Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4: Shock N' Awesome has added a number of new features, characters, and quirks to the long-running game. But perhaps one of the most disruptive additions is the Springleg medallion, which brings some wild mobility to Fortnite. In the clip below, one player uses that medallion to leap around another player as if he was a cartoon character.

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The clip was shared online by a Reddit user going by jhhxft, who compared the other player to Bugs Bunny. Meanwhile, YouTube user JoeyPorsche shared a video of the Springleg and Surge medallions used in conjunction with each other.

It's unclear how these mobility options will be received by regulars, or if Epic Games will feel the need to tweak the abilities of the Springleg medallion in the future.

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It's a day ending with "y," so you know what that means: more Call of Duty datamines and leaks. This time around, the community has found that preordering Black Ops 7 will resurrect Reznov, a classic villain from the series' past--in the form of an operator skin, at least.

CharlieIntel, a page well-known for publishing details on the Call of Duty games, shared a pair of posts sourced from Twitter users HeyImAlaix and Reality that seemed to corroborate the news. According to the posts, players who preorder Black Ops 7 will immediately unlock the SOG Reznov skin for use in Black Ops 6 and Warzone's latest season.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 preorder bonus will be Reznov Operator, with 3 different skins, found in the Black Ops 6 game files
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— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) August 7, 2025

Reznov Challenge Pack pic.twitter.com/CxcX4x7Cmj

— Reality (@realityuk) August 7, 2025

Additionally, there are a pair of variants skins--Stalingrad Reznov and Memory Reznov--which will seemingly be available via a challenge pack that will also be granted to players who lock in a preorder. It is unclear if these skins or challenges will be made available to players by any other means. The skins appear to reference appearances of Viktor Reznov in previous games: Stalingrad Reznov seems to be a callback to Reznov's first appearance in 2008's Call of Duty: World at War, while Memory Reznov would reference his role in 2010's Call of Duty: Black Ops.

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Roblox is secretly the most popular game around. This May, the Roblox game "Grow a Garden" surpassed seven million concurrent users--but Roblox itself has been hugely popular, especially with kids, for years. Case in point: YouTube revealed today that Roblox-related videos have surpassed 1 trillion views. Trillion.

To celebrate the momentous number, YouTube has launched a Roblox Museum within Roblox, which the company describes as "a virtual space where anyone can go to visit over 100 special relics, each representing a key creator moment from over the years." YouTube and Roblox debuted within a year of each other, YouTube notes, and so Roblox videos have been a part of YouTube for almost its entire lifetime. If you don't play Roblox but want to check out the museum, YouTube released a preview hosted by Roblox content creators Lanaslifeee and MeEnyu.

For those who want to check out the museum for themselves, you can also hop directly to the museum's landing page on Roblox. The museum also features a scavenger hunt that will reward you with an exclusive in-game item.

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The Sims Board Game

$20 | Releases August 15

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The Sims is one of gaming's biggest cross-over hits, appealing to a wide audience of fans of all ages and demographics. Soon, the series will be playable in a whole new way with the official The Sims Board Game, which adapts the life management gameplay of the video games into a replayable tabletop experience for 2-5 players. The game technically launches for $20 on August 15--though Target is already shipping orders, so there's a chance you could get it early if you grab it there. Preorder are also open at Amazon, and orders will start shipping next week. $20 is much cheaper than we usually see for similar board games based on other board games. Given the popularity of The Sims, we expect this will be very popular and could sell out, so be sure to grab a copy while you can.

The Sims Board Game $20 | Releases August 15

While The Sims Board Game is not a one-to-one adaptation, fans will recognize the game's familiar visuals and life-sim-style gameplay. The board game is designed for 2-5 players, each of whom takes on a personality and goal to achieve. Players then explore a gameboard that looks like an iconic The Sims neighborhood, draw cards representing various life events they must respond to, and collect "SIMbols," with the goal being to be the first to collect enough SIMbols that match their specific life goal.

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The Sims Board Game is just one of the latest video games to get a tabletop adaptation. Board games based on video games have become quite popular in recent years, and you can find everything from crunchy, rules-heavy adventure games, RPGs, and skirmish wargames, to easy-to-play card games and family-friendly board games based on a long list of video game properties at Amazon.

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Earlier this summer, Hideo Kojima released his latest game, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. While Kojima is already working on his next title, fans shouldn't get their hopes up about his new stealth-action game Physint arriving anytime soon. According to Kojima himself, most of the work on Physint hasn't exited the earliest stage of development.

Kojima told IndieWire that he is "starting to work with the team on OD, because that's a new project." He then added that he is "doing Physint all by myself because that's at the conceptual stage."

Physint was first announced during the January 2024 State of Play broadcast, and it was described as using "cutting-edge" technology to create a hybrid game and movie experience. Kojima subsequently revealed that the origin of the game came from players' desire to revisit the stealth-action-espionage genre that he helped create in the Metal Gear Solid franchise.

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When I first saw it at the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase, I was surprised to see a game from a French developer with the photorealism of Western RPGs and mechanical stylings of Japanese ones. Its polished, cinematic trailer gave the impression of a AAA game, even though I'd never even heard of Sandfall Interactive at the time.

Clair Obscur moved mountains. Despite its launch on the same weekend as Oblivion Remastered, it sold 500,000 copies within 24 hours and 1 million after three days. It's still maintaining the discourse and curiosity of the games community months later--something that you'd think only a title from a more experienced studio could do. It's all for good reason, of course--it's a great game. We even rated it a 9/10 in our Clair Obscur review.

In many ways, its critical and commercial triumph has been encouraging. We should have a wide range of RPGs made by people from different backgrounds, and we should have more turn-based RPGs. However, Clair Obscur's success also magnified criticisms of Japanese turn-based games, only some of which are deserved. Finally, the haters said, a turn-based RPG that is actually good--as if those don't already exist.

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Rod Fergusson is leaving Blizzard after five years. In his time at the studio, Fergusson has primarily acted as the general manager and face of the Diablo series, overseeing a resurgence of sorts for Blizzard's storied action-RPG franchise.

Fergusson announced his departure via Twitter, saying, "After five years of driving the Diablo franchise forward with four big launches, it's time for me to step away from Blizzard/Microsoft, sword in hand, and see what's next. The teams are set up for success, with an exiting slate of releases ahead. I'm incredibly proud of what we've built together and looking forward to what comes next for Diablo, and for me."

Fergusson came to Blizzard in 2020 after a long stint at The Coalition, the Xbox-owned studio that primarily works on Gears of War, a series that he has been working on, sporadically, since close to its inception. Back in the day, Fergusson came onto the original Gears of War and shepherded its final stretch of development. Fergusson would go on to have a hand in most games in the series--and briefly helped Irrational Games on BioShock Infinite--before departing for Blizzard.

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Nintendo has filed a new patent application that suggests an interesting new way to play. The patent filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows a crank-like device built to attach to the side of a game controller, allowing you to crank up the fun. Eh?

The description of the patent goes into detail about the mouse-operation sensor and how the peripheral could attach to a recessed surface in the controller with a mouse operation sensor, which may suggest it could attach directly onto the Switch or Switch 2 Joy-Cons. Then with the crank attached you could explore the many possibilities of crank-based gameplay, from fishing games to probably a second thing.

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While fairly novel, this wouldn't be the first example of a video game device with a crank. The indie handheld hardware Playdate has a crank and developers and homebrew artisans alike have been coming up with various applications for it. And Nintendo did once make a cardboard crank with Nintendo Labo, so the company is no stranger to cranks.

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The Battlefield 6 beta has officially begun, and it's already surpassed Battlefield 2042's peak player count on Steam. Hundreds of thousands of players have jumped in, which has led to some massive queue times, but not everyone of these players is a Battlefield veteran. The beta is full of players who are simply looking for a new first-person shooter or dipping their toes into Battlefield to see if they like the experience or not.

If you're one of those new players or a player returning to the franchise after a long hiatus, you might be confused about the different game modes available in Battlefield 6. There are four game mode options, but the game doesn't explain them too well in the menus. To find out more about the Battlefield 6 game modes and see which one might suit your playstyle the best, check out the guide below.

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• How every game mode in Battlefield 6 works

How every game mode in Battlefield 6 works

During the open beta in Battlefield 6, there are four game modes you can choose from:

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The Omni-Tool is like the Swiss Army knife of Grounded 2. This device starts out as a simple chopping axe, but it can be upgraded several times and provide multiple functions. This lets you chop, dig, and hammer items to gain valuable resources for your survival. Here we'll guide you through everything you need to know in order to upgrade your Omni-Tool in Grounded 2.

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How to get the Omni-ToolWall of Omni-Tools in Ranger Outpost: Snackbar

After you complete the Grounded 2 tutorial, you're free to explore the dangers of being tiny in a neighborhood park. However, you'll want to quickly start working on your main objective, which tasks you with finding the Ranger Outpost. This is marked with a star icon to follow, so it's a pretty easy task. Once inside the outpost, you are tasked with grabbing an Omni-Tool off the wall.

The Omni-Tool replaces the need for several different tools as featured in the first game, which required you to have separate hammers, shovels, and axes with their own upgrades. This one tool can eventually be upgraded to do it all.

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Nintendo is giving Switch 2 owners a taste of the company's next original IP this weekend, with a limited-time online demo for sports game Drag x Drive taking place on August 9 and 10.

The Drag x Drive: Global Jam demo is already available to download on the Nintendo eShop, taking up only 1.4GB of storage space. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can play the 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball game with their friends, but only during the following time periods:

• Saturday, August 9, 3 AM to 7 AM PT / 6 AM to 10 AM ET
• Saturday, August 9, 5 PM to 9 PM PT / 8 PM to 11 PM ET
• Sunday, August 10, 9 AM to 1 PM PT / 6 AM to 10 AM ET

The demo event gives players access to a full tutorial, online matchmaking, and Friend Parks, which are essentially private lobbies.

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Director Zach Cregger's latest horror film, Weapons, only just premiered in theaters this week, yet preorders for the Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Blu-ray release are already available from multiple online retailers. There's no release date yet, but most Blu-rays launch about three months after a film's theatrical run, so it'll likely be a while before this one is released. However, if the movie's early popularity is any indication, this could sell out fast, so it's worth preordering now if you're interested.

Weapons Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Blu-ray $38 | Release Date TBA

The Weapons Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Blu-ray includes 4K Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, and digital copies of the film in a steelbook case featuring the glow of 2:17 on an alarm clock on the cover, and (even creepier) interior artwork. Unfortunately, no official details have been released beyond that, though we expect it'll support Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision, and likely will include several bonus features. We'll update this section when more details are made public.

Amazon and Gruv currently have the steelbook listed at $38, while Walmart has it at $44.25. We expect Walmart's price will likely change to match Amazon and Gruv. The good news is, preordering at Amazon and Walmart means you'll only pay the lowest amount if the price changes before launch, and you are only charged when the item ships.

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Written, directed, and produced by Cregger, Weapons follows a community reeling from the mysterious disappearance of seventeen children from the same elementary school class who all run away at 2:17 A.M. one night. What begins as an investigation of the school teachers, faculty, and parents spirals into something much stranger and more sinister. The film has already garnered high praise from critics and audiences, adding to an already strong year for horror movies.

The Weapons Limited Edition Steelbook likely won't arrive for several months, so if you need something to keep you busy until then, consider picking up another horror flick on 4K Blu-ray. The new 4K Steelbook Edition of Late Night With The Devil recently launched on August 5 and is available for $40 at Amazon. You can also grab one of the year's best movies, Sinners, for $30 (was $35), and well as several other acclaimed horror movies like Smile 2 for $20 (was $32), The Witch for $16 (was $23), and Nosferatu for $23.79 (was $30).

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At long last, Titan Quest 2 is here in early access on PC, and as you'd expect, developer Grimlore Games is planning to add more content to the action-RPG as it builds up to its full release. So what's chiseled into the marble slab right now? In a press release, the studio said that players can expect major content updates every three months, and while multiplayer isn't available in Titan Quest 2 yet, it is coming soon.

Additionally, a brand-new chapter with new areas, enemies, and challenges will be coming to the game alongside a character editor. An all-new Mastery is being added as well, and on a technical level, support for more languages is also in development. Future updates will include the following additions to the game:

Titan Quest 2 early-access roadmap

• New chapters
• New items
• New enemies
• New bosses
• New quests
• New Masteries
• Crafting
• Improved multiplayer

In a FAQ video, lead systems designer Balint Marczin also answered several questions about the game. Marczin confirmed that the studio is targeting the end of 2026 for the full release, and there are plans in place to bring Titan Quest 2 to PlayStation and Xbox consoles after the early-access period ends. Grimlore Games isn't planning to add any mounts to the game as it clashes with the pacing, traversal, and other mechanics of the game, and there are currently no plans for PvP. As for the Titan Quest 2 endgame, Marczin says the current focus is on delivering a "polished and replayable campaign," but there is some work being done on endgame designs.

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Nintendo has announced a new product line for young children called My Mario, which will be released on August 26, available only in Nintendo stores in Japan at the moment. The My Mario series includes fun toys, books, games, and more, all featuring Mario and his friends, with more items being added down the line. What's more, it will feature what appears to be the spiritual successor to a delightful "game" from the past.

Nintendo gave a sneak preview of some of the times that will be readily available: a set of wooden blocks shaped like Mario, Luigi, and other familiar items from Mario's world. What makes these blocks interesting is that they also work as Amiibo figures, so kids can use them in certain Nintendo Switch games to unlock extra features or characters.

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Another product in the series is a board book called Hello, Mario! which is designed for parents and kids to read together. The book has fun parts that children can touch and move, like opening Mario's mouth or turning his face. There will also be a free app for smartphones and a game for the Nintendo Switch that lets kids play by pulling or turning Mario's face on the screen. If you're old enough, you may remember being able to do something similar on Super Mario 64's home screen.

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Marvel Rivals' Season 3.5 refresh is now live, and it's largely focused on punishing players who disconnect or go AFK from matches and compensating those who have to endure the aftermath.

Leavers have been an ongoing issue in Marvel Rivals' competitive mode, and now developer NetEase is upping the penalties for those who make it a habit in the game's Season 3.5 update. According to the Season 3.5 patch notes, those who continue to leave or go AFK will see more frequent temporary bans from competitive play, with repeat offenders being banned from competitive play for upwards of 20 hours. There are penalties for leavers in quick matches as well, though they are less steep. Repeat leavers there can be banned for up to eight hours from matchmaking.

As for the teammates of leavers or those with an AFK member, NetEase is looking to ease the sting of losing a teammate in the 6v6 hero shooter. If a disconnection or AFK players is detected within the first 70 seconds of a competitive match, the match will be deemed invalid, with penalties for the leaver or AFK player but no negative results or penalties for other players in the match.

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Animal Well is one of the best puzzle-focused Metroidvanias of recent memory, coming out of nowhere in 2024 and launching to rave reviews from critics and players, and even garnering a nomination for Best Debut Indie Game at the 2024 Video Game Awards. While the game saw a digital release on PC and consoles and two small-batch physical printings from both Limited Run Games (now sold out) and Lost in Cult, Animal Well is now finally getting an official physical release on Nintendo Switch and PS5 later this year. A firm launch date for this new physical version has not been announced, and there are no preorder bonuses. However, you can already preorder the PS5 and Switch versions for $35 at Amazon and Best Buy.

Animal Well Standard Edition $35 | Release Date TBA

This new physical edition features different cover art from the Limited Run and Lost in Cult versions. It comes with the base game plus the latest patches right on the cartridge or disc, and the Switch version also includes a Switch 2 update patch. Both the Switch and PS5 versions are DoesItPlay approved, meaning you can start playing directly from the cartridge or disc without the need for additional downloads or an internet connection.

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Our Animal Well review gave it an impressive 9/10, praising its unique items, suspenseful enemy encounters, and surreal visual design. "This is a game that's chock full of pleasant surprises, from the way its items forgo tradition in interesting ways to the visual design and sense of atmosphere generated by its bizarre, neon-soaked world," wrote critic Richard Wakeling. "Animal Well might look antiquated and familiar at first glance, but this well is cavernous and unpredictable." The upcoming new physical edition is the perfect excuse to try out the game if you have yet to play it.

As mentioned above, Limited Run Games and Lost in Cult also produced physical editions of Animal Well--though these are much smaller print runs than the new version available to preorder. Unfortunately, Limited Run's version has been sold out for a while, but you can still pick up Lost in Cult's Animal Well Exclusive Variant at the Lost in Cult website if you don't want to wait for the new standard edition. Lost in Cult's Animal Well releases features an exclusive cover design by Derek Yu (developer of Spelunky, UFO 50). A few other Animal Well items are available at Lost in Cult, such as a vinyl version of the game's soundtrack and the gorgeous hardcover Animal Well: Design Works book chronicling the game's development. You can even bundle all of Lost in Cult's Animal Well releases together to create your own ersatz collector's edition. Keep in mind these are offered in limited quantities, so grab them while you can.

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This week, Fortnite's Shock N' Awesome campaign kicked off after an epic showdown ended the previous season, with the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and a new Halo Spartan skin joining the battle royale against a horde of giant bugs. To celebrate the start of the bug-squashing season, Epic Games has kicked off a new Twitch Drop initiative for this weekend, where 90 minutes of viewing time can land you three new items for your locker.

In order to claim the items, simply log in to Twitch between now and August 10 at 8:59 PM PT / 11:59 PM ET and watch any streamer playing Fortnite for 30 minutes in order to claim the first of the three items. The other two items will unlock at the 60-minute and 90-minute marks, and each item will appear instantly in your in-game locker's inventory once you've hit the time milestones.

The three items that can be unlocked through the Shock N' Awesome Twitch Drop campaign are as follows:

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