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Nintendo’s 185-Minute Week: 2 Directs, 1 Treehouse [2026]
Nintendo is putting 185 minutes of official broadcast time on the calendar in a single week, an unusually dense schedule even by the company’s own standards. Two separate…
Xbox WARN Notice Cuts 605 Redmond Jobs, 3,200 Total [2026]
A Washington state WARN notice quietly went into effect on September 4, 2026, cutting 605 jobs at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. The number looks small next to the headlines…
Switch 2 Leak: Smash Bros, Nintendogs Hit 6 Outlets [2026]
A YouTube commenter with no verified industry credentials just set off one of the biggest Nintendo rumor cycles of the year. On September 5, 2026, VICE reported that…
Xbox Cloud Caps vs Rivals: GeForce Now Keeps 100 Hrs [2026]
Last updated: 22 September 2026 Microsoft has formally capped Xbox Cloud Gaming hours for all Game Pass tiers from November 2026, introduced standalone paid cloud-hour packs, and GeForce…
White House Arcade: 2nd Japan Protest, Nintendo Feud [2026]
The White House pushed a new “Arcade” section live at whitehouse.gov/arcade and arcade.gov on September 3, 2026, packing in five browser-playable, retro-styled games built around Trump administration policy…
White House Arcade Draws Nintendo Suit, 2 Protests [2026]
The White House added a video game arcade to its own website this week, and the video game industry did not take it quietly. On September 3, 2026,…
White House Arcade: Tetris Warns Over 5 Games [2026]
The White House added a new section to its official website this week, and it isn’t a policy brief or a press release. It’s an arcade. On September…
LEVEL-5 Vision II: Sept. 10 Show, 2nd This Year [2026]
LEVEL-5 is going back on air. The Fukuoka-based studio behind Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven and Yo-kai Watch confirmed this week that it will stream LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II,…
Video Games Live LA: $25 Tickets, 178 Parking Spots [2026]
Video Games Live is coming back to Los Angeles for the first time in 12 years, and the numbers behind the two-night run tell their own story about…
Video Games Live Returns to LA After 12 Years [2026]
Video Games Live is coming back to Los Angeles for the first time in 12 years, with two shows set for September 11 and 12, 2026, at the…
