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- August 3
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- 8 years after release, a stunning new Dark Souls 3 speedrun world record has been set, and I started scratching my head about 75 seconds into watching it
- Donkey Kong Bananza's horrific poison swamp channels Dark Souls' Blighttown, but its biggest sin is making me realize how underused DK's transformations are
- "We don't want CoD movement, we want Battlefield": Battlefield 6 hopefuls are already asking DICE to reign in its slide as preview streamers fly around the map on ice skates
- One of my favorite 8-bit retro consoles is getting an HD remake this month, and it could be killer for casual players with physical collections
- Star Wars star Liam Neeson says his death scene in The Phantom Menace was "a bit namby-pamby" as he criticizes Qui-Gon's fighting: "Hardly a Master Jedi"
- Spider-Man star Tom Holland downplays speculation that he could be the next James Bond while being grilled by Gordon Ramsay
- For the first time since the original Dark Souls, Elden Ring Nightreign sleuth finds FromSoftware significantly changed how grab attacks work – creating a 0.2-second window for one old boss
- I wrote this Resident Evil beginner's guide after 23 years of being a Capcom superfan, and it's all you need to get into the series before Requiem
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds spent half a year turning its cast into puppets for one of its wildest episodes yet: "We had to have a lot of conversations about making puppets"
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 fan threatens to "s**t [their] pants" if it was revealed, now Capcom says "sorry about your pants"
- Henry Cavill offers an exciting update on his long-awaited Highlander reboot as filming is set to start soon: "That is taking all of my focus"
- Tom Holland reveals first full look at Spider-Man's new suit ahead of Brand New Day: "Are we ready?"
- August 2
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- Capcom decides now is the time to release a Monster Hunter Wilds digital soundtrack that costs $75 on Steam and only comes with MP3 files, which is so bad it feels like a mistake
- Wednesday season 2 release schedule: when is part 1 on Netflix?
- Helldivers 2 players ask for better UI with in-game info but joke it "would break 50% of the game," director says "that's mean... and also sadly true" but "we are working on an improved system"
- "Most players have no idea" how much games cost to make and "everything's more expensive than people think," devs say, as indie hits like Balatro are "the exception"
- Acclaimed indie dev properly reveals his solarpunk open-world comedy featuring a naughty grandpa and sex robots releasing "whenever GTA 6 comes out, whatever that is"
- Stardew Valley with animal people and a lot more depression is an instant hit on Steam: "The plague is coming. The community must work together if everyone is to survive"
- "The very idea of making a prequel to Silent Hill wasn't good," says Origins and Shattered Memories designer: "That game told its story brilliantly through flashbacks, and there weren't really any unanswered questions"
- South Park fans in the US only have a few days left to watch the show on HBO Max before it moves to a new streamer
- OG Reed Richards actor still isn't over a Wolverine 'cameo' being cut from 2005's Fantastic Four: "Paying homage to the great Hugh Jackman was quite a thrill"
- From InuYasha to Spirited Away, fans are discussing their favorite "gateway anime," and it's a perfect list of recommendations for beginners
- A Quiet Place 3 confirms release date and John Krasinski's return as writer and director
- Marvel confirms a major Avengers actor is joining Tom Holland's Spider-Man in Brand New Day along with a returning villain
- August 1
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- I spent 15 years waiting for Darksiders to fulfill the best cliffhanger of the PS3 era, and now the M-rated Zelda-like is finally poised to deliver in Darksiders 4
- King of the Hill season 14 review: "Hank Hill himself has evolved into a much more open and accepting person"
- Elden Ring Nightreign's big new challenge is one of the most hated, polarizing bosses in FromSoftware history: "I wish it was longer and he traveled a full zip code away with every attack"
- GOG preservationists hit back at "censorship in gaming" by making a bunch of notable NSFW games free-to-own for a limited time: "If a game is legal and responsibly made, players should be able to enjoy it"
- Original Plants vs Zombies artists say nobody at EA contacted them about the new Replanted remake: "I'd be down to help with it... whatever, I guess"
- BioShock publisher 2K reportedly shelves remake, dumps BioShock 4 leaders after failed internal review: "We have a good game, but we are committed to delivering a great one"
- Deadpool meets Batman, Jeff the Land Shark and Krypto the Super Dog frolic, and Green Arrow and Daredevil are locked in bloody combat in first look at new Marvel/DC crossover
- Analyst says stumbles like Monster Hunter Wilds' PC fiasco are only getting uglier with intense competition: "A prominent streamer or YouTuber can single-handedly, by showing one screenshot, really impact what the perception of a game is"
- Weapons lead Josh Brolin was drawn to Barbarian director's queasy new project "because psychologically, you want to keep confronting things like" toxic masculinity: "This staunch masculinity, I get very sickened by"
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection has a $150 Kollector's Edition with a delightfully stupid Goro statue, but I think the $80 Deluxe Edition might be even better for '90s arcade nostalgia
- 7 years after Netflix canceled Iron Fist, I wasn’t expecting Marvel to fix the Living Weapon in a new Black Panther animated series
- Former Nintendo marketing lead says it's "not normal" we still don't have release dates for Elden Ring, Metroid Prime 4, and more Switch 2 games: "That's not the Nintendo that I know"
- The first FPS from horror publisher Blumhouse is an unexpected blend of Resident Evil, Bloodborne, and mermaid folk horror, and it shouldn't work – but it does
- Late Shift is like Boiling Point or The Bear, but set in a hospital, and it's one of the most tense movies I've watched this year
- Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P knows the MMO isn't in "perfect" shape after Dawntrail, but Patch 7.3 marks a new beginning for Square Enix
- One of the best Super Smash Bros. players of all time tried a new indie platform fighter and immediately got destroyed without landing a single hit: "What the f*** just happened!"
- Need a camera to play Super Mario Jamboree? These are the Switch 2 cameras I'd grab right now
- Does new MCU show Eyes of Wakanda tie into the Black Panther movies?
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads predict rise in "AA-class games" as production costs reach ridiculous heights, say only GTA 6 maker Rockstar "is able to meet that demand"
- Alt-pop princess Pinkpantheress snuck sound bites from Nintendo's cult Wii hit Rhythm Heaven Fever into her music ahead of its new Switch game: "It’s the game that got me through my teens"
- New 007 screenwriter says his James Bond movie will be "different and better and stronger and bolder", but can't say whether he knows who's been cast in the lead role
- "Terraria 1.4.5 continues unabated," but still no release date for the sandbox game's 6th final update – "We are doing our very best to get to that day as quickly as possible"
- The Analogue 3D's controller launches today, but the new N64 gamepad failed to show up on my doorstep
- Deadpool co-creator is already on the outs with Marvel and has now slammed "impossibly dull and boring" Fantastic Four
- This RTX 5070 gaming PC might rely on "fake frames", but it's cheaper than any 9070 build I'm seeing right now
- After 857 hours spent playing 8 RPGs this year, I'm finding solace from open world burnout in the most curious of genres
- The Pokemon Company begs TCG Pocket fans not to blame artist behind plagiarized Ho-Oh, takes full responsibility after removing it
- I need to know what the 190,000 people who bought a Switch 2 at launch without Mario Kart World were doing, because I refuse to believe Welcome Tour was a system seller
- Switch price increases leak early as Nintendo bumps consoles by up to $50 in the US, makes Joy-Con 2s $5 more expensive, and slaps another $10 on my beloved Alarmo
- WoW Classic's new raid race stumbles off the starting line as Blizzard accidentally releases Mogu'shan Vaults early, then temporarily bans players for its own mistake
- Octopath Traveler 0 is "inspired by story elements and gameplay ideas" from the JRPG series' mobile game, but even returning fans are "getting a new experience"
- Tom Holland's new Spider-Man suit has been partially revealed ahead of Brand New Day, and the first look is giving us Sam Raimi vibes
- I finally tried Minami Lane after seeing over 5,000 positive reviews, and within 4 hours it's already the chillest management game I've ever played
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day leaks are here already as filming begins – and they might have just confirmed Mister Negative as the film's villain
- The 32 greatest sci-fi movie quotes
- Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor hates being called a "voice actor" as it "negates" other work that goes into roles, like motion capture: "It makes me really angry"
- There are no plans for a Battlefield 6 port on Switch 2, even though Battlefield Studios' head is a self-proclaimed "huge Switch fan"
- Sony's "Cannis" PlayStation handheld should "beat the Xbox Ally X in performance," but I'm convinced it's really gunning for the Switch 2
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio is "just the right size" for a "full-priced turn-based RPG," so don't expect its success to lead to AAA ambitions: "I'd prefer working as a small team"
- I hosted a gaming podcast for years, and Rode's latest free feature would have made it so much easier
- After filming The Odyssey and Spider-Man 4 back-to-back, Tom Holland knows his limits – and plans to take a break from acting: "You can't do your best work when you're burnt out"
- Battlefield 6 producers stress it's "really important to us" that cosmetics "feel grounded" and "authentic to the franchise," so don't expect to see the likes of Peter Griffin and Hatsune Miku here
- Dying Light: The Beast dev defends $60 price because "in every metric" the DLC-turned-game is "bigger, denser, and more advanced than we initially assumed"
- A Fantastic Four trilogy was planned in the '00s, according to Reed Richards actor Ioan Gruffudd: "The mindset was that we were going to do three"
- Hostel series from original director Eli Roth is officially in development, with Oscar-nominated The Holdovers actor set to star
- Steam founder Gabe Newell is investing his $9.5 billion fortune in his new passion, big ass boats, because he's "a hands-on visionary who respects the sea"
- "This will be faster than the PS5 Pro" - leaks suggest the PS6 will be cheaper thanks to its AMD chip and could be here by 2028
- After rumors of a current-gen Kingdom Come: Deliverance, developer Warhorse is blatantly hinting at a PS5 version
- New Dune: Awakening update will cause certain bases to "collapse when the patch goes live," and fans of the survival MMO can't wait for "the chaos" to ensue come version 1.1.20
- The Batman writer's Spider-Man 4 pitch makes me want Sam Raimi to return for one last reunion with Tobey Maguire's Spidey
- Battlefield 6 players on Steam won't need to use the divisive EA App in order to play, and fans are thrilled: "We cannot stop winning right now"
- Ubisoft allegedly "threatened to sue" Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's Edward Kenway for hinting at the open-world game's remake
- Eyes of Wakanda review: "A creative premise shortchanged by the runtime and Marvel bloat"
- I'm already obsessed with Silent Hill f after 5 hours thanks to its incredible story and atmosphere, but I'm anxious about the parry-heavy combat
