AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoViolence & Games Debate: Students in Cebu are split after a Tacloban school shooting reignited questions about violent titles like GoreBox, with authorities noting no causal link yet and focusing on supervision and age checks. Philippines Policy Pressure: A Senate hearing says copycat school violence is rising, with DepEd citing threats and bomb/shooting rumors and linking some spikes to increased GoreBox downloads. EA Sports Backpedals: College Football 27 is getting review-bombed for paid progression in offline modes; EA says it will remove paid progression from Road to Glory and Online Dynasty after backlash. Sony Disc Fight: The EU says it can’t force Sony to keep physical games as PlayStation ends new disc production in 2028, while fans push petitions. Xbox Layoff Fallout: Microsoft defends Xbox CEO Asha Sharma against H-1B job-hijacking trolling, saying the restructuring wasn’t about replacing workers. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Ubisoft’s rebuilt remake hits 2M sales on launch day and touts strong Steam/Twitch performance amid ongoing DLC/microtransaction controversy. Hardware Deals: Walmart cuts $300 on HP OMEN 16” 2K Slim, and Lenovo updates Legion Pro 7i with a higher-end Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus option. Homebrew Zelda: A modder shows a native 3DS Twilight Princess port using decompiled PC assets, with no set release date.
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