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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Has One Week to Prove IP Isn't a Substitute for Depth
Arc System Works launches Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls on August 6 — a 4v4 tag-team fighter co-developed with PlayStation Studios and Marvel Games. Here's what the pre-launch discourse actually looks like.
Game Freak Bets Big on Game Pass to Break Out of the Pokémon Box
Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation launches August 4 with day-one Game Pass access—a test of whether Microsoft's subscription service can vault a new IP past crowded summer competition.
Nintendo Brought Splatoon Back as a Treasure Hunt
Splatoon Raiders launches July 23 on Switch 2 as the franchise's first-ever spinoff — a single-player treasure-hunting adventure that deliberately sidesteps the mainline formula fans have been waiting for.
Four Years Later, Nintendo Returns Splatoon as a Treasure Hunt—Not a Turf War
Splatoon Raiders arrives July 23 as a single-player spin-off with optional co-op, marking a dramatic pivot away from the competitive multiplayer core that defined the franchise.