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• Your First Chance To Play The Duskbloods Early Is Next Month

  15-07-2026 23:20 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's upcoming game The Duskbloods looks be quite the departure from the studio's previous work, and if you want a chance to play it ahead of its official launch, you'll soon have your chance. The game will be running a closed network test in August, with registration for a chance to participate starting very soon.
  The Duskbloods' closed network test will run from August 21-23, and will feature support for eight-player multiplayer sessions. An application period will run from July 22-2
  
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• Sony-Owned Crunchyroll Is Now Kneecapping Physical Anime Sales

  15-07-2026 23:19 via gamespot.com
  
  If you watch anime regularly, you are certainly aware of Crunchyroll, a subscription streaming service owned by Sony that delivers many new and classic anime series to audiences across the globe. It's the biggest name in that space, regularly beating out Netflix and Amazon for rights to stream the medium's biggest hits. It's also got an online store where you can buy your favorite anime on physical media--which many devoted fans do, since streaming rights to shows can and do frequently expire. H
  
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• A Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Game Is Shutting Down Soon

  15-07-2026 22:18 via gamespot.com
  Yet another game is closing up shop. The developers of Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem have confirmed that the mobile game is shutting down, and soon.The game is developed by juggernaut Scopely (Monopoly Go, Pokemon Go). The studio said in a blog post that it made the decision to cease operations for the game and close it down on October 15. The developers also said they arrived at this decision "after a great deal of thought."World of Mayhem will completely close on October 15, 2026, after which
  
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• Overwatch’s Barely-A-Year-Old Stadium Mode Is Going On Life Support

  15-07-2026 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch's Stadium mode, which transformed Blizzard's hero shooter into something more akin to a third-person MOBA, won't be receiving new heroes or maps moving forward.Game director Aaron Keller announced the news in a blog post discussing the game's various formats, along the way revealing Stadium in both its ranked and unranked versions are Overwatch's least played modes by far. Only 3% of Overwatch's daily players dip into either version of Stadium, according to Keller. By comparison, 54% o
  
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• World Of Warcraft’s Haranir Lore Reveal Has Players Scratching Their Heads

  15-07-2026 19:27 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft's latest storyline is one of its most lore-heavy quests to date, and the revelations included within have left players scratching their heads trying to make sense of what all it means for Azeroth's ancient history.Spoilers for patch WoW 12.07 below!A story prologue introduced in patch 12.07 meant to lead into the game's major 12.1 content patch sees the haranir, the vaguely troll and elvish-looking playable allied race introduced in Midnight, invite the leaders of all the vario
  
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• Glen Schofield Talks $200 Million Call Of Duty Games, Canceled Vietnam Game, And How Dead Space Came To Be

  15-07-2026 18:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Gaming industry veteran Glen Schofield has announced that he is retiring from day-to-day game development, and he spoke to GamesBeat about his career, where a number of notable topics came up. Among other things, he talked about the canceled third-person Call of Duty game set in Vietnam, discussed Call of Duty's game budgets, and revealed the unlikely story of how Dead Space came to be.On the subject of the Vietnam game, Schofield said he was working on this third-person game at Activision for a
  
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• Shrek Plays Soccer Now, Sort Of

  15-07-2026 18:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Of the multitude of unusual characters that are playable in FIFA Heroes, there are some new additions that are absolutely my favorites. Dreamworks Animation's Shrek enters the fray as part of the new season pass, and I cannot stop giggling.There's something pretty wonderful about watching the giant green ogre play a cross in to Messi, who passes it to Puss in Boots to finish. Sadly, the Shrek characters, consisting of Shrek, Fiona, Puss in Boots, Gingy, Pinocchio, and Lord Farquaad will only be
  
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• PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium Games For July 2026 Revealed

  15-07-2026 17:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has revealed the latest games coming to the Game Catalog for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers in July. Like last month, the release schedule for these games has now changed for US, UK, and Japanese subscribers, with an initial batch starting July 21 and the rest arriving in later waves. Here's a closer look at everything on the way:PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium Games for July 2026
  Rise of the Ronin (PS5) -- July 15Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (PS5) -- July 21Firefighting
  
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• PUBG Is Finally Fixing One Of Its Biggest New Player Hurdles

  15-07-2026 17:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Like any live-service game that has been around for a while, PUBG: Battlegrounds has faced the challenge of attracting new players to a world that has grown and evolved over several years. To combat this, publisher Krafton Inc. has released a new update for the game that introduces a revamped onboarding experience, improved team communication, and new modes to the longrunning battle royale.Krafton says that the new Basic Training mode is designed to get players up to speed quickly and is compris
  
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• You Can Now Order Games And Consoles From GameStop With Uber Eats

  15-07-2026 17:15 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop has announced a partnership with Uber Eats to allow people to order things like games and collectibles through the delivery app.
  Inside the Uber Eats app, you can navigate to the "Retail" or "Electronics" hubs and search for GameStop to see what you can buy. Local inventories will vary, but my Uber Eats app shows things like Ubisoft's newly launched Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a variety of collectibles, consoles like the Switch 2, PS5, or Xbox Series X|S, as well as Red Bull c
  
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• Far Cry TV Show Adds Iconic, Veteran Actor Steve Buscemi

  15-07-2026 15:21 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming Far Cry anthology TV series from FX has added another big name to its cast. Joining Rob Mac and Lizzy Caplan is Steve Buscemi, the prolific, veteran, Emmy-winning actor known for many roles over the decades.
  Buscemi is known for his roles in the movies Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and Big Fish. In the world of TV, Buscemi played memorable roles in The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and Miracle Workers.
  The Far Cry games bounce around between settings and characters with eac
  
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• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Has Disappeared From Game Pass Without Explanation

  15-07-2026 15:17 via gamespot.com
  
  After being previously announced as a new arrival for Xbox Game Pass this month, Microsoft has mysteriously pulled Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 from the July lineup. Microsoft hasn't provided an explanation for why it's doing this, with many left wondering as to the cause behind this.The current theory is that the removal could be related to rights issues, as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 was first released almost six years ago and features a jukebox full of 2000s-era music, with a few '90s class
  
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• Path Of Titans Players Say Goodbye To Sam Neill With A Dinosaur March

  15-07-2026 14:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Beloved actor Sam Neill sadly passed away on Monday, July 13, leaving many fans shocked about his untimely passing. Neill had recently made a full recovery from cancer, and the actor leaves behind a body of work that stretches across multiple movies and TV series. To many, Neill is best-known for his role as Dr. Alan Grant in 1993's Jurassic Park, and to celebrate his legacy, multiple players in Path of Titans embarked on a dinosaur migration to pay tribute to him.The turnout saw playe
  
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