Video Game News 7/7/2026

#Switch2
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Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite and Switch OLED Will Be Discontinued in February 2027 for Europe

Say farewell to the original Switch – in Europe at least, as Nintendo slips out it will no longer be shipped to retailers from Feb 2027

Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch From February 2027

Nintendo Switch Systems Discontinued in Europe Due to Batteries

Nintendo is winding down original Switch sales in Europe

Switch 1 will be discontinued in Europe in 2027

Nintendo To End Switch Sales In Europe Next Year

Nintendo of Europe will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in 2027

Original Nintendo Switch family of systems will be discontinued mid-February 2027

Original Switch console lineup to be discontinued in Europe by mid-February 2027

Original Nintendo Switch Will Be Discontinued In Europe

Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch In Europe Next Year

#TheElderScrollsOnline
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Elder Scrolls Online developer left reeling by Xbox layoffs—with teams gutted, senior talent gone, and roadmaps 'shifting' as a result

The Elder Scrolls Online studio reportedly suffers a second large wave of layoffs in a year, with "up to half" of the team impacted

UPDATED: Xbox Layoffs Hit The Elder Scrolls Online Team, With Speculation That Up to Half the Dev Team May Be Gone

Xbox layoffs hit Bethesda: Elder Scrolls Online developer 'gutted'

The Elder Scrolls Online Has Reportedly Lost 'As Much as Half' of Its Development Team as Its Roadmap Is Being Re-Evaluated

The Elder Scrolls Online Team Seemingly Gutted By Xbox Layoffs, Says Game’s Roadmaps ‘Will Be Shifting’

#StateOfDecay3LooksToHaveA
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State of Decay 3 Could Skip Game Pass, Third-Party Funding Still Lives – Rumor

State of Decay 3 Might Not Be on GamePass, and XBOX is Fine With It

'State of Decay 3 Is Still Coming': Undead Labs Commits to PS5 Survival Game As It Exits Xbox

Undead Labs Reportedly Won't Be Required to Bring State of Decay 3 to Xbox Game Pass After Microsoft Sale

#ThePentimentAndTheOuterWo
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Gigantic Xbox Layoffs See The Outer Worlds Dev Obsidian Lose 25% of Workforce

Report: Obsidian losing around one quarter of its staff to 'Xbox reset'

Obsidian, Developer Of The Outer Worlds and Avowed, Loses 25 Percent of Staff

The Outer Worlds And Grounded Studio Obsidian Losing Around 25 Percent Of Its Staff To Xbox Layoffs

#DespiteEliminating
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Despite Eliminating 20% of Its Workforce, Xbox Wants a Billion Players Per Day

Xbox's CEO wants its games to cater to 'more than a billion people each day', or 24 times more than the peak population of Steam, which is delusional

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants the company to "entertain more than a billion people" every day: here's why that's a deeply unrealistic thing to say

#WorldOfWarcraft
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World of Warcraft patch 12.1 finally lets you put Pepe in your house

Arlee In Azeroth: WoW Patch 12.0.7: Heroic Zones, Flex Mythic Raiding, and the Push Toward 12.1

World of Warcraft Patch 12.0.7 Adds Heroic Zones and Tests Flex Mythic Raiding

#DoubleFine
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Independent again: Double Fine and Compulsion react to leaving Xbox and taking all their games with them

Xbox confirms mass layoffs, Double Fine Productions and Compulsion Games to go independent

Double Fine and Compulsion Confirm Status Following Xbox Cuts, Get to Keep Franchises Such as Psychonauts and South of Midnight

#BlackFlag
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Showcases Extensive New Naval Combat Gameplay

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced – 5 Big PS5 and PS5 Pro Upgrades Revealed

Video: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag PS5 vs PS4 Comparison - How Does Resynced Compare?

This week in PC games: Stardew Valley plus vampires, a lavish gamebook RPG, and Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, finally

#SelectAddNonsteamGameSele
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Is the Steam Machine Good for Sports Games?

"If anyone encounters the same error, don't panic like I did" - Steam Machine suffering "red line of death" comes back to life

How To Use Discord On Your Steam Machine And Steam Deck

The Steam Machine’s Red Line Of Death Is Less Scary, And More Useful, Than You Might Think

#AnimeExpo2026
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Persona 4 Revival Rise Trailer and Junes Cafe California Event Appear

Here’s Everything Everything Announced At The Atlus Presents: Persona 4 Revival Panel at Anime Expo

Anime Expo 2026 | Abby Trott Joins the Cast of Persona 4 Revival

Anime Expo 2026 | Aksys Games Announces New Titles

#MagicTheGathering
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Wizards of the Coast Gives Back with Secret Lair x Global Fund for Women

Magic's new Secret Lair is a print-to-demand charity drop with Global Fund for Women

#Playstation5
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Two More Retro Arcade Collections Are On The Way To Switch

Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol.1 and Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol.2 announced for Nintendo Switch

#More
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More LEGO Pokémon Sets Appear To Have Leaked, Here's A First Look

Rayquaza, Arcanine & Munchlax Pokemon LEGO sets revealed and releasing August

#NintendoMusicUpdatedWithM
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Nintendo Music Updated With More Mario Kart World 'Free Roam' Songs

You can sort-of play Mario Kart on YouTube as an "interactive video" that could lead to more complex experiments

#55thMaximusCup
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Tetris 99's New Crossover Event Celebrates The Return Of Star Fox, Unlock A Special Theme

Tetris 99 announces 55th Maximus Cup with Star Fox theme [update: trailer]

#Ingress
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Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Changes Its Name And Logo

Ingress developer Niantic Spatial shuttering New Zealand office

#Switch2
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Switch 2 Hardware Revision With Replaceable Battery Coming Later This Year In Europe

Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will get revision with replaceable batteries in Europe

#RhythmHeavenGroove
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Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Rhythm Heaven Groove?

UK software sales chart for the week ending July 4, 2026 – Rhythm Heaven Groove debuts in the top 5, Star Fox still going strong

#Random
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Random: Katsuhiro Harada Describes Masahiro Sakurai As "A Saiyan"

Stop judging games by their sales figures, says Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada: “That’s exactly what you’d expect from someone who’s never actually developed games"

#Green
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Racing Master Adds Nürburgring Nordschleife, Off-Road Mode and Map Studio

Racing Master adds iconic tracks and off-road mode in latest major update

#PsPlusEssentialGamesAvail
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July 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now

PS Plus Essential July 2026 Monthly Free Games Rolling Out Now

#Playstation
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Leading Online Petition Against PlayStation's Disc-Free Future Now Exceeds 120,000 Signatures

Sony goes quiet as ‘Don’t Kill the Disc’ petition reaches 165,000 signatures

#UndeadLabsXbox
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Xbox cutting 3,200 jobs and parting ways with Double Fine, Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs

Xbox are parting ways with Double Fine, Arkane, Undead Labs, Compulsion, and Ninja Theory in the course of thousands of layoffs

#Xbox
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Xbox to lay off over 3,000 staff and divest five game studios

Xbox announces plans to lay off 3,200 staff and divest five studios

#ProjektRed
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CD Projekt Red thanks 6000 Edgerunners 2 advance viewers for not spoiling the show in stunning display of opsec: 'Thank you so much for keeping your promise properly'

The first reactions to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 are in, and CD Projekt Red and Studio Trigger seem to have another winner on their hands