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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Forza Horizon 6

• Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

• Starfox Remake: Demo

• Shantae: Half Genie Hero

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc

• The new handheld version of Banjo-Kazooie contains tons of unreleased music

• IO Interactive facing layoffs as it cuts ties with Project Fantasy publisher Xbox

• Onimusha: Way of the Sword release date moved forward in a crowded September

Nintendo

• New Switch 2 model spotted in the wild with updated screen

PlayStation

• PlayStation announces the end of disc games, starting in January 2028

• Sony is closing the PlayStation Store on PS3 and Vita

• Now Rockstar says GTA 6 'plays best on PS5'

• Sony to Delete Movies Owned by PlayStation Users, List Includes More Than 550 Digital Titles

Xbox

• Ahead of expected mass layoffs, union says Xbox staff 'will not be treated as disposable'

• Amid huge expected cuts, Xbox claims: 'We're not reducing our investment in games'

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, River City Girls 2

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• The Sheep Detectives

• Toy Story 5

• Supergirl

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• Invincible VS. 07:40

• Stride: Fates 16:43

• Monopoly Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains

• Ruffy and the Riverside <3

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc

• Steam Machine user reports 'red line of death'

• IO confirms it will continue Project Fantasy independently after Xbox split

• Id Software dev claims it's been 'relegated to support studio size' as 136 layoffs confirmed

Nintendo

• Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will get revision with replaceable batteries in Europe

• Mario Kart Tour is being shut down and no offline version is planned

• Nintendo confirms Switch 1 sales aren't yet ending outside of Europe

PlayStation

• Sony's largest PlayStation disc plant is already reassigning staff to make other products

Xbox

• Resetting Xbox

• Halo: Campaign Evolved's boxed version will come with physical discs

• Bethesda boss tells staff it will restructure around 'our strongest franchises' after cuts

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Nova Lands, Tattoo Tycoon

• Wario Land and three more Game Boy classics hit Nintendo Switch Online today

• WayForward announces next Shantae game at Anime Expo with 2027 release window

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• Spider Noir

• Justified Season 4

• Warfare

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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Denshattack!

• Cat Quest 2

• Disney Dreamlight Valley: Honeyglow Woods

• SoulFrame

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc

• Dead Space creator Glen Schofield is retiring after 35 years

• The PS4 and Xbox One versions of Dying Light: The Beast have been cancelled

• Compulsion Games invites partners to collaborate with it after going independent

• Palworld sees huge surge in concurrent players after the release of Version 1.0

Nintendo

• FromSoftware's The Duskbloods confirms Network Test dates

• Nintendo's next major Lego set is a $200 Donkey Kong arcade machine

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Echo Generation Midnight Edition, Luto

• Nintendo has released a Yoshi and the Mysterious Book demo

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• SuperGirl

• The Sheep Detectives

• Anaconda 2025

• Jurassic Park Live at the Symphony

• Steam Machine Alternative - Old build becoming new.

• Mr Squiggle Museum display

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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Fogpeircer

• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

• Forza Horizon Italian Exotics Season

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc

• Gamescom's exhibition space has completely sold out for the first time

• EA Sports FC has correctly predicted the FIFA World Cup winner for the fifth time in a row

• Marathon's director confirms he's quit Bungie, four months after launch

• Sony killing physical games 'doesn't matter at all,' says GameStop CEO

• Palworld has sold over 30m copies already

• Valve Steam Machine engineer says component prices are still rising, potentially paving the way for a price increase

Nintendo

• Miyamoto says at least three Nintendo games were created with the Mario movies in mind

• Nintendo says it shouldn't have to pay back players if it gets tariff refunds from the US government

PlayStation

• Only seven PlayStation games have sold more than 100,000 physical copies in the US this year, analyst says

Xbox

• Xbox Backward Compatibility launches on PC

• Xbox VP of engineering leaves just three months after moving over from Microsoft's CoreAI team

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: ForeTales

• Players can apply to join the network test for FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods today

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• Steam Machine Build Update

• Spider-Man: No Way Home (4K Blu-ray)

• TRON: Ares D+

• Scott Pilgrim Vs the World (4K Blu-ray)

• Face/Off 4K

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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced

• Halo Campaign Evolved

• Splatoon Raiders

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc

• Double Fine has laid off 23 staff after going independent

• Crazy Taxi World Tour is getting a closed network test in September, applications open now

• Clair Obscur studio says it wants to bring it to Switch 2 but it's 'way too early to announce anything'

• A Dragon Age remaster trilogy is unlikely

• Capcom reports another strong quarter as Resident Evil Requiem passes 8 million sold and Pragmata hits 2.5 million

• EU approves Saudi Arabia's $55bn acquisition of EA, clearing path for largest private leveraged buyout of all time

PlayStation

• PlayStation confirms God of War Laufey release date

• Angry PlayStation Fans Propose PS5 Blackout in Protest of Sony's Disc Decision

Xbox

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

• Xbox has started testing the option to stream games for free with ads at the start

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: OTXO, Sol Cesto

• PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August

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• Supergirl

• 2 mystery action movies

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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Dave the Diver
• Halo: Campaign Evolved
• Beast of Reincarnation

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc

• Electronic Arts completes its acquisition deal, is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF
• EA could be set for 'mass layoffs' as it aims to cut costs following Saudi acquisition
• Marvel Rivals' next update will reduce the game's install size by up to 40 GB
• Ubisoft's NFT RPG Champions Tactics is shutting down
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla director makes sudden return to Ubisoft, and will lead the series moving forward

PlayStation

• Sony says they are not seeing an impact on their business from the disc removal backlash
• Sony is reportedly putting warning labels on PS5s about decision to ditch discs

Xbox

• Microsoft wants Helix to play Every Xbox game ever made
• Xbox Europe and UK Price increase finally revealed

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Beacon Pines, We Were Here Together

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• Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
• Spider-Man Brand New Day
• The Odyssey

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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Gothic 1 Remake

• Lost Castle 2

• Over the Hill - Demo

• Forza Horizon 6 on a new monitor

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc

• Rockstar confirms there will be no disc version of GTA 6 at launch

• Tencent is reportedly in talks to sell its shares in some Japanese studios, even if that means taking a loss

• Valve has revealed the price of the Steam Machine, ahead of its release

PlayStation

• PlayStation's PC port era appears over as Sony scrubs key policy language

Xbox

• Ori director says Game Pass 'could've worked' if Xbox didn't 'slop out mediocre content like a factory'

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition, Voidwrought

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• Masters of the Universe

• Getting ready for Tom Quilty 2026 - 160km Horse endurance ride

• New LG Monitor - LG 39GX900A-B