Video Game News 6/4/2026

#Atlantis
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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis studio have used "AI-assisted tools" during development, but swear "any AI-assisted assets were either replaced or refined by humans"

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis reveals AI usage disclaimer [update: official statement]

Sound the Alarm: Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Partially Developed Using AI

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis launches February 12, 2027 on PS5

Crystal Dynamics addresses AI content disclosure on Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis comes with an AI disclaimer

Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Features “AI-Assisted Assets” That Were “Refined By Humans”

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is heading to Switch 2 next February

Everything We Know About Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis, The Big Remake Of Lara’s Very First Adventure

Uh Oh, GenAI Was Used In The Development Of The Beautiful New Tomb Raider Remake [Update]

#SummerGameFest
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A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week, just after Summer Game Fest

Rumor: Nintendo Direct happening by mid-June [update: further talk of next week]

Rumored Nintendo Direct could happen next week

Guide: When Is Summer Game Fest 2026?

Rumour: A Nintendo Direct Might Come Our Way As Soon As Next Week

NateTheHate says Nintendo Direct takes place next week

Jeff Grubb says Nintendo Direct is likely on Tuesday

Summer Game Fest is here, so get ready for a lot of, 'Ugh, that game with the cool trailer used AI'

The Spirit Of Old E3 Is Strong This Year With A Rumored Nintendo Direct Right Around The Corner

#IosAndAndroid
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Pokémon Champions, the arena-battling spinoff, has opened pre-registration for mobile

Pokemon Champions mobile version launches this month

Pokémon Champions Heads to iOS and Android on June 17

Pokemon Champions Mobile Versions Arrive on Android and iOS in June

Pokémon Champions Launches On Mobile This Month, With A Special Distribution To Celebrate

Pokemon Champions launches 17th June on iOS and Android

#AvatarLegends
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Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game delayed

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game gets slight delay

Anticipated Avatar Fighting Game Delayed, But Only 3 Weeks

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game delayed to late July, extra closed beta announced

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Has Been Slightly Delayed

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Delayed Several Weeks

#LegoBatman
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight reveals Nintendo Switch 2 release date, new trailer

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is Out on September 18th for Switch 2 With the Mayhem DLC

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight gets Switch 2 release date

LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Finally Punches Up Switch 2 Release Date

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight swoops onto Switch 2 this autumn, and its first major DLC arrives the same day

LEGO Batman comes to Nintendo Switch 2 in September

#WarLaufey
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God of War Laufey and Wolverine are snubbing PC, as rumoured, but I bet they come crawling back sometime after the launch of PS6

God of War Laufey’s “Fresh Yet Familiar” Combat Allows Tailoring Rue and Phranque to Your Playstyle

'We Have Many More Stories to Tell with Kratos': Sony Confirms New Games with God of War's Protagonist

God of War Laufey Revealed, Faye Takes the Lead in Santa Monica Studio’s Next Epic

The Most Interesting Thing About God of War: Laufey Isn’t Faye

God of War Laufey is bringing back the original trilogy's faster combat

God Of War Devs Explain Laufey’s Place In The Franchise

God Of War: Laufey Dev Responds To Pizza Company’s Dumb Tweet About New Game

There Will Be More Kratos Stories, Sony Promises, After God Of War: Laufey Reveal

How to Play the God of War Games in Order

God of War Laufey Is Taking the Sort of Risk More PlayStation Series Need To Take

God of War Laufey Isn't a Prequel — Here's Why

In Less Than A Day, God Of War Laufey Has Created One Of The Fandom’s Funniest Memes

God Of War Laufey May Answer One Of The Series’ Strangest Mysteries

No, God Of War Isn’t Leaving Kratos Behind: ‘We’ll Always Tell Stories About Kratos’

#Playstation5
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Rayman Legends Retold Runs at 60 FPS on Nintendo Switch 2, 4K Resolution When Docked

Rayman Legends Retold Brings Ubisoft’s Platforming Classic Back This October

Rayman's best, most beautiful adventure is being remade in 3D, for some reason, and it'll be bundled with the leaked Rayman Origins remaster

Leaker says Rayman 4 release dependant on Rayman Legends Retold success

Rayman Legends Retold Is Now Available To Preorder, Out in October

#LandRovers
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James Bond Tops Another Chart, 007 First Light Was the Best-Selling Game on PS Store in May

007 First Light's brand placement is obnoxious, but it works. What it could mean for the industry, however, scares me

007 First Light Review

007 First Light sequel will come from Amazon Games says James Bond boss

007 First Light sequels will be 'done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios,' Amazon exec says

#AceCombat8WingsOfTheveRel
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Launches in October 2026

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Release Date Confirmed – Here’s What Every Edition Includes

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Launches October 2 With Ace Combat Zero Pre-Order Bonus

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve release date confirmed for October – here’s what we know so far

#ExclusiveTo
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Control Resonant Deluxe Edition’s 48 Hour Advanced Access is Exclusive to PS5

PS5 Early Access Pre-Orders Truly Are Getting Out of Hand

Control Resonant Has 48 Hours Early Access, But Only On PS5

Control Resonant Has a 2-Day Early Access Through the Digital Deluxe Edition — but Only on PS5

#LegendaryWarhammer
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Warhammer legend John Blanche has passed away at 78

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II Review – The Omnissiah Provides, Eventually

Legendary Warhammer artist John Blanche has died

John Blanche, the Legendary Illustrator Who Defined the Look of Warhammer 40,000, Has Died

#CalebWilliams
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Caleb Williams is the Madden 27 Cover Athlete

The EA Sports Madden 27 Cover Star Revealed

Madden NFL 27 Names Caleb Williams As Historic First-Ever Chicago Bears Cover Star

Madden 27 Cover Athlete Revealed: Caleb Williams Makes Franchise History

#Crossplay
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Dune: Awakening – Console Announcement Story Trailer

Dune: Awakening Lands On Xbox This September With Day One Game Pass Launch

Dune Awakening is coming to consoles at long last, but for some reason, it will not have crossplay

Dune Awakening Crossplay Will Be Limited to XBOX, Disappointing Fans

#ThisSummerPlayableWorlds
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Raph Koster MMORPG Stars Reach announces it’s launching into early access this summer

Stars Reach Launches Into Steam Early Access This Summer

Stars Reach Early Access is Coming This Summer

Stars Reach, the Sandbox MMO From Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds, Hits Steam Early Access This Summer

#BrotherhoodKeychain
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Accessorize With Final Fantasy 10’s Brotherhood Keychain and Tidus Shoulder Bag

One Of Gaming’s Greatest Adventures Finally Arrives On Xbox – FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Is Here

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Cheats Live Now in New PS5 Patch

Final Fantasy 14 seasonal events schedule: what to expect and when to expect them

Final Fantasy 14's solo only challenge runner overcomes impossible odds again, this time by blowing himself up

#MyWay
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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is now a playable wrestler in WWE 2K26

Now You Can Beat GTA 6 Answers Out Of The Take-Two Boss In WWE 2K26

Game CEO Invites Players To Beat The Crap Out Of Him In WWE 2K26

#TheSummerHeatWithRingside
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WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass Season 3 is here with four new superstars, a returning NBA star and more ‘Persona’ outfits

WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass Season 3 and Patch 1.12 Available Today

WWE 2K26 Turns Up The Summer Heat With Ringside Pass Season 3

#EfootballKickoff
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Video: Here’s a look at eFootball Kick-Off, Konami’s offline spin-off, running on Switch 2

Review: eFootball Kick-Off! (Switch 2) - Flickers Of The Old PES Magic With A Substantial Single-Player Mode

eFootball Kick-Off! Review: Fun Gameplay, Lacking Content

#Playstation5
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds Confirmed for PlayStation 5

RuneScape: Dragonwilds Will Launch on PlayStation 5 This Year, Marking Jagex' First Console Release

RuneScape: Dragonwilds Is Coming to PS5 This Year

#XboxGamePass
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Xbox Game Pass lineup for early June 2026 announced

Xbox Game Pass June 2026 wave 1 adds Persona 5 Royal, Undisputed, Starseeker, and more

Persona 5 Royal Headlines Xbox Game Pass June 2026 Wave 1

#PhantomBladeZeroGets
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Phantom Blade Zero Gets 50-Day Delay

The Next State of Play PS5 Livestream Is All About Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero gets slight delay, with S-Game determined to launch the "best version" on day one

#Playstation
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Super Mario Crocs Based on Mario, Peach, Bowser, and Yoshi

Crocs Expands Nintendo Collab With Super Mario Collection This July

Nintendo Swoops in with Mario x Crocs Partnership to Overshadow PlayStation’s State of Play

#Prologue
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PlayerUnknown announces studio restructure, says he has "reached the limits" of how far he can fund its current iteration

PUBG creator announces studio "restructure," stating: "I have reached the limits of how far I can fund this journey"

PlayerUnknown's survival game is shutting down 6 months after launch: 'I have reached the limits of how far I can continue to fund this journey'

#Productions
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PlayerUnknown Productions announces layoffs, halts further development of Go Wayback

PlayerUnknown Productions is laying off staff and halting development on Go Wayback

Playerunknown Productions Laying Off Employees, Cancelling Prologue: Go Wayback

#HowMinaTheHollowers
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Mina The Hollower Sold 300,000 Copies In Its First Three Days

"I don't think we can ask people to pay $30 for a pixel art game" - How Mina the Hollower's modest $20 price point may have saved developer Yacht Club Games

Mina the Hollower sells 300,000 copies in three days