Daily Game News Digest - 2026-07-02

This just in from www.gameinformer.com.

Mario Kart World Update Adds New Knockout Tour Routes And Stickers For Photo Mode

Author: Marcus Stewart

Mario Kart World's latest update introduces two new Knockout Tour routes-Drill Rally (linking Wario Shipyard and Bower's Castle) and Boomerang Rally (linking Salty Salty Speedway and Whistlestop Summit)-which unlock after completing at least one Knockout Tour rally, with more routes promised in future updates. The patch also adds a Photo Mode feature that lets players apply collected stickers to their screenshots.

Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/07/01/mario-kart-world-update-adds-new-knockout-tour-routes-and-stickers-for-photo-mode

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New coverage from www.ign.com.

Next Metroid Game for Switch 2 Reportedly Leaked in Age Rating From Brazilian Government

Author: Virginia Glaze

A Brazilian Ministry of Justice age-rating filing leaked online on July 1 lists a new Metroid title, Metroid Ravenous, slated for 2026 with a not recommended for children under 12 rating. Although IGN cannot verify the document's authenticity, the leak has sparked speculation that the game could be a sequel to Metroid Dread, following the recently released Metroid 4 Prime: Beyond (2025).

Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/next-metroid-game-for-switch-2-reportedly-leaked-in-age-rating-from-brazilian-government

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A new article is up at www.gamerant.com.

Xbox Game Pass Losing 12 Games on July 15

Xbox Game Pass will remove 12 titles on July 15, 2026-including *Golf With Your Friends*, *My Friendly Neighborhood*, *Super Fantasy Kingdom*, *PowerWash Simulator*, *Whiskerwood*, *Tectonica*, *Stellaris*, *Back to the Dawn*, *Dungeons of Hinterberg*, *Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition*, *EA Sports FC 24*, and the bonus-item packs for *Splitgate: Arena Reloaded*. This marks the biggest single wave of departures in several years, bringing the service's total removals to 62 games in the first half of 2026. The full list is shown in the Leaving Soon section of the Xbox app, with a likely official announcement around July 7.

Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/xbox-game-pass-games-leaving-july-2026-wave-1-list/

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New coverage from www.polygon.com.

Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 and its killer fight sequences head to Netflix

Author: Elijah Gonzalez

Jujutsu Kaisen's third season, titled The Culling Game Part 1, will debut on Netflix on July 22. The platform already streams the series' first two seasons and the prequel film Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/jujutsu-kaisen-best-anime-fight-2026-netflix/