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D&D Icons reunites Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, R.A. Salvatore and Luke Gygax for new Dragonlance, Drizzt and Greyhawk adventures.
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Gen Con 2026 delivered major D&D news, including Dark Sun’s mature revival, Greyhawk’s return, official crossovers, new digital tools and Star Wars.
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Asha Sharma’s new Xbox memo sets four priorities, a 1 billion daily-user ambition and a recovery plan following major layoffs and declining revenue.
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Sony says it has enough memory to meet planned PS5 sales through FY26, as GTA VI, rising component costs and future hardware shape the market.
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Super Mario Sunshine reaches Nintendo Switch 2 on August 13, joining the GameCube library for Switch Online + Expansion Pack members.
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A rumoured Lego PlayStation set could arrive with an Astro Bot gift, but its reported timing has collectors joking about physical ownership.
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Sony says it will cautiously proceed with ending new PlayStation game discs in 2028, while players organise protests and question the future of retail gaming.
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Star Wars will enter Dungeons & Dragons in 2027, while an unusual Magic: The Gathering clue keeps speculation about a future crossover alive.
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Square Enix says a finger-counting error in Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] artwork was caused by human error, not generative AI.
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Super Mario Sunshine arrives on Switch 2 through the GameCube Classics app in August 2026, giving Expansion Pack members another chance to play Nintendo’s 3D adventure.
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Insidious: Out of the Further expands the Further mythology with a new family, a dangerous supernatural ability and the return of Elise Rainier.
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From Beast of Reincarnation to Star Wars Zero Company, these five PS5 games bring action, fighting, sport and strategy to August 2026.
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Shift Up’s AI-generated Stellar Blade: Blood Rain music video has triggered fierce fan criticism over its visual errors and implications for the sequel.
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Pokémon Pokopia’s Fetch Scales for Feebas event brings Feebas, Milotic, underwater building, seasonal decorations and rewards to players this August.
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Molecule Man turns Sensei’s Divining Top into a colourless Commander engine, enabling free Eldrazi and other huge threats throughout the game.
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Silent Hill: Townfall turns Scottish coastal architecture, compact homes and prepaid electricity meters into a believable source of horror.
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Guillermo del Toro praises Dead Cells’ design but asks for kinder checkpoints, reopening the debate around difficulty options and accessibility in games.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s post-credits scene sends the Spidey Tracker into space, raising questions about Doomsday, Secret Wars and Battleworld.
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Amiibo listings have sparked a theory that Nintendo’s Ocarina of Time remake could launch on November 12, just before GTA VI arrives.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day makes New York City central to the MCU adventure, delivering grounded web-swinging, natural hero encounters and personal stakes.
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Logan Paul’s expensive Pokémon card reveal runs into centring, damage and grading problems, leaving his high-stakes collectible gamble looking deeply exposed.
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Redeem these three Genshin Impact version 7.0 livestream codes for Primogems, Mora and Adventurer’s EXP before their limited expiry.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day turns Thanos’ questionable Infinity Stones plan into a clever classroom joke, revisiting one of Marvel’s longest-running fan debates.
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Deltarune’s final Chapter 5 patch adds Nicer and Meaner settings to Pink’s Shadow Crystal boss fight before development shifts to Chapter 6.
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Ubisoft will close Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles on October 30 after moving away from Web3 features and redirecting players towards a new card game.
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Critical Role’s new Daggerheart miniseries, Reign of the Weredragon, brings a fairy-tale-inspired horror setting to the group’s expanding actual-play schedule.
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Batman: Caped Crusader season 2 introduces Barbatos as a murderous cult myth, while DC Comics presents the demon bat as a multiversal threat.
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Sony says its decision to end physical PlayStation game discs will proceed, despite customer criticism and a planned seven-day community blackout.
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Two cancelled 1996 Virtual Boy games, D-Hopper and Zero Racers, arrive on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack for Switch and Switch 2 owners.
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A 100-plus game itch.io bundle supports laid-off developers in the US and Canada, offering DRM-free PC games through August 13.
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Finished 007 First Light? These nine games deliver more stealth, gadgets, espionage, flexible combat and cinematic action for your next adventure.
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Mahershala Ali says Marvel’s Blade will not happen with him, while explaining how the failed project led to his collaboration with director Bassim Tariq.
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Samara Weaving is reportedly set to play Emma Frost in Marvel Studios’ new X-Men film, joining a growing list of potential mutant casting choices.
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August 2026 brings five major Switch 2 releases, from Big Walk and Lies of P to Oblivion Remastered, Metal Gear Solid and Elden Ring.
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A new Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft collaboration makes a future Magic: The Gathering set based on Azeroth look increasingly difficult to rule out.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day has broken Avengers: Endgame’s domestic preview record and is tracking towards one of cinema’s biggest opening weekends.
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Find John Wick at Calamari Canyon in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3, collect 350 gold bars, and hire him before completing the Boss Contract Quest.
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Mahershala Ali has confirmed he has moved on from Marvel’s troubled Blade film, while the project’s production history remains uncertain.
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Shift Up’s AI-generated Stellar Blade: Blood Rain music video has triggered criticism over its visuals, brand references, sexualisation and wider AI concerns.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day works best when it treats the MCU as a lived-in world, using familiar heroes without turning every appearance into crossover homework.
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