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UK preowned retailer CeX’s website confirms previous reports that it’s opening a retro-only store
The Retro Birmingham store is now listed on the site's Store Finder
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta Steam numbers haven't budged in the second weekend, despite Warzone's arrival and transformative patch
We're deep in the second and final session of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta. This open portion is available on one more platform - Switch 2 , and can be accessed without the need for a pre-order. It also includes a sampler of Warzone's next Resurgence map and two Ground War maps, alongside all the maps and modes from the first beta weekend. None of that appears to have moved the needle, at least on Steam. Read more
The Zelda-Influenced NES Classic 'Battle of Olympus' Is Being Remade By Its Original Husband-And-Wife Team
"A handcrafted Steam remake by its original creators". It has been revealed that the 1988 NES title The Battle of Olympus is being remade on Steam . The game was designed and programmed by Yukio Horimoto, with Reiko Oshida, who would later become Horimoto's wife, responsible for the story and graphics. It was also ported to the Game Boy. Read the full article on timeextension.com
This week in PC games: Bank Holiday Mawnday Edition
Fleeing the intolerable glare of another weekday morning, you take the spiral stair that runs around the elven bulk of the Treehouse, and after hours of climbing, reach the Primrose Door. The light within the Tree is soft as syrup, spilling across a realm of marble, gold, and glass. Here the Sages of Rock Paper Shotgun belabour the decades debating the mysteries of creation, such as whether "Nvidia" should be written in all capitals. But what's this? The arching velvet sanctum lies empty. Read more
The 2027 Pokémon World Championships will take place in Singapore
PokémonXP won't be part of next year's event
Pokémon Champions Update Adds Z Mega Evolutions This September
"Stay tuned for more details". Another announcement shared by The Pokémon Company President Tsunekazu Ishihara at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships Closing Ceremony was for the new title, Pokémon Champions . A new trailer revealed the free-to-play Switch eShop and mobile release will be getting Z Mega Evolutions and variety of other Pokémon. This update will be released on 9th September 2026 (JST). Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Pokémon's Trading Card Game Is Getting A Movie In 2027
Watch the 'Pokémon Wild Card' teaser trailer right now. At the 2026 Pokémon World Championship closing ceremony, Pokémon President Tsunekazu Ishihara announced the Pokémon Trading Card Game will be getting its own movie. This animated film is called Pokémon Wild Card and will be arriving in cinemas in 2027 . Alongside this announcement was a teaser trailer. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Steam Week in Review: Here are the top 10 most popular genres on Steam
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending August 30.
2026 Pokémon World Championships: All the winners from VGC to TCG
All the winners from the biggest Pokémon event of the year
Guardians of the Universe explained: the comic book history of the oldest living beings in the DC universe
The Guardians of the Universe aren't to be confused with the Guardians of the Galaxy
Lanterns' dark new origin story for John Stewart changes DC Comics canon in a big way
The DCU is doing John Stewart very differently, and for the better
Pokémon Unite Announces Four More Playable Pokémon
All the Eeveelutions are here. During the Pokémon Unite finals at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, four new playable Pokémon were revealed. Morpeko is arriving next week on 4th September 2026 , Toxtricity will arrive later in the month on 24th September 2026 , and then in October 2026 , trainers can look forward to Jolteon and Flareon, completing the Eevee evolution line up in the game. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
'Sidequests are almost my reason for doing videogames in the first place:' The dev behind one of the coolest upcoming RPGs says its word count is ballooning because they just love side stories so much
You won't see me complaining
A Star Wars Galaxies community server was allegedly hacked with AI assistance by a Reddit moderator harboring a primeval grudge
"We’re obviously bothered by this, but there isn’t much we can do outside of being up front with all of you and staying focused on what makes Legends great."
Star Wars Zero Company's permadeath makes it a better RPG than most RPGs, even though it's not really an RPG
Choice and consequence vs. death and consequence.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 wins best PC game at Gamescom
Previews of the grimdark strategy game are turning heads.
Thanks to a dedicated team 'art-directing' every single NPC, GTA 6 has over 10 times as many unique animations as GTA 5
Over 600,000.
Star Fox 64
The original Star Fox on the SNES was a huge push forward for 3D titles on console platforms, one which would fully evolve with the next generation of consoles. Obviously, the game’s sequel feels right at home on the Nintendo 64. Whereas most other older 8-and 16-bit titles ended up being drastically reworked to take ... Star Fox 64 was first posted on August 30, 2026 at 1:18 pm. ©2017-2025 " Hardcore Gaming 101 ". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at kurt@hardcoregaming101.net
Four new Pokémon confirmed for Pokémon Unite as Zeta Division wins final Championship
2026 marks the final year Pokémon Unite will feature at the event
Elden Ring's Tarnished Edition is exciting enough on its own, but it's also our last chance to properly experience the game's launch day hype
One last hurrah for "fort comma night," "Mist, or Beast," and "offer pickle."
GTA 6 became too realistic for even Rockstar so the devs had to cut a system for restocking Jason and Lucia's fridge to "find the right balance between realism and ease of play"
But how will I perfectly align everything now?
Activision sends a legal rep to a Call of Duty cheat seller's front door, films the whole thing, posts it online
Activision has posted footage of one of its legal representatives turning up at the Ohio home of a notorious Call of Duty cheat seller and handing over a cease-and-desist order. Read more
14 years on, the creator of DayZ is still searching for a solution to survival gaming's biggest problem: 'I think I am going to die without having solved it'
"And honestly, I'm okay with that."
Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong: The Wii and PS3 are 'retro' now, according to iconic Japanese gaming show
80% of nearly 17,000 viewers agree: Wii Sports is even more of a grandpa game in 2026 than it was two decades prior.