CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 07/13/26

STORY 1 - XBOX Layoffs

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-confirms-plans-to-cut-5-studios-and-thousands-of-jobs/

STORY 2 - Positivity Break! What have we been playing

STORY 3 - Playstation’s Discless Future

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-announces-the-end-of-disc-games-starting-in-january-2028/

Weather Forecast -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_released_in_2026

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CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 06/29/26

STORY 1 - XBOX?

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-already-planned-ninja-theory-closure-when-it-announced-senua-its-claimed/

STORY 2 - Steam Machine

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/north-of-a-grand-is-the-floor-analysts-debate-whether-steam-machine-means-ps6-and-xbox-helix-will-cost-1000/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/as-xbox-series-x-hits-800-lenovo-warns-memory-prices-will-likely-never-return-to-normal/

STORY 3 - GTA VI

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-disc-hopes-dashed-as-report-disputes-post-launch-physical-release/

Weather Forecast -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_released_in_2026

Ko-fi.com/characterissuespodcast

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