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- 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 "replaced me with ChatGPT midway through development" but AI use is not disclosed on Steam, claims former lead writer
- 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 NUC 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 1 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 1 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 (August 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- House of the Dragon season 3 ending explained: who dies and how does it set up the final season?
- House of the Dragon showrunner teases "new dragons" in "a very worthy" final season of the hit HBO show
- 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 (August 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
- Beast of Reincarnation review: "The Pokemon dev knocks it out the park with a stunningly confident sci-fi action RPG"
- Cooking in Beast of Reincarnation explained
- Rangifer weakness and boss fight strategy in Beast of Reincarnation
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- 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
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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: Cracking the vault on the first 20 entries in our explosive Top 100 list in the run-up to 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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