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Halo: Campaign Evolved Hits Game Pass Day One July 28
Halo: Campaign Evolved lands day one on Game Pass July 28 with four-player co-op, three new missions and cross-play across Xbox, PC and PS5.

SteamVR Quick Access Menu Lands Ahead of Steam Frame
SteamVR Beta 2.17.4 ports the Steam Deck Quick Access Menu into VR, adding volume, battery, achievements and Steam Notes inside the headset.

Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters Are Officially On
Bethesda confirmed remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, put Fallout 5 in pre-production on Creation Engine 3, and made an Obsidian project official.

Xbox July Update Adds 15-Character Gamertags and More
Microsoft's July Xbox update ships 12 features to all Series X and S owners — longer Gamertags, poster-view library, and cloud play during updates.

Black Flag Resynced Sets an Assassin's Creed Record
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 3 million copies in its first week and set a franchise-record 99,451 peak players on Steam.

Mario Tennis Fever Adds a Free Galaxy Tennis Court
Mario Tennis Fever's free 1.1.0 update adds a spherical Galaxy Court, a Black Hole Racket, five Luma colors, and GameShare for friends who don't own it.

The Alters: Last Variable Adds 20 Hours of New Story
11 bit studios launched The Alters: Last Variable on July 13 — a 20-hour expansion, free for Deluxe owners, adding new Alters and terraforming.

Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games in 2026: Our Top Picks
Looking for the best Nintendo Switch 2 games in 2026? Our rotating guide ranks the must-play exclusives and remasters, from Splatoon Raiders to Xenoblade.

Granblue Fantasy Relink Endless Ragnarok Review Is In
Granblue Fantasy: Relink's Endless Ragnarok expansion, out July 9, nearly doubles the base game's content and adds a roguelite endgame critics love.

Palworld 1.0 Rockets Into Steam's All-Time Top 15 List
Palworld 1.0 launched free on July 10, hitting roughly 725,000 concurrent players for #15 all-time on Steam after crossing 40M+ total players.

Team Fortress 2 Gets a Joyful Summer 2026 Update
Valve surprised fans on July 8 with a community-made Team Fortress 2 Summer update: 6 new maps, 24 cosmetics, and events running to September 15.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Lands on Switch 2
Digimon Story: Time Stranger reached Switch and Switch 2 on July 10 with a free update adding Terriermon, a photo mode, and a 60 FPS mode.

Black Flag Resynced Remakes a Beloved Pirate Classic
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched July 9 with glowing reviews, a rebuilt Anvil engine, ray tracing, and new Blackbeard story content.

Rhythm Heaven Groove Returns and Tops Japan's Sales Charts
Rhythm Heaven Groove, the first new entry in over a decade, topped Japan's charts with nearly 400,000 launch-week sales — almost double the series' previous record.

Meccha Chameleon Paints Its Way to 15 Million Sales in 26 Days
Meccha Chameleon, a $5.99 indie painting hide-and-seek game from a two-person Japanese team, sold 15 million copies in under 26 days. Here is the joyful story.

Pokémon GO Turns 10 With a Global Party Weekend and Its First Free GO Fest
Pokémon GO celebrated its 10th anniversary July 4–6, 2026 with quadruple XP, costumed Pokémon, and a first-ever free Global GO Fest on July 11–12.

Moonlight Peaks: The Cozy Vampire Farming Sim Winning Over Critics
Moonlight Peaks, a cozy gothic vampire farming sim from Little Chicken, launches on five platforms to glowing reviews and a rare perfect 5/5 score.

Rhythm Heaven Groove Brings Nintendo's Switch Rhythm Game Back to the Beat
Rhythm Heaven Groove lands on Nintendo Switch with 80+ minigames and co-op chaos, ending a 15-year wait for the beloved rhythm game series.

Palworld Graduates: The 1.0 Launch Is Here, and It's Free for Everyone
Palworld leaves Early Access on July 10, 2026, with the World Tree endgame, Sky Islands, PvP, and a free 1.0 update that nearly doubles the map.

Cyberpunk 2077 Zooms Past 40 Million Copies Sold in Night City
Cyberpunk 2077 has sold over 40 million copies, outpacing The Witcher 3's run rate as free updates and a Switch 2 port fuel a craftsmanship success story.

Meccha Chameleon Hits 10 Million Sales in Just 16 Days
The $6 indie hit Meccha Chameleon, built by a two-person team in two months, sold 10 million copies on Steam in 16 days on pure word-of-mouth. A feel-good story.

AYANEO Pocket MICRO 2 Sells Out on Day One as Retro Fans Rejoice
The AYANEO Pocket MICRO 2 retro handheld launched June 26, 2026 with a Snapdragon chip, TMR joysticks, and a bigger battery, then sold out day one.

EVO 2026 Crowns Its Champions as Arslan Ash Makes Fighting-Game History
EVO 2026 wrapped in Las Vegas on June 28 with record turnout — Arslan Ash claimed a historic 8th title and MenaRD went back-to-back in Street Fighter 6.

Cozy Cleaner Turns Tidying Up Into a Genuinely Relaxing Game
Cozy Cleaner launched June 22, 2026 to Very Positive Steam reviews — a no-timer, no-score cleaning sim where you tidy 30 rooms messed up by playful cats.
