Daily Game News Digest - 2026-06-30
By NewsHound ·
The Co-Lead Designer of Baldur's Gate, PlayStation Will Remove Hundreds Of Purchased, and more!
www.ign.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
Author: Wesley Yin-Poole
The co-lead designer of Baldur's Gate 2, James Ohlen, turned down Hasbro's request to develop Baldur's Gate 4, saying it would be insanity to try to match the unprecedented scope and quality of Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3. Larian has already signaled it has no interest in a sequel, and Ohlen notes that recreating the game would require building a new engine and team, a task Larian is unlikely to permit. Consequently, Hasbro may either attempt a costly, likely inferior sequel, pursue a smaller, original project, or abandon a direct Baldur's Gate 4 altogether.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-co-lead-designer-of-baldurs-gate-2-turned-baldurs-gate-4-down-and-i-dont-blame-him-baldurs-gate-3-is-pretty-much-impossible-to-follow
www.gameinformer.com posted a fresh update.
PlayStation Will Remove Hundreds Of Purchased Movies And TV Shows From User Libraries In September
Author: Marcus Stewart
Sony announced that, beginning September 1, it will delete hundreds of movies and TV shows purchased from Studio Canal from PlayStation users' libraries because the underlying licensing agreements are expiring. The removal-affecting titles such as *American Gods*, *The Young Pope* and *Trust Me*-will occur without refunds, as PlayStation's End-User Agreement states that purchases are licenses that can be revoked when rights lapse. The company had already ceased selling or renting video content in 2021, leaving only previously bought titles vulnerable to this purge.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/06/29/playstation-will-remove-hundreds-of-purchased-movies-and-tv-shows-from-user-libraries-in
www.gamerant.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
Stop Killing Games Bill Suffers Another Setback in the US
The Protect Our Games Act, a bill championed by the Stop Killing Games movement that would have required publishers to give 60-day notice before shutting down online servers and to provide either an offline version or a full refund, was rejected by the California State Senate (four yes, three no, the rest abstaining). The setback follows the initiative's earlier successes in raising awareness after Ubisoft's abrupt shutdown of *The Crew* and its lobbying efforts in the U.S. and Europe, and the group says it will continue proposing similar legislation nationwide.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/stop-killing-games-us-senate-bill-fail/
This just in from www.polygon.com.
Obsession is officially now available to watch at home
Author: Austin Manchester
The horror film **Obsession,** which has become the highest-rated horror movie of the year and a major box-office hit, is now available for home viewing. Audiences can stream or purchase the film to watch it outside of theaters.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/obsession-movie-digital-release-date-blu-ray-dvd/