๐ฐ PS3's inFAMOUS 2 Sees an Explosion of New Players with Platinum About to Become Unobtainable
The good Cole days.Sucker Punchโs classic PS3 superhero game inFAMOUS 2 will disable its online features on 31st August, sending players flooding back to New Marais to wrap up their Platinum Trophy pursuit.Trophy website PSN Profiles pegs the title as the 10th most played PlayStation game on its servers over the past week, and while this only accounts for the seven million or so PSN accounts tracked, it still shows a remarkable uptick in...
๐ Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/ps3s-infamous-2-sees-an-explosion-of-new-players-with-platinum-about-to-become-unobtainable
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The good Cole days.Sucker Punchโs classic PS3 superhero game inFAMOUS 2 will disable its online features on 31st August, sending players flooding back to New Marais to wrap up their Platinum Trophy pursuit.Trophy website PSN Profiles pegs the title as the 10th most played PlayStation game on its servers over the past week, and while this only accounts for the seven million or so PSN accounts tracked, it still shows a remarkable uptick in...
๐ Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/ps3s-infamous-2-sees-an-explosion-of-new-players-with-platinum-about-to-become-unobtainable
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Push Square
PS3's inFAMOUS 2 Sees an Explosion of New Players with Platinum About to Become Unobtainable
The good Cole days
๐ฐ Review: Go-Go Town! - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition โ A SimCity / Animal Crossing Blend To Boost Your Serotonin (And Stress)
Never stop never stopping.Management sims sit at the busy intersection of stressful and fun. Now joining the pile-up is Go-Go Town, a city builder from Australian dev Prideful Sloth (Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles). It certainly is stressful in parts โ hustle is implied in the name โ but somehow manages to make that stress fun.When the game boots up, you can opt for Story mode or Create mode.
๐ Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch-2/go-go-town-nintendo-switch-2-edition
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Never stop never stopping.Management sims sit at the busy intersection of stressful and fun. Now joining the pile-up is Go-Go Town, a city builder from Australian dev Prideful Sloth (Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles). It certainly is stressful in parts โ hustle is implied in the name โ but somehow manages to make that stress fun.When the game boots up, you can opt for Story mode or Create mode.
๐ Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch-2/go-go-town-nintendo-switch-2-edition
#game #nintendo
Nintendo Life
Review: Go-Go Town! - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition โ A SimCity / Animal Crossing Blend To Boost Your Serotonin (And Stress)
Never stop never stopping
๐ฐ As Sony prepares to end game disc production, GOG jumps up to remind PC gamers that you can just make your own
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As Sony prepares to end game disc production, GOG jumps up to remind PC gamers that you can just make your own
GOG never misses a shot.
๐ฐ A year after its debut, Blizzard is done adding new heroes and maps to Overwatch's MOBA-inspired Stadium mode
A lack of daily players has prompted a change in development plans.
๐ Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/a-year-after-its-debut-blizzard-is-done-adding-new-heroes-and-maps-to-overwatchs-moba-inspired-stadium-mode/
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A lack of daily players has prompted a change in development plans.
๐ Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/a-year-after-its-debut-blizzard-is-done-adding-new-heroes-and-maps-to-overwatchs-moba-inspired-stadium-mode/
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PC Gamer
A year after its debut, Blizzard is done adding new heroes and maps to Overwatch's MOBA-inspired Stadium mode
A lack of daily players has prompted a change in development plans.
๐ฐ Dispatch, One Of The Best Games Of 2025, Is Coming To Xbox This Month
A superhero workplace comedy where choices matter.A little while ago, it was announced that Dispatch was coming to Xbox at some point in the summer, and now we finally have an official release date for it - this amazing 2025 game arrives on Xbox Series X and Series S on July 29th.If you haven't come across it before, think of Dispatch as being like the old Telltale games, or Life is Strange, or anything along those lines - but with its own...
๐ Source: https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/07/dispatch-one-of-the-best-games-of-2025-is-coming-to-xbox-this-month
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A superhero workplace comedy where choices matter.A little while ago, it was announced that Dispatch was coming to Xbox at some point in the summer, and now we finally have an official release date for it - this amazing 2025 game arrives on Xbox Series X and Series S on July 29th.If you haven't come across it before, think of Dispatch as being like the old Telltale games, or Life is Strange, or anything along those lines - but with its own...
๐ Source: https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/07/dispatch-one-of-the-best-games-of-2025-is-coming-to-xbox-this-month
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Pure Xbox
Dispatch, One Of The Best Games Of 2025, Is Coming To Xbox This Month
A superhero workplace comedy where choices matter
๐ฐ Overwatch ending support for Stadium mode after just 15 months
Blizzard confirms that Overwatch Stadium mode won't get any new heroes or maps, as player counts dwindled for the game's "third pillar.".
๐ Source: https://www.polygon.com/overwatch-stadium-mode-blizzard-ends-support/
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Blizzard confirms that Overwatch Stadium mode won't get any new heroes or maps, as player counts dwindled for the game's "third pillar.".
๐ Source: https://www.polygon.com/overwatch-stadium-mode-blizzard-ends-support/
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Polygon.com
Blizzard's ending support for Overwatch's best mode
Not enough Overwatch players are into Stadium, so Blizzard's scrapping future support
๐ฐ Assassin's Creed Black Flag's shanties are still the best part of the game
In both the original AC4 and the Resynced remake, the collectable sea shanties are a stroke of musical genius.
๐ Source: https://www.polygon.com/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-sea-shanties/
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In both the original AC4 and the Resynced remake, the collectable sea shanties are a stroke of musical genius.
๐ Source: https://www.polygon.com/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-sea-shanties/
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Polygon.com
13 years later, Assassin's Creed Black Flag's music is still the best part of the game
The sea shanties have never been bettered
๐ฐ I Thought I Was Good At Rhythm Games Until Rift Of The Necrodancer Humbled The Hell Outta Me
The rhythm game is far more complicated than 'press button on beat'.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/rift-of-the-necrodancer-rhythm-game-summer-games-done-quick-2000716289
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The rhythm game is far more complicated than 'press button on beat'.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/rift-of-the-necrodancer-rhythm-game-summer-games-done-quick-2000716289
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Kotaku
I Thought I Was Good At Rhythm Games Until Rift Of The Necrodancer Humbled The Hell Outta Me - Kotaku
The rhythm game is far more complicated than 'press button on beat'
๐ฐ GTA Onlineโs Big Update Added New Paintings And Yup, Fans Think They Are Filled With GTA 6 Clues
Wait a minute...I think I believe some of these theories...
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/gta-onlines-big-update-added-new-paintings-and-yup-fans-think-they-are-filled-with-gta-6-clues-2000716305
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Wait a minute...I think I believe some of these theories...
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/gta-onlines-big-update-added-new-paintings-and-yup-fans-think-they-are-filled-with-gta-6-clues-2000716305
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Kotaku
GTA Online Update Adds Tons Of GTA 6 References, Claim Fans
Wait a minute...I think I believe some of these theories...
๐ฐ MW4 studio head says he doesnโt feel any added pressure with GTA 6 looming after launch
Two of gaming's biggest franchises go head-to-head this fall...
๐ Source: https://www.destructoid.com/mw4-studio-head-doesnt-feel-added-pressure-gta-6-looming/
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Two of gaming's biggest franchises go head-to-head this fall...
๐ Source: https://www.destructoid.com/mw4-studio-head-doesnt-feel-added-pressure-gta-6-looming/
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Destructoid
MW4 studio head says he doesn't feel any added pressure with GTA 6 looming after launch
Two of gaming's biggest franchises go head-to-head this fall.
๐ฐ AC Black Flag Resynced Update 1.04 Live Tomorrow, Patch Notes Revealed
Available from 16th July.Ubisoft has detailed the first major post-launch update for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, which'll be available to download on PS5 from tomorrow, 16th July 2026.PS5 players can expect a 2.44GB patch to download, and the initial list of patch notes reads like plenty of fixes, tweaks, and improvements. There's nothing particularly major to pick out besides better "performance and stability".
๐ Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/ac-black-flag-resynced-update-1-04-live-tomorrow-patch-notes-revealed
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Available from 16th July.Ubisoft has detailed the first major post-launch update for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, which'll be available to download on PS5 from tomorrow, 16th July 2026.PS5 players can expect a 2.44GB patch to download, and the initial list of patch notes reads like plenty of fixes, tweaks, and improvements. There's nothing particularly major to pick out besides better "performance and stability".
๐ Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/ac-black-flag-resynced-update-1-04-live-tomorrow-patch-notes-revealed
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Push Square
AC Black Flag Resynced Update 1.04 Live Tomorrow, Patch Notes Revealed
Available from 16th July
๐ฐ Two utterly unique and long lost '90s PC horror classics have been exhumed, and they're coming to Steam soon
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๐ Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/two-utterly-unique-and-long-lost-90s-pc-horror-classics-have-been-exhumed-and-theyre-coming-to-steam-soon/
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PC Gamer
Two utterly unique and long lost '90s PC horror classics have been exhumed, and they're coming to Steam soon
Ecstatica 1 and 2 are among 6 new SNEG reissues.
๐ฐ Culdcept Begins brings the Sega Saturn era to Nintendo Switch 2
Culdcept Begins revives a cult-classic series with strategic deckbuilding and a whole lot of luck.
๐ Source: https://www.polygon.com/culdcept-begins-impressions/
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Culdcept Begins revives a cult-classic series with strategic deckbuilding and a whole lot of luck.
๐ Source: https://www.polygon.com/culdcept-begins-impressions/
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Polygon.com
The Sega Saturn era officially returns with a brand-new Switch 2 game
The world is more ready for this niche deckbuilding series than ever before.
๐ฐ Doom meets BioShock and Overwatch in the coolest new shooter in years
Doom: The Dark Ages got what might be its final update, but hell comes in many forms, including an exciting new roguelite FPS with horror to spare.
๐ Source: https://www.polygon.com/games-like-doom-deepward-release-date/
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Doom: The Dark Ages got what might be its final update, but hell comes in many forms, including an exciting new roguelite FPS with horror to spare.
๐ Source: https://www.polygon.com/games-like-doom-deepward-release-date/
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Polygon.com
Doom meets BioShock and Overwatch in the coolest new shooter in years
An upcoming roguelite promises death, character swaps, and gory FPS adventuring in a cursed estate that will blurs nightmare and reality.
๐ฐ If The Odyssey film is anything like The Odyssey adventure game from 2012, Matt Damon will spend the entire first hour trying to solve a single loom puzzle
I played it for two hours and 53 minutes, same as the running time of Christopher Nolan's new film. Here's how it went.
๐ Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/if-the-the-odyssey-film-is-anything-like-the-odyssey-adventure-game-from-2012-matt-damon-will-spend-the-entire-first-hour-trying-to-solve-a-single-loom-puzzle/
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I played it for two hours and 53 minutes, same as the running time of Christopher Nolan's new film. Here's how it went.
๐ Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/if-the-the-odyssey-film-is-anything-like-the-odyssey-adventure-game-from-2012-matt-damon-will-spend-the-entire-first-hour-trying-to-solve-a-single-loom-puzzle/
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PC Gamer
If The Odyssey film is anything like The Odyssey adventure game from 2012, Matt Damon will spend the entire first hour trying toโฆ
I played it for two hours and 53 minutes, same as the running time of Christopher Nolan's new film. Here's how it went.
๐ฐ Elder Scrolls Online Studio Leadership Revealed To Be Part Of The Xbox Cuts, But Say They Have โTremendous Confidenceโ In The Gameโs Future
Teams across Xbox are still just beginning to feel the deep impact of this monthโs 1,600 layoffs. Those cuts have now been revealed to include leadership at ZeniMax Online Studios, the team that makes The Elder Scrolls Online. Studio head Jo Burba, who took over last July after the last round of mass Xbox layoffs, is among those who will depart after 14 years at the company.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/elder-scrolls-online-studio-leadership-revealed-to-be-part-of-the-xbox-cuts-but-say-they-have-tremendous-confidence-in-the-games-future-2000716382
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Teams across Xbox are still just beginning to feel the deep impact of this monthโs 1,600 layoffs. Those cuts have now been revealed to include leadership at ZeniMax Online Studios, the team that makes The Elder Scrolls Online. Studio head Jo Burba, who took over last July after the last round of mass Xbox layoffs, is among those who will depart after 14 years at the company.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/elder-scrolls-online-studio-leadership-revealed-to-be-part-of-the-xbox-cuts-but-say-they-have-tremendous-confidence-in-the-games-future-2000716382
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Kotaku
Xbox Lays Off Elder Scrolls Studio Head Who Took Over After Last Layoffs
Studio head Jo Burba is among the layoffs
๐ฐ PlayStationโs Summer Sale Includes A Ton Of PS5 Games That Cost $15 Or Less
A lot of Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, and Star Wars games are on sale for less than $20.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/playstations-summer-sale-includes-a-ton-of-ps5-games-that-cost-15-or-less-2000716362
#playstation #ps5
A lot of Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, and Star Wars games are on sale for less than $20.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/playstations-summer-sale-includes-a-ton-of-ps5-games-that-cost-15-or-less-2000716362
#playstation #ps5
Kotaku
PlayStation's Summer Sale Includes A Ton Of PS5 Games That Cost $15 Or Less - Kotaku
A lot of Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, and Star Wars games are on sale for less than $20
๐ฐ PS6 Could Fix The Launch PS5โs Liquid Metal Cooling Snafu
A new patent suggests a notable revision for next-gen.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/ps6-could-fix-the-launch-ps5sliquid-metal-cooling-snafu-2000716337
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A new patent suggests a notable revision for next-gen.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/ps6-could-fix-the-launch-ps5sliquid-metal-cooling-snafu-2000716337
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Kotaku
PS6 Could Fix The Launch PS5's Liquid Metal Cooling Snafu
A new patent suggests a notable revision for next-gen
๐ฐ Your First Chance To Play The Duskbloods Early Is Next Month
From Software's upcoming game The Duskbloods looks be quite the departure from the studio's previous work, and if you want a chance to play it ahead of its official launch, you'll soon have your chance. The game will be running a closed network test in August, with registration for a chance to participate starting very soon.
๐ Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/your-first-chance-to-play-the-duskbloods-early-is-next-month/
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From Software's upcoming game The Duskbloods looks be quite the departure from the studio's previous work, and if you want a chance to play it ahead of its official launch, you'll soon have your chance. The game will be running a closed network test in August, with registration for a chance to participate starting very soon.
๐ Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/your-first-chance-to-play-the-duskbloods-early-is-next-month/
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GameSpot
Your First Chance To Play The Duskbloods Early Is Next Month
The application period begins soon, so don't miss your chance to participate.
๐ฐ Pokรฉmonโs Big 30th Anniversary TCG Release Is An Even Bigger Mess Than Usual
Thereโs a brand new <i>Pokรฉmon</i> TCG set on the way, and itโs a special one, celebrating the franchiseโs 30th anniversary. So as you can imagine, everyone is being totally normal about this, and the process of purchasing some colorful cardboard used for a childrenโs game is very simple and smooth. Right? Right?
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/pokemons-big-30th-anniversary-tcg-release-is-an-even-bigger-mess-than-usual-2000716339
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Thereโs a brand new <i>Pokรฉmon</i> TCG set on the way, and itโs a special one, celebrating the franchiseโs 30th anniversary. So as you can imagine, everyone is being totally normal about this, and the process of purchasing some colorful cardboard used for a childrenโs game is very simple and smooth. Right? Right?
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/pokemons-big-30th-anniversary-tcg-release-is-an-even-bigger-mess-than-usual-2000716339
#game
Kotaku
Pokรฉmon 30th Celebration TCG Pre-Orders Are A Predictable Mess
More Pikachus, more problems
๐ฐ AI Is Already Generating A Flood Of Indie Game Clones
'You get this anxiety anytime you post anything,' said one dev who claims people used AI tools to quickly copy her in-development game.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/people-are-using-ai-to-quickly-clone-games-before-the-indie-devs-can-release-them-2000716336
#game #indiegame
'You get this anxiety anytime you post anything,' said one dev who claims people used AI tools to quickly copy her in-development game.
๐ Source: https://kotaku.com/people-are-using-ai-to-quickly-clone-games-before-the-indie-devs-can-release-them-2000716336
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Kotaku
People Are Quickly Cloning Indie Games Using AI Tools
'You get this anxiety anytime you post anything,' said one dev who claims people used AI tools to quickly copy her in-development game