Video Game News 6/18/2026

#Playstation
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 PS5 Ports Now Official, Launching in July

Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 getting modern PlayStation ports

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2 Ports Announced For PlayStation

Black Ops 1 And 2 Are Coming To PS4 And PS5

Treyarch Officially Confirms Modes for Call of Duty: Black Ops Reboots

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 Are Officially Being Ported to New Platforms Next Month

Fan-Favorite Call Of Duty: Black Ops Games Are Getting New PlayStation Ports

#EpicGames
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Epic Unveils Unreal Engine 6, Releases Unreal Engine 5.8 Now

Unreal Engine 6 has a novel idea: you using your Fortnite skins in other Unreal games and vice versa

Unreal Engine's big new idea is letting gen-AI LLMs plug directly into it and talk to it

Everything you need to know from State of Unreal 2026: Unreal Engine 6, Unreal Engine 5.8, and $1bn paid to UEFN devs

Unreal Engine 6 will merge UE5 and UEFN into 'a single, unified engine'

'[It] is going to change a lot about how games are made': Epic merges Unreal Engine 5 with Unreal Engine for Fortnite to give game devs around the world Unreal Engine 6

Epic Says Unreal Engine 6 Will Let Your Fortnite Skins Pop Up in Other Games

The Next Version Of Unreal Engine Is Going To Be Filled With GenAI Tools

#Rockstar
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Fired Rockstar developers can bring blacklisting claims against the GTA 6 developer, UK tribunal rules as final trial looms

"Rockstar thought they could control the narrative. They're wrong" - tribunal rules against GTA 6 developer's request to remove union's blacklisting claims from ongoing legal dispute

UK employment tribunal denies Rockstar's request to have 'blacklisting' claims removed from upcoming trial

Rockstar suffers legal blow in union busting dispute as trial date set

Rockstar faces legal setback as UK tribunal allows its fired workers to bring every one of their union busting allegations to trial

#VampireSurvivors
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Vampire Survivors is getting a Fortnite collaboration, though it's already set to review it over Epic's AI usage

Vampire Survivors Dev 'Reviewing' Fortnite Collaboration Due to Epic's Use of Generative AI

Hours after announcing a collab with Fortnite, Vampire Survivors dev suggests it may back out over Epic's touting of generative AI

Vampire Survivors Developer 'Reviewing' Fortnite Crossover Plans, After Epic Details Unreal Engine 6 AI Usage

Vampire Survivors Studio ‘Reviewing’ Future Fortnite Collab After Epic’s GenAI Announcements

#Rpg
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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Adds New Game Plus

Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster Gets Surprise PS5 Patch, Adding New Game+, Settings, and More

Final Fantasy Tactics Gets New Game+ and Zodiac Compatibility

Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster Adds New Game+, but War of the Lions Content Still Missing

Final Fantasy Tactics Finally Gets A New Game Plus Mode 29 Years Later And Fans Are Already Being Complete Sickos About It

#NewDay
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Spider-Man 2 PS5 Gets New Suit from Brand New Day Movie on 28th July

The Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit is coming to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for free

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Pulls In Another Costume From The Movies

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Is Adding New Suit from Brand New Day for Free

New Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Reveals The Hulk And Keeps Sadie Sink Under A Hood

#TheAdventuresOfElliotTheM
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales review for Nintendo Switch 2

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review — Stuck In The Past

Review in Progress: The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (PS5) - A Delightful Revival of Classic Action RPGs

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millenium Tales

Review: The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Switch 2) - An Emotional Journey Through Space And Time

All weapon locations in The Adventures of Elliot

All cat locations in The Adventures of Elliot

Where to find all accessories in The Adventures of Elliot

9 The Adventures of Elliot beginner's tips to make you the best explorer of all time

All shard of life locations in The Adventures of Elliot

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review

#AssassinsCreedShadows
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Black Tides Brings The Franchise’s Past And Future Together

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Has Gone Gold Ahead of July 9th Release

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Director Acknowledges Community Not Resonating With Base Game’s Story

Assassin's Creed Shadows' final content update brings new story tying directly into Black Flag Resynced, but it's bigger than that

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Achievements All Available Offline, At Any Difficulty Setting

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is A Great Game That Now Has A Perfect Ending

#FinalFantasy14
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Tokyo’s Shibuya region is giving residents Final Fantasy 14 in-game items for donating their taxes

Japan is Giving Final Fantasy Goodies Away if You Pay Your Taxes

Final Fantasy 14 will give players in Japan a dog for paying their taxes

Final Fantasy 14 Rewards Japanese Players for Paying Their Real-Life Taxes With a Giant Dog

#EventStartsNextWeekPokémo
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Jirachi is coming to Pokémon Pokopia next week for a limited time

Pokemon Pokopia getting brand new Wish Upon a Jirachi event

Pokémon Pokopia "Wish Upon A Jirachi" Event Starts Next Week

Pokemon Pokopia gets special Wish Upon a Jirachi event

#TheJourneySoFar
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok gets Nintendo Switch 2 demo, details on how to unlock new story and Conflux, new trailer

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok Preview – The Expansion Fans Have Been Waiting For

Preview: Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Feels Right At Home On Switch 2

Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Preview: A Deeper Look at the New Summon System

#Dispatch
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Dispatch HR Violations Pack Update Restores Content on Nintendo Switch

Dispatch's Free 'HR Violations Pack' DLC Removes Some Censorship On Switch

Dispatch on Nintendo Switch 2 gets censorship toned down but it’s still there

Dispatch Developer Addresses Controversial Switch Censorship With New Patch — Though 'Some Hard Requirements From Nintendo' Remain

#TheSwitch2
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Going Back to Star Fox 64 Is the Perfect Warm‑Up for the Switch 2 Remaster

Feature: "Why Is Falco So Thick In This Game?" - Lost In Space With Star Fox Zero

Nintendo reveals stunning Star Fox poster before Switch 2 launch

#Switch2
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Nintendo announces Pokémon Pokopia Switch 2 pack, coming next month

New Switch 2 Bundle Announced For Europe

Europe: Nintendo Switch 2 and Pokemon Pokopia bundle launches July

#ControlResonant
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From its electric melee fights to its surprise Firewatch nods, Control Resonant's radical sequelcraft looks like it might just pay off

Control Resonant Makes An Incredible First Impression, and Feels Like a Natural Progression of Remedy’s Trademark Style

Preview: Like a Greatest Hits Game, Remedy Peaks in Control Resonant

#StreetFighter6
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Street Fighter 6 gets Yasmine gameplay trailer, release date

Video: Street Fighter 6 Gameplay Shows Off New DLC Fighter, Out August

Street Fighter 6 – Yasmine Character Gameplay Reveal Trailer

#PlaystationExecXboxShows
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Xbox Shows a “Basic Misunderstanding” of the Gaming Industry, Says Former PlayStation Exec

Xbox's latest tactics display 'a basic misunderstanding of how the interactive entertainment world moves', says former PlayStation exec

Xbox’s Recent Moves Demonstrate A ‘Basic Misunderstanding’ Of The Industry, Former Sony Gaming Boss Says

#Rockstar
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Grand Theft Auto 5 PS5, Xbox Series X/S Digital Upgrade is Now Free for PS4, Xbox One Players

Grand Theft Auto V gets free upgrades on Xbox and PlayStation

Digital versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 on PS4 and Xbox One are now eligible for free upgrades

#ShadowsConstellations
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Warframe: Jade Shadows – Constellations Update Expands Story

Warframe's Jade Shadows Constellations update has arrived, reviving one of the game's most beloved quests

Warframe's Jade Shadows: Constellations Update is Now Live On all Platforms

#MegaManDualOverride
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New PS5 Game Mega Man: Dual Override Will Be Playable at Gamescom

Mega Man and Onimusha Will Be Playable at Gamescom 2026

Mega Man: Dual Override Will Be Playable For The First Time At Gamescom 2026

#LunaAbyss
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Just Weeks After Launching Highly Rated PS5 Game Luna Abyss, the Team Has Been Laid Off

Kwalee lays off the entire Luna Abyss development team as one of this year's overlooked bullet-hell games falls victim to an overcrowded release schedule

Kwalee Labs shut down following launch of Luna Abyss

#SonicXTheWooblesCollectio
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Sonic the Hedgehog Woobles Kits Let You Crochet Amigurumi Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles

Sonic x The Woobles collection available today

Sonic x The Woobles Kit Collection Launching Today

#Switch2
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Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook says price increases are unavoidable due to rising memory costs

Apple Says Price Hikes Are Coming, But Won’t Say Which Devices Will Be Hit

'Price increases are unavoidable' says Tim Cook, proving even Apple isn't impervious to the global memory shortage

#GuildWars3
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Many live service games are just an MMO subscription "hidden inside of a neat 'optional' package", argue Guild Wars 3 devs in a post about the new game's monetisation

ArenaNet reiterates Guild Wars 3’s B2P no-sub model and place in ‘the middle of the MMO spectrum’

Guild Wars 3 hopes to solve the problem that made me quit Guild Wars 2 after thousands of hours with the series

#Kumitantei
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Kumitantei: Old School Slaughter Review

Old School RuneScape overhauls Trouver Parchment system in June 17th patch notes