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Rockstar Games opened Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders on June 25, 2026 with two editions - Standard ($79.99) and Ultimate ($99.99) - and a shared Vintage Vice City Pack bonus, ahead of the November 19 launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Steam's Summer Sale 2026 runs June 25 to July 9 with average discounts around 45 percent, deep cuts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Space Marine 2 and Dead Space, and a flat two-week structure with no rotating daily deals.
Arc System Works revealed Robo-Ky's full trailer at EVO 2026. The Season 5 Pass fighter arrives July 2 alongside Blazing Pass Duel 2: Ennui Protocol, which adds a Queen Dizzy outfit, a Thunderseal weapon skin, Haunted colours and an in-game music playlist.
Genshin Impact Version 6.7 'Luna VIII: Sunny Summer Fontinalia' launches July 1, 2026, debuting 5-star Cryo Claymore Sandrone, the new Stellar-Conduct reaction, a Frost Moon area, the Fontinalia Film Festival event, and Citlali/Columbina/Raiden banners.
EVO 2026 opens in Las Vegas on June 26 with 5,774 entrants across 12 games. Riot's 2XKO storms into the Arena Finals in its Vegas debut, Marvel Tokon offers playable Magneto demos ahead of its August 6 launch, and Capcom is widely expected to hold its biggest Street Fighter 6 news for Sunday's finals.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is playable at EVO 2026, and the demo build includes newly revealed Knights of Doom villain Magneto. Arc System Works and PlayStation Studios' 4v4 tag fighter launches on PS5 and PC on August 6 with a 20-character roster, cross-play, and a motion-comic Episode Mode.
Riot Games' free-to-play 2v2 fighter 2XKO has earned a spot in the EVO 2026 Arena Finals in its Las Vegas debut, drawing 1,080 entrants chasing a $135K+ pot. Newest champions Senna and Thresh are tournament-legal, and top names like SonicFox headline a scene that has matured remarkably fast since the game's January launch.
Pokemon Champions, the franchise's first PvP-only battle game, launched on iOS and Android on June 17 after arriving on Nintendo Switch in April. It offers cross-platform play, deep Pokemon HOME integration with Scarlet and Violet, and - most significantly - becomes the official VGC software for the Pokemon World Championships starting in 2026.
Nintendo's long-awaited Star Fox revival launches exclusively on Switch 2 on June 25, 2026. Built by Velan Studios, it reimagines Star Fox 64 with a full visual overhaul, orchestral score, voiced cutscenes, optional mouse aiming and a new 4-vs-4 Battle Mode - for $49.99.
Team Ninja's Dead or Alive 6: Last Round arrives June 25, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam. The current-gen re-release bundles 29 fighters, a new photo mode and a free Core Fighters tier, with DLC newcomer Minato and a KOF collab on the way.
Where Winds Meet Version 1.8 'Companions Make Home' launches free on June 25, 2026 across iOS, Android, PC and PS5. The update adds the Homestead village-building system, interactive pet companions, the 20-floor Martial Path Domain and the PvPvE Tomb Raiders mode.
Deltarune Chapter 5: The Field of Pink and Gold unlocks worldwide on June 24, 2026 as a free update on Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, PC and Mac - and Toby Fox says Chapter 6 is already ahead of schedule.