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Three Games Announced In 24 Hours As GameMill Unveils New Lineup Of Xbox Releases
Hey, GameMill, do you want to slow down a bit?The publisher has indeed unveiled a lineup of three new Xbox games this week, two of which have been announced today.The first of these is Hot Wheels Let's Race: Ultimate Speed, a new racing game inspired by the Netflix animated series of the same name and developed by the Nickelodeon Kart Racers team.
2 hours ago
Save Nearly 50% Off the Anker 60,000mAh Power Bank on Amazon: Massive Capacity, Compact Size
Serves double duty as both a miniature power station and super high-capacity power bank.
3 hours ago
YouTube's New AI Age Verification System Goes Into Effect Today in the United States
YouTube has officially launched its new AI age verification technology today, which will automatically add certain restrictions to your account if it thinks you’re under 18 years old.
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Talking Point: What Should Xbox Do To Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary Next Year?
It's going to be a big 2026.How are we just four months from the end of 2025?!Yes, November 2026 will mark 25 years since the original Xbox console was first released, and it sounds like Microsoft has big plans to celebrate that fact - potentially with new Halo, Gears and Forza games all on the way next year (along with Fable and whatever else!).
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The LEGO Back to The Future DeLorean Time Machine Is on Clearance for $70 at Select Walmart Locations
The LEGO Back to The Future DeLorean Time Machine Is on Clearance for $70 at Select Walmart Locations
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South Park Fans Have to Wait Until Next Week for a New Episode, As Series Takes Fresh Pause Amid Controversy
South Park will skip out on airing a new episode this week as Season 27 of the Comedy Central show continues its bi-weekly run of takedowns against the Trump administration.
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Resident Evil Survival Unit Confirms Some Familiar Boss Characters
Capcom has dropped a new cinematic trailer for its upcoming mobile strategy game, Resident Evil Survival Unit, which appears to confirm an array of familiar enemies you'll have to fight.
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Metal Gear Solid Delta's Delayed Multiplayer Won't Have Crossplay, and It's Not Going Down Well With Fans
Not only will Metal Gear Solid Delta be missing its multiplayer Fox Hunt mode at launch, the online offering will also lack crossplay support when it does arrive.
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The Best Hard Drive Deal So Far for 2025: Get a 26TB Seagate Desktop Hard Drive for Just $250
The first time I've seen a drive priced at under $10 per TB this year.
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Ubisoft Is Working On A 'Big Division 2 Project' Following Its Recent Xbox Game Pass Launch
"The Division 2 will be at Gamescom this year".About two and a half months ago, Ubisoft's The Division 2 made its Xbox Game Pass debut a good few years after the title's initial release, and the company has just started teasing a major update that's coming to its co-op action game.As part of a short clip talking about what the team has planned for Gamescom 2025, a 'Big Division 2 Project' has been teased by Ubisoft, with more details to be revealed during a panel at next week's gaming convention.
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Nobody 2 Review
Bob Odenkirk is back to kick ass and take some vacation time and he’s all out of… Oh, no, actually, he’s got both still.
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These Are The 11 Best Books of 2025 So Far and Why I Think You Should Read Them
2025 has already been a great year for books, so we've rounded up some of our favorites of the year so far - perfect for your vacation.
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inZoi's Coming to PS5 Next Year, But An Xbox Release Is Only 'Under Consideration' For Now
Impressive-looking life sim inZoi will launch on PS5 next year, sometime in 2026 — though an Xbox launch looks further off.
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Phasmophobia Developer Working 'Really Closely' With Blumhouse On its Big Screen Adaptation: 'It Will be a Phasmophobia Film, It Won't Just be a Ghost Hunting Film'
Phasmophobia developer Kinetic Games is working "really closely" with Blumhouse on its upcoming movie adaptation.
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Wednesday Smashes More Records As Season 2 Hits 50 Million Views
Wednesday is finally back for season 2 — and breaking records once again.
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PUBG Has Decided It's Finally Time to Leave PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Behind
PUBG has announced it will ditch support for the aging PlayStation 4 and Xbox One beginning this November, following eight years of service.
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Magic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy Precons Bundle Just Got a Huge Discount at Amazon Today
Save on every Magic: The Gathering Commander Deck from the Final Fantasy set right now in a massive bundle.
6 hours ago
The Running Man: Edgar Wright's Action-Thriller Headed to New York Comic Con
The Running Man is coming to New York Comic Con. IGN can also reveal three new exclusive photos from writer-director Edgar Wright's film starring Glen Powell.
6 hours ago
Football Manager 2026 revealed, after last year's edition was left in the changing rooms
Namely, Football Manager 2026 has been announced by developers Sports Interactive, with a quick trailer.There's no release date as of yet.Refunds were issued to folks who'd pre-ordered the touchline-prowling sim, and the devs shifted their focus on to Football Manager 2026.
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Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Say About GameSir's 'G7 Pro' Xbox Controller
Worth picking up?We've been hearing about GameSir's G7 Pro Xbox controller for quite a while now - it had a lot of anticipation leading up to launch - and it's now officially available at multiple retailers including Amazon and GameSir itself.In our post about it back in June, we highlighted all of its key features (you can get another look below):Read the full article on purexbox.com
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The Legend of Zelda Movie's Social Media Account Highlights The Weirdness of Nintendo's Franchise Being Made By Sony Pictures
Nintendo fans have reacted in surprise and amusement at the fact that Sony is running the official social media account for The Legend of Zelda movie — and specifically the fact that it follows the official PlayStation account, rather than any of the official accounts for Nintendo.
6 hours ago
The KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack Is Releasing on Vinyl and CD
After dominating Billboard charts, the KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack is heading to vinyl.
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Warner Bros. Wants Zach Cregger To Make a Weapons Prequel Starring Aunt Gladys
Did you see Weapons this past weekend? If you did, you definitely met Aunt Gladys — and you understand why the powers that be now want a prequel that focuses on her story.
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PUBG Getting Free Current-Gen Upgrade, Xbox One Version Going Offline This November
"This shift is a necessary step".This November, PUBG will get a full current-gen upgrade that brings 4K / 60FPS gameplay to Xbox Series X, while the Xbox One version of the game will be delisted and get taken offline at the same time.The PUBG developer explains all of this in a new blog post; one that details the game's full current-gen specs while providing reasoning behind the decision to ditch last-gen consoles.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Has Dropped to Just $20 on Switch Today
Get ready to duel. Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection is down to $20 on Nintendo Switch today, and even includes an extra collectible card alongside for free.
7 hours ago
Mafia: The Old Country now has a first-person driving mod that's ideal for capo cruisin', when it's not utterly terrifying
You can imagine, then, how keen I was to give its new first-person driving mod a go.I wasn't wrong either, the mod's great.Read more
7 hours ago
Football Manager 26 Is Coming To Xbox, And It Looks Like A Major Overhaul For The Series
Ready for a new Football Manager on Xbox?It's been a couple of years since the last one (due to the 25 version getting cancelled amidst issues with transitioning to the Unity engine), and now Football Manager 26 has just been announced.The transition to a new engine might have proved troublesome for the team at Sports Interactive, but it seems like it's paying off from a visual perspective - the teaser trailer up above hints at some massively improved match day visuals.
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Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy: Where to Buy Everything From The Insanely Popular Universes Beyond Set
From Secret Lair to Universes Beyond, here's everything you need to know to buy Magic: The Gathering's huge Final Fantasy expansion, including what SKUs are available, where you can get them, how much they cost, and more.
7 hours ago
Star Wars: Shatterpoint Board Game Buying Guide
Everything you need to know to get into the board game Star Wars: Shatterpoint, including the core game and the many Squad Packs and extras.
8 hours ago
Bendy 1930s-styled roguelite Into the Unwell looks for laughs within its misery
Into the Unwell is a cooperative hack n' slash roguelite where your characters – cartoonish yet barely upright lost souls, one and all – draw fighting prowess from their vices.My vice, it turns out, is booting sentient pizza slices off cliff edges.Read more
8 hours ago
Impressive Open World RPG Crimson Desert Now Coming To Xbox In Q1 2026
"We will announce the date at a more appropriate time".As part of a recent earnings call, the South Korean game maker has announced a slight delay to Crimson Desert.Previously planned to launch this year, the Xbox RPG will now release in Q1 2026, due to "longer than expected" development timelines.
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DSTLRY's Endeavour Resurrects the Infamous Ship for Another Doomed Voyage
Fans of Lord of the Flies and Yellowjackets will want to check out our exclusive preview of DSTLRY's new survival thriller series Endeavour.
8 hours ago
Into the Unwell Is Like a Chaotic 3D Cuphead in Roguelite Form
Standing out from the crowd won’t be a problem for Into the Unwell, whose bouncy, Felix the Cat-meets-drugs and alcohol style is quite unlike any roguelite you’ll find available right now.
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Stalker 2 Development Roadmap Includes Unreal Engine Upgrade, As Well as PS5 and PS5 Pro Release
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's roadmap for the latter half of this year is now available, and it includes changes to both the base game and the Zone Kit Modifications Tool, as well as plans for its previously-confirmed release on PS5 and PS5 Pro.
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Deals For Today: Massive Star Wars Unlimited TCG Sale Is Live at Amazon
As of August 13, Amazon is also offering up to 52% off Star Wars: Unlimited TCG products, including booster displays, starter sets, and prerelease boxes.
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Two More Games Are Getting Delisted On Xbox In September 2025
Both disappearing from the Xbox Store next month.The first of these has just been announced in the form of Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova.This is a solo and co-op adventure game that's received pretty mixed reviews across all platforms, and the team has taken to Steam to announce that its license has expired.
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Drag x Drive Review
Nintendo’s take on wheelchair basketball is a lot of fun and controls surprisingly well, but it sadly lacks content, variety, and personality.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows Developers Discuss Series' Modern Day Future, Basim, and Why There's No New Isu Artifact
The Assassin's Creed Shadows development team has answered fan questions on the future of the franchise's modern day storyline, as well as various lingering plot threads left unanswered in the series' recent blockbuster.
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Valve explain why using PayPal for Steam purchases isn't currently an option in a whole bunch of countries
If you've tried to pay for something on Steam via PayPal over the past month and a bit, only to be told you can't, Valve have now offered an explanation as to why, pointing to a bank that previously handled PayPal transactions in certain currencies as having suddenly terminated its support.Folks in affected countries first noticed notifications informing them PayPal was "currently unavailable" in their part of the world around a month ago.Read more
9 hours ago
ROG Xbox Ally Infographic Appears Alongside Early Amazon Listing
It's now been taken down...Last month, we heard reports that Microsoft's ROG Xbox Ally device would go up for pre-order in August - and a now-removed Amazon listing points towards that becoming a reality very soon.<related ids="185783">Read the full article on purexbox.com
9 hours ago
Alien: Earth - The Biggest (Acid) Burning Questions After Episodes 1 and 2
Alien: Earth's first two episodes introduce more mysteries to the long-running franchise.
10 hours ago
The 10 Most Valuable Pokémon Cards from Japan's Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia
Discover the 10 most valuable Pokémon cards from Japan’s Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia sets in 2025, including market prices, gameplay value, and collector appeal, and what to chase in packs.
10 hours ago
inZOI Xbox Release Now 'Under Consideration' As PS5 Port Announced For 2026
We still think we'll see it on Xbox.inZOI was all the rage when it released for PC earlier this year - a new Sims-like game that received "Very Positive" reviews on Steam at the time, although those have dropped to a "Mostly Positive" rating in the months since.Inevitably, there were questions from both Xbox and PlayStation fans about whether the game would end up on consoles, and as mentioned at the time, the inZOI team said it was "expected to be on consoles like PS5 and Xbox".
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Crimson Desert Delayed to 2026 Due to 'Unavoidable' Issues Scheduling Voiceovers, Console Certification, And 'Other Launch Preparations'
The developer of upcoming open-world action fantasy game Crimson Desert has revealed its single-player open world adventure game has "unavoidably" slipped from a Q4 2025 release to Q1 2026.
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Monster Hunter Wilds' Update 1.021 Gets Off to Terrible Start as Capcom Fights to Fix Crashing Issue
Capcom is "aware" of crashing issues introduced to Monster Hunter Wilds via today's crucial 1.021 update, stressing it is now "working on the issue."
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It Sure Sounds Like Another Marvel Star Just Confirmed They're In Avengers: Doomsday, Even Though They're Not Yet Officially Announced
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Xochitl Gomez has discussed what she hopes her Marvel character America Chavez will be up to in Avengers: Doomsday, in a conversation which fans are taking as confirmation of her appearance.
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Stalker 2 Is Getting An Engine Overhaul This Year On Xbox Game Pass
Stalker 2 maker GSC Game World has shared its development roadmap for the remainder of 2025, and the team has plenty of updates planned for Q3 and Q4.Among those updates is an engine overhaul set to bring "new features and tools to make the Zone an even better place" later in the year.That overhaul comes in the form of an upgrade to 'Unreal Engine 5.5.4', which alongside new features and tools will also bring "the latest optimizations" for "better stability and performance".
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Krafton claim former Subnautica 2 leads have "resorted to litigation to demand a payday they haven't earned"
Krafton delay the game from a 2025 early access release to 2026 and fire three leads on it: Charlie Cleveland, Max McGuire, and Ted Gill.The company accuse those leads of abandoning their duties and argue the game wasn't ready for early access.The leads disagree and file a lawsuit.
11 hours ago
Chibi-Robo! Is The Next Classic Game Coming to Nintendo Switch Online's GameCube Library
Chibi-Robo! is the next GameCube classic coming to Nintendo Switch 2's Nintendo Switch Online library, and it arrives as soon as next week.
12 hours ago
Daredevil Star Charlie Cox Says He's Filmed Born Again's Second and 'Final Season' — Though Kingpin Actor Offers Hope of More
The future of Disney's Daredevil revival is up in the air, after a curious comment from series star Charlie Cox.
12 hours ago
AU Deals: Love is a Battlefield Bargain, Plus Some Nice Prices on the Best AAAs You Must Own
Some sales are good and some are the kind I instantly DM my dudes about to become The Voice of FOMO Temptation. Today’s spread falls firmly into the latter.
19 hours ago
Alien: Earth Episodes 1 & 2 Review
Alien: Earth comes out of the gate swinging with a pair of premiere episodes that highlight everything that works about the show; a xenomorph playing the gory hits and a ton of intriguing new additions to the decades-old franchise.
19 hours ago
Save $30 on this esports-ready keyboard, and then you'll have one less thing to blame for your performance
We’ve covered a few keyboards recently, and while those are great for work and play, the Logitech G Pro X 60 is all about maximising your efforts in whichever competitive title you’re playing. Read more
20 hours ago
Get the Decked Out Asus ROG Strix G16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop Is Down to $1,999.99
It's also equipped with one of the most powerful AMD mobile CPUs currently available.
20 hours ago
This Iniu 10,000mAh Power Bank Doesn't Need a Wall Charger Because It Has a Built-In Plug
Why buy a power bank, wall charger, and cable when you can just get a 3-in-1 device for under $20.
12/08/2025
Where To Buy Magic: The Gathering Edge of Eternities Collector Boosters Now That They've Sold Out
Edge of Eternities Collector Boosters are selling out at retailers, but you can find them on the secondary market if you know where to look.
12/08/2025
GTA Actor Says Disastrous Florida Gaming Convention 'Put the Con in Comic-Con'
Last weekend, a number of gaming fans traveled to Tampa, Florida to attend the National Gaming Expo. The convention promised encounters with actors such as the casts of Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2, Mario, and more. Instead, convention attendees got empty halls, missing talent, and...camels?
12/08/2025
Adorama Is Clearing Out This Apple MacBook Pro M3 Pro Laptop by Offering a $700 Off Discount
A rare opportunity to score a powerful, upgraded MacBook Pro at a nearly entry level price.
12/08/2025
Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development Team Votes to Unionize
Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development team (SFD) has voted in favor of unionization with the Communications Workers of America, according to a press release shared today.
12/08/2025
The Best Wireless Gaming Mice in 2025
There was certainly a time when no self-respecting gamer would use a wireless mouse, but those days are long gone.
12/08/2025
Save 40% Off the Baseus 10-in-1 Charging Station with USB Ports and AC Outlets
Get a free 100W USB-C charging cable while you're at it.
12/08/2025
GameSir Announces the G7 Pro Controller With Drift-Resistant Joysticks
GameSir has released the G7 Pro, a new wired and wireless pro-style controller for Xbox, PC, and Android that comes with battery-sipping, drift-resistant Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) sticks and four customizable macro buttons—two on the grips and two mini bumper buttons.
12/08/2025
The Alienware 16X Aurora RTX 5070 Gaming Laptop Drops to the Lowest Price Ever
One of the best gaming laptop deals to come out of the Dell Back to School Sale
12/08/2025
Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Echoes Of The End
Here at Pure Xbox, we recently highlighted brand-new action adventure game Echoes of the End ahead of today's Xbox launch - and since then, we've been pretty intrigued to see what people think of it.Well, some early reviews have now dropped for the title - so we're going to round those up down below so you can get a better idea of what to expect.Here's what those early reviews are saying about Echoes of the End:Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/08/2025
I Tried The Mechanism Gaming Pillow With My ROG Ally X
Taking on the quest to make handheld gaming as cozy as possible.
12/08/2025
The Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Noise Canceling Wireless Gaming Headset Is Now Available at Best Buy
Razer's highest-end gaming headset gets some major upgrades for 2025.
12/08/2025
Everything We Know About the Upcoming Google Pixel 10 Phones
What to expect from Google next week.
12/08/2025
Krafton Responds to Ex-Subnautica 2 Leads' Lawsuit, Saying They 'Resorted to Litigation to Demand a Payday They Haven't Earned'
Krafton has issued a response to a recent lawsuit filed by the former leads of Subnautica 2, offering rebuttals to the developers' claims and alleging they "resorted to litigation to demand a multimillion-dollar payout they haven't earned."
12/08/2025
Alien: Earth Premieres Tonight – Here's When You Can Watch the First 2 Episodes
Alien: Earth premieres tonight. Here's when you can watch new episodes.
12/08/2025
Ranking the Alien Movies
As the Alien franchise heads into new territory with the TV series Alien: Earth, we're Weylin' our Yutanis at the seven Xeno-movies that have landed in theaters. Yes, we're gonna rank them all from worst to best, from wasteful to masterful.
12/08/2025
Guide: Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live Showcase: Date, Start Times & What To Expect
Welcome to our Pure Xbox guide for Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live!As we're now closing in on Geoff Keighley's big August event, we're going to go over the exact date, length and start times for the upcoming livestream - alongside some of what we can expect to see during Gamescom's ONL showcase.We also have some official Xbox broadcasts to come following Opening Night Live, but this guide will purely focus on Geoff Keighley's opening event.
12/08/2025
Beyond the Graphic Novels: Butterfly's Daniel Dae Kim on Riding the K-wave and Pretending to be Superman
The Lost and KPop Demon Hunters alum debuts exclusive clip of his new spy series, coming to Prime Video.
12/08/2025
The Biggest Pokémon Card Crashers And Climbers This Week - August 12
As of August 12, Raging Bolt ex from Temporal Forces is down 11% to $73.45, Gastly from Twilight Masquerade is up 13% to $40.99, and other cards like Iron Crown ex, Greninja ex, and Eevee have also shifted in value.
12/08/2025
Xbox Clamps Down On 'Bundle Spam', Says Developers Are Manipulating The Microsoft Store
New rules being put in place.It's been revealed today that Microsoft is working to combat "bundle spam" on the Xbox Store, issuing a new set of rules for developers and publishers to address the "large number of complaints from both developers and consumers".Basically, Microsoft wants to stop these teams from putting out bundles where they're just combining different SKUs of the same game - for example, separate Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC versions of a title.
12/08/2025
With Doctor Who's Future Still Uncertain, Showrunner Russell T Davies Says 'I Don't Own It, It's Not Mine'
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has reflected on his work running the BBC's flagship sci-fi show, and said that ultimately his "heart" was fondest for the series he had personally created.
12/08/2025
New Alien: Earth Trailer Remakes the Original Alien Movie Trailer — and That Poor Cat Will Never Be the Same Again
With Alien: Earth launching today, FX has released a new trailer fans of the original Alien movie are sure to enjoy.
12/08/2025
Netflix Announces KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along Screenings In Theaters For the Stans
KPop Demon Hunters has taken Netflix by storm since its release on the platform back in June — and now, you can take your fandom to the next level with an upcoming weekend of special sing-along screenings in theaters.
12/08/2025
Sarah Michelle Gellar Is on the Buffy Reboot Set Every Day to Advise People on Things Like How to React if They Get Bitten by a Vampire
Buffy the Vampire Slayer legend Sarah Michelle Gellar has been praised by a new co-star for turning up on-set every day as an advisor for the series' lore. And yes, that includes exactly how it should look if you were bitten by a vampire.
12/08/2025
Monster Hunter Wilds’ PC performance patches will keep coming, if almost as slowly as the game still runs
The good news is that Capcom have committed to pushing through performance and stability updates into, at the very least, Winter 2025.The bad news is that Capcom also say they won’t have finished their performance and stability improvements until, at the earliest, Winter 2025.Read more
12/08/2025
Itch.io's mass delisting of paid adult content has also affected safe-for-work games with yuri or lesbian themes, devs claim
Following Itch.io's mass delisting of adult games in response to pressure from payment processors, a new report includes claims from LGBTQ+ devs that safe-for-work titles with lesbian or yuri themes have also been affected.Both Itch and Valve changed their rules on adult content last month, with the issue evolving into a complex pointing of fingers which traced from the storefronts, to credit card companies, and on to an Australian protest group.Itch.io have since allowed free adult games back onto the platform, but paid ones currently remain on the naughty step as the storefront seeks new payment processors.
12/08/2025
The Marvel Art of Mike Del Mundo Celebrates One of Marvel's Best Modern Artists
From Vision to The Avengers to Elektra, one of Marvel's best modern artists is on full display in the upcoming art book The Marvel Art of Mike Del Mundo.
12/08/2025
Hellblade 2 Enhanced Adds One New Xbox Achievement, And It's Very Difficult To Complete
If you're looking for a good reason to revisit Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 as part of its "Enhanced" release today, even if you've completed the full game, we've got the answer for you - a new mode called Dark Rot.In Dark Rot Mode, you're challenged with completing Hellblade 2 on a difficulty level that's higher than anything we've seen in the game before.yes, this is a permadeath mode!
12/08/2025
Crownsville Weaves a Tale of Horror Surrounding a Notorious Maryland Hospital
An infamous real-world hospital is the subject of Crownsville, an intriguing new horror series from Killadelphia co-creator Rodney Barnes.
12/08/2025
Deals For Today: TCGPlayer Is Consistenly The Cheapest For Sealed Pokémon Cards
As of August 12, TCGPlayer has sealed Pokémon TCG sets from $27.98, up to 25% cheaper than Amazon. Plus, Doom: The Dark Ages (PS5) is $44.99 at Best Buy, and the LEGO Game Boy set is back up for preorder.
12/08/2025
DOOM Xbox Controller Drops To Lowest Price Yet At Walmart (US)
$25.99 off the usual price.Back in April, it was announced that Xbox was getting two new Limited Edition DOOM controllers - one based on the standard Xbox controller design, and another based on the Elite Series 2 controller design.It's that first one that's received a significant price drop at Walmart this week, going from a price of $79.99 back at launch to just $54.00 as things stand.
12/08/2025
That Viral Hot Dog Moment From Weapons Has a Heartfelt and Subtle Meaning For Director Zach Cregger
Did you see Weapons this past weekend? Better yet, did you see all the Weapons memes this past weekend? Whether or not you ended up at the theater, you most likely saw a lot of hilarious posts about the film — maybe even one particular one about a sizable spread of hot dogs. Well, it turns out that hot dog moment in Zach Cregger’s new horror film is actually a subtle and heartfelt nod to his late friend and collaborator, Trevor Moore.
12/08/2025
Jerry Bruckheimer Has Spoken With Johnny Depp About Returning as Captain Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Caribbean 6: 'I Think He Would Do It'
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has said he’s spoken to Johnny Depp about returning as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6 — and it sounds like the actor is interested.
12/08/2025
Xbox's Latest 'Buy One, Get One Free' Promotion Is Now Live
Focusing on simulator titles.Xbox has just put another one of its 'Buy One, Get One Free' promotions live on the Microsoft Store, and this one focuses around a batch of simulators across Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.As is usually the case with these Xbox BOGOF sales, the selection — along with their associated deal prices — is a bit of a mixed bag.
12/08/2025
LEGO Announces Harry Potter Hogsmeade Village Collector’s Edition Set
LEGO has announced a new set for adults that depicts seven buildings in Harry Potter's Hogsmeade Village, plus 12 minifigures.
12/08/2025
Mission Impossible Star Tom Cruise Was 'Interested' in Starring as Iron Man, Before Movie Plans Changed
Wednesday creators Miles Millar and Al Gough have discussed their early work on an Iron Man script for Marvel — back when Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise was "interested" in the lead role.
12/08/2025
I've taken my desire for a new Burnout game down to the Paradise City in wplace
This has been one of the five thoughts that fill my head on a daily basis for years at this point, and thanks to a website that's letting people draw pixel art all over Google Maps, I've been given yet another outlet via which to let it out.That site is wplace, and it'll look familiar if you've been partial to the now defunct Reddit thread r/place at any point.Basically, anyone can hop into its map and colour in pixels to doodle over the top of any place on Earth, creating vast canvases of cool art and scrawled messages to whomever might be watching.
12/08/2025
Asus’s New OLED is Like Two Monitors in One with a TrueBlack Glossy Finish
The Asus ROG Strix XG32UCWG debuts the company's new TrueBlack Glossy screen coating for better blacks and a killer dual-resolution picture.
12/08/2025
Grab a Refurbished PS5 Pro on Sale for $589
Woot is running a discount on refurbished PS5 Pro consoles, ahead of next year's release of Grand Theft Auto 6.
12/08/2025
Helldivers 2 'Bring The Boom' Trailer Teases Halo ODST Crossover On Xbox
Bringing the boom.Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S in exactly two weeks' time, and to celebrate, the team at Arrowhead has put together the Xbox's version official launch trailer - containing a little tease relating to Team Green's most famous franchise.The clip spends the majority of its short runtime showcasing all the co-op shenanigans you'll be getting up to in Helldivers 2 - before taking the time to drop a very short Halo: ODST tease at the end there.
12/08/2025
Amazon Slashes Prices on Star Wars: Unlimited Card Sets, With Some Booster Boxes Half-Off
Amazon drops prices on Star Wars: Unlimited sets, with big discounts on booster boxes, starter kits, and prerelease packs.
12/08/2025
This RTX 5080 GPU is down to its lowest price ever at Amazon right now
We’ve covered a few deals on the RTX 5070 from various manufacturers in recent days, but today we’ve spotted its big brother, the RTX 5080, up for almost 20% off. Read more
12/08/2025
Helldivers 2 Teases Halo: ODST Crossover Ahead of Xbox Release
Helldivers 2 looks set for an unlikely Halo crossover after a new trailer teased the arrival of the ODST.
12/08/2025
Brutal Action-RPG 'Hell Is Us' Gets Free Xbox Series X|S Demo Today
Ahead of next month's full launch.Well, we won't have to sit pondering that thought much longer - as Nacon is releasing a free Hell Is Us demo on Xbox today.Set to go live in just a few hours here, the Hell Is Us demo will introduce players to the game's core systems while folks play out the very beginning of this new action-RPG experience.
12/08/2025
Asterfel, an Action-RPG Inspired by the Early-2000's Classics, Announced for PC
Developer Mysteria Studio has revealed a new third-person, narrative-driven action-RPG inspired by RPG classics from the early-2000s called Asterfel. It's in development for PC.
12/08/2025
Lost Marvels No. 2 Spotlights Legendary Comic Creator Howard Chaykin
We've got an exclusive preview of the next volume in the Lost Marvels series, celebrating the legendary Marvel Comics work of Howard Chaykin.
12/08/2025
Capcom Publisher Sale Now Live On Xbox, Alongside More Weekly Game Pass Discounts
It's Tuesday, so that means we've got new deals on the Xbox Store!Today's big attraction is a Capcom Publisher Sale, featuring discounts for the likes of the Dragon's Dogma, Resident Evil, Dead Rising and Monster Hunter franchises.That sale is joined by the usual set of weekly discounts that go live for Xbox Game Pass subscribers every Tuesday, with some of those highlights including RoboCop: Rogue City, Disco Elysium - The Final Cut and Steelrising.
12/08/2025
Phasmophobia 2 Is 'Definitely Not Off the Cards,' Dev Says, Original on Track to Finally Exit Early Access in 2026
Phasmophobia maker Kinetic Games has revealed it "wouldn't write off" a sequel to the viral hit ghost-hunting game, but is keen to keep working on the current version "until we're really happy with it."
12/08/2025
Phasmophobia: The Big Interview With Kinetic Games as Revamp for Fan-Favorite Grafton Farmhouse Map Goes Live
Phasmophobia: IGN interviews Kinetic Games as its revamp of the fan-favorite Grafton Farmhouse map goes live.
12/08/2025
Star Wars Actor John Boyega Expected 'Obi-Wan and Darth Vader' Arc for Rey and Finn, and the Allies to 'Turn Against Each Other'
Star Wars' John Boyega has said he expected a more dramatic relationship to develop between between his character Finn and Daisy Ridley's Rey throughout the saga's sequel trilogy — rather than the simple friendship viewers got instead.
12/08/2025
Rockstar Working 'Close' With Remedy As Max Payne 1+2 Development Advances
"The Max Payne 1 & 2 remake project continues".Finnish studio Remedy has given us another financial update this week, as it continues to work on multiple projects following the Xbox Game Pass release of FBC: Firebreak.One of those projects is Max Payne 1+2 Remake, which GTA developer Rockstar is working 'closely' with Remedy on as development moves forward.
12/08/2025
Capcom Releases Patch Notes for Monster Hunter Wilds' Big 1.021 Update, Adds Endgame Expansion, Reveals Fixes for 'Mostly Negative' Steam Version
Monster Hunter Wilds’ crucial update 1.021 goes live tomorrow, August 13, and ahead of that Capcom has released early patch notes alongside a message to the community apologizing for the state of the game.
12/08/2025
Peak's Mesa update lets you shimmy your sandy butt up some sandy buttes, adds tornados and dynamite
Peak's had a big update from developers Aggro Crab and Landfall Games, and it adds a new Monument Valley-esque location for you to scale the cliffs of.Before you can go mountaineering among the sandy cacti and roaring tornadoes, though, you'll want to put on some suncream.Come on, at least take a parasol.
12/08/2025
Xbox Is Adding A New Category To Help Filter Your Games Library
It's called "Free with Xbox".Well, Xbox has picked up on this, adding a new feature for Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insiders this week in which a "Free with Xbox" section has been added to the My Games & Apps page, helping to filter out demos and trials specifically.Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/08/2025
The Thing Actor Michael Chiklis Says Critics Got 2005's Fantastic Four and Its Sequel Rise of the Silver Surfer Wrong: 'They Really Maligned Our Films'
The release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps has brought Marvel’s first family into the MCU, but it has also sparked a reappraisal of 2005’s Fantastic Four movie and its sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer, according to The Thing actor Michael Chiklis.
12/08/2025
Quentin Tarantino's R-Rated Star Trek Movie Was 'Bats*** Crazy,' Simon Pegg Says
Simon Pegg has described Quentin Tarantino's plans for an R-Rated Star Trek movie as "bats*** crazy", and offered a hint of how he thought the project might have been received by fans — had it ever come to be.
12/08/2025
Remedy Admits FBC: Firebreak 'Underperformed' — 'Commercially, We Were Unsatisfied'
Developer Remedy believes the release of its first self-published game and Control spin-off, FBC: Firebreak, "succeeded technically," but acknowledged it "underperformed" on Steam, admitting that "commercially, we were unsatisfied."
12/08/2025
Remedy are still backing FBC: Firebreak despite a slow Steam launch, confirming its next "major update" for September
While admitting that FBC: Firebreak's launch on Steam "underperformed", developers Remedy have re-iterated their commitment to the co-op shooter in their latest financial report, saying that it remains "a solid game to build on" and confirming that a previously announced major update will arrive in late September.The report also gives quick mini-updates on the development of Control 2 and the combined Max Payne 1 & 2 remake, both of which remain on course.Read more
12/08/2025
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 12)
Including a new first-party drop.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update!Today, we have two new additions to the library - one of those being Microsoft's updated version of Hellblade 2, which brings a new 60FPS performance mode to proceedings.
12/08/2025
Alan Tudyk Says His Name 'Was Not Mentioned' in I, Robot Publicity Because His Performance as Sonny the Robot Scored Higher With Test Audiences Than Will Smith
Alan Tudyk has made an explosive allegation surrounding his involvement with I, Robot, claiming his name was pulled from the film’s publicity because his performance as Sonny the Robot scored higher with test audiences than Will Smith.
12/08/2025
Ryan Reynolds Shares Marvel Tease, and Fans Are Now Convinced Deadpool Is Returning for Avengers: Doomsday
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has dropped a huge tease that fans are taking as a signal he will appear in next year's Avengers: Doomsday.
12/08/2025
This Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 may have too many names, but it's discounted at Amazon
We’re always on the lookout for the best gaming mice, but it’d be fair to say the name conventions are a bit of a mess.The Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 is a great example of this: Fantastic mouse, terrible name.Read more
12/08/2025
AU Deals: Big Digital Discounts and Quietly Brilliant Gems Across All Platforms Today
Sometimes a bargains haul comes along that perfectly aligns with my bad habit of adding more to my backlog than I clear. Today is such a Tuesday.
12/08/2025
Save Nearly 50% Off the Beats Studio Pro Noise Canceling Headphones (Beats' Best Headphones)
A more affordable, more stylish alternative to Bose and Sony.
12/08/2025
This Lenovo Legion RTX 5060 desktop is under $1000 with a pair of discount codes
It’d be fair to say that PC gaming isn’t quite as accessible as console gaming for newcomers.Right off the bat, it’s obvious that a Nintendo Switch 2 is an upgrade over a Nintendo Switch 1, but while you, the discerning RPS reader, will have some understanding of processors, RAM, and those all-important GPUs, it’s not always easy for someone to jump in (short of grabbing a Steam Deck).Read more
12/08/2025
Walmart Has a Brand New Apple MacBook Air for Just $599, Great for Back to Schoolers
Sold and shipped by Walmart and carries an original Apple warranty.
11/08/2025
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Arc Adds Channing Tatum and Rebecca Wang to English Dub Cast
Channing Tatum and Rebecca Wang have joined the English dub cast for the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle arc.
11/08/2025
Amazon Is Slashing Prices on Popular Ravensburger Jigsaw Puzzles for Adults and Kids
Puzzles for every level are on sale today.
11/08/2025
Game Fans (And Trolls) Are Racing To Claim Pixels in Wplace
Wplace is a delightful new time waster in the form of a world map where users can draw a single pixel in a color of their choice, wherever they like, once every 30 seconds.
11/08/2025
Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons Is a Scary Good Time
Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons blends the random dice rolling fun of the TTRPG with Horrified's approachable and strategic cooperative gameplay to deliver a fun time for your next game night.
11/08/2025
Shrek 5 Delay Pushes Theatrical Release Date to Summer 2027
Universal and DreamWorks Animation have announced a delay for Shrek 5, pushing its release date to June 2027.
11/08/2025
Oh No, Everyone in World of Warcraft Is Falling for the Hot, Evil Lady Who Will Definitely Try and Kill Us Later
Oh no, the latest World of Warcraft patch has us teaming up with an evil cosmic void being who has tried to kill us many times already and will definitely stab us in the back later...but we're all kind of okay with it? Partially because we have no choice but also because she's hot and sarcastic?
11/08/2025
Pick Up the Slim Anker Ace 45W USB Type-C Wall Charger for Just $12 at Target
It can fast charge the Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, iPhone 16, or Samsung Galaxy phone.
11/08/2025
Save an Extra $300 Off the Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC, Great for Playing Games in 4K
You can also upgrade the CPU and storage options at a hefty discount.
11/08/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Hoping To See At Gamescom 2025?
It might not feel like it, but we've got another major gaming event taking place next week!Yes, Gamescom 2025 is around the corner, and it'll be highlighted by a special Gamescom Opening Night Live event taking place on August 19th.This has a very similar format to the Summer Game Fest Showcase that we saw in June, and we're expecting two hours of small-to-major reveals across both a pre-show and a main show - hosted, as always, by Geoff Keighley.
11/08/2025
The 24" MSI 1080p Gaming Monitor with 144Hz Refresh Rate Drops to Just $79 at Walmart
This is a perfect complement to budget gaming PCs or laptops.
11/08/2025
Deals For Today: MTG Spider-Man Booster Box Back In Stock and Massive MSI Monitor Sale
As of Aug. 11, the MTG: Marvel’s Spider-Man Play Booster Box is back for preorder at Amazon, MSI gaming monitors are up to 70% off at Woot, and Courage the Cowardly Dog: The Complete Series is just $17.96 at Walmart.
11/08/2025
American Pie 4K Steelbook Is Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know about the new 4K limited-edition steelbook version of American Pie, including what comes with it, where it's available to preorder, when it will be available, and more.
11/08/2025
Mass Effect 5 devs should "scapegoat" Veilguard and a Dragon Age trilogy remaster was pitched to EA, says ex-BioWare producer
Former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah has discussed pitching remasters of the first three games in the series to EA, and made clear in the same interview that he's encourage the developers of the next Mass Effect game to "scapegoat" Dragon Age: The Veilguard "as much as they need to".Darrah's offered a lot of insight into life at BioWare since departing the studio back in 2022, with the veteran dev having done plenty of that via his own YouTube channel.This time, though, he was interviewed by YouTuber MrMattyPlays.
11/08/2025
Hellblade 2's Unreal Engine 5 Tech Made Porting From Xbox To PS5 'Very Smooth'
"Hellblade 2 to PS5 went very smoothly".Hellblade 2's upcoming Enhanced Edition lands tomorrow, August 12th, including the game's debut on PS5 - just over a year after the initial Xbox and PC release.Yep, developer Ninja Theory has talked about how the team opting for Unreal Engine 5 made this new PS5 port a relatively simple one - with Epic's built-in platform tools coming in clutch for the Microsoft dev.
11/08/2025
After Warhammer 40,000 Fans Complained About the Removal of a Space Marine Scream From Dawn of War's Beloved Intro Cinematic, the Developer of the Upcoming Definitive Edition Restored It and Re–Released the Trailer
The Space Marine scream is back! Back where it belongs, according to many Warhammer 40,000 fans who had complained about its removal from Dawn of War’s iconic intro cinematic for the new version released to promote the upcoming Definitive Edition.
11/08/2025
More Magic: The Gathering Funko Pops Are On Their Way, And Amazon Preorders Are Open
Two new Magic: The Gathering Funko Pops are coming in 2025, and they're both up for preorder at Amazon right now.
11/08/2025
LEGO's Rumored $1,000 Star Wars Death Star Spotted in Leaked Images, With One of the Largest Piece Counts of All Time
Leaked photos appear to have revealed an enormous new Lego Death Star comprised of 9,023 pieces, that's reportedly set to cost $1,000 and launch this October.
11/08/2025
The Battlefield 6 beta’s hacking problem shows the difficulty in playing cat and mouse with cheaters
That’s despite BF6’s new and unusual requirement to enable Secure Boot, a BIOS-level security feature in Windows, ostensibly to prevent such do-badding.In response, a forum post attributed to EA’s anti-cheat team has played up successes in tracking and catching the beta’s cheaters, whose crimes allegedly range from classic wallhacks, speed hacks, and aimbots to cheats that reduce recoil or display enemy health and weapon info.However, it also concedes that Secure Boot "is not, and was not intended to be a silver bullet" – and in doing so, highlights the immense, perhaps impossible task that developers have of keeping cheater users out of their games.
11/08/2025
Mafia: The Old Country review
These thoughts are about the impractical and inefficient curiosity Enzo Favara’s at the wheel of, but they’re also about Mafia: The Old Country itself.If you get a relative or mate who’s unfamiliar with the Mafia series to play Hangar 13’s latest work, I’m fairly convinced that you’ll have an easier time convincing them that they’d just sampled a remaster of a game from the 2000s than a new release from 2025.That’s not a bad thing in and of itself, but at a time when games attempting to draw on nostalgia feel more unrepentantly nostalgic than ever, while new games often feel increasingly desperate to convey their newness, it’s certainly struck me.
11/08/2025
Xbox President 'Delighted' To Join Board Of Directors At Tyson Foods
She's not leaving Xbox, don't worry.It's been announced that Xbox president Sarah Bond has joined the board of directors at Tyson Foods, although it doesn't mean she's leaving Xbox or anything - she's simply signing up as an indepdendent director for the company.Read the full article on purexbox.com
11/08/2025
This Alienware GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming PC Starts at Just $2,150, Upgrades Also Discounted
This gaming PC will play any game out there at 4K resolution and high framerates.
11/08/2025
Arrowhead Says Fortnite's New Alien Bug Season Is Very 'We Have Helldivers at Home'
Fortnite's new season sees you and your squad fending off insectoid alien enemies nicknamed Bugs while levelling up your battle pass — and if that sounds familiar, well, you aren't the first to notice.
11/08/2025
Rumour: It Looks Like Ubisoft Is Making A 'Dark, Absurd' Far Cry TV Show
And it could be an anthology.Of course, the most famous of those is the game's utterly insane villain, Vaas - and it sounds as though Ubisoft is taking his traits and adapting them into an upcoming TV show.Seemingly leaked via a Ubisoft website before being pulled (and reported on by Eurogamer), a Far Cry TV adaptation is said to be in the works at FX.
11/08/2025
Weapons Is Officially Getting a 4K Steelbook, Now Up for Preorder
The Weapons 4K steelbook is now available to preorder from a variety of retailers. Its release date is still to be determined.
11/08/2025
Talking Point: Is Forza Horizon About To Become Xbox's Main Forza Franchise?
The future of Motorsport is in doubt.Last week, some of the Xbox community started taking note of how quiet Forza Motorsport had been on social media since Microsoft's recent layoffs, which the Xbox developer swiftly responded to with reassurances that both Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5 are still being supported by the team.The thing is though, no more major updates have been announced for the 2023 sim racer despite a two-month absence, and we're starting to wonder what the future might look like for Forza in general.
11/08/2025
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot Set Photos Reveal Sarah Michelle Gellar's New Look for Her Iconic Role
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar has given fans a first glimpse at her iconic character in more than 20 years — now dressed in a red power suit.
11/08/2025
Three New Demos Have Been Added To The Xbox Store Already In August
There was a major one on the final day of July as well.The first of these is the demo for Gothic 1 Remake, and this demo serves as a prologue featuring "a short quest that introduces the atmosphere, iconic characters, and the opening area of the game".It arrived for Xbox on August 1st, but it's been available on Steam since February - where it's racked up a "Mostly Positive" rating so far.
11/08/2025
Bithell Games are laying off most full-time staff, with the Tron: Catalyst studio "unable to secure a new larger scale project"
Some upsetting news from the past weekend: Bithell Games, the Mike Bithell-founded indie studio behind Thomas Was Alone, John Wick Hex, Tron: Identity and the just-released Tron: Catalyst, are laying off 11 developers.That’s "The majority of our full-time staff," according to a post on Bithell’s personal Bluesky account.Read more
11/08/2025
Whipping Up a Storm: How Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Took Big Last-Minute Changes on the Chin To Become a Hit With Critics and Players
IGN interviews MachineGames to find out how Indiana Jones and the Great Circle survived big changes made in its last year of development to become a hit with critics and players.
11/08/2025
Battlefield 6 Smashes Steam Record As Early Beta Impressions Go Live
The most popular BF release yet.Well, weekend one of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta has officially wrapped up - and if you haven't read our positive early impressions of EA's upcoming FPS, you can do so here.All we can say is this is a bit of a stunner already on Xbox!
11/08/2025
Carbon Based: The Art of Lewis LaRosa Celebrates a Marvel and Valiant Legend
Acclaimed Marvel and Valiant artist Lewis LaRosa is the subject of a gorgeous new art book spotlighting his work on comics like Bloodshot, Uncanny X-Men, Punisher MAX, and X-O Manowar.
11/08/2025
Ratta Supernote Manta Review
This e-ink digital notebook can be a powerful replacement for an everyday planner, becoming a living, interconnected archive of your day to day.
11/08/2025
This 'Clear Edition' Xbox Series X Is Going Viral Right Now
Xbox's Aaron Greenberg: "Put it in a museum!".Have you ever wanted a "Clear Edition" of the Xbox Series X?The talented folks over at Extreme Consoles have come up with a transparent Series X design featuring green ambient lighting that's gone viral on social media over the past few days, racking up hundreds of thousands of views.
11/08/2025
Why Has There Never Been a Dragon Age: Origins Remaster? BioWare Exec Explains Past Plans and Continued Difficulties
Former Dragon Age franchise boss Mark Darrah has discussed BioWare's difficulty getting a remaster of the series' first game off the ground, and why it would be a much tougher project than Mass Effect's trilogy re-release.
11/08/2025
Xbox's Heretic + Hexen Remasters Are 'Exceptional', Says Digital Foundry
"Nightdive has done it again".Last week, Bethesda and Nightdive Studios shadow dropped Heretic + Hexen on Xbox Game Pass following several teases from the remaster specialist developer - and now the folks over at Digital Foundry have given this one a proper seal of approval in their latest retro analysis.As you can see in the above video, DF's John Linneman has gone over Xbox's recent shadow drop — the PC version, mind you — ultimately coming away super impressed by the overall package.
11/08/2025
Cyberpunk 2077 gets its most effective horror mod yet: a story-driven rent system featuring landlord selfies
You're about to read about landlords and the prospect of paying rent.There are, however, new landlords in Cyberpunk 2077, should you choose to install this mod that introduces a whole bunch of expanded mechanics and details when it comes to cyberflats.It's called Eviction Notice, and it's a substantial overhaul of how housing works in the futuristic RPG.
11/08/2025
Bendy: Lone Wolf Is Giving Us A 'Thrilling Survival Adventure' On Xbox This Week
The latest addition to the popular series.Two of the games that particularly attracted our attention in Saturday's "Next Week on Xbox" roundup were Echoes of the End (which we highlighted a few days ago) and Bendy: Lone Wolf - a new entry in the popular long-running series.Bendy: Lone Wolf is releasing for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on August 15th, and it's described as a "dark survival" game that will "test your ability to survive against ever-increasing odds".
11/08/2025
Amazon Restocks Spider-Man MTG Booster Box Preorders for the First Time in Months
Spider-Man Magic: The Gathering booster boxes are back in stock at Amazon for the first time in months. Now's the time to grab one before they disappear again.
11/08/2025
Weapons Director Says His Resident Evil Movie Will Tell a 'Different Story' Set 'Outside of the Characters of the Games'
Weapons director Zach Cregger isn't about to tell the story of Leon S Kennedy on the big screen. Instead, he reasons, you have Capcom's own games for that.
11/08/2025
This week in PC games: deep-sea roguelite raids, first-person horror cookery, and a spruced-up Dawn of War
So, for this week’s rundown of new PC game releases, you’ve got me, fresh from my recent encroachments into WAWAPW and the Sunday Papers.You thought AI would steal everyone’s jobs?It was the hardware editors.
11/08/2025
EA Rejected The Idea Of 'Dragon Age 1-3 Remastered'
Dragon Age: The Veilguard launched on Xbox late last year after a decade-long series hiatus, but it didn't have to be that long of a wait, according to former BioWare veteran Mark Darrah.In a new interview with MrMattyPlays, the former BioWare dev claimed that ideas of a Dragon Age remaster of some sort were floating around at EA, but ultimately rejected.In short, Darrah says that the team at one point pitched to "rebrand the first three games as if they were a trilogy", potentially dubbed "the Champions trilogy" containing remasters of Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
11/08/2025
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Insists Projections for the 'Lifetime Value' of Civilization 7 Are 'Very Consistent With Our Initial Expectations for the Title' — Despite 'Slow Start'
We’re now half a year since the troubled launch of Civilization 7, which has fewer players on Steam than both Civilization 6 and the 15-year-old Civilization 5. But according to the boss of Take-Two, Civ 7 is projected to meet the company's initial internal expectations over the course of its lifetime.
11/08/2025
McDonald's Pokémon Card Giveaway Ends Early Amid Restaurant Chaos, Scalping and Widespread Food Waste, as Fans Buy Dozens of Happy Meals Only to Dump Uneaten Burgers
McDonald's has announced the early end of a Happy Meal Pokémon card promotion in Japan, after the chain was swamped by fans buying dozens of burgers to extract the packs found within them.
11/08/2025
First Look at the Doctor Strange-Inspired Sanctum Lounge Aboard the Disney Destiny
IGN was invited to the Float Out of the Disney Destiny at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and we were given a first look at the Doctor Strange-inspired Sanctum lounge aboard the ship.
11/08/2025
Construction Has Officially Begun on Disney Cruise Line's Fourth Wish-Class Ship as Disney Celebrates With Its Steel Cutting Ceremony
Disney invited IGN to be part of the Steel Cutting ceremony of Disney Cruise Line's next Wish-Class ship, which is the special moment when construction officially begins on the vessel that will set sail in 2027.
11/08/2025
Disney Destiny's Float Out Just Happened in Papenburg, Germany, and We Were There
Disney invited IGN to the Float Out of the Disney Destiny, which is the huge milestone where the ship leaves its dry dock at Papenburg, Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard and gets ready to make the voyage across the sea to its home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.
11/08/2025
AU Deals: 128 Bucks Off a Top Tier Headset, Monster Deals on Hunting, Diablo IV Bundles, Battlefield & More!
Some sales weeks feel like filler, but this one’s a greatest hits album.
11/08/2025
Everything You Need to Know About Kindle Unlimited Before You Subscribe
Millions of books in the palm of your hand.
10/08/2025
What's on your bookshelf?: Starcraft II writer and Warhammer design veteran Andy Chambers
Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books!I'm obviously using regular in the metafictional sense here but my intentions are pure, I promise.Read more
10/08/2025
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for admiring for the nine different houseplants you successfully repotted on Saturday, a moment of quiet appreciation that lasts just long enough to forget that you willingly spent real money on bags of what could accurately be called dirt.And now it’s back.Read more
10/08/2025
One Piece Season 2 Trailer Includes Season 3 Confirmation from Netflix
The first trailer for One Piece Season 2 is here, and so is confirmation that Netflix is bringing back its live-action anime adaptation for Season 3.
10/08/2025
Talking Point: Are You Playing Assassin's Creed Mirage On Xbox Game Pass?
If so, what do you think?Getting on for two years after its launch, Microsoft has brought Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Mirage to Xbox Game Pass this week, with the 2023 series entry now joining the likes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla on the service.AC Mirage came out a few years ago as a stop-gap between the huge, sprawling RPG titles that now frequent this famous Ubisoft franchise.
09/08/2025
The 10 Best Video Game Prequels
With the release of Mafia the Old Country, we look back at some of the best video game prequels of all time from Metal Gear Solid 3 to Red Dead Redemption 2.
09/08/2025
Red Rising Board Game Review
The first tabletop adaptation of Pierce Brown's Red Rising books.
09/08/2025
Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In September 2025
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in September 2025?Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time.We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but Microsoft usually gives us around two weeks right now - and don't forget, publishers sometimes secure late deals with Microsoft to keep their games on Game Pass, even after they've been announced to be leaving!
09/08/2025
Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 11-15)
Including three new Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 11-15!We've got some very interesting new indie releases on the way over the next few days including the likes of Echoes of the End and Bendy: Lone Wolf, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to three games - highlighted by the "Enhanced" version of Hellblade 2!
09/08/2025
Weapons Has a Secret ‘Weapon’... and That’s Why It’s a Great Horror Movie
Zach Cregger's Weapons is one of the year’s best movies, and it has a secret "weapon" of its own...
09/08/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 9-10)
It's been a busy week, with Microsoft delivering another Xbox Game Pass roundup a few days ago.We may still be waiting on August's biggest Xbox and Game Pass drops, but there's still plenty to be going at on the platform this weekend.Here's what we're playing over the next few days:Read the full article on purexbox.com
09/08/2025
What are we all playing this weekend?
Thankfully I love foxes, and care little for the garden.Now then: what are we all playing this weekend?We'll start, then you can follow in the comments!
09/08/2025
These 7 Streaming Subscriptions Are Less Than $10 a Month Without Ads
Cheap and ad-free streaming options.
09/08/2025
After Five Years 'Driving' The Diablo Franchise, Rod Fergusson Is Leaving Blizzard & Microsoft
"It’s time to step away".There are some big changes happening at Blizzard today, as Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson has announced that he's leaving the company (along with Microsoft) after five years in the role.The announcement was made on social media, as you can see below:Read the full article on purexbox.com
08/08/2025
Here's the 10 Most Valuable Prismatic Evolution Pokémon Cards That I'm Still Chasing in Sealed Boosters
Umbreon ex SIR is still fetching $869 despite a 33% drop in recent months, and you can even still pull it from sealed boosters. Here are the top 10 most valuable Prismatic Evolutions Pokémon cards you can chase right now.
08/08/2025
Save $120 Off the Latest Apple iPad Mini: Small, But More Powerful than the Standard iPad
This is easily the best iPad for taking with you on an every day basis.
08/08/2025
The Batman 2 Won't Feature Robin, James Gunn Confirms
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has stepped in to shut down rumors that Robin will appear in The Batman 2.
08/08/2025
Pick One: What's Your Favourite Battlefield Game On Xbox?
Remember, you can only pick one!It's been a long time since we did a "Pick One" feature here at Pure Xbox, and with the Battlefield 6 beta likely to prove the main attraction on Xbox this weekend, it's about time we asked you for your favourite game in the series!<related ids="186029">Read the full article on purexbox.com
08/08/2025
Rod Fergusson Departs Blizzard, Diablo Franchise
Diablo general manager and Gears of War veteran Rod Fergusson has left Blizzard.
08/08/2025
Here's The Best Deals Today: A Cheeky $10 Discount on Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller And Apple Sale
As of August 8, the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller is $74.99 at Best Buy with a $10 discount, and Apple’s latest iPads and MacBooks are up to 30% off on Amazon — including models with AppleCare+.
08/08/2025
This New Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Helps Beginners Explore the Realms of D&D
A brand-new Dungeons & Dragons starter set is now available. It comes with everything you and your friends need to learn and play your first adventure.
08/08/2025
Echoes Of The End Brings Its 'Breathtaking' Fantasy Adventure To Xbox Next Week
We'll have a full roundup of everything coming to Xbox next week very soon, and one of the games that may catch your eye is Echoes of the End - a "breathtaking" new fantasy adventure releasing for Xbox Series X and S on August 12th.You can see 17 minutes' worth of footage for this one up above (although the combat has since been updated - more about that below), with the game said to "blend a deeply personal, character-driven story with thrilling magic and sword-based combat, engaging traversal and thought-provoking puzzles".Read the full article on purexbox.com
08/08/2025
Final Fantasy Dominates the The Most Valuable Magic: The Gathering Cards of 2025 So Far
We've rounded up the most valuable Magic cards from Innistrad, Tarkir, Aetherdrift, and Final Fantasy - here's the top 10.
08/08/2025
Umamusume Pretty Derby Fans Mourn Death of Champion Racehorse Grass Wonder
Grass Wonder, one of the real-life racehorses that inspired a character in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, passed away on August 8 at age 30, prompting an outpouring of condolences from fans of Cygames’ anime horse-girl franchise.
08/08/2025
Tron: Catalyst Developer Bithell Games Makes 'Majority' of Its Full-Time Staff Redundant After Failing to Secure New Project
British indie developer Bithell Games has shed the "majority" of its full-time staff, just weeks after the launch of Tron: Catalyst.
08/08/2025
John Wick Spinoff Ballerina Stumbles, Landing Lionsgate With $94M Quarterly Net Loss
A disappointing performance from John Wick spinoff Ballerina has left TV and movie production company Lionsgate facing a $94 million quarterly net loss.
08/08/2025
Great News, You Can Finally Lean Against a Wall Like an Edgelord in World of Warcraft
A brand new major patch for World of Warcraft dropped earlier this week, including new dungeons, a new raid, a new delve, lots of new story, a big (gorgeous) new zone, and more. But don't sleep on this patch's best, most important feature: the ability for your character to lean back against a wall.
08/08/2025
Tencent Quietly Changes Light of Motiram's Steam Page Assets Following Horizon Sony Lawsuit
Tencent has updated its Light of Motiram Steam page just days after Sony filed a lawsuit alleging its upcoming game was "a slavish clone of SIE's...Horizon series of video games."
08/08/2025
Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists is a surreal tactical RPG journey into mythical underworlds from Six Ages' devs
Thousand Hells is the latest cool thing from Six Ages and King of Dragon Pass devs A Sharp.While they're working with Kitfox Games as publisher again, there's plenty of different stuff going on, including a move away from world of Glorantha as a setting.That's in favour of fantasy pastures new, inspired by myths of the ancient proto-Indo-European, Norse, and Mesopotamian varieties.
08/08/2025
Grab Two of the Best Modern Batman Comics in Hardcover for Half-Price at Amazon
Grab Batman Omnibus Vol. 1 & 2 at up to 51% off on Amazon, featuring Court of Owls, Death of the Family, and more.
08/08/2025
Grounded 2 Is Off To An Impressive Start On Steam & Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft's latest first-party release, Grounded 2, launched at the back end of July on Xbox and PC — including Game Pass — and the early signs are suggesting that it's been a successful Early Access launch for Obsidian & co.First off, as pointed out by Klobrille, the game has infiltrated the top 10 most-played games list on Xbox - currently sitting at number 9 in the US and number 10 here in the UK.Of course, Game Pass will have contributed heavily to this early success for Grounded 2 on Xbox.
08/08/2025
2 Years Later, Starfield Looks Set to Actually Let You Fly From One Place to Another, Though Not Quite Like No Man's Sky
Remember Starfield? Launched to huge fanfare in 2023, Bethesda's big sci-fi hope landed to a mixed reception from players — who have since gone on to complain about the game's disappointing first expansion and lack of substantial ongoing support.
08/08/2025
Grab 16 Warner Bros. Games for Just $12 in Humble’s WB Play the Legends Bundle
Get 16 WB PC games, including the Batman: Arkham series and Mortal Kombat 11, for just $12 in Humble’s Play the Legends Bundle.
08/08/2025
Ok is not ok, good is bad, great is the new great and BioShock 4 is coming out, as Take-Two boss stops short of claiming that up is down
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has reaffirmed 2K Games' assertion that the reportedly troubled BioShock 4, currently in the works at Cloud Chamber, will make it to release.The reassurance follows a report from Bloomberg earlier this week which reported that the game had failed a recent internal progress check, with the story specifically being tapped as an aspect that needs reworking, and some of the devs working on it have been reassigned to non-BioShock roles.Read more
08/08/2025
Cheaters Already Spotted in Battlefield 6 Open Beta, Despite Secure Boot Requirement
Battlefield 6 isn't even out yet, but cheaters have already infiltrated the Open Beta on PC. That's despite requiring players to enable Secure Boot to access the playtest.
08/08/2025
Ready Or Not Gets Massive New Update, Adds Support For Xbox Play Anywhere
A physical release is also now available.Ready or Not seems to have been a big success since its launch on Xbox a month ago, and the team behind it isn't slowing down whatsoever - the game just received a massive update containing over 200 bug fixes yesterday.That update is called the "Los Sueños Stories Patch #2", and all the fixes are detailed on the official VOID Interactive website.
08/08/2025
Look, Up in the Sky — It’s an 18’ Statue of Superman!
Following the release of DCU blockbuster Superman, an inspiring 9.5-foot statue of the Man of Steel flying, mounted atop an 18.5-foot pillar, is now proudly on display in Kal-El's true place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio. IGN was there for the unveiling to find out why it was so important to honor the the creators of Superman: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
08/08/2025
GameCube Controller for Switch 2 Review – Authentic for Better and Worse
With a balance between modernizations and authenticity, the GameCube controller for the Switch 2 should be your go-to for any Switch Online games that drop moving forward.
08/08/2025
Avengers: Doomsday Star James Marsden Discusses The Status of His X-Men Superhero Cyclops: 'I'm Dead. Well, Maybe Not'
Sonic the Hedgehog star James Marsden has addressed the return of his classic X-Men hero in the upcoming Marvel blockbuster Avengers: Doomsday, despite the character's previous on-screen demise.
08/08/2025
How payment networks control the definition of acceptable sex in videogames
To speedily summarise a lot of very knotty reporting, last month a bunch of credit card companies and payment processors forced Steam and Itch.io to alter their definitions of acceptable sexual material in PC games.Seemingly faced with the prospect of having all transactions blocked, the two storefronts now require developers to comply with the extremely open-ended adult content policies of their financial partners.This has led to a spate of delistings or outright takedowns across Steam and especially Itch, with projects affected ranging from anime stepdaughter fantasies on Steam to bundles of self-described "games for girlthings with something wrong with them".
08/08/2025
Jump gaps and ruin lives in 1000 Deaths, an offbeat 3D platformer about making decisions for jerks
The other half is dedicated to shaping the lives of four variously maladjusted losers (who, like the rest of their surroundings, resemble a child’s crayon drawings made flesh), the platforming challenges being punctuated by destiny-altering decisions to make on their behalf.Hints of VVVVVV, but with stronger notes of a Telltale adventure that’s been left in a microwave.Read more
08/08/2025
Hands On: Battlefield 6 Is An Xbox Series X|S Showpiece, Even In Beta Form
big bombastic battles on destructive-laden maps with dynamic infantry and vehicular combat.We're talking about Battlefield 6 here of course, as EA and the team unleashes its latest effort onto our Xbox consoles in beta form.Over the next few weekends, fans can go hands on with a variety of BF6 maps and modes on Series X and S ahead of launch - all of which we've detailed in our extensive guide on the Battlefield 6 beta down below.
08/08/2025
Snowboard Kids On N64 Was Amazing, And This New Xbox Game Is Inspired By It
Were you a fan of the Nintendo 64 game Snowboard Kids back in the day?How about the SSX series?If so, you might be interested in a new indie game that's released on Xbox this week called Slopecrashers, which is described by its solo developer as being "kind of my spiritual successor" - while also adding in plenty of its own ideas.
08/08/2025
Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick Says Borderlands Chief Randy Pitchford ‘Can Be Controversial at Times — Sometimes Intentionally, Sometimes Unintentionally,’ but ‘I Still Love Him to Death’
In an interview with Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Gearbox parent company Take-Two, ahead of the company’s latest (and impressive) financial results, we asked whether he has a mini heart attack whenever the outspoken Borderlands chief Randy Pitchford tweets anything. Here's his response.
08/08/2025
inZoi's All New Island Getaway DLC Has A Release Date — Here's What's Coming
inZoi's first free DLC, Island Getaway, will release on August 20. It also just so happens to coincide with the release of the life simulator's rollout on Mac, too.
08/08/2025
Sony SVP Says PlayStation Is 'Moving Away From A Hardware-Centric Business Model'
With the upcoming release of Helldivers 2, Sony is bringing its first PlayStation published title to Xbox platforms - and since then, we've heard rumours that the Japanese firm is mulling over more multi-platform ports in the future.Now, an official comment from Sony's Senior Vice President has given us a major pointer towards the future of PlayStation on other platforms.Talking in a new Sony investor meeting, SVP Sadahiko Hayakawa basically said that PlayStation is changing strategy; moving away from being fully focused on its own hardware.
08/08/2025
Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller Can Be Bought for $74.99 at Best Buy Right Now
You can score $10 off a Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller right now at Best Buy, just follow these steps to secure the deal.
08/08/2025
The Street Sharks Are Back, and We've Got an Exclusive Preview
We've got an exclusive preview of Street Sharks #1, IDW's continuation of the fan-favorite '90s animated series.
08/08/2025
Sony SVP Discusses 'Moving Away From A Hardware-Centric Business Model'
With the upcoming release of Helldivers 2, Sony is bringing its first PlayStation published title to Xbox platforms - and since then, we've heard rumours that the Japanese firm is mulling over more multi-platform ports in the future.Now, an official comment from Sony's Senior Vice President has given us a major pointer towards the future of PlayStation on other platforms.Talking in a new Sony investor meeting, SVP Sadahiko Hayakawa hints that the PlayStation owner is changing strategy; moving away from being fully focused on its own hardware.
08/08/2025
James Cameron Says He Can Justify Working on the Billion Dollar-Grossing Avatar Franchise for 20 Years Because the Films 'Can Help Connect Us'
James Cameron has said there's a reason he's directed nothing but Avatar films for the past two decades — and it's not because they make enormous piles of money.
08/08/2025
Ninja Gaiden 4 Performance Modes Detailed Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Up to 120FPS gameplay on Xbox!Ninja Gaiden 4 is part of Microsoft's bumper first-party lineup for October 2025, and ahead of its Xbox Game Pass launch in just a few months' time, the team's console performance targets have been revealed.On Xbox Series X, players will be able to pick between both 60FPS and 120FPS modes, depending on whether they prioritise graphics or high performance.
08/08/2025
Battlefield 6's beta been treating you to infinite loading screens? EA are on the case
Waiting's been a bit of theme during the early stages of the Battlefield 6 open beta, which has otherwise been earning a lot of thumbs up from FPS heads.If you've recently run into an never-ending loading screen while trying to jump into a Conquest match, the good news is that the devs have been working to solve those issues.While EA reckon the problem's specific to that game mode and the Siege of Cairo map, that doesn't look to have stopped plenty of players from running into it over the past 24 hours.
08/08/2025
Doom: The Dark Ages Price Drops $25 on PS5 After Its Official Update 2 Patch
DOOM: The Dark Ages is one of the best shooters of 2025, and now it's $25 off at Best Buy following the launch of its official Title Update 2.
08/08/2025
Roundup: Here's What The PS5 Reviews Are Saying About Xbox's 'Hellblade 2 Enhanced'
The new version releases next week.The enhanced version of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is officially arriving as a free update on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S next week, but it also marks the game's debut on PS5 - and so reviews have been going live for it today.Just as a refresher, Hellblade 2 received a Metacritic average of 81 for both Xbox and PC when it released back in May of last year, while the new enhanced release is currently sitting at 78 based on just nine professional reviews so far.
08/08/2025
I love this keyboard and mouse combo, and now they're on sale at Amazon
I’m a bit of a sicko when it comes to keyboards, and have built the kind of collection that makes my wife duck for cover when I bring them up in conversation. Read more
08/08/2025
Fortnite Leaks Point to Pet-Like Companions, Including a Selection of Dogs and a Skateboarding Turtle
Fortnite is set to add pet-like cosmetic "Companions" to its battle royale, a series of fresh leaks suggest. Initial designs include a range of dogs, as well as a turtle on a skateboard.
08/08/2025
Kojima's PlayStation Exclusive Physint Is Still Coming, But Right Now It's In The 'Conceptual Stage'
Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator, Hideo Kojima, has confirmed he is still working on PlayStation exclusive action espionage project Physint.
08/08/2025
Classic shooters Heretic and Hexen re-released as an "enhanced" bundle with cross-platform multiplayer and mod support
Heretic + Hexen is out now.The surprise re-release of these virtual spell boxes came as part of QuakeCon, with Nightdive Studios and id Software collborating to revamp more old school shooty things after doing the same with Doom and Doom 2 last year. Read more
08/08/2025
Rally Point: This year's low-intensity strategy game for when it's too hot is... two! Of them. Two games.
The plan this year...This year's Low-Intensity Games For To Do Strategy Despite Grotesque Hot are Hyper Empire and High Strategy: Oradros.Read more
08/08/2025
Beyond Freakier Friday, There’s a Vast Freakyverse You Probably Know Nothing About
The new Jamie Lee Curtis/Lindsay Lohan film Freakier Friday is the seventh movie based on the Freaky Friday book series.
08/08/2025
Bethesda Resurrects Classic Doom Duo Heretic + Hexen With 'Improved Performance for Modern Platforms'
Bethesda has confirmed Heretic + Hexen — the definitive re-release of two genre-shaping first-person shooters — are out now on PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
08/08/2025
Pokémon TCG Pocket Updated With New Card Art Following Ho-Oh Plagiarism Controversy
Hit smartphone game Pokémon TCG Pocket has today unveiled its replacement Ho-Oh and Lugia artwork, after previously apologising for a "production issue" that saw the game add cards which copied a fan design.
08/08/2025
DOOM: The Dark Ages 'Update 2' Now Live, Includes Brand-New Endless Arena Mode
It's called The Ripatorium.DOOM: The Dark Ages has received its second major update in the form of "Update 2", and in addition to various gameplay improvements and bug fixes, it even adds a brand-new endless arena mode for free!That mode is called "The Ripatorium", and you can see how it works in the video below - basically, it lets you "set up your own combat encounters within 3 unique arenas using a simple menu interface".
08/08/2025
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater's Multiplayer Mode Won't Be Available at Launch, But Shouldn't Come Too Much Later
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is now just weeks from launch, though fans will have to wait a little longer to play Fox Hunt, the game's online multiplayer mode.
08/08/2025
Xbox Console Exclusive 'ExoMecha' Is Looking Mighty Impressive Ahead Of Its 2026 Launch
Titanfall meets Halo?Last month, we brought news that Xbox console exclusive ExoMecha had finally re-emerged with a Q1 2026 release date - and now fresh gameplay courtesy of YouTube Channel Xbox Nation is catching the eye of many followers as we march on to that early 2026 launch.Read the full article on purexbox.com
08/08/2025
Tom Holland Films Graveyard Scene for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, With Zendaya Glimpsed on Set
Spider-Man star Tom Holland has been spotted filming a scene set in a graveyard for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with Zendaya also in attendance.
08/08/2025
Microsoft have halted development on Just Cause devs' 70s co-op smuggler Contraband
Microsoft have brought development work on Contraband, the co-op smuggling game that Just Cause developers Avalanche Studios announced back in 2021, to a standstill.That's the official line, while a report from Bloomberg claims the game's been cancelled outright.Nothing had been been seen or heard of Contraband since its reveal to the world at E3 four years ago, and this sudden status update comes just weeks after Microsoft cancelled Perfect Dark, Everwild, and an unannounced MMO from ZeniMax as part of mass layoffs that saw around 9,000 staff lose their livelihoods.
08/08/2025
Nintendo Announces Mario Claymation Show, As Part of New Kid-Themed My Mario Product Line Push
Nintendo has announced a new claymation Mario show that's set to premiere on YouTube. The series, which will feature kid-friendly animated episodes just one-minute in length, will launch alongside a major new push by Nintendo for the kid's product market, with a range of toys, picture books, and more released under a new "My Mario" banner.
08/08/2025
Kaiju No. 8 The Game is Out on August 31
Take control of members of Japan’s Defense Force and wreck impossibly large foes.
08/08/2025
AU Deals: A New Jamboree Switch 2 Low, Freebies Worth Owning, and Your Cheapest Airfare to Mafia's Old Country
If you’ve ever gone online for “just one quick browse” and ended up with a shopping cart that could bankrupt a small nation, we're kindred spirits, friend.
08/08/2025
Weapons Movie: Post-Credits Check-In (No Spoilers)
Weapons, director Zach Cregger’s follow-up to his 2022 horror film Barbarian, has arrived. But are there any post-credits scenes?
07/08/2025
2XKO Lead Champion Designer Talks Vi and the Changes Coming in the Closed Beta | Evo 2025
At Evo 2025, we got to speak with Lead Champion Designer Alex Jaffe to chat all about the latest addition to the 2XKO roster, Vi. We also touched upon some of the changes coming to the upcoming closed beta and the current renaissance of the tag fighting genre.
07/08/2025
The New 2025 Lenovo Legion RTX 5060 Gaming PC Drops Below $1,000 for the First Time
This is a great 1080p gaming rig with current generation components.
07/08/2025
The PNY Geforce RTX 5080 Graphics Card Is Available at MSRP from Best Buy, But You Better Hurry
It's finally at the price it should have been in the first place.
07/08/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign Dataminers Say They've Uncovered an Entirely New, Ultra-Hard Game Mode
Love Elden Ring Nightreign, but getting a little bored of the same three-night cycle of bosses and repetitive Everdark sovereigns? Fret not, Nightfarer, because there may be a brand new, extra-hard game mode on the way that will shake up Nightreign's regular playstyle.
07/08/2025
Best Chromebooks for Students in 2025
Whether you're heading to high school, college or any other level of education, the best Chromebooks for students will help you succeed.
07/08/2025
Forza Developer Reassures Fans That Motorsport, Horizon 5 Will Continue to Receive Support After Staff Cuts
The official Forza Motorsport account has issued a statement to the community regarding the ongoing support for both Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5, saying that developers Turn 10 and Playground Games will "continue to support" their existing titles.
07/08/2025
Shadow Drop! 'Heretic + Hexen' Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
Nightdive Studios reveals its secret project.Nightdive Studios has revealed its next project as part of QuakeCon today, and it's not Quake 3 Arena or Quake 4 as expected - instead, it's a "definitive re-release" of two classic shooters in Heretic + Hexen!For those who haven't played them before, both of these titles were released back in the '90s, and this definitive version features improved performance, an enhanced soundtrack, local split-screen deathmatch and co-op modes as well as online crossplay, a bunch of behind-the-scenes materials, support for in-game mods and various other bonuses.
07/08/2025
Ninja Gaiden 4 - The Final Preview
Ninja Gaiden 4 is everything we've ever wanted a modern Ninja Gaiden game to be. Team Ninja and Platinum Games understood the assignment and seem to be delivering a modern classic.
07/08/2025
Kojima's OD 'Still in Development' Despite Xbox Game Cancellations
Hideo Kojima's Xbox game project, OD, is still in development, despite Xbox's recent cancellations of a number of projects both internal and external.
07/08/2025
BioShock 4 Is 'Going to Come Out,' Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Promises: 'That I Can Say Hand on Heart, Without Question'
IGN interviewed Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick on the troubled BioShock 4. Will it actually come out? Here's his response.
07/08/2025
The New 2025 Apple iPad Air with M3 Chip Drops to an All-Time Low on Amazon for Back to School
$50 less than the best deal I saw during Amazon Prime Day.
07/08/2025
12 Historical Board Games That Take You Back in Time
These board games are set in real historical periods, giving you an idea of how wars were fought or how people lived.
07/08/2025
This Stunning Hot Toys Figure Recreates DC's Most Iconic Joker Cover
Hot Toys' latest Joker figure serves as a terrifying yet stunning recreation of the iconic cover to Batman: The Killing Joke.
07/08/2025
Forza Motorsport Team 'Assures' Players That Support Will Continue
"We know many of you have questions".Taking to social media today, the teams behind both Forza Horizon 5 and Forza Motorsport "assured" players that support will continue for both titles, as you can see below.Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/08/2025
Don't Miss Out on the Best Apple MacBook Deals Starting at Just $799 During the Back to School Sale
These are the latest models (some released earlier this year) with the M4 chip.
07/08/2025
Xbox Is Officially 'Stopping' Development On First-Party Game Contraband
"Active development has now stopped".Today. it's been confirmed that Xbox is stopping active development on the co-op game Contraband, which was in the works over at Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios.Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/08/2025
Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (August 2025)
The latest freebies for XGPU subscribers.The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass Ultimate members throughout August 2025, including for the likes of WWE 2K25, Sea Of Thieves, The First Descendant and more!The main Perks are below, and the EA Play Member Rewards are below those.
07/08/2025
Xbox Stops Development on Contraband, Four Years After Initial E3 Announcement
Xbox has stopped development of Contrabrand to "evaluate the project's future," with a Bloomberg report saying the game is canceled entirely four years after its initial E3 announcement.
07/08/2025
How to Get Used or Refurbished Apple Gear Like a Pro
Tips on getting refurbished Apple gear from a longtime cheapskate.
07/08/2025
Madden NFL 26 Review in Progress
So far the changes to this year's game are pretty impressive.
07/08/2025
King of the Hill: Exclusive Look at the “Most Difficult” Character to Age Up
Series Executive Producer and Co-creator Greg Daniels explains how Bobby was "the most important and the most difficult" character to revisit and details what DNA the show shares with The Office.
07/08/2025
Xbox Is Getting A Mario Party Clone With A LEGO Twist This September
Say hello to LEGO Party.We've definitely seen Mario Party alternatives on Xbox in the past, but they've been few and far between - Fuzion Frenzy and Rabbids: Party of Legends are the only examples that immediately come to mind.It's finally time for another one on September 30th, as LEGO Party will be releasing on that date - bringing its own style board game to Xbox One, Series X and Series S, complete with 60 minigames that look pretty fun at first glance.
07/08/2025
The big laptop back-to-school roundup: Every hot discount that's live at Dell, HP and Lenovo
As an old man yelling about deals at the clouds, I’ve often felt a bit jealous of these back-to-school sales.By my recollection, unless you wanted a new writing pad, some stationery, or a backpack, these deals didn’t really exist.Read more
07/08/2025
Folk Emerging is a fascinating 4X strategy game about prehistoric nomads that ends where Civilization begins
Folk Emerging describes itself as a turn-based 4X strategy game, but in practice, it's possibly more of a 2.5X strategy game, in that it puts you in charge of a nomadic hunter-gatherer community from before the rise of agriculture and the founding of towns and cities.As this developer update suggests, it's like the turn or two at the very start of Civilization when you just have one Settler unit, but stretched out across thousands of years, with a social element and rustic spreadsheet aesthetics that remind me of King Of Dragon Pass.It's got somewhat doofy cartoon Stone Age muzak, but is otherwise the most intriguing Civlike strategy game I've laid eyes on since the one that looks like an octopus murder scene - and whadayaknow, by happy coincidence there's a public playtest running from right now till August 18th.
07/08/2025
Is This Seat Taken? I hope not, because the sitting-themed logic puzzler is out now
The logic puzzler with a name that's real awkward to stick midway through a sentence has surprise-released today, August 7th, right off the back of an appearance in a Nintendo Indie World showcase.When we woke up this morning, all we knew was that this game about telling people where to stick their bottoms would be coming out in August - a vague window previously announced during June's Whole Direct.Now, it be here.
07/08/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign Has an Ultra-Rare Item You've Probably Never Seen, and Players Still Are Puzzling Over What It's Really For
Elden Ring Nightreign has been out for over two months now, which means players have had ample time to puzzle over and tease out every morsel of its lore. But there's still one ultra-rare item in the game that most players have probably never seen before, but which some believe still holds an enormous secret: the Cord End.
07/08/2025
Bobiverse Book 2: For We Are Many Special Edition Cover Art Revealed - Exclusive
Saga Press will release the deluxe print edition of Bobiverse Book #2 For We Are Many January 20, 2026. The entire series has been optioned by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
07/08/2025
Marathon Is Expected To Launch Before April 2026 As Sony Tightens Its Grip On Bungie
First off, the PlayStation maker has given us a rough timeline on when we can expect the revised version of Marathon to launch.Sony CFO Lin Tao says that they "expect the launch to happen within the fiscal year";which ends March 31st, 2026.
07/08/2025
Battlefield 6 Dev Clarifies Use of Bots in the Open Beta, Insists They’re Only in the Training Grounds Playlists
With the Battlefield 6 open beta available to play via early access, hundreds of thousands of fans are already facing off against other players (and enormous queues). But what about bots? DICE has offered clarification.
07/08/2025
Preorders for The Naked Gun on 4K and Blu-Ray Are Now Available
The Naked Gun (2025) is officially up for preorder on 4K and Blu-ray at various retailers. Its release date is still to be determined.
07/08/2025
Retail Leak Reveals ROG Xbox Ally Handheld Release Date
A release date for the ROG Xbox Ally — essentially, a third-party portable Xbox — has popped up online, suggesting there's only two months to go until the Steam Deck-like handheld will be available to play.
07/08/2025
Apex Legends' latest go at a compressed battle royale forgets the journeying spirit at the genre's heart
Apex Legends launched its Season 26 update this week with the new Wildcard mode, what must be its fourth or fifth attempt at a 'battle royale but faster' sideshow.If anything, Wildcard – with its tightened safe zones, generous respawn allowances and automatic loot pickups – is the most ferocious, cage fightin'est variant yet, its matches routinely playing out as breathless slaughters as crammed-in squads fight, die, and resurrect over a condensed selection of strongholds.It’s not the shooting, which is as crisp and dynamic as in any other Respawn FPS.
07/08/2025
The 'Exact' Release Date For The ROG Xbox Ally Has Leaked
It'll be with us in October.The exact release date for the ROG Xbox Ally is seemingly October 16th, 2025.This date is said to be for the European market, and it's believed other regions will benefit from a simultaneous launch - although this has yet to be confirmed.
07/08/2025
Eminem Doesn't Seem to Mind When People Call Him 'The Guy From Fortnite'
Marshall Mathers III is no stranger to other names. You probably know him as Eminem, or Slim Shady, or as the latter half of hip-hop super duo Bad Meet Evil. Or, perhaps if you're a little younger, you might know him as... 'The Guy From Fortnite'.
07/08/2025
The Paper Trailer Returns to The Office Universe With First Look at the Toledo Truth Teller
Peacock has released a trailer for The Paper, a comedy series about a dying Midwestern newspaper in the same universe as The Office, ahead of its September 4 release date.
07/08/2025
Promise Mascot Agency update adds Tony Hawk-level truck rail grinding I didn't know I needed, and new difficulty modes
Promise Mascot Agency, Kaizen Game Works' thing about running a business that revolves around costumed weirdos, fairly intense menu shuffling and a lot of driving around, has gotten a free update that adds in a host of new features.The ability to grind along rails like Michi's truck's a skateboard, for instance.Sure, you can already unlock the ability to fly said truck around the spooky Japanese countryside, but come on, if there's something every management game needs, it's tricks from the X Games.
07/08/2025
Four Xbox Game Pass Titles Get New Reveals At August's Nintendo Indie Showcase
One of them has never been announced for Game Pass before!In fact, four of the titles in the event are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the future - one of which had never been announced for Game Pass prior to today.That game is called Ball x Pit, developed by Kenny Sun and published by Devolver Digital, while the other three had been announced but received new trailers as part of the showcase.
07/08/2025
Zangief basically gets his own game in Hades-style wrestling roguelike Realm Of Fame
Nonetheless, I think a Hades-style roguelite built around grappling sounds like a fun time, especially when it's set in a cursed Byzantine citadel.This is Realm Of Fame from Black Cube Games.Can you smell what the trailer is cooking?
07/08/2025
Battlefield 6 Beta Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up.The Battlefield 6 open beta kicks off later this week for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but some lucky fans are being treated to an "early access" period before then - meaning we can get a first look at how the Xbox versions compare.This comes courtesy of the excellent Fuzion Xbox Testing on YouTube, which has posted a brief glimpse at both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of BF6 - with some pretty interesting results coming out of these two videos.
07/08/2025
Nintendo Switch OLED Is Somehow $100 Off at Walmart After Price Increases
If for some reason you still want to buy a Switch OLED, you can save $100 at Walmart right now. It might be your last chance to save.
07/08/2025
The Next Lord of the Rings Movie Has a 'Great' Script, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav Says, With Shooting Set for Next Year
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum has a “great” script, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has said.
07/08/2025
Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 Review
Review: As Netflix’s Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 debuts, the Addams Family-based series continues to feel like an example of untapped potential.
07/08/2025
How To Download The Free Madden NFL 26 Trial With EA Play & Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
In addition to all the new Xbox Game Pass releases this week, we've also got a 10-hour free trial for Madden NFL 26 as part of EA Play - which itself is included as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers.The official release date for the Madden NFL 26 free trial is Thursday, August 7th.Early access for Madden NFL 26 begins on the 7th at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST, and this appears to be when the free trial will go live as well.
07/08/2025
Nintendo Indie World Showcase August 2025: Everything Announced
The August 2025 Nintendo Indie World Showcase has come to a close, and we've got all of the highlights for you right here.
07/08/2025
The Batman 2 Finally Begins Shooting Spring 2026 — 4 Years After Robert Pattinson's The Batman Hit Theaters
The Batman 2 starring Robert Pattinson finally begins shooting in spring 2026, Warner Bros. has confirmed, while committing to a 2027 release.
07/08/2025
Sony are confident Marathon will release by March 2026 and that their live service transition is paying off
Sony remain confident that Bungie's live service shooter reboot Marathon will launch within their current fiscal year - that is, before March 31st 2026 - and are fairly sure they'll be able to share an exact release date this autumn.They're also pretty upbeat about their live service business at large, which accounted for around 40% of first-party software revenue in their last financial quarter, though they acknowledge that they screwed the pooch with Concord, which got to exist in public for a whole couple of weeks before Sony kicked it into the sun.Read more
07/08/2025
Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Mafia: The Old Country
2K's Mafia: The Old Country releases in just a few short hours for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (going live at midnight in most regions on console), and therefore the first reviews have started to hit the web this morning.It seems most of the reviews are limited to the PC version for now, so we don't have a great idea of how it performs on PlayStation and Xbox just yet, but we can still see what critics think of the actual game - and they're quite divided!Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/08/2025
The 17 Best Movie Marathons to Watch Any Time
You don't need to be runner to complete a marathon.
07/08/2025
Battlefield 6 Servers Getting Hammered A Full Two Days Before Xbox Open Beta
Early Access is proving very popular.In the FPS scene, all eyes are on Battlefield 6 at the moment, with hype building fast following EA's recent multiplayer reveal event.That event closed out with the announcement of a few pre-launch beta periods coming up - and even the limited Early Access version is proving extremely popular already.
07/08/2025
Following Superman, Warner Bros. Announces James Gunn Is Now Writing and Set to Direct the ‘Next Chapter in the Super Family’
Following the launch of Superman, DC Universe steward James Gunn is now writing and preparing to direct the next chapter in the ‘Super Family,’ Warner Bros. has announced.
07/08/2025
Here's The Best Deals Today: Charlie Brown Vinyl Preorders, LEGO Spider-Man Minifigs, MTG Amazon Discounts, and More
LEGO’s Retro Game Boy and Spider-Verse Minifigs are still up for preorder, along with two limited-edition Charlie Brown Christmas vinyls. Plus, score a 100W Baseus charger for $49.99 and more deals.
07/08/2025
Mafia: The Old Country Review
Mafia: The Old Country is a conventional but effective return to the linear and tightly story-driven format of the original Mafia and Mafia II, and it boasts a wonderful eye and ear for detail.
07/08/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 follows Battlefield 6's lead, will also require secure boot on PC
However, they are opting to mirror each other in one manner - both will require you to enable secure booting on your PC.As if summoned to do so by EA letting everyone know that this week's BF6 open beta would necessitate a delve in your BIOS to click yes on a thing in the name of eliminating cheating, Activision have revealed Blops is doing the same thing.Read more
07/08/2025
After Concord's Failure and Marathon's Delay, Sony Admits PlayStation's Live-Service Strategy Is 'Not Entirely Going Smoothly'
Sony has reflected on its progress transforming PlayStation into a company that runs a suite of successful live-service games — something that has, so far, returned mixed results.
07/08/2025
James Cameron Is Once Again Warning Against Letting AI Control Weapons Systems: 'There's Still a Danger of a Terminator-Style Apocalypse'
Hollywood director James Cameron has once again issued a warning about AI gaining control over weapons systems, pointing to the potential for a “Terminator-style apocalypse.”
07/08/2025
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 7-10)
Playable with any Game Pass tier.Free Play Days has officially landed on Xbox!This weekend, we have four games to get stuck into across Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S - including Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited.
07/08/2025
Microsoft equipped Israel’s "indiscriminate" Palestinian surveillance operation with Azure cloud tech, claims report
A new joint investigation between the Guardian, Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine, and Hebrew-language outlet Local Call has claimed that Microsoft have worked with the Israeli military to store surveillance data on Palestinian civilians in Azure servers overseas, with some of that data allegedly being used to research and identify bombing targets.The report has led to renewed calls for game developers and players to join the recently launched Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign against Microsoft and Xbox gaming products and services - in particular, Minecraft, Call Of Duty, Candy Crush, and Game Pass.Read more
07/08/2025
Netflix's Wednesday Continues to Completely Misunderstand the Source Material in Season 2
Wednesday Season 2 continues to completely misunderstand the Addams Family source material.
07/08/2025
South Park Season 27 Episode 'Got a Nut' Takes Aim at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Estate, JD Vance, and Kristi Noem
South Park Season 27 episode Got a Nut aired on Comedy Central last night, and as expected it doubled down on Trump political satire.
07/08/2025
Helldivers 2 Coming To Xbox Was All Because Of PlayStation, Says Developer
"Send them your thanks!".We still can't quite believe that Sony's Helldivers 2 will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in just a few weeks' time, but it's definitely happening - and apparently the "thanks" should go 100% to PlayStation for it.This is according to a comment by Arrowhead Studios CEO Shams Jorjan on Discord (as spotted by Windows Central), who replied to a fan telling them the decision was all down to PlayStation - despite the studio approving it as well.
07/08/2025
With Battlefield 6 beta queues stretching around the block, a "substantial increase in server capacity" should just have helped
If you've tried to hop into the Battlefield 6's open beta's early access period this morning and have ended up sitting a queue behind thousands of other folks in camo gear, then don't panic.Or at least that's what EA say, as their wrenches slam against the game's servers in an attempt to let more people in.With players stuck twiddling their thumbs in lines that can stick you as far away as 240-something thousandth from the front, the developers have been jolted into action.
07/08/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign is getting an "endless mode" with special relics and "magmafied" bosses, claim dataminers
Some dataminers digging into Elden Ring Nightreign's files following the arrival of its Duos update claim to have uncovered some details about an endless mode.As reported by PC Gamer, said new mode is allegedly called 'Deep of Night', and will see you grouped with similarly skiller nighfarers to fight your way up through the ranks of a new rating system that players reckon could work similarly to Armored Core 6's rankings.Read more
07/08/2025
Assassin's Creed Mirage Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 7)
Another AC title hits the library!Today's a big one - with another of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed games joining the lineup almost two years after its initial launch in October 2023.Here's what to expect from Assassin's Creed Mirage on Xbox Game Pass:Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/08/2025
Battlefield 6 Devs Working on 'Substantial' Increase in Server Capacity as Open Beta Launches to Huge Concurrents and Equally Huge Queues
Battlefield 6 developer DICE has said it’s working on a "substantial" increase in server capacity for the Battlefield 6 Open Beta, after the early access launch was met with huge Steam concurrents and equally huge queues.
07/08/2025
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Getting Jurassic World Islands
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is getting the dinosaur-infested islands from the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies. You'll be able to zoom overhead among pterosaurs, and ferry guests back and forth between Isla Nublar and the mainland.
07/08/2025
Battlefield 6 Open Beta Forces PC Gamers to Mess About With Their BIOS to Enable Secure Boot — and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Is Next
If you’re trying to play the Battlefield 6 Open Beta on PC, you might have run into a problem: ‘Secure Boot is not enabled.’ You're not alone.
07/08/2025
PlayStation 5 Hits Fresh Sales Milestone, Sony Confirms
Sony has announced a new PlayStation 5 sales milestone of 80.3 million units shipped worldwide, as part of its latest financial results.
07/08/2025
AU Deals: From 976 Bucks Off Mega Bundles to Best Preorder Prices, These Deals Cut Deep Across All Platforms
Whether you’re itching for some nostalgia, crave chaotic co-op, or feel like diving into lore-rich epics, there’s something irresistible across all four platforms today.
07/08/2025
The iBuypower Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming PC Is Still the Best Gaming PC You Can Get for Under $1,500
The Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card scored a 10/10 in our review.
07/08/2025
Save 50% Off the Ultra-Slim Baseus Blade 20,000mAh Power Bank with 100W of Power Delivery
100W output can even max out the charging rate of the Asus ROG Ally X and Legion Go S.
06/08/2025
Guilty Gear Strive Producer On Lucy, Upcoming Balance Changes, and Strive 2.00 | Evo 2025
Guilty Gear Strive Producer Ken Miyauchi talks with IGN's own Mitchell Saltzman about the future of Guilty Gear Strive, covering the upcoming release of Lucy from Cyberpunk, Guilty Gear 2.00, and the balance changes that are planned for the next patch of Strive.
06/08/2025
The Best Hard Drive Deal So Far in 2025: Get a Massive 26TB Seagate Desktop Hard Drive for $250
The first time I've seen a drive priced at under $10 per TB this year.
06/08/2025
This Alienware RTX 5080 Gaming PC Drops to Just $2,100 During the Back to School Sale
This gaming PC will play any game out there at 4K resolution and high framerates.
06/08/2025
World of Warcraft Players Say Newest Patch Has a Lot of Weird Bugs, Including One That's Turning Everyone's Banks German
World of Warcraft just dropped a new major patch, the big kind that adds a new area, new quests, dungeons, a delve, a raid, loads of story, and much more. And while it's normal to have a few bugs any time new content comes out, 11.2 seems to be riddled with weirder problems than usual.
06/08/2025
Save Nearly $600 Off Lenovo's Newest Legion 5 Gaming Laptop with OLED Display and RTX 5070 GPU
It's equipped with a gorgeous display, powerful CPU, and Nvidia Blackwell GPU all for $1,338.
06/08/2025
SNK Speaks on Ken in Fatal Fury, Chun-Li DLC Teases, and Capcom vs SNK | Evo 2025
Lead producer Yasuyuki Oda and Animator Masari Obari speak on Ken's recent guest appearance in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, as well as give a little tease for what players can expect from Chun-Li's own guest appearance.
06/08/2025
This Lenovo gaming laptop with a 5070 is now under $1,300 with a huge back-to-school discount
Lenovo’s Legion 5 lineup has been getting consistently better in the last few years since James took a look at the 2022 model, and it’s now an OLED gaming laptop that packs a Blackwell GPU. Read more
06/08/2025
Save Up to 46% Off Complete Mini PCs With CPU, RAM, SSD, and Windows 11 OS (Starting at $120)
These micro-sized PCs are perfect for everyday productivity, streaming, browsing, and even some gaming.
06/08/2025
The 10 Best Board Games of Gen Con 2025
We went to Gen Con 2025 and found all the best board games at the show.
06/08/2025
You can still get early access to the Battlefield 6 beta but you'll have to watch 30 minutes of those awful Twitch people
If you failed to swipe an early access key for this week's Battlefield 6 beta, because you neither signed up via the Battlefield Labs programme before 31st July nor watched Your Favourite Creators play the game during the recent multiplayer reveal, then Don't Sweat It, Soldier, because Drill Sergeant EA Have Your Back in the shape of a last-gasp code giveaway. Read more
06/08/2025
Dead by Daylight Update 9.1.1 Patch Notes Detail Numerous Fixes After Controversial Killer and Perk Changes
Behaviour has released detailed patch notes for Dead by Daylight update 9.1.1 following backlash to bugs and balance changes introduced last week.
06/08/2025
Guitar Hero Veterans Set Up New Studio, Promise To 'Deliver The Next Evolution In Rhythm Gaming'
New game to be announced later this year.It feels like the rhythm game genre has enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence in recent years, especially when you consider the likes of Fortnite Festival and the array of new guitar peripherals that have been getting released on Xbox and beyond - and now a new studio called RedOctane Games is ready to take advantage of that momentum.The studio is being led by Simon Ebejer, who was the Production Director on multiple Guitar Hero games before later becoming Studio Head at Vicarious Visions and VP of Operations at Blizzard Entertainment, and he's being joined by "creators and developers who helped create and scale Guitar Hero and DJ Hero nearly two decades ago"Read the full article on purexbox.com
06/08/2025
Former BioWare Executive Producer Breaks Down 'What Really Happened' to Anthem
Last month, EA announced it would shut down BioWare's Anthem on January 12, 2026. And now, after a rocky six years for the game, its executive producer Mark Darrah has come forward to share details on exactly how Anthem came to be, and what went wrong in the process.
06/08/2025
Why Are Nintendo Games Suddenly 'Off Limits' to Japan's Biggest Charity Speedrunning Event?
RTA in Japan, a well-established charity speedrunning contest, has removed Nintendo games from its upcoming Summer 2025 event, despite showcasing them for the past nine years. This is because they suddenly received a warning from Nintendo about using games without permission. The non-profit hopes to feature Nintendo titles again in future events, likely having to lodge individual applications on a per-game, per-event basis. But why has Nintendo suddenly done this now?
06/08/2025
Dead by Daylight Devs Promise Numerous Bug Fixes After Desperate Fans Turn to Overwatch Developer Blizzard for Help
Dead by Daylight players were left to fend for themselves after a recent update introduced several game-breaking exploits, so, naturally, they turned to Blizzard and the Overwatch team for help.
06/08/2025
Lenovo's new Legion Pro laptop has an RTX 5070 Ti, OLED screen, and a pretty sizable $650 discount right now
We’ve already shown you how you can save almost $400 on the Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10, but if you’re looking for a little more from your gaming laptop then there’s a saving on the Legion Pro, too. Read more
06/08/2025
Katsuhiro Harada Says Casual Fighting Game Fans Would Struggle to Master a New Tekken Tag Tournament, Better Off as a Seperate Mode Within a Standard Tekken Game
Tekken chief Katsuhiro Harada has told IGN that casual fighting game fans would likely struggle to master a new Tekken Tag Tournament, so if it were to be made it would be better off as a seperate mode within a standard Tekken game.
06/08/2025
Tekken 8 Developers Discuss Miary Zo, Tekken Tag Tournament, and Season 2 | Evo 2025
The Tekken team discuss the upcoming character, Miary Zo; ponder the future of the Tekken Tag Tournament series; and address the tumultous launch of Season 2 in this interview from Evo 2025.
06/08/2025
Former Dragon Age producer posts tell-all video about the messy birth of EA and BioWare's Anthem
Former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah has posted a sprawling video about the development of Anthem, EA and BioWare's ill-fated mech RPG shoot-me-do.We've heard about this remarkably torrid period in the RPG developer's existence from other ex-BioWare honchos and anonymous sources, but perhaps never quite this extensively: the video tops out at an hour long, and this is just part one. Read more
06/08/2025
PowerA Switch 2 Slim Case Review – Affordable and Effective
PowerA’s Nintendo Switch 2 case is the most affordable option that doesn’t compromise on what you need to protect your console and take it on the go.
06/08/2025
Guitar Hero Veterans Announce Plans for New Rhythm Game Revival
A group of rhythm game genre veterans has re-established the RedOctane Games brand, via a new studio set to launch a fresh Guitar Hero-style title.
06/08/2025
Stickbossman, I think you'll find my chainsaw has an appointment
I'm the reason this building has water coolers, you know.Fine, I'll wait in the lobby.You here to see the giant purple mecha-execs that loom over the building too?
06/08/2025
NHL 26 Has A Surprisingly Early Release Date, 10-Hour Xbox Game Pass Trial Included
It'll be with us in just a month!EA has unveiled its latest new sports game today in the form of NHL 26, which is releasing surprisingly early for an NHL title - it's usually out in early October, but they've pushed it forward by a month to September 12th, 2025.This newest entry in the series features ICE-Q 2.0 technology that's fueled by NHL EDGE positional data "so your favorite superstars think, move, and play like their on-ice selves".
06/08/2025
Save 50% Off This Cordless Car Jump Starter and Power Bank for Emergencies (Now Just $22)
An essential part of your car's emergency kit.
06/08/2025
Deep Regrets Board Game Review: Like Bringing Dredge to the Tabletop
Deep Regrets is a game that’s simply fun, thanks to its engaging artwork and push-your-luck mechanics, and what it fails to deliver in demanding strategy, it makes up for in thrilling moments and entertaining discoveries.
06/08/2025
Persona 5 Royal is worth the price of Humble Choice alone this month
It’s a good month to be subscribed to Humble Choice, and not just because you get eight Steam keys for the price of one lukewarm Deliveroo.August’s headliner is Persona 5 Royal, and honestly, that’s enough on its own.Read more
06/08/2025
Exclusive: Ursula - Voice Stealer and the Enchanted Version of Cruella - Style Icon From Disney Lorcana's Fabled Set Revealed
IGN can exclusively reveal two new Disney Lorcana cards from the upcoming Fabled expansion with some powerful abilities that also honor the history of the characters in clever ways, and they are Ursula - Voice Stealer and the Enchanted version of Cruella - Style Icon.
06/08/2025
The Avengers in the Veracity Trap! Recalls the Glory Days of Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Abrams Comic Arts has just released The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!, an epic graphic novel that hearkens back to the early days of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Check out our exclusive preview and creator commentary.
06/08/2025
Exclusive: Ursula - Voice Stealer and the Enchanted Version of Cruella de Vil - Style Icon From Disney Lorcana's Fabled Set Revealed
IGN can exclusively reveal two new Disney Lorcana cards from the upcoming Fabled expansion with some powerful abilities that also honor the history of the characters in clever ways, and they are Ursula - Voice Stealer and the Enchanted version of Cruella - Style Icon.
06/08/2025
Sorry Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars Has a New Master of the Jedi Mind Trick
Star Wars has introduced a new Jedi character shown to be the ultimate master of the mind trick. No, really — and stop looking at my hand as I try to convince you.
06/08/2025
Quartero, Dota 2’s new dealer of free hats, is a nice chap who surely won’t kill me and sell my skin
Valve, perhaps newly wary of financial transactions after being put over a barrel by Steam’s payment processors, have elected to give away a bunch of Dota 2 cosmetics for free – and are employing the kindliest, definitely non-murderiest of fellas to handle the goods.Sharply dressed satyr Quartero was added to Dotes yesterday alongside the 7.39d balance update, and now that he’s stuffed a Witch Doctor bauble into my hands for nothing, I can safely say that the chances of my burgled body being found behind the remains of his hastily abandoned shop are almost zero.Read more
06/08/2025
10+ Ubisoft Games Added To Microsoft PC Store Ahead Of ROG Xbox Ally Launch
But they're not Play Anywhere compatible...Ubisoft has today revealed another batch of games that are now available on Microsoft's PC storefront, as the Xbox owner continues to improve combability ahead of its upcoming ROG Xbox Ally launch.Previously, these games would have only been accessible on PC via the likes of Steam or Ubisoft's own storefront - but they're now available to buy on the Microsoft Store as well.
06/08/2025
The humans are revolting in Ashes Of The Singularity 2, the latest planet-scale RTS from Oxide Games
Stardock and Oxide Games have announced Ashes Of The Singularity II - or Ashes Of The Singularity 2, as people who hate unnecessary extra keyboard presses may prefer - sequel to the sci-fi real-time strategy game Brendy called "gorgeous, but plain", adding "there's nothing here that hasn't been done before and done better".The new RTS aims to improve that verdict by introducing: humans.Read more
06/08/2025
A Charlie Brown Christmas Is Celebrating Its 60th Anniversary With a Zoetrope Vinyl
A Charlie Brown Christmas 60th Anniversary Zoetrope vinyl is now available to preorder for $34.98. It's set to be released on September 12.
06/08/2025
Rumour: Starfield Could Be Getting Interplanetary Travel Ahead Of Expansion 2 On Xbox
Last week, we shared a report that Starfield could be getting a new expansion alongside a PS5 release in 2026 - and a new game update from Bethesda hints that more big features could be coming in the meantime.Basically, last night, a tiny Starfield patch went live on Xbox and PC - containing some changes to the Creations and Missions menus alongside some general bug fixes and stability updates.There wasn't a lot to it - but a fan has then gone digging into the game's new code;
06/08/2025
Amazon Has Finally Discounted Final Fantasy MTG Precons – So I’ve Ranked Them From Best to Worst
Tidus, Cloud, or someone else? Here’s our ranking of the Commander precons from the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy set, with Amazon dropping the prices of most of them.
06/08/2025
Xbox Design Lab Officially Returns After Being 'On Hold' For All Of 2025
It's back!Microsoft has announced today that Xbox Design Lab - the service that lets you create and customise your own Xbox controllers - has officially returned after spending the entirety of 2025 until now being "temporarily on hold".No reason has been provided for why it was offline all this time, but it's said to have returned "with more ways than ever to create your perfect combo", as shown off in the new trailer below:Read the full article on purexbox.com
06/08/2025
My Best Deals For Today: I'm Snapping Up These LEGO Game Boy and Spider-Man Preorders
As of August 5, Amazon has restocked LEGO Game Boy preorders and added new Spider-Verse and Disney builds. INIU’s best-selling power banks and chargers are also up to 37% off, with deals starting at just $9.48.
06/08/2025
League of Legends: Wild Rift exec producer says AI slop-looking anniversary video "did not hit the mark"
League of Legends: Wild Rift executive producer David Xu has said Riot "can and will do better," after sharing an anniversary video to the game's account on Chinese social media site Weibo that very much looks to be AI slop.However, Xu hasn't confirmed that the video did use AI in this sort-of-apology, instead claiming this was a "creator-made" video that'd found its way onto the League of Legends' spin-off's official channels.Read more
06/08/2025
Amazon’s Anime Sale Knocks 43% Off Blu-rays For Demon Slayer, Black Clover, and More in the UK
Grab up to 43% off hit anime Blu-rays on Amazon UK, including Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Steins;Gate, and more
06/08/2025
Peregrino, A Brutal Isometric Survival Game, Announced for PC
Peregrino is a punishing, isometric-view 19th-century gothic-inspired survival game in which you lead your band of pilgrims through a dangerous dark purgatory in search of New Eden, where paradise is said to await.
06/08/2025
PowerWash Simulator 2 Has You Dig (and Clean) a Dirty Toilet Out of a Town Square
PowerWash Simulator 2 stays very true to its predecessor, with gameplay actually remaining mostly untouched. That’s not a bad thing – you can’t fix what isn’t broken, y’know? It means that, if you’re a PowerWash veteran, you’ll jump right in and feel like you’re simply picking up where you left off. And don’t fret if you’re new: PowerWash 2 is first-timer friendly as well, with simple controls and “no talk, skip to the action” gameplay that barely warrants a tutorial.
06/08/2025
Expedition 33 Dev On Turn-Based JRPGs: They Became 'Uncool' In Xbox 360 Era, Still Haven't Fully Recovered
"I could talk about the prejudice forever".Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 blew us away when it released earlier this year - one of the best Xbox releases of 2025 without a doubt, and up there as one of the best turn-based RPGs we've seen in the Xbox Series X and S generation.Speaking in an interview with Automaton recently though, Expedition 33 creative director Guillaume Broche explained how he feels there's still a "prejudice" around turn-based RPGs and JRPGs, suggesting that it started sometime around the Xbox 360 era when open-world games started to take over in a big way.
06/08/2025
Please make the USA the villain in the next Call of Duty or Battlefield game
I'm not the first journalist to accuse Battlefield 6 of failing to read the room.The new Battlefield's single player story explores a near-future in which NATO has collapsed, a dastardly private military corporation has filled the power vacuum, and the USA's somehow-outgunned military must fight to reunite old allies under the Stars and Stripes.The campaign includes an invasion of New York, with street battles waged against the balaclava-huffing scoundrels of "Pax Armata" in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge.
06/08/2025
There’s a Huge Queue to Get in the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Before It’s Even Out
There’s a huge queue to get in the Battlefield 6 Open Beta before it even starts.
06/08/2025
Random: Xbox Fan Installs 1000 Games To See How Much Storage Space They Take Up
"My goal has been to have them all installed simultaneously".These days, it's getting harder and harder to find enough room to download all our Xbox games on Series X and especially Series S - and it feels near-on impossible when you factor in all the Xbox Game Pass titles as well.However, one Xbox fan has been experimenting with this recently, taking it upon themselves to download 1,000 games - all of which they own digitally - to see exactly how much storage space is required to keep them all installed.
06/08/2025
Report Examines Claim Nintendo of America Once Suggested Pikachu Should Look Like 'A Kind of a Tabby Cat With Huge Breasts'
Fresh light has been shone on an interview that claims Nintendo of America once suggested Pokémon's beloved mascot Pikachu should look like "a kind of a tabby cat with huge breasts."
06/08/2025
The Conspicuous Emptiness of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Why are the places where the MCU heroes hang out always so... empty? Where did all the regular folk go anyway?
06/08/2025
After being "wrongly banned" from Steam over sexual content rules, horror game Vile: Exhumed launches for free
Horror game Vile: Exhumed, which sees you delving into a 90s computer to uncover a man's obsession with an adult film actress, has launched as a free download after being "wrongly banned" from Steam over sexual content, according to developer Cara Cadaver of Final Girl Games.Initially released via Itch.io (where that version remains live), the game was set to to debut on Steam on July 22, but had its page on Valve's platform pulled down.Cadaver and publisher DreadXP say "sexual content with depictions of real people" was the reasoning given for this by Valve, despit the game featuring "no uncensored nudity, no depictions of sex acts, and no pornography".
06/08/2025
Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Questions Why TV and Movie Adaptations Often Overlook Video Game Performers: 'Why Was Doug Cockle Not in the TV Series, The Witcher?'
Baldur's Gate 3 actor and performance director Aliona Baranova has questioned why TV and movie adaptations often overlook video game performers when casting for the big screen.
06/08/2025
GTA Insider Shares First Look At Age Verification Checks For GTA Online
"Rockstar is planning to implement age assurance checks".Ahead of the release of GTA 6 next year, it looks like Rockstar Games is about to implement age verification checks for GTA Online, as leaked by the well-known Rockstar Games reporter / insider Tez2 on social media.They advised at the time that it could apply to GTA Online generally, or perhaps just certain features within the game.
06/08/2025
MrBeast Mulls Real-Life Hunger Games With Million Dollar Prize That Would 'Not Use Real Weapons, Maybe Like Laser Tag or Something'
YouTube star MrBeast is planning a real-life version of The Hunger Games where contestants are required to hunt each other down to win $1 million dollars.
06/08/2025
Amazon's War of the Worlds Remake Starring Ice Cube Staring at a Computer Screen Gets Rare 0% Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score
Amazon’s recently released War of the Worlds remake has a rare 0% Rotten Tomatoes critics score — and the audience score isn’t far behind.
06/08/2025
Mafia: The Old Country Confirmed PS5 Pro Enhanced From Launch — Here's What to Expect
Mafia: The Old Country will be PS5 Pro Enhanced at launch. Here's what to expect.
06/08/2025
Xbox Dev Turn 10 Goes Dark As Questions Remain Over The Future Of Forza Motorsport
FM Social media has gone very quiet.According to reports, Xbox's premiere racing studio was hit particularly hard by job cuts — seemingly losing around 50% of staff — and the team's lack of communication since is starting to ring some alarm bells.As spotted by Xbox aficionado Klobrille, the Forza Motorsport social channels have been dead since July 10th; a week or so after those mass Microsoft layoffs.
06/08/2025
10 Years On, Hamilton Is Finally Getting a Theatrical Release
Broadway smash hit Hamilton will be released in theaters this September, star Lin-Manuel Miranda has revealed, as part of celebrations for the Tony Award-winning musical's 10th anniversary.
06/08/2025
Weapons Director Confirms Pedro Pascal Dropped Out Over Scheduling Issues, With Fellow MCU Star Josh Brolin Replacing Him: ‘I Had to Start Over Again’
Killer horror-thriller Weapons once had a very different cast that included The Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal as the father of a missing kid. After Pascal had to drop out over scheduling issues, fellow MCU star Josh Brolin came in to replace him. But according to the director of the movie, the exit caused significant issues.
06/08/2025
Genshin Impact Discontinues PS4 Support 'Due To Limitations Related To Hardware Performance and Platform Application Size'
HoYoverse is discontinuing support for Genshin Impact on PS4.
06/08/2025
Battlefield 6's open beta makes enabling secure boot on your PC mandatory, because cheaters
EA have elected to make enabling secure boot on your hardware mandatory, as part of an effort to limit cheating.It's not that surprising a move, given the publishers opted to make it a hard requirement for Battlefield 2042 earlier this year.Read more
06/08/2025
Chris Hemsworth Explains That Odd Video That Looked Like a Farewell Message From Thor, Says it 'Definitely Got Misconstrued'
Thor actor Chris Hemsworth has addressed the video message he previously released that many fans took as a farewell to his beloved Marvel character.
06/08/2025
U.S. Homeland Security Uses South Park to Promote ICE, South Park Trolls Trump in Response: 'Wait, So We ARE Relevant?'
South Park's war with Donald Trump rumbles on, this time after the U.S. government used the show to promote ICE.
06/08/2025
AU Deals: Gaming Gold Across the Board with Criminal Mafia Old Country Deals and Massive Nintendo Steals
Today’s lineup of deals isn’t just wallet-friendly, it’s stacked with titles that have gripped me hard over the years and refused to let go.
06/08/2025
There's No Reason to Get a Hulu Subscription Without Disney+ Anymore
After the most recent round of price hikes, a standalone subscription basically costs the same as a bundle.
06/08/2025
Extend Your Nintendo Switch 2 Playtime With This Iniu 10,000mAh Power Bank for Just $12
The 45W PD power output also means you can play and charge simultaneously.
05/08/2025
Audible Reveals a New Harry Potter Audiobook Series With a Stacked Voice Cast
All seven audiobooks are up for preorder.
05/08/2025
Star Wars: Starfighter Movie Adds Matt Smith as One of Its Villains
Lucasfilm and Disney’s upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter movie has added Doctor Who alum Matt Smith to its cast as a villain.
05/08/2025
How Virtua Fighter Looks to Bring Innovation and Realism to the 3D Fighting Genre | Evo 2025
An interview with Producer Riichiro Yamada for the new Virtua Fighter project, covering how RGG Studios looks to modernize one of the forefathers of the 3D Fighting genre.
05/08/2025
This New LEGO Star Wars Set Is Already on Backorder Just Days After Release
Wicket the Ewok is now a hot commodity.
05/08/2025
Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2 Is IGN's Only Masterpiece So Far in 2025
Pick it up in under an hour at Best Buy.
05/08/2025
Persona 5 Royal Leads August's Humble Choice Bundle Alongside Tons of Cozy Games
You can get the best deal we've seen on Persona 5 Royal in August's Humble Choice bundle.
05/08/2025
Stormgate Review
With the Early Access label now gone, this RTS combines the familiar and the fresh.
05/08/2025
The 2025 LEGO Advent Calendars Are Up for Preorder And Will Sell Out Fast
Now available at the online LEGO store.
05/08/2025
Battlefield 6: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder Battlefield 6, including release date, what comes in each edition, how much it costs, where it's available, and more.
05/08/2025
Peak Dev Says It Would Rather Players Pirate the Game Than Play 'Microtransaction-Riddled Roblox Slop Ripoff'
Aggro Crab, the developer of Another Crab's Treasure and the recently-released co-op survival climbing game Peak, took aim at a Roblox clone version of the latter in a Twitter/X post today, in which the studio said it would rather people pirate Peak than play "this microtransaction-riddled Roblox slop ripoff".
05/08/2025
League of Legends: Wild Rift Backlash Ignites After Fans Call Out ‘Fever Dream’ AI Trailer
Riot Games has come under fire after fans noticed it allegedly published a shocking AI-generated trailer for League of Legends: Wild Rift.
05/08/2025
Zenith Board Game Review: Galactic Tug-of-War for Two
Zenith is a strategic dueling game for two players that features tense, tug-of-war gameplay across five planets. With deep yet fair player interaction and consistently impactful decisions, it's one of the best two-player games I've played in years – and easily one of my new favorites.
05/08/2025
The Biggest Pokémon Card Crashers And Climbers This Week - August 4
As of August 4, Mew ex is up 76% to $389.45 and Gardevoir ex is up 51% to $78.99, while Pikachu and Glaceon GX drop hard. Here's how Paldean and Hidden Fates cards are trending this week.
05/08/2025
The $27 Iniu 25,000mAh Power Bank Can Charge Every Gaming Handheld At Its Fastest Rate
The 100W of power output can even max out the newer Asus ROG Ally X and Legion Go S.
05/08/2025
Worried about the Online Safety Act? NordVPN has the best VPN deal going right now with free Amazon gift cards
Save up to 72% on NordVPN and protect your privacy under the UK Online Safety Act, available until Aug 31, 2025.
05/08/2025
Jurassic World Rebirth Arrives on Digital After Crossing Major Box Office Milestone
The latest Jurassic World movie is now available to watch online.
05/08/2025
This comically large Samsung Odyssey Neo gaming monitor just got an equally gigantic discount at Amazon
Got three (or maybe four) monitors and want to condense things into one, suitably massive canvas for your work or the best ultrawide games?We might just have the deal for you.Read more
05/08/2025
A New Stranger Things Adventure Is Coming to Dungeons & Dragons
A new Stranger Things-themed adventure is coming to Dungeons & Dragons, and it's available to preorder now at Amazon.
05/08/2025
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Set Videos Tease Return to Practical Web-Swinging After Relying on CGI for Past MCU Movies
Spider-Man: Brand New Day filming is underway, and fans are happy to see it will finally include some form of practical web-swinging.
05/08/2025
Spider-Punk Animated Spinoff Reportedly in the Works at Sony, With Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Waiting in the Wings for Daniel Kaluuya
Spider-Punk looks set for an animated spinoff, with Daniel Kaluuya reportedly set to reprise the role from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
05/08/2025
Amazon Has Discounted a Whole Bunch of Magic Booster Sets Today, Including Edge of Eternities
You can save money on multiple Magic: The Gathering booster boxes, including Foundations, Bloomburrow, Tarkir Dragonstorm and the latest Edge of Eternities.
05/08/2025
Peak devs highly unamused by "microtransaction-riddled Roblox rip-off" Cliff
Peak developers Aggro Crab have taken issue with an imitation of their game created in 100% non-problematic kiddy funhouse sim Roblox, saying that they'd prefer people pirate their creation than play its predatory WonkoVision double. Read more
05/08/2025
Resident Evil Unveils Duolingo Owl as Its Most Terrifying Bioweapon Yet, Forcing Leon to Learn Spanish
Never mind the zombies, Mr X, or Lady D. Resident Evil has a new ultimate adversary — Duolingo's dreaded Owl.
05/08/2025
Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Star-Crossed World Nintendo Switch 2 Update Looks Massive, Smooth, and Sparkly in New Trailer
Kirby and the Forgotten Land's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade, Star-Crossed World, is dropping on August 28, and new trailer today has cleared up a lot of questions around the scope of this sparkly upgrade, including a look at what new enormous objects Kirby can fit in his ridiculous stretchy mouth.
05/08/2025
Helldivers 2 patch puts a stop to the warp pack's cheekiest party trick, because "you are done, it is time to go home"
This is thanks in part to some cool tricks and glitches you can use it to pull off, with the game's latest patch having seen Arrowhead opt to outlaw the cheekiest of these.You see, for the uninitiated, each mission in the shooter kicks off with you descending onto a planet and therefore ends with you being extracted via shuttle back up to your ship.It's the circle of Helldiver life and it moves us all.
05/08/2025
The best Steam Deck power banks
In an ideal reality, power banks for the Steam Deck would not exist, and we’d all be able to play our portable PCs uninterrupted from sunrise to sunset.For now, however, there are plenty of games that will cut a Steam Deck and/or Steam Deck OLED’s battery life to a couple of hours or less, so it’s worth getting them some help – especially for lengthy travels that would deny you the use of their own chargers.Read more
05/08/2025
Silent Hill f has a big combat focus with weapon degradation and you know what, I'm sure it'll be fine
Here are the headlines: counter attacks, weapon degradation and an energy bar that lets you perform power moves and dodge in slow motion.It's apparently reminiscent of Dark Souls in that you have a stamina system and the dodge and counter timing can be tricky - a summary I would say also describes Punch-Out!There are no guns, just melee weapons that range from scavenged baseball bats to naginata polearms, looted from a spirit world of shrines and masked figures.
05/08/2025
Power Rangers Return in Live-Action Trailer for Next Fortnite Season
The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will take center stage in Fortnite's next season, a new trailer with live-action throwback vibes has revealed.
05/08/2025
PSA: Body Horror Together Is a Terrible First Date Movie
Together is about a couple that falls prey to some sort of strange force that compels them to be physically together
05/08/2025
LEGO Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Minifigures Are Up for Preorder
Preorders are up for the LEGO Minifigures Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Six-Pack. This blind box surprises you with a random selection of six Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse minifigures from 12 overall.
05/08/2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Is Exactly What ‘90s Kids Want it To Be
Will tearing apart the legion of evildoers be as joyful during hour six as it is during this glorious prelude? It's tough to say for sure. But if nothing else, Marvel Cosmic Invasion makes an indelible first impression.
05/08/2025
My Best Deals For Today: Should You Buy Pokémon TCG: Shining Fates Now?
As of August 5, today’s best deals include Pokémon TCG: Shining Fates boosters from $9.47 and the Pikachu V Box for $40. Plus, preorder LEGO Wall-E and Spider-Verse sets before they sell out.
05/08/2025
Unleash blunt force castration on execs when Stick It to the Stickman finally launches in early access this month
This kind of thing happens all the time in Stick It to the Stickman, the roguelite beat ’em up that Anger Foot devs Free Lives are set to release in early access form later this month.It's glorious enough to forgive any frustration you might have been left with when publishers Devolver Digital announced late last year that the corporate slapfest had been delayed into 2025.Read more
05/08/2025
Come win the crowd in Bloodgrounds, a gladiator tactics RPG with Darkest Dungeon-style town management
The setup: you are a gladiator from a Roman-themed fantasy world, who has recently won his freedom in the arena.By becoming a gladiator manager himself, as he continues his quest for vengeance upon the Emperor who slaughtered his father.Read more
05/08/2025
Here's Everything We Know So Far About Phasmophobia's Terrifying New Map, Nell's Diner
Phasmophobia developer Kinetic has finally lifted the veil on its next small map — and it's a diner. Here's everything you need to know, including first-look images.
05/08/2025
Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase for This Week, and Hollow Knight: Silksong Fans Have Hope Once Again
Hollow Knight: Silksong is an indie game, right? Perhaps, then, we’ll see it at this week’s Indie World Showcase, just announced by Nintendo.
05/08/2025
Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass August 2025 Wave 1 Lineup
Microsoft has announced Wave 1 of the Xbox Game Pass August 2025 lineup, which includes Assassin's Creed Mirage, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Citizen Sleeper 2, and more.
05/08/2025
Did Black Panther Spin-Off Eyes of Wakanda Rewrite Avengers: Endgame's Time Travel Rule? Fans Have a Theory for How It Could All Make Sense, Kind Of
Marvel fans are debating the franchise's latest example of time travel, seen in Black Panther spin-off Eyes of Wakanda, and discussing whether it breaks the MCU's own rules set forth in Avengers: Endgame.
05/08/2025
Alien: Earth Review
Alien: Earth is an evolution as slick and scary as every good little Xenomorph should be.
05/08/2025
Trumpets of Death: Get an Exclusive Preview of This Starkly Beautiful New Graphic Novel
Check out an exclusive preview of the starkly beautiful new graphic novel Trumpets of Death.
05/08/2025
'Nobody Knows What a Soulslike Is' — Silent Hill f Sparks Heated Debate Within the Fandom
As Silent Hill f fans pore over the slew of previews that went live recently, two questions are consistently popping up on social media and fan communities: is the latest mainline Silent Hill really a 'Soulslike' game? And if it is, what does the term 'Soulslike' even mean anyway?
05/08/2025
Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver's Intense Row in Marriage Story Is Being Used to Scare Away Wolves in Real Life — and It's Actually Working
I doubt Netflix had this in mind when it released Marriage Story back in 2019, but Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver’s famous row from the movie has found a second life as a real-life scare tactic for wolves.
05/08/2025
With Stop Killing Games-supported EU petition now closed, the campaign's loudest voice reckons it's "done about as well as is humanly possible"
The Stop Destroying Videogames citizens' initiative, the petition asking EU lawmakers to look into the issue of publishers rendering online games unplayable when official support runs its course, hit its deadline at the end of last month looking like it'd amassed more than enough signatures.With that phase over, the Stop Killing Games campaign that's vocally supported efforts like this is left to await the outcomes, whatever they might be.That's given YouTuber Ross Scott, who's become the loudest voice publicising this worldwide push for action on consumer rights when it comes to these sorts of server shutdowns, a chance to take stock of how things have gone to this point.
05/08/2025
FC 26 Developer EA Sports Actually Visited Content Creators' Homes to Test Their Internet Connections and Uncover the Real Reasons for Input Delay
EA has insisted the input delay you've had with FIFA over the years isn't just about servers, it's about animations and player setup — and it hopes to have made big improvements for FC 26.
05/08/2025
Pokémon Players Now Think Another Card 'Looks Very Similar' to Fan Art, but Others Aren't Convinced This Is a Ho-Oh Plagiarism Situation
Fans have suggested Pokémon TCG Pocket contains another card design that looks similar to unofficial artwork, but most believe this isn't another Ho-Oh plagiarism situation.
05/08/2025
Boba Fett Star Temuera Morrison Issues Star Wars ‘Fax Campaign’ to Help Convince Lucasfilm to Give Him 'Another Chance' — but Will It Make Any Difference?
Boba Fett star Temuera Morrison has called on Star Wars fans to inundate Lucasfilm with requests to see the actor reprise his role as the iconic bounty hunter, with no sign yet of The Book of Boba Fett Season 2.
05/08/2025
Battlefield 6 open beta maps and modes shared, as EA write an essay about tweaks based on Labs feedback
Battlefield 6's open beta kicks off later this week, and EA have now painted a picture of what you can expect maps/modes-wise, as well as in terms of the changes the devs have made based on Battlefield Labs playtest feedback.Plus, there's a new trailer that features yet more folks in camo running about amid booms.I'm glad to report that no helicopters, at least at a glance, look to have been harmed in the run up to this one.
05/08/2025
Epic Games Boss Tim Sweeney Blasts 'BS' Report Suggesting Fortnite's Mysterious Disney Mode Hampered by Slow Decision-Making
Tim Sweeney, boss of Epic Games, has denied claims published by The Wall Street Journal of frustration within the company regarding its working relationship with Disney.
05/08/2025
Over 9,000 People Were Sitting on the Battlefield 6 Open Beta on Steam Messing About With Settings — Nearly as Many People Who Were Playing 2042
It looks like EA may have a hit on its hands after over 9,000 people were sitting on the Battlefield 6 open beta on Steam after the pre-load went live.
05/08/2025
This Power Bank is an ideal Steam Deck companion, and it's just $28 at Amazon today
The Steam Deck (and other handheld PCs) are fantastic devices, but there’s no denying they can chomp through battery pretty swiftly if you’re playing AAA titles. Read more
05/08/2025
Battlefield 6 Producer Admits 2042 Was 'Missing' The 'Excellence' Of Predecessor Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield 6 producer Jeremy Chubb says fan-favorite Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was a "huge inspiration" for developing the shooter's upcoming instalment.
05/08/2025
AU Deals: Massive Multi-Platform Savings Land with Gold, Gothic, and Karting Glory
There’s no better way to recover from a weekend wallet blast than by diving headfirst into another one. I’ve been trawling through the digital bins again.
05/08/2025
Lenovo's Newest Legion 5 Gaming Laptop with OLED Display and RTX 5070 GPU Drops to $1,271
One of the best equipped gaming laptops you'll find online for under $1,300.
05/08/2025
Build underwater cities out of Tetris pieces in Podvodsk, a game jam freebie from the Loop Hero developers
This is Podvodsk, a free game jam experiment from Loop Hero developers Four Quarters.The idea here is that you're trying to construct a tapering underwater city out of random clumps of building blocks, dangled from the bottom of a miraculously unsinkable surface platform.Each building both costs points and also, earns points based on different scoring criteria, and every time you play a piece, the screen scrolls irreversibly downward.
04/08/2025
Save $650 Off Lenovo's Newest Legion Pro Gaming Laptop with OLED Display and RTX 5070 Ti GPU
This deal involves a huge back to school discount combined with two stackable coupon codes.
04/08/2025
Save $650 Off the Powerful Alienware Area-51 RTX 5090 Gaming PC During the Back to School Sale
Surprisingly competitive in price compared to other boutique 5090 systems.
04/08/2025
The Castlevania Netflix Series Is Getting a Special Edition Box Set That Comes With a Ouija Board
All four seasons of Netflix's Castlevania series are included in this collector's edition box set, releasing September 30.
04/08/2025
Get a 3-Pack of USB 3.0 Type-C to Type-A Adapters for About $1 Apiece on Amazon
Cheap enough to have on hand just in case.
04/08/2025
Call of Duty QA staff secure union contract with Microsoft to stop them being treated like cannon fodder
A group of QA workers at Call Of Duty studio Raven Software have officially signed off on their first union contract with parent company Microsoft and COD publisher Activision-Blizzard, in the run-up to the launch of Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7.The contract is the result of years of negotiations, and offers some protection against the treatment of QA workers as disposable staff - hired to quash bugs shortly before release and laid off soon afterwards, with minimal odds of personal development or progression to other roles.Read more
04/08/2025
The Biggest Magic: The Gathering Crashers and Climbers This Week - August 4
These are biggest Magic: The Gathering cards to keep an eye on this week after the release of the latest expansion, Edge of Eternities.
04/08/2025
The New LEGO Sets for August Are Some of the Coolest Builds of 2025 So Far
Star Wars, Marvel, Fortnite, and more.
04/08/2025
Where You Can Still Watch Courage the Cowardly Dog After the Latest HBO Max Cartoon Network Purge
You can't stream it anywhere now.
04/08/2025
This incredibly cool retro Xbox-inspired keyboard from 8BitDo is almost half price today
It’d be fair to say 8BitDo knows a fair bit about peripherals, but this one still caught us by surprise.The 8BitDo Retro 87 Xbox Edition is a mechanical gaming keyboard inspired by Microsoft’s original, monolithic black box.Read more
04/08/2025
How to Watch the Fast and Furious Movies in Chronological Order
Looking to go on a Fast and Furious binge?
04/08/2025
The First Fourth Wing Board Game Was Just Announced Based on Rebecca Yarros' Empyrean Series
Priorities Fourth Wing Edition releases on October 1.
04/08/2025
Silent Hill f Is Combat Heavy Because 'Challenging Action Games Are Gaining Popularity Among Younger Players Nowadays'
We've already heard a lot about how Silent Hill f hopes to set itself apart from its predecessors, particularly by honing in on its Japanese roots. But it's also hoping to stand out to avoid "clone" comparisons to Silent Hill 2, and appeal to younger players by racheting up the combat.
04/08/2025
The Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics Card Is Finally Down to Nvidia Launch Pricing
You no longer have to pay a markup for the new Nvidia Blackwell GPUs.
04/08/2025
Wheel World, let me build weirder bikes
Nonetheless, I’ve struggled to engage with its parts system, which isn’t ideal given it both determines the performance of your haunted bike and, outside of the story, acts as Wheel World’s primary measure of progression.I agree with Brendy (who doesn’t?) that once you earn enough metal bits to replace the rusting starter parts, there’s very little to be gained from fine-tuning towards a particular spec – an all-rounder bike can win anything.And, given the game’s gentle difficulty, probably will.
04/08/2025
2K comment on reports Bioshock 4 is in trouble: "we have a good game, but we are committed to delivering a great one"
The new Bioshock game in development at Cloud Chamber Games is in difficulties, according to sources of the multiple and anonymous persuasion.Announced in 2019, the game has reportedly failed a recent internal progress review, with its narrative found to be in particular need of revamping. Read more
04/08/2025
LEGO’s Upcoming Wall-E and EVE Set Is a Great Pick-Up for Pixar Fans
Preorders are live for the LEGO Disney & Pixar Wall-E & EVE set. It's currently listed for $69.99 and set to be released on September 1.
04/08/2025
These Are The 10 Magic Cards That Everyone Wants From Edge of Eternities Right Now
Magic: The Gathering's latest set is almost here, and we've rounded up some of the best-selling cards from Edge of Eternities after launch weekend.
04/08/2025
Microsoft Celebrates Rare's 40th Anniversary With a Limited Edition Controller and a Sea of Thieves Virtual Hat, Weeks After Everwild Cancellation
Microsoft will sell a special edition Xbox controller to mark the 40th anniversary of legendary development studio Rare, just weeks after the company announced significant layoffs and the cancellation of the studio's long-awaited next project Everwild.
04/08/2025
As Baldur's Gate 3 Turns 2, Larian Boss Swen Vincke Talks About the Studio's Next Game and Asks Fans for Their Patience: 'We'll Need a Bit of Time to Make It All Work'
Baldur’s Gate 3 is two years old, and to celebrate Larian boss Swen Vincke has briefly discussed how its enormous success paved the way for the studio to work on its hotly anticipated next game. But don’t hold your breath for a reveal: Vincke called on fans to be patient as Larian "need a bit of time to make it all work."
04/08/2025
F1 Is Brad Pitt's Highest Grossing Film of All Time, Overtaking World War Z
F1 is a smash hit — and it turns out that it was also a major milestone for its star, Brad Pitt. The film is still killing at the worldwide box office, and has now surpassed $540 million to become Pitt’s highest grossing film of all time.
04/08/2025
Call of Duty QA Workers Win First Union Contract With Microsoft After 3 Years
Quality assurance workers at Raven Software, one of the developers of Call of Duty, have officially ratified their first union contract with Microsoft three years after they first unionized.
04/08/2025
70 seconds makes all the difference under the new Marvel Rivals approach to rage-quitters
Techno-loving hollowtooth Blade has joined the playable cast of Marvel Rivals, but he's not what I find most interesting about the free-to-play shooter's latest update.Developers NetEase Games have introduced a new system of penalties for ragequitters, keyboard-away-frommers, and other craven scumbags who abandon a competitive mode match early on because the dishwasher's overflowing, or similar. Read more
04/08/2025
Battlefield 6 Matchmaking Will Include SBMM — Among Other Things Like Ping, Location, And Server Availability
Whether this is good or bad news depends a little on your perspective, but it looks like Battlefield 6 will include skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) to a degree.
04/08/2025
You can get an RTX 5070 GPU for under $550 right now at Amazon if you're a Prime member
While our man James wasn’t entirely convinced by the RTX 5070 when it launched, the GPU that replaces the 4070 Super has gotten better with age following driver updates. Read more
04/08/2025
How to Watch the Transformers Movies in Chronological Order
Here's the correct order to watch the Transformers movies, chronologically and by release date.
04/08/2025
Barbie Star Margot Robbie in Talks for Tim Burton's Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Remake
Tim Burton himself is remaking the classic film Attack of the 50 Foot Woman — and it looks as though he may have found his leading lady in none other than Margot Robbie, who may also produce the film under her LuckyChap production company label.
04/08/2025
Fatal Fury Pro's Dramatic Reaction to Losing at EVO 2025 Goes Viral — but It Was Actually 10 Years in the Making
One pro fighting game player's reaction to losing at Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves was so dramatic that it's going viral on social media and already showing signs of becoming a meme.
04/08/2025
Fatekeeper looks like a spiritual successor to Dark Messiah, but where's the kick?
It is a fancy looking first-person RPG made with all the hyper detail and vivid lighting you might expect of a game developed in Unreal Engine 5.It is also conjuring a game worth conjuring: the heavy hitting fantasy brawlabout Dark Messiah Of Might And Magic.Read more
04/08/2025
Nintendo Survey Asks Your 'Openness' to Digital Games, and Offers a Chance to Give Feedback on Switch 2 Game-Key Cards
A fresh Nintendo fan survey is asking for your opinions on buying digital games over boxed copies, and offers a chance for you to provide feedback on the Switch 2's Game-Key Cards — physical cartridges that still require you to download the game.
04/08/2025
Someone's Trying to Publish a Blockchain Game on Nintendo Switch
Someone's claiming they're going to publish the Nintendo Switch's first-ever blockchain game this year, though it's unclear thus far how successful they're going to be.
04/08/2025
Another Skyblivion dev diary shows off the new dungeons and expanded cities Oblivion Remastered never bothered with
August 2025 now has as many Skyblivion developer diaries as there are modern The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion reimaginings: two, which in both cases remains a weirdly high number.But while last week’s Finishing Skyblivion focused on one volunteer’s attempts at getting the ambitious Cyrodiil-in-Skyrim mod over the line, this other vid makes a very specific pitch to those whose interest may have been diverted by Bethesda’s official Oblivion Remastered, showcasing how Skyblivion looks to more aggressively expand and rework the original RPG.Read more
04/08/2025
This week in PC games: a new Mafia, a bustling Homeworld homage, a cosmic lighthouse and some strange jigsaws
The wifi network keeps changing its name to "Execute Order 66".It is time to smash the emergency glass and bust out a few favourites from my personal collection of morale-boosting videogame intros.And here are this week's most interesting new PC games.
04/08/2025
Dynasty Warriors: Origins Set for ‘Large-Scale’ DLC, Koei Tecmo Announces Mystery Remaster of a ‘Classic Series Title’
Koei Tecmo is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Dynasty Warriors series with a number of announcements. Chief among them is confirmation of a “large-scale” DLC coming to Dynasty Warriors: Origins, and a mystery remaster of a “classic series title.”
04/08/2025
My Top Deals For Today: Best Places to Buy Pokémon Cards and Magic Boosters Right Now
As of August 4, TCGplayer has the best prices on Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards, including the Scarlet & Violet 151 set and Fallout Commander decks. Plus, preorder new Fallout Funko Pops for $14.99 each ahead of season two.
04/08/2025
What's the Point of Skyblivion — the Fan-Made Recreation of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — When Bethesda's Official Remaster Already Exists? The Modders Explain
Skyblivion — the upcoming fan remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion made by the TESRenewal volunteer modding group — has just dropped its first update since the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered in April, confirming the fan-made project will still release later this year.
04/08/2025
Liam Neeson Says Qui-Gon Jinn's Death at the Hands of Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Was 'A Bit Namby-Pamby' and Unbefitting of a Jedi Master
It is one of the most iconic scenes in Star Wars cinematic history, one embedded in the consciousness of a generation of fans: the climactic duel in The Phantom Menace where Darth Maul kills Qui-Gon Jinn.
04/08/2025
Buffy Reboot Behind the Scenes Video Shows First Look at Sarah Michelle Gellar Alongside Series' New Star
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar has posted a behind the scenes video offering a first look at herself alongside Ryan Kiera Armstrong, the new lead of the franchise's Hulu reboot.
04/08/2025
Tekken 8 Reveals Armor King Gameplay and Its First Original DLC Character: Miary Zo From Madagascar
Bandai Namco has revealed a first look at the upcoming Tekken 8 DLC character Armor King, and announced a brand new character: Miary Zo From Madagascar.
04/08/2025
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Set Photos Show Tom Holland Riding a Tank
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially begun shooting, and star Tom Holland has now shared photos of himself in costume riding atop a tank.
04/08/2025
Valve point to Mastercard restrictions as the payment firm deny influencing adult game removals
Financial service giants Mastercard have denied accusations that they sought to influence the recent removal of adult/NSFW games from Steam and Itch.io, claiming that they have "not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms," and that they allow all lawful transactions.It’s a brief and unequivocal statement, but Valve themselves have since suggested it might not be entirely accurate, telling PC Gamer that Steam’s payment processors objected to the availability of law-abiding adult games by citing one of Mastercard’s specific rules.Read more
04/08/2025
Nintendo Issues Switch 2 Heat Warning as Temperatures Rise
Nintendo has warned Switch 2 owners to be cautious when playing their new consoles outdoors in the summer heat.
04/08/2025
Stellar Blade Developer Drops Update 1.3.0 — Here's What's New
Stellar Blade update 1.3.0 is out now across PC and PS5. Check out the patch notes.
04/08/2025
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls PS5 Closed Beta Ends 2 Days Before 2XKO's Closed Beta Starts
Hotly anticipated fighting game Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls launches a PlayStation 5-exclusive closed beta September 5-7, which ends just two days before the closed beta for Riot’s upcoming League of Legends fighting game 2XKO starts on PC.
04/08/2025
Amid Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Delay Rumors, Nintendo Recommits to 2025 Launch
As fans continue to wait for a final release date, Nintendo has reaffirmed that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is still on track for 2025.
04/08/2025
Virtua Fighter 6's Combat Gameplay First Look Has Old Martial Arts Movie Vibes
Virtua Fighter 6 has its first proper gameplay video, and the fighting game continues to look amazing on the graphics front.
04/08/2025
Deals I Found That Slap Harder Than a Blue Shell: Battlefield 6, Mafia Old Country, and Persona Savings!
There’s a fine line between backlog and hoarding, but this week’s sale lineup makes a compelling case for ignoring both.
04/08/2025
Guilty Gear Strive DLC Character Lucy From Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Can Quickhack Like She’s in Cyberpunk 2077 — Here’s How It Looks in Gameplay
At the Evo 2025 fighting game tournament, Guilty Gear Strive developer Arc System Works revealed a first look at Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and confirmed an August 21 release date for the DLC guest character.
03/08/2025
Of Course Omni-Man Is a Playable Character in Invincible VS — Here’s Our First Look at Gameplay, and Some Info on How He Works
Invincible supervillain Omni-Man is a playable character in fighting game Invincible VS. The announcement came as part of the EVO tournament alongside a first look at gameplay.
03/08/2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Stretches Towards $370M Worldwide After Bigger Than Expected Second Weekend Box Office Drop
The Fantastic Four: First Steps has made nearly $370 million globally after a big box office drop during its second weekend of release.
03/08/2025
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for trying to find and exile the giant house spider that ran under my bed yesterday.I slept with the lights on and wrote most of this round-up standing on a stool.Here's a rich brew of thoughts from Sam Bodrojan.
03/08/2025
The Best Free Trials and Discounts for Students in 2025
Save big this back-to-school season.
02/08/2025
Three Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early August 2025
This month's first batch of leavers.Microsoft has announced the first batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in August 2025 today, with three games set to depart the service on August 15th - the majority of them across console, PC and the cloud.Here's the full list of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early August 2025:Read the full article on purexbox.com
02/08/2025
Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game Review
Bringing a slice of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere to the tabletop.
02/08/2025
Outlander: Blood of My Blood Producers on Time Travel and Having Jamie and Claire's Parents Meet
The respective paths of the Beauchamps will cross with those of Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie as all four protagonists eventually playing their fateful parts to affect the course of Scottish history.
02/08/2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong - The Story Behind the Insanely Long Wait For a Game We Demoed in 2019
When we played Silksong for the first time in 2019, we never expected it would be the start of a six-year wait for Team Cherry's excellent follow-up to Hollow Knight. Here's how Silksong became a meme and made us all clowns.
02/08/2025
The 10 Best Naked Gun Jokes, Gags, Goofs, and Bits
Here are Enrico Pallazzo's greatest arias... or at least the best Naked Gun jokes ever committed to film.
02/08/2025
What are we all playing this weekend?
It's been a funny old week for us at RPS, but the games will continue. The games must continue. Or else, what was this all for? Read more
02/08/2025
Get a 2-Pack of Baseus 65W USB Type-C Wall Chargers for Only $29.99 ($15 Apiece)
Can fast charge a Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, Apple iPhone 16, or Samsung Galaxy S25.
02/08/2025
Save over $800 on an NVIDIA RTX 5070 PC from Lenovo, now under $1,400
If you’re looking for a new PC that’s packing a recently-released NVIDIA 5070 GPU, then Lenovo’s new ‘Doorbuster’ deal might be just the thing. Read more
02/08/2025
The Best Movie Poster Puzzles From Fan Favorite Franchises
From a puzzle of Jaws' iconic poster to a Lord of the Rings triptych, we've gathered up some of the best movie poster puzzles worth piecing together in 2025.
01/08/2025
Chief of War Season 1 Review
The Hawaiian historical series has a bright future, but its present is dim
01/08/2025
Fight Anime Bosses Codes (August 2025)
Use our list of working codes to redeem free rewards for Fight Anime Bosses.
01/08/2025
Corsair Scimitar Elite SE Gaming Mouse Review – A Simple Revision, But Still Great
The Corsair Scimitar Elite SE gaming mouse doesn’t do anything new, but it continues to do it well with solid tracking and loads of buttons where you need them.
01/08/2025
Mark Ruffalo's Hulk Set to Return to the MCU for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Big news in the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Mark Ruffalo’s The Hulk is reportedly set to return for next year’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
01/08/2025
Turtle Beach Has a New Victrix Pro Controller for PS5 and Xbox
The Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded adds Hall effect sensors, and gets a little comfier for fighting game fans.
01/08/2025
The Amazing New Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Gaming Headset Is Now Available to Buy
A new high-end gaming headset has arrived.
01/08/2025
Darksiders 4 Announced With Teaser Trailer, Continues Where the Original Darksiders Game Left Off
Darksiders 4 is coming from developer Gunfire Games. We have a teaser trailer, revealed as part of publisher THQ Nordic's 2025 showcase event, as well as some high level gameplay details.
01/08/2025
We Build LEGO Star Wars: K-2SO, the Show-Stealing Droid From Rogue One and Andor
We build LEGO Star Wars K-2SO, an imposing Imperial droid hot-wired to fight for the Rebellion.
01/08/2025
These New Spider-Man Figures Will Launch With Magic: The Gathering Cards and I Can’t Work Out Which Is Coolest
Hasbro will bundle new Magic: The Gathering Spider-Man cards with Marvel Legends figures of four iconic characters.
01/08/2025
Mastercard Denies It Pressured Steam, Itch.io to Delist Adult Games
Mastercard has issued a statement claiming is has "not required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms", despite allegations from both Steam and itch.io to the contrary.
01/08/2025
BioShock 4 Reportedly Getting a Narrative Overhaul Amid Development Struggles
BioShock 4 is currently undergoing a bit of a development overhaul after it recently failed a review by 2K Games executives, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
01/08/2025
Save an Extra 10% Off the Tomtoc Slim, Our Favorite Nintendo Switch 2 Carrying Case on Amazon
It offers more protection, looks better, and costs less than the official Nintendo case.
01/08/2025
A Quiet Place Part 3 Secures 2027 Release Date With John Krasinski Back as Director and Writer
A Quiet Place Part 3 is officially on the way with a July 2027 release date and John Krasinski reportedly back to serve as its writer and director.
01/08/2025
You can save hundreds on this Alienware Aurora R16 with an RTX 5080 in the back to school sales
Dell’s back-to-school deals have a whole host of laptop savings, but look a little deeper and there’s another Alienware deal. Read more
01/08/2025
We Build the LEGO Batman Forever Batmobile, a Sleek Futuristic Vehicle from the 90s
We build the new LEGO Batmobile, set #76304, which is based on the sleek, futuristic design from the 1995 movie Batman Forever.
01/08/2025
We Build the LEGO Transformers: Soundwave, a Beautiful 80s Dream Come True
We put together the latest LEGO Transformers set, Soundwave, which features tons of references to the original Soundwave toy from the 80s.
01/08/2025
Every New Nintendo Switch 2 Game Releasing in August 2025
Switch 2 is getting sports games, cozy vibes, and the return of Kirby in August 2025.
01/08/2025
I'm still strapped to a rolling office chair with a ticking timer in a huge scary building
I met the weird little girl again.She was loitering in the shadow of a pillar on the eighth floor.I found her goblin-esque during our first meeting, but up close she seems relatively ordinary, a pale 10-year-old in a nightie with shoulder-length hair.
01/08/2025
PSA: Octopath Traveler 0 on Nintendo Switch 2 Is a Game-Key Card Only
Following the announcement of Octopath Traveler 0 during yesterday's Nintendo Partner Direct, some fans are seeing their excitement turning into irritation upon hearing the news that the Nintendo Switch 2 physical edition of the game is just a Game-Key Card, and not an actual physical game copy.
01/08/2025
Dell's impressive Back-to-School deals include big savings on XPS models and more
Dell’s back-to-school deals are here, and they’re pretty great if you’re looking for a 2025 laptop. Read more
01/08/2025
This Magic: The Gathering Edge of Eternities Card Is Already Selling for Over $2000
From singularities to singers, Magic: The Gathering's new Edge of Eternities set is absolutely packed with high value cards. Here are the ones to look out for.
01/08/2025
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Returns to Theaters in 2027 for 50th Anniversary Celebration
Now’s your chance to relive the beginning of the Star Wars saga. Disney just announced it is rereleasing Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in theaters in 2027 in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary.
01/08/2025
Graham Smith is leaving RPS, come say goodbye
The longest-running editor of Rock Paper Shotgun worked his last day on the website earlier this week, and has leapt quietly into the mysterious realm of the games industry proper.The emotional fallout of this departure is roughly the same as any other time RPS has watched a writer swan-dive out of the RPS treehouse and into the mist far below.Read more
01/08/2025
Battlefield 6's PC specs don't look too lofty despite all the booms, and Steam players won't need the pesky EA App
Well, unless you're planning on buying it from the Epic Games store.You see, amid last night's info drop, EA have revealed at least an estimate of the specs your hardware'll need to have to run it, as well as the very important detail of whether you'll need to fire it up via (whispers) the EA launcher.Read more
01/08/2025
Here's The 10 Most Affordable, But Still Awesome, Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy Cards
From extended art to borderless surge foils, you can save some Gil by buying these Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy cards on the cheap.
01/08/2025
What Happens When Deadpool and Batman Finally Cross Paths?
What happens when Batman and Deadpool cross universes and finally meet? We asked the creators of Deadpool/Batman #1 what to expect from this epic crossover.
01/08/2025
Don't Expect Battlefield 6 to Come Out on Nintendo Switch 2
EA currently has no plans to bring Battlefield 6 to Nintendo Switch 2. Here's why.
01/08/2025
Starfield Reportedly Set for PS5 Release During Spring 2026 Alongside New Expansion
Bethesda is reportedly preparing the much-rumored PlayStation 5 release of Starfield for spring 2026, which will come alongside a new expansion.
01/08/2025
Tim Burton's Batman Films to Screen in Remastered Form in Dolby Cinemas for One Night Only
Tim Burton’s Batman films are fan favorites when it comes to the many portrayals of the Caped Crusader — and now, you’ll be able to relive them with a one-night-only screening at Dolby Cinema locations.
01/08/2025
After three deafening hours of its multiplayer, Battlefield 6 sure looks like a Battlefield game
Battlefield 6 releases on October 10th with the unenviable task of being both a quality combined arms FPS, and a successful apology letter to those burned by the series’ previous missteps.To try out its multiplayer ahead of yesterday’s big reveal event, I had to pass through two separate metal detectors at the venue’s doors, which I can only assume were there to prevent infiltration by disgruntled Battlefield 2042 players armed with tins of orange paint.Destruction that has a point beyond spectacle.
01/08/2025
Everything Coming to Disney+ in August 2025
From Eyes of Wakanda to World Princess Week, here's everything coming to Disney+ in August.
01/08/2025
Magic: The Gathering's Latest Expansion Edge of Eternities Looks Almost Completely Sold Out at Amazon On Its Release Day
MTG's new set Edge of Eternities is nearly gone on Amazon US launch day, so here’s where you can still buy at the best prices
01/08/2025
Mafia: The Old Country — PC And Console Specs and Features Explained
Mafia: The Old Country console performance options confirmed, as well as PC specs.
01/08/2025
Finishing Skyblivion is a new dev diary series about the last leg of the Oblivion remake mod's run to release
With unofficial Oblivion remake Skyblivion aiming to arrive this year, one of its developers has kicked off a new dev diary series documenting the work they've been doing to get the massive Skyrim mod ready to emerge through the release gates.While the folks behind Skyblivion certainly haven't been shy when it comes to regularly showing off their progress, it's always cool to see more of the blood, sweat, and tears that's going into finally getting such a gargantuan undertaking into players' hands.Read more
01/08/2025
Major payment firm behind Itch adult game cull say they themselves face "restrictions" from another banking firm
Itch.io have re-listed a bunch of free adult-themed games that were taken down as part of a recent massive cull of supposedly licentious materials under pressure from payment processors.Itch are still, however, working out whether and how to restore paid NSFW projects that were removed from public channels as part of their efforts to stop the payment companies suspending store purchases in general.In a further mild twist, one of the firms behind Itch.io's delistings, Stripe, have now informed the site that they themselves are acting under pressure from one of their own banking partners, without naming names.
01/08/2025
MCU Phase Five Ranked from Worst to Best
Which show won out between Loki and Agatha All Along? Where did duds like Secret Invasion fall? More importantly, which film in MCU's Phase Five reigned supreme between the likes of Captain America: Brave New World, The Marvels, Deadpool & Wolverine and Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3?
01/08/2025
Cyberpunk 2077 Analysis For Switch 2 Highlights How Great The Xbox Series S Version Is
"Series S powers through at 60fps, with just occasional drops".The fine folks over at Digital Foundry have been taking a look at the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077 this week and stacking it up against various other console releases, including the Xbox Series S.It's the Series S that makes for the most compelling comparison, with the outlet highlighting just how good Microsoft's low-priced machine is at handling the game, both in terms of visuals as well as its potential for 60FPS performance.
01/08/2025
Nintendo Announces U.S. Price Rises for Original Switch, Warns Price Rises for Switch 2, Games, and the NSO Membership ‘May Be Necessary in the Future’
Nintendo has announced a range of price rises for various OG Switch products in the U.S., and warned price rises for the Switch 2, video games, and the Nintendo Switch Online membership may be coming down the line.
01/08/2025
My Best Pokémon TCG Deals For Today: Black Bolt, White Flare and Destined Rivals ETBs Price Drops
Black Bolt and White Flare Pokémon TCG Elite Trainer Boxes are $79.97, Destined Rivals is $88, and MTG Final Fantasy VI Commander Deck is $54.43. The four‑deck bundle is also down to $233.41 as of today.
01/08/2025
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s First Teaser Shows 8 Seconds of the Suit Up Close and Nothing Else
Sony has kicked off the hype for next year’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day with an extremely brief teaser that shows just eight seconds of the suit up close.
01/08/2025
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Physical Editions Confirmed — Including Nintendo Switch 2 With a Game Card Containing the Full Game Data
Some big news in the world of Mortal Kombat today: Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is now confirmed to be getting physical editions, and it includes the much-requested Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
01/08/2025
The Bad Guys 2 Review
The Bad Guys 2 provides more of what made its predecessor great, but doesn’t improve enough on its predictable plot.
01/08/2025
Assassin's Creed Edward Kenway Actor Alleges Ubisoft Threatened to Sue Him for Hinting at Black Flag Remake
Just in case you weren't sure what to make of all those Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag remake/remasters rumors, Ubisoft reportedly "threatened to sue" the voice of protagonist Edward Kenway for previously hinting that fans would get the chance to beat the game again.
01/08/2025
Spider-Man Star Tom Holland Breaks Silence on James Bond Rumors While Making a Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich With Gordan Ramsay
Spider-Man star Tom Holland has broken his silence on the ongoing James Bond rumors, issuing a coy response to celebrity chef Gordan Ramsay while making a spicy fried chicken sandwich.
01/08/2025
In praise of one-job RPGs, the greatest antidote to FOMO
We have all known the profound sorrow of getting two hours into an RPG and deciding that actually, Mum, I don't want to be an elven druid anymore.Being an elven druid sucks ass.There's barely any plantlife in the opening dungeon, so half my support skills are useless, and the only animal companion I'm qualified to conjure right now is a cranky squirrel.
01/08/2025
The Pokémon Company Calls on Fans to Stop 'Attacking or Slandering' Illustrator Embroiled in TCG Pocket Plagiarism Scandal
The Pokémon Company has stepped in to ask fans to stop harassing a Pokémon TCG Pocket artist embroiled in a plagiarism scandal.
01/08/2025
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag voice actor claims Ubisoft threatened to sue him over remake tease
Some legally-minded landlubbers may have had words with Edward Kenway, captain of The Jackdaw and protagonist of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag.Well, Kenway's voice actor Matt Ryan at any rate, who's been filmed at a convention saying that Ubisoft threatened to sue him over a previous video from another convention in which he teased a remake of the game.Read more
01/08/2025
I was a fool for skipping Widelands, the only game as good as The Settlers
There hasn't been a Settlers game since 1996.It's a design thing, an ethos.It doesn't even fit into a genre really, let alone the lopsided RTS the sequels collapsed into.
01/08/2025
Deadpool Co-Creator Hits Out at 'Impossibly Dull and Boring' The Fantastic Four: First Steps — but Pretty Much Everyone Disagrees With His Empty Screenings Theory
While Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Six kickstarter The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been well-received by moviegoers and critics alike, it has one high-profile critic: the co-creator of Deadpool.
01/08/2025
EA Confirms Battlefield 6 Is Getting Battle Royale, Releases Chaotic Teaser Trailer
Confirming rumors that have swirled for months, Battlefield 6 will indeed have a battle royale mode. Here's a short, chaotic teaser video.
01/08/2025
Praise the Kiryu, Steam's latest Client Beta update will finally let you sort Like A Dragons and Yakuza into the right order
It's supposed to go as follows: Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza 5 Remastered, Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, then off into full-blown Like A Dragon land, and on to Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza.Except right now in my Steam library, it's not.The good news is that thanks to the update Steam's Client Beta has just gotten, it looks like I'll no longer have to.
01/08/2025
EA Isn't Considering The Sims 5 Right Now Because 'It's Not Player-Friendly' To Expect Fans To 'Give Up All of the Content That You’ve Purchased Over the Years'
EA has opened up about the fate of its hugely popular The Sims franchise, offering a sneaky tease about what to expect from the upcoming multiplayer game, and why we probably shouldn't expect The Sims 5 any time soon.
01/08/2025
Edge of Eternities Is Out Today, Here's Where to Buy Boosters For MTG's Latest Expansion
Preorders are now live for the Magic: The Gathering Edge of Eternities expansion, which is expected to release on August 1 this year.
01/08/2025
With Call of Duty's Obsession With Goofy Skins Firmly Entrenched, Battlefield 6 Dev Commits to 'Gritty Realism': 'I don't think it needs Nicki Minaj'
Battlefield 6 is set to go up against Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 later this year, and while both are military first-person shooters, it sounds like there will be at least one significant point of difference: skins.
01/08/2025
Switch 2 Sells More Than 6 Million in the 7 Weeks Since Launch, Nintendo Says Demand 'Has Surpassed Our Expectations'
Nintendo’s first financial report since the launch of Switch 2 is in, and it’s smiles all round for the company after record-breaking sales.
01/08/2025
Eyes of Wakanda Review
The animated MCU series isn't as sumptuous when it comes to the stories driving its four episodes.
01/08/2025
Silent Hill f – We Played it for 5 Hours
Admittedly, I was initially skeptical of Konami’s decision to entrust a non-Japanese developer to create a game set in Japan, but five hours of actually playing Silent Hill f shattered such prejudices. Ebisugaoka is undoubtedly one of the most impressive contemporary Japanese townscapes I have ever seen in a video game, and that comes from someone who has lived in Japan for the majority of his life and loves games like Shenmue, Persona, and Ghostwire: Tokyo.
01/08/2025
Aussie Streaming Guide: The Best TV & Movies for August 2025
Nothing but the finest content to binge stream. All the best TV series, movies, comedy specials, docos, and more!
01/08/2025
The Sandman Season 2 Special Review – “Death: The High Cost of Living”
Although this one-off Sandman episode is about Death instead of Dream, it’s a well-acted, well-told story – and a special treat for Sandman fans.
01/08/2025
From Rising Ronin to Dragon Dramas and Battlefield 6, These Multi-Platform Deals Are Straight Fire
If your own backlog is bursting but your willpower is weak, you’ve got company.
01/08/2025
Octopath Traveler 0: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder Octopath Traveler 0, including where it's available, what comes in each edition, and more.
01/08/2025
Twisted Metal Season 2 Review
Despite its larger scope, Twisted Metal's second season still retains the show's go-for-broke absurdist wit and bite.
31/07/2025
Get an Uninterrupted Night's Rest with a Dreamegg White Noise Machine for Under $10
A third of your life is spent in slumber, so make it worth it.
31/07/2025
Get a Cordless Rechargeable Electric Air Duster for Your PC for Just $20 After Coupon
Say goodbye to buying compressed air canisters in bulk.
31/07/2025
LEGO Has a Free Star Wars Set as the Gift With Purchase This Week
You do have to buy a starship first though.
31/07/2025
What I Want to See From the Steam Deck 2
As rumors ramp up about the Steam Deck 2, here's what I'm hoping to see from a new system.
31/07/2025
Battlefield 6's full multiplayer reveal sees EA trying to rebottle the lightning of Battlefield 3 and 4
EA have given us our first proper look at Battlefield 6's multiplayer, after revealing the game with a single player trailer last week.They've also confirmed the new shooter's release date - 10th October 2025 - and announced dates for a series of beta weekends in August.The game they're pitching is a return to the contemporary warring of Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4, after the mildly futuristic disappointments of Battlefield 2042.
31/07/2025
Battlefield 6 Feels Like a Safe, Explosive Return to the Shooter’s Past
Battlefield 6 casts its eyes back to the series' best years, but is this resurrection of past glories actually exciting?
31/07/2025
Save 50% Off the Lisen 3-Port 65W USB Car Charger with 4-Foot Cable, Now Just $8 on Amazon
Bring your old car up to modern standards with some high-output USB charging ports.
31/07/2025
I've found slashed price Alienware gaming PCs, Laptops and GPUs in today's daily deals for PC gamers
$2,099.99 (was $2,499.99) Read more
31/07/2025
Best Wireless Earbuds to Buy Right Now
True wireless earbuds are all over the place, but we've picked out the best ones available on the market.
31/07/2025
Score a Complete AceMagic Micro PC with CPU, RAM, SSD, and Windows 11 Pro for Just $123 on Amazon
This diminutive PC measures 4" long, 4" wide, and 1.3" high.
31/07/2025
New Hostel TV Series Starring Paul Giamatti Officially in Development With Peacock
The Hostel franchise is getting a revival in the form of a new TV series, so get ready to be scared of backpacking again.
31/07/2025
KPop Demon Hunters Sequels, Live-Action Remake, Stage Musical, and More Reportedly in Discussion at Netflix
Netflix is reportedly going all-in on the KPop Demon Hunters universe with plans for a live-action remake, stage musical, sequels, and more.
31/07/2025
Rick and Morty Full Season 8 Review
The Adult Swim series' latest string of episodes gets better as it goes along.
31/07/2025
Save $840 Off the New 2025 Lenovo Legion RTX 5070 Gaming PC (The Best PC Deal Under $1,400)
This is an excellent mid-range prebuilt designed for 1080p or 1440p gaming.
31/07/2025
Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix takes care of Dark Urge spoilers, and politely hangs up your gang's buggy video calls
Larian's rectified this and one other infamous issue as part of the game's latest hotfix.The devs are so keen to make sure no one gets their hopes up for any more major additions to the RPG now that its final patch is out of the way that they've dubbed this a "room temperature fix".Read more
31/07/2025
There's a Pretty Big Sale on Apple MacBooks at Amazon Today
Grab huge savings on Apple MacBooks at Amazon today, with big discounts on the latest Air and Pro models.
31/07/2025
Harrison Ford Offers a Short Response When Asked if He's Been Convinced to Return to Marvel Again, Following Captain America: Brave New World
Star Wars legend Harrison Ford has given a typically-terse response when asked whether Marvel had convinced the actor to return in a future MCU project.
31/07/2025
Once Upon a Katamari will have you rolling up the annals of history, and it’s coming to PC
Punishing my tendency to never bother watching Nintendo Directs, Bandai Namco used today's Switch 2-focused showcase to announce Once Upon a Katamari: the first mainline, non-remake Katamari game since 2011.It’ll be out on PC as well, come October 24th 2025, and while you’ll once again be rolling up entire societies around a swelling sticky ball, this one will span a range of time periods - so you’ll be able to knead whole new planets out of feudal Japan or ancient Greece.Read more
31/07/2025
The Conjuring: Last Rites Director Michael Chaves on the End (and Future) of the Horror Franchise
On the heels of exclusively debuting The Conjuring: Last Rites trailer today, IGN also has an exclusive interview with director Michael Chaves. As with the other entries in the series, The Conjuring: Last Rites draws on the Warrens’ case files. This film is based on the demonic haunting of Jack and Janet Smurl’s home in West Pittston, Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1989.
31/07/2025
These Are the 10 Best Books to Look Out for in August 2025
Looking for a new read in August 2025? We've got you covered with expert recommendations across fantasy, horror, romance and much more.
31/07/2025
Our favorite SSD for Steam Deck is reduced by almost 40% at Amazon today
Yesterday, we shared how you could save on additional storage for your Steam Deck with some microSD deals, but if you’re looking for more of a project, today’s deal is for you. Read more
31/07/2025
Square Enix turn an RPG into a town-builder with Octopath Traveler 0
Square Enix have announced Octopath Traveler 0, a prequel to the genteel 2019 RPG Katharine Castle hailed as...This is an outrage!I'm going to tell Katharine she sucks at writing and is terrible at video games.
31/07/2025
The Conjuring: Last Rites Exclusive Trailer Reveals the Warrens' First Demon and the Return of Annabelle
IGN can exclusively debut the new trailer for The Conjuring: Last Rites, which has been billed as the final entry in the New Line horror franchise. The film chronicles the demonic haunting of Jack and Janet Smurl’s home in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, which lasted from 1974 to 1989.
31/07/2025
Grounded 2 modding kicks off with cockroaches dressed as clowns, which is good for bugphobes, so long as they aren't also circusphobes
Grounded 2's come out this week, and as such folks have fired up their modding machines and got to work tweaking the garden survival extravaganza to their liking.Let's see here, we've got some of the usual useful changes, texture swaps, and...A mod designed to help folks who're afraid of cockroaches.
31/07/2025
My Best Deals For Today: Amazon Exclusive Fallout Season One 4K Steelbook Is Back In Stock
The Fallout: Season One 4K Steelbook is $39.99 with exclusive extras. Other highlights include TMNT The Last Ronin for $16.99, Dan Brown’s The Secret of Secrets preorder, and tech deals like Anker chargers for $12.99 and a KAMRUI Mini PC for $199.
31/07/2025
Once Upon a Katamari Brings First New Katamari Damacy Entry in 14 Years to PC and Consoles This October
Once Upon a Katamari is the first new Katamari Damacy game in 14 years, and it's coming to PC and consoles this October.
31/07/2025
Jason Momoa Shaves His Beard For the First Time In 6 Years To Prep For Dune 3
Jason Momoa is headed back to the Dune-verse… but not without a little shave first. The actor shared a video while shaving his beard for the upcoming Dune 3 shoot — and it’s clear he’s dedicated to his role.
31/07/2025
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment's Latest Trailer Ended on a Mysterious Tease, and Fans Are Already Theorizing
During today's Nintendo Partner Direct, we got a new trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. While most of the trailer was straightforward, it ended on a cryptic tease that has Zelda fans running with speculation as to what the scene could mean for the game's roster.
31/07/2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong Fans React in Uproar After the Game's Latest Nintendo Direct No-Show
Today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase might have featured a new Plants vs Zombies remake, Monster Hunter Stories 3 and a pair of new Square Enix HD-2D titles, but there was one game conspicuous by its absence. Again.
31/07/2025
PvZ: Replanted Is A 'Definitive Remaster' Of The Xbox 360 Original, Releasing This October
Just under a week ago, it was leaked that Plants Vs. Zombies: Replanted would be coming to Xbox on October 23rd, 2025, and that's exactly what's been announced today as part of the July 2025 Nintendo Direct showcase.The game, as mentioned in an IGN interview, is being classed as a "definitive remaster" of the original Plants Vs. Zombies - a title that that made its debut for Xbox 360 back in September 2010 during the Xbox Live Arcade era.Read the full article on purexbox.com
31/07/2025
Dead Reset Combines Alien With Russian Doll-Type Choice-Driven Gameplay
Dead Reset’s commitment to real actors with real props on real sets is such a refreshing sight that feels novel both in video games and in film in general in 2025.
31/07/2025
Disney Lorcana at Gen Con 2025: Everything Announced About Fabled, Whispers in the Well, Winterspell, and More
From A Goofy Movie and Iconic Mickey and Minnie cards headed to the Fabled expansion, details on Whispers in the Well, Winterspell, and Toy Story cards, and even a brand-new set of Disney Lorcana puzzles, here is everything announced about the future of Disney Lorcana at Gen Con 2025.
31/07/2025
Here's The 10 Most Valuable Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Cards Right Now
From Chocobos to Cloud Strife, these are the most valuable Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering cards. Do you own any?
31/07/2025
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Picks Up Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 Port With November Release Date
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is flying over to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 with a November 14, 2025, release date.
31/07/2025
Dune Awakening's devs are testing a patch that'll let you deposit all of your blood and should help tackle ornithopter griefing
In fact, the devs make clear that they'd really prefer it if you were to dedicate the bulk of your two-week-long patch testing time to those two things in particular.They're also turning off taxes and sandstorms, the latter very much being the tax equivalent of the natural world, for the first week so bases won't be at risk.Read more
31/07/2025
You can get a 34 inch QLED Alienware monitor for just over $600 at Amazon right now
Yesterday, we highlighted a steep deal on one of the best gaming monitors from Alienware, but if you’ve been looking for more screen real estate, you’ll be glad you held off. Read more
31/07/2025
Hideo Kojima's Superman Review Is In: 'It Was Good'
Yes, I know you’ve read IGN’s Superman review, the greatest Superman review on the internet. But let’s be honest, we’ve all been waiting for Metal Gear creator and film critic extraordinaire Hideo Kojima to deliver his verdict. Well now, it’s finally in.
31/07/2025
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Is Square Enix's Latest New Action RPG Coming to Switch 2
Today's Nintendo Partner Direct ended on a Square Enix double-whammy. One of the games is a brand new HD-2D action-RPG entitled The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, and it's coming to Switch 2 in 2026.
31/07/2025
Cronos: The New Dawn Confirms Bloober Horror for Nintendo Switch 2 Alongside September Release Date
Bloober Team’s twisted sci-fi nightmare, Cronos: The New Dawn, is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 with a September release date.
31/07/2025
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Is Flying Toward Nintendo Switch 2 Next Year
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, as shown in today's Nintendo Partner Direct.
31/07/2025
Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025: Everything Announced
A brand-new Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase has arrived and we'll be gathering all the biggest announcements right here to ensure you don't miss a thing!
31/07/2025
Amazon Just Discounted Some Seriously Fun Magic Commander Decks In Brand New Sale
Save on Commander Precons from the last couple of years, including Doctor Who and Fallout options, with Amazon's latest sale.
31/07/2025
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Review
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is a bigger, better version of its predecessor, even if it’s not exactly out here discovering new forms of demon slaying.
31/07/2025
I'm strapped to a rolling office chair with a ticking timer in a huge scary building
The office seems to be empty save for a grinning little girl who yells "hey mister, wake up!" in what sounds like amateur Simmish, then immediately vanishes around the corner.The building consists of grainy, glass-walled compartments lined with illuminated facades displaying kanji letters, arranged along a central corridor.I think I'm on the ninth floor.
31/07/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Vinyl OST Soundtrack Is Up For Preorder
Preorder Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s acclaimed soundtrack on vinyl or CD, available in multiple editions before stock runs out.
31/07/2025
Hideo Kojima Will Read Your Initial Responses to His Mysterious Xbox Game, OD, but Insists the 'Real Evaluations Come After — 10 or 20 Years From Now'
Now Death Stranding 2 is out, Hideo Kojima has turned his attention to the Xbox-published OD, which he previously described as "a game I have always wanted to make."
31/07/2025
Buffy Reboot Reveals the Name of its New Slayer
Hulu's Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot will star a new slayer named Nova, it's been reported.
31/07/2025
Hideo Kojima Says He Won't Play Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Laughs
Hideo Kojima may be the creator of the seminal stealth series, Metal Gear, but that doesn't mean he'll play Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater — the remake of Metal Gear Solid 3.
31/07/2025
The unofficial Skyrim remake of Morrowind finally has a voice for every last character in Vvardenfell
Very long-in-the-works Elder Scrolls modding project Skywind has hit another milestone in its winding road towards an eventual release.The folks behind the mod, which aims to deliver a version of the series' beloved third entry Morrowind remade in Skyrim's engine, have recruited the final three voice actors they were looking for to fill out the base game's entire roster of characters.Skywind's still without any kind of release date, meaning it's almost certainly further off than its Oblivion-centric sort of cousin Skyblivion, which is aiming to arrive this year.
31/07/2025
Hawkeye Star Jeremy Renner Gives Promising Season 2 Update, After Previously Criticizing Disney 'Penny Pinchers' Over Pay
Marvel star Jeremy Renner has given fans an encouraging update on his return as OG Avenger Hawkeye — just months after criticizing Disney "penny pinchers" and saying he had turned down a second season of his characters Disney+ spin-off in a dispute over pay.
31/07/2025
Battlefield 6 Suffers Significant Leaks Ahead of Official Multiplayer Reveal
Later today (July 31), EA will reveal the first official look at Battlefield 6's much-anticipated multiplayer mode. But ahead of that, the shooter has suffered a series of significant leaks.
31/07/2025
Switch OLED Mario Kart 8 Bundle Drops to Just $289.99 In First Big Discount Since Switch 2's Launch
This Nintendo Switch OLED bundle has just received its first sizable discount since the Switch 2 launched.
31/07/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign Finally Gets Duos Mode With Patch 1.02, Game Balance Adjusts to the Current Number of Players
After a short delay due to a tsunami hitting Japan, FromSoftware has released Elden Ring Nightreign patch 1.02, which finally adds duos mode to the game.
31/07/2025
Hideo Kojima has "learned so many ways to kill people"
"People who are making military games, they probably don't know how to dismantle a gun or shoot a gun," said the Metal Gear man, in amongst pictures of himself dressed as various Minecraft skinpacks.Does Kojima know how to dismantle a gun?Read more
31/07/2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Director Says Cut Scenes Include a 'Ton of Stuff That Was Really Wonderful' You'll Never Watch
Matt Shakman, director of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, has discussed the swathe of deleted scenes that audiences got only brief glimpses of in the film's final version.
31/07/2025
Valve upgrade Steam's trailer player, and all it took was trawling through something like 400,000 videos
The pipe-themed platform operators have casually gone through hundreds of thousands of videos as part of an effort to make Steam's trailer player easier to use and less likely to run into hitches as it shows you the video games.To put it how Valve do in their news post about the changes, they've improved the player's "interface and streaming to help you browse more quickly".So, much like the Steam store revamp that's currently in beta, Mr Newell and co want you to be able to zip around at the speed of sound.
31/07/2025
One of Warhammer 40,000's Great Unsolved Mysteries — The Terminus Decree — Is Now Officially Explained via a Short Passage in a New Codex, and Some Fans Really Wish It Had Been Left to the Imagination
It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Warhammer 40,000 universe — at least, it was. Via a new codex, Games Workshop has finally revealed the true nature of the much-debated Terminus Decree — and some Warhammer 40,000 lore fans really wish it hadn't.
31/07/2025
It And Annabelle Writer-Producer Secures Screen Rights For The Medium: 'Anything Bloober Develops Is Going To Push Horror Forward In Unique And Terrifying Ways'
It and Annabelle writer-producer Gary Dauberman is set to bring Bloober Team's The Medium to the big screen.
31/07/2025
Builds, Guides and a Database for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
The Land of Shu is full of dangers, and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers doesn’t always explain its mechanics. We’ve teamed up with the experts at Maxroll to bring you all the guides you'll need.
31/07/2025
Save on a microSD for your Steam Deck, with 1TB options discounted in US and the UK
While the Nintendo Switch 2 may have done away with microSD cards in favour of the faster (and pricier) Express variants, the standard cards have been pretty affordable for a while now in smaller sizes, which makes them ideal for Steam Deck usage. Read more
31/07/2025
I've Hunted Down Today's Most Massive Discounts on Console and PC Must-Owns
Nothing but the finest banger gaming deals for your pile of shame.
31/07/2025
Get this QD-OLED gaming monitor from Alienware for just $765 with a handy voucher vode
We’re always on the lookout for the best gaming monitors, and while the catchily-titled Alienware AW3225QF might not be on that list, it’s certainly rated very highly if you look around. Read more
31/07/2025
Grab a Lisen 3-Port 57W USB Car Charger with Retractable USB-C Cable for Just $10
Store it in your car to fast charge your iPhone 16 or Nintendo Switch in a pinch.
30/07/2025
The Best Prebuilt PCs for Students in 2025
These reliable prebuilt PCs will get your through your college years.
30/07/2025
Xbox Game Pass Revenue Was 'Nearly $5 Billion for the First Time' Over the Last Year
Xbox Game Pass revenue reached a new record for Xbox over the last year, achieving "nearly $5 billion" in revenue for the first time.
30/07/2025
Microsoft Highlights First-Party & Xbox Game Pass Success In FY25 Q4 Earnings Report
Content & Services revenue is up, hardware revenue is down.Specifically, the company mentions its 13% increase in Xbox content and services revenue as a "business highlight", stating that it's "driven by growth in first-party content and Xbox Game Pass".The 13% figure relates to a year-on-year increase, meaning it's 13% better than the corresponding period of last fiscal year.
30/07/2025
Save 50% Off the Massive 75" Sony X85K 4K Google TV, Now Just $648
Supports 4K gaming at up to 120Hz on a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X.
30/07/2025
6 of the 10 Best-Selling Games on PlayStation Last Quarter in the U.S. Were Published by Microsoft
Xbox just had a great Q2...and it might have PlayStation to thank. Or is it PlayStation that should be thanking Xbox?
30/07/2025
Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 Adds Blade, Resource Rumble Mode, and More in August
NetEase has pulled back the curtain on Marvel Rivals Season 3.5, revealing a first look at Blade and many of the other additions coming in August.
30/07/2025
Kingsman Star Taron Egerton Doesn't Actually Want to Be the Next James Bond: 'It Would Be Wasted on Me'
Taron Egerton has the look and the swagger to be the next James Bond — but the Kingsman star isn’t actually interested in taking on the now-vacant iconic role. In fact, he doesn’t even think he’s right for it.
30/07/2025
Extend Your Nintendo Switch 2 Playtime With This Iniu 10,000mAh Power Bank for Just $13
The 45W PD power output also means you can play and charge simultaneously.
30/07/2025
Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Expansion Moved Up as Game Suffers From 'Soft' Sales
Monster Hunter Wilds got off to an incredible sales start when it launched in February. Unfortunately, it seems as though its success has fallen off one heck of a cliff since then - and Capcom appears to be trying to amend that by releasing an endgame content expansion much sooner than expected.
30/07/2025
Subnautica 2 delay actually proves Krafton aren't mismanaging their games, says exec
According to Dongkeun Bae, Subnautica 2's delay from 2025 release to 2026 is proof that Krafton are doing a good job with that, actually.Whether Subnautica 2 was genuinely ready to release in early access this year is a key part of the whole fracas.The complicating factor is that there was a big bonus for the studio's workers tied to the game releasing this year.
30/07/2025
Marvel Reportedly Focusing on an X-Men Movie With Younger Talent to 'Keep the Cost Down,' as Well as Black Panther 3, but No Urgency on Blade or Deadpool 4
Marvel is reportedly focusing on making an X-Men movie with a younger cast "to keep the cost down," as well as Black Panther 3, while it's apparently in no rush to get Blade or Deadpool 4 out the door.
30/07/2025
Save up to 54% Off Bose Refurbished Headphones, Soundbars, and Speakers From Its Official eBay Store
Also comes with an extended 2 year warranty.
30/07/2025
10 Valuable Pokémon TCG Cards From The XY Era To Pick Up While They’re Still Cheap
Discover 10 undervalued Pokémon TCG XY era cards set to increase in value. Grab these affordable collectibles before prices soar.
30/07/2025
The Biggest Pokémon Card Crashers And Climbers This Week - July 30
Charizard ex, Blastoise ex, and Venusaur ex are climbing fast in Scarlet & Violet 151, while Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and their evolutions are dropping as supply increases.
30/07/2025
The Best Audible Deal Ends in 2 Days: Get 3 Months of Premium Plus Subscription for Free
Catch up on the latest audiobooks from Brandon Sanderson, Stephen King, Suzanne Collins, and more.
30/07/2025
DreamWorks Includes AI Training Warning In The Bad Guys 2 End Credits
DreamWorks has included a warning in The Bad Guys 2 credits that makes it clear the film should not be used to train AI, as the future of artificial intelligence warps and becomes uncertain for creatives.
30/07/2025
Score a Complete Micro PC with CPU, RAM, SSD, and Even Windows 11 Pro for Just $133 on Amazon
This diminutive PC measures 4" long, 4" wide, and 1.6 high.
30/07/2025
The 8 Best Upcoming Book Adaptations to Read Before They Hit the Big Screen
From Ryan Gosling to Sydney Sweeney, Hollywood is wild for book adaptations and these are our picks for the ones you should read first.
30/07/2025
Weapons Review
Writer-director Zach Cregger blends unbearable tension and dark humor once more in Weapons.
30/07/2025
Riot Games’ League of Legends Card Battler Riftbound Gets Release Date and Product List
Riftbound is Riot's second attempt at a League of Legends card game, and it's launching soon - here's how to preorder
30/07/2025
Grounded 2 Off to Great Start on Steam as Obsidian Releases Early Access Roadmap
Grounded 2 is out in early access, and players are already swarming to see everything developer Obsidian Entertainment has planned for the future.
30/07/2025
Grounded 2's early access gets off to a flying start as Obsidian detail the next year of updates
Obsidian's survival game Grounded 2 has launched into early access, and the developers have one of those old-timey roadmaps explaining how it will change before the 1.0 release, give or take a few teasing redactions.This being a game about miniaturised children fighting insects, of course, the road in question may be only a few metres long. Read more
30/07/2025
Save $630 Off the New 2025 Lenovo Legion Gaming PC with Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU
This is one of the best prices I've seen for an RTX 5070 Ti prebuilt from any brand.
30/07/2025
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 review: Starting, and finishing, at the bottom
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 is no such card.It is the most affordable of the RTX 50 series, undercutting the RTX 5060 by about £40 / $50, and it does come with a full set of DLSS 4 tools including Multi Frame Generation (MFG) support.Prices start around £220 / $250 and this overclocked Zotac model I’ve tested is £248 / $270, so it’s still going to be by far the priciest component in any budget PC build.
30/07/2025
Xbox Fans Seem To Adore 'Blacktail', And It's Down To Just $7.49 For The Next Week
A few years ago, we highlighted a game called Blacktail that had launched to very little fanfare in December of 2022, but those who had played it seemed to be reviewing it well - it was getting lots of five-star ratings on the Xbox Store.Three years later, nobody really seems to talk about Blacktail still, but its Xbox Store ratings are pretty noteworthy to say the least.On the GB version of the store, for example, it has a 4.5/5 rating based on over 50 user reviews, while its US store rating sits at 4.5/5 based on over 150 user reviews.
30/07/2025
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound review
In the realm of pixel artistry, action platformer Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a pretty work of dither and parallax.It's full of set pieces reminiscent of a misremembered arcade's heyday.The whole game is less a mineshaft of nostalgia as it is a shale fracking job, flushing you with jets of high pressure pseudomemory.
30/07/2025
My Deals For Today: Fallout Season 2 Funko Pop Preorders and The Best 1TB MicroSD Express Card
Fallout Season 2 Funko Pops are now up for preorder at $14.99 each, while the Lexar 1TB Play PRO microSD Express Card is $219.99 with blazing 900MB/s speeds. Plus, grab a 2‑pack of 240W USB‑C cables for just $9.48.
30/07/2025
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Review
Ragebound's fast but thoughtful combat is so satisfying it's hard to put down.
30/07/2025
Battlefield 6 won't cost $80, but EA aren't ruling out future price hikes "to capture the full spectrum of pricing"
The game of chicken between publishers and players over whether $80/£70 is an acceptable price for the shiniest of video games continues.EA have announced that, as regards their forthcoming shooter Battlefield 6, they don't think it is, but that may change, because they are never going to say no to more money. Read more
30/07/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Update 1.4.0 Adds Battle Retry Option as Dev Teases Future Updates
Sandfall Interactive has published Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update 1.4.0, adding key features like a Battle Retry option as well as a host of quality-of-life improvements.
30/07/2025
Happy Gilmore 2 Secures Biggest U.S. Opening Weekend of All Time for a Netflix Film, KPop Demon Hunters Now the Most Popular Netflix Animated Film of All Time
Happy Gilmore 2 has secured the biggest U.S. weekend opening for a Netflix film of all time, with KPop Demon Hunters now the most watched animated film of all time on the streamer.
30/07/2025
Roundup: Here's What The Previews Say About Xbox Horror Title Cronos: The New Dawn
The Silent Hill 2 dev's next game.Yep, Cronos: The New Dawn will launch on Xbox Series X|S, and a fresh round of previews suggest it'll be well worth playing.Over the last few days, some major outlets have been hands on with this Xbox horror title from the Polish studio - so we're here to gather those previews up and give you a flavour of Cronos: The New Dawn ahead of its upcoming launch.
30/07/2025
PS5 Controllers and Accessories Are 15% Off With Code EVO2025
You can score 15% off a selection of PS5 controllers and accessories right now with code 'EVO2025' at PlayStation Direct. This offer lasts until August 4.
30/07/2025
Games Workshop and the Warhammer Hobby Are In 'Great Shape,' but the Company Has Two Problems Right Now: Trump's Tariffs and a Cute Bat That Is Delaying Work on a New Car Park
It's boom time for Games Workshop, which has reported bumper profits across its business. But there are just two things holding the Warhammer 40,000 maker back right now: Trump's tariffs and a "cute looking" bat.
30/07/2025
Expedition 33 Update 1.4.0 Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
Including "one of our most requested QoL additions".One of 2025's best games across any platform is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and it's just received a new update with a few cool features - with a highlight being described as "one of our most requested Quality of Life additions".That addition is the "Battle Retry Prompt", which allows you to instantly jump back into a battle after you've failed, rather than being forced to navigate your way to the fight again.
30/07/2025
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase broadcast announced for this week
It's now confirmed: a fresh Nintendo Partner Showcase presentation will air this week, as soon as tomorrow, Thursday July 31 at 6am Pacific time, featuring updates on Switch and Switch 2 games.
30/07/2025
The Naked Gun Review
It’s nothing new, but it takes tremendous cleverness to be as hilariously stupid as The Naked Gun.
30/07/2025
Here's Everything Coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 5 — And It's A Lot
Activision has finally dropped new details of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 5. Here's everything you need to know.
30/07/2025
As We Prep For Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Activision Strips Modern Warfare 2 and 3 From Call of Duty HQ, Making Them Standalone Games Again
Activision has unshackled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from the main Call of Duty HQ launcher.
30/07/2025
Peak cannibalism is delivered by the co-op climber's latest patch
Nestled among the notes for the climbing game's latest patch are the words "added cannibalism".The folks behind Another Crab's Treasure and Content Warning want you to casually nibble on your colleagues on the way.Read more
30/07/2025
How Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Was Transformed Into a Festival Feature Film
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Cinematic Cut turns Warhorse Studios' epic open-world RPG into a two-hour film. We spoke to the developers to find out how and why such an experiment was undertaken.
30/07/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign Duos update delayed due to tsunami warning
Elden Ring Nightreign's patch 1.02, which'll deliver the Duo Expeditions players have been asking for, has had its deployment pushed back by a day due a tsunami warning.The update was orginally set to go out today, July 30th, but will now go out tomorrow, July 31st.Read more
30/07/2025
Games Workshop Says Its Contract With Amazon Prevents It From Revealing Any Details on the Warhammer 40,000 Cinematic Universe — but Shares Promising-Sounding Update on Scope and Scale
Work on the Warhammer 40,000 Cinematic Universe continues, Games Workshop has said in its latest financial report, but don’t expect any significant news any time soon — it’ll be “several years” before anything comes of it.
30/07/2025
We need to reclaim software's wishing well from the cruelty of generative AI
It pays to know your enemy, so before writing this piece I prompted the free version of OpenAI's ChatGPT software to probabilistically derive a short article in the style of Edwin Evans-Thirlwell from the years of my writing OpenAI have scraped and processed without my consent.The client clipped together a fair approximation of a self-aggrandising lefty writer with a privileged education and a tendency to wank up his intros, but I didn't think the output read much like me.Still, perhaps the fault lay with the imprecise 'engineering' of my prompts.
30/07/2025
PlayStation's Q2 2025 Sales Charts Are In, And Xbox Is Dominating The List (US)
Six of the top 10 are Xbox games.This week, Circana has put out fresh data that gathers up the top 10 best-selling games on PlayStation (physical and digital) for Q2 2025 - and the majority of the list is Xbox titles.Sitting right atop the chart is Forza Horizon 5, followed up by Bethesda's Oblivion Remastered.
30/07/2025
Oblivion Remastered mod delivers Tamrielic Teardown by letting you blow buildings to bits, with plans for full-blown house fighting
There are some mods with which that process can be accomplished via a single GIF.A new Oblivion Remastered work that makes it possible to hilariously reduce the contents of Cyrodiil's cities to chunks of flying rubble just by slapping buildings with spells is firmly in the latter camp.Before you get too worried about the karmic balance of the modding wizard powerful enough to make this sort of wanton destruction possible, it's worth bearing in mind that they've previously given players the ability to build new homes any displaced citizens could probably move into.
30/07/2025
Pokémon TCG Pocket Suddenly Pulls Card Design Embroiled in Plagiarism Controversy, as Company Admits 'Production Issue' and Launches Wider Investigation
The Pokémon Company has dramatically pulled the design of a new Pokémon TCG Pocket trading card, amid a firestorm of controversy over its apparent origins.
30/07/2025
Nintendo U-Turns on Mario Kart World Change That Forced More Open-World Driving, as It Increases Chance of Lap-Type Races
Nintendo has updated Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World with a fresh patch that pulls a notable U-turn on a recent, controversial change. Check out update 1.2.0 patch notes here.
30/07/2025
FromSoftware Delays Elden Ring Nightreign Patch 1.02 Due to Tsunami Warning in Japan as Massive Earthquake Off Russia Triggers Evacuations Across Pacific
FromSoftware has delayed Elden Ring Nightreign patch 1.02 due to the ongoing tsunami warning in Japan after a massive earthquake off Russia triggered evacuations across the Pacific.
30/07/2025
Fresh Game Deals With Deep Cuts Just Dropped, and These Are the First Ones in My Cart
Today’s haul had me hovering over “Buy Now” far too often. I apologise to your wallet.
30/07/2025
Razer Blackshark V3 Pro Gaming Headset Review – Reaching New Heights
Robust sound and long-term comfort make the Blackshark V3 Pro is one of Razer's best yet, nailing the fundamentals better than most gaming headsets today.
30/07/2025
Save 50% Off the Jusuox Cordless Tire Inflator and Air Compressor, Now Just $15 With This Amazon Deal
Every car absolutely needs a tire inflator as part of an emergency kit.
29/07/2025
Where Winds Meet: Our Thoughts After 3 Hours in its Wuxia World
After only about three hours of gameplay, I could tell that Where Winds Meet is packed full of elements that players have experienced before in open-world games. But what shocked me most of all is that while you could call this a mishmash of features, the key concept of wuxia along with the way those elements are presented worked to bring all of them together in a natural way.
29/07/2025
The Best Laptops for Students in 2025
Before it's back to school season, read up on the best laptops for college students or any other grade.
29/07/2025
Grab a Two-Pack of Lisen 6.6-Feet 240W USB Type-C Cables for Just $5.31
These cables are perfect for your Nintendo Switch 2, iPhone 16, or even your laptop.
29/07/2025
EA CEO Teases College Basketball Return: 'We'd Have a Great Ability to Do College Basketball'
The CEO of Electronic Arts is teasing the return of EA College Basketball, just one month after a cryptic EA Sports tweet put the idea back into the heads of video game basketball fans.
29/07/2025
How to Buy a Used or Refurbished Laptop
Shopping for a used or refurbished laptop isn’t as easy as shopping for a new one; there are a few things you need to keep in mind.
29/07/2025
EA CEO Says No $80 Games for Now: 'We're Not Looking to Make Any Changes at This Stage'
As Nintendo takes the first step toward selling full-priced, AAA games at $80 and Xbox starts to follow suit but backs off, EA has now also made its position clear: no $80 games...for now.
29/07/2025
South Park Doubles Down on Trump Bashing With New Trailer — but Season 27 Episode 2 Will Skip This Week
After last week’s explosive Season 27 premiere, South Park will skip this week — but according to a new trailer, when the show returns next week it will take on President Trump once again.
29/07/2025
Save 50% Off the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar with Dolby Atmos and TrueSpace Technology
Certified refurbished from Bose direct with an extended 2 year warranty.
29/07/2025
This 2.6-Pound Brushed Aluminum Dell XPS 13 Ultra Portable Laptop Is on Sale for Just $750
Save $450 off the perfect back to school laptop, equipped with Qualcomm's best Snapdragon CPU.
29/07/2025
Slime Rancher 2 Releases This September, Three Years After Early Access Game Pass Launch
The team at Monomi Park has today announced the full 1.0 release date for Slime Rancher 2, almost three years on from its initial early access launch.The final version of Slime Rancher 2 hits Xbox Series X|S on September 23rd, 2025, with a physical edition also confirmed.Sadly, the game's 1.0 release doesn't appear to be coinciding with a return to Xbox Game Pass.
29/07/2025
28 Years Later Is Now Available on Digital After Crossing $150 Million at the Global Box Office
A little over a month after releasing in theaters, 28 Years Later is now available to watch at home.
29/07/2025
Should You Buy a Switch 2 Now or Wait for Black Friday?
The Nintendo Switch 2 is now out in the wild, and seemingly in stock at most retailers. Should you bite the $450 bullet or wait for potential Black Friday deals?
29/07/2025
Amazon Reveals Big Discounts on Preorders for Dan Brown's Upcoming Novel, The Secret of Secrets
Robert Langdon is back, and Dan Brown's Secret of Secrets is already seeing a discount at Amazon for anyone looking to preorder.
29/07/2025
Save 60% Off the Exceptionally Tiny Baseus Picogo Ultra Mini Qi2 MagSafe Power Bank
About the size of a credit card and weighing in at less than 5 ounces.
29/07/2025
Parrying has never seemed more whimsical than in dollhouse soulslike Memoria Wake
I hope that both Nic and I will be at home in Memoria Wake, a new isometric action-RPG in which you can parry giant black cats with an umbrella.There's now a demo on Steam.Read more
29/07/2025
Star Racer, a combat ship speedfest about evading the fuzz as an alien M.O.M, has zoomed out of early access
One of the games I've spotted as a result of this celebration of all things car-ish is Star Racer, which doesn't involve cars at all.It's a retro-style ship racer that lets you blast your fellow competitors to bits, feels very much inspired by the likes of F-Zero and Wipeout, and just emerged from early access the other day.Read more
29/07/2025
Itch.io are seeking out new payment processors who are more comfortable with adult material
Itch.io have announced that they are seeking out new payment processing partners who are more willing to handle the purchase of NSFW games, after delisting or removing a vast swathe of games in accordance with the content restrictions of companies such as Paypal and Stripe.They've also offered an explanation for why they've recently delisted so many more "infringing" games than Steam, which has carried out its own cull of sexually explicit games under pressure from finance firms. Read more
29/07/2025
My best PC gamer deals for today are all about discounted Samsung gaming monitors and graphics cards
Samsung’s latest gaming monitor sale is packed with big discounts on some of its best displays, from lightning-fast esports panels to massive ultrawides built for full immersion.If you're after crisp 4K visuals, OLED contrast, or high refresh rates for competitive play in today's deals, you're in the right place.I've also sorted out a round-up of every discounted graphics card I could find, so there's no excuses for swiping an awesome battlestation upgrade today.
29/07/2025
The Biggest Magic: The Gathering Crashers and Climbers This Week - July 29
As of July 29, these are the cards on the up ahead of Edge of Eternities, as well as price drops across Final Fantasy and Tarkir: Dragonstorm.
29/07/2025
Save $350 Off Alienware's Best Gaming Monitor, Combining 4K Resolution With a Gorgeous OLED Panel
Price may be even lower with a Dell Rewards coupon.
29/07/2025
Superman Fans Rejoice as James Gunn Shares Backstory About Lex Luthor's Ties to Mr. Handsome
DC Studios co-CEO and Superman Director James Gunn has pulled back the curtain on the backstory behind Lex Luthor’s elusive henchman, Mr. Handsome.
29/07/2025
Monster Hunter Wilds is getting an endgame expansion "ahead of schedule", as Capcom keep hunting player approval
Monster Hunter Wilds is now set to get an endgame revamp earlier than originally advertised, with Capcom having opted to chuck their established update plans for the next few months out of a window.While performance issues have proven to be the main achilles heel of the action game about hunning mons, the stuff you're left to do once you've slapped up Arkveld has been another source of player ire.Read more
29/07/2025
Sony Announces PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August 2025
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus monthly lineup of games for August 2025, as the company's celebrations to mark 15 years of PS Plus continue.
29/07/2025
The Hunger Games Has Found Its New Katniss Everdeen for the Stage
The Hunger Games has found its new Katniss Everdeen… on stage, that is. The Hunger Games: On Stage, a brand new theater production of the beloved dystopian story, has announced that Mia Carragher will play the lead role previously made famous by Jennifer Lawrence.
29/07/2025
Why Doesn't The Fantastic Four: First Steps Match Up With Thunderbolts*/The New Avengers' Post-Credit Scene? 'That Was Not Something That I Was Familiar With,' Director Admits
If you watched The Fantastic Four: First Steps thinking the film would pay off Thunderbolts*/The New Avengers' post-credit scene, well, you probably left the theater disappointed.
29/07/2025
Call of Duty launcher put on a space-saving diet, as Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 go back to standalone downloads
You want to stick one thing, the thing you want to play, on your drive, but thanks to the series' launcher, end up accidentally sticking somewhere in the region of 200 to 300MB of various Call of Duty stuff onto your PC.Well as of today, the massive number you're quoted'll be slightly less beefy, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (the ones from the 2020s, not the classics bearing the same names) set to be banished from HQ and back to standalone downloads.Read more
29/07/2025
Fallout TV Show Funko Pops, Including Vault Boy, Are Up for Preorder
You can now preorder four upcoming Funko Pops based on the Prime streaming service show Fallout, which returns in December for a second season.
29/07/2025
Baldur's Gate 3's Amelia Tyler voices a cursed boardgame in this original Jumanji adaptation in all but name
You've got a bunch of nineties-to-noughties minigame compilations, a pachinko adaptation, and a few reportedly dismal games based on the recent Dwayne Johnson movies, also feat.Ludogram's just-announced streamerbait co-op horror game Invokyr seems to be cleaving a lot closer to the 1995 movie, which is itself based on Chris Van Allsburg's book from 1981.The game sees you and up to three others playing a cursed boardgame that transforms the house it's played in.
29/07/2025
ROG Xbox Ally Pre-Orders Will Reportedly Go Live Next Month Ahead Of 2025 Launch
Yesterday, we found out that the Xbox handheld will be available to the public at Gamescom 2025, and a new report suggests pre-orders will open up next month as well.According to the ever-reliable billbil-kun over at Dealabs, we'll be able to pre-order both versions of the ROG Xbox Ally on August 20th, 2025.That's when Microsoft is set to showcase the devices again during its first Gamescom 2025 broadcast - the exact time of which you can read up on down below:Read the full article on purexbox.com
29/07/2025
Eddie Murphy Reveals He's Playing a Pivotal Role In a New Pink Panther Film Reboot
Legendary actor Eddie Murphy is getting in front of the camera once again — and this time, it’s for a really fun role. The comedian recently revealed he is going to be part of an upcoming Pink Panther film in a pivotal role.
29/07/2025
Grounded 2 Early Access Impressions Are In Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Xbox's latest release is almost here.Microsoft's newest first-party title Grounded 2 launches in Xbox Game Preview in just a few hours here - and ahead of that imminent Game Pass release, a bunch of early impressions and reviews have started to hit the web.If you're yet to be totally convinced by Grounded 2, these write-ups might just change that - the general consensus seems rather positive despite some early teething issues!
29/07/2025
Donkey Kong Bananza Interactive Maps Are Now Available
IGN's Donkey Kong Bananza map includes locations for Banandium Gems, Fossils, Clothing, and more.
29/07/2025
The Winds of Winter: Everything We Know About the Next Game of Thrones Book
While we wait for the sixth book in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, we've compiled this overview of everything you need to know about The Winds of Winter, from its publication timeline and length to story and character details.
29/07/2025
Sony are suing Tencent to "prevent irreparable harm" inflicted by Horizon knockoff Light of Motiram
Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West publishers Sony have called in the lawyers over Tencent’s upcoming Light of Motiram, arguing in a lawsuit filing (spotted by Reuters) that the post-apocalyptic action adventure looks a little too much like their post-apocalyptic action adventure.The case alleges that Light of Motiram, currently in development at Tencent subsidiary Polaris Quest, is a "slavish clone" of Guerrilla Games’ original series, and seeks to block its release on copyright infringement grounds.Read more
29/07/2025
Two Destiny 2 Add-Ons Get Insane 'Just For You' Discounts On Xbox
Including a major expansion!With Xbox's big summer sale still ongoing for the rest of this week, the team's usual selection of Tuesday deals is pretty slim - but we have spotted a couple of fantastic 'Just For You' offers if you're into your Destiny 2.Read the full article on purexbox.com
29/07/2025
Grounded 2 Early Access Review
Grounded 2’s early access debut is a stellar starting point, despite a rocky technical performance.
29/07/2025
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Is 2D Action Done Right – The Final Preview
After getting hands-on with Sega’s ninja revival, not only is the classic series back, but it’s an impressive 2D action game on its own.
29/07/2025
Amid Claims Pokémon TCG Pocket Features a Design Traced From Fan Art, Creators Point Out That Pokémon's Legal Terms Likely Allow the Company to Monetise Any Fan-Made Content It Wants
The Pokémon fan community is alight with concern that a piece of fan artwork has been copied to create an upcoming card within Pokémon TCG Pocket.
29/07/2025
Despite Suicide Squad's fate, Warner Bros. look set to have Gotham Knights devs make a live service game
Warner Bros. Games aren't pushing the brakes on games with live service elements any time soon, despite the whole Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League debacle.A new job listing at Gotham Knights studio WB Games Montréal suggests their upcoming game will have at least some of those long-term servicey bits to it.Or, at the very least, its executive producer will need to be someone who knows what live services are and can do some live service strategising.
29/07/2025
Good news, dorks - it is not too late to be a janky-ass wolf
We shall coordinate to bring down elk amidst the engulfing winter snows of the Yellowstone Caldera, duel with cougars under starbound skies, and do adorable bellywiggles in what is possibly our own poop, though I'm not sure if the simulation covers the entire lupine digestive cycle.If that's not enticement enough, we can do some wolf sex and raise a litter of cubs together.We shall manage our cubs by means of leather spreadsheets that look like they were recently mauled by hungry, horny wolves.
29/07/2025
The Thing’s Real Secret Identity? Marvel Legend Jack Kirby
Jack “King of Comics” Kirby based many of his characters on himself, none more so than the Fantastic Four's Ben Grimm, AKA the Thing.
29/07/2025
Killing Floor 3 review
Killing Floor 3 has an excellent headshot.It’s the kind of frisson-inducing gun/baddie interaction that most FPS games strive for and fail: somehow crisp and explosive at once, like popping a balloon full of wedding china.I just wish that, after hours and hours, this game would produce something else that excites as much as its dome-blasting.
29/07/2025
No One Wanted A Switch 2 Joy-Con Holder That Stores a Box of McDonald's Fries — But That Didn't Stop Someone Making One
Someone has created a Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con holder that can store a medium box of McDonald's fries while you play. Why? No idea. But I'm not sorry they have, though.
29/07/2025
Roundup: New Lord Of The Rings Game Launches On Xbox To Mixed Reviews
Tales of the Shire is out today.A brand-new LOTR title is out today in the form of Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings Game, and reviews are just starting to land for this 'hobbit life sim' on Xbox.So far, impressions are quite varied - but unfortunately, the overall consensus is veering to the lower end of the review scale here.
29/07/2025
My Top Deals for Today: LEGO Game Boy Is Still Available for Preorder, and a Massive Samsung Gaming Monitor Sale
As of July 29, LEGO Game Boy is still up for preorder at $59.99 on Amazon, and Samsung has big discounts on gaming monitors, including the 32-inch Odyssey G51F for $309.99.
29/07/2025
Call Of Duty's File Size Is Getting Reduced As Xbox Prepares To Launch Black Ops 7
MW2 and MW3 content is moving.Later today, the recent iterations of Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 will become separate downloads - meaning their 'packs' will no longer be installable through the modern Call of Duty app.Then, on August 7th, any bits of content from those games that Activision crammed into the base COD download will be removed - reducing the file size of 'Call of Duty' on your Xbox consoles.
29/07/2025
Microsoft begin rolling out Xbox account age verification checks in response to UK Online Safety Act
Microsoft have become the latest company to start introducing age verification measures in response to the the Online Safety Act that's just come into force in the UK.Folks logging into Xbox services with a Microsoft account from today will start getting optional notifications directing them to verify they're over 18, with the checks becoming a hard requirement in early 2026.To be clear, these checks are UK-only for now, in line with this new legislation that aims to stop users who aren't verified as over 18 seeing content that's illegal or deemed unsuitable for children.
29/07/2025
Silent Hill f Writer Ryukishi07 Says His Story Is 'A Salad Dressing' Of Supernatural And Psychological Horror
Higurashi and When They Cry creator Ryukishi07 has opened up about writing Silent Hill f, likening the game's supernatural and psychological elements to, uh, "salad dressing."
29/07/2025
Marvel's New X-Men Reboot Will Be 'Very Youth-Orientated' and Recognizably Different From the Previous Fox Films
Marvel's plan to reboot the X-Men will see the iconic superhero team reborn with a "very youth-orientated" take, featuring a young cast.
29/07/2025
Xbox Introduces Controversial Age Verification Process In The UK
Well, Microsoft has now detailed how it will implement its own age verification process across Xbox devices in the region.Starting now, Xbox users have multiple options to verify their age, in order to continue using social features on Xbox Live.Microsoft says there are "several easy and secure methods for age verification that players can choose from" including proof of ID, an age estimation tool, mobile provider check and credit card check.
29/07/2025
Mario Paint Comes to Nintendo Switch Online, And You Don't Need a Switch 2 To Use The Mouse Functionality
Mario Paint is the latest Nintendo game to be added to the Nintendo Switch Online library — though you'll need a Switch 2 or a separate mouse to play it.
29/07/2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.0.7 is Here — Check Out the Patch Notes
Ubisoft's next big patch for Assassin's Creed Shadows is available today, July 29, 2025, and the publisher has now given a detailed rundown of everything included.
29/07/2025
WWE: Unreal Season 1 Review
If WWE’s “business is about telling stories,” then this overproduced docuseries crafts a whopper.
29/07/2025
Massive Multi-Platform Game Deals and Freebies Are Live, and These Are My Expert Picks
Today's sales are a mix of modern bangers, cult classics, and a few unexpected favourites that all punched well above their asking price.
29/07/2025
Upcoming New Marvel Movies for 2025 and Beyond: Release Dates for Phase 6
As we wait for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, let's look at every upcoming Marvel movie and TV show we know about -- from Blade to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and everything in between!
28/07/2025
Every New LEGO Star Wars Set Releasing in August 2025
A total of eight new sets are coming soon.
28/07/2025
Extend Your Nintendo Switch 2 Playtime With This Iniu 10,000mAh Power Bank for Just $10
The 45W PD power output also means you can play and charge simultaneously.
28/07/2025
Help Us Rank the Biggest Movies and TV Shows From San Diego Comic-Con | SDCC 2025
We need your help to rank all the biggest TV shows and movies that were part of San Diego Comic-Con 2025, from Peacemaker Season 2 to Avatar: Seven Havens to Alien: Earth and many more!
28/07/2025
Extend Your Nintendo Switch 2 Playtime With This Iniu 10,000mAh Power Bank for Under $14
The 45W PD power output also means you can play and charge simultaneously.
28/07/2025
The Most Anticipated Movies and TV Shows From San Diego Comic-Con | SDCC 2025
From Peacemaker Season 2 to Alien: Earth to Predator: Badlands to King of the Hill and more, here are our most anticipated movies and TV shows from San Diego Comic-Con 2025!
28/07/2025
Major Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Games Are Already on Sale at Woot
Save on Mario Kart World for the first time.
28/07/2025
Best Digital Board Game Adaptations You Can Play Online From Anywhere
Maybe your table is too small. Maybe your friends are busy. Here are some of the best digital adaptations of board games.
28/07/2025
Save 20% Off This Excellent Apple MacBook Pro M4 Laptop Deal During the Amazon Back to School Sale
Considerably less expensive than buying from even the Apple Education Store.
28/07/2025
Sony Is Suing Tencent Over Shameless Horizon Knock-off Game Light of Motiram
Sony is suing Tencent, alleging its upcoming game Light of Motiram is "a slavish clone of SIE's...Horizon series of video games."
28/07/2025
Xbox Begins Rolling Out Age Verification Checks, With Social Features Disabled or Limited to Friends in UK From Early 2026 Unless You Provide ID, Live Photo, Mobile Number or Credit Card
Microsoft has begun asking Xbox users in the UK to verify their age in order to continue accessing the platform's full range of social features.
28/07/2025
Itch post new list of banned NSFW content that would rule out certain Kojima games, plus GOTY 2024 Mouthwashing
Last week, Itch.io delisted thousands of games featuring various kinds of "NSFW" material, rendering them invisible to anybody searching or browsing the site.Other developers reported that their games had been taken offline entirely.Among the games delisted was Mouthwashing, Rock Paper Shotgun's game of the year 2024.
28/07/2025
Here's What's Included In The Xbox July 2025 Update
Some big updates for PC & Xbox Cloud Gaming.The Xbox July 2025 update has begun rolling out to all users on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and beyond this week, introducing a bunch of updates that are pretty significant across console and PC in particular.Here's a short overview of the Xbox July 2025 update, with more details available at Xbox Wire:Read the full article on purexbox.com
28/07/2025
Robin Williams' Voice Should Be Revived Using AI, Mrs Doubtfire Co-star Says
Robin Williams' Mrs Doubtfire co-star has suggested the late actor's voice should be revived using AI.
28/07/2025
Save $300 Off the Alienware Aurora 16X RTX 5070 Gaming Laptop with Extra Memory and SSD Upgrades
One of the best gaming laptop deals to come out of the Dell Back to School Sale
28/07/2025
Team Fortress 2's summer update is here, and a group of players have penned an open letter to Valve about matchmaking
There are a host of new community-made maps, items, and taunts, in addition to a fair few bug fixes from Valve themselves.Cool to see, though one vocal group of players are keen to see the developers delve back in and make some changes to matchmaking, having penned an open letter to the Steamy company outlining hopes for the revised system that melds the very old old one with the slightly less old one the game's had since 2016's Meet Your Match update.Read more
28/07/2025
The Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC Drops to $2,199.99 During the Back to School Sale
This gaming PC will play any game out there at 4K resolution and high framerates.
28/07/2025
The Panasonic Z85 4K OLED Smart TVs Just Droped to the Lowest Prices of Any OLED TV This Year
An outstanding TV to pair with your PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, or Nintendo Switch 2 console.
28/07/2025
Meet the Parents Sequel Confirms Ariana Grande Casting and Debuts Title, Release Window
Ready to spend some more time with the Fockers? Well, the upcoming fourth Meet the Parents sequel film finally has a title — and we now have official confirmation of the project's new star.
28/07/2025
Does Peacock Have a Free Trial in 2025?
It does not, but you can still get a free subscription in other ways.
28/07/2025
Sony's New Wireless Fight Stick Is Named FlexStrike, and It's Coming in 2026
Sony PlayStation has finally revealed more details of its first-party fight stick and confirmed its official name: the FlexStrike wireless fight stick.
28/07/2025
Talking Point: Are You Still Hyped For Hollow Knight: Silksong On Xbox Game Pass?
It's going to be playable at Gamescom 2025!After what feels like an age of delays and subsequent teases, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally re-emerging next month.Yep, Team Cherry is bringing its much-anticipated Hollow Knight follow-up to Xbox's Gamescom booth in August - including a showcase during one of Microsoft's planned livestream broadcasts.
28/07/2025
Amazon Steelbook Deals Include Studio Ghibli Classics, Lord of the Rings, Marvel and More
Amazon has deals on Blu-Ray Steelbooks that include epic fantasy, iconic anime movies, war stories and much, much more.
28/07/2025
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game Review
A promising idea that turned out dreadfully boring and extremely buggy.
28/07/2025
The Switch 2-Compatible 1TB MicroSD Express Card Is Finally Back in Stock
If you want a ton of storage on your Switch 2, grab this microSD Express card before it sells out again.
28/07/2025
Someone's Already Completed Donkey Kong Bananza Without Touching A Single Banana — 'It's Honestly A Fun Challenge'
Donkey Kong Bananza's barely been out for a week but already one very determined player has completed the game without touching a single banana.
28/07/2025
These Are The Most Valuable Magic: The Gathering Cards from Innistrad Remastered
Edgar Markov is a big-ticket item for Magic collectors, but he's not alone in Innistrad Remastered. Here are the most valuable cards in the set.
28/07/2025
The 10 Most Popular Cards Everybody Wants from Pokemon TCG White Flare
Explore the 10 most popular Pokémon TCG White Flare cards, from powerful ex threats to stunning Illustration Rares collectors can’t resist.
28/07/2025
Star Trek: Strange New World Showrunners Want To Make Prequel Show About Paul Wesley's Kirk
The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds creative team revealed at San Diego Comic Con that they plan to wrap things up with season 5 — but that doesn’t mean they want to stop telling Star Trek stories.
28/07/2025
'Something Is Wrong': Fortnite is Doing Something Strange But Brilliant With its OG Mode — Which is Now No Longer Just a Carbon Copy of the Original
Fortnite fans are now certain there's something new and mysterious going on within the game's classic OG mode — which, it's now clear, is dropping an extra layer of story.
28/07/2025
The best Graphics Card deals for PC Gamers today
Amazon has rolled out major price cuts on the latest GPUs, making it a great time to upgrade your gaming rig.There are big savings across the RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti and 5060 series cards, along with solid discounts on AMD’s RX 7900 XTX, 7700 XT and 9060 XT.If you’ve been holding out for a new graphics card, this is one of the best times to buy.
28/07/2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at Gamescom, as Xbox offer first chances to fiddle with the ROG Xbox Ally
A demo of Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at this year's Gamescom, with Microsoft set to show it off in tandem with the first public exhibition of the ROG Xbox Ally handheld. Yep, the fates of this long-awaited Metroidvania sequel and Asus' Xbox-branded portable PC continue to intertwine, like star-crossed lovers.Read more
28/07/2025
Preorders Are Up for New Fallout T-60 and NCR Ranger McFarlane Toys Action Figures
New Fallout action figures of a T-60 from Fallout 76 and an NCR Ranger from Fallout: New Vegas are now available to preorder for $49.99 a piece.
28/07/2025
PSA: Expect To See Lots Of ROG Xbox Ally Impressions Next Month
Hollow Knight: Silksong too!Yep, as part of today's Gamescom announcement from Team Green, we've learnt that the ROG Xbox Ally will have a big presence at next month's European gaming convention.Not only will the system feature in one of Xbox's live broadcasts, it will also be playable on the show floor - which means plenty of real-world impressions on the handheld device will soon hit the web.
28/07/2025
Deals for Today: TCGPlayer Is King For Sealed Pokémon TCG and Massive Steelbook sale
TCG Player has sealed Pokémon TCG boxes and tins for up to $15 less than Amazon, and Amazon is running big discounts on 4K and Blu-ray Steelbooks including The Lord of the Rings, Studio Ghibli films and cult classics.
28/07/2025
The Biggest Trailers of San Diego Comic-Con | SDCC 2025
From Gen V's second season to Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires to Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and more, here are the biggest trailers revealed during San Diego Comic-Con 2025 on IGN.
28/07/2025
How to Watch the Saw Movies in Chronological Order
Wondering how to watch the Saw movies in order? We break down the timeline chronologically by the main story and the flashbacks.
28/07/2025
How to Watch the Friday the 13th Movies in Chronological Order
Can you watch all 12 movies in one day?
28/07/2025
Xbox Announces Gamescom Livestream Schedule For August 2025
Get a detailed look at upcoming Xbox games.The big news is that Microsoft is hosting two livestreams straight from the Xbox booth, featuring detailed looks at upcoming first and third-party releases.The team says to expect "first-look gameplay, developer interviews, new trailers, updates, and more" during these two livestreams, which take place on the Wednesday and Thursday of Gamescom week.
28/07/2025
Invokyr, a 4-Player Co-Op Horror Game Set in a Cursed Board Game, Announced for PC
Developer Ludogram has announced a new first-person four-player co-op horror game called Invokyr, in which you and up to three friends enter an abandoned house and dare to play a cursed board game from the 1970s. Every dice roll will result in a new trap, dark twist of the environment, wicked creature, or worse. It's in development for PC (via Steam).
28/07/2025
Mafia: The Old Country Devs Discuss Returning the Series to its Roots – IGN First
We talked to Mafia: The Old Country developer Hangar 13's studio president Nick Baynes and game director Alex Cox about returning the Mafia series to its not-open-world roots, which games The Old Country takes design inspiration from, the plentiful amount of fruit found throughout the upcoming prequel, and more.
28/07/2025
Xbox Has a New Hollow Knight: Silksong Demo Playable at Gamescom
Long-awaited indie sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong will be publicly playable at Gamescom on Microsoft's Xbox booth, before its highly-anticipated launch, due sometime before the end of 2025.
28/07/2025
Talking Point: So, What Other PS5 Games Do You Want To See Come To Xbox?
Sony is looking at more Xbox ports after HD2.Over the weekend, a new Sony job listing that mentioned bringing more PS5 games to other platforms — including Xbox — spread like wildfire.The TL;DR of this news is that basically, the folks over at PlayStation are hiring an exec to help with the company's multiplatform strategy - which our good friends over at Push Square covered in more detail over the weekend:<related ids="185694">Read the full article on purexbox.com
28/07/2025
Cronos: The New Dawn Hands-On Preview
Does Bloober Team's new survival horror do enough to stand out, or will it merge into the pack?
28/07/2025
Cyberpunk 2077 modder makes NPC cleanliness optional in order to avoid popular "non-sexy mods" being "hidden unnecessarily"
The Cyberpunk 2077 modder behind a bunch of the game's most popular romance mods is set to make NPC showering an optional extra in two of their works, with the hopes that these "non-sexy mods" will no longer be "hidden unnecessarily".Their decision comes as a response to recent changes Nexus Mods have made regarding creations that're classed as "adult", something the modding site's done as a result of the Online Safety Act coming into force in the UK.Read more
28/07/2025
Dead Space Creator Says He May Have Directed His Last Game After Callisto Protocol Flop — 'Tough Out There' for AAA Development
Glen Schofield, who co-created Dead Space, co-founded Sledgehammer Games, and most recently directed The Callisto Protocol, said "it's tough out there" in the games industry, and admitted he had maybe "directed my last game" after failing to secure financial support for his latest prototype.
28/07/2025
These Are The 10 Cards Everybody Wants From Pokémon TCG Black Bolt
From Zekrom ex to Genesect ex, these are the most valuable and collectable cards in Pokémon TCG’s powerful Black Bolt expansion.
28/07/2025
Guide: Grounded 2 Release Date, Release Times & Early Access Details On Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft's next first-party release is upon us in the form of Grounded 2 from Obsidian Entertainment, with the upcoming sequel launching into Xbox Game Preview this week.So, we're here with everything you need to know about the game's launch - including its exact release date and launch timings, what to expect from this early access launch and more.Read the full article on purexbox.com
28/07/2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Director's Cut 'Not Possible', Matt Shakman Says, So Don't Expect to See John Malkovich's Red Ghost Any Time Soon
Marvel fans won't get to watch an extended version of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, director Matt Shakman has said, despite calls from fans for a longer edit of the film with its cut scenes restored.
28/07/2025
Report: Two Of Xbox's Upcoming First-Party Titles Are In Development For PS5
Microsoft's multiplatform plan is now in full swing, with two more of its big games making their way to PS5 next month in the form of Hellblade 2 and Gears of War: Reloaded.While those two titles are both locked in for August 2025, we're now hearing that another pair of Xbox games are being developed for PS5 as well.Basically, there are roles at both The Coalition and Undead Labs that list PS5 as target platforms for their upcoming releases - those being Gears of War: E-Day and State of Decay 3, respectively.
28/07/2025
New Friday the 13th Prequel Movie and Video Game Are On the Way — 'They're Both In The Works And They're Both Coming'
Another Friday the 13th game and a new prequel movie set in the Jason Vorhees universe are on the way.
28/07/2025
A spidery new mech crawls onto the eternal battlefield of The Forever Winter
"The StiltWalker is a multi-legged destruction machine: equipped with multiple missile and machinegun weapon systems," say the developers in an update post on Steam.Just shoot some rockets at it."It is also equipped with a point defense system that can detonate explosive munitions that are fired at it from a distance."
28/07/2025
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot Casting Confirms its new Scooby Gang — Backing Up Previous Leaks
As production ramps up on Hulu's Sarah Michelle Gellar-backed Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, fresh casting details have revealed the series' new cast.
28/07/2025
Steam's redesigned store menu is out in beta, so you can take the freshly embiggened search bar for a spin
Valve have released a revamped Steam store menu in beta, so folks can give a number of changes a whirl and offer feedback ahead of the full rollout.As the pipe-themed company wrote in a news post about the menu emerging from the labs for this testing, the main goal of its changes is to offer "easier access to the places Steam users most frequently visit".Read more
28/07/2025
Two Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (July 29 - August 1)
Including a new Xbox first-party title.At the time of posting, two titles are scheduled to join the Game Pass library this week - including day one first-party release Grounded 2.So, we're going to give you a quick summary of these two new Game Pass drops down below, along with a couple of trailers so you can decide whether these titles are worth your time!
28/07/2025
This week in PC games: Hobbits, gigahorses, internet fixers, ninjas, hellships, junkbots and window cleaners
We shall not see his like again.Expect supernatural calamities in keeping with such a terrible loss: rains of frogs, Atari reinventing Pong as a 100 hour gacha RPG, mass hysteria.Here's what's new in PC games this week.
28/07/2025
Vanessa Kirby Discusses the Fantastic Four: First Steps' Revelatory Mid-Credits Scene — and Reveals Who Was Really on Set
Who was really on set for Marvel's teasing The Fantastic Four: First Steps mid-credits scene? Sue Storm actress Vanessa Kirby has now discussed the brief but revelatory moment that sets up Avengers: Doomsday.
28/07/2025
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Release Date Looks Like It's Been Leaked Early By Xbox
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection will release on September 30 — at least, that's what the Xbox App was telling prospective players over the weekend.
28/07/2025
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Dev Admits Performance Issues 'Should Never Have Occurred'
Earlier today, we reported that Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has opened to 114,000+ concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the biggest launches on Steam for a non-FromSoftware Soulslike game yet.
28/07/2025
[UPDATE] Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Dev Admits Performance Issues 'Should Never Have Occurred'
Earlier today, we reported that Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has opened to 114,000+ concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the biggest launches on Steam for a non-FromSoftware Soulslike game yet.
28/07/2025
Today's Discounted Console and Game Delights Will Mess With Your Wallet Discipline, Just Like They Did Mine
This week’s crop caught me mid-caffeine sip and featured some genuine stunners. No filler, all killer.
28/07/2025
George Lucas Makes His First Appearance at SDCC, Reveals Star Wars and Marvel Items Headed to His Museum | SDCC 2025
During George Lucas' first appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, he revealed some exciting Star Wars and Marvel items headed to his new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art that's set to open in Los Angeles in 2026.
28/07/2025
IT Prequel Welcome to Derry Features a Big Connection to The Shining and Very Graphic Imagery | SDCC 2025
IT: Welcome to Derry had an unusually late start time for a San Diego Comic-Con panel Saturday night, not starting until 9:15pm, but the preview those of us in attendance got of the show’s first 10 minutes quickly made it clear why this was footage you’d want to make sure little kids didn’t see.
27/07/2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Kicks Off MCU Phase 6 With Strong Start at the Box Office, Superman Shoots Past $500M
The Fantastic Four: First Steps has kicked off Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a strong box office haul from opening weekend. Meanwhile, Superman has powered past another impressive milestone.
27/07/2025
Fantastic Four: The MCU Finally Remembered How to Make a Phase 1 Movie Again
Marvel has finally remembered how to make a movie again like its Phase 1 films with The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
27/07/2025
These Are the Most Valuable Magic: The Gathering Cards From Tarkir: Dragonstorm
From dragons, to Planeswalkers and more, here are the most valuable Magic: The Gathering cards from the Tarkir: Dragonstorm set
27/07/2025
How IDW Is Building an Epic New Godzilla Shared Universe | SDCC 2025
We speak with the minds behind IDW's ambitious new Kai-Sei Universe to learn how the company is telling Godzilla stories that couldn't be done in any other medium.
27/07/2025
See All the Stunning New Marvel, Star Wars & G.I. Joe Figures Revealed at SDCC 2025
From a heaping helping of new X-Men '97 figures to a massive Clone Wars gunship, check out all the stunning new collectibles Hasbro revealed at SDCC 2025.
27/07/2025
The Sunday Papers
As I mentioned last week, this is my last ever Sunday Papers as I'm leaving Rock Paper Shotgun (and Gamer Network) this coming Wednesday.I'm not sure how to meaningfully summarise twelve years on this site or twenty years in the field, but after several aborted essays I rediscovered the columnist's crutch: bullet points.Many of the values were instilled in me by my excellent colleagues (particularly the unimpeachable Alice O), and I only hope I lived by them more often than not.
27/07/2025
Ronald D. Moore Discusses Amazon's God of War TV Series: ‘The Tone of the Show Is Trying to Emulate the Tone of the Game’ | SDCC 2025
In an interview with IGN at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, a tight-lipped Ronald D. Moore discussed Amazon's God of War TV series, saying: "the tone of the show is trying to emulate the tone of the game."
27/07/2025
Project Hail Mary’s Comic-Con Panel Revealed the Best Look Yet at Rocky the Alien | SDCC 2025
Project Hail Mary’s Comic-Con panel has given us the best look yet at Rocky the alien from the Ryan Gosling movie.
27/07/2025
James Gunn Confirms 2 Characters in the History of Metahumans DCU Mural Are 'Important' in a Script Being Worked on Right Now — but Who Are They? | SDCC 2025
The rebooted DC Universe is in full swing, with Superman out now and HBO Max show Peacemaker Season 2 out soon. But what else does DCU steward James Gunn have up his sleeve for fans? In an interview with IGN at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Gunn gave us a scoop that fans who have worked out who’s who in the History of Metahumans DCU Mural will find very interesting indeed.
26/07/2025
James Gunn on How Peacemaker's Perception of Superman Has Changed | SDCC 2025
James Gunn and the cast of Peacemaker stopped by IGN’s studio at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 today, where Gunn revealed some new info about what to expect in Season 2 of the series and where Christopher Smith/Peacemaker is in his life... including how he feels about Superman following the events of the movie.
26/07/2025
New Peacemaker Season 2 Trailer Shows John Cena Playing Chris From Season 1 and His Variant From an Alternate Dimension | SDCC 2025
Coming in hot from San Diego Comic-Con 2025 is a new trailer for Peacemaker Season 2, which finally reveals how John Cena’s Chris Smith jumps from his DCEU dimension to an alternate DCU dimension.
26/07/2025
Marvel Reveals the End of Ultimate Spider-Man as Ultimate Endgame Looms | SDCC 2025
Despite being one of Marvel's most critically and commercially successful comics, Ultimate Spider-Man will be ending in December 2024 as a massive crossover called Ultimate Endgame looms.
26/07/2025
Family Guy Halloween and Holiday Specials Return Exclusively to Hulu, First-Look Image Released | SDCC 2025
Family Guy Halloween and Holiday Specials return exclusively to Hulu later this year. Check out the first-look image.
26/07/2025
Absolute Wonder Woman and Lunar New Year Love Story Win at the 2025 Eisner Awards | SDCC 2025
Absolute Wonder Woman and Lunar New Year Love Story were among the big winners at the 2025 Eisner Awards at Comic-Con.
26/07/2025
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Teaser Trailer Revisits a Major Trek Mystery From 26 Years Ago | SDCC 2025
The upcoming series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy got a teaser trailer today at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 that not only offers our first real look at what to expect from the show, but also some references to the Trek of yesteryear — including a major Deep Space Nine reference.
26/07/2025
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 First Look Teases a Jim Henson Puppet Episode | SDCC 2025
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 was teased at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 today, including an episode where the crew of the Enterprise are turned into Jim Henson puppets.
26/07/2025
Norman Reedus Promises a Satisfying Ending for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | SDCC 2025
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will give fans a "satisfying" ending, Norman Reedus has told IGN at San Diego Comic-Con 2025.
26/07/2025
Coyote vs. Acme Finally Gets a Worldwide Theatrical Release Date | SDCC 2025
The long-running saga of the infamously shelved live-action/animated hybrid film, Coyote vs. Acme, looks like it will finally see a happy ending with a global theatrical release in August 2026.
26/07/2025
Predator Fans Mixed on Return of Dutch and Harrigan in Killer of Killers: ‘Harrigan and Dutch Had Good Endings. Zero Reason This Needed to Be Done’ | SDCC 2025
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch is back in the world of Predator via an extended version of animated movie Killer of Killers — and it’s sent fans of the long-running sci-fi franchise down a lore rabbit hole that calls into question the endings of the original movies and what was thought to be a canon Predator video game.
26/07/2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Every Marvel Easter Egg We Caught
The Fantastic Four: First Steps has a bunch of Marvel Easter eggs, from villain name-drops to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby tributes and beyond. Here's everything we spotted (so far).
26/07/2025
Breaking Down the Newest Avengers: Doomsday Tease From Robert Downey, Jr.
Robert Downey, Jr. has posted a cryptic new teaser on Instagram, one that seems to offer some important new insight into the plot of Avengers: Doomsday.
26/07/2025
Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers On Xbox Game Pass?
Undoubtedly, the Xbox Game Pass release getting the most attention last week was Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - with the brand-new soulslike already off to a blinder on Steam.Despite some early performance issues the title has been very popular, and with the game's first patch now out in the wild, we want to know your first impressions of Microsoft's latest day one Game Pass addition.Read the full article on purexbox.com
26/07/2025
Guide: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In August 2025
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2025?It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2025.It's also worth mentioning that lots more games will be added to this list as the month goes on, starting in just a few days' time when we anticipate another update from Microsoft.
26/07/2025
Feature: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 28-August 1)
Including two new Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 28-August 1!Things are quietening down a bit in terms of major new releases, but we've still got the likes of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game on the way, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to Farming Simulator 25 and the brand-new Grounded 2!
26/07/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 26-27)
Say hello to the final weekend of July!The slower summer months are now drying up, which means a busy month on Xbox (and Game Pass) is upon us.But for now, we're talking about what we're playing this weekend - and Microsoft's subscription service has delivered another set of solid options this week.
26/07/2025
What are we all playing this weekend?
Graham doesn’t want a big fuss about his last WAWAPTW, which is just as well, because I’m writing this at 4pm on a Friday and don’t have the energy to make one.Let’s save the goodbyes for a few days more, and in the meantime, simply share what we’re all playing this weekend.Read more
26/07/2025
Longlegs Director Osgood Perkins says Leatherface "Can't Have a Love Interest" | SDCC 2025
At a panel during San Diego Comic-con, Perkins gave an update on a potential revival of the horror franchise.
26/07/2025
All the Details We Learned About the New King of the Hill Season at the Show's Comic-con Panel | SDCC 2025
Check out all the easter eggs from the conversation featuring Mike Judge, Pamela Adlon, Kathy Najimy, Toby Huss, Lauren Tom, Greg Daniels, and Saladin Patterson.
26/07/2025
Extended Ending of Predator: Killer of Killers Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch and Danny Glover's Mike Harrigan to Broadcast Tonight | SDCC 2025
A version of Predator: Killer of Killers with an extended ending featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character Dutch and Danny Glover’s character Mike Harrigan will broadcast tonight.
26/07/2025
Cyborgs Are Old (and Maybe Outdated?) Tech in Alien: Earth | SDCC 2025
Alien: Earth includes three different types of high tech lifeforms created by mankind, but one of them is old news from the perspective of the characters.
26/07/2025
My best deals for PC gamers today include an Alienware x16 laptop and savings on premium keyboards and mice
Alienware’s Aurora mid‑range x16 laptop deal is the highlight today, coming in at the same price as the entry‑level model but with a stronger CPU.It’s effectively a free upgrade for anyone shopping smart.To round things out we’ve pulled together some of the best gaming keyboards and mice currently discounted and ready for headshots.
26/07/2025
Bambi: The Reckoning Review
An audaciously bloody but distractingly humorless creature feature.
25/07/2025
The Boys Characters Star in New Gen V Season 2 Trailer, Ethan Slater From Wicked to Play Thomas Godolkin | SDCC 2025
Gen V has a new Season 2 trailer fresh from San Diego Comic-Con 2025. The Boys spinoff premieres September 17 on Prime Video with the first three episodes, and this new trailer includes a number of characters fans of the over-the-top anti-hero show will know and love.
25/07/2025
After Imperial Reshapes Marvel's Cosmic Landscape, This Is What Comes Next | SDCC 2025
Marvel took to SDCC to tease what's coming after Jonathan Hickman's Imperial reshapes the Marvel cosmos, including new books like Planet She-Hulk, Nova: Centurion, and Black Panther: Intergalactic.
25/07/2025
Predator: Badlands Director Confirms the Whole Predator Carrying an Android Idea Was Inspired by Chewbacca Carrying C-3PO in Star Wars | SDCC 2025
If you’ve seen The Empire Strikes Back, you’ll probably remember Chewbacca carrying C-3PO in pieces on his back during the escape from Cloud City scene. It’s a scene that has gone on to be featured in various merchandise and even the LEGO Star Wars games. Now, it has become the unlikely inspiration behind the central idea of the upcoming Predator: Badlands movie.
25/07/2025
The Dell Back to School Sale Is Live: Save Up to 36% Off New 2025 Laptops for Every Budget
Prices start at just $250 for a 15" laptop.
25/07/2025
Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One: Evolved Edition Exclusive Gameplay Trailer Shows Off the 'Deadlier Xenomorphs' in 60 FPS | SDCC 2025
IGN can exclusively reveal a brand-new gameplay trailer for Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One: Evolved Edition, the previously VR-exclusive shooter that is set to be released on PS5 and PC on September 30, 2025.
25/07/2025
Nothing Phone 3 Review
The Nothing Phone 3 fumbles little, proving a solid device all around. But it just falls short of its main competitors time and time again.
25/07/2025
We Saw Alien: Earth Episode 1 at Comic-Con — Here's Everything We Learned | SDCC 2025
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025 today, the first episode of Alien: Earth was shown to the audience in the massive Hall H, ahead of the show’s premiere on FX and Hulu. Here's everything we learned.
25/07/2025
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 4 Confirmed to Be Its Last | SDCC 2025
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is coming back for a fourth and final season.
25/07/2025
Disney Universes Collide in Alien vs. Captain America | SDCC 2025
Marvel revealed some epic new comics at SDCC, including the crossover series Alien vs. Captain America and an Old Man Logan vs. The Dark Knight Returns story from the one and only Frank Miller.
25/07/2025
Happy Gilmore 2 Review
Fans of Happy Gilmore’s scrappy outsider humor may not find this celebrity-obsessed sequel up to par.
25/07/2025
Rick and Morty Character President Curtis Gets His Own Animated Spinoff Show Starring Keith David, First Image Released | SDCC 2025
Adult Swim used its San Diego Comic-Con 2025 panel to announce a new Rick and Morty spinoff called President Curtis, starring Keith David.
25/07/2025
King of the Hill Creators Say Revival Will Feature More Cursing But Propane is “Still the Main Character” - Exclusive | SDCC 2025
Mike Judge and Saladin Patterson talk about how they changed the show for the new season on Hulu but still honored what fans love about the series.
25/07/2025
'I Cannot Tell You How Much That Thunderbolts Thing Affected Me' — Invincible Creator Robert Kirkman Is Done Spoiling Steven Yeun News | SDCC 2025
Robert Kirkman has told IGN that he knows who Steven Yeun plays in The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, but after what happened with Thunderbolts*, he won't say.
25/07/2025
Who's Who in James Gunn's History of Metahumans DCU Mural
From Madame Xanadu to Sandman to Vibe, we break down the many obscure heroes featured in James Gunn's History of Metahumans mural in the DCU.
25/07/2025
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Reaches 9 Million Players
Three months after its "surprise" shadowdrop on Xbox, PC, and PlayStation, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has topped nine million players.
25/07/2025
The Best Long Board Games You Can Play All Day (or Longer)
Sometimes you want to spend some good quality time with a group of friends. Here are some of the best tabletop board games you can play for hours on end.
25/07/2025
Fans Frantically Pick Apart Superman's History of Metahumans Mural as James Gunn Finally Shares Full Image
Superman Director James Gunn has published the full Hall of Justice History of Metahumans mural from Superman online for all to see.
25/07/2025
Lucasfilm Publishing: Star Wars: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Everything Announced | SDCC 2025
From The High Republic - The Finale to Hyperspace Stories: General Grievous to the absolutely adorable You're My Little Grogu board book and more, here is everything announced at Star Wars: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Lucasfilm Publishing's big SDCC 2025 panel.
25/07/2025
Wildgate Review in Progress
So far Wildgate is mostly good times with plenty of room to grow.
25/07/2025
Incredible Nintendo, The Simpsons, and DC x Sonic Figures Revealed at SDCC 2025
Jakks Pacific revealed an incredible lineup of new figures at Comic-Con, covering franchises like The Simpsons, Nintendo, and DC x Sonic.
25/07/2025
The Best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Cases for Your New Foldable Phone
Gotta protect those creases.
25/07/2025
Save $250 Off a 4K-Ready CyberPowerPC RX 9070 XT Gaming PC Built Into a Really Cool Computer Case
Great looks and tons of power at a discount, what more could you ask for?
25/07/2025
The GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics Card Is Priced Below MSRP For the First Time Ever
It's even equipped with a triple-fan cooler, and is sold by a reputable retailer.
25/07/2025
The Original Shredder Returns in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus | SDCC 2025
The original version of Shredder from Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics will return in the epic crossover series TMNT: Battle Nexus.
25/07/2025
Devolver sign up to publish Quarantine Zone, in which you run the checkpoint during a zombie apocalypse
In Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, you play one of the hazmat-sporting goons at a government checkpoint during a zombie apocalypse.Your job is to let refugees through the gate one by one, and appraise them for evidence of infection. Read more
25/07/2025
Wolfenstein Series in Development at Amazon With Fallout Show Team Attached
Amazon MGM Studios is working with MachineGames to create a Wolfenstein TV series.
25/07/2025
Talking Point: What Would You Like To See Ubisoft Do With 'Ghost Recon' On Xbox?
A sequel has been confirmed.For a while now, we've heard rumours about a new mainline Ghost Recon game in the works over at Ubisoft, and this week, our sister site Push Square shared new comments from the company that basically confirmed its existence.So, what direction would you want the team to take with the next Ghost Recon title?
25/07/2025
Deals for Today: I'm Preordering LEGO Game Boy And Switch 2 Pokémon Legends Z-A Bundle
As of July 21, the LEGO Game Boy is available to preorder for $59.99, and the Switch 2 Pokémon Legends Z-A bundle is live for $499.99. Other deals include an Alienware 16X laptop upgrade and Wuchang Fallen Feathers Day One Edition at $49.99.
25/07/2025
You Can Now Pre-Order Your Very Own A Minecraft Movie Chicken Jockey Action Figure and Plush | SDCC 2025
Sure, A Minecraft Movie made nearly $1 billion at the global box office, but one of the biggest things to come out of the film was undoubtedly the reactions to the Chicken Jockey scene. Now, you can pre-order your very own action figure and plush of the iconic zombie and chicken duo and get a first look at them if you happen to be at San Diego Comic-Con.
25/07/2025
These Are The Most Expensive Black Bolt White Flare Pokémon Cards Right Now
From Zekrom ex and Reshiram ex Black White Rares to stunning Special Illustration Rares, here are the 10 most valuable cards in Pokémon TCG’s Black Bolt and White Flare expansions.
25/07/2025
Clair Obscur Developers Visited Square Enix's Offices For a 'Rich Exchange' Of Ideas
The debate over the direction of role-playing games has raged on for years. There's been a little extra fuel to the fire in 2025 with the success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 though, as its a turn-based RPG that wears its inspirations right alongside the 33 on its sleeve.
25/07/2025
Report: Reliable Leaker Details Two Unannounced Xbox Games Coming This Fall
Excited for either of these?Hot on the heels of their recent Battlefield 6 report, reliable leaker billbil-kun over at Dealabs is back with information on two unannounced titles coming to Xbox this fall.<related ids="185578">Read the full article on purexbox.com
25/07/2025
These Are the Cards Magic: The Gathering Players Want From Edge of Eternities
Magic: The Gathering's latest set is almost here, and we've rounded up some of the best-selling cards from Edge of Eternities ahead of pre-release weekend.
25/07/2025
Nintendo Confirms Mario and Peach's Relationship: They're 'Good Friends'
You ever wake up and think it'll be a normal day only to discover that literally everything you thought you knew about reality is wrong? That's what happened to me today when I read a post stating that Mario and Peach are apparently "good friends" as opposed to, I dunno, anything else.
25/07/2025
Monster Hunter Wilds Backlash Highlights How Death Threats Against Devs Are Becoming a Major Issue in Japan
The barrage of abusive comments that Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds has been receiving from Japanese-speaking fans recently caught the attention not just of Japan’s gaming media, but of The Sankei Shimbun, a major mainstream newspaper.However, Monster Hunter Wilds is just the tip of the iceberg.Threatening comments, especially those targeting individual developers and company employees, have become an increasing problem for the Japanese game industry, with many major companies drawing up specific policies against harassment from customers over the last few years.
25/07/2025
Frostpunk 2 Xbox Release Date Revealed, Coming To Game Pass This September
Frostpunk 2 made a very good impression when it launched on PC Game Pass last September, and now the team at 11 Bit Studios has announced that the console version is due to arrive pretty much exactly a year later - including on Xbox Game Pass.Yep, the team's atmospheric city builder finally makes its way to console on September 18th, 2025, including Xbox Series X|S.We've thrown the team's new console release date trailer up above, and here's a bit more about what to expect from Frostpunk 2 on XGP:Read the full article on purexbox.com
25/07/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign Finally Gets Its Two-Player Duos Mode on July 30
Everyone who's wanted to run through Elden Ring Nightreign with just their trusted duos partner is getting their wish. FromSoftware confirmed today that a two-player Duo Expeditions mode will arrive in Elden Ring Nightreign Patch 1.02.
25/07/2025
The Last of Us: Part I and Part II Scripts Are Releasing in a Hardcover Book, Now Available to Preorder
The Last of Us: Part I and Part II Scripts is a hardcover book containing both game's scripts that's now available to preorder for $66.63. It's set to release on December 16.
25/07/2025
Goalbound Codes (July 2025)
Use these active Goalbound codes to get yourself some extra Spins.
25/07/2025
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Gets First Update On Xbox Game Pass, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update 1.3 now live.PC players in particular aren't happy with the game's day one performance - and in response, the developer has put out its first patch for the Xbox Game Pass title.As you'd expect by the nature of the complaints so far, this update mostly focuses on PC-specific issues, but there are some broader fixes here - including a Chapter 2 balance adjustment and a fix for Standard and Deluxe Edition rewards not being handed out properly.
25/07/2025
18 Times South Park Got Very Topical
From an early parody of the 2000 presidential election to the show's newest clash with the Trump Administration, here are 18 South Park episodes that got very topical.
25/07/2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC Lands On Xbox In September, Free For Those Who Pre-Ordered
In a summer update on all-things Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft has announced a release date for the game's first major expansion;Claws of Awaji.The premium DLC (free for pre-orders) — which adds a new area and roughly 10-hours of fresh content — launches for Xbox on September 16th - and we have a free update for all players coming next week as well.
25/07/2025
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Is on Sale at Its Lowest Price Yet on PS5, Switch, and Xbox
Get Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for just $34.99 at $25 off on PS5, Switch, and Xbox at GameStop, Best Buy, and more.
25/07/2025
Two Major Xbox Games Are Being Delisted In August 2025
Both going fully offline in 2026.Now, another big Xbox title is also being delisted in August and taken offline next year, alongside the BioWare RPG.It's been announced this week that Slightly Mad Studios racer Project CARS 3 will be removed from storefronts in late August, including on Xbox.
25/07/2025
Once again, I have been flanked by ginger cats the size of office buildings in a racing game
You've barely touched your boost?" mentions a helpful fish in the trailer for roguelike racer Reality Drift, thus setting the new standard for all reminder pop-ups going forward.I tabbed this one because the phrase "racing game where your choices matter" intrigued me.Or the road signs that offer you a choice between 'space' 'cat land', and 'hell'.
25/07/2025
Dear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, please prove that an AI didn’t write your insulting, vacuous blog about why you're laying off thousands during a time of huge profits
Microsoft have published a memo recently sent to staff by CEO Sayta Nadella, which addresses the strange fact of Microsoft reporting net income in the ultrabillions while laying off thousands of supposedly "treasured colleagues".Most of the blog is a gusty, jargony paean to generative AI technology, in which Microsoft have made vast investments, and how it is going to "empower everyone to create their own tools" and create a "local surplus" of Ability To Do Stuff in Microsoft dominions worldwide.Read more
25/07/2025
Microsoft CEO Comments On Recent Xbox Layoffs, Doubles Down On AI
"These decisions are among the most difficult".The Microsoft boss starts out by mentioning the company's recent layoffs, adding that the move has been "weighing heavily" on them in recent weeks.Nadella goes on to say that those who were let go "have shaped who we are as a company".
25/07/2025
Dying Light: The Beast Delayed By Four Weeks to September 19
Dying Light: The Beast Delayed By Four Weeks to "Allow For Extra Polish"
25/07/2025
Indie gaming's only three genres have inevitably converged into grimdark Balatro with a whimsical egg idiot
And a roguelike to boot?!The trailer below features a desolate, hellish area called "The Pläins öf Päin" (umlauts mine) inhabited by lone egg idiot named 'eggo'.A curse on the egg idiot and his cracked shell, and a curse on the world for allowing this kind of tomfoolery to proliferate unchallenged.
25/07/2025
Two Xbox First-Party Games Now Shipping On Disc In 2025, Says Retailer
Shortly after Microsoft lifted the lid on Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 during its 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, it was revealed that both of these games would get code-in-a-box physical releases - but the team has now reversed that decision and the two games will ship on-disc here in 2025.News of this latest Microsoft reversal comes from Canadian retailer PNP Games, who says it's had confirmation that both of these Xbox first-party games will now get proper disc-based physical copies later this year.The store is also trying to find out whether data for the full game will be on the discs as well, but they've had no response on that just yet.
25/07/2025
Ubisoft date Assassin's Creed Shadows New Game+ mode alongside plans to make its open world more convenient
Assassin's Creed Shadows will get a New Game+ mode on 29th July, Ubisoft have announced in a video about their summer plans for the feudal Japanese open world stab-me-do.They're also working on a free Assassin's Creed Shadows update that lets you fast-forward the time of day, an ability that would certainly serve me well right now, as I contemplate the seven grim hours of video game journalism that separate me from the weekend.Read more
25/07/2025
Nintendo Rewrites Patent Mid-Case in Ongoing Lawsuit Against Palworld Dev Pocketpair — but Why?
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s patent infringement lawsuit in Japan against Pocketpair’s open-world survival game Palworld is ongoing. In the latest development, Nintendo has reworded one of the patents in the case, but what led up to this bizarre move?
25/07/2025
South Park Creators Talk Season 27 Premiere After Skewering Trump in Hotly Anticipated Comic-Con Panel | SDCC 2025
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone took to the stage during their hotly anticipated panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 to discuss the Season 27 premiere, which hit the headlines for skewering Donald Trump.
25/07/2025
The Alienware Aurora 16X with an NVIDIA RTX 5070 is down to its lowest price since launch
Alienware’s laptop range this year includes the Alienware Aurora 16 and its more impressive Aurora 16X.Both are great laptops, but as you may have guessed from the ‘X’ in the title, the latter is the more impressive version.Read more
25/07/2025
In My Multi-Platform Bargains Haul, These Nintendo Deals Stick Out—I’d Grab Zelda and Mario Fast
I’ve stared down more digital shopping carts than I'd care to admit, and today's deals haul came back stacked.
25/07/2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Reveals First Look at Silver Surfer and Beta Ray Bill Gameplay, Confirms Big-Name Voice Cast | SDCC 2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion, the promising looking beat ‘em-up from the developer of the well-received Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, announced two new playable characters as well as some big names for its voice cast during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025.
25/07/2025
My best deals for PC gamers today include massive discounts on Alienware gaming PCs and GPUs
Today’s deals cover a full range of Alienware desktops, with discounts across RTX 4060 Ti up to RTX 5090 configurations.The Aurora line gives you clean, efficient builds for 1080p and 1440p gaming, while the Area 51 range steps things up for 4K and heavier workloads.You’ll find variations with faster RAM, higher wattage PSUs, and better cooling depending on what you need.
25/07/2025
Robert Kirkman Teases Massive Roster of Playable Characters for Invincible VS: 'That's a Spoiler. I Might Get in Trouble for That' | SDCC 2025
We know six of the playable characters in fighting game Invincible VS. There will be more, of course. But just how many? Based on comments from Invincible creator Robert Kirkman in an interview with IGN at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Invincible VS will have a massive roster.
25/07/2025
Air Bud Returns Takes Athletic Golden Retriever to a New Basketball Court in 2026
Everyone’s favorite athletic canine is coming back for a sequel with Air Bud Returns next summer. Check out the first poster.
25/07/2025
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires Exclusive Trailer | SDCC 2025
Fans attending San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday got their first look at the upcoming animated film Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires during the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment panel where the first trailer for the movie was revealed. The film reimagines the Batman mythos through the lens of Mesoamerican culture.
24/07/2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Cast Jokes About Including Invisible Woman's Marvel Rivals Malice Skin in Sequel as Reaction Goes Viral
The cast of The Fantastic Four: First Steps recently gathered to try out Marvel Rivals for the first time, and the actors' reaction to Invisible Woman’s skimpy Malice skin has the internet in tears.
24/07/2025
Tabletop Crowdfunding Platform Gamefound Acquires Indiegogo, Paving the Way for More Board Games
The best of both worlds for backers and creators.
24/07/2025
The Best Chromebooks in 2025
If you're in the market for a shiny new Chromebook, we've got your back. We've sampled a bunch of these cloud-oriented laptops to find out which are the very best.
24/07/2025
Invincible Season 4's Dinosaurus Has a Voice Actor, Robert Kirkman Says 7-9 Seasons Needed to Do the Complete Comic Arc, Jokes Season 5 Will Be Out in 2032 | SDCC 2025
Here's everything announced during Robert Kirkman's Invincible San Diego Comic-Con 2025 panel.
24/07/2025
Gaming Laptops Should Be the New Default Student Laptop
As we approach back to school season, gaming laptops are looking more and more like a solid alternative to the classic MacBook or Chromebook.
24/07/2025
How to Stream New South Park Episodes After the Massive Paramount Deal
South Park has returned for Season 27 after closing a massive $1.5 billion deal with Paramount. Here's how to watch new episodes online.
24/07/2025
Chuck Mangione, Jazz Legend and King of the Hill Regular, Dies at 84
Legendary Jazz musician, composer, and King of the Hill regular Chuck Mangione has died at 84.
24/07/2025
Secretlab Otto Review
The Secretlab Otto blends luxurious design with gaming chair aesthetics in this comfy but expensive ottoman.
24/07/2025
Robert Kirkman Reveals Battle Beast as a Playable Character in Invincible VS With Debut Trailer | SDCC 2025
Invincible VS will feature Battle Beast as a playable character. Confirmation comes direct from Invincible creator Robert Kirkman’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, where a new trailer showing Battle Beast in action was revealed.
24/07/2025
South Park Feuds With White House After Season 27 Premiere Features Scathing Donald Trump Parody
The minds behind South Park are feuding with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration after the long-running Comedy Central show aired an extended segment mocking the leader’s behavior and politics, among… other things.
24/07/2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Post-Credits Scene Check-In (No Spoilers)
Should you stick around after the credits of The Fantastic Four: First Steps? We've got your spoiler-free answer.
24/07/2025
The Legend of Vox Machina Renewed for Fifth and Final Season, Season 4 Gets Debut Trailer and Release Window | SDCC 2025
San Diego Comic-Con 2025 was the home of a number of Critical Role Prime Video announcements. During a panel, the crew announced a 2026 release window for The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4, and a renewal for a fifth and final season.
24/07/2025
Star Wars Reveals First Still From Maul - Shadow Lord and First Look at Ezra Bridger From Ahsoka Season 2 | SDCC 2025
Lucasfilm has released two first-look Star Wars images: one for Maul - Shadow Lord, and another for Ahsoka Season 2.
24/07/2025
The Home Review
The latest from the director of The Purge uses its creepy retirement home setting for too many clichéd, silly moments to ever really connect.
24/07/2025
Critical Role's Prime Video Show The Mighty Nein Finally Has a Release Date — and a Star-Studded Guest Voice Cast | SDCC 2025
The Legend of Vox Machina spinoff The Mighty Nein finally has a release date and guest voice cast confirmation, direct from Comic-Con 2025.
24/07/2025
LEGO Just Announced a New Wicked Set and It's Perfect for Adults
The Emerald City Wall Art set releases on September 1.
24/07/2025
First Image From Avatar: Seven Havens Revealed | SDCC 2025
Hot off the press from Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender 20th anniversary panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 is the first image from Avatar: Seven Havens.
24/07/2025
Ranking the Fantastic Four Movies From Worst to Best
With The Fantastic Four: First Steps arriving, we travel back in time to Marvel's First Family's first films.
24/07/2025
IGN's Official SDCC 2025 Comics Bundle Features 38 Graphic Novels For Just $24, Including Godzilla: The Half Century War
San Diego Comic-Con is nearly here, and in celebration, IGN has teamed up with Humble Bundle to offer an incredible collection of 38 graphic novels, including Godzilla: Half Century War and Lost Marvels No. 1: Tower of Shadows, for only $24 instead of $797. Furthermore, your purchase also supports the Binc Foundation, which helps bookstore and comic shop employees and owners facing unforeseen hardships.
24/07/2025
We Build the LEGO Iron Spider-Man Bust, a Quick and Fun Marvel Set
We build LEGO Iron Spider-Man Bust, an impressive addition to a growing line of Marvel LEGO sets.
24/07/2025
Amazon Has the Best Deal on the New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Ahead of Its Release
Upgraded storage and $300 gift card.
24/07/2025
I Wish the D&D: Dragon Delves Adventure Anthology Delved Deeper into Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Delves Adventure Anthology is a solid group of new dragon-centric adventures for newcomers, but seasoned D&D players may wish for more.
24/07/2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows Expansion Claws of Awaji Release Date Revealed
Ubisoft has announced a release date for Claws of Awaji, its first Assassin's Creed Shadows expansion. The major new add-on will arrive on September 16 as a paid DLC, or comes free to those who pre-ordered the game.
24/07/2025
Donkey Kong Bananza Speedrunners Have Already Found a Way to (Sort of) Skip Getting Pauline
Donkey Kong Bananza has been out for a week now, and speedrunners are already figuring out incredibly fast ways to beat the game. And one really interesting trick has been discovered with a strange side effect: it skips getting Pauline as DK's companion.
24/07/2025
The Switch 2 Stock Shortage May Already Be Over
After nearly two months of stock shortages, the Nintendo Switch 2 is in stock at most of the big online retailers.
24/07/2025
Talking Point: Would Halo Infinite Have Been A Bigger Success Using Unreal Engine 5?
A new report says Epic's engine was considered.With that reboot comes a switch to Unreal Engine 5, but should that move have come sooner?Would Halo Infinite have been a bigger success using the widespread Epic Games engine?
24/07/2025
Bullet Time Creators Show off the Premiere Episode of Their Street Fighter-inspired Series - Exclusive
Eddie Alcazar, Danny Elfman, and Eric Bauza break down the episode and talk about how the show is like Beavis and Butt-head for video game lovers.
24/07/2025
These Are the Best Magic: The Gathering Decks in Standard You Can Build Right Now
As Edge of Eternities approaches, here are the best Standard decks you can build in Magic: The Gathering right now, including cards from Final Fantasy and beyond.
24/07/2025
Elden Ring Developer Thanks Fans as Nightreign and Shadow of the Erdtree Top New Sales Milestones
Just in case there was any lingering doubt about the wild success of FromSoftware's juggernaut Elden Ring series, today publisher Bandai Namco confirmed its DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, has sold over 10 million copies, and its co-op spin-off title, Elden Ring Nightreign, five million.
24/07/2025
How to Watch the DCEU Movies in Chronological Order
The DCEU timeline you need, including DC movies in order by release date and chronologically.
24/07/2025
Battlefield 6 has finally been revealed, with a firmly anti-helicopter trailer and no release date
And what a reveal it was, with a trailer featuring enough explosions to satisfy Michael Bay for at least two hours - though without a release date to accompany it.Yep, we'll have to wait a bit longer to see if the October date recently cited by a prominent leaker is on target, as for now all we got was a tease of the campaign that ended in promo for a multiplayer reveal next week.Read more
24/07/2025
Hulk Hogan, WWE Icon, Dies at 71
Retired WWE legend and ‘80s icon Terry Gene Bollea a.k.a. Hulk Hogan has died at 71.
24/07/2025
Black Panther Animated Spin-off Eyes of Wakanda Now Set to Premiere More Than 3 Weeks Earlier
Eyes of Wakanda, the new animated Black Panther spinoff series, is set to debut earlier than expected on August 1 — a whole three and a half weeks before its original premiere date of August 27.
24/07/2025
Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
We're all well aware at this point that Microsoft is willing to take its full slate of games to other platforms, including PS5, and a fresh comment from The Game Business writer Chris Dring suggests that more announcements could be imminent.In a post that breaks down the current state of the US games market with Circana's Mat Piscatella, Dring makes a somewhat throwaway comment about future Xbox port announcements.The host hints that more multiplatform conversions are coming - even adding "in the coming weeks", which certainly has our attention.
24/07/2025
Battlefield 6's Big Reveal Teases Campaign, but Doesn't Show Multiplayer or Confirm Release Date
Battlefield 6's official reveal trailer has debuted in a cacophony of explosions, but wrapped up without providing the game's release date. Instead, today's trailer simply ended with word of a further reveal next week — this time of the game's multiplayer modes — on July 31.
24/07/2025
Get a Panasonic 4K Mini-LED Fire TV and Soundbar Bundle Starting at Just $398
This TV boasts budget pricing yet higher-end features for both gaming and streaming.
24/07/2025
Deals for Today: Pokémon TCG Black Bolt and White Flare ETB in Stock, Switch 2 Bundle Still in Stock and $500 off a Samsung Flagship
You can save hundreds on a new Samsung flagship phone today, while we've also found savings on the ASUS ROG Ally, Pokemon TCG, earbuds and more.
24/07/2025
The iBuypower Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming PC Is Priced Under $1,500 (4K Gaming Ready)
The Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card is our favorite 2025 GPU release.
24/07/2025
Battlefield 6 Looks Very 'Modern Warfare', Multiplayer Reveal Coming This Month
Battlefield is back.EA has finally showcased some Battlefield 6 goodness after months of teasing and internal testing - and as you'd probably expect, it has a very 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' look to it at this early stage.We must add that the team's debut trailer does say that this is "game engine footage" and "not actual gameplay", but nonetheless, the game's serious military tone has already been set out here.
24/07/2025
Fantastic Four: First Steps' Galactus and Superman's Lex Luthor Are Having Banter Over Who's The Best Superhero Villain of the Summer
After positive review scores for both The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Superman, the villains behind this summer's big Marvel and DC blockbusters are having some fun over who's the best bad guy.
24/07/2025
Hasbro Reveals Wearable MCU Spider-Man Mask With Electronic Eyes | SDCC 2025
We've got an exclusive first look at one of Hasbro's coolest Comic-Con reveals, a life-size, wearable Spider-Man mask with electronic moving eyes.
24/07/2025
Out of Words Might Be the Next Must-Play 2-Player Co-op Game
Out of Words, from poet Morten Søndergaard and co-developers WiredFly and Kong Orange, not only fits the mold cast by Josef Fares and Hazelight, but has the potential to be as good as anything the former filmmaker has made so far.
24/07/2025
The Most Powerful Cheap Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering Cards You Can Buy Right Now
Looking for the best Final Fantasy cards for Magic: The Gathering without spending all your Gil? We've got you covered with our picks of the most powerful cheap cards.
24/07/2025
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' surprise PC performance problems call for emergency settings treatment
It’s not good.It runs slowly on max settings.DLSS 4 frame generation is either broken, or implemented in a uniquely vexing way.
24/07/2025
The First Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Trailer Is Here — And The Animatronics Are Leaving The Pizza Parlor
We're going back… and by that I mean we’re actually taking things out of the pizza parlor, believe it or not.
24/07/2025
I Know What You Did Last Summer Is Already Available to Preorder as a 4K Steelbook
Looking to add the new I Know What You Did Last Summer to your physical media collection? A 4K steelbook is now available to preorder, with a release date that's still to be determined.
24/07/2025
Chill micro citybuilder Pile Up! just emerged from early access, and its devs want you to try fearmongering
Pile Up!, which is about strategically building cities on little islands, has just emerged from early access and gotten a bunch of new additions.One of these fresh things comes with an insistence from Turkish developers Remoob that you "try fearmongering".Read more
24/07/2025
WWE 2K25 Lacks Image Uploading and Community Creations on Switch 2 — and Fans Aren't Happy
WWE 2K25 only released on Nintendo Switch 2 yesterday, July 23, but fans have already noticed that community creations — and the image uploader to import them — are missing from its Switch 2 version.
24/07/2025
S.p.l.i.t review
You don't use the mouse in S.p.l.i.t, but you won't miss it.Axel and two associates are scrambling for root access to launch a malware attack on "the facility" - as in "death is the least of my worries.The game starts and I enter the group chat as Axel.
24/07/2025
Heroes & Villains' SDCC 2025 Star Wars Collection Features Items Inspired by Rebel Pathfinders and Battlefront II's Inferno Squad
IGN can exclusively reveal an exciting new Star Wars collection from Heroes & Villains for San Diego Comic-Con 2025 inspired by Rebel Pathfinders and Star Wars: Battlefront II's Inferno Squad.
24/07/2025
Xbox Celebrates Grounded 2 Launch With Bonkers '10-Foot Ant' Giveaway
You've got to be in it to win it.Obsidian's Grounded 2 Early Access launch is upon us, with the team's co-op backyard experience hitting Xbox Game Pass next week - and Team Green has just the accessory to get you settled in with the upcoming sequel.Basically, you can now enter to win a "Wild 10-foot Red Ant Plush" to ride while you master the Grounded 2 experience on Game Pass. Xbox describes this crazy bit of memorabilia as "part furniture, part Buggy, and all awesome" and you can head over to social media for your chance to take this beast home.
24/07/2025
Unmatched Board Game Buying Guide
Everything you need to know about the Unmatched series of skirmish board games, including details about the many expansions (that are still in print) and what comes with each one.
24/07/2025
How to Watch The Lord of the Rings in Chronological Order
We’ve put together this handy guide to make sure newcomers can properly navigate The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
24/07/2025
Xbox Game Pass RPG Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Is Off To An Incredible Start On PC
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has gone live on Xbox Game Pass today, after a broad range of review scores for the action-RPG hit the web earlier this week.While we've not seen any metrics on how the Xbox version is performing thus far, the game is proving incredibly popular on Steam already - even if performance issues are plaguing its day one launch.Looking at SteamDB, the game has already hit a record concurrent player count of over 120k - and that's literally just happened, so it could easily climb higher in the coming hours and days.
24/07/2025
Killing Floor 3 Review
A polished sequel that feels both smartly streamlined and somewhat hollow.
24/07/2025
Painkiller Is a Mindless Co-op FPS, and That’s Just Fine
Painkiller is a roguelike first-person shooter that is so comfortable being the mid-tier, low-stakes game that it is that I feel like it should come with a beer koozie and a cold can of your favorite brew, because that’s exactly what I picture most people having next to them while playing this game in co-op, online, while chatting with friends.
24/07/2025
Sike, Hades 2 devs Supergiant had another pre-full release patch hiding under their himation
CD Projekt have been teaching us that lesson for about a year with Cyberpunk 2077, and now Hades 2 is the latest game to have its devs go 'no, wait, one more'.To be fair to Supergiant, they did specify that the roguelike's previous update would "likely" be the last one before full release.An eleventh early access patch has hit the underworld, but the devs swear it'll be the last one for realsies this time.
24/07/2025
Punisher Set Photos Seemingly Reveal Marvel Special Presentation's Villain
Set photos showing the filming of Marvel's Punisher Special Presentation appear to have confirmed Frank Castle's next major adversary.
24/07/2025
Xbox: The State of Every First-Party Developer - Summer 2025 Update
Here's what every game studio under Xbox is currently working on, from Arcane's Blade game to an unannounced game at Halo Studios.
24/07/2025
Sony Invests $460 Million In Bandai Namco, But Xbox Fans Shouldn't Be Worried
PlayStation owner Sony has today announced that it's made a significant investment in Dark Souls publisher Bandai Namco; pumping more than $460 million into the business.In return, the Japanese console maker now owns 2.5% of Bandai Namco shares, as the two companies form a "strategic business alliance".While this agreement does look like Sony cosying up with its fellow Japanese game publisher, Xbox fans shouldn't be worried about a full acquisition - or indeed missing out on future Bandai Namco titles.
24/07/2025
After 18 years, a surprise Half-Life 2 update makes it once again possible to beat a honking train on Highway 17
Half-Life 2 got a small surprise update yesterday which changed the speed of a train in the 2004 shooter's driving sequence (the level called "Highway 17").This change will let you once again beat said train in a game of chicken that it has been winning against most players for nearly two decades.Read more
24/07/2025
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Clocks Up 114,000+ Concurrent Player Peak On Launch Day, But Reports Of Poor Performance Dominate Player Reviews
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has launched to 114,000+ concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the biggest launches for a non-FromSoftware Soulslike game yet.
24/07/2025
Itch.io Suddenly Pulls NSFW Adult Content From Browse and Search Pages, After 'Critical' Pressure From Payment Partners
Itch.io has "deindexed" all NSFW content from the storefront's browse and search pages, making swathes of adult games impossible to find.
24/07/2025
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 24-27)
Included with Xbox Game Pass.Xbox's Free Play Days promotion is now live for the final weekend of July 2025, and we have five games in total to play over the next few days.There's no 'big game' to headline this week's selection, but there's some good variety nonetheless, and it's always nice to have a good few games to choose from.
24/07/2025
Battlefield 6's release date appears to have leaked, jumping the gun ahead of its reveal trailer
Ahead of Battlefield 6's reveal trailer later today, July 24th, the camo-clad shooter's release date appears to have been shot out into the universe by a leaker.This time it's Dealabs' Billbil-kun, who'se got a strong track record when it comes to pulling back the covers on details about games and hardware prior to official reveals.Read more
24/07/2025
Sony Strikes 'Strategic Partnership' With Elden Ring Publisher Bandai Namco, Acquires 2.5% Stake
Sony has acquired a 2.5% stake in Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco.
24/07/2025
Xbox Game Pass Contributed To 'An All-Time High' For Subscription Spending Last Month (US)
"This is an all-time high for a single month".In June, non-mobile video game subscription spending reached an all-time high for a single month - at $562 million.This is a 32% increase on the same month last year, which looks like a pretty healthy jump all things considered.
24/07/2025
Commit culinary crimes in management sim The Diner At The End Of The Galaxy
Things do start off firmly in Mos Eisley territory though.You recycle industrial trash heaps to clear space for dining rooms, where the shanky lookin' clientele sit on rusted barrels and order a soup made from canonically repulsive beans.The advisor informs me the beans taste so awful that they used to be illegal.
24/07/2025
Lollipop Chainsaw Sequel Announced, as Publisher Makes Odd Comment About Not 'Imposing Creative Restrictions'
Lollipop Chainsaw is getting a sequel and anime spin-off, more than a decade after the original launched.
24/07/2025
Itch.io apologise for "frustration and confusion" after delisting thousands of NSFW projects
Others still are reporting actual takedowns "with no notice", halted payouts, and those who have previously purchased their games being unable to download them.Going by one image posted on the Itch Discord and shared on Bluesky by game developer Daffodil, filtering by the site's 'NSFW' category previously showed 28,114 results.It now shows 7,008.
24/07/2025
Battlefield 6 Will Release in October for $80, Leak Suggests — and There's an Open Beta Coming, Too
Battlefield 6 is looking at an October release date and an $80 price tag, a reliable leaker has suggested.
24/07/2025
Brütal Legend goes free to grab as Double Fine pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, but you'll have be quick
Brütal Legend, the heavy metal action-adventure Double Fine put out on console back in 2009 (before coming to their senses and doing a PC port in 2013), is free to grab as I write this, but won't be for much longer.Following the death of Black Sabbath frontman and general face of the metal Ozzy Osbourne earlier this week, the studio have decided to give out the game in which he talks to a roadie voiced by Jack Black for zilch.However, it's a deal that kicked off in the dead of the night UK time, and isn't set to run for much longer.
24/07/2025
21 Little Details We Love in Donkey Kong Bananza
Here are all the small details that made us smile in Donkey Kong Bananza.
24/07/2025
The Sandman Review – Season 2, Volume 2
As The Sandman’s final season comes to an end, nearly all of the show’s characters return for five powerful episodes that balance mythological mayhem with quietly moving moments.
24/07/2025
Ghost of Yotei: The Big Interview With Sucker Punch
Hot on the heels of Ghost of Yotei’s very own State of Play showcase, we sat down for a chat with creative directors Nate Fox and Jason Connell to talk about what we saw of Sucker Punch’s upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive — and what we were left wondering about. Read on for answers!
24/07/2025
My best deals for PC gamers today include up to $1,200 off Alienware laptops and the best GPU deals around
Alienware’s top-tier laptops are seeing price drops up to $1,200, with RTX 5090 and 4080 options going for less than you’d expect.The iBUYPOWER Element Pro is still one of the best 4K‑ready desktop deals around, and we’ve pulled in a couple of high-capacity Anker power banks for anyone lugging around their Steam Decks and ROG Allys (Allies?).On top of that, we’ve got some of the best GPU deals going right now — including PNY’s 5060 Ti and other fresh drops still in stock.
24/07/2025
LEGO Reveals a Massive New Batman: Arkham Asylum Set With 16 Minifigures
Get a first look at the new LEGO Batman Arkham Asylum set, a massive build that comes with 16 minifigures.
24/07/2025
Save on Refurbished Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Deals During Woot's Back to School Sale
Big discounts on MacBooks equipped with M1 and M2 chips (including M1 Max and M2 Max).
24/07/2025
Double Fine Honor's Heavy Metal Legend Ozzy Osbourne by Making Heavy Metal Video Game Brütal Legend Free for 666 Minutes Only
Double Fine Productions has made heavy metal video game Brütal Legend free for 666 minutes only to honor heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, who died this week aged 76.
24/07/2025
Get a First Look at the Nintendo Game Boy LEGO Set
Get a first look at LEGO's upcoming Game Boy set, a 1:1 size replica of the classic handheld gaming device.
24/07/2025
This Meta Quest 3S VR Gaming Headset Deal Is Better Than the One I Saw During Amazon Prime Day
The 128GB model now includes Batman: Arkham Shadow.
23/07/2025
AU Deals: Mitts on With the Moza FSR2 Formula Wheel and the Cheapest Ways to Grip One Yourself
Shake hands with Moza’s FSR2, a top-shelf, direct drive wheel that’s dripping in carbon fibre credibility and is clearly designed for open-wheelin’ diehards like myself.
23/07/2025
Ahead of Alien: Earth, FX Exec Insists the Alien Franchise Doesn't Have to Fit Together Like the MCU: 'Fans Don't Expect That in This Universe'
Ahead of Alien: Earth, an FX executive has insisted the Alien franchise doesn't have to fit together like the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
23/07/2025
Exclusive: 5 New Cards from Spider-Man's Upcoming Magic: The Gathering Crossover
A multiversal first look at five different versions of the famous webslinger.