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Atlus Reveals Persona 6 at the Xbox Games Showcase, Confirming Day-One Game Pass but No Release Date a Decade After Persona 5
Atlus revealed Persona 6 at the Xbox Games Showcase with a graveyard teaser, a day-one Game Pass launch, and no release window, ending a decade-long wait.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Ends PlayStation Exclusivity, Launching on Switch 2 and Xbox With an 86 Metacritic
Square Enix brought the second chapter of its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy to Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox on June 3, its first release outside Sony's hardware.
Gothic 1 Remake Launches With Divergent Reviews: Critics Praise the World, Fault the Combat and 30 FPS Console Performance
Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic's remake of the 2001 RPG launched June 5 to a 73 Metacritic on PC and 66 on PS5, with reviewers split between its atmosphere and its rough combat and console frame rates.
CD Projekt Red Announces Songs of the Past, a Third Witcher 3 Expansion Co-Developed With Fool's Theory and Pushed to 2027
CD Projekt Red revealed a third expansion for The Witcher 3, co-developed with Fool's Theory and now slated for 2027 rather than 2026.
Sony Closes June State of Play With God of War Laufey, a New Mainline Entry Starring Kratos's Wife Faye
Santa Monica Studio revealed God of War Laufey for PS5, the next mainline series entry, with Faye as protagonist. No release date was announced.
Lenovo Legion Go 2 Launches in June With SteamOS at $1,199, Bringing Valve's OS to Its Most Powerful Handheld Yet
Lenovo's flagship handheld gaming PC gets a SteamOS edition this June, starting at $1,199 — about $100 more than its Windows counterpart.
007 First Light Sells 1.5 Million Copies in 24 Hours and Earns 88 on Metacritic, the Best-Reviewed James Bond Game in Over Three Decades
IO Interactive's 007 First Light sold 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours and holds an 88 Metacritic score, making it the highest-rated Bond game since GoldenEye.
Sony Raises PlayStation Plus Monthly and Quarterly Prices Across Multiple Regions, Leaving Annual Plans Unchanged
Sony increased PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium 1-month and 3-month prices in the US, UK, and Europe effective May 20, 2026, citing ongoing market conditions.
Paralives Enters Early Access After Seven Years of Community-Funded Development, Promising No Paid DLC
The long-awaited indie life simulator Paralives launched in Early Access on Steam on May 25 at $39.99, with a no-paid-DLC commitment and a roadmap to 1.0 spanning roughly two years.
Bungie Ends Active Development of Destiny 2 After Nine Years, Final Content Update Ships June 9
Bungie announced on May 21 that Monument of Triumph, launching June 9, will be Destiny 2's last live-service update, closing a nine-year live-service run as Sony absorbs a $765 million write-down on the studio.
Valve's Steam Frame Nears Launch as SteamOS Manager Gains Initial Support and Proton 11 ARM64 Beta Ships
Valve added Initial Support for Steam Frame to SteamOS Manager and shipped a Proton 11 ARM64 beta targeting the headset, the clearest software signals yet that the VR headset is approaching release.
Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview Arrives With Mesh Terrain, MetaHuman Crowds, and a New Lumen Performance Mode
Epic Games released UE 5.8 Preview on May 12, introducing experimental Mesh Terrain, MetaHuman Crowd scaling, a lighter Lumen mode targeting 60fps on handhelds, and MegaLights graduating to production status.