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Zelda remake rumors have fans desperate for release date answers

• GameStop search glitch sparked false Zelda remake pre-order date rumours
• Likely mix-up with another game's listing, not a real leak
• Ocarina of Time remake still set for Switch 2 by end of 2026

Speculation about a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has intensified after fans spotted what appeared to be an August 4 pre-order date on GameStop's website via Google search results. The claim spread rapidly across Reddit, YouTube and X, but the source is unreliable, and…

A month after mass layoffs at Bungie, Marathon game director Joe Ziegler is leaving the studio

• Marathon director Joe Ziegler is leaving Bungie
• Del Chafe III takes over as game director
• Comes a month after Bungie's mass layoffs

Marathon game director Joe Ziegler has left Bungie, just a month after the studio underwent mass layoffs following the final major Destiny 2 update. His departure comes shortly before the extraction shooter's mid-season 2 patch, adding to a turbulent stretch for Bungie as it leans heavily on Marathon's…

I used videogames to solve my country’s politics: Turns out the answer is ultra-mega-communism

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• Headline suggests a satirical piece on games and politics
• Writer reportedly concludes with "ultra-mega-communism" as a joke answer

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Best players for FC 26 Gaucho Guardian Evolution

• FC 26's Gaucho Guardian Evolution upgrades a centre-back Ultimate Team card
• Unlocked via FUTTIES Tokens; has four progressive upgrade levels
• Recommended cards include Otamendi, Saliba, Quansah and Koulibaly variants

FC 26 has launched the Gaucho Guardian Evolution, a new Ultimate Team upgrade path that lets players boost a lower-rated centre-back item in their squad. It can be unlocked via the FUTTIES Tokens store and applied to any eligible CB card, giving players a way to turn cheaper…

Expedition 33, Baldur’s Gate 3 star Jennifer English cancels next role over health concerns

• Jennifer English steps down as Gwendolyn's voice in Tides of Annihilation.
• Cited personal health reasons; will stay on in an advisory role.
• Replacement actress to be revealed at Gamescom in August.

Voice actress Jennifer English, known for playing Shadowheart in Baldur's Gate 3 and Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has withdrawn from her role as Gwendolyn, the lead character in the upcoming game Tides of Annihilation. Developer Eclipse Glow Games confirmed the change in a social media post…

Stardew Valley meets Slay the Spire in 2026’s best cozy game

• Polygon reviews indie game Beastro in its Random Select column.
• Game blends farming sim, cooking, cards and RPG combat.
• Reviewer, usually anti-cozy-games, praises its balanced challenge.

Polygon's "Random Select" column, in which a writer plays a randomly assigned indie game with no prior knowledge, this week features Beastro, a genre-blending cooking-adventure title from Timberline Studio. The reviewer, who admits to usually disliking "cozy" games, was won over by the title's unusual mix of farming…

Xbox exec tells fans not to “overly fixate on single-player” games becoming console exclusives because it’s not “carved in stone”

• Xbox exec says single-player exclusivity isn't guaranteed long-term.
• Comments reflect Microsoft's growing multiplatform release strategy.
• Fans urged not to assume games will stay console-exclusive forever.

An Xbox executive has urged fans not to assume that single-player games will remain console exclusives indefinitely, stating that such exclusivity is not "carved in stone." The comments come amid Microsoft's broader shift towards releasing more of its titles across multiple platforms, including PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, a…

Why ‘Call of Duty’ Is Making Its Fanatics Fest Debut With ‘Modern Warfare 4’ — And Bringing ‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette Along for the Mission

• "Modern Warfare 4" debuts as first video game headliner at Fanatics Fest.
• Event draws 150,000 attendees in New York, 16-19 July (Thu-Sun).
• Activision lets fans hands-on demo the game before its 23 October release.

Activision is giving "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4" its first-ever headline video game slot at Fanatics Fest, a major sports fan convention, as part of a new marketing push ahead of the game's October release. The move reflects a deliberate strategy by Activision's marketing team to reach…

Esoteric Ebb is the D&Disco Elysium I never knew I needed, but more importantly it’s proof I’ll never be cut out for political canvassing

• Esoteric Ebb mixes Disco Elysium-style dialogue with D&D mechanics.
• A quest has players canvass residents ahead of a fictional election.
• Understanding city lore and factions is key to forming in-game opinions.

Rock Paper Shotgun's article discusses Esoteric Ebb, a role-playing game blending the dialogue-driven, skill-check style of Disco Elysium with Dungeons & Dragons mechanics. The writer highlights how the game builds a memorable side quest around the awkwardness of canvassing, tasking the player's character, The Cleric, with asking every…

For years, survival games have convinced us that chopping down 400 trees is somehow part of the fantasy—Palworld proves them wrong

• Survival games traditionally demand tedious resource grinding; Palworld automates busywork through AI-controlled Pals, fundamentally shifting the genre's approach
• The game's appeal stems not from Pokémon mechanics but from streamlining survival game friction into meaningful progression