
Multiple Insiders Point to June 9 Nintendo Direct
Three separate insiders are now converging on the same date for the first general Nintendo Direct in nine months, and the lineup of unannounced games makes the timing feel overdue.
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Three separate insiders are now converging on the same date for the first general Nintendo Direct in nine months, and the lineup of unannounced games makes the timing feel overdue.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick quietly appeared as a playable character in WWE 2K26's Season 3 update, complete with his own entrance set to Frank Sinatra's 'My Way.' He's rated 77 overall, which puts him above several real WWE legends.

Konami has locked in September 24 for Silent Hill: Townfall, continuing a streak of annual September releases that started with the Silent Hill 2 remake in 2024.

Stuntman: Hollywood brings back the cult stunt-driving series with licensed vehicles from Knight Rider, Back to the Future, and more. Saber Interactive revealed the game during Sony's State of Play.

Yacht Club Games planned to charge $30 for Mina the Hollower. A last-minute price cut to $20 turned a make-or-break launch into 300,000 sales in three days.

German YouTuber ÜberGaming marched into Rockstar North's Edinburgh office to "commemorate" GTA 6's original launch date. He lasted seconds before getting thrown out and greeted by police.

After walking into Rockstar North's lobby on GTA 6's original release date, a German YouTuber claims police warned him he'd be held responsible for any future leaks.

The first wave of Star Fox previews landed this week, and the consensus is striking: Nintendo may have finally nailed the franchise's comeback.

IO Interactive self-published 007 First Light to 1.5 million copies in 24 hours. Now Amazon says it's taking over publishing for the sequel.
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game won't hit its July 2 launch date. Instead, that date becomes a closed beta for pre-order players, with the full release pushed to July 23.

The man behind PUBG couldn't keep the lights on for his next game. PlayerUnknown Productions is laying off staff and making Go Wayback free after Brendan Greene ran out of money.

Modder Smidgeee has released a mod that lets you swap seats, steering wheels, and interior colours in Forza Horizon 6, starting with the 2014 BMW M4 Coupé.

Maverick Games creative director Mike Brown helped define Forza Horizon. Now his new studio's debut, Clutch, is gunning straight for Playground Games with deeper customisation and action movie set pieces.

Marvel's Wolverine, Dune: Awakening, Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Onimusha all land on PS5 between September 15 and September 25. That's not a release window, it's a pileup.

Brendan Greene helped popularize an entire genre with PUBG. Now he says he's hit the financial wall trying to fund his follow-up, and the studio is shrinking.

Bandai Namco showed off stunning dogfights and a new chain destruction system for Ace Combat 8, but the internet zeroed in on one pink-haired pilot named Tasha.

Pokemon Champions hits iOS and Android on June 17 with full cross-play against Switch players, plus a free Raichu and both Mega Stones just for logging in.

While FF7 Rebirth launches on Switch 2 to strong reviews, director Naoki Hamaguchi's comments about Part 3 tell a much bigger story about where Square Enix is heading.

Kefka's new Ultimate fight in FF14 tricks raiders with a fake "Complete" screen and a vanishing loot chest. The world-first race has never been this chaotic.

Jeff Grubb and NateTheHate both point to a June 9 Nintendo Direct, which would cap off Summer Game Fest season with a proper showcase.

Insomniac's creative director confirms there are no X-Men and no Spider-Man crossover in Marvel's Wolverine, stripping the game down to a focused solo Logan story.

Square Enix just added a suite of built-in cheats to FF7 Rebirth, including infinite HP, 9999 damage, and a level 65 head start. And they don't disable trophies.

Funcom is adding a full singleplayer mode to Dune: Awakening on September 22, and the biggest change might be the simplest: your deep desert bases won't get wiped every week.

RuneScape Dragonwilds will launch on PS5 this fall, making it the first game in the franchise's 25-year history to appear on a console.