Video Game News 8/8/2026

#Switch2
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The Duskbloods Network Test applicants can now check to see if they were selected

How to check The Duskbloods Network Test application status

Guide: The Duskbloods Network Test Sign Up Dates, Times & How To Join

Successful candidates of The Duskbloods network test will be revealed today

#ThePrisonerDlc
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Reanimal reveals “The Prisoner” DLC, out now on Nintendo Switch 2

Reanimal: The Prisoner DLC is Out Now, Kicks Off A Brand New Storyline

Surprise! Reanimal's First DLC, The Prisoner, Is Available Right Now on PS5

REANIMAL Expands Its Nightmare With Surprise Launch Of The Prisoner DLC

#Demon
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Newly discovered Demon's Souls prototype footage reveals a scrapped first-person mode

FromSoftware sleuth unearths earliest footage of Demon's Souls to date: A prototype with a first person camera mode

Newly Discovered Demon's Souls Prototype Footage Shows Scrapped First-Person Option

Unearthed Demon’s Souls Prototype Footage Reveals FromSoftware’s Original First-Person Take On The Souls Formula

#OpeningNightLiveA
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A ‘new look’ at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, hosted by its director, will take place at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live

Final Fantasy VII Revelation "New Look" Announced For Opening Night Live

Final Fantasy VII Revelation will be at Gamescom Opening Night Live

#DiscsDon
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Discs ‘don’t really make sense for the consumer’ says Take-Two boss on GTA 6’s digital launch

'Discs Don't Really Make Sense': GTA 6 Boss Says 'Sony Understands That' as It Kills Physical Games

Rockstar’s Parent Company Says ‘Discs Don’t Really Make Sense For The Consumer’

#Crossplay
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Marvel Tokon Is Getting Hammered on Steam Over Its PC Performance

Marvel Tokon Launches to Mixed Reviews on PC, PS5 Players Encouraged to Disable Crossplay

Marvel Tokon Stumbles to Mixed Steam Reviews as 'Miserable' PC Port Complaints Prompt Response From Arc System Works

#NewDay
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day review and Primetime trailer reaction - Shack Central Ep. 15

That “Green Jackal” Keg In Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is Hiding In Plain Sight

Sadie Sink can't say anything about Spider-Man: Brand New Day

#NintendoSwitch
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Montabi review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

Menherarium to appear on Nintendo Switch

OBAKEIDORO 2: Chase & Seek Launches on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2

Review: Call of the Elder Gods (Nintendo Switch 2)

#Playstation
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Marvel Tokon's PS5, PC Release Celebrated By PS Studios with Traditional Launch Day Artwork

Guide: How to Do All Deadpool's 'Secret Commands' in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls players are still experiencing PC issues post-launch

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls suffers from widespread PC issues at launch

#GetTheBackpackBigWalkHowT
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Big Walk: How to Get the Backpack

Big Walk: How to Lower the Red Drawbridge

Big Walk: So, what's the deal with that number puzzle?

Big Walk Review

#TomodachiLife
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Nintendo Switch eShop charts – August 8, 2026 – Tomodachi Life on top, Kynseed debuts

Free Tomodachi Life Icons Hit MyNintendo, Refreshed Weekly Until Aug 27

#OnimushaWayOfTheSword
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword gets first Nintendo Switch 2 gameplay

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Trailer Teases Multi-Armed Boss and Raw Oni Strength

#AceCombat
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Developer Diary is All About the Sweeping Soundtrack

You Can Practically Guarantee a Stellar Soundtrack for Ace Combat 8 on PS5

#ControlResonant
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Control Resonant’s Metro Fault, Featuring Trains Running in Every Direction, Shines in New Gameplay

Control Resonant: Exclusive Metro Fault Mission Gameplay — IGN First

#LayingOffMostOfTheStudioI
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Id Software Dev Says Xbox Doesn’t ‘Understand Art’ After Laying Off Most Of The Studio

Id Software Dev Says Xbox Doesn’t ‘Understand Art’ And That After Layoffs It Is ‘Impossible’ To Make Big Games Like Doom: The Dark Ages

#AnIncredibleBargainTaketw
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Take-Two CEO Defends GTA 6’s $80 Price, Calls It “An Incredible Bargain”

Even with an $80 price tag, 'Grand Theft Auto 6 will be an incredible bargain,' Take-Two boss says

#GhostReconWildlands
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 645

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th August)

#Ps5Pro
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Silent Hill 2 Patch Broke Remake on PS5 Pro, and Konami Is Investigating

Konami investigating Silent Hill 2 Performance Mode issues after latest PS5 patch

#AssassinsCreedBlackFlagRe
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Game of the Month: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced (July 2026)

Share of the Week: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced – Jackdaw

#XboxCloudGaming
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Madden NFL 27 EA Play Trial Is Live – 10 Hours to Test the Persona Engine

Madden NFL 27 Review So Far

#StraussZelnick
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GTA 6 pre-order demand is 'unprecedented and astonishing' says Take-Two (TTWO) CEO Strauss Zelnick

Strauss Zelnick: Netflix debut is merely "one of the hors d'oeuvres" for full GTA 6 launch; pre-order numbers are "unprecedented and astonishing"

#AnytimeSoon
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GTA Online will still be supported alongside GTA 6, but don't expect to hear about a new version soon

Don’t Expect GTA 6 Online News “Anytime Soon,” Says Jason Schreier

#Rush
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Rush is Real adds ex-Escape from Tarkov designer to its roster, and he hopes to "change the fabric" of videogames

Ex-Tarkov Designer Wants to Trigger His Inner Hideo Kojima for His Next FPS

#Take
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We'll all be streaming our games in about "three years", says Take-Two boss, raising some post-release questions about GTA 6

Take-Two CEO Predicts That We’ll All Be Streaming Our Games In Three Years

#WorldOfWonder
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PUBG MOBILE’s World of Wonder Gets Overrun by Brainrot Royale’s Meme Creatures

Brainrot Royale Brings Some Of The Internet’s Wildest Characters To PUBG MOBILE’s World of Wonder