longer suitors to retain LeBron James after he informed the team he would not return next year.

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Jun 30 • 2:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
GoDaddy names San Antonio America's most entrepreneurial city

San Antonio tops GoDaddy’s 2026 list of America’s most entrepreneurial cities, with 11% small business growth and 9,232 new businesses. A new Zillow tie-in cites below-average home values and rent as key draws.

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Jun 30 • 1:30 PM EDT • Business • news4sanantonio.com
Dragon Age Lead Writer Condemns AI As A 'Virulent Plague'

David Gaider doesn't hold back when explaining why genAI is so bad for games development

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Jun 30 • 1:15 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
This Birmingham entertainment spot is throwing a three-day 4th of July pregame party

Urban Supply and the Birmingham Barons host family-friendly Fourth of July weekend festivities, with live music, games, food and fireworks.

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Jun 30 • 1:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • al.com
Cavs are reportedly interested in another reunion with LeBron James

Don’t count out a return to Cleveland just yet.

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Jun 30 • 1:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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LeBron James will return for record 24th NBA season, just not with Lakers
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Jun 30 • 12:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
“We’re going to regret that decision”: Dbrand cancels its Companion Cube Steam Machine case after Valve demands it

“Being proud of the thing we made did not give us the right to make it”…

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Jun 30 • 12:14 PM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
LeBron James leaving Lakers, reportedly plans to return for 24th NBA season with a new team

James will continue his run of unprecedented longevity and production for at least one more season.

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Jun 30 • 12:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
ESA Lobbyist Calls Private Minecraft Servers Illegal During Hearing

The Entertainment Software Association's VP also stated the ESA considers private servers to be "piracy" during the Protect Our Games California State Senate hearing

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Jun 30 • 11:09 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
GTA 6 Fans Are Convinced The Game Has A Bodybuilding System, And Here's Why

It sure looks like you'll be able to pack on some muscle.

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Jun 30 • 11:02 AM EDT • Technology • gamespot.com
SGMC Health Names Chad Nelms Associate Vice President of Nursing

SGMC Health announces the promotion of Chad Nelms, RN, to Associate Vice President of Nursing. In this role, Nelms will provide strategic and operational leadership for nursing services across the organization, supporting a cohesive and patient-centered approach to care.

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Jun 30 • 10:50 AM EDT • Health • sgmc.org
Band Together to Take Down Criminals and Earn Bounty Hunter Bonuses

Bring dangerous criminals across the frontier to heel and earn 3X RDO$, XP, and Role XP dragging in Regular Bounties, and 3X RDO$, XP, and Gold hauling in Legendary and Infamous Bounties.

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Jun 30 • 10:05 AM EDT • Technology • rockstargames.com
Lexus expands its MSG presence across arenas, theaters and Knicks games

Lexus gains entitlement rights at Chase Square entrances and more signage across MSG venues, plus expanded exposure during Knicks and Rangers games.

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Jun 30 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
US bill requiring paid games to be playable after they shut down has failed to pass a Senate vote

Stop Killing Games says it will try again with “the funding to do this properly”…

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Jun 30 • 8:10 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Meet the 2026 NJBIZ Leading Women in Business

NJBIZ names more than 60 Leading Women in Business across industries, plus three Rising Stars, honoring New Jersey professionals.

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Jun 30 • 7:45 AM EDT • Business • njbiz.com
PlayStation Plus Adds Massive 2025 PS5 Adventure RPG

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium catalog has dropped the final three PS5 games for June 2026, including a 2025 open-world adventure RPG.

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Jun 30 • 7:43 AM EDT • Technology • playstationlifestyle.net
"We're talking about at least half a decade of horror": former Exodus lead explains why he wasn't keen on doing a Baldur's Gate 4 despite Hasbro offering the chance

After Larian opted against a Baldur's Gate 4, Hasbro asked Archetype Entertainment head James Ohlen if he fancied a crack at it and he wasn't keen.

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Jun 30 • 7:07 AM EDT • Technology • rockpapershotgun.com
Minecraft servers are apparently "illegal," according to the Vice President of America's biggest gaming association

The Entertainment Software Association's Jennifer Gibbons claimed that Minecraft servers were "illegal" and "not affiliated with Microsoft."

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Jun 30 • 6:50 AM EDT • Technology • pcgamesn.com
Grand Theft Auto workers seek union recognition after mass firings

Exclusive: Staff at Rockstar Games hope move can be completed before release of GTA VI scheduled for November

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Jun 30 • 6:32 AM EDT • Technology • theguardian.com
New Switch 2 model spotted in the wild with updated screen

It looks like a new version of Switch 2 with an updated LCD screen is rolling out soon…

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Jun 30 • 6:11 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
GTA 6 Could Skip 60 FPS Entirely, as Rockstar’s Insane Detail Forces a 30 FPS Lock Even on PS5 Pro

With GTA 6, Rockstar Games is set to raise the bar for what is possible to achieve on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S much like the studio did with Red Dead Redemption 2, but this is likely coming at a price. Although the highly anticipated next entry in the series is rumored to feature a performance mode running at 60 FPS, it is extremely unlikely this is real, as, according to the tech experts at Digital Foundry, the level of detail shown in the latest footage would make it very difficult to scale everything down to allow for 60 […]

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Jun 30 • 6:01 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
‘That would be insanity’: Baldur’s Gate 2 lead says he turned down Hasbro’s request to make Baldur’s Gate 4

Baldur’s Gate 2 developers declined a request to make a sequel to Larian’s third entry…

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Jun 30 • 5:53 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Ames Science Stars of the Month July 2026

The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Sungshin Choi, Yi-Chun Chen, Emma Yates, Eduardo

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Jun 30 • 5:12 AM EDT • Science • nasa.gov
Is the World Cup becoming America’s biggest sports betting event ever?

The world’s most popular sporting event is being played in North America, so U.S. audiences can see the games live while the sun is out or in the early evening

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Jun 30 • 3:29 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dodgers win battle of namesakes in blowout fashion

Dodgers blow out the A’s in one of their more well-rounded offensive performances of the season

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Jun 30 • 12:49 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Stephen Amell is now 'best friends' with soccer star Neymar after replying to years-old DM on live TV

Stephen Amell tells EW about the nail-biting moment James Corden took control of his phone on a live Fox Sports broadcast to respond to a years-old DM from Brazilian soccer star Neymar, with whom he's now 'best friends.'

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Jun 29 • 10:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
World Cup penalty shootouts are brutal: Is there a better way to settle tied games?

What the World Cup can steal from other sports as better ways to end games that are tied

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Jun 29 • 9:04 PM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. Exits Game Against Tigers

The New York Yankees have been struggling in recent games, and their ballclub is continuing to spiral. In the fourth inning, Jazz Chisholm Jr. collided with Jasson Domínguez, ultimately knocking Chisholm to the ground. Status alert: Jazz Chisholm Jr. leaves game Monday.pic.twitter.com/5XyTh98wIX — Underdog MLB (@UnderdogMLB) June 30, 2026 Chisholm exited the game following the […] The post New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. Exits Game Against Tigers appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jun 29 • 8:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dept. of Social and Health Services announces massive data breach involving personal information

The employee may have accessed names, dates of birth and social security numbers. A total of 8,600 records were accessed.

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Jun 29 • 8:01 PM EDT • Health • kiro7.com
Not many ‘Iron Men’ are left in Major League Baseball

Pete Alonso played his 500th consecutive game this week, although if he wanted that to seem impressive to local fans, he probably picked the wrong city to play in. Alonso, of course, joined the Baltimore Orioles this past offseason. Their franchise record for consecutive games is also the big league record of 2,632 by true […]

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Jun 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • altoonamirror.com
What to stream: ‘Enola Holmes 3,’ Madonna’s new album and ‘Zorro’

"Enola Holmes 3" and a new album from Madonna are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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Jun 29 • 7:31 PM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com
WhatsApp Now Lets You Reserve a Username

Popular messaging app WhatsApp is now allowing users to reserve usernames ahead of plans to launch username-based messaging. Right now, WhatsApp uses a person's phone number as an identifier, but usernames will allow people to interact without having to exchange personal information. Username reservations are rolling out starting this week, and not all users will have access to the reservation system right away. WhatsApp is sending a notification when a username can be reserved.

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Jun 29 • 7:01 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Meta Summer Sale Offers Massive Savings On Hundreds Of Quest Games

Meta Horizon Store's "Peak Summer Sale" is on, offering major savings on hundreds of Quest, games, apps, and DLC. Here are some of the best deals.

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Jun 29 • 6:00 PM EDT • Technology • uploadvr.com
WhatsApp usernames arrive later this year, but the handle land grab starts now

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Jun 29 • 5:16 PM EDT • Technology • androidpolice.com
Sony’s next-gen PlayStation will go ‘beyond the living room’

There could be new ways to play your games on the go.

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Jun 29 • 3:12 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
How 'masculinism' is reshaping American politics

Can the new faultline in American political tribalism be broken down along the masculine question? Republican attacks against Texas Democratic Candidate for Senate James Talarcio falsely claim he's vegan as a challenge to his masculinity. While others in the GOP say they want to repeal the Woman's right to vote. What is he overarching strategy here. Why testosterone matters in today's politics.

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Jun 29 • 3:10 PM EDT • Politics • tpr.org
LeBron Reportedly Issues 'Ultimatum' To Warriors Amid Free Agency Rumors

LeBron James has reportedly issued an "ultimatum" to the Golden State Warriors amid the ongoing free agency rumors. The four-time NBA champion forward is set to hit free agency this summer. LeBron is most likely to return to the Lakers, though another team could be inching closer and closer. The ...

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Jun 29 • 2:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
KARE 11 Spotlights Mental Health at USA Games through Special Olympics Strong Minds

KARE 11 visited Special Olympics Strong Minds to hear from USA Games athletes and volunteers about how the screening aims to address the mental health disparities faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Jun 29 • 1:52 PM EDT • Health • specialolympics.org
ScottsMiracle-Gro names new CEO as longtime leader exits

The Marysville-based national lawn and garden manufacturer has announced some big leadership changes, effective immediately.

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Jun 29 • 1:33 PM EDT • Business • dispatch.com
WhatsApp usernames launch ‘later this year’ – here’s how to get yours now

WhatsApp has just announced that usernames are officially coming, but you might not be able to get yours just yet....

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Jun 29 • 1:15 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
To reduce wait times, UVM Health is demanding its docs see more patients

A recent report commissioned by a state-appointed overseer largely blames long wait times on low productivity among the network’s doctors, and argues wait times also contribute to unnecessarily high prices.

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Jun 29 • 12:18 PM EDT • Health • vermontpublic.org
WhatsApp is Finally Getting Usernames to Help Keep Phone Numbers Private

WhatsApp is rolling out username reservations globally, letting users reserve unique names before the privacy feature launches later this year.

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Jun 29 • 12:09 PM EDT • Technology • thehackernews.com
Alleged Modern Warfare 4 ad uses ‘not on Xbox Game Pass’ as a selling point

This year’s Call of Duty will be the first to skip Game Pass since 2023…

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Jun 29 • 12:03 PM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
Usernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours

Even if you only use WhatsApp sometimes, you might want to snag your username now to stop giving out your phone number.

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Jun 29 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • wired.com
WhatsApp is launching usernames: here’s how to reserve yours

Usernames for famous figures have been automatically reserved.

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Jun 29 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
New York AG lauds Supreme Court's mail-in ballot ruling

Letitia James released a statement shortly after the court's 5-4 ruling, which stemmed from a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee.

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Jun 29 • 11:32 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
New York AG lauds Supreme Court's mail-in ballot ruling

Letitia James released a statement shortly after the court's 5-4 ruling, which stemmed from a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee.

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Jun 29 • 11:32 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Florida Panthers Games to Air on 'The Spot — South Florida,' Reaching Fans from the Keys to the Treasure Coast

Scripps Sports’ WSFL-TV and WHDT Announce Rebrand as ‘The Spot– South Florida’

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Jun 29 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • nhl.com
Select Square Enix Games Have Received Big Discounts at Best Buy – Save on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Octopath Traveler 0, and More

Best Buy has dropped the prices of select Square Enix games. Score big discounts on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Octopath Traveler 0, and more.

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Jun 29 • 10:52 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Resident Evil Veronica Finally Gives Claire Redfield Her Due – the Horror Series’ Most Ignored Character Deserves the Spotlight

Despite being in plenty of spin-offs and crossovers, Claire Redfield is in barely any of the mainline Resident Evil games. After a long time away, RE Veronica is finally set to give Claire her due.

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Jun 29 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
James Harden reportedly declines $42.3 million option with Cavaliers, but wants to stick with team

James Harden is reportedly working on a multiyear deal with the Cavaliers.

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Jun 29 • 9:18 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
GTA 6 Won't Be On A Disc, Not At Launch Or Months After, Report Says

No discs.

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Jun 29 • 9:12 AM EDT • Technology • gamespot.com
Key Shohei Ohtani, LeBron James rookie cards sell for more than $2.5 million each

The cards of two of those best modern cards in their respective sports.

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Jun 29 • 8:32 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Her next act: Former House speaker announces 'Nancy Pelosi Institute'

Pelosi’s involvement in the NPI is not just in namesake: in the new year, she will co-teach a course on Congress with Professor Eric Schickler

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Jun 29 • 8:20 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Bleacher Report Names Ideal Stefon Diggs Landing Spot

The New England Patriots released Stefon Diggs earlier this offseason, and he remains unsigned.

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Jun 29 • 8:09 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Amazon Is Awash With AI-Written Guideslop For Unfinished Games

Buy your novel-like, image-free, hallucinated guide to Alien: Isolation 2 today!

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Jun 29 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Liverpool transfer news: Bradley Barcola among alternative targets with PSG in talks to sign Yan Diomande

Liverpool target Yan Diomande has indicated his desire to join Paris Saint-Germain; PSG winger Bradley Barcola features highly among options Reds are considering as an alternative; Barcolas PSG future is uncertain due to frustrations about being overlooked for selection in big games

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Jun 29 • 7:12 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
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Xbox reportedly pausing new third-party Game Pass deals, developers say

Developers in line for Game Pass deals ‘got the rug pulled from under them’ it’s claimed…

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Jun 29 • 5:21 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
PPDS Brings 'Limitless' TV Entertainment To Historic 5 Star Bellevue Syrene Hotel With Philips MediaSuite

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, has announced that its Philips MediaSuite TV range has been chosen to deliver seamless access to a virtually limitless world of | Delivering modern luxuries to the 18th century hotel in Sorrento, Philips MediaSuite TVs with cast built in are now bringing seamless access to millions of movies, TV shows, games, and streaming apps to guests at one of Italy's most prestigious and exquisite hospitality destinations.

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Jun 29 • 4:44 AM EDT • Entertainment • livedesignonline.com
Australia to host Brazil double-header after World Cup

Australia said Monday its football team will play two games against powerhouse Brazil for their first home fixtures after the World Cup.Australia and Brazil are safely through to the last 32 at the World Cup.

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Jun 29 • 4:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cheltenham sign Exeter defender and 'leader' Sweeney

Cheltehan Town bring in experienced Exeter City captain and defender Pierce Sweeney after 10 years at St James Park.

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Jun 29 • 4:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Notable Rutgers grads and former students

Some notable Rutgers alumni include James Gandolfini, Chris Christie, Eric LaGrand and more.

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Jun 29 • 4:12 AM EDT • Entertainment • northjersey.com
It’s Linux, On A Sega Megadrive

If you were in the market for a games console in 1990, the chances are that the object of your desire was either a Super Nintendo with its 16-bit 6502 derivative, or the Sega Megadrive, sold as the…

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Jun 29 • 4:00 AM EDT • Technology • hackaday.com
America 250: L.A. Threads its Fabric

A decade ago, fashion newcomer Ari Jogiel turned a hat-making passion project into a one-stop-shop garment factory. At his namesake full-package company,

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Jun 29 • 3:01 AM EDT • Business • labusinessjournal.com
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Warriors are reportedly targeting Anthony Davis to lure LeBron James

The Warriors reportedly have a very ambitious plan to try to land LeBron James in free agency.

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Jun 29 • 2:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Polsinelli Expands Health Care M&A with Addition of New Shareholders

Polsinelli added Matthew S. Miller as a shareholder in the firm’s Nashville office and Muthuramanan “Ramana” Rameswaran as a shareholder in Dallas.

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Jun 29 • 12:09 AM EDT • Health • abfjournal.com
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Warriors pursuing LeBron James and Anthony Davis? Kawhi Leonard on the move? Here's the latest trade chatter
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Jun 28 • 9:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tucson summer heat brings business slowdown to Catalina Foothills shops

A Catalina Foothills Vietnamese restaurant owner says summer heat and fewer snowbirds are slowing sales near Sabino Canyon.

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Jun 28 • 8:54 PM EDT • Business • kgun9.com
Reece James: England defender confident of playing again at World Cup

Plus: England face prospect of 24 hours worth of flights if they make it all the way to World Cup final; South Korea manager Myung-Bo Hong reportedly quits after disappointing tournament; Robert Lewandowski to join Chicago Fire after leaving Barcelona

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Jun 28 • 6:30 PM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
3 Michigan Hockey players selected during 2026 NHL Draft

Michigan Hockey maintained its pipeline to the pros with 3 Wolverines hearing their names called during the 2026 NHL Draft, including a first-rounder by the Detroit Red Wings:

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Jun 28 • 5:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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