Video Game News 8/6/2026

#RoadmapBringsDarkMagic
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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 Season 9.5 Roadmap Brings Dark Magic to the Multiverse

Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 patch notes add The Hood and storage compression

The Hood Arrives in Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 on August 7

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

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

#BubblyBasin
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Pokemon Pokopia – Bubbly Basin DLC launch trailer

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

Pokemon Pokopia updated to Version 2.0.0 (patch notes)

All New Pokopia Bubbly Basin Pokemon And How To Unlock Them

Bubbly Basin Habitat Dex list for Pokémon Pokopia DLC

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

#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

#Switch2
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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]

Minecraft’s Switch 2 Edition Lands October 27 With Vibrant Visuals Turned On

Minecraft Arrives On Switch 2 This October, Digital Upgrade Path Confirmed

Minecraft launches for Nintendo Switch 2 in October

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

Minecraft Is Coming To Switch 2 In October, With An Upgrade Path For Switch Owners

Minecraft announced for Switch 2 with enhanced graphics

Minecraft Is Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 Soon With an Upgrade Path for Switch 1 Owners

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

#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 Will Receive “Story Pacing” and Camera Improvements in Next Patch

Beast of Reincarnation Looking to Improve Game Experience With an Update to Fix Story Pacing, Text Size, Camera, and More

Game Freak Will Fix Beast of Reincarnation Camera and Font Size

Beast Of Reincarnation Isn’t A Pokémon Game, But It Kind Of Is

Beast Of Reincarnation Will Get ‘A Series Of Continuous Updates’ Including Increased Text Size

#Playstation
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Xbox Will Copy PlayStation's Platinum Trophy Later This Year

Xbox May Finally Be Getting Its Own Platinum Trophy-Style Achievement

Xbox Version Of PlayStation Platinum Trophy Teased For Later This Year

Xbox Is Getting The PlayStation Platinum Trophy Equivalent Fans Have Long Asked For

#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

#Dynasty
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College Football 27 Title Update Arrives Tomorrow With Gameplay Fixes, Dynasty Changes and More

College Football 27 Title Update 3 Brings Lambeau Field, Gameplay Fixes, and Presentation Upgrades

EA SPORTS College Football 27 Third Title Update Coming August 6

#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 On PS5 Is Off To A Slow Start, Expert Says

Halo 4 Still Holds Up As The Best Halo Game Ever, 14 Years Later

Halo Studios Hit By Layoffs After Campaign Evolved Launch

#King
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King declines collective bargaining agreement with Swedish unions

Candy Crush maker King has declined staff's collective bargaining agreement

King Shuts Down Collective Bargaining Agreement Over Benefits

#SoulAndBladeAndSoulNeo
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Blade & Soul Neo’s Reignited update includes the Warden and a boosted server, and it launches August 18

Blade & Soul Neo To Drop New Warden Class In Fiery “Reignited” Update

Blade & Soul NEO: Reignited Launching August 18

#Playstation5
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Big Walk Launches on Steam, Switch 2, and PS5 With Crossplay Support

Another Way To Play Big Walk Is Already In The Works

Can you play Big Walk alone or with randoms?

'Sorry about this!' Big Walk is already fixing its biggest complaint

#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

#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"

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

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

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

Monopoly Go Free Rolls – August 2026 Links

#Nintendo
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Nintendo announces free repairs for those affected by Kumamoto earthquake, donating 50 million yen to Red Cross

Nintendo Donating 50 Million Yen To Assist Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Efforts

#RumorDiablo4
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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

#FirstLight
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Nintendo announces Gamescom 2026 lineup

KRAFTON Details Five-Game Lineup for gamescom 2026

#Madden
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Madden NFL 27 – 20 Biggest Features You May Not Know

Here's Every Team's Stadium Intro in Madden 27

#MinecraftDungeons2
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007 First Light, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and More Playable on Switch 2 at Gamescom

Nintendo Reveals Its Playable Gamescom Line-Up

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

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Is Getting A Manga Series, Here's The Key Art

#Switch2
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Don’t Buy FFXIV on Switch 2 Yet – The Free Trial Is Massive

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