Game News Round-Up

Bungie outlines major Marathon overhaul, adding permanent PvE, PvP and PvEvP experiences through March 2027

• December's Symbiosis update will add Marathon's first permanent PvE mode, experimental Team Deathmatch, an expanded Perimeter, new Shell Bishop and a social space with firing range
• A larger March update will connect permanent PvE, PvP and PvEvP experiences, alongside deeper progression, new story content, enemies and an entirely new zone

Grand Theft Auto 6 is getting a $400 box of merch with 11 items including a figure, New Era hat and sunglasses

• Does not come with a copy of the game

Capcom announced a new Ace Attorney game, a VR remake of Phoneix Wright: Dual Destinies

• Set for release next year for Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S. Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro, as well as the upcoming Meta VR Glasses

A mixed reality ‘reinvention’ of Tetris Effect is coming next year, called "Tetris Effect: Mixed Realities"

• Will be released on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S and the upcoming Meta VR Glasses

Meta announces new VR glasses that weigh about 100 grams and cost $1,300

TinyBuild revenue rises 18% to $20m during H1 2026, with 85% coming from first and second-party owned IP

• Back catalogue titles represented 68% of gaming revenue during the first half of the year, with evergreen titles including Hello Neighbor and Graveyard Keeper sustaining revenue over an extended period

Former Avalanche Studios chief Natalie Francis joins Massive Entertainment as managing director