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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