At Summer Game Fest 2026, video games retreat to the safety of the past

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One of the enduring questions over the past few months - or really years - has been what happens next.

Video games have seen arguably their greatest upheaval as a medium, as an exodus of investor cash and evisceration of talent, particularly in North America and Europe, led to a grim drought of the bigger-budget blockbusters that would have normally kept the industry ticking over last year and beyond.

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