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This week’s free Epic Games Store offering is OTXO: a brutal top-down twin-stick shooter roguelite inspired by the likes of Hotline Miami.

Valve has shared new details on the reservation and waitlist system for the Steam Machine. The company now expects to clear the entire reservation queue by the end of 2026, meaning anyone who signed up before today should get their chance to purchase the system sometime between now and late …

Earlier this summer, Nintendo finally announced plans to roll out Switch 2 editions for the Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy. These titles had severely diminished graphics on the original Switch hardware, but the new upgrades bring updated textures, 4K resolution and support for 60FPS. 

The Elder Scrolls Online team has published a major update on its future roadmap following recent layoffs at ZeniMax Online Studios. With ESO entering a new era of seasonal content earlier this year, fans were concerned that the studio’s downsizing might impact development. Now, ZOS has outlined its new roadmap for ESO moving forward, which does include some content delays, but overall, not much has changed. 

Rockstar appears to be gearing up for new Grand Theft Auto 6 reveals. The official GTA 6 website has remained dormant since pre‑orders went live last month, but over the past day, the site has been updated repeatedly, suggesting that Rockstar’s marketing push may be about to ramp up through August.

This week's GeForce Now update has arrived, with eight new games joining the library. The headliner is Halo: Campaign Evolved, now streamable across a wide range of devices, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 also makes a surprise appearance via Ubisoft Connect.

Tencent is reportedly working on a AAA action-adventure game heavily inspired by the likes of Uncharted, The Last of Us and Tomb Raider.

Despite the original studio being disbanded, the creator of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is partnering once again with 505 Games to develop a sequel.

According to insiders, Microsoft is losing around $150 with the sale of every Xbox console – making its future prospects worrying.

Xbox has had an increasingly large presence at Gamescom in recent years and 2026 will be no different, with the company set to showcase first-party titles like Gears of War E‑Day and Fable, as well as major third-party titles like Metro 2039 and even Alien Isolation 2. 

Earlier this week, former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah suggested that the IP may now be dead under EA, following a series of blunders with Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Darrah has also now touched on the idea of a Dragon Age remaster, but unfortunately, the outlook there isn't promising either. 

Despite funnelling tons of money into it, the Epic Games Store has continued to fail to win over PC gamers, many of which still prefer Steam. Blizzard's Battle.net platform never had that same issue, so it feels significant that Epic Games has now hired a former Battle.net lead as part of a renewed push to improve the Epic Games Store. 

Subnautica 2 has enjoyed a very strong launch period, with publisher Krafton confirming that the game surpassed 5 million copies sold just a few weeks after release. The game’s early success has helped drive record‑setting Q2 financial results for Krafton, which now plans to invest further into the IP and position Subnautica as one of its key franchises.

Alongside the addition of two new suits, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has gotten a Brand New update, bringing in Enhanced PSSR 2 support for the PS5 Pro.

Previews for Marvel’s Wolverine will go live on the 13th of August ahead of the game’s official launch on PS5 in Mid-September.

Ahead of its official launch next year, SEGA have announced that they will be hosting a closed network test for Crazy Taxi: World Tour.

The AULA AG60 Pro packs all of the latest gaming keyboard features in to a solid CNC aluminium case

It’s been a while since we’ve last had a new original game from Naughty Dog, with their most recent release being The Last of Us Part II back in 2020. When they do return however, it’ll be in a pretty major way, having previously announced and teased their brand new IP ‘Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’. While we have yet to get a concrete release date, insiders have now claimed that the project is planned to arrive sometime next year in 2027.

Capcom has reported another strong quarter, driven by continued sales of Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata. Both titles are performing extremely well, with Requiem surpassing 8 million copies sold and Pragmata reaching the 2.5 million sales milestone.

Amazon Japan may have revealed the new release date for 007 First Light on Switch 2. The game was originally planned to launch day‑and‑date with other platforms, but the Switch 2 version was delayed and has not yet received an official update.

One major change coming in the next Monster Hunter Wilds patch makes more of the game enjoyable offline, with Capcom now removing the online requirements for Event Quests and Challenge Quests for the first time.

be quiet! is expanding its Light Loop AIO series with a new model that introduces a customisable LCD display for the first time. The Light Loop IO LCD arrives in 240mm and 360mm sizes with black and white colour options, with prices starting at £159.99. 

According to insiders, Nintendo is planning to release a limited edition Zelda themed Switch 2 console and Pro Controller.

Over a decade on from its delisting on Steam, 2009’s Wolfenstein may be coming back – possibly being announced during this year’s QuakeCon.

One year on from its initial release, the souls-like Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has officially surpassed 5 million total players.

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII remake project has been a massive undertaking, with the 1997 PSOne classic having been remade over the course of 10 years, two console generations and three entire games. In discussing the potential for other such remake projects similar to FFVII, series producer Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) revealed why this likely would not be a great idea.

Microsoft's Play Anywhere initiative is growing once again. Now, Ubisoft games are included for the first time, meaning for titles like Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, you now only need to purchase the game once to get access across both Xbox consoles and PC. 

The future of Dragon Age looks bleak, according to former BioWare creative lead Mark Darrah, who says he doesn’t believe EA will greenlight another entry in the franchise.

Valve has already had a rough time launching the Steam Machine due to ever-increasing RAM and SSD prices. Now, it looks like the upcoming Steam Frame VR headset could be impacted too, just for slightly different reasons.

Microsoft officially launched console backwards compatibility for PC last week, bringing over a handful of original Xbox titles to the PC platform for the first time. Now, evidence suggests that Xbox 360 titles will soon be supported too.