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Steam SaleTrain GamesPC Gaming

Steam Train Fest Is Live: Discounts & Demos on Top Rail Games Until July 27

Steam Train Fest is now underway, running through July 27th and bringing discounts, demos, and more to fans of rail and transit games. The sale covers a wide range of titles across the genre, from city transit puzzlers to hardcore simulation, giving players a chance to explore the category at reduced prices. Games featured in the fest include: Locomoto Sweet Transit Railway Empire 2 RAILGRADE Rail Route Transport Fever 2 Mini Metro SubwaySim 2 Train Sim World 6 Station to Station JR EAST Train Simulator Derail Valley Unrailed 2: Back on Track Choo-Choo Charles. Whether you prefer laying down metro lines in Mini Metro, surviving the chaos of Unrailed 2, or piloting realistic locomotives in Train Sim World 6, the fest has something on offer. Players are encouraged to check the Steam store page for demo availability and individual discount details before the event closes on July 27th.

Jul 20, 2026

League of LegendsRiot GamesMonetization

Riot Backtracks on Paid Skins in League of Legends Classic After Backlash

Riot Games has reversed course on its decision to include paid old-school skins in League of Legends Classic, following swift and significant backlash from the community. The company acknowledged the controversy directly, with its messaging referencing "the elephant on the rift," signaling that the pushback was loud enough to prompt a rapid policy change shortly after the feature was announced.

Jul 20, 2026

Kingdom HeartsLeakSquare Enix

Kingdom Hearts IV Prologue Cinematic Allegedly Leaked

A cinematic that was reportedly intended as a prologue for Kingdom Hearts IV has allegedly surfaced online, and the fan community is already hard at work trying to decode its contents. The footage is believed to originate from Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link, a canceled mobile game that Square Enix had developed to serve as a narrative bridge leading into the fourth mainline entry in the beloved action-RPG series. The leak has sent fans into a frenzy, with many scouring every frame for clues about the story, characters, and lore that Kingdom Hearts IV may explore when it eventually releases.

Jul 20, 2026

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Oblivion Remaster's Ongoing Performance Woes Cast Doubt on Fallout Remasters

Nearly a year after its release, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered continues to struggle with performance issues, and no meaningful patch has arrived to address them. The game's troubled technical state has left players frustrated, but the bigger concern now is what this signals for the future of Bethesda's remaster pipeline. With Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters reportedly in the works following a recent announcement, many fans are wondering whether those projects will ship in a similarly unpolished state.

Jul 20, 2026

HaloHalo StudiosGame Cancellations

Halo Studios Has No Games in Development Beyond Campaign Evolved

Halo Studios finds itself in a precarious position, with reports indicating that the storied franchise has virtually nothing in active development beyond its currently known project, Campaign Evolved. According to TheGamer, both a multiplayer project and a separate campaign project were cancelled, leaving Campaign Evolved as the sole title keeping the studio's lights on creatively.

Jul 20, 2026

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RAM Shortage Continues to Worsen, Valve Engineer Warns of 3–6 Month Supply Lag

The global RAM shortage shows no signs of letting up, according to a Valve engineer who has warned that memory supplies are currently running "at least three to six months" behind demand, and are "still getting worse." The comments paint a concerning picture for both PC builders and the broader gaming hardware market, as constrained memory availability continues to drive up costs and limit access to new systems and components.

Jul 20, 2026

LawBreakersCliff BleszinskiBoss Key Productions

Cliff Bleszinski Opens Up on LawBreakers Failure and Personal Struggles

Cliff Bleszinski, once hailed as a rock star of game development for his work on the Gears of War franchise, is speaking candidly about the collapse of his studio Boss Key Productions and the ill-fated multiplayer shooter LawBreakers. In a wave of interviews published this week, the designer pointed to his own ego as one of the primary culprits behind the game's failure, admitting that his desire for personal glory overshadowed the needs of the project. "I wanted it to be my show, and that was the first step of my ego creeping in right there," Bleszinski said, reflecting on how his public persona may have actively worked against the game's reception. He also acknowledged a hard truth about fame in the industry, noting that "people are loyal to the game, but they're not necessarily loyal to the person."

Jul 20, 2026

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PC Game Pass Loses Major Titles Including Crusader Kings 3

PC Game Pass subscribers are in for some disappointing news as eight notable titles are set to leave the service at the end of July 2026. Among the departing games are fan favorites Crusader Kings 3, Mount and Blade 2, Rain World, and Whiskerwood, making this one of the more painful waves of removals the platform has seen in recent memory.

Jul 20, 2026

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Game of Thrones: War for Westeros Delayed to 2027

Fans of the Game of Thrones franchise will have to wait a little longer to march their armies across Westeros. PlaySide Studios has announced that its highly anticipated RTS title, Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, has been pushed back to early 2027. The delay was confirmed by the developer, who cited the need to "ensure the game reaches the high level of quality we are aiming for" as the driving reason behind the decision.

Jul 20, 2026

XboxExclusivesGame Pass

Xbox Clarifies Confusing Exclusives Strategy, Promises More Console-Only Titles

Xbox executives have made another attempt to explain the company's increasingly muddled approach to console exclusives, acknowledging that the current strategy is not exactly "obvious" to players. The platform holder confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will remain Xbox console exclusives, and teased a third unannounced exclusive title on the way. The clarification comes amid widespread confusion over why some first-party titles, like Halo, are heading to PlayStation 5 while others are staying locked to Xbox hardware.

Jul 20, 2026

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Palworld 1.0 Surges to Near 1 Million Concurrent Players on Steam

Palworld has roared back to life on Steam following its version 1.0 update, nearly recapturing the explosive popularity it first saw at early access launch. The creature-collecting survival game clocked almost one million concurrent players this weekend, cementing its place once again among the most-played titles on the platform. The resurgence is a remarkable feat for a game that has been in early access for roughly two and a half years, proving that its player base never fully moved on.

Jul 20, 2026