Week in Gaming News: June 20-26, 2026
GTA VI pre-orders open at $79.99, eight games leave Game Pass June 30, and World of Warcraft sub prices climb in several regions.
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GTA VI pre-orders open at $79.99, eight games leave Game Pass June 30, and World of Warcraft sub prices climb in several regions.
GTA 6 pre-orders are locked for June 25, Call of Duty: Vanguard hit Game Pass, and the Steam Summer Sale dates are confirmed.
PlayStation's Days of Play sale kicks off, PS Plus reveals June's lineup, and 007 First Light shatters launch records. Plus, Steam Deck OLED prices jump up to $300.
Subnautica 2 sold over a million copies on day one, Nintendo confirmed worldwide Switch 2 price hikes, and PS Plus quietly dropped Red Dead Redemption 2 into the catalog.
Five games leave Game Pass on May 15, headlined by Galacticare (OpenCritic: 83), the best-reviewed departure of the wave.
Game Pass Ultimate drops to $22.99 but loses day-one Call of Duty, PS Plus reveals a strong May lineup with Nine Sols and EA FC 26, and Subnautica 2 goes Early Access on May 14.
Forza Horizon 6 headlines a stacked May lineup with 8 day-one releases hitting Game Pass, including Subnautica 2's co-op Early Access debut.
Game Pass Ultimate drops to $22.99/month (with a catch), PS Plus Extra adds Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, and Capcom's Pragmata hits 1 million sales in two days.
Six games leave PS Plus Extra and Premium on April 21, with the critically acclaimed Dave the Diver (Metacritic 90) headlining the departures.
Five games leave Game Pass on April 15, headlined by Grand Theft Auto V (Metacritic: 97), one of the highest-rated games ever made.
Starfield lands on PS5 with a $49.99 price tag, Game Pass drops 17 games in one wave, and GTA V heads for the exit before GTA VI arrives in November.
Game Pass Wave 2 drops Disco Elysium, RE7, and Like a Dragon. PS Plus Extra goes live with Space Marine 2 and Persona 5 Royal. Steam Spring Sale kicks off.