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State of Decay
Undead Labs, the Xbox-owned studio behind State of Decay 3, is reportedly among several teams at risk as Microsoft prepares another wave of layoffs. The report comes weeks after Xbox gave the survival sequel a 2027 launch window.
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Turok
Turok: Origins has a new gameplay trailer from PlayStation, giving Saber's series revival a clearer shape as a co-op action game about dinosaur combat, alien threats and DNA-powered upgrades. The game is confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC, but still has no release date.
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PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
A new report says PS5 can account for 75% to 80% of console launch-month sales for some AAA single-player games. The split is less extreme for multiplayer games, but still shows Xbox facing a steep console sales gap.
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Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact Version Luna VIII launches July 1 after scheduled maintenance, adding Sandrone, the Sunny Summer Fontinalia event and a new round of story and quality-of-life updates.
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Nintendo Switch 2
A reported replacement LCD panel listing suggests Nintendo may be preparing a Switch 2 screen revision using Sharp hardware. Nintendo has not announced a display change.
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Persona
A live-action Persona TV series is reportedly in development at Netflix. The project has several producers attached, but Netflix has not announced casting, a release window or which Persona story it would adapt.
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Steam
Meccha Chameleon has now sold 10 million copies on Steam after launching on June 9. The paint-and-hide party game had already passed 7 million sales last week.
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Xbox Series X|SXbox OneXbox Game Pass
Microsoft has reportedly paused new Xbox Game Pass publishing deals, raising questions about the subscription service's third-party pipeline. Existing deals should keep the catalog moving in the short term.
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Assassin's Creed
Ubisoft has outlined the console modes for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. PS5 and Xbox Series X get 60 FPS performance options, while Xbox Series S is listed with a 30 FPS fidelity mode.
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The Crew
The Crew Motorfest Season 10 starts July 1 with 18 new vehicles, including a beta drift handling version of the Ford Mustang GT and a Crew Credits-only Radiant bundle.
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PlayStation 5
Sony says it does not plan to sell PlayStation hardware at major losses. The comment adds an important pricing caveat while component costs continue to shape the next console cycle.
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Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will use expanded ray tracing, PSSR, strand-based hair and a rebuilt ocean system on PS5 Pro. The remake launches for PlayStation 5 on July 9.
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Nintendo is raising the recommended retail price of the Nintendo Switch 2 in South Korea on September 1, taking the console from ₩648,000 to ₩758,000.
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Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter Crossroads has revealed Bakunawa Killer in a new official trailer. The masked roster addition has already set off speculation around their link to Pai Chan, Lau Chan and Lei-Fei.
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Wuthering Waves
Wuthering Waves is launching on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC on July 10 alongside Version 3.5. Xbox Game Pass members will be able to claim a recurring Gift Pack and a one-time exclusive Sigil.
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