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Gears of WarGrounded
Xbox Game Pass has detailed its first August 2026 wave, led by 10 upcoming additions and early access to the Gears of War: E-Day open beta. Date Everything!, Cricket 26 and Sandustry are new to the main tiers.
Fire Emblem
Nintendo has detailed Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave in a dedicated Direct, showing four hero routes, time-travel choices and new preparation systems before its Switch 2 launch.
Final FantasyFinal Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy 14 has launched on Nintendo Switch 2 with a free trial covering A Realm Reborn through Shadowbringers, but the download takes up 117.2GB.
Baldur's GateDungeons & Dragons
Baldur's Gate 3 reached 76,041 concurrent Steam players in Gamers Now's latest check, its strongest comparable reading in recent weeks. The rise lands as Steam lists Larian's RPG at 30% off ahead of its third anniversary.
PragmataResident Evil
Capcom says Pragmata has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide since its April launch. Resident Evil Requiem has now passed 8 million, adding to another strong quarter for the publisher.
Roundup
Ubisoft is bringing Rayman Legends Retold to gamescom 2026 with a 20-minute hands-on demo, two-player co-op stations and Rayman anniversary programming. The publisher will also stream select Community Lounge sessions around Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six Siege, Anno 117 and The Division 2.
League of Legends
League of Legends Worlds 2026 tickets are showing up on resale marketplaces at extreme prices after the first public sale. Riot says another Fan First ticket wave is planned for the end of August.
Fable
Fable is heading into February 2027 with two pressure points: a report that the RPG has run beyond budget and a PS5 launch window now crowded by God of War: Laufey. Xbox still lists Fable for February 23, with Premium Edition early access beginning February 18.
Xbox Series X|SXbox One
Xbox Live is down for many players, with the outage affecting account sign-ins, Store access and some downloaded games that rely on digital licensing checks.
Halo
Halo: Campaign Evolved includes new ending scenes that look like deliberate setup for Halo 2. Halo Studios has not officially announced a Halo 2 remake.
Resident Evil
Alinea Analytics estimates Resident Evil 4 has sold 16.8 million copies across PlayStation, Steam and Xbox. The figure would put Capcom's remake far ahead of every other remake tracked since the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S launched.
Xbox Series X|SXbox One
Xbox services are currently down for some users, with Microsoft acknowledging errors across key parts of the Xbox ecosystem. The outage is affecting areas including the store, social features, cloud gaming, games and apps.
