Daily Game News Digest - 2026-03-07
By NewsHound ·
'We're in a Completely Different Era, Sony's testing PS5 game dynamic pricing,, and more!
This just in from www.ign.com.
Author: Wesley Yin-Poole
Lucasfilm co-CEO Dave Filoni says the upcoming series The Mandalorian and Grogu, debuting May 22, 2024, signals a completely different era for Star Wars, allowing it to focus on celebrating its characters rather than shouldering the expectations that surrounded Episode VII and the launch of a new film trilogy. While the series' performance will influence the fate of other announced projects-such as a Rey standalone film, a Simon Kinberg-led trilogy, and a New Republic team-up-many of those movies remain uncertain and have received no recent updates from outgoing boss Kathleen Kennedy.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/were-in-a-completely-different-era-of-star-wars-now-lucasfilm-boss-dave-filoni-says-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-doesnt-carry-the-burden-episode-vii-did
A new article is up at www.polygon.com.
Sony's testing PS5 game dynamic pricing, reports shows
Author: Patricia Hernandez
Sony is experimenting with a dynamic-pricing system on the PlayStation Store that would show different prices for the same PS5 game to different users. The tests also include personalized sales, where discounts are tailored to individual shoppers rather than being uniform for everyone.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/playstation-store-dynamic-pricing-testing/
www.gamerant.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
Epic Games Is Suing a Leaker Who Formerly Worked for the Company
Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against former contractor Adam Cohen, alleging that he leaked confidential details about upcoming Fortnite collaborations-including South Park and Solo Leveling-shortly after signing a non-disclosure agreement in September 2025. The complaint accuses Cohen of trade-secret misappropriation, breach of contract and unfair competition, and seeks damages, legal fees and a court order to stop further disclosures. Epic says the leaks harmed its partnerships and disrupted timed announcements for new in-game content.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/epic-games-lawsuit-leaker/
www.gameinformer.com has a new write-up worth a look.
2026 Women's Day Sale On Steam Discounts Dredge, Signalis, Overcooked 2, And Hundreds More
Author: Charles Harte
The 2026 Women's Day Sale runs on Steam from March 6-15, featuring discounts on more than 600 titles created by women and gender-marginalized developers, including Dredge, Signalis, Overcooked 2, Sticky Business, and others, with public demos for games such as Don't Stop and Girlypop. A concurrent spring showcase hosted by Dames 4 Games will air on March 6 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/03/06/2026-womens-day-sale-on-steam-discounts-dredge-signalis-overcooked-2-and-hundreds-more