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‘Final Fantasy VII Revelation’ Gameplay Trailer Shows Weapons Destroying Planet in the Series’ Finale (Gaming News Roundup)

“Final Fantasy VII” received a new gameplay trailer during gamescom Opening Night Live.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Shows Off Its Reimagined Superboss Battles in New Trailer

Square Enix release a new trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Report: Apple Watch Series 12 may feature always-on heart-rate tracking, new Fitness app

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman , Apple has a couple new features in the pipeline for Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 that’ll make it much more appealing for health-conscious users. The company is also testing two finishes for the rumored ceramic version. more…

Never one to lag behind HSR and ZZZ, Genshin Impact will introduce its own new pink-haired animal-themed girl in Version Luna 6

Today's Genshin Impact Special Program has wrapped up, and it's brought us some big news about the next major update. Luna 6 is the next phase in the action RPG's story, titled Song of the Welkin Moon: Rondo - Augured Homecoming. Read more

Caleb's third Myth has finally arrived in Love and Deepspace, and it's good news for all the husbandbro fans out there

Love and Deepspace 's latest update is here, adding a new Memory Pair for Caleb. The event is dubbed Ghosts' Final March, and it's available now as part of a new Limited Wish Pool, as it has always worked. Read more

The Petit Planet beta is coming back with new updates, but you still need to hope for an invite

It's been quite a while since we've heard anything about Petit Planet , the upcoming game from Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse.

Next Week on XBOX: New Games for August 31 to September 4

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Fable: Watch Brand New Quest Gameplay from gamescom 2026

If you weren’t able to attend gamescom 2026 this week – and thus haven’t been able to see Playground Games’ presentation of brand new quest gameplay from Fable – never fear.

A new look at Fable’s style-weaving combat

When we think about combat in Fable, we think about more than defeating enemies.

The best new Lego sets in September 2026, from Spongebob to Batman

Lego produces enough kits each month that its release schedule is eclectic at the best of times, but the best new Lego sets in September 2026 are enough to give me whiplash.

Lanterns' dark new origin story for John Stewart changes DC Comics canon in a big way

Immediately killing a beloved hero of almost seven decades instantly established that nothing is sacred in HBO's Lanterns.

Ex-Devil May Cry devs were tired of 40-hour ARPGs, so new zombie brawler Stupid Never Dies only takes 20 minutes to "feel the progression"

Progression that's too slow can make any game feel plodding, especially action-RPGs.

7 Minutes Of New Hellraiser: Revival Gameplay Breakdown

Saber Interactive has unleashed some gnarly and frightening new gameplay for Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, featuring a section reminiscent of the infamous Silent Hills teaser, P.T.

Pokemon’s mystery RGB Mew card all but confirmed after three Whatnot pulls

Two more RGB Mew cards have been pulled live, making Pokemon TCG’s mysterious 30th Celebration card increasingly difficult to dismiss.

D&D, LEGO, and mounting ennui: Our biggest games from Gamescom 2026

This week, RPS took the downright heroic step of declining to live report on the latest Geoff Keighley trailer bonanza at Gamescom 2026 's Opening Night Live.

Gamescom 2026: When Is Gamescom and How to Watch Opening Night Live

Gaming's biggest convention, Gamescom , returns on Aug. 25 with Opening Night Live, the Geoff Keighley hosted games showcase and news event.

New Maserati Biopic Features an All-Star Cast and Prewar Cars

Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins team up as part of the story about Maserati's 1939 and ‘40 Indy 500 wins.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Tops Box Office For Fifth Straight Weekend As ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Takes $15.4 Million

The number one movie of the weekend was never in question.

‘Ebenezer’ New Looks: Johnny Depp Inhabits A Cranky Scrooge In Ti West’s Take On Charles Dickens’ Ghostly Holiday Tale

Johnny Depp certainly thinks he’s been uncancelled after an in-character appearance at San Diego Comic-Con this summer to promote his next studio film “ Ebenezer ,” taking on the iconic craggy British businessman who puts profit ahead of the happiness of others, including his own

Watchlist This!: Our August 2026 picks of the best new bubbling-under films

Our picks of under-the-radar gems from this month’s new releases. This edition includes slow-burning satirical dramas, aggressively off-kilter horror-comedies and the latest from a celebrated French filmmaker.

Tonight’s After Dark: ‘New Jack City,’ the Gangster Classic That Became a Westwood Flashpoint

Mario Van Peebles’ electric 1991 crime thriller arrived in Westwood just days after the Rodney King beating.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’ Will World Premiere at This Year’s New York Film Festival

PTA’s latest captures the Geese frontman’s stripped-down 2025 set at the iconic venue.

Ajay Devgn’s Crime Patrol airs from tonight, explains why he decided to host new season

‘We knew our careers could end’: Parvathy Thiruvothu on forming WCC, facing ‘empty threats’

Tom Hardy drops some mad multiversal science in new rap track "Raw Forever"

The actor's rap persona, Frankie Pulitzer, joined Czarface for an appropriately funky collab.

The blurst of times continues in new trailer for A Tale Of Two Cities

MGM+ cordially invites you to enjoy a new version of Charles Dickens' timeless classic, starring Kit Harrington, this September.

Disney catches global Pokémon rights, greenlights new stop-motion series

Disney put out a new trailer today for The Misadventures Of Sirfetch'd & Pichu , a new stop-motion Pokémon show from Aardman Animation.

Liz Meriwether says maybe the real New Girl reunion was the weird little feuds we had along the way

Elizabeth Meriwether is busy, undeniably. The New Girl creator has had five whole other TV shows on the air since her beloved Fox sitcom finished in 2018, ...

ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s Sangwon Joins BOYNEXTDOOR’s Sungho As New MC For “Music Core”

ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s Sangwon will be joining BOYNEXTDOOR’s Sungho as an MC of “Music Core”!

“Four Hands, Two Sonatas” Ratings Rise For 2nd Episode + “Love On The Menu” Soars To New All-Time High

Both “Four Hands, Two Sonatas” and “Love on the Menu” are on the rise!

Kim Ji Won’s New Medical Drama “Doctor X” Announces Premiere Date

SBS’s upcoming medical drama “Doctor X” has teased the chemistry among its cast!

Kim Min Ho Faces Company Commander Oh Dae Hwan Over Misfire Incident In “New Recruit 4: Sabotage”

“New Recruit 4: Sabotage” has unveiled new stills ahead of tonight’s new episode!

Lee Jun Hyuk Is An Office Worker Whose Life Changes After Winning The Lottery In New Drama “The Ordinary Jackpot”

“The Ordinary Jackpot” has unveiled new stills of Lee Jun Hyuk in character!

Watch: Choi Min Sik And Han So Hee Lead A Colorful Office Ensemble In New “The Intern” Behind-The-Scenes Video

The upcoming film “The Intern” has unveiled a new poster and behind-the-scenes video!

Watch: Koo Kyo Hwan Grows Stronger Every Time He Dies In New Film “Reawaken Man: The Red” Teaser

The upcoming film “Reawaken Man: The Red” has released a new teaser!

MODYSSEY Announces First-Ever Comeback With New Teaser

MODYSSEY is gearing up for their first-ever comeback!

Wonder Woman Actress Gal Gadot Confirms What We Already Knew About The DC Hero

Gal Gadot, who played Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, has provided a seemingly final update about her tenure as the character.

‘Tires’ Renewed for Season 4 by Netflix

And Shane Gillis is excited beyond words.

Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Allege Anthropic Launched ‘Brazen Campaign’ to Illegally Train Claude on Copyrighted Songs in New Lawsuit

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic that claimed the AI giant’s alleged theft of the companies’ intellectual property marked “a brazen campaign of illegally torrenting, scraping, and downloading copyrighted works on a mas

The New Prince Album Doesn’t Match His Legend

Timeless , a grab bag of from-the-vault material that spans decades, feels flat. It's not even all that interesting as a collection of outtakes

I skipped upgrading to new Fire TV hardware after a quick app download restored my old stick

Your Fire TV Stick isn't broken; it only needs a fix

New York Governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’

Today, I’m talking with New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and I’ll just warn you — this episode moves really fast.

Weekend Box Office: Spider-Man: Brand New Day Reaches New Heights

Spider-Man climbs up to No. 4 on the all-time worldwide chart, ready to pass 'Avatar: The Way of Water' to claim third place.

‘Tires’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

“Tires” keeps on rolling.

Mortal Shell 2 gets its first major update, adding in extra beacons, useful new items, and making riposte damage scaling actually work

We're a little over one week on from the launch of Mortal Shell 2 , a game that Jeremy liked quite a lot .

Best New Comedies of 2026, Ranked by Tomatometer

From 'I Love Boosters', to 'Scary Movie' to 'Hoppers', we're giving you the best reasons to enjoy a hearty laugh in 2026!

Abramorama Acquires ‘Miss Represenation: Rise Up,’ Jennifer Siebel Newsom Documentary About Backlash Against Women In Social Media Age

EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American distribution rights to Miss Representation: Rise Up, director Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s examination of the “backlash against women in the age of AI, social media, and rising misogyny.” The company plans to premiere the film at IFC

Paul Thomas Anderson’s New Movie ‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’ Sets World Premiere at NYFF

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall” will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival.

Walmart Is Selling Hot Pokémon Card Sets in a New and Improved Way

Walmart's Collectibles Drawing system will debut with a Pokémon Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box sold for well under market prices

Wallace & Gromit Goes From Fan Creation to Official Lego Set In New Release

Wallace & Gromit are getting their first official Lego set, and it's a reference to the third film in the series.

Antonia Hylton’s New MS NOW Weekend Show ‘The Assignment’ Debuts September 12

Antonia Hylton will take over MS NOW’s news-focused weekend afternoons when she launches “The Assignment” on September 12.

South Africa make one change ahead of third Test against New Zealand

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has made one change to his matchday ‌23 for the third Test of the series against New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

MS NOW Sets New Weekend Show ‘The Assignment With Antonia Hylton’

MS NOW will debut its newest weekend show The Assignment With Antonia Hyltonon Saturday, Sept.

The New Yorker Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup, Featuring Conan O’Brien, Mariska Hargitay, Mahershala Ali, Hannah Einbinder and More

The New Yorker Festival, the magazine’s annual “celebration of culture and ideas,” is happening this year Oct.

‘Furious’ Renewed For Season 2 At Hulu As Emmy Rossum Thriller Builds Viewership

Hulu i sn’t waiting for the finale to decide the fate of “ Furious .” The streamer has renewed the Emmy Rossum -led thriller for Season 2, with creator Elizabeth Meriwether and Rossum both returning as executive producers.

Everything We Learnt about Silver Palace at gamescom

Following the conclusion of its recent beta test, and with over 10-million pre registrations made globally in the run-up to gamescom, developer and publisher Elementa debuted a new trailer for open-world action RPG, Silver Palace, at gamescom’s prestigious Opening Night Live.

‘Big Brother: The Group Chat’ Sets Kate Lawler & GK Barry As Hosts Of ITV2’s ‘BBUK’ Companion Show

ITV2 has confirmed that Big Brother UK legend Kate Lawler and podcast GK Barry will co-host Big Brother: The Group Chat. The new BBUK companion series will take over Big Brother: Late & Live, which had been hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best since the reality competition landed on

His Web Connects Us All: every Spider-Man movie, ranked by the Letterboxd community

With Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaking box-office records, we weave a not-so-tangled web: the Letterboxd community’s ranking of every solo big-screen adventure for the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler, from best to worst.

Tom Cruise’s ‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel Set for June 2028 with Anne Hathaway Joining

Jonathan Levine is directing the sequel to the 1990 NASCAR film.

South Africa hold off All Blacks fightback to level series

World champions South Africa deliver a powerful first-half performance as they edge past New Zealand and level 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry' series at 1-1.

The 5 craziest discoveries from OpenAI's HuggingFace investigation

Two new investigations into OpenAI's Hugging Face breach expose details so strange — and so unsettling — that the episode already ranks among the most consequential shocks in the history of AI.

Hollywood Assistant Horror Novel ‘This Town Will Eat You Alive’ Written Under Pseudonym by Industry Insider Set at Hanover Square Press (EXCLUSIVE)

A satirical Hollywood horror-romance novel is set to release next year from Hanover Square Press and debut author Clare Ogawa.

GOP campaign arms ask Supreme Court to intervene in TV ad rate case

The GOP’s campaign arms asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step in and allow them to buy television ads at the cheapest rate ahead of the midterms after a federal appeals court ruled that only candidates are entitled to the special rate.

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

Apple Watch will reportedly get a big redesign, but not this year - Mashable

Apple Watch will reportedly get a big redesign, but not this year Mashable New Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 Features Revealed MacRumors Apple Watch Series 12 Wishlist: 5 Upgrades Standing Between Meh and Must-Have PCMag Report: Apple Watch Series 12 may feature a

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned 2027 Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

Gallianowas fired from the post of creative director of Christian Dior when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France.

‘Onslaught’ Review: Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens Star in Adam Wingard’s Fun but Scattered Military Slasher

A 12-hour clock counts down to an inevitable massacre in “Onslaught,” the kind of elevated, razor-wire genre romp that director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett used to make before studio outings like “Godzilla vs.

EC Comics' Anthology Series Cruel Kingdom Returns for a Sequel

Oni Press and EC Comics are continuing their terrifying collaboration with a sequel to the hit horror-fantasy anthology series Cruel Kingdom.

Qantas ground crews vote for right to strike amid pay dispute – as it happened

This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government is working with Russian officials in a bid to secure the release of Australian Oscar Jenkins , Matt Thistlethwaite says.

The political year ahead in France and the US with analyst Hind Ziane

As FRANCE 24 kicks off its new season of programmes, we've been looking ahead to perhaps the two most anticipated events to come in the year ahead.

Executive diversity and inclusion: How to promote female leadership

CEO Women Europe is a new initiative launched in June of this year to boost partnerships between Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

Backstage at Rock en Seine 2026 with up-and-coming British singer Sekou

In this edition of our Arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim takes us backstage at this year's Rock en Seine music festival.

Multiple developers report equipment stolen from their Gamescom booths

Multiple exhibitors at Gamescom have reported thefts of laptops and other equipment from their booths in Cologne, with one indie developer saying the loss has effectively ended his show early. Read more

EU puts ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under stricter rules

ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox now have over 45 million average monthly users in Europe, making them subject to the Digital Services Act.

Politics take center stage at Venice Film Festival

With works about Gaza, Ukraine and Elon Musk, political cinema is in the spotlight at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.

Crimson Desert's first patch aims at fixing controls, but it mostly affects mouse and keyboard

Crimson Desert has been out for a few days now, and as positive as its been received by many players, the game suffers from several fundamental issues that anyone who's played it has called out. Read more

Stalker 2’s first expansion officially revealed, and it's taking us to the power plant where it all began

One of the biggest reveals out of today's Xbox Partner Preview showcase has been the new Stalker 2 expansion. The developer did tease some sort of announcement ahead of the event, but I don't think an expansion was on many of our bingo cards. Read more

Resident Evil fans have adopted a Love & Deepspace character as the son of Leon S. Kennedy and one of his potential spouses

In an intersection of my particular interests that I most certainly didn't have on my 2026 bingo card, fans of the Resident Evil franchise – and in particular its recently-released ninth main entry, Resident Evil Requiem – have suddenly become obsessed with a very different favou

The Sims 4's much maligned paid mods have made it to consoles, but Kits are coming back to PC

The Sims 4 players on PlayStation and Xbox have now caught up to their friends on PC, at least when it comes to the game's Marketplace. This new feature is essentially a hub for paid mods and other user-created content. Read more

Honkai: Star Rail players are eating good, with Version 4.2 and third anniversary celebrations kicking off later this month

HoYoverse just wrapped up a stacked Honkai: Star Rail Special Program, delivering the one-two punch of revealing the game's next major update, and detailing what you can expect from its third anniversary celebrations. Read more