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Microsoft brings classic Xbox titles to PC ahead of Project Helix

  • Microsoft brings four original Xbox games to PC, starting today
  • Titles included free with all Xbox Game Pass tiers
  • Part of wider plan to preserve old Xbox games ahead of Project Helix

Microsoft has begun bringing original Xbox console games to PC, releasing four classic titles as the first phase of a wider backward-compatibility push. The initiative forms part of Microsoft's broader strategy to preserve older Xbox games and let owners play titles they already own across more devices, including…

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US PS5 Sales Down Almost 20% Year-Over-Year, Rounds Out Tough Month for Industry

  • US PS5 hardware revenue dropped 19% year-on-year in June 2026
  • Decline tied to tough comparison with 2025's Switch 2 launch month
  • EA Sports UFC 6 topped software charts; Meccha Chameleon a surprise second

US PS5 hardware revenue fell 19% year-on-year in June 2026, contributing to a broader 21% decline across the American games industry that month, according to Circana data. The drop was largely expected, as June 2025 had been boosted by the record-breaking launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, making…

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Select Mario, Zelda, & Animal Crossing Lego Sets To Be Retired Next Week

  • Around 20 Nintendo and Sonic Lego sets are being retired next week
  • Great Deku Tree and Able Sisters sets are already sold out
  • Prices may rise at third-party sellers once stock disappears

Lego is set to retire a large batch of sets based on Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing and Sonic the Hedgehog next week, with some products already sold out ahead of the cut-off. Notable losses include the Mario & Yoshi set from Super Mario World,…

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Splatoon Raiders developers reveal it originally was “like a base defense game” before evolving into a faster spin-off “with a strong sense of action”

  • Splatoon Raiders started as a base-defence, trap-placing concept
  • Developers redesigned it for faster, more direct action
  • The Switch 2 spin-off launches 23rd July, reviewed four stars

Ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2 spin-off's launch, four key Nintendo EPD developers behind Splatoon Raiders revealed in a "Ask the Developer" interview that the game began life as a very different concept: a solo-focused experience built around base defence and trap placement, rather than the fast-paced action…

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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave carries on the series’s proudest tradition

  • Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave launches on Switch 2, 17 September
  • New characters Sirocco and Tobias continue series' "himbo" archetype
  • 12 of an estimated 32-40 cast members revealed so far

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the next entry in Nintendo's tactical role-playing series, is due out on Nintendo Switch 2 on 17 September, and its official X account has been steadily unveiling members of its large ensemble cast ahead of launch. The latest reveals, bard Sirocco and general Tobias,…

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Skeleton crew ship cosmetic unlockable in Black Flag Resynced

  • New remaster adds an unlockable undead "skeleton crew" ship cosmetic
  • Bought for 206 bones at a hidden Gibara island store
  • Bones farmed via hunting, gold purchase, or mods

This is a gaming guide from Polygon explaining how players can unlock a cosmetic "skeleton crew" ship vanity item in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a remaster of the pirate-themed adventure. Officially named the Deceased Crew Attire, the item turns a player's living sailors into an emaciated undead…

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‘From Japan to the World’: ArcSys Reveals How It Built the Unique Style of PS5’s New Marvel Fighter

  • ArcSys documentary reveals design process behind Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
  • Iron Man's redesign drew on Gundam and Getter Robo mecha influences
  • Game's open beta is available to try this week

Arc System Works has released a 17-minute promotional documentary explaining how it developed the distinctive visual style of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, its upcoming PS5 fighting game. In the video, the studio's developers join producers from PlayStation and Marvel Games to discuss how familiar Marvel characters were reimagined…

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Modder creates a Grand Theft Auto multiverse, opening portals within GTA San Andreas that make GTA 3 and Vice City completely playable

  • Modder links GTA San Andreas, GTA 3 and Vice City via in-game portals.
  • Creates a playable "multiverse" spanning three classic GTA titles.
  • Showcases ongoing fan creativity with Rockstar's older GTA games.

A modder has reportedly built a "Grand Theft Auto multiverse" by adding portals within GTA San Andreas that allow players to travel into fully playable versions of GTA 3 and Vice City. The project effectively links three separate entries in Rockstar's classic GTA trilogy into a single explorable…

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Marvel Snap’s newest free card won’t win many games, but it’ll make you laugh

  • J. Jonah Jameson added as a free Marvel Snap card
  • Ties in with the Spider-Man: Brand New Day film season
  • Card is weak but comedic, free for 14 days via login rewards

Marvel Snap has added J. Jonah Jameson as a new free playable card, tying in with the Spider-Man: Brand New Day season released ahead of the film's cinema debut next week. Rather than offering strong in-game performance, the card is notable for its comedic effect, reflecting the character's…

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Xbox Sales “More Than Doubled” In June 2026 In The US, While PS5 And Switch 2 Dropped

  • Xbox sales rose sharply, but remained behind Switch 2 and PS5.
  • Switch 2 and PS5 declines dragged down US hardware spending.
  • US console hardware spending fell 62% to $383 million.

Xbox Series X|S hardware sales in the United States more than doubled in dollar terms in June 2026 compared with a year earlier, according to Circana. However, the increase did not reverse a wider decline in console spending, and Xbox still trailed the Switch 2 and PS5 in…

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