The Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest fantasy stories ever told, and Warhorse Studios taking on Tolkien’s lore and turning it into a sprawling open-world Middle-earth RPG sounds like a match made in heaven. This news is especially exciting, considering how hard it has been to be…

Xbox Game Pass now offers PBA Pro Bowling 2026, having just added it across multiple tiers. This is the fourth new title to join the service in July 2026, as well as the first-ever dedicated bowling game on Xbox Game Pass. Bowling video games have a relatively small but dedicated…

EA has just given The Sims 4 players a look at the next item on its laundry list of upcoming bug-fixes and game improvements: making sure the game actually saves correctly. Assuming all goes to plan when the next free base game patch arrives on July 21, players will soon…

After 15 years, Lego is finally making a new SpongeBob SquarePants set. And while the pricey playset Lego announced today looks fine, the new SpongeBob Brickhead that goes with it looks more like some Italian Brainrot creature I’d find in Roblox than the lovable animated sponge who, from what I…

Published Jul 14, 2026, 2:27 PM EDT Marc Deschamps has been writing about video games and popular culture for more than a decade, at various outlets. Prior to joining GameRant, Marc served as a freelancer, staff writer, and editor at sites like IGN, Nintendojo, and ComicBook. Gaming is one of Marc’s…

Creator Eric Barone revealed in an interview about the game’s development that the fan-favorite indie hit Stardew Valley was almost canceled due to a major oversight. A decade since its release, and Stardew Valley remains one of the most successful indie games ever made, selling over 50 million copies as…