Video Game News 7/14/2026

#DeepDive
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Kingdom Hearts event confirmed for D23

Disney Remembers Kingdom Hearts With A D23 Deep Dive

Gawrsh! Kingdom Hearts 'Deep Dive' Locked for D23 Next Month

Kingdom Hearts "Deep Dive" Event To Commemorate 25th Anniversary This August

Kingdom Hearts will have a big presence at a Disney fan event next month, but you probably shouldn't get too excited about Kingdom Hearts 4

Kingdom Hearts to be featured at D23 this August

Kingdom Hearts 4 News Could Come Sooner Than You Think

Disney's D23 fan event to feature big Kingdom Hearts 'deep dive'

New Look at Kingdom Hearts 4 May Be Coming Next Month

Kingdom Hearts Fans Are On High Alert After Disney Announces A D23 Panel For The RPG Series

#Switch2
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Octopath Traveler I & II Arrives on Switch 2 in October 2026

Octopath Traveler and Its Sequel Are Coming to Switch 2 on October 1st

Octopath Traveler Primrose Figure Arrives in 2027

Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 Switch 2, Octopath Traveler 0 Update Coming

Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II Heading to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 1, No Upgrade Path for Nintendo Switch Owners

Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II Launch on Switch 2 October 1

Octopath Traveler 0 Update Adds New Town Resident And Foe Later This Year

Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 Announced For Switch 2 With Improved Performance And Visuals

Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II coming to Nintendo Switch 2 eShop today

Square Enix Once Again Skips Switch 2 Upgrade Path For Octopath Traveler Collection

Octopath Traveler’s Switch 2 Pricing Has One Option That Makes Almost No Sense

#AmidAssassinsCreedBlackFl
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Was Unplayable on PC Last Weekend Due to Ubisoft Connect Outage

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Pushes Franchise Sales Past 250 Million

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Sails onto PS5 Today

Where to find Capuchin Monkey Pelts - Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Where to Find Leave Her Johnny Sea Shanty

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: How to Get Crocodile Leather

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: How to Find Blackbeard’s Treasure

Amid Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced furore, Ubisoft's latest financial report removes widely mocked claim microtransactions make games "more fun"

Black Flag Resynced Devs Want You on the Picket Line

'The company has turned its back on us': Black Flag Resynced developers at Ubisoft Barcelona are being laid off instead of celebrating the series' latest hit

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Developers in Barcelona Are Being Laid Off as Ubisoft Celebrates Game's Success

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Reported As Unplayable When Ubisoft Connect Was Down, Despite Promises This Shouldn’t Happen

#South
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Following Xbox split, South of Midnight devs Compulsion are looking for work as a co-development or support studio

Ex-Xbox studio Compulsion Games invites partners to collaborate with it after going independent

Newly Independent Compulsion Games Is Looking to Work With Other Studios

Days after leaving Xbox, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games broadcasts that it's looking for work

One week after going independent in the Xbox bloodbath, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is looking for work

Former Xbox Studio Compulsion Games Says It's Open to Collaborations

#EpisodeModeMarvelTokonFig
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Well, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is now only barred from purchase in 117 countries according to Steam's backend, which is a start

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Outlines Spider-Man’s Web-Slinging Antics in New Character Guide

Guide: Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Open Beta: Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls taps award-winning writer Kieron Gillen for Episode Mode

MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Spider-Man Character Gameplay Guide

#SummerGames
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Games Done Quick Cancels SNK Sponsorship Live On Stream Following ‘Human Rights Concerns’ Raised By Fans

Games Done Quick announces and then quickly cancels SNK-sponsored stream because of company's Saudi ownership

Summer Games Done Quick raises $2.4 million for charity, cancels sponsored stream with SNK over Saudi Arabia ties

Games Done Quick apologizes for partnering with Saudi-owned studio SNK

Summer Games Done Quick Cancels Sponsored SNK Stream Due to 'Human Rights Concerns'

#PerfectDark
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GoldenEye-inspired FPS Agent 64: Spies Never Die finally releases in August, complete with optional big heads

GoldenEye and Perfect Dark inspired shooter Agent 64: Spies Never Die launches August 11

The GoldenEye and Perfect Dark inspired Agent 64: Spies Never Die is coming to PC next month

The GoldenEye homage that left us 'shaken and stirred' in 2022 is finally launching in August

#Switch2Oled
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Rumor: Nintendo considering releasing Switch 2 OLED model

Rumour: Nintendo Is Reportedly Considering A Switch 2 OLED Model

New rumours suggest Nintendo could be looking into upgrading the Switch 2 with an OLED screen

ZDNET Korea: Samsung strives to supply OLED for Nintendo Switch 2, could begin end of year

#25thAnniversaryRoadToRest
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RuneScape’s Massive Player-Owned Housing Overhaul Is Available Now

RuneScape Player-Owned Housing Rework is Live, With Flexible Options, and Construction 120 to Unlock Even More

RuneScape Overhauls Player-Owned Housing and Raises Construction to 120

RuneScape launches major Player-Owned Housing overhaul as part of its bigger 25-year feature revamps

#TheElderScrollsOnline
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Elder Scrolls Online Devs Talk Studio Size Following Layoffs During Fan Gathering Over The Weekend

Xbox cuts "not the end" for The Elder Scrolls Online, insists ZeniMax, despite a drastic reduction in size

The Elder Scrolls Online Dev ZeniMax Online Studios Insists It's Now the Same Size It Was When It Made Much-Loved DLCs, Moves to Reassure Worried Fans After Xbox Layoffs

Elder Scrolls Online Devs Tell Worried Fans That Following Layoffs The Team Is The Same Size It Was When It Made Popular DLC

#Build
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"A kick in the teeth for the fired workers": Unionised former MindsEye devs protest alleged fan playtest at Build A Rocket Boy

Game workers protested outside MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy as it held an ‘extravagant playtest’ for fans

Staff Protest as MindsEye Studio Hosts 'Extravagant' Fan Playtest Following Mass Layoffs

#Runescape
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RuneScape's housing update lets you display your trophies in a home, which you can decorate and build

Runescape housing update has you shacking up in a Homestead with friends, and brings back house parties

RuneScape Adds the Much-Anticipated Housing Update

#Playstation
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Halo Ready for PS5 Debut, Campaign Evolved Goes Gold

Halo: Campaign Evolved pre-order & Collector's Edition guide

Meet the Cast of Halo: Campaign Evolved

#MyChemicalRomance
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My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way pauses concert to talk classic RPGs, admits he hasn't played Baldur's Gate 3 yet: 'The first one was a lot of fun, the closest thing at the time to playing D&D'

My Chemical Romance Singer Gerard Way Takes Break During Live Show to Discuss Baldur's Gate — Though, Bizarrely, He's Still Not Played BG3

My Chemical Romance Fans Ask Gerard Way If He’s Played Baldur’s Gate 3, And Now Larian Is Involved

#BlackOps7
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 5 launches July 23, full details

PS5's Call of Duty: Black Ops Port Reportedly Riddled with Hackers

Mini Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (PS5) - Overcharged for a Multiplayer Classic

Call Of Duty Season 5 Puts You Inside A Pinball Machine, Heavy Metal Heroes Mode Returns

CoD: Black Ops 7 And Warzone Season 5 Release Date And Details

Call of Duty: Black Ops Port Deemed 'Unplayable' As Lobbies Are Filled With Exploiters

#Rpg
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 producer says its Dark Arisen DLC will be more than 25 hours long

"I have what it takes to continue this series' legacy" Hideaki Itsuno may have left Capcom, but Dragon's Dogma 2's new director reckons the RPG is still in good hands

Dragon's Dogma 2 devs on the big fast travel U-turn, and wanting to "win back the trust" of RPG fans with the Dark Arisen DLC

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Devs Are Surprised Players Like To Dress Up So Much

#MaplestoryClassicWorld
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MapleStory Classic World eyes August for more closed beta testing with sign-ups this week

MapleStory Classic World is Getting a Second Online Test Next Month

MapleStory Classic World Sets Second Closed Beta for August

#Trophy
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Beast of Reincarnation Offers “About 30 Hours” of Gameplay Across 10 Stages, Says Director

You'll Need to Play Pokémon Dev's Beast of Reincarnation Twice for All the PS5 Trophies

Beast of Reincarnation Could Be Something Really Special

Beast Of Reincarnation Has Sekiro Vibes, But It Won’t Beat You Down

#Fallout
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Obsidian still have "the same DNA" that went into New Vegas and KOTOR 2, The Outer Worlds 2 director insists, following chatter around layoffs

Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer reveals his optimal outcome for the Mojave Wasteland

#MadMen
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Jon Hamm was originally considered to play Cole Phelps in LA Noire, writer says

LA Noire Could Have Featured A Different, Very Famous, And More Expensive Lead Actor

#July
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Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (July 2026)

Monopoly Go Free Rolls – July 2026 Links

#Pull
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Pull a Lucky Fish codes (July 2026) - Reel in all the rewards for free

Are there any Pull a Lucky Fish codes?

#LeftToSurvive
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Left to Survive's anniversary barbecue offers fresh challenges, zombies and a lightning-throwing rifle

Left to Survive Celebrating Eight-Year Anniversary with New Celebration

#Get
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Get your hands on a new Super Mario 40th anniversary pin set with retailer offer

Nintendo Is Releasing A Special Pin Set For Super Mario's 40th Anniversary

#Mouse
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire sales surpass one million

Mouse: P.I. For Hire Surpasses One Million Copies Sold as It Launches Physical Edition on PS5