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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1944, Lou Hudson, American basketball player and coach (died 2014) was born. In 1965, Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kick-boxer and sportscaster was born. In 1965, Tony Cottee, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster was born. In 1966, Rod Strickland, American basketball player and coach was born. In 1972, The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts. In 1973, Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories. In 1976, Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-American basketball player and coach was born. In 1990, Patrick Peterson, American football player was born. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. In 2024, Monte Kiffin, American football coach (born 1940) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Evercade creators Blaze dunk on PlayStation for ending physical games using their own PS4-era mockery
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· Jul 2, 2026
Evercade creators Blaze dunk on PlayStation for ending physical using their own PS4-era mockery
Evercade creators Blaze dunk on PlayStation for ending physical using their own PS4-era mockery
MobileSyrup
· Jul 1, 2026
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature to digitize game collections
Although The Verge notes that Microsoft could follow Sony’s lead by removing physical disks from its Xbox consoles, the company is testing a way to ensure users can digitize their physical video game collections. According to The Verge’s Tom Warren, Xbox employees recently started testing the new feature after references to “enable Disc2Digital” were spotted within the Xbox PC []
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· Jun 27, 2026
The Steam demo for this frog action brawler "inspired by Smash Bros and Naruto" has been kicking players' butts
The Steam demo for this frog action brawler "inspired by Smash Bros and Naruto" has been kicking players' butts
Townhall
· Jul 2, 2026
After Deleting Hundreds of Digital Movies, PlayStation Announces End of Physical Video Games
After Deleting Hundreds of Digital Movies, PlayStation Announces End of Physical Video Games
Kotaku
· Jul 1, 2026
Sony’s Famous E3 2013 Press Conference Celebrating Disc-Based Games Hits Different Now
Own your games forever with no DRM, Jack Trenton promised at the time
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· Jul 7, 2026
It sure feels like PlayStation underestimated the backlash to ending physical games: its first post in a week has been besieged by disc defenders
It sure feels like PlayStation underestimated the backlash to ending physical games: its first post in a week has been besieged by disc defenders
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