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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6 gameplay leaks have divided fans, but metadata, placeholder assets and HDR playback issues suggest the footage may be outdated.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 season 2 arrives on Netflix on 17 September 2026, bringing a new Valentine’s Day mystery to Hawkins.
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.
Mattel Brick Shop is recreating the original Xbox in a 3,509-piece, 1:1-scale set with a Duke controller, game dioramas, lights and sounds.
From StarCraft: Ghost to Mega Man Legends 3, these ten cancelled games left behind intriguing ideas, unfinished stories and plenty of unanswered questions.
David Harbour’s brief Avengers: Doomsday line may hint that Red Guardian will be the first hero to address Doctor Doom’s resemblance to Tony Stark.
Ledgerbound combines tactical RPG combat, fantasy romance and workplace satire as Rayna investigates deadly insurance claims to save her company.
From grim heists and cursed magic to apocalyptic worlds, these ten dark fantasy books offer compelling reading for fans of The Witcher and Game of Thrones.
The Witcher 3’s push for believable NPC behaviour created an infamous development bug, with frightened mothers repeatedly dropping their babies.
Alex Ullom’s next film, 4 X 4: The Event, combines an illegal livestream death game with political upheaval and Gaspar Noé-inspired excess.
A leaked Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair Commander deck pairs Yennett with valuable reprints, including the hard-to-find Esper Sentinel.
Five varied games under 20 hours deliver mystery, action, challenge and classic adventure without demanding weeks of playtime.
Pokémon Center’s 2026 Halloween collection includes four compact yard statues, Gengar clothing, seasonal ornaments and an adorable Eevee snow globe.
A rumoured RGB Mew card could be Pokémon TCG’s rarest ever, with three variants and an alleged pull rate of just one in 20,000 packs.
Ternox Games says Sony ended its PlayStation agreement without explanation, putting 14 titles at risk of removal after August 23, 2026.
A reported Fort Stewart memo appears to offer eligible soldiers four days of leave to coincide with GTA 6 if they re-enlist before November.
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is skipping the original Switch, but its larger world, faster loading and expanded battles explain the Switch 2 exclusivity.
Luna Abyss brings lock-on shooting, shield-breaking weapons and fluid platforming to Game Pass in a compact six-hour sci-fi adventure.
A Pokémon Pokopia player has found a Nintendo Switch Online workaround that can restore missed event Pokémon without changing the console clock.
King of the Hill is setting up a workplace power struggle as Hank Hill takes charge of Strickland Propane and comes into conflict with Buck Strickland.
Marvel’s official Avengers: Doomsday watchlist covers mutant, cosmic and multiverse stories, but leaves out one remarkably relevant X-Men film.
Ryan Gosling’s restrained performance powers Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn’s stylish neo-noir crime thriller, now available to stream free on Pluto TV.
Yeon Sang-ho’s Colony turns a fungus-driven zombie outbreak into an escalating video-game-like nightmare shaped by collective intelligence and human conflict.
Harrison Ford will not appear in Blade Runner 2099. Here is the new Prime Video series’ story, cast and confirmed Australian release date.
Recovered footage reveals Star Wars: Magellan, a cancelled Echtra Games ARPG featuring two heroes, multiplayer combat and an NPC relationship system.
A Dragon Ball Super volume 19 alternate cover may finally show Vegeta’s mother, with her identity supported by the artwork’s mirrored design and royal crest.
Bambi: The Reckoning turns Felix Salten’s woodland tale into a bloody environmental monster movie, and Australian viewers can stream it free on Tubi.
A live Kingdom Hearts II performance at D23 became a poignant tribute after the death of Hayden Panettiere, the original English voice of Kairi.
Hayden Panettiere, remembered for Heroes, Nashville, Until Dawn and Kingdom Hearts, has died at 36. Her family and former collaborators shared tributes.
Mortal Shell 2 earns strong early reviews for faster combat, flexible character builds and distinctive dungeons, making it a leading Soulslike of 2026.
Kingdom Hearts 4 co-directors Tetsuya Nomura and Tai Yasue say the action RPG will launch in 2027, despite concerns about a possible delay.
Marvel Rivals ranked matches are being disrupted by a configuration-file exploit that can reportedly end games without costing cheaters ranking points.
Skip and Loafer Season 2 is confirmed for April 2027, with its central cast and key creative team returning for another gentle school-life story.
Leaked early footage reveals Magellan, a cancelled Star Wars action RPG featuring Jedi, Mandalorians, online multiplayer, classes and shoot-and-loot combat.
Angela Sant’Albano, the voice of Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft, appears set to replace Jennifer English as Tides of Annihilation’s lead.
Sony has not locked in a PlayStation 6 release date, while RAM shortages and rising hardware costs cloud the console’s eventual launch.
Mattel has formed a 300-person internal game studio to develop original experiences based on Barbie, Hot Wheels, Uno and other iconic brands.
Doctor Doom leads The Siege of Castle Doom, a paid expansion for MARVEL Cosmic Invasion adding a new mode and two playable characters in 2026.
Jean Grey returns to Earth for a new five-issue Marvel series, with Jed MacKay and Rogê Antônio exploring her place in the post-DNX X-Men era.
Sony has no confirmed PS6 release date as component costs, supply-chain disruption and uncertainty over physical games complicate its next console.
Damon Lindelof says Lanterns will avoid Lost’s open-ended pitfalls by resolving its central mystery while prioritising the relationship between Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
Liu Cixin’s Three-Body Problem trilogy is being collected in a 1,344-page Folio Society edition with new artwork, simulations and signed extras.
Anya Taylor-Joy’s The Gorge remains one of Apple TV’s most-watched films, combining romance, science fiction and sniper-thriller tension.
Screaming Mad George, the surrealist behind Society, The Guyver and PlayStation oddity ParaNoiascape, has died at 69 after a career across film, music and games.
Pokémon Center has unexpectedly released rare ETB bundles from older and modern Pokémon TCG sets, with several products expected to sell out quickly.
Mr. Trippy is a bizarre upcoming Steam simulation where ice cream flavours hide drugs, police watch the truck and cash must be laundered.
Disney+ has assembled a 15-title MCU marathon ahead of Avengers: Doomsday, covering X-Men, Loki, the multiverse and the road to Secret Wars.
New Dragon Ball Super artwork appears to show Vegeta’s unnamed mother, giving fans their first partial look at the Saiyan queen.
Fields of Mistria time mods can freeze the clock, accelerate days five times, save anywhere and remove storage trips from your farming routine.
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls leaves Apple Arcade on 20 August 2026, with its servers closing on 3 September and making the game unplayable.
Adam Driver will play Mister Sinister in Marvel’s 2028 X-Men film, following years of hints, an abandoned Jon Hamm casting and Essex Corporation clues.
Fortnite’s Forsworn Trooper skin is tied to a Disney theme-park visit, with regional restrictions and additional Smugglers Gambit rewards available at home.
Lanterns episode 1 ends with Hal Jordan dead in 2026. Here’s what the time jump reveals about John Stewart, the missing ring and the murder mystery.
A tiny Chinese animated film about a cow has become a viral box-office hit, prompting cinemas to draw their own wonderfully strange posters.
Post Malone put his unique $2 million One Ring card into a real Magic: The Gathering Commander game—and still managed to win.
Hangar 13 president Nick Baynes says GTA comparisons do not influence Mafia development, despite years of debate over the two crime-game franchises.
A chair-shaking celebration disrupted a decisive Super Smash Bros. Melee grand final, creating an unprecedented tournament moment and fresh debate over competitive etiquette.
Matt Damon’s The Martian is back in the streaming spotlight, offering Australian sci-fi fans a smart, tense and deeply rewatchable survival adventure.
Supreme is releasing red and 24K gold Analogue Pocket handhelds in August 2026, with pricing still unknown for both limited-edition finishes.
Noah Centineo describes Sydney Sweeney’s live-action Gundam film as a space-set action romance, while confirming its Universal Century setting.
Pokémon and Krispy Kreme’s 30th-anniversary doughnuts sold out across multiple locations before launch, leaving fans chasing stock—or empty boxes.
PS6 remains unconfirmed, with memory shortages clouding its launch, price, games, specifications and possible compatibility with Sony’s next handheld.
Captain Rex makes a brief but meaningful return in the final Star Wars Zero Company trailer, alongside familiar Clone Wars-era characters.
Balatro combines poker hands, deck-building and powerful Jokers into a wonderfully addictive roguelike that is easy to try through Xbox Game Pass.
A Pokopia player has found a cloud-island and 3D-printing workaround for recruiting several limited-event Pokémon without changing the Switch 2 clock.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is back on Peacock and Fandango as a free, ad-supported stream, following its Oscar-winning theatrical success.
Marvel has announced several stars for its 2028 X-Men reboot, but Beast, Magneto, Gambit and other major mutants could still join the cast.
HBO has renewed It: Welcome to Derry for season 2, sending Pennywise back to 1935 for a story centred on the Bradley Gang massacre.
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