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Vinland Saga’s most important victory is not a battle. Thors’ final lesson challenges Thorfinn, and the audience, to reject violence as strength.
A second-hand SNES and two Nintendo classics changed one player’s understanding of games, reigniting a passion that shaped an entire career.
A determined Splatoon Raiders player has cleared Bottomless Buffet’s final floor, but the game offers no unique reward for conquering all 1,000 levels.
Stray Dog: nobody cares combines a loyal canine hero, Sekiro-inspired parries, stealth kills and brutal bosses in a bleak fantasy rescue adventure.
Pokémon Worlds 2026 offers free rewards across Pokémon Champions, TCG Live, TCG Pocket, Pokémon Go and Pokémon Unite through livestream viewing.
From Soulslikes and Lovecraftian horror to farming, MMOs and visual novels, these five new Steam games offer plenty to play this weekend.
Disney’s biggest sci-fi box-office failures reveal how enormous budgets, unclear marketing, streaming habits and franchise ambitions can combine into costly theatrical disappointments.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo brings inventive urban exploration, yoyo-based combat and a free Switch 2 upgrade to fans of top-down adventures.
Sega’s Golden Axe returns as a Paramount Plus animated comedy in September 2026, bringing familiar warriors, Death Adder and a new adventurer to screens.
Mega Rayquaza returns in Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution — Delta Reign, a 135-plus-card expansion launching physically in November.
From Final Fantasy X-2 to Type-0 and Final Fantasy IV, these seven overlooked games reveal the series at its most inventive and surprising.
The Duskbloods has revealed six of its 10 launch characters, and FromSoftware’s latest cast looks wonderfully strange, theatrical and unmistakably memorable.
Find the Tokyo City Dango area in Forza Horizon 6 and learn the exact photo-mode steps needed to finish the #DeliciousDango challenge.
Find all 15 Shimanoyama Heat baseball mascots in Forza Horizon 6, complete the “Homerun” challenge and avoid the region’s misleading curry mascot.
Nintendo’s Gold and Silver tease has revived Johto remake rumours, with fans considering Pokopia expansions, Switch ports, Let’s Go games and modern remakes.
Jim Caviezel plays a former Special Forces soldier battling corporate enforcers with stealth technology, advanced weapons and a personal code of justice.
Fortnite’s Sonic crossover adds Sonic, Shadow and Dr. Eggman, but Sonic’s unnaturally elongated design has made the collaboration deeply unsettling.
007 First Light has sold 4 million copies, strengthening the case for a sequel while Amazon and IO Interactive consider James Bond’s gaming future.
From New Game Plus and unusual builds to hidden dungeons, lore hunts and Nightreign, these ten ideas give Elden Ring a fresh challenge.
Damon Lindelof’s The Leftovers turns an impossible disappearance into an intimate story about grief, belief and one of television’s most powerful endings.
A settlement resolves one part of the dispute over the Mansell family’s $200,000 LEGO Star Wars collection, while separate legal claims continue.
Icefall, a 95-minute crime thriller starring Joel Kinnaman, has found fresh momentum after reaching No. 2 on Prime Video’s US movie chart.
Find both invisible Temple Vault keys at Stone Sanctum, activate the stone discs and access the hidden rewards in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4.
A new Baldur’s Gate 3 mod turns Astarion’s trauma into a six-hour, three-act nightmare campaign with four possible outcomes.
Track down every Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 sprite, learn each ability, and understand extraction, levelling, variants and sprite dust.
Riot will end active development on 2XKO in December, but servers, online play and access across PC and consoles will continue beyond 2026.
The Duskbloods combines FromSoftware combat, PvPvE objectives, temporary alliances, bizarre characters and a high-stakes final arena on Nintendo Switch 2.
Twisted Tower delivers a colourful four-hour horror FPS with fast combat, strange weapons, unsettling toys, a surprising story and plenty of evil clowns.
Charles Melton is reportedly in final negotiations to play Kakashi Hatake in Destin Daniel Cretton’s upcoming live-action Naruto film.
Na Hong-jin’s Hope mixes South Korean rural horror, alien action and cosmic-scale drama, with the divisive sci-fi thriller scheduled for American cinemas on 9 September.
From Mario’s educational detour to Mother 3’s missing English release, these five Nintendo classics remain difficult to access and deserve preservation.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy has reportedly leaked on PC a week before launch, with spoilers and screenshots spreading ahead of its August 27 release.
Riot will end active development on 2XKO in December 2026, but the League of Legends fighting game will remain playable with servers online.
A new D&D playtest lets characters follow Baldur’s Gate 3’s most disturbing path, gaining psionic abilities before completing a full mind flayer transformation.
Xbox and EA have left Circana’s US digital sales panel, reducing visibility around major game releases as the industry moves further towards digital-only distribution.
Find every Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 override console location and learn what all 12 match overrides do before choosing your next power-up.
Geoff Keighley explains why exciting reveals and strong editorial value can secure Gamescom Opening Night Live coverage without a paid trailer slot.
An unconfirmed GTA 6 plane video has reignited interest by revealing apparent detail, activity and scale across the skies above Vice City.
A Darth Vader impersonator backs Flock surveillance cameras at a San Diego council meeting, using Star Wars satire to challenge debates about privacy and policing.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has questioned the public optics of Marvel cancelling Wonder Man and failing to make Mahershala Ali’s Blade film.
A US Army battalion is offering eligible soldiers a four-day pass around GTA 6’s launch if they reenlist for at least two more years.
Insidious: Out of the Further leaves Cyrus Lem facing a brutal fate, while its post-credits scene hints that the franchise’s demons may return.
Dave Bautista replaces Ryan Hurst as Kratos in Amazon’s God of War series after an injury forces production to reshoot scenes.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 has a confirmed Netflix release date, a new cast and a violent trailer promising another descent into Night City’s darkness.
Netflix has confirmed Blue Eye Samurai season three as the animated revenge saga’s final chapter, while season two is set to arrive in January 2027.
From Resonance and Star Wars Zero Company to Metal Gear, Elden Ring and Captain Tsubasa, 27 August launches one of summer’s busiest gaming weekends.
Netflix’s One Piece plans now include a LEGO retelling, WIT Studio anime remake, live-action continuation and a new Kairosoft management game.
A fan project called OoT unJPEG rebuilds Ocarina of Time’s 2D scenery in true 3D, with plans for Zelda 64 Recompiled and original Nintendo 64 hardware.
Steam players can try a chaotic 200-player World War I shooter and a customisable mech tactical RPG free for a limited time.
Anne Hathaway delivers an intense, layered performance in David Lowery’s psychological ghost story Mother Mary, now streaming on HBO Max.
Cyberleek’s GTA 6 leak damages Rockstar’s carefully controlled rollout, but the footage reveals little capable of slowing the game’s enormous momentum.
Carrion lets you play the monster in a stylish reverse-horror adventure, and the acclaimed indie game is currently 80% off on Steam.
Kraven the Hunter arrives on Disney Plus on 13 September 2026, giving Australian Marvel fans a chance to revisit Sony’s strangest superhero failure.
A classic Calvin and Hobbes workplace joke still captures the frustration, absurdity and uneasy resignation many people feel about their jobs.
Crunchyroll’s store has removed manga, light novels, manhwa and danmei after restricting access, leaving fans questioning the future of physical anime collecting.
Jim Carrey’s first major dramatic role still resonates as The Truman Show examines reality television, social media, identity and the price of freedom.
The Sims 4’s Mean Girls and Clueless kits bring movie-inspired fashion on 27 August, but ownership concerns and ongoing bugs have divided players.
Mononoke’s visually striking film trilogy reaches its supernatural conclusion when The Curse of the Serpent premieres globally on Netflix this September.
Pokémon Center customers in the UK and Germany face cancelled orders after a CEVA Logistics cyberattack exposed delivery and contact information.
Crafting directly from storage removes tedious chest juggling, letting players focus on exploration, building and progression instead of hunting for ingredients.
From Tolarian Academy to Lutri, these are the Magic: The Gathering cards that went from release to ban faster than almost any others.
David Tennant is returning as the Tenth Doctor in a 12-episode Big Finish audio drama, joined by Rani Chandra for three new adventures.
Laika’s Wildwood trailer unveils a sinister stop-motion quest, blending Coraline’s eerie mood with Labyrinth-style fantasy and a dangerous enchanted forest.
Sony is reportedly rebooting Horizon Hunters Gathering after a poor internal playtest, cutting back live-service features and adding a story mode.
The FPS Games Show will spotlight 16 first-person shooters, including Wardogs, Escape from Tarkov and Rainbow Six Siege, in a Twitch event this September.
Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2 delivers dependable online play, attractive visuals and excellent portability, though demanding raids and PvP expose its limitations.
Alleged GTA 6 gameplay leaks have divided fans, but metadata, placeholder assets and HDR playback issues suggest the footage may be outdated.
Bulkhead says a $300,000 showcase quote helped inspire The FPS Games Show, a no-fee event focused on exclusive reveals from FPS developers.
Jason Kelce, Liquid Death and Garage Beer have launched a bizarre campaign asking people to send urine to AI data centres amid water-use concerns.
Note-taking games turn notebooks, manuals and scattered clues into essential tools for solving mysteries and understanding richly designed game worlds.
A 2021 itch.io game jam celebrated The Great Gatsby entering the public domain while examining copyright, patents and creative freedom in video games.
A brief look at the idea of Ring Fit 2, with the supplied feature offering no confirmed release details, gameplay plans or specific follow-up concepts.
Fresh GTA 6 leaks show Jason using a taser, stealing vehicles, discovering apparent gameplay features and hearing a conspicuous VPN reference.
Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly being rebuilt as a smaller story-driven co-op game after poor feedback derailed its planned live-service direction.
Stop Killing Games has rejected Cyberleek’s alleged leak-and-crypto campaign, warning that unlawful tactics could damage legitimate games-preservation efforts.
Harvey Smith and Ben Horne have formed Black Pony Immersive, an Austin studio focused on single-player immersive sims and first-person action RPGs.
A cyberattack on Pokémon Center’s logistics provider has exposed customer information and disrupted orders for shoppers in the UK and Germany.
Kingdom Hearts III remains expensive digitally, while physical copies and the Story So Far compilation can deliver the series for considerably less.
From alien technology and radioactive mosquitoes to liminal doorways, these six unusual Shudder sci-fi films bring horror fans plenty of imaginative chaos.
Brandon Mull became emotional while discussing the powerful response readers have had to his beloved, long-running Fablehaven fantasy series.
Find the Modern Warfare 4 beta start times, Australian launch hours, weekend dates, access-code options and preload schedule for 2026.
Dune: Part Three’s early IMAX screenings have attracted huge demand, while bulk purchases and resale listings leave fans facing sharply inflated ticket prices.
Find the Wardogs beta start and finish times, Australian AEST conversion, and the options for securing access to Bulkhead’s upcoming FPS test.
Marvel’s new Incursions comic series revisits the multiverse crisis behind Secret Wars, offering a timely lead-in to Avengers: Doomsday.
Marvel’s Wolverine director Mike Daly explains how the major Insomniac breach affected the studio, while confirming the game’s goals remained unchanged.
Veterans of Deus Ex, Dishonored and Arkane Austin have formed Black Pony Immersive, an independent studio developing a new immersive simulation.
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 returns to Netflix on September 17 with 10 new episodes. Catch up on season 1’s plant-monster mystery first.
Fourteen years after its cinema release, Django Unchained has climbed to No. 1 on Pluto TV in the United States, renewing interest in Tarantino’s violent Western.
Insidious: Out of the Further finds effective scares in dental horror and family trauma, but its slow pace and crowded mythology weaken the fright.
Pokémon’s 30th anniversary TCG set may introduce RGB Mew and Mewtwo cards with an alleged one-in-20,000 pack pull rate.
Murderbot season 2 has added a huge ensemble, including Steve Buscemi, Wanda Sykes and Michael Sheen, while ART’s voice remains a mystery.
Leaked GTA 6 footage appears to show a fuel gauge, dividing players over whether refuelling would deepen immersion or disrupt open-world driving.
Haikyu!! returns with a new trailer for the 2027 Where Monsters Go TV special, while VS The Little Giant prepares to finish the anime’s story.
Jason Statham’s Mutiny arrives in cinemas on 21 August 2026, but its 41% Rotten Tomatoes score suggests a rough ride for the action sequel.
Sony’s planned end to PlayStation game discs threatens ownership and preservation—and means the gaming world may never see another Disc Butt.
Valheim leaves early access on 9 September after five years of updates, bringing its Norse survival world, final biome and full 1.0 release to players.
One Spock quote captures his personal growth, Star Trek’s constant reinvention and the fan debates that have followed the franchise for generations.
New GTA 6 gameplay clips have intensified a dispute over physical media, digital ownership and the reliability of unfinished leaked footage.
GTA 6 leaks have shown plenty of gameplay, but the soundtrack remains a mystery. Here are the trailer clues and songs that could suit Leonida.
An Ampere Analysis forecast warns that US$1,000 PS6 and Project Helix consoles could sell 39 million fewer units and reduce player spending.
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