We’ve made it into August, and that means we’re inching closer and closer to Gamescom in a few weeks. Our schedule is basically all booked up with games to see, but what surprises will there be from Opening Night Live? That’s getting a little ahead of ourselves, though.
In the News This Week
The disc killing saga continues to spin round and round this week, as we catch up with the news.
- Sony will “cautiously” continue to kill physical games media as every YouTube video PlayStation posts has hundreds of comments about physical discs
- Report: Nvidia are raising the cost of graphic cards by up to 30%
- Double Fine is independent again, but they’ve had to make layoffs
- Thimbleweed Park 2 announced with another murder to investigate in 2028
- Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos remaster has been announced
- Crazy Taxi: World Tour closed network test is coming in September
- Bungie will keep Marathon’s Vault Breaker PvE mode online for longer
- Xbox CTO pins Xbox Network downtime on external “licensing service”
- The PS Plus August 2026 Essential games have been revealed
Games in Review & Featured Articles
We had a healthy batch of the weird and wonderful in the reviews this week, whether it’s going swinging with your friends or pulling skateboarding tricks in a train.
- Denshattack! – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PC – 9/10
- Heave Ho 2 – NSW2, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Shards of Order – PC – 8/10
- MineGeon: Renegades – PC – 7/10
- Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PC – 7/10
Away from the reviews, Reuben reported in about Evercold, Bastion, and the future of Final Fantasy XIV from Fan Fest Berlin.
Jim also checked back in on Marathon for the launch of its PvE Vault Breaker mode, and while it didn’t quite strike a chord for him, it shows promise for and evolved mode coming in Season 3.
And we wrap up for the week with What We Played featuring MineGeon, Black Ops and Heave Ho 2.
Trailer Park
Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer reveal dives deep into Horde Siege, PvP and the open beta
Mario Sunshine and two unreleased Virtual Boy games join Nintendo Switch Online in August
1666: Amsterdam trailer explores its two lead characters and story
That’s the round up for this week. Hope you have a great weekend and we’ll see you back here on Monday!
