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August 31
- Bill & Ted Are Doomed in comic book-exclusive prequel to Face the Music (complete with Rufus and Stations)
- Why Insomniac Games' Spider-Man is the blockbuster story we're all craving right now
- De Campi and Henderson raise the stakes with Dracula, Motherf**ker
- NBA 2K21 release date, cover, trailer, Kobe Bryant plans, and everything you need to know
August 30
- Remembering Chadwick Boseman, an actor who brought everything to the screen
August 29
- Tyler Ronan in Tell Me is the new gold standard for trans characters in video games
August 28
- Future Games Show Ones to Watch: 16 fantastic indie titles to keep your eye on in 2020
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla dev talks Norse and British mythology, saying "cold, hard, dry history is not enough"
- Mini Motor Racing X on Switch is Mario Kart crossed with Micro Machines
- Lord of the Rings: Gollum devs on why Gollum is such an interesting hero
- Next-gen JRPG Scarlet Nexus channels Psychonauts and the Tales series in its "brainpunk" world
- Have you tried… defeating an EDM empire with the power of rock in No Straight Roads?
- Inside Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PS5 support, biggest new features, and the mysterious new female Lombax
- The creepy horror of Little Nightmares 2 includes shoes, bodies and a cabin full of NOPE
August 27
- Immortal She-Hulk gives Jennifer Walters a new understanding of being a Hulk
- Why is November still such a big month for games?
- Who is DeSaad in Zack Snyder's Justice League and what are his powers?
- Gotham Knights is asking you to solve the mystery of who killed the world's greatest detective
- The pursuit of excellence: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talk us through the making of Bill & Ted: Face the Music
- New Mutants director Josh Boone talks sequels, Demon Bear, and Stephen King's The Stand
August 26
- Hit YA Teen Titans series takes on Beast Boy, and the creators imagine the possibilities for who's next
- Charting the first appearance of Punchline, her origin, and rise to being a major Batman foe in 2020
- Black Ops Cold War is all about player choice and cool '80s espionage
- Best Shots review - Fantastic Four: Antithesis #1 "a victory lap from a pair of creators with nothing to prove"
- Mafia: Definitive Edition might have fixed the infamous racing mission, but it's still a massive pain in the ass
- Best Shots review: X-Men #11 has "a mythic feel" - Spoiler warning
- How to make the most of your life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Christopher Nolan's movies, ranked
- How Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure became a cult classic
- Is it just me, or is Inherent Vice the most underrated film of the past 10 years?
August 25
- "Anti-Galactus" attacks in Fantastic Four: Antithesis from Mark Waid and Neal Adams
- Outriders is a smart looter shooter for people who may not have time for a looter shooter
- Best Shots review: Action Comics #1024 "a lot more telling and not enough feeling"
- Best Shots review - Batman: The Three Jokers #1 "stands apart with Jason Todd & Barbara Gordon's heavy involvement"
- 11 totally unnecessary things we all do in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- John David Washington talks Tenet: "Dwayne Johnson gave me some great advice before he sent me off to the grad school of Nolan"
- Kenneth Branagh talks Tenet: "Nolan delivered the script by hand – you get a master artistic brainiac and a mailman all in one"
- Robert Pattinson talks Tenet: "I basically went straight from Chris Nolan’s movie into The Batman"
- The New Mutants' rocky road to cinemas
- Destroy All Humans! is a celebration of sandbox silliness
- Best Jim Lee creations of all time
August 24
- X of Swords: Creation kicks off "the biggest X-Men story since House of X/Powers of X"
- Small town horror re-imagined with Stillwater by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K. Pérez
- 15 canceled video game movies we never got to see
- How the latest Elder Scrolls Online DLC was inspired by classic horror
- Gotham Knights looks like a bold and energetic evolution of the Batman Arkham formula
- Best Shots advance review: We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1
- Elizabeth Debicki talks Tenet: "Everything is real: the props, the people, the sets"
- Time to spy: On the set of Tenet with Christopher Nolan
August 22
- Gotham Knights gameplay trailer breakdown: 17 things we spotted
August 21
- Best Shots advance review: Legacy of Mandrake the Magician #1 "shines the most with its superhero elements"
- Inside the return of Power Pack (and tying into Outlawed) with writer Ryan North
- Superhero games don't need live services to soar
- Have you tried… wearing a bra and dancing in front of a bouncer to get inside a nightclub in Lair of the Clockwork God?
August 20
- How '80s D&D ads in comic books inspired a new, original comic book series called Deepest Catacombs
- Return to The O.Z. - the Occupied Zone - in new war comic
- How Call of Duty: Warzone, Apex Legends, and Fortnite are doing in the battle royale face-off
- From Joker to FanDome: How DC reinvented itself as a legitimate contender to Marvel
August 19
- Best Shots Review: Excalibur #11 "continues the title's Claremont-esque fun, weirdness, and heart"
- Best Shots Review: Harley Quinn #75 "a helluva sendoff"
- Envisioning a sci-fi future with Latinx people at the forefront with Mañana
- Best Shots Review: Maestro #1 "a satisfying opening chapter that runs at a whirlwind pace"
August 18
- The evil Hulk Maestro is "the worst nightmare humanity has to face"
- Best Shots Review: Batman #97 (5/10)
- Teen Titans Go! to Camp... Darkseid's summer camp
- New Taskmaster title kills Maria Hill and rocks the Marvel espionage world to its core
- Spiritfarer offers a rewarding, heartfelt experience about moving on and learning to let go
- Call of Duty: Blackout is still proving to be the perfect battle royale for those turned off by Warzone
- Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel on Nocternal, their sci-fi story involving big rigs and eternal darkness
- Best Batman gadgets of all time
August 17
- Aqualad explores "being Black in America" with Aquaman #62
- Court of Owls creators revisit classic DC storyline rumored to inspire WB's new Batman game
- Apex Legends season 6 suggests not even the sky's the limit for Respawn's astronomical ambition
- Best Shots Review: Seven Secrets #1 (4/10)
- 15 famous actors you forgot were in video games
- Release Radar: Our pick of the week's best TV, movies, and games (August 17-23)
August 14
- Swordsman and Quoi go on a 'father-son roadtrip gone hideously awry' in Empyre prequel
- What's the weirdest games memorabilia you've ever owned?
- Destiny 2's latest Solstice event is a big improvement, but makes some of the same old mistakes
- Fall Guys minigames ranked: All the games, from worst to best
- Dialogue Options | What makes a good video game opening?
- Your Cyberpunk 2077 lifepath choice will affect how you see the world just as much as how it sees you
- Have you tried… curing arachnophobia with flamethrowers and C4 in Kill It With Fire?
August 13
- How Techland pulled Hellraid off the shelf to inspire its new Dying Light DLC
August 12
- Best Shots Review: Immortal Hulk #36 "a return to horrifying form"
- Joseph Illidge calls upcoming book "the roadmap to a secure creative future" for comic creators
- Best Shots Review: Empyre #5 "a much-needed win"
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 Remake Warehouse demo is a high-definition dose of nostalgia
- Xbox Game Pass is the next generation of Microsoft gaming, not Xbox Series X
August 11
- The Flash heading towards "something really big within DC mythology" that's been building for four years
- Best Shots Review: Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. 2
- Best Shots Review - Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 "leans into the cosmic calamity that is the DC Universe"
- The secret origin of Lois Lane explored in Friendship Challenge
- "Music is what emotion sounds like": How composers use music to change the way that your favourite games play
- I Am Dead gives you ghostly X-ray vision to investigate a world filled with toast-obsessed fish people
- The best PS5 memes to keep you laughing until launch day
August 10
- Tony Stark is "encumbered with legacy, baggage, triumph, defeat" going into new Iron Man series
- Marvel's Avengers endgame will look nothing like its beta
- How the X-Men brand redesign evolved and refined the mutants of Marvel
- The real-life Nuketown: Where Call of Duty got its most iconic map
- How to play D&D online with friends and new players
- Release Radar: Our pick of the week's best TV, movies, and games (August 10-16)
August 8
- The greatest Suicide Squad members of all time
August 7
- Uncovering the truth of Seven Secrets from Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo
- Where's the best or worst place you've left your game character?
- Black ops meet black magic in Shadow Service
- Dialogue Options | What games subverted our expectations?
- Have you tried... living your dreams of selling second-hand taxidermy in Barn Finders
- Crafting systems in AAA video games are in need of a serious upgrade
- Seth Rogen interview: "If you're going to make a huge comedy, your competition is Marvel"
August 6
- From Blue Beetle to bad guy: the dark side of Ted Kord revealed in Suicide Squad
- State of Play August 2020: Every trailer from the show
- The Mafia: Definitive Edition Trilogy is a chance for Hangar 13 to "step back and put a line in the sand"
- The Last of Us 2's best moments are its quiet ones
- Is a movie ever complete? In the age of streaming giants, it doesn’t have to be
August 5
- Brad Meltzer relives his Justice League of America run
- Being a Red Dead Online Naturalist has changed the way I play the game
- Best Shots Review: Empyre #4 - spoilers
- The making of Yoshi's Island – How Nintendo delivered a sensational successor to Super Mario World
- Best Shots Review - Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1 (5/10)
- Windbound might look a lot like Wind Waker, but even Link would struggle to survive this punishing adventure at sea
- Marvel's Avengers has potential, but the beta leaves us with more questions than answers
August 4
- Meet the Three Jokers: The Criminal, The Clownish, The Comedian
- Best Shots Review - Dark Nights: Death Metal - Legends of the Dark Knights #1
- Best Shots Review - Injustice: Year Zero Chapters #1 - #3 one of the best Justice League stories in recent memory
- Best Shots review - Joker War in Batman #96 "looking better than ever"
- Dismantle satellites and pay off your debts in Hardspace: Shipbreaker, a superb and offbeat space sim
- Fantomex goes on a "crazy psychedelic ride" in Giant-Size X-Men one-shot
- As Warzone season 5 looms, Infinity Ward reflects on the secrets that make its Call of Duty battle royale sing
- Royale rumble: How Mediatonic created "the perfect blend of chaos and skill" in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- The best pearls of wisdom in Animal Crossing: New Horizons from Pascal the Otter
- Is it just me, or is Indiana Jones a jerk?
- Superman is Earth's greatest hero - and sometimes its greatest jerk
August 3
- Deadpool invades Krakoa seeking a "reckoning" from the X-Men
- Mercy and more: Inside the works of writer/artist Mirka Andolfo
- Inside "the dark turn" of the secret villain of Empyre
- More games should give us the option to walk through worlds, instead of forcing us to sprint through them
- Star Wars: Squadrons has an old-school approach to multiplayer and it's all the better because of it
- Release Radar: Our pick of the week's best TV, movies, and games (August 3-9)
August 2
- Here's Animal Crossing: New Horizons fireworks work
August 1
- Lego Super Mario is Super Mario Maker meets Labo and it's pure joy