Video Game News 7/9/2026

#GettingOffCourse
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Mario Kart Tour is being shut down and no offline version is planned

Mario Kart Tour comes in for the finish and is set to shut down later this year

Mario Kart Tour Will Shut Down In September, Will Not Be Available Offline

Mario Kart Tour Mobile Game Shuts Down in September

Mario Kart Tour Service Officially Ends This September

The retreat from mobile games continues as Mario Kart Tour and Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will be taken offline later this year

The long-running Mario Kart Tour is shutting down soon

Mobile game Mario Kart Tour is winding down

Mario Kart Tour to shut down in September 2026

Mario Kart Tour Is Getting Off Course, Announces EOS After 7 Years

Mario Kart Tour Will Be Gone Forever September 29

#TheNextFalloutGame
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New Vegas devs Obsidian are reportedly working on a new Fallout game, and only Microsoft could make news I've waited half my life for taste this bitter

Obsidian ‘cancels Avowed 2 to focus on new Fallout’

New Fallout in the Works at Obsidian, Avowed 2 Cancelled – Rumor

Rumour: New Fallout Game from Obsidian in the Works, But Has to Cancel Avowed Sequel

After A Quarter of Its Staff Was Laid Off, Obsidian Will Make The Next Fallout Game, Avowed Sequel Canceled

New Fallout Game From 'New Vegas' Developer Obsidian Reportedly On The Way

Obsidian Is Working On A New Fallout Game, And Avowed 2 Cancelled

New Fallout Game Is New Focus For New Vegas Developer Obsidian Entertainment – Report

Are you excited for a new Fallout game from Obsidian? You know, given everything

Obsidian is reportedly making a new Fallout game headed by Josh Sawyer after Microsoft pulled the plug on an Avowed sequel

Obsidian Reportedly Cancels Avowed 2 to Focus on a New Fallout Game

Obsidian Reportedly Working On New Fallout Game After Xbox Cancels Avowed Sequel

#AssassinsCreedBlackFlagRe
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced can run smoothly aboard both Steam Deck and Steam Machine - with the right settings

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review - a great pirate game swaps the ups and downs of old Assassin’s Creed for the ups and downs of new Assassin’s Creed

All Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Twitch Drop Rewards Before Release

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Interview – Faithfulness to the Original, Anvil Engine, and More

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced PC Review – The Pirate King Returns Better Than Ever

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review — Hoist The Colours

Review: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced (PS5) - Swashbuckling Classic Restored with Love and Respect

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review – Yo-Ho-Ho & a Bottle of Fun

Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced Review - Side Quests

Everything new in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review - the best pirate game got even better

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced hasn't set sail yet, but it's already doing better than Shadows on Steam

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review

Black Flag Resynced Is A Bad Remake Of Peak Assassin’s Creed | Review

Best hideout upgrades in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Treasure maps and buried treasure locations in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

All shanty locations in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Mayan stone locations in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Where to find crocodile leather in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

10 beginner's tips to not let your crew down in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Where to find hammerhead shark bones in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Best Jackdaw upgrades in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

How to unlock every officer in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

'And My Sugar?' quest walkthrough in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

How to beat all four legendary ships in Black Flag Resynced

How to complete the Art Lover quest in Black Flag Resynced

How to access Black Flag Resynced's new content in order

How to get Data Fragments in Black Flag Resynced

How to get all 28 outfits in Black Flag Resynced

All 22 treasure map locations in Black Flag Resynced

Where to find Blackbeard's Treasure in Black Flag Resynced

How to get all 12 Ultimate Ship Plans in Black Flag Resynced

All 16 Mayan stone locations in Black Flag Resynced

Here's the Black Flag Resynced release time for your region

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced PC Settings Guide

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake Is The Highest Rated Game In The Series Since… The Original Black Flag

#FinalFantasyViiEverCrisis
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Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is the latest Square Enix mobile game to be shut down

Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis Ends Service On October 7 As The Retelling of Before Crisis Officially Kicks Off This Month

Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis to end service this October

Lost Final Fantasy 7 Prequel Finally Being Localized

Less than 3 years after it launched on Steam, the Final Fantasy 7 gacha game is closing

Square Enix Kills Ambitious Final Fantasy 7 Mobile Spin-Off Right Before The Remake Trilogy’s Last Game

#SwordArtOnline
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Echoes of Aincrad Review

Review: Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (PS5) - Squandered Potential at Every Turn

Review: Echoes of Aincrad Has Pacing Issues

Echoes of Aincrad Review – Sword Art Offline

Echoes of Aincrad Review

Echoes of Aincrad Review

#Gamekey
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Ubisoft bringing The Crew Motorfest to Nintendo Switch 2

The Crew Motorfest Reportedly Coming to Switch 2 This Fall

The Crew Motorfest Arriving On Switch 2 This October

Billbil-kun: The Crew Motorfest heading to Switch 2 October as Game-Key Card

Nintendo Switch 2 Leak Reveals The Crew Motorfest, With Physical Launch Via Game-Key Card

#DraculaIsKingOfEngland
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Become King Dracula's personal vamp-assassin in Vampirium: 1997, an immersive sim Bithell Games are launching into Steam early access soon

Vampirium: 1997 is a mysterious looking choice-filled minimalist immersive sim

Bithell Games’s Vampirium:1997 Announced

"Dracula is King of England" - New immersive sim Vampirium: 1997 announced by Tron: Catalyst and Thomas Was Alone developer Bithell Games

#TheChapter1AllYouNeed
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Disney Dreamlight Valley sees the arrival of Winnie the Pooh in its first adventure pack

Disney Dreamlight Valley announces big Honeyglow Woods Adventure Pack DLC [update: trailer]

Disney Dreamlight Valley: Honeyglow Woods Brings Winnie the Pooh’s World To Life

Chapter 1: All You Need Is Honey Quest Guide in Disney Dreamlight Valley

#Atlus
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Persona 4 Revival Will Address Yosuke With New Changes

Persona 4 Revival producer says there will be changes to Yosuke

Persona 4 Revival Producer Confirms Some Noteworthy Character Changes Are Coming

It Sure Sounds Like Persona 4 Revival Is Getting Rid Of The Homophobia

#BuildARocketBoy
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Workers at MindsEye studio protesting controversial fan event this weekend after multiple rounds of layoffs

Build a Rocket Boy staff to protest upcoming "all-expenses-paid" fan event

MindsEye is Hosting a 'Fan Event', and the Devs Are Not Happy

MindsEye developers protest against a fan event their own studio is hosting

#ThePostRhythmHeavenGroove
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Rhythm Heaven Groove icons added to Nintendo Switch Online

Star Fox icons added to Nintendo Switch Online

ShackStream: Star Fox multiplayer!

Review: Star Fox (Nintendo Switch 2)

Star Fox Rule Of Cools Its Way To Becoming A Switch 2 Must-Have

#IdSoftware
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Id Software dev claims it’s been ‘relegated to support studio size’ as 136 layoffs confirmed

'I'm Not Convinced There's a Viable Way Forward': DOOM Dev Relegated to 'Support Studio' Size

Laid-off id Software artist says Microsoft is 'nuking the team into the dirt' and is now the size of a 'support studio'

#Switch1
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Nintendo confirms Switch 1 sales aren’t yet ending outside of Europe

It's only in Europe where Nintendo is discontinuing Switch 1, and likely to do with the Right to Repair laws we have here

Nintendo confirms Switch 1 consoles will be withdrawn from Europe following EU law change on batteries

#PlaystationAnd
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Tokyo Game Show 2026 unveils exhibitor list, including PlayStation and Square Enix

PlayStation to Show More Upcoming PS5 Games at Tokyo Game Show 2026

MABINOGI MOBILE and Project RX Featured at 2026 Tokyo Game Show

#MortalShell2
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Mortal Shell II set for release on August 20

Mortal Shell 2 Will Launch In August

Mortal Shell 2 Promises Quality Souls Action on PS5, Out Next Month

#DigimonStoryTimeStranger
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Digimon Story: Time Stranger launch trailer – RPG debuting on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

Digimon Story Time Stranger is a handheld RPG delight on Switch 2

Digimon Story Time Stranger Free Update Releasing Alongside Switch Versions

#ChainSpear
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DOOM: The Dark Ages’ Revelations DLC Debuts In Style With Action-Packed Overview Trailer

Doom's new Chain Spear weapon seems to be dividing The Dark Ages' audience - "I'm like an hour in and I can't wait to get the shield back"

Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations Review So Far

#CrimsonDesert
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Crimson Desert Studio is Evaluating a Potential Nintendo Switch 2 Port

Pearl Abyss Announces Crimson Desert Booth And Behind the Scenes Developer Presentations at Gamescom

Crimson Desert developer trying to get game to run on Nintendo Switch 2

#TheMysteriousBookDemoDebu
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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book 1.0.2 update out now, patch notes

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book demo now available on Nintendo Switch 2

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Demo Debuts

Yoshi's New Switch 2 Game Is Getting A Demo On The Nintendo eShop

#Bungie
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Well, at least one good thing's come out of Destiny 2's demise: lob tomatoes at ex-Bungie CEO Pete Parsons' car collection in this fan-made boss battler

Fed Up Destiny 2 Fans Make A Game To Throw Tomatoes At Ex-Bungie CEO Pete Parsons

#Playstation
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Fired Marathon director says he’s settled a lawsuit with Sony and been inserted into the credits

Former Destiny 2 and Marathon director settles $200 million lawsuit against Sony and Bungie: 'The outcome is one I am very satisfied with'

#Spyro
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Toys for Bob still wants to work on Banjo-Kazooie: ‘We’re huge fans’

Toys For Bob Reiterates Its Desire To Make A New Banjo-Kazooie Game

#GameBoy
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Wario Land and three more Game Boy classics hit Nintendo Switch Online today

New Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games added to Nintendo Classics

#HumbleChoiceBundleIsNowAv
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Humble Choice has some essentials for July 2026 like Sea of Stars and Drop Duchy

July’s Humble Choice Bundle Is Now Available – Score Sea of Stars, Tunic, and 6 More PC Games for $15

#GoldenLap
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Golden Lap is Noodlecake's take on the racing sim with minimum glitz, maximum strats

Step into the Polished Shoes of a Racing Team Manager in Golden Lap, Out Now