📰 First PS Plus Essential Game for August 2026 Already Confirmed

Full lineup this Wednesday.If you were watching today's Nintendo Direct, did you catch the first PS Plus Essential game for August 2026 was quite sneakily announced?Big Walk was previously confirmed to be a PS Plus Essential game whenever it launches, and now we have a release date: 4th August 2026. This is a Tuesday, and it lines up completely with how Sony announces its titles and then releases them.

🔗 Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-august-2026-already-confirmed

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📰 "It Might Show My Age" - Zelda Movie Actor's BOTW Memories Will Make You Feel Old

Uh oh.Breath of the Wild launched alongside the Switch 1 back in 2017. That was how many years ago? Three? Four? Surely no more than five? As it turns out, it was quite a bit longer than that, as the live-action Zelda movie star, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, has so kindly reminded us.Ainsworth recently spoke to GamesRadar about his role in the latest season of HBO's House of the Dragon, and while most of the chat was restricted to all things Game of...

🔗 Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/it-might-show-my-age-zelda-movie-actors-botw-memories-will-make-you-feel-old

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📰 Dragon Age series producer says he doesn’t see it returning because of EA’s greenlighting process

Mark Darrah says people who pitch existing IP are often "ripped apart" by others.

🔗 Source: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dragon-age-series-producer-says-he-doesnt-see-it-returning-because-of-eas-greenlighting-process/

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📰 Review: Turtle Beach Stealth Pro 2: A Long-Lasting Flagship Gaming Headset Ideal For Multiple Consoles or PCs

Finally, someone else has adopted the SteelSeries "infinite battery" design.The best feature of my favourite gaming headset, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Omni, is that it comes with two batteries and a docking station. When one battery is running down in the headset, the other is being charged up in dock. Just like that, you're never running out of battery again - and, at worst, you're spending 15 seconds swapping from one to another.

🔗 Source: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/reviews/turtle-beach-stealth-pro-2-a-long-lasting-flagship-gaming-headset-ideal-for-multiple-consoles-or-pcs

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📰 PlayStation Fans Mount ‘Blackout’ Week To Protest Sony’s Discless Future

The PSBlackout organizers are asking PlayStations to refrain from logging into and purchasing any content on PlayStation platforms from August 23 to August 30.

🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/fans-try-to-mount-playstation-blackout-week-to-protest-sonys-disc-less-future-2000719435

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📰 More bad news for Valve and its still unreleased Steam Frame as Qualcomm is set to raise the price of its chips, like everyone else

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🔗 Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/more-bad-news-for-valve-and-its-still-unreleased-steam-frame-as-qualcomm-is-set-to-raise-the-price-of-its-chips-like-everyone-else/

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📰 'The Way It Was Meant to Be Heard': Tone-Deaf Sony Pushes Vinyl Turntable After Killing Physical Games

Now's not the time.Sony's decision to cease the manufacture of game discs in January 2028 has led to a substantial and ongoing backlash. Every time the company posts something on social media, it gets dragged through the mud — even when the news has absolutely nothing to do with physical releases.But sometimes, the damage is completely self-inflicted. Case in point: Sony went ahead and posted about its new turntable last night.

🔗 Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/the-way-it-was-meant-to-be-heard-tone-deaf-sony-pushes-vinyl-turntable-after-killing-physical-games

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📰 Myst devs Cyan Worlds show off prototype for Project Anglerfish, a canned entry in the noted long-time RPS favourite series

We famously love a bit of Myst here at RPS. Always have. So, naturally, Cyan Worlds deciding to bust out a teaser for a new game in the Mystverse that's since been cancelled caught our attention.Read more.

🔗 Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/myst-devs-cyan-worlds-show-off-prototype-for-project-anglerfish-a-canned-entry-in-the-noted-long-time-rps-favourite-series

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📰 Sorry, Dragon Age Fans, Don't Expect Another One Anytime Soon

"I don’t know who at BioWare would pitch a Dragon Age".It sounds as though Dragon Age may well return to dormancy for quite a long time.Mark Darrah, former producer of the series, is of very little faith the fantasy RPG franchise will be back anytime soon.Read the full article on pushsquare.com.

🔗 Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/sorry-dragon-age-fans-dont-expect-another-one-anytime-soon

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📰 GTA 5 And Red Dead Redemption 2 Writer Dan Houser Says Companies Should Sell Game Discs If Players Want Them

GTA 6 is the first major game release to go digital-only.

🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/gta-5-and-red-dead-redemption-2-writer-dan-houser-says-companies-should-sell-game-discs-if-players-want-them-2000719448

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📰 Xbox Network Is Down Right Now, Microsoft Confirms

It's not just you; the Xbox network--or parts of it, depending on when you read this--is down. After users across the globe began reporting issues with the Xbox Network, Xbox identified several issues affecting its online services today. At the time of writing, the following functions are still experiencing "major issues" on the Xbox network:Account and profileStore and subscriptionsGames and gamingApps and mobileThese problems are widespread,...

🔗 Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-network-is-down-right-now-microsoft-confirms/

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📰 Disney Dreamlight Valley Pixel Perfect update patch notes

Ralph is finally here, and he’s ready to stir up a bit of chaos with his old pal Vanellope in Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Pixel Perfect update. If you’re eager to meet him and start exploring, you’ll want to review the patch notes for this update to learn everything it entails.

🔗 Source: https://www.destructoid.com/disney-dreamlight-valley-pixel-perfect-update-patch-notes/

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📰 Surprise! Popular Fruity Puzzler Suika Game Is Suddenly Available on PS5

Suika Game Planet, too.Well, I wasn't expecting this news on a random Monday in July, but it's very much welcome.Suika Game, as well as its follow-up Suika Game Planet, are both now available for purchase on PS5.Read the full article on pushsquare.com.

🔗 Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/surprise-popular-fruity-puzzler-suika-game-is-suddenly-available-on-ps5

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📰 Final Fantasy may have just teased the director of the next mainline game

Yoshi-P's comment during a panel at the FF14 Fan Fest has led fans to believe that Hamaguchi could also be directing the next entry in the series.

🔗 Source: https://www.polygon.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-director-working-on-ff17/

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📰 Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive will get an epic adaptation next year

War for Roshar is an asymmetric board game from Mystic Vale designer John D. Clair meant for fans of War of the Ring and Star Wars: Rebellion.

🔗 Source: https://www.polygon.com/stormlight-war-roshar-board-game-announcement/

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📰 Moonlight Peaks sales top 200,000

Total sales for gothic life simulation game Moonlight Peaks have surpassed 200,000 units, publishers XSEED …

🔗 Source: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/07/moonlight-peaks-sales-top-200000

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📰 As Grand Theft Auto 6 hopefuls grow anxious for a gameplay trailer, AI GTA6 slop is getting millions of views on social media

As Grand Theft Auto 6 inches towards its November release date and people grow anxious for a proper gameplay trailer, GTA6 AI slop is raking in millions of views on social media. Read more.

🔗 Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/grand-theft-auto-6-ai-slop

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📰 Xbox says it’s aware of ‘major outages’ when signing in and launching games, and is ‘working to mitigate the issue’

Players are reporting having issues when trying to sign in or see their library.

🔗 Source: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-says-its-aware-of-major-outages-when-signing-in-and-launching-games-and-is-working-to-mitigate-the-issue/

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📰 Hackers hit the biggest game of year with malware that let them take over users' PCs

Meccha Chameleon's community maps had an exploit that let hackers take over players' PCs via a Remote Access Trojan virus.

🔗 Source: https://www.polygon.com/mecca-chameleon-malware-attack-hackers/

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📰 Xbox Servers Go Down And Lock Fans Out Of Games As A Grim Reminder Of Our All-Digital Future

The outage prevented players from accessing their libraries or launch games.

🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/xbox-servers-go-down-and-lock-fans-out-of-games-as-a-grim-reminder-of-our-all-digital-future-2000719471

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📰 User-made maps from Steam top-seller Meccha Chameleon have been found to contain malware, just as the game's official Discord server got hacked

The indie viral mega-hit prop hunt game Meccha Chameleon has had quite the unfortunate weekend. The game's developer has responded to a report claiming some of the game's Steam Workshop maps included malware. Those maps are user-created, and - like all Workshop maps - were available to download by anyone who owns the game. Read more.

🔗 Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/meccha-chameleon-malware-steam-workshop-map-discord-hack

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