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Complete List of Xbox Achievements and PlayStation Trophies for Halo: Campaign Evolved Here's all of the achievements up for grabs in Halo: Campaign Evolved. https://playday.one/2026/06/16/complete-list-of-xbox-achievements-and-playstation-trophies-for-halo-campaign-evolved/

Grave Seasons Delayed Until Later This Year The launch of Grave Seasons, the farming sim with a horrible twist, has been delayed following an announcement from developers Perfect Garbage. https://playday.one/2026/06/16/grave-seasons-delayed-until-later-this-year/

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is an uneven, but ultimately satisfying title. An incredible soundtrack, solid gameplay, and, at least for me, fantastic visuals help carry it — despite the grind needed for its true conclusion.

It's time to see what else is joining the service this month. Xbox Game Pass June 2026 Wave 2 is here, and it's bringing Junkster, COD: Vanguard and more. Details:

Well. Plenty to talk about in video games this week. Oh Microsoft, you really can be the worst sometimes. Join @jonclarke.playday.one and @samueltolbert.bsky.social to chat about all the latest goings on with studio closures, what's next and more! Jump in - LIVE! youtu.be/gFRwN4UJIIo

Rumors are swirling that Xbox will backtrack on their new exclusive strategy. "These rumours are false", says newly crowned Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball. Details:

Kiln just got a new patch during a period of uncertainty for its developer, Double Fine, and we have the full patch notes.

DON'T NOD, the development team behind games like the original Life is Strange, Jusant and recent release Aphelion - are running out of funds. Details:

There's now not long to wait for the launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved, and the lovely folks over at Halo Waypoint have now shared the list of achievements which can be completed during play. For those playing Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5, the achievements are obviously converted to your various trophies - including that precious 'Platinum'. Let's check them all out, shall we? Complete List of Xbox Achievements and PlayStation Trophies for Halo: Campaign Evolved Before the full list, we've had our veteran Halo players here at DayOne take a gander at some of these, and…

Perfect Garbage, the team behind Grave Seasons, have announced that the demo of the game, which was due to launch this week has now been cancelled and the launch of the full game is also delayed. Grave Seasons is a narrative farming sim with a murderous twist, and was due to release onto Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC and Steam as well as Xbox Game Pass this August. Grave Seasons Delayed Until Later This Year Perfect Garbage have been working on the title for three years, and have released the following statement regarding the demo and release date.

Kwalee Games, makers of Luna Abyss, have laid off their entire staff just four weeks after the game's launch. Luna Abyss Devs Laid Off | image: DayOne Luna Abyss Review This Industry... Luna Abyss was released back on May 21st, 2026. It was a day-one Game Pass game, releasing on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud, PlayStation 5, and Steam. In a LinkedIn post, the CEO of Kwalee Labs has given the following statment: Hey folks, I have some sad news from the team behind the critically-acclaimed Luna Abyss, which launched a few weeks ago.

It's Tuesday, and as much as I wish it was all good news, this is video games, and everything is kind of on fire right now. It's time for a new episode of Headlines, and today we're focused on the major story - Xbox may be closing multiple studios - including one who just days ago announced a brand new game. This week we're joined by the fantastic Sam Tolbert from Campaign Mode, a currently free newsletter you should all absolutely go and hit subscribe on. Why not, it's free!

Following the Xbox Games Showcase and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma proudly declaring the return of Xbox Console Exclusives, rumors have been swirling that Xbox will backtrack on the declaration, with some forum posters claiming the whole thing was just a PR stunt. "These rumours are false", says newly crowned Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball. These rumors are false. Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will stay exclusive. There are no conversations and have been no conversations to "reverse course." And as we said last week, players can continue to expect signature exclusives from us every year.

Kiln just got a new patch during a period of uncertainty for its developer, Double Fine, and we have the full patch notes. Kiln Patch Notes for Update 1.4.0 Gonna Be Fine? Double Fine, subject of rumors about closure or being spun-off, have releaesed update 1.4.0 for their Pottery-Based Party Brawler, Kiln. The title was released in April across Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. It was a day-one Game Pass title that we reviewed at launch, stating: Kiln is, more than anything, a fun, frenetic, and maybe a too chaotic work-in-progress.

DON'T NOD, the development team behind games like the original Life is Strange, Jusant and Aphelion are running out of funds, and publishing giant Tencent - who own a minority stake - no longer wish to fund the studio further. As such, the French developer is expected to run out of cash by November this year. The information comes from a recent disclosure found here, and we've had relevant sections translated via machine translation. As of April 13th this year, the company's cash on hand totalled €8.8Million, and DON'T NOD had been pursuing additional financing and that 'all options are being considered'.