Jay Peters
The new Control looks out of control.
I don’t fully understand what’s happening in Remedy’s Gamescom trailer for Control Resonant, but I do know I want to play it. The game releases on September 24th.
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Jay Peters
More Mega Man.
Capcom just showed off a new trailer for Mega Man: Dual Override, an upcoming sidescroller in the series. It’s set to launch in 2027.
There’s also a silly-looking Mega Man skin coming to Pragmata.
Jay Peters
Crimson Desert is getting an “enhanced” version.
The update includes new story moments, voiceovers in more languages, and “all post-launch content to date.” It’s a free update.
Kallie Plagge
A look at the cast of Silent Hill: Townfall.
Following last week’s extended gameplay trailer, we got a briefer look at Silent Hill: Townfall, this time highlighting the game’s cast. It includes Jovan Adepo (3 Body Problem, It: Welcome to Derry), Kezia Burrows (Observation), and Terry O’Quinn (Lost).
Jay Peters
Here’s the story trailer for Gears of War: E-Day.
The game, an Xbox console exclusive, launches on October 6th.
Jay Peters
MonHoYoverse.
HoYoverse, the developer of games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, is making a new game that looks like a mix of Monster Hunter and Elden Ring. It’s called Nodusfall.
Jay Peters
The new Onimusha’s demo is getting bigger.
Capcom is expanding the demo for Onimusha: Way of the Sword with a new location ahead of the full game launch on September 4th. Catch a new trailer on YouTube.
Kallie Plagge
The Battletoads team is making an art game.
An art-themed game, anyway. Murals is an “isometric action-adventure” with a hand-painted style that really captures its messed-up fairy tale vibe. It’s set to launch in 2027.
Jay Peters
RollerCoaster Tycoon is back.
Atari just announced that RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks, a new game in the classic theme park simulator franchise, is launching in early access on Steam “soon.” See you at the park.
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Jay Peters
It’s almost time for Opening Night Live.
The preshow for Geoff Keighley’s event at Gamescom starts at 1:30PM ET, and the full two-hour show begins at 2PM ET. Catch the livestream on Youtube.
Jay Peters
Netflix will stream the Women’s World Cup draw live in December.
Ahead of streaming the full tournament, which starts in June 2027, Netflix will air the draw on December 11th, though a specific time hasn’t been announced yet.
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Jess Weatherbed
Is it ‘cos I iz back?
24 years after the first Ali G movie, Sacha Baron Cohen has revived the character again for his new film Ali G: Who Iz I?, which is coming to theaters on October 23rd. It seems more like Da Ali G Show (2000), given the trailer shows Ali G inflicting himself upon US Brigadier General Stewart Rodeheaver and Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist Arthur B. McDonald.
Jess Weatherbed
Painting the town green.
Gamescom 2026 is about to kick off in Cologne, Germany, and Microsoft is setting the scene with a local billboard teasing its upcoming 25th anniversary Xbox Series X console. Xbox still hasn’t confirmed a specific release date or price, but a recent leak suggests it may cost $900.
Thomas Ricker
At least 25 percent of NFL players will suffer brain disease.
In the latest study, at least 215 of 878 former players suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), but the number is likely much higher:
The total does not include several other brains examined by scientists not affiliated with the researchers, and thus unverifiable, or those widely presumed to have had CTE due to the severity of symptoms but who were not tested at death.
Study’s Alarming Finding: At Least 1 in 4 N.F.L. Players Gets Brain Disease
[The New York Times]
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