Shawn Layden says costs have doubled each PlayStation generation, and offers a fix
The former PlayStation first-party boss argues double-A is the pressure release for game budgets that keep rising.

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The former PlayStation first-party boss argues double-A is the pressure release for game budgets that keep rising.
Valve’s new Steam Store improvements remove the gift-card middle step, changing how families and friends fund purchases.
Imax credits higher ticket prices to premium film production, with giant theaters turning blockbuster content into steadier financial muscle.
The 125-year-old novel gets a modern Netflix makeover, and period romance just got another serious distribution signal.
Famitsu reveals Shigeru Miyamoto’s real test: whether a new character can work globally without leaning on legacy.
The 29-year-old singer-songwriter says self-analysis freed her on her new Waxahatchee-produced album, after it hurt.
A linear Clone Wars strategy game with an upfront campaign length, Funk confirms no New Game+
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Alex Gibney’s “Musk” is one of many premieres in competition and out-of-competition slots for Sept. 2-12.
The 2005 hit becomes the group’s third music video in YouTube’s Billion Views Club, reshaping how legacy catalogs monetize attention.
A planned Xbox and Nintendo Switch release slipped by more than a month, announced less than a day before launch.
The country icon backs Taylor's songwriting, while also confirming the screen projects people have been whispering about.