Video Game News 7/7/2026

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#Switch2
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Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite and Switch OLED Will Be Discontinued in February 2027 for Europe

Nintendo Switch Systems Discontinued in Europe Due to Batteries

Nintendo To End Switch Sales In Europe Next Year

Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch From February 2027

Say farewell to the original Switch – in Europe at least, as Nintendo slips out it will no longer be shipped to retailers from Feb 2027

Original Nintendo Switch Will Be Discontinued In Europe

Original Switch console lineup to be discontinued in Europe by mid-February 2027

Nintendo is winding down original Switch sales in Europe

Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch In Europe Next Year

#ThePentimentAndTheOuterWo
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Xbox's layoffs come with a push to focus on series like Fallout, so naturally New Vegas devs Obsidian have reportedly lost around a quarter of their staff

Obsidian, Developer Of The Outer Worlds and Avowed, Loses 25 Percent of Staff

Gigantic Xbox Layoffs See The Outer Worlds Dev Obsidian Lose 25% of Workforce

The Outer Worlds and Fallout New Vegas studio Obsidian is reportedly losing a quarter of its staff in Xbox layoffs

Report: Obsidian losing around one quarter of its staff to 'Xbox reset'

The Outer Worlds And Grounded Studio Obsidian Losing Around 25 Percent Of Its Staff To Xbox Layoffs

#GamePass
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New games and updates coming to Xbox Game Pass in July 2026

Xbox Game Pass subscription numbers are reportedly well below where Microsoft wants them to be

Xbox Game Pass New Games For July Revealed

Xbox Game Pass reportedly boasts around 30m subscribers

Game Pass could see major change under new Xbox restructure

Game Pass Is Reportedly Back Down To 30 Million Subscribers

#Rpg
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James Bond, Hitman Studio's Project Fantasy Still Coming After Xbox Cuts

IO Interactive regains ownership of Project Fantasy, announces layoffs & office closure

IO Interactive to shutter Istanbul studio following end of Project Fantasy deal with Xbox

IO Interactive closing Istanbul studio after regaining control of Project Fantasy

James Bond game dev confirms layoffs in wake of Xbox cuts

IO Interactive says Project Fantasy isn't dead, but confirms that layoffs are happening

#GamePass
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State of Decay 3 no longer needs to release on Game Pass following Xbox split

'State of Decay 3 Is Still Coming': Undead Labs Commits to PS5 Survival Game As It Exits Xbox

State of Decay 3 may no longer launch into Game Pass, now that Microsoft is letting developer Undead Labs go

State of Decay 3 Might Not Be on GamePass, and XBOX is Fine With It

Undead Labs Reportedly Won't Be Required to Bring State of Decay 3 to Xbox Game Pass After Microsoft Sale

#TheElderScrollsOnline
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UPDATED: Xbox Layoffs Hit The Elder Scrolls Online Team, With Speculation That Up to Half the Dev Team May Be Gone

The Elder Scrolls Online studio reportedly suffers a second large wave of layoffs in a year, with "up to half" of the team impacted

Elder Scrolls Online developer left reeling by Xbox layoffs—with teams gutted, senior talent gone, and roadmaps 'shifting' as a result

The Elder Scrolls Online Has Reportedly Lost 'As Much as Half' of Its Development Team as Its Roadmap Is Being Re-Evaluated

The Elder Scrolls Online Team Seemingly Gutted By Xbox Layoffs, Says Game’s Roadmaps ‘Will Be Shifting’

#DespiteEliminating
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Despite Eliminating 20% of Its Workforce, Xbox Wants a Billion Players Per Day

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants the company to "entertain more than a billion people" every day: here's why that's a deeply unrealistic thing to say

Xbox Wants To Entertain 1 Billion People Every Day. It Can’t Even Explain How

Xbox's CEO wants its games to cater to 'more than a billion people each day', or 24 times more than the peak population of Steam, which is delusional

#AGreatJobMovingTheStudios
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Doom co-creator John Romero weighs in on Xbox's cuts to id Software, underlines the importance of digital preservation and the studio's history

John Romero commiserates with ousted id devs as around half the studio reported axed, says he hopes someone is preserving its work like he did before he left

'My Heart's With All of You' — John Romero Says id Software Has 'Done a Great Job' Moving the Studio's Legacy Forward and Hopes Someone Is Working to Preserve It All Amid Xbox Layoffs

Doom Designer John Romero Says He Hopes People Are Preserving id Software’s History Amid Reported Xbox Bloodbath

#Stardust
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Pokemon GO 10th Anniversary Twitch Drops: Event Date and Reward Pool

Pokemon GO 10th anniversary broadcast announced

Pokémon Go Hosting Major 10th Anniversary Broadcast This Week

#WeSimplySpreadOurselvesTo
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Xbox CEO Says “We Simply Spread Ourselves Too Thin” Following Layoffs

Xbox CEO Reflects On Massive Cuts: “We Simply Spread Ourselves Too Thin”

"We simply spread ourselves too thin" – Xbox's Asha Sharma on firm's restructuring plans

#Xbox
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Xbox confirms mass layoffs, Double Fine Productions and Compulsion Games to go independent

Independent again: Double Fine and Compulsion react to leaving Xbox and taking all their games with them

Double Fine and Compulsion Confirm Status Following Xbox Cuts, Get to Keep Franchises Such as Psychonauts and South of Midnight

#AnimeExpo2026
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Anime Expo 2026 | Abby Trott Joins the Cast of Persona 4 Revival

Anime Expo 2026 | Aksys Games Announces New Titles

Persona 4 Revival Rise Trailer and Junes Cafe California Event Appear

Here’s Everything Everything Announced At The Atlus Presents: Persona 4 Revival Panel at Anime Expo

#July
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Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (July 2026)

Monopoly Go Free Rolls – July 2026 Links

#SoloLeveling
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Honkai: Star Rail, Wizardry Variants Daphne, Solo Leveling: Arise - We've Gacha Covered

Netmarble Shares More Details About The Next Solo Leveling Game, Solo Leveling: KARMA At Anime Expo

#July
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Today's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang redeem codes (July 2026)

Ride Storm codes (July 2026)

#Playstation
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Sony goes quiet as ‘Don’t Kill the Disc’ petition reaches 165,000 signatures

The petition against Sony's decision to kill PlayStation physical discs has over 170,000 signatures

#OurStrongestFranchises
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Bethesda boss tells staff it will restructure around ‘our strongest franchises’ after cuts

'We Need to Change Course' — Bethesda Boss Tells Staff the Company Must Focus on 'Our Strongest Franchises' as Xbox Layoffs Hit Hard

#TheWorldCup
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Every Japanese football team just got its own official Pokémon

New Pokémon Collab Grants 60 Japanese Football Teams Their Own Mascot 'Mon

#MonthlyFreeGamesRollingOu
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PS Plus Essential July 2026 Monthly Free Games Rolling Out Now

July 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now

#Orbitals
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Orbitals opening movie released [update: voice cast]

Orbitals opening animation unveiled

#LegoPokemon
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LEGO Pokemon reveals Arcanine, Rayquaza, and Munchlax plus Iconic Trainer Moments Poke Ball and Up-Scaled Red Minifigure

Rayquaza, Arcanine & Munchlax Pokemon LEGO sets revealed and releasing August

#ClassicArcadeGamesAreComi
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Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol.1 and Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol.2 announced for Nintendo Switch

These 32 Classic Arcade Games Are Coming to PS5 Across Two New Compilations

#55thMaximusCup
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Tetris 99 announces 55th Maximus Cup with Star Fox theme [update: trailer]

Tetris 99's New Crossover Event Celebrates The Return Of Star Fox, Unlock A Special Theme

#ArkaneFounderAsksXboxHowM
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Arkane Founder Asks Xbox How Much the Studio Would Cost “For a Friend”

With Arkane For Sale And Blade At Risk, Original Founder Asks Xbox CEO: ‘How Much?’

#Hotfix
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RENNSPORT Hotfix 1.2.12 Fixes Audio, Track Issues, Missing Liveries and More

Mortal Online 2 Hotfix Update Ashir Priests, Auer Guards & Sarducaa Fixes in 4K | Wolfszeit