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Beast of Reincarnation has received a new gameplay trailer focused on its combat system, showing how Game Freak is combining fast sword fighting with command based abilities. The action role playing game follows Emma, a cursed warrior travelling through a ruined version of Japan with her dog companion, Koo. Together, they must fight mutated creatures and hostile machines while searching for a way to

GOG is reminding PC players that games purchased through its store can be downloaded without digital rights management, allowing customers to keep offline installers and run their games without depending on a launcher. The storefront gives you access to standalone installation files for supported purchases. Once downloaded, those files can be stored on a computer, external drive, or other personal backup device. They can

Shift At Midnight will launch on Xbox consoles and PC on July 22, 2026, bringing its co-op horror gameplay to a wider audience after first gaining attention on Steam. The game will also be available through Xbox Game Pass and support Xbox Play Anywhere. This means a single digital purchase can provide access on both Xbox and Windows PC, with connected saves and achievements

Xbox Game Pass has added a new group of games for July 2026, with Gears of War: Reloaded serving as the main release in the latest update. The enhanced version of the original Gears of War arrived on July 9 for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, handheld devices, and cloud gaming. It gives new players a chance to experience the beginning of

Xbox has expanded its Stream Your Own Games library with 52 additional titles, allowing subscribers to play more purchased games through Xbox Cloud Gaming on supported devices. The latest expansion includes Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Wuthering Waves, Winds of Arcana: Ruination, and several well known independent games. The additions cover action games, platformers, role playing games, puzzle

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will introduce Kill Block, a dynamic multiplayer map that changes its layout between rounds by swapping large sections of the battlefield. The map is built from three modular slabs. Two form the ends of the arena, while a third sits in the centre. At the end of each Gunfight round, one section can be lowered beneath the map

Halo Studios head Pierre Hintze is facing renewed scrutiny following allegations about his treatment of employees and his relationships with other teams inside Xbox. The claims come at a sensitive time for Halo. Microsoft has identified the series as one of its most important gaming properties, while the studio is preparing to release Halo: Campaign Evolved across Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 5. Several current

Microsoft says it is working to restore access to an Xbox player’s digital purchases after a compromised account was permanently suspended, cutting him off from his game library and OneDrive files. The account belonged to Joshua Khane, who said it contained more than 25 years of personal data, purchased Xbox games, and family photographs. According to his account of the incident, Microsoft acknowledged that

Dispatch will arrive on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Windows PC through the Xbox app on July 29, 2026. The release will also support Xbox Play Anywhere, allowing you to move between console and PC while keeping your progress and achievements connected to the same account. The superhero narrative adventure was first confirmed for Xbox in March, but its release date remained

Wuthering Waves players are criticizing the Xbox version of the game after encountering low quality textures, missing shadows, visual glitches, and inconsistent performance on Xbox Series X. The free to play action role playing game arrived on Xbox after previously launching on PC and PlayStation. However, early reactions suggest that the new port does not currently match the visual quality available on other platforms.

Microsoft has launched the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2026, offering discounts across a large selection of Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Windows PC games. The sale runs until July 29, giving you almost two weeks to browse the available offers. It includes major releases, independent games, older backwards compatible titles, and several games that support Xbox Play Anywhere.

Microsoft is preparing another major Xbox hardware price increase in the United States, with all current Xbox Series X and Series S models set to become significantly more expensive from August 1, 2026. The standard Xbox Series X with a disc drive will rise from $649.99 to $799.99. The all digital Xbox Series X will move from $599.99 to $749.99, while the 512GB Xbox

Final Fantasy Resonance has received a new gameplay trailer that offers a closer look at its HD 2D visual style, turn based battles, explorable towns, and traditional world map. The footage presents a game that draws heavily from the older Final Fantasy titles while using modern lighting, animation, and environmental effects. Characters are represented through detailed pixel art, while locations use three dimensional backgrounds

Forza Horizon 6 has received a new update that resets the Rivals Leaderboards, improves computer controlled driving behaviour, and fixes several problems affecting cars, saves, audio, and visuals. Version 398.92.0 is now available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, the Xbox app for Windows, and Steam. The update focuses mainly on correcting bugs and closing exploits that affected competitive results. One of the

Compulsion Games is looking for new development and publishing partners after becoming independent from Microsoft as part of a major restructuring across Xbox. The studio, known for Contrast, We Happy Few, and South of Midnight, has opened the door to collaborations across the games and entertainment industries. Its announcement suggests that the team is prepared to work on its own projects while also supporting

Gears of War: E Day will use several advanced graphics and performance technologies when it arrives on PC and Xbox Series X and Series S on October 6, 2026. The PC version is being developed with additional technical support from NVIDIA, with the partnership focused on performance, image quality, responsiveness, and hardware ray tracing. The game is built with Unreal Engine 5 and DirectX

FromSoftware will hold a closed network test for The Duskbloods in August, giving selected Nintendo Switch 2 players an early chance to experience the studio’s upcoming multiplayer game. Applications for the test will open on July 22, 2026. Invitations are expected to reach selected participants on August 7, while the actual testing period will run from August 21 to August 23 across several scheduled

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will remove weapon bloom as part of a wider overhaul to shooting, aiming, animation, and weapon customization. The change is designed to give you more control during gunfights by ensuring bullets follow the direction indicated by the weapon’s recoil. Weapon bloom is commonly used in shooters to reduce accuracy while a character is moving or firing continuously. As

AdHoc Studio’s superhero workplace comedy Dispatch will launch on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Windows through the Microsoft Store on July 29, 2026. The Xbox release arrives around nine months after the game first appeared on Steam and PlayStation 5. Dispatch was confirmed for Xbox during the Xbox Partner Preview showcase in March, but the announcement only provided a broad summer release

Valve has published its official Steam event schedule for the rest of 2026 and the first half of 2027, giving PC players and developers an early look at upcoming seasonal sales, themed festivals, and Next Fest events. The calendar covers promotions from the Train Fest in July 2026 through the Steam Summer Sale in June and July 2027. Valve regularly announces its event plans