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Bodies were found at Galley House. Who were they? Why were they there? What truly happened on that long, horrific night? Only one thing remains that could possibly reveal the truth: a mysterious contraption called the Seance Machine, capable of reconstructing conversations that happened in and around Galley House. As investigator Reya Beckon, it is your job to identify and listen to these conversations, and perhaps learn what truly happened across one single strange, dark night.

Nintendo Switch 2 players won’t have to wait much longer to return to Cyrodiil. Bethesda has officially confirmed that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered will launch on the console on August 11, with both digital and physical editions arriving on the same day. Better yet, the physical version includes the complete base game on the cartridge, so there is no Game-Key Card and no extra download needed to play.

PlayStation announced on the morning of July 1st that it will no longer produce physical disks starting in January 2028. The move was made “in response to shifting trends in consumer preferences,” as PlayStation notes in its press release. Starting in January 2028, all new games will only be available digitally on both the PlayStation Store and retailers. All games released before January 2028 will still offer a physical disk option for consumers.

California State Assembly member Chris Ward introduced a bill called “Protect Our Games Act” earlier this year. The bill focuses on a topic many gamers have voiced concerns about before: the ability to play a game they paid for, even if the publisher decides to shut it down. The bill was first sent to the California State Assembly, and it passed with a vote of 43-16. Then, the bill was recently passed to the Senate, where it failed.

Halfway through the year, 2026 has already been a great year for video games, and with Summer Game Fest now in the rear-view mirror, we all start to look at the summer and holiday games, which doesn’t appear to be stopping any time soon. Every genre of games has at least one game coming out later this year that seems like a must-play. Then there’s the big elephant in the room: Grand Theft Auto IV.

Palworld combines open-world exploration with creature-collection to provide an enjoyable RPG experience. However, you can only play Palworld enough times before the inevitable doldrums set in. Alternatively, you aren’t sure if you will like Palworld and want to try something similar first. What if you want the joy of construction, open-world exploration, or creature-collecting, but in a new realm? A carbon copy of Palworld wouldn’t be suitable, otherwise you’d just keep playing.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has just announced a partnership with Logitech. This comes just a day after the advertisement promoting Modern Warfare 4 that says the game will not appear on Xbox Game Pass this year. Logitech G is now the Official PC Peripheral Partner, and the Logitech G Astro Series is the Official Headset Partner of Modern Warfare 4. Logitech prides itself on supporting all gamers from casual players to the most serious, competitive gamers.

Nintendo has released the Splatoon Raiders Direct, which provided a wealth of information about the game. We will be taking an in-depth look at everything we learned. The game is focused on treasure hunting, where you play as The Mechanic. Treasure is spread across the game’s islands, each with distinct biomes and themes. You fight enemies that swarm treasure. If you can defeat all the enemies, you get the treasure loot.

Battlefield 6 players were celebrating earlier today after an announcement screen showed that players’ XP boosts would now count down in-game time rather than real time. However, two hours after it started gaining traction on Twitter/X, Battlefield Comms let the fanbase know that this was, in fact, a mistake and “there are no changes to how XP Boosters currently work”. Fans of the game are rather upset, as this has been a change that players have been asking to be added for years.

If you haven’t heard, buckle up. Riot has officially confirmed all the rumors; League of Legends: Classic is coming soon. League of Legends now has 173 playable champions with the recent addition of mid-lane assassin, Locke. For players who have been here since League’s release in 2009, there is a yearning for a time when things were simpler. Locke arrives as the 173rd champion in League of Legends. League Classic will be reverting to a smaller number of champions.