Video Game News 7/28/2026

#BestsellingGame
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Capcom reports another strong quarter as Resident Evil Requiem passes 8 million sold and Pragmata hits 2.5 million

Pragmata Has Sold Over 2.5 Million Units Since Launch

Resident Evil Requiem Surpasses 8 Million Sales

Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata Get Updated Sales Figures as Capcom Stays Winning

Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem bolster a strong quarter for Capcom, as Monster Hunter and Street Fighter sales hit record highs

Pragmata Starts Strong, But Resident Evil Series Is The Star Of Capcom's Latest Financial Report

Capcom: Resident Evil Requiem sold 8 million units and Pragmata sold 2.5 million units

Pragmata and Resident Evil franchise boost Capcom's Q1 ordinary profit by 81% to $252.5m

Resident Evil 2 surpasses RE5 as series' best-selling game

Zach Cregger may have made the best Resident Evil movie yet, but a faction of fans aren't happy about it

After 15 Years, Resident Evil 5 Has Finally Been Dethroned as The Series' Best-Selling Game

#RisingSetToLaunch
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Nioh 3's Hell Rising DLC will sword thrust the soulslike's yokai-battling action into decimated Keian era Edo when it arrives next month

Sente gets August 2026 release on Steam

Nioh 3’s Hell Rising DLC Launches on August 19th, Adds New Weapons and Picture Scrolls

Nioh 3 Hell Rising DLC Debuts in August

Nioh 3's Chunky First DLC Brings New Stage, Weapons, More to PS5 This August

Nioh 3’s first Major DLC Hell Rising Set to Launch on August 19

Nioh 3 Hell Rising DLC Vol. 1 gets August 2026 release date

Nioh 3's first DLC hits in August, brings new weapons, a trip to the (sort of) future, and there's a mega-hard difficulty mode for the sickos

#PowerSaver
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Insomniac Drops Surprise DLC For Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 gets new update adding two free suits and enhanced PSSR on PS5 Pro

Spider-Man 2 Gets Surprise PlayStation 5 Update With Free DLC

Spider-Man 2 Gets Enhanced PS5 Pro Support Today, Plus New Suits

How Marvel Snap united Spidey's supporting cast for the Spider-Man: Brand New Day season

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 gets two new costumes inspired by Brand New Day and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Swings Into A Brand New Day

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Update Adds Tom Holland's Brand New Day Spidey Suit

Spider-Man 2 Gets Free Update For Brand New Day And Marvel Tōkon And It’s A Bit…Buggy

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Reviews Are Split On If It’s One Of Spidey’s Greatest Movies Or Just More Of The Same

After Months Of Secrecy, Someone May Have Finally Spoiled Sadie Sink’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day Character

#XboxCto
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‘A single point of failure can’t ruin your night again’: Xbox CTO says Monday’s major outage was ‘unacceptable’

Xbox Live’s Extended Network Outage Was “Unacceptable”, Says CTO

Xbox CTO Calls Major Outage 'Unacceptable,' Promises Changes to Prevent Repeat

Xbox CTO explains what caused the Xbox outage, apologises to players, and outlines what's being done going forward

Xbox explains outage preventing players from accessing games, CTO says it will "do better"

XBOX CTO Says What Everyone is Thinking About Outage

#Switch2
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Final Fantasy Devs Think Other Remakes Would Probably Go Beyond A Trilogy

Final Fantasy 14 On Switch 2 Is A Sobering Reminder That Storage Isn’t Cheap

Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.55 highlights

Yoshi-P Explains Why a Final Fantasy 8 Remake is Unlikely to Happen

Yoshi-P says he 'upgraded' his mindset when it comes to relaxing his views on keeping Final Fantasy 14's catgirls lore accurate

Square Enix Dev Yoshi-P Says Final Fantasy 6, 8, and 9 Remakes Would Probably Have to Be Released in Four or Even Five Installments

Final Fantasy 14 Will Be The Biggest Game on Nintendo Switch 2 by Install Size, and Take Up Almost Half of the Console's Entire Memory

#Everquest
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Game Jawn’s EverQuest Legends officially launches this afternoon – are you playing?

Everquest for wimps

EverQuest Legends Launches Today as a Solo-Friendly Take on Classic EverQuest

EverQuest Legends Adds Playable Kerran at Launch on July 28

EverQuest Legends Launching Today

#Xbox13
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Ubisoft is Providing Free PC Copies of 13 Games to Players Who Own Them on Xbox

Ubisoft is letting owners of its Xbox games play select titles for free on PC as part of a new partnership with Microsoft

13 Ubisoft games go free on PC if you own them on Xbox

Ubisoft Gives Free PC Copies to Xbox Owners of Select Games

#UserScoresAreOffToASplash
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ShackStream: Splatoon Raiders on The Stevetendo Show! Episode 731

Splatoon Raiders' User Scores Are Off To A Splashing Start On Metacritic

Splatoon Raiders is a top-10 highest user-rated game on Metacritic

Splatoon Raiders players are conquering Awlmun Den in seconds

#Playstation
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What time does Halo: Campaign Evolved go live? Digital release time in your region

Poll: Did You Buy Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5?

Guide: Halo Campaign Evolved Guide: 100% Collectibles Walkthrough

What is the exact release time of Halo: Campaign Evolved?

All Skull locations - Halo: Campaign Evolved

'Assault on the Control Room' skulls and terminal locations in Halo Campaign Evolved

All Halo: Campaign Evolved Skull locations and where to find each

#PlaystationPlus
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August’s three PlayStation Plus ‘free’ Essential monthly games include Dying Light 2 and Big Walk

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August – Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, Big Walk, Signalis

PlayStation Plus Free Games For August 2026 Revealed

#Rpg
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STAR OCEAN series arrives on GOG

GOG PC Preservation Program Gets 2 Star Ocean Games

2 Star Ocean games go DRM-free on GOG as the storefront promises it's working on embracing the Linux faithful

#Switch1
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NBA 2K27 coming to Nintendo Switch 2, no Switch 1 version [update: gameplay trailer]

NBA 2K27 WNBA All-Star Ratings Are Live, and the Debate Has Begun

NBA 2K27 Gameplay Trailer: Full Breakdown & New Features

#PlaystationPlus
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PS Plus Essential Games for August 2026 Announced

Here are our PS Plus monthly games for August, with a bonus pack for Marvel fans

PS Plus August 2026 full games lineup announced

#Playstation
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Japan Studio Couldn't Keep Up with Sony's Push for Games That Would 'Drive Hardware Sales'

Shuhei Yoshida Finally Explains Why Sony Closed Japan Studio

PlayStation Veteran Says Japan Studio Was Closed Because It Couldn’t Make Games That ‘Drive Hardware Sales’ Like God Of War Or Uncharted

#Exile
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Grinding Gear Games Shares Path of Exile 1 Curse of the Allflame Issues They're Addressing

Following Curse Of The Allflame Update Path Of Exile Announces Several Changes Based On Feedback

Grinding Gear Games Outlines Early Curse of the Allflame Fixes for Path of Exile

#WizardsOfTheCoast
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Wizards of the Coast president steps down after only two years in the role

John Hight steps down as Wizards of the Coast president

Wizards of the Coast president John Hight is stepping down

#BreathOfTheWild
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The Legend of Zelda movie's Link, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, couldn't play Breath of the Wild because of his age (and the lack of a Switch)

Live-Action Zelda Movie Actor Was Too Young To Play Breath Of The Wild When It Released

Live-Action Link Actor Didn’t Play Zelda: Breath Of The Wild At Launch Because He Was Only Eight Years Old: ‘I Was Watching Playthroughs’

#ImmortalKing
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Diablo Immortal kicks off Diablo’s 30th anniversary with a new armor set and Mirrored Jewels

Diablo Immortal Invites Us All to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Diablo

Diablo Immortal Kicks Off Diablo’s 30th Anniversary With Free Armor and Mirrored Jewels

#Playstation5
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The Immortal John Triptych sets Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch release date, new trailer

BioEden gets Nintendo Switch 2 release date

The Immortal John Triptych Launches August 27 on Consoles and PC

Exclusive: 'The Immortal John Triptych' Will Split Sides On Switch 1 & 2 Next Month

#CorsairCove
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Get Them Out! Review

Corsair Cove review

Alienware 34 AW3426DW review

Denshattack! Review

#NexusMods
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"I didn’t fully appreciate the scope of it": a year on from taking over, Nexus Mods owners reflect on the challenges of their push to minimise modding hassle

Nexus Mods wants to make modding "Spotify-easy," with a "browse, click, and play" system

#WarLaufey
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This Scrapped God of War Ending Would Shock Fans

God Of War Laufey – Gameplay, Release Date, And Everything We Know So Far

#DragonAge
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A Dragon Age remaster trilogy is unlikely because nobody who knows the old engine is left, producer says

Dragon Age Can't Get the Mass Effect Remaster Treatment Because of Dev Difficulties

#Indie
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Indie dev explains how their forgotten 8-year-old Steam game suddenly became popular thanks to an Undertale mod

'Wtf is going on': Indie dev discovers their neglected Steam game is powering an Undertale multiplayer mod following its freak 1700% jump in player activity

#Galaxy
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GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux

GOG Galaxy for Linux is officially in the works