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Insomniac shadow-dropped update 1.005.000 for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, adding two free suits - one tied to the Spider-Man: Brand New Day movie, one crossing over from Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls - alongside Enhanced PSSR 2.0 on PS5 Pro and a new Power Saver mode on all PS5 hardware.
Xbox and Ubisoft have expanded their Console to PC program: owners of 13 Ubisoft titles on Xbox - including Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, and Rainbow Six Siege - now get the PC version at no extra cost. New purchases get both instantly; existing owners roll out through August 4.
Insomniac used its SDCC 2026 Hall H panel to drop a new story trailer for Marvel's Wolverine, confirming The Hand and Lady Deathstrike as threats, and quietly released an exclusive prequel comic detailing Logan's history with Team X. The PS5 exclusive launches September 15.
EA officially revealed FC 27 on July 23 with a reveal trailer, confirming Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham as Ultimate Plus Edition cover stars. The headline new feature is The Grounds, a social football open world with three districts. FC 27 launches worldwide September 25 on PS5, Xbox, PC, and Switch.
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.
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.