“A small, ferociously focused samurai boss-rush whose order-based difficulty system turns a familiar genre into something that plays differently every time - gorgeous, fair, and completely unapologetic about who it's for.”
Gearbox detailed Bounty Pack 4: Murders and Acquisitions on its latest DevCast - a repeatable mission set in the Toxic Scowl with a new Pearlescent weapon, six Legendaries, and a refreshed Vault Card. It arrives July 30 alongside the V1.9 update, with Story Pack 2 already teased for September.
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game launched July 23 on PS5, PC, and Switch - but the Xbox Series X|S version was pulled with almost no warning, delayed six weeks to September 3 over what the team called 'unforeseen circumstances on a backend feature.' The Switch version also shipped without crossplay.
Warhorse Studios filed a trademark for 'Kingdom Come Salvation' with the EUIPO on July 23, dropping the 'Deliverance' from the title for the first time. Nothing is confirmed yet, but the studio has previously acknowledged a new Kingdom Come adventure is already in development.
Arc System Works used San Diego Comic-Con to reveal Phoenix Cyclops, drawing on the Avengers vs. X-Men Phoenix Five arc, as the first Year 1 DLC fighter for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. The base game launches August 6 on PS5 and PC, and an open beta is live right now through July 26.
Game PassMicrosoft has launched Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, letting four original Xbox classics - Conker: Live & Reloaded, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy - run natively on Windows with upscaling and modern display support, included with every Game Pass tier.
2K has unveiled its NBA 2K27 cover lineup: Victor Wembanyama fronts the Standard Edition, Caitlin Clark becomes the first WNBA player on her own global cover on the Deluxe Edition, and Derrick Rose headlines the Ultra Edition. The game launches September 4 across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Switch 2.
Square Enix's beloved HD Remaster collection lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23, timed to Final Fantasy X's 25th anniversary. The Switch 2 edition adds a high-speed mode and a random-encounter toggle on top of its already-remastered HD visuals and music - all for the same $49.99 as the original Switch release.
In a July 17 statement, Bethesda confirmed it has been working on remasters of both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas - no dates given. The studio also revealed a separate new Fallout game being made with Obsidian, confirmed Fallout 5 is in pre-production, and reiterated that The Elder Scrolls VI remains its primary focus.
Joe Ziegler, the public face of Bungie's Marathon reboot, confirmed July 17 was his last day at the studio after nearly four years. Del Chafe III steps up as game director alongside creative director Julia Nardin, as the team pushes on following a launch that fell well short of Bungie's sales expectations.
Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM has issued redundancy or at-risk notices to up to 32 employees, two months after Zero Parades: For Dead Spies launched to strong critical acclaim but weak commercial performance. It's the studio's second round of layoffs since 2024.
PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino told investors AI is now a core pillar of Sony's PS6 strategy, already powering tools like the facial-animation system Mockingbird. Weeks earlier, Hideo Kojima said in a Washington Post profile that he isn't interested in AI making art. Together, the two moments capture where the industry's biggest players actually stand on AI right now.
According to well-known Valve insider Tyler McVicker, Project HLX - long believed to be Half-Life 3 - has slipped, with 2026 possibly off the table. The reason, per the report, isn't trouble: Valve reportedly decided it simply wasn't good enough yet. As always with Valve, treat this as rumor until the company says otherwise.
Ubisoft's remake of the beloved 2013 pirate adventure is a runaway success: 2 million copies sold on day one, more than 3 million in its first week, a record concurrent-player peak on Steam, and the best reviews an Assassin's Creed has earned since the original Black Flag.
Nintendo's ink-soaked series takes a sharp turn: Splatoon Raiders is a single-player-focused, story-driven spin-off launching exclusively on Switch 2 on July 23, teaming you with Deep Cut to explore the Spirhalite Islands.
A year into its life, the Switch 2 is outrunning the PS5 quarter-to-quarter and dominating the US market - even as Sony's console keeps a commanding lifetime lead. And a Switch 2 price hike is now on the horizon.
Monolith Soft's beloved JRPG gets the Switch 2 treatment on July 30: 4K/60fps visuals, a new Rare Blade and quest, fresh Pyra and Mythra designs, amiibo support, and a new mode that lets you command your Blades directly in battle.
Nintendo is packaging its cozy life-sim Pokemon Pokopia with a Switch 2 console in a new bundle launching July 23. Play as a shape-shifting Ditto to rebuild a withered world and befriend Pokemon in a relaxing paradise.
Pocketpair's monster-collecting phenomenon has finally exited Early Access. Palworld 1.0 launched July 10 as a free update with a 27-page changelog - adding the long-teased World Tree, the Sky Islands, 20-plus new Pals, water-based building, reworked tower bosses, and a breeding-defining new system called Genetic Recombination.
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A small, ferociously focused samurai boss-rush whose order-based difficulty system turns a familiar genre into something that plays differently every time - gorgeous, fair, and completely unapologetic about who it's for.
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A charming, great-value way to finally experience Quill's acclaimed adventure without a headset - even if a little of the VR magic is lost in translation.
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A massive, mechanically fresh expansion that recaptures DOOM Eternal's speed and makes an already great game even better - essential for anyone who owns The Dark Ages.
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A joyous, wildly creative comeback that any Switch owner with a pulse should play - a fitting swan song for the console.
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Action / Adventure / Open World
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Action RPG / Soulslike / Open World
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Roguelike / Deckbuilder / Card Game
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Action / Adventure / Hack and Slash