Video Game News 8/5/2026

#WorldsEndBeast
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Review: Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation Is About the Journey

Beast of Reincarnation Review — At World’s End

Beast of Reincarnation Review – A Familiar Feeling

Round Up: Game Freak's 'Beast Of Reincarnation' Is A Mixed Bag

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 Launch Trailer Released

#FortunesWeave
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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 Manga Heads to Saikyo Jump

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct Reveals Characters, Classes, Gameplay

Talking Point: So, What Did You Think Of The Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Nintendo Direct?

Nintendo Music Adds Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave As A Special Release

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Nintendo Direct roundup

PSA: A Big Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Reveal Gets Spoiled In The Nintendo Direct

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – Everything We Just Learned From The Direct

Everything Announced in The Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Nintendo Direct

A Nun With A Gun Is Everyone’s Favorite Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Character

7 Things We Just Learned During The Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct

#TheGearsOfWarEday
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Xbox lists its next 11 Game Pass titles, including the Gears of War E-Day beta

Gears of War: E-Day gets a multiplayer deep dive and open Beta details

Gears of War: E-Day Beta, Beast of Reincarnation, and More Headline Wave 1 of Game Pass in August

What time does the Gears of War E-Day early access multiplayer beta start in your time zone?

Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta Leads Xbox Game Pass August 2026 Lineup

#Xbox360
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Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC and Helix will reportedly include Xbox 360 games

Microsoft will let devs bring more Xbox 360 games to PC in the coming years via backwards compatibility, leaked document suggests

Xbox 360 Games Are Coming to PC as Microsoft Expands Backward Compatibility

Microsoft is working on making Xbox 360 games playable on PC, leaked document reveals

A Revolution is Coming to XBOX 360 Games

#FinalFantasy14
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Square Enix details loading times issue with Final Fantasy 14 on Nintendo Switch 2

Final Fantasy XIV Coins Used for FFXIV Switch 2 Subscriptions

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 X/X-2 HD Remaster Review

PSA: Final Fantasy 14 Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch 2 But You Don’t Have To Buy It To Play

#ElectronicArts
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Electronic Arts completes its acquisition deal, is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia’s PIF

Electronic Arts Is Officially Sold Off And Belongs To Saudi Arabia

The deal is done: Electronic Arts is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia

Electronic Arts Officially Belongs To Saudi Arabia, Private Equity, And Jared Kushner Now

#TalksToPlayKratos
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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

Dave Bautista in Talks to Play Kratos in Amazon God of War Series

Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista could take over Kratos role in God of War live-action show, report claims

#BaldursGate3In916
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Almost 10,000 people have played Baldur's Gate 3 in a portrait aspect ratio, so join me in figuring out why they'd commit such sacrilege

Baldur's Gate 3 devs share more wild statistics, like what NPCs died the most

Baldur's Gate 3 Stats Reveal Most-Killed NPCs, and You Guys Are Cold-Blooded

Larian drops new Baldur's Gate 3 stats and you're all monsters: More non-Durge players killed Alfira than Durge and, worst of all, 9,000 people played on portrait monitors

#HotWheelsInfiniteRush
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Hot Wheels Infinite Rush details vehicle classes, Rush Squad system, customization, more

Hot Wheels Infinite Rush Reveals New Trailer Detailing Progression, Vehicle Classes And Customization

Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush Highlights Its Open World Islands in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer

Hot Wheels Infinite Rush Beyond the Track Episode 2 Released

#DeepDive
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EA Reveals The Grounds and Clubs Changes for EA FC 27

What is the Hall Of FUT in EA FC 27?

EA Sports FC 27 Grounds Preview — Step Off The Pitch And Into The Grounds

This Year's EA Sports FC Is Definitely Different, and I'm Eager to See How It's Received

FC 27 The Grounds Game Modes & Activities: Kickabouts, Rush & Club League

FC 27 The Grounds Deep Dive: Open-World Clubs, Districts, Mentors & Modes

FC 27 Streamlined SBCs: Point System, Duplicates & Partial Progress Explained

FC 27’s The Grounds Looks Like PlayStation Home For Football Fans

EA SPORTS FC 27 The Grounds Deep Dive Released

#Playstation5
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Crimson Moon battles demonic corruption on September 1

Announced for PS5 at State of Play, Gothic Action RPG Crimson Moon Finally Has a Release Date

Crimson Moon Release Date Announced with Friendly Price Tag

Gothic RPG Crimson Moon Launching September 1

#MonsterHunterWilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds sees a permanent price drop

Monster Hunter Wilds Championship Global Edition DLC and Quests Shared

Datamining reveals Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 could run at 1080p-1440p docked, 720p-864p handheld at 30-40fps

#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 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

#Mafia
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Mafia: The Old Country – Man of Honor Gameplay Reveals New Jobs, Challenges and Targets to Silence

Gameplay first look – Mafia: The Old Country’s Man of Honor expansion

Mafia: The Old Country's PS5 DLC Will Expand on Sicily's Scope

#PlayThroughTheSeries
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Ending Will Make Players “Glad” to Play Through the Series – Director

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Director Assures Fans That The Base Game Will Conclude The Story

Naoki Hamaguchi Doubles Down on Connecting All Final Fantasy VII Spin-Offs Into Revelation’s Ending

#BloodRain
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Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Boss Doubles Down On Making AI Slop Music Video

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's AI music video should be viewed with "understanding in mind", says studio boss

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'

#Attack
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Attack on Titan 3 sets a 10 December 2026 date — and the Nine Titans finally show up

Attack on Titan 3 Launches December 10, Pre-Orders Live Now

Attack On Titan 3 Brings "The Final Titan Showdown" To Switch 2 This December

#WorldCup
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The ‘entire studio’ behind FIFA’s official Netflix-exclusive World Cup game has reportedly been laid off

The developer behind Fifa World Cup - which launched less than two months ago - has laid off 85% of its staff

#SaudiArabia
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EA have gone private, as Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment groups complete their $55 billion acquisition

EA's deal to go private under Saudi Arabia is officially complete

#CinderCity
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Sci-fi MMO Cinder City is getting a pre-alpha playtest later this month so you can put its RAM hogging requirements to the test

NC's tactical shooter, Cinder City, is running its first-ever playtest

#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! Will Let You Rewrite The Cast

#MarvelTōkonFightingSouls
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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Character Guide Finally Highlights the Hulk and His Destructive Ways

Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls release time in your time zone

#ResidentEvilVeronicaCross
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Resident Evil Veronica Crosses 2 Million Wishlists

Resident Evil Veronica hits 2 million wishlists to absolutely no one's surprise—come on, it's got the RE2 and RE4 remake team working on it

#GrandTheftAuto
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Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto 5 Continue to Top PS5, Xbox Series X/S Most-Played Charts in the US

'Grand Theft Auto 6' Is to Blame for 'Danganronpa 2x2's Delay, but Not for the Reason You Think

#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 deal