Box Art Brawl – Duel: Digimon World 4 (GameCube)

North America / Europe Image: Bandai / LaunchBox Both covers feature the same four starter Digimon: Dorumon, Veemon, Guilmon, and the iconic Agumon. The western design shows the four of them poses in a cool little action shot, like they’re all about to head off into battle. The downside to the more polygonal art style…

Saudi Arabia’s EA Takeover Reportedly Set To Clear EU Hurdle

After announcing its $55 billion acquisition of EA in September 2025, the European Union is reportedly set to approve Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) purchase at the end of July, according to new reporting from Reuters. As Reuters reported on July 17, people familiar with the deal said Saudi Arabia’s PIF will secure the…

Kingdom Hearts’ Canceled Mobile Game’s Intro May Have Leaked

Kingdom Hearts is a series full of mysteries and dense lore that only the biggest of fans can fully understand or explain. A mobile game called Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link was once meant to be a key part of the ongoing Square Enix/Disney crossover, specifically having characters and events related to Kingdom Hearts IV. Though Square Enix…

PC Game Pass takes a fresh blow with eight big losses, including Crusader Kings 3

It’s going to be a sad August for PC Game Pass, particularly if you’re a fan of medieval games. Microsoft and Xbox have confirmed eight more titles that will be leaving the subscription service at the end of July, and it includes both Crusader Kings 3 and Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord, along with phenomenal…

Cliff Bleszinski says ego played a role in LawBreakers’ failure: ‘People are loyal to the game, but they’re not necessarily loyal to the person’

LawBreakers was, by many accounts, a great game. But the 2017 shooter was a commercial failure, and developer Boss Key shut it down just a year after release. There’s been much speculation about why it stumbled, including from Boss Key co-founder and Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski himself. In a new interview with 80.lv,…

Truthfully The Fallout I’m Most Looking Forward To Is Fan-Made

This week, as distress, disgust and distrust mounted from Xbox’s decimation of their studios, the company pushed Bethesda on stage to quell anger. In some pretty naked damage control, Todd Howard assured fans that their favorite series would continue, in spite of layoffs. An Elder Scrolls here. A New Vegas remake there. But Li’l Devil…

Path of Exile is ripping up the rulebook, and nothing is “untouchable”

Ken coolly serves the hottest news stories and has played, we think, every game ever made. Published: July 19, 2026 Path of Exile 3.29 feels a little more condensed than the action RPG‘s previous expansion, yet transformative changes like the removal of socket colors, rebalancing across more than 100 skills, and our first taste of…

Game of Thrones is finally getting the PC game we’ve been waiting for next year

Game of Thrones: War for Westeros has reemerged over a year after its announcement, although that also came with the news that it will now launch in 2027. Game of Thrones: War for Westeros is a real-time strategy game based on the HBO show. The RTS title is being developed by PlaySide, the publisher of…

Bandai Namco Reveals Changes & Improvements In Tales of Eternia Remastered

Bandai Namco is bringing its role-playing title Tales of Eternia Remastered to the Switch and Switch 2 this October. Ahead of the big release, it’s been sharing additional information about what to expect on the game’s Japanese website. It’s now shared a very long “list of changes” detailing all of the updates. This includes remastered…

Riot quickly backpedals on paid old-school skins in League of Legends Classic after backlash

League of Legends Classic, the new mode which remixes the MOBA by deleting most of the roster and restoring all sorts of old builds and character kits from 2013 and prior, has hit Riot’s public test environment. It’s been met with mixed reception since then, in part due to its approach to old visuals—when the…