Activision Blizzard has reported its new financial numbers for the July-September period, and in total the company has raked in $1.2 billion from microtransactions, which have been rebranded as “in-game net bookings.” That’s a gigantic 69% improvement from the same period as last year, as Activision Blizzard pulled in $709 million from in-game net bookings coin back then.

We’re officially at the halfway point of the year and just like every year before it, it looks like the rest of the gaming calendar is preparing to pace itself before it goes for the fourth quarter sprint. The month of America’s birthday (which will likely begin with some lady in Florida lambasting congress about how difficult it is to …

A new month is almost here, and on the verge of America’s birthday, Twitch has a whole bunch of free games on the way. Provided that you’re signed up for Amazon Prime that is, so that you can reap the benefits of a Twitch Prime account. Next month’s offerings are a mixture of classic first-person action, tight racing and some stealthy action. Here’s the full list of what will be unlocked from July 1.

Originally scheduled for a July 7 release on PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One, Skater XL is going to be a few weeks late.

The Wrestlemania of fighting games kicks off on July 31, as EVO 2020 has just announced which eight games will make the cut and see players battle it out for a massive pot of cash.

Hitman 2’s Sniper Assassin maps just nail that feeling of the importance of a single trigger squeeze. So far, the two maps on offer have been superb showcases of style and substance that showcase Agent 47’s unique talent for death. He’s about to test those skills in the harshest environment yet, as this month’s roadmap for challenging murder will see the fella don a trapper hat and set up camp outside of a Siberian gulag.

As the year ahead starts preparing for the usual glut of madness that is the Q4 period, July is here to ease you into a cadence of high-profile releases and indie gems. From Wolfenstein: Youngblood to Sea of Solitude, here’s a look at what’s to come.

Destiny 2’s hardest content, the Prestige Raid Lair, is also your best chance at bumping your overall Light level power up to its highest possible number, 385. Prestige versions of Eater of Worlds and Spire of Stars will soon bump that number up even further, as Senior raid designer Joe Blackburn revealed on the Bungie Blog that the mode will drop a guaranteed 400 Light level weapon when the new patch arrives on July 17.