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A fresh batch of LEGO Pokémon sets appears to have leaked online, giving fans an early glimpse at what's coming next for the beloved crossover line. The leaks surfaced this week and offer a first look at new builds joining the ever-growing collaboration between The Pokémon Company and the LEGO Group — a partnership that has proven enormously popular with both Pokémon fans and LEGO enthusiasts alike.
The newly released Star Fox remake for Nintendo Switch 2 has seen its UK chart position slip as football fever grips the nation ahead of the World Cup quarter-finals. According to the latest UK Charts data reported by Nintendo Life, EA SPORTS FC 26 has surged in popularity as fans flock to the virtual pitch, pulling attention — and sales — away from Nintendo's beloved space-shooter revival. It's a familiar story for non-sports titles launching in the shadow of a major sporting event, and Star Fox finds itself caught in that crossfire.
Arc System Works has sent shockwaves through the fighting game community with the surprise announcement that Guilty Gear Strive will be receiving a second guest character. The revelation caught players and fans completely off guard over the weekend, marking yet another bold move for the celebrated anime fighter as it continues to expand its roster with outside additions.
After what feels like a long wait for fans of the beloved pirate-themed entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is nearly here. The remaster — or re-release — of one of the series' most celebrated titles is set to launch imminently, with outlets like Destructoid providing a detailed countdown to the exact date and time players can dive back into the golden age of piracy.
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One of the biggest gaming sensations of 2024 is officially leaving Early Access. Pocketpair has confirmed the launch timing for Palworld's version 1.0 update, marking a landmark moment for the creature-collecting survival game that took the world by storm when it first launched into Early Access. The developer has detailed when the update will go live, giving players the information they need to prepare for the transition.
The first reactions to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 have arrived, and it looks like CD Projekt Red and Studio Trigger may have another massive hit on their hands. Following last week's stunning debut trailer — which introduced an all-new cast of characters navigating the neon-drenched streets of Night City — early viewers are singing the show's praises, suggesting the sequel lives up to the sky-high expectations set by its beloved predecessor.
Atlus dropped one of the biggest bombshells of Summer Game Fest 2026 with the official announcement of Persona 6, sending the long-running JRPG franchise's fanbase into a frenzy. The reveal arrives at a moment when the Persona series is firing on all cylinders, with multiple projects in motion across different media — making this an almost overwhelming time to be a fan of Atlus's flagship RPG series.
Nintendo has quietly confirmed that it will stop selling the original Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED in Europe starting February 2027, marking the end of an era for one of the best-selling consoles of all time. The discontinuation is driven by Europe's new battery regulations and Right to Repair directive, which require consumer electronics to feature replaceable batteries — a standard the original Switch hardware will not be updated to meet. Rather than engineer a costly revision to the ageing platform, Nintendo has chosen to phase it out entirely in the region.
It's hard to believe it's been a full decade since Pokémon GO launched and turned the entire world into a real-life Pokédex. On July 6, 2026, the augmented reality mobile phenomenon celebrated its 10th anniversary, prompting fans and critics alike to reflect on how dramatically the game reshaped not just gaming, but everyday life. From parks overrun with phone-wielding trainers to traffic accidents caused by distracted players, Pokémon GO's cultural footprint remains almost unmatched in the history of the medium. As TheGamer noted in a retrospective, the game's genius was its ability to captivate even people who had never cared about Pokémon before — offering a compelling reason to step outside, walk, and connect with strangers over a shared digital world.
Xbox's Game Pass subscription service has reportedly stalled at around 30 million subscribers — a figure that represents a steep decline and falls dramatically short of internal targets. The news compounds a growing sense of crisis at Microsoft's gaming division, with Xbox CEO publicly admitting that the business is "not healthy" and that the company sees three to ten times lower profit margins than "comparable platform and publishing businesses." The CEO attributed the struggles directly to Game Pass and the multiplatform strategy, both of which failed to deliver the financial returns Microsoft had wagered on.
In a seismic shake-up of the gaming industry, Microsoft has announced it is parting ways with several of its most storied Xbox Game Studios developers — including Double Fine Productions, Arkane Studios, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory — as part of a sweeping business "reset" that has resulted in thousands of layoffs across the gaming division. Xbox Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed the restructuring, which marks one of the most dramatic consolidations in Microsoft's gaming history and sends beloved studios out on their own.
Microsoft's latest sweeping round of Xbox layoffs has landed with devastating force across Bethesda and ZeniMax studios, with workers and union representatives confirming that teams have been deeply cut. The Elder Scrolls Online developer, ZeniMax Online Studios, has been described as "gutted," with senior talent departing and internal development roadmaps already reported to be "shifting" as a direct result of the job losses. id Software, the team behind DOOM, has also been hit hard, though reports suggest the studio has survived the cuts — albeit in a significantly reduced state.