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Reminder: The THQ Nordic Showcase Brings Us a Whole Bunch of AA PS5 Games This Week

• THQ Nordic Showcase airs Friday 7th August 2026, streamed on YouTube.
• Confirmed games include Titan Quest II, Wreckfest 2 and Way of the Hunter 2.
• Fans hope for release dates, especially for The Eternal Life of Goldman.

THQ Nordic is holding a fresh showcase this Friday, 7th August 2026, to spotlight its upcoming slate of AA titles for PS5 and other platforms. The event serves as a reminder to fans who may have missed the announcement, with Push Square flagging it particularly for those interested…

KOSA advances Senate panel; age verification bill falls short of meeting quorum

A Senate panel advanced the landmark Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) in a markup Wednesday, while an age verification bill to keep minors off pornography websites failed after the committee did not meet quorum. The Senate Commerce Committee's unanimous support for KOSA was largely expected given the chamber's…

“Believable and consistent up close”: What the dinosaurs of The Lost Wild share with Microsoft’s cancelled Everwild, according to the designer who worked on both

• The Lost Wild designer previously worked on Microsoft's cancelled game Everwild.
• Both games needed creatures that feel believable and purposeful up close.
• Team's guiding mantra is "animals, not monsters", not simple threats.

Gary Napper, a former Rare design director now working on the dinosaur survival game The Lost Wild, has discussed the design similarities between his current project and Everwild, Rare's nature-focused game that Microsoft cancelled during Xbox cuts last summer. Napper, who is also known for his work on…

Chelsea lose friendly as Juventus score stunning winner

• Chelsea lost 1-0 to Juventus in a Hong Kong friendly
• Edon Zhegrova scored a stunning winning goal
• Mykhaylo Mudryk returned for Chelsea after 20 months out

Chelsea suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Juventus in a pre-season friendly played in Hong Kong, with the Italian side securing victory thanks to a spectacular strike from winger Edon Zhegrova. The result offers an early gauge of both clubs' pre-season form ahead of the upcoming campaign, though…

Marvel Rivals’ new Vanguard is giving Chainsaw Man fans some serious PTSD

I am he who fires the bullets. The post Marvel Rivals’ new Vanguard is giving Chainsaw Man fans some serious PTSD appeared first on Destructoid.

States are increasing food stamp fraud — on purpose

A new report highlights how several states, including New Mexico, are leveraging a legislative loophole in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to delay implementing reforms aimed at reducing food stamp waste, fraud and abuse.

Pre-order Classic Rock’s ultimate Europe fan package: magazine with exclusive cover, marble vinyl of new album Come This Madness plus signed lyric sheet

Celebrate the release of the Swedish rockers’ 12th album with this huge collector’s bundle, only available through Louder!

Def Leppard Experienced Constant Misfortune While Making This Album, but It Still Became Their Most Popular Record

• Def Leppard's Hysteria faced accidents, illness and delays during production
• Drummer Rick Allen relearned drumming after losing an arm in a crash
• Album still topped charts globally on release in August 1987

Def Leppard's fourth studio album, Hysteria, was made amid a string of setbacks that could have derailed the record entirely, yet it went on to become the band's most successful release. The album's troubled creation is notable because it involved drummer Rick Allen losing an arm in a…

ABC News Digital Workers Unionize With WGA East in Unanimous Vote

• ABC News Digital staff voted unanimously to unionise with WGA East.
• Roughly 50-member unit includes reporters, editors, producers.
• WGAE has repped ABC News TV staff since the 1960s.

Employees at ABC News' digital division have voted unanimously to unionise with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), joining the union that has represented staff in ABC News' television operations for decades. The move matters as it extends collective bargaining rights to digital newsroom staff at a…