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Battlefield 6 just delivered the franchise's biggest launch ever. Five months later, the developers who shipped it were laid off while the CEO pocketed an $8 million raise.

The platform added 200 million players but lost $1.7 billion in revenue, and the path to profitability runs through a risky FY27 bet on Call of Duty and cloud.

Valve's reference box proves the living room PC dream was never about raw specs — it's about SteamOS finally growing up enough to make your actual library feel native on a TV.

With CrossWorlds barely cracking 2,000 concurrent players on Steam, SEGA's decision to lead with TMNT over Jet Set Radio feels less like celebration and more like triage for a kart racer still searching for its audience.

Moon Studios' brutal isometric RPG rejects a decade of engagement-optimized design, delivering a deliberate, weighty combat system and a lived-in world that respects your attention instead of your time — and it's only just begun.

The real Star Wars fantasy isn't the Force — it's scraping by as a scavenger, running a cantina, or navigating syndicate politics just to keep your ship in the air.

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Lest you think GSC Game World was saving it for a big show, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s first paid expansion, Cost of Hope , will be launching on August 20th. A new trailer is available, highlighting the different locations that you’ll visit in the new Iron Forest and Chornobyl Nuclear Po

Sign in to your Polygon.com account ​ Though Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is full of great action, its launch has been less than stellar, from a last-minute Xbox delay to feeling incomplete on the platforms it did release on. The Fighting Game being a, well, fighting game may also put off fans

Despite recent reports to the contrary, The Elder Scrolls 6 developer Bethesda said that work on the upcoming role-playing game won t be impacted members at the studio recently claimed the layoffs will have a "substantial and cascading effect" on the game s development . The main Bethesda Game Studi

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Image via Game Freak Category: General When is Beast of Reincarnation launching? Release date, platforms, gameplay, system requirements Game Freak s Beast of Reincarnation release date is almost upon us. Shreyansh Katsura | Published FR: Jul 27, 2026 02:52 am Beast of Reincarnation is a “one-person,

Xbox is improving how it handles game downloads Mustafa Mahmoud 8 mins ago Console , Featured Tech News , Software & Gaming , Tech News In the age of (primarily) digital gaming , having solid download speeds is vital, especially as games continue to grow in scope and size. While there are tons of di

When Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders initially went live a little over a month ago, a number of retailers posted conflicting messages about which countries and regions the controversial code-in-the-box download code is actually going to work. Rockstar has since updated the GTA 6 support page with new

Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6 ’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn’t officially launch until May 19, but owne

Category: Final Fantasy Nintendo Everything we know about Final Fantasy XIV Switch 2 edition: Trial, crossplay, subscription FFXIV on Switch 2 this August. | Published FR: Jul 26, 2026 04:21 pm Final Fantasy XIV Online is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August 2026. Square Enix announced this during

Ever since the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo’s home consoles have seemed a lap or two behind the competition. The lesser processing power and graphics have generated plenty of jabs and jokes towards the company, but it never stopped Nintendo from laughing all the way to the bank. In a new interview, Shiger

Waiting for a massive Game Pass download to finish could soon become a little less painful. Microsoft has begun testing a new Smart Download Client as part of the latest Xbox Insider Alpha Skip-Ahead update. The feature is designed to speed up game installs and updates by automatically connecting us

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Events MMORPG News Updates Videos TennoCon 2026 is in the bag, and in case you missed all of its reveals, Digital Extremes put together a recap page with all the info. This includes the new Origin System, gameplay in the Tau system, and a sentient metropolis. And this is just the beginning of the re

H as it really been two and a half decades since players first played Halo: Combat Evolved on the Xbox? How time has flown. I now find myself reviewing the third iteration of a modern classic. The remake of Halo: Combat Evolved adds several lovely touches to an already excellent experience, but it a

A fan-made remake of Portal, titled Alive & Kicking, has been in development since 2011 from developers Rhubarb & Rhubarb. Retrofitting the original classic with the engine of its sequel, fans began worrying that the game was being abandoned after such a long gestation in the lab. Responding to post

007 First Light's first major post-launch update, Patch 1.1.0, is here, introducing "fixes and improvements for over 200 issues reported by the community and our internal playtesters". "From crash fixes and clipping issues to infamous achievement unlock bugs, this update demonstrates our team's comm

Avengers: Doomsday Black Panther Ghost Rider Marvel Nova San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Marvel It was a busy time at Marvel’s much-anticipated Hall H panel during San Diego Comic Con 2026. The company revealed not just more footage of Avengers: Doomsday, but also new movies, rele

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Avengers: Doomsday Marvel San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Marvel Studios The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday got fans excited for the next chapter in the MCU but was also quickly picked apart for feeling like an expensive game of “ let’s remember some people .” One of the major critiques was that it f

The Best RPGs To Play on PS5 Pro – Enhanced Games, Boost Mode, PSSR 2, and More Alongside our features covering the best RPGs on Steam Deck , RPGs on Switch 2 , and on Game Pass RPGs , I've put together one to cover the best RPGs playable on PS5 Pro. This will cover PS5 Pro Enhanced RPGs, PS5 games

Image via EA Category: EA Sports FC EA Sports FC 27 release date countdown, platforms, and system requirements All details sorted here. Sourav Banik | Published FR: Jul 26, 2026 07:45 am EA Sports FC 27 is set for a global launch in September 2026, with early access expected for select editions ahea

Halo: Combat Evolved Sign in to your Polygon.com account Patch Notes is a weekly newsletter bringing you the best of sent on Fridays and published on the site on Sundays. You can subscribe here . I remember the first time I played Halo: Combat Evolved at a friend's place. This friend was doing quite

Thick As Thieves Thief and System Shock creator Warren Spector reemerged from the shadows to launch Thick As Thieves , a co-op game with clear ties to his previous immersive sims. Even with the low entry price, the game’s leaner approach to the genre failed to amass the guild Spector and OtherSide E

Vampire Squidvivors Nintendo released Splatoon Raiders earlier this week . If I’m chum for any Nintendo series, it’s probably this one. The methodical frenzy of the previous games made it the go-to for my friend circle over lockdown. All the more so that Salmon Run, the PvE mode introduced in Splato

Meccha Chameleon Steam © lemorion_1224 / Northernlion Meccha Chameleon , the biggest Steam indie hit of 2026 by quite a large margin , has reportedly already sold over 15 million copies. Unfortunately, some of those 15 million players may want to run a virus scan at some point in the immediate futur

Lavish Hospitality can double Pal drops, but the real trick is catching the Pal first and checking whether it has the trait before you butcher it.

Halo: Campaign Evolved is playable now for Premium Edition buyers on Xbox Series X/S and PC, with the Standard Edition arriving later on July 28 — and Game Pass Ultimate players can jump in early with a $20 upgrade.

Halo Campaign Evolved is trying to sell a beloved campaign as a proper remake, but mixed Steam reviews are saying the graphics alone are not enough when the French dub feels AI-generated and the overall polish is still rough.

A Japanese love hotel is still running rare commercial Famicombox consoles in nearly every room, proving that Nintendo’s old paid-play ecosystem survives in the most unexpected places.

Five big names are hitting Switch 2 this August, but this month is really about bringing established console and PC blockbusters into portable form.

Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls 6 is still on track, but after Xbox’s massive layoffs, the question is less whether the roadmap exists and more how much of it can survive the pressure.

August 2026 gives PS5 owners a stacked month of sequels, co-op surprises, anime fighters, and big legacy collections just before the November blockbuster rush.

Celeste is leaving Xbox Game Pass on July 31, 2026, so if you’ve been meaning to try the precision-platforming hit, this is your last chance to play it through the subscription.

Mystery-heavy Metroidvanias are worth playing when the unknown changes how you move, fight, and explore — turning confusion into the point of discovery.

Marvel Tōkon’s PC open beta is already flashing warning signs, with Steam players reporting extreme CPU and memory spikes, bloated PlayStation runtime processes, and online matches that can turn a strong gaming PC into a red-zone furnace.

Gift drop is Forza Horizon 6’s public generosity tool: choose a car, set loose filters, and let the game randomly send it to a player who can claim it—permanently.

007 First Light’s Behind Enemy Lines update is already tackling 200+ issues and kicking off the game’s free DLC roadmap, giving players more reasons to stay in the Bond universe.