Video Game News 7/6/2026

#Switch1
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Nintendo of Europe will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in 2027

Nintendo announces Switch 1 systems will no longer be sold in Europe starting early 2027

Nintendo Switch Systems Discontinued in Europe Due to Batteries

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

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 is winding down original Switch sales in Europe

Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch In Europe Next Year

#SummerGamesDoneQuick
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Grab some great games in the Summer Games Done Quick 2026 Humble Bundle

Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 2 here

One of my favourite weeks of the year is here: Summer Games Done Quick 2026 begins and anyone with a passing interest in games should dip in

Kirby Air Riders' Summer Games Done Quick debut proves why it's the Switch 2's best game

#ElderScrollsOnline
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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'

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

#TheRedLineOfDeath
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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

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

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

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?

#Decay
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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

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

#Playstation
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PlayStation’s Disc-Free Future Is Starting to Look Like a Walled Garden

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

Petition for Sony to Maintain Physical PlayStation Games Reaches Over 100,000 Signatures

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

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

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

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

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

#Xbox
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Xbox is laying off 3,200 people and dumping 4 studios in 'the most significant restructure in Xbox history'

The Most Significant Restructure in Xbox History: Live Report

Xbox Will Lay Off 3,200, Part Ways With Four Studios In ‘Most Significant Restructure In Xbox History’

#Trev
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Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition Switch 2 Review

Why we love Star Fox! Pure Nintendo Podcast E169

Review: The Necromancer’s Tale (Switch 2)

Review – Star Fox (Switch 2)

#Switch2
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Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will get revision with replaceable batteries in Europe

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

#OverwatchCollabsEpic
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Epic settles with Fortnite leaker who shared South Park, Minecraft and Overwatch collabs

Epic Games settles lawsuit against former contractor accused of leaking unannounced Fortnite collaborations

#Winners
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Pokémon to hold charity Pokémon Champions tournament featuring whistling champion, pizza acrobatics champion and more

The Pokémon Company Just Matched Each of Japan's Top Professional Soccer Teams to a Pokémon

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

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

#Playstation
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is suffering similar PSN region locking woes to Helldivers 2, with 132 countries barred according to Steam's backend

MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Doctor Doom Character Gameplay Guide

#Beta
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SteamOS 3.8.14 and SteamOS 3.8.22 Beta bring an essential WiFi fix and security improvements

Valve updates SteamOS to improve your WiFi download speeds, and it's available on Steam Deck with a couple of caveats

#Orbitals
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Orbitals opening movie released

Orbitals opening animation unveiled

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

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

#WeHappyFewAfterXboxSplitC
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Xbox reportedly shutting down South of Midnight dev Compulsion Games [update: going independent]

Compulsion Games Confirms Retaining Rights to South of Midnight, We Happy Few After Xbox Split

#XboxAppointsHelenChiang
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Xbox Appoints Helen Chiang as COO, Studios to Only Have Maximum of 5 Management Layers

Xbox appoints Mojang Head of Studios Helen Chiang as its first COO

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

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

#Microsoft
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Microsoft (MSFT) faces class-action lawsuit in Wisconsin over data center

Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging 'unreasonable and excessive noise' from data center

#KatsuhiroHarada
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Katsuhiro Harada reveals his overall impression of Masahiro Sakurai

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

#Rpg
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If Persona 3 Gave Me The Ick, What Does That Mean For Persona 6?

The Weeknd Wins Over Persona 3 Baddie After Fumbling Persona 5’s Hot Doctor