Gaming

Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026 ran at 7am PT with a roughly 50-minute main show and 90-minute Treehouse, putting Switch 2 dates, ports, demos, and 2026 windows in one thread.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 received its June 10 summer update alongside The Flower & the Flame DLC, adding Photo Mode, Noir Mode, HUD options, and ranged-combat changes.

Insider Gaming reports that Ubisoft Winnipeg has shut down, with roughly 85 employees losing their jobs and multiple in-development projects affected.

Valve will stop physical Steam Gift Cards once existing store stock is sold through, while digital Steam gift cards remain available.

Persona 4 Revival launches worldwide on February 18, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Xbox PC.

Guild Wars 3 has been announced for PC and PlayStation 5, with ArenaNet signaling no subscription fee and no paid battle pass for the MMO.

Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026 starts June 9 at 7am PT / 10am ET, runs about 50 minutes, and is followed immediately by Nintendo Treehouse: Live.

Valve is expanding the Verified program to Steam Machine and Steam Frame, both described in the Steamworks post as shipping this summer. r/Games discussion focused on whether the labels will reflect real performance.

The Avatar: The Last Airbender AAA RPG announced in 2024 is no longer moving forward. r/Games discussion centered on repeated canceled Avatar game attempts and fatigue from fans still waiting for a full RPG adaptation.

007 First Light reached 2.7 million copies in its first week, according to a Reddit post linking the official 007game Bluesky account. r/Games discussion quickly moved to post-launch modes and replay structure.

Nintendo is preparing EU-compliant versions of products whose integrated batteries must be easily replaceable by end users from February 18, 2027. Future compliant versions of current BEE-model products will carry separate model numbers and an OSM code on packaging.

PlayerUnknown Productions is halting development on Prologue: Go Wayback! and laying off staff. The studio plans one more update, a free transition, and is looking into refunds for players who bought the Early Access survival game.