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How to ask villagers to collect items for you in Disney Dreamlight Valley

  • Disney Dreamlight Valley's Pixel Perfect update enables villagers to gather items on behalf of players
  • The feature requires level seven friendship with characters and uses specialised roles determining which item categories each villager can find
  • Players can simultaneously assign unlimited villagers to gathering tasks, though rarer items yield lower quantities

Disney Dreamlight Valley's Pixel Perfect update lets players ask villagers with whom they have a strong friendship to collect specific items on their behalf, adding a useful new gameplay convenience. The feature matters for players who want to gather rare or role-specific materials without doing the legwork themselves,…

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Mini Review: Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game (PS5) – Solid Foundation Bending to Greatness

  • Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game shows genuine promise but lacks polish.
  • Complex "Flow" abilities offer depth, but tutorials and difficulty options are missing.
  • Priced at $29.99/£24.99, with developer promising future improvements.

Push Square has published a mini review of Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game for PS5, calling it the first genuinely promising video game adaptation of the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. Designed by Mike Zaimont, known for Skullgirls, the hand-animated one-on-one fighter offers a surprisingly technical Street Fighter-style…

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Pokémon Pokopia’s Next Limited-Time In-Game Event Will Make A Splash Next Month

  • New "Fetching Scales for Feebas" event runs 13–28 August in Pokémon Pokopia.
  • Players collect Prism Scales for Feebas and Milotic furniture rewards.
  • Free update and Expansion Pass DLC arrive 5th August, just before it.

The Pokémon Company has announced a new limited-time in-game event for Pokémon Pokopia, titled "Fetching Scales for Feebas," which will focus on the Gen III Water-type Pokémon Feebas. The event forms part of a broader wave of water-themed content coming to the game, alongside a free update and…

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FC 27 Gameplay deep dive pitch notes: AI defending nerf, better passing, and more

  • FC 27 reduces AI auto-defending, rewarding manual tackling instead.
  • Corner kicks and crosses are being reworked with more manual control.
  • AI attackers get improved spatial awareness for creative runs.

EA Sports has revealed gameplay changes coming to FC 27, with a particular focus on defending, set pieces and crossing after receiving substantial fan feedback about FC 26. The overhaul aims to shift control away from AI automation and back towards manual player input, reflecting long-standing criticism from…

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What perfect timing, Hori’s adorable Switch 2 Ditto accessories launch just one day after Pokopia’s first DLC expansion

  • Hori launches Ditto-themed Nintendo Switch 2 accessories.
  • Release lands one day after Pokopia's first DLC expansion.
  • Timing seen as a happy coincidence for Pokémon fans.

Japanese peripherals maker Hori has released a range of Nintendo Switch 2 accessories themed around Ditto, the shape-shifting Pokémon, with the launch timed just a day after the release of the first downloadable content expansion for Pokopia. The coincidence has been welcomed by fans, as it means those…

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Pokemon Pokopia’s first DLC Bubbly Basin arrives next week, but I’m more interested in my Pokemon becoming fashion icons in Part 2 later this year

  • Pokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC launches next week
  • A second DLC arrives later this year
  • Part 2 will reportedly add Pokémon fashion customisation features

Pokémon Pokopia is set to receive its first piece of downloadable content, Bubbly Basin, which arrives next week, expanding the life-sim spin-off with new areas and activities for players to explore. The release marks the beginning of a planned expansion for the game, though attention is already turning…

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Xbox is reportedly losing money on every console it sells, thanks to AI-powered RAM crisis

  • Microsoft reportedly loses ~$150 per Xbox Series X|S sold due to AI-driven RAM costs
  • Xbox prices rise a further $100 from 1 August to offset losses
  • Sony and Nintendo likely face similar pressures ahead of next-gen consoles

Microsoft is reportedly losing money on every Xbox Series X|S console it sells, as soaring RAM prices driven by AI data-centre demand push component costs above the consoles' retail prices. The situation matters because it signals how the broader AI boom is disrupting consumer hardware markets, with the…

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Stealth and armour placement rule supreme in Tyr, the new tank shooter from former Destiny and Valorant devs, with a public playtest now live

  • Tank shooter Tyr's public playtest is live until 2nd August 2026
  • Made by ex-Destiny, Valorant, StarCraft 2 and League of Legends developers
  • Stealth, detection ranges and directional armour penetration are core mechanics

A public playtest has launched for Tyr, a new free-to-play multiplayer tank shooter from Stoke Games, a studio formed of developers who previously worked on League of Legends, Valorant, StarCraft 2 and Destiny 2. The game distinguishes itself within the crowded tank shooter genre by placing heavy emphasis…

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Tony Review

  • Matt Johnson's "Tony" dramatises Anthony Bourdain's teenage years in 1970s Cape Cod
  • Dominic Sessa stars as young Bourdain, with Antonio Banderas as his mentor "Chef"
  • Reviewer calls it a highlight of Johnson's career; out 7 August, wide 21 August

IGN's review of "Tony", directed by Matt Johnson, examines the film's focus on a narrow, formative chapter of chef Anthony Bourdain's youth rather than attempting a full cradle-to-grave biopic. Drawing from the opening chapters of Bourdain's 2000 memoir "Kitchen Confidential", the film portrays its teenage protagonist without the…

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5 Years Later, Cyberpunk Shooter The Ascent Confirms Major PS5 Update as Dev Teases Sequel

  • The Ascent turns five; Neon Giant confirms a major PS5 update
  • Update due November 2026, focused on co-op and save reliability
  • Studio teases future platforms, genres and sequels for the franchise

Developer Neon Giant is marking the fifth anniversary of cyberpunk twin-stick shooter The Ascent by confirming a major update for the PS5 version, alongside teasing future expansion of the franchise. The Ascent first launched on Xbox and PC in 2021 before arriving on PS5 about a year later,…

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