Afil Games, a Brazil-based publisher behind cheap, low-effort titles, says Sony has dropped it as a publishing partner and will remove its games from the PlayStation Store under stricter 2026 guidelines. Video Games Chronicle reports more than 140 of the studio's PS4 and PS5 games are set to be delisted, part of a year-long shovelware cleanup that has already cleared thousands of titles.
Fortnite is ending one of its oldest rules. Through a new program called Unvaulted, Epic Games will start selling old battle pass outfits in the item shop, beginning with Marvel skins from Chapter 5 Season 4 on June 28, 2026. Battle pass items can now return after about 18 months, a huge shift for a game built on exclusive cosmetics.
Hideo Kojima says his Xbox horror game OD will push fear beyond the limit of any game before it, and he has built a secret system to keep terrified players from quitting. Co-written with Jordan Peele and starring Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and the late Udo Kier, OD is built around the idea of overdosing on fear.
Epic Games is pushing an ambitious 2026 plan after laying off more than 1,000 workers. The Fortnite maker is centering its future on Unreal Engine 6, which merges UE5 with the Fortnite editor, adds generative AI, and switches to its Verse language. CEO Tim Sweeney is betting an open, connected ecosystem can counter rivals like Roblox.
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A tactical first-person shooter called TTK has exploded on Roblox, passing 8 million plays after pulling in roughly 4 million on its first public day. Two developers built it to feel like the hardcore shooter Ready or Not, with punishing recoil, real footstep audio, and no ammo counter. It refuses pay-to-win, and the team is now building cooperative missions where friends clear rooms against smart enemies.
Actress Deborah Ann Woll kept a secret game project hidden for almost ten years. She will star as Faye in a new God of War game. Director Cory Barlog pitched the idea to her in 2018. This was the same year the first rebooted game came out. Sony Santa Monica planned the story long before fans knew about it. The game focuses on the afterlife of Kratos' late wife. No release date exists yet.
Valve released the Steam Controller in early May, but it sold out fast and only sells on Steam. The company set up a reservation queue, then said it cannot make enough controllers to meet demand. Now buyers see delivery windows of late 2026 or 2027, and new orders will likely wait until 2027. The delay matters because gamers who want the controller must wait years for it.
Battlefield 6’s Season 3 will end on June 30 with the High‑Value Target update. It adds a Wet Work event where dead players drop contracts that trigger mid‑match tasks like kills or captures. Completing contracts gives unknown rewards. The patch also brings a new event menu, tweaks gun recoil and bullet behavior, and rebalances vehicles, including stronger RPG damage and changes to automated anti‑air defenses.
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Grand Theft Auto 6 pre‑orders start on June 25, and Rockstar released the game’s cover art. The picture shows the main characters Jason and Lucia with a helicopter, motorcycle, supercar and an alligator in a bright city scene. The new website shows a big Vice City skyline at sunset. Pre‑orders will reveal the game’s price, and the title is set to launch on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Roblox has revealed what it will charge creators to run brand deals inside their games. Starting January 1, 2027, creators will pay a set fee for every thousand times players view a brand, and the price depends on where those players live. United States views cost the most at $1.50 per thousand. Roblox says the plan should make pricing clearer and help creators earn more.
Xbox leader Asha Sharma told a tech event that generative AI can help make art, code and ideas faster, but it cannot build the huge, complex worlds of AAA games. She said AI tools are useful for early prototypes and small assets, yet they lack the ability to understand why long games feel fun. Sharma believes AI will aid production but not replace full‑scale game experiences.
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