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Forever Forward: Mega Mewtwo Arrives with GO Fest 2026 and Dynamax Updates
Pokemon GO’s Forever Forward season runs June 2 to September 8, 2026, introducing Mega Mewtwo X and Y during GO Fest 2026, along with new Dynamax Pokémon and a slate of bonuses such as Daily Discoveries, GO Pass rewards (and a Deluxe option), updated egg hatches, community day dates, and GO Battle League updates. The season features a global GO Fest 2026 event (free for players logging in during the event) plus three in-person events (Tokyo, Chicago, Copenhagen), with enhanced in-game calendars and a Today View to help plan participation and progression.
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Tekken 8 Welcomes Yujiro Hanma as Season 3 DLC, Arriving Early 2027
Bandai Namco announced Tekken 8's Season 3 DLC character Yujiro Hanma from the Baki series, with a release planned for early 2027. Tekken 8 is currently available on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, and a teaser trailer has been released.
Master Lego Batman’s Gotham with 16 Essential Tips
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is an open-world, largely chill title. Start with story missions to unlock characters, tools, and gold bricks to upgrade your skills, then explore freely. Use Detective Mode often to highlight puzzles and interactables, unlock Batman’s grapple slam to deal with shielded foes, and improve Jim Gordon’s bouncing projectile for AR combat. Check the map for activities you can complete before you’ve unlocked all characters, use Batgirl to reveal map icons, and drive the Batmobile to rack up studs. Revisit the Batcave/Batcomputer to replay missions and claim rewards, and don’t miss purple studs (which multiply) for big boosts. You can also upgrade gadgets at Batmite shops and turn off stud loss on death in accessibility settings for a smoother ride.
Destiny 2 Fans Target Marathon in Steam Review Storm as Endgame Looms
As Destiny 2 heads toward its final June update, some fans retaliate by review-bombing Marathon on Steam, blaming Bungie and Sony for Destiny’s decline; the negative campaign dropped Marathon’s rating from 86% to 77% after roughly 250 reviews in three days, before Marathon supporters countered with hundreds of positive reviews. The piece notes Bungie’s continued investment in Marathon, including a PvE mode next season and ongoing content updates, while Destiny 2’s own missteps leave its future uncertain.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: A Faithful, Content-Packed Pirate Remake
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a ground-up remake of the 2013 pirate adventure, rebuilt from the ground up on the same tech powering 2025’s Shadows. It launches July 9 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (Steam, Epic, Ubisoft store) with a standard $60 price and a $70 special edition. The 16km x 16km open world remains the same size but gains new islands and more dense exploration, plus about six hours of new content, updated ship combat, and an expanded endgame. It’s not an RPG—no skill trees or loot grind—and multiplayer is not included at launch. Modern-day segments are mostly removed (though some Animus moments remain), and Freedom Cry isn’t included, though there’s new content expanding Adewale’s story. Ubisoft says the remake is canon with the original, which remains purchasable alongside Resynced.
Steam Silence Deepens as Racist Plantation Simulator Draws Backlash
Kotaku reports that Plantation Simulator, a racist slavery-themed game released on Steam by developer FzzyBzzy, has sparked widespread backlash while Valve has not commented. The top-down sim tasks players with enslaving Black workers to grow crops; Valve's own guidelines ban content meant to shock, yet the game remained on Steam with a mature description. An update changed Black slaves to white, then added hearts and kissing interactions, spurring a flood of negative reviews that often included racist remarks. Kotaku reached out to Valve for comment with no reply at publication, and the game remains on Steam. Critics say Valve’s moderation is lax and inconsistent, calling for better tools to curb hate on the platform.
Gothic Remake Physical Copies Require Day-One Patch, Sparking Preservation Worries
Physical copies of THQ's Gothic remake won’t be playable out of the box; a day-one ~5 GB patch is required to enable play, after which the game can run offline. While not needing a constant online connection, the patch dependency raises preservation concerns since future access to the update may vanish. The Gothic remake launches June 5 on consoles and PC, and THQ says copies were shipped ahead to ensure day-one play.
Chaos Gate Daemonhunters II promises seven enemy factions in a fresh Warhammer turn-based showdown
Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters is getting a sequel that expands its XCOM-like tactical battles with seven distinctive enemy factions, signaling a larger, more varied turn-based strategy experience from Frontier Developments.
Pro Tour Bound: Nineteen Standard Archetypes Fuel Metagame Shuffle
Over the weekend four Regional Championships handed out 62 Pro Tour invitations across 19 Standard archetypes, with champions Yuchen Liu (China, Izzet Prowess), Rafael Kenji (South America, Dimir Excruciator), Dawson Courson (Canada, Mardu Discard), and Zachary Aymie (US, Four-Color Control). The piece canvasses the full metagame, showing no single deck dominates as Izzet Prowess remains most-played but waning, while Four-Color Control, Selesnya Landfall, and several fringe strategies gain traction. It highlights build-varieties within key archetypes (e.g., Izzet Prowess variants) and notes Four-Color Elementals and other decks posting strong results. In short, Standard remains diverse and dynamic, with invitations spread across many decks, and ongoing store championships RCs ahead to test new innovations.
Wizards of the Coast Urges Arena Team to Reconsider Union Drive
Wizards of the Coast reportedly sent letters to Magic: The Gathering Arena developers urging them to think twice about forming a union, using language that argues for a direct relationship with leadership and warns of worse benefits if unionized. The union says it has about 75% support and seeks protections on layoffs, remote work, and AI governance; WotC has issued a press statement and reportedly hired employer-advocacy lawyers to oppose the union, while union organizers say they haven’t been contacted directly by the company.
Five-Second Teaser Foreshadows Crazy Taxi Comeback
SEGA's Crazy Taxi social accounts posted a five‑second teaser, the first update since 2019, hinting at an official reveal for the December 2023‑announced new entry in the series and teasing a fresh driving experience blending freedom with city and nature.