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16:00 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé named as the cover star of EA Sports FC 27 Ben Lyons 15:39 Another Nacon studio has been liquidated, with Edge of Memories maker Midgar Studio being dissolved Ben Lyons 15:17 Blink-182 and Pac-Man launches a San Diego Comic-Con 2026 collaboration Jonas Mäki 14:33 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past will make an appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live Ben Lyons 14:11 Castlevania series producer hopes Belmont's Curse will lead to more new games in the future Alex Hopley 14:05 Nicaragua's President Ortega states "there will be no more elections in the country" Alberto Garrido 14:01 The Italian Football Federation went to Barcelona to try to convince Pep Guardiola to become their head coach Javier Escribano 14:00 Wreckreation 2 has been announced, will be developed in collaboration with its community Ben Lyons 13:43 Canada ready to "intensify" trade talks with US as Trump introduces 50% tariffs Alex Hopley 13:31 Northplay shows off "dino-mite" gameplay improvements for Dinolords Ben Lyons 13:16 Megan Fox to return for Jennifer's Body sequel, filming could begin as soon as October Alex Hopley 12:56 The Blood of Dawnwalker sequels will jump to new time periods, a bit like Assassin's Creed Alex Hopley 12:25 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will offer two beta weekends in late August Ben Lyons 12:02 Russian warship carried out live-fire drill less than 50 miles off the UK coast Ben Lyons 11:58 LaLiga President Javier Tebas thinks Infantino should leave, and explains why he won't Javier Escribano 11:58 Borderlands announces new scripted narrative podcast Dead ECHOs Alex Hopley 11:44 CONMEBOL President says World Cup 2030 will have 64 teams, but it's not certain yet Javier Escribano 11:03 Ex-Valve writer criticises PlayStation boycott over disc drama Alex Hopley 10:48 Team Visma boss says Tour de France is "rigged" after late-night anti-doping controls that affected Vingegaard Javier Escribano 10:06 Valve isn't likely to make Steam Machine-exclusive games Alex Hopley 09:48 Chinese retailer AliExpress fined record €550m by the EU Alex Hopley 09:44 Andy Burnham becomes UK Prime Minister: Here's who makes up his cabinet Ben Lyons 09:20 The Necrons set themselves up as the grand antagonists of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV in new trailer Alex Hopley 08:52 Yemen's Houthis enter the war on Iran's side and announce a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia Alberto Garrido 08:30 Leo Messi congratulates Spain, says pain is immense and will take time to heal Javier Escribano 08:29 The development of Poppy Playtime Chapter 6 has been confirmed, featuring new stories and characters set in the terrifying toy factory Alberto Garrido 08:19 Marathon's "first experimental PvE mode" arrives today; Vault Breaker to bring "roguelite progression" Ben Lyons 07:22 Sega celebrated the Sakura Wars series' 25th anniversary Jonas Mäki 01:43 Lego One Piece shown in a new teaser trailer Jonas Mäki 01:28 A DC fighting game has been announced, but it's not the one you are hoping for Jonas Mäki 01:20 New skateboarding game Skatesterre presented ahead of its release next month Jonas Mäki 01:07 Rumour: Horizon 3 is quite similar to its two predecessors Jonas Mäki

18:05 Resident Evil Requiem amiibo figures are coming to the Nintendo Store on 30 July Alberto Garrido 17:33 Russia fired more than 40 ballistic missiles at Kyiv last night Alberto Garrido 17:32 China and the Philippines are trading accusations following an incident between vessels in waters disputed by the two countries Alberto Garrido 17:30 Austria renames streets with Nazi ties Jonas Mäki 17:27 EU fines Google for stifling competition and imposes hefty fines Jonas Mäki 17:22 Square Enix celebrates the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy X Jonas Mäki 17:10 FIFA reportedly opens investigation into Argentina's behaviour at the end of the World Cup final Javier Escribano 16:53 Masters of the Universe will land on Prime Video this week Ben Lyons 16:45 Spain's ground literally trembled in three key moments during Sunday's World Cup final Javier Escribano 16:27 Another gaming retail giant falls: UK-based GAME collapses into administration again Ben Lyons 16:13 FIFA video games, now EA Sports FC, have predicted the World Cup champion five times in a row Javier Escribano