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01 Jul
Industry PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
PlayStation Will Stop Making Game Discs for New Releases in January 2028

Sony will stop producing game discs for all new PlayStation releases from January 2028. Existing discs are unaffected, but new games go digital-only at retail and on PS Store.

June 2026
30 Jun
New Release Sega Saturn
Sentimental Graffiti remake announced by Entergram

Entergram has announced Sentimental Graffiti Re, a remake of the 1998 Saturn dating sim, with cast reveals but no release date or platforms yet.

29 Jun
New Release Nintendo DS PC
Pokémon Platinum PC port surfaces with source code and no ROM required

A surprise native PC port of Pokémon Platinum offers a way to play the DS classic without emulation, complete with source code.

29 Jun
Preservation
Lost Indiana Jones SCUMM demo recovered by Video Game History Foundation

The Video Game History Foundation recovers a lost Indiana Jones demo built in SCUMM, a never-before-seen marketing tie-in for a VGA graphics card.

28 Jun
Industry PC
Quake’s Creators Look Back at 30 and Admit What It Cost Them

On Quake's 30th anniversary, Sandy Petersen, John Carmack and others reflect on the crunch that built the landmark 3D shooter and, in Petersen's words, broke them spiritually.

27 Jun
Preservation Arcade
One Man Spent Three Years Documenting Every Namco Museum Ever Made

Andrew Elmore spent three years documenting every Namco Museum port across every platform and region, a roughly two-hour record of gaming's compilation era.

27 Jun
Preservation Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X|S
Three More Games Have Quietly Vanished From the Xbox Store

Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier, Signs of the Sojourner, and Boom Boom Rocket have all been pulled from the Xbox Store, with no physical editions to fall back on.

27 Jun
Hardware Android Nintendo Switch
Anbernic Finally Shows the RG 55G1 in the Flesh, and It Is Going for Premium

Anbernic's hands-on video for the Android-powered RG 55G1 shows a curved 2.5D screen and Hall sticks, but no chipset, battery, or price has been confirmed yet.

27 Jun
Physical Copies Dreamcast
Ecco the Dolphin’s Remaster Is Getting a Physical Release, and Its Creator Is Already Overthinking the Box

Ed Annunziata says his Ecco the Dolphin remaster, Ecco the Dolphin Complete, will get standard and deluxe physical editions, and he wants Sega to fold in the Dreamcast game.