35% of Marvel's Wolverine sales were physical, rising to 51% in Europe and more than two-thirds in France. Other September releases also retained significant boxed sales, including Silent Hill: Townfall at over 45% and The Blood of the Dawnwalker at 36% on PS5. Sony's planned January 2028 disc phase-out comes as the wider physical market continues contracting, despite strong demand for selected releases.
Paramount closed its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover on October 6, putting Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat and Batman under a new company called Skydance. Here's which studios changed hands and what to watch next.
Materia sued DJ CutMan, Christopher Davidson, personally on September 28, alleging nearly 150 videos used music administered by Materia without authorization. The complaint alleges Davidson acknowledged lacking necessary rights but subsequently submitted YouTube counter-notifications seeking restoration of the videos; Davidson's position must be treated as disputed unless established by evidence or admission. Materia says YouTube would restore the disputed videos after the statutory counter-notice period unless it received evidence of court action, explaining why the copyright dispute moved into federal court.
