The latest stories from the gaming world
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.
HoYoverse detailed ZZZ's second-anniversary update in a July 17 Special Program. Version 3.1 'The Long Goodbye' arrives July 29 with new S-Rank Agents Remielle Dan and Sigrid, a permanent new mode, a free limited S-Rank of your choice, and a same-day launch on Xbox PC.
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.