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Oct 4, 2026 36 min

GameBurst News - 4 Oct 2026

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In this week's episode, the team dissects Microsoft's ongoing turbulence as new Xbox chief Asha Sharma insists the platform is not for sale, even as morale plummets at Gears of War: E-Day developer The Coalition amidst fears of post-launch redundancy. Meanwhile, Xbox rolls out its disc-to-digital entitlement program, former franchise director Frank O'Connor shares advice for Activision's stewardship of Halo, and European regulators mount a major crackdown on major publishers over opaque in-game microtransaction pricing. On the studio front, Ubisoft grants Massive Entertainment control over Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon while teasing a new IP, March of Giants. The panel also shares their weekly highlights, covering Surviving Mars, Transport Fever 3, and hardware thoughts on the PS5. #gameburst

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