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• Splatoon Raiders Video Review

  21-07-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Splatoon Raiders' loot grind fits the series like a stylish squid kid glove.
  
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• How Long Is Splatoon Raiders

  21-07-2026 23:46 via gamespot.com
  
  The Splatoon franchise has historically focused on chaotic multiplayer mayhem that pits teams against each other to see who can emerge from the paint victorious. While the games have featured campaigns, these supplementary modes have largely felt more like training grounds than fully fleshed-out experiences. That all changes with Splatoon Raiders.Splatoon Raiders is the series' first foray into a strictly campaign-focused adventure, unleashing players onto a mysterious set of islands to search f
  
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• How To Get Halo: Campaign Evolved Early Access

  21-07-2026 23:38 via gamespot.com
  
  With the Halo: Campaign Evolved release date looming, it's not too late to get early access to play the reboot of the first game in the Halo franchise before most other people.
  While Campaign Evolved will be on Game Pass from day one, there are a few extra steps you'll need to secure early access.https://youtu.be/0MxBFXH2a_U
  You'll need to preorder Premium Edition of the game to get up to five days early access. As an extra bonus, you'll also receive the Foundry Armoury Pack which has five Maste
  
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• Is Halo: Campaign Evolved Steam Deck Verified?

  21-07-2026 23:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The Halo: Campaign Evolved release date is right around the corner, and it's coming even sooner for those that have early access. Campaign Evolved takes players back to the first game in the series, adding new missions and overhauling the graphics.In a teaser posted to the official Halo X account, there's clear footage of the game being played on a Steam Deck. Alongside the messaging that clarifies that Halo: Campaign Evolved will offer cross-platform four-player co-op, this is an indication tha
  
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• MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Magneto Character Gameplay Guide

  21-07-2026 23:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Ready to become the Master of Magnetism? Welcome to the Magneto Character Guide!Master all his moves, learn how the debris can boost your moves, and how to turn them into deadly projectiles to spice up your combos!MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is coming to PS5 and PC on August 6th, 2026 PT!
  
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• Maybe Not Everything Needs To Be A Fortnite Collab

  21-07-2026 23:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Honestly, I thought I could no longer be surprised by the off-the-wall collaborations between Fortnite and various other IPs. At this point in Fortnite's very lucrative lifespan, the general rule of thumb seems to be, "If it's popular, it's gonna end up in Fortnite." Damn near every Marvel Cinematic Universe character has made an appearance, countless musical artists have held in-game concerts, and Epic has always been very good at making sure that whatever the internet is obsessed with at any g
  
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• Xbox CANNOT Entertain 1 Billion People Daily

  21-07-2026 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  1 billion people. An eighth of the world’s population. That’s how many people Xbox is aiming to “entertain” every day under CEO Asha Sharma’s reset.
  Yes, that number probably sounds preposterous to you. It certainly did to me. But, instead of rolling my eyes at it, I wanted to at least try and contextualize it. I’ve crunched the numbers as best I can, and 1 billion doesn’t just sound preposterous; it’s nigh impossible. Let’s break it all down
  
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• This Horror Game Is Getting Mixed Reviews, But Its Best Parts Are Amazing

  21-07-2026 22:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Of all the games Lethal Company has inspired over these last few years, none of them have taken the concept in such an interesting new direction as The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu. While the game definitely lacks polish, as a horror-obsessive person, I feel comfy saying that fans of horror or horror-extraction games haven't played something quite like The Mound before, and that's mainly owed to its brilliant core mechanic: tripping balls.I covered a preview build of The Mound a few weeks ago, but if
  
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• Call of Duty Season 5 Battle Pass Adds New Guns And A Familiar Operator

  21-07-2026 21:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty Season 5 arrives in Black Ops 7 and Warzone on July 23, and Activision has revealed the full contents of the season's new battle pass. The Season 5 battle pass includes over a hundred items to earn across free and premium tiers. This content introduces two new guns, the return of a familiar operator, CoD Points, and other cosmetics.Purchasing the standard ($10) battle pass for Season 5 includes an instant operator unlock for the assassin known as Spectre, who returns from Black Ops
  
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• MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Magik Character Gameplay Guide

  21-07-2026 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Step through the Dark Portal with Magik’s Character Guide!
  Bring Limbo into the fight by dominating the art of Dark Portals and the Soulsword!Master her up-close and personal fight style filled with risks and high rewards for those who are brave enough to embrace it.MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is coming to PS5 and PC on August 6th, 2026 PT!
  
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• Darkest Dungeon Is Getting New DLC, Even Though It Has A Sequel

  21-07-2026 20:52 via gamespot.com
  Red Hook Studios surprised Darkest Dungeon fans by announcing new DLC for the first game years after a sequel was already released. It's titled The Fire's Edge and will be out in August.Darkest Dungeon exited early access in 2016 and last received DLC in May 2020. In the six years since, Red Hook launched a sequel that builds on the strong foundations of the first game and has supported it with DLC. That's why it's a bit surprising to see the developers return to the game that started it all.The
  
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• Ubisoft Reacts To Ghost Recon Leaks, Promises News In August

  21-07-2026 20:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft has confirmed that it will share what's next for Ghost Recon when it celebrates the series' 25th anniversary on August 6. This comes after several reports and rumors about upcoming Ghost Recon games emerged over the past month.On July 20, Insider Gaming reported on a leak of the Ghost Recon: Wildlands Definitive Edition, a current-generation remaster of the 2017 game that will add a new mission, support 4K resolution, and run at 60 frames per second. It claimed that this is part of an "u
  
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• Warner Bros. Acquisition Is Stuck In Legal Limbo Again

  21-07-2026 20:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Paramount Skydance's plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has hit yet another snag, as a judge has issued a two-week pause on its planned acquisition. After a coalition of 12 state attorneys--led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta--argued that the merger would violate federal antitrust law and potentially lead to higher film and TV prices, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin placed a temporary pause on the merger.The order could be extended from 14 to 28 days, and Paramount Skydance was o
  
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• Nintendo Basically Says That Splatoon 4 Will Happen

  21-07-2026 19:43 via gamespot.com
  
  While Splatoon Raiders looks like a pivot from Nintendo's competitive multiplayer-focused franchise, a producer on the series confirmed that PvP gameplay in Splatoon will endure, even uttering the phrase "Splatoon 4" in an interview.Nintendo's Ask the Developer feature (per Nintendo Life) included a question that straight-up asked producer Seita Inoue why a spin-off is the franchise's next entry instead of a proper Splatoon 4. Inoue clarified that though Raiders is a markedly different game, Nin
  
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• Hasbro Is Betting On Fewer, Bigger Video Games After $56 Million Write-Down

  21-07-2026 19:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Hasbro's ambitious plan to expand into video games appears to have hit an expensive snag, as the company has recorded a $56 million impairment charge related to its video games portfolio for 2028 and beyond, according to its second-quarter earnings results. For the uninitiated, an impairment charge is a sudden loss of value for an asset, making it worth far less than what a company originally paid for it."Over the last several quarters, we have reviewed our portfolio and updated our plans for Ha
  
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• We Finally Know Xal’atath’s Evil Plan For The World Of Warcraft

  21-07-2026 19:13 via gamespot.com
  
  After years of theories and speculation, World of Warcraft players may have finally uncovered the real endgame of its current main villain, Xal'atath.Xal'atath has been Azeroth's big bad for the past several expansions, but aside from amassing power in her Dark Heart artifact, her exact motivations haven't been entirely clear. She doesn't seem to work for the Old Gods but for herself, though to what end has been up for debate.
  Now, a datamined bit of dialogue from the game's upcoming 12.1 update
  
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• Neill Blomkamp’s AI Film Has Fans Asking For District 10 Instead

  21-07-2026 18:40 via gamespot.com
  
  A handful of filmmakers have begun testing the waters of AI-generated movies, and this week, Gran Turismo director Neill Blomkamp showed off a 14-minute short that was made entirely with the technology. Could the famed director of cult-classic movies like District 9 and Elysium be one of the first people in Hollywood to use generative AI in a way that wasn't met with overwhelming negativity? Probably not, as the comments for Blomkamp's latest project have ranged from apathetic to hostile, with p
  
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• Xbox Game Pass Is Going Somewhere You Probably Forgot About

  21-07-2026 18:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox Game Pass is teaming up with another subscription service this week, albeit one that appeals to a niche section of gamers. Facebook parent group Meta and Xbox have announced that a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass is now available to Meta Horizon+ subscribers, giving them access to over 50 games via cloud streaming. Games can also be downloaded directly from the cloud and onto a Meta Quest headset, and the starting lineup includes a mix of AAA hits and classic indies. One thing to not
  
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• Nintendo Will Not Refund Tariff Fees It Passed Onto Customers, Saying They “Received Exactly What They Bargained And Paid For”

  21-07-2026 18:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo is just one of many companies that has been claiming refunds on the tariffs it was forced to pay on goods entering the United States from August 2025, but says it doesn't have to, and won't, pass these onto customers.In August 2025, Nintendo increased the price of the original Switch console in accordance with ongoing tariffs at the time. These were deemed illegal but a US court in February 2026, with Nintendo suing the US government in an attempt to get their tariffs (and associated in
  
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• Hideo Kojima Reveals How He Wants To Die

  21-07-2026 17:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Writer-director Hideo Kojima, famous for creating Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, has commented on how he would like to die.During a recent event, Kojima said he would like to die in a movie theater, and he even knows when, exactly, he'd like to pass away. "I like the time before the movie starts the best. Enter the movie theater, the lights turn off, the commercials and trailers play, then just before the movie starts is when I want to pass away," he said.
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• Battlefield 6 – Season 4 Intro Cinematic Trailer

  21-07-2026 17:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Pax Armata's relentless campaign for control of the Pacific has begun. As NATO's offshore military bases come under attack, the conflict expands across land, air, and sea in the next chapter of Battlefield 6.Battle across massive amphibious battlefields, command new vehicles, wield new weapons, and adapt to the Dynamic Wave System as the war reaches the Pacific. Later in the season, the conflict continues with the arrival of the Top Gun update, featuring new fighter jets, new experiences, and mo
  
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• We’ll Finally See The Witcher 3’s New Expansion Next Month

  21-07-2026 17:04 via gamespot.com
  
  With Gamescom Opening Night Live just a little over a month away, it looks like the first big reveal for the showcase has been revealed: The Witcher 3. Not too long ago, CD Projekt Red confirmed that a third expansion for its fantasy-themed action-RPG is in development, and today, it confirmed a first look at The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past will be held during Geoff Keighley's annual Gamescom kick-off show on August 23.Beyond that, CD Projekt Red--not to be confused with CD Proj
  
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• Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Beta – Start Time, Roster, And How To Get In

  21-07-2026 16:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launches soon, but if you're impatient, then you can dive into the game's open beta this weekend. While fighting game betas aren't a novelty, the Marvel Tokon one is turning heads for the sheer amount of content that it's offering to players, ranging from a stacked roster of playable characters to multiple modes that you can try out. For a closer look at how long it runs for and how you can get in, you can check out all the details below.Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
  
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• Xbox Game Pass Gets Even More New Games In July

  21-07-2026 15:46 via gamespot.com
  
  It's that time of the month again, as the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for July 2026 has been officially revealed. As usual, subscribers can expect several day-one releases, including one of the biggest games of the month, Halo: Campaign Evolved. Microsoft has also dropped a sneak peek at what you can expect in August, as part of the first wave of new arrivals for Game Pass subscribers that month.The day-one launch of Midnight Shift lands on July 22, and in this online co-op detective hor
  
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• Physical PS5 Game Sales Are Weaker Than You Might Expect

  21-07-2026 15:05 via gamespot.com
  
  In the wake of Sony announcing that it will end support for physical PlayStation game discs in 2028, new data has come to light that speaks to the growing decline in physical PlayStation game sales in the US.Mat Piscatella of Circana released new data recently that reveals that only two PlayStation games sold more than 10,000 physical units in the US for the week that ended on July 11, 2026. And only 7 have sold more than 100,000 physical units so far in 2026.
  Piscatella also remarked that peopl
  
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• Splatoon Raiders Shows The Series Should Have Always Been A Looter Shooter

  21-07-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Splatoon is a Nintendo series that I've enjoyed well enough, but fleetingly. Even with solid shooting mechanics and a playful gimmick revolving around quickly traversing paint-soaked battlefields, the competitive multiplayer often failed to hold my interest beyond a few weeks. Splatoon Raiders isn't the first time the series has attempted single-player, as each previous game would have a brief story campaign. But it is the first time Nintendo has built a whole game around single-player, and the
  
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• The Best Indie Of 2026 Blends Deep Rock Galactic And Red Dead Redemption For A Chaotic Co-Op Experience

  21-07-2026 14:19 via gamespot.com
  
  As someone who routinely calls out "Rock and Stone" at random points during the day, it probably won't surprise you to learn that I'm a fan of Deep Rock Galactic. Admittedly, it took multiple attempts and some friends to get me into this co-op game's groove, but I eventually fell in love with it. So much so that Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor was an instant purchase on iPhone. While Far Far West shares some similar gameplay mechanics, it also carves out its own identity, earning a place alongside
  
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• The Biggest Critics Of Xbox Game Pass May Be Inside Xbox

  21-07-2026 13:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox Game Pass used to be hailed as the "best deal" in gaming, but it started to lose its luster following a steep subscription price increase several months back--that is still higher than what it used to be even after a decrease--and shifting membership tiers. Some of Xbox's leaders aren't too high on Game Pass either, especially after it proved to be a disruptive influence on Microsoft's biggest franchise, Call of Duty. According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, several people within Xbox see G
  
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• Game Pass Was A Good Idea But It Didn’t Work, Forza Horizon 5 Creative Director Says

  20-07-2026 21:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown has weighed in with his thoughts on the situation at Xbox currently, and one of the things he commented on was Xbox Game Pass. He said in an interview that Xbox Game Pass, simply put, was not able to attract enough subscribers to make it viable as a business, and this contributed to the pain Xbox is going through today. After all, we recently found out that Microsoft was hoping to have 77 million subscribers by now, but the number is actually only aro
  
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• Rising Costs Have Forced These Gamers To Make Tough Decisions

  20-07-2026 21:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Video games are getting more expensive. The PS5 and the Xbox Series X|S have seen significant price hikes, the Switch 2 is due for a $50 price increase in September, and seemingly overnight, $70 has become the normal asking price for most new releases.But for many, the gaming industry's slide towards an all-digital future could be the final nail in the coffin. For years, the secondhand games industry has represented a cheaper and more accessible way of getting into the hobby. But PlayStatio
  
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