Sam's News — gaming — 2026-07-27¶
TL;DR¶
- Xbox Network Outage Affects Sign-In and Game Launch
- Sony to Discontinue PlayStation Physical Discs, Sparking Boycott Movement
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Gaming CPU Discounted to $569 with Coupons
- God of War Laufey Confirmed for February 2027 Release
- Blizzard Terminates Employee for Using Developer-Only Instakill Cheat in World of Warcraft
- Tomb Raider Game Delayed to 2028
Gaming¶
Xbox Network Outage Affects Sign-In and Game Launch¶
Microsoft Xbox services experienced a major outage on July 27, 2026, preventing players from signing in and launching both digital and physical games.
Sources: PCMag RSS, games.gg RSS, Pure Xbox RSS, Sportskeeda Tech RSS, Hindustan Times RSS, Kotaku RSS
Sony to Discontinue PlayStation Physical Discs, Sparking Boycott Movement¶
PlayStation announced plans to phase out physical disc support, prompting gamers to plan a week-long blackout protest in August.
Sources: IGN RSS, games.gg RSS, Kotaku RSS, Tampa Bay Times RSS, Outlook Respawn RSS
God of War Laufey Confirmed for February 2027 Release¶
Sony Santa Monica Studio confirmed God of War Laufey will release in February 2027, continuing Kratos' Norse mythology saga.
Sources: The Verge RSS, Game Informer RSS, NME RSS, Digital Trends RSS
Blizzard Terminates Employee for Using Developer-Only Instakill Cheat in World of Warcraft¶
Blizzard fired an employee for exploiting developer-only cheating mechanics in World of Warcraft gameplay.
Sources: Video Games Chronicle RSS
Tomb Raider Game Delayed to 2028¶
The new Tomb Raider game has been delayed from its original timeline to 2028, according to Amazon's gaming lead.
Sources: Video Games Chronicle RSS, NME RSS
Final Fantasy 6 Remake Would Require Four or Five Installments, Says Director¶
Final Fantasy director Yoshi-P stated that a Final Fantasy 6 remake would need to be split into four or five games to properly tell the story.
Sources: Video Games Chronicle RSS, GamesRadar+ RSS
Stalker 2 Engine Upgrade and Story Expansion Due in August¶
GSC Game World announced a major engine upgrade and first story expansion for Stalker 2 arriving in August.
Sources: PC Gamer RSS, GameGPU RSS
Ubisoft Develops New Open-World Far Cry Game at Vantage Studios¶
Ubisoft is developing a new, ambitious open-world Far Cry game at Vantage Studios following the cancellation of Far Cry extraction shooter.
Sources: CGMagazine RSS, Push Square RSS
Hardware¶
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Gaming CPU Discounted to $569 with Coupons¶
AMD's high-end Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor is available at a significant discount of $569 using coupons.
Sources: HotHardware RSS