Video Game News 8/5/2026

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

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

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 season 9.5 will finally address a growing issue with NetEase's hero shooter

#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

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

Monster Hunter Wilds Championship Global Edition DLC and Quests Shared

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

Datamining reveals Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 could run at 1080p-1440p docked, 720p-864p handheld at 30-40fps

Monster Hunter Wilds finally has a demo, with big limitations

Monster Hunter Wilds Gets Switch 2 Specs Leaked

#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 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

#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

FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster Review

Naoki Hamaguchi Doubles Down on Connecting All Final Fantasy VII Spin-Offs Into Revelation’s Ending

#BaldursGate3In916
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Almost 10,000 people have played Baldur's Gate 3 in a portrait aspect ratio, so join me in figuring out why they'd commit such sacrilege

Baldur's Gate 3 Stats Reveal Most-Killed NPCs, and You Guys Are Cold-Blooded

Larian drops new Baldur's Gate 3 stats and you're all monsters: More non-Durge players killed Alfira than Durge and, worst of all, 9,000 people played on portrait monitors

New Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Stats Prove You’re All Knife-Happy Bard Murderers

#Playstation5
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Promising PlayStation 5 Gothic RPG Gets Release Date

Announced for PS5 at State of Play, Gothic Action RPG Crimson Moon Finally Has a Release Date

Crimson Moon Release Date Announced with Friendly Price Tag

Gothic RPG Crimson Moon Launching September 1

#BigWalk
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Is Big Walk crossplay?

Big Walk’s Best Feature Is One for the Italians

One of Big Walk's puzzles is simple to solve but still gave us an existential crisis

I Love Big Walk’s Tutorial Playground

#GameFreakBeastOfReincarna
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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

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

All shrine locations in Beast of Reincarnation

All armor locations in Beast of Reincarnation

#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

Star Wars Eclipse Maker Accused Of Dragging Out Layoff Negotiations: ‘Quantic Dream Wants To Destroy Jobs, It Must Pay’

#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

Beast of Reincarnation dev promises ‘continuous updates’ to improve the game

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

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Exits Early Access on September 2nd

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

#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

#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

#GettingRoastedByPlayersEa
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EA FC 27’s Balloon-Popping Minigame Is Already Getting Roasted by Players

EA Reveals The Grounds and Clubs Changes for EA FC 27

EA Sports FC 27 Drops In-Depth Look at The Grounds, Modes and Features Showcased

FC 27 The Grounds: AMPs Consumables & Permanent Masteries Explained

FC 27 The Grounds Game Modes & Activities: Kickabouts, Rush & Club League

EA SPORTS FC 27 The Grounds Deep Dive Released

#TheSwitch2
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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 learn Dive from Manaphy in Pokémon Pokopia

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

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

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

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)

#August
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Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (August 2026)

Monopoly Go Free Rolls – August 2026 Links

#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

#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

#FirstLight
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Nintendo announces Gamescom 2026 lineup

KRAFTON Details Five-Game Lineup for gamescom 2026