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• Peak’s Final Major Update Will Add A Danger-Filled Dungeon

  06-08-2026 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Peak, the mountain-climbing with friends "friendslop" title that sold more than 10 million copies in its first year, is set to receive its final major update on August 11, and it looks to be an appropriate challenge for seasoned scouts.Dubbed The Final Ascent, the update will introduce two new late-game biomes, the Gloom and The Citadel, which will cycle out with the game's current Caldera and The Kiln biomes. A trailer for the update shows the Gloom to be a ghostly-looking swamp, while The Cita
  
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• Battlefield 6 Trailer Shows Off New Version Of Wake Island, And It Looks Incredible

  11-08-2026 20:47 via gamespot.com
  
  EA and Battlefield Studios have released a new trailer for Battlefield 6 that shows off the upcoming fan-favorite map Wake Island, which arrives on August 18 alongside a Top Gun-themed crossover event.
  Wake Island, which first appeared in Battlefield 1942, is inspired by the real-life Wake Atoll in the Pacific ocean where a World War II battle took place, and it's among the most beloved Battlefield maps ever.
  The newest version of the map for Battlefield 6 looks pretty incredible, at least based
  
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• Halo: Campaign Evolved’s Biggest Competition Might Be Halo

  11-08-2026 20:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Halo Campaign Evolved is a celebration of the franchise, but not many people are attending that party. New estimates peg sales at 1.2 million copies sold across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 so far, around $67 million in revenue, which isn't the best start for this remake of the original Halo campaign. Also available via Xbox Game Pass, the game is estimated to have 2.1 million players through the subscription service.According to Alinea Analytics' head of market analysis, Rhys Elliott, there are
  
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• 2011 The Lord Of The Rings Game Gets Surprise Re-Release Today

  11-08-2026 19:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Out of nowhere, the Embracer-owned Aspyr Media announced and released a new edition of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North today across PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC.
  The game was originally released in 2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, Switch 2, and PC, but now it's available on the latest generation of consoles for $20 (or $18 through August 25) as part of a "Legacy" edition. The new version features online or local split-screen co-op and "optimized" solo play, though further specifics about the
  
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• First Switch 2 Special Edition Might Celebrate Zelda’s 40th Anniversary, If Leaks Are Hy-Real

  11-08-2026 18:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo might be preparing for a 40th celebration of The Legend of Zelda series, with Switch 2 possibly getting its first special-edition system based on the beloved franchise. A new leak on social media shows a Triforce decked-out Switch 2 dock, with what appears to be black and green Joy-Con 2 controllers decorated with flourishes of gold. The Centro LEAKS account on X posted two purported pictures of the Zelda-themed Switch 2 and Switch 2 Pro Controllers. Nintendo hasn't released any of
  
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• Third Straight Year Of Layoffs Hits Until Dawn, Little Nightmares 3 Dev Supermassive

  11-08-2026 17:22 via gamespot.com
  Supermassive Games has announced job cuts for "up to 75" people--marking the third straight year of significant layoffs at the studio. This latest round of reductions comes almost three months after the release of Directive 8020, the newest entry in The Dark Pictures horror anthology.In a statement on X, Supermassive noted the firings were "a necessary step to help ensure the sustainability of the company." That's not the first time the Until Dawn developer has cited "sustainability" after layof
  
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• GTA 6 Owner Take-Two Is Not Interested In Selling To Netflix Or Anyone Right Now

  11-08-2026 17:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two, which owns Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto, is not interested in selling. The company's top boss, Strauss Zelnick, appeared on CNBC recently where he was asked if Take-Two's partnership with Netflix for the next GTA 6 trailer might be the first step toward a buyout. It is not, he said, adding that Take-Two is not interested in selling to anyone at the moment.Zelnick pointed out that Take-Two has already "made a bunch of deals" with Netflix for distributing some of its games via Netflix G
  
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• Job Simulator Is Finally Giving Your VR Headset The Day Off

  11-08-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Job Simulator has long been one of the best reasons to own a VR headset, and it might be bringing the glory days of working behind a counter--or cubicle hell--to a flat screen near you. Homeworld: Vast Reaches developer FarBridge has announced Job Simulator: Human Relations, which will see up to four players work together to complete tasks during their virtual eight-hour shift, like competing for resources or surviving natural disasters to appease their robot overlords. While you won't be p
  
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• Marvel’s Wolverine Has Given Us Sony’s Best-Looking PS5 Ever

  11-08-2026 16:57 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel's Wolverine launches next month, and to celebrate, Sony has revealed a new limited-edition PS5 console and controller design inspired by the game. Dubbed the Marvel’s Wolverine Battle Yellow Limited Edition Bundle and priced at $650, fans of the Marvel mutant can choose between a PS5 Digital Edition that comes with both a matching DualSense wireless controller and a download code for the game, or they can pick up the $75 console covers for their base model PS5 and the PS5
  
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• How Students Can Get GTA 6 For $64

  11-08-2026 15:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar's GTA 6 is priced at $80 for the standard edition, but if you're a student who shops at Target and you meet certain eligibility requirements, you can potentially get the game for a nice discount.Target Circle Students members can save 20% on the game's code-in-the-box version, bringing it down to $64 before taxes. Buying the game now via preordering also gets you perks like the Vintage Vice City Pack and a free month of GTA+. The deal was spotted by Wario64.Target Circle is free. But to
  
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• GTA 6 Could Have Had An Even Higher Price, As $100 Edition Proves Popular

  11-08-2026 14:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has acknowledged that the company could have charged more for Grand Theft Auto 6, but it declined to do so to ensure pricing felt fair. He also shared new insight into how GTA 6 preorders are going so far, saying they're skewing toward the $100 edition early on.Speaking to CNBC, Zelnick said "most people" felt that Take-Two had a "great deal of pricing power" and could leverage the monumental demand for GTA 6 to charge a higher price to consumers. However, Zelnick s
  
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• Indie Games Are Breaking Out–But It’s Still Tough Out There

  10-08-2026 23:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Developer House House and publisher Panic announced today that their co-op multiplayer puzzle/exploration/goof-around game Big Walk has achieved huge sales success in just under a week. In a post on Bluesky, Panic announced that Big Walk has already passed over one million units in sales.For small development teams and publishers, one million is a tremendous milestone--one that plenty of big commercial releases from major publishers often fail to reach. But we've seen a fair few massive indie hi
  
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• Overwatch’s Battle Pass Overhaul Will Let You Swap Out Skins You Don’t Want

  10-08-2026 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch is making big changes to its battle pass as part of Season 4, with a new multi-track system that even gives players an option to swap out and replace a skin they don't want.As explained in a new "Director's Take" blog post by Overwatch product director Chris McCabe, Blizzard said it recognizes that due to Overwatch's ever-expanding roster of 50+ heroes, not every battle pass will have rewards for the heroes a particular player is most excited about.The solution Blizzard is introducing
  
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• Battlefield 6 Removed A Fan-Favorite Mode, As Devs Look For “Best” Way To Bring It Back

  10-08-2026 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  The removal of Rush from Battlefield 6 isn't going over well within the game's community, as developer Battlefield Studios confirms it's exploring ways to bring it back.Playlists for the mode, along with several others like King of the Hill and Team Deathmatch, were removed with no real warning or fanfare from Battlefield 6 following its minor patch 1.4.1.5 update on August 4. The modes were also removed from custom searches, relegating the modes to Battlefield 6's Portal custom games.According
  
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• Blizzard Is Reportedly Xbox’s New Top Studio

  10-08-2026 19:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Out of all of Xbox's studios (of which there are admittedly fewer now following mass layoffs and studio divestitures), Blizzard is reportedly the "top performing."That's according to a new report from Windows Central based on emails sent by Blizzard president Johanna Faries to staff last week. In the emails, Faries celebrated the studio's performance ahead of BlizzCon in September, an event she hopes will "serve as a powerful springboard into a new era of momentum and excitement."Faries went on
  
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• Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls’ First PC Patch Targets Its Biggest Problems

  10-08-2026 19:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launched last week, and its first patch is taking aim at the many technical teething issues on PC. Poor optimization appears to be one of the major issues, as many users online have reported it being demanding on their systems despite having moderate PC requirements."We've been working on a number of fixes and improvements aimed at reducing performance issues, improving stability, and addressing some specific problems," Arc System Works wrote in an update. According
  
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• After eBay’s Resounding Rejection, GameStop Reconsiders Its $56 Billion Acquisition Bid

  10-08-2026 18:24 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen might be ready to pull the plug on his ambitious plan to purchase eBay for $56 billion, a new report claims. Cohen--who came up with the plan while seated on his porcelain throne--had been pursuing the deal ever since it was announced, but eBay rejected the offer, saying it was “neither credible nor attractive.”According to Bloomberg, Cohen is now considering a different strategy that would revolve around a partnership between eBay and Game
  
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• This Switch Game You Might Have Bought Is Now Totally Unplayable

  10-08-2026 18:03 via gamespot.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite is now completely removed from sale and impossible to play for people who bought it.
  Developer Cold Iron Studios announced earlier this year that Fireteam Elite, a game that runs in the cloud and not locally, would be shut down on August 5, and now that day has come. The game was delisted on the Switch's eShop earlier this year, along with other digital platforms.
  However, the game remains playable on other platforms in an offline state. Beca
  
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• Brand New Day Is Giving Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Its Biggest Sales Boost In Years

  10-08-2026 17:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day just cleared $1.6 billion at the box office, and that has also led to a surge in sales of Marvel's Spider-Man 2. According to new data estimates by Alinea Analytics, another 316,000 copies of the 2023 game have been sold on PS5 and PC via Steam since Spider-Man: Brand New Day swung into theaters, generating $11 million in sales.As Alinea's head of market analysis Rhys Elliot noted online, 20% of the copies sold since the film launched were physi
  
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• GTA 6 On A Disc Doesn’t Make Sense But Could Happen, Take-Two CEO Says

  10-08-2026 16:56 via gamespot.com
  
  For big games like GTA 6, discs "don't really make sense for the consumer," but it's something Take-Two would hasn't totally ruled out for the upcoming game, the company's CEO recently said.Speaking to IGN, Strauss Zelnick said more than 90% of Take-Two's sales currently are digital, going on to say people "need to be connected" to play most games today.
  “So everyone's connected. So it's just a matter of the most efficient way to get the title into people's hands," he said.No discs for GTA
  
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• Ryan Hurst Shows Off How Shredded He Got For God Of War, Before Misfortune Struck

  10-08-2026 15:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Anyone looking to portray Sony's beefiest protagonist, Kratos, in a live-action God of War series would need to be suitably jacked for the role, and actor Ryan Hurst certainly looks like he spent most of the day at the gym. Following a devastating bicep tear injury that forced him to vacate the role, Hurst has posted an image online of just how massive he got to play the stoic god-killer, and that simple selfie looks leagues better than the official God of War TV series promotional image that pr
  
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• Ryan Hurst Shows Off How Shredded He Got For God Of War, Before Misfortune

  10-08-2026 15:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Anyone looking to portray Sony's beefiest protagonist, Kratos, in a live-action God of War series would need to be suitably jacked for the role, and actor Ryan Hurst certainly looks like he spent most of the day at the gym. Following a devastating bicep tear injury that forced him to vacate the role, Hurst has posted an image online of just how massive he got to play the stoic god-killer, and that simple selfie looks leagues better than the official God of War TV series promotional image that pr
  
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• GTA 6 Preorder Numbers Won’t Be Revealed Because They Could Be Misleading, Take-Two CEO Says

  10-08-2026 15:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick recently said GTA 6's preorder numbers are unprecedented in the gaming industry, and that's part of the reason why the company is not revealing actual numbers. Zelnick said in an interview with Bloomberg that GTA 6 preorders "vastly" surpassed internal expectations, but he's unsure "whether they mean anything.""The massive demand for preorders we’ve seen to date could reflect a pull forward of sales that otherwise would materialize in the fullness of time," he sa
  
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• Don’t Expect To Hear About GTA 6’s Online Mode Soon

  10-08-2026 15:09 via gamespot.com
  
  GTA Online for GTA 5 has been, and continues to be, a gigantic success for Rockstar and Take-Two. So why hasn't Rockstar divulged any information about how GTA 6 will work with respect to multiplayer and online? We don't know, and a new report claims Rockstar isn't going to reveal anything anytime soon."Right now, Take-Two is only talking about GTA 6 in terms of the single-player portion, which will notpresumably have recurring revenue. I don't think they are putting microtransactions in the sin
  
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• THQ Nordic Showcase 2026: All The News, Trailers, And Reveals

  07-08-2026 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Since the Not-E3 blitz of summer gaming showcases, things have been relatively quiet since then. Amidst that break, THQ Nordic dropped a new showcase full of trailers to show what the publisher has on the way from its various studios. While it wasn't focused on big-name games like the ones you'd find in dedicated Xbox and PlayStation showcases, THQ Nordic instead has titles in very specific niche genres and IP.
  https://youtu.be/ToLh5Ruefxk
  Several of them are already available via early access o
  
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• AI Tools Aren’t Going To Replace Anyone, Says GTA 6 Publisher Boss

  07-08-2026 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  During the latest investment call for Grand Theft Auto 6's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, CEO Strauss Zelnick weighed in on the future of AI in game development. While Zelnick acknowledges that even his company will utilize AI, he reiterated his belief that the emerging technology won't replace anyone."Those [AI] tools are not going to replace anyone," said Zelnick. He also expanded on the company's approach, which he characterized as focusing on creating entertainment rather leading with
  
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• MLB The Show 26 Celebrates The Trade Deadline’s Biggest Villain

  07-08-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Tarik Skubal has been one of the best starting pitchers in all of baseball over the last few years, winning two consecutive Cy Young Awards as a member of the Detroit Tigers. But the Tigers have been having a rough season, and the team dealt Skubal to the Dodgers at the trade deadline this past weekend. Now, MLB The Show 26 is celebrating Skubal's move to Los Angeles with a special Diamond Dynasty card, so everyone can play as the biggest villain in baseball.Coming later today around noon PT / 3
  
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• Why GTA 6 Doesn’t Have Early Access, According To Take-Two

  07-08-2026 16:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two Interactive's quarterly earnings call had plenty of new information about GTA 6, including why the game won't have an early access perk. Speaking to investors, CEO Strauss Zelnick was also asked why Take-Two Interactive is selling fewer special versions of GTA 6--so far only the $80 standard and $100 ultimate editions are available to preorder--and why early access wasn't offered as an additional perk, when it is available for its line of 2K sports games like NBA, WWE, and PGA
  
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• Here’s How To Check If You Can Play The Duskbloods This Month

  07-08-2026 16:32 via gamespot.com
  
  You can now check if you were picked for the closed network test for The Duskbloods, but you won't get an email invitation as you might expect.To see if you can take part in the playtest of From Software's Switch 2 multiplayer title, you'll have to go to the website for the network test. From there, click on the three-line menu on the top right of the page and select "Account" to go to your personal page.Once there, you'll see your selection results--the page will tell you either way. Unfortunat
  
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• Take-Two CEO Says Streaming Could Soon Make Expensive Consoles Matter Less

  07-08-2026 16:30 via gamespot.com
  
  A base PS5 or Xbox Series X|S console costs far more today than it did almost six years ago, but despite that, GTA 6 publisher Take-Two Interactive doesn't believe that the more-expensive gaming hardware will slow down its business or sales of the upcoming game. Speaking to investors as part of a briefing on its recent financial quarter, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick did mention that lower-priced gaming hardware would still be preferable, but the current state of the technology could have a surpr
  
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