Video Game News 8/5/2025

#Battlefield6
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Battlefield 6 beta peaks at nearly 10,000 concurrent players on Steam before it's even out

If you don't have a Battlefield 6 beta Early Access code, Twitch Drops could get you one - so long as you watch

Battlefield 6 Includes Bot-Focused "Initiation" Modes To Ease You Into Battle

All Battlefield 6 Beta Twitch Drops And How To Get Them

Battlefield 6: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

Battlefield 6 team depoliticized its war so you can root for the bad guys

Battlefield 6 open beta maps and modes shared, as EA write an essay about tweaks based on Labs feedback

Battlefield 6 classes explained

Battlefield 6 Has Taken 'Huge Inspiration' from the Best Game in the Series

Battlefield 6 Early Access Code Giveaways

Battlefield 6 Factions Skins Leak Shows Us a Promising Direction

Battlefield 6 Open Beta Hype Explodes as Thousands Queue Up on Steam

Battlefield 6 Open Beta Details: Maps, Modes, Schedule & Pre-Load Info

August 05, 2025: Battlefield 6 Open Beta News

#Nintendo
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Nintendo Forces Speedrunning Group To Apply For Permission To Feature Any Of Its Games

Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase for This Week, and Hollow Knight: Silksong Fans Have Hope Once Again

Japan's biggest charity speedrunning event won't have Nintendo games because Nintendo couldn't help but Nintendo

Sound the Silksong klaxon! There's another Nintendo indie showcase coming this week

Sanrio Switch 2 Cases Feature Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll

Kirby and the Forgotten Land Switch 2 Expansion Trailer Appears

Nintendo Indie World Showcase Will Offer Game News Thursday

Review: Pokemon Friends Feels Like Phone Games Shown in Ads

Mario Paint has been added to Switch Online’s SNES library

Next Nintendo Direct May Finally Reveal Date for Highly Anticipated PS5 Game

Nintendo Indie World Showcase To Air August 7

Kirby And The Forgotten Land Switch 2 Trailer Showcases More New Mouthful Modes

Nintendo Sends Out Second Game-Key Card & Physical Game Survey

Surprise! Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase For Thursday 7th August 2025

Guide: Where To Pre-Order LEGO Game Boy

Pilotwings SNES, N64 And 3DS Albums Soar Onto 'Nintendo Music' In New Update

Japan: Nintendo games excluded from big speedrunning event as organisers had to apply for permission for each game

Pilotwings 64 and Pilotwings Resort are now available on Nintendo Music

Leaker claims New Super Mario Bros Collection coming for 40th Anniversary

Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase For Thursday, August 7

#Steam
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Vile: Exhumed, Banned from Steam, Is Now A Free Game

Jump Ship Forced To Change Name To Jump Space Due To Trademark Issues

Peak creators go to war with Roblox's slop ripoff

Steam dev begs 10,000 fans who bought his horror game to actually play it

Indie horror game rejected by Steam releases for free instead: 'This is our response to being censored, and our rejection of the idea that horror can be defined as acceptable or not'

Grab eight phenomenal Steam Deck games, including Persona 5, for just $14.99

After struggling on Steam, new Victoria 3 DLC lets you curb or coax an uprising

Obsidian’s Grounded 2 Has Already Surpassed Grounded on Steam

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Patches Will Improve Frame Rate, Enemy AI

openSUSE Leap 16.0 will need Steam gamers to install some extras due to no 32-bit

Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack Launches Nov. 13 with New Characters and Story

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown coming to Switch this month

Frosthaven might have been a mistake

#Peak
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Peak Dev Says It Would Rather Players Pirate the Game Than Play 'Microtransaction-Riddled Roblox Slop Ripoff'

Peak devs highly unamused by "microtransaction-riddled Roblox rip-off" Cliff

Peak dev would rather you pirate Peak than play a 'microtransaction Roblox slop ripoff'

Peak developers would rather you pirate its game than play Roblox "microtransaction-riddled ripoff slop"

#Switch
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It’s The Perfect Time To Buy A Used Video Game Console

Call Of Duty Isn't On Switch Yet, But Another CoD Is

Nintendo will hold an Indie World live stream this Thursday

Cats on Duty now available on Switch

Former Bungie CEO's Studio ProbablyMonsters Announces 'Storm Lancers' For Switch

TMNT Goes Turn-Based In 'Tactical Takedown', Skating Onto Switch Next Week

#August
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land Switch 2 trailer showcases Star-Crossed World DLC

Here are our first Xbox Game Pass games for August

This Stunning Metal Gear Solid Delta Poster Is a Must-Buy for Fans

NIKKE Tactical Upgrade Emma, Eunhwa, and Vesti Appear

PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games for August include Lies of P

Kirby And The Forgotten Land Switch 2 Edition Drops August 28 With New Star-Crossed World

This Fortnite 'Power Rangers' Trailer Is Absolutely Awesome

Timberland Is Teaming Up With Sonic On A New Range Of Boots And Clothing

#NintendoSwitch
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Every LEGO Game on the Nintendo Switch in 2025

Lost in Space: The Adventure Game slated for Nintendo Switch

Square Enix on why it’s making its first HD-2D action RPG with The Adventures of Elliot

Delivery service RPG Calamity Angels: Special Delivery announced for Nintendo Switch [delayed]

Roguelike Storm Lancers out on Nintendo Switch this fall

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown confirmed for Nintendo Switch

Lost & Found Agency Collector’s Edition – the Newest Hidden Object Game on Xbox

Formula Legends Launches September 18 for PC and Consoles, PC Demo Out Now

Review: Vasilisa and Baba Yaga (Nintendo Switch)

#RPG
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Come win the crowd in Bloodgrounds, a gladiator tactics RPG with Darkest Dungeon-style town management

The Outer Worlds 2 traits explained

Disco Elysium's controversial mobile port is out now, and it's proving divisive

First-Person Action RPG Fatekeeper Looks Absolutely Fantastic, But There's No Mention of PS5 Yet

Seal of Fate brings anime-style action to mobile in this new RPG, coming soon

Once Human: RaidZone is now available on PC and (seemingly) on Android

Summoners Kingdom: Goddess tier list and a reroll guide

Lost Soul Aside is a Linear Experience, Weapon Types Revealed

Oblivion remade in the Skyrim engine, Skyblivion is on the final stretch to release

Larian Reflects On Two Years Of Baldur's Gate 3, Shares Infographic That Shows Even More Player Stats Since Launch

XLGAMES Outlines the Next Chapter for ArcheAge Chronicles in New Producer’s Letter

#EA
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DICE Is Drawing From Every Battlefield Game For Battlefield 6, Even 2042

Variety reports that unannounced Disney games are in the works at EA

#SteamDeck
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The best Steam Deck power banks

This Power Bank is an ideal Steam Deck companion, and it's just $28 at Amazon today

New Intel CPU can rival AMD in Steam Deck rivals, according to benchmark leak

Gold Gold Adventure Gold Review (PC/Steam Deck)

#Everything
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Everything That’s Bad About The New War Of The Worlds Movie In One Scene

Survivor.io - Best survivors tier list

The Battle Cats and Sonic the Hedgehog Collab Is Live: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

#New
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New Fortnite Ad Perfectly Captures The Awesomeness Of ’90s Power Rangers

CoD Season 5 Battle Pass Adds Sims And Two New Guns In BO6 And Warzone

New deckbuilder Nutmeg is yet another retro nod to classic Football Manager

Type Soul Partial Res Guide – The New, Updated Way To Get Partial Res

#Helldivers2
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Helldivers 2 patch puts a stop to the warp pack's cheekiest party trick, because "you are done, it is time to go home"

Jump Ship, one of Steam's most-anticipated space games, gets shiny new rebrand

Helldivers 2 works on crash fixing following patch issues that arose during a studio-wide vacation

#Overwatch2
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Overwatch 2 x Nerf: Unlock New Blaster Skins Now

Best Overwatch 2 Stadium DPS build codes

Best Overwatch 2 Stadium tank build codes

Best Overwatch 2 Stadium support build codes

Overwatch 2’s latest crossover promotion brings Nerf weapons to the hero shooter

#Coming
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Coming to Game Pass: Assassin’s Creed Mirage, 9 Kings (Game Preview), Rain World, and More

Formula Legends Brings Sim-Cade F1 Racing to PS5, PS4 in September, Demo Coming Soon

Stephanie Panisello and Nicole Tompkins are Coming to Silicon Valley FandomCon 2025

#Best
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Dead By Daylight dev apologizes to angry fans and promises Kill Switch overhaul

Starcraft inspired Stormgate reaches big 1.0 milestone, launches first campaign

FC 26 Ultimate Team doubles down on one of FC 25's best changes

Free Bingo Blitz credits August 2025

Phasmophobia reveals a brand new map with surprisingly delicious-looking waffles

A new AMD Ryzen CPU socket is reportedly coming, first details just leaked

Future Intel gaming laptop CPUs have "three times too many" defects, says report

Best life games to play in 2025

Frosthaven system requirements

Killing Floor 3 has forgotten its roots, now it's just a boring zombie shooter

FC 26 beta guide - how to get closed beta code

Best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket Wisdom of Sea and Sky

Best iPhone Casino Games for Real Money in Canada

#LiesP
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August 2025 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now

Lies of P is free on PS Plus until September 1

#SquareEnix
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Ride a Giant Cat Mount in FFXIV With Shagcoat Cat

Award-Winning 2021 PS4, PS5 Action-Adventure Game 85% Off on PS Store

Octopath Traveler 0 Has Been Rated For Switch And Switch 2

Final Fantasy XIV’s “Promise of Tomorrow” Update Launches with new Alliance Raid, Dungeons, and PvP Map