Portal:Current events/Video gaming/In the news
- New video game announcement: Sonic Mania, Project Sonic 2017, Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone's Conspiracy, Just Sing
- August 6: Relentless Software, the developer of the Buzz! series, was shut down.[1]
- July 19: Dino Patti, co-founder of Playdead, announced that he had left the company.[2]
- July 8: Adam Boyes, VP of third party relations & developer technology group of Sony Interactive Entertainment, announced his departure from the company.[3]
- July 5: Sega acquired Amplitude Studios.[4]
- June 1-16: Microsoft Studios announced Xbox One S and Project Scorpio. List of key major video games shown from E3 2016 include:
- Destiny: Rise of Iron
- Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
- Agents of Mayhem
- Deus Ex Go
- Injustice 2
- Watch Dogs 2
- Quake Champions
- Prey
- Fe
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Special Edition
- Steep
- Trials of the Blood Dragon
- Grow Up
- Dead Rising 4
- Forza Horizon 3
- State of Decay 2
- God of War
- Days Gone
- Resident Evil 7
- Death Stranding
- Crash Bandicoot Remastered
- Insomniac's Spider-Man video game
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Ever Oasis
- Mario Party: Star Rush