Blizzard tops Xbox studios, Battlefield refund row, and a decade of No Man's Sky

Blizzard has emerged as Xbox's top-performing studio, driven by the ongoing strength of Overwatch and Diablo, according to new reporting. The ranking arrives at a complicated moment for the platform: Take-Two's CEO has acknowledged that rising PS5 and Xbox hardware costs are "not a good thing," though he stopped short of predicting any damage to GTA 6's prospects when it launches.

A Battlefield 6 player received a Steam refund after logging roughly 470-500 hours — an unusual outcome reportedly tied to EA quietly removing Rush mode from Quickplay. The story speaks to a broader tension between player expectations and post-launch content decisions. Separately, Minecraft has confirmed it arrives on Switch 2 this October with a digital upgrade path available, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is among this week's Japanese releases on the same platform.

No Man's Sky marks a decade since launch today — a milestone that carries more weight than most, given Hello Games' long road from a battered release to sustained redemption. The Lies of P studio, now operating under a new name, teased its sequel with bold ambitions. A free-to-play Division spin-off landed on Steam to mixed reviews, with critics unsparing in their assessments.