Video Game News 7/7/2026

#Switch2
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Nintendo of Europe will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in 2027

Switch 1 will be discontinued in Europe in 2027

Moonlight Peaks review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

Shard Squad coming to Nintendo Switch

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

Nintendo Switch Systems Discontinued in Europe Due to Batteries

Nintendo To End Switch Sales In Europe Next Year

Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch From February 2027

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

Original Nintendo Switch Will Be Discontinued In Europe

Nintendo is winding down original Switch sales in Europe

Why we love Star Fox! Pure Nintendo Podcast E169

Review: The Necromancer’s Tale (Switch 2)

Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch In Europe Next Year

Review – Star Fox (Switch 2)

#TheElderScrollsOnline
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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 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’

#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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

#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 devs want to show that 4v4 battle is easier than it looks

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

#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

#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

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

#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

#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 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?

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

Anime Expo 2026 | Aksys Games Announces New Titles

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

#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

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

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

#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

#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

#Gamescom
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Gamescom 2026 Could Set the Tone for Gaming’s Next Big Year

Interview: While GDC falters, Gamescom goes from strength to strength

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

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

#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

#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

#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