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Esports World Cup 2026 Moves to Paris as Organizers Cite Regional Instability in Historic First International Relocation
The Esports World Cup will leave Saudi Arabia for the first time, relocating to Paris from July 6 to August 23 with its $75 million prize pool intact.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Takes Shape With Four Factions, 70-Plus Missions, and a 2026 Release Window
KING Art Games and Deep Silver detail Dawn of War IV's four playable factions, campaign structure, and returning Last Stand mode ahead of Warhammer Skulls 2026.
Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada Leaves Bandai Namco After 31 Years to Lead VS Studio SNK, a New Tokyo Subsidiary
The Tekken franchise architect exits Bandai Namco after 31 years and launches VS Studio SNK, a competitive-game-focused subsidiary with former Tekken director Yuichi Yonemori as CCO.
Take-Two CEO Reveals GTA 6 Ran 18 Months Behind Its Original Schedule, Reaffirms November 19 Launch
Strauss Zelnick admitted on a podcast that GTA 6 is running about 18 months late, pointing to an unannounced spring 2025 original target before two public delays pushed the game to November 19, 2026.
Double Fine Workers File to Unionize With CWA, Becoming the 14th Microsoft Gaming Studio to Organize
All 42 part-time and full-time employees at the Psychonauts maker filed an NLRB petition on May 7 to join the Communications Workers of America, with Microsoft pledging not to interfere.
Forza Horizon 6 Lands in Japan With 550 Cars and a 92 Metacritic, but New Game Pass Tier Rules Lock Essential and Premium Out on Day One
Playground Games' Japan-set racer debuts to universal acclaim on May 19, yet only Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers include it on day one after Microsoft's October 2025 subscription overhaul.
Subnautica 2 Enters Early Access May 14 With Four-Player Co-op, the First Multiplayer in the Series
Unknown Worlds opens its underwater sequel to up to four players on Steam, Epic, Windows Store and Xbox Series X|S at $29.99, with a two-to-three-year Early Access roadmap.
IO Interactive Holds 007 First Light's Switch 2 Version Back Until Late Summer as PS5, Xbox, and PC Stay on May 27
IO Interactive will ship 007 First Light on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on May 27, 2026, but the Nintendo Switch 2 version slips to late summer as CEO Hakan Abrak insists on a polished port.
Microsoft Cuts Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $22.99 and Pulls Future Call of Duty From Day One in First Major Move Under Asha Sharma
Xbox dropped Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 to $22.99 a month and PC Game Pass from $16.49 to $13.99, while removing future Call of Duty titles from launch-day inclusion — the first major business decision under new gaming CEO Asha Sharma.
Final Fantasy XIV Reveals Evercold for January 2027 With a Twin-Mode Battle System, an Evangelion Raid, and a New Saga in 13 Years
At Fan Festival 2026, Square Enix announced FFXIV's sixth expansion Evercold for January 2027, a Switch 2 launch in August, Reborn and Evolved combat modes, and an Evangelion alliance raid series.
Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Launches April 27 With Two New Classes, the Skovos Isles, and a Patch 3.0 Skill Tree Rebuild Shipping Free to Every Player
Blizzard's second paid Diablo IV expansion adds the Paladin and Warlock, the Skovos Isles, the Horadric Cube crafting system, and reworks every existing class via a free Patch 3.0 arriving alongside it.
Nintendo Switch 2 Tops U.S. Console Sales in March as Pokémon Pokopia Drives 69% Hardware Spending Surge
Circana data released April 22 shows the Switch 2 led U.S. hardware sales in March with $500 million in spending — up 69% year-on-year — as Pokémon Pokopia boosted console momentum.