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Troy Baker’s cyberpunk open-world project Last Sentinel has endured delays, negative playtest feedback, major costs and 80 layoffs at Lightspeed LA.
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From co-operative horror to communication-driven puzzles, these seven affordable multiplayer Steam games offer memorable group play for less than $10.
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From The Promised Day to Civil War, these five anime arcs combine powerful character growth, escalating stakes and finales that remain unforgettable.
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From tactical cRPGs and dark fantasy to companion-driven science fiction, these ten games offer compelling alternatives after finishing Baldur’s Gate 3.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day leaves Peter Parker’s MCU future uncertain, with Secret Wars, Miles Morales and a possible 2030 torch-passing now in focus.
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Switch 2 delivers remarkable ports, but Unreal Engine 5 support, delayed releases and costly conversions reveal the console’s technical limits.
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Netflix is being sued for approximately $105 million after the master copy of Nicolas Cage’s unreleased film Fortitude allegedly vanished from its Los Angeles office.
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Vampire: The Masquerade 6th Edition changes core rules, draws criticism from longtime players and enters public playtesting at Gen Con.
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Sinon appears briefly in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, but Elliot Page’s character reshapes the film’s view of war, deception and Odysseus’ moral cost.
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Horsey Game combines wild creature collecting, genetic experiments and tense racing in a neon Windows PC simulation built around saving Sweetie.
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Find Seabed Road, destroy the seaweed-farm supports and complete the Under the Sea skill in Forza Horizon 6, including the Manta Ray requirement.
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Barbie 2 must secure Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling by December 2026, or Mattel could regain the rights to the sequel.
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Halo: Campaign Evolved’s endings point towards a sequel, bring Sgt. Johnson back into the story and confirm 343 Guilty Spark survived.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day gives Tom Holland’s hero new powers, a comics-inspired suit and a clever callback to Spider-Man’s 2002 origin story.
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LEGO’s Pokémon Smart Play sets add sound, movement, training and battles to character builds, with 12 sets spanning gentle play and mini-RPG mechanics.
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Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation has reportedly leaked three days before launch, with early performance impressions ranging from smooth handheld play to mixed PC results.
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White Wolf has revealed plans for new editions of Mage, Changeling and Vampire: The Dark Ages after Vampire: The Masquerade 6th Edition.
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A new review of Metacritic’s data argues that Ocarina of Time’s famous 99 should be 98, changing its position among gaming’s highest-rated classics.
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Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy leaves Netflix on 5 August. Here’s why Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe still define superhero cinema.
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The Royal Shakespeare Company has revealed the complete cast for The Mad King, a stage play exploring Westeros during Aerys II Targaryen’s final years.
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Pragmata developers considered cutting Diana’s long hair to reduce rendering costs, but kept the demanding hairstyle to preserve her Moon-born character design.
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Penguin Highway turns an ordinary Japanese suburb into a dazzling science-fiction mystery, making Studio Colorido’s first feature its most distinctive film.
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ISBNdb has removed a proposed AI book-training service after reports of rare books being bought, scanned and destroyed intensified public concern.
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Endacopia blends primitive computer visuals, point-and-click puzzles, arcade-style combat and surreal horror inspired by childhood educational games.
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From family adventures and futuristic cars to xenomorphs and body horror, these are the 10 best science-fiction movies released in 1986.
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Find the Australian release time for Beast of Reincarnation, then see which skins, amber and deluxe-edition cosmetics are included with pre-orders.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day introduces universal power inhibitors, providing a potentially significant link to the MCU’s future X-Men and mutant conflicts.
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Creators behind XCOM and Gloomhaven argue that crossovers between video games and tabletop publishing could provide stability during an industry downturn.
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exA-Arcadia reveals Cambria Sword Another Cry, Jamjam’n Jelly Exa Lente and Shinorubi Pink Label, alongside major updates for upcoming shooters.
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Remedy says Control Resonant’s main experience should take around 30 hours, with a completionist run expected to reach approximately 50 hours.
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From Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood to Steins;Gate, these 10 anime deliver endings with stronger thematic closure, emotional payoff and narrative conviction.
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Taylor Sheridan’s Sicario remains his most precise thriller, pairing Denis Villeneuve’s controlled direction with a bleak examination of power, violence and compromise.
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July 2026’s global arcade-opening round-up visits new venues in North America, Europe, Malaysia and Australia, from pinball rooms to large entertainment centres.
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The August 2026 Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour schedule covers Delibird, Wurmple, Magikarp and Mankey, with a different bonus every Thursday evening.
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Track every major Pokémon Go raid boss arriving in August 2026, including legendary, Mega and Shadow legendary encounters, shiny availability and regional limits.
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Find Giovanni’s August 2026 Pokémon Go team, Super Rocket Radar details and practical counters for Persian, Kangaskhan, Rhyperior, Machamp and Reshiram.
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Track every current Ditto disguise in Pokémon Go for August 2026, plus the key rules and odds for hunting shiny Ditto.
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Use these August 2026 Pokémon Go Team Rocket leader counters to beat Sierra, Arlo and Cliff, break their shields and collect Shadow Shards.
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Plan your next Final Fantasy XIV property bid with the complete August 2026 housing lottery schedule, reset times and Australian AEST conversion.
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Xbox says disc-based games should remain playable during service outages and plans an update after some offline consoles failed entitlement checks.
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