Video Game News 7/29/2026

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

PlayStation Plus August Monthly Free Games Include a Big Surprise

PlayStation Plus Monthly Titles For August 2026 Announced, Includes Big Walk, Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, and Signalis

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

PS Plus Essential Games for August 2026 Announced

Here Are Your Free PlayStation Plus Essential Monthly Games For August, 2026

PlayStation Plus Free Games For August 2026 Revealed

Sony Confirms PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August 2026, Headlined by Dying Light 2: Stay Human

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

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

Capcom Q1 profits climb as Pragmata and Resident Evil drive sales

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

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

Capcom Is Having A Great Year, And It Has Franchises New And Old To Thank

Resident Evil Requiem has sold over 8M units

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

#WorldTour
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SEGA announces Crazy Taxi: World Tour for Nintendo Switch 2 [update: new trailer]

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Closed Network Test Announced for September, Includes 2 Multiplayer Modes

Anticipated PlayStation 5 Open World Game Gets New Trailer, Closed Network Test

Earn Some Crazy Money Early by Testing the New Crazy Taxi on PS5

How to sign up for the Crazy Taxi: World Tour Closed Network Test

A Chance To Get Behind The Wheel Of Crazy Taxi: World Tour Is Coming Soon

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Closed Network Test Announced

Sega announces Crazy Taxi World Tour network test dates and signups

#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

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Drops New Update With PSSR Support, Brand New Day And Marvel Tokon Suits

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

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

Fortnite Adds New Spider-Man, Hulk, and Punisher Skins in Brand New Day Crossover

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

#WizardsOfTheCoast
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Two years on from taking the role, Wizards of the Coast's president is stepping down

John Hight Has Stepped Down As Wizards Of The Coast President After Just Two Years

Wizards of the Coast President John Hight steps down

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

Wizards of the Coast president John Hight is stepping down

John Hight steps down as Wizards of the Coast president

Wizards of the Coast president is stepping down after just 2 years on the job

#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

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 Debuts in August

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

#TodayDoubleFineProduction
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Newly Independent Double Fine Has to Lay Off 23 Devs to Ensure Survival of the Studio

Double Fine Productions confirms layoffs after Xbox divestment

Double Fine Announces Layoffs As It Goes Independent From Xbox

Layoffs Hit Psychonauts Studio Just Three Weeks After Xbox Split

'Only the survival of our studio would make us consider such a painful action': Tim Schafer announces Double Fine layoffs just 3 weeks after Xbox cut it loose

Psychonauts 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox

#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 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 CTO Says What Everyone is Thinking About Outage

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

#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

'343 Guilty Spark' skulls and terminal locations in Halo Campaign Evolved

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

Halo: Campaign Evolved PC Settings Guide

#Everquest
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Everquest for wimps

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

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

EverQuest Legends Has Officially Launched, With a Roadmap on the Way

EverQuest Legends Launching Today

#LegendaryEdition
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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

Mark Darrah thinks that Dragon Age is dead. If it ever were to continue, it needs to be reset

BioWare Lost The Knowledge Needed To Remaster Dragon Age, Former Producer Says

#BubblyBasin
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Pokemon Pokopia DLC – Part 1, Bubbly Basin release date announced

Pokemon Pokopia’s DLC seemingly launches 5th August

Pokémon Pokopia leak reveals underwater DLC's release date

Pokopia’s First Major DLC, Bubbly Basin, Is Out Next Week

#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

The Reason the Live-Action Link Had Never Played Zelda Will Make You Feel Old

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’

#HilariousAdventureCollect
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9 R.I.P. Sequel gets Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

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

Hilarious Adventure Collection The Immortal John Triptych Arrives on PS5 in August

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

#BeautyAndTheBeach
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Palia’s Beauty and the ‘Beach’ update offers so much more than this provincial life

Palia Beauty and the Beach Update Adds Duo Dance and Shimmerfly Migration

Palia’s Beauty and the Beach Patch Brings Back Shimmerflies and Adds a New Lunar Path

Palia Sunkissed Summer: Beauty & the Beach Update Downtime

#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

#Skyrim
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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

The Biggest Modding Site Around Wants To Make Installing Mods As Easy As Using Spotify

#Cyberpunk2077
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Rumour: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Game Was, and Still Might Be, in Development at a Surprising Studio

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was reportedly being turned into a 2.5D brawler by CD Projekt Red and Shantae studio WayForward, but its fate is uncertain

A Cyberpunk Spin-Off Brawler Might Be Happening At WayForward – Report

#AtariWorldChampionshipsAt
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Atari & Twin Galaxies partner to launch 2026 Atari World Championships

Atari is launching a World Championship with legendary scorekeepers Twin Galaxies

Atari and Twin Galaxies announce Atari World Championships

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

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′s Next Expansion Will Feature A Crossover With Final Fantasy 7 So Of Course Fans Are Gonna Fight About It

#CorsairCove
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Heave Ho 2 Review

Get Them Out! Review

Corsair Cove review

Alienware 34 AW3426DW review

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

Monopoly Go Free Rolls – July 2026 Links

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

GOG Galaxy for Linux is officially in the works

#TheMermaidMask
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Allogloom is a gorgeous looking point and click adventure launching in October

Review: The Mermaid Mask Is an Impeccable Adventure

#Vampirium1997
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"I genuinely think there's awesome potential": Mike Bithell on his "im-slim" Vampirium: 1997 and the power of quick verbs

"Across the industry, we don't think enough about how we match the scope to what we're making" – Mike Bithell on why the world needs an im-slim