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World of Warcraft: Midnight is getting its second season on July 7, 2026, with a major update called Curse of Ula’tek. The new content takes players to the Coiled Isle, adds an eight boss raid called The Venomous Abyss, introduces a new three boss dungeon, expands Delves, and brings more outdoor activities, rewards, and player housing improvements. Blizzard is building the update around a

A Halo fan is recreating parts of Halo: Combat Evolved inside Fortnite using Unreal Editor for Fortnite, giving players a community made way to revisit the classic campaign while they wait for Halo: Campaign Evolved. The project focuses on the Silent Cartographer mission and includes features such as co op support, cinematics, custom HUD elements, voice acting, and playable missions. The creator, known online

Citizen Sleeper and Robobeat are now free to claim on the Epic Games Store, giving PC players another week of no cost games to add permanently to their libraries. The new giveaway replaces last week’s Warhammer 40K Speed Freeks and The Ouroboros King offer, and it will remain available until June 25. This week’s selection covers two very different styles. Citizen Sleeper is a

Xbox Free Play Days is back with another weekend lineup, giving players temporary access to Dead by Daylight, Two Point Museum, PGA TOUR 2K25, and Assetto Corsa. Dead by Daylight is the only game in this week’s offer that is available to all Xbox players, while the other three require an Xbox Game Pass subscription. The promotion gives players a chance to test several

Outward 2 has been delayed to 2027, only weeks after Nine Dots Studio announced that the co op survival RPG would enter early access on July 7, 2026. The studio says the game needs more time to reach the quality level players expect, and it does not want to charge money for an early access build that may leave fans disappointed. The sudden delay

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma’s next phase may be less about rebuilding goodwill and more about making the Xbox division smaller, according to industry analyst Joost van Dreunen. The comments come as Xbox faces more reported layoffs and possible studio closures, turning Sharma’s early praise from fans into renewed concern about Microsoft’s gaming strategy. Sharma initially won support from many Xbox players after taking over

Fable developers have responded to fan concerns about the latest gameplay demo, explaining that the weak guards and unusually fast gold payout were both tied to demo conditions. The footage was played on Story difficulty, the easiest mode in the game, and the large 18,000 gold reward was adjusted so Playground Games could show the economy system quickly within a limited presentation window. The

The entire team behind Luna Abyss at Kwalee Labs has been laid off just weeks after the game launched on PC and consoles. Kwalee Labs CEO Hollie Emery revealed the news on LinkedIn, saying the decision was completely outside of the team’s control and that everyone affected is now looking for work. Luna Abyss released on May 21, 2026, as a fast paced bullet

Among Us Story: On Guard is Innersloth’s first real attempt to turn Among Us into a single player story game, and its Steam Next Fest demo shows a surprisingly natural fit for the series. Instead of asking you to catch Imposters with friends, On Guard puts you inside a murder mystery where you are framed for a killing and must prove your innocence before

Beast of Reincarnation is Game Freak’s upcoming mature action RPG set in a ruined future Japan, and it looks like one of the studio’s biggest departures from Pokémon so far. The game follows Emma, a Blight touched outcast, and her dog companion Koo as they travel through a corrupted world filled with infected creatures, hostile regions, and dangerous secrets. The game is planned for

Black Myth: Wukong has reportedly sold more than 30 million copies, reaching the milestone much faster than FromSoftware’s Elden Ring. The figure points to a remarkable global debut for Game Science’s action RPG, which launched in August 2024 on PC and PlayStation 5 before later arriving on Xbox Series X|S. The milestone is especially notable because Elden Ring needed more than three years to

Final Fantasy VII Revelation will finally answer one of the biggest questions surrounding Square Enix’s remake trilogy: is this really a remake, or is it a sequel to the original 1997 game? Director Naoki Hamaguchi is not ready to confirm the answer yet, but he says the final chapter will give fans the reveal they have been waiting for. The debate started when Final

Guild Wars 3 will not simply copy the original Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2. ArenaNet says the next game will sit somewhere between the first game’s smaller co op structure and Guild Wars 2’s large open world MMO design, creating a different kind of online RPG experience for the series. The game was revealed during Summer Game Fest as an action adventure MMORPG

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless OMNI is a refined version of the company’s premium wireless gaming headset, built for players who use several devices and want one headset to manage them all. It does not completely reinvent the Nova Pro Wireless formula, but it improves the everyday experience with stronger connectivity, a more useful GameHub, hot swappable batteries, and smoother multi platform support.

Unreal Engine 5.8 is now available, bringing new worldbuilding tools, improved lighting features, procedural vegetation creation, and a new Lumen Lite mode designed to help games reach 60FPS on Nintendo Switch 2. The update is expected to be the final major Unreal Engine 5 release before Epic Games shifts more attention toward Unreal Engine 6. The release arrives during Unreal Fest Chicago and gives

Rockstar’s legal dispute with the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain will go to trial from September 10 to October 15, 2026, after a UK employment tribunal allowed the union to continue bringing blacklisting claims against the GTA 6 maker. The ruling means the union’s wider allegations against Rockstar will be heard in court instead of being narrowed before trial. The case began after

Capcom has confirmed its Gamescom 2026 lineup, with Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, Mega Man: Dual Override, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Street Fighter 6 all playable at the company’s booth. Attendees will be able to try the games in Hall 9, giving Capcom one of the stronger publisher lineups for the Cologne event. The lineup gives Capcom a mix of familiar names

Gears of War: E-Day was rebuilt from scratch in Unreal Engine 5 so The Coalition could create a darker, more believable version of the series’ most important disaster. The studio says the new game uses advanced lighting, destruction, geometry, and ray tracing features to deliver hundreds of shadow casting lights while still targeting 60FPS on Xbox Series X. The Coalition shared the technical details

Dispatch has received a new HR Violations update that changes how censorship works on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, but the Switch versions still will not fully match the PC, PlayStation 5, and upcoming Xbox versions. Developer AdHoc Studio says some requirements from Nintendo prevent full content parity across every platform. The update is available now on all platforms. On PC and PlayStation

Microsoft’s ZeniMax studios may be facing deep cuts as Xbox continues a wider restructuring effort, according to new industry rumors. The report claims that layoffs have begun inside the division formerly known as ZeniMax and that teams not directly tied to The Elder Scrolls and Fallout could be at risk. The claim has not been confirmed by Microsoft, so it should be treated carefully.