Video Game News 6/17/2026

Video Game News 6/17/2026

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#TheAdventuresOfElliotTheM
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review — Stuck In The Past

Review in Progress: The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (PS5) - A Delightful Revival of Classic Action RPGs

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review

Review: The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Switch 2) - An Emotional Journey Through Space And Time

How To Light Lanterns In The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

How To Destroy Rocks And Boulders In The Adventures Of Elliot

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review

#Adhoc
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Dispatch just got a Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch update to reduce censorship

Dispatch update rolls back most of its Switch censorship

Dispatch's Free 'HR Violations Pack' DLC Removes Some Censorship On Switch

Dispatch on Nintendo Switch 2 gets censorship toned down but it’s still there

Dispatch Has Found The Funniest Possible Way To Fix Its Switch Censorship

Dispatch Developer Addresses Controversial Switch Censorship With New Patch — Though 'Some Hard Requirements From Nintendo' Remain

#Playstation
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 PS5 Ports Now Official, Launching in July

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2 Ports Announced For PlayStation

Black Ops 1 And 2 Are Coming To PS4 And PS5

The Floor Is Lava In CoD: Black Ops 7’s New Zombies Map

New Call of Duty: Black Ops rereleases announced

Treyarch Officially Confirms Modes for Call of Duty: Black Ops Reboots

Fan-Favorite Call Of Duty: Black Ops Games Are Getting New PlayStation Ports

#Gamescom2026
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Capcom confirms Dragon’s Dogma 2 expansion and Mega Man for Gamescom

Mega Man: Dual Override, Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen to be playable at Gamescom 2026 for the first time

Mega Man and Onimusha Will Be Playable at Gamescom 2026

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Details Will Be Absolutely Everywhere in August

Mega Man: Dual Override Will Be Playable For The First Time At Gamescom 2026

#UnrealEngine
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Unreal Engine 6 has a novel idea: you using your Fortnite skins in other Unreal games and vice versa

You’ll Be Able To Use Your Fortnite Skins In Other Games, Eventually

'[It] is going to change a lot about how games are made': Epic merges Unreal Engine 5 with Unreal Engine for Fortnite to give game devs around the world Unreal Engine 6

Epic Says Unreal Engine 6 Will Let Your Fortnite Skins Pop Up in Other Games

The Next Version Of Unreal Engine Is Going To Be Filled With GenAI Tools

#ShadowsStory
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Black Tides Brings The Franchise’s Past And Future Together

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Has Gone Gold Ahead of July 9th Release

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Director Acknowledges Community Not Resonating With Base Game’s Story

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Has Launched Its Final Update

Assassin's Creed Shadows' final content update brings new story tying directly into Black Flag Resynced, but it's bigger than that

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Achievements All Available Offline, At Any Difficulty Setting

Ubisoft Acknowledges 'Community Didn't Resonate' With Assassin's Creed Shadows Story as Much as Hoped, While Fans Praise Final Update

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is A Great Game That Now Has A Perfect Ending

#XboxGamesShowcase
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Microsoft reportedly only announced Ninja Theory's new game at Summer Game Fest to try and attract a buyer for the studio

New Senua Game Reveal Used as a Way to Sell Ninja Theory to Suitors

Xbox Reportedly Used Ninja Theory’s New Game Trailer To Attract Buyers

Why Microsoft Announced Ninja Theory's New Game Despite Plans to Shut the Studio Down

#Switch2
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Nintendo announces Pokémon Pokopia Switch 2 pack, coming next month

Pokemon Pokopia Nintendo Switch 2 bundle announced for Australia and New Zealand [update: Europe]

New Switch 2 Bundle Announced For Europe

Europe: Nintendo Switch 2 and Pokemon Pokopia bundle launches July

#Champions
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Latest Pokémon Champions update adds new Pokémon and brings the game to mobile

Pokémon Champions is out now on mobile with a competitive battle-focused take on the series

Pokémon Champions June Update Delivers Massive Nerfs to Annihilape and Grimmsnarl

All active Pokémon Champions Mystery Gift codes

#Rpg
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Final Fantasy Tactics Gets New Game+ and Zodiac Compatibility

Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster Gets Surprise PS5 Patch, Adding New Game+, Settings, and More

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Updated To Version 1.5.0, Adds New Game + And Much More

Final Fantasy Tactics Finally Gets A New Game Plus Mode 29 Years Later And Fans Are Already Being Complete Sickos About It

#Devs
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Disney Dreamlight Valley announces big Honeyglow Woods Adventure Pack DLC

Disney Dreamlight Valley Revealed the 2nd Content Roadmap for 2026

Disney Dreamlight Valley Honeyglow Woods DLC Confirms Three New Characters

Disney Dreamlight Valley: Honeyglow Woods introduces Winnie the Pooh

Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 Summer Showcase: Everything Announced

#ShadowsConstellations
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Warframe: Jade Shadows – Constellations Update Expands Story

Warframe's Jade Shadows Constellations update has arrived, reviving one of the game's most beloved quests

Warframe's Jade Shadows: Constellations Update is Now Live On all Platforms

All new Augments in Warframe Jade Shadows: Constellations and how to get them

All new Incarnons in Warframe Jade Shadows: Constellations and how to get them

#NewDay
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Spider-Man 2 PS5 Gets New Suit from Brand New Day Movie on 28th July

The Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit is coming to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for free

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 getting new free DLC based on Brand New Day

A brand-new Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer is here

New Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Reveals The Hulk And Keeps Sadie Sink Under A Hood

#Rockstar
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Fired Rockstar developers can bring blacklisting claims against the GTA 6 developer, UK tribunal rules as final trial looms

"Rockstar thought they could control the narrative. They're wrong" - tribunal rules against GTA 6 developer's request to remove union's blacklisting claims from ongoing legal dispute

Rockstar faces legal setback as UK tribunal allows its fired workers to bring every one of their union busting allegations to trial

#ControlResonant
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From its electric melee fights to its surprise Firewatch nods, Control Resonant's radical sequelcraft looks like it might just pay off

Control Resonant Makes An Incredible First Impression, and Feels Like a Natural Progression of Remedy’s Trademark Style

Preview: Like a Greatest Hits Game, Remedy Peaks in Control Resonant

#EpicGames
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Epic reveals Unreal Engine 6 is integrating AI models so developers can ‘reduce tedious work’

Epic sees 'central role' for gen AI models like Claude & Codex in Unreal Engine 6

Unreal Engine's big new idea is letting gen-AI LLMs plug directly into it and talk to it

#DeadByDaylight
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How Dead by Daylight Mobile couldn't keep the terror going on phones

Dead by Daylight hits new all-time peak player count, proving live service isn't dead

10 years later, asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight sets a new concurrent player record on Steam, showing that the ongoing support is definitely working

#Wwii
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Call of Duty: Vanguard Drops on Xbox Game Pass

The Planet Crafter Is Coming to PS5, Xbox, With Game Pass Day One

The Planet Crafter coming to consoles in July

#PokemonChampions
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Mega Raichu X and Y are going to be strong in Pokemon Champions – here’s why

Pokemon Champions now on mobile devices and Version 1.1.0 available

Pokemon Champions Is Out Now On Mobile With A Very Powerful Freebie

#Rockstar
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Grand Theft Auto 5 PS5, Xbox Series X/S Digital Upgrade is Now Free for PS4, Xbox One Players

Digital versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 on PS4 and Xbox One are now eligible for free upgrades

Rockstar Dishes Out Free GTA 5 Current-Gen Upgrades to PS4 and Xbox One Owners

#StopKillingGames
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Stop Killing Games Hits Roadblock as EU Commission Rejects New Legislation

EU rules against Stop Killing Games, but after 2 years of campaigning founder insists change is coming: "Our position almost seems too good to be true"

Stop Killing Games suffers setback following European Parliamentary hearing - but all is not lost

#SonicXTheWooblesCollectio
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Sonic the Hedgehog Woobles Kits Let You Crochet Amigurumi Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles

Sonic x The Woobles collection available today

Sonic x The Woobles Kit Collection Launching Today

#LunaAbyss
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Just Weeks After Launching Highly Rated PS5 Game Luna Abyss, the Team Has Been Laid Off

Kwalee lays off the entire Luna Abyss development team as one of this year's overlooked bullet-hell games falls victim to an overcrowded release schedule

Kwalee Labs shut down following launch of Luna Abyss

#AHotTakeOfSorts
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Many live service games are just an MMO subscription "hidden inside of a neat 'optional' package", argue Guild Wars 3 devs in a post about the new game's monetisation

Guild Wars 3 mission statement: no pay-to-win, no subscription fees - "The lines between an MMO and a live-service game have blurred"

#OptimusGxPro
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SanDisk’s new PS5 SSD costs nearly $3,000

How About a New PS5 SSD Upgrade? That'll Be $3,000