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16 August

Konami opens a Metal Gear pop-up at Kinokuniya in Tokyo

18 August to 4 September in Shinjuku: art, acrylic stands and shirts.

15 August

Switch 2 passes the GameCube in just over a year

23.68 million against 21.74 million — while quarterly sales fall by a third.

15 August

hololive Dreams is out on mobile: rhythm, mini-games and over 150 songs

It launched on 23 July, but only became visible now.

14 August

The year of the Switch 2 and of Unreal Engine 5 everywhere

Two forces shaping what games look like in 2026.

14 August

Star Wars Zero Company: XCOM by the people who made XCOM

Bit Reactor's turn-based tactics arrive 27 August. No microtransactions, stated outright.

12 August

The Mortal Shell sequel expands the body-swapping mechanic

More weapons, a more varied combat system, non-linear exploration.

12 August

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition arrives on Switch 2 on 28 August

The first real test of the new console on a game that choked the previous generation.

7 August

MGS4 leaves the PlayStation 3 after eighteen years

Master Collection Vol. 2 lands 27 August, with Peace Walker and Ghost Babel alongside.

5 August

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a prequel at a different tempo

More movement, fewer slow story beats about the plague.

4 August

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is out on Switch 2

A major MMO on a Nintendo handheld — the first of its kind in this form.

28 July

Bethesda confirms Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters

Both are early in development, with no dates announced.

27 July

Halo: Campaign Evolved praised for the engine, criticised for empty levels

Digital Foundry called it one of the strongest Unreal Engine 5 implementations around. The complaint is singular.

23 July

Halo: Campaign Evolved rebuilds the 2001 campaign on Unreal Engine 5

A full remake of the first Halo rather than a cosmetic re-release: the engine changed entirely.

18 July

Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced brings back the pirate entry

One of two major remakes in July.

15 July

Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit released on 15 July

The sequel to a game that deliberately refuses to be played for more than half an hour a day.

10 July

Palworld leaves early access: map roughly doubled, 287 Pals, PvP

Pocketpair shipped 1.0 as a free update two and a half years after launch.

9 July

EA Sports College Football 27 comes to phones for the first time

A series that returned after an eleven-year gap now reaches mobile.

9 July

Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops II re-released on 9 July

The 2010 and 2012 entries return to current platforms.

7 July

Xbox cuts around 3,200 jobs; Double Fine and Compulsion go independent

1,600 gone on 6 July, the rest across the year. Two studios leave with their own games.