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While sentiment surrounding Call of Duty is far from the greatest it’s been, the teams at Activision and Treyarch are trucking along with their reveal plans for the upcoming Black Ops 7. Ahead of the game’s big blowout COD NEXT event, Treyarch have now offered a deep-dive look into BO7’s multiplayer.

Ahead of its launch later today, Blizzard has officially shown off the upcoming Persona 5 crossover skins coming to Overwatch 2.

As they do each month, Sony has announced the line-up of games leaving PlayStation Plus in September - including The Plucky Squire and Pistol Whip VR.

While Titanfall 3 is nowhere to be seen, Respawn has announced that wall-running is coming to Apex Legends via a limited time mode.

In a welcome surprise, Polyphony Digital has launched an online database featuring all of the cars available in Gran Turismo 7 alongside stats, facts and more.

For the past day, the PlayStation Store on PS3 has been inaccessible, with a pop-up claiming that “This service is currently undergoing maintenance.”

As part of Battlefield 6’s big reveal, EA / DICE have confirmed that the upcoming multiplayer shooter will make use of AI bots in lobbies when necessary.

Sony has announced its PlayStation Plus Essential line-up for August, including the souls-like Lies of P; the open-world survival game Day Z and more.

With Black Ops 7 set to arrive later this year, Activision is shaking up its much-maligned COD HQ launcher, decoupling both MWII and MWIII from the service.

As has been the case with pretty much all modern racing games, Project Cars 3 is now set to be delisted from storefronts next month.

Following rumours a couple months ago, dataminers have found evidence that Microsoft is working on a new 4-tiered system for its xCloud game streaming service.

In a surprise announcement, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is set to get a massive free update later this year, adding an NG+ mode, 3rd person and much more.

Following a somewhat rocky launch, Remedy Entertainment has detailed the first major update coming to FBC: Firebreak this September.

The launch of The Edge of Fate was supposed to mark a big return for Destiny 2. Unfortunately, early player numbers aren’t looking too hot.

Following in the footsteps of many games with an online element, Need For Speed: Rivals will have its servers turned off this upcoming October.

July’s PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium line-ups include Cyberpunk 2077; Twisted Metal 3+4; Risk of Rain 2 and the day-one addition of Abiotic Factor.

Dead by Daylight is set to get another major crossover, this time with the popular graphic novel / TV series The Walking Dead; going live later this month.

The day has finally come, with EA announcing that servers for Anthem will be going offline in January of 2026 - being no longer playable after that.

Marvel Rivals is introducing a ton of additions with Season 3, including two new characters, an overhaul to customisation; new modes and more.

In the lead up to Space Marine 2’s 1st anniversary, the team have confirmed that a full second year of post-launch support is planned.

Following a slight delay, Black Ops 6 Season 4 Reloaded is set to go live on the 2nd of July, bringing with it new weapons, modes, maps and more.

As they do each month, Sony has announced the line-up of titles set to leave PlayStation Plus in mid-July, including Dying Light 2, Crisis Core: FFVII and more.

Microsoft is reportedly set to enhance its Xbox cloud game streaming servers with lower lag, improved bitrates, and higher resolution options.

This month’s PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium titles include a bunch of solid titles – alongside the day-one addition of FBC: Firebreak.

Following the conclusion of its 5th Season, MultiVersus is now officially dead and has been delisted from all storefronts.

After almost two years of post-launch updates, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has reached its end-of-life sooner than some had hoped.

Sony has announced almost two-dozen games leaving PS Plus in May, including GTA V; InFamous Second Son; Journey to the Savage Planet and many more.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers are set to get more ‘value’ thanks to a new initiative giving benefits for free-to-play games:

During Sony’s State of Play, the company announced a bunch of titles set to come to PS Plus Extra/Premium – including Armored Core and day-one additions.

The PlayStation Network recently suffered from its biggest down period in well over a decade – second only to the infamous 2011 PSN outage. While not nearly as severe (lasting less than 24 hours), Sony has offered an apology to players, giving all PS Plus subscribers 5 extra days of service for free.