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The Defiant is a Story-Driven Shooter that Explores a Rarely Seen Side of WW2 | IGN Preview

Hands-on impressions of this gritty new singleplayer shooter set during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

BeamNG.drive just had a graphics overhaul so we can finally watch a family hatchback navigate a speedbump at 100mph with dynamic ambient lighting

The UI's had a refresh too.

Project Motor Racing Adds Free Holden Commodore, PC Triple-Screen Support in 2.1 Update

New, free V8 Supercars DLC pack launches alongside a “significant new update” for Project Motor Racing, which includes a total rebuild of the handling model for the GT3 and GT4 categories.

Proving Doom can actually run on anything, one programmer has made a working build for Commodore 64

It doesn't necessarily look fun, but it does look like Doom running on a Commodore 64.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Gives Optimistic Outlook Despite Grim Fiscal Earnings Report

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma responded to the company’s Q4 2026 fiscal report, which showed a continued decline in earnings for both content and hardware.

The $20 AstroAI S8 Cordless Jump Starter Is an Inexpensive, Yet Essential Addition to Your Car's Emergency Kit

A more convenient alternative to traditional jumper cables.

An innocent man spent 18 months in prison because police misread his Skyrim user name

The error came to light while lawyers were working on his appeal.

Hololive vtuber says new rhythm game on Steam is surprisingly true to their personas for a reason: 'We had tons of involvement with the script and dialogue'

Hololive vtuber Shiori Novella says she had a lot of input on Hololive Dreams.

Battlefield 6's Record-Breaking Success Earns EA CEO $38 Million Payday, But Laid-Off Devs Aren't Around to Celebrate

EA’s CEO got an $8 million raise thanks to how well Battlefield 6 performed — four months after the devs responsible for making the game got laid off.

HP's Flagship OMEN 45L RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC With 32GB of DDR5 RAM Drops to $1,999

Will run all of your games in 4K with ease.

'What is it?' We snooped around in our favorite gaming characters' inventories: can you identify the weird stuff they're carrying?

Like r/whatisit, but for games. See?

The 27" LG UltraGear 280Hz Gaming Monitor Featuring Tandem OLED Tech Is on Sale Today for $399.99

Tandem OLEDs are brighter and less prone to burn-in than previous generation OLED panels.

The Longest LitRPG Series Ever Written Is Finally Getting a Paperback Release Next Month

Marvel Studios Boss Suggests Kingpin Appearing in a Spider-Man Movie Isn't as Complicated as Fans Think

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has given fans hope about the possibility of Kingpin showing up in a Spider-Man movie.

Kevin Feige 'Has Hope' That Spider-Man and Venom Will Finally Meet in the MCU

Marvel President Kevin Feige has said he’s holding out hope that Spider-Man and Venom will one day have their long-awaited crossover in the MCU.

Save $1,500 Off an Alienware Area-51 Ryzen X3D Gaming PC With RTX 5090 GPU and 64GB of RAM

Still expensive, but a competitive price point in today's market for an extremely powerful gaming PC.

Save Nearly 50% Off the Wolfbox 2-in-1 Cordless Car Jump Starter and Tire Inflator, Now Just $42 Shipped

Don't be stranded on the road without the proper tools.

Latest Palworld patch keeps Victor & Shadowbeak from accidentally teleporting out of existence, prevents Panthalus from breaking everything

Palworld's bosses should be a bit more predictable.

Steam Machine reservation queue should be caught up by the end of 2026, Valve says

Whether this is good news or bad news is a matter of individual perspective.

Mod activates split-screen support in Halo: Campaign Evolved PC that's just sitting there, unused

Come on, Halo Studios.

Superhero Workplace Comedy, Dispatch Launches on XBOX Today

The post Superhero Workplace Comedy, Dispatch Launches on XBOX Today appeared first on XBOX Wire.

After laying off Battlefield 6 developers, EA pays its CEO $38 million because Battlefield 6 did so well

That's an $8 million raise over 2025.

WoW Classic's latest patch is terrorizing hardcore players with bugged piles of underground enemies, and it's likely due to a decades-old quirk of Blizzard programming

The Stonetalon Mountains are up to their old tricks again.

Silent Hill: Townfall takes place in 'the perfect storm'—a remote Scottish town that stands on the edge of the age of the internet

The internet has been a pretty scary experience for me.

The next game on GOG's preservation list would be your favourite ARPG if it hadn't released the same year as Diablo 2, and it's on sale now

Opportunity NOX twice.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tour Tamriel with the Prince of Madness in a New Questline

The post The Elder Scrolls Online: Tour Tamriel with the Prince of Madness in a New Questline appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Silent Hill: Townfall hands-on report

The line between supernatural horrors and the psychological struggles of characters is often blurred between Silent Hill games, but it might never have been as hazy as it is in Silent Hill: Townfall. I recently played about four hours of the first-person surv…

XBOX @ gamescom 2026

Join XBOX at gamescom 2026 as we celebrate 25 years of play. We’re returning to Cologne, Germany to connect with players from around the world and spotlight many of the incredible games coming soon to XBOX. The XBOX booth will be packed with new worlds to exp…

Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Out Now

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Ball x Pit final update The Naturalist arrives August 6

Hello PlayStation Blog community! I’m back for the last time (…maybe) to share what to expect in the latest and final, free Ball x Pit update. Titled The Naturalist Update, players can expect more of what they love when it releases next week on Au…

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

Be fleet of foot to survive a post-apocalyptic cityscape alone or with pals, buddy up to walk and talk your way through a pleasant puzzle-filled world, or take a solo trip into a dystopian future for a brooding slice of psychological survival horror with the …

Flamecraft is coming to PS5 this year, demo available today

Hi, PlayStation community! I’m Matt from Monster Couch, and I’m super excited to share that Flamecraft is coming to PlayStation 5 later this year. In the meantime, if you’re curious to see what awaits you in Flamecraft’s whimsical town, the demo is avai…

Six Useful Tips to Survive and Thrive Above the Toxic Clouds in Forever Skies

What if Earth were no longer a place humanity could call home because of its own brazen actions? In Forever Skies, that’s the world you’ll step into. It’s a first-person sci-fi survival crafting game set hundreds of years after an ecological…

How Halo Studios Evolved a Classic – Halo: Campaign Evolved | Official XBOX Podcast

On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we’re sitting down with the Halo team to talk all things Halo: Campaign Evolved. We’re discussing the 25-year legacy of the iconic franchise, how the team upgraded and remade a classic for the modern e…

Play More Ubisoft Games on PC: New Content Now Available for XBOX on PC, Plus Free PC Redemption

Ubisoft and XBOX are expanding their partnership with two big updates coming today: the addition of premium editions and selected add-on content for a wide range of Ubisoft titles for XBOX on PC, and a free benefit for select games, where XBOX console players…

Fit For a Spartan: Win a 1:18 Replica of a Special Halo-Inspired Ride

The post Fit For a Spartan: Win a 1:18 Replica of a Special Halo-Inspired Ride appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Find out How an Adorable Duck Drove us to Get Creative with Dodo Duckie

We’ve all experienced a time when we’re surrounded by people yet feel completely out of place. That’s the exact feeling Dodo Duckie starts from: a duckling raised among chickens, convinced something is wrong with him because he just can’t fit in. A few years …

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

Last week, we asked you to share swashbuckling moments from Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: kerplaaaah shares Edward swinging off the Jackdaw by rope artenpixels_ shares the Jackdaw getting drawn into a …

Next Week on XBOX: New Games for July 27 to 31

Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subje…

Phoenix Cyclops revealed as MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls First Year 1 DLC character

Hello everyone, I am Takeshi Yamanaka, producer of MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls. Earlier today at San Diego Comic-Con, we hosted the panel MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls — Behind the Battle. where we shared several new announcements and updates about the game. …