Think mechs and you'll probably imagine something at least the size of a building, or not far from the 65-foot Unicorn Gundam displayed in Odaiba, Japan. Daemon x Machina's mechs, referred to as Arsenals, aren't quite as large, but you still could only pilot them by climbing into a cockpit. For the sequel, Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion, the Arsenals have undergone a more significant change--Arsenals are no longer mechs, but mech suits. It's an important distinction, because you get the sense that your movements are 1:1 when you're boosting along the ground or swinging your blade. Playing the opening hours of Titanic Scion, the game I'm surprised to have as a reference point is Anthem.

It might not make for a flattering comparison, but then you are playing as a custom avatar who can fly around in a powerful and customizable mech suit in an open world with the ability to take on missions with other players online. But unlike BioWare's doomed game, this doesn't feel like a misguided attempt at a live-service loot-grinding game. If anything, Titanic Scion feels like a genuine step up from its predecessor that was developed originally within the constraints of the Nintendo Switch, which managed to retain a striking visual style of red and metallic palettes that screams both anime and metal, but still felt constricted by the hardware.

Titanic Scion begins with an exposition-laden opening crawl, which also highlights in red some terms you'll be encountering more over the course of the story, though the one that's probably best to familiarize yourself with is "outers." These are beings who have transcended humanity and as such are also treated as outcasts, leaving them ripe for exploitation. That also happens to be the protagonist that you get to create, with the flexibility to mix hair styles, body types, and voices. Your hero wakes up in some kind of facility in outer space called the Garden and is set to be turned into a "centurion" before suddenly being thrust in media res into an escape mission.

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Wildgate, the PvP multiplayer shooter that plays sort of like Sea of Thieves in space, features a roster of seven different Prospectors you can play as. To start, you only have access to three of the seven, all of whom have unique abilities and excel at different aspects of the game, but unlocking the other four Prospectors doesn't take too long, so long as you know where to check.

How to unlock every Wildgate characterThere are seven total Prospectors in Wildgate at launch, three of which are unlocked from the start.

To unlock the four locked characters--Sammo, Ion, Mophs, and Sal--you will need to unlock the first tier of the corresponding Adventure reward track. The Adventure reward tracks function like battle passes, but these ones don't cost real money and all of them are unlocked from the start of the game. You will need to activate the Adventure prior to queueing up for a match. XP is only awarded in PvP matches, playing matches against CPUs does not award XP, so make sure you are selecting the correct playlist.

Locked Prospectors Adventures:

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The most traditional input throughout the lifespan of Battlefield has been a controller. While Battlefield 6 has full support for mouse and keyboard on PC as well as consoles, a majority of the playerbase will head into battle with a controller in their hands. Due to the popularity of controllers, Battlefield 6 offers a wide range of input settings, including some brand-new options that haven't been seen before in the franchise.

It can get a little daunting trying to go through all of the available controller settings, so if you want to set all of them correctly and head straight into the action, we have you covered. Below, you'll see a list of every major controller setting in Battlefield 6 and what you should be using for those settings.

Best controller presets in Battlefield 6

For starters, you'll want to head into the "Settings" menu of Battlefield 6, which is done by pressing the cog icon at the top of your screen. Once you're in Settings, go to the Controller section on the left side of the screen.

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The Cozy Companions event has begun in Pokemon Go, and as part of the festivities, a couple of new Pokemon are now available. Snom and Frosmoth, two ice types originally from the Pokemon Sword and Shield games, are appearing throughout the event, making this your first chance to get them in Go.

Unlike some of the other event Pokemon, you won't find Snom in the wild; you can only get the ice worm through eggs and Research tasks. Evolving one is also a bit complicated, so you'll need to put in some work if you want to add Snom and Frosmoth to your collection. Here are some tips to help you get the new ice Pokemon.

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There are two ways to encounter Snom in Pokemon Go. The first is to hatch one. The ice worm is one of several Pokemon that may hatch from 7 km eggs during the Cozy Companions event, so be sure to place these eggs in incubators while you're playing. Once the event ends, you'll have a chance to hatch Snom from 5 km eggs.

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Later this week, Battlefield 6's first open beta is set to begin and it's already hit 10,000 concurrent players on one platform despite the servers not being live. Players are apparently eager to get their hands on the game, but there are still questions about how much of a factor skill-based matchmaking will be in online play. According to EA, skill will be a factor in determining matchups, but not the deciding one.

CharlieIntel was told by an EA rep that Battlefield 6's matchmaking will be focused on a player's location, ping, server availability, and "some skill factor." However, the matchmaking factors will be different for each mode and player counts.

Earlier this month, Battlefield 6 producer Alexia Christofi noted that the primary feedback that her team has received about server browsers include a desire for "persistent servers, a sense of community and a way to play together, being able to choose specific maps/modes, being able to filter by ping/server fullness, [and] support for low pop regions." Christofi has previously stated that cross-play can be toggled on and off, and that console players and PC players will largely be kept apart unless players are needed to fill a lobby.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will add the islands of Jurassic World very soon, perfect for those who want to view dinosaurs from a safe distance where nothing could possibly go wrong.

The Jurassic World: Archipelago DLC will add the Muertes Archipelago (also known as The Five Deaths) from the Jurassic Park and World films, located off the coast of Costa Rica, to Microsoft Flight Sim. It will be available in late August or early September, according to a FAQ on the DLC's website, and will first be available for Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 before later coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

Players will be able to fly between the five islands and parts of Costa Rica to take on various challenges and tours. As for what dinosaurs will be available for viewing in their (sort of) natural habitat, the DLC's website confirmed the following, with more to be revealed later:

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The Battlefield franchise has always been known for its high-quality graphics, and Battlefield 6 is no different. From what we've seen so far, PCs will be pushed to their limits, and a high frame rate might be difficult to achieve if you're not using the best graphics settings.

Fortunately, that's where we come in. We'll be listing off every single one of the PC graphics settings in Battlefield 6 and letting you know what you should set each one to. This will not only give you a great-looking game, but it will also allow you to play at a high FPS and get the most out of your PC.

Best graphics settings in Battlefield 6

To get started with your graphics settings, go to the main menu screen in Battlefield 6 and click on the cog icon at the top of the screen. From here, click the "Graphics" section on the left side of the screen.

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EA Sports has officially unveiled NHL 26, and as with any new sports game, the cover star reveal is a major part of the announcement. Matthew Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers graces the cover of the game, but that's not all. The game's Deluxe edition features both Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, along with their father, Keith.

Brady is the captain of the Ottawa Senators and Keith is an 18-year NHL veteran who retired in 2010 after playing for various teams.

The Tkachuk family.

The cover of last year's NHL 25, meanwhile, was a family affair as well--Jack, Luke, and Quinn Hughes all appeared together on the game's Deluxe edition.

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Love and Deepspace is a worldwide phenomenon. Earlier this year--and less than a year after its global release--the mobile dating game hit 50 million users. A few weeks later, it was reported that, after earning a record-breaking $61 million in December 2024 alone, Love and Deepspace had raked in $400 million in 2024. And yet I'd still argue that, in a sense, Infold's hit title remains somewhat of a hidden gem.

It's no secret that mobile games, dating sims, and games designed with a female audience in mind are often dismissed, and Love and Deepspace is no exception. As such, across my year of playing the game on and off, I've shocked multiple friends simply by showing them what it actually is. With its fast-paced combat, stunning visuals, deep sci-fi setting, and focus on delivering stories that delve into "seemingly negative emotions," trauma, and uncomfortable subjects, Love and Deepspace shatters a lot of preconceived notions.

Love and Deepspace has challenged the preconceived notions of some of the developers, too. Following the release of Love and Deepspace's wedding-themed July 3 update, Witnessed by Deepspace, I exchanged emails with the Infold team in which we discussed what it's like designing a game with a female audience and mind. It turns out that working on the game has helped its male developers gain "progressively deeper insights into female player psychology." It also sounds like Infold might also be willing to challenge players' notions about what love is, and whether there are some lines--like killing off a love interest--the game won't cross.

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The QuakeCon 2025 free-play event for The Elder Scrolls Online is officially live and runs through next week, ending on August 12. During this limited-time event, players on PC/Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation can dive into the world of Tamriel completely free of charge. This is a perfect opportunity for new and returning adventurers to explore ESO's massive universe and dynamic gameplay without any cost.

Throughout the event, players will have full access to the ESO base game. This includes four powerful classes--Sorcerer, Nightblade, Templar, and Dragonknight--as well as 24 adventure-filled zones filled with plenty of quests and dungeons to keep you busy. Players can also participate in competitive PvP experiences through Battlegrounds and the epic-scale Alliance War. Whether you're a solo explorer or a team-focused warrior, there's plenty to experience.

If you've taken part in a previous free play event, your progress is preserved, allowing you to continue your journey right where you left off. New players who create an ESO account during the event will receive 500 complimentary Crowns, which can be used to purchase various items and upgrades in the in-game store--not a terrible start to your new adventure.

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Ahead of its release next month, Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox has dropped a new trailer showing off gameplay for the Vault Hunter Amon. While previous videos showed off Rafa's arsenal of weapons from his Tediore exoskeleton and Vex's dark Siren powers, Amon is designed to be a highly customizable frontliner who can use his weaponized drones to provide him with a rock-solid defense or cut loose with powerful offensive abilities.

Like the other Vault Hunters, Amon has three Action Skills to choose from, and each one can be enhanced with Augments and Capstones. Amon's unique Vault Hunter trait is Forgeskill, which allows him to use abilities like Molten Slam, Firewall, or Double-Edge, depending on the equipped Action Skill when its assigned button is held down.

Here's a quick breakdown on how each one works:

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Call of Duty's battle against hackers continues, and Activision has announced some major updates to the game's Ricochet anti-cheat for Season 5 and beyond. The publisher also confirmed legal action taken against several cheat makers.

Season 5 of Black Ops 6 and Warzone arrives on August 7, and the update will include the rollout of two PC-based security features: TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) is a hardware-based security feature built onto CPUs or motherboards to verify that the PC's boot process has not been tampered with, while Secure Boot makes sure a PC can only load trusted software when Windows starts.

Activision says these two new features will help Ricochet "ensure that players are starting the game from a secure and cheat-free foundation."

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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls won't be out for a while, but developer Arc System Works already has an ambitious plan to make it one of the longest-running fighting games of all time. The 4v4 fighter pitting Marvel's mightiest heroes and villains against each other was in the spotlight during Evo 2025, and during a panel segment, producer Takeshi Yamanaka and PlayStation's Reed Baird spoke about their goal to support the game for the next decade.

"Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is still very much in development, but we need everyone's help," Baird said (via ShinKensou and GamesRadar). From the fighting game community to the players to the Marvel fans, we want to do our best to make this an even more exciting experience than it could possibly be. For the next 10 years, we plan to keep making this game the best experience ever."

That's an ambitious goal for the Marvel fighting game, but not entirely impossible. For comparison, Capcom has supported its last three mainline Street Fighter games for several years after launch with gameplay overhauls and new characters, and Arc's Guilty Gear Strive has regularly been updated with new characters since it launched in 2021--including Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, who joins the game later this month.

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Guitar Hero isn't back, but some of the developers behind it are with a new--and not so new--studio, RedOctane Games. Revealing itself in a new form to the world today, RedOctane Games was the name of the original publisher behind the Guitar Hero series. With a plan to solely focus on rhythm games, it's being led by Simon Ebejer, who served as production designer on games like Guitar Hero 3 and World Tour. Ebejer was also previously studio head at Vicarious Visions (now Blizzard Albany).

There are numerous "creators and developers who helped create and scale Guitar Hero and DJ Hero," working at RedOctane Games, according to a press release, "as well as proven emerging development talent and community leaders from across today’s rhythm gaming space." Charles and Kai Huang, the founders of the original RedOctane Games, are also involved in new iteration as part of a special advisory board.

"Rhythm games are about more than just gameplay; they're about feel, flow, and connection to the music and to each other," said Ebejer in a statement. "RedOctane Games is our way of giving back to a genre that means so much to us, while pushing it forward in new and exciting directions."

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Persona 3 Reload Standard Edition (Switch 2)

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Persona 3 Reload launched on PS5, Xbox, and PC last year, and soon the remake of the beloved JRPG is making the jump to Switch 2. Persona 3 Reload launches on Switch 2 on October 23, and preorders are now live. So far, publisher Sega has announced a $60 physical standard edition and a $90 Digital Premium Edition, which includes a selection of extra DLC content. Preordering either gets you some extra in-game music tracks as a bonus.

While both Switch 2 editions appear to include identical content to the PS5, Xbox, and PC versions that launched last year, there are some notable differences to keep in mind. First, Persona 3 Reload's physical Switch 2 release is a Game Key-Card--which means it doesn't include the game data on the cartridge, and instead works as physical DRM that lets you download the digital version to your console.

The other potential difference is its technical performance. Atlus has not confirmed the Switch 2 version's performance metrics, but based on trailer footage, it appears Persona 3 Reload will run at 30fps on Nintendo's new console, whereas it runs at 60fps on all other platforms. It's possible the final release could run at higher framerates than what's been shown, but for now, it's looking like the Switch 2 version could lag behind the others. Nevertheless, those who plan to preorder Persona 3 Reload on Switch can secure their copy at multiple online retailers.

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World of Warcraft players who preorder the game's new Midnight expansion will receive player housing early, leaked preorder bundles have revealed.

Following the release of WoW's 11.2 Ghosts of K'aresh update, some players (as spotted and confirmed by Wowhead) were able to view Midnight preorder bundles on the in-game shop ahead of Midnight's official reveal at Gamescom. The expansion will once again have three different versions--Base, Heroic, and Epic--and each one will grant housing early access.

As for when that early-access period will start, the bundles don't say, but Blizzard is also continuing the controversial practice of selling a three-day head start to the expansion itself for those who purchase the $90 Epic Edition of the expansion. Blizzard first offered a three-day early-access period with The War Within, WoW's current expansion.

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Anthem infamously flopped upon its arrival way back in 2019, and at the start of next year, it will no longer be playable. Now, in a lengthy YouTube video, former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has spoken about how the game came to be, and how it got its shaky start. He explained that Mass Effect director Casey Hudson was not only pitching a new game, but a fresh vision for BioWare.

"What Casey is pitching to EA is BioWare as a new thing," Darrah said. "It’s BioWare as a new thing. It's BioWare doing storytelling but doing it in a live service, always online, brand-new business model, brand-new way of thinking about the way we tell storytelling."

According to Darrah, a lot of what Hudson initially conceived didn't really make it into the end result, but it's "why Anthem was able to generate this much momentum within the organization, because what Casey was essentially pitching was, 'What if it's a BioWare game but it could do FIFA numbers?'"

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An anime adaptation of From Software's Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice has been rumored for years now, and it looks like an official reveal could be made soon.

A new web domain for "Sekiro-Anime" has been registered by Kadokawa Corporation, the parent company of From Software (via Vestan on ResetEra). This was created on July 31, supporting rumors of an upcoming anime series that'll supposedly be animated by Qzil.la, a studio that has worked primarily on short projects and opening/closing credit sequences for big shows like Chainsaw Man and Hell's Paradise.

The last couple of years have seen several big video game IP adapted into anime, with noteworthy examples being Castlevania and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Ghost of Tsushima is also being adapted for anime, with this project focusing on the game's Legends co-op mode, not the main storyline. Added to the game after launch, Legends is a four-person co-op mode that introduced new warriors who banded together to battle creatures born from Japanese myths and legends.

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Rumors and reports about GTA 6 coming in at $100 persist, but one analyst believes that won't happen in part because the real "cash cow" is GTA Online with its microtransactions.

Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics told Wccftech that a $100 price point for GTA 6's base edition is a bad idea for a variety of reasons, one of which pertains to GTA Online. "The real cash cow is GTA Online and its recurring revenues, so limiting GTA VI's total addressable audience at launch to make a quick buck wouldn't be smart. Let's also not forget there's a cost-of-living crisis happening globally," he said.

Elliott also mentioned that Rockstar will need to find a way to convince GTA 5 players to move from that game to GTA 6, and keeping the standard edition's price point relatively low could be part of the plan. "A higher floor for the switching cost would limit the GTA 5-to-GTA 6 player acquisition," Elliott said. "Players not budging from GTA 5 is probably one of GTA VI's biggest threats--one GTA hasn't really faced before."

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As the arena experience changes for NBA fans across the country, NBA 2K26 is looking to bring that energy into every game played on its digital courts. Today, 2K and Visual Concepts announced a host of new features for NBA 2K26's presentation package, including a few of the league's most famous in-arena features--rubber chickens included.

Arena-specific features will be among the new presentation elements in this year's NBA 2K game, with LA's massive Wall for Clippers fans only and Detroit's courtside mentioned as examples. Fans in certain arenas will wear LED bracelets that will light up during key moments, while others will have foam fingers, rally towels, and even rubber chickens that they'll wave while sitting in the stands.

This year's game will add banners to the rafters for every championship your MyLeague team wins.

The announcement also mentions a new shader technology for each player on the court, which will make finer elements like stitching, the embroidery of names on jerseys, and muscle definition on players more noticeable. Meanwhile, the broadcast team will add Tim Legler to the booth alongside names like Kevin Harlan, Greg Anthony, and Stan Van Gundy, while newly recorded commentary specifically designed to match the intensity of a close fourth-quarter game will debut this year as well.

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