Video Game News 6/22/2026

#AmdZen46c12
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Valve finally announces the price of Steam Machine and a sort of release date, but the console-like PC might cost more than you're expecting

Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049

Steam Machine is here, starts at $1,049—sign up live for 512 GB/2 TB model, with optional Steam Controller

Steam Machine price revealed, starting at $1049

Steam Machine prices start at £879 / $1049, Valve confirm, as "randomised reservations" open for the SteamOS PC

Valve announces Steam Machine price, pre-orders and release date

Steam Machine Price and Release Date Officially Confirmed By Valve

#Cyberpunk2077
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CD Projekt Red co-CEO admits it "indefinitely" "lost the faith" of some fans after Cyberpunk 2077

The Witcher 4 Can't Be Another Cyberpunk 2077, and CD Projekt Red Knows It

CD Projekt Red boss believes Cyberpunk 2077 cost developer fans, pins hopes on The Witcher 4

CD Projekt joint-CEO says it's "fair" that the studio "lost the faith" of some of its audience after Cyberpunk 2077 launch

CD Projekt Boss Says Reputation Not Fully Healed After Cyberpunk 2077 Catastrophe

CD Projekt Red Boss Feels The Studio Still Needs To Right The Wrongs Of Cyberpunk 2077‘s Terrible Launch

#WarLaufey
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God of War Laufey Pitched to Lead Actor in 2018, Cosmic Cube and All

God of War Laufey Part of PS5 Dev's Plans from the Start, Pitched in 2018

God Of War: Laufey Has Existed For “Nearly” A Decade, Says Faye Actress Deborah Ann Woll

God of War Laufey Planned Since 2018, Reveals Star Deborah Ann Woll

God Of War Has Been Building Toward Laufey For Almost A Decade

God Of War Laufey Actor Says The Game’s Story Is Not About Gender

#EvolutionTestClosedBeta
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Honkai: Nexus Anima gets a new Evolution Test Closed Beta, and here’s how to get involved

Honkai: Nexus Anima Evolution PC and Mobile Closed Beta Sign-ups Start

Honkai Nexus Anima Evolution Test: Release Date, Sign-Up Guide & Recommended Devices

Honkai: Nexus Anima New Closed Beta Beginning July 9

#Obituary
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Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash

Obituary: Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died in a plane crash

Ubisoft Co-Founder Dies In Plane Crash

#PlaystationPlus
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Won’t Let You Use the Mark IV Armor Outside of the New Prologue Missions

Halo: Campaign Evolved Main Menu Video Sparks Fan Debate Over Ring Detail

Halo Fans Can Relax: Campaign Evolved Won’t Require PS Plus For Split-Screen

#TheAdventuresOfElliotTheM
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UK Charts: The Adventures Of Elliot Makes An Impressive Debut, But Can't Trouble The Podium

How to break boulders and cracked, glowing walls in The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

Review – The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (PlayStation 5)

#DevilMayCry
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Review: Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition (Switch 2) - Not Definitive, But Another Great Capcom Port

Review: Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition Impresses on Switch 2

Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition Review – Jackpot!

#PokémonTalesTheMisadventu
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Aardman's Pokémon Series Looks Cracking In New Poster

Wallace and Gromit studio's long-awaited stop-motion Pokémon series is heading to a particularly "fitting" region when it releases next year

Aardman reveals poster for its stop-motion Pokemon series

#Gust
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BLUE REFLECTION Quartet Opens Digital Pre-Orders Ahead of July Release

Blue Reflection Quartet announced for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch [new trailer]

Blue Reflection Quartet Opens Pre-Orders Ahead of July Launch, New Trailer Released

#SteamMachine
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Steam Machine review - an utterly lovable, probably too niche, definitely too expensive gaming curio

Steam Machine review

Steam Machine review: A singular living room PC that's more expensive than I'd like, but too special not to love

#EpicGames
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Former Unreal Engine 'lead evangelist' Sjoerd De Jong leaves Epic Games, says the industry is reaching a 'pivotal' moment that he must 'come to terms with'

‘This era has come to a close’: Unreal Engine veteran leaves Epic Games, says the industry is at ‘a pivotal point’

Unreal Engine senior director Sjoerd De Jong leaves Epic Games after almost 12 years

#If
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If players are happy just watching a stream then the game isn’t good enough, Shinji Mikami reportedly says

Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Says It's on Developers to Make Games People Want to Play, Not Just Stream

Resident Evil Director Shinji Mikami Believes If Viewers Are ‘Satisfied’ With Watching A Playthrough Of His Game, Then It Wasn’t ‘That Good Of A Game’

#SteamThe
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MECCHA CHAMELEON is a hide-and-seek body painting game taking over Steam

The latest indie mega-sensation is Meccha Chameleon, an artsy hide-and-seek game, which has sold an astronomical amount in only two weeks

#CompanionCube
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dbrand Steam Machine Companion Cube case now up for pre-order

dbrand Companion Cube is now live

#ObsidianEntertainment
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Obsidian Entertainment is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit for Wage Theft, Breaking Labor Laws

RPG studio Obsidian faces class action lawsuit alleging violations of state wage laws

#June
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Monopoly Go Free Rolls – June 2026 Links

Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (June 2026)

#StarFox64s
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ICYMI: Nintendo Releases An Awesome Movie-Inspired Star Fox Poster

Star Fox: Assault showed there's greater story potential beyond 64

#FirstNewHunter
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First New Hunter x Hunter Manga Chapter Since 2024 Debuts

Hunter x Hunter gets promotional trailer ahead of the manga long-awaited return

#PhygitalDancing
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Just Dance Locks Spot for Games of the Future 2026: Phygital Dancers Head to Astana for $75,000 Prize

Just Dance Returns to Games of the Future 2026

#Valve
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Valve's new Steam Machines might be modestly specced but FSR 4 support is a big win for the tiny device

Valve confirms it's 'working with AMD on FSR 4 support for Steam Machine'

#No
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"No one is celebrating" - Warframe devs on Destiny 2's "earth-shattering" death, and why the genre is weaker for it

Warframe Developers Express Their Heartbreak Over The End Of Destiny 2

#June
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Weekend Discussion - June 21, 2026

Famitsu’s most wanted games – June 21, 2026 – Pokemon Winds and Waves keep on winnning

#KingdomHeartsCollection
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Square Enix silently replaces Kingdom Hearts Collection box-art

Kingdom Hearts Collection [1-3] Nintendo Switch 2 boxart replaced following AI usage accusations

#TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOf
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Zelda Fan Ditches Ocarina of Time Unreal Engine Remake After a Decade of Work

Ten-Year Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Fan Remake Project Scrapped Following Nintendo Announcement