Call of Duty beta goes campaign-first; Zelda lands on 3DS

The upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta is breaking new ground for the franchise by including a campaign mission alongside Warzone content — a first for any Call of Duty beta. The move suggests Activision is leaning harder into single-player as a selling point ahead of launch, rather than keeping campaign entirely behind the release-day curtain.

Beloved Legend of Zelda titles are getting enhanced ports for 3DS, giving the handheld a notable late addition to its library. The Nintendo Switch 2's upcoming release slate is also taking shape, with a growing list of confirmed titles and dates pushing into 2026 and beyond. Pocketpair, meanwhile, has walked back expectations around Palworld's next major update, with the publishing lead clarifying the studio is not planning to spend a year on a massive 1.1 patch after regretting an open call for fan ideas.

Old School RuneScape is hitting subscriber records 13 years after a developer reportedly found the 2007 server in a desk drawer and revived it — a remarkable run for what started as a nostalgia experiment. Thimbleweed Park 2 is now in motion thanks to an unlikely funding chain: Ron Gilbert's friend knows a wealthy fan of the original who wanted a sequel made. And in World of Warcraft, players are reporting a strange bug where disconnected friends' characters appear to keep playing the game on their own.