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July 2026

31 Jul
New Release Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S
Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos remaster announced for Q4 2026

Argonaut Games is remastering Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos for Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, targeting a Q4 2026 release.

31 Jul
Industry
EA’s $55 billion buyout is set to close August 4

EA's $55 billion leveraged buyout is set to close on August 4, handing the publisher to a consortium of Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.

30 Jul
New Release Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 PlayStation Vita
EXSTETRA HD Remaster arrives on Steam, console versions follow September 3

FuRyu has released EXSTETRA HD Remaster on Steam, with Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, and PS5 versions set for September 3, 2026.

30 Jul
Preservation Android iOS Linux Mac Nintendo 64 Nintendo Switch Wii U
Ocarina of Time gets its first native iOS port with HarkinianPad

HarkinianPad is a free native iOS port of Ocarina of Time built on Ship of Harkinian by Chris Sotraidis, running at 60fps with widescreen and touch support.

29 Jul
Hardware Nintendo 64
ModRetro’s M64 Can Finally Talk to a CRT, for Another Ninety Dollars

The M64 AV Adapter does composite, S-video, component and RGBs with forced 240p, and it converts back from HDMI to get there. Pre-order is $89.99, shipping by Christmas.

29 Jul
Physical Copies
DOOM Collection for Evercade leaks ahead of full announcement

A DOOM Collection cartridge for the Evercade has leaked online ahead of Blaze's full reveal, showing the original PC DOOM and DOOM 2 on one red cart.

29 Jul
Industry
Gremlin Graphics revived as a heritage label

Homebrew publisher Midnight Brew's Allan Turvey has teamed with Gremlin founder Ian Stewart to launch Gremlin Graphics Classics, a heritage label debuting this October.

28 Jul
Hardware Nintendo 64
ModRetro M64 FPGA Nintendo 64 console goes on sale today at $229

ModRetro's FPGA-based Nintendo 64, the M64, goes on sale today for $200. The M64 Pro controller is $90 in wired and wireless configurations.

28 Jul
Industry Xbox One
Three Weeks After Xbox Let It Go, Double Fine Laid Off 23 People

Double Fine has cut 23 of about 90 staff to survive as an independent studio, three weeks after Microsoft spun it out of Xbox with its IP and catalogue intact.

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