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3 August 2021
The Wayward Realms is a "Grand RPG" by former Elder Scrolls devs
Looks alloreing.
McDonald's designed a hideous PS5 controller, accidentally exposed it to the world
No, you can't dip it in curry sauce.
eFootball's early autumn launch "basically a demo", Konami says
Pre-season schedule.
2 August 2021
Take-Two says it's announcing an "exciting new franchise" later this month
As GTA 5 surpasses 150m sales.
Battlefield 2042 might not have a story campaign but it's getting a short film
And it's debuting next week.
Nier: Automata and Ghostrunner lead August's PlayStation Now additions
And Undertale's in there too.
Jelly Deals | Hades for Ł19, Aliens: Fireteam Elite for Ł25 and more of the best game deals
Pick up some of this month's biggest games for the lowest price.
Digital Foundry | DF Direct Weekly talks Flight Simulator, RX 6600 XT and PS5 NVMe support
Plus: when cross-gen is over, will we back to 1080p30 gaming?
Feature | It's the small details that might just make Switch OLED worthwhile
Hands-on with Nintendo's hardware refresh.
Ariana Grande headlining Fortnite concert series this week
No tiers left to cry.
1 August 2021
Half-Life 2 Remastered Collection is fan-made but reportedly has Valve's "consent"
It's the next iteration of the free mod, Half-Life 2: Update.
Halo fans wonder if this doughnut ad has inadvertently revealed Halo Infinite's release month
Krispy Kreme promotion asks "Why wait for November?"
Respawn shuts down "dashboarding" cheaters on Apex Legends
Most of which were playing on PS4.
José Mourinho says Fortnite is "a nightmare" and keeps his players "up all night"
"...And the next day they have a game!"
Final Fantasy 14 redesigns an icon to stop triggering players' phobia of holes
Dozens of trypophobic players fed back on the official forums.
Take a new tour of Life Is Strange: True Colors' Haven Springs
"The small town with a big heart".
31 July 2021
Halo Infinite's bots aren't messing about
Combat evolved.
More Activision Blizzard allegations emerge as former dev calls for industry unionisation
"... I have nothing to fear from unionisation."
343 issues Halo Infinite spoiler warning after "unintentionally" including campaign files in the preview build
No spoilers in this article!
30 July 2021
Horizon Forbidden West reportedly delayed into Q1 2022
Missing planned "holiday season" 2021 release.
Two Point Hospital celebrates Sonic's birthday with free in-game items and outfits pack
Plus free trials on Switch, Xbox, and Steam.
DayZ creator Dean Hall's sci-fi survival game Icarus delayed until November
And its beta starts 28th August.
Valheim's Hearth and Home update will make it easier to store treasure
Making ends mead.
Steam has a new storage manager, and it's pretty nice
Available in the new beta client.
Video | Dissecting the Dead Space remake
Deep cut.
Sekiro speedrunner completes game blindfolded
Sound of violence.
Jelly Deals | Nintendo Switch NES controllers now half price at My Nintendo Store
Perfect for playing retro games on the Switch console.
New FIFA 22 trailer gives us a first taste of gameplay
Fouls have never been so realistic.
Feature | What we've been playing
A few of the games that have us hooked at the moment.
Forza Motorsport 7 will be delisted after just four years
Existing owners will still be able to play.
29 July 2021
Adorable avian skateboarding game SkateBird delays release to September
On Xbox, Switch, PC, and Amazon Luna.
Hyper Light Drifter dev's acrobatic action-adventure Solar Ash gets October release date
Coming to PS4, PS5, and PC.
Everything shown in Annapurna Interactive's showcase
Annanouncements galore.
Rock opera adventure The Artful Escape sparkles onto Steam and Xbox in September
Strumthing to look forward to.
Outer Wilds' "first and only expansion" launches September
"If you've played the game, you might be wondering how."
Brilliant 14th century stealth adventure A Plague Tale: Innocence is next week's Epic Store freebie
And it's joined by 2D combat-racer Speed Brawl.
Black Panther heading to Marvel's Avengers in August
And there's a free-play weekend starting today.
Fortnite seems to have killed off a fan-favourite character
Cut down in their prime.
Naraka: Bladepoint is coming to consoles
Although no concrete release date yet.
Digital Foundry | The Ascent: an Xbox Series showcase - but how well does it run on Xbox One?
Performance and loading are dramatically improved on the new consoles.
Jelly Deals | This week's best deals on Razer, Corsair and Logitech PC gaming accessories
Gaming keyboards, mice and streaming mics at bargain prices.
New Pokémon Snap gets a new update
New enough for you?