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French video game publisher behind Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six and The Crew, with studios worldwide and games across PC, console and mobile.

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buildConfirmed3 publishers

Torres bill would make the FTC set an offline-mode rule for games that depend on servers

Rep. Ritchie Torres's Power to the Players Act would have the FTC require ownership on purchase and offline modes before server shutdowns. It is not formally introduced and is short on detail, TechSpot reports.

Publishers:arstechnica.com techspot.com tomshardware.com

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 25%
Operator
Operator 45%
Investor
Investor 30%

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives55
Confidence60
productOne report1 publisher

Xbox turns old discs into downloads by reading a serial number it decided to add in 2013

Microsoft's conversion feature reads a unique identifier pressed into Xbox One discs, a decision the company made before the console shipped in 2013. Whether a given disc converts depends on when it was pressed and whether its publisher agreed.

Publishers:theverge.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption25
Hype gap+22
Incentives55
Confidence45
productOne report1 publisher

Modders are forcing a leaked DLSS 5 into games that never signed up for it

Nvidia says developers keep full artistic control over the model that repaints a game's lighting and materials at runtime. The build that leaked through an early-access copy of NBA 2K27 answers to whoever installs the mod.

Publishers:engadget.com

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption32
Hype gap+45
Incentives72
Confidence50
leadershipOne report1 publisher

The greenlight moved: where games leadership capacity is actually accumulating

Consolidation has left EA, Microsoft and Ubisoft circling legacy brands. The operative question is who still holds authority to approve an unproven project.

Publishers:theguardian.com

Reality

Evidence30
Adoption42
Hype gap+30
Incentives45
Confidence34