Splatoon Raiders Hits Switch 2 Thursday — Nintendo's First PvE Looter-Shooter
Nintendo's ink-splattered franchise goes in a radically new direction as Splatoon Raiders arrives July 23 on Switch 2, trading competitive multiplayer for a single-player PvE treasure hunt across the Spirhalite Islands. »
Bethesda Confirms Fallout 5 Is in Pre-Production — and Obsidian Is Making Another One Too
Todd Howard confirmed Fallout 5 as 'our long-range destination' and revealed multiple Fallout projects are active, including a new game from Obsidian — days after Microsoft cut 3,200 Xbox jobs. »
Xbox Cuts 3,200 Jobs and Releases Four Studios — The Biggest Restructuring in Xbox History
Microsoft announced on July 6, 2026 that Xbox is shedding a fifth of its workforce and divesting Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs — the broadest reshaping of its gaming division since the Activision Blizzard acquisition. »
Palworld 1.0 Is Here: Sky Islands, 70+ New Pals, and the Biggest Patch in the Game's History
After 18 months in Early Access, Palworld hits 1.0 on July 10 with 27 pages of patch notes, floating Sky Islands, a World Tree endgame zone, and Genetic Recombination breeding — free for all existing owners. »
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: A Full Rebuild That Earns Its '13 Years Later'
Ubisoft's full Anvil Engine rebuild of the beloved 2013 pirate adventure lands on July 9, 2026, with reworked combat, raytraced visuals, new missions voiced by the original cast, and overhauled naval gameplay. »