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The Witcher 4 Is Targeting a 2028 Release Window
CD Projekt Red has given The Witcher 4 its first release window. Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski is targeting 2028, with no exact date and no showing at Gamescom 2026.
The Witcher 42 min read
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PlayStation Blackout Day Two: The Digital Ownership Record
PlayStation owners boycotting the PS Store entered day two with organisers extending the protest indefinitely, and no new answer from Sony.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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The Blood of Dawnwalker Gets a 60FPS Console Mode at Launch
Rebel Wolves has confirmed a Performance Mode targeting 60fps for The Blood of Dawnwalker's console launch, delivered in the day-one patch on 3 September after Friday's specs topped out at 40fps.
The Blood of Dawnwalker3 min read
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Modern Warfare 4 Beta Weekend One: The Numbers and the Fixes
Weekend one of the Modern Warfare 4 beta ends at 6pm BST on Tuesday 25 August: level 20 is the ceiling and only cosmetic rewards carry over. Weekend two opens on Friday 28 August, free for everyone, including Switch 2.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 46 min read
Gaming News
2XKO Ends Active Development: Refunds and Servers Past 2026
Riot is ending active development of 2XKO at the end of 2026. Purchases on or before 20 August are being refunded. Cosmetics stay in accounts, and servers stay on past 2026 on the current plan.
2XKO6 min read
Gaming News
Modern Warfare 4 Beta: How to Get In (21 Aug-1 Sep)
Modern Warfare 4's Early Access beta runs 21-25 August for pre-orders on PS5, Xbox and PC. The open beta is 28 August to 1 September, including Switch 2, with no pre-order required.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48 min read
Patch Notes
Star Trek Online Patch Notes (11th August 2026)
The Narada from the 2009 Kelvin timeline film arrives as a Tier 6 Miracle Worker Juggernaut, bringing hybrid Romulan-Borg technology, a hull regeneration console, and a weapon-cycling starship trait.
Star Trek Online7 min read
Patch Notes
War Thunder 2.57.1.81 Patch Notes (11th August 2026)
War Thunder's latest patch tackles several long-standing missile guidance issues that have caused weapons to detonate late or miss entirely, alongside fixes for naval turret alignment and interface display errors.
War Thunder4 min read
Patch Notes
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Hotfix 14.1 Notes (11th August 2026)
Hotfix 14.1 targets underperforming weapons with meaningful buffs while addressing a punishing enemy ability and a string of Siege Mode progression issues.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 24 min read
Patch Notes
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Patch 1.12.4 - Notes (11th August 2026)
Vanguard enemies are getting a substantial health cut, a new stagger method, and reduced spawn rates in events. Skitarii Blitz abilities see sweeping changes to balance and consistency.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide16 min read
Gaming News
1666: Amsterdam Wows With Its World, Not Its Combat
Hands-on previews of Patrice Désilets' long-awaited passion project paint a picture of a gorgeous, historically obsessive world let down by combat that isn't ready for prime time.
1666: Amsterdam2 min read
Patch Notes
PUBG: Battlegrounds Patch Notes - Update 42.3 (11th August 2026)
PUBG's first Meta Rotation season puts Light Machine Guns centre stage with substantial buffs and a new 7.62mm LMG, while vehicle combat gets significantly harder.
PUBG: Battlegrounds18 min read
Patch Notes
Monster Hunter Wilds 08.04.2026 Patch Notes (11th August 2026)
The official event quest schedule for Monster Hunter Wilds is now live, covering the week of 4-11 August 2026 across all timezones.
Monster Hunter Wilds17 min read
Gaming News
Australia Bans Halloween Game for Weed, Not Murder
IllFonic's Halloween: The Game has been refused classification in Australia and New Zealand. The reason? Not the brutal kills or the masked serial killer. It's because players can smoke weed for a gameplay advantage.
Halloween: The Game4 min read
Gaming News
No Cast, No Network, but Payday's TV Show Has 50 Cent
Starbreeze has signed Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson to executive produce a Payday screen adaptation alongside Vice Studios. Beyond that, almost nothing about the show is confirmed.
Payday3 min read
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Persona 1 and 2 Remakes? Producer Calls Them a Necessity
Kazuhisa Wada, the producer behind Persona 3 Reload and Persona 4 Revival, says remaking the original Persona games isn't just something he'd like to do. It's something he believes Atlus has to do.
Persona3 min read
Gaming News
25 Years Later, Kamiya Wants to Direct DMC Again
Hideki Kamiya responded to a fan's lore question by teasing a return to Devil May Cry. With his studio already partnered with Capcom on an Okami sequel, the tease carries more weight than his usual trolling.
Devil May Cry3 min read
Gaming News
Aliens Fireteam Elite Killed on Switch, No Refunds
Cold Iron Studios shut down the cloud servers for Aliens: Fireteam Elite on Switch, leaving anyone who paid up to $59.99 with a game they can never play again and zero compensation.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite4 min read
Patch Notes
Smite 2 OB41 - The Light Weaver Update Patch Notes (10th August 2026)
Cu Chulainn arrives with a rage system that flips Smite's resource economy on its head, while Conquest's minion wave structure gets its most significant restructure in months.
Smite 212 min read
Patch Notes
Paralives Patch Notes 0.1.7 (10th August 2026)
The latest Paralives update addresses a critical lifespan problem that could trigger social services removal, while overhauling how babies enter the world and how Paras get intimate.
Paralives8 min read
Patch Notes
Forza Horizon 6 Patch Notes (10th August 2026)
The Mascot Party arrives on August 13 with new EventLab props and a four-week limited series. More pressing: the patch finally addresses the garage full bug that has locked players out of their collections.
Forza Horizon 66 min read
Patch Notes
The Division 2 [TUY8S2.3] New Broken Rain Notes (10th August 2026)
Rikers have seized a hydroelectric dam in Pennsylvania. The Broken Rain Incursion goes live tomorrow, bringing a new exotic rifle and the season's first endgame grind.
The Division 213 min read
Gaming News
Steam Hardware Buyers' Addresses Leaked in Cyberattack
Valve is warning European Steam hardware customers that a cyberattack on its shipping partner CEVA Logistics likely exposed their names, home addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Patch Notes
RuneScape Leagues II: Equilibrium Patch Notes (10th August 2026)
Leagues II: Equilibrium launches at 1:00 PM BST on 10th August. The new Region Locking system forces players to choose which areas to unlock, Blessings overhaul early combat progression, and a raft of quality-of-life changes reshape the entire League experience.
RuneScape20 min read