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Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS Lite launched 20 years ago today in the Americas, refining the original DS into a slimmer, brighter handheld that helped define Nintendo's mid-2000s boom.
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33 Immortals reaches 1.0 on June 10, with Thunder Lotus taking its huge co-op roguelike out of Early Access and onto Steam.
Astroneer
This week’s most interesting new releases run from co-op sky-island survival and NBA streetball to 33-player roguelike raids, Astroneer expeditions, dieselpunk extraction and a cooking RPG with deckbuilding battles.
Roundup
This week's strongest game trailers run from Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Silent Hill: Townfall to Rayman Legends Retold, Ace Combat 8, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and a few sharper smaller reveals.
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Rock N Roll Racing launched 33 years ago today, turning isometric racing into a loud mix of licensed riffs, weapon upgrades and Blizzard personality.
Path of Exile
Path of Exile 2 is still drawing more than 300,000 concurrent Steam players after Return of the Ancients. The surge follows a major early access update, a fresh league and a limited free weekend.
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth comes to Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on June 3. The launch turns Square Enix's biggest remake chapter into a much broader RPG release, with demos and Xbox Play Anywhere support already in place.
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Hell Clock comes to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on June 2, the same day Rogue Snail adds the Cursed War expansion to PC and consoles. The launch gives console players a sharp Brazilian ARPG roguelike with a full campaign, endgame systems and a new historical chapter.
Half-Life
Half-Life 2: Episode One launched 20 years ago today, continuing Gordon and Alyx's escape from City 17 while testing Valve's bold episodic future.
Final Fantasy
This week’s most interesting new releases run from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Switch 2 and Xbox launch to Gothic 1 Remake, Fatekeeper, GOALS and a haunted-house puzzle revival. Here are the games worth keeping on your radar from June 1 to June 7, 2026.
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Cultist Simulator launched eight years ago today, turning occult obsession, workaday survival and card-table experimentation into one of indie gaming's strangest rituals.
The Witcher
The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine reached PC 10 years ago today, sending Geralt to Toussaint for a brighter, stranger and more final kind of adventure.
