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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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• Silent Hill: Townfall Looks Like The Closest Thing We’re Getting To P.T.

  09-06-2026 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Jess Cogswell got to see 15 minutes of Silent Hill Townfall gameplay and learned more about the game, the aggressive enemies, gameplay mechanics and more.
  
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• If You’re Not Ready For A Showcase, Nintendo, Don’t Force It

  09-06-2026 22:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's decision to host a Nintendo Direct this June befuddles me. The virtual showcase wasn't terrible, but it certainly didn't wow me either. Deltarune is very cool, so it was nice to see a release date for Chapter 5, and I'm sure plenty of folks are thrilled to jump back into Pokemon Pokopia with its new expansion pass. But the games that would have been this Direct's big hitters, Kingdom Hearts IV and a remake for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, got extremely short teasers that didn
  
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• They Got Shenmue In Your Virtua Fighter (And Yu Suzuki Said Go For It)

  09-06-2026 22:06 via gamespot.com
  
  My very first reaction upon seeing the new story-driven focus of Virtua Fighter Crossroads – RGG Studios' bold new reimagining of the storied fighting game franchise – was “Hey you got Shenmue in my Virtua Fighter.”
  Both of those franchises were created by Sega royalty Yu Suzuki, who was responsible for many of the company’s biggest hits from Space Harrier to After Burner. Shenmue was arguably his most ambitious, an early open-world game with a scale (and commensura
  
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• Kingdom Hearts Cloud Versions Shut Down Today, And You’ll Have To Buy New Versions To Keep Playing

  09-06-2026 21:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Prior to this week, the only options that Switch owners had to play the Kingdom Hearts franchise was via the cloud versions offered by Square Enix. However, with the new Switch and Switch 2 versions on the horizon, Square Enix has announced that Kingdom Hearts' Switch cloud versions are being delisted.The following titles will be affected by the decision and no longer playable after today, June 9.・Kingdom Hearts - HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX - Cloud Version
  ・Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapte
  
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• The New Guitar Hero–Err, Stage Tour–Reveals Its First Songs

  09-06-2026 21:12 via gamespot.com
  The Guitar Hero series made be dead and gone, but in its place comes a new game called Stage Tour, and it's made by the latest evolution of the same studio that created Guitar Hero.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kckXRmcp_Uk
  A critical component of any good music games is its tracklist, and the Embracer-owned RedOctane Games has announced the first seven tunes for Stage Tour. The officially licensed setlist includes songs from a range of genres, and features big-name bands like Red Hot Chili Pep
  
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• Destiny 2 Player Count Soars Above Marathon’s Highest Ever As Guardians Log On For Final Update

  09-06-2026 20:49 via gamespot.com
  
  The Monument of Triumph update is the final content update for Destiny 2. When I first began playing the game a decade ago, I was instantly hooked. Over the years I've made friends, experienced the best long-running narrative in a game ever, and cleared all of my plans to be able to experience the newest raid, dungeon, or next story beat.This time around it's a little different. There is no race to be prepared for, and my clan hasn't been frantically discussing the best builds or possible strate
  
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• I Didn’t Care About The New Star Fox Until I Found Out Who’s Making It

  09-06-2026 20:15 via gamespot.com
  I never played much Star Fox as a kid. Save for maybe a few minutes here and there at a friend or cousin's house, I've basically not played the series whatsoever. So I was safely out on playing the new one arriving this summer for Switch 2. But a funny thing happened this morning: We actually learned who is making it--something that oddly doesn't happen much with Nintendo games until we can watch the credits--and the answer has completely changed my plans.The New York-based Velan Studios was del
  
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• Zelda: Ocarina Remake’s Lack Of Gameplay Did It A Disservice

  09-06-2026 19:56 via gamespot.com
  
  After months of rumors and leaks, Nintendo finally officially announced its remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It's an appropriate way to mark the series' 40th birthday this year, as Ocarina of Time is widely regarded as one of the best Zelda games of all time, along with being a formative experience for games' transition to 3D. Despite the obvious significance, though, the art style used for our extremely brief glimpse was divisive--and that's something Nintendo could have avoided
  
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• How Eve Online, A Blood Expert, And A Trip To The Moon Came Together For The Strangest Of Promotions

  09-06-2026 19:42 via gamespot.com
  
  At Fanfest 2025, Fenris Creations' CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson made a throwaway comment about preserving the history of Eve Online in an epic poem--inked in the blood of the players who created it.Turns out, the members of Eve's absurdly dedicated playerbase were surprisingly enthusiastic about the idea. Now, at the 2026 edition of Fanfest, Fenris Creations (formerly CCP Games) is collecting their blood and putting it to use to realize a pretty extreme goal. But it's one that doesn't look
  
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• All Swimsuit Skins In Marvel Rivals 2026 Summer Festival Event

  09-06-2026 19:23 via gamespot.com
  
  The Season 8.5 update is coming soon in Marvel Rivals, and in addition to the arrival of Cyclops as well as the new Bounty Annihilation game mode, the shop is getting into the summer spirit with a brand new set of themed skins. Just like last year around this time, NetEase Games is celebrating the arrival of the summer season with a new event beginning on June 18.The 2026 Summer Festival Event will introduce new in-game login rewards, the Hellfire Bay Beach social hub, and the return of the 616
  
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• Death Stranding Movie’s Script Is “Almost Done,” Director Says

  09-06-2026 19:16 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming Death Stranding movie from Backrooms studio A24 and director Michael Sarnoski remains in development, and now Sarnoski has provided an update on how it's coming along and what fans can expect.Sarnoski, who is also writing the script, told IGN he is "almost done" with it. Hideo Kojima, who is producing the movie, has seen drafts of the script and has passed along revisions, but there is no word on the specifics of the changes.
  "Kojima has been really generous in letting me play in hi
  
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• Overwatch’s New Hero Is A Cyberpunk Demon

  09-06-2026 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch's next hero is a dual-wielding cyberpunk demon named Shion, developer Blizzard has revealed, and she looks like she's ripped straight from Cyberpunk 2077.Shion is billed as "the most terrifying elder of the Hashimoto Clan," a Japanese criminal family that has ties to the global terrorist organization Talon and is behind the assassination of Sojiro Shimada, the father of Hanzo and Genji. That should make for some interesting story developments between the two brothers and Shion, with Ki
  
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• The Vampire Survivors Team Found The Perfect Anime To Adapt

  09-06-2026 19:13 via gamespot.com
  
  During the June Nintendo Direct, Vampire Survivors developer Poncle announced an adaptation of the hit manga and anime series Jujutsu Kaisen, called Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton. Like Vampire Survivors, players will battle sinister forces--Cursed Spirits born from humanity's fears and anxieties--grow in power, and eventually become the strongest sorcerer on the block. The only catch is that this is a multiplayer game, and there's only room for one survivor when the clock runs out.Up to
  
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• Mario Is Missing! Why Does Mario’s 40th Birthday Feel So [Fart Sound]

  09-06-2026 18:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Mario is turning 40 years old this year, and it certainly looks like his parents forgot his birthday.
  After an anemic showing earlier this year, I was holding out hope that Nintendo would do something special to mark the occasion, and the most likely location certainly seemed to be the summer game reveal season. Now the summertime Nintendo Direct has come and gone, and the closest to a new Mario announcement was a Donkey Kong Bananza event to earn Mario-themed items. As a result, our hopes for a
  
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• If You’ve Been Sitting On Xenoblade Chronicles, You Have No Excuse With These New Switch 2 Editions

  09-06-2026 18:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Xenoblade Chronicles has been one of Nintendo's most significant JRPG series in recent years, but also at a scope pushing the original Switch hardware beyond its limits. So if you've been waiting for a better opportunity to experience these games, Nintendo has announced during the summer Nintendo Direct that all three mainline games will be receiving Nintendo Switch 2 editions. And the first game is out digitally today.Originally released for Wii, the first Xenoblade Chronicles almost wasn't rel
  
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• Sprawl Zero Captures the Spirit of Early 2000s Halo Games

  09-06-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We got 30 minutes of hands-on time with Sprawl Zero which has fast paced action, fantastic fluid gunplay, thrumming music and a game that captures the spirit of Halo type games being made in the 2000s.
  
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• You Can Play Star Fox Today Thanks To A New Demo

  09-06-2026 17:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Today, during the Nintendo Direct livestream, Nintendo announced that you can give the new Star Fox a test flight later today with a new demo out now on the Switch 2 eShop.The demo was announced alongside a new look at the full release, with missions on Solar and Zoness among the included footage. The demo, meanwhile, will include the game's tutorial, as well as Meteo, one of the adventure's early missions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL6e98lg644&pp=0gcJCTkLAYcqIYzv
  The new Star Fox, a re
  
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• 007 First Light Sequel Sounds Like A Matter Of When, Not If

  09-06-2026 17:20 via gamespot.com
  
  007 First Light has been a big success for IO Interactive, which developed and published the James Bond game, but now that Amazon owns the franchise, what's going to happen with a potential sequel? That question remains unanswered, but now Amazon Game Studios boss Jeff Gattis has shed more light on the situation and strongly suggested that a sequel is a matter of when, not if.Speaking to IGN, Gattis first clarified his original comments, saying he never said that Amazon Game Studios would publis
  
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• Xenoblade Fans Are Eating Good With A New Game, Genesis, Announced For 2027

  09-06-2026 17:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo executive Yoshiaki Koizumi revealed that "a new story in the Xenoblade series is about to begin" at today's Nintendo Direct. Xenoblade Genesis is coming to Switch 2 in 2027.
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• Minecraft Is Finally Coming To Switch 2, With A Huge Improvement

  09-06-2026 17:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Today, Nintendo announced that Minecraft will be coming to Switch 2 in 2026, with improvements over its Switch 1 counterpart.The Switch 2 supports backwards compatibility, so Minecraft has been playable on the console since launch. However, the Switch 2 version brings enhanced lighting and shadow effects, meaning owners of the newest console will have an improved experience.
  https://youtu.be/pBL7nJLH8ro
  The game was rated for Switch 2 on the ESRB classification database in recent weeks, leading
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 4 Gets A Surprise Look At Nintendo Direct 2026

  09-06-2026 17:04 via gamespot.com
  
  After announcing that three collections of Kingdom Hearts games are coming to Switch 2, the June 2026 Nintendo Direct revealed a fresh look at the elusive Kingdom Hearts 4--which will be available on Nintendo's console when it launches.Granted, we still don't have any idea when Kingdom Hearts 4 is out, as the new trailer lacked a release window of any sort. But the video, about a minute and a half long, contains glimpses of Sora, Strelitzia (yes, from the mobile game), and other faces new to Sor
  
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• Deltarune Chapter 5 Revealed, And It’s Out Very Soon

  09-06-2026 17:03 via gamespot.com
  
  During today's Nintendo Direct, a new chapter for episodic RPG Deltarune has been announced, and it's out later this month.The follow-up from Toby Fox originally had its first chapter released for free in 2018 on PC, before the game officially went on sale for multiple platforms--and as a Nintendo Switch 2 launch title--which included the first four chapters.Deltarune Chapter 5 will release on June 24, and will be available as a free update on all platforms if you already own the game. Fans who
  
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• Nintendo Finally Reveals The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake For 2026

  09-06-2026 16:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo has officially revealed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake as part of its summer Nintendo Direct showcase. The reveal showed no gameplay--only a cinematic trailer about the boy from the forest who didn't have a fairy. It did, however, confirm a 2026 release date. More details are said to be coming later this year.Rumors of an Ocarina of Time remake began to gather steam earlier this year when prominent leaker Nate the Hate reported on the game. He had also revealed a "classic-s
  
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• Nintendo Just Revealed A New HD-2D Final Fantasy Game Is On The Way

  09-06-2026 16:55 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of June 2026's Nintendo Direct, Square Enix has revealed a brand new HD-2D Final Fantasy game is on the way. Titled Final Fantasy Resonance, the upcoming game is a somewhat loose adaptation of Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius's first season. Final Fantasy Resonance is slated to release on Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, PC, Switch, and Switch 2 on October 22.Final Fantasy Resonance's reveal comes nearly a year after Square Enix shut down its long-running mobile game, Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius
  
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• All The New Switch 2 Ports Confirmed In Nintendo Direct June 2026

  09-06-2026 16:55 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest Nintendo Direct showcased several games from other platforms coming to Switch 2, with some including additional content.
  Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (October 9)Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition (June 23)Stellar Blade (TBA 2026)Lies of P: Complete Edition (August 6 Digital, October 2 Physical)Minecraft (TBA 2026)Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5, 2.8, 3 (October 8)
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• The Duskbloods Is Getting A Network Test Soon, But No Release Date In Sight

  09-06-2026 16:53 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's next multiplayer experiment, The Duskbloods, is getting an online closed network test before the end of the summer, but no other real details, or a release date, were announced.The Duskbloods made a blink-and-you-missed-it appearance as part of the latest Nintendo Direct, with a new trailer that showed off the game's gothic setting and teased some of its story.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0ij2uQ87nc
  "Upon the ancient Blood Soverign's honor, we are monsters," a unshown charac
  
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• Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Lets You Explore The Snowy Region Of Norgan

  09-06-2026 16:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Capcom and Nintendo have revealed Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen for Nintendo Switch 2, bringing the epic action adventure sequel to the protable console later this year.https://x.com/NintendoEurope/status/2064348850324750526?s=20Announced as part of the June 2026 Nintendo Direct, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen arrives on October 9th, though details on any additions or changes within this version are yet to be completely confirmed.The trailer does reveal, however, that this version is an expanded
  
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• Donkey Kong Banaza’s Mario-Inspired Update Has The Strangest Limitation Imaginable

  09-06-2026 16:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Announced during the latest Nintendo Direct, Donkey Kong Bananza is getting additional content added to its paid DLC that will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Puzzlingly, however, you'll only be able in play it for a limited time.The DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC will soon allow you to dress up both Donkey Kong and Pauline in Mario Bros. outfits. Donkey Kong can equip Mario's recognizable red hat and blue overalls, while Pauline will be able to use Luigi's green hat and slap
  
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• DK Challenge Revealed For Nintendo Switch Online On Switch 2

  09-06-2026 16:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo showed off a new limited-time Donkey Kong event for Switch Online subscribers on Switch 2 at today's Nintendo Direct. Called DK Challenge, the experience sees players completing tasks across Donkey Kong games, ranging from Donkey Kong Country to even Donkey Kong Bananza (if you own the Switch 2 exclusive).
  DK Challenge is accessed through the Nintendo Switch Online app on the Switch 2 Home Screen. From there, tasks are available to complete: There's a mine-cart challenge in Donkey Kong
  
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