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News·Esports World Cup
NAVI Lead the Esports World Cup Club Race With $30 Million Still on the Table
Roughly halfway through the Esports World Cup 2026, Natus Vincere top the Club Championship on 2,250 points ahead of Virtus.pro and Team Vitality. The club standings decide a $30 million pot, with $7 million going to the winner on August 23.
Jul 28, 2026NEW
News·gamescom
gamescom 2026 Sold Out Every Inch of Floor Space for the First Time
gamescom has booked out all available exhibition area for the first time in its history ahead of the August 26-30 show in Cologne, with Nintendo, Xbox, Ubisoft, CD Projekt Red, Capcom, Konami, and Tencent all confirmed. Opening Night Live runs August 25.
Jul 28, 2026NEW
News·Halo: Campaign Evolved
Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Out — and It's the Lowest-Rated Halo Ever Made
The Combat Evolved remake launched July 28 on Xbox, PC, and — for the first time in franchise history — PlayStation. Critics gave it an 84 on OpenCritic, which is genuinely strong and still the weakest score any Halo has ever posted.
Jul 28, 2026NEW
Preview·Metro 2039
Metro 2039 Lands February 2027, and 4A Games Is Going Back to Tunnels
4A Games' next Metro is confirmed for February 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It stars a new protagonist called The Stranger, and it abandons Exodus's semi-open maps to return to the linear, claustrophobic design the series built its name on.
Jul 28, 2026NEW
News·Steam Machine
The Steam Machine Has Been Out a Month — Here's What $1,049 Actually Buys
Valve's living-room PC starts at $1,049 for the 512GB model and runs SteamOS on a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 and RDNA 3 combo. Valve claims six times the horsepower of a Steam Deck; in practice it leans on FSR upscaling to hold 60fps at 4K.
Jul 28, 2026NEW
News·Ragnarok: The New World
Ragnarok: The New World Is Out on Steam — and Off to a Rough Start
Gravity's first open-world Ragnarok MMO landed on Steam on July 26, ten days after its Southeast Asia launch. It's free-to-play with eight classes and full cross-progression — and it's sitting at Mostly Negative out of the gate.
Jul 27, 2026NEW
News·The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3's Third Expansion Gets Its First Real Look on August 25
CD Projekt Red has confirmed that Songs of the Past — Geralt's first Witcher 3 expansion in a decade — will be shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25. It's still a 2027 release, and almost everything else is still unknown.
Jul 27, 2026NEW
News·Xbox Game Pass
Game Pass Late July: Halo Lands Day One, and Eight Games Leave on the 31st
Xbox Game Pass's second July 2026 wave puts Halo: Campaign Evolved on the service day one on July 28, alongside three more day-one titles. Eight games — including Celeste and Crusader Kings 3 — drop off on July 31.
Jul 27, 2026NEW
News·7 Days to Die
7 Days to Die's V3.1 'Henpocalypse' Adds Chicken Farming — And V4.0 Is Still Coming This Year
V3.1.0 'Henpocalypse' is live on 7 Days to Die's experimental branch with chicken farming and new sandbox options, while V4.0 with bandits and story mode remains targeted for later in 2026.
Jul 26, 2026NEW
News·CS2
CS2 Premier Season Five Is Live: Cache Replaces Overpass and the Bomb Got Reworked
Counter-Strike 2's Premier Season Five began July 8, adding Cache to Active Duty in place of Overpass and shipping a full rework of how C4 explosion damage is calculated on defusal maps.
Jul 26, 2026NEW
News·League of Legends
Dplus KIA Sweep Karmine Corp 3-0 to Win League of Legends at EWC 2026
Dplus KIA silenced a Paris home crowd on July 19, sweeping Karmine Corp 3-0 in the League of Legends Esports World Cup 2026 grand final for $600,000 — with bot laner Smash named MVP on his birthday.
Jul 26, 2026NEW
News·Electronic Arts
The $55 Billion EA Buyout Clears EU Merger Review, With One Hurdle Left
The European Commission approved the PIF-led $55 billion Electronic Arts acquisition under merger rules on July 23, 2026 — the largest leveraged buyout in history — with a separate foreign-subsidies decision due by July 30.
Jul 26, 2026NEW
News·Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2's Warhammer 40,000 Crossover Gets Its Full Reveal July 30
Arrowhead will show everything in the Helldivers 2 × Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond on July 30, 2026 — the crossover first announced at Warhammer Skulls in May, launching later this year.
Jul 26, 2026NEW
News·Scrap Mechanic
Scrap Mechanic Finally Hit 1.0 — After Exactly 10 Years in Early Access
Axolot Games shipped Scrap Mechanic's 1.0 release on July 24, 2026, a decade to the day after it entered Steam Early Access, adding a full story campaign, a reworked world, and a price rise to $28.99.
Jul 26, 2026NEW
News·Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced
Black Flag Resynced Hits Ubisoft's Full Year-One Sales Target in Two Weeks
Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced sold 3.5 million copies in its first 14 days, blowing past Ubisoft's entire first-year sales projection and becoming the franchise's highest-rated entry since 2013.
Jul 25, 2026NEW
News·Dota 2
PARIVISION Wins Dota 2 at the Esports World Cup 2026, Beating BetBoom 3-1
PARIVISION dropped only three games across the entire tournament, closing out a 3-1 grand final win over BetBoom Team on July 19 for a $750,000 Dota 2 title at EWC 2026.
Jul 25, 2026NEW
News·Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games Workers Union Holds First Formal Talks With Management
The Rockstar Games Workers Union met with studio management for the first time in July 2026, securing a roadmap for faster negotiations over crunch, pay transparency, and job security ahead of GTA 6's November launch.
Jul 25, 2026NEW
News·Valorant
100 Thieves Beat NRG 3-1 to Win Valorant at the Esports World Cup 2026
100 Thieves went 7-0 through the entire Esports World Cup 2026, closing out a 3-1 grand final win over NRG on July 12 for the org's first-ever international Valorant title.
Jul 24, 2026NEW
News·Gaming Hardware
Logitech Rounds Out Its G3 Series With a $79.99 Mouse and $119.99 Keyboard
Logitech's G305 X SUPERLIGHT mouse and G316 X 98 keyboard launched June 30, 2026, completing a full G3 desktop lineup with the existing G325 headset at accessible, sub-$120 pricing.
Jul 24, 2026NEW
Preview·Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls: Everything Confirmed Ahead of the August 6 Launch
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls launches August 6, 2026 on PS5 and PC with a 20-character roster and a 4v4 tag-team format from Arc System Works and PlayStation Studios. Here's what's confirmed.
Jul 24, 2026NEW
News·Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Is Discontinuing the Original Switch in Europe, Adding Replaceable Batteries to the Switch 2
Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED in Europe by mid-February 2027, replacing them with revised Switch 2 hardware that uses user-replaceable batteries to comply with new EU regulation.
Jul 24, 2026NEW
News·Tekken 8
Tekken 8's Bob Confirmed for August 20 Early Access, August 25 for Everyone
Bob returns to Tekken 8 as Season 3's second DLC fighter — Season Pass 3 holders get him August 20, 2026, with a general release on August 25.
Jul 24, 2026NEW
News·Call of Duty League
FaZe Vegas Denies OpTic Texas a Three-Peat to Win CDL Championship 2026
FaZe Vegas beat OpTic Texas 5-2 in the CDL Championship 2026 grand final in Las Vegas, running the entire upper bracket undefeated. Simp won tournament MVP for the third time in his career.
Jul 20, 2026
News·Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced
Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced Is Out Now — Here's What Critics Are Saying
Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced launched July 9, 2026. Metacritic sits at 84, OpenCritic at 87 — here's a roundup of what reviewers loved, and the two things nearly every review flagged as a problem.
Jul 9, 2026
News·Call of Duty League
CDL Championship 2026: OpTic Texas Chases a Three-Peat in Las Vegas This Week
The Call of Duty League Championship 2026 runs July 16-19 in Las Vegas with a $2 million prize pool. Here's the format, the teams, and why defending champion OpTic Texas is the team to beat.
Jul 8, 2026
Preview·Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Launches August 27, Trading Stealth for Action
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy launches August 27, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Here's what's confirmed about Sophia's story, the shift to action combat, and the game's puzzle focus.
Jul 8, 2026
Preview·Splatoon Raiders
Splatoon Raiders Launches July 23 — Splatoon's First Single-Player-Focused Spin-Off
Splatoon Raiders launches July 23, 2026 exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2. Here's what's confirmed about its raid-based single-player campaign, over 100 weapons, and 4-player co-op.
Jul 8, 2026
Preview·Star Wars Zero Company
Star Wars Zero Company Launches August 27 With Clone Wars Squad Tactics
Star Wars Zero Company launches August 27, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Here's what's confirmed about its turn-based squad tactics, twelve classes, and deep customization.
Jul 8, 2026
Preview·The Relic: First Guardian
The Relic: First Guardian Launches July 31 — Everything Confirmed About This Soulslike
The Relic: First Guardian launches July 31, 2026 on PS5 and PC, with Xbox and Switch 2 versions to follow. Here's what's confirmed about its stamina-free combat, 70+ bosses, and unique-item loot system.
Jul 8, 2026
News·Xbox Game Studios
Xbox Cuts 3,200 Jobs and Spins Off Ninja Theory, Double Fine, and Compulsion Games
Xbox announced roughly 3,200 layoffs on July 6, 2026, alongside plans to spin off or sell Ninja Theory, Double Fine Productions, Compulsion Games, and Undead Labs. Here's what's actually changing and why.
Jul 8, 2026
News·Esports World Cup
Esports World Cup 2026 Kicks Off in Paris With a Record $75 Million Prize Pool
The Esports World Cup 2026 runs July 6 through August 23 in Paris, spanning 25 events across 24 games with a $75 million prize pool — up from $71.5 million last year. Here's what's new and what's on the schedule.
Jul 7, 2026
News·Gaming Hardware
The Biggest New Gaming Peripherals From CES and Computex 2026
CES and Computex 2026 brought a wave of new gaming hardware — magnetic Hall Effect keyboards, 65,000 DPI mice, and 540Hz monitors. Here's a roundup of the standout announcements.
Jul 7, 2026
News·Palworld
Palworld Officially Exits Early Access With Version 1.0 on July 10
Palworld's 1.0 update launches July 10, 2026 across Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass — free for existing owners. Here's what's new, including the World Tree region and the Wing Pack.
Jul 7, 2026
News·PIONER
PIONER's Post-Apocalyptic MMO Dream Is Reportedly Facing Bankruptcy
GFA Games, developer of the post-apocalyptic MMO shooter PIONER, is reportedly facing a bankruptcy petition, unpaid salaries, and stalled updates just months after launching in Early Access. Here's the timeline.
Jul 7, 2026
News·Dota 2
The International 2026: Full Team Lineup and Schedule Set for Shanghai
Dota 2's The International 2026 has its full 16-team lineup locked in, with a $1.6 million base prize pool and the main event running August 20-23 in Shanghai. Here's who qualified and how the format works.
Jul 7, 2026
Preview·Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced
Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced: Everything Confirmed Ahead of the July 9 Launch
Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced launches July 9, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC — a ground-up Anvil Engine remake with new story content, reworked stealth and combat, and PS5 Pro enhancements.
Jul 6, 2026
Preview·Halo: Campaign Evolved
Halo: Campaign Evolved: Everything Confirmed Ahead of the July 28 Launch
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5 — the first mainline Halo campaign ever on PlayStation. Here's what's confirmed about the remade campaign, co-op, and editions.
Jul 6, 2026
Preview·Marvel's Wolverine
Marvel's Wolverine: Everything Confirmed Ahead of the September 15 Launch
Marvel's Wolverine launches September 15, 2026 exclusively on PS5 — Insomniac's claw-combat, Rage-system action game starring Logan, Jean Grey, and Sabretooth against the Reavers and Bolivar Trask.
Jul 6, 2026
News·Warner Bros. Games
Netflix's $82.7B Warner Bros. Deal Would Hand It Mortal Kombat, Batman: Arkham, and Hogwarts Legacy's Studios
Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. would bring Rocksteady, NetherRealm, TT Games, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Montréal under its ownership. Here's where the deal actually stands.
Jul 6, 2026
News·PlayStation
Sony Will Stop Making Physical PlayStation Discs in 2028
Sony announced it will end physical disc production for new PlayStation games starting January 2028, alongside PS3 and PS Vita store closures in 2027. Here's what's actually changing and what isn't.
Jul 6, 2026
Preview·Grand Theft Auto VI
GTA 6: Everything Confirmed Ahead of the November 19 Launch
Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S — dual protagonists Jason and Lucia, the fictional state of Leonida, and no PC date yet. Here's what Rockstar has actually confirmed.
Jul 5, 2026
Preview·Final Fantasy Resonance
Final Fantasy Resonance: What We Know About the First HD-2D Final Fantasy
Square Enix's first HD-2D Final Fantasy game adapts the story of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius into a full turn-based RPG. Here's what's confirmed so far about combat, visions, and release.
Jul 4, 2026
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