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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.
Sony plans to end physical PlayStation game media by 2028, spurring a shift toward PC gaming. A Push Square survey found about 45% of respondents seriously considering switching to PC, 23% likely to stay with PlayStation, and 41% blaming the move on the end of physical media. Rumors of an Xbox disc-to-digital approach via a Helix hybrid and questions over launch pricing further push the trend toward digital distribution and PC-first strategies, signaling a shift in how gamers access and own games.
Google is testing a cloud-free automatic PC backup feature for Android via Quick Share on Windows PCs, backing up selected photos and videos daily over Wi‑Fi to the same Google Account. Samsung Galaxy phones reportedly aren’t supported, likely to avoid overlap with Samsung’s Smart Switch, which currently doesn’t offer automatic backups.
DOOM: The Dark Ages’ first major DLC, Revelations, adds 10–12 hours of content including a story campaign, arenas, and new endgame options centered on the Chain Spear, a versatile weapon that replaces the shield and unlocks multiple attack modes and new movement tech (grapple hook and orbital maneuvers). Players can swap between spear and shield as skills unlock, with a large hub and Metroidvania-like secrets between levels, culminating in an uber boss and master arenas. The expansion emphasizes fast, kinetic combat across a reimagined progression and releases July 7 on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Xbox Play Anywhere), with existing difficulty sliders intact.
Sony confirms it will keep pushing live-service games through the PS5 era, planning PC releases to maximize player counts while keeping single-player first‑party titles console‑exclusive. The company also teases a PlayStation 6 handheld and continues to develop portable play experiences (like the PlayStation Portal) to suit evolving gamer lifestyles and hardware challenges.
Ubisoft+ Premium is offering a free trial on Xbox and PC through Tuesday, June 23, 2026, granting access to over 60 titles (67 on Xbox, 140 on PC), including day-one Premium editions like Assassin's Creed Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Sign up via Ubisoft’s website (not on Xbox) and link your Xbox and Ubisoft accounts. If you cancel before the trial ends you won’t be charged; otherwise a monthly fee applies after the trial. The promotion began on June 18, 2026.
PlayStation reportedly revised its PC strategy for first-party games, with Hermen Hulst telling staff that single-player narrative titles will remain PlayStation-only due to insufficient PC revenue, while live-service games will continue to release on both PS5 and PC. Sony’s Nishino said platform choices depend on the title, and the company will prioritize maximizing the gaming experience; this follows earlier reports of scaling back PC ports and aligns with broader industry moves toward multi-platform live-service strategies.