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Magic The Gathering – Zhalfir Worldbuilding Trailer https://www.gamespot.com/videos/magic-the-gathering-zhalfir-worldbuilding-trailer/ The kingdom of Zhalfir has reentered the Multiverse as its own plane! Zhalfir will showcase its namesake like never before, lush with vibrant magic and rooted in its storied past, as its people find their place in the Multiverse. Teferi Akosa will also be making his return to Zhalfir, giving a new generation of players the chance to meet Magic's master of chronomancy. Players can immerse themselves in the beauty of Zhalfir and harness innovative new forms of magic. The minds behind this plane have crafted some especially mind-bending cards, each embracing the unique visual design of Magic's take on the afrofantasy genre. Join us for a celebration of Magic's innovation when Zhalfir releases on October 1, 2027.

Magic The Gathering – Nauctis: The Sunken Realm Worldbuilding Trailer https://www.gamespot.com/videos/magic-the-gathering-nauctis-the-sunken-realm-worldbuilding-trailer/ Nauctis: The Sunken Realm introduces players to Nauctis, Magic’s take on an undersea plane.The set features merfolk, seals, homarids, and other aquatic creatures, along with deities who rule over the currents. As tensions bubble between two warring kingdoms, a group of unlikely heroes must rise to the occasion – or their home will be swallowed up by the seas. Adventures await under the water, and players will come face-to-face with fearsome creatures that dwell far, far from the surface. Nauctis: The Sunken Realm kicks off a brand-new multi-year story arc for Magic: The Gathering and releases February 5, 2027.

Magic The Gathering – Kamigawa: Titanbreach Worldbuilding Trailer https://www.gamespot.com/videos/magic-the-gathering-kamigawa-titanbreach-worldbuilding-trailer/ When an Omenpath opens above the neon-lit skies of Towashi, a huge mass of Ikoria crashes through, unleashing mayhem. The people of Kamigawa must band together to stop the monsters of Ikoria that threaten to stomp, scorch, and shatter their home. Kamigawa: Titanbreach is a clash between two iconic Magic planes, Ikoria and Kamigawa. Face the incursion head on when Kamigawa: Titanbreach releases on June 4, 2027.

This PC Gamer Is Making His Own Physical Steam Games, One Expensive Cartridge At A Time https://www.gamespot.com/articles/this-pc-gamer-is-making-his-own-physical-steam-games-one-expensive-cartridge-at-a-time/ Physical PC games have been out of fashion for many years, thanks to the rise of digital distribution platforms like Steam. While big PC game boxes containing CD and DVD-ROMs have essentially died out, one modder has decided to bring back game cartridges to their Steam library, blending solid-state drives with Steam's flexible desktop client. Over on the PC Master Gaming Race subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1ux13ui/steam_game_cartridges), Jibril-sama detailed their plug-and-play approach to playing Steam games. They'd recently purchased a stack of used SATA SSDs, loaded a custom script on them, installed games onto each one, and created custom graphics to stick to the cases. Once done, a custom Steam Game Cartridge was born, with some of Jibril-sama's games being Cyberpunk 2077, Forza Horizon 5, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2--all games with a chunky install size. If you're interested in making your own cartridges, Jibril-Sama has uploaded the code online (https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1uyft21/update_game_cartridge_3dfiles_and_code/) for modders to check out. According to their post, the code "should" work with other storage mediums like SD cards, USB drives, and flash drives. "No guarantee that it's going to work for you. I only tested on my old Win10 install, but you should at least be able to take the general code and make it work or improve it," they wrote. Going with the SSD method is obviously the pricier option, as on average, you're looking at around $30-$50 for a quality 128GB SSD. Once the games start piling up, so too does the price. Memory prices have surged in recent months due to rampant investment in AI data centers and various global factors, making what was once an affordable upgrade more expensive than ever. The future is also looking increasingly digital (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/next-gen-xbox-may-not-have-disc-drive-disc-to-digital-feature-coming-reports-say/) for next-gen video game consoles, as Sony has confirmed that it will stop manufacturing PlayStation discs (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-confirms-playstation-disc-production-will-end-in-2028/) in 2028. Microsoft's next-gen console, Project Helix (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/next-xbox-release-date-specs-display-price/1100-6525379/), is also rumored to be a digital-only console.

MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Ghost Rider Character Gameplay Guide https://www.gamespot.com/videos/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-official-ghost-rider-character-gameplay-guide/ Robbie Reyes unleashes the Spirit of Vengeance! Our latest Character Guide breaks down Ghost Rider's devastating toolkit, from long-range chain and scythe attacks to blazing hellfire that keeps opponents under constant pressure. Learn how to use the Hellcharger to rip through every fight, master the Vengeance Gauge to boost your skills and dominate from a distance before the flames consume you. MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is coming to PS5 and PC on August 6th, 2026 PT!

Disney Store Closes 'Until Further Notice' After Scalpers Get 'Aggressive' Waiting for Lorcana Drop https://www.ign.com/articles/disney-store-closes-until-further-notice-after-scalpers-get-aggressive-waiting-for-lorcana-drop A Disney store in London has nope’d out of selling the latest Lorcana drop after a massive swarm of fans lined up for blocks outside the building, with some even getting “aggressive” toward other players.

Marathon Game Director Joseph Ziegler Is Leaving Bungie https://www.ign.com/articles/marathon-game-director-joseph-ziegler-is-leaving-bungie Marathon game director Joseph Ziegler has announced he is leaving Bungie.

Stardew Valley Arrives in Magic The Gathering With Superdrop of the Midnight Jellies https://www.ign.com/articles/stardew-valley-arrives-in-magic-the-gathering-with-superdrop-of-the-midnight-jellies Stardew Valley is coming to Magic the Gathering, with three Secret Lair drops inbound later this month.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Officially Joins The Witcher 3 on 65 Million Units Sold https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-officially-joins-the-witcher-3-on-65-million-units-sold The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has officially crossed the 65 million units sold milestone, joining fellow fantasy role-playing game The Witcher 3 as one of the top 10 best-selling games of all time.

Battlefield 6 to Get Top Gun Crossover in August https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-to-get-top-gun-crossover-in-august Battlefield 6 is getting a Top Gun crossover next month.

Bethesda Game Studios Says Starfield 'Remains an Important Part of Our Future,' Confirms 17 Million Players and Teases Starborn DLC for 2027 https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-game-studios-says-starfield-remains-an-important-part-of-our-future-confirms-17-million-players-and-teases-starborn-dlc-for-2027 Bethesda Game Studios has reassured fans that Starfield “remains an important part of our future,” teasing Starborn DLC in 2027.

9 Features That Changed Everything in Football Games https://www.ign.com/articles/9-features-that-changed-everything-in-football-games From Pro Evo's through ball to FIFA's Ultimate Team, these are the 9 features that changed soccer games forever.

Bethesda Reveals Roadmap: The Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, Obsidian's New Fallout Game, Several Remaster Projects, and More All Confirmed https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-reveals-roadmap-the-elder-scrolls-6-fallout-5-obsidians-new-fallout-game-several-remaster-projects-and-more-all-confirmed Bethesda Game Studios has laid out its roadmap for the foreseeable future. It includes The Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, a new Fallout game from Obsidian, multiple other Fallout projects, several remaster projects, and a live "Fallout Day" in Washington, D.C. in 2027.

The Netflix Games business is growing. During an earnings call (https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2026/q2/Netflix-Inc-_Earnings-Call_2026-07-16T00_00_00_English-1.pdf), Netflix co-CEO Gregory Peters said Netflix continues to be in the building stage for its video game efforts. “We’ve been building some solid foundations, and now we’re seeing exciting positive signals that help inform and give us increased conviction in our future growth and the nature of that growth here,” he said. Peters went on to say that another “big positive sign” for Netflix Games has been its cloud-based TV games, which began to scale in earnest in October 2025. Since that time, “monthly active players for cloud games have increased 11x, and adoption is significantly ahead of that curve that we had for mobile games with even higher retention value,” he said. “So we’re definitely excited about that and focused on scaling up cloud games.” Peters said the gaming market is massive, and Netflix is taking it slow as it defines a strategy and determines its investment levels. "We're just getting started here. We're scratching the surface in terms of what we think the total potential of the space offers for us," he said. "You're going to see us continue to calibrate and refine our level of investment here, which is still very small relative to our overall content spend based on demonstrated performance based on what is working for our members and what's delivering returns to our business." The next big Netflix game, Netflix Minigolf, launches on July 28, bringing together franchises like Squid Game, Bridgerton, and Stranger Things (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-netflix-game-brings-together-the-streamers-most-popular-shows/). Netflix Games has endured a rocky road in recent years as it set out to establish a strategy. At one point, Netflix invested in AAA games, and hired big names (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflix-shutters-aaa-game-studio-led-by-overwatch-and-halo-vets/1100-6527313/), but those plans fell apart. Today, Netflix is more focused on social and party games that people can play quickly and easily. Netflix Games' narrative executive Sean Krankel told The Game Business (https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/interview-netflix-wants-to-become) that, in the next couple of years, he wants people to see Netflix as "natural" destination to play games, as opposed to it being perceived like it is today, as "experimental." "I would love, in a year or two, for people to be going: ‘This is naturally the place that I would go to play a story’. And that ‘playing a story’ doesn’t sound weird," he said. "The ambitious thing here is that we create a new way of interacting with story and character that doesn’t feel like you have to be trepidatious or worried about trying it, or, ‘Am I going to be good at this?’" "The same way that somebody’ll go to Disneyland and jump on a ride or go into an escape room, and it just becomes a new form of entertainment. That’s where I’d love to see this go," he added.

Netflix Says Part Of Its Games Business Is Up 600%, But It’s Still Early Days https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflix-says-part-of-its-games-business-is-up-600-but-its-still-early-days/ As part of Netflix's latest earnings report (https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2026/q2/FINAL-Q2-26-Shareholder-Letter.pdf), the streamer gave an update on its growing video game efforts, which include cloud-based TV games and mobile games. In short, the business is growing and showing positive signs, but it's still early days. June 2026 saw the release of Netflix's two "most successful" launches ever for cloud games on TV with FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fifa-world-cup-game-coming-to-netflix-with-updates-based-on-how-the-tournament-goes/) and the horror game Unhinged (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-can-play-oxenfrees-devs-new-game-unhinged-in-30-minutes-and-it-rules/), though Netflix did not share any specific datapoints about them. The Netflix Playground app, designed for kids, saw 3x growth in daily players since it debuted in April this year. This new app has helped "engagement" for kids' mobile games from Netflix to surge 600% year-over-year, Netflix said. "While off a small base, these early signals give us increasing confidence that we are building a foundation with exciting future growth potential," Netflix said.

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