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Palworld's 1.0 release lands July 10 on PC, PS5, Xbox and Game Pass, nearly doubling the map with a World Tree and Sky Islands, adding PvP and its biggest wave of new Pals - free for owners.
Ubisoft's ground-up Black Flag remake, rebuilt on the latest Anvil engine with ray tracing, dynamic weather and new pirate storylines, launches July 9, 2026 on PS5, Xbox and PC.
Moon Studios confirmed at Sony's State of Play that its brutal, hand-painted action RPG No Rest for the Wicked leaves early access for Version 1.0 in October 2026, launching first on PC and PS5 with Xbox and Switch 2 to follow. The full release adds 60+ hours of content, new bosses, a horde mode and a completely reimagined class system - and anyone who buys on PC before July 10 gets the exclusive Founder's Pack.
Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus Essential Monthly Games for July 2026: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Cross-Gen Bundle), the acclaimed action-RPG CrossCode, and the co-op roguelite For the King II. All three are available to claim from July 7 and stay in your library while your subscription is active.
Koei Tecmo and Omega Force host the Next Scouting Report broadcast for Attack on Titan 3 today, July 1 - the deep dive expected to finally reveal a release date, show off the overhauled ODM combat and confirm that the Final Season and Rumbling are playable for the first time.
Season Meltdown is now live across PC, console and mobile - Delta Force's largest update yet brings the AZ3 Nuclear Plant Operations map with a multi-ending mechanic, control Operator N-TWO, the Coliseum Warfare map, two new weapons and a Rainbow Six Siege crossover.
The hand-drawn 2D fighter based on Avatar: The Last Airbender runs a closed beta from July 2-5 for anyone who pre-orders, ahead of a July 23 launch with 12 fighters, rollback netcode and full crossplay.
Maxis pushed a June 30 patch to The Sims 4 packing 80+ bug fixes and quality-of-life changes: fewer repetitive phone calls, per-pack festival notification toggles, aligned windows and doors, reduced Mac save corruption and clearer Marketplace pricing.
A free July 9 update brings playable Terriermon Assistant, Photo Mode and graphics-mode options to Digimon Story: Time Stranger on all platforms, one day before the 450-Digimon RPG debuts on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 with dedicated Quality and Performance modes.
Ubisoft's team-based Star Wars reinvention of Monopoly launches June 30, 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch. It features 28 characters with unique abilities, online 2v2 and 3v3 modes, and a $29.99 price tag.
Game PassFuncom's open-world survival RPG Dune: Awakening arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 22, 2026, alongside a cross-platform update adding a full single-player mode, PvE access to the Deep Desert, and a free Polar Cap ice map. It joins Game Pass day one.
EVO 2026 wrapped in Las Vegas on June 28: MenaRD defended his Street Fighter 6 crown 3-0 in an all-Blanka grand final reset, Arslan Ash claimed a record eighth career EVO title in Tekken 8, and Hikari won the inaugural 2XKO championship.