Pokémon & Nintendo

• Pokémon Go's Times Square Mewtwo is Selling for Big Bucks: The 10th-anniversary celebration for Pokémon Go included an invite-only Mewtwo raid in Times Square, and scalpers are already auctioning off the exclusive monster on eBay for up to a staggering $10,000! It's a wild move for a publicity stunt that originally took place in New York City.
• Japan's Best-Selling eShop Games of 2026 (So Far): We've officially crossed the halfway mark of the year! Nintendo has shared the best-selling Switch 1 & 2 eShop games for the first half of 2026 in Japan, with Pokémon and Mario Kart predictably dominating the top of the charts.
• Switch 2 Previews and Reviews: If you're looking for something new to play, the indie Zelda-lite adventure Gecko Gods is now out on Switch 2, offering a stripped-back, loveable puzzling experience. Meanwhile, previews for Lies of P: Complete Edition on the Switch 2 eShop are looking incredibly sharp ahead of its launch next month, complete with a confirmed day-one patch.

Fortnite

• Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 3 Heats Up: The "Hot Bat Summer" event has officially taken over the island, bringing Batman and Gotham's most iconic supervillains to the map for a seasonal break. Players can now complete an array of new event quests to unlock unique summer rewards!
• Track Down the Batmobile: Want to feel like the Dark Knight yourself? You can now find Batman’s Beach Buggy in specific locations across the map. Be sure to check out the location guides to claim your very own signature Batmobile before the lobby sweeps it up!

Call of Duty

• Modern Warfare 4 Fixes Viral Visual Bug: The first public gameplay premiere of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 went viral for all the wrong reasons thanks to a blinding muzzle flash in the new "Kill Block" mode. Thankfully, Infinity Ward listened to the community and swiftly fixed the ugly visual bug, asking players to "keep the energy coming."
• Gunny Loadout Assistant Clarified: Developer Infinity Ward had to step in and clarify that the new Modern Warfare 4 "Gunny" loadout assistant is absolutely not an AI chatbot. However, they did note that the studio is actively using AI technology elsewhere in development.
• Old CoD is Massively Popular on PS5: Nostalgia is undefeated! In just one week, over 5 million players have booted up the PlayStation 5 revival of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, proving that the community is desperately hungry for classic titles. Black Ops 1 is also seeing a massive influx of returning players.
• The Call of Duty Movie Universe: The upcoming Call of Duty movie adaptation has been confirmed to take place in the franchise-defining Modern Warfare universe. Fans can expect to see iconic characters on the big screen when the film officially drops on June 30, 2028.

Indie Games

• Shape the News in Suzerain Stories: The Neutral Lens: The original Suzerain was a masterclass in political visual novels, and the upcoming Suzerain Stories: The Neutral Lens looks fantastic. This new narrative experience lets you literally shape the news, with developers teasing the thrilling prospect of stating facts on camera that "millions of people will believe."
• Grab a Free Steam Game: If you're on a budget this weekend, don't miss out on grabbing a free Steam game that is absolutely packed with misery and heavy decision-making. It's currently available to claim for a limited time, so add it to your library before the promotion ends!

Steam & PC

• Valve Warns of Worsening Memory Crisis: Valve engineers Yazan Aldehayyat and Pierre-Loup Griffais are sounding the alarm on the tech industry's ongoing memory crisis. They warned that retail memory prices are "laging" and will get even more extortionate, giving PC builders a grim window of just "three to six months" before things get noticeably worse.
• Steam Machine's "Launch Exclusives": As Valve prepares to enter the living room console space with the Steam Machine, the team has confirmed they won't be putting any first-party exclusives behind a paywall. Instead, they see the entire, massive existing PC catalog as their ultimate "launch exclusive."
• Team Fortress 2 Update Incoming: Team Fortress 2 fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as Valve has officially reassured players that they are still hard at work. The studio promised that progress is actively being made on the highly anticipated Mann vs. Machine update that was announced last year.

Gaming Roundup

• The Elder Scrolls 6 is Still Coming: Despite the recent, massive round of Xbox layoffs, Bethesda Game Studios has moved to calm anxious fans regarding The Elder Scrolls 6. The development team confirmed they are exactly "where we planned to be," noting that they are loving how it looks and are "playing it every day."
• Overwatch's rocky 6v6 Compromise: Blizzard's attempt to bring back the beloved 6v6 format in Overwatch is feeling like a bad compromise that just doesn't work well in the current meta. Furthermore, the studio stopping work on the new "Stadium" mode might be an even bigger fumble than the abandoned PvE campaign.
• Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey: Gamers and movie buffs alike are diving into Christopher Nolan's powerful, claustrophobic take on Homer's epic. Reviews note that the film harkens back to the brilliant ideas woven throughout Nolan's legendary career, where the end is truly just the beginning.