Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 24 June 2026.
General4 stories
Capcom’s next Capcom Spotlight presentation will take place this week, Thursday, June 25 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST
- According to Capcom, the stream will last for roughly 30 minutes, and will be “covering updates to games that are out now, plus new info on upcoming titles”
Konami Is Suing To Unmask Whoever’s Responsible For The Major Metal Gear Solid 2 Source Code Leak
- The legal complaint names two file hosting websites, pixeldrain.com and buzzheavier.com, as well as 4chan, as the sites where the source code, or links to the source code, were hosted
- The company is asking the judge to compel the owners of the sites to help it track down who originally posted the material online and shared it on them
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds free character updates Classic Sonic, Axel (Crazy Taxi), and Amigo (Super Monkey Ball) announced
- Classic Sonic is out now, Axel is due August 2026 and Amigo is expected September 2026
Rumors1 story
Rumour — Verified Sources
Tencent is reportedly in talks to sell its shares in some Japanese studios, even if that means taking a loss
- One of the companies in question is Marvelous, the Tokyo-based sudio behind Monster Hunter Stories, Rune Factory and Story of Seasons games