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They were bound for a smelter, to have the gold stripped from their circuit-board contacts. Instead 97 copies of a Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt variant nobody had ever documented sat in a Wisconsin storage room for years — until a collector asked what was in the box.
Rockstar has released exactly two trailers for the most anticipated game in history, and neither contained gameplay. That changes August 27, when 'Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look' premieres on Netflix at 3 PM ET — with the YouTube release held back until that evening. An odd distribution choice, a first for the industry, and a sign of how streaming wants in on game marketing. GTA 6 lands November 19.
PSN went down worldwide on July 24 for roughly 5.5 hours — sign-ins, account management, game streaming, the PS Store, and purchases were all affected across PS4, PS5, and web before Sony confirmed all services were back up and running.
Nintendo is remaking Ocarina of Time, the most revered video game ever scored. The question of whether that amounts to devotion or vandalism has a stranger answer than fans suspect.
Polygon's Switchboard newsletter argues that Nintendo's pivot to its own Direct livestreams hollowed out E3 — and in doing so paved the way for the Summer Game Fest era of endless trailers and showcases.