While the Western gaming calendar winds down after summer showcases, one of the largest events in the industry is only getting started. ChinaJoy 2026 runs July 31 to August 3 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Pudong, and it remains the single biggest window into the world’s largest gaming market. Now in its … Read more
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, ending 25 years as a Microsoft platform exclusive and placing the franchise on Sony hardware for the first time in its history. The game is a full remake of Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), built by Halo Studios (the rebranded 343 … Read more
Gen Con opens in Indianapolis on July 30 — one month from today — and for four days the Indiana Convention Center becomes the closest thing tabletop gaming has to a world capital. Last year drew a record 72,000 attendees. This year’s lineup gives them good reason to return. What Gen Con Is Gen Con … Read more
Sony revealed God of War Laufey at its State of Play on June 2, presenting more than 20 minutes of gameplay for the next entry in the franchise. It is the first game in the series where Kratos is not the main character. That distinction now belongs to Laufey, his wife, known in the series … Read more
Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed on June 25 that it is laying off a significant portion of Bungie’s workforce, affecting most of the Destiny team and some Marathon staff. The studio, which Sony acquired for $3.6 billion in 2022, will simultaneously end all live content updates for Destiny 2. The game will remain playable, but no … Read more
Hollow Knight: Silksong launched in September 2025, crashed every major digital storefront on day one, sold seven million copies, and won awards at the Golden Joysticks, The Game Awards, and the Steam Awards. That part of the story is settled. What is new is what comes next — and there is enough of it to … Read more
Pokémon GO launched on July 6, 2016. In the summer that followed, people walked into traffic, trespassed on private property, and organized mass gatherings in public parks in the middle of the night. It was the first time augmented reality gaming had broken through to a general audience, and the scale of the cultural moment … Read more
The Esports World Cup opens in Paris on July 6, and it is not where anyone expected it to be six months ago. The event relocated from Riyadh after regional tensions stemming from the Iran-United States conflict made the original Saudi Arabia venue impractical, a decision announced less than 50 days before the opening match. … Read more
The Nintendo Switch 2 launched on June 5, 2025. Nearly a year on, the sales picture is clear: this is the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware in history and one of the strongest console launches on record by any metric. The more interesting question — whether the library and platform have delivered on the hardware’s promise — … Read more
Featured image promptEditorial style. A sun-drenched aerial view of a fictional Florida-inspired coastline at dusk — palm trees, neon signs, waterfront architecture suggesting a reimagined Vice City. No specific game branding, no characters visible. Cinematic wide angle, warm golden-hour light. No stock photo clichés. 1200x675px. Article body The date is locked. Grand Theft Auto VI … Read more