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PlayStation’s terms reminder has landed just before a planned blackout, reigniting debate about digital licences, physical discs and long-term game ownership.
Snoopy’s 1999 advice about looking up remains a perfect Peanuts moment, pairing optimism, slapstick timing and a quick lesson in accepting reality.
Seven years on, Outer Wilds’ invitation to “be curious on your journey” remains a powerful reminder that experimentation can be the reward itself.
Before Trainspotting, Ewan McGregor, Danny Boyle and John Hodge made Shallow Grave, a vicious Edinburgh thriller about friendship, greed and betrayal.
Diablo 3 overcame a troubled launch to become the series’ most approachable, polished and enjoyable entry, especially for console co-op and endless replayability.
Arkane Austin veterans Harvey Smith, Ben Horne and Ricardo Bare launch Black Pony Immersive after reflecting on Redfall’s troubled development.
From Mario Kart and Star Fox to Chrono Trigger and Harvest Moon, these 10 influential franchises began life on Nintendo’s 16-bit SNES hardware.
Spike’s final exchange with Buffy remains one of television’s strongest character moments, bringing his difficult journey from villain to hero to a quietly devastating close.
Avengers: Endgame Encore will run for 185 minutes, adding four minutes of new footage intended to connect the Marvel finale with Avengers: Doomsday.
A wave of GTA 6 leaks has shown Jason but little Lucia, prompting fake endings, bogus hacker groups, AI images and increasingly bizarre fan hoaxes.
A difficult year has left fighting-game fans concerned, but Marvel Tōkon still has the characters and backing needed to build a lasting audience.
A cryptocurrency trail linked to the $CYBERLEEK token may give investigators a route towards identifying the person releasing Grand Theft Auto 6 footage.
A developer has brought the 1993 classic Doom to a Canon EOS 550D DSLR, using Magic Lantern firmware and the camera’s built-in controls and speaker.
A Black Honey Chili Cookie T-shirt worn by Tetsuya Nomura has Kingdom Hearts fans wondering whether The World Ends with You could return in Kingdom Hearts 4.
Lifeweaver has been removed from every Overwatch hero-selection screen after an undisclosed gameplay issue, with Blizzard investigating and offering no return date.
The Pitt Season 3 teaser brings Robby and Park the Shark back for another hospital night shift, with HBO confirming a January 2027 return.
Double Fine is reviving Amnesia Fortnight through a Kickstarter, letting backers vote on four prototypes and choose which project reaches release.
Rebellion’s Atomfall swaps America’s wasteland for a mysterious Lake District, combining investigation, player choice and eerie post-nuclear British atmosphere.
Nintendo has removed more than 400 Switch emulator repositories from GitHub, intensifying its legal campaign against software it says enables piracy.
Double Fine has regained its intellectual property and publishing rights after leaving Microsoft, while new Kiln updates and Amnesia Fortnight are planned.
HBO has ordered The People v. Gorilla Grodd, an eight-part DC comedy following Jimmy Olsen as he reopens a murder case involving the superintelligent ape.
Rockstar is still searching for the source of ongoing GTA 6 leaks, but the studio reportedly plans to continue with its August 27 Netflix reveal.
Double Fine’s first streamed game jam since 2019 will let backers choose prototypes, vote on a small game and watch the process become a documentary.
A trailer for System 3’s James Pond Legacy collection has prompted generative AI accusations, despite the developer insisting its artwork was made by humans.
Disney’s Avengers: Doomsday watchlist covers multiple Marvel universes, but three films appear essential for understanding its characters and story connections.
Noomi Rapace stars in Hot Spot, Agnieszka Smoczynska’s surreal dystopian thriller filled with artificial intelligence, witches, refugee-camp history and unsettling Greek landscapes.
Game Freak suggests future Pokémon titles may experiment with battle systems, while Pokémon Champions preserves the classic turn-based competitive format.
From Toy Story 5 and Mother Mary to inventive horror and tense dramas, these ten films offer Australian viewers varied weekend entertainment choices.
A humanoid robot crashes spectacularly in Beijing as GTA 6 leaks, Compulsion Games’ independence and an unexpected Xbox collectible dominate gaming news.
Fargo season 2 balances Coen-inspired crime, bleak comedy and original characters in a tightly constructed 10-episode story led by Kirsten Dunst.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter remakes a celebrated JRPG sequel with richer character drama, refreshed combat and a 17 September 2026 release date.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is climbing the streaming charts again after its Apple TV arrival, renewing interest in Spielberg’s enduring science-fiction classic.
Long before the Switch, Nintendo’s Super Game Boy brought portable classics to the television, adding bigger-screen play, custom borders, improved audio and multiplayer options.
David Tennant’s enthusiasm for more Big Finish adventures could give Martha Jones the thoughtful Doctor Who reunion her television story never received.
Riot is ending active development on 2XKO in December 2026, frustrating players and raising difficult questions about the future of new fighting games.
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.
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