Diablo IV PTR Brings Back 10 Classic Legacy Uniques
We did spend a little time in Season of Death Awakening when it launched at the end of June, though nowhere near as much as I thought we would. So many other games have come …
The Division Resurgence Hits Steam Free on August 5
August 5 is when The Division Resurgence stops being a test on PC. Ubisoft confirmed today that the free-to-play third-person shooter RPG arrives on Steam that day, and the Ubisoft Connect version officially launches at …
Saber Interactive Announces a Rideshare Driving Sim
The simulator genre has brought some of the wackiest games imaginable, and now Saber Interactive is tossing its hat in the ring. Picking up strangers and listening to whatever they feel like telling you is …
Jason Momoa’s Blanka Looks Like a Blast in New Movie Trailer
Jason Momoa looks like he had an absolute blast playing Blanka, based on the newest Street Fighter trailer. The footage puts Momoa’s Blanka up against Andrew Koji’s Ryu, with the tagline “The beast is unleashed” …
Thimbleweed Park 2 Announced, Not a Sequel or Prequel
There’s a dead body at the Edmund Mansion, and Agents Ray and Reyes are back to investigate it. Thimbleweed Park 2 is coming in 2028, and the announcement goes out of its way to avoid …
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Is Officially Getting a Sequel
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is getting a sequel, and the creator of the original is the one making it. 505 Games and Chengdu Recursive Dolphin Technology, a Chinese studio operating under the brand name Indolphinity, announced …
Pokémon Pokopia’s Bubbly Basin Dives in August 5
We’ve known since June’s Nintendo Direct that Bubbly Basin was arriving sometime in August, and today The Pokémon Company pinned it down to August 5 on Switch 2. A new extended trailer came along with …
Steam Machine Review: Deckadence
Quick Verdict I want to be upfront about something before any of this: I did not need a Steam Machine. My desktop now has an RTX 5090 in it, and there isn’t anything in my …
Steam Machine Reservations Should All Clear This Year
Everyone currently holding a Steam Machine reservation should get an option to buy before the end of this year, according to a new update from Valve. The company began shipping at the end of June, …
Double Fine Lays Off 23 Weeks After Going Independent
Three weeks after regaining its independence from XBOX, Double Fine Productions has laid off 23 members of its staff. Studio head Tim Schafer shared the news in a statement posted today, describing the team as …
Nioh 3 DLC Adds a Shield and a Brutal New Difficulty
Takechiyo travels forward in time in Nioh 3’s first DLC, landing in a version of Edo where his future self is already dead and the Crucible has retaken the city. Hell Rising arrives August 19, …
Crazy Taxi: World Tour Opens Network Test Signups
Anyone who wants into the Crazy Taxi: World Tour multiplayer test has from today through August 31 to put their name in, with sign-ups opening at 10:00 AM Pacific (1:00 PM Eastern). SEGA is running …
XBOX Brings 25 Playable Games to gamescom 2026
Twenty-five years of XBOX is the focus behind the brand’s gamescom 2026 booth, which opens in Cologne with 25 upcoming games spread across 140 gaming stations. The floor runs Thursday, August 27 through Sunday, August …
Ball x Pit’s Final Free Update Drops August 6
The Naturalist Update releases on August 6 as the last free content drop Ball x Pit will get, closing out a run that started with January’s Regal Update. Kenny Sun shared the date and more …
Capcom Sells 23.8M Games in a Single Quarter
Capcom moved 23.81 million games in the three months ending June 30, 2026, up 68.1 percent from the same quarter a year ago, with catalog sales hitting what the company calls a record quarterly high. …
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August 2026
Sony has three games lined up for PlayStation Plus members in August, and there’s a good variety as usual, running from co-op zombie survival to a cooperative walking adventure to solo survival horror. All three …
The Top Games to Play in August 2026
August is usually when the release calendar catches its breath before the fall stampede, but 2026 didn’t get the memo. This month is stacked with returns and firsts: Metal Gear Solid 4 finally escapes the …
Some Ubisoft Games on XBOX Now Come With Free PC Versions
Owning one of 13 specific Ubisoft games on XBOX console now gets you the PC version at no extra cost. That’s one half of an expanded Ubisoft and XBOX partnership that went live today, and …
Dragonkin: The Banished Adds Free Cross-Play Update
Dragonkin: The Banished is one of those games we’ve had our eye on, but haven’t quite found the time to play it. NACON and EKO Software gave us another reason to find the time with …
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope Launches August 20
When GSC Game World put out the Cost of Hope story trailer back in June, the studio still hadn’t committed to anything more specific than summer, and we pointed out at the time that there …
FFXIV’s Evercold Adds Bastion, a Dual Greatshield Tank Job
Square Enix went deep on Evercold during today’s Fan Festival 2026 keynote in Berlin, detailing the sixth Final Fantasy XIV expansion ahead of its January 2027 launch. The keynote opened with an extended teaser trailer …
God of War Laufey Launches February 16, 2027
God of War Laufey has a release date, and it’s February 16, 2027, announced today during the game’s San Diego Comic-Con panel and confirmed by Santa Monica Studio on X shortly after. The date caps …
007 First Light Adds Two TacSim Missions in First Big Patch
IO Interactive’s first major patch for 007 First Light is out today, tackling more than 200 community and internally reported issues while sneaking in some new content on the side. Update 1.1.0 is the studio’s …
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on Switch 2 Adds New Rare Blade MOMO
The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition got a full overview trailer today, detailing everything new ahead of its digital launch next Thursday, July 30, with the physical version following on October 1. The dates …
Luna Cloud Gaming Joins Prime Video at No Extra Cost
Amazon is now including its Luna cloud gaming service directly in Prime Video, giving Prime members with a Fire TV in the U.S. and UK a new Games tab that sits alongside their shows, movies, …
Black Flag Resynced Already Beat Ubisoft’s Annual Forecast
Ubisoft released its first quarter earnings today, and the headline for gamers is that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has already blown past the sales expectations Ubisoft had for its entire year, just 14 days …
Marvel’s Wolverine Story Trailer Debuts at Comic-Con
Marvel’s Wolverine had its turn in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con today, where Insomniac Games debuted a new story trailer and filled the panel with reveals, including a MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls suit crossover, …
XBOX Is Testing Free Game Streaming With Ads
XBOX is now testing a way to stream games you already own without paying for the service, though you’ll be watching ads to do it. Starting today, XBOX Insiders with an XBOX account can stream …
Grim Dawn’s Final Expansion Fangs of Asterkarn Is Out Now
Ten years after Grim Dawn originally launched, Crate Entertainment has released Fangs of Asterkarn, the ARPG’s third and final expansion, on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store for $18.99, the price Crate confirmed last week. …
LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade Launches August 1 for $199.99
The original 1981 Donkey Kong arcade cabinet is getting the LEGO treatment, with the newly revealed 72051 Donkey Kong Arcade set arriving worldwide on August 1 for $199.99. The 1,367-piece build is part of the …