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• Next Nintendo Direct Is Coming Next Week, Reports Claim

  03-06-2026 16:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo is planning to stream its summer showcase of upcoming Switch and Switch 2 games early next week, according to multiple reports.Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb said in a podcast that he expects a Nintendo Direct to happen on Tuesday, June 9. Similarly, noted leaker NateTheHate claimed in his own podcast that a Direct will take place in the second week of June.
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  A Nintendo Direct in June would be unsurprising--there's been some type of
  
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• Ready Your Clown Noses: The Game Reveals We Keep Hoping For Ahead Of SGF 2026

  04-06-2026 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Is there anything quite like the summer game reveal season? First with E3 and now with Summer Game Fest and all the associated publisher-led events, early June is the time when the industry shows off its biggest games. As players, it's also the time when we set absolutely unrealistic expectations and have our hopes crushed underfoot.We all have our perpetual picks for a game we hope to see, but know that we probably won't. For a long time the classic example was Hollow Knight: Silksong, a game t
  
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• FIFA World Cup Game Coming To Netflix With Updates Based On How The Tournament Goes

  04-06-2026 22:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix has announced an officially licensed FIFA Men's World Cup 2026 game, and it'll be playable for all subscribers from their TV, computer, or phone, featuring in-game updates based on how the real-world tournament unfolds.FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, as it's called, releases on June 11. Described as a "streamlined" soccer/football game, the game uses your phone as the controller, with players swiping their finger to pass and shoot the ball.
  The game features all 48 teams in the World Cup
  
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• Early Amazon Prime Day Deals Are Rolling In

  04-06-2026 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon's Prime Day 2026 event officially runs from June 23 to June 26--but, as is tradition, Amazon is giving shoppers a head start with Early Prime Day Deals. Discounts are now live for all sorts of popular products, including Echo devices, smart glasses, Fire TVs, and Kindles. You'll find all the Early Prime Day Deals on the Amazon hub page, but if you need help sifting through the savings, below you'll find a small collection of our favorites.
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• You Can Now Preorder Lego’s Biggest Set Ever, The 12,060-Piece Sagrada Família

  04-06-2026 21:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Lego Sagrada Família (12,060 Pieces)$800 | Releases November 1, 2026Preorder at Lego StoreIf you're the type of Lego builder who's always looking for a bigger and better challenge, Lego's newest set is made for you. The Sagrada Família is a whopping 12,060 pieces, making it Lego's largest and most complex set to date. It's exclusively available at the Lego Store and retails for $800. If you're feeling up to the challenge, you can preorder it now in advance of its release on Novembe
  
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• The Best PS5 Game & Hardware Deals This Week (June 3, 2026)

  04-06-2026 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  State of Play brought plenty of big announcements this week, showing off tons of great games that'll be arriving over the next few months and years. But right now you can also cash in on some great PS5 deals, as Days of Play is lingering around until June 10. This means all sorts of games and accessories are available for cheap, and retailers like Amazon and Best Buy are price-matching some of the best digital discounts.As usual, console deals are slim this week. With Sony recently hiking the pr
  
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• Subnautica 2 Dev Outlines Upcoming Content Drop, Including Brand-New Region

  04-06-2026 21:41 via gamespot.com
  
  After all of the drama that played out in court, Subnautica 2 has gotten off to a hot start. There's still work to be done on this early-access release, but Unknown Worlds has now shared some of its plans to improve the game and previewed its next big update.In a new video, Subnautica 2 design lead Anthony Gallegos teased the upcoming content drop, which will introduce the Collector Leviathan's home as a new region. That update will feature a new chassis "that brings back one of the most request
  
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• New PC Game Hijinks High From Laid-Off Xbox Developers Challenges You To Become A High School Menace

  04-06-2026 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Sackbird Studios, the independent studio founded by a number of developers who were at ZeniMax Online Studios before Microsoft canceled their new game and laid them off, has announced a new project called Hijinks High.
  It's an online co-op game where players team up with up to five others to "cause as much ruckus as possible" during a day of high school. The aim is to become "the school's menace."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL4IsR-aNb4
  Players can take part in randomized missions where they
  
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• Backrooms Director Praises Valve’s “Integrity” For Not Making Sequels Just For Money

  04-06-2026 20:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of one of 2026's most successful movies in Backrooms, is also a big fan of game developer Valve and specifically how the company is known to select its projects. Given the enormous success of Backrooms, people are naturally wondering what he's going to do next, and Parsons teased that "stuff may already be moving a little bit."Speaking on The Town podcast, Parsons singled out Valve as the closest comparison to what he would call his North Star in terms of h
  
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• Devil May Cry’s Anime Was Secretly A Movie Trilogy All Along, And Season 3 Is The End

  04-06-2026 19:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix's Devil May CryNetflix has dropped some good and bad news for fans of its Devil May Cry animated adaptation, as it has confirmed that the show will be back for a third and final season. Showrunner Adi Shankar also addressed how the third season will bring the first--and only--arc of Devil May Cry to a close, and it represents the culmination of the story he aimed to tell. But with one season left to go, he hinted at how he's planning to do something different."This was always Dante's Div
  
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• NBA The Run Already Beats NBA 2K In One Key Area

  04-06-2026 19:25 via gamespot.com
  
  NBA The Run is much more fun than I expected. Built as a revival of the arcade take on basketball games seen in titles such as NBA Jam and, more specifically, NBA Street, I thought I knew what I was getting into and yet it really surprised me. This is partly because of how the team at Play By Play Studios, built from some former EA Sports developers, ensured that defense is as powerful as offense. Playing against Wemby was a pain because his alien-like frame allowed him to consistently bloc
  
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• All CoD: Black Ops 7 And Warzone Season 4 Weapons And How To Unlock Them

  04-06-2026 19:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty Season 4 arrives in Black Ops 7 and Warzone on June 4, and Activision has detailed six weapons you can earn throughout the season. Season 4 expands the weapon pool with new guns and an additional melee weapon, and they can all be earned for free. In this guide, we’ll highlight all the new Season 4 weapons in Call of Duty and how you can unlock them.The Season 4 roadmap for Black Ops 7 and Warzone details a brand-new battle pass, more multiplayer maps, additional Zombies maps,
  
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• Forza Horizon 6: Pitcher Perfect Photo Challenge Location

  04-06-2026 19:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Forza Horizon 6's introductory festival playlist, Welcome to Japan, has now moved into the Winter season--and it's brought a fresh set of challenges along with it. One of these is the Pitcher Perfect Photo Challenge, which requires you to find and take a photo inside a baseball stadium somewhere in Japan. No worries, though, as we've got everything you need to know below. Here's how to complete the Pitcher Perfect Photo Challenge in Forza Horizon 6.Pitcher Perfect Photo Challenge location in For
  
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• Summer Grade Fest: How Many SGF Live 2025 Announcements Panned Out?

  04-06-2026 19:08 via gamespot.com
  
  While June usually marks the end of the school year for kids around the country, in the video game world, June is just the beginning. Summer Game Fest Live kicks off a busy reveal season for indie and AAA gaming alike, but sometimes what's shown on stage doesn't always make it to your home console or PC. With SGF Live 2026 on the horizon, we're looking back at last year's show to evaluate how many of those games did make it to shelves, how many are still in development, and how many, if any
  
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• This Key Battlefield 6 Feature Is Arriving Soon, But Another Is Still Further Away

  04-06-2026 18:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Battlefield Studios has provided a community update for Season 4 of Battlefield 6 and Redsec, which is releasing in July. The season will add naval warfare, new maps, and one of the game's highly-requested features. We also have a better timeline for when the requested server browser feature will arrive, but it's probably not as soon as players were hoping for.Players have been asking for in-game proximity for Battlefield 6 and Redsec battle royale, and Battlefield Studios has finally confirmed
  
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• Battlefield 6 Season 3 Blastpoint | Official Gameplay Trailer

  04-06-2026 18:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Blastpoint, the second Season 3 update for #Battlefield6 and #REDSEC, arrives June 9 with the reimagined Cairo Bazaar, the return of Obliteration, and the Explosive Charge Bonus Path.Fight through Cairo’s dense streets in close-quarters combat as PAX and NATO forces battle for control. Secure neutral bombs, escort carriers, and destroy enemy M-COMs in the return of Battlefield 4’s iconic Obliteration mode.Unlock free rewards, including the PP-19 SMG and Handheld Jammer Recon Gadget,
  
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• Hasbro’s Latest Toy Drop Is Packed With Transformers, X-Men, And Star Wars Nostalgia

  04-06-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're in the mood to spice up your desk or shelf, action figures are a great way to scratch that itch. Hasbro is still one of the top toy manufacturers out there, and it has several new figures launching later this year that Star Wars, Transformers, and GI Joe fans will want to check out.
  These will all be available to preorder starting June 5 exclusively through Target ahead of their respective release dates, and they range from nostalgic throwbacks to retro-inspired recreations of classic
  
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• Exclusive: Magic The Gathering’s Marvel Set Just Added Another Fantastic Commander

  04-06-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Not only are we less than three weeks away from the release of Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes set, we're also exactly a month out from U.S. Independence Day, making GameSpot's exclusive MTG card reveal all the more appropriate. If you'd like to get your hands on the set, check out our Magic: The Gathering Marvel preorder guide.To help celebrate the lead up to this super hero-sized set, Wizards of the Coast offered us a first look at Captain America, Wings of Freedom. Below is the car
  
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• Elden Ring For Switch 2 Finally Gets Release Date After Performance-Related Delay

  04-06-2026 17:45 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software has confirmed the release date and other details for Elden Ring's upcoming Switch 2 launch. Fans have been waiting for a while, as From Software originally slated Elden Ring for release on Switch 2 in 2025, but it was delayed for "performance adjustments."Elden Ring is coming to Switch 2 with the Tarnished Edition, and it releases on August 28 for $80 USD. It includes the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, along with four new armor sets, two new starting classes, an
  
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• Elden Ring For Switch 2 Finally Gets Release Date, $80 Price After Performance-Related Delay

  04-06-2026 17:45 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software has confirmed the release date and other details for Elden Ring's upcoming Switch 2 launch. Fans have been waiting for a while, as From Software originally slated Elden Ring for release on Switch 2 in 2025, but it was delayed for "performance adjustments."Elden Ring is coming to Switch 2 with the Tarnished Edition, and it releases on August 28 for $80 USD. It includes the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, along with four new armor sets, two new starting classes, an
  
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• Destiny 2 Ending New Content Is “Unthinkable,” Warframe Dev Says

  04-06-2026 17:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie recently announced that it is ending ongoing content releases for Destiny 2 on June 9, with the Sony-owned studio shifting to new projects. The end-of-service announcement was upsetting to many, including Warframe creative director Rebecca Ford.
  She said on the OnlyFrames podcast that there is "no world where it makes sense."
  "Obviously, that news was just cataclysmic. I think there is no world where it makes sense from someone who, you know, enjoys video games that you can just do that,"
  
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• God Of War Laufey Brings Back One Of The Best Parts Of The Previous Games

  04-06-2026 17:38 via gamespot.com
  One of the big reveals from the PlayStation State of Play this week was a new God of War game called God of War: Laufey. The PS5 game mixes things up by focusing on Laufey instead of Kratos, but some things are staying the same.
  It has been confirmed that Bear McCreary, who composed the music for 2018's God of War and 2022's God of War: Ragnarok, is coming back for Laufey."I am honored to return to the God of War saga, as the composer of God of War Laufey," he said.McCreary went on to say he's b
  
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• A Leak Just Forced Atlus To Acknowledge The Next Persona Game

  04-06-2026 17:01 via gamespot.com
  
  After alleged assets for the next Persona game were leaked online, Sega, Atlus, and P-Studio have officially addressed the recent hack. Persona developer P-Studio posted a statement online, confirming that "an unauthorized third-party" breached its servers and stole in-development footage of the game, which is widely believed to be Persona 6."We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third-party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential informatio
  
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• Switch 2 Is Getting A Consumer-Friendly Upgrade In Europe

  04-06-2026 16:59 via gamespot.com
  
  European consumers considering a Switch 2 purchase can look forward to a revised version of the hybrid console, as Nintendo has announced a region-specific change to the device. The new model will have a removable battery, so that it complies with the EU Batteries Legislation, which was passed back in 2023 by the European Union.That specific set of regulations will come into full effect on February 18, 2027 (via VGC), and Nintendo has announced that it will comply with i
  
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• 8 Minutes Of Cool Ace Combat 8 Gameplay

  04-06-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We fly through 3 missions in the upcoming Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve and highlight the coolest moments.
  
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• You Don’t Need To Be A Long Time Fan To Be Excited for Ace Combat 8

  04-06-2026 15:30 via gamespot.com
  
  What happens when someone who's never played Ace Combat checks out Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve? In this video, Jake jumps into the Ace Combat series headfirst.
  
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• From Clouds To Ketchup Bottles, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Is Pushing The Series To New Heights

  04-06-2026 15:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve wants you to embody a hotshot fighter pilot in and out of the cockpit. For the first time in the series, the entire story is told from the first-person perspective, solely through the eyes of its protagonist. You’ll join your crew in the mess hall for meals, you’ll strap on your helmet before a sortie, and you’ll look your wingmen and wingwomen in the eyes.    GameSpot sat down with Ace Combat brand director Kazutoki Kono to disc
  
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• PUBG Creator’s New Survival Game Has Stopped Development Less Than A Year After Launch

  04-06-2026 15:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Prologue: Go Wayback developer PlayerUnknown Productions has announced the end of development on the early access game, as well as a round of layoffs for the studio. founder Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene posted a statement online, explaining that the studio could no longer afford to continue working on the game. Greene also added that Prologue: Go Wayback will be made available for free to all future players in an upcoming update, while refunds for anyone who
  
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• 007: First Light Sequel Could Include A Major Behind-The-Scenes Change

  04-06-2026 14:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Hitman developer IO Interactive developed, published, and funded the well-received and top-selling James Bond game 007: First Light, but changes could be afoot for a potential sequel.IO announced Project 007, a working title for what would become First Light, back in November 2020. At the time, Amazon was not involved in the new game, but the retail and entertainment giant bought MGM in 2021.
  Due to this timeline of events, Amazon Games "didn't have the full rights" to First Light, Amazon Games
  
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• If You Want A Cuter Way To Watch Summer Game Fest, We’ve Got Good News

  04-06-2026 14:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Sure, Summer Game Fest is fine, right? Yeah, there are a bunch of cool game reveals and fine, the production value is off the charts. But haven't you ever wondered if there was a cuter way to watch the reveals?
  It turns out there is now, as VTuber agency Hololive Production has joined the official co-streamers list for Summer Game Fest. Seven talents from across the English and Indonesian branches of Hololive will all be co-streaming the event and providing their own commentary.
  From the English
  
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