8 July 2026
Platform & Hardware
- Sony’s No More Discs Debacle Was Inevitable, But The Worst Is Yet To Come 9
- It's only in Europe where Nintendo is discontinuing Switch 1, and likely to do with the Right to Repair laws we have here 3
- Microsoft is reportedly considering making more of its first-party games exclusive to Xbox 2
- Nintendo Switch Online July Additions Include a Wario Classic 2
- PSU maker Seasonic adds RTX 50-Series Super graphics cards to its website - but don't expect a reveal any time soon 2
- Xbox Game Pass Reportedly Drops To 30M Subscribers, But Has 'Started To Grow Again' 2
- 2026 Emmys snub Dropout's Game Changer & Very Important People
- 300+ Xbox Games Have Injected 300,000G Worth Of Easy Achievements
- Asus ProArt Mouse MD301
- Feature: 7 of Our Favourite Ultrawide Experiences: Games, Genres and Even Emulation
- Gaming laptops are too expensive right now, but this one’s a good value
- Geekom A9 Max AI AMD Mini PC review
- Guide: 50+ Digital PS3, PS Vita Games to Buy Before It's Too Late
- I found Windows laptops with 16GB of RAM on sale for under $1,000 — the memory crisis doesn't have to slow you down
- Lenovo’s stunning new Windows 11 all‑in‑one finally dethrones the Surface Studio with its bold Yoga AIO i Aura design
- LiberNovo Omni Pro review
- People want more value from Microsoft Rewards, and the new feedback portal makes that impossible to ignore
- Switch Online Subscriber? Delivery From Nintendo Store Is Now Practically Free (Europe)
- The Steam Machine fits my TV, my desk, and my life
- The Viture Beast XR Glasses Made Me Question Whether I Need A TV For Gaming
- Valve has released Windows drivers for the Steam machine, y'know for the three people who managed to buy one and inexplicably want a different OS
- Valve's magical play-Windows-games-on-Linux tech is rebased, updated, and ready to play Resident Evil
- Xbox Fan Claims To Know The Start Date & 'Initial' Games For Summer Sale 2026
- Xbox Game Pass Members Are Being Treated To A Surprise New Release Today (July 8)
Publishers, Studios & Industry
- New Fallout Game Is New Focus For New Vegas Developer Obsidian Entertainment – Report 12
- The retreat from mobile games continues as Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will be taken offline later this year 9
- XBOX Layoffs See 136 People Let Go At ID Software 7
- Toys for Bob Open to Making a Banjo-Kazooie Game 4
- Workers at MindsEye studio protesting controversial fan event this weekend after multiple rounds of layoffs 3
- 'Used, abused, and discarded:' CWA Canada slams Microsoft over handling of Bethesda layoffs 2
- Bernie Sanders Rips Microsoft For Xbox Layoffs And Price Hikes 2
- Former Destiny 2 and Marathon director settles $200 million lawsuit against Sony and Bungie: 'The outcome is one I am very satisfied with' 2
- id Software Was Reportedly 'Toying With' Pitches for a New Perfect Dark, a John Wick-Inspired Game, and More Before Layoffs 2
- Opinion: Welcome to the house of pain, brought to you by Xbox 2
- Two brothers admit to stealing more than £71,000 worth of Pokémon TCG cards after failing to escape the police and hide the loot 2
- Xbox Kills Obsidian’s Avowed Sequel In The Wake Of Layoffs – Report 2
- You're invited to Destiny's cursed unofficial final raid: Pete Carsons' Vault of Cars 2
- 'The Internet Did the Internet' — Dwayne Johnson Laughs Off Live-Action Moana Wig Memes
- "A mentor and an inspiration to many": Skywind devs pay tribute to modder Kettlewitch, whose death has left another Skyrim mod's future up in the air
- Atari appoints Andreas Deptolla as president of Atari Europe
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Leak Was 'Very Unceremonious and Abrupt and a Bit Rude,' Avatar Co-Creator Says
- Bethesda union says company HR forced staff to remove a display honoring their laid-off colleagues
- Blizzard eliminates 'small number' of roles in China
- David Gaider will never play Dragon Age: The Veilguard because he'd be 'wincing' the whole time: 'EA really did a number on them in terms of setting them up to fail'
- Demon Slayer's producer Aniplex is open to the use of AI to contribute to the creative process
- Former Halo 4 developer says game execs were "stupid, detached, money‑grubbing idiots" after recalling meeting with Xbox boss
- If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it?
- Need for Speed doesn't look like it's got a future and I think it's the most boneheaded move EA could make right now
- Nexon to assume publishing duties for Overwatch on PC in South Korea
- Players prove Destiny 2 can still produce wonders with discovery of poopy pants transmog
- Was This Duck Trying To Get Secrets About The Witcher 4?
- World Cup Star Erling Haaland Shows Off His Gaming Setup, Wants Xbox To Sponsor Him, And Is Excited For GTA 6
- Xbox boss Asha Sharma pins layoffs on Phil Spencer's regime spreading the company "too thin", while claiming a "a healthy Xbox" could weather the RAM storm
- Xbox's Bethesda layoffs include the artist responsible for designing Skyrim's khajiit and argonians, who had been at the company for 27 years
Game Coverage
- How To Complete All What If Rifts In Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced 25
- Review: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: One of the Most Effective Remakes We've Ever Seen 12
- Marvel Rivals Season 9 Roadmap Revealed 6
- Subnautica 2 studio isn't backing down on fish murder, but you can at least stun them now thanks to game's first major update 5
- One Final Fantasy Game Is Shutting Down, But You’ve Still Got Time To Play 4
- The Sims’ Biggest Competitor Is Ignoring All Of The AAA Rules Of Game Dev, And That’s Why It’s Already A Huge Success 4
- "Dracula is King of England" - New immersive sim Vampirium: 1997 announced by Tron: Catalyst and Thomas Was Alone developer Bithell Games 3
- 17 years later, Minecraft is finally adding somewhere to sit 3
- Does Splatoon Raiders Have Co-Op Or Multiplayer? Online & Local Multiplayer, Explained 3
- Nintendo Switch 2 Leak Reveals The Crew Motorfest, With Physical Launch Via Game-Key Card 3
- Palworld developer Pocketpair decides not to raise the open-world survival game's price tag as it nears a 1.0 launch later this week 3
- The upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops PlayStation re-releases seemingly drop a few fondly remembered features 3
- Fallout TV Series Lands 10 Emmy Nominations For Season 2, But Actors Get Snubbed 2
- Mortal Shell 2 Release Date & Revered Edition Revealed 2
- Palworld Reaches A Huge Player Milestone Ahead Of 1.0 Launch 2
- Persona 4 Revival Producer Confirms Some Noteworthy Character Changes Are Coming 2
- Save Up To 95% On Lego Games In Green Man Gaming’s Big Sale 2
- The Blood of Dawnwalker's most interesting mechanic took a bite out of my inner RPG completionist, who would've otherwise played hooky with a witch 2
- Arc Raiders introduces separate Solo, Duo and Trio tracking so you can be friendly in one and a rat in the others
- Arkheron, a competitive PvPvE action RPG, will open its closed beta next week—and I'm getting that Battlerite nostalgia just looking at this thing
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced hasn't set sail yet, but it's already doing better than Shadows on Steam
- Back Page: After 40 Years, It's High Time Link Got Some Pyjamas
- Become King Dracula's personal vamp-assassin in Vampirium: 1997, an immersive sim Bithell Games are launching into Steam early access soon
- Brand Buffs Pulled From LoL Patch 26.14 as Mages Ruin Bot Lane
- Capcom Producer Remains Coy On A Potential 'Super Street Fighter 6' Update
- Cat Mail Co. is a cosy game where you run a post office for cats, and I wish it let me snoop into their private lives
- College Football 27 Has Single-Player Microtransactions And It’s Only The Beginning
- Controversial Uwe Boll Movie Citizen Vigilante Gets PS5 Tie-In Game Next Week — And It Looks as Rough As You'd Expect
- Crimson Desert Nintendo Switch 2 Port in Development
- Deepward, a Brutal FPS Roguelite Set in the 1920s, Announced
- Destiny 2 Players Get One Last Surprise from Bungie, Developer Reveals Limited Support Plans
- Doom's new Chain Spear weapon seems to be dividing The Dark Ages' audience - "I'm like an hour in and I can't wait to get the shield back"
- Escape from Tarkov’s Expansions Hub is Live Now in PvP and PvE
- Expert anglers, can you name all of these videogames with fishing in them after seeing just one screenshot of a successful catch?
- Help, I can't decide if Stardew Valley in 3D is amazing or horrifying
- Last Ever NLC Split Expanded Ahead of Nordics and UK League Split
- Love And Deepspace Drama Continues As Chinese Government Indicates New Love Interest Is Gone For Good
- Marvel Rivals may have solved season 9's Apocalypse murder mystery
- Nintendo Is Releasing A Special Pin Set For Super Mario's 40th Anniversary
- NYT Connections Hints Today (#1124)—Answers for Thursday, July 9
- Pokemon Winds And Waves Could Have 300 New Pokemon, But Don’t Get Too Excited
- Review: Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (PS5) - Squandered Potential at Every Turn
- Review: Escape the Backrooms (PS5) - Impressively Expansive Co-Op Fun
- Stripped-Back Shooter Empulse Could Be The Titanfall Successor We’ve Been Waiting For
- The ‘Real’ Fallout 3 Was Canceled Because Nobody Looked At It
- This Cozy Horror Puzzle Game Is Creeping to PS5 Later This Year
- This month's Humble Choice is worth a look if you like RPGs, Zelda-likes, fast-paced shooters, or violating people's civil rights
- Today’s Wordle #1846: Hints and Answer for July 9, 2026
- Try Out Anime Tactical RPG Brigandine Abyss with a Free Demo on PS5 This Month
- Where to find the Inner City Run Drift Zone in Forza Horizon 6
- World of Warcraft's divisive change to combat addons is here to stay
- WoW Classic player hits 60 on hardcore self-found with every class, decides that isn't enough, does a naked run for good measure
- Yoshi's New Switch 2 Game Is Getting A Demo On The Nintendo eShop
- You can complete medieval vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker even quicker than previously thought - before even the prologue ends
Other
- Dune: Part Three Trailer Event Reveals Intense Battle Sequence Screening Before The Odyssey 2
- PlayStation to Show More Upcoming PS5 Games at Tokyo Game Show 2026 2
- 'Slopfix': A software team is charging up to $10,000 to clean up AI-generated code, with the help of *checks notes* AI
- “The goal is to win an international, so winning a domestic [title] doesn’t really do anything” – G2 trent after EWC 2026 elimination
- Build Your Own Criterion Closet With Up To 50% Off Blu-Rays And Box Sets
- Call of Duty League Championship 2026 Tournament Guide—Schedule, Teams, and Predictions
- Chainsmoker Cat is a bizarre new anime that’s part harrowing drama and part poop jokes
- Critical Role's Age of Umbra Sallowlands is a story of grief and lost community
- Dune 3's new trailer teases big changes from the books
- Emmy Nominations 2026: The Full List for Every Major Category
- Esports World Cup Sells 100,000 Tickets After Hyper-Successful City Move
- G2 Esports’ MSI Victory Over T1 Was Most-Watched LoL Game This Year
- Ghost in the Shell directors explain why the new anime is the most faithful adaptation yet
- Go Hands-On With Switch Sports Resort At San Diego Comic-Con This Month
- LEC Summer Finals 2026 Confirmed for Nice, France
- M3GAN erotic thriller spin-off Soulm8te shares first trailer ahead of streaming release
- Microsoft Teams removal shows why we shouldn't get too excited about preview features
- New anime Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games is going viral
- New Dragonlance novel from Weis and Hickman gives us a first look at Huma and Magius
- Pragmata speedrun completed in under 80 minutes during Games Done Quick 2026
- This Chrome extension hides 'knockoff' brands on Amazon: 'Sorry to brands like WNPETHOME, EHEYCIGA, YXY'
- Windows 11 cleanup is finally simple with this powerful open‑source tool that strips bloat, boosts speed, and gives you real control