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The smaller news of the day, one line each, in our words, with a link to whoever reported it first. The bigger stories get a full page. Times are in UTC.

  1. Rumors

    According to IGN España, Puck claims Xbox sought $800 million for seven years of exclusive Netflix adaptation rights, but the proposed deal appears to have fallen through. IGN España

  2. Weird

    According to Gamekult, Sensor Tower estimates 33 indie games passed 500,000 first-month sales in its latest yearly sample, up from 13; new-series launches rose from 21 to 40. Gamekult

  3. Weird

    Eurogamer.de marks Pikmin's 25th anniversary by recalling how Shigeru Miyamoto's garden ants inspired a game where players guide Captain Olimar to recover 30 ship parts in 30 days. Eurogamer.de

  4. Rumors

    Xboxdynasty says Bungie plans to explain a first step toward restoring removed Destiny 2 content by late October, but players have no return date or confirmed content list yet. Xboxdynasty

  5. Releases

    Active Matter has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide, according to Xboxdynasty; a planned update will add maps, weapons, monsters and bosses, but has no release date. Xboxdynasty

  6. Rumors

    Arkane Lyon's buyer talks have been extended by one month, putting the expected deadline at Dec. 13, according to Game*Spark; the studio's future remains undecided. Game*Spark