42 years ago, Hayao Miyazaki gave The Odyssey’s overlooked princess the epic adventure she deserves
Nolan's The Odessey is an epic journey unlike any other, but nothing beats this genre-defining anime classic by Miyazaki.
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Will you power down your PS5 for a week in protest of Sony's all-digital future? A new petition encourages you to pull the plug on PlayStation
The backlash against Sony's proposed all-digital future continues apace this week. The company, which recently announced plans to end all physical media within the PlayStation ecosystem , has faced massive pushback on its plans to kill off the manufacture and sale of discs by...
Read at EurogamerMarvel Tokon: Fighting Souls open beta beaten and bashed by PC performance issues, Arc System Works "apologise for the impact this has had on your experience"
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls ' pre-launch open beta has just wrapped up, having been open over the weekend. Sadly, those who've given the fighter a go on PC over the past few days have run into a litany of issues, leaving developers Arc System Works apologising for the...
Read at Rock Paper ShotgunAvengers: Doomsday Star Robert Downey Jr. Hid a Secret Message on His Jacket During Marvel's Comic Con Panel — And Now Its Latverian Runes Have Been Translated
An eagle-eyed Marvel fan has translated the secret message written in Latverian runes seen on the jacket of Avengers: Doomsday star Robert Downey Jr. during this weekend's Comic Con panel.
Read at IGNFinal Fantasy 14 comes to Switch 2 later this year with the now-famous free trial, but the file size is going to be absolutely massive
One of this year's most surprising Nintendo Switch 2 port announcements was Final Fantasy 14's back in April , and against all expectations, it was set to arrive in August. Now we know it's right around the corner, and the Evercold expansion has received a big teaser trailer,...
Read at EurogamerA fantastic-looking teaser trailer for a new Myst game has been released, though tragically we'll never get to actually play it
Good news, puzzle lovers! A new teaser for a Myst game has been released online. Bad news, puzzle lovers! You'll never get to play it: the game is cancelled.
Read at EurogamerWhy new EU deepfake legislation means games need to be careful when featuring real-world people and locations
The EU AI Act 's deepfake transparency rules present an interesting challenge for game studios. The obligation is broader than the popular understanding of a deepfake, extending beyond fake videos of politicians, to a wide range of AI-generated and AI-manipulated content....
Read at GamesIndustry.bizJoe Manganiello announces new official D&D dark fantasy setting, and it's metal as hell
The actor and D&D personality will unveil his new dark fantasy setting at GenCon 2026, and it looks gritty, dark, and heavy metal as hell.
Read at PolygonRockstar clarifies which GTA 6 pre-order download codes are going to be region-locked, and how that is going to affect the game in your country
When Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders initially went live a little over a month ago, a number of retailers posted conflicting messages about which countries and regions the controversial code-in-the-box download code is actually going to work.
Read at EurogamerSteam Week in Review: A torrent of janky retail sims continues to flood Steam, and there's no end in sight
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending July 26.
Read at PC GamerYet Another Zombie Defense HD, which is its real name, is free on Steam for a limited time
Load up on guns, bring your friends.
Read at PC GamerRick and Morty Season 9 Finale Review & Recap: "Field of Dreams"
Rick and Morty closes out Season 9 with a real winner of an episode, as Morty explores the multiverse and finds only misery in "Field of Dreams." Read our full review.
Read at IGNThe Best GTA Missions
From wild heists and nostalgic drug deals to jetpack joyrides and beyond, these are the very best GTA missions of all time.
Read at IGNRick and Morty's season 9 finale had to be that brutal, showrunners say
The episode explores the dysfunctional dynamic at the core of the series and how the title characters have changed over the course of 9 seasons.
Read at PolygonIf you miss the straightforward action RPGs of the past, try the generous demo for Darkstone Restoration
Open a portal, we're going back.
Read at PC GamerHouse of the Dragon Just Gave a Major Character the Send-Off They Bitterly Deserved
House of the Dragon: Season 3, Episode 6 started things off with a bang by killing one of the series' major characters in a manner faithful to the book Fire & Blood. Not that we're sorry to see them go...
Read at IGNHouse of the Dragon season 3 episode 6 ending explained: Is [spoilers] dead?
House of the Dragon season 3 episode 6 leaves one key character's fate uncertain, but Fire & Blood offers some clarity about what's really going on.
Read at PolygonHouse of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 6 Recap and Review
At the three-quarter mark, this season of House of the Dragon is easily the best in the show’s history. It’s nuanced and complex, but doesn’t feel like it’s being artificially complicated all the time for no real reason.
Read at IGNMarvel Reveals First Clip of Sadie Sink in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, But Fans Aren't Sure What She's Trying to Say in It
Marvel has revealed a very, very short clip featuring Sadie Sink in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and fans are doing their best to piece together what her mystery character is saying in it.
Read at IGNNobody remembers the most inventive vampire thriller of the 2000s, but it's free to stream right now
Bring back cheesy vampire movies
Read at PolygonPreorders Are Live for Hasbro’s The Legend of Zelda Figures – Here’s Where You Can Grab Them
Hasbro's The Legend of Zelda figures of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf are now available to preorder from select retailers. With a release date of May 1 next year, we've broken down where they're available to buy right now.
Read at IGNOne of the best shooters around just got a barely recognizable second episode, and it's only $12
I love checking in on a New Blood game and seeing it completely transform in early access.
Read at PC GamerThe Odyssey Box Office Drops Just 19% as Its Second Weekend in Theaters Brings Another $215 Million Globally
Director Christoper Nolan's The Odyssey has managed to track down another $215.3 million at the global box office, dropping only 19% in its second weekend in theaters.
Read at IGNThese Incredible Avengers: Doomsday Figures Give Us a Better Look at the Film's X-Men Costumes | Comic Con 2026
Hot Toys' Avengers: Doomsday figures have been revealed, giving us a much better look at key X-Men characters like Ian McKellen's Magneto and Channing Tatum's Gambit.
Read at IGNTony Stark’s Greatest Fear Might Finally Play Out in Avengers: Doomsday | Comic Con 2026
Based on new Comic-Con footage, it looks like Tony Stark’s greatest fear might finally play out in Avengers: Doomsday.
Read at IGNCapcom wants to release a Resident Evil every year and sees remakes as the way to make it happen
It's worked well so far.
Read at PC GamerWhy Marvel Was Never Going to Announce the X-Men Reboot at SDCC | Comic Con 2026
Fans had high hopes, but the fact is Marvel was never going to announce the X-Men reboot at SDCC this year.
Read at IGNWhat does GTA Online 2.0 even look like—and, more to the point, what do we even want from Grand Theft Auto 6 multiplayer?
So much remains unknown about the future of GTA 6's inevitable multiplayer offshoot
Read at PC GamerUniversal Responds After All 3 Hours of The Odyssey Leak on Social Media
Universal has stepped in after a high-quality upload of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey leaked on X/Twitter.
Read at IGNThe new 'backward compatible' Xbox games on PC run on an OG Xbox emulator inside an Xbox 360 emulator, and people have already used it to run other Xbox 360 games
Emulator turducken.
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