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Video Game News 6/17/2026

#HellraiserRevival
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Saber open the Hellraiser: Revival release date box and show it's coming in October
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Launches In October
Hell Awaits As Hellraiser Revival Locks In October Launch Date
Hellraiser: Revival Will Become PS5's Most Gruesome Horror Game This October
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival gets release date and twisted new trailer
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Preview – Bioshock But Make It Sexy
Hellraiser: Revival hooks a release date with trailer full of Doom-like glory kills and otherworldly powers
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival hands-on: The first good Hellraiser game?
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Release Date Set for October

#BlackFlag
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ final content update adds a new quest and Black Flag crossover content
Assassin's Creed Shadows' final update adds one last story mission and a wearable Black Flag Resynced advert
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Has Launched Its Final Update
Assassin's Creed Shadows' Huge Final Update Adds Main Story Conclusion, Endgame Adventures, Out Now on PS5
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will Be Free to Play Starting Thursday

#AphelionAndLife
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Life is Strange creators Don’t Nod warned they face running out of money
Life is Strange creator Don't Nod look to be in hot water as a financial report says they'll be out of cash by November
Aphelion and Life is Strange developer Don't Nod in trouble as it struggles to secure funding for its next project
Auditors warn Don't Nod will run out of cash by November if it is unable to secure financing
Life is Strange Creator Don't Nod Warned It Will Run Out of Funds This Year

#TheSwitch2
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The original Switch eShop has been drastically improved in a new system update
Rejoice! The Original Switch eShop Isn't Awful Anymore
Nearly a decade later, the original Switch finally has an eShop that isn't painfully slow, thanks to a new system update
Nintendo’s replaced the eShop on original Switch leading to better performance
Nintendo Finally Did It: The eShop On Switch Isn’t A Slow, Horrible Mess Anymore

#Atlus
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ATLUS Announces Cast of Persona 4 Revival
Persona 4 Revival English Voice Cast Announced, Features All-New Actors
Some English Persona 4 Revival Voice Actors Revealed
Atlus Announces Persona 4 Revival Cast
English Voice Cast for Persona 4 Revival Revealed

#XboxGamePass
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Three New Games Hit Game Pass This Week – Including Two Huge Names
Xbox Game Pass lineup for late June 2026 announced
Here's your next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for June
Xbox Game Pass Soldiers on With June 2026 Wave 2 Lineup Announcement

#Nintendo
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Nintendo says hacker group’s stolen employee data is ‘limited and old’ despite $2M ransom threat
Hacker Group Steals Nintendo Employee Data, Posts $2 Million Ransom
Nintendo Is ‘Aware Of An Issue’ Involving Third-Party Hack As Group Allegedly Tries To Ransom Employee Info For $2 Million

#CallOfDuty2
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Treyarch studio head Mark Gordon steps down after 22 years at the Call of Duty developer
In a week of Xbox leadership changes, longtime Treyarch boss Mark Gordon is retiring from the Call of Duty studio to "focus on his next chapter"
Treyarch studio head steps down after 22 years

#SssStylishcapcom
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Despite now being seven years old, Devil May Cry 5 just had its best year of sales yet
Devil May Cry 6 Feels Inevitable as DMC 5 Sales Set All-Time Record, Seven Years After Release
Devil May Cry Anime Helps DMC5 Achieve Record Sales Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch

#SteamNextFest
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What are we all playing this Steam Next Fest?
5 Must-Play June 2026 Steam Next Fest Demos
I ran 45 idle game demos from Steam Next Fest all at once for a desktop companion battle royale

#NinjaTheoryMicrosoft
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Another Xbocalypse begins: Microsoft are reportedly closing or spinning off Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Compulsion
Multiple Xbox Studios Reportedly In Active Negotiations With Microsoft To Avoid Closure
Microsoft reportedly negotiating closures of multiple Xbox studios, including Psychonauts' Double Fine, South of Midnight's Compulsion and Hellblade's Ninja Theory

#Playstation
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UK Gamers Question Hobby's Future as Government Bans Kids from Social Media
UK to ban social media and streaming platforms for under 16-year-olds, but the full impact on games and the gaming industry remains unclear
UK social media ban will restrict 'high-risk' features on game platforms

#PsychonautsDevDoubleFine
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Psychonauts dev Double Fine responds to reports that Microsoft is shutting down the studio amid Xbox cuts
Psychonauts Developer Double Fine Responds to Closure Reports With a Single Emoji
Double Fine Acknowledges Shutdown Talks With Xbox In A Single Emoji

#AnimeAstralSimulator
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Merge a Nuke codes (June 2026)
All Grow a Garden 2 codes for June 2026: Earn sheckles with free seeds
Anime Astral Simulator Codes (June 2026)

#XboxGamePassAdds
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Xbox Game Pass Adds EA FC 26, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, and More
Xbox reveals its next six Game Pass titles, including EA Sports FC 26 and Call of Duty Vanguard

#TheGamePromo
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All EA FC 26 Greats of the Game Players (Leaks, Predictions, and Release Date)
FC 26 Greats of the Game Promo: All Team 1 Players & Everything We Know

#Classic
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Classic gaming brand Commodore announces its next product: a flip-phone that blocks social media and browsers
A new flip phone that blocks social media at a system level is coming out, and you'll never guess which retro gaming company is making it

#FreshFits
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Naoki Hamaguchi explains why Final Fantasy 7 Revelation has that subtitle even if the game's central theme is "Resolve"
Airships, Fresh FITS, And Queen’s Blood: 7 Things We Learned about Final Fantasy VII Revelation

#LaunchingAGreatGameOnGame
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Less than a month after launch, the entire Luna Abyss team has been laid off
Weeks After Launching A Great Game On Game Pass, Dev Lays Off Its Staff

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

#Playstation5
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Copa City is a sweet and sweaty mix of city-building and tycoon game in which you manage armies of football fans
Copa City Turns Football Into A City-Building Challenge

#ExcitingPokopia
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Crimson Desert’s Upcoming DLC Could Focus on Damiane and Oongka
Exciting Pokopia leaks might make upcoming DLC a must-play

#CaseSolved
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Case Solved: The London Files brings cosy noir murder mysteries to iOS and Android this summer
Case Solved: The London Files, a cozy noir puzzle game, announced for Nintendo Switch

#June
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Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (June 2026)
Monopoly Go Free Rolls – June 2026 Links

#Go
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Pokémon Go lines up Mega Raichu X and Y for July Super Mega Raid Day
Which Mega Raichu Should You Use In Pokémon Champions?