Nintendo Confirms Two Directs This Week — Zelda 40th Anniversary and Switch 2 Showcase
Nintendo Direct September 2026 brings a Zelda 40th Anniversary show on 8 Sept and a 45-minute Switch 2 winter showcase on 9 Sept at 3pm UK.
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Xbox Cloud Gaming Will Add Monthly Hour Limits in November — What It Means for Game Pass
Xbox Cloud Gaming is moving to monthly playtime limits from November: 15 hours for Ultimate, 10 for Premium and 5 for Essential, with extra hours available to buy.
How Xzem Built a 39K Brawl Stars Community — and Why Creators Matter More Than Ever to Supercell
Xzem has built a 39.1K-follower Brawl Stars community on TikTok. We explore his Supercell Trusted Creator status, community growth and ambitions beyond 100K followers.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Launches 8 April 2027 as Square Enix Reveals New Gameplay
Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy VII Revelation will launch on 8 April 2027, alongside substantial new gameplay covering exploration, combat, party switching, Queen’s Blood and more.
Warzone’s MW4 Reset Debate Is Growing — What Happens to Years of Guns, Skins and Camos?
Warzone still carries weapons, Operators and cosmetics dating back to Modern Warfare II. With Modern Warfare 4 set to integrate in Season 1, players are asking whether years of legacy content will survive another major transition.
NVIDIA DLSS 5 Arrives With NBA 2K27 — But Neural Rendering Comes at a Cost
NVIDIA DLSS 5 debuts with NBA 2K27, bringing 3D-Guided Neural Rendering to RTX 50-series GPUs — but the visual gains come with a substantial performance cost.
Modern Warfare 4 Beta Is Over — What Worked and What Infinity Ward Still Needs to Fix
The Modern Warfare 4 beta is over. Jamie Reed reports on Ben Oliver’s hands-on testing, what worked and what Infinity Ward still needs to improve before launch.
Nearly 25 Years With Xbox: Why I’ve Stayed Through Every Generation
Nearly 25 years with Xbox: Ben Oliver reflects on Halo, Xbox Live, Xbox 360, Kinect, Game Pass, Series X and the games that kept him loyal.
PlayStation State of Play Returns This Week — Here’s When to Watch and What Sony Has Confirmed
PlayStation State of Play returns on 3 September at 2pm BST with two broadcasts, including Final Fantasy VII Revelation and State of Play Japan.
Xbox Disc-to-Digital Is Now Live — Here’s How Microsoft’s New Physical Game System Works
Xbox Disc-to-Digital is now live for Insiders. See how digital entitlements work, what early testing reveals and what the feature means for physical Xbox ownership.