Gaming

‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Share Another Link Besides Benjamin Evan Ainsworth

• Benjamin Evan Ainsworth discusses playing Daeron Targaryen in House of the Dragon
• Ormund's scheme to position Daeron as a rival to Rhaenyra is confirmed
• His House of the Dragon stunt training aided his upcoming Legend of Zelda role

Ahead of House of the Dragon's Season 3, Episode 6, actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth spoke to Collider about playing the real Daeron Targaryen, whose identity was concealed for much of the show's marketing. The episode confirms Ormund Hightower's scheme, revealed after Alicent immediately spots a decoy imposter posing…

The Legend of Zelda movie’s Link actor couldn’t play Breath of the Wild when it launched because he was too young: “It might show my age”

The article text supplied only contains the page’s CSS/boilerplate (styling rules), not the actual story — and I don’t have web access enabled to fetch the live page myself. All I can see is the headline: that the actor playing Link in the live-action *Legend of Zelda* film…

Preorders Are Live for Hasbro’s The Legend of Zelda Figures – Here’s Where You Can Grab Them

• Hasbro has opened preorders for action figures of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf, launching May 2027
• Pricing ranges from $27.99 for Link and Zelda to $42.99 for Ganondorf; figures are inspired by Tears of the Kingdom
• Each collectible features multiple articulation points and character-specific equipment from the game

Hasbro has unveiled a new range of The Legend of Zelda action figures, with preorders now open at select retailers ahead of a release date of 1 May next year. The lineup features Link, Princess Zelda and Ganondorf, and is based on the character designs from 2023's The…

All Shift at Midnight pets and how to cure them

• Shift at Midnight lets players pick a pet: dog, cat or goose.
• Pets get sick and need paid treatment, up to $310 total.
• Failing to cure a pet affects the game's ending.

Destructoid has published a guide explaining the pet system in the horror co-op game Shift at Midnight, in which players adopt a companion at the start of the game whose survival affects which ending they receive. Although pets offer no direct in-game advantages, keeping them alive requires ongoing…

One of the best shooters around just got a barely recognizable second episode, and it’s only $12

• Fallen Aces Episode 2: Shadow of Death has launched, featuring significantly expanded gameplay with car chases, urban environments, and new weapons compared to the original release
• The episode is available at a promotional price of $12 (down from $15) until August 8

The scraped content for this article is just PC Gamer's site navigation and membership boilerplate — the actual article text wasn't captured, so there's nothing substantive to summarise. I can't produce an accurate summary without fabricating details. Could you paste the actual article body, or try re-fetching the…

Capcom wants to release a Resident Evil every year and sees remakes as the way to make it happen

• Capcom reportedly wants annual Resident Evil releases.
• Remakes could help maintain that pace.
• No specific future remake plans were given.

Capcom reportedly aims to release a Resident Evil game every year, using remakes alongside new entries to sustain the series’ output. The strategy matters because it would make one of gaming’s biggest horror franchises a more regular presence, while relying on familiar titles that have already proved commercially…

Why Marvel Was Never Going to Announce the X-Men Reboot at SDCC | Comic Con 2026

• Marvel Studios did not announce the X-Men reboot at Comic-Con 2026, though Jake Schreier is developing the project for post-Secret Wars 2027
• The studio is currently integrating original Fox X-Men actors into the MCU multiverse narrative, making a new team announcement strategically conflicting
• Marvel prioritises projects in active production; the reboot remains too early-stage to warrant major promotional efforts

At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Marvel's panel delivered several announcements — a new Ghost Rider film starring Ryan Gosling and confirmation that Ryan Coogler's Black Panther III will feature David Jonsson as an adult Toussaint — but conspicuously omitted any mention of the long-rumoured X-Men reboot. IGN argues…

Universal Responds After All 3 Hours of The Odyssey Leak on Social Media

• Nolan's 'The Odyssey' leaked in full on X/Twitter, reaching 2.1 million views before takedown
• Universal pursued copyright removal and threatened legal action; film maintains strong box office despite incident
• Entire production shot on IMAX cameras; Musk announced separate AI-generated adaptation

Universal Pictures has moved to remove a leaked copy of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" after the full nearly three-hour film appeared on X (formerly Twitter) during its second weekend in cinemas. The studio confirmed it had "initiated takedown protocols" upon discovering the unauthorised posting, stating it takes copyright…

The new ‘backward compatible’ Xbox games on PC run on an OG Xbox emulator inside an Xbox 360 emulator, and people have already used it to run other Xbox 360 games

• New PC "backward compatible" Xbox games actually run via nested emulation.
• An OG Xbox emulator runs inside an Xbox 360 emulator on PC.
• Users have already repurposed it to play other Xbox 360 games.

Microsoft's newly released "backward compatible" Xbox games on PC have turned out to run via a nested emulation setup: an original Xbox emulator operating inside an Xbox 360 emulator, rather than native PC ports. This matters because it reveals that Microsoft is reusing decades-old Xbox and Xbox 360…

Best players for FC 26 Dynamic Drive Evolution

• FC 26's free Dynamic Drive Evolution boosts pace, passing and physical stats
• Takes just 15 minutes total, no matches or coins required
• Recommended cards include Tchouameni TOTS, Kante Thunderstruck and Ederson Showdown

Destructoid has published a guide to the Dynamic Drive Evolution in EA Sports FC 26's Ultimate Team mode, a free Training Camp evolution that lets players upgrade a lower-rated card without spending in-game coins. The evolution matters to Ultimate Team players because it offers substantial stat and PlayStyle…