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Stellaris: Nomads Launches Tomorrow With No-Planet Empires

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Stellaris: Nomads Launches Tomorrow With No-Planet Empires

Stellaris: Nomads launches June 15 as a paid expansion for Paradox's decade-old space strategy game. The DLC adds Arkship-based empires that survive by moving through the galaxy instead of claiming planets.

Palworld 1.0 Will Not Force Players to Wipe Their Saves

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Palworld 1.0 Will Not Force Players to Wipe Their Saves

Pocketpair says Palworld 1.0 will not require players to wipe their existing save data. The studio still recommends starting a new character to experience the July 10 launch update from the beginning.

Crazy Taxi: World Tour demo shows fishing and rideshare ideas

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour demo shows fishing and rideshare ideas

Sega's Summer Game Fest demo for Crazy Taxi: World Tour showed story mode, multiplayer, a surprise fishing activity and new comments on how the game reflects modern rideshare culture. Sega also said generative AI supported background asset development.

Conan Exiles Enhanced Is Back in Steam Top 100 as June Patch Lands

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Conan Exiles Enhanced Is Back in Steam Top 100 as June Patch Lands

Conan Exiles Enhanced has returned to Steam's top 100 most-played games while Funcom rolls out Patch 1.2.0. The June update adds chest-sorting improvements, server performance work and several fixes for the upgraded survival game.

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Sets October Release Date

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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Sets October Release Date

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches October 15, 2026. The new 2D action-exploration game from Konami, Evil Empire and Motion Twin is now confirmed for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC as a Play Anywhere title.

Cronos: Lazarus DLC Brings the Warden Back This Fall

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Cronos: Lazarus DLC Brings the Warden Back This Fall

Cronos: Lazarus is a new story DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn, coming in fall 2026. The expansion shifts focus to the Warden before he became one of the Collective's defining figures.

Son of Thanjai Gameplay Reveal Shows Chola-Era Action

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Son of Thanjai Gameplay Reveal Shows Chola-Era Action

Ayelet Studio has shown gameplay for Son of Thanjai, its Chola-era open-world action-adventure. The game is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC in 2026.