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Honkai: Star Rail version 4.5 arrives after scheduled maintenance, with the Australian east coast launch set for 1pm AEST on 26 August.
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Game Freak may eventually move Pokémon beyond its traditional turn-based battles, while Pokémon Champions preserves the classic competitive format for longtime players.
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Gamescom Opening Night Live promises major reveals, including Final Fantasy VII, The Witcher 3, confirmed titles and several intriguing rumours.
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A Spider-Man cosplayer confronted Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang during a Minneapolis protest, and both men were arrested after the clash.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Season 16 restricts Ranked Battles to Mega-Evolving Pokémon, with Mega Stones as the only held items and new ranking rewards.
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Netflix has confirmed that Black Mirror season 8 is in production, with Charlie Brooker returning and no release date announced yet.
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Gamescom 2026 runs from 26 to 30 August in Cologne, with Opening Night Live, confirmed games, Xbox broadcasts and streaming details for Australian viewers.
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Unauthorised GTA 6 clips reportedly show an exotic dance club, a nudist town and possible Lucia footage ahead of the game’s planned November launch.
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From Batman Who Laughs and Frozone to Helldivers 2 and Dragon Ball Z, these 17 Dream Con 2026 cosplays stood out on the Texas show floor.
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The Gentlemen’s second season heads to Italy with bigger stakes, while Netflix confirms Guy Ritchie’s stylish crime drama will return for season 3.
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The Witcher 4 will miss Gamescom, but CD Projekt RED says its Ciri-led open-world RPG is targeting a 2028 release window.
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Messhof’s Blood Dungeon delivers a crude, fast-paced Vampire Survivors riff with platforming movement, online leaderboards, short runs and plenty of outrageous humour.
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Arcana Unleashed broadens D&D character options with stronger subclasses, magical backgrounds and familiars, but its Deadfall adventure remains highly linear.
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Blood Dungeon combines survivors-style progression with wall-crawling movement, maze-like arenas and arcade tension that rewards map knowledge as much as powerful upgrades.
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Apocalypse’s mission is clear: challenge Professor X’s judgement and prove that Xavier’s decisions and ideals are fundamentally wrong.
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CD Projekt Red has confirmed a 2028 target for The Witcher 4, while a new Witcher 3 expansion is expected to arrive in 2027.
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The Duskbloods Network Test impressed with movement and visual design, but relentless PvP left this Elden Ring fan uncertain about launch.
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Marvel’s surprise Lego recreation of the Avengers: Doomsday trailer retells the multiversal conflict without adding new film footage or story details.
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Lifeweaver has vanished from Overwatch after a gameplay issue, leaving mains to cope with replacement heroes, competitive-match disruption and plenty of jokes.
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Jason Statham once explained why he keeps returning to tough, physical characters — and why audiences continue to embrace his action-movie formula.
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A new GTA 6 leak reportedly encouraged protests outside Rockstar and Take-Two offices, with one person filmed visiting Rockstar North carrying leeks.
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The World Humanoid Robot Games promise elite machine performance, but their funniest moments involve unstable running, missed punches, breakdowns and unexpected smoke.
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The latest GTA 6 leaks are being hosted through decentralised storage, while Cyberleek uses fan votes, cryptocurrency and a provocative protest demand.
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Sony’s latest “Only On PS5” video reinforces its apparent retreat from PC ports, while rising console costs and digital ownership concerns add pressure.
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Ichigo’s Blood Chains transformation adds a new layer to Bleach lore, prompting fans to debate whether he has multiple Bankai forms or one adaptable power.
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Burden Street Station is a surreal Steam adventure where shapeshifting, painful memories and strange conversations turn empathy into an unforgettable investigation.
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A Washington collector has lost more than 860 NES games in a burglary, leaving his nearly complete library and decades of memories gone.
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D&D’s Queen Ehlissa’s Marvelous Nightingale returns in Arcana Unleashed, bringing powerful spells, forced honesty and a sinister Greyhawk mystery.
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A reported GTA 6 gameplay detail suggests its day-night cycle could last more than two hours, with time influencing weather, missions and world activity.
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Dokimon Quest is a colourful, Game Boy Color-inspired monster-taming RPG available to claim free on Steam before the limited-time offer ends.
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Discord says it has not received Take-Two’s subpoena over GTA 6 leaks and will assess its validity and scope before sharing any user data.
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A game developer’s plan to hide one needle among five million pieces of hay has become a viral gaming sensation before it even has a title.
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Magic: The Gathering’s Command Tower returns in a Masters of the Universe Secret Lair design featuring Castle Grayskull and Snake Mountain.
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From Earthsea and Tigana to Malazan and The Stormlight Archive, these ten high fantasy novels offer memorable worlds, heroes, villains and unforgettable quests.
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Ang Lee’s 2003 Hulk remains a bold, divisive comic-book experiment. Now streaming free on YouTube, it is ready for a fresh Australian audience.
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Calvin’s mum may be exhausted, but her sharpest comebacks give Calvin and Hobbes some of its funniest and most enduring adult humour.
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The Duskbloods’ Zork is an armoured sea bird, rocket-powered fighter and blood-drinking vampire inspired by Ultraman and classic monster design.
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Tom Hardy’s Venom finale has climbed to No. 2 on Netflix, while Sony’s animated project keeps the symbiote’s future moving forward.
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A Studio BitDot game challenges players to find one needle among five million pieces of hay, with possible multiplayer and chaotic tools planned.
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Leaked gameplay and official trailers point to GTA 6 radio stations and a wide-ranging soundtrack, from classic rock and country to hip-hop and classical music.
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