The latest stories from the gaming world
Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition launched on the Switch 2 eShop on June 23, 2026, running at 60fps docked and handheld with all DLC and four playable characters included, at a $30 launch price.
Empulse, the 6v6 movement shooter from Splitgate studio 1047 Games, hits Steam Early Access on June 24, 2026 on PC, PS5 and Xbox with cross-play, contested map-spawned mechs, and no store, battle pass or paid cosmetics.
Honkai: Star Rail 4.3 Phase 2 goes live June 24, 2026 with reruns for Ice Remembrance unit Cyrene and Physical Remembrance unit Phainon, running through July 14 on iOS, Android, PC and PS5.
Valve has officially priced the Steam Machine: $1,049 for the 512GB model and $1,349 for 2TB, with reservations opening June 30. A surging memory market - DRAM up over 170% year over year - pushed the SteamOS living-room PC well past early expectations. The six-inch cube packs a Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU for roughly six times the Steam Deck's power, and launches alongside the Steam Frame headset and Steam Controller 2.
Firefly Studios' castle sim returns: a free, playable Stronghold 4 demo goes live for Steam Next Fest on June 23. The next mainline entry is a cinematic narrative prequel following shepherd-turned-leader Penryn of Wethel, with deeper siegecraft, extensive castle customization, and a Steam Early Access launch - a 22-mission campaign, skirmish and sandbox - planned for later in 2026.
Ivy Road's cozy-but-pointed tea-shop game Wanderstop arrives on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 today for $24.99. From The Stanley Parable creator Davey Wreden, it casts you as a burned-out fighter forced to run a forest tea shop with no fail states and no clock - and quietly asks why that is so hard for her. A physical Switch 2 edition follows on August 28.
Arknights: Endfield's Version 1.3 update, Sketches of Lost Heirlooms, hits its second phase on June 26 with the debut of Camille - a 6-star Heat Vanguard and the game's first limited male Operator. The version also opens the Sword Vault Dale ruins and adds the risk-reward Contingency Contract endgame mode.
XD's anime tactical gacha Etheria: Restart launched Season SS5 'Summer Surprise' on June 11, running to August 10. It adds five new Animus (Nathenn and Sylvia first), a new Main Quest Hard Mode, a fresh Grim Pursuit boss in Vespera, and an in-game community build recommendation system.
Arrowhead's Machinery of Oppression 6.3.0 update for Helldivers 2 is live on PS5, Xbox and PC, packing hundreds of balance changes across weapons, enemies and stratagems alongside a new biome, a Control Center terminal, fresh Galactic Campaigns and a reworked training program.
The second Frostpunk 2 expansion, Breach of Trust, arrives June 23 on PC, PS5 and Xbox. It swaps the series' signature cold for a volcanic crisis in New Edinburgh, adding two maps, five factions, a new 'Vote of Trust' mechanic and Tremor and Volcano Night systems.
Devolver Digital and doinksoft launched roguelite shmup-platformer Dark Scrolls on June 22 for PC and Nintendo Switch, with nine playable heroes, solo and co-op runs, and a limited-time deal that hands buyers Gunbrella and Gato Roboto for free.
Cygames released a free, save-carryover demo for Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok on June 18 across PS5, PS4, Switch 2 and PC, previewing the expansion's new Conflux solo mode, bosses and master traits before its July 9 launch.