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Xbox fans have little time left to enter a sweepstakes offering tickets to the company’s FanFest event at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany. Entries close on Sunday, August 2, 2026. The winner will receive admission for themselves and one guest, but travel and accommodation are not included. The competition is open to eligible adults in Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the

Ubisoft is giving eligible Xbox owners free PC versions of 13 games they already own digitally on console. The offer applies to selected titles from franchises including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, The Crew, and Watch Dogs. The PC versions are accessed through Ubisoft Connect rather than directly through the Xbox app on PC. For most supported games, the edition and downloadable content

The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2026 concluded on July 29 after offering discounts across more than 2,000 games through the Microsoft Store. The promotion covered a wide range of Xbox releases, including recent games, major role playing titles, shooters, family games, and older catalogue releases. Discounts reached as high as 95 percent, although the reduction varied by title, edition, and region. Several of the

Tomb Raider: Catalyst is now expected to launch in 2028, extending the wait for Lara Croft’s next original adventure. The revised release window was mentioned by Amazon Games head Jeffrey Gattis during a discussion about the company’s upcoming projects. He said Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will arrive on February 12, 2027, followed by the next game in 2028. Catalyst had previously been associated

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will receive its first major expansion, Cost of Hope, on August 20, 2026, across Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, and PC. The expansion adds two new regions, Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Iron Forest, along with a new story built around the conflict between Duty and Freedom. Cost of Hope will launch alongside a major free

Electronic Arts Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson received total compensation of $38.65 million for the 2026 financial year, marking a sharp increase from the previous year while the company continued cutting jobs across several development teams. Wilson’s compensation rose by approximately $8.12 million compared with the $30.53 million he received in fiscal year 2025. That represents an increase of about 27 percent. The package

Square Enix is still discussing how to release Final Fantasy VII Revelation at retail, with director Naoki Hamaguchi pushing for some form of physical edition despite concerns about the game’s expected size. The final chapter of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy is planned for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Nintendo Switch 2. However, the publisher has not yet

CONTROL Resonant will be the longest game Remedy Entertainment has made, with a main playthrough expected to last about 30 hours and a completionist run reaching as much as 50 hours. That makes the sequel considerably larger than the original Control. Players who completed most of the first game’s activities could usually finish it in less than 30 hours, while CONTROL Resonant is designed

Capcom is adding detailed difficulty controls to Onimusha: Way of the Sword after some players found its recent demo too easy. The upcoming action game is bringing the Onimusha series back after a break of about 20 years. Its playable demo launched last month on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, giving players an early look at its combat system.

Path of Exile 2 players using NVIDIA graphics cards can finally avoid two serious technical problems after a new game update and NVIDIA driver version 610.88 addressed repeated crashes and severe shader stuttering. The fixes followed a long investigation by Grinding Gear Games into a “device removed” crash that affected certain NVIDIA systems. According to Game Director Jonathan Rogers, the issue only appeared on

The Elder Scrolls Online will continue receiving new content, but ZeniMax Online Studios has delayed several major updates after losing 213 employees during Microsoft’s wider Xbox restructuring. The most significant changes affect the Crimson Veldt Trial, a planned class and combat overhaul, and Update 52. All three were previously expected sooner but have now moved into 2027. Game Director Nick Giacomini reassured players that

Silent Hill: Townfall will launch on September 24, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and PC, introducing a first person perspective, a new Scottish setting, and a portable television that plays a central role in exploration and survival. The standalone psychological horror game is being developed by Glasgow based Screen Burn, the studio previously known as No Code. Its earlier work includes Stories Untold and Observation,

Electronic Arts is preparing to become a privately owned company after its proposed $55 billion acquisition received all required regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close after trading ends on August 4, 2026. Once completed, EA will become a wholly owned subsidiary of a company formed by an investor group led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The deal will end EA’s 37

Final Fantasy VII Revelation may arrive earlier in spring 2027 than Square Enix’s cautious financial guidance initially suggests. Recent comments from game director Naoki Hamaguchi point to a possible March launch, although the company has only confirmed a general spring release window. The final chapter of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy was officially revealed in June for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X,

Sony plans to continue ending PlayStation disc production from January 2028, even after receiving strong criticism from players who want physical games to remain available. The company addressed the reaction during its first quarter earnings call for the 2026 financial year. Sony acknowledged that many players have emotional and practical reasons for supporting physical media, but said the wider shift toward digital content remains

Nintendo may release The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake on November 11, placing one of its biggest games of 2026 just eight days before Grand Theft Auto VI arrives on November 19. The possible date appeared through a short lived Nintendo UK listing for a Kirby Air Riders amiibo. The page was quickly changed, but it reportedly showed a November 11 release

Xbox is aiming to reach 500 million daily players by 2030, according to a leaked internal memo outlining the company’s long term growth plan. The target represents a major increase from Xbox’s current audience. The company reportedly has more than 100 million daily active players, over 500 million monthly active players, and close to one billion people who interact with its games or services

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has received a substantial upgrade for Nintendo Switch 2, bringing sharper image quality, smoother performance, and several practical improvements that make the game easier to enjoy. The visual changes are immediately noticeable, especially in handheld mode. The original Nintendo Switch version often ran at a very low resolution, sometimes dropping into a range between 378p and 540p. On Nintendo Switch 2,

Owlcat Games has not announced plans to develop Baldur’s Gate 4, but the studio is willing to consider the challenge if the opportunity ever appears. Studio co founder Alexander Mishulin described the idea as both an honor and a difficult creative task. He acknowledged that taking responsibility for the next Baldur’s Gate game would require confidence, ambition, and a willingness to accept enormous expectations

Building your own gaming PC has long been treated as the better choice for performance, value and upgradeability. That view is becoming harder to defend as prebuilt systems improve their component quality, cooling, cable management and pricing. Many older prebuilts deserved their poor reputation. They often used restrictive cases, proprietary motherboards, weak power supplies and unnecessary software. Some also charged a large premium despite