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• Latest news Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 adds Simpsonified John Wick unlocked via Contract Quests

  Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 includes an unexpected crossover with The Simpsons that adds a Simpsonified John Wick cosmetic. John Wick has been a major presence in the season, and Battle Pass owners can earn the Simpsonified style by completing in-game Contract Quests. This makes the cosmetic a paid-season reward tied to progression rather than a free or standalone item.

• Latest news Spider-Man: Brand New Day earns $72M in previews, tops Endgame's record

  Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned $72 million from early domestic preview screenings, setting a new record for preview grosses. The previous domestic preview record was $60 million, set by Avengers: Endgame in April 2019. This performance signals unusually strong opening demand for the Spider-Man/MCU release and sets a new benchmark for future opening-weekend comparisons.

• Latest news Wizards of the Coast brings World of Warcraft to D&D; Magic WoW set likely

  Wizards of the Coast announced at Gen Con that its Universes Beyond program is expanding into Dungeons & Dragons with a new product, Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft, which brings the Azeroth setting into D&D materials. The move uses the controversial but commercially successful Universes Beyond strategy and strongly indicates a reciprocal World of Warcraft-themed Magic: The Gathering set planned for next year. This crossover matters because it delivers Azeroth content to tabletop RPG players and signals a major IP tie-in for Magic collectors and players.

• Latest news Konami paired Silent Hill remakes with new titles to win back players, producer says

  Motoi Okamoto, Konami's executive producer, said at CEDEC 2026 that the company deliberately avoided a straight 'wait and see' remake strategy because a pure remake would at best bring back about half of the original players. To attract both returning and new players, Konami released Silent Hill f and Silent Hill: Townfall and announced a Silent Hill 2 remake alongside those new entries. The approach mirrors Capcom's cadence for Resident Evil and relies on external partners including Bloober Team, Annapurna, Screen Burn Interactive, and NeoBards.

• Latest news AMD's Zen 6 LP cores combine multiple Zen generations and receive unique CPUID

  AMD is developing low-power Zen 6 'LP' CPU cores that blend elements from Zen 2 through Zen 6 and are intended for laptops and gaming handhelds. A Linux kernel patch introduces a distinct CPUID designation and changes topology reporting and boost-scaling so LP cores use highest-performance scaling rather than a fixed CPPC ceiling. The LP cores sit alongside AMD's existing Performance and Efficiency cores and are designed to enable devices to run at only a handful of watts.

• Latest news Player’s ordered Leafy Corner shop earns 500+ coins, sells orchids, cacti, peperomia

  A player built a highly regimented store in the management sim Leafy Corner, arranging pots by colour and separating plants into strict categories instead of a chaotic, cozy layout. Customers arrived quickly and the player earned more than 500 coins in a single session, then spent the cash on extra shelves to expand inventory. Serving more customers raises the store rating, which increases income and lets players buy decorations and new plant types, showing an organised layout can be commercially effective in the game.

• Latest news Facepunch COO Alistair McFarlane leaves studio after 11 years

  Alistair McFarlane left Facepunch Studios on July 30, ending an 11-year career that began in QA and progressed to chief operating officer, director, and executive producer on Rust. McFarlane posted on X that he plans no specific next project and intends to reclaim time he sacrificed for work. He highlighted Rust’s ongoing monthly update cadence, credited the community for the game’s success, and said Rust is reaching some of its highest player numbers in its 13-year history. His departure removes a long-serving public-facing executive as Rust remains a key live service for Facepunch.

• Latest news Mistfall Hunter July 30 patch adds polearm & shield and buffs Withered Knight

  Developer Bellring Games released Mistfall Hunter on July 29 and issued a July 30 patch that gives the Withered Knight a new polearm-and-shield weapon set and boosts several of its attack damages. The Withered Knight previously used only a greatsword in beta and retains high burst potential via its Wither skill plus strong chase tools (dash and grappling hook), making the buffs significant for class balance. The patch also fixes visual issues, console connection problems, game crashes, and an input bug; nearly 30,000 players were on Steam at the time, underscoring the update’s impact on a sizable player base.

• Latest news Nexus Mods adds nuanced AI tags and will punish undisclosed AI use

  Nexus Mods updated its moderation policy to split a single 'AI-Generated Content' tag into multiple, more specific tags and clarified what each covers. The new tags distinguish AI-generated content (code, voices, dialogue, music), AI-generated promotional media (images used to promote mods), and AI-assisted work (limited, non-invasive use). The site also warns that failing to correctly tag mods — including hiding generative AI usage — may lead to moderation action, a move driven by user feedback and rising misuse such as ripped voice work and low-quality AI art floods.

• Latest news Del Toro asked for no‑respawn Dead Cells; developer points to existing Assist Mode

  Filmmaker and gamer Guillermo del Toro asked Motion Twin for a version of Dead Cells that removes respawning to allow easier exploration and progress. Motion Twin responded that the game already offers an Assist Mode which lets players resurrect at the start of the current biome or at the nearest checkpoint rather than restarting a run. Assist Mode was introduced in June 2022 as part of the version 2.9 Accessibility/Breaking Barriers update, giving older or less hardcore players an easier way to play the 2018 roguelike-metroidvania.

• Latest news Creator claims developer said EA Sports FC 26 has nearly 10M daily users

  A content creator claims a developer told them EA Sports FC 26 reaches nearly 10 million daily active users. That claimed figure is far higher than the game's publicly available player counts and common third‑party estimates. If accurate, the number would make FC 26 one of the most‑played sports titles daily and would affect server planning, live‑ops and revenue projections.

• Latest news Genshin Impact 7.0 brings Snezhnaya, shooter combat, new characters

  Version 7.0 of Genshin Impact adds Snezhnaya — Teyvat’s seventh nation — after long-term buildup. A Version 7.0 livestream showed new Snezhnayan locations, multiple new playable characters, and shooter-style combat mechanics. The update also introduces new banner rotations for obtaining those characters, expanding the game world and combat options.

• Latest news Warhammer 40K fans debate lasgun colour after Total War and Dawn of War 4 footage

  Gameplay footage from Total War: Warhammer 40,000 and Dawn of War 4 shows lasgun beams rendered in a colour many fans say is wrong. Members of the Warhammer 40,000 community are arguing over the canonical colour of lasgun fire and whether the new visuals align with established franchise conventions. The dispute matters because fans treat small visual details as markers of authenticity, and early reactions to design choices can shape reception of the upcoming games.

• Latest news Shift-Up releases AI-generated K-pop promo video for Stellar Blade 2

  Shift-Up released a K-pop style music video that appears to be fully generated by AI to promote its upcoming action game Stellar Blade 2. The video features the game's main character performing in stylized K-pop visuals. Shift-Up previously developed Stellar Blade: Bloodrain, and is using generative AI directly in official marketing.

• Latest news Obscure Marvel game foreshadowed the MCU’s turn to supernatural stories

  Marvel's Midnight Suns demonstrated a team-based supernatural tone that mirrors the MCU's growing occult direction. Disney+ projects Ironheart and Werewolf by Night have already introduced spooky elements, while Blade remains stalled and a Ghost Rider film is scheduled for 2028. The game's handling of a Midnight Sons-style lineup shows a playable model for how those characters and themes could translate to the MCU.

• Latest news Sega opens closed network test for Crazy Taxi: World Tour ahead of 2027

  Sega announced a closed network test for Crazy Taxi: World Tour that will let selected players try two of the game's online multiplayer modes. The test was announced on Tuesday and offers early hands-on access to multiplayer features well before the game's planned 2027 release. This gives community members a chance to play and provides Sega with real-player data on online systems prior to launch.

• Latest news Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 mostly falters despite a near-perfect Joker

  Batman: Caped Crusader season 2, produced by Bruce Timm and James Tucker as a spiritual sequel to Batman: The Animated Series, released ten new episodes that recast Gotham through a 1940s film-noir lens. The season aims to reinvent members of Batman’s rogues’ gallery and spotlight minor characters but delivers uneven storytelling. The Joker’s portrayal is widely seen as near-perfect, yet the season fails to match season 1’s strengths in depicting Gotham’s corruption and reimagining Harvey Dent/Two-Face. This undermines the show’s bid to redefine canonical Batman characters anew.

• Latest news Netflix's Below: six-part limited thriller starring Josh Hartnett set in Newfoundland

  Netflix announced Below, a six-episode limited thriller series starring Josh Hartnett. The show is set in a quiet Newfoundland town and centers on an unseen underwater creature that is consuming entire houseboats. Below takes a mysterious approach to underwater horror, distinguishing it from 2026's shark-focused films.

• Latest news CD Projekt Red confirms Project Orion; Edgerunners game also in development

  CD Projekt Red confirmed it is developing a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel codenamed Project Orion. The studio is also developing a separate game based on the anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, but that project's future and release plans are unclear. Having both projects in progress signals CD Projekt Red is expanding the Cyberpunk franchise beyond a single sequel.

• Latest news Brandon Sanderson completes first draft of Mistborn screenplay

  Author Brandon Sanderson finished the first draft of the Mistborn movie screenplay in July, meeting his self-set deadline. The script is the first project under his January deal with Apple to adapt the Cosmere shared universe. Sanderson announced the completion on X, timing it to coincide with Mistborn’s 20th anniversary, marking a concrete milestone in the Cosmere adaptation effort.

• Latest news Wizards of the Coast president John Hight to leave; will advise CEO and retain $800K pay

  John Hight, who became president of Wizards of the Coast two months after leaving Blizzard in June 2024, will step down after two years and transition to an advisory role. An SEC filing records a Transitional Advisory Services Agreement dated July 27 that keeps him as president until September 1 and then as an advisor to the CEO for up to one year. He will continue to receive an $800,000 salary in the advisory role but will no longer be eligible for his prior annual cash bonuses. His departure coincides with Hasbro taking a $56 million impairment tied to cancelled videogame projects and a company plan to cut digital spending by at least 25% by 2028.

• Latest news OpenMW compiled to WebAssembly runs Morrowind natively in a browser

  A developer known as Dumpster Buddy compiled OpenMW, the open-source engine for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, to WebAssembly so the actual game engine runs inside a browser tab. The browser port boots into the game (Seyda Neen), supports saves, controllers and mods, and is not a video stream or emulator. Engine components were rebuilt for the web—OpenSceneGraph was ported to WebGL2 and work was done on shadows, water-reflection shaders and per-pixel lighting, with supersampling used because hardware anti-aliasing doesn't survive WebGL2 post-processing. The port requires local Morrowind game files to be accessible to the browser, and the developer is considering adding multiplayer and a mod manager.

• Latest news Square Enix and Google bring Gemini to Dragon Quest Tokyo event

  Square Enix is staging a new in-person Dragon Quest event in Tokyo that will feature Google’s Gemini AI. The move follows a March rollout of a Gemini-powered “Chatty Slimey” companion for Dragon Quest X, a Japan-only MMORPG, which provoked divisive player reactions. The Tokyo event extends the same Gemini integration beyond the DQX companion and shows the partnership continuing despite controversy.

• Latest news Sam Altman says AI 'singularity' is here and warns against centralized 'AI authoritarianism'

  Sam Altman told YouTuber Relentless he believes the AI singularity—generative AI surpassing human intelligence—is already happening. He described the development as potentially 'hugely positive' while also warning of safety shortcomings and major economic and job risks. Altman urged against concentrating control in a single model or company, arguing that trading liberty for safety would be a long-term net loss.

• Latest news Taiwan detains Nvidia employee over alleged export of ~50 AI-chip servers to China

  Taiwanese authorities detained an Nvidia employee surnamed Chang and searched their home and desk at Nvidia’s Taipei office as part of a probe into alleged falsified export documents. Prosecutors accuse Chang of breach of trust and forgery tied to the attempted export of about 50 Super Micro servers containing Nvidia AI chips to China, and allege earlier shipments reached China via Japan. The case is one of at least eight related investigations across four jurisdictions and underscores intensified enforcement of US export controls on AI chips to China since 2022; Nvidia itself is not accused of wrongdoing.

• Latest news Wizards of the Coast president resigns after two-year tenure

  The president of Wizards of the Coast is stepping down after two years in the role. Wizards of the Coast is the Hasbro-owned publisher of Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. The departure creates a leadership vacancy at the company that oversees those major tabletop franchises and leadership decisions directly shape product, licensing and business strategy for them.

• Latest news Marvel's Spider-Man 2 adds two new suits inspired by Brand New Day and Marvel Tokon

  An update released today for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 adds two new in-game Spider-Man suits. The new costumes are directly inspired by Brand New Day and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. Players can equip the suits as additional cosmetic options, extending the game's post-launch content lineup.

• Latest news Roblox's Be Dead Forever Simulator removed after new age-verification rules

  Be Dead Forever Simulator has been removed from Roblox and is no longer available to download. The removal is a direct result of Roblox's newly implemented age-verification rules. Players cannot access or download the game, and it is unlikely to return to the platform.

• Latest news ARC Raiders test removes defending from aggression-based matchmaking

  Embark Studios rolled out update 1.39.0 on July 28 to test a change to ARC Raiders' aggression-based matchmaking: defending against attacks on the Rust Belt no longer adjusts a player's estimated playstyle. Only fights a squad initiates—defined by dealing the first damage—count toward aggression. The change treats entire attacked squads as defenders and counts third-party squads that hit first as fight starters, altering how matchmaking labels aggressive players.

• Latest news Kaise: Twitch streamer whose on‑stream chemistry with Asmongold fueled dating rumors

  Kaise is a Twitch content creator known for Just Chatting streams and gameplay who rose rapidly after frequent collaborations with streamer Asmongold. She appeared on Asmongold's streams in late 2023, early 2024 and again in July 2026, and their visible chemistry on those broadcasts sparked ongoing dating speculation. Neither Kaise nor Asmongold has publicly confirmed a romantic relationship, but the appearances significantly increased her visibility and audience growth on Twitch.