Sony's controversial decision to region-block Stellar Blade across 130 countries has erupted into gaming's latest firestorm. Despite not requiring a PSN account for the PC version, players worldwide find themselves locked out of this highly anticipated title. The developer has acknowledged the issue, promising they're "closely discussing the region lock issue with the publisher" while confirming full mod support and performance optimizations.

Meanwhile, Fatal Fury: City of Wolves delivers a devastating commercial blow to SNK, with catastrophically low sales in Japan prompting their CEO to step down barely a month after release. Despite extensive marketing and positive critical reception, the fighting game community's enthusiasm hasn't translated into commercial success for this revival of the beloved franchise.

Nintendo dominates headlines with detailed Switch 2 specifications, revealing the NVIDIA T239 chip powering their next-generation console. The significant performance boost over the original Switch comes alongside news that ten first-party titles—including the notoriously frame-rate challenged Pokémon Scarlet/Violet—will receive free enhancements for the new hardware. Nintendo's production plans indicate they're aiming to manufacture 15 million uni

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