Quick Hits

• Pokémon Go is giving away a perfect-stat Mewtwo! Log in right now to claim an absurdly generous one-off prize featuring a 100% IV Mewtwo with a unique background, alongside an incredibly rare Master Ball.
• Hogwarts Legacy 2 is officially happening. Warner Bros. confirmed in a recent earnings report that a "second installment" is actively in development.
• Meccha Chameleon hits 20 million copies sold. The breakout indie hide-and-seek sensation continues to dominate Steam just two months after launch.
• Arc Raiders drops to "Mixed" reviews on Steam. Player patience has officially run out due to a months-long content drought and rampant cheaters.
• GameCube games are finally coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo is adding the beloved console's library to the Nintendo Classics collection via Switch Online.

Pokémon & Nintendo

It’s a massive day for Nintendo fans! Starting with the heavy hitters, a pretty seismic leak has taken the internet by storm, revealing the apparent existence of a Legend of Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2 console and an accompanying Pro Controller. Nintendo Life is running a poll to see if fans are ready to upgrade their setups. In other Switch 2 news, after years of clamoring, GameCube games are officially joining the Nintendo Switch Online library on the new console.

On the Pokémon front, a fun and fresh summer event has arrived. The "Fetching Scales for Feebas" event runs from August 13th to August 28th in Pokémon Pokopia, adding two Gen 3 Water-types to the game. To participate, you'll need to hunt down Prism Scales. While Feebas is relatively straightforward, securing Milotic requires players to craft the specific Marine Leisure Activities Habitat. Meanwhile, in Pokémon Go, IGN reports there has never been a better time to log in, as the game is currently handing out that absurdly generous 100% stat Mewtwo and a Master Ball.

Over in the indie and ports space, Bubsy 4D just dropped its 'Black Hole' free update, adding 15 levels, 4 new outfits, leaderboards, and new dialogue. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition surprise-launched on Switch and Switch 2 today, with Aspyr boldly promising even more LOTR revivals in the future. If you're looking for new vibes, Nintendo posted a new 7-minute 'Creator's Voice' video for the upcoming co-op adventure Orbitals, and it looks genuinely stunning. Finally, for retro enthusiasts, Future Knight on Switch channels the brilliantly limited spirit of old-school Tiger handheld LCD games to great effect.

Oh, and a quick shoutout to the incredible r/pokemon community today! Artists are showing off some incredibly cool, aggressive-looking custom sculptures of fan-favorite Pokémon, complete with armored-up Tyranitar, Kabutops, and a much leaner, meaner Mewtwo.

Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 3 is in full swing, and Geno is up to no good. If you're working through the latest battle pass hurdles, you'll definitely want to check out Destructoid's guide on how to visit Geno's hidden lair located within the Shaken Sanctuary to get to the bottom of his latest mayhem. In industry news, Epic Games has officially sold ArtStation. According to Kotaku, users are already thrilled by the acquisition, celebrating being "free from Epic and their love of AI slop."

Arc Raiders

It’s a tough day for extraction shooter fans. ARC Raiders has dropped to "Mixed" reviews on Steam for the first time since launch. Destructoid notes that player patience has simply run thin. The community is currently frustrated by a literal lack of new content for months, a rampant cheater problem, and balance decisions that feel heavily skewed toward streamers rather than the average player.

Steam & PC

PC gaming is bringing the heat today. The undisputed champion of the indie scene right now is Meccha Chameleon, which has officially cemented itself as one of the year's biggest hits by selling a staggering 20 million copies in just two months. If you're looking for underwater thrills, Subnautica 2 just opened up an experimental beta update branch on Steam, letting eager players test out unfinished patches—just be warned that your beta saves won't carry over to the main game!

Over in hardware, Rock Paper Shotgun analyzed Valve's upcoming "Steam Frame," noting that it needs to be much more than just a cool device if Valve truly wants to reshape the VR market. In crazier hardware news, one mad scientist actually hooked an RX 9070 XT up to an original Steam Machine—and PC Gamer reports it actually works surprisingly well, likening it to fitting a V8 engine into a Honda Civic. Finally, fighting game fans can rejoice: Marvel Tōkon just received its first big PC patch, which has mostly fixed the game's early performance woes, even if the Steam reviews are still cautious.

Gaming Roundup

Beyond the main headlines, it’s been a wild day for industry news. Warner Bros. officially confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in the works. In the live-service space, Sony revealed that Helldivers 2 is joining the PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium game catalog for August 2026.

Over at CD Projekt Red, the mysterious multiplayer The Witcher project, codenamed "Project Sirius," is undergoing its latest chapter of upheaval. Kotaku reports that nine people were laid off from the development team as the project faces more changes. Finally, in the FPS world, the launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved is raising eyebrows. Despite reviewing well, Eurogamer highlights that PS5 sales are surprisingly low, with the low-effort Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 ports seemingly outselling it. To make matters spicier, Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has publicly criticized Campaign Evolved's art direction, calling it "the most offensive thing we see every time we boot up the game."