Nintendo’s next major Lego set is a $200 Donkey Kong arcade machine
The $200 Donkey Kong Lego set is reportedly releasing in August
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12th Jul 2026
11th Jul 2026
Commissioner says EU can’t stop Sony killing disc games
"Companies are free to offer games and services in the manner that they see fit"
God of War studio confirms Laufey will have a disc version, revealing its release window
It looks likely the next God of War will release next year
Id software plays down impact of layoffs, insists it still has enough staff to make ‘games and tech’
Id is reportedly working on a new Doom entry
10th Jul 2026
Bethesda union confirms Xbox layoff protests: ‘We won’t quietly disappear’
OneBGS wants to make management “think twice before ever attempting something like this again”
John Carmack responds to Id Software layoffs, admits Microsoft stewardship claim aging badly
The Doom and Quake programmer is saddened by this week's news of layoffs
Mewtwo takes over Times Square as Pokémon recreates original Pokémon Go trailer
The 2016 trailer for the game saw hundreds of players take on Mewtwo
9th Jul 2026
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma named as adviser to US Federal Reserve on ‘Jobs and Productivity’
Sharma is the only active CEO named on The Fed task forces
Doom studio Id Software pitched a Perfect Dark game before Xbox cuts
The Quake studio is also said to have pitched a John Wick-style original IP
Former VG247 editors launch new publication, Respec
Respec aims to offer a new independent voice in a shrinking games media
Hundreds of layoffs confirmed at Elder Scrolls Online studio as devastating Xbox cuts continue
State confirms over 200 cuts at ZeniMax Online
You can now try one of Nintendo’s best Switch 2 games for free
Nintendo has released a Yoshi and the Mysterious Book demo
8th Jul 2026
Fired Marathon director says he’s settled a lawsuit with Sony and been inserted into the credits
Christopher Barrett announces he's settled his lawsuit with PlayStation and Bungie
Id Software dev claims it’s been ‘relegated to support studio size’ as 136 layoffs confirmed
A former Id artist says they're “in shock at how brutal the layoff cuts”
Obsidian ‘cancels Avowed 2 to focus on new Fallout’
The Xbox studio has reportedly lost around a quarter of its staff
