Pokémon & Nintendo

• The Nintendo Download for June 25 (North America) just dropped, bringing a massive wave of new games to the eShop including Deathbulge, Namco Legendary Mountains, and R-Type Tactics.
• Famitsu's latest Japanese charts are in, and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales has taken the top spot in combined console sales, though Tomodachi Life remains the sole best-seller on individual platforms.
• The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of The Drifter is receiving massive critical praise, with reviewers claiming it rivals the golden era of LucasArts and Sierra graphic adventures.
• Celebrating the N64's 30th anniversary, a heartwarming new feature details how one writer's parents bought the classic console to survive a "nightmare newborn," noting they used it more as therapy than recreation.
• If you're playing through Star Fox on Switch 2, a comprehensive new walkthrough details every alternate route, secret exit, and hidden special stage to help you reach Venom.

Indie Games

• Deltarune Chapter 5 – The Festival is officially a smash hit, pulling in nearly 300,000 concurrent players on Steam at launch, with developer Toby Fox confirming Chapter 6 is coming in 2027.
• Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone gave fans a small but reassuring update on Haunted Chocolatier, admitting that "it’s not a simple task" and he is torturing himself over every last detail to get it right.
• Action-RPG fans should keep an eye on Sword Sage: Awakening, an exciting new game that entirely does away with traditional dodge-rolling to forge its own unique combat identity.
• 7 Nights with Vroombi is a hilariously terrifying new horror game that perfectly blends the dread of a haunted house with the mounting irritation of being a clumsy robot vacuum cleaner.

Steam & PC

• Valve has opened up about the development of the Steam Machine, admitting that "things looked really dire" at the start of 2026, but promising post-launch software support on par with the Steam Deck. The hardware team also teased that new models are "just a matter of when it makes sense."
• Motorsport Manager 2 is officially racing onto Steam in 2027, teasing wannabe team principals with highly dynamic race strategies and deeply expanded off-track management stories.
• Forza Horizon 6 players are already scouring the map, with detailed guides popping up to help players track down rare bamboo locations for special car upgrades.

Gaming Roundup

• Rockstar Games just dropped a massive info dump for Grand Theft Auto VI, revealing surprising new details like fishing mechanics, chapter-based storytelling, and even an in-game alligator TV show.
• The true scale of the recent Bungie layoffs has been revealed via official WARN records, showing that nearly 300 staff members were cut from the developer's Bellevue, Washington headquarters alone.
• Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is stirring the pot again, calling Steam’s new requirement for studios to disclose AI use "really irresponsible" and claiming the warning acts as a "Scarlet Letter" for developers.
• A Plague Tale is capturing the attention of stealth-action fans, with critics noting the franchise is successfully evolving into a top-tier Assassin’s Creed experience.
• It is a massive week for hardware deals: Best Buy is offering a free $50 gift card when you bundle Grand Theft Auto VI and a new console, Amazon Prime Day has slashed the PS5 Digital Edition by 25% and the Meta Quest 3S by $50, and Xbox Series S consoles are dropping to $380 before the upcoming August price hike.