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A cracked version of Marvel Tōkon could make matchmaking woes worse, and is reigniting questions around DRM and its impact on PC games

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Connor Makar20 Aug 2026

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Soul is reigniting the debate around DRM, amid reports a new DRM-free cracked version is performing better than Sony's widely lambasted official PC version.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta may have eradicated the annoying 'Compiling Shaders' wait PC players loathe

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Sherif Saed20 Aug 2026

While sharing the remaining details about the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta scheduled for this weekend - such as pre-load information and PC specs - Infinity Ward and co-developer...

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Hardware spending in the US was so low in July that it nearly matched the 2020 pandemic days when everything was out of stock

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Sherif Saed20 Aug 2026

New data from the industry analysts at Circana has revealed that consumers are spending a lot less than usual on gaming hardware or the games themselves.

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15 minutes of Black Myth: Zhong Kui gameplay footage provide our first proper look at Wukong's successor yet

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Sherif Saed20 Aug 2026

Game Science has delivered a gift for anyone eager to see and hear more from Black Myth: Zhong Kui, the sequel to the incredibly successful Black Myth: Wukong.

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GTA 6 leaker shares footage suggesting link or access to playable build of the game, as Rockstar struggles to contain even more gameplay videos

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Robert Purchese20 Aug 2026

UPDATE 1PM BST: A previous version of this article erroneously suggested the leaker had "full access" to the GTA 6 game, based on the declaration of what appears to be an impersonating social media...

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$62m raised for charity, a sanctuary for marginalised gamers, and a platform for indies: Why Games Done Quick is a beacon of hope for the gaming community

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Dom Peppiatt20 Aug 2026

If you read a lot of gaming news - or work with it, like I do - you cannot help but become a little cynical sometimes.

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"I will believe it when I see it, the next Mass Effect game" - Former EA manager believes BioWare's sci-fi RPG at risk from recent Saudi takeover

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Sherif Saed20 Aug 2026

Inside and outside Electronic Arts, everyone is bracing for what's sure to be a very different company now that it's fully owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

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A third seemingly real GTA 6 video has leaked, as Rockstar scrambles to remove footage from the internet, and group responsible threatens more soon

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Robert Purchese19 Aug 2026

Another video of what appears to be legitimate Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay has leaked online, and again it bears the watermark of the group allegedly connected with today's earlier leaks...

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Video game music, orchestral performances, and the sheer joy of a communal experience: how live concerts are helping us reconnect with gaming's good side

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Robert Purchese19 Aug 2026

Orchestral performances of video game music are no longer the novelty they once were - and that's a good thing.

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"Do not send these people your money" - Stop Killing Games urges people not to support GTA 6 leakers, who declared "gamers' rights" their motive for action

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Connor Makar19 Aug 2026

Consumer rights movement Stop Killing Games has released a public statement admonishing the actions of the group which took responsibility for leaking Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay footage overnight.

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"Publishers should beware" - GTA 6 gameplay footage and map appear to leak online, as group seemingly responsible makes demands of Rockstar

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Robert Purchese19 Aug 2026

What appears to be legitimate gameplay footage of Grand Theft Auto 6 has leaked onto the internet, alongside an alleged image of the game's entire map.

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After all my years of parental anxiety, and all their current issues, I've come to realise games are the most optimistic way I've found of looking at the world

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Christian Donlan19 Aug 2026

I was not a natural parent. The love was there instantly, but with it came all this anxiety I had not expected.

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Pokémon Center in the UK and Germany hit with the same data breach suffered by Valve's Steam hardware, and there's some bad news for those with affected orders

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Sherif Saed19 Aug 2026

It appears the consequences of the recent CEVA Logistics data breach are wider than initially anticipated.

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The Sinking City 2 ditches the thinky stuff for Resident Evil style horror, but I'm yet to decide if this expert mystery developer's latest is truly better for it

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Matt Wales18 Aug 2026

There's a bit, early on in The Sinking City 2, where you enter the waterlogged Miskatonic University. As you teeter around toppled shelves and slalom through sodden tomes, a siren begins to blare.

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Here's your next batch of Xbox and PC Game Pass games for August, headlined by the sun-drenched action adventure Resonance: A Plague Tale

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Robert Purchese18 Aug 2026

The next batch of Xbox and PC Game Pass games has been announced, detailing what's arriving in the latter part of August.

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Battlefield 6 is taking on the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's beta with a free trial of its own this week, coinciding with its latest big update

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Sherif Saed18 Aug 2026

Battlefield 6's latest free trial kicks off today alongside Season 4's mid-season update, and while that mightn't be especially notable in itself, the timing is moreso: it coincides with Call of...

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Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft actor reportedly replacing Jennifer English as lead of lavish Chinese action game Tides of Annihilation

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Robert Purchese18 Aug 2026

Lavish Chinese action game Tides of Annihilation seems to have found a replacement for Jennifer English, the award-winning actor who withdrew from voicing the game's main character Gwendolyn last...

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It turns out touching grass is the answer: Gaming is great when you leave the house

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Connor Makar18 Aug 2026

Hello! This piece is a part of Optimism Week on Eurogamer - a week of features either about optimism itself or those which hope to inspire it.

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Be warned: Fallout 4's next update may break your mods - and there's a similar one for Skyrim in the works, too

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Sherif Saed18 Aug 2026

For most games, the news of a new patch is usually received with excitement. This is true for games made by Bethesda too, of course, but not when they're as old as Fallout 4 and Skyrim are.

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20-year-old Gunz the Duel gets Steam re-release, receives harsh criticism over network issues and suspected use of generative AI

Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Connor Makar18 Aug 2026

Gunz the Duel, the cult classic 3rd-person action game first released back in 2006, is back on Steam.

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