Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 982, Landulf IV, Lombard prince passed away. In 982, Pandulf II, Lombard prince passed away. In 1380, Bertrand du Guesclin, French nobleman and knight (born 1320) passed away. In 1573, Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months. In 1913, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (died 2012) was born. In 1951, Vuoristorata, one of the oldest still-operating wooden roller coasters in Europe, is opened at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. In 1956, The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. In 1961, Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager was born. In 1970, Andrei Tivontchik, German pole vaulter and trainer was born. In 1978, Prodromos Nikolaidis, Greek basketball player was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Cygames’ Project Awakening, Lost Order, and Garnet Arena: Mages of Magicary still in development

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Cygames’ action RPG Project Awakening, real-time tactics game Lost Order, and fantasy action game Garnet Source

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Third Eye Comics

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· Jul 3, 2026

New Games Gallery 7/3/26!!

New Games Gallery 7/3/26!!

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· Jul 6, 2026

All Xbox studios remaining following mass layoffs and restructure

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· Jul 6, 2026

ZeniMax's pivot to big series amid Xbox cuts reportedly isn't a death knell for Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein

Xbox have officially announced the scale of the mass layoffs and rejigging of their studio lineup which have loomed on the horizon for the past couple of weeks. While Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, and Arkane all face futures outside of Xbox, the cuts and changes have also affected how a number of studios remaining under the Microsoft banner will operate going forwards. Read more

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· Jul 2, 2026

Kingdom Come: Deliverance board game with all the gritty RPG elements fans love is on the way from the award-winning developers of Codenames and SETI

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· Jun 22, 2026

Exclusive: League Of Legends Tie-In Board Game Mechs Vs. Minions Is Getting A Refresh Courtesy Of Riot & Incredible Dream

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People.com

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· Jul 2, 2026

Remembering the “Harry Potter” Actors We've Lost Through the Years

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· Jul 13, 2026

Xbox’s ‘Reset’ – What its Franchise-First Future Could Look Like | IGN Opinion

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· Jul 9, 2026

The Sword Art Online Crew Talks About Finally Adapting The Popular Aincrad Arc For The Newest RPG

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· Jul 2, 2026

The Game Business: Obsidian Entertainment among Xbox studios negotiating to avoid closure

The Outer Worlds and Grounded developer Obsidian Entertainment is among the studios negotiating with Xbox Source

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· Jul 4, 2026

PlayStation goes all-digital, lessons learned for Square Enix, and what happens when fantasy projects collide with the reality of Xbox's restructure

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· Jun 26, 2026

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· Jun 24, 2026

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· Jun 24, 2026

Lords of the Fallen 2 Has Been Delayed to Q1 2027

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· Jun 28, 2026

Final Fantasy 14 devs looked to the MMO's best expansion to design the Arcadion series after feeling like "ensuring player comfort and stress reduction" limited creativity

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Chicago Reader

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· Jun 25, 2026

Champions of Magic offers a family-friendly extravaganza

Champions of Magic, through 8/23 at the Studebaker Theater The post <i>Champions of Magic</i> offers a family-friendly extravaganza appeared first on Chicago Reader.

The Next Web

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· Jul 2, 2026

Ubisoft taps ex-Amazon Games chief to run its Tom Clancy studio

Ubisoft has hired Christoph Hartmann, until recently vice president of Amazon Games, to run the division that controls its Tom Clancy properties. He takes over as general manager of Creative House 2, the unit built around The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, according to Ubisoft’s own statement. The appointment lands at a delicate moment for [] This story continues at The Next Web

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· Jun 23, 2026

Woodlands Mall winners return to the podium at MTN Shift Gaming Experience

Several familiar names reclaimed their place among the winners as Pretoria’s gaming community gathered for three days of live competition. Pretoria’s gaming community took centre stage at Woodlands Mall from 12 to 14 June, where returning champions and new contenders competed in the latest leg of the 2026 MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience. The results reflected []

Dexerto

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· Jul 9, 2026

Pokemon Go Battle League – Best Fantasy Cup: Ultra League Edition team

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· Jul 9, 2026

10 Video Game Franchises With Only Perfect Entries

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· Jun 21, 2026

Guild Wars Mistbound Revealed: ArenaNet Expands Tyria With a Tactical Card Game After Guild Wars 3 Announcement

ArenaNet is moving aggressively to broaden the Guild Wars universe. Just weeks after officially unveiling Guild Wars 3, the studio and parent company NCSoft have announced Guild Wars: Mistbound, a new collectible card game that takes the long-running fantasy franchise into an entirely different genre. Developed by NCSoft and published globally by Bilibili under an official ArenaNet license, Mistbound aims to blend Guild Wars lore with strategic card-based combat while introducing mechanics rarely seen in traditional digital card games. The announcement marks one of the most significant expansions in franchise history. While Guild Wars has spent more than two decades

TheGamer

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· Jul 6, 2026

Xbox Layoffs Means 32 Percent Of Phil Spencer's Acquisitions Are Gone

Eight of the studios that Xbox acquired under Phil Spencer are no longer part of the company. That's not even counting those sent into the COD mines.

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