Gaming

Video: 10 Exciting Games Coming To Switch And Switch 2 In August 2026

• Ten Switch/Switch 2 games are listed for release in August 2026
• Big titles include Oblivion Remastered, Elden Ring and Metal Gear Solid collection
• Pokémon Pokopia gets its first DLC expansion on 5th August

Nintendo Life has rounded up ten notable games arriving on Switch and Switch 2 during August 2026, as the release schedule begins to pick up ahead of autumn. The line-up includes several major third-party titles alongside a first DLC expansion for Nintendo's own Pokémon Pokopia, reflecting a busy…

Thanks to Pokemon, X-Files, and Donkey Kong, this month’s new Lego sets might be the best we’ve had all year

• GamesRadar+ rounds up August 2026's best new Lego sets.
• Pokémon, X-Files and Donkey Kong sets are highlighted as standouts.
• Site calls this month's releases among the year's best.

GamesRadar+ has published its monthly roundup of new Lego sets, highlighting August 2026 as featuring some of the strongest releases of the year. The feature singles out new sets tied to Pokémon, The X-Files, and Donkey Kong as particular highlights, appealing to both collectors and fans of these…

DragonSword: Awakening egg locations and spawn times

• Guide shows where to farm Bird and Goose Eggs in DragonSword: Awakening.
• Eggs can't be bought, only foraged, and respawn after 9pm daily reset.
• Six recipes use eggs, including HP-restoring Hamburger Steak and Omelet.

Destructoid has published a guide detailing where players can find Bird and Goose Eggs in DragonSword: Awakening, ingredients needed to cook several of the game's most useful healing and stamina recipes. The eggs cannot be bought or traded, making foraging the only route to stocking up, and the…

Mafia: The Old Country – Man of Honor will change its open world

• Man of Honor expansion overhauls Mafia: The Old Country's open world
• Adds Salieri-driven jobs, races, standoffs and more challenges
• Launches on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X on 14 August

Mafia: The Old Country's upcoming Man of Honor expansion will significantly expand the game's open-world "Free Ride" mode, addressing criticism that the base game's Sicily setting felt sparsely populated with activities. The change matters because it brings the game's open world closer in line with genre contemporaries such…

The RAM Crisis Seems to Be Expanding to Motherboards Now

According to a post on Board Channels, Motherboards will be going up in price during Q3 2026, making for yet another PC component to go up in price this year.

“This Is Absurd’: Game-Changing Skyrim Graphics Mod Is Already Causing a Commotion

• New Community Shaders/CS ENB mod overhauls Skyrim's graphics dramatically.
• Modding community reacting with astonishment at the visual leap.
• Mod is available now to download via Nexus Mods.

A new graphics mod for Skyrim, centred on the Community Shaders framework paired with CS ENB, has been released on Nexus Mods and is generating a strong reaction from the game's modding community. Enthusiasts have described the visual overhaul as a major leap forward, with one reaction calling…

Demonic RPG Crimson Moon set for September launch with metal soundtrack

• Crimson Moon launches 1 September on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X
• Heavy metal soundtrack made with Health, Misha Mansoor, Ricky Armellino
• Standard edition $19.99; Deluxe Edition $29.99 with cosmetics

ProbablyMonsters has confirmed that its gothic action RPG Crimson Moon will launch on 1 September for PS5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X, alongside pricing details and the reveal of the musicians behind its heavy metal soundtrack. Composer Chris Wilson and music manager Steve Pardo led the score's…

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – Everything We Just Learned From The Direct

With the release date of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave steadily drawing closer, Nintendo has started to reveal more details about the next chapter in its longrunning tactical-RPG series. Ever since Fire Emblem: Awakening successfully brought the series back from the brink of cancellation, the series has gone from…

After earning $1 million on Steam from a game that took 4 months to make, stunned devs end up in Valve’s coveted “chocolate tier”

• Physics-based tower defense game 'Sir, We Have an Orc Problem' generated $1.05 million in gross revenue within one week of Steam launch
• German studio Mumpitz Games completed the project in four months; the $10 game achieved 86% positive reviews with median playtime of 5 hours 20 minutes

It took "exactly 1 week"

Eli Roth Got Sick of Studio Notes and Shrinking Residuals, With ‘Ice Cream Man’ He’s Going Into Business for Himself

• Eli Roth launches indie label The Horror Section after "Borderlands" studio clashes
• New film "Ice Cream Man" was self-financed via pre-sales and tax credits
• Label plans 2-4 low-budget horror films yearly, including a Snoop Dogg project

Director Eli Roth has founded his own independent distribution outfit, The Horror Section, after growing frustrated with studio interference on his $120 million video game adaptation "Borderlands," which was watered down to secure a PG-13 rating and subsequently flopped with critics and audiences in 2024. His new low-budget…