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August 31
- 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
- I'm excited for Stage Tour, but Rock Band 4 will take a lot to beat
August 29
- Hulu has been quietly releasing one of the year's best TV thrillers, and you still have time to catch up
August 28
- GTA 6 extended look breakdown: 7 things you might have missed
- Saw: Genesis has a gnarly vision for asymmetrical multiplayer games, but the execution needs work – pun intended
- Game of the Week – Star Wars Zero Company has stolen my strategy-loving heart
- I'm locked out of Lae'zel's best ending in my Baldur's Gate 3 no weapons run, and I totally regret everything
- 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
- GTA 6's 8 biggest gameplay changes and new mechanics that will forever change the open-world sandbox
- 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
August 27
- Fable’s combat shows a lot of promise, but I'm glad it's not launching this year
- Metro 2039 is a "journey back into Hell" and darker than you've ever seen the series: "You're in a completely different system"
- "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"
August 26
- Become overpowered: Sandisk's masked streamer challenges top-tier gamers, starting September 2
- Tim Curry, star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and It, has died – and we've lost one of the true kings of genre
- The Ahsoka season 2 trailer proves this Star Wars story needs Luke and Leia
- 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
- Elden Ring on Switch 2 might be my new go-to version of the action-RPG from now on
- The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past takes the best of CDPR's RPG and pushes it further in Geralt's new final chapter
- 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
August 25
- I played Gears of War: E-Day's campaign, and it's bleaker than I expected
- 1666 Amsterdam is out and unfinished – but that's the whole point
- Rediscovering my PS Vita has left me despairing for PlayStation's all-digital future
August 24
- The Duskbloods network test was not good between lag, stuttering, and bad PvP
- 25 years before Coyote Vs Acme, the Looney Tunes star's blue-collar cousin got an obscure PS1 stealth game
- The Elder Scrolls 6 will keep Skyrim's famous cheese physics – now Bethesda needs to give me a reason to care
- Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 predictions: 5 games we'd like to see
August 23
- LA Noire still stands as Rockstar's extravagant, cinematic ode to noir fiction that could have changed everything
August 22
- "They don't make 'em like they used to": How flash player games defined an era of indie horror
- The new Warhammer 40K Ork models are good enough to make me want to declare WAAAGH on all other factions
August 21
- I've fallen for GTA RP, and it shows what the future of GTA 6 Online could be
- 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
- Game of the Week – The Sinking City 2 is my Silent Hill-loving brain's new survival horror obsession
August 20
- Ghost Rider release date, cast, trailer, story speculation, and more news on the upcoming Marvel movie
- GTA 6's leaks prove AI disinformation is worse than you think
- "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"
- Give Master Chief a break – I want more Halo games like ODST and Reach
August 19
- I thought digital-only games would stop leaks, but GTA 6 just proved me wrong
August 18
- 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
- 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
August 17
- Fable deserves a "chance to shine" – which is why Xbox should delay it one final time
- If you need a break from Pokopia, Woot's Summer of Gaming Switch game deals could hold your next big obsession
- Singing sirens, angry gods and cannibalized crews: Sunless Sea is The Odyssey as an RPG
- Lanterns' huge twist puts a daring new spin on a notoriously tricky franchise
August 16
- The backlash against gen AI in video games proves voting with your wallet works
- Ahsoka season 2 trailer breakdown: 16 Star Wars details and our theories
August 15
- These Mass Effect veterans are carrying the RPG's "principles" into a new game that sounds like Dispatch meets The X-Files
- Insomniac had to ditch Spider-Man's open-world for Marvel's Wolverine because Logan is "not somebody who has a friendly neighborhood"
- 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
August 14
- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam director says games need "friction" to thrive, and this shooter is proof
- The women of Grand Theft Auto: How film noir shaped (and limited) Rockstar's female characters
- The PSP is the ultimate physical media EDC in 2026, change my mind
- Playing Baldur's Gate 3 with no weapons at all forced me to progress my story in a very specific way
- Beast of Reincarnation is a Pokémon-inspired soulslike without the cruelty of Dark Souls – and it's better for it
- 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's Wolverine will make sure squeamish players never have to see blood and gore: "We don't want to surprise anyone"
August 13
- 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
- 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"
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave fixes my biggest issue with Three Houses, and I'm already obsessed
- "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
August 12
- Now that The Elder Scrolls 6 is playable, Bethesda's RPG nightmare of its own making is nearly over
- 10 years of No Man's Sky: How Hello Games and Sean Murray keep getting away with it
- 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
- Oblivion Remastered on Switch 2 is a miracle port – and a reminder the RPG still isn't fixed
- Gamescom 2026 schedule: All of the dates, times, and where to watch the showcases
- X-Men '97 season 2 ending explained: who dies and how does it set up season 3?
August 11
- I'm boycotting Love and Deepspace for killing my virtual boyfriend, and so are 251,000 other loyal widows
- Asus ROG GR70 vs gaming laptops, how does the mini PC top dog fare against portable powerhouses?
- Star Wars Zero Company wants to be more than XCOM with lightsabers: "Gamers are more sophisticated now"
- 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
August 10
- 18 AAA games in 8 weeks: With the GTA 6 shadow looming, Gamescom suddenly feels like the most essential gaming event of 2026
- 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
- Game of Thrones play The Mad King makes the identity of the Prince that was Promised clearer than ever – with a major catch
- 7 years later, new Game of Thrones play The Mad King might answer a huge Daenerys Targaryen question
- House of the Dragon season 4 release date speculation, cast, plot, and more news
- House of the Dragon season 3 ending explained: who dies and how does it set up the final season?
August 9
- 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
- 16 things we learned about Game of Thrones from The Mad King play
August 8
- 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
- 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"
- This Back to the Future mod is taking us to Vice City before GTA 6
- 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
- How to watch the GTA 6 extended look: Netflix streaming release date and times
August 6
- Even as Spider-Man: Brand New Day shatters records, Rockstar's Netflix deal proves GTA 6 can still claim the ultimate entertainment crown
- 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
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave revealed everything but romance, and I'm worried we are losing what makes it so special
- I worried Onimusha: Way of the Sword would be too easy, then got my ass beat by a many-limbed demon
- Need a reason to return to Baldur's Gate 3? Then join the GamesRadar+ RPG Club and replay it with us
- Celebrate 20 years of ROG gaming with a range of exclusive anniversary gifts
- "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
August 5
- Baldur's Gate 3's "billion" mods can make it the next Skyrim – just as Larian intended
- Fields of Mistria is the best $14 I've spent in years
August 4
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s cruel twist cements this as the best MCU Spider-Man film yet
- Big Walk is a COVID game about nothing (and everything)
- Violent Night 2 trailer breakdown: director Tommy Wirkola and producer Kelly McCormick on de-powering Santa and weaponizing Christmas decorations
- 5 predictions after Spider-Man: Brand New Day: What's next for Tom Holland's Spider-Man? Will he team up with Miles Morales?
- 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
August 3
- 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
- I've been buying Blu-rays for over 15 years, and these are my top tips for building the ultimate physical film collection
- Mistfall Hunter is more Dark Souls than Arc Raiders – an extraction action RPG that could use more ideas of its own
- How is [SPOILER] still alive in House of the Dragon season 3?
August 2
- From top-down crime capers to online open-world heists, GTA has defined play freedom across gaming generations
- Sadie Sink's MCU debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the perfect way to begin the road to X-Men
- Remembering Splatoon, the 2015 gamble that became Nintendo's freshest success story
August 1
- 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"
- Which GTA protagonist are you?
- I really didn't think The Punisher was going to work in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but I was so wrong