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Video Game News 8/4/2026

#BeastOfReincarnation
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Xbox lists its next 11 Game Pass titles, including the Gears of War E-Day beta
Beast of Reincarnation (PS5) Review: Game Freak’s Action RPG Is Rewarding
Beast of Reincarnation is Out Now, PC Version Receives ā€œMixedā€ Rating on Steam
Gears of War: E-Day Beta, Beast of Reincarnation, and More Headline Wave 1 of Game Pass in August
Beast of Reincarnation Review – Between Two Worlds
Beast of Reincarnation Review — At World’s End
Review: Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation Is About the Journey
Beast of Reincarnation Roars Onto Game Pass, Xbox, PlayStation, PC – Game Freak’s Ambitious Action RPG Has Arrived
Review: Beast of Reincarnation (PS5) - PokƩmon Dev's Flower Power Action RPG Is Nearly in Full Bloom
Beast of Reincarnation Review – A Familiar Feeling
Beast of Reincarnation review - Game Freak open a new world
Beast of Reincarnation controls & PC keybindings
How to switch to English voiceover in Beast of Reincarnation
Beast of Reincarnation review: Cycles of destruction
Round Up: Game Freak's 'Beast Of Reincarnation' Is A Mixed Bag
Beast of Reincarnation review
Xbox Game Pass Loses This Perfect Organism And Three More Games In August
Xbox Game Pass Reveals First Wave Of August 2026 Games
Beast Of Reincarnation High Level Gameplay
Xbox Game Pass new games for August 2026
Beast of Reincarnation Review
If you hate parrying, projectiles in Beast of Reincarnation are ridiculously overpowered if you focus on leveling them up
Beast of Reincarnation review
Beast of Reincarnation Review
Beast of Reincarnation Review
Beast of Reincarnation: The Kotaku Review
10 Things To Know Before Starting Beast Of Reincarnation

#NintendoDirect
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New Details Emerge for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct recap announcement
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct To Air Tomorrow, August 4
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct Reveals Characters, Classes, Gameplay
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Gets Its Own Nintendo Direct Tomorrow
Watch: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Nintendo Direct - Live!
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Nintendo Direct roundup
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – Game Overview | Full Nintendo Direct 8/4/2026
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Has Guns Now, Nintendo Just Won’t Admit It
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave adds surprise new weapon: guns!
Everything Announced in The Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Nintendo Direct

#WarSeries
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Dave Bautista is set to play Kratos in the God of War TV show, replacing the injured Ryan Hurst
Dave Bautista In Talks To Play Kratos In The God Of War TV Show
Ex-Wrestler Dave Bautista in Talks to Take Over from Ryan Hurst as Kratos in God of War TV Show
Dave Bautista might be your next God of War
Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista could take over Kratos role in God of War live-action show, report claims
Wrong GoW, Right Role: Dave Bautista Reportedly Set To Play Kratos In God Of War Series
Drax Might Be Our Next Kratos in Amazon's God of War Series
Dave Bautista reportedly 'in talks' to take over the role of Kratos in Amazon's God of War series
Dave Bautista Reportedly In Talks To Play Kratos In God Of War Show

#Xbox360
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Microsoft will let devs bring more Xbox 360 games to PC in the coming years via backwards compatibility, leaked document suggests
Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC and Helix will reportedly include Xbox 360 games
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Library Is PC-Bound — But Not Until 2027-2028
Microsoft is working on making Xbox 360 games playable on PC, leaked document reveals
Xbox Could Be Planning To Make Xbox 360 Games Playable On PC
A Revolution is Coming to XBOX 360 Games
Microsoft is planning to bring Xbox 360 games to PC, according to leaked documents

#WorldCup
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The ā€˜entire studio’ behind FIFA’s official Netflix-exclusive World Cup game has reportedly been laid off
FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition's Entire Team Reportedly Laid Off Just Three Months After Release
The developer behind Fifa World Cup - which launched less than two months ago - has laid off 85% of its staff
This Game Was Labeled A Success. Its Developer Laid Off 85% Of Staff 2 Months After Release.
FIFA World Cup developer Refactor Games cuts 85% of staff
Report: FIFA World Cup developer Refactor Games shuttered by Delphi Interactive

#Assassin
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Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced's Kraken wheel will no longer be "wheely expensive" following the latest update, which will also teach you how to throw cash
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Update Brings Ability to Hide Blowpipe, Bug Fixes
AC Black Flag Resynced Improved with 5GB PS5 Patch This Week
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced patch makes the very important change of letting you hide Edward's blowpipe
Our long Caribbean nightmare is over: You can hide the blow pipe in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced now

#BloodRain
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Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's AI music video should be viewed with "understanding in mind", says studio boss
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain – Release Date, Gameplay, And Everything We Know
Stellar Blade boss completely misses the point of why people are upset with Blood Rain's AI slop video: 'The AI is not creating [Evie] from scratch'
Shift Up CEO Defends Stellar Blade: Blood Rain AI Music Video Against Player Backlash
Shift Up CEO Tries To Defend Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Slop Video From Fan Backlash And Continues To Get Roasted: ā€˜Insane Cope’

#Switch2
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Final Fantasy 14 launches on Switch 2 today, Complete Edition is 30% off for a limited time
Final Fantasy 14 Switch 2 launch details, including subscription fees, Nintendo Switch Online perk, more
You can try the newly-launched Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy 14 for free, right now, if you have a spare 117GB
Final Fantasy 14 launches on Switch 2 and it's surprising fans

#Series
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Rockstar Dev Reveals Why Midnight Club 5 Was Canceled
Midnight Club 5 Was in Development With London Map Before Cancelation – Rumor
Rockstar Games Killed Midnight Club 5 Because It Wasn't as Big as GTA, Ex-Designer Claims
Former Dev Says Midnight Club 5 Was Canceled Because The Series Was Rockstar’s ā€˜Red-Headed Stepchild’

#AScreenSomeoneWillForceAd
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Sony's New Spider-Man Movie Secures Biggest Domestic Box Office Debut in History
14 years later, Spider-Man fails to fix the Hulk's most frustrating character flaw in the MCU
New Spider-Man Movie Drives Games to New Heights
BWM Car Dashboards Blasted With Spider-Man: Brand New Day Pop-Ups Because If There’s A Screen Someone Will Force Ads Onto It

#BonusSetForAttack
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Release Date and Pre-order Bonus Set for Attack on Titan 3
Attack on Titan 3 Avoids the GTA 6 Chaos on PS5, Locks in December Release Date
Attack On Titan 3 Brings "The Final Titan Showdown" To Switch 2 This December

#BlackOps2
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Black Ops 2's PS5 Port Receives Emergency Patch After Hackers Bricked Accounts
Don't be alarmed if you get an 'account banned' message in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on PS4 or PS5, you may not actually be banned
Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Update Targets Account Hacks

#2027KakaoGames
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Kakao Games Announces Another Entry In The ArcheAge IP
ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom announced for PC in 2027
XLGames Announces They’re Releasing ArcheAge Again

#Xbox
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Xbox’s ā€˜disc to digital’ feature could be coming as soon as this month, according to leaked document
Xbox’s Disc-To-Digital Plan Rolls Out This August According To Leaked Roadmap

#Want
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I Want to Play the Villain puts you in the role of stage manager for a prima donna cast
I Want to Play the Villain, a theatre-themed logic puzzle game, coming to Nintendo Switch

#PsPlusEssentialGames
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PlayStation Plus Essential August Monthly Free Games Rolling Out Now
August 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now

#LiveServiceRevenueHits
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EA Live Service Revenue Hits $1.47 Billion Ahead of Saudi Takeover
Live service revenue dominates in EA's last fiscal report ahead of Saudi merger

#PlayThroughTheSeries
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Ending Will Make Players ā€œGladā€ to Play Through the Series – Director
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Director Assures Fans That The Base Game Will Conclude The Story

#HotWheelsInfiniteRush
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Hot Wheels Infinite Rush details vehicle classes, Rush Squad system, customization, more
Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush Highlights Its Open World Islands in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer

#PalworldOnlineMobile
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Palworld Online Mobile MMORPG Will Launch in 2026
Palworld Online Brings the Survival Creature Game to Mobile in 2026 as an MMORPG

#TheElderScrolls
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Rumours of an Unannounced Elder Scrolls Game Have Been Debunked
Rumours of an unannounced Elder Scrolls game are bogus, sadly

#ResidentEvilFansAreDebati
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Resident Evil Fans Are Debating Which Game Was the Series Pinnacle
'I would die': Obsession star Inde Navarrette would love a role in Resident Evil

#RobotAnimeGeppyx
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70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X Review – A Great Restoration at a Tough Price
Review: 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (Nintendo Switch)

#Apple
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OpenAI calls Apple preliminary injunction 'careless, aggressive & oddly personal'
OpenAI calls out Apple's 'careless, aggressive and oddly personal lawsuit' in latest blog post

#Lightspeed
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Lightspeed LA Lays Off Staff as Last Sentinel Changes Direction
Update: Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA lays off 68 staff