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Blizzard says StarCraft won’t be exclusive and wouldn’t confirm other platforms beyond Xbox, leaving the full release plan unclear; given Blizzard’s PC history a PC release seems likely, with speculation about PlayStation or Switch 2.
At BlizzCon 2026, Diablo 5’s platform fate seemed to hint at a PC release after a staffer whispered 'PC version' during a press Q&A and developers teased broad PC accessibility; Blizzard later said they weren’t announcing platforms yet and that Diablo 5 is planned for Spring 2029 while StarCraft is set for 2030, with platform details to come, leaving PC as the expected baseline for Diablo 5 despite odd omissions.
Blizzard announced Diablo V at BlizzCon 2026, skipping the usual apocalypse-prevention premise and placing players in a decades-after-fall world where Diablo has already won; the game is planned for PC release in Spring 2029.
Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 Patch 3.2 reportedly boosts performance across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam Deck, with tests showing 120+ FPS in busy Vernworth at 1440p max settings (up from the 80–90 range) and Steam Deck playable at 30+ FPS with FSR 3. The official notes don’t list performance gains, but user tests and comparisons confirm the improvement. The patch also expands weapon skill slots from four to six, boosting Warfarer customization, and follows with the Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen expansion launching Oct 9 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2.
Playground Games and Xbox have revealed Fable’s PC specs ahead of its Feb 23, 2027 launch: minimum requires Ryzen 5 2600/Core i7-6850K, 12 GB RAM, RX 6600 / Arc A580 / RTX 5050 or 2060 and 135 GB SSD; recommended calls for Ryzen 5 5600 or i5-11600KF with RX 6700 XT or RTX 3060 Ti, and a Steam FAQ indicates 30 or 60 FPS options, implying a possible frame-rate cap and dynamic quality options via DLSS/FSR/XeSS.
PC port of Quintet’s 1995 SNES action-RPG Terranigma is in development by Limited Run and Clear River Games AB for early 2027 on Steam and GOG, bringing Ark’s hollow-world adventure and real-time combat to modern players.
Microsoft reportedly raised Windows OEM licensing fees by 7-10% starting July, with tiered increases by CPU, prompting PC makers to push end-user prices up around 5% in Q3 amid ongoing component shortages and higher software costs.
A fan discovered an undocumented Easter Egg in Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005) by decompiling the PC version: create a profile named 'Wampa' and play Hunt on Endor to unlock a Wampa unit for the Imperial side; the secret works only on PC (not consoles or online) and is accessible in split-screen via the 2024 Classic Collection, found by modder S1thK3nny and highlighted by Iamashaymin.
1666: Amsterdam, the witchy action game from Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets and Panache Digital Games, will enter PC early access on August 25 via Steam and the Epic Games Store for $30, delivering about 10 hours of gameplay. The game follows Noa in 1666 Amsterdam, Aaron in 1999, and a modern-day descendant, all tied together by magic across overlapping timelines; a playable prologue has already been released and the full scope may expand based on community feedback.
Marvel Rivals' Season 9.5 update uses a texture compression overhaul to shrink install sizes by about 15GB on PS5/Xbox (roughly 20% from 73GB) and by around 40GB on PC (over 57%), with the caveat that players will need to re-download the full package when the patch lands on August 7. The dev notes the initial update will be larger due to repackaging, but the final footprint will be much lighter while preserving visual fidelity, as the game continues to receive content and updates.
PC pre-orders for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls are discounted at Fanatical (Standard $54, Digital Deluxe $76.49 with Year One pass), while Humble’s previously advertised discount was canceled and the listing removed. Pre-orders still include rewards like an Infinity Gauntlet, Cosmic Surfboard, and a Baby Groot lobby pet. The game is set to release on August 6, 2026 for PS5 and PC, with a Fall DLC character Phoenix Cyclops planned and a pre-order guide available.
Dataminers have revealed that Microsoft’s Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC isn’t a general emulator, but an Xbox 360 emulator (Xefu) running inside the PC port, enabling several Xbox 360 titles—and some original Xbox games—to run with varying degrees of success, signaling that more 360-era games could come to PC beyond the current four original Xbox releases.
Microsoft is expanding Xbox backward compatibility to PC with an early preview delivering four classic titles—Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy—available to buy/download on Windows and included with Xbox Game Pass. The titles gain PC-focused features (VSync, upscaling, anisotropic filtering, AA, full screen/windowed modes) and will receive Achievements later; a Windows 11 PC and the listed minimum/recommended specs are required for optimum performance.
Culdcept Begins preserves the core board-game formula of the series while speeding gameplay and updating the presentation, launching on Nintendo Switch 2 and PC with online play; there is no announced Xbox release yet, leaving Xbox fans hoping for a future port despite the series’ Xbox Saga legacy.
Xbox fans face a busy week with 43 new games launching across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC from July 13–17, including five day-one Game Pass titles: Ascend to Zero, Denshattack!, Mavrix, FixForce, and Fogpiercer (PC-only). The lineup spans a mix of big releases and indies, with notable entries like The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu and War Robots hitting during the week.