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- August 31
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- Alien: Isolation 2 dev doesn't want you "on the verge of having a heart attack" playing the sequel, so "turn the music down" if you have to
- After ditching discs, PlayStation continues replicating Xbox's very bad 2013 by going all in on TV
- "The Half-Life 2 of AI" will change people's minds about AI, Saber exec says after CEO claims he'd happily replace a writer with AI
- This is your last chance to buy a Switch 2 before Nintendo raises prices to $500
- Avengers: Doomsday star Chris Evans says he returned as Steve Rogers because he feels "very at home with the role"
- The Witcher 3 director's new RPG Blood of Dawnwalker is a hit with most critics, and just behind The Witcher 1 and 2 on Metacritic
- James Wan's live-action TV show based on the '90s cult classic cartoon Gargoyles no longer moving ahead at Disney Plus
- Fable is "15-20 hours" long, Xbox confirms, but you can "literally play it forever" if you treat it more like a life sim than an RPG
- Naughty Dog says Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is finished filming "ambitious" cinematic shoot: "Cannot wait to show you"
- Ridley Scott says he "made the best Alien by far" and I'm inclined to agree
- Dune: Awakening lead says "100 hours isn't bad" to get out of the survival MMO, but its new single-player mode gives you "full control over the experience" and time you spend
- Capcom delivers its fourth hit of the year with early Onimusha: Way of the Sword reviews beating Pragmata
- Sony lawyers argue that nobody is stupid enough to believe they actually own digital games, because then only one person could buy GTA 6
- "People stopped making games like this": Former Path of Exile boss sticks up for one of the most underrated RPGs on Steam and Switch
- GTA 6 won’t let you switch between Lucia and Jason whenever you want because it would be "unnatural" for story progression
- After parting with DC and Netflix, Zack Snyder sets world premiere for his 20-year passion project The Last Photograph
- I've been staring at this GTA 6 iguana for an hour, and it's clear Rockstar's obsession with uber-detailed animals did not end with Red Dead Redemption 2's horses
- GTA 6 is so big, Rockstar doesn't "know that there's anybody on the team that knows all of it"
- CD Projekt Red offers to help after police reports are filed at Gamescom over stolen dev equipment: "We'll check the Arasaka hardware archives"
- Ex-Devil May Cry devs were tired of 40-hour ARPGs, so new zombie brawler Stupid Never Dies only takes 20 minutes to "feel the progression"
- The Blood of Dawnwalker review: "Despite clear Witcher 3 DNA, I wish this vampire RPG was messier"
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword review: "It's no Sekiro, but goofiness, accessibility, and tight combat help this rough diamond shine"
- Stellar Blade and Lies of P "really made developers in Korea take up the challenge for console games," says Shift Up technical director
- PlayStation announces State of Play for this week featuring "an extended look" at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation
- Metro 2039 devs say "it never feels good" to see gameplay leaks, but promise the FPS will have been worth the 7-year wait
- After 20 years stuck on Xbox 360, Final Fantasy creator's underrated RPG with art from Dragon Ball inventor is free
- Dune: Awakening's players might be 80% PvE, but devs are considering ways to spice PvP up in the future with "faction versus faction" and more
- Metal Gear Solid 4's DLC might only be saved thanks to the uncelebrated work of fan preservationists
- Mayday directors on turning Kenneth Branagh into the Russian John Wick: "He was super hands-on"
- ConcernedApe says sorry Haunted Chocolatier is taking so long: "I won't compromise on the quality of the game by rushing it or releasing it too early"
- The best new Lego sets in September 2026, from Spongebob to Batman
- Lanterns' dark new origin story for John Stewart changes DC Comics canon in a big way
- Guardians of the Universe explained: the comic book history of the oldest living beings in the DC universe
- August 30
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- GTA 6 became too realistic for even Rockstar so the devs had to cut a system for restocking Jason and Lucia's fridge to "find the right balance between realism and ease of play"
- Massive Valve leak unearths 12TB of unreleased builds for games like Portal 2, alongside a whiff of Half-Life 2: Episode 3
- Pokemon with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's combat sounds like a bonkers idea, but one fan's now given us a taste test
- What made the OG Fallout so great is "overlooked" these days, says co-creator Tim Cain
- I'm excited for Stage Tour, but Rock Band 4 will take a lot to beat
- Gears of War: E-Day devs want to be known for "all the things that made Gears resonate in the first place," without "looking outside at other franchises"
- August 29
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- GTA 6 "will be released on time," Rockstar North co-lead says, who hopes the extended look will stop fans from being "worried about the quality"
- Metro 2039 abandons the "moral grayness" from previous games, but 4A Games confirms the series' hidden Karma system is returning
- 91.8% of Metal Gear Solid 4 players immediately got the achievement for ripping a statue's privates clean off
- Persona 4 Revival replaced the original RPG's English voice cast after Atlus struggled to get everyone back: "Let's start over"
- People don't understand Steam player numbers, Palworld lead says: "Poor Marathon and stuff are getting dragged through the mud ... I'm sure our day's coming"
- Xbox is preparing a "family of devices" for next-gen Project Helix, according to CEO Asha Sharma
- Hulu has been quietly releasing one of the year's best TV thrillers, and you still have time to catch up
- The 5 top games you need to play in September 2026
- The 5 movies you need to watch in September 2026
- New Pokemon series from Wallace and Gromit animation studio Aardman is coming exclusively to Disney Plus, alongside Ash's first anime run
- The Witcher 4 narrative lead also wanted Geralt as the protagonist at first, but he "will always have an important role"
- Mayday directors say the Top Gun-homaging action-comedy got Tom Cruise's permission to use footage from the '80s classic
- August 28
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- Will The Elder Scrolls 6 be Xbox exclusive? CEO Asha Sharma won't say, but "every platform needs some form of exclusive experiences"
- PS5 Pros all but vanish after GTA 6 reveal, going for up to $1,300 at the few stores with stock
- Activision releases body cam footage of Call of Duty cheat maker being served a cease and desist order: "We're taking the fight directly to cheat sellers"
- The '90s are a "perfect time for horror," says Silent Hill: Townfall dev who wants the game to make you feel technologically vulnerable
- Coyote Vs. Acme unveiled an anvil-shaped popcorn bucket to celebrate the film's long-awaited release, but I get why they only made one
- After AI backlash, Assassin's Creed creator says 1666: Amsterdam "won't be using any AI anymore" and only used it "in conception and pre-production"
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a "sports movie" story set after Return of the Jedi because it mirrors the real-life post-WW2 motorsports boom
- Persona 4 Revival boss knows you want to romance Yosuke, but you can't because then the devs would have to do that for "all the other male characters"
- GTA 6 extended look breakdown: 7 things you might have missed
- Resident Evil 4 Remake mod makes Ashley's cut prologue finally playable
- Before Mark Hamill, Tim Curry almost played the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and his voice was perfect
- Saw: Genesis has a gnarly vision for asymmetrical multiplayer games, but the execution needs work – pun intended
- Marvel's Wolverine pays direct tribute to X-Men: The Animated Series' most enduring meme
- Metro 2039 brings back a feature Metro Exodus sorely missed – military-grade ammunition once again functions as currency
- GTA 6 already confirmed the first GTA Online character to return, and their glow up for Rockstar's sequel is mind-blowing
- After avoiding game-key cards with Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 Remastered's Switch 2 physical edition details will come "when the time is right"
- How to steal cars in GTA 6
- A GTA 6 scene that leaked in 2022 appears in the big extended look reveal, and the difference is massive
- Game of the Week – Star Wars Zero Company has stolen my strategy-loving heart
- All Elden Ring Torrent skins and where to find them
- GTA 6 at 60fps is "unlikely" on console and will be "genuinely challenging" on PC, tech analysts say
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director not wowed by GTA 6 – "Two uninteresting sociopaths chaotically committing mass murders"
- GTA 6 soundtrack with all of the songs featured so far
- GTA 6 is "Rockstar's magnum opus" according to "proud" devs excited about the Netflix extended look after two weeks of "heartbreaking" leaks
- The Nintendo ports of Metal Gear Solid 4 replace the iconic PS3 and PSP in-game consoles with generic variants
- Is How to Fish on PS5 and Xbox?
- I'm locked out of Lae'zel's best ending in my Baldur's Gate 3 no weapons run, and I totally regret everything
- All of the GTA 6 side activities confirmed so far
- A second Iron Man game has leaked this week, this time with EA Motive's take on the Marvel hero surfacing after 4 years
- 13 years after famous Microsoft dunk, ex-PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida says Xbox disc-to-digital feature is "a great move"
- GTA 6 might be single-player but the coupled-up life changes everything
- Brands keep promising sim racing ecosystems, but Nacon is one of the few starting to follow through
- New The Batman 2 set leaks see the Batmobile crash into Gotham City PD squad cars – and it's the coolest thing you’ll see today
- Marvel's casting director reflects on Chris Pratt's "heartfelt" Captain America audition: "After that, I was paying attention"
- Failbetter Games' Hannah Flynn on Steam moderation, RPGs, game curation and more: "[Working in games] is fun, it generates fun for other people, but it's also serious and important"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director promises to "go even deeper" into Vincent's backstory since the JRPG's goth icon has been a mystery for 30 years
- All new Elden Ring weapons and armor added in the Tarnished edition
- GTA 6's 8 biggest gameplay changes and new mechanics that will forever change the open-world sandbox
- Dune: Awakening's new single-player mode fits perfectly in the MMO because of its strong story, lead says: "I think we have the best story in a survival game that exists"
- After 13 years, GTA 6's gameplay deep dive has been so worth the wait even my 76-year-old mother has been texting me about it
- The legacy Evercade cart making a comeback is the Piko Interactive Collection 1, and it includes a "fan favorite RPG"
- Full How to Fish guide and how to complete every island
- Prime Video's Carrie series hasn't even hit screens yet, but the streamer is already working on another Stephen King TV adaptation
- Lana Condor "desperately" wants to play Jubilee again after only getting seconds of screen time in X-Men: Apocalypse
- Star Wars fan artist recreates Anakin and Obi-Wan's famous Revenge of the Sith duel with an incredible twist
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 review: "I love this janky, deliciously imperfect bug-hunting adventure"
- If you want to level up your 3D printing, the Bambu Lab A2L is perfect
- Fable director "happy to go toe-to-toe" with heavy hitters like Persona and God of War, but GTA 6 is a beast he's "happy to avoid entirely"
- GTA 6 will run at 30fps across PS5 and Xbox Series X, and Rockstar is reportedly undecided about adding a performance mode to better that
- GTA 6 doesn't feature microtransactions or AI, Rockstar says, but I doubt its take on GTA Online won't have Shark Cards
- As fans grow more certain that Adria Arjona is the DCU's Wonder Woman, DCEU star Gal Gadot hopes the next Diana actor "enjoys this amazing ride with this amazing character"
- Jeremy Renner teases Hawkeye MCU return after 5 years and no Avengers: Doomsday announcement
- "I yassified Michael" - Nvidia DLSS 5 is already creeping into games like GTA 5 and Control via an experimental runtime, and I need it to stop
- Xbox is reportedly pitching movie and TV adaptations for "more than a dozen games" – including Elder Scrolls and Halo
- Morrowind's most ambitious mod is now available in 1 click on GOG, alongside a 60% sale on the 24-year-old Elder Scrolls RPG
- The Pokemon Twitter account was briefly taken over by a hacker peddling their crypto memecoin
- Rockstar is cautious about what to satirize in GTA 6: "Specific political issues or memes will date fast"
- August 27
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- A month before The Witcher 3 Remastered, CD Projekt Red quietly raises the price of the Complete Edition on Steam
- Warlock is "building on the shoulders of giants" as a D&D game, but just like Baldur's Gate 3 you don't need to know any D&D to get it
- GTA 6's hand-crafted NPCs have over 600,000 animations compared to only 55,000 animations in GTA 5
- GTA 6's criminal profile will track how heinous your crimes are, just like Red Dead Redemption 2's honor system
- Andor star Adria Arjona can't reveal who she's playing in Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, but she has "muscles that I've never had in my life"
- The GTA 6 map is 3 times bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2's
- GTA 6 wanted system goes up to 6 stars and lets police track your face, your clothes, and your car
- Netflix survived the GTA 6: An Extended Look, but Twitch did not
- Lanterns star Kelly Macdonald was told to tone down her "Gotham accent" because she watched The Penguin too much while filming
- Rockstar considered giving GTA 6 four protagonists before deciding it would suck: "We worried about diluting the amount of player time with each"
- How long is GTA 6? About 80 hours, according to one Rockstar dev's playthrough
- Like Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 6 is "a whole other world" where "there's a whole lot of stuff that you discover emergently"
- GTA 6 players won't be as "overpowered" as previous games: "You are not the only one capable of violence"
- Rockstar lead says GTA 6 takes NPC interactions "much further" than Red Dead Redemption 2, and its system is "returning and evolved"
- GTA 6 won't let you break up Lucia and Jason, no matter how poorly you treat them: "They will remain partners in crime"
- Rockstar says GTA 6 won't let you magically hotwire every car: "You acquire certain tools to get into them"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss says The Witcher 3 "inspired me for so many years," and it was "a great honor" to share the stage at Gamescom
- Pocketpair lead thought if Palworld 1.0 hit 200k concurrent players, "that'd be party time" – then it passed 900k on Steam alone
- "This has been the most humiliating and surreal experience in 20+ years of game making": Dev pleads with Valve as Steam brands his PEGI 12 game as pornography
- The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, and more (August 28-30)
- Fable’s combat shows a lot of promise, but I'm glad it's not launching this year
- Cyberleek's GTA 6 leak flood looks to have ended in the most unsurprising way possible: a $250,000 crypto grift
- It's a good thing GTA 6 isn't on PC yet, says Helldivers 2 boss: "It means Helldivers 2 gets to keep crushing it in our own space"
- This is one of my favorite Lego sets ever made, but soon it'll disappear for good
- GameStop wants you to "trade in gaming history" for new games, and I need you to tell them no
- Nobody was more surprised by The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past than Geralt and Dandelion's actors: "They announced the expansion pack before we knew what we were doing"
- Oh no, you can doomscroll in GTA 6
- Rockstar is "at least 10 years ahead" of other games with GTA 6's NPC crowd technology, says dev behind 007: First Light's incredible crowds
- New Tides of Annihilation lead "deeply honored" to take over from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Jennifer English, who was "generous, kind, and supportive throughout this whole journey"
- Halo co-creator praises Witcher 3 Songs of the Past, wonders "what it would have been like if we’d kept building on Halo 3 with ODST-like expansions"
- Street Fighter's Chun-Li actor ate 12 eggs a day, grew her thighs "6.5cm each," and studied every game in slow-mo to play the iconic, high-kicking fighter
- Fable 4 is missing "a whole myriad of combat system basics," says head of Ori studio, who offers Playground Games a call "to point you in the right direction"
- Everything revealed from the GTA 6 extended look
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy delves into the backstory of one of the Requiem's most beloved characters
- 7 Metal Gear Solid 4 tips to help you complete your final mission
- How to beat every Metal Gear Solid 4 boss
- OneXPlayer adds another pricey handheld to the Arc G3 pile, and this one is $2,000
- GTA 6: An Extended Look will be 26 minutes long and features gameplay captured on a PS5
- Persona 4 Revival is a faithful JRPG remake because the original's only gotten more relevant: "We live in an age where information is everywhere"
- Days before movies like Terminator 2 are pulled from PlayStation libraries, StudioCanal launches new catalog label to restore classic movies "as they were meant to be seen"
- How to get Droids in Star Wars Zero Company
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- Dragon Quest's Yuji Horii realized his JRPG series was a "cultural phenomenon" when DQ3 had fans "lined up all night in the cold"
- Xbox Series X25 Special Edition pre-orders are live, here's where to grab the console and controller
- Metro 2039 is a "journey back into Hell" and darker than you've ever seen the series: "You're in a completely different system"
- Possibly the last major Elden Ring patch buffs a ton of weapons and seems to fix one of the biggest complaints since launch
- The Witcher 3 hasn't had an expansion in 10 years because "good things take time" and Songs of the Past was dead for a while, says CD Projekt Red dev
- The Sinking City 2 locker room safe code
- Marvel fans want Secret Invasion decanonized from the sacred timeline: "[It] genuinely did so much damage to Nick Fury and Rhodey"
- The Division 2 is getting a Central Park-focused expansion and crossplay that took 7 years because Ubisoft had to rebuild parts of the game
- Persona 6 producer doesn't want "to make games for the global market," only something "we ourselves genuinely find exciting"
- Google's new Pokémon Sleep special edition Fitbit slaps Pikachu on your wrist
- "I think some of the team were a little shocked by the tabloid response," says original GTA dev: "We'd made a game that gamers, critics, and the people actually playing all thought was pretty bloody good"
- Blaze is bringing back a mystery Evercade cartridge that you may have missed the first time around
- The Sinking City 2 Salt Storage code
- Tides of Annihilation devs are "continuously monitoring new developments" in AI technology, but will be using the techniques they "are the best at" in development instead
- Speedrunner turns one of Metal Gear Solid 4's biggest bosses into a total pushover using the power of Master Collection Vol 2's enhanced framerate
- Vision knows that Wanda is dead during VisionQuest as he's "watched all the [Marvel] movies"
- Street Fighter director says he didn't want to make an "off-the-shelf" video game movie: "I was brought on to make something that didn't feel conventional"
- The Uprising distributor denies it's a Robin Hood movie in one of the year's oddest controversies
- The 10 best Metal Gear games of all time
- Kingdom Hearts 4 script "almost twice as big" as KH3's, Tetsuya Nomura says: "There were more parts that I wanted to include, but I was already pushing it"
- Nodusfall isn't a gacha game, Mihoyo confirms, because unlike Genshin Impact you'll unlock characters "through continued play" instead
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is heading for a more mature rating than Remake and Rebirth, and I'm willing to bet Cid's ceaseless swearing has something to do with it
- Double Fine made Brutal Legend free for a fitting 666 minutes in tribute to Tim Curry, who played the game's antagonist
- How to beat the How to Fish Tuna
- One Piece creator keeps delaying the inevitable and doesn't think the manga will end until at least 2030
- Secretlab's new Spider-Man gaming chair includes a venomous nod
- The Marvels star Iman Vellani has a theory that Loki will play a key role in Avengers: Doomsday
- Despite reports, James Gunn says DCU Batman movie The Brave and the Bold is "in no way on hold"
- After Olden Era, Ubisoft says Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake is "part of a bigger strategy" to revive the "dormant" strategy series
- The Witcher 3 Remastered sees CD Projekt Red work with one of the RPG's most beloved modders to make his work "officially available in the game"
- LG just unleashed the "world's first" native 1,000Hz gaming monitor, but I want to see what players can actually do at those speeds
- Kingdom Hearts 4 "will be ready well before the release date," Tetsuya Nomura says, as the JRPG's development is going smoother than it has "in the history" of the series
- Batman 2 leaks reveal a closer look at the sequel's Batsuit, but much like the Batmobile, nothing much has changed
- Fans spot hidden Millennium Falcon in the new Lego Star Wars set
- GTA 6 promises big consequences for your actions that go beyond Red Dead Redemption 2's honor system
- Will Avengers: Endgame Encore stream on Disney Plus?
- DC fans think they've worked out a major Man of Tomorrow location from the wrap pictures, and it's linked to Peacemaker
- August 26
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- Amid the friendslop renaissance, $5 co-op fishing game hits 370,000 peak players on Steam in 5 days
- Crimson Desert updates are slowing down in "scope, scale, and pace" as Pearl Abyss shifts focus to the DLC
- Proving Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's authenticity, Warhorse's biggest fan hikes through Czechia "by foot" to make 3D maps of the RPG's historical locations
- James Gunn celebrates end of filming on Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow with behind-the-scenes photo of Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor
- Just as Genshin Impact was called a Zelda: Breath of the Wild ripoff, Nodusfall is accused of copying FromSoftware's homework
- The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past expansion doesn't have to make the RPG "feel different" because it's still "relevant" after 11 years, says CD Projekt Red dev
- Become overpowered: Sandisk's masked streamer challenges top-tier gamers, starting September 2
- Everything announced at FGS Live From Gamescom 2026
- Afterworld is a brand-new grand strategy game from the Crusader Kings III devs that lets you duke it out with immortal warlords in a post-apocalyptic USA
- Skybound survival game Aloft details its final early access update before 1.0
- Cosy space sim Young Suns hits 1.0 on Xbox and launches on Steam later this year
- Vikings Dynasty gets its first gameplay trailer giving you a good sense of what it's going to be like becoming a Viking Jarl
- Get a fresh start in a brand new land with the free The Backwood DLC for Medieval Dynasty, coming in 2027
- GTA 6 brings back a fan-favorite San Andreas feature: you'll get chubby if you eat a lot
- Prospera is a city-builder that goes back to the age of industrialization and lets you play in first-person
- Amphibian is the frog-core old-school RPG we all need in our lives
- This low-poly horror flight attendant simulator now has a Steam demo, letting you purge demons 30,000ft in the air
- Forget the Odyssey, Matelotes is a goofy RPG adventure about searching the world for a stolen chicken, and I'm all in
- Neon Abyss 2 is leaving early access on Steam and unleashing its 1.0 chaos on PS5, Switch and Xbox
- Rivage is like Blue Prince in space as you puzzle your way to finding your missing crew in a time loop
- Everything announced at the Future Games Show at gamescom 2026
- Co-op survival horror Escape from Playtime just got a World Premiere reveal at the Future Games Show
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar Deathmaster brings the Skaven to Mark of the Ninja in a ruthless new trailer
- Tim Curry, star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and It, has died – and we've lost one of the true kings of genre
- Every NPC in Cyberpunk 2077-style shooter No Law "can be killed," though devs say maybe you shouldn't: "Death is always permanent"
- Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern promises a more relaxing set of dice rolls than Baldur's Gate 3 ever could
- For GTA 6, Rockstar has more than doubled in size since Red Dead Redemption 2, and has an entire Los Angeles branch dedicated to realistic NPCs
- Kingdom 3: Rising Realms announced as the beloved tower defense strategy series returns for another act
- Into the Wind is basically if Studio Ghibli made Death Stranding, and I'm here for it
- Last Ditch Effort is a gorgeous pixel art side-scroller brawler, with a grimdark tone inspired by Nier Automata, Sin City and more
- Check out the first major look at Exterminauts, the blue-collar co-op alien shooter coming to all platforms in 2027
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy trailer reveals a much different Plague Tale game ahead of release
- Slash and blast your way though hordes of monsters in brutal dark fantasy boomer shooter Nailcrown
- Take on a variety of realistic law enforcement roles and keep the city safe with Police Simulator
- Unforgiving, one-shot, one-kill WW1 shooter Gallipoli is out now
- This new battle royale takes survival of the fittest to another level, and it's coming to Steam this year
- This fascinating dark investigation game features no dialogue, leaving all the clues on cards, and it's out this November with a Steam demo available now
- FPS Soulslike inspired by Half-Life legend Guns of Eschaton shows off co-op gameplay in new trailer
- The Ahsoka season 2 trailer proves this Star Wars story needs Luke and Leia
- Co-op puzzle game We Were Here Tomorrow locks a release month for futuristic multiplayer mayhem
- Arthurian action RPG Tides of Annihiliation explains its Chinese twist on King Arthur
- The Sinking City 2 is getting a Switch 2 version in 2027, as revealed during the Future Games Show
- Fight back against a thousand years of supernatural threats in action RPG Sword Sage: Awakening
- Xbox boss Asha Sharma won't confirm whether Project Helix has a disc drive: "We have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability"
- Minecraft-inspired survival RPG Everwind is getting a massive new update ahead of its 1.0 release
- Moonlighter 2 1.0 release date announced as shopkeeping sim emerges from Early Access
- This narrative platformer from a husband-and-wife duo looks stunning, and you can check out a new demo for it on Steam right now
- Wardogs is coming to early access very soon, and you can pre-order this gigantic 100-player online FPS right now
- Star Trek base-building game Star Trek: Outposts Unknown finally has an October release date, so you'll be able to send redshirts to their deaths soon
- Sky-faring MMO sequel AION 2 shows off its truly massive open-world
- What's that coming over the hill? It's Pixel Junk Monsters 3, announced just in time for its 20th anniversary
- Construction Simulator: Evolution trailer is all about knocking things down and building them back up again
- Arizona Sunshine is back, and zany zombie slaughter isn't just for VR anymore
- Bye Bye Bonnie is an adorable cartoon co-op game about animals playing golf with a mechanical skull through a dystopian wasteland
- Konami wants Silent Hill to have "an annual release of new games," and it's already working on "many" unannounced projects
- This Resident Evil 2-inspired survival horror puts a cosmic twist on Arabian history, and it's coming to PS5 and PC in 2028
- Star Wars Galactic Racer devs explain the different speeders you'll be taking round the tracks
- Unleash the power of Gun Fu as you fight AI and search for your brother in SPINE, releasing Summer 2027
- Start your own doomsday cult and recruit followers with up to three friends in darkly comedic JOIN US
- Graveyard Keeper 2 gets a release date and it's just around the corner
- Serious Sam: Shatterverse takes Sam to the multiverse with an exclusive look at even more Doom-like arcade FPS carnage in a new trailer
- Hand-drawn Metroidvania Greak debuts a first look at sequel, Alliance of the Storms
- Pull over for a new look at Clutch, the driving game from ex-Forza Horizon devs, and its stunning recreation of Monaco
- Dark fantasy fans rejoice, Wolcen is getting a sequel that enters early access next year, and it looks just as macabre as the original
- New Onimusha: Way of the Sword trailer shows off brand new swordplay, but more importantly, it turns out you can pet the dog
- Worms Galactic Tactics is a 3D roguelike twist on a classic, coming next year
- Warlock escapes Baldur's Gate 3's long shadow with a very different take on D&D that I'm happy to roll my dice on
- GTA 6 leaker turns to story spoilers: Cyberleek uploads 4-minute Lucia prologue clip hours after Rockstar says the leaks are "heartbreaking"
- New Crimson Desert Enhanced update meant to "improve the narrative flow" actually makes it feel "like a different game," fans say
- New GTA 6 leak takes to the streets of Vice City for a chaotic nighttime police chase, and teases a cutscene featuring Lucia
- The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past features a new country and "completely original story" CD Projekt Red came up with years ago, but never used
- I really like the Lego Balrog Book Nook set, but there are some major caveats that stop it from being the slam dunk it deserves to be
- How to beat the How to Fish Pufferfish boss
- Tides of Annihilation devs took inspiration from Berserk, Final Fantasy, and, uh, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: "We love JoJo"
- Baldur's Gate 3 is "a great game," but Warlock devs say their own virtual D&D experience is "very different" from Larian's RPG
- Rockstar had to fight to get people to care about GTA 3 at E3, former lead recalls, and now GTA 6 is the most anticipated game of the generation
- How to catch and kill a shark in How to Fish
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy review: "Rivals Uncharted and Tomb Raider with a snappy sword fighting take on treasure hunting adventure"
- Mihoyo CEO says Monster Hunter-like Nodusfall is very "un-Mihoyo," and in a perfect world that means less gacha gunk
- JBL proves Gamescom is for headsets too as it unveils the new Quantum 850 alongside a trio of mid-range pairs
- Xbox announces disc-to-digital conversion plan as part of its "commitment to game preservation," and while it's a good idea the red flags have me scared
- A sequel to Alien: Covenant about Michael Fassbender's David "creating a brave new world for himself" is in the works, according to Ridley Scott
- Listen up Drift fans, one of the best controllers we've tested so far is getting a full Fortnite makeover
- The Sinking City 2 storage lock code
- The Ayn Odin 3 is creeping up to old Steam Deck prices, and I can't wrap my head around the $529 Max
- Humankind 2 devs respond to "AI slop" accusations, assure fans its new Gamescom trailer features "real actors, practical sets, and custom-made props"
- New Lego Star Wars kit is the longest set ever made, and it's even bigger than Titanic
- The Scuf Nemesis Pro 8K drops one of the brand's most frustrating features, but keeps that premium price tag
- Lies of P director says Resident Evil Requiem is one of the games he enjoyed most this year because Leon is "still as cool and tough as ever"
- Ubisoft starts its own version of Steam Early Access with 4 games available to test, including 2 early prototypes
- Best Mortal Shell 2 weapons and sidearms
- Elden Ring on Switch 2 might be my new go-to version of the action-RPG from now on
- What is Infinity Vision? Marvel's answer to IMAX, explained
- How to get the Mortal Shell 2 Axatana without fighting
- Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 pre-orders have landed on PS5 and Switch 2, and the goofy box art has thankfully been updated
- The Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer has Marvel fans wondering how the new footage "won't feel shoehorned in"
- Avengers: Endgame Encore will seemingly look different to the 2019 Marvel original
- Star Wars Zero Company review: "XCOM with lightsabers is a truly sweet deal, and it doesn't have to reinvent the tactics wheel to be forceful"
- Ikea's new Xbox thumbstick stool isn't quite as absurd as you might think
- 25 years later, Donnie Darko director is releasing an 800-page sequel novel taking place immediately after the movie
- Castlevania veteran Koji Igarashi delays spiritual successor Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement to 2027 so it can be "the best it can be"
- The revived RTX 3060 12GB now costs more than the current-gen RTX 5050, and it makes me feel bad for entry-level PC players
- Dragon Quest 7 was going to be an open-world game, series creator Yuji Horii says, but "the story fell apart" so the team had to "add some degree of order to it"
- Rockstar officially responds to GTA 6 leaks: "This is obviously not how we intended for you to see the game after all this time"
- The Witcher 3 Remastered is free for existing owners, but here's the cheapest way to get a copy if you're yet to dive in
- Stage Tour guitar controller bundle pre-orders are live and ready to rock, but only the PS5 version comes with a physical disc
- One Marvel fan might have already worked out how the Avengers: Endgame re-release will connect to Doomsday, and it's all down to Doctor Strange
- The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past takes the best of CDPR's RPG and pushes it further in Geralt's new final chapter
- Lego Super Mario isn't just adding minifigures in 2027, it's getting a major overhaul
- 48 years later, Atari is finally reuniting with Activision to bring back cartridges, but I'm holding out for more than Pitfall
- The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past is set in Dandelion's home of Letten, a "fully realized open world" with quests and NPCs "that live up to our signature mature story," CDPR confirms
- Amazing Spider-Man's Mary Jane actor says she was removed from the movie because it would be "weird" to "introduce a new love interest" after Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy
- Star Wars boss Dave Filoni says Ahsoka season 2 is a "grand adventure" like classic Greek myth movie Jason and the Argonauts
- The Witcher 3 Remastered tweaks combat "to be much more smooth and precise," as CD Projekt Red wants the 2015 RPG "to stand up to today's games"
- Heroes of Might & Magic 3 gets off to a bumpy start on Steam after Ubisoft forgot to include the game itself in the download
- Spider-Man star's new movie bizarrely reveals it's actually a Robin Hood origin story, weeks before its release
- Avengers: Endgame Encore includes an "additional sneak peek" of Avengers: Doomsday – but not in every screening
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation trailer at Opening Night Live is just the "beginning of our information rollout," Naoki Hamaguchi says: "We’ll be sharing much more in the months ahead"
- Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer changes one key line of dialogue, and Marvel fans are torn on what it means
- Despite positive early reactions, Ridley Scott's new sci-fi movie debuts to his lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in 12 years
- 5 things you need to know about Roco Kingdom, the creature-collecting revealed at Opening Night Live at Gamescom
- After playing Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake, I want to go back in time and make HoMM my entire personality
- After playing Metro 2039 for 4 hours, here's 5 reasons why it's now my most anticipated FPS of 2027
- "It's been a difficult time for console hardware," says Unity CEO, but costs will come down and console games will continue to thrive: "We'll see that with GTA"
- August 25
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- Blizzard and CD Projekt Red team up for Diablo 4 Geralt skin and The Witcher 3 on Battle.net
- Joe Russo says Avengers: Endgame is "required viewing" to understand Avengers: Doomsday, and Encore will "connect the story of the two movies"
- The Witcher 3 Remastered has "improved combat," which hopefully fixes the 2015 RPG classic's biggest problem
- First Stranger Things: Tales From '85 trailer sees Hawkins enter the paranormal as Eleven and the gang encounter ghostly monsters from the Upside Down
- Coyote Vs. Acme director says it was a challenge to update classic Looney Tunes characters for modern audiences: "We're trying to protect legacies that are so much older than us"
- Coyote Vs. Acme director says the viral support after the movie was scrapped was "kind of a miracle": "It led us to this moment today"
- The Commodore 77 looks like a C64 Ultimate for Edgerunners, but it also "brings a slice of Cyberpunk 2077 and Night City to the long-established C64 demo scene"
- CD Projekt Red snuck 30 improvements into The Witcher 3 Remastered reveal, including "immersive meditation," new quest tracking, a loot rework, and Switch 2 exclusives
- The Witcher 3's Songs of the Past DLC includes a nod to CD Projekt Red's original 2007 RPG and its source books as Geralt wields a new silver chain
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Gamescom trailer gives us our first look at Ruby, Emerald, and Ultima Weapon
- The Witcher 3 Remastered is coming next month as a free upgrade for all players, and everyone's getting free expansions today
- Path of Exile 2 is getting its 1.0 update after 2 years in early access, and swords are coming
- I played Gears of War: E-Day's campaign, and it's bleaker than I expected
- Lego Skylines is the city-building game of my dreams, and the new Cities: Skylines devs are making it look like everything I could've imagined
- 1666 Amsterdam is out and unfinished – but that's the whole point
- Hit roguelike and my GOTY Mewgenics is coming to console next month
- Warlock, the next big D&D game to come after Baldur's Gate 3, just showed off nearly 10 minutes of its Dragon's Dogma-style gameplay – and I can't wait to play next year
- Metro 2039 brings back weapon customization from Metro Exodus, but that isn't the only thing we learned from its stunning new gameplay trailer
- Silent Hill: Townfall goes Until Dawn mode with celebrity cameos from The Odyssey and Lost actors
- Tides of Annihilation devs confirm Resident Evil Requiem's Grace actor will replace Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Jennifer English
- Mass Effect-like RPG Exodus finally gets a release date, and it's not that far away
- The Metroidvania I've wanted for 3 years is finally out next year, and it looks like Mexican Castlevania: "Alucard's suit is like 90% of a mariachi suit already"
- Ananta release date places the free-to-play anime take on GTA in January 2027, just 2 months after Rockstar's GTA 6
- Crimson Desert is already getting an Enhanced edition with "new story moments" and new language options
- Nodusfall looks more like Monster Hunter and Elden Ring than the usual games from creator and Genshin Impact studio Hoyoverse
- Rainbow Six is getting its first new single-player entry in 18 years, an XCOM-style strategy game from the Mario + Rabbids co-developer
- RollerCoaster Tycoon finally gets another chance as Atari hands the reins to the indie studio behind a zoo management game with 90% positive Steam reviews
- Here's how to watch the Future Games Show at Gamescom
- Horrified: Ravenloft is a slam-dunk for D&D fans, but innovation is starting to be 'mist'
- When Valve killed its Ravenholm game, Arkane founder says "we did not understand" its thinking: "It all came down to the economics behind Half-Life 2 and how the DLCs were selling"
- JRPG remake Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter did so well, "we're hoping to continue the remakes for a while," Falcom president says
- King Legacy codes (September 2026) for Cash, Gems, EXP boosts, and more
- Lies of P director says he wouldn't settle for a game-key card on Nintendo Switch 2 because everyone at his studio is a "proud gamer"
- The Sinking City 2 locked buoy solution
- New Paralives update adds the camera options we've wanted from The Sims 4 competitor since its Early Access release: "You're welcome"
- New GTA 6 leak shows physical media is alive and well in Vice City, including one game that pokes fun at The Last of Us and Naughty Dog's many remasters
- How to beat the How to Fish Piranha boss
- $50,000 NES collection stolen from 40-year collector who was going to use it to pay for his grandkids' college: "I don't think I will ever collect another thing again in my life"
- Original Halo art director "may disagree" with some Campaign Evolved "creative decisions," but says "I’m rooting for the team and for Halo"
- Razer just dropped a PC setup's worth of Xbox accessories that still cost less than the rumored price of the 25th anniversary Series X
- With a sequel coming, this Pokemon-like RPG inspired by Evangelion is free to keep on Steam and has already been claimed over 1 million times
- Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer relives Marvel's greatest cinematic moment and promises "exclusive look" at Doomsday
- Backwards compatibility is neat, but I'd grab an original PS1 rather than listening to people saying "just buy a PS2"
- Arc Raiders still has a cheating problem because cheats are an $8 billion industry and "we'd need thousands of developers" to counter it, says Embark engineer
- Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii says AI "hardly ever makes things up" anymore, even if it once made up that he works for Nintendo
- For an unhinged 84 minutes, Slay the Spire 2 expert contemplates 1 damage and explains a fight simulator built to solve the game
- Where to use the Sinking City 2 Graveyard key
- Final Fantasy Resonance is getting the endgame content that Final Fantasy 16 could have done with
- SanDisk is celebrating 30 years of Pokemon with Mew and Mewtwo edition drives, and gaming storage has never looked cuter
- Everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026
- After Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, devs promise to fix Captain Price's hair as his unexpected balding goes viral
- Red Dead Redemption 2 fans make the DLC they've always wanted with a massive Mexico mod that features new NPCs, towns, wildlife, and a lot more
- Our favorite Knight of the Seven Kingdoms character probably won't ever return: "Unfortunately, he's not in any more of the stories that George R.R. Martin has written"
- Like Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii worries live streams may not actually sell games: "Some people will be satisfied by just watching"
- How to get Leeches in How to Fish
- Roblox takes down controversial doomscrolling game, promises to remove others that reward watching "a continuous feed of content" as they're "not appropriate for younger users"
- This is not a drill Scooby Gang, official Monster High Buffy the Vampire Slayer dolls are coming
- 20 years on, fans are discovering a Jack Black Green Lantern movie almost happened
- Nintendo reveals its first price-hiked Switch 2 bundles, but I wouldn't recommend waiting for them
- Spider-Man: No Way Home producer explains the difference between Marvel's many worlds and the "grounded" multiverse of Dark Matter season 2
- Love and Deepspace fans beware, a Sylus Nendoroid figure is on the way
- How to beat the How to Fish Spider Crab boss
- Where to buy Pokemon Polaroid cameras before they get snapped up
- Rediscovering my PS Vita has left me despairing for PlayStation's all-digital future
- ROG Xbox Ally X20 pre-orders are now live, but you're looking at $1,299.99 even for the standalone OLED handheld
- How to get Mortal Shell 2 Tarcores
- Runaways codes (September 2026) for Credz and more
- Lanterns fans are growing more suspicious of Sheriff Kane, but they don't think she's the Manhunter
- Latest GTA 6 leak heads to the beach, and it looks like Rockstar is delivering on the crowd density it promised 3 years ago
- The white Epomaker GX1 wireless headset gives me Y2K vibes in the best possible way
- Lanterns episode 2 shouts out one of Alan Moore's weirdest Green Lantern stories
- Anakin Skywalker star Hayden Christensen thinks there's "still opportunity" to reunite with Padmé actor Natalie Portman in Star Wars
- Redditor finds Windows has wiped their gaming laptop GPU drivers, and it's all down to eco mode
- Fall 2 immersive screening challenged its audience to watch the movie without falling, and it puts 4DX to shame
- Beast of Reincarnation patch goes for some of the biggest pain points in Pokemon devs' new action-RPG, but players aren't sold on balance changes yet
- Out of nowhere, Ori studio drops a 10-hour demo for a new city-builder that uses "the best elements of Minecraft, Sim City, and Civilization"
- Over an hour of footage from the canceled Iron Man game is online, and it sure looks like the Just Cause devs' take on Marvel
- Lanterns episode 2 contains some hilarious Hal Jordan Easter eggs that you may have missed
- How to upgrade Tarstones in Mortal Shell 2
- Saoirse Ronan says she's "dead serious" about playing a Bond villain as rumors about Jack Lowden's 007 casting swirl
- Luke Cage showrunner reveals why Mahershala Ali was only in 7 episodes as Cottonmouth despite "killing it"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day villain actor has theories on where his Marvel character is now after the ending left his fate unclear
- Persona 6 will have a physical PS5 copy, leaving fans convinced Atlus is releasing the JRPG before Sony ditches discs in 2028
- Discord will "evaluate the validity and scope before responding" to controversial GTA 6 leaks court order, but the platform "has not yet been served"
- Game of Thrones star replaces Nicholas Hoult in Harry Potter series, and he's already played the character before
- Lanterns theory suggests Zoe Macon isn't the Manhunter, but a deep-cut DC character linked to Sinestro
- Disney isn't stopping with Kingdom Hearts 4 and a new anime, as "there are so many things we want to do" with the 25-year-old JRPG series
- Dark Matter season 2 showrunner says it was "totally freeing" to venture beyond the book, and he still wants to make season 3
- Resident Evil director explains how the new movie honors the "spirit and tone" and power progression of the games, despite telling its own story
- The 1998 horror game that haunted my dreams even more than Resident Evil 2 is back, "modernized," and available on consoles for the first time
- August 24
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- Rockstar "overreacts a bit at times," says former tech lead as GTA 6 leaks continue, but it's "their job" to stop them
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is officially the highest-grossing Marvel movie at the US box office after dethroning Avengers: Endgame
- Sekiro's combat is a "remarkable refinement" of the Souls games, says dev of new action RPG "honored" by comparisons to FromSoftware
- Fallout meets Crusader Kings as Paradox accidentally leaks its next grand strategy game ahead of Gamescom reveal
- The new head of Pokemon designs made one of 2024's prettiest games
- VisionQuest actor James Spader explains where the evil AI has been since Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Commodore is getting back to game publishing by reviving one of "Amiga’s most beloved franchises"
- After 31 years, one of the most beloved JRPGs on the Super Nintendo gets its first-ever North American release
- Previously cancelled Coyote vs Acme movie has heartwarming dedication to "everyone who posted, shared, held up signs and spoke out when it counted"
- The Duskbloods network test was not good between lag, stuttering, and bad PvP
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is "the eternal game," says Final Fantasy 15 actor: "The perfect encapsulation of what a roleplaying game should be"
- Opening Night Live 2026 time and how to watch – Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past DLC, and more have already been confirmed to appear
- Castlevania: Belmont's Curse brings on the Netflix show's Dracula and 1 other star from the TV series as part of the new game's English cast
- Analyst reckons the Epic Games Store can't "recover" in duel with Steam, Epic GM says "the data tells a very different story"
- I just built the biggest Lego Batman Arkham Asylum ever produced, and the minifigure lineup is pure insanity
- After 5 years, the farming sim series that inspired Stardew Valley gets new game and another JRPG spin-off as ConcernedApe dubs them "the best games of my life"
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey is now the highest-rated game in the series on Steam, and it's all thanks to Christopher Nolan's new movie
- Latest Steam lottery winner How to Fish sells 1 million copies in 2 days: "Yes, we'll be adding more content"
- Yes, you can turn a Lego pumpkin into the Millennium Falcon
- The best order to battle all the Mortal Shell 2 bosses
- The Sinking City 2 brain puzzle solution
- 25 years before Coyote Vs Acme, the Looney Tunes star's blue-collar cousin got an obscure PS1 stealth game
- The Witcher 4 is "targeting" a 2028 release, CD Projekt Red announces: "I know it's a bit of wait"
- The Sinking City 2 statue puzzle solution
- FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki says The Duskblood's Zork is the perfect example of his design philosophy, and a man of culture: "They are a species with intelligence and philosophy"
- There's now a replica Fortnite Victory Crown, so you can always feel like a winner even if you've never claimed a real-life Victory Royale
- Lanterns writer Damon Lindelof says adaptations shouldn't just copy the source material: "Shouldn’t we be beyond this conversation by now?”
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 pre-orders are live, here's how to grab double XP, steelbooks and even discounts
- All Duskbloods Bloodsworn characters you can play as
- Blood of Dawnwalker is getting a 60fps mode at launch after backlash pushed Rebel Wolves to reshuffle plans: "It was clear how much this mattered to many of you"
- Latest GTA 6 leaks see Cyberleek threaten Rockstar with Lucia story spoilers – and closely examine naked NPCs
- Ahsoka season 2 theory says the mysterious Jedi fought by Anakin and Ahsoka in the trailer links to The Clone Wars
- 5 reasons why you should play Baldur's Gate 3, especially if you've never played D&D before
- The Marvels star Iman Vellani has some notes for the MCU: fewer team-ups and "smaller characters in smaller movies"
- Sony reminds PlayStation users they don't own anything: "The software is licensed to you, not sold"
- One week with Razer's hand-painted and highly detailed keycap makes it easy to see why the $90 accessory sold out in minutes
- Konami president says "reboots" of Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill are "important initiatives" for the company going forward
- One Lanterns fan has a theory that may prove Hal Jordan is still alive in the 2026 timeline
- The Elder Scrolls 6 will keep Skyrim's famous cheese physics – now Bethesda needs to give me a reason to care
- 29 seasons and 360 episodes later, The Walking Dead is releasing an episode set in an alternate universe, and it reminds us of Lost
- Pokemon Winds and Waves might not have turn-based battles as Game Freak veteran hints the combat system "could change" thanks to Pokemon Champions
- The Duskbloods closed network test had more applicants than Elden Ring Nightreign despite being a Switch 2 exclusive, FromSoftware lead reveals
- Despite Harry Osborn Brand New Day theories, Spider-Man fans don't think he or Gwen Stacy will ever make it to the MCU
- Cyberpunk TCG feels like it's from the future, but it has a distinctly old-school secret weapon
- Pokemon Halloween merch is super-effective, because it's already starting to sell out
- How to get your Shell back in Mortal Shell 2
- Reacher fan-favorite villain is putting her dream X-Men role "out to the universe"
- Wonder Man is the second most-streamed original series on Disney Plus in 2026 so far, which makes its cancellation even more confusing
- Lanterns showrunner admits they "held off" on comic book-style moments, but the Sinestro appearance was a "good time to remind people we understand the show we're making"
- As the Modern Warfare 4 beta goes on, Call of Duty devs reveal plans to ease pain points by tweaking weapons to "increase the minimum TTK"
- I still can't afford the RetroTINK-6X CE, but given its 1440p abilities for $230, it's more likely to become my next retro upscaler than its siblings
- As Hideo Kojima turns 63, the Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator says "I would like to remain focused on creating games" despite the interest in movies
- New GTA 6 leaks suggest Cyberleek has access to Lucia as fans become even more convinced they have Rockstar's full game in their hands
- "The Ori 3 rumors are nonsense," Metroidvania series creator says, and that Halo has taught Xbox you'll "undoubtedly get more slop" without the right talent working on beloved series
- Peggy Carter star Hayley Atwell says her Doctor Strange 2 cameo was a "complete disservice" to her Marvel character
- Hayden Christensen says Star Wars boss Dave Filoni understands Anakin Skywalker "even better" than him, but still takes his ideas on board
- Robert Downey Jr. reveals the "reshot" Avengers: Infinity War cameo that didn't make the cut
- Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 predictions: 5 games we'd like to see
- Who is Sinestro in Lanterns episode 2?
- Who is the Manhunter in Lanterns? The shapeshifter's identity revealed
- August 23
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- The Duskbloods devs were "definitely very happy" with the Switch 2's reveal after FromSoftware struggled to get it running on a Switch 1
- Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto never wanted to compete with other game devs: "I view the Rubik's Cube as my eternal rival"
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time leaker says Xbox is working on a new Ori game, 6 years after its last excellent Metroidvania
- Former Rockstar Games lead says GTA 6 leaks are a "nothing burger" because "90% of future players" aren't searching for the clips online
- LA Noire still stands as Rockstar's extravagant, cinematic ode to noir fiction that could have changed everything
- New Banjo-Kazooie releases are "native ports," so devs could add cut content and "bonus features" to the N64 classics
- August 22
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- GTA 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 are "the north stars of gaming," says Gamescom chief, but they won't last forever because "most gamers aren't only interested in a single game"
- GTA 6 leaks persist despite Take-Two taking action, and the hacker's now dangling strip club footage in front of Rockstar
- "They don't make 'em like they used to": How flash player games defined an era of indie horror
- Parts of The Duskbloods are "very similar to a lot of RPG elements you might find in a tabletop RPG," says FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki
- Kingdom Hearts modder turns an indie love letter to the JRPG series into an even more blatant Kingdom Hearts-like
- FromSoftware enters the skill-based matchmaking debate with The Duskbloods: "We definitely plan on having the matchmaking system work in a way so that it's ranked"
- The new Warhammer 40K Ork models are good enough to make me want to declare WAAAGH on all other factions
- August 21
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- Xbox is "working closely" with GTA 6 makers Take-Two and Rockstar following leaks, tech chief says, "to support efforts to protect creative works"
- GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek is now charging a $165,000 fee for a chance to buy ad space on additional leaks
- First Mortal Shell 2 balance patch stacks the deck for players: refunds for anyone who wasted Glimpses, bosses nerfed, and gold drops buffed massively
- Free from Xbox, Double Fine returns to Kickstarter to ask fans what its next "small" game should be
- DC Studios' "first foray into the true crime genre" The People v. Gorilla Grodd greenlit at HBO Max as James Gunn calls it "truly special"
- Cyberleek's GTA 6 leaks won't change Rockstar's Netflix reveal plans, report says
- Pokemon Gold and Silver keep getting referenced by official accounts, and I'm willing myself to believe the classic DS remakes are coming to Switch
- FromSoftware knows what it's doing with The Duskbloods character Zork, the internet's new obsession: "I have developed a powerful, almost maternal affection"
- Nintendo destroys 400 more Switch emulator repositories on GitHub as it reminds pirates it doesn't appreciate "illegal copies of Nintendo Switch games"
- Arc Raiders is shutting down Expeditions "until early 2027" to make "major improvements" after mountains of feedback
- Is The Duskbloods multiplayer and PvP only?
- Baldur's Gate 3 mod adds 6-hour campaign all about Astarion, featuring new companions, 4 different endings, and "a kitty that potentially accepts scritches"
- Marvel's Wolverine has finally "gone gold" after a 5-year wait tarnished by leaks, Insomniac confirms ahead of release next month
- Sony is ditching physical discs, so here's how I'll play PS2 games using original hardware and handhelds instead of PS5 games in protest
- Marvel Tokon debuts with less than 3,000 physical copies sold in Japan, well under Arc Systems' Guilty Gear and BlazBlue fighters
- New Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 PS5 update turns the ports into Modern Warfare 4 ads
- I've fallen for GTA RP, and it shows what the future of GTA 6 Online could be
- Metal Gear Solid 4's most famous joke gets updated in Master Collection Vol. 2, with Konami even bringing back the original voice actor
- 5 reasons why NordVPN is essential for streaming live events, games, and shows overseas
- Will The Duskbloods be on PC and consoles?
- Frustrated with GTA 6 leaks, Rockstar fans dig up Gabe Newell's "I play games to have fun" rant – and miss the most important part
- A pretend Xbox model costs over $300, and the latest real Series X will potentially be a grand, so I'd like to leave this planet
- The Russo Brothers' foreword to key Avengers: Doomsday comic inspiration prove they understand the assignment for Doctor Doom: "He is ambition and fear woven together"
- Dark Souls fans got this one right: new Soulslike where you play as a Sif-coded dog with a sword is now and forever "Bark Souls"
- The Lexar Play X SSD combines an M.2 2230 drive with an adapter into a handy and speedy package, but you won't find it in the US yet
- My Baldur's Gate 3 no weapons run descended into chaos when Lae'zel got kidnapped, so I reshaped my party around it
- After over 1,000 hours in Cyberpunk 2077, I'm convinced the Nomads are the best group and lifepath in the RPG
- Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has good news for anyone worried about PvP in The Duskbloods: he sucks at it too, and you don't "have to be great at PvP in order to win"
- 4 years ago, Dave Bautista's casting as Kratos was manifested in a Guardians of the Galaxy special
- To "obtain the identity" of GTA 6 leaker, Rockstar parent Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft and Discord as yet more gameplay footage is posted
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet shows first signs of life in months as Naughty Dog adds an Uncharted and The Last of Us actor to its cast
- Alien: Isolation 2 release date "won't" be unveiled during Gamescom next week, confirm the survival horror game sequel's devs
- "Every single employee at Nintendo Europe" was tasked with playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf daily, months before launch, by former boss Satoru Iwata, says ex PR
- Game of the Week – The Sinking City 2 is my Silent Hill-loving brain's new survival horror obsession
- Whenever you're ready, Valve - nine minutes of Steam Frame user guide videos appearing as Steam Store assets surely point to this headset launching soon, right?
- Kingdom Hearts 4 lead Tetsuya Nomura plays 4D chess, potentially drops hints his canceled Final Fantasy game could somehow connect to the next RPG
- The 25th Anniversary Xbox Series X is rumored to cost as much as the PS5 Pro, and I'm not surprised in the slightest
- One potential James Bond has taken himself out of the race as he's "too old," and it's a role "you could never come back from"
- Dave Filoni's goal as Lucasfilm president is serving "different generations" of Star Wars fans and "bringing them all together"
- The DCU is so back as Lanterns sets new record for biggest ever premiere for a DC Studios show
- FromSoftware ends The Duskbloods' first closed network test session early after fans flooded its servers and got stuck on the title screen
- "PlayStation has restored my access": Indie dev says their games will now "remain available" after Sony previously pulled their publishing deal without "any reason"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day concept art sparks backlash for alleged use of generative AI
- Ridley Scott's new movie is a "change of pace" for the Alien and Gladiator director as first reactions call it an "impressive post-apocalyptic ride"
- Avengers: Endgame re-release runtime confirms four minutes of extra footage on the road to Doomsday
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day director's live-action Naruto movie might have cast its first actor, and it's one of the MCU's rumored X-Men
- The Duskbloods is a Switch 2 exclusive because Nintendo was the "right partner" and "very receptive" to FromSoftware's weird idea, says Hidetaka Miyazaki
- New Blue Eye Samurai season 2 trailer sees Mizu double down on her quest for revenge as Netflix confirms a January 2027 release
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners welcomes us back to Night City with high-octane season 2 trailer and Netflix release date
- August 20
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- Prime Video's God of War TV show reportedly casts Dave Bautista as main hero Kratos
- EA could sell "dormant IPs" like Ultima and Wing Commander after Saudi acquisition, former manager says: "There are plenty of IPs like that at EA that nobody cares about at this moment"
- If PS6 and Xbox Project Helix are $1,000, 5-year sales could be 40% worse than the PS5 generation, analyst says
- Hayden Christensen wants to get the Star Wars prequel band "back together" and make a live-action Clone Wars show with Natalie Portman and Samuel L. Jackson
- Red Dead Redemption multiplayer launched with so many bugs, lead dev thought Rockstar was being hacked: "Is somebody trolling us? What's going on?"
- "Steam is a monopoly with very few precedents," says dev of game inexplicably flagged as adult-only by Valve: "As a developer, I'm completely at their whim"
- Borderlands 4's next big DLC is a John Wick-inspired rescue mission to save a Borderlands 3 hero's dog
- Even after Elden Ring exploded, Hidetaka Miyazaki says FromSoftware doesn't make games for anyone: "The motivation is that this is a game I want to see exist"
- Riot Games is shutting down 2XKO development this year after a weak launch: "We haven’t seen enough players stick with the game"
- Stop the Bloodborne hunt, Miyazaki says The Duskbloods is totally unrelated: "I almost regret putting the word 'Blood' in the title"
- The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, and more (August 21-23)
- Ghost Rider release date, cast, trailer, story speculation, and more news on the upcoming Marvel movie
- Halo co-creator thinks "many of you would not like" his ideas for a "darker" PvPvE sequel, including Xbox itself
- Nintendo denies The Duskbloods' September release date in the least convincing way possible
- Slay the Spire 2 fan's card pitches are so good, devs might steal them: "What the heck"
- Fallout co-creator says devs should look to "bad games" for inspiration and not just "good" ones: "You could learn a lot"
- First Golden Axe trailer is a bloody romp through medieval times that pays homage to the classic Sega game
- RAM shortage shoves PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo's US sales "to a July low not seen since 2020" as price concerns linger, analyst says
- Fortnite Cheat Codes and how to use them to collect Sprites
- GTA 6 map leak is "100% real," say fans who've spent years painstakingly mapping Rockstar's open-world game by hand
- The UK Switch 2 price increase isn't that bad, but I'd still recommend picking up this bundle before September hits
- Former EA manager will "believe" the next Mass Effect is happening "when I see it" after $55 billion acquisition: "They can pull the plug very, very easily"
- How to solve the Sinking City 2 trident puzzle
- Hidetaka Miyazaki says The Duskbloods is full of ideas FromSoftware couldn't fit into Dark Souls or Demon's Souls: "That was always at the forefront of my mind"
- GTA 6's leaks prove AI disinformation is worse than you think
- Kingdom Hearts 4 features Pixar's Coco because Tetsuya Nomura thought it "would be the best world" for Sora's story
- Valve chief Gabe Newell makes a rare public appearance as "New Chad Gabe" and rings in Dota 2's biggest tournament
- Beyerdynamic has two new additions arriving to its MMX headset range, and I'm hyped if they're as good as the last I tested
- The Sinking City 2 Printing Press puzzle solution
- How to get the Mortal Shell 2 Genessa Shell
- New Pokemon TCG Delta Reign expansion launches in November with 'Legendary Stadiums' and a returning favorite
- "I think one of the reasons GTA was so well received was the amount of detail," reflects an original dev: "No one ever said no, or that something couldn't be done"
- Bungie reportedly had "5 or 6 games" in development, including Marathon and Destiny 2 – but most fell apart after Sony's $3.6 billion acquisition
- New Terraria "hotfix" feels a lot more like an update, bringing changes fans of the survival game have wanted for over 10 years
- Give Master Chief a break – I want more Halo games like ODST and Reach
- Fortnite admin panel codes and how to use Lobby Hacks
- Switch 2 price increase revealed in the UK, and at least Nintendo is being more merciful than Sony and Microsoft were with the PS5 and Xbox Series X
- GTA 6 leaks go from bad to worse for Rockstar as new footage suggests leaker has access to a playable build
- Sony's limited edition Marvel's Wolverine accessories are missing a headset, but Geeknet has picked up the slack
- Marvel's Wolverine director "pretty used to" criticism as Spider-Man taught Insomniac you can make a "great game" and some fans will still "find stuff to complain about"
- There isn't an official Lego Xbox, so Mattel just said "fine, I'll do it myself"
- How to get Mortal Shell 2 Glimpses
- Amazon somehow leaked Jason Statham's new movie early on Prime Video
- Should you feed Gorf in Mortal Shell 2?
- Modern Warfare 4 beta hasn't even started yet, but Call of Duty devs are already responding to fans over SBMM: "We asked for feedback and you definitely gave it to us"
- This bizarre $1000 Chinese film was so bad it was removed from theaters, but still made almost $5 million
- Lanterns viewer has a theory that Hal Jordan is still alive, and it's all down to a brief shot in the trailer
- Black Myth: Zhong Kui's new 15-minute gameplay reveal has fans in awe of its graphical fidelity: "If they never released Wukong before this, people would think this is fake"
- "Looks more like a Long Boi" - I accidentally created a Razer Game Boy using the 8Bitdo FlipPad, and its absurd length is actually great for TATE shmups
- Despite rumors it was dialing back TV, Marvel Studios reportedly has several shows in development
- The Witcher 3's Songs of the Past DLC may feature a festival the RPG series has never seen, as new CD Projekt Red artwork sparks Belleteyn theories
- Ryan Gosling's 6-minute Ghost Rider pitch convinced Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy
- The Duskbloods gameplay footage leaks ahead of network test, showing off slick aerial combat, buttery smooth movement options, and a dude turning into a dinosaur
- Lanterns season 2 will be told in a "slightly different way" but seemingly won't be a True Detective-style anthology
- Genshin Impact players do JRPGs proud by fighting gods with guns they stole from the game's new third-person shooter mode
- Devs who spent 5 years making a BioShock-like horror shooter can't believe its Steam reviews: "I truly expected my game to flop"
- The Odyssey becomes highest-grossing R-rated movie over Deadpool and Wolverine, and Ryan Reynolds has the perfect reaction
- "The most ambitious product we've ever built" - Genki is crowdfunding a Steam Controller killer with TMR sticks, an on-board display with its own OS, an 8K polling rate, and mouse and keyboard functionality
- "Stardew Valley coziness" and "post-apocalyptic survival" aren't words you usually see together, but this indie game insists you'll brave zombie hordes and feel chill doing it
- August 19
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- Thunderbolts star David Harbour shares Avengers: Doomsday spoiler that can't possibly be real
- Steam has been taken over by sandbox games including Palworld, study of 98,555 games finds, but RPGs and FPS games are still massive
- Marvel's Wolverine was inspired by one of the few video game movie tie-ins that doesn't suck: "We had the same challenges as those devs"
- Kingdom Hearts 4 references a bit of OG lore so obscure I wouldn't have blamed Tetsuya Nomura for forgetting it
- Obsession star reportedly turned down Michael Mann's Heat 2 to star as Rogue in Marvel's X-Men
- "If people weren't playing No Man's Sky, I don't think we would want to do updates," says Sean Murray, but he'd probably try to sneak in more content years later anyway
- Despite calls for Aaron Pierre to be the next James Bond, Lanterns co-star hopes he's the Green Lantern for "many years to come"
- "Arkane was about to go under" before it committed to Dishonored, former lead says: "We had 4 months of money left"
- Huge Subnautica 2 co-op patch adds proximity chat and a revive system as devs promise a "new region" and "new story" are still on the way
- EA devs feel "the threat of layoffs at all times," especially after Saudi Arabia acquisition: "It's hard to see how teams or games that underperform wouldn't be dissolved"
- Insomniac Games "announced Wolverine very early because we knew it would be very difficult to keep a lid on it," lead says
- After 25% positive Steam reviews, Soulslike dev realizes people hate AI slop and admits "if it looks like the effort is not there, that is a fair reading of what is on screen"
- The first big Skyrim update in ages is huge news for mods, and Bethesda promises it "should not affect load orders"
- How to Commune with Chaos in Mortal Shell 2
- Metal Gear Solid is getting co-op after 28 years thanks to "world first" mod, turning "the original PlayStation classic into a true online multiplayer experience"
- Horizon 3 is reportedly still years away as a small team continues to plan the single-player sequel
- "Think Deus Ex, think Dishonored, that's what we're doing": Former Arkane devs reveal new studio dedicated to making single-player immersive sims
- As PlayStation fans plan a financial boycott of the platform's hardware and services until August 30, Sony announces that its new Pulse Elevate speakers will be available to pre-order on September 1
- Studio Ghibli is in no rush to make its next movie and only engaging in "casual" discussions: "It's very unpredictable"
- I thought digital-only games would stop leaks, but GTA 6 just proved me wrong
- Fallout 4 fans let out as a sigh of relief as Bethesda quadruples the RPG's mod limit without breaking everything in new update
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's "excellent storytelling" praised by Red Dead Redemption 2 lead actor Roger Clark as he finally sits down to play Warhorse's RPG
- Doctor Who writer thinks the sci-fi show might "quietly" disappear: "All good things come to an end"
- These China-exclusive Pokemon TCG figures have ruined my entire day
- Secretlab launches folding armrests for the Titan Evo, allowing guitar players and neat freaks to modify their gaming chair to suit their lifestyle
- EA staff fear new Saudi Arabia owners will police their games: "Projects just won't get signed because they don't align explicitly with what the Saudi government wants"
- Morrowind-inspired RPG whose devs gave up waiting for The Elder Scrolls 6 launches to 86% positive Steam rating: "Feels like the Bethesda of old"
- Ewan McGregor wants to return as Obi-Wan so much that he cornered Star Wars boss Dave Filoni on the set of Ahsoka: "There's got to be something"
- Wolverine PS5 pre-orders are live, here's where to buy the special edition console and controller
- Lexar has unveiled its new Thor Ultra Gen 5 drives with lightning-fast 11,000 MB/s read speeds are coming to the US
- Aaron Pierre's forgotten DC role helped shape his time on Lanterns: "That's the education I brought with me to this"
- Grow a Chicken Fighter codes (September 2026) for Cash, Eggs, and Boosts
- PlayStation reportedly reworking live service Horizon Hunters Gathering into a smaller, more traditional co-op game following ill-received playtests
- Former Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada's new studio grabs yet another series veteran from Bandai Namco to work on a mysterious unannounced game
- Oppenheimer and Supergirl star steps back from acting because he's sick of "fighting for parts"
- CRTs be damned, the Intec Time Breaker Lightgun for PS1/PS2 brings Guncon romps like Time Crisis 2 back to the living room and onto your newfangled TV
- Palworld TCG dev promises more stock with a 2nd Edition printing and apologizes again for poor availability
- Drakong has dropped a series of Attack on Titan controller blind boxes for those of you who love dopamine hits as much as gamepads
- New GTA 6 leaked footage is actually years old, alleged leakers claim, so don't expect Rockstar's final product to look like that
- Lanterns and Batman might have another thing in common, as DC fans think one major character is from Gotham
- Palworld and No Man's Sky leads pour more fuel on the potential collab fire and fans are convinced it's finally happening: "My 2 favorite games together? Yes please"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day artist breaks down what's in Peter Parker's wallet, and you won't believe the level of detail
- GTA 6 leakers called out by Stop Killing Games after demanding game preservation solutions and physical discs from Rockstar: "Using illegal means to make a point is unacceptable"
- Studio Ghibli is "not feeling negative" about the AI Ghibli filter trend, as long as no one makes "a lot" of money from it
- Resellers are charging up to $100 for empty Pokemon Krispy Kreme boxes, and I'd love to say I'm surprised
- Breaking Bad's best episode is heading to theaters this fall, so you can see Gus' face being blown off on the biggest screen possible
- Lanterns writers preach patience over that shock episode 1 death and are "willing to absorb the boos" until the finale
- Fast and Furious star wants the final movie to go back to "what it all started as" rather that "007 bring your cars to space s***"
- Marvel fans spot a major goof in Spider-Man: Brand New Day – and you won't be able to unsee it
- Starsand Island's 1.0 update isn't going great amid claims of AI and lackluster multiplayer
- August 18
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- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune "is rough around the edges," ex-Naughty Dog designer says, and "went through a whole lot of hell during development"
- "That's unacceptable": Red Dead Redemption dev says crunch at Rockstar was to "put on the show" for executives, not to fix bugs
- Dragon Quest 9 has been trapped on the Nintendo DS for 17 years, and franchise creator Yuji Horii was "a little disheartened" to learn fans never wanted that
- Apparent GTA 6 leak smells of crypto scam, links to a manifesto demanding digital rights: "This is not a cash grab"
- New Dune 3 trailer announces special surprise ticket sale for previously sold-out IMAX screenings, and fans are stressed out
- New GTA 6 leaks show gameplay and the full Leonida map as Rockstar issues DMCA takedowns
- Former PlayStation boss says it's "really funny" turn-based JRPGs are so in-demand after he advised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs not to use the term
- Robert Downey. Jr. prefers playing Doctor Doom over Iron Man because he gets to "really observe" from the villain's perspective: "I guess they're all mad at me or something"
- Behold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anything
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet "might need to be edited" to avoid "another Last of Us 2 situation," former Naughty Dog dev warns
- Pokemon Gamma Emerald solo dev spent 2 years working "12 hours a day" building their remake "from scratch," including 384,000 frames of animation
- Assassin's Creed 2 was supposed to cover Brotherhood's entire plot, but that was "way too ambitious to deliver properly" in just one game
- After Ubisoft canceled its remake, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time gets an enhanced version from GOG
- The Expanse RPG gets even more Mass Effect with choices that “define the character you play,” devs say, but you only have “one chance to stay on everyone’s good side”
- WoW Classic players gang up to ban infamous PvP slayer on Twitch, immediately regret it after realizing they no longer know where in the MMO he's hiding
- Intel says the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus isn't a flagship processor, but it's an Ultra 9 in all but name and price
- The Sinking City 2 Hospital walkthrough
- 15 PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC deals you don't want to miss in Best Buy's 60th Anniversary sale
- You can play Pokemon Snap in real life with the new Polaroid crossover
- Nintendo Switch version of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection 2 seemingly removes the PS3 from Snake's plane, suggesting an iconic joke will have to be changed
- Kyle Chandler says Lanterns won't be a "slow burn" after Hal Jordan's episode 1 cliffhanger: "It's an exciting poker game"
- Fallout co-creator says turn-based and real-time RPGs both have "loud vocal advocates" who won't play anything else, so devs can't please everyone
- After dropping a nerf bomb, Slay the Spire 2 devs say updates are slowing down so they can focus on "bigger, more impactful content" like a new character
- Fans agree new Lego Batman Returns Batmobile looks great, but the lack of minifigures is a "bit of a let down"
- The physical media selection at Sony's Crunchyroll is even worse than fans feared after store update: all books removed and Blu-ray lineup gutted
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer has the best crashes I've seen since Burnout, but with custom builds that incentivize checking yourself before you wreck yourself
- The Witcher 3 devs tried to give NPCs "fear reactions" but it got cut after a few horrifying weeks when "women were just dropping their babies, left and right"
- There's no official GTA 6 headset quite yet, but the LucidSound LS500 gets pretty close with its funky Sunset Paradise design
- Uncharted difficulty was tuned to "slow the player down if they were too good," says Naughty Dog designer: "We can't charge 60 bucks for a 5-hour game"
- Marvel boss Kevin Feige says there could be "100 more" great X-Men movies, teases "sagas upon sagas"
- Star Citizen stream lifts veil on the $1 billion crowdfunded game's buggy state after 14 years in development, and neither devs nor fans seem impressed: "Such a s*** show"
- I was prepared for massive FOMO from missing this SDCC Limited Edition Team Rocket Loungefly bag, but Funko came to the rescue
- Avengers: Doomsday star Sebastian Stan says he's never seen a full script of the movie so has "absolutely no idea" what happens
- Aaron Pierre says his time filming Man of Tomorrow was helped by Lanterns giving him a "deep understanding" of who John Stewart is
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis includes crafting and skill trees from the Survivor trilogy, and fans already hate it – but the devs have some good news
- While I desperately wait for Fields of Mistria to come to consoles, Starsand Island's PS5 launch is giving me the cozy life I need right now
- Sebastian Stan may have confirmed who he's playing in The Batman 2, and it's not Victor Zsasz
- "Don’t boycott GTA 6," fired Rockstar devs say: "Support our legal battle instead" and "win justice for the people who helped make it"
- Wonderland codes (September 2026) for Gems
- Ex-PlayStation boss doesn't know if Sony killing physical games is "such a big issue" since players need to download patches and extra data anyway
- New Spider-Man: Brand New Day merch is dropping all the time, here are the 12 pieces I'd swing towards first
- Chainsaw Man anime actor weighs in on the manga's divisive ending: "It feels like the appropriate finishing point"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day artbook shows off movie secrets, alternate designs, and how the story was made
- Zack Snyder's new movie has been 20 years in the making, and the first trailer looks like nothing the Man of Steel director has made before
- The Batman 2 set photos reveal a battle-damaged Batmobile
- Avengers: Doomsday collectible features Doctor Doom holding a mysterious device, and fans have theories
- Phantom Blade Zero State of Play bravely leaves comments on, is flooded with PlayStation fans telling Sony "no disc no buy"
- After 44 years, legendary Deus Ex and System Shock developer Warren Spector announces his retirement from game development: "Wouldn't change a thing even if I could"
- Yes, a 24K gold-plated Supreme Analogue Pocket is absurd, but it isn't for regular Game Boy enjoyers like me
- Disney animation boss says "nothing is impossible" when it comes to making a Kingdom Hearts movie
- This D&D-inspired card game balances big swings with strategy designed to reward smart decisions
- Loki star teases possible Avengers: Doomsday cameo, and it's all to do with the Latverian Witch theory
- "Please stop": Skyrim and Fallout 4 players fear the worst as Bethesda has another go at "Creations improvements"
- Kingdom Hearts pays tribute to Hayden Panettiere, who "brought warmth, heart, and an unforgettable voice" to Kairi
- Lanterns is already dropping breadcrumbs for an iconic Batman villain
- Spider-Man originally knocked out Hulk in Brand New Day, but test audiences hated it
- The Sinking City 2 walkthrough and guide Part 1
- Final Fast and Furious movie went through "four sets of writers" to ensure it matched Vin Diesel's vision for the finale
- The Stardew Valley-inspired anime RPG that tore through Steam Next Fest is about to gets its 1.0 update with multiplayer and "upgraded" romance
- August 17
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- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis' new combat is built to "showcase some of the things that Lara used to do" on the PS1
- After 8 years, Kingdom Hearts 4 will realize "an idea that we had since Kingdom Hearts 3," Tetsuya Nomura says
- Ryan Gosling's Ghost Rider movie has a release date – and it's right after Marvel's X-Men
- Diablo creator says "the worst ending of any game I've ever played" is hidden in a beloved '90s D&D RPG
- "Rockstar literally just spent over a billion dollars": Ori studio founder wants you to stop demanding 60 FPS on Xbox Series S just because GTA 6 can run on it
- It: Welcome to Derry season 2 has finally been officially announced by HBO after months of radio silence
- "Many people" tried securing a Palworld collab and failed, lead says, but Pocketpair isn't unique: "Almost every popular game is getting collab offers"
- You'll be "quite easy to kill" in Blood of Dawnwalker during the day because Rebel Wolves didn't want "an overpowered protagonist"
- God of War Laufey star Deborah Ann Woll destroyed The Last of Us 2's infamous golf club prop during her "very first day on set"
- The Philips Evnia 32M2N8900 is a testament to 4K QD-OLED monitor tech, but I can see room for improvement
- Kratos actor Christopher Judge clarifies he doesn't want to join the God of War TV show because he's "old as balls," but wants game devs to "get the love and respect they deserve"
- Fable deserves a "chance to shine" – which is why Xbox should delay it one final time
- Two new Discworld board games are on the way, and one of them adapts fan-favorite Blue Moon City
- "This win was purely out of spite" – Fighting game icon SonicFox says winning Marvel Tokon's first major tournament was fuelled by catching flak for criticizing it
- Anime Origins codes (September 2026) for Rerolls, Gems, Prisms, and more
- The new Avengers: Doomsday trailer has fans convinced there's a huge Doctor Doom twist hiding in plain sight, and Cillian Murphy is a key part of the theory
- If you need a break from Pokopia, Woot's Summer of Gaming Switch game deals could hold your next big obsession
- Ex PlayStation boss told Clair Obscur Expedition 33 devs not to call it a turn-based RPG: "That alone might cause players to overlook it"
- The PS6 doesn't have a release date yet, Sony CEO says, largely because getting parts is still a nightmare thanks to AI
- Paying $200+ for a PS5 pro controller is crazy, so pay $87 for this Razer one instead
- How to get Mortal Shell 2 Shades for a fresh look
- "It's a relentless onslaught": As Marvel's Wolverine faces backlash, Insomniac community lead calls out social media algorithms for pushing "negativity"
- After Lanterns goes full murder mystery, James Gunn defends DCU from tonal whiplash criticisms
- Disney has released a list of "essential" Marvel movies to watch before Avengers: Doomsday, and fans are debating the most confusing omissions
- The best Mortal Shell 2 build for ultimate synergy
- The Sinking City 2 review: "A Lovecraftian fusion of Resident Evil and Silent Hill that boasts its own delightfully gruesome pleasures"
- Singing sirens, angry gods and cannibalized crews: Sunless Sea is The Odyssey as an RPG
- No, it's not Towelie - but this South Park x SteelSeries mouse pad is nearly half price until midnight
- Woot's Summer of Gaming Sale only runs for another 15 hours but includes record-breaking discounts across PS5, Switch, and more
- Deus Ex director Warren Spector is "a little bitter" new Disney Plus series won’t credit him or the other Epic Mickey devs for Oswald's revival
- How to kill Crushers in Helldivers 2
- How to kill Wretches in Helldivers 2
- New Disney Lorcana digital game sounds like a cross between MTG Arena and Pokemon TCG Pocket
- Konami’s Castlevania relaunch will be delisted and removed before the popular side-scroller gets the chance to escape Apple Arcade jail
- Sanrio fans raise up - Woot's Summer of Gaming sale has dropped this Hello Kitty headset to its lowest price yet
- Mortal Shell 2 review: "The best Soulslike I've played since Elden Ring thanks to brilliant death-dealing toys and speedy combat"
- Should you equip the Mortal Shell 2 Slayer Seal?
- How to unlock Mortal Shell 2 fast travel
- Mortal Shell 2 map and the best order for progression
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- Who is Franz in Mortal Shell 2, and where can you find him?
- IRL Homescreen for Wii physical discs now includes a secret bookshelf mechanism that will save you from the horrors of deciding what to play
- "LGA 1700 is still a good socket" - Maybe don't throw out your DDR4 motherboard just yet, as Intel says Raptor Lake will be supported "for years to come"
- Pompompurin is now getting the Razer treatment as a new and ridiculously cute headset has appeared at Target
- Kingdom Hearts 4 hype sees the series' first collection top Steam's sales chart, becoming the best-selling paid game on the store following a big discount
- Canceled Star Wars RPG surfaces 1 year after it was officially scrapped, revealing Jedi and Mandalorian combat, looter shooter gameplay, and more we'll never get to experience ourselves
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day has crossed a huge box office milestone, and has already made more than No Way Home in 3 weeks
- "I'm remaking all of Ocarina of Time's prerenders in 3D" - I'd play this dev's Zelda N64 romhack over the remake, and better still, "no GenAI was used for any part"
- Leaks suggest a Lego Batman Returns Batmobile is on the way, with the best minifigure of the Dark Knight I've seen
- Lanterns co-creator says Guy Gardner has Hal Jordan's ring in Superman, and now I'm confused
- Indie dev says Sony suddenly ended their publishing deal without "any reason," delisting their games and cancelling PS5 port of Steam game with 97% 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews, won't explain or respond "in any way"
- Tides of Annihilation seemingly casts Resident Evil Requiem's Grace actor as its new lead after Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Jennifer English left the role
- Kingdom Hearts 4 delay "is not happening," Tetsuya Nomura says after fans immediately doubt the RPG's late 2027 launch window: "I want to set the record straight"
- Kingdom Hearts anime is going all-in on the mystery, and I wouldn't have it any other way
- Dave Filoni dashes Star Wars fan hopes with Hunt for Ben Solo denial: "The Force is not with us"
- Lanterns' huge twist puts a daring new spin on a notoriously tricky franchise
- Lanterns reveals its surprising place on the DCU timeline
- Who killed Hal Jordan in Lanterns – the prime suspects
- Every Green Lantern mentioned in Lanterns so far
- August 16
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- GTA 4 producer Leslie Benzies wanted NPCs "to have their own lives," former Rockstar lead says, but "it ended up being so problematic" and didn't "really matter that much"
- One of Zelda: A Link to the Past's most radical ideas couldn't be realized until Link's Awakening because Shigeru Miyamoto didn't want to see Link without his sword
- The backlash against gen AI in video games proves voting with your wallet works
- Here's the 8 Wolverine features we love after 2 hours playing, from Team X to truly brutal combat
- Sean Murray says No Man's Sky's record player count wasn't the true peak for him – it was seeing the team "solving problems" and "just meshing together"
- Sony ending PlayStation discs "was always going to happen," says analyst, as the PS6 costing $1,000 would "limit your audience quite significantly"
- Kingdom Hearts 4's Goofy and Donald are playable for the first time ever, and Mickey's Paper Mario-style sections are "very different from Sora's adventure"
- Ahsoka season 2 trailer breakdown: 16 Star Wars details and our theories
- Jean Grey making her MCU debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day "came out of the story," says Marvel boss Kevin Feige
- Marvel boss Kevin Feige says they knew they couldn't make Spider-Man: Brand New Day "bigger" than No Way Home, so they decided to "go deeper and make it special"
- August 15
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- Nintendo's stinking "nap room" for overworked devs haunted legendary Super Metroid director for years: "It’s quite sad only having these kinds of memories!"
- Sean Murray says a "weight had lifted" when No Man's Sky players were finally talking more about its new content than its controversial launch
- Lanterns creators say the show "transcends" fan service and is about "bringing out the visions" of Green Lantern comic book writers
- These Mass Effect veterans are carrying the RPG's "principles" into a new game that sounds like Dispatch meets The X-Files
- "Please let your imaginations run wild" - The Kingdom Hearts 4 team and Tetsuya Nomura are involved in the new Disney Plus anime
- The Witcher 3 lead says designing for player curiosity "really came to haunt us" when making sure it felt like "people truly exist" in the RPG's villages
- Insomniac had to ditch Spider-Man's open-world for Marvel's Wolverine because Logan is "not somebody who has a friendly neighborhood"
- Kingdom Hearts 4 finally comes out "late 2027," and Pixar's Coco joins the JRPG as the first Disney world announced so far
- Ogor Mawtribes 2026 range review: I've been hands on with all the new Warhammer models, here's what I think
- Marvel's X-Men movie release date, cast, story speculation, and more news
- Star Wars: Starfighter teaser shown behind closed doors at D23, read an exclusive description
- Ahsoka season 2 trailer features Anakin, Clone Wars-era flashbacks and Grand Admiral Thrawn declaring war on the Rebel Alliance
- Avengers: Doomsday D23 special look teases a major Doctor Doom moment and the new Marvel mega-villain's backstory
- Marvel's X-Men reveals full cast at D23, including Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister and Inde Navarette as Rogue
- VisionQuest trailer teases a trip into Vision's glitchy mind, and a human Ultron
- Kingdom Hearts anime series in the works at Disney Plus that will tell an "original" story
- The Simpsons: Hit & Run "is coming back in some form," says Matt Groening, but it looks like he wasn't supposed to
- August 14
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- Lanterns creator says realism was "totally the goal" for the gritty new superhero drama because they're "trying to tell a real story"
- Everything announced at D23 2026 – All the Marvel and Star Wars announcements as they happened
- Ahsoka season 2 D23 display teases more Clone Wars flashbacks and the return of Morai
- The "greatest speedrun accomplishment of all time" is in sight as two legendary Super Mario Bros runners compete for a time that once seemed impossible
- Blood of Dawnwalker takes notes from Guitar Hero for the vampire RPG's parrying: "It's so cool that we believe most people will play this way"
- Saber finally adds AI disclosure to Rideshare Stimulator amid CEO's public feud with a former writer who claims she was replaced by ChatGPT
- Ezra Bridger star Eman Esfandi says Ahsoka season 2 has "a lot more lightsaber action" and "witches and swords and explosions galore"
- Palworld devs "not planning to spend a year" making a "massive" 1.1 update, publishing lead clarifies after quickly regretting asking fans for ideas
- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam director says games need "friction" to thrive, and this shooter is proof
- Pokemon Bank shutdown will make 5 Pokemon unobtainable in modern Switch games, and fans want to know when that changes
- Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar ramps up GTA Online roleplay as nopixel V prepares for exclusive Closed Beta launch in September
- "Just buy the game on Steam": Indie publisher behind a recent banger that sold 300k copies in its first week warns against key resellers after canceling hundreds of scalped keys
- GTA 6 isn't too expensive for superfans, as 90% opt for the pricier $100 copy according to analysts: "It lives in a league of its own"
- Corsair HS35 V3 is a no-fuss, fantastic sounding wireless headset that is a must-have for PC players on a budget
- OG Gears of War lead says "wallbouncing in Gears" is like his cult classic platformer helping turn fans into furries: "It wasn't the intended nor desired effect, yet here we are"
- 10 years after its messy launch, No Man’s Sky boss Sean Murray wishes he could warn his younger self "don’t do all the press"
- The women of Grand Theft Auto: How film noir shaped (and limited) Rockstar's female characters
- Lanterns review: "A shining beacon of light when the DCU is at its shakiest"
- The PSP is the ultimate physical media EDC in 2026, change my mind
- GTA 6 fans don't "go around buying nerdy niche" games, indie says, so fellow devs don't really need to get out of Rockstar's way
- Coyote vs Acme in-universe villains have a perfect response to the upcoming movie's "rave reviews"
- Blizzard takes rare World of Warcraft mount from players as the MMO's latest crack down on real-money transactions continues
- Razer has unveiled a highly limited hand-painted snake keycap, and it's so detailed you can make out its every scale
- Lanterns didn't originally feature a Green Lantern suit as star reveals the DC show creators "weren't sure" about including it
- Beast of Reincarnation is a Pokémon-inspired soulslike without the cruelty of Dark Souls – and it's better for it
- Playing Baldur's Gate 3 with no weapons at all forced me to progress my story in a very specific way
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Golden Spirit codes (September 2026) for Astrogems, Coins, Cards, and more
- Actor behind cancelled Marvel show reveals look at MCU's Squirrel Girl, despite being "forbidden" from taking photos
- Skyrim eclipsed Lord of the Rings: War in the North's launch 15 years ago, so the WB Games lead who "argued vociferously" against the release is happy to see it get a second shot
- Where to buy Palword TCG, Dawn of Palpagos stock wiped after launch
- When is the D23 Marvel Panel?
- What game genres are women allowed to play?
- Game of the Week – Marvel Tokon is a heroic fighter that's easy to get into, and villainous to master
- Good quality retro cables matter, but decent wires now cost more than I used to pay for consoles
- Why a VPN is essential for on-the-go multiplayer
- Marvel Rivals hasn't managed to beat Overwatch's stats yet, but Disney boasts it's still "attracted 40 million players worldwide"
- Disney's Power Rangers series is already dead, reportedly for budget reasons
- Palworld TCG devs "sincerely apologize" as unprecedented demand and scalpers make enjoying the Pokemon rival next to impossible
- JSAUX is celebrating 10 years making accessories, and I'm getting out the balloons as one of my Switch 2 must-haves has never been cheaper
- Marvel's Wolverine will make sure squeamish players never have to see blood and gore: "We don't want to surprise anyone"
- Supergirl faces generative AI backlash as deleted video seems to show use in pre-production on the DC movie
- Where to buy Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration, the highly-anticipated anniversary set
- X-Men's rumored Beast actor reacts to casting speculation with a cryptic response
- God of War has lasted so long because Sony Santa Monica "actually respects the fans," says Kratos actor Christopher Judge: "People invite you into their homes, the least you can do is respect what they have to say"
- Gears of War: E-Day's Steam player count has once again blown past the series all-time peak thanks to the beta's second week
- Lanterns co-creator says there's "a lot of runway" for season 2, and wants to see a Wonder Man star in the DCU show
- 8Bitdo's FlipPad controller lands today, and for under $30, it could beat my go-to Game Boy controller
- 15 years later, VisionQuest might finally explain one of Captain America's most obscure Easter Eggs as the OG Human Torch arrives in the MCU
- What to watch before Lanterns – essential and recommend viewing
- Pokemon Pokopia becomes second best-seller on Switch 2 after its first DLC launch, as Nintendo confirms the cozy spin-off has hit over 5 million sales in 5 months
- As Kingdom Hearts 4 fans await an update at D23, Disney says the JRPG series is now a $1 billion franchise
- Gears of War movie producer believes that video game adaptations should "contribute" to game lore rather than copy it
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse trailer leaks online in the latest breach for Marvel
- August 13
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- Halo co-creator says the remake's lack of PvP is a "misstep" resulting "from lack of oversight and poor planning"
- An Uncharted remake would feel "like a cash grab," says OG designer who thinks Naughty Dog should make a new prequel instead
- Viral Pokemon PC port Gen1Recomp gets Gold support, as dev says it's "not vibe coded" even though "AI helped" with development
- Marvel Tokon sold 485,000 copies in a week but it could have been "closer to 1M" with a better PC port and Steam reviews, analyst says
- Matthew McConaughey says he turned down playing Joel in The Last of Us TV show
- Blood of Dawnwalker dev says you can beat the final boss right after the prologue, but it "will be a feat worthy of legends"
- The Elder Scrolls 6 finally showing signs of life won't deter the Bethesda fan who is 132 days into making their own Daggerfall-style RPG
- The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, and more (August 14-16)
- Palworld lead tells fans they "simply do not realize the sheer number of collabs we've rejected" because they didn't make sense for the survival game
- Stop Killing Games might never win according to expert: "Are consumer rights being violated? Well, they already exist to be violated"
- The biggest changes for Fortnite Season 4 in Chapter 7
- Is an Elite Series 3 controller the cure for Xbox's struggling hardware sales? Probably not, but it could bring some excitement back to long-term fans
- The Sims 4 mod does what EA never will, delivers "complete overhaul" of the life sim's map and finally unites its worlds with "a seamless layout"
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's "untranslatable" inspiration is finally getting an English release after 22 years
- Beast of Reincarnation director "truly sorry" that Pokemon dev's new action-RPG hasn't "provided a sufficiently enjoyable experience"
- Magic: The Gathering swiftly learns the power of Final Fantasy 14 as a mommy cat lady overtakes its most popular commander card
- New edition of solo Fallout wargame is like a cross between Warhammer and D&D, and it's up for pre-order
- Brand DapuStor has unveiled a gargantuan 512 TB SSD at this year's FMS 2026 event, but it's sadly not for gaming
- Marvel's Wolverine won't show Logan's origins or how he got the adamantium skeleton: "We're not doing an origin story"
- "Wolverine is our only playable character": Insomniac won't repeat Spider-Man's worst sections in Marvel's Wolverine
- 8 years after it was released, Marvel fans have only just noticed a Tony Stark continuity error in Avengers: Infinity War
- Marvel's Wolverine: The Big Preview – First hands-on and developer access with the superhero slasher
- After playing 2 hours of Marvel's Wolverine, Insomniac has crushed my fears of a post-Spider-Man slump: "This is uniquely Logan"
- Pokemon Bank shuts down next year, cutting off the only transfer path from older Pokemon games to the Switch generation
- Sony killing PlayStation discs will make PS Store prices cheaper, former Square Enix financial exec says, and you only need to look at Steam to understand why
- Despite being shelved for years, Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acme debuts to near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
- Fellow cosplayers, I need you to give 3D printers a chance: they've changed the game for me
- Marvel Rivals devs respond to Storm summer skin controversy, promise to do better but say harassment "is not acceptable"
- All this Kingdom Hearts talk has me wishing that Bandai would re-release their Keyblade replica so I could live out my Disney dreams
- The X-Files creator says David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will return in Ryan Coogler's reboot
- Resident Evil Requiem is selling just as many physical copies as digital globally, with near-50% splits according to analysts – except for in the US, that is
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave fixes my biggest issue with Three Houses, and I'm already obsessed
- The leaked Zelda Switch 2 Pro controller is stunning, but the OG is still around if you're not fussed about new gamepad perks
- The handheld gaming PC scene might be in tatters, but there's no scenario where I'd pay $750 for one of the worst-received portables
- X-Men '97 season 2 producer suggests that latest mutant death could be reversed: "Is anyone ever really dead?"
- AAA studio CEO needs Claude AI assistant to remember fired narrative writer, denies she was replaced with AI but wishes she was "in retrospect"
- Marvel fans think they've spotted an iconic Spider-Man villain in Brand New Day, but I'm convinced it's an Avengers callback
- "We've learned a lot from the fan reaction," MTG The Hobbit designers say as they battle dwarves and narrative constraints to create the most faithful adaptation yet
- Grounded 2's second year of early access includes base moving, an expanded map, and plenty of secrets Obsidian's still teasing
- One Lord of the Rings fan is fighting back after Google removed the extended edition from their digital library
- "We just want to make things as fair as we can" - Commodore is trying to keep TAC-2 joystick shipping costs down, but US tariffs are taking their toll
- Star Wars needs a win, and IMAX boss thinks Starfighter might be the one: "That's a throwback to the Harrison Ford kind of Star Wars"
- Hogwarts Legacy 2 officially confirmed as a "second installment" of the Harry Potter-inspired action RPG in new letter from Warner Bros.
- The next Kingdom Come RPG now has a release window, and thankfully Warhorse isn't taking another 7-year gap between games
- This Lego Mario Kart set may seem simple, but it's one of the toy-maker's best large-scale figures to date
- Despite wanting to spend the rest of his career in Star Wars, Ewan McGregor says that Disney "seem to not be ready" to bring back Obi-Wan
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day writers confirm Jean Grey didn't kill anyone, which is a good move ahead of the X-Men film
- August 12
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- Despite releasing one of the best reviewed games of the year, Big Walk devs don't know what's next for the friendslop banger or the studio: "We need a good rest"
- The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel could be the title of Bethesda's next RPG according to a solid fan theory that dates back to a Starfield teaser
- Halo: Campaign Evolved needed PvP to match Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 PS5 sales, analyst says
- The Witcher 3's Geralt actor wishes he could "sue every single AI platform" for stealing his voice
- Echoing Palworld dev, video game lawyer says all her clients have anti-AI contracts because gamers hate it and it's a copyright landmine: "I think we're going to see lawsuits"
- "There is probably some end" to No Man's Sky, says Hello Games boss, but he'll probably come back 10 years later for a surprise update anyway
- DCU's Waller and Wonder Woman show Paradise Lost have reportedly been scrapped, but Lanterns may get a second season
- Now that The Elder Scrolls 6 is playable, Bethesda's RPG nightmare of its own making is nearly over
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North re-release is just the start as publisher teases "more classic releases" from Middle-earth are on the way
- Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update is out October 8, Embark admits "it's time to expand" as recent Steam reviews hit 50% negative
- Microsoft drops new Gears of War E-Day Xbox controller, and I'm just hoping these press shots aren't lying to me
- The Scuf Envision Pro's biggest selling point is exactly why I wouldn't recommend it
- "If I was buying BioWare, I would want everything": Former Dragon Age lead thinks "there are several ways" the developer survives EA's $55 billion buyout, but none are pretty
- The Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit with another wave of layoffs
- 10 years of No Man's Sky: How Hello Games and Sean Murray keep getting away with it
- Keyboard brand Epomaker is getting into the headset game with a pair of $50 open-back cups
- Cloud Strife just celebrated his birthday, and it reminded me of all the FF7 merch starring the spiky-haired merc that I want for my collection
- Keep the Door Locked codes (September 2026) for cash and tokens
- God of War star Christopher Judge criticizes The Last of Us and similar adaptations for excluding people who made the games: "What are you thinking?"
- Action RPG Phantom Blade Zero tapped John Wick and Rogue One star Donnie Yen for its kung fu combat – his first video game role since the failed Sleeping Dogs movie
- Your Name director is teaming up with Crunchyroll for his next anime movie, but the plot is still under wraps
- Oblivion Remastered on Switch 2 is a miracle port – and a reminder the RPG still isn't fixed
- Rhaenyra's House of the Dragon season 3 finale scene mirrors Daenerys' downfall because "it's important that the show has echoes of the original series in it"
- Ghost of Yotei: Complete Edition launches on disc alongside Echoes of Sekigahara DLC, a full-on "narrative expansion" with a new location
- Amazon gives up on MMOs, hands Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty to the original devs instead of shutting them down like New World
- Elder Scrolls 6 setting theory backed by ex-Bethesda dev as fans try to decipher Xbox CEO's teaser
- Wednesday season 3 begins in senior year at Nevermore, and is all about being on the "precipice of adulthood"
- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam review: "Often frustrating but always involving, this FPS brings war to life and bloody death"
- Word to the wise - if you're planning to wait for that leaked Zelda Switch 2, you'll have to contend with the price hike
- Scream 8 might have already found its directors, as American Mary horror helmers respond to rumours
- 9 months after season 1, Apple TV boss still hasn't seen any Pluribus season 2 scripts, but they're "being worked on"
- Superman's Lex Luthor star Nicholas Hoult joins HBO's Harry Potter ahead of season 2, but he's not playing Voldemort
- "I'm not interested in bypassing DRM" - Preservationist brings back physical PC games using discs and even mechanical HDD "cartridges"
- New to 3D printing? You need to see these machines, and they just got a major discount
- Reacher season 4 is currently the show's lowest-rated season on Rotten Tomatoes, but it's not all bad news for the big man
- New Palworld patch makes building bases over water much easier, and finally lets you earn World Tree Holy Water through expeditions rather than just farming
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day forgets some of The Punisher's Netflix history, and fans aren't happy
- Gamescom 2026 schedule: All of the dates, times, and where to watch the showcases
- The Incredible Hulk director says Captain America was originally in the movie, but it was a "little too dark"
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls review: "A stunning comeback for superhero fighters, essential for Marvel and genre fans alike"
- J.J Abrams confirms the connection between The End of Oak Street and the Cloverfield franchise, but it's not what you think
- Ms. Marvel actor says Spider-Man: Brand New Day is proof superhero fatigue doesn't exist, audiences just want good movies
- Phantom Blade Zero pre-orders officially live at $60, and the Sekiro-esque Soulslike is getting a 20-minute State of Play from Sony next week
- X-Men '97 season 2 ending explained: who dies and how does it set up season 3?
- X-Men '97 season 2 post-credits scenes: who cameos and what does it mean for season 3?
- X-Men '97 season 3 release date speculation, plot, cast, and everything else you need to know about the animated Marvel show
- August 11
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- Crimson Desert did so well that developer Pearl Abyss reported 94% increased labor expenses due to "performance bonus payments" made to 1,035 employees
- Oblivion Remastered's Switch 2 improvements could come to other platforms, says Bethesda
- The Elder Scrolls 6 demo had a surprise guest at Bethesda HQ: a giant inflatable rat set up by protesting employees to watch Xbox execs who oversaw "devastating layoffs"
- Max Payne 1 and 2 remake is still happening, but publisher Rockstar won't let Remedy say any more
- Our favorite film critic Hideo Kojima compares Netflix's new low-rated horror movie to Death Stranding
- The Elder Scrolls 6 is playable, Xbox CEO says her "live playthrough" shows "incredible" scale and an "even greater" story
- Saber Interactive denies replacing former Rideshare Stimulator lead writer with ChatGPT, but does say the driving game uses AI out of "necessity" in an experimental mode
- 15 years later, delisted Lord of the Rings action RPG resurfaces with a remastered version on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X, and PC
- I'm boycotting Love and Deepspace for killing my virtual boyfriend, and so are 251,000 other loyal widows
- 10 years later, Sean Murray still plays the launch version of No Man's Sky, and he still likes it: "It does feel quite barebones in places, but I kind of enjoy that"
- "Crimson Desert is not a one-off title": Pearl Abyss is open to "sequel titles," multiplayer expansions, and even more DLC
- This leaked Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 console better be real, because I'm already desperate to buy it
- Pokemon-like DokeV is "targeting a launch in the second half of 2028," nearly 10 years after it was revealed by Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss
- "Just pirate it": Roguelike dev would rather you download its games illegally than buy from Steam code resellers
- One of the first Animal Crossing speedrunners spent 4,300 hours catching shrimp in an MMO "just to see if I could," and he might even "do it again"
- 7 years after it was cancelled by Fox, Marvel's X-Force movie producer reveals that a major MCU actor was set to star as a fan-favorite villain
- Commodore is bringing back a legendary '80s joystick, and I'm hyped to see the microcomputer maker delve into retro controllers
- Asus ROG GR70 vs gaming laptops, how does the mini PC top dog fare against portable powerhouses?
- Crimson Desert DLC is coming "this year" as part of "various follow-up strategies" at Pearl Abyss
- PNY has launched its back to school savings, but gamers shouldn't ignore this Switch 2 SD card deal
- Best Pokemon TCG Pocket Hoopa ex deck
- Id Software lead says devs "don't have the incentive to care anymore" with Microsoft threatening another 1,600 Xbox layoffs after latest bloodbath
- After Stellar Blade: Blood Rain reveal, Shift Up says its other "AAA-class" game will be revealed this year, and as a "live-service experience" it's closer to its first RPG
- Marvel's Wolverine PS5 console won't come with a disc drive, but PlayStation will happily sell you a standalone cover kit with disc drive parts
- The Razer Naga V3 Pro wants to be the last gaming mouse you buy, but it comes at a price
- Lanterns release schedule: When is episode 5 on HBO Max and NOW TV?
- Take Time is a fantastic co-op board game, so there's no surprise it wound up on the recommended list for the Spiel des Jahres
- Star Wars Zero Company wants to be more than XCOM with lightsabers: "Gamers are more sophisticated now"
- New trailer for Amazon thriller movie based on a twisted Colleen Hoover novel has arrived, and it's now one of my most anticipated movies of 2026
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite vanishes from Nintendo Switch without refunds or offline options, leaving players to curse the digital future – "Never buy cloud versions of anything"
- Microsoft apparently just upped its Windows licence fee for OEM handheld and PC makers, and I'm taking it as an excuse to switch to Linux
- 12 hours in, Star Wars Zero Company is a solid strategy RPG, but it's missing XCOM 2 or Baldur's Gate 3's spark
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation fans think the Japanese icon behind a beloved spin-off character is teasing something big for the JRPG's release next year
- Reacher season 4 release schedule: What time is episode 6 on Prime Video?
- Hasbro's upcoming KPop Demon Hunters sword replica is so fabulous that it looks like it'd be a golden addition to my prop collection
- The End of Oak Street shakes off AI controversy with glowing first reactions: "Best dinosaur movie since Jurassic Park"
- Reacher season 4 review: "Not the strongest installment, but it packs one hell of a punch"
- I just awarded this Intel CPU 4/5 stars, and now you can get it with a free AIO cooler and two upcoming games
- Charlie Cox says we should "believe" him about not being in Avengers: Secret Wars
- Lord of the Rings fans need to try this tabletop RPG, especially now it's getting a beginner-friendly update
- The RTX 5070 is creeping ever closer to $1,000, and the mid-range PC gamer in me is in mourning
- Take-Two boss says GTA 6's $100 Ultimate Edition is outselling its cheaper alternative thanks to "avid consumers"
- "This is precisely why it’s so important to take actual measurements" - Noctua discovers over 50 PC cases with false cooler clearance details: "every millimetre can count"
- Razer has unveiled even more cute Sanrio Switch 2 console skins at Target, but UK fans can't have them
- Mortal Kombat movie director says the third movie is in limbo after the sequel's mediocre box office result
- Christopher Nolan reveals how "one of his earliest movie experiences" watching Star Wars influenced The Odyssey's first 20 seconds
- Don't expect a GTA 6 discount anytime soon, says Take-Two CEO: "We preserved our pricing on Grand Theft Auto 5 for a very long time"
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Star Wars Galactic Racer headline Intel's Gamer Days freebie promos, but we're still waiting on some stores
- Without Embracer, Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford "is performing magic tricks at birthday parties for a living," Saber CEO says in belated response to digs made in the looter shooter
- The Odyssey star hopes Christopher Nolan's rejection of CGI will change how Hollywood movies are made
- Chris Evans reveals how they kept his involvement secret in Avengers: Doomsday, and it finally explains one of Marvel's most confusing leaks
- Beloved, long out-of-print Arkham Horror board game is getting a revamp, and I can't wait
- Ayaneo reveals yet another GBA clone colorway with big 2000s vibes, but I'd hate to be one of the 15,000+ players who have missed out
- Negan star says he almost walked away from The Walking Dead after Dead City season 2 because his character lost his "humor and charisma"
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 makes $11m in 2 weeks on PS5 and Steam thanks to Brand New Day, reports analyst: "One of the clearest transmedia halo effects we've ever measured"
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Clea actor finds it "fascinating" that RPG fans give her character "more grace" than Baldur's Gate 3's Lae'zel
- The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan lost a role in Reservoir Dogs to Quentin Tarantino: "I still can't believe it"
- Cut Spider-Man: Brand New Day cameo star Rosario Dawson said she had a social media post with her grandson "ready to go" before she found out it was axed
- After 10 years of No Man's Sky updates, Sean Murray says "if people keep playing it, I could work on this forever"
- Bethesda veteran says Oblivion Remastered can't be called a remake, unlike Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil 2 which are "completely new games"
- August 10
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- Chill shop sim about repairing off-brand PS1s makes its budget back "within 12 hours" and earns $3 million days after launch
- 2 years later, famous Palworld bug returns in 1.0 to bless players with a giant Sekhmet "at least 200x her normal size"
- As GTA 6 anticipation builds and the games industry buckles, Take-Two boss says "I don't love winning by attrition, but I'll take it"
- 18 AAA games in 8 weeks: With the GTA 6 shadow looming, Gamescom suddenly feels like the most essential gaming event of 2026
- "It's time to sue Sony": Stop Killing Games joins lawsuit over PlayStation's digital "monopoly" amid death of physical games
- Xbox finally fixes bug that made it impossible to play physical games while exec promises "to improve reliability of our products"
- Overwatch's huge "battle pass revamp" is out tomorrow and makes things a lot more complicated but, seemingly, better
- Oblivion intern tried to outsmart Bethesda's AI and was stunned when his apple murder strategy actually worked: "I can't believe you accounted for this"
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic devs were so committed to the RPG's bad language that they spent a day watching the films to prove Lucasfilm wrong
- "I think we have to do" Persona 1 and 2 Remakes, says Persona 4 Revival producer
- 25 years later, Hideki Kamiya says he'd make another Devil May Cry game just to clear up some deep-cut lore
- No Man's Sky lead planned to show more Light No Fire, but "why do any marketing" when it's already topping Steam wishlists
- Dig and Clean codes (September 2026) for luck boosts
- Terraria's biggest mod, Calamity, is shutting down after 10 years over what the makers call a "troubled past" and "irrecoverably tainted reputation"
- Gearbox owner Take-Two is "thrilled" with Borderlands 4 even though some fans weren't thrilled with it at launch
- With an even bigger caveat than Capcom and Sony, Square Enix reports 90% of its game sales are digital ahead of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation release
- "Expect fake messages" - Valve's EU shipping partner suffers a data breach, so if you bought a Steam Machine or Steam Controller, you may need to be on guard
- Former Assassin's Creed lead's new game has a roguelike twist with randomized abilities that reset on death, and your witchy protagonist will look great using them
- With gen AI assets cut from Assassin's Creed creator's new game demo, lead admits "we didn't even realize it was AI anymore because we were used to seeing it"
- House of the Dragon season 3 puts a surprise twist on Alys Rivers, which could mean she appears in the Aegon's Conquest movie
- 1666 Amsterdam feels like the Assassin's Creed game that never was, and fighting witch hunters with my time-traveling familiar left me hungry for more
- The Witcher 3 devs wanted Geralt to have "no emotion," but his voice actor pushed back against CD Projekt Red: "He's an emotional being"
- The upcoming Amiga A1200 remake will ship with a special edition of an iconic UK gaming magazine, but only if you're an early bird
- Don't want to buy a Stream Deck? Corsair's new mouse can pull up a virtual control center with one button
- Spider-Man artist reveals look at the cancelled Sinister Six movie we never got to see
- Game of Thrones play The Mad King makes the identity of the Prince that was Promised clearer than ever – with a major catch
- These cute GeekShare candy Switch 2 thumb grips were a literal sweet treat to use for my first weekend with Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC
- Rumors swirl for new Lego UCS Millennium Falcon, Helm's Deep, and more
- Ahead of an expected D23 X-Men cast reveal, Sadie Sink thinks it's a "smart choice" to have a "younger generation of mutants" in the MCU
- I've played Larian's RPG for over 1000 hours, and these are the 5 best ways to replay Baldur's Gate 3
- Uniqlo's Mario Kart collection is live in the US and UK, and I bet I know which one is going to sell quickest
- New Game of Thrones play The Mad King might retcon Jon Snow's season 8 plot
- Light No Fire only has "between 12 and 20" devs, says lead – but that's ok because a similar number worked on No Man's Sky at launch
- No Man's Sky Cosmos is the next big update as Hello Games refuses to slow down after 10 years
- Sean Murray doesn't care how much money No Man's Sky DLC would've made, and "it doesn't matter" because updates will stay free
- Black Myth: Wukong sequel isn't using AI because the devs were inspired by The Odyssey and Christopher Nolan's filmmaking techniques: "No rush"
- SanDisk's new Optimus line provides more storage options for Xbox players with its new up to 2TB expansion cards
- A Final Fantasy 9 remake was reportedly "very far along" before Square Enix put the JRPG revival on ice, but it's not completely dead yet
- Razer's Shure lookalike microphone is legit, but it's left me asking where the rest of this brand's content creation gear is in 2026
- House of the Dragon showrunner explains why season 3 strays from the books and puts the Prince That Was Promised prophecy out in the open
- 7 years later, new Game of Thrones play The Mad King might answer a huge Daenerys Targaryen question
- Ex-God of War star reveals new look at his Kratos, and it's way better than what Amazon showed us
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth multi-platform push and Final Fantasy 14 Evercold hype give Square Enix a welcome win as profits surge over 88%
- Peak's final biome update was under threat from dataminers, so the developers came up with a load of fakes like Heaven, Hell, and Wisconsin
- Chris Evans says Steve Rogers has a "brutal" arc in Avengers: Doomsday, and the Russo brothers "beat the crap" out of his Marvel character
- Ayaneo drops a pink GBA homage to Princess Peach after restocking its Konkr Pocket Advance, but I feel sorry for fans who previously pre-ordered the portable
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day star strongly debunks theory about the identity of MJ's new boyfriend
- House of the Dragon season 3 star Emma D'Arcy says episode 8's big death "condemns Rhaenyra"
- GTA 6's divisive Netflix exclusive gameplay reveal is just the start, Take-Two boss promises: "There's appetizers, main course, and dessert to follow"
- Beast of Reincarnation's first update is here, and it aims to fix story issues and more as "Mixed" Steam reviews dub Game Freak's new action RPG "bad and laughable"
- Even though John Stewart will be in Man of Tomorrow, Lanterns showrunner says he didn't have "any specific landing point"
- House of the Dragon showrunner teases "new dragons" in "a very worthy" final season of the hit HBO show
- House of the Dragon season 3 ending explained: who dies and how does it set up the final season?
- House of the Dragon season 3 episode 8 spoiler review: "A Game of Thrones-worthy season finale"
- House of the Dragon showrunner explains why season 3 didn't include the revenge killing viewers were expecting: "That would be no fun"
- House of the Dragon season 4 release date speculation, cast, plot, and more news
- August 9
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- Lanterns showrunner hints that the grounded DC show might go cosmic: "We'd be stupid not to use everything that you can do inside the Green Lantern universe"
- 16 things we learned about Game of Thrones from The Mad King play
- I went to see new Game of Thrones play The Mad King, and for 3 hours and 40 minutes I was transported to a world of dragons and magic
- "I'm a little disappointed with Rockstar": GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption actor auditioned for over 60 roles in GTA 6 and never heard back
- Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred and Overwatch's resurgence reportedly drove Blizzard to its "first back-to-back years of growth" in almost 10 years
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess wasn't enough, you can now run Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask natively on IOS
- A lost Final Fantasy 7 game has just been saved 20 years after its release, though it cost one preservationist $900
- "If I was in charge of Starfield, I would have not done it that way at all" - Former Bethesda veteran would've handled the RPG's 1,000 planets very differently
- August 8
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- Alice: Madness Returns creator joins forces with '90s goth icon for limited edition plush that's as soft and timeless as a black dress
- Baldur's Gate 3, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star didn't believe she was in Space Marine 2 until fan messages sent her sleuthing through receipts
- As PS5 and Xbox prices endlessly balloon, Take-Two CEO says rising console costs are good for no one, but won't hurt the company as GTA 6 approaches
- Id Software dev says Microsoft's layoffs prove "they fundamentally don't understand" art, games, the entire business, or the destruction they just caused
- Soulslike prince Lies of P added difficulty settings after its own developers struggled to beat it: "Most couldn't even make it halfway"
- These devs have been building the perfect platformer for 22 years, and the Steam apocalypse won't stop them now: "Video games have always been about a small team of sickos doing something"
- August 7
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- 3 years after the best Soulslike not by FromSoftware, Lies of P leads feel "pressure" to make the sequel even better
- Rare Demon's Souls prototype shows off first-person perspective, unused enemies that could have rewritten Dark Souls history: "Like watching the mona lisa being painted"
- Don't worry about $1,000 consoles, you'll be streaming your games soon enough, reckons Take-Two CEO: "I think we'll be in commercial streaming mode in 3 years"
- Pokemon artist behind iconic Gen 9 'mons also designed a Deltarune Chapter 5 character, though Toby Fox "made some modifications"
- Inventor creates "IRL home screen" for physical discs that brings the convenience of a digital library to an actual game shelf
- Crimson Desert finally fixes one of its most annoying bugs after weeks of complaints
- Mistfall Hunter Withered Knight class build and guide
- Baldur's Gate 3 is a "great sequel" because it's so different from the original RPGs, says programmer of the original RPGs
- Viture just launched a new pair of budget augmented reality glasses with a mobile dock designed for Switch 2 XR fans
- For under $60, the Anbernic RG SP looks to be the retro handheld hero we need while portable prices spiral
- Dragon Age was always "too niche, too backwards, too old-school" in EA's eyes, former BioWare lead argues
- Sadie Sink breaks Jean Grey silence by teasing the X-Men icon's post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day plans: "Jean's struggle will be important in the future of her character"
- +1 Speed Monkey Escape codes (September 2026) for potions, free spins, and more
- All Pokopia flavors and their foods
- Hideo Kojima calls The Odyssey "magnificent" and says Christopher Nolan managed to "elevate" the classic epic "into an intimate, deep human drama"
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is Mixed on Steam as players report poor PC performance, no Linux support, and countries without PSN unable to play
- Can you actually beat Baldur's Gate 3 without a single weapon? I'm finding out the hard way, and my sorcerer has never looked so defenseless
- Game of the Week – Big Walk is a brilliant co-op puzzler that's more than "friendslop"
- How to get all Pokopia paint colors
- Octopath Traveler 3 would have to "push the limits," producer says, and the JRPG team knows how much fans want it to happen: "Keep looking forward to what comes next"
- GTA 6 "will be an incredible bargain" at $80, says Take-Two CEO, as the Rockstar owner isn't trying "to maximize price"
- This Back to the Future mod is taking us to Vice City before GTA 6
- Moving away from Windows is getting a little easier, as Linux will soon support more SteelSeries gaming headsets
- Natalie Portman once said everyone thought she was a "horrible actress" after appearing in the Star Wars prequels
- With GTA 6 digital only, Take-Two boss says discs "don't really make sense" – "if you're already connected, who cares if you download digitally?"
- Another GTA 6 delay looks much less likely as Take-Two has a "high degree of confidence" in Rockstar Games' November release
- Massive Ghost Recon Wildlands update just added a feature fans have been requesting for 9 years: "Ubisoft gained some respect from me with this"
- Funny that, Microsoft no longer recommends 32GB RAM for gaming laptops
- Game over: David Fincher's Squid Game is reportedly dead at Netflix
- Nintendo has unveiled new 'build your own' custom Switch 2 bundles that include a free cute Pokemon accessory of your choosing
- How to get Manaphy in Pokemon Pokopia
- The Evercade will soon run DOOM, and it's even getting its own limited edition Nexus handheld
- Metal The Gathering: From ripping packs in a moshpit to a secret allstar metal MTG group chat, Atreyu explain why Magic is the most metal TCG
- Palworld 1.0 is "very much for the fans," so the Pocketpair devs "weren't really thinking about critic reception at all," lead says
- James Gunn shoots down dream rumor that The Batman Part 2 and 3 are being filmed back to back
- As Persona 6 drives hype, Atlus' JRPG series sold another 1 million copies over Sega's last quarter
- How to get the Pokopia Ocean Pals rug for Stunfisk
- Another look at Kingdom Hearts 4 seems even more likely this month after co-director is confirmed to appear at Disney D23 event
- Legend of Zelda movie fans think Ganondorf can be seen in leaked set videos
- Gears of War: E-Day's Steam player peak has already passed the series' all-time record, and it's still only in limited beta
- Tom Holland's brother has a surprising impact on Spider-Man: Brand New Day's most wholesome scene
- How to watch the GTA 6 extended look: Netflix streaming release date and times
- August 6
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- Ex Dragon Age boss warns devs against listening to player feedback for solutions: "They're not developers"
- Despite Supergirl bombing at the box office, Warner Bros CEO says DC Studios "feels very good" and has a "robust pipeline" of projects in the works
- BioWare vets' new X Files-like mystery game could "not exist in the AAA space" that would rather "throw money at a problem" than experiment
- "If FromSoftware released the full Dark Souls design document, no one would be debating the lore": Creator of one of the highest-rated new roguelikes on Steam says hands-off storytelling was key
- Google AI leaks "scarily accurate and very specific" game detail from private documents, says indie dev: "I had never told the name to anyone"
- Heartstopper star in talks to play Cyclops in MCU X-Men movie
- Nintendo's live-action Legend of Zelda movie reportedly casts Young Rock star Uli Latukefu as main villain Ganondorf
- If you want to see what's actually ruining games, read why Devolver Digital doesn't want to be a publicly traded company anymore
- Even as Spider-Man: Brand New Day shatters records, Rockstar's Netflix deal proves GTA 6 can still claim the ultimate entertainment crown
- The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus and more (August 7-9)
- Bethesda failing to release a new Fallout game to capitalize on the success of the TV show felt like a "personal" decision, says New Vegas writer, not a "business" one
- Corsair's latest gaming keyboard just joined the ranks of the best planks I've tested so far
- How to get the Pokopia Windup Inkay toy
- Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says some "surprises will need to remain secret for a little longer," but there's more to come to celebrate the blue blur's 35th anniversary
- Mass Effect 3 dev demanded answers from the RPG's writing team when she realized her alien husband was hooking up with the Normandy’s most mysterious soldier
- Halo co-creator says the Campaign Evolved hate is overblown, even if some of its creative liberties "are absolutely cringe"
- Larian reveals 10 Baldur's Gate 3 endings and scenes that almost nobody has seen, including the worst fates the RPG can give Lae'zel and Astarion
- Ghost Recon Wildlands is the closest I'll get to more Metal Gear Solid 5, and its free update proves old games still have plenty of life in them
- New Ghost Recon game officially confirmed by Ubisoft after "years" of development, and you can "put it to the test" soon
- Forget dual mode, AOC's latest curved gaming monitor can switch between three resolution and refresh rate combos
- How to get Pokopia Seashell Fencing
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave revealed everything but romance, and I'm worried we are losing what makes it so special
- Meet Voidjoy, the new controller brand and side hustle from JSAUX, one of the biggest names in the gaming accessory market
- Nintendo reports a full 38.5% of its sales are still physical in the wake of Sony abandoning discs
- The JSAUX 6-in-1 Switch 2 dock is a cluttered and ugly accessory that has still managed to replace my official dock
- I worried Onimusha: Way of the Sword would be too easy, then got my ass beat by a many-limbed demon
- How to get the Pokopia Ocean Door recipe
- GTA 6 Extended Look being a 6-hour Netflix exclusive is going down just as well as you can imagine: "Weirdest marketing I've ever seen"
- "I hope PS6 will be a disaster": Sony reminds everyone it's taking discs away in warnings reportedly added to new PS5 consoles
- Need a reason to return to Baldur's Gate 3? Then join the GamesRadar+ RPG Club and replay it with us
- How to get the Pokopia Starmie Doll
- Celebrate 20 years of ROG gaming with a range of exclusive anniversary gifts
- Deltarune creator Toby Fox says "there are no more wacky silly adventures" as Chapter 6 will finally deal with the RPG's "main mysteries"
- Fallout season 3 set photos hint that a deep-cut sub-faction is about to be introduced to the Wasteland
- "I would bet my life that this is going to be better than anything we've done:" Alan Ritchson on the making of Reacher season 4
- You're running out of time to get my all-time favorite Lego Disney set
- GTA 6 gets an "extended look" later this month as Rockstar finally throws a bone to fans who have waited over a year for Trailer 3
- Capcom hopes Resident Evil Veronica follows Requiem's lead in sparking interest in the wider horror series
- Ingenious Spider-Man theory might have figured out why Ned remembers Peter Parker in Brand New Day
- Here's Replay's July winners: a frying pan kill for Indiana Jones and Edward's last dive in Black Flag Resynced
- Switch 2 beats the GameCube in lifetime sales as Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever officially shifts 23.68 million units
- Capcom is sticking with Monster Hunter Wilds as it wants to fix the game until it closes the 20 million sales gap to Monster Hunter World
- Clayface director says Evil Dead helmer Sam Raimi's "extreme" and "ridiculous" style of horror influenced the upcoming DC movie
- Another GTA 6 delay "would not" shock a former GTA 5 dev who says it wouldn't "hurt" Rockstar at all
- Nintendo records 150% increase in year-on-year profits mainly due to $300 million in US tariff refunds that Switch 2 buyers won't see a dime of
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is already the highest-grossing movie of the year, and could beat Star Wars: The Force Awakens' all-time record at the US box office
- You can now pre-order Ayaneo's GBA clone, and its sub-$100 price tag is giving me hope
- This new Final Fantasy board game passed me by, but I'm sold already thanks to the pixel art
- Capcom isn't worried about PlayStation and Nintendo shrinking the physical games market: "90% of our unit sales are digital"
- How to get Pokopia Shiny Pearls and clean Grubby Pearls
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day star says we have only seen "level one" of Scorpion's potential, with the final level being "the ultimate form of Venom"
- Replay's August theme is animals: send us your best creature clips for a chance to win a £/$250 Amazon voucher!
- As The Super Mario Galaxy Movie makes $1bn and with a live-action Zelda on the way, Nintendo says movies can "transcend the boundaries" of games
- Dark Souls-style extraction RPG with mixed Steam reviews celebrates 1 million players with a roadmap to make those reviews less mixed
- August 5
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- Roblox value tanks 72% as viral hits dry up and execs try to ditch "clickbait-y, or kind of cash grabby-type games" for babies and pursue an older crowd
- Beloved anime-inspired life sim Fields of Mistria adds marriage, kids, and cloud shadows in long-awaited 1.0 update after 2 years in early access
- PlayStation users are treated like renters but charged like owners, say Mexican politicians amid complaint filed against Sony over physical games
- "Baldur's Gate 3 is now cancelled": Larian stream smacked down over "violation" for "Body Exposure and Sexualized Behaviors," which feels like high praise for an RPG
- Fallout 3 was "not what we intended" after tech constraints in 2008, says Bethesda vet Nate Purkeypile, so it's time for a "better" remaster
- PlayStation is getting "most" of Sony's estimated $508 million tariff refund, but despite lawsuits there are no apparent plans to give refunds for price-hiked PS5s
- After promising less invasive microtransactions, RuneScape dev Jagex rolls out one-time-use microtransactions then immediately backpedals
- Capcom is selling Monster Hunter Wilds with the energy of a man paddling up a waterfall: new 26GB demo lets you play the prologue for free after price drop to $40
- 29 years later, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night gets its second PC port in 4 weeks thanks to fans of the PS1 version
- Diablo 4 reportedly comes to Switch 2 next month, but will be a $69.99 code-in-box release
- CMF has unveiled a pair of budget open-back earbuds, and I'm eager to see what they can do for my Nintendo Switch 2
- Baldur's Gate 3's "billion" mods can make it the next Skyrim – just as Larian intended
- You have 4 days to get one of our favorite roguelikes for free on Steam thanks to its sequel leaving Early Access
- Disney CEO admits The Mandalorian and Grogu didn't "meet our box office expectations", but there's a good reason why it wasn't a total disaster
- Mistfall Hunter Greataxe Berserker location and tips
- Fields of Mistria is the best $14 I've spent in years
- The Keychron K2 Ultra 8K is a dense, heavy keyboard in more ways than one
- So far, 20% of GamesRadar+ readers think the SNES is the greatest retro console of all time, but 80% of you would crown another system
- Destin Daniel Cretton wants to resolve the Shang-Chi post-credits scene because it's "frustrating when these things are like left out in the open"
- New Lego Ministry of Magic kit is a gravity-defying set held up by what I can only assume is sorcery
- Creepy Helldivers 2 trailer might tease a fight with the Illuminate, but Warhammer fans are convinced it's Chaos Gods: "They done gave us the warp with our 40K Warbond"
- Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 update will shrink the game by up to 40GB thanks to a texture revamp from NetEase
- Secretlab's Pokémon collection just evolved with new SKINS for Charizard, Blastoise, and Vensaur that fit any Titan Evo and celebrate the franchise's classic pixel art
- How to lower the red bridge in Big Walk
- I'm growing impatient for the new Evangelion anime, but this Asuka gaming keyboard helps
- Fan makes incredible Lego Final Fantasy set, and now I'm hoping it becomes a real model
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day's unlikely "superfan" breakout actor thanks fans after his scene-stealing cameo: "This is a dream come true"
- Razer's Target exclusive Sanrio keycaps are live, but collecting the full set could cost almost as much as gaming keyboard
- Square Enix says it's testing a fix for one big issue with Final Fantasy 14 on Nintendo Switch 2 as fans generally praise the MMO's port
- Mass layoffs expected at EA as the now-private publisher reportedly tells its new debt masters that it's going to cut $700 million in annual costs
- A Commodore Amiga FPGA remake is now possible thanks to new landmark agreements
- Resident Evil Requiem stars reunite for the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2026
- Game Freak promises Beast of Reincarnation improvements following mixed reviews, starting with "story pacing improvements" within a week: "We take your feedback to heart"
- How to get the Pokopia Portal Pod recipe
- Daredevil: Born Again season 3 wraps production and, after Wonder Man, everyone's worried it will be the final season
- It won't fix the RAM crisis, but CXMT is poised to bring back mass-market DRAM production and gaming laptop brands are interested
- Ewan McGregor reminds everyone there's still a missing decade of Obi-Wan's story left to tell
- Supergirl's theatrical run has officially ended, and the new DCU movie made less than Morbius and Joker 2
- "CoD got it. Halo didn't" – Black Ops 1 and 2 ports battered Halo Campaign Evolved on PlayStation last month, analyst says, because $60 for a "graphical touch-up" is a rough sell
- "This feels like a Spider-Man meme" - RTX 5090 buyer beats Asus' price hike via Nvidia's website, but no one wants to honor the order
- 12 years after being delisted, Wolfenstein 2009 could be getting a surprise remaster at QuakeCon 2026, fans speculate after sudden changes to the FPS's Steam page
- James Cameron says he's "literally mapped out" the last act of his career, and it might not involve directing Avatar 4 and 5: "What are the other stories I want to tell?"
- Ubisoft brings back another Assassin's Creed veteran to stabilize the series as it looks to reverse its fortunes
- Borderlands director says his 10% Rotten Tomatoes-rated video game adaptation went wrong because it "belonged to nobody"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day side-by-side comparison proves the Insomniac games were a major influence on the Marvel film
- Pokemon Green's iconic starter scene has been remade in 3D with AI, and I really wish it hadn't: "Forever haunted"
- August 4
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- Kingdom: Come Deliverance 2's Hans actor takes his role so seriously that he's opening a real "medieval-inspired bar" in the Czech capital, Prague
- EA and games like The Sims, Dragon Age, and Battlefield are now officially owned by Saudi Arabia and private equity as $55 billion deal closes
- Shang-Chi would have "two sequels already" if the industry hadn't gone to "s***" when it was released, director says
- The biggest Baldur's Gate 3 save scummers slammed quicksave over 1,400 times in one go, Larian says: "You doing okay there?"
- Wonder Man co-creator says Kevin Feige didn't cancel season 2 of the acclaimed Marvel show: "I know he loves that show as much as I do"
- Saudi Arabia's $55 billion takeover of EA could waste "one of the best catalogues in the industry" by reducing it to a "sequel-and-mega-franchise machine," Helldivers 2 boss worries
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s cruel twist cements this as the best MCU Spider-Man film yet
- Larian just released a bunch of Baldur's Gate 3 stats, and 9,122 of you need to be jailed immediately
- Thanks to Pokemon, X-Files, and Donkey Kong, this month's new Lego sets might be the best we've had all year
- After earning $1 million on Steam from a game that took 4 months to make, stunned devs end up in Valve's coveted "chocolate tier"
- New Fallout game reportedly led by Josh Sawyer would be "good" for both Obsidian and Bethesda "in many ways," says former New Vegas creative lead
- "As a consumer myself, I feel your pain" - in a rare pro-consumer move, PC cooler brand Arctic passes US tariff refunds back to its customers with a "dedicated sales promotion"
- Time is running out to avoid the Switch 2's dreaded price hike, but that's what these bundle deals are for
- "A lot of these things are actually not made by us," Palworld lead explains following card game launch and MMO reveal
- "I almost died": Solo dev says his Steam game made $1.3 million, but 99% of people refunded it so he's only getting $2,000
- Iron Fist star had "talks" with Marvel about returning for Daredevil: Born Again season 3
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave brings back another Three Houses character, but it couldn't be going much worse for his fans: "He looks so chopped"
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave reveals "the story's true protagonist" as a new time travel twist alerts Awakening fans
- Big Walk is a COVID game about nothing (and everything)
- 12 deaths need to happen in House of the Dragon's remaining 9 episodes, and fans are flummoxed
- Violent Night 2 trailer breakdown: director Tommy Wirkola and producer Kelly McCormick on de-powering Santa and weaponizing Christmas decorations
- Switch 2 for $499 is a "great deal," analyst says, because "you might end up paying over $800" for the Nintendo console soon enough thanks to rising costs
- God of War creator says Sony's decision to kill PlayStation discs is likely because "the needs of the many customers outweigh the needs of the fewer"
- 5 predictions after Spider-Man: Brand New Day: What's next for Tom Holland's Spider-Man? Will he team up with Miles Morales?
- My dream anime PC has a massive discount, but I am utterly heartbroken that I still can't afford this stunning Apothecary Diaries build
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead "can finally feel that pressure lifting" as the RPG is now "satisfying" to play as it nears completion: "I am quite confident in it"
- The Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Marvel's Spider-Man resurgence proves that games don't always need new content – sometimes they just need Hollywood
- Kevin Feige knows Fantastic Four disappointed at the box office, even though it "looked and sounded like nothing that had been done in a superhero movie before"
- Tom Holland improvised a Brand New Day line that became "the north star" to the whole Marvel movie
- Stellar Blade: Blood Rain studio CEO defends AI music video because Evie was originally "created from head to toe" by the devs, but fans say that's not the point
- Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has updated his blog for the first time in almost 6 months, but there's still no Winds of Winter news
- Pokemon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC is only 3.15 MB, but this mega-cheap SD card deal can still come in handy
- Resident Evil Veronica hype sends the remake to 2 million Steam wishlists, Capcom reveals, despite us knowing little about it
- Handheld prices are still soaring, but at least the Lenovo Legion Go S is now cheaper than Steam Deck
- Beast of Reincarnation launches to mixed reviews on Steam and Metacritic as players disagree over whether the Pokemon devs' action RPG has "slick" or "uninspired" combat
- Andrew Garfield is open to returning as Spider-Man if the idea is "completely unexpected"
- Bond producer says it's a "good bet" the next 007 will be cast by the end of the year
- Does Big Walk have couch co-op?
- Kevin Feige says Sadie Sink's Jean Grey "has immense significance" in the Marvel Universe and will play a "key role in the future of the MCU"
- Despite 4 years of development hell, Henry Cavill confirms he's still starring in Amazon's Warhammer 40K show
- Rangifer weakness and boss fight strategy in Beast of Reincarnation
- How to upgrade weapons in Beast of Reincarnation
- Beast of Reincarnation review: "The Pokemon dev knocks it out the park with a stunningly confident sci-fi action RPG"
- Best Skills in Beast of Reincarnation
- Cooking in Beast of Reincarnation explained
- August 3
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- Nintendo got "a lot of angry calls" from parents who thought Animal Crossing's "skin-colored" gyroid "looked like a wiggling penis"
- Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista reportedly in talks to play Kratos in the God of War Prime Video series following previous lead's exit
- Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says Super Mario Bros. is only good because it wasn't "done by one person alone"
- "I wouldn't have time to make the game while playing GTA 6," says Danganronpa creator, so obviously he delayed his new game
- Xbox 360 games are reportedly coming to PC this year as Microsoft prepares disc-to-digital conversion for an upcoming launch
- Baldur's Gate 3 actor Devora Wilde loves the "little throwback" her Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 character Clea gives to Lae'zel
- "This is the end": Single Player Tarkov is shutting down amid a messy trademark situation with Escape from Tarkov maker Battlestate Games
- Baldur's Gate 3 Lae'zel actor almost broke up with the character during her playthrough, but "didn't have the guts to go through with it"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day should be the blueprint for future MCU crossover movies
- Some Marvel fans think they've figured out who MJ's boyfriend is in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but I'm not so sure
- GameSir launches the reborn Tarantula Pro controller for PC and Xbox players, but the Ultra version is nowhere to be seen
- Gaming hardware costs have gone up 16% just in 2026, says US analyst, and Samsung says the AI bubble behind it all is only going to get worse in 2027
- Pocketpair lead says "TemTem are not our rivals" as the series gets its own Palworld-like survival game
- Best Pokemon TCG Pocket Mega Rayquaza ex deck
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- I've been buying Blu-rays for over 15 years, and these are my top tips for building the ultimate physical film collection
- OG Assassin's Creed Black Flag devs "had a lot of teething difficulties" trying to nail down the "seamless naval experience"
- Halo: Campaign Evolved was the 4th most popular game on Xbox at launch in the US but only 29th on PS5, analyst says
- After Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity scholar tries to unmask Larian's next big RPG villain by painstakingly translating ancient symbols from behind-the-scenes footage
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is coming to IMAX very soon after missing out thanks to The Odyssey
- The ELO Vagabond combines the best parts of Razer and GameSir to make the ultimate mobile controller
- Mistfall Hunter is more Dark Souls than Arc Raiders – an extraction action RPG that could use more ideas of its own
- One of Mario's iconic abilities was actually just a glitch in the NES original, but Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto decided "it's fun" so "leave it as is"
- When is the Big Walk release time?
- Mahershala Ali blames Marvel for not going ahead with MCU Blade reboot: "If they wanted to do the movie, we would've done the movie"
- Nintendo Direct just for Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave coming tomorrow with 20 minutes of strategy RPG news – here's how to watch
- Henry Cavill is producing a Warhammer 40K animated show at Amazon
- The best GTA moments: Our explosive Top 100 celebrates the series ahead of GTA 6
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss says the ending "might be fully faithful to the original" RPG, or "it might end up being something completely different"
- Activision rushes out another Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 fix for the embattled PlayStation ports after a hacker started ruining lobbies by bricking accounts
- Hideo Kojima's got his hands on a wireless CD player in this latest limited edition collaboration
- It: Welcome to Derry season 2 will be set in 1935 and won't ignore "horrible things that were happening in the era"
- Xbox consoles prices are going up by over 30% in the UK and Europe – a weaker, digital-only Series S now costs more than a launch Series X
- Despite watertight secrecy, The Batman 2 prop may have just confirmed its villains
- House of the Dragon director explains why Helaena isn't a dragonrider in the HBO adaptation
- Hideo Kojima is a big fan of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, calling it " fresh and entertaining" at a time when "sincere filmmaking is starting to feel precarious"
- Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered and Spider-Man 2 swing into Steam's Top 10 best-selling games list following Brand New Day's $927m opening weekend haul
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day designer explains where those Mister Negative rumors came from
- Eeveelution fans have another chance to add this perfectly cute Switch Pokemon pad to their setup
- God of War TV show will reportedly recast Atreus for season 2
- A Palworld MMO is coming this year: Palworld Online brings "original story elements," but not from Pocketpair
- Wonder Man showrunner reacts to cancellation and is just as confused as you are: "I had written the first episode of season 2"
- Kevin Feige says Spider-Man: Brand New Day's villain was originally "a very obscure character nobody has ever heard of"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day had the second-biggest opening weekend of all time globally and beat Avengers: Endgame in the US
- How is [SPOILER] still alive in House of the Dragon season 3?
- August 2
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- Capcom dev got his dream Zelda game by threatening Shigeru Miyamoto: "If Nintendo's not up for it, we'll release an identical game with different characters and just call it something else"
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake boss wanted to make sure its crossover with Final Fantasy 14 didn't derail the MMO's patch schedule
- The Sims and Rimworld collide in a new 24/7 "persistent, player-driven" MMO where the community collaborates to "build real, functional societies"
- Shigeru Miyamoto says "I don't really play games by myself anymore," years after confirming Nintendo hires people who "aren't super passionate game fans"
- From top-down crime capers to online open-world heists, GTA has defined play freedom across gaming generations
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33's studio is a manor that looks just like the one in the RPG, but it was a pure coincidence: "It shouldn't feel like coming to an office"
- Sadie Sink's MCU debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the perfect way to begin the road to X-Men
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says each character in the RPG only has 4 jobs because making games is so much harder now
- Remembering Splatoon, the 2015 gamble that became Nintendo's freshest success story
- August 1
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- How to watch WWE SummerSlam, live stream the weekend's action around the world
- A Mario dev burned the handmade diorama he used to pitch a Zelda game because Shigeru Miyamoto said no: "It was such a bad memory that I decided to let it die"
- Shigeru Miyamoto dreams of Nintendo consoles becoming a rite of passage for everyone coming of age: "Which Nintendo would make you the happiest?"
- Pathfinder and Warhammer 40K RPG developer Owlcat Games on "speedrunning" its first 10 years and what comes next: "We won't be quitting the CRPG genre"
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's PlayStation ports compromised by a hacker ruining players' accounts
- Which GTA protagonist are you?
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director is "serious about concluding the series" at the end of the JRPG, and any DLC will focus on "untold stories"
- I really didn't think The Punisher was going to work in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but I was so wrong
- The 5 movies you need to watch in August 2026
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took inspiration from Attack on Titan and Bleach's instantly recognizable characters: "It's an absolute masterpiece for me"
- Crimson Desert update overhauls the game's economy with 133 new trading posts and trade goods that change in price
- One of the best indie platformers of the year now has 8 player co-op: "Tongue swing from other players"
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