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Vampire Survivors Dev Poncle Puts Fortnite Collab on Hold After Epic Reveals Gen AI Use
Poncle is reviewing its Vampire Survivors x Fortnite collab after Epic revealed at State of Unreal it uses gen AI to create Fortnite character assets.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-18
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Is Out Now and Team Asano Just Made Their Best Game Yet
Team Asano's first action RPG launches today on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC with HD-2D visuals, time travel, and real-time combat.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-18
GTA 6 Preorders Start June 25 as Rockstar Drops the Official Cover Art for Grand Theft Auto VI
Rockstar set GTA 6 preorders for June 25 on PS5 and Xbox, revealing official cover art featuring Jason and Lucia against a massive Vice City skyline.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-18
Warren Spector's Argos Is Cancelled and OtherSide Entertainment Just Lost 17 More Staff
Warren Spector's OtherSide Entertainment cancelled Argos: Riders on the Storm and cut 17 jobs, capping a string of failed projects stretching back to 2018.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-18
Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Demo Is Out Now, Full Game Hits July 9
Cygames drops a demo for Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok across all platforms today, ahead of the July 9 launch on Switch 2, PS5, PS4, and PC.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-18
Yasmine Is Street Fighter 6's First Filipino Fighter and She Arrives on August 3
Capcom revealed Yasmine, a Filipino Eskrima fighter and the first Year 4 character for Street Fighter 6, arriving August 3 with a devastating Bayani Mode.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-18
Pokemon Champions Is Now on iOS and Android, Bringing Cross-Platform Battles to Your Phone
Pokemon Champions is live on iOS and Android with cross-platform play against Switch trainers, a free Mega Raichu gift, and Regulation Set M-B starting today.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-17
Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 Are Officially Coming to PlayStation This July
Treyarch confirms CoD Black Ops and Black Ops 2 are being ported to PlayStation this July, with full Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies included.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-17
Black Myth: Wukong Reportedly Crosses 30 Million Copies Sold, Putting It in Elden Ring Territory
A Chinese government report claims Black Myth: Wukong has crossed 30 million copies sold, with Game Science saying the game exceeded expectations.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-17
Unreal Engine 5.8 Ships Today, Brings Lumen to Switch 2 at 60fps and Closes the UE5 Era
Unreal Engine 5.8 is out today with Lumen Lite bringing 60fps GI to Switch 2, MegaLights reaching production, and a confirmed end to major UE5 releases.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-17
Assassin's Creed Shadows Gets Its Final Update, Fixes Plot Holes, and Ubisoft Admits the Base Game Fell Short
Ubisoft's final update for AC Shadows adds the Black Tides story quest, a new Domains end-game mode, and fixes plot holes the base launch left behind.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-17
Kwalee Labs' Entire Team Was Laid Off Less Than a Month After Luna Abyss Launched on Game Pass
Luna Abyss launched May 21 to 86% on Steam and 80+ Metacritic. Less than a month later, Kwalee Labs laid off its entire team. Here is what happened.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-17
Overwatch Season 3 Is Live With Shion, a Motorcycle DPS Who Almost Had DMC Combo Rankings
Overwatch Season 3 Into the Tiger's Den is live today with new hero Shion, the Neon Junction map, and a patch packed with balance changes. Here's what's new.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-17
Dead by Daylight's 10th Anniversary Delivered Art the Clown, a Movie Director, and a Visual Overhaul
Art the Clown confirmed for November, a movie director revealed, 2027 visual overhaul, and new game modes. Behaviour's 10th anniversary broadcast delivered.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-16
Treyarch Studio Head Mark Gordon Steps Down After 22 Years as Xbox Keeps Losing People
Treyarch studio head Mark Gordon is retiring after 22 years. Kevin Hendrickson and Yale Miller take over as the Black Ops studio enters a new chapter.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-16
Forza Horizon 6 Players Found a Billion-Credit Glitch and Playground Games Just Nuked Their Bank Accounts
Forza Horizon 6 players found a billion-credit exploit in Eliminator. Playground rolled back accounts to 10M credits and gifted everyone a free McLaren Sabre.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-16
ShadowByte$ Hacked Nintendo and Is Demanding $2 Million to Keep Employee Data Offline
A hacker group called ShadowByte$ claims to have stolen 859MB of Nintendo employee data and is demanding $2 million to keep it from going public.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-16
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Gets October 8 Release Date as Pinhead Returns to PS5
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival launches October 8 on PS5. Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games bring Pinhead back in a first-person survival horror game.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-16
Don't Nod May Run Out of Cash by November as Tencent Walks Away from the Life is Strange Studio
Life is Strange studio Don't Nod may run out of cash by November 2026 as Tencent refuses more funding and no publisher has stepped up to replace them.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-16
Blizzard Sues Ascension WoW for Racketeering and Alleges Its Operators Made Millions Off Stolen Code
Blizzard sued Ascension WoW on June 12, alleging racketeering, copyright violations, and millions in illegal profits from the last big WoW private server.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-16
Xbox May Close Ninja Theory and Double Fine Less Than a Month After Announcing Hellblade 3
Bloomberg reports Xbox is negotiating to close or spin off Ninja Theory and Double Fine weeks after Microsoft put both studios on stage at its own showcase.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-15
Xbox Is Shutting Down Compulsion Games Months After South of Midnight Won a Peabody Award
Microsoft is closing Compulsion Games, the studio behind South of Midnight and We Happy Few, just months after the studio won a Peabody Award and a BAFTA.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-15
Dragon's Dogma 2 Is Finally Pulling Its Worst Microtransactions, and Dark Arisen Is Why
Capcom is pulling Portcrystals, Wakestones, and most paid shortcuts from Dragon's Dogma 2 on June 25, ahead of the Dark Arisen expansion this October.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-15
EA Officially Launches EA Advertising to Inject Brand Ads Into Madden, FC, and The Sims
Electronic Arts launched EA Advertising on June 15, 2026, a platform embedding real-time brand ads into Madden, EA Sports FC, The Sims, and more.
CriticalPixel · 2026-06-15