Xbox Game Pass is losing 12 titles on July 15. The list of upcoming departures, which may even be incomplete, will mark the largest wave of Xbox Game Pass removals in several years. Microsoft’s subscription service lost exactly 62 games in the first half of 2026. The most recent wave…

A brand-new Lord of the Rings tabletop game has just been announced, and it’s beginning its crowdfunding journey on July 14. Titled The Lord of the Rings: Ascension, this officially licensed project will be a fast-paced deckbuilding card game designed for 1–4 players. As its name suggests, The Lord of…

What’s next for the Metroid franchise? Following last year’s release of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, it looks like Nintendo has more plans for the franchise, and thanks to a Brazilian ratings board leak that has since been removed, it looks like we know what the title of the next game…

Speaking to Syracuse.com (via The Wrap), legendary parody singer and all-round decent guy “Weird Al” Yankovic has made clear he wants no part of AI and AI-generated music. Talking during his current Bigger & Weirder tour, Yankovic told the local site that he had recently turned down “a nice pile of…

Well, Sony has triggered physical gaming’s armageddon. From January 2028, all PlayStation games will be digital-only. That’s it. We will never own another PS5 or PS6 game. At some point, the industry shifted onto the wrong timeline, and escape seems to be impossible. With roughly 18 months before the end…

Fans of Apple TV’s Severance and narration-driven adventure games have a free-to-keep title on the Epic Games Store to check out: A Simple Garbage Sorting Game. While the Epic Games Store regularly offers official weekly freebies, this promotion is separate from those giveaways and comes directly from the game’s developer.…