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Minecraft Finally Goes Native on Switch 2 October 27, With Vibrant Visuals Turned On by Default
The best selling game ever has been running on Switch 2 as a borrowed Switch 1 port. On October 27 it gets a real native version, and the visual overhaul ships enabled out of the box.
Fields of Mistria Hits 1.0 After Exactly Two Years, With Marriage, Kids and a Big Rideable Chicken
Two years to the day after entering Early Access, NPC Studio's fantasy farming sim is finally complete. Version 1.0 brings weddings, children, a finished town storyline, retroactive achievements and a Big Chicken mount, and the price stays at 13.99 dollars.
Overwatch Confirms D.Mon as Its Next Hero, With a Trailer August 6 and Season 4 Landing August 11
After years of cameos in Overwatch lore, MEKA squad pilot Yuna Lee is finally playable. Blizzard's teaser shows her red mech in action, and the full reveal schedule runs all week.
Apex Legends Season 30 Skips the New Legend and Rebuilds Bloodhound Instead, With a Reworked World's Edge
Season 30 is a different kind of Apex update. No new legend, but Bloodhound got a brand new kit built around hunting, World's Edge got its biggest facelift in years, and energy weapons no longer use lootable ammo at all.
Xbox Game Pass Opens August With 12 Games, and the Gears of War: E-Day Beta Is the Real Headliner
Microsoft's first August wave is a quantity play with a quality hook. Twelve games roll out through August 18, but the thing most subscribers will actually touch is the Gears of War: E-Day open beta that starts August 6.
Nintendo Airs a Dedicated Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct Today, Six Weeks Before the Switch 2 Exclusive Lands
Nintendo is giving Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave its own 20 minute Direct today at 7am PT, with new gameplay and story details six weeks ahead of the September 17 Switch 2 launch.
Xbox Kicks Off Its 25th Birthday With a Free Badge, Fan Made Designs and a FanFest Tour Where Tickets Cost Nothing
Microsoft just rolled out the next wave of Xbox's 25th anniversary celebration: a free profile badge, community made gamerpics and themes, Game Pass collections sorted by console generation, and a global FanFest tour with free sweepstakes tickets.
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Just Revealed a Hidden Fifth Protagonist, and the Whole Story Is Built Around Time Travel
Today's Fortune's Weave Direct dropped a real surprise: the four tournament heroes are a prologue, and a customizable fifth protagonist named Eshmel rewinds time to save them all.
Palworld Online Is Real: Garena Is Building a Mobile MMO Version of Pocketpair's Hit for 2026
Garena has signed an official license with Pocketpair to build Palworld Online, a large-scale multiplayer survival adventure for iOS and Android. It has an original story, shared bases, PvE and PvP, and a 2026 release window.
FC 27's Ultimate Team Overhaul Detailed: FUT Gallery, Score-Based SBCs and a Calmer Power Curve
EA just published its FC 27 Ultimate Team deep dive, and it is the biggest structural shake-up the mode has had in years: a collection system called FUT Gallery, SBCs rebuilt around scores instead of squads, and a deliberately slower power curve.
Pokemon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC Opens an Underwater Town August 5, and Everyone Gets Manaphy for Free
Pokopia's first paid expansion opens an underwater town on Wednesday, with buoyant building blocks, watermelon farming and a Sharpedo submarine. Everyone gets a free update the same day that adds Manaphy and the Dive move, no purchase required.
Big Walk Launches August 4, and the Untitled Goose Game Studio Built It Entirely Around Talking to Your Friends
House House's Big Walk arrives Tuesday on PS5, Switch 2 and PC with 2 to 12 player co-op, proximity voice chat and a hand-crafted campaign. PS Plus Essential members get it day one.
Nioh 3's First Expansion Hell Rising Hits August 19, Weeks Ahead of Its Promised Window
Team Ninja's first Nioh 3 expansion sends Takechiyo to a war-torn Edo in 1651, adds two shield weapon styles and a customizable challenge mode, and it arrives earlier than the season pass promised.
The Xbox Price Hike Is Now Live: Series X Costs $799.99, and the 2TB Model Is Gone
The price increase Microsoft announced in June took effect on Saturday. Series X is up $150 to $799.99, Series S starts at $499.99, and Microsoft is pointing at memory prices that keep climbing.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Drops Its Launch Trailer, With Deadpool, Hulk and Loki Rounding Out the Roster
One week out, Sony and Arc System Works have shown the launch trailer for their 4v4 Marvel tag fighter. Deadpool, Hulk, Loki, Carnage and Green Goblin complete the day-one roster of twenty, and the game arrives August 6 at 59.99 dollars.
EA's 55 Billion Dollar Buyout Has Cleared Every Regulator, and the Company Goes Private on August 4
After 36 years on the stock market, EA is about to disappear from it. All regulatory approvals for the 55 billion dollar PIF-led buyout are in, and the deal is expected to close on or about August 4.
Beast of Reincarnation Unlocks This Week, and Game Freak's First Big Swing Beyond Pokemon Is Day One on Game Pass
Game Freak's post-apocalyptic action RPG unlocks August 4 at 00:00 UTC, which means Monday evening for the Americas. It costs 59.99 dollars on Steam, lands day one on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, and preloads are already live.
Gears of War: E-Day Finally Shows Multiplayer, With 12-Player Horde Siege and a Beta on August 6
The Coalition pulled back the curtain on E-Day multiplayer with a Metallica-backed trailer, a 12-player Horde Siege mode and an open beta that starts August 6.
Super Mario Sunshine Hits Nintendo Classics August 13, Alongside Two Virtual Boy Games Nobody Ever Got to Play
Nintendo quietly dropped a Nintendo Classics double feature overnight: Super Mario Sunshine lands on Switch 2 August 13, and two finished-but-never-released Virtual Boy games arrive August 4.
Modern Warfare 4 Shows Its First Campaign Footage, and Preordering Now Gets You the Story a Week Early
Call of Duty finally showed real Modern Warfare 4 campaign gameplay. The Losing Ground vignette follows a South Korean squad through a collapsing frontline, and digital preorders play the whole story from October 16.
Project Zomboid Build 42 Finally Hits Stable With a Doubled Map and 1,400 New Buildings
After roughly two years of unstable beta, The Indie Stone has pushed Build 42 to every Project Zomboid player. Knox Country has doubled in surface area, seven towns were rebuilt from the ground up, and your Build 41 saves will not survive the trip unless you park them on a legacy branch.
Fortnite's 41.30 Update Is Live: Springfield Returns, Spider-Man Swings In and Lil Tecca Headlines Festival
The last big patch of Chapter 7 Season 3 crams a lot into one morning: Springfield comes back as a Reload map, Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Jon Bernthal's Punisher arrive from Brand New Day, and Lil Tecca takes over Fortnite Festival with four Jam Tracks.
Valve Promises Every Steam Machine Reservation Gets a Purchase Email by the End of 2026
After a confusing week of purchase emails landing in the wrong inboxes, Valve has clarified how the Steam Machine reservation queue actually works, and put a date on when it will be cleared.
Dispatch Finally Lands on Xbox Today With Play Anywhere, and Every Platform Gets Five New Languages
AdHoc Studio's superhero workplace comedy arrives on Xbox Series X|S and the Xbox PC app today with Play Anywhere support, nine months after it first charmed everyone on PS5 and Steam.
Double Fine Lays Off 23 People Just Three Weeks After Winning Back Its Independence From Xbox
Three weeks after leaving Xbox with its games and its culture intact, Double Fine has let go of 23 people. Tim Schafer says only the survival of the studio could justify it.
Mistfall Hunter Launches Today on PC, PS5 and Xbox, Day One on Game Pass
Bellring Games' dark fantasy extraction ARPG goes live tonight at 6 PM Pacific on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, at 24.99 dollars or included with Game Pass. After an open beta that pulled in close to 430,000 players, this one has a real shot.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Hits Switch 2 on July 30 With a New Blade Pulled Straight From Xenosaga
Nintendo's overview trailer confirms the Switch 2 Edition arrives digitally this Thursday with 4K at 60 fps, a brand new Rare Blade named MOMO, a Merc Assault battle mode, and a free 4K update for Torna: The Golden Country on the same day.
Resident Evil Requiem Passes 8 Million Sold as Capcom Posts a Monster Quarter
Capcom's first quarter results are out and they are huge: Resident Evil Requiem is past 8 million copies, new IP Pragmata has topped 2.5 million, and operating profit jumped almost 67 percent. Here is what is actually driving those numbers.
STALKER 2: Cost of Hope Expansion Opens the Center of the Zone on August 20
GSC Game World just put a date on STALKER 2's first big expansion. Cost of Hope arrives August 20 and finally opens the center of the Zone, an area the series has kept locked for almost twenty years, with a free Update 2.0 landing the same day.
Atari Signs a 10-Game Movie Deal With Universal, and the First Script Is Already Written
Pong, Asteroids, Centipede and seven more Atari classics are headed for the big screen. Universal has already bought the first script, but nobody will say which game it adapts.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Launches Tomorrow on Xbox, PC and PS5, After a Rocky Early Access Week
The rebuilt Combat Evolved campaign goes wide on July 28 at 8 AM PDT, on Xbox Series X|S, PC and, for the first time, PlayStation 5. Here is what is included, and why the early access week has us tempering expectations a little.
Final Fantasy XIV Lands on Switch 2 August 4, and Evercold's New Tank Job Steals the Show
Square Enix used its Berlin Fan Festival keynote to lock in August 4 for Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2, open pre-orders, and show off Evercold's new Bastion job.
007 First Light Gets Its First Big Content Update: Two New Missions, Three Weapons and 200 Fixes
IO Interactive has shipped the first real content drop for its James Bond game. Update 1.1.0 brings two three-tier TacSim missions, the Stormberg 50'cal and more than 200 fixes, and it does not cost a thing.
God of War Laufey Launches February 16, 2027, and a New Kratos Game Is Already Confirmed
Santa Monica Studio used its Comic-Con panel to lock in February 16, 2027 for God of War Laufey on PS5, then dropped a second surprise: the next God of War will star Kratos and connect directly to Faye's story.
Marvel's Wolverine Story Trailer Reveals Jean Grey, Team X and a September 15 Release
Insomniac dropped a new story trailer for Marvel's Wolverine at Comic-Con, and it finally shows who Logan is fighting for, and against, before September 15.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Locks In August 25, and This Time the Fireteam Is Four Marines Strong
Cold Iron Studios confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con that Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 launches August 25 on PS5, Xbox Series and PC, with four-player co-op and a 40th Anniversary Premium Edition.
Pokémon TCG Pocket Gets Mega Rayquaza ex on July 29 in the Ruler of the Skies Expansion
Mega Rayquaza ex headlines Ruler of the Skies, the next Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion arriving July 29 alongside deck sharing codes and a guaranteed high rarity pull rule.
Xbox Is Testing Free Cloud Streaming: Watch an Ad, Play for an Hour, No Subscription Needed
Microsoft just switched on a free, ad-supported tier of Xbox Cloud Gaming for Insiders. You watch ads before the session starts, then play for up to an hour with no subscription.
NBA 2K27 Launches September 4 With Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark and Derrick Rose on the Covers
Three covers, three eras. Victor Wembanyama fronts the Standard Edition, Caitlin Clark makes WNBA history on the Deluxe, and Derrick Rose returns for the Ultra. Launch is September 4, early access August 28.
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Lands on Switch 2 Today, Days After the Game Turned 25
Square Enix picked a fitting week for this one. Final Fantasy X just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and today the HD Remaster of both X and X-2 arrives on Switch 2 as a $49.99 digital release.
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Is Out Now, but Xbox Players Got a Last-Minute Delay
The hand-drawn Avatar fighter is out today on PS5, Switch and Steam for $29.99. Xbox players found out just hours before launch that their version now arrives September 3.
Game Pass July Wave 2 Is Stacked: Halo Campaign Evolved and Game Freak's New RPG Both Land Day One
Xbox just detailed the second Game Pass wave for July 2026, and it is one of the strongest in months. Halo Campaign Evolved arrives day one on July 28, Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation follows on August 4, and eight games leave on July 31.
Kylian Mbappe Is the EA Sports FC 27 Cover Star, Full Reveal Lands July 23
Fresh off his World Cup Golden Boot, Mbappe returns to the cover of football's biggest game. EA drops the full FC 27 reveal trailer on July 23.
Xbox Backward Compatibility Arrives on PC, Four Original Xbox Classics Playable Now
For the first time ever, original Xbox games are officially playable on PC. The early release starts with four classics, and console licenses carry over at no extra cost.
Modern Warfare 4 Beta Dates Are Locked: Early Access August 21, Open Beta August 28 With Switch 2
Activision confirmed the Modern Warfare 4 beta schedule: early access August 21 to 25 for preorders, open beta August 28 to September 1 for everyone, Switch 2 included. Call of Duty NEXT airs August 21, and there is a numbered camo for early preorders.
The Call of Duty Movie Is Officially Set in the Modern Warfare Universe
Peter Berg confirmed at Fanatics Fest that Paramount's Call of Duty movie is set in the Modern Warfare universe. Taylor Sheridan co-writes, plot details stay locked away, and the film hits theaters on June 30, 2028.
The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past Shows Its First Footage at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25
Eleven years after launch, The Witcher 3 is getting a third expansion, and we finally know when we will see it. CD Projekt Red confirmed the first footage of Songs of the Past debuts at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25.
The Duskbloods Network Test Registration Opens July 22, Here Is How to Get In
Your first chance to actually play FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive is almost here. Applications for The Duskbloods closed network test open July 22 at 7:00am PDT and close July 28, with five play sessions starting August 21 and up to eight players per match.
Battlefield 6 Season 4 Launches July 21 With Naval Warfare, a New Island Map and a Top Gun Crossover
Boats, waves and a tropical archipelago arrive tomorrow. Season 4 brings naval warfare to Battlefield 6 and REDSEC on July 21, with the new Tsuru Reef map, three new weapons, and a Top Gun crossover landing August 18 alongside the return of Wake Island.
Splatoon Raiders Hits Switch 2 on July 23, and It Is Nothing Like the Splatoon You Know
The first Splatoon spinoff arrives this week as a Switch 2 exclusive. You play a mechanic stranded on the Spirhalite Islands with Deep Cut, raiding for treasure instead of fighting over turf.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 3 Starts July 23 With a New Fighter Every Month
SNK is switching to a monthly drip for Season 3, Destined for Revenge. Rick Strowd arrives July 23, Duck King, Kim Kaphwan and Laocorn follow, two mystery fighters round out the year, and every DLC character can finally be bought on its own.
Pokemon GO Fest's Broken Raid Day Gets a Worldwide Do-Over on July 26, With 12 Free Passes
Raids broke during GO Fest 2026 Global, so the Pokemon GO team is running a free do-over for everyone on July 26. Mega Mewtwo Y is back, free Raid Passes jump from 9 to 12, and Remote Raids are unlimited all weekend.
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Is Shutting Down, and Its Global Launch Is Cancelled
LightSpeed Studios and Square Enix are ending FFXIV Mobile in China on September 30 and cancelling the global version entirely, barely a year after launch.
Fortnite Islands Can Ship AI-Powered NPCs From July 30, and 36 Characters Just Got Real Voices
Talking to Fishstick stops being a one-way experience on July 30. Epic is letting creators publish islands with AI-powered NPCs that hold unscripted conversations, and 36 Fortnite characters just received consistent voices and personas built from real actor performances.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Open Beta Runs July 24 to 26 With 15 Characters, No PS Plus Needed
Sony and Arc System Works are opening the doors before the August 6 launch. The Marvel Tokon open beta runs 72 hours from July 24, with 15 of the 20 launch fighters, ranked and casual online play, and the first three story chapters.
Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters Are Real, and Fallout 5 Is Officially in Preproduction
Bethesda just published a studio note that confirms years of rumors in one go. Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters are in development, Fallout 5 has entered preproduction, and Obsidian is working on a brand new Fallout game. No dates yet, but the roadmap is finally official.
FiveM Finally Comes to GTA 5 Enhanced on July 21, and Roleplay Servers Get a Huge Upgrade
The wait is almost over for GTA roleplay fans. Cfx.re confirmed FiveM for GTA 5 Enhanced hits Early Access on July 21, with sync speed quadrupled, server memory use cut by up to half, and a real installer at last.
Game Pass Gets Two Day One Games Today: FixForce and Fogpiercer
Two very different games landed on Game Pass day one today. FixForce is a co-op platformer about fixing machines with your friends, and Fogpiercer is a roguelike deckbuilder where your train is literally your deck.
Fortnite's Hot Bat Summer Is Live With a Bat Cave, a Beach Buggy Batmobile and a New Way to Win
Gotham's sirens hit the island today. The DC summer event adds a Bat Cave POI, the Batman Beach Buggy, a craftable Batman Sprite and swimsuit skins for Batman, Harley, Ivy and Catwoman. The wildest part is a new rift that lets several squads win the same match.
The Mermaid Mask Is Out Today, and It Locks Detective Grimoire in a Submarine Full of Suspects
SFB Games, the studio behind Tangle Tower and Crow Country, releases its new detective adventure today on PC, PS5, Switch and Switch 2. Captain Mortuga is dead beside an ancient cauldron, the submarine is sealed, and every crew member has something to hide.
The New Ratchet & Clank Game Is a Free Mobile Hero Shooter, and You Can Pre-Register Today
PlayStation detailed Ranger Rumble, a free-to-play hero shooter set inside Captain Qwark's training simulation, with 12 heroes and six modes at launch. Pre-registration is open worldwide on the App Store and Google Play, though the sequel fans have waited for since Rift Apart this is not.
Black Flag Resynced Sold 2 Million Copies in a Day, and Its First Big Patch Lands July 16
Two million copies in 24 hours, a record Steam peak for the series, and a bumpy first week on PC. Ubisoft's first patch for Black Flag Resynced arrives July 16 with a fix for the 30 FPS cutscene lock.
PS Plus Extra and Premium Add Avatar, Rise of the Ronin and Dying Light in July
Sony just announced the July Game Catalog for PS Plus Extra and Premium. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Rise of the Ronin headline, Dying Light and Citizen Sleeper 2 follow, and Premium gets Psi-Ops and Indigo Prophecy. Rise of the Ronin is already available in the US and UK.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Is Out Now, and Its Sanity System Makes Your Own Squad the Threat
ACE Team's four-player Lovecraftian co-op horror is live on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. After 800,000 wishlists, everyone gets a 20% launch discount, and the madness system means you cannot even trust what your teammates look like.
Dying Light: The Beast Is Officially Cancelled on PS4 and Xbox One, Refunds Are Coming
Ten months after The Beast launched on current-gen hardware, Techland has confirmed the long promised PS4 and Xbox One versions are dead. If you pre-ordered on either console, you can get your money back.
The Kortz Center Heist Is Live in GTA Online Today, Here Is What You Need to Start It
The first new GTA Online heist since Cayo Perico goes live today on all platforms. We run through what you need to own before you can start it, the launch bonuses worth grabbing, and what else ships with the update.
Palworld 1.0 Just Pulled 855,000 Players Back to Steam, Its Biggest Crowd Since Launch Week
Version 1.0 landed on July 10 and Palworld's first weekend out of early access peaked at 855,525 concurrent players on Steam, the game's second highest count ever. Pocketpair says it is absolutely blown away, and the numbers back that up.
Nintendo Is Shutting Down Mario Kart Tour on September 29, 2026
Nearly seven years after it squeezed Rainbow Road onto a phone screen, Nintendo's mobile kart racer is heading into its final lap, with free Gold Pass perks, farewell events and shop discounts before the servers go dark for good.
Octopath Traveler I and II Arrive on Switch 2 October 1, With No Upgrade Path
Square Enix marked the series' 8th anniversary by announcing native Switch 2 versions of both Octopath Traveler games. They look sharper and run smoother, but existing owners get no upgrade path and saves do not carry over.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Shows Off Orks, Orbital Lasers and a Hive City in New Gameplay
The new footage pits the Imperial Guard against an Ork horde, ends a Stompa with an orbital laser, and gives us the best look yet at how Total War handles the grimdark future.
Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad Is Out Now, and Its Permadeath Mode Deletes Your Save
Bandai Namco's new action RPG finally takes Sword Art Online back to the floating castle where it all started, and it ships with the mode fans have joked about for years: die once and your character is gone forever.
Marvel Rivals Season 9 Adds Jubilee and The Hood and Rebuilds Every Team-Up
The new season trades routine hero shooter fare for an Egyptian murder mystery, drops two fresh characters into the roster, and rebuilds the Team-Up system that makes the whole game tick.
Black Ops 1 and 2 Finally Land on PlayStation, but the Ports Are Bare Bones
Sixteen years after the original Black Ops, both classics are playable on modern PlayStation consoles. Full campaign, multiplayer and Zombies are in, but DLC maps cost extra and the ports skip modern basics like a field of view slider.
College Football 27 Brings the Series to PC for the First Time, and Steam Is Not Impressed
College Football 27 launched worldwide on July 9 with the franchise's first ever PC version on Steam, Epic and the EA app, complete with cross-play and ray tracing. The first wave of Steam reviews, though, is not kind.
Xbox Cuts 3,200 Jobs and Lets Four Studios Go in Its Biggest Restructure Ever
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced roughly 3,200 job cuts and the departure of four studios, calling the business unhealthy and promising a return to growth in 2027. Here is what was actually said, and what it means for the games.
GTA Online Is Getting Its First New Heist in Years With the Kortz Center
Rockstar's teaser confirms a new art gallery robbery is on the way, widely expected July 14. We lay out what is confirmed, what is still unofficial, and why it matters.
The Next Shantae Game Is Coming in 2027, WayForward Confirms
A teaser image revealed at Anime Expo promises brand new Shantae tales in 2027, with a striking redesign for the half genie hero and almost nothing else. Here is what the artwork actually tells us.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Launches July 9 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
The Black Flag remake is four days out. We break down what Resynced actually changes, which editions exist, and whether the pre-order bonus matters.
Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations Expansion Launches July 7
The Slayer trades his shield for a Chain Spear in Revelations, a full campaign expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages that lands July 7 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Here is what it adds, what it costs, and where Game Pass fits in.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Launches July 28 on Xbox, PC and PS5
The remake of the original Halo campaign lands July 28, 2026, and for the first time Master Chief's debut story is playable on a PlayStation console.
Palworld Hits 1.0 on July 10 After Two and a Half Years of Early Access
Pocketpair ships Palworld 1.0 on July 10, closing out two and a half years of early access. New weapons, a Wing Pack, story missions and the long teased World Tree headline an update its publishing lead says fills 27 PDF pages.
PlayStation Will Stop Producing Game Discs for New Releases in January 2028
Sony confirmed that disc production for new PlayStation games ends in January 2028. Games already released on disc are not affected, but every new release after that date will be digital only.
Splatoon Raiders Launches July 23 as a Switch 2 Exclusive
The first new Splatoon game since 2022 is a treasure-hunting campaign on the Spirhalite Islands, playable solo or with up to three friends, and it arrives on Switch 2 on July 23.
Switch 2 Summer Bundles Arrive With Pokemon Pokopia in the Box
Europe just got a Switch 2 + Pokemon Pokopia bundle at 499.99 euros, North America has the Choose Your Game bundle at $499.99, and July's release list makes both look well timed.
GTA 6 release date confirmed for November 19, 2026
Rockstar has locked Grand Theft Auto VI to November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, with a PC version expected later. Here is what is confirmed, what is still unknown, and how pre-orders work.