Pokémon & Nintendo

• Mega Skarmory Takes Over: Pokémon Go is holding its next Super Mega Raid Day today, June 27, introducing the brand-new Mega-Evolved Mega Skarmory to the game! Make sure you brush up on its weaknesses and best counters to add this defensive steel-bird to your roster.
• Switch 2 Sales are Skyrocketing: Nintendo Switch 2 is proving to be a massive success, with Circana revealing incredibly strong first-year hardware sales in the US. This momentum is carrying over to software, with Yoshi's Page-Turning Switch 2 Adventure officially debuting in the Top 10 best-selling games for May 2026!
• eShop Summer Sale: Beat the heat by staying indoors and taking advantage of Nintendo's massive eShop Summer Sale! There are 84 incredible Switch 1 and 2 games currently discounted in the US, making it the perfect time to clear out your backlog.
• No Haunted Chocolatier Screens Yet: Eric Barone recently explained why fans of Haunted Chocolatier haven't gotten fresh screenshots lately, noting that sharing them mid-development "feels like serving half-baked bread." We'll just have to be patient and let this highly anticipated follow-up to Stardew Valley cook a bit longer!
• The DS/3DS Question: Nintendo is staying notoriously tight-lipped about its virtual console plans, outright refusing to answer whether Nintendo DS or 3DS games are coming to the Switch 2. It's a frustrating silence for retro fans eagerly awaiting the dual-screen emulation experience.

Fortnite

• Deltarune's Darkest Path: Deltarune Chapter 5 just dropped, and it's already throwing players who are taking its darkest "Weird Route" a massive, unexpected curveball! If you're exploring the Dark World this weekend, make sure to unlock the new Café Break interactions and track down the Mystery Key to defeat the brutal new secret boss, Pink.
• Ueda Rethinks Companions: Legendary director Fumito Ueda is rethinking the companion relationship that defined his career in the newly titled Gen Atlas (formerly Project Robot). Revealed at Summer Game Fest with actual guns, this Epic Games-published title is shaping up to be a fascinating evolution of the Shadow of the Colossus formula.

Call of Duty

• Season 4 Reloaded is Live: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 just launched its massive Season 4 Reloaded update, bringing the brand-new Kowakujo map to Zombies! Players are already scouring the map to unlock the latest Easter egg song, adding another incredible musical secret to hunt down.
• Battlefield Overhauls Gunplay: The FPS rivalry is heating up, as Battlefield 6 is overhauling its gunplay next week! DICE is finally adding one highly requested feature that fans have begged for over the past few years, making it a great time to jump back into the sandbox.

Arc Raiders

• Free Loot Incoming: Embark Studios is switching up Arc Raiders expeditions once again, and this time they are incredibly generously giving away paid currency and precious blueprints! If you've been holding off on diving into the punishing PvEvP extraction shooter, there has never been a better time to gear up and drop in.

Indie Games

• Sandustry Coming Soon: Hooded Horse has announced that the deep and volatile Terraria-style factory sim, Sandustry, is hitting Steam Early Access this August! If you love complex assembly lines mixed with 2D sandbox survival and physics, you need to wishlist this gem immediately.

Steam & PC

• The Steam Machine Era Begins: Valve's highly anticipated Steam Machine preorder emails are officially in the wild, making a 2026 release feel incredibly real! However, Valve already faces hilarious competition from the cheekily named "Stim Machine"—a French PC box aiming to offer more power at the exact same price and shape.
• Surviving the RAM Shortage: If you've looked at PC hardware prices lately, you've probably screamed, as DDR5 RAM sticks are ungodly expensive due to supply chain issues. Check out the latest PC owner's survival guides to navigate the memory shortage crisis while Prime Day deals attempt to counteract the damage.

Gaming Roundup

• Prime Day Final Stretch: Today is your last chance to snag some massive deals before Amazon Prime Day ends at midnight! You can grab some of our favorite board games for up to 45% off, the Dark Knight Trilogy 4K Blu-ray boxed set for just $28, or live out your Clone Trooper fantasies with a highly discounted Star Wars Black Series helmet.
• Terminator Update: Terminator 2D: No Fate just rolled out its massive "Patch 1" on Switch, bringing a ton of new features, improvements, and fixes to the retro-inspired action game.
• Medieval RPG News: The medieval narrative RPG Sovereign Tower just found its perfect lineup fit, clearing the way for its highly anticipated launch!