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• Xbox Support Pledges To Help Customer Reclaim His Hacked Account

  16-07-2026 15:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Earlier this week, Twitch streamer and gamer Joshua Khane went viral with a post calling out Microsoft for deleting his account and OneDrive. Khane noted that Microsoft acknowledged that the account had been compromised, but it declined to help him recover "25 f***ing years of data, thousands of Euros [spent] on games" and his "son's baby pictures." Now, after a massive outcry, Xbox Support has changed course and reached out to Khane to help him regain access to his account.In a message posted o
  
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• Riftbound Vendetta Is All About Dueling Rivals, Both In The Game And In Real Life

  17-07-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The phrase "you can't beat someone at their own game" has never been more true, in my experience, than for Dave Guskin. I've had the opportunity to cover Riftbound: The League of Legends Card Game since its inception, first traveling to Riot Games's office last year before its October debut to get an early look, and then covering each expansion since. Every time I've spoken to lead designer Dave Guskin, it's been over a few games of whichever set is next on the schedule. Every time, he's wi
  
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• Physical Games Are “Irrelevant” To GameStop’s Business, Says CEO

  17-07-2026 17:19 via gamespot.com
  In a games industry that is increasingly shifting to digital, amplified by PlayStation phasing out physical game discs starting in 2028, where does a brick-and-mortar chain like GameStop fit into this future? GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen appears to have no concern for this monumental shift whatsoever.When asked by Bloomberg about how Sony's digital policy would affect GameStop's business, Cohen responded: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter at all."
  While his answer appears flippant and preposterou
  
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• Todd Howard Says Fallout’s Future Is Bigger Than The Long Wait For Fallout 5

  17-07-2026 16:54 via gamespot.com
  
  The post-apocalyptic world of Fallout expanded a few years ago with the release of a TV series on Prime Video, but anyone expecting a new Fallout game to release in time with the show was out of luck. Two seasons have already aired--and a third is on the way--but the gap between new Fallout video games continues to widen. Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard has a different viewpoint on the MIA status of the games, and as he explained to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier on his YouTu
  
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• How To Get Mysterious Mushrooms in Palworld

  17-07-2026 16:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The Mysterious Mushroom is an item that was added with the Sakurajima update in mid-2024, but if you're jumping back into the game after a break to enjoy the 1.0 release, you might be wondering where to find this elusive ingredient.Pretty unsurprisingly, you can find the Palworld Mysterious Mushroom on Sakurajima Island. This special ingredient can be harvested by cutting down the large blue mushrooms that appear throughout the environment near water. You can also kill Shroomer and Shroomer Noct
  
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• How Long Is Halo: Campaign Evolved?

  17-07-2026 16:33 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming remake of Halo: Combat Evolved is launching soon, aiming for a July 28 release date. With so many games coming out soon, and limited resources with which to both buy and have the time to play them, you might be wondering how long it'll take you to complete Halo: Campaign Evolved.Halo: Campaign Evolved is a remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved, but it adds three new missions and reworks certain sections. It'll depend on the difficulty settings and your experience with the fran
  
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• Is Halo: Campaign Evolved On Game Pass?

  17-07-2026 16:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Halo: Campaign Evolved is set to instill nostalgia in gamers when it releases on July 28. The original Halo released a massive 25 years ago, and Combat Evolved's Anniversary Edition was 15 years ago. Now, you'll be able to take on the classic adventure in a modern setting, complete with new missions, and even new Skulls to hunt down. But will you have to fork out to enjoy it, or is it included on Microsoft's subscription service?The good news is yes, Halo: Campaign Evolved is available on Game P
  
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• Pokemon Pokopia – Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak Contest Event And Rewards

  17-07-2026 16:30 via gamespot.com
  
  A new event arrives in Pokopia this month, allowing you to earn limited-time rewards. Pokopia’s latest event is themed around Zorua, the adorable shape-shifting Pokemon. This guide will explain how to participate in Zorua's Hide-and-Sneak Contest event and all known rewards.Zorua's Hide-and-Sneak Contest event details Zorua's Hide-and-Sneak Contest event runs from July 19-27 , and the event will start and end at 5 AM for your local time. Some of the earlier events worked with time tra
  
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• NHL 27 Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Mode Not Seen In Years, But It’s Not What It Seems

  17-07-2026 16:28 via gamespot.com
  
  EA Sports has officially announced NHL 27, with 20-year-old Macklin Celebrini gracing the cover. The new entry in the pro ice hockey series includes all the stuff fans would expect, including better graphics, rebuilt team playbooks, and updated camera work, but there were also a few reveals fans might not have seen coming.
  One of the marquee new additions to NHL 27 is Connected Franchise, a feature fans have requested for years. It hasn't been in an NHL game since 2013's NHL 14. People were init
  
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• Fallout 5 Is Really Happening, Along With Fallout 3 And Fallout: New Vegas Remasters

  17-07-2026 16:15 via gamespot.com
  
  In a statement today, Bethesda re-confirmed that Fallout 5 is in the works, along with remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. These projects are in the works alongside Obsidian's new Fallout game, so there are a lot of Fallout games coming.Developing....
  
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• The Odyssey Has Us Thinking About Christopher Nolan’s Video Game Adaptation Ideas

  17-07-2026 15:57 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Christopher Nolan movie is always cause for celebration, as the celebrated filmmaker has produced some of the most talked-about flicks of all time. The Odyssey is looking to be another blockbuster, and also a reminder that the world could do with a video game or two based on his movies. That's not to say that Nolan hasn't toyed around with the idea of a video game adaptation of his work, but he's well aware of just how tough the industry is."Making films is complicated and takes a long tim
  
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• Palworld’s 1.0 Update Is Massive, And It’s Just Got A Jormuntide-Sized Discount To Celebrate

  17-07-2026 15:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Palworld is exactly the type of wacky mashup I love to play. The monster-taming aspects of a great Pokemon game, combined with survival mechanics and creating a (potentially) brutal society with your Pals, sound like a nightmarish combination, but Pocketpair's hit proves it's a lot of fun. I mean, a peak concurrent player count of more than 2.1 million can't all be wrong, so there's no reason to miss out anymore.Like many players, I was caught in the tidal wave of its launch, swept up in the hyp
  
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• Netflix Says Part Of Its Games Business Is Up 600%, But It’s Still Early Days

  17-07-2026 15:07 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of Netflix's latest earnings report, the streamer gave an update on its growing video game efforts, which include cloud-based TV games and mobile games. In short, the business is growing and showing positive signs, but it's still early days.
  June 2026 saw the release of Netflix's two "most successful" launches ever for cloud games on TV with FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition and the horror game Unhinged, though Netflix did not share any specific datapoints about them.
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• A24 Is Reportedly Copyright-Striking Backrooms Content It Doesn’t Own

  17-07-2026 14:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Creators of Backrooms-inspired liminal horror have been exposed to something far more terrifying than creepypasta fiction: takedown notices from their work. Users online are reporting that copyright claims have been issued against them by "A24 Films LLC," the production company behind one of this year's biggest movies.On the r/backrooms subreddit, user GnarlyNet detailed their experience, saying that their Backrooms-inspired artwork received a copyright strike on the com
  
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• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Dev Is Tired Of People Calling Gunny An AI Chatbot

  17-07-2026 12:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 lead studio Infinity Ward has addressed claims that the game features an AI assistant. After retired Call of Duty leaker TheGhostOfHope labeled the Gunsmith assistant "Gunny" as an AI chatbot, Infinity Ward responded by saying that the virtual helper is a "hand-crafted" creation by the studio."Wrong (again.) Gunny is hand-crafted by our developers, not AI. It recommends builds based on the attachments you've unlocked for each weapon. It helps make quick loadout cha
  
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• God Of War TV Show Forced To Recast Kratos After Serious Injury

  17-07-2026 11:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Production has been underway on Prime Video's God of War TV show since late February, but it's come to a jarring halt as lead actor Ryan Hurst has suffered a serious injury while recording his role as Kratos.According to Deadline, Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios have decided to recast the role after Ryan Hurst was injured on the set of the video game adaptation in late June.Hurst put on a huge 40 lbs of muscle for the role, and had been filming the show for months before he tore
  
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• Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Turns Tough Bosses Into Powerful Friends

  17-07-2026 09:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Fans of side-scrolling metroidvania games have been eating pretty well for the last few years. Games such as Hollow Knight: Silksong and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown have provided solid entries in the genre, each offering fascinating worlds, expansive maps, and deep combat. What's more, the rising tide of good metroidvania games is raising all boats, as developers draw on one another's good ideas to enhance their work and find new ways to push the envelope.Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is ano
  
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• Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Turns Bosses Into Friends

  17-07-2026 09:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Belmont's Curse looks to add a lot of good ideas to the Castlevania series' formula.Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is another in that recent lineage of search action titles, taking the solid foundation of Konami's storied vampire-hunting, monster-killing franchise, and enhancing it with some of the smart elements like parries, dodges, and Estus flask-like healing abilities, that have become common in recent genre entries, as well as new ideas of its own. I recently played about three hours of Belm
  
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• Matt Damon Is In Fortnite Now, But He Was Almost In His Own Game Way Earlier

  16-07-2026 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  This week, Fortnite is adding multiple skins based on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey film, including one of Matt Damon as Odysseus. While this is the first time the actor's likeness has been in a video game, that was nearly not the case. Way back in 2008, a little game called The Bourne Conspiracy released, and the plan was originally for Damon to reprise his role of Jason Bourne for the project.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nb97lgpung
  We heard rumors over the years, but it was a 2021 interv
  
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• Marvel’s Wolverine – “Ain’t No Hero” Cinematic Trailer

  16-07-2026 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Unleash the rage, confront the past. With the fate of humans and mutants hanging in the balance, Logan knows the world needs a hero; however, they’ll have to settle for Wolverine.Experience thrilling set pieces throughout Wolverine’s journey in this global fight for mutant survival.Marvel’s Wolverine arrives on PlayStation 5 consoles September 15, 2026.
  
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• Luigi Replaces Mario Due To Immigration Issue

  16-07-2026 20:52 via gamespot.com
  
  French metal band Gojira has confirmed that its drummer, Mario Duplantier, will not be able to perform on some upcoming shows, and he's being temporarily replaced by Luigi Paraventi. That's right, Luigi is stepping in for Mario.In its announcement, Gojira played up the gaming angle, writing, "Player 2 has entered game. RESPECT!" The band also included an image of Mario and Luigi from the Mushroom Kingdom in its post.Gojira's US tour kicks off today, July 16, at Rock Fest in Wisconsin, continuing
  
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• New Street Fighter 6 Fragrances Let Your Room Smell Like Juri’s Feet

  16-07-2026 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  There's a new Street Fighter 6 collaboration about to drop in mid-October that comes with three scents inspired by the "signature moves" of three brawlers from Capcom's fighting game, which, of course, includes Juri--in case you wanted your room to smell like her.The Japanese fragrance company CODE Meee revealed on July 16 that it will produce three scents through its perfume brand Gaming Fragrance based on three Street Fighter 6 characters: Ingrid, Ed, and Juri. All three fragrance oils are uni
  
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• Battlefield 6 Is Getting A Feature Not Seen In 21 Years And A Top Gun Crossover

  16-07-2026 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Battlefield 6's next big update, 1.4.1.0, is launching on July 21, introducing Season 4 : Pacific Front and a naval warfare system. The update also brings back a feature that Battlefield hasn't had since 2005's Battlefield 2, and it looks like a Top Gun crossover is coming as well.The old feature that's coming back is two-seater, fixed-wing jets. No Battlefield game since Battlefield 2 has had those, according to Eurogamer, but they are finally coming back, or at least that's what fans are surmi
  
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• 007 First Light Almost Turned James Bond Into “Mr. Gadget”

  16-07-2026 19:47 via gamespot.com
  
  007 First Light strikes a key balance between keeping James Bond grounded while also placing him in believably outlandish sequences, but for longtime fans of the franchise, the lack of any over-the-top gadgets was sorely missed in the game. That's not to say that developer IO Interactive didn't consider giving Bond some extra black ops hardware during the development of the game, but these gadgets were cut back so that Bond's arsenal would more accurately reflect the world he was living in--whic
  
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• Hack And Bash: How 007 First Light Mixes High-Tech Gadgets With Old-School Brawling

  16-07-2026 19:46 via gamespot.com
  
  From the iconic gun-barrel sequence to his depictions in formative first-person shooters like GoldenEye, James Bond and guns have, historically, gone hand-in-hand. What's been refreshing about 007 First Light, then, is how it leans much more on physical brawling combat.This was partly due to the game being an origin story for Bond, allowing players to see him as a young man before joining the double-0 program. "Our younger version of Bond hasn't gone cold yet, so that leant us towards this idea
  
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• Halo TV Show Director Comes Aboard Odysseus TV Show As Nolan’s The Odyssey Hits Theaters

  16-07-2026 19:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Amidst the hype around Christopher Nolan's new movie The Odyssey, a new TV show called Odysseus has been announced, with a Halo TV show director on board. Karl Gajdusek (Stranger Things) is the showrunner for Odysseus, while Roel Reiné, who directed episodes of the Halo TV show, is directing. The pilot was written by Sean Finegan, Scott Windhauser, Noah Lang, and Blake Hoss, according to Deadline, which broke the news.Odysseus is described as "visceral and muscular," featuring blood, ship
  
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• Skate Adds Its Biggest Event Yet: The Legendary X Games

  16-07-2026 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  With Skate's fourth season approaching its midway point, developer Full Circle is pulling out all the stops for what's sure to be the skateboarding sim's biggest event thus far: bringing the iconic X Games to the shreddable world of San Vansterdam.In a lengthy July 16 post on the game's Steam store page, Full Circle revealed that The Stadium--Skate's major dynamic location that dropped alongside Season 4--will get "transformed into the home of [the] X Games." It'll feature spots familiar to thos
  
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• MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Open Beta Overview Gameplay Trailer

  16-07-2026 19:12 via gamespot.com
  
  The MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls Open Beta on PS5 and PC is almost here!From July 24–26 PT, assemble your dream team and experience:
  15 playable characters, including Blade
  6 stages, including Marvel's New York (Night)
  Online Lobby with Casual and Ranked Matches
  Local Versus Mode for offline battles
  A fully featured Training Mode
  Three chapters of The Amazing Guardians' Episode ModeDon't miss your chance to jump into the Ultimate 4v4 Tag-Team Fighter before launch!
  MARVEL Tōkon:
  
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• This $1,000 Street Fighter Cammy Figure Is Impressive, But We Know Who’s Buying It

  16-07-2026 18:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Street Fighter has remained a hot property when it comes to merchandising, and over the decades, just about every character on the roster has gotten an action figure replica or two. Those toys have only gotten more impressive over the years, and one studio isn't content with just making a realistic version of everybody's favorite super-soldier Cammy--they want to make this $1,070 collectible figure one of the biggest as well. It's an accurate recreation of the M. Bison clone, 
  
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• New Netflix Game Brings Together The Streamer’s Most Popular Shows

  16-07-2026 18:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix has announced its latest video game, and it brings together a number of the streaming giant's popular franchises into a crossover minigolf experience.Netflix Minigolf, as it's called, is a couch co-op party game releasing on July 28 for all subscribers. The game combines elements of minigolf and pinball, with its 60+ levels taking place in settings from Netflix shows like Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and Squid Game (via Variety). It's developed by Next Games, which is one of multiple gam
  
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