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Video Game News 7/8/2026

#GettingOffCourse
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Mario Kart Tour comes in for the finish and is set to shut down later this year
Mario Kart Tour Will Shut Down In September, Will Not Be Available Offline
Mario Kart Tour is being shut down and no offline version is planned
Mario Kart Tour Mobile Game Shuts Down in September
Mario Kart Tour to go offline in September
Mario Kart Tour Service Officially Ends This September
The long-running Mario Kart Tour is shutting down soon
The retreat from mobile games continues as Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will be taken offline later this year
Mobile game Mario Kart Tour is winding down
Mario Kart Tour to shut down in September 2026
Nintendo Confirms Mario Kart Tour Shutdown After 7 Years, No Offline Version Offered
Mario Kart Tour Is Getting Off Course, Announces EOS After 7 Years
Mario Kart Tour Will Be Gone Forever September 29

#Fallout
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Obsidian ‘cancels Avowed 2 to focus on new Fallout’
New Vegas devs Obsidian are reportedly working on a new Fallout game, and only Microsoft could make news I've waited half my life for taste this bitter
New Fallout in the Works at Obsidian, Avowed 2 Cancelled – Rumor
Obsidian Put On Fallout Duty, Avowed Sequel Cancelled Amid Layoffs
Rumour: New Fallout Game from Obsidian in the Works, But Has to Cancel Avowed Sequel
Obsidian Entertainment may be pivoting to a Fallout game amid layoffs & reorganization
Obsidian Is Working On A New Fallout Game, And Avowed 2 Cancelled
New Fallout Game Is New Focus For New Vegas Developer Obsidian Entertainment – Report
Fallout New Vegas devs are finally making a new Fallout RPG
Obsidian is reportedly making a new Fallout game headed by Josh Sawyer after Microsoft pulled the plug on an Avowed sequel
Obsidian Reportedly Cancels Avowed 2 to Focus on a New Fallout Game
Obsidian Reportedly Working On New Fallout Game After Xbox Cancels Avowed Sequel

#BlackFlagResynced
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced can run smoothly aboard both Steam Deck and Steam Machine - with the right settings
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review - a great pirate game swaps the ups and downs of old Assassin’s Creed for the ups and downs of new Assassin’s Creed
All Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Twitch Drop Rewards Before Release
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Interview – Faithfulness to the Original, Anvil Engine, and More
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced PC Review – The Pirate King Returns Better Than Ever
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review — Hoist The Colours
Review: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced (PS5) - Swashbuckling Classic Restored with Love and Respect
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review – Yo-Ho-Ho & a Bottle of Fun
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review
Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced Review - Side Quests
Everything new in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review - the best pirate game got even better
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced hasn't set sail yet, but it's already doing better than Shadows on Steam
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review
Black Flag Resynced Is A Bad Remake Of Peak Assassin’s Creed | Review
Where to find Blackbeard's Treasure in Black Flag Resynced
All 22 treasure map locations in Black Flag Resynced
All 16 Mayan stone locations in Black Flag Resynced
How to get all 12 Ultimate Ship Plans in Black Flag Resynced
How to get all 28 outfits in Black Flag Resynced
How to beat all four legendary ships in Black Flag Resynced
How to access Black Flag Resynced's new content in order
How to complete the Art Lover quest in Black Flag Resynced
How to get Data Fragments in Black Flag Resynced
Here's the Black Flag Resynced release time for your region
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced PC Settings Guide
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake Is The Highest Rated Game In The Series Since… The Original Black Flag

#SwordArtOnline
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Review: Echoes of Aincrad Has Pacing Issues
Echoes of Aincrad Review
Review: Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (PS5) - Squandered Potential at Every Turn
Echoes of Aincrad Review – Sword Art Offline
Echoes of Aincrad Review
Echoes of Aincrad Review

#FinalFantasyViiEverCrisis
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Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is the latest Square Enix mobile game to be shut down
Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis Ends Service On October 7 As The Retelling of Before Crisis Officially Kicks Off This Month
Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis to end service this October
Lost Final Fantasy 7 Prequel Finally Being Localized
Square Enix Kills Ambitious Final Fantasy 7 Mobile Spin-Off Right Before The Remake Trilogy’s Last Game

#Gamekey
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The Crew Motorfest Reportedly Coming to Switch 2 This Fall
Ubisoft bringing The Crew Motorfest to Nintendo Switch 2
The Crew Motorfest Arriving On Switch 2 This October
Billbil-kun: The Crew Motorfest heading to Switch 2 October as Game-Key Card
Nintendo Switch 2 Leak Reveals The Crew Motorfest, With Physical Launch Via Game-Key Card

#Atlus
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Persona 4 Revival Will Address Yosuke With New Changes
Persona 4 Revival Anime Expo Panel Confirms Abby Trott as Rise and MAPPA Cutscenes
Persona 4 Revival producer says there will be changes to Yosuke
Persona 4 Revival Producer Confirms Some Noteworthy Character Changes Are Coming
It Sure Sounds Like Persona 4 Revival Is Getting Rid Of The Homophobia

#TheChapter1AllYouNeed
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Disney Dreamlight Valley sees the arrival of Winnie the Pooh in its first adventure pack
Disney Dreamlight Valley announces big Honeyglow Woods Adventure Pack DLC [update: trailer]
Disney Dreamlight Valley: Honeyglow Woods Brings Winnie the Pooh’s World To Life
Chapter 1: All You Need Is Honey Quest Guide in Disney Dreamlight Valley

#DraculaIsKingOfEngland
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Vampirium: 1997 is a mysterious looking choice-filled minimalist immersive sim
Become King Dracula's personal vamp-assassin in Vampirium: 1997, an immersive sim Bithell Games are launching into Steam early access soon
Bithell Games’s Vampirium:1997 Announced
"Dracula is King of England" - New immersive sim Vampirium: 1997 announced by Tron: Catalyst and Thomas Was Alone developer Bithell Games

#GameBoy
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Wario Land and three more Game Boy classics hit Nintendo Switch Online today
Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy & GBA Library With Four More Titles
New Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games added to Nintendo Classics
Nintendo Switch Online July Additions Include a Wario Classic

#Switch2
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Crimson Desert Studio is Evaluating a Potential Nintendo Switch 2 Port
Pearl Abyss Announces Crimson Desert Booth And Behind the Scenes Developer Presentations at Gamescom
Crimson Desert Dev Working On Getting Switch 2 Version Up And Running
Crimson Desert developer trying to get game to run on Nintendo Switch 2

#9s
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Marvel Rivals Season 9: Way Too Early Predictions
Marvel Rivals Season 9 Adds Jubilee, Reworks Team-Ups on July 10
What time does Marvel Rivals Season 9 release in your time zone?
Marvel Rivals may have solved season 9's Apocalypse murder mystery
Marvel Rivals' Season 9 update will affect 80% of its roster as NetEase throws balance out the window for a more 'fun' approach to the game

#MortalShell2
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Mortal Shell II set for release on August 20
Mortal Shell 2 Will Launch In August
Mortal Shell 2 Promises Quality Souls Action on PS5, Out Next Month

#IdSoftware
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Id Software dev claims it’s been ‘relegated to support studio size’ as 136 layoffs confirmed
'I'm Not Convinced There's a Viable Way Forward': DOOM Dev Relegated to 'Support Studio' Size
Laid-off id Software artist says Microsoft is 'nuking the team into the dirt' and is now the size of a 'support studio'

#Switch1
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Nintendo confirms Switch 1 sales aren’t yet ending outside of Europe
It's only in Europe where Nintendo is discontinuing Switch 1, and likely to do with the Right to Repair laws we have here
Nintendo confirms Switch 1 consoles will be withdrawn from Europe following EU law change on batteries

#SanDiegoComiccon
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Nintendo announces 2026 San Diego Comic-Con lineup, including first hands on with Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and chance to compete against The Rizzler
Go Hands-On With Switch Sports Resort At San Diego Comic-Con This Month
Nintendo announces San Diego Comic-Con 2026 lineup includes Switch Sports Resort and other “surprises”

#JobsLost
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136 Jobs Lost at Legendary Dev id Software After Xbox Layoffs
UPDATE: id Software Has Lost 136 of Its 185 Employees
DOOM's Developer id Software Has Supposedly Lost Around 50% Of Its Team

#StarFox
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ShackStream: Star Fox multiplayer!
Review: Star Fox (Nintendo Switch 2)
Star Fox Rule Of Cools Its Way To Becoming A Switch 2 Must-Have

#BuildARocketBoy
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Workers at MindsEye studio protesting controversial fan event this weekend after multiple rounds of layoffs
Build a Rocket Boy staff to protest upcoming "all-expenses-paid" fan event
MindsEye developers protest against a fan event their own studio is hosting

#GoldenLap
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Golden Lap is Noodlecake's take on the racing sim with minimum glitz, maximum strats
Step into the Polished Shoes of a Racing Team Manager in Golden Lap, Out Now

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

#HumbleChoiceBundleIsNowAv
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Humble Choice has some essentials for July 2026 like Sea of Stars and Drop Duchy
July’s Humble Choice Bundle Is Now Available – Score Sea of Stars, Tunic, and 6 More PC Games for $15

#All
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All EA FC 26 Phenoms Team 1 Players (Leaks, Predictions, and Release Date)
FC 26 Europe Objective: Fastest Way To Complete & All Rewards

#Playstation
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Fired Marathon director says he’s settled a lawsuit with Sony and been inserted into the credits
Former Destiny 2 and Marathon director settles $200 million lawsuit against Sony and Bungie: 'The outcome is one I am very satisfied with'

#Spyro
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Toys for Bob still wants to work on Banjo-Kazooie: ‘We’re huge fans’
Toys For Bob Reiterates Its Desire To Make A New Banjo-Kazooie Game