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MassivelyOP / Aug 17, 2026

The Stream Team: Beat the heat and heads with a Warframe water fight in Dog Days

Massively OP’s MJ is a little annoyed that she can’t play Warframe’s Fables & Frontiers tabletop game yet, so she needs to let off some steam. And she’ll be doing that by beating the heat — and Grineer heads — with a weaponized pool noodle during Dog Days. MJ will also soothe her soul with […]

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PC Gamer / Aug 17, 2026

10 tips from a World of Warcraft art lead for getting started creating amazing houses in WoW

Blizzard principal artist and lead designer Jay Huang used to make his living creating the "props" that make up World of Warcraft's living spaces. Now he designs the systems that allow players to do the same thing with WoW's new player housing feature.The game's recent patch 12.1, The Curse of Ula'tek, added a huge pile of new housing decor and features for players to create with. For example, it added the ability to

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PC Gamer / Aug 17, 2026

I'm modding GTA 5 every day until it becomes GTA 6 or breaks, starting with a new vehicle and enough missiles to level a city block

Well, we've been hornswoggled again. They did it. They're doing it. Rockstar is, as we speak, putting the finishing touches on Grand Theft Auto 6, the Final Videogame, but icing you and me out entirely. No Xbox or PlayStation? Enjoy pressing your nose against the glass of your console-owning neighbours as they find themselves delighted and transformed by the world's first $500,000,000,000,000 entertainment product.I

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PC Gamer / Aug 17, 2026

Resident Evil Requiem's Angela Sant'Albano reportedly joins Tides of Annihilation, replacing Jennifer English as the new voice of its protagonist

Last month we got word that Jennifer English, star of Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, would be stepping down from her lead role in the upcoming Tides of Annihilation. Now, fans think they've figured out who her replacement is: Angela Sant'Albano, known for playing Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem. This is mostly thanks to a demo shown at an event in Shanghai, as fans claimed the protagonist ha

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PC Gamer / Aug 17, 2026

Even though turn-based and real time RPGs 'have their loud, vocal advocates,' Fallout developer Tim Cain thinks they both have a place in the genre

In a recent video on his YouTube channel, legendary developer Tim Cain weighed in on one of the great RPG debates: Turn-based, or real time? But Cain doesn't see it as a zero sum game, instead staking out a sensible, radical moderate position on a topic that can prompt forum knife fights.One unique aspect to Cain's perspective: He zoomed out to "real time" period, not just the OG Baldur's Gate-codified "real time wit

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PC Gamer / Aug 17, 2026

Beastfolk Barber is an adorable hairdressing sim that offers up more than just shop talk

Of all the other professions I never quite saw myself as a hairdresser, I'm simply not creative enough and my small talk leaves a lot to be desired. But I was still willing to give it a go (within the safe confines of a game) because Beastfolk Barber just looked too cute to pass up on. The premise is simple: you play as Freddie, the owner of a small hair salon in Starfish City, where beastfolk now outnumber humans. S

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Rock Paper Shotgun / Aug 17, 2026

The US Senate are investigating Roblox for prioritising "revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children"

US senators have launched an investigation of game creation platform Roblox on a broad charge of putting money before child safety. They accuse Roblox of being a venue for "sexually explicit (and often violent) virtual 'experiences' with children", and have requested a range of documents and records, including details of the company's collaborations with Sesame Street, the NFL and FIFA. Read more

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MassivelyOP / Aug 17, 2026

Old School RuneScape highlights PvP boot camp and LAN party, talks up its origins and writing

This week in Old School RuneScape appears to be primarily fixated on its partnered livestreamers, so if you’re looking for some more update-centric news, you kinda clicked on the wrong link. Otherwise, here are some influencer-led community events that might be of interest to you. First is the PvP Bootcamp that’s running between now and September 26th, […]

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PC Gamer / Aug 17, 2026

Intel is keeping Raptor Lake CPUs around for 'years to come' as a cheaper alternative to DDR5-compatible chips

If you're running a Raptor Lake-chipped system, congratulations—it seems you're ahead of the curve. Speaking to Tom's Hardware, Intel's vice president and general manager of its enthusiast channel business, Robert Hallock, says that far from putting the 10 nm chips out to pasture, Intel is doubling-down:"Going forward, 10 nm products like Raptor Lake; that is a core part of the portfolio that I want to offer to peo

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PC Gamer / Aug 17, 2026

Heads up, Fallout 4 and Skyrim players: New updates are incoming, so it's time to tend to your mods

Bethesda Game Studios is warning owners of Fallout 4 to either log into a save or manually save their mod load order, because a new patch "focusing on general Creations improvements" is incoming.Bethesda's got a bit of interesting history when it comes to Fallout 4 patches. 2024's "next gen" update didn't really improve anything but did manage to break quite a lot, and the best solution to come out of that whole thin

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Eurogamer / Aug 17, 2026

Battlefield 6's Top Gun collaboration is more involved than I expected, and it convinced me that Carrier Strike should be a permanent mode

Battlefield 6's fourth season has been a highlight. From introducing naval combat to the game to adding its largest map yet - there's a lot for older Battlefield fans to enjoy. That same cohort, I wager - counting myself among them - will naturally be very excited for Top Gun to cross over with Battlefield 6. Read more

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Rock Paper Shotgun / Aug 17, 2026

I'm not saying Bethesda are trolling me specifically, but Fallout 4 and Skyrim updates are imminent just as I've modded up the latter for the first time in ages

Right, just a couple more location overhauls and there we go. A fresh Skyrim load order created for my first modded toe-dip into Tamriel for quite a while, outside of grabbing the odd article image. Phew, now to relax and sink another 50 hou-wait. Fallout 4 and Skyrim updates are inbound, say Bethesda? Well, that would be my luck, wouldn't it? Read more

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PC Gamer / Aug 17, 2026

Intel might be cooking up a budget-friendly handheld chip but I'd still be surprised if it's cheap enough or fast enough to matter

Handhelds aren't exactly the most exciting devices right now given just how prohibitively expensive they've become, but you'd better bet my ears perk up a little when I hear of more possible budget-oriented hardware. That's what we could soon have from Intel, if prolific hardware leaker Jaykihn's recent X post is correct.Decoding the string of numbers, according to Jaykihn, Intel will release a Panther Lake chip with

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MassivelyOP / Aug 17, 2026

SpiritVale shares a ban list, updates on dev team size, and a list of features for its next update

We’re back to once more check in on SpiritVale and its early access progress, which as readers likely recall got off to a pretty bumpy start and only just recently brought its busted trade system back online. Now, it looks as if indie studio Baikun Interactive is dealing with the evergreen problem of bots and providing an overall look […]

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