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Xbox Game Pass Adds Delayed Day-One Co-Op Game To Close Out June 2026

RV There Yet? is now available on Xbox Game Pass, having just joined the service as a partial day-one release. The whimsical co-op adventure marks the 17th title to join Microsoft's ever-revolving gaming catalog in June 2026 and the 109th new Xbox Game Pass release this year.

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State Of Decay 3 Developer Undead Labs Facing Closure

State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs is reportedly one of the Xbox-owned studios under threat in the company's upcoming "massive" layoffs, which will see several studios shuttered or spun off from Microsoft.

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Somewhere between QWOP and Tekken, Stranger Than Heaven has one of the most interesting combat systems I've played in some time

The word going around Summer Game Fest this year was that Stranger Than Heaven was tougher than nails. And having played it I can confirm that it is. Until it isn't. Stranger Than Heaven is frightfully hard to get your head around for the first few minutes, particularly as this demo was essentially just a case of being...

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New production runs of Nvidia's much-loved RTX 3060 finally hit the shelves in Europe, but the price just ain't right

Rumours of its resurrection rumbled away for months, but Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB graphics card has indeed been churned out from fresh runs of GPU production lines, with models hitting retailers' shelves in Germany. However, if you were hoping to pick up a cheap, older-generation card with lots of VRAM, then you...

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Minecraft servers are apparently "illegal," according to the Vice President of America's biggest gaming association

Minecraft servers are "illegal" and "not in any way affiliated with Microsoft or Mojang." At least, that's what Jennifer Gibbons, Vice President of State Government Affairs at the Entertainment Software Association, told the California State Senate's Professions and Economic Development Committee on Monday, June 29.

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State of Decay studio Undead Labs potentially up for closure, sources claim, with Bethesda and Blizzard also facing layoffs

Microsoft may close State of Decay developers Undead Labs as part of Xbox's imminent hewing back of projects and livelihoods, with Elder Scrolls studio Bethesda and World of Warcraft creators Blizzard also facing significant layoffs in the course of what an anonymous insider has called “the biggest single cut ser...

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Top 10 Jujutsu Kaisen Villains Better Than Naruto's Akatsuki

Certain aspects of reality in the Naruto saga are created by its own syndicate of malevolence known as the Akatsuki. For a long time, this nefarious organization has set a standard for what it takes to be a villain in shonen anime. Times change, however, and even the anime villain groups as strong as the Akatsuki have...

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Xbox's Upcoming Restructuring Reportedly β€œLargest Lay-Off Event In Gaming History”

All is not quite right at Xbox. Despite her tenure as CEO starting off with a bang, Asha Sharma is now overseeing a brutal transformation at the company. She admitted that it "isn't healthy" earlier this month, and we're now starting to feel the impact of that.

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Pick up Arc Raiders for less than $25 on Fanatical ahead of its next big update

At launch, Arc Raiders took the world by storm, introducing millions of people to the once overwhelming extraction shooter genre. Embark's game tones down the brutal nature of extraction, while also adding a welcoming social aspect. Of course, you're still risking everything when heading to the surface, but players who...

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"We can't back out now!" Onimusha: Way of the Sword developer laughs off concerns around 2026's packed September release window

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is one of many, many games due to launch in the September/October 2026 period in 2026. As developers and publishers flee as far away from GTA 6 black hole as they possibly can, the resultant squeeze in the earlier (or later) months is resulting in a veritable feast of triple-A and indie games...

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Valve just killed the Steam Machine Companion Cube

Both prospective Steam Machine buyers and new owners alike have just been dealt a huge blow: Valve has stepped in to stop Drband from producing its much-coveted Companion Cube case. After developing the product off its own back, without initially seeking licensing approval, Dbrand has been denied retroactive licensing...

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Ubisoft Co-Founder Yves Guillemot Pays Tribute To His Brother Claude

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot died tragically and suddenly earlier this month after he and an instructor were involved in a plane crash in France. Claude's brother and fellow Ubisoft co-founder Yves Guillemot has taken to social media ten days later to share his feelings and honor his brother.

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