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• Doom: The Dark Ages Swaps The Shield For An Awesome-Looking Spear In New Revelations DLC

  07-06-2026 19:45 via gamespot.com
  
  During the Xbox Games Showcase at Summer Game Fest, id Software revealed an expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages titled Revelations. Taking the Doom Slayer to hell and swapping out Dark Ages' distinctive shield for a spear, the DLC launches soon, on July 7 for all platforms.The spear is the star of the show here, acting as a big change to the shield that was a permanent part of your loadout in the main game. You'll be able to launch the spear at foes from a distance but also use it as a grappling h
  
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• Xbox Game Pass Lost “Millions” Of Subscribers After Massive Price Hike In 2025

  08-06-2026 21:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox's chief strategy officer Matthew Ball has confirmed that Xbox Game Pass lost "millions" of subscribers after the massive price hike for the service in 2025.Speaking at The Game Business Live today, Ball said, "We shed millions of subscribers over the span of a few months" following the hike from $20 to $30 that was announced in October 2025.Ball went on to say that Microsoft "corrected that offering" by lowering the price down to $23/month for Game Pass Ultimate as one of Xbox CEO Asha Shar
  
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• It’s Hard To Get Excited For Persona 4 Revival

  08-06-2026 20:17 via gamespot.com
  Video game remakes used to be a genuine surprise, whereas now they have become as common in the release schedule as new titles. But I don't think I've ever felt as unexcited about an upcoming remake as I have for Persona 4 Revival. That says a lot when I hold the original as one of my favorite JRPGs of all time, which I've sunk several hundred hours into across multiple playthroughs.On paper, you can see why a remake makes sense. Persona 4 is, after all, a beloved classic that's about to be old
  
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• Is Xbox Fixable?

  08-06-2026 20:07 via gamespot.com
  
  At Summer Game Fest today, Xbox's new chief strategy officer Matthew Ball spoke about some of the company's big moves recently, including its strategy on exclusives and what's next for the company in the hardware space with Project Helix. He made these comments at The Game Business Live."Reliable pipeline" of exclusivesOn the subject of exclusives, Ball said, "Everyone in the industry understands that exclusives are important," and Microsoft is no different. The first two console exclusives that
  
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• Best Loadouts In Call Of Duty: Warzone For BO7 Season 4

  08-06-2026 18:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Season 4 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has arrived in Warzone. The big update brings new guns, more attachments, and some weapon tuning, so this is a good time to update your loadouts for a new season of battle royale. In this guide, we will recommend some of the best weapon builds for Warzone in Season 4.Black Ops 7's Gunsmith includes the weapon build code feature. Weapon build codes are unique to each weapon and a specific set of attachments, making it easy to share and receive custom weapon b
  
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• Best Loadouts In Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 For Season 4

  08-06-2026 18:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty Season 4 is live in Black Ops 7, bringing more guns and new attachments to the game. The two new guns in the Season 4 battle pass are powerful choices to consider for your next match of multiplayer, and this guide will provide you with some recommended weapon builds to try for your next match.Black Ops 7’s Gunsmith includes the weapon build code feature. Weapon build codes are unique to each weapon and a specific set of attachments, making it easy to share and receive custom w
  
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• GTA 6 Gets Its Barbenheimer As Barbie Compilation Sets A November Release

  08-06-2026 18:47 via gamespot.com
  
  So many game publishers are trying to get their titles out of the shadow of Grand Theft Auto 6, leading to a comically crowded September this year. But Atari isn't blinking, releasing--of all things--a collection of classic Barbie games exactly a week before Rockstar's behemoth.Developed by Digital Eclipse, Barbie Rewind is a compilation of 16 Barbie games released between 1991 and 2007. It's out on November 12 on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and both Nintendo Switch platfor
  
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• Here Are All The Games Announced During Summer Game Fest That You Can Play Right Now

  08-06-2026 18:13 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a hectic week for game announcements, with several high-profile showcases announcing a bunch of new games across Summer Game Fest week. Whether it was Sony's State of Play, the Xbox Games Showcase, Wholesome Direct, or Day of the Devs that caught your eye, there's an announcement for everyone. What you might not realize, though, is how many of those games are playable now in some form or another. Here are all of the Summer Game Fest announced games that you can get your hands on right
  
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• Ninja Theory Cancels Ambitious Horror Title Focus To On Senua

  08-06-2026 18:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Hellblade and Senua developer, Ninja Theory, has revealed that it has cancelled Project Mara, its experimental photorealistic horror title that was revealed in 2020.In an interview on Xbox Wire, Ninja Theory Studio Head Dom Matthews explained that Senua, the studio's third title in the series, requires all of the studio's effort, with Project Mara suffering as a result.
  "I suspect some people might ask what’s happened to Project Mara [a previously announced horror title] – I too
  
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• The Biggest Surprise About Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Is How Little It Resembles A Plague Tale

  08-06-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The first thing that struck me about my hands-on time with Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy during a preview event last month was how little it reminded me of the existing games in the franchise. Where A Plague Tale: Innocence focused on stealth in its action-adventure formula, and its sequel, Requiem, expanded on that mechanic with larger environments and more player freedom, Resonance is a significant departure. Resonance is set 15 years before the events of the main games, and follows Sop
  
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• Crazy Taxi: World Tour Dev Defends GenAI Use

  08-06-2026 17:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Sega's newly announced Crazy Taxi: World Tour game is among those made in part with generative AI, and now the franchise's original creator, Kenji Kanno, has defended his studio's use of the controversial technology.He told Kotaku, via a translator, that the game's artists would use generative AI to generate ideas, and then they would "draw the actual thing."
  "So actual creators, everything from programming to assets, everything is made by an actual human. It’s only used as a reference for
  
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• Mouthwashing Dev’s New Game Looks Like A Big Departure From Its Predecessor

  08-06-2026 17:50 via gamespot.com
  
  In 2024, developer Wrong Organ's first-person horror title Mouthwashing was an indie smash. Now, Wrong Organ's follow-up game, Carcass Clad, has been revealed, and aside from fitting into the horror genre, it appears to be a completely different experience. Instead of the struggle to survive of Mouthwashing, Carcass Clad will place players in control of a small crew controlling a tank in a war-torn city.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7g8F8_pkSI
  This is a three-player co-op game that gives pla
  
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• Virtua Fighter: Crossroads Focuses On Its Reinvention, But The 1v1 Legacy Lives On

  08-06-2026 17:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Revealing that a major gaming franchise is getting a sixth installment isn’t usually a surprise. But in the case of Sega’s Virtua Fighter Crossroads – revealed at Summer Game Fest last week – that reveal comes 20 years since the last game in the series, and with a completely different vision for the fighting game genre. Developer RGG Studio is best known for its Yakuza games, which comes through loud and clear in the game’s story-driven presentation. But where does
  
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• Marvel’s Blade Isn’t Dead, Despite Recent Rumblings – Report

  08-06-2026 16:59 via gamespot.com
  
  After years in the shadows, concerns cropped up over the weekend when Marvel's Blade wasn't featured in the Xbox Games Showcase. The superhero game from Arkane Lyon was originally announced in 2023, but barely anything has been revealed since then. That led to speculation the title was canceled. However, Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb clarified that that's not the case on X. Grubb explained that he was speculating about the Blade game on a recent livestream, which led to online publications runnin
  
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• Amazon Has Identified A Lord Of The Rings Game Idea That Is “Quite Compelling”

  08-06-2026 16:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon Games has been trying to make a The Lord of the Rings game for years, but nothing has materialized. The company isn't giving up, but it's still early days for what it might do with a Middle-earth game.
  Amazon was working on two different versions of a The Lord of the Rings MMO, but neither panned out. Amazon Games boss Jeff Gattis told IGN, that, "The true answer is we're still looking at a number of different things."He admitted this is "not the most satisfying answer," but it's where th
  
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• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Reaches $1 Billion, And It’s The First 2026 Film To Do So

  08-06-2026 16:26 via gamespot.com
  
  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie continues to soar at the box office, despite already being available to watch at home, and now it's crossed a major milestone. The animated movie from Illumination, Universal, and Nintendo has exceeded $1 billion worldwide.It's made $429 million from North America and $571.5 million from international markets for a global total of just over $1 billion. The movie was released on April 1 and is now the first movie in 2026 to pass $1 billion.https://www.youtube.com/watc
  
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• Nintendo Switch Online Classic Games To Get Challenges, Dataminer Claims

  08-06-2026 16:10 via gamespot.com
  
  The NES, SNES, and Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online apps all received mysterious updates (to versions 9.0.0, 6.0.0, and 4.0.0, respectively), and a prolific dataminer has claimed that these patches are meant to add challenges.These challenges aren't accessible yet, but according to LuigiBlood on Bluesky (as spotted by Nintendo Everything), they will be similar to what players saw in the 2013 Wii U game NES Remix.
  https://bsky.app/profile/luigiblood.bsky.social/post/3mnr4xhpypc2w
  For the many who
  
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• Crazy Taxi Is Back And It’s Coming With… Lore?

  08-06-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Disclaimer: Before the writing of this preview, Crazy Taxi's Steam page went live with a disclosure revealing the developer's usage of generative AI 'support tools.' No specifics were shared regarding the exact usage, except to say, 'No AI was used in reference to the performers in the game.' We were unable to question Sega on specifics of its use.  Crazy Taxi, the classic 1999 arcade where you pick up cab fares and deliver them around Bay City, is back, and it has fishing. Yes, fishin
  
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• Lego Batman’s Newest Easter Egg Really Makes You Work For It

  08-06-2026 15:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is full of Easter eggs, but one of its most obscure will put a smile on the face of anyone who grew up in the Commodore 64 era of computers. As spotted by the eagle-eyed Cabel Sasser, a quick jaunt to the Batcave during one of the early missions will see Batman use a very vintage computer to input some clues as he tracks down the Red Hood gang. In a brief moment, the CRT screen flashes with some code, which just so happens to work on a Commodore 64 PC.
  
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• Nintendo Direct Confirmed For June 9, And It’s A Big One

  08-06-2026 15:48 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Nintendo Direct livestream has been announced for June 9, making an already busy month of gaming showcases even busier. You can tune in at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET to watch it.As usual, Nintendo isn't sharing too many details on this livestream. Looking ahead, the second half of 2026 has a few big games on the way, including Star Fox and various third-party releases.Nintendo says the livestream will run for roughly 50 minutes, and it'll highlight upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo
  
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• Nintendo Direct Confirmed For June 9

  08-06-2026 15:48 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Nintendo Direct livestream has been announced for June 9, making an already busy month of gaming showcases even busier. You can tune in at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET to watch it.As usual, Nintendo isn't sharing too many details on this livestream. Looking ahead, the second half of 2026 has a few big games on the way, including Star Fox and various third-party releases.Nintendo says the livestream will run for roughly 50 minutes, and it'll highlight upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo
  
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• Blood Message’s Melee Combat Is Much More Impressive Than The Initial Trailer

  08-06-2026 15:30 via gamespot.com
  
  If the debut trailer for NetEase's new AAA action title, Blood Message, didn't blow you away during Summer Game Fest, then the follow-up video may make a better impression. Developer 24 Entertainment Lin'an has shared an extended look at Blood Message's gameplay that reveals a greater cinematic flare for action that the initial footage failed to convey.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSe_O_U5Gr0
  The game takes place in Asia sometime in the ninth century during the Shazhou uprising. Players cont
  
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• Here’s What Gears Of War’s Original Designer Thinks About E-Day

  08-06-2026 11:39 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a long time since Gears of War creator and original designer Cliff Bleszinski was guiding the franchise, but he eagerly watched the premiere of new footage of the latest game, Gears of War: E-Day, during the Xbox Games Showcase. And like a proud father, Bleszinski shared his enthusiastic response to what he saw."Loved the struggle with that one Locust, but it's weird how the other ones (not the 'naked' ones) went down so easy," wrote Bleszinski on X. "The tough one didn't seem to be dr
  
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• End of Abyss Is A Fantastic (And Hard) Addition To A New Era Of Survival Horror

  08-06-2026 01:01 via gamespot.com
  
  While its influences are clear, End of Abyss is laying the foundation for one of my most anticipated games of the year.
  
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• Xbox Clarifies Its Exclusivity Strategy Moving Forward, Wants You To Buy An Xbox

  07-06-2026 23:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Today's Xbox Games Showcase was the first under the leadership of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who has pledged to consider making changes to Xbox's exclusivity strategy. Now, another Xbox executive, chief content officer Matt Booty, has clarified Microsoft's position on exclusives going forward.
  He told Gamertag Radio, "Our big multiplayer games [and] live-service games are going to continue to be multiplatform."
  So why isn't Gears of War: E-Day going to be on PS5, and is instead an Xbox console exclus
  
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• Spyro Devs Don’t See Many Comparisons To Its Flying, Except Iron Man Or Flight Sims

  07-06-2026 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  The announcement of a new Spyro the Dragon game in more than two decades during the Xbox Game Showcase is aiming high with the confirmation that it will feature "true dragon flight" gameplay for the first time. Speaking of the challenge of introducing this mechanic to the dragon's core kit in an interview with GameSpot, the developers at Toys For Bob hint that it's unlike anything from any other game."One of the big challenges was that, as we were thinking about what other games even broach this
  
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• Marathon May Never Be Popular, And That’s Why It’s So Good

  07-06-2026 22:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Marathon is burdened with the past. Its twin namesakes, the titular colony ship and the trilogy of classic boomer shooters for the Apple Macintosh, are both corpses plundered for new life. The protagonists of this new, rebooted game are scavengers, quite literally picking over the bones of what came before. This fact has colored the reception of Marathon from its very first announcement. The fact that Marathon was set to be a pure live-service game, with no single-player component, was a bl
  
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• What Ugly Truth Will God Of War Laufey’s Faye See Reflected In Her Sword?

  07-06-2026 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  The 20-minute gameplay reveal for God of War Laufey puts a lot of focus on protagonist Faye's new sword. And while we don't yet know what the sword is called or where it originally came from, I've already got so many questions about the blade. Most pressing, I want to know how Faye's new weapon will act as a thematic mirror for her, much as the Blades of Chaos and the Leviathan Axe acted as narrative reflections for Faye's husband, Kratos. If I had to guess, I think Faye's new sword is a reflect
  
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• Fable’s Chicken Obsession Goes Even Deeper Than We Imagined

  07-06-2026 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft and Playground Games have announced the preorder bonuses for the Fable reboot, and wouldn't you know it, one of the perks is a chicken suit.For anyone just catching up, the Fable franchise is basically obsessed wth chickens, so it's fitting that one of the preorder perks is a chicken suit. The "legendary" costume includes a beak, feathers, and "questionable dignity," according to the item's official description.In addition to the chicken suit, people who preorder Fable get the Wild Flo
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day Is Drastically Changing Movement For The First Time In The Series

  07-06-2026 21:57 via gamespot.com
  During the Gears of War: E-Day Direct, which took place after a packed Xbox Showcase at Summer Game Fest, we got a good look at some of the big changes The Coalition is bringing to the Gears of War formula established nearly two decades ago. In short: Marcus can jump.Gears of War has been defined by its big, brutish protagonists who look and walk like tanks. It was the series that helped define waist-high cover when cover-based shooters were taking off, and hasn't really strayed much from that.
  
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