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Summer Game Fest 2026: All the news from gaming’s busiest week

The Verge • 2026-06-06T17:11

Get ready for some gaming news. It’s officially June, which means splashy new events from PlayStation, Xbox, gaming hype man Geoff Keighley, and more. PlayStation kicked things off with a big event that was mostly about premium single-player games like the new God of War Laufey — a statement from PlayStation that it’s getting back […]

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Get ready for some gaming news.

It’s officially June, which means splashy new events from PlayStation, Xbox, gaming hype man Geoff Keighley, and more.

PlayStation kicked things off with a big event that was mostly about premium single-player games like the new God of War Laufey — a statement from PlayStation that it’s getting back […]

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