Video Game News 6/17/2026

Video Game News 6/17/2026

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#TheXboxGamesShowcase
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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

Microsoft already planned Ninja Theory closure when it announced Senua, it’s claimed

Microsoft Planned Closure of Ninja Theory Before Senua’s Reveal – Rumor

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

Microsoft Apparently Already Knew It Would Be Closing Ninja Theory When It Announced Senua

Report: Xbox was set on splitting with Ninja Theory when unveiling its new project

It just keeps getting worse—Microsoft reportedly already had Ninja Theory in its crosshairs while pushing the announcement trailer for its next game

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

Xbox Reportedly Announced Hellblade 3 Despite Plans To Close Ninja Theory To Help Sell The Studio

#TheAdventuresOfElliotTheM
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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 — Stuck In The Past

The Adventures of Elliot review: Adventurer of Time

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

The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Makes A Strong Argument For Silent Protagonists

The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Makes A Strong Argument For Silent Protagonists – Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales: The Kotaku Review

#Rockstar
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Rockstar is giving last-gen GTA 5 owners a free upgrade

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

GTA 5 Pushing Players onto PS5 Ahead of GTA 6 with Free Upgrade and 'Easy Migration'

GTA Online: The Kortz Center Heist update announced for July 2026

GTA 5 For PS5 And Xbox Series X|S Will Be Free For Last-Gen Owners This Week

GTA Online: The Kortz Center Heist Coming This July

Rockstar makes GTA 5 upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X and PC free

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

#ShadowsStory
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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 Shadows is free right now, and it just got a big update

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will Be Free to Play Starting Thursday

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

#LunaAbyss
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Less than a month after launch, the entire Luna Abyss team has been laid off

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

Luna Abyss development team laid off by Kwalee

Entire Luna Abyss Development Team Laid Off One Month After Launch

#Atlus
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ATLUS Announces Cast of Persona 4 Revival

Persona 4 Revival announces English voice cast

Some English Persona 4 Revival Voice Actors Revealed

Persona 4 Fans Torn Over Remake's Totally New English Voice Cast

Atlus Announces Persona 4 Revival Cast

English Voice Cast for Persona 4 Revival Revealed

#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

#Dispatch
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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

New Dispatch update tones down censorship on Switch

#LumenLight
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Unreal Engine 5.8 out today, Lumen Light confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2

Lumen Lite mode available for Nintendo Switch 2 development in Unreal Engine

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

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

#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

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

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

Pokémon Champions Launches On Mobile Today Alongside A New Game Update

How to get Mega Stones in Pokémon Champions

All available Pokémon in Pokémon Champions

Pokémon Champions arrives on Android and iOS today

Which Mega Raichu Should You Use In Pokémon Champions?

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

The European Commission will not legislate Stop Killing Games, but the campaign isn't dead yet, say its organisers

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

#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 Will Not Have Subscriptions, Pay-to-Win Features

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

#ResolveNaokiHamaguchi
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Naoki Hamaguchi explains why Final Fantasy 7 Revelation has that subtitle even if the game's central theme is "Resolve"

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Title Was Picked Because it Answers Questions From Remake and Rebirth

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation: Release Date, Gameplay, And Everything We Know (So Far)

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

#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

SanDisk’s New, ‘Officially Licensed’ $3,800 PS5 SSD Is A Surefire Sign We Are Completely Screwed

#BillionaireGabeNewellBuys
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Billionaire Gabe Newell Buys $70 Million Mansion With Its Own Tunnel To The Beach

Billionaire Valve Boss Gabe Newell Buys Florida Super Mansion With Its Own Underground Tunnel for $70.8 Million

Gabe Newell Takes Break From Sailing $500 Million Yacht To Buy $70 Million Mansion

#PokemonChampions
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Pokemon Champions gets full list of new Pokemon, items, and more for June 2026 update

Pokemon Champions 1.1.0 update out now, patch notes

Pokemon Champions has launched on mobile devices

Pokemon Champions now on mobile devices and Version 1.1.0 available

#CarFlipper
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Axe RNG codes (June 2026)

Car Flipper codes (June 2026)

All Grow a Garden 2 codes for June 2026: Earn sheckles with free seeds

Evomon Codes (June 2026)

#AndRoger
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And Roger review - "Heartfelt and emotional"

and Roger Review

#Go
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Pokémon Go drops new details of 30th anniversary celebrations and July 2026 Community Day

All 4 Kairosoft 30th Anniversary Game Bundles Now on Steam

#HonkaiStarRail
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Honkai Star Rail tier list - Mortenax Blade added

New Honkai: Star Rail Nendoroids Are Anaxa and Phainon

#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

#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

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

#SwitchOnlineGameTrial
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EA Sports FC 26 is free on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 for a week

EA Sports FC 26 is Europe’s next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial on Switch 2, Switch