Normally on Sundays I go over the biggest game releases of the last week, but you know what, I’ve talked about most of them on the daily updates already. So instead, we’re gonna do something I haven’t done in a long time, and do an update on the Observer. It’ll be the same length as your daily update, except I have a few announcements to make.

Activision Blizzard Q2 results (they suck)

One-year later on Riot Games expose

Blizzard makes “Classic Connections” – helps find old WoW guildmates

Trine 4 and Trine: Ultimate Edition release on October 4th

Square Enix Q1 financial results

Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo to require loot box odds in all games released on their consoles

Valve now manually approving new release dates on Steam to prevent manipulation of algorithm

Apex Legends adding solos mode

Take-Two Interactive Q1 financial results

Ooblets devs respond to harassment from EGS exclusive

Psyonix phases out loot boxes from Rocket League

Game release: Age Of Wonders: Planetfall

Alan Wake and For Honor free on the Epic Games Store

Solid Snake makes a cameo at EVO, without anybody’s permission

Metal Wolf Chaos XD makes a surprise release

ESA leak over 2000 games media personal contact information, including home addresses

Evo 2019, and how Goichi Kishida beat his greatest rival

Roblox hits 100 million monthly players, overtaking Minecraft

GTA V Casino update gets most players since release

Destiny 2 delays “Shadowkeep” release to October 1

Ninja signs exclusive to Mixer, doubling app’s downloads

No Man’s Sky “Beyond” update set for August 14th. VR support!

Alan Wake and For Honor free on the Epic Games Store

Interactive Recommender getting popular on Steam

Capcom Q1 financial results

Chinese-exclusive Rabbids game announced

EA has no plans to port to Switch

50 “field leaders” laid off at Gamestop

EA Q1 financials

Automaton Games enters administrations, cancels Mavericks

Pokemon GO hits 1 billion downloads

Insane Humble Bundle deal for Crusader Kings II