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• Time-bending RPG from Fallout veteran has choices that "take a long time to catch up with you"

  07-06-2026 21:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clockwork Revolution - the next game from a veteran Fallout developer - has time travel so impactful that your RPG consequences can unfold throughout the game, and your party may even return changed after a romp across time and space.Game director Chad Moore detailed Clockwork Revolution's choices and consequences in a recent blog post, following on from the steampunk game's impressive showing at the Xbox Games Showcase, and suddenly its lofty promises have become a whole lot more concrete. Cloc
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ devs have been "paying attention" to other extraction shooters like Arc Raiders, but think they've got them beat on "weapon feel"

  07-06-2026 22:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Infinity Ward has been watching the rise of extraction shooters, like Arc Raiders and Marathon, as it put together its own version of the genre in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode.Multiplayer creative director Joe Cecot tells Xbox Wire that the team has been "paying attention to the genre," playing popular games to find out "what's clicking with players, what feels good, what doesn't feel good."Cecot specifically says that the beta for DMZ lacked "meaningful player growth," which happen
  
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• After over 5 years in early access, Valheim 1.0 launches in September with its final biome update, Deep North

  07-06-2026 22:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Valheim 1.0 finally has a release date, with its long awaited Deep North biome set to arrive in just two months' time. Announced during today's PC Gaming Show, viking survival game Valheim 1.0 is set to leave early access on September 9. Considering that it first launched on PC back in early 2021, it's been a pretty long time coming, but that's also given it plenty of time to build up a dedicated fanbase. With over 255k reviews logged on Steam at the time of writing, with a Very Positive rating,
  
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• Persona 4 Revival avoids Persona 3 Reload's biggest mistake, and I'm so relieved this JRPG looks like a definitive remake

  07-06-2026 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 4 Revival's first proper gameplay trailer is upon us, and as well as confirming that Atlus's upcoming remake looks stunning, it also showed off the return of content from Persona 4 Golden.During today's Xbox Games Showcase, Persona 4 Revival's latest trailer confirmed a February 18 release date for the upcoming JRPG remake, and also showed a very important character. Around 50 seconds in, we see Velvet Room assistant Marie – a character who was added to Persona 4's expanded Golden
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's story changes based on your choices, but director Naoki Hamaguchi says the JRPG will have a "singular ending"

  07-06-2026 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation was the big closing event of the Summer Game Fest 2026 kickoff show, but director Naoki Hamaguchi didn't reveal all of the game's big secrets on stage. As it turns out, Revelation will offer a selection of "player choices" that affect how the story plays out, but the team is committed to a singular vision for the JRPG's long-awaited ending.Those choices tie into the theme of "resolve" underlying this final chapter of the story. "As our party head into the final battle,
  
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• The Persona series has sold 30 million copies, and an absurd chunk of that is from Persona 5

  07-06-2026 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the Persona series turns 30 and we finally have confirmation of Persona 6, Atlus has revealed that the Persona series has sold over 30 million copies. The day has finally arrived – Atlus has announced Persona 6 and, sure, the publisher proceeded to show us absolutely nothing about the game, but now we have official word that the game actually exists following some art seemingly leaking online last week (which has been inadvertently strengthened by the game's official logo). For now thou
  
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• Over 27 years later, Thief: The Dark Project is getting a remaster from retro revival specialist Nightdive Studios this winter

  07-06-2026 22:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thief: The Dark Project is getting a remaster this year from the retro revival specialists at Nightdive Studios, over 27 years since its initial releaseAnnounced today during the PC Gaming Show, Thief: The Dark Project Remastered is set to launch at some point this winter across PC, PS4 and PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and Switch 2. The new trailer has showcased our first look at gameplay, and as you'd hope, the visuals look distinctly smoother and far less blocky than they did in 1998, but sti
  
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• Spyro: A Realm Beyond lets everyone's favorite dragon fly freely, which is "such a significant addition" devs have "built a whole world around that promise"

  07-06-2026 21:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tonight's hotly anticipated Summer Game Fest event was the annual Xbox Games Showcase, and boy, did it bring us some cool reveals – including one of Spyro: A Realm Beyond, a title we've waited nearly two decades for.The last proper Spyro entry landed a whopping 18 years ago with The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, but Activision and Toys for Bob are finally back with a new entry in the beloved series... one that sounds like it's shaping up to be the biggest we've ever seen – fre
  
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• Persona 6 store page tells us more about Atlus' next big JRPG: school setting, new romances, and "a completely fresh, standalone story"

  07-06-2026 21:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Persona 6 reveal could hardly have been less informative, so we've no choice but to scrounge the newly minted store page for something of substance. At a glance: not a lot, but not nothing. For my money, the main takeaway for the Persona 6 store page is what Atlus isn't doing – namely, fixing what isn't broken. Compared to previous releases, the studio is also strongly emphasizing approachability – presumably hoping to bring all the people who bought Persona 5 back for another ga
  
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• All hail the real game of the show for Xbox: this anime-inspired life sim with some of the best art around

  07-06-2026 21:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Xbox Showcase had a lot of big announcements. Gears of War: E-Day has a release date, console exclusivity is back, Persona 6 is real even if it didn't give us much. Though none of those actually matter because I was too busy getting dazzled by life-sim Vivarium.If you thought you saw a Studio Ghibli movie in the middle of the showcase then you were mistaken, but you do know what game I'm talking about now. First announced in 2023, Vivarium is now set for a 2027 release, as revealed in the la
  
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• Sega stuffed generative AI into Crazy Taxi: World Tour, slamming the brakes on all the excitement after a 3-year wait

  07-06-2026 21:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Xbox Game Showcase's best announcement was undoubtedly the actual announcement of Crazy Taxi: World Tour after it was teased three years ago. So, of course Sega has immediately killed all of that goodwill by confirming it used generative AI for it.During the showcase, a trailer kicked off with someone stacking cans before the dulcet tones of The Offspring's Dexter Holland shouting "YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH," and everyone whose knees currently hurt was immediately struck with excitement. Whil
  
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• Halo: Campaign Evolved prequel story was written by the award-winning sci-fi author behind some of the best Halo novels

  07-06-2026 21:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Halo: Campaign Evolved isn't just a ground-up remake of one of the most formative first-person shooters of all time, it's also an expansion of an iconic story with a separate prequel story titled Operation: Meteorite, and Halo Studios brought in an award-winning sci-fi author to make sure it lives up to the name.During today's Xbox Showcase 2026 for Summer Game Fest, some footage was shown of Operation: Meteorite's new prequel missions, which will send the Chief and Sgt. Johnson across enemy lin
  
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• Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution "are not timed exclusives," Xbox says, but everything "already announced for multiplatform releases will stick to that plan"

  07-06-2026 21:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox started off its latest showcase with Gears of War: E-Day, a prequel to a series synonymous with the console. That was intentional, as the announcement of a release date was accompanied by the news that E-Day will be a true Xbox exclusive.In recent years Xbox and PlayStation have both sought to bring their first-party games to as wide an audience as possible. For Xbox, that has meant releasing titles like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 on PS5. That
  
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• One of my favorite Pokemon-like RPGs is getting a sequel: Cassette Beasts 2002 shows off new monsters and the return of the incredible fusion mechanic

  07-06-2026 21:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  A sequel to one of my favorite Pokemon-like creature-collecting RPGs, Cassette Beasts, has been officially confirmed, with Cassette Beasts 2002 unveiled at the PC Gaming Show. Cassette Beasts 2002's reveal trailer showcases our first look at gameplay, including a peek at some of the new monsters we'll be able to encounter (the colorful, piñata-inspired Griffiñata is an early favorite for me), as well as some new human characters and the world itself.As well as the lovely character
  
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• Gears of War: E-Day gives Marcus Fenix a makeover with "more detail in his eyelashes than his entire character model did in the original Gears of War on Xbox 360"

  07-06-2026 21:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  You'd never notice in the frantic new Gears of War: E-Day footage, but hiding under all that dirt and sweat on young Marcus Fenix's face are eyelashes his older self wishes he still had.In the Gears of War: E-Day Direct that followed the Xbox Games Showcase, we were graced with a close-up look at Marcus Fenix's high-definition mug. While describing the improvements to the character's facial animations (three times more joints!), it was revealed that "Marcus has more detail in his eyelashes than
  
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• Here's my pick of the 5 best Xbox Games Showcase trailers that are a must watch – and it's not just the biggest games

  07-06-2026 21:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  There were a ton of excellent Xbox Games Showcase trailers that dropped as part of the 2026 showcase stream, giving us fresh looks at games like Clockwork Revolution or the long-awaited State of Decay 3. But, even if you incorporate those, the reveal of Persona 6 with a very small teaser trailer, gameplay for Fable and tons for Gears of War E-Day, these are – for me – the best Xbox Games Showcase trailers from the show.Of course, you're welcome to disagree. You're wrong. But, let me
  
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• Fallout veterans' next RPG Clockwork Revolution is coming in 2027 as Xbox dabbles with console exclusives again

  07-06-2026 20:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Veteran Fallout developers are prepping to release their next RPG Clockwork Revolution sometime in 2027 only on PC and Xbox Series X|S because Microsoft is dabbling with console exclusives again, apparently.Clockwork Revolution is the next game from inXile Entertainment, the studio headed by Brain Fargo, the founder of original Fallout and Wasteland developer Interplay Entertainment - and we got a good look at its steampunk-y world and time-bending chaos during the Xbox Games Showcase.The traile
  
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• Metro 2039 will break out of the bunker just in time to join the flood of games releasing in February 2027

  07-06-2026 20:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you think about it, the Metro series is really just about inopportune timing. Nobody in any of the games asked to be around after a nuclear apocalypse, stuck fighting monsters with shoddy weapons, and dealing with greedy traitors. That's why it's no surprise that the newest game, Metro 2039, will continue the theme by releasing in the most crowded month next year.Right alongside Fable, State of Decay 3, Persona 4 Revival, and probably Wo Long 2, Metro 2039 will arrive in February 2027.The tra
  
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• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse gets October release date from Konami, right on time for Halloween

  07-06-2026 20:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tonight's big Summer Game Fest event, the annual Xbox Games Showcase, brought us a release date for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse – you know, the game we've been waiting 12 years for now.In case you're out of the loop, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse was first unveiled earlier this year during a February PlayStation State of Play – but since then, we've not really received much news on the new 2D action game... until now, that is.Today has brought with it a new trailer and word from Kona
  
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• Spyro: A Realm Beyond is the series' first all-new game in 18 years, and it's launching early next year on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X and PC

  07-06-2026 20:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Almost 18 full years since the last all-new Spyro the Dragon game, everyone's favorite purple dragon is back with Spyro: A Realm Beyond, launching early next year.Announced during today's Xbox Games Showcase, Spyro: A Realm Beyond is an all-new Spyro adventure from Toys for Bob. While we got the Reignited Trilogy in 2018, the last totally new game we got was 2008's The Legend of Spyro: The Dawn of the Dragon, so to say it's been a while would be an understatement. You can check out the trailer b
  
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• Persona 6 announced, and the vibes are a lot closer to Persona 3 so far

  07-06-2026 20:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 6 is real, folks. Atlus announced it during today's Xbox Games Showcase live stream, and it was by far the thinnest announcement of the entire show.The trailer is a dreary shot of a graveyard punctuated with a neon green "P6" logo, and that's about it. At least we have platforms to go on: Xbox Series X, PS5, and PC (Steam). That's genuinely it for now. We have no release date, no characters (though some purported leaks would disagree), not even themes. But as of today, Persona 6 is a rea
  
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• Minecraft Dungeons 2 joins every other game avoiding GTA 6 in releasing in September

  07-06-2026 19:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mojang has announced that Minecraft Dungeons 2 will be joining the ever-growing pile of late September releases. Being announced earlier this year at Minecraft Live 2026, Minecraft Dungeons 2 follows-up the 2020 dungeon crawler with a new game for PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. And now we've got our first proper look at the game with a sleek new trailer that feels like the closest thing to a Minecraft anime that we'll ever get as we see our cuboid warriors take
  
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• Hell freezes over in Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, the shooter's first expansion coming this July

  07-06-2026 19:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doom: The Dark Ages' first big expansion is officially called (cold) Revelations, a snowy trek that gives Doomguy a sick-looking spear to further juggle demons and, as a jolly frozen departure from the blistering heat of summer, it's coming out in July. Developer id Software's also releasing a free update on the same day with a bunch of improvements.Bethesda released the first trailer for Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations during tonight's Xbox Games Showcase, and the publisher is "unleashi
  
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• Fable's first expansion will be Order of the Hero, and it's included in the RPG's $100 Premium Edition

  07-06-2026 19:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  During tonight's Summer Game Fest event, the annual Xbox Games Showcase, we saw a new sneak peek of Fable and finally got word of its release date.So, we know that Fable is coming February 23, 2027... but that's apparently not all that Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios had to reveal about the long-awaited RPG tonight.
  We actually caught wind of the game's first DLC, believe it or not – just have a look at the trailer, and you'll see the short bit toward the end highlighting pre-order
  
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• Persona 4 Revival finally gets a release date, and boy does it look good

  07-06-2026 19:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The wait for Persona 4's remake will be over soon. During the Xbox Games Showcase, Atlus announced the RPG will release on February 18 2027. Though fans waiting for Persona 6 news will have hope more good news breaks for the show is over.Persona 4 Revival, which was first revealed last year following the success of Persona 3 Reload is a remake of the 2008 original. The fourth entry in Atlus' beloved RPG series is considered one of the best entries. It had a large role in boosting the series' pop
  
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• 6 years on, Xbox's open-world survival game State of Decay 3 is set for release in 2027

  07-06-2026 19:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  After six long years, Xbox has finally decided it's time to share more on State of Decay 3, the long-awaited next game in Undead Labs' open-world survival zombie series.When footage of a zombie apocalypse game emerged during June's Xbox Games Showcase 2026, showing all manner of freaks like juggernauts and bloaters getting blown up and run over by players, I was sure we were getting the State of Decay 3 release date. I mean, again, it's been six years since the game was announced. Alas, we got s
  
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• Wo Long 2 announced – one of our favorite Soulslikes is getting a sequel in 2027

  07-06-2026 19:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja announced Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember at today's Xbox Games Showcase live stream, giving Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty a sequel after three years. Wo Long 2 is coming in 2027 to all platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and even Nintendo Switch 2. Team Ninja says it will launch in "early 2027," though we don't have an exact date to put to that just yet. February is looking like a safe bet, as it's also looking like the next September: a jam-packed month of releases, only this time
  
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• Project Mara has been cancelled as Ninja Theory turns its full attention to expanding the Hellblade franchise: "These decisions are never easy"

  07-06-2026 19:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ninja Theory has confirmed that development of Project Mara is no longer ongoing, following rumors that the experimental horror project had been abandoned. Ninja Theory studio head, Dom Matthews, confirmed that the studio behind the Hellblade series has turned its attention elsewhere. "I suspect some people might ask what's happened to Project Mara – I took the decision to not work on that any further. These decisions are never easy, but I did so to take the opportunity to have all of the
  
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• Senua revealed: Ninja Theory announced a new action-adventure game at Xbox Games Showcase 2026 – and it isn't Hellblade 3

  07-06-2026 19:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ninja Theory revealed an all-new adventure at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 – Senua. Set after the events of Hellblade and Hellblade 2, Senua sees the warrior venture into a vision of purgatory. It's another stunning, evocative presentation from Ninja Theory. But what this isn't is Hellblade 3, with the studio aiming to deliver a more expansive adventure – one with a wider focus on combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving. Xbox Game StudiosXbox Game StudiosXbox Game StudiosXbox Game St
  
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• Halo: Campaign Evolved launches in July, and its all-new prequel missions have space combat

  07-06-2026 19:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Xbox Games Showcase just showed us our first look at Halo: Campaign Evolved's prequel missions, which we'll finally get to play this July.Halo: Campaign Evolved is billed as a faithful remake of the iconic shooter, but Halo Studios is still taking a few nice liberties with Master Chief's first adventure. Most notably, the game's taking us on a three-mission romp, called Operation: METEORITE, set a year before Master Chief's awakens from cryo-slumber and gets dropped onto an alien ring. Dear
  
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