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Rovio Shuts Down Copenhagen Studio After Sonic Blitz Cancellation

Rovio, the Angry Birds developer now operating under Sega's ownership, has announced the closure of its Copenhagen studio following the cancellation of its in-development mobile title Sonic Blitz. The shutdown marks another difficult chapter for the Finnish gaming company as it continues to reshape its operations under new corporate leadership. The exact number of employees affected by the redundancies has not yet been confirmed.

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Nvidia DLSS 5 Launches via NBA 2K27 With a 50–60% Performance Cost

Nvidia's long-anticipated and already-controversial DLSS 5 is making its official debut this week through NBA 2K27, giving owners of 50 Series GPUs and GeForce NOW subscribers their first taste of the company's next-generation neural rendering technology. Promising "Hollywood-grade photorealism" and AI-generated imagery designed to overhaul how lighting and materials look in games, DLSS 5 has been pitched as a transformative leap rather than just another upscaling trick. The technology had already stirred up buzz after modders prematurely extracted it from game files late last week, but its arrival in a shipping title marks the real starting gun.

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Rockstar Launches Official Nopixel V RP Server for GTA 5 in Invite-Only Event

Rockstar Games has officially unveiled Nopixel V, a brand-new invite-only roleplay server for Grand Theft Auto 5, developed in direct collaboration with Nopixel Studios. Described as "the next evolution of GTA RP," the server introduces a sweeping set of new features, including over 1,000 ownable properties spread across Los Santos. A dedicated trailer dropped on September 1, 2026, giving the community its first proper look at what the partnership between Rockstar and one of GTA's most beloved RP communities has produced.

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GTA 6 Extended Look Becomes Netflix's Most-Watched Title With 31.1M Views

Rockstar Games' 27-minute "Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look" has become a legitimate streaming phenomenon, topping Netflix's charts in its first week with a staggering 31.1 million views. Netflix confirmed the figures, which were accumulated over just four days, making the extended gameplay showcase the platform's most-watched title overall for the week. The reveal ranked No. 1 in the English Film category and charted as the top title in 87 countries, according to Polygon, with Destructoid reporting it led in at least 58 countries based on earlier data.

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Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward Steps Down After $38BN Investment Run

Brian Ward has stepped down as CEO of Savvy Games Group, the Saudi Arabian state-owned gaming conglomerate, according to a staff note obtained by Bloomberg. The departure was confirmed across multiple industry outlets on September 1, 2026, marking the end of a significant era for one of the most financially powerful players in the global games industry. Ward's exit was framed as a natural transition point, with the company stating that "this is the right time for new leadership" as Savvy moves into its next phase of growth.

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