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PlayStation Store: August 2025’s top downloads

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. August continued sports supremacy as Madden NFL 26 led the charge on the charts in the US, while Mafia: The Old Country had success on both the US and EU charts for PS5, ...
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Work to Improve the Disastrous MindsEye Continues, With Build a Rocket Boy Releasing Hefty Update 4

MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy has released Update 4 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, insisting it remains “committed to refining” the game following its disastrous launch.In July, IGN reported that Edinburgh-based BARB had issued at-risk of redundancy emails to its around 300-strong UK workforce ...
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RoadCraft’s first expansion adds a bridge layer, two new maps, and the option to make your life much tougher

The first bit of DLC for mud-splattered infrastructure setup sim RoadCraft has rumbled out of the garage, bringing with it a couple of new maps, several extra vehicles, and some extra-tough options for those craving a hard time. One of those fresh rides is a bridge layer, and you best ...
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‘I Guess Silksong Is Just That Respected’: After Hollow Knight: Silksong Was Cracked at Launch, Pirates Are Urging Each Other to Buy Instead — and Some Can’t Believe What They’re Seeing

The splash damage caused by Hollow Knight: Silksong’s massive launch impact has spread beyond huge Steam concurrents and struggling storefronts to the parts of the internet where video game pirates hang out — and there something interesting is happening: the pirates are urging each other to buy the game instead ...
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Team Cherry working on “quality issues” with Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Simplified Chinese translation, following mixed Steam reviews

Hollow Knight: Silksong developers Team Cherry are "working to improve" the game's Simplified Chinese translation, following "quality issues" which have seen its Steam user reviews from those speaking the language drop to "mixed". As you can easily see thanks to Steam's recent introduction of language-specific review splits, the mixed reviews ...
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“I Can’t Afford To Give It Away For Free” – Silksong’s Low Price Is Causing Devs To Re-Evaluate Their Own Games

Managing expectations.After an exceptionally long wait, Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on the Switch and Switch 2, and perhaps one of the most pleasantly surprising aspects of its launch is its price.You're looking at $19.99 / £16.75 / €19.99 / ¥2300 for the new release which, given the sheer ...
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Watch out, Hollow Knight: Silksong’s hiding a sneaky Stardew Valley creatorman cameo

In case you missed it, a plucky little game no one had heard anything about whatsoever arrived yesterday. Hollow Knight: Silksong. Yeah, I know, it's news to me too. Anyway, what's also news is that Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone has a voice acting cameo in Skong. Though, he's being ...
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Ubisoft Employee Explains Why Star Wars Outlaws Is A Game-Key Card

And it's seemingly got nothing to do with cost.Star Wars Outlaws, released on 4th September 2025, is the latest in a long line of Switch 2 titles utilising the Game-Key Card physical release.It's safe to say that most folks are under the assumption that cost is likely the driving factor ...
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The Making of Kaiju No. 8: The Game

Most of the time, a game based on a successful manga is made after the anime adaptation has been airing for some time, but that wasn’t the case with Kaiju No. 8 The Game. (You can read our hands-on impressions here, by the way.) It tells its own story within ...
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PSA: Pokémon YouTube Channel Airing Pokémon 3: The Movie This Weekend

The first three movies are free to watch.Back when Pokémon was taking off in the late '90s, trainers around the globe were treated to the very first anime movie. It stars Ash, Pikachu and their friends, as well as a Pokémon battle "like never before" featuring Mew and Mewtwo.If you've ...
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