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Follow Xbox Series X|S coverage spanning new game announcements, release dates, patches, technical issues, Game Pass developments and wider platform updates across Microsoft's current generation console lineup.
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Latest Xbox Series X|S stories, releases and platform changes.
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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu launches July 15 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. ACE Team's co-op expedition horror game uses altered perception and voice chat to make squads doubt each other.
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D-topia launches July 14 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. Marumittu Games' puzzle adventure turns an AI-managed utopia into a story about comfort, choice and human friction.
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Persona 3 launched in Japan 20 years ago today, giving Atlus the school-year RPG structure that still defines modern Persona.
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This week’s most interesting new releases include a trick-scoring train platformer, co-op Lovecraftian horror, a Cozy Grove sequel, a Moss collection, an AI-utopia puzzle adventure and the return of Culdcept.
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 2 million copies in its first day, giving Ubisoft's pirate remake a major launch across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Palworld
Palworld 1.0 has pushed the survival game back above 850,000 concurrent players on Steam after its full launch. The surge is well below its early access record, but it still makes the update one of Steam's biggest launches of July.
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The Alters: Last Variable launches July 13 as a substantial story DLC for 11 bit studios' sci-fi survival game. The expansion follows Jan Scientist after one ending and adds terraforming, an underground base and new research systems.
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EA Sports is removing paid progression options from College Football 27's Road to Glory and Dynasty modes. The reversal follows backlash over microtransactions in modes many players treat as single-player staples.
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Microsoft has denied claims that Xbox's latest layoffs are meant to replace US employees with foreign workers, saying the cuts are part of a wider restructuring of the gaming business.
Roundup
Ubisoft's latest annual report puts new numbers on its difficult year, including fewer monthly active users, lower headcount and a drop in average employee compensation. The filing also shows Ubisoft Singapore grants fell to zero after years of support.
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Ubisoft's latest annual report adds new workforce language around remote work, on-site days, transformation and performance. The filing frames the issue from management's perspective during the publisher's wider restructuring.
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Ubisoft has added a new risk warning to its annual report about games releasing too late, after a year of delays, cancellations and long-running projects. The filing says late releases can lose market anticipation and fall behind market standards.
