Sony has confirmed the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August 2026, which is headlined by Helldivers 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Vampire Survivors.
It's a strong month, which also includes Hell is Us, Two Point Museum and Umamusume Pretty Derby - Party Dash, plus a couple of retro classics.
As ever, it's worth remembering that Sony is still experimenting with the timing of new PS Plus game releases, which means the games will be released on varying dates throughout the month if you're in the U.S., the UK and Japan. The full lineup will be available to play on July 21 in all other regions.
Earlier today, Helldivers 2 was confirmed for PlayStation Plus alongside a major new update and its long-awaited Warhammer 40,000...
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Yesterday, Xbox boss Asha Sharma teased The Elder Scrolls 6 with a tweet confirming she’d witnessed a live playthrough of Bethesda’s hotly anticipated open-world fantasy role-playing game. She did so by using asterisks where the subtitle of the game should be, which was all it took to send The Elder Scrolls fans down a rabbit hole from which they have now emerged with some solid theories.
Sharma called the game "The Elder Scrolls VI: ********." Now, the number of asterisks used here may be meaningless. But! If the number (eight) does equal the number of characters in the actual subtitle, then we have some names that fit perfectly.
I’ve seen lots of people suggest Sentinel as the subtitle. Sentinel is a major coastal capital city of...
Ever since GTA 3’s protagonist (a stoic murder proxy allegedly named Claude) melted our hearts, every one of Rockstar’s rich and varied litany of leading men has reached iconic status. But there’s one that stands out as their most brilliant, subversive best.
That would be Niko Bellic, obviously.
Rockstar’s biggest triumph, though, is that their other greatest character isn’t subversive at all. In fact, he is Mr. GTA, absolutely everything you and your mum might associate with the series embodied in one gloriously nasty psychopath.
Trevor was created in part to solve the conundrum of what media wanks in the late '00s liked to call "Ludonarrative Dissonance", a phenomenon in games like this where the actions of the player in the open...
We would say that more than any other genre, the humble PC (or not so humble if you’re rocking a top-end build) is synonymous with tactical war games. Quite simply, no other platform can compare to the sheer width, breadth, and depth of tactical war games available on PC. With that in mind, here are some of the genre’s best that you should seek out as soon as possible.
Armored Brigade II
Easily one of the most hardcore real-time war games available on PC, Armored Brigade II has enjoyed plenty of critical acclaim since its release in April 2025. Quite rightly, too.
Choosing the Cold War period between 1965 and 1991 as its setting, Armored Brigade II brings a frankly ridiculous level of detail to the fore. You’ll find massive...
Helldivers 2 has surprised-dropped on the PlayStation Plus catalog alongside a major new update and the long-awaited Warhammer 40,000 crossover Warbond.
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members can now download and play what Sony called “one of the most popular PlayStation 5 games of all time” as a new addition to the Game Catalog on-demand library. Helldivers 2, which launched early 2024, still holds the record for the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever.
“Players continue to recognize the value of PlayStation Plus and an ever-evolving Game Catalog with strong content specially curated for the PlayStation community,” said Mary Yee, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Sony Interactive Entertainment. “With the addition of...
Doug Cockle, the voice behind The Witcher’s Geralt, has hit out at AI platforms that feature his voice, saying he’d sue them if he could.
Speaking to Polygon, Cockle called AI replications of his voice “the bugbear of my life,” and expressed concern at the technology being used to make Geralt say awful things, which might then mislead some into thinking Cockle had actually provided the voice.
“If I had the power, the money, and the influence, I would sue every single AI platform out there with my voice on it. I would sue them into the ground,” he said.
“More than money or anything else is that they could make Geralt say horrible things. They could make Geralt a racist. They could make him a misogynist. They could make him have...
Saber Interactive, the company behind Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, has denied it replaced a writer with ChatGPT, but admitted its new taxi game Rideshare Stimulator uses AI "by necessity."
Rideshare Stimulator hit the headlines this week when it was confirmed that the game's reveal trailer featured several deliberate jabs at Borderlands boss Randy Pitchford. These jokes were acknowledged by Driving Stimulator's publisher Saber Interactive via its CEO Matt Karch, who does not seem to be a big Pitchford fan.
But in highlighting Rideshare Stimulator and its cheeky jibes, Saber Interactive also invited criticism from a former writer on the project, Stella Sacco, who claimed she was "replaced" by ChatGPT by Saber while working on the...
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has spoken for the first time about his surprise addition to the WWE 2K26 roster in June, saying it was his idea and the DLC did quite well actually. But don’t expect the high-powered CEO to appear in GTA 6.
Zelnick was quietly added as a playable character in WWE 2K26 during the game's third season content update, complete with a full entrance with unique commentary alongside 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra, which is quite the licensed song to get for any video game.
The 69-year-old gaming executive weighs in at 165 lbs and holds an in-game rating of 77, which might be fair enough given Zelnick has been called "America's Fittest CEO.” In 2018, aged 61, he was said to be working out 10-12 times a week. He...
Kingdom Hearts 4 news looks set for later this week after Disney confirmed the details of its Kingdom Hearts panel at fan convention D23.
A livestream of the ‘DEEP DIVE into KINGDOM HEARTS panel at D23’ will be available on August 15 at 4.30pm PT / 7.30pm ET / August 16 at 12.30am UK time. Disney said it will offer a “behind-the-scenes look at the making of the games,” but it’s who’s on the panel that has fans excited for what is now expected news on Kingdom Hearts 4.
The panel guests are Nana Gadd from Disney & Pixar Games, Tai Yasue from Square Enix, Haley Joel Osment, who voices Sora, David Gallagher, who voices Riku, and Renée Johnson, who is behind the Disney character voices.
With a panel like that (Yasue is believed to be...
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released a major patch for the game, adding new Illuminate enemies, a new biome, and raising the level cap.
Update 7.0.0 is about players’ fight toward the Void, which will see the cannon fodder of Super Earth run into “new, hideously mutated organisms.” The patch notes, courtesy of Steam, are below.
“We have received intelligence reports that indicate these metamorphosed creatures are emerging from the heart of the Void – they are ghoulish diversions wrought into existence by the Illuminate scourge to threaten our freedom,” reads the in-universe description.
The patch adds a new SEAF planet modifier that will see Super Earth Armed Forces join players in battle in your missions with a range of...
Bethesda staff have inflated a giant rat outside the company's offices, during a visit by the Xbox management team to play The Elder Scrolls 6.
The large expandable rodent is the work of the CWA union, whose members include current and former Bethesda staff enraged by Microsoft's recent mass layoffs. Former employees also carpeted the street outside Bethesda's building with hundreds of red flags — one for every staff member laid off by Microsoft over the past 12 months.
Yesterday, Xbox boss Asha Sharma enthusiastically confirmed she had seen a "live playthrough" of Bethesda's highly-anticipated upcoming RPG — and even teased its under-wraps subtitle. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sharma made no mention of the enormous rat sat outside.
"The...
Promising looking action game Phantom Blade Zero is getting its very own State of Play, but if the reaction to Sony’s announcement is any indication, the chat is going to be overrun with angry comments about Sony’s decision to kill PlayStation discs.
Sony announced the State of Play, set for August 17 at 7pm PT / 10pm ET / August 18 at 3am UK time, across its socials and on the PlayStation Blog. As with so many PlayStation announcements these days, the replies are dominated by the continued backlash to the impending end of PlayStation disc production from 2028.
And this new State of Play — the first since Sony’s announcement sent shockwaves through the video game industry — looks set to be no different. “Need everyone to spam...
Pearl Abyss has detailed its plans for smash hit action role-playing game Crimson Desert, confirming it is exploring multiplayer modes. Meanwhile, we have a target launch window for the Nintendo Switch 2 version, and talk of potential sequels.
In the South Korean company’s latest financial letter, Crimson Desert got a detailed follow-up strategy plan. None of this should come as much of a surprise given how well Crimson Desert has sold. Crimson Desert launched on March 19 and was an instant hit for Pearl Abyss, bringing in KRW 266.5 billion (approx. $178.8 million) in just a couple of weeks. More than 80% of those Crimson Desert sales came from North America and Europe. Less than three months after launch, Crimson Desert crossed the 6...
The Intel Gamer Days Sale, an annual event hosted by Intel, starts now and runs through September 13. The most notable deal during this event is the two free upcoming AAA games that come with an eligible gaming PC and laptop purchase - Star Wars: Galactic Racer, out on October 6, and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, out on February 12 next year.
Upon purchase, you'll receive instructions to claim a download voucher that can be redeemed once these games launch. This promotion is available at a number of participating retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, and Newegg, but currently some of the best ongoing deals on PCs and laptops can be found at Walmart.
Eligible Prebuilt Gaming PC Deals
Walmart is offering a CyberPowerPC Gamer...
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma got to see a "live playthrough" of The Elder Scrolls 6, and she posted her reactions on social media afterwards. She also teased – in the vaguest of ways – the subtitle for the upcoming RPG.
"Live playthrough of The Elder Scrolls VI: ******** this morning," she posted on her X account. "The scale and grandeur are incredible. The story is even greater."
Her statement certainly poses a lot of questions, starting with, "What does ******** mean?" Did she use the exact number of asterisks for whatever the word is (it's eight asterisks, by the way)? How far along is the gameplay that she saw? What's the story about? By "incredible scale," did they show her the entire world in a flythrough? And does this mean we're any...
Bethesda has confirnmed a patch for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is on the way, with the Nintendo Switch 2 version now out the door.
Oblivion Remastered has been without a patch on PC since July 2025, and still suffers from issues that plagued it at launch, including worsening performance the more you play. In May last year, the tech experts at Digital Foundry said Oblivion Remastered suffered from significant performance problems, including hitches while roaming the open world, frame-rate problems, and even performance degrading slowly with more playing time, potentially due to a memory leak. Then, in May this year, Digital Foundry revisited Oblivion Remastered to check in on how it performs, and found many of the same...
Aspyr has plans to re-release more Lord of the Rings games following its shadow drop of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North on modern platforms.
In a press release for the new version of War in the North, Aspyr planted a small tease for the future of the Lord of the Rings franchise in gaming: "The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and is the first The Lord of the Rings title released by Aspyr," reads the press release. "Fans can look forward to even more classic releases by Aspyr from the beloved franchise in the future!"
That last part is the most notable bit, as it confirms we will be seeing more re-releases of classic Lord of the Rings games in the future...
Silent Hill creature designer and illustrator Masahiro Ito is clapping back at Madonna fans after a comment he made about one of her music videos rubbed a vocal group of listeners the wrong way.
Masahiro Ito is the mind behind some of horror’s most iconic monsters. The Bubble Head Nurses from Silent Hill 2, Pyramid Head, and many other creatures from the first three games in the series were borne at least in part from his creative vision, birthing monsters that have remained staples in the genre to this day.
In May 2019, Ito opened up about one of his inspirations for the nurses’ movements in the Silent Hill franchise, citing the dancers in Madonna’s 1999 music video for ‘Nothing Really Matters.’ In the video, Madonna and her backup...
A brand new re-release of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North has been launched out of the blue on modern consoles and PC.
Aspyr has remastered The Lord of the Rings: War in the North to modern platforms, much to the joy of hardcore Middle-Earth fans. The game is now available on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and PC for $17.99 until August 25th, and then the price will rise to $19.99. The new release features 60fps, bug fixes, and various quality of life changes such as the ability to lock on to enemies, and the option to hot swap to different characters on the fly.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North originally released on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in November 2011, but it wasn't exactly a smash hit. The game...
More than anything else, 2026 has been marked by basically every piece of technology getting more expensive. While a lot of the price increases have centered around hardware, Microsoft is now reportedly tightening the screws as well.
According to a report from Taiwanese economics outlet Economic Daily News (via PCMag), Microsoft will be raising its licensing fees for Windows 11 by as much as 10%. Now, this price increase isn't for DIY system builders who are buying a key for their own PC, but rather for OEM system builders who sell you a completed system. The license fee increases aren't going to be the same across the board either, as Microsoft generally scales the licensing fee according to the processor. So, for instance, a laptop...
Struggling against the Legendary Ships in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced? Don't worry, you're not alone.
According to player stats released today by Ubisoft, Legendary Ship encounters have just a 47% win rate, meaning that more than half of all attempts to sink the boss boats have ended in failure.
Of course, it's still relatively early days. Black Flag Resynced has only been available for a month, meaning that many players will have likely attempted to take down a Legendary Ship before their Jackdaw was fully equipped. And even then, Legendary Ships are designed as an endgame activity. They're not meant to be easy!
Other player stats revealed by Ubisoft have revealed that players have spent 8.07 million hours manually...
Development on a beloved Terraria mod is shutting down following sexual misconduct allegations revolving around its lead developer. Meanwhile, the creators of the mod have reportedly turned down an offer to save it from streamer xQc.
Terraria is one of the biggest crafting games in the world and has a thriving modding community. One of the best and most popular mods is known as Calamity, which massively expands the game with additional bosses, biomes, items, and music, almost serving as an unofficial expansion for the title. However, it has been bogged down in controversy for some time now, which has led to the team ceasing development.
The mod's lead developer, Ozzatron, was accused of allegedly participating in an NSFW Discord...
Control Resonant’s combat is a massive departure from the classic Remedy gunfights of the original Control. The shapeshifting gun has been ripped out of your hands and replaced with The Aberrant, a skeleton key of a melee weapon capable of unlocking enemy weaknesses, be that in the form of nifty dual blades or a defence-smashing hammer. With multiple forms to experiment with, numerous abilities to unlock, and an extensive skill tree to explore, The Aberrant represents Control taking one step further into the realm of action RPGs. To learn how it all works, I spoke to the team at Remedy all about Resonant’s new combat system and the weapon that powers it all.
Having now played three or so hours of Control Resonant, I can confirm that...
As a kid, one of my favourite moments in The Empire Strikes Back was when Han Solo and Chewbacca got the drop on an Imperial probe droid on Hoth by flanking it on either side and blasting it to bits, so you can imagine I was pretty stoked when Star Wars Zero Company allowed me to pull off plenty of ice cold combat manoeuvres just like it during the first 10 hours of its campaign. When it was first revealed last year I assumed this turn-based tactics adventure would only appeal to hardcore fans of the genre, that it was merely XCOM with X-Wings, perhaps. However, after getting hands-on with a near-finished build, I’m happy to report that Zero Company’s strategic shooting seems extremely approachable for newcomers without sacrificing any...
This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox’s 25th anniversary, he’ll be sharing his memories from the platform’s first quarter-century.
Back in its day, the original Xbox was known as the “shooter box” – a reputation that wasn’t unwarranted. But if you ask me, Microsoft also deserves a ton of credit for popularizing Western RPGs on consoles. The countless incredible Japanese role-playing games on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms dominated the genre back then, but when Xbox came around, that began to change. Bethesda’s Xbox port of The Elder Scrolls 3...
Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has announced layoffs impacting up to 75 staff — the studio's third round of job losses in three years.
This latest round of cuts was confirmed publicly today in a statement posted to social media by Supermassive, which described the "difficult decision to begin a redundancy consultation process" as a "necessary step to help ensure the sustainability of the company."
"We know this will be an incredibly difficult time for everyone, and our priority throughout the process will be to provide support to all those impacted," the studio continued.
Supermassive Games' latest launch was Directive 8020, another title in the studio's signature horror anthology series, The Dark Pictures. The game arrived...
With Gears of War: E-Day in the middle of its open beta, players are getting stuck into its PvP, gnashing their way through hordes of enemies while darting about from cover to cover — just as they did in Gears of War back in the day.
And 20 year-old arguments first had on the Xbox 360 are flaring up again on the current generation of consoles, as some Gears fans bemoan sweaty movement all over again.
If you’ve ever played Gears PvP you’ve probably seen other players move in and out of cover incredibly quickly, making themselves hard to pin down and shoot, all while using the Gnasher to hit hard from close quarters. It’s called wall bouncing, and while E-Day doesn’t replicate it exactly as it works before, players are still able to...
Beef between two high-profile video game industry CEOs has bubbled over into the public domain, via a trailer for new taxi simulation game Rideshare Stimulator.
Footage of the game includes several references to Borderlands boss Randy Pitchford, head of Gearbox Studios, and an embarrassing incident involving a USB stick that contained pornographic material.
And now, those references have been confirmed as a deliberate "dig" at Pitchford by Matt Karch, the boss of Rideshare Stimulator publisher Saber Interactive, as payback for "shots" fired at Embracer in Borderlands 4. (Embracer was previously the parent company of both Gearbox and Saber, and where Karch served on the board of directors.)
"The dig is because Randy took shots at...
Forza Horizon 6 developer Playground Games has confirmed the new content coming to the game over the next four weeks in the Series 4 Horizon Playlist ‘Horizon Mascot Party.’ The content includes new cars, as typical, but also a new, temporary time attack circuit situated within the stadium.
Series 4 will run from August 13 to September 10, and Playground has revealed the 10 cars that will be available to collect over the next four weeks. Some of them are new to the Horizon series, and some are returning prizes from Forza Horizon 6’s Series 1 playlist. This will mean that you may well have already picked some of these up if you’ve been playing FH6 regularly since launch. However, if you’ve only been playing as of more recently, having...
Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy is betting big on Control Resonant, as Alan Wake 2 finally passes 3 million copies sold.
Remedy's latest financial results show decreases in profit, revenue and cash flow — but this isn't a huge surprise. The company is busy putting the finishing touches to its impressive-looking Control sequel, while sales of its back catalog have been steady.
Originally launched in October 2023, Alan Wake 2 took some time to turn a profit. Meanwhile, as previously announced, Remedy's multiplayer experiment FBC: Firebreak received its final update back in March, following low sales.
Jean-Charles Gaudechon, installed as CEO of Remedy in March, commented on the company's latest results by pointing out that the...