Ace Combat 8 and Xenoverse 3 Are Playable at Gamescom
Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe posted a fully playable gamescom 2026 lineup on July 21. The booth is Hall 6.1, A20/B021. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is playable for the first time. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is playable for the first time in Europe. The Blood of Dawnwalker is also on the floor for its first open sessions. I am not rewriting that Dawnwalker page. This one is about the booth and th...[Read More]
The Witcher 3’s Songs of the Past Gets Its First Look at Gamescom
CD PROJEKT RED is taking The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past to gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25. The first look lands during the show at 11:00am PT (2:00pm ET). After that, the studio runs guided presentations on the Cologne floor for the rest of the week. This is the third expansion for a game that launched in 2015, which is a long time to keep a silver sword sharp and som...[Read More]
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Is Out, and the Jungle Will Lie to You
ACE Team and Nacon’s The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is out today, July 15, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with full crossplay. I opened Steam, the US PlayStation Store, and Nacon’s product page this morning. Steam prints $29.99 for the standard game and $39.99 for Deluxe, and Deluxe is the edition that actually adds Temple of Yig plus extra hunters. This is 1 to 4 player ...[Read More]
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review
Thirteen years after Edward Kenway first swaggered onto the Caribbean stage and quietly became one of the most beloved protagonists in the entire franchise, Ubisoft has done something rare. They have returned to the open sea with genuine intent rather than a simple coat of polish. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is not a remaster. It is a ground-up reconstruction built in the latest Anvil eng...[Read More]
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Horizon Launch Trailer (2026) Strike fear in your foes as you board and sink enemy vessels as Edward Kenway, captain of the Jackdaw. Whether blending into crowds or leading daring assaults, switch between silent takedowns and fierce brawls as you effortlessly wield swords, pistols, and the Hidden Blade. With a cast of historical pirate legends...[Read More]
Code Vein II’s Mask of Idris Hits September 9
Code Vein II’s first expansion has a day. Mask of Idris launches September 9, 2026. Bandai Namco Entertainment America put that on the July 1 post. The expansion is for sale now, and it is already sitting in the Deluxe and Ultimate editions. I opened the official US news page and the game page looking for a dollar amount. Neither printed one. I am not inventing one. The base game is already ...[Read More]
PlayStation Will Stop Pressing Discs for New Games in January 2028
PlayStation will stop pressing discs for new console games in January 2028. Sid Shuman wrote it on the official PlayStation Blog on July 1, 2026. After that month, new PlayStation console games ship on the PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only. The disc is not being recalled. It is being retired for anything that has not already been scheduled to exist on plastic. I went back ...[Read More]
Xbox Series X Jumps to $799 as Memory Costs Climb
The Xbox Series X disc console is $799.99 on the official Microsoft Store. I checked the US listing after August 1. The 1TB digital edition is $749.99. The Series S 512GB is $499.99. Those are the live US dollar tags, not a screenshot someone rounded for a headline. Xbox Wire posted the change on June 25, 2026. The effective date was August 1, 2026. I went back to that post and then to the store. ...[Read More]
Artificial Extinction 2 Review
Hybrid Command: Strategy That Lets You Pull the Trigger Yourself Artificial Extinction 2 arrives as one of the more ambitious indie experiments of 2026, a solo-developer passion project from 100Hr Games Inc that has been in the works for over five years. Released on June 10, 2026 for PC, it takes the classic tower defense loop and fuses it with real-time strategy base management and first-person s...[Read More]
Artificial Extinction 2
About This Game Artificial Extinction 2 is a tower defense hybrid that blends first-person shooter action with real-time strategy control. Survive on a hostile Earth against relentless AI overlords by building powerful defenses, managing resources, and fighting on the front lines. Play as a sentient AI commander, switching seamlessly between RTS command view to construct and upgrade your b...[Read More]
Kingdom Hearts IV Finally Shows Itself, With No Date Attached
Kingdom Hearts IV finally put new footage on a stage, and Square Enix still did not attach a date. The trailer landed in the June 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct. I checked Nintendo’s official recap and Square Enix’s own press note from that day. Platforms, yes. A calendar day, no. A US dollar price, also no. I am not going to hang a holiday on this because the silence is the story. When a com...[Read More]
Ocarina of Time Is Getting a Switch 2 Remake This Year
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is coming back in 2026, reborn exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. That is Nintendo’s own line, not a leak with extra adjectives. I checked the official news post from the June 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct and the featured game page on nintendo.com. Both say 2026. Neither one prints a month, a day, or a US dollar price. I am not going to invent a street date so...[Read More]