Gaming: 29 Jun – 5 Jul
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The week’s editions · 7
A $6 game made in two months outsold most of this year's blockbusters — as the studios behind the blockbusters get shut down
The people making the biggest game ever ask for a union — five months before it can't afford them to strike
A game engine that thousands of studios rely on just banned AI-written code — because volunteers can't keep up with the flood
A California bill to keep games playable dies — killed less by 'no' votes than by senators who said nothing
Xbox is set to close or sell five studios next week — and the games are supposed to survive the people
Microsoft quietly walks back the all-you-can-eat Game Pass — and raises Xbox prices a third time
Fortnite starts reselling the skins it once swore would never come back
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