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I Wanted RoboCop: Rogue City 2 And All I Got Was This TV Series Announcement

• Amazon is developing a RoboCop TV series.
• It reportedly centres on a younger Dick Jones.
• No RoboCop: Rogue City sequel was announced.

GameSpot reports that fans hoping for a sequel to the 2023 game RoboCop: Rogue City have instead received news of a planned RoboCop television series. The announcement matters because it suggests the franchise is expanding on screen, although it does not confirm any follow-up to the well-received game.…

‘EA Sports FC’ Sets World Cup Recordbreaker Kylian Mbappé as New Cover Athlete (Gaming News Roundup)

• Mbappé returns as "EA Sports FC 27" cover star after four years away
• Comes after he broke Messi's World Cup goal record
• Game trailer due Thursday, 23 July at 9am PT

Electronic Arts has named French footballer Kylian Mbappé as the cover athlete for "EA Sports FC 27," marking his return to the franchise after a four-year absence. The choice follows a standout period for Mbappé, who joined Real Madrid in 2024 and recently broke Lionel Messi's all-time World…

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game review: the best fighting game of 2026

• Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is the first well-reviewed Avatar video game
• Fast 2D fighter with character-specific movement and a Flow cancel system
• Faithful hand-drawn visuals, though single-player modes are considered weaker

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game has launched as a franchise first, arriving on the same day as the new streaming film Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender and marking the first genuinely well-received Avatar video game. Developed by Gameplay Group International, the title is being praised for its faithful,…

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Review

• Avatar Legends fighting game has excellent core combat, says IGN review
• Missing features include adjustable AI difficulty and larger lobbies
• 12 fighters each have unique "Flow" movement mechanics and combos

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game brings the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender to a hardcore 1v1 fighting game, and IGN's review finds the core combat exceptionally strong despite the package around it being underdeveloped. Reviewer Mitchell Saltzman praises it as one of the most enjoyable fighters he…

Xbox Paid More Than It Cost to Make STALKER 2 to Keep It Off PS5 for a Year

• Xbox paid more than STALKER 2's dev cost for exclusivity
• Deal made before game's release, per GSC founder
• Game hit Xbox first, PS5 followed one year later

GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych has revealed that Microsoft paid more to secure a 12-month Xbox console exclusivity deal for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl than the game actually cost to develop, meaning the studio turned a profit before a single copy was sold. The disclosure, made…

Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Has Some Fans Saying Marvel Should Have Built Up Towards Doctor Doom’s Appearance Like It Did for Thanos — but There’s a Clear Counterpoint

• Some fans feel Doctor Doom's MCU debut lacks Thanos-style build-up
• Doom previously appeared only briefly in Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Trailer still drew strong advance ticket sales and huge views

The trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has sparked debate among fans, with some arguing that Marvel Studios rushed Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom into the spotlight without the multi-film build-up given to previous villain Thanos. Critics suggest this reflects Marvel's scramble for a compelling antagonist after plans to feature…

Dear Frosthaven boardgame players complaining the PC tactics RPG adaptation is bugged: the devs say it’s likely you’ve “played it wrong”

• Frosthaven digital adaptation receives bug complaints from boardgame players; developers maintain these are rule misunderstandings, not bugs
• Many tabletop players unknowingly developed house rule variants over years, which conflict with the software's exact ruleset implementation
• Snapshot Games rolling out undo feature and improved guidance to help players learn and adapt to official rules

Developers of the digital adaptation of the tabletop game Frosthaven have pushed back against player complaints that the PC version is buggy, arguing that many longtime boardgame fans have simply been playing the rules incorrectly for years. Game director Hristo Petkov and Snapshot Games founder Julian Gollop, the…

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse wants you to find the “joy” in the difficulty and it won’t be “simple or easy”: “That’s not Castlevania”

• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse will maintain the series' signature difficulty whilst offering multiple systems to mitigate it
• Players can progress through character levelling, alternate route exploration, and adjustable difficulty settings in the options menu
• Developers aim to balance traditional Castlevania challenge with accessibility for players of all skill levels

Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects

• Cascade raised $3.5M seed funding led by a16z Speedrun.
• Its AI predicts which construction firms will win specific project bids.
• Clients include builders of JFK, La Guardia and Four Seasons projects.

Cascade, a startup helping architecture, engineering and construction firms find and win project bids, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun programme, alongside Ada Ventures and Snowball VC, and reflects growing investor interest in AI tools tailored to the construction…

The Audeze Maxwell 2 came and went, but now the headset is back again with ANC and a more premium price

• Audeze Maxwell 2 headset returns after being pulled from sale
• New version adds active noise cancellation (ANC)
• Relaunch comes with a higher, more premium price

Audeze's Maxwell 2 gaming headset has returned to the market after briefly being pulled from sale, this time with active noise cancellation (ANC) added and a higher price tag than before. The relaunch reflects the volatile path the headset has had since its original release, with Audeze apparently…