Video Game News 7/29/2026

#CrazyTaxiWorldTour
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Crazy Taxi: World Tour starts the engine on a September multiplayer test – here’s how you can join it

Video: Crazy Taxi: World Tour Gets A Crazy New Trailer Highlighting West Coast Map

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Reveals Closed Network Test Dates

Crazy Taxi: World Tour has competitive multiplayer, and you've got a chance to play it very soon

Anticipated PlayStation 5 Open World Game Gets New Trailer, Closed Network Test

Crazy Taxi World Tour is getting a closed network test in September, applications open now

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Closed Network Test Announced Alongside New West Coast Map Trailer

Crazy Taxi World Tour gets new trailer

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Closed Network Test Sign-Ups Are Open

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Closed Network Test Announced

#ThePlaystation5
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Guide – All Weapons, Fire Modes, And When Best To Use Each

Et Tu, Master Chief: Halo Campaign Evolved Performance Betrays Parent Console

Damascus Prototype Armor Skin Code in Halo Campaign Evolved Released

Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Here – What’s Actually New in This Remake

Halo Fares a Hair Better on PS5 Than Xbox, with PS5 Pro the Best Place to Play

Tentpole Xbox release Halo: Campaign Evolved performs better on the PlayStation 5, with the PS5 Pro providing the best experience

Mod activates split-screen support in Halo: Campaign Evolved PC that's just sitting there, unused

Halo Waypoint armor redeem codes for Halo: Campaign Evolved

'Keyes' skulls and terminal locations in Halo Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Now Out for PS5 and Xbox – Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

Halo: Campaign Evolved PC Settings Guide

#BubblyBasin
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Pokémon Pokopia’s Bubbly Basin DLC Launches on August 5th, Free Update Adds Diving

Pokemon Pokopia First Bubbly Basin DLC Debuts Next Week

Pokopia Expansion Pass Trailer Reveals New Pokémon & A First Look At 'Part 2'

Pokémon Pokopia 'Bubbly Basin' Expansion Pass DLC Locks In Switch 2 Release Date

Every New Feature Coming With Pokémon Pokopia's First Expansion

Pokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC and underwater-themed free update is coming as soon as next week

Pokemon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC and 2.0 update launch August 5

Pokemon Company confirms Pokemon Pokopia DLC for 5th August

Pokémon Pokopia expansion pass DLC gets deep dive on Bubbly Basin

Pokémon Pokopia Expansion and Free Update Arrive Next Week, Unlocking Underwater Gameplay

Pokemon Pokopia Expansion Pass | Extended Overview Trailer

#Wuchang
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers sequel officially announced with original creator’s new studio developing it

When a Studio Closure Brings Good Things: The Case of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

Wuchang Sequel in the Works at New Studio Formed by Original's Creator

After dissolution of the original team, a Wuchang: Fallen Feathers sequel has been confirmed with the original creative director at the helm

A Wuchang: Fallen Feathers sequel is in development

A sequel to Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is being developed by its director’s new studio

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Sequel Announced With Original Series Creator Returning

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers sequel in the works from original director's new studio, which bears the wonderful name Indolphinity

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Sequel Announced With Creator Back on Board, After Reports That Its Development Team Had Disbanded

#DoubleFine
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Double Fine get layoffs after split from Microsoft

Newly Independent Double Fine Has to Lay Off 23 Devs to Ensure Survival of the Studio

Double Fine hit with layoffs after exiting Xbox - "The people we are losing were all important"

Double Fine making layoffs after being jettisoned by Xbox

‘These actions are not taken lightly’: Double Fine has laid off 23 staff after going independent

Double Fine Announces Layoffs As It Goes Independent From Xbox

Double Fine Productions cuts 23 roles as it becomes independent from Xbox

Double Fine Cuts 25% Of Staff After Separating From Microsoft

#SilentHill
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Feature: 6 Things to Know from Silent Hill: Townfall's Glowing PS5 Previews

Ready yourselves, Silent Hill fans, Silent Hill: Townfall is going to "massively subvert" your expectations, and after playing several hours I'm hugely excited

Silent Hill: Townfall promises to "massively subvert" your expectations, and it's left me painfully excited

Silent Hill: Townfall takes place in 'the perfect storm'—a remote Scottish town that stands on the edge of the age of the internet

Silent Hill: Townfall's director finds it 'utterly terrifying to be the next one in the series' but is still confident fans will enjoy the experience

Silent Hill: Townfall hands-on report

Side Quests: Silent Hill Townfall Preview

Silent Hill: Townfall Might Be Exactly What the Series Needs | IGN Preview

Silent Hill: Townfall Tackles The Scariest Subject Of Them All: Healthcare

#NewDay
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s Finishing Moves Inspired Tom Holland for Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Insomniac's Spider-Man Finishing Moves Influenced Brand New Day, Says Tom Holland

Brand New Day Brings New Spider-Man Suits to Two Marvel Games

Fortnite Adds New Spider-Man, Hulk, and Punisher Skins in Brand New Day Crossover

Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Fight Scenes Started With Marvel’s Spider-Man Screenshots

Tom Holland, Why Are You Like This?

#SupportingMe
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Review: Truck-kun Is Supporting Me From Another World Feels a Little Like Crazy Taxi

Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! Crashes Onto Xbox And PC In The Year’s Weirdest Launch

Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! review: Isekai me into some work/life balance

Truck-kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?! Review — Smack ‘Em All

Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World Review – Filler Arc

Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! Review

#VehicleSonicRacing
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds TMNT DLC Adds Four Racers, New Track, and Vehicle

Cowabunga! Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Welcomes The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Cowabunga! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Join Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Today on PS5, PS4

The TMNT DLC pack is now available for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pack now available

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pack Now Available

#Fy2026
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After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones"

After laying off Battlefield 6 developers, EA pays its CEO $38 million because Battlefield 6 did so well

EA CEO Andrew Wilson's FY2026 compensation increased by $8 million YoY on Battlefield 6's success

EA CEO gets big Battlefield 6 payday, while devs were laid off

EA CEO Got A Huge Pay Increase While Company Laid Off Devs

#Switch2Expedition33
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Clair Obscur Dev Still Interested In Switch 2 Port, But Admits It Would Be A "Big Technical Challenge"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Devs React to PlayStation Ending Physical Discs: 'It's a Shame'

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs are working on a Nintendo Switch 2 version, but note the "big technical challenge" of getting it up and running

Expedition 33 devs say it would be “big technical challenge” to bring to Switch 2

#PlayerdesignedIslandCompe
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Old School RuneScape Unveils Wyrmscraig, a New Player-Designed Island

Old School RuneScape gives you new island Wyrmscraig to explore, including a new boss battle and activity

Wyrmscraig, a New Sailing Destination in Old School RuneScape, is Open, With New Skilling Activities & Much More

Old School RuneScape Adds Player-Designed Island Wyrmscraig

#SteamMachine
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I love my Steam Machine but there's lots of work Valve need to do

Valve make it clear no one is skipping ahead in the list for a Steam Machine

Valve has released the CAD design files for the Steam Machine's exterior, leaving us asking: how long before someone makes a GabeCube skin?

Valve expects all Steam Machine reservations to be fulfilled "by the end of the year"

Steam Machine reservation queue should be caught up by the end of 2026, Valve says

#Rockstar
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GTA Online’s casino gambling games have been quietly blocked in Australia

GTA Online in-game gambling is now blocked in Australia

GTA Online in-game gambling reportedly blocked in Australia, leaving folks down under locked out of Diamond Casino games

GTA Online In-game Gambling Suddenly Disabled in Australia

#ProjectZomboidBuild
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The massive Project Zomboid Build 42 is out now

Project Zomboid Build 42 is One of Its Most Meaningful Updates

Project Zomboid build 42 is finally here, and it adds animals, basements, and deeper crafting

#Gamecube
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Switch 2 Has Reportedly Already Surpassed GameCube's UK Sales

UK: Nintendo Switch 2 has now overtaken lifetime sales of GameCube

Nintendo Switch 2 has now outsold the GameCube in the UK

#YouGottaGoGrotesqueReside
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Upsetting News For Resident Evil Fans

Select Physical Resident Evil Games on PS5 Are Back to $16 at Amazon

Resident Evil Movie Is Most Violent Thing Zach Cregger Has Ever Made — “You Gotta Go Grotesque”

#DragonAgeTrilogy
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A Dragon Age Trilogy remaster probably won't happen as no one still employed at BioWare knows how the engine works, claims producer

"Dragon Age: Origins wasn’t the most attractive game": BioWare's old series producer still thinks a DA remaster trilogy is worth it, but the knowhow isn't there

BioWare's Former Dragon Age Boss Says a Mass Effect-Style Remaster Trilogy Is Pretty Much Impossible

#FinalFantasy14
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss has been thinking about ways to make a mysterious boss suitable for the upcoming crossover raid with Final Fantasy 14

Final Fantasy 14 could finally introduce a controversial feature

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Gets Philosophical About Physical Games

#Sprite
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The Simpsons return to Fortnite with a surprise guest: John Wick

Fortnite Will Let You Unlock John Wick as a The Simpsons Character

The Simpsons Return To Fortnite This Week With John Wick

#SplatoonRaidersReview
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Splatoon Raiders Review – Ink Reborn

Splatoon Raiders is currently the 7th greatest game of all time on Metacritic, according to User Score

#WhyResonance
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Why Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Deserves More Attention

The King is Watching – And He Deserves Your Full Attention

#FirstGuardianReview
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The Relic: First Guardian Review – A World Worth Saving

The Relic: First Guardian Review

#MidrangeGames
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Koei Tecmo Wants to Release 6 Console and PC Games, 19 Mid-Range Games Before March 2027

Koei Tecmo wants to avoid "dependence on major titles", though expectations for Wo Long 2 and Attack on Titan 3 are high

#SteamBeta
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Steam Beta adds HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED

Steam Deck Owners Are Playing Online Casinos and Here’s Why