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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.
The Biggest Gaming Show In The West Continues To Grow
One of the world's biggest gaming shows, Gamescom , is now underway in Cologne, Germany, and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend.
Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong: The Wii and PS3 are 'retro' now, according to iconic Japanese gaming show
Retro gaming is just regular gaming to a sick, twisted mind like mine (and that of everyone I know, since we spend all our time playing old crap ).
14 years on, the creator of DayZ is still searching for a solution to survival gaming's biggest problem: 'I think I am going to die without having solved it'
You might think making one of the most influential games of this century would be a source of unending happiness for its creator.
A 12TB Steam “teraleak” spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/a-12tb-steam-teraleak-spills-more-than-a-decade-of-lost-pc-gaming-history/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49506182 Points: 312 # Comments: 58
GTA 6's Netflix trailer premiere was so popular it temporarily crashed the streaming service
Those eager to see GTA 6 's big Netflix reveal this evening were met with a "Something Went Wrong" message at the moment the video was meant to go live, with the rush to see Rockstar's latest open-world epic seemingly bringing the streaming service to its knees. Read more
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.
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.
Fool's Theory explains where The Witcher 3's expansion region Letten actually is, and it's close to the setting of The Witcher 4
CD Projekt Red properly revealed new Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past yesterday during Opening Night Live, confirming the new playable location as Letten, the place Geralt's best friend bard pal Dandelion comes from.
LIVE: Rockstar Set to Finally Reveal Official GTA 6 Gameplay, First on Netflix
Today is the day Rockstar Games finally pulls back the curtain on the most anticipated video game of all time: Grand Theft Auto 6 — and IGN is reporting live with all the news from across the internet.
Xbox 25th Anniversary Release Sells Out Within Minutes, Despite $899 Price
The special 25th anniversary edition of the Xbox Series X sells out within minutes of pre-orders going live, making it a goldmine for scalpers.
Stage Tour guitar controller bundle pre-orders are live and ready to rock, but only the PS5 version comes with a physical disc
Stage Tour took the stage at Gamescom Opening Night Live, and it was revealed that the Guitar Hero spiritual successor will land on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC on December 10, just in time for the holidays. I fully intended to go into the holiday sea
The next game from Hoyoverse sure looks like someone put Elden Ring's clothes on Monster Hunter
As the opening reveal of this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live, HoYoverse brought its first official look at Nodusfall—a change of pace for the gacha game behemoth that looks a little bit Elden Ring, a lot bit Monster Hunter, and a whole pile of proper nouns added for good meas
Modern Warfare 4 beta's first update is live, adding a new map, mode, and toned-down footsteps
Infinity Ward has deployed the first proper update to the Modern Warfare 4 beta , addressing a chunk of the feedback from the beta's opening day, including footstep audio, weapon lethality, and map voting. Read more
Paradox commits a classic blunder and accidentally leaks its own post-apocalyptic grand strategy game
As we head into big gaming week™ there are lots of studios with secret projects whirring behind the scenes, waiting to be announced at Gamescom or Opening Night Live. We now know that Paradox is one of said studios, thanks to its own forum filters. "Paradox Forum website seems to
The Witcher 3: Songs Of The Past Is A Mystery Centered On Dandelion
CD Projekt Red has showcased the first look at Songs of the Past, which serves as the third expansion for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. This expansion was briefly highlighted during Gamescom Opening Night Live, and GameSpot was also able to attend a hands-off presentation, where
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.
Save $240 on a four-item gaming build combo from Newegg – $1,113 buys a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of Corsair DDR5 RAM, a Gigabyte X870E Motherboard, plus a free 240
Newegg is constantly updating its RAM combo deals.
Thanks to a dedicated team 'art-directing' every single NPC, GTA 6 has over 10 times as many unique animations as GTA 5
There are big-budget blockbusters, and then there's GTA 6.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 wins best PC game at Gamescom
When Total War: Warhammer first debuted, I was much more into the wargame setting's sci-fi counterpart.
Star Wars Zero Company's permadeath makes it a better RPG than most RPGs, even though it's not really an RPG
Dungeon Master (Image credit: Future) Welcome to Dungeon Master , PC Gamer's regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown delves into PC gaming's most beloved and enduring genre.
Steam Week in Review: Here are the top 10 most popular genres on Steam
A ridiculous amount of games release on Steam every week and basically none of them make any money.
Elden Ring's Tarnished Edition is exciting enough on its own, but it's also our last chance to properly experience the game's launch day hype
Play This Right Now Welcome to Play This Right Now, the site version of our weekly newsletter in which we celebrate a new game, update, or DLC that we think is well worth checking out.
A Star Wars Galaxies community server was allegedly hacked with AI assistance by a Reddit moderator harboring a primeval grudge
Star Wars Galaxies Legends, one of many community servers offering a version of the defunct MMO with custom additions, reportedly had its assets decrypted by a hacker with the username levarrishawk (via Massively OP ).
'Sidequests are almost my reason for doing videogames in the first place:' The dev behind one of the coolest upcoming RPGs says its word count is ballooning bec
The early access RPG Entropy would be cool enough in a vacuum: Experimental, JRPG-style combat in a bizarre, fallen world.
1666: Amsterdam's developer says it 'won't be using any AI anymore', and the tech was only used 'in conception and pre-production'—arguably the most creative ph
There was surprise and delight when Summer Game Fest brought the reveal of 1666: Amsterdam , the long awaited dream project from Assassin's Creed co-creator Patrice Désilets.
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The Steam 'teraleak' extends far beyond Valve games, including prototypes of third-party titles like Mafia 2 and Grand Theft Auto 3: 'This may be one of if not
On Saturday, information began circulating online about a massive, 12-terabyte leak of Valve data that included prototypes of numerous classic Valve games.
A 38-year-old NES platformer is getting a Steam remake by its original husband-and-wife team, as the pair's 'final major game product'
Games get remade for all sorts of reasons, but I think you'd struggle to find one with as heartwarming a basis as this.
Fable's story will be '15-20 hours' long, according to its game director, although the game's life systems are 'limitless'
Throughout all of Fable 's showcases and demonstrations this year, one aspect of it has proved difficult to figure out—how big it's going to be.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword review
Miyamoto Musashi, the legend goes, defeated his rival Sasaki Ganryu with a single blow to the head using nothing but a crude wooden sword carved from an oar.
With GTA 6 leaker hunt 'rapidly evolving,' Take-Two asks court to keep latest subpoena request sealed to avoid tipping off leakers
The Grand Theft Auto 6 leak party is presumably over: The Netflix showcase has wrapped , and Cyberleek has made off with more than $200,000 in a perfectly predictable yet somehow still very lucrative rug pull.
Haunted Chocolatier's development has been 'very productive' in recent months, Eric Barone says: 'Working on Haunted Chocolatier is what I’m most eager and driv
We find ourselves at the end of another month, and as ever, the passing phases of the moon leave us asking the same question: What's going on with Haunted Chocolatier?
I added player-seeking hit squads to GTA 5, though the billion other mods I have installed keep getting in their way
It is high time I paid for my crimes.
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.
Pokémon's Social Media Hacked to Promote Memecoin
No, it was not a promotion for the Team Rocket Base in Shibuya
Pokémon: Wild Card Anime Film Announced for 2027
CloverWorks animates 1st new anime film in franchise in 6+ years
Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 17-23
Steins;Gate Re:Boot for Switch 2 debuts at #4, for PS5 at #5
Kodansha Annnounces Buzz or Die Visual Novel for PC
Indie game creator Bon's game launches on Steam in 2026
Massive 12TB Steam leak reveals decades of unreleased games — archived files include unseen Half-Life 2: Episode 3 builds and assets
Valve might've just suffered its biggest data leak in history, but it wasn't a hack or a security breach.
DLSS 5 mod brings next-gen tech to old Ampere GPUs, but frame rates are horrible — most games tank to single digits, high-end GPUs can hit up to 40 FPS in some
Nvidia's upcoming DLSS 5 neural rendering tech leaked earlier this week through a pre-release version of the DLL inside NBA 2K27 (which is in early access).
Google Maps Now Shows ‘Lake America’ Instead of Lake Ontario
After Donald Trump’s executive order demanding the name change, Google is the first major online map provider to flip the switch.
Pokémon Returning To The Big Screen With ‘Wild Card’ Animated Feature
The first feature-length animated Pokémon movie in years is set to hit theaters in 2027.
125 Star Wars Trivia Questions From A Galaxy Far, Far Away
How well do you know Star Wars? Find out with these 125 trivia questions covering movies, TV shows, books, and video games.
James Pond Co-Creator Calls AI-Rife Remake Disrespectful And Soulless
'I hope they choke on an AI-generated fishbone' says original developer Chris Sorrell
Mike Judge Is Taking Beavis And Butt-Head Back From Paramount
As David Ellison’s Hollywood takeover continues to hit stumbling blocks, the cult animator has motioned to reclaim his famed nincompoops
Phil Collins Returns To Vice City With An Ominous Song Choice For GTA 6′s Jason And Lucia
On top of an extended glimpse at what the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI will look like, Netflix gave a hint at what your crime spree playlist will sound like too
Star Wars Effects Artist Phil Tippett Shutters Studio
Following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Hollywood puppetry wizard and director of Mad God is selling over 40 years of movie magic
Colossal 13TB Steam Leak Reportedly Includes Beta Builds Of Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2, And Much More
The alleged Steam depot data reportedly spans from 2003 to 2013, and contains pre-release builds of potentially thousands of first and third-party games
The 7 Abominations I Consumed At Canada’s Biggest Fair
As the annual carnival overlooks the failures of Ontario leadership, the most upsetting news is regarding the ice cream s’more Oreo crusted fried chicken sandwich
Fans Are Marvelling At How Much Better GTA 6 Looks Compared To GTA 5
Is Rockstar Games' much-anticipated GTA 6 the best thing since sliced bread, or just GTA 5 with a new coat of paint?
Square Enix’s SaGa Franchise Is The Latest Set Of Games Being Used By Japan For Tourism
It's part of the changing face of Japanese tourism
September State Of Play PlayStation Showcase Has Been Revealed With Fans Hoping Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Makes An Appearence
Back-to-back broadcasts will kick off September
Pokémon Worlds Pin Rally Reportedly Shut Down By Fire Marshal Over Immense Overcrowding And The eBay Scalper Listings Are Already Flooding In
While attendees initially assumed the official Pokémon event ran out of enamel pins, the truth had to do with the flip side of high turnout
‘LARPtubers’ Recreating Bygone YouTubers Dredge Up Conflicting Memories For Original Creators
A new deep dive from Steven Asarch explores the world of nostalgic content creators impersonating decade old videos, humiliating and hurting in the process
Everything Pokémon Announced At The World Championships’ Closing Ceremony
The biggest Pokémon event of the year came to a close
Another PlayStation Studio Cofounder Steps Down: ‘Housemarque’s Strategy And Creative Vision Are In Exceptional Hands’
Ilari Kuittinen leaves Housemarque after 33 years
Sony Says Selling More PS5s Is Now Secondary To Getting Its Players To Spend More
125 million PS Plus users turns out to be enough
Onimusha: Way Of The Sword: The Kotaku Review
Capcom buries something special beneath a lot of compromises
Darby Allin, You Get Down From There This Instant
You're going to break your neck
Pokémon Knows Its Worlds Lottery System Sucks, But Doesn’t Have A Better Idea: ‘The Public Is Unaware Of The Level Of Demand’
Hopeful attendees had to sign up for a lottery and cross their fingers they’d get a ticket
Fans Think Ubisoft Just Accidentally Revealed The Date Of The Next Nintendo Direct
If true, I guess we already know one game we'll be seeing
Atlus Claims It Couldn’t Get The Original English Voice Cast For Persona 4 Revival And Fans Are In Complete Disbelief
Atlus' claims of availability issues don't line up with posts from several OG cast members who wanted to participate
The Worlds-Exclusive Pikachu Plushes Are Being Listed For Hundreds Of Dollars And I’m Screaming Into The Void
I want my friend in a king costume for a reasonable price
Sony Aims to Connect Advertisers to PlayStation Users With Launch of ‘Live TV on PS5’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The audience that gravitates to games on PlayStation has become notoriously difficult for advertisers to reach.
Every Cosmere Tabletop Game Based on Brandon Sanderson's Epic Book Universe
Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere universe has delighted readers ever since his first book, Elantris, released more than two decades ago.
Star Wars and Jurassic Park VFX Legend Phil Tippett Closes CA Studio and Auctions Memorabilia
Oscar-winning animator Phil Tippett has closed his studio's Berkeley, CA, location and auctioned off legendary Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop props and memorabilia. Tippett Studio, however, remains in business.
GTA 6 Fans Think They Found Jason and Lucia's Vice City Apartment in Real Life
Grand Theft Auto 6 fans think they've spotted the real-life inspiration for Jason and Lucia's Vice City apartment – but don't expect to ever visit it yourself.
Fable's Main Quest Will Take About 20 Hours to Beat
Fable's main quest will take around 20 hours to beat, Playground Games has confirmed.
Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars Bombs in Theaters With $19 Million Global Opening
Ridley Scott's The Dogs Stars bombed at the box office in its first weekend in theaters with an estimated global opening of $19.3 million.
The Best Deals Today: LEGO Star Wars, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, Jurassic Park 4K Collection, and More
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Nintendo Switch 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Civilization VII, and more.
GTA 5's Michael Actor Defends GTA 6 After Doubters Say Rockstar's Games Look Too Similar
Ned Luke, the actor behind Grand Theft Auto 5's Michael De Santa, said people who think Grand Theft Auto 6 looks too much like GTA 5 are "out of their minds."
Lanterns Season 1, Episode 3 Review & Recap: 'OutKast'
Lanterns Episode 3 succeeds in delivering a very different kind of superhero origin story, and the series is all the better for it. Read our review of "OutKast."
2026 Pokémon World Championships: Everything Announced
The 2026 Pokémon World Championships ran simultaneously with the first official Pokémon fan convention, PokémonXP, but that doesn't mean there wasn't a slew of exciting announcements shared by president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, during the Pokémon World
12TB of Steam Files Leak as a Decade’s Worth of First- and Third-Party Game Data Is Exposed
Data includes both completed and unfinished game builds published on Steam between 2003 and 2013.
Upcoming 4K UHD and Blu-ray Release Dates
Here you'll find the release dates for all the biggest movies and TV shows on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and digital.
Pokémon: Wild Card Announced for 2027
The animated movie Pokémon: Wild Card was announced during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships.
What It Took to Bring Stellar Blade: Complete Edition to Nintendo Switch 2 + Over Five Minutes of Gameplay | gamescom 2026
Stellar Blade: Complete Edition is officially coming to Switch 2 in 2026 and, to help with the wait, we're sharing over five minutes of gameplay from this upcoming version and our chat with DongKi Lee, CTO at Shift Up, about what it took to bring this action-adventure title to Ni
Lanterns: This Is Why They Changed John Stewart’s Origin Story in Episode 3
Lanterns showrunner Chris Mundy says the reason they changed John Stewart’s origin story is directly connected to the "termination" of the Manhunters.