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#Avengers
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New Patch Notes Reveal Marvel Rivals Buffs and Nerfs in Season 9.5

Marvel Rivals’ next update will reduce the game’s install size by up to 40 GB

Marvel Rivals Is About to Seriously Shrink Its File Size on PS5

Marvel Rivals' next update drastically reduces the game's install size on PC and console

The Hood Arrives in Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 on August 7

The Hood joins Marvel Rivals as Season 9.5 cuts 40GB from PC install size

Marvel Rivals Is About To Give Your SSD Some Much-Needed Breathing Room

Marvel Rivals is gearing up for season 9.5 with major Vanguard adjustments alongside a teaser for its next hero, The Hood

#Creed
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s director has returned to Ubisoft, is now game director for the Assassin’s Creed brand

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Director Returns to Ubisoft to Direct More Games in the Franchise

The Whole Assassin's Creed Series Is Now Spearheaded by Valhalla's Director

Assassin's Creed Valhalla lead Eric Baptizat returns to Ubisoft as Game Director

Assassin's Creed Valhalla director makes sudden return to Ubisoft, and will lead the series moving forward

Assassin's Creed Valhalla director comes back to Ubisoft to be game director for the entire brand

#ElectronicArts
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Electronic Arts completes its acquisition deal, is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia’s PIF

Electronic Arts (EA) officially sold off to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner and others

Electronic Arts Is Officially Sold Off And Belongs To Saudi Arabia

Electronic Arts completes $55bn acquisition; CEO announces senior leadership changes

The deal is done: Electronic Arts is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia

Electronic Arts Officially Belongs To Saudi Arabia, Private Equity, And Jared Kushner Now

#BeastOfReincarnation
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Beast of Reincarnation is getting some "story pacing improvements" in its first patch, as part of "ongoing adjustments" from Game Freak

Beast Of Reincarnation review: A briefly fun Sekiro-like that becomes chewing gum for the brain

Beast of Reincarnation Will Receive “Story Pacing” and Camera Improvements in Next Patch

Beast of Reincarnation Review

Emma, Koo, and the Art of Surviving Beast of Reincarnation’s Brutal First Hours

Beast of Reincarnation Hits PS5 as Emma and Koo Fight the Blight

Beast of Reincarnation devs aim to address criticism in patches starting next week

Beast Of Reincarnation’s First Patch Will Tackle Tiny Text And Broken Cameras

Where to find charms in Beast of Reincarnation

#Predator
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Big Walk isn't an open world hangout sim, it's a secret Predator game, or it would be if House House would quit fixing the voice volume

Big Walk Launches on Steam, Switch 2, and PS5 With Crossplay Support

Is Big Walk crossplay?

I Love Big Walk’s Tutorial Playground

#ThePrologueDemo
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Monster Hunter Wilds on Nintendo Switch 2 Might Run at 1440p With Dynamic Resolution – Rumor

It May Be 18 Months Old, But Monster Hunter Wilds Just Got a Free Playable Demo on PS5

Monster Hunter Wilds finally has a demo, with big limitations

Monster Hunter Wilds Gets Switch 2 Specs Leaked

#TheSwitch2
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Pokemon Pokopia Ver. 2.0.0 patch notes add Dive and underwater building

Pokémon Pokopia: How to Reach the Bubbly Basin

Pokémon Pokopia: How to Unlock Dive

Guide: How To Learn Dive In Pokémon Pokopia

Guide: How To Start The Bubbly Basin DLC In Pokémon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokopia Updated To Version 2.0.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Pokemon Pokopia updated to Version 2.0.0 (patch notes)

How to start the Bubbly Basin DLC in Pokémon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokopia Version 2.0.0 Released, And Here Are the Full Patch Notes

#Switch2Edition
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Minecraft reveals Nintendo Switch 2 release date, new details

Moonlighter 2 gets Nintendo Switch 2 release date, demo out today, new trailer [update: physical release]

Oh Great, Even Moonlighter 2 Has Settled on a September PS5 Release Date

Minecraft now says Minecraft For Nintendo Switch, suggesting Switch 2 Edition coming soon

Diablo 4 Leak Reveals Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date, Price and Code-in-a-Box Physical Release

#Borderlands
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Borderlands movie director says it failed because PG-13 studio cuts meant it ‘belonged to nobody’

Director Eli Roth seems to think the Borderlands movie sucked too: 'You got something that belonged to nobody'

Borderlands Movie Director Says The $33 Million Box Office Flop Ended Up Being ‘Something That Belonged To Nobody’

#BeastOfReincarnation
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‘We take your feedback to heart’: Game Freak is planning regular Beast of Reincarnation updates, starting next week

"We take your feedback to heart" - Game Freak promises to improve Beast of Reincarnation following a divisive launch

Pokémon Developer Game Freak Promises Fixes 'Within a Week' To Its Big Budget RPG Beast of Reincarnation, Following Mixed Response at Launch

#Switch2
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Rumor: Diablo 4 coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in September

Billbil-kun: Diablo IV arriving on Nintendo Switch 2 September and will be code in box

Diablo 4 coming to Switch 2 soon, new report says

#Halo
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Halo: Campaign Evolved’s Troubled Development Led to Multiplayer Project Cancelation – Rumor

How Is Halo: Campaign Evolved Selling? Mediocre, Especially On PlayStation

Halo: Campaign Evolved Reportedly Had a Troubled Development That Impacted a Now-Canceled Multiplayer Project

#FortunesWeaveMangaHeads
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Manga Heads to Saikyo Jump

Don't Worry, PS5 Has Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave at Home

Random: Fire Emblem's New Game Adds Some Serious Firepower

#Switch2
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Final Fantasy XIV Coins Used for FFXIV Switch 2 Subscriptions

PSA: Final Fantasy XIV Getting Switch 2 Update To Address Prolonged Loading

Final Fantasy XIV is now on Switch 2 with a free trial and temporary subscription waiver

#ThisWeekGhostReconWildlan
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Free 4K, 60fps PS5 Upgrade for Ghost Recon Wildlands for All Existing Players from Tomorrow

Ghost Recon: Wildlands Current-Gen 60FPS Update Lands August 6, PS Store Leak Reveals.

Ghost Recon: Wildlands Might Finally Be Getting A Current-Gen Upgrade This Week

#Playstation
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Halo's No Match for Activision's Barebones Digital-Only Black Ops PS5 Ports

Blacks Ops 1 & 2 Sold 11.2 Million Copies On PlayStation Alone

Black Ops 1 And 2 Ports Sold 11 Million Copies Combined On PlayStation, Benefitting Both Xbox And Sony

#Company
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Pokémon Company sued over secret bathroom cameras

Former Pokémon Exec Accused of Hiding Video Cameras in Office Bathroom to Record Women and Girls

The Pokémon Company Sued After Ex-Employee Allegedly Set Up Camera In Office Bathroom

#RobloxBloxFruits
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dwproton-11.0-10 released with a fix for Honkai: Star Rail

Today's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang redeem codes (August 2026)

Capybaras VS Plants codes (August 2026)

Steel Crossfire codes (August 2026)

Coach a Fighter codes (August 2026)

AFK Journey Redeem Codes (August 2026)

EA Sports FC Mobile Redeem Codes (August 2026)

Zenless Zone Zero Redeem Codes (August 2026)

Wuthering Waves Redeem Codes (August 2026)

Honkai: Star Rail Redeem Codes (August 2026)

Roblox Blox Fruits Redeem Codes (August 2026)

The Portal Codes (August 2026)

#StaticHour
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Tell a whole town what to believe in Static Hour, a rolodex-flipping newsroom thriller about investigating a strange epidemic of violence

Inform People, Or Scare Them Half To Death? Static Hour Gives You A Very Tough Job

#SovereignTower
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I like being king of some weird and sexy knights in fantasy RPG Sovereign Tower, but I'm not convinced the time travel element is my cup of spiderwine

Sovereign Tower looks like a cosy management game, but it's ruthless, full of murder and impossible choices, and features one of the best time travel systems I've ever encountered

#IfQuanticDream
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"If Quantic Dream wants to destroy jobs, it must pay": French union call strike as they demand extension to layoff negotiations with Star Wars Eclipse studio

Star Wars Eclipse Devs Accuse Studio of 'Illegal Deadlines' as Talks Stall

#Switch2
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Square Enix says it’s fixing the long loading times in the new Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy 14

Final Fantasy 14 team working on fix for Switch 2's load times

#Saudi
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EA could be set for ‘mass layoffs’ as it aims to cut costs following Saudi acquisition

EA to Cut Costs by $700 Million Annually, Potential Mass Layoffs Inbound – Rumor

#AriseDarkLord
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Prison Architect devs Introversion Software announce Arise Dark Lord

Arise Dark Lord is a new RTS where you raise evil armies and crush "godless heathens"

#Tmnt
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Humble Choice for August 2026 brings TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and more

Humble Choice August 2026 Is Live, and It Includes Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth