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15:30 GTA VI may have another competitor, as Hela: of Mice & Magic locks in a Q4 2026 launch Alex Hopley 15:19 Gal Gadot must run to save her son's life in Prime Video's The Runner Ben Lyons 15:05 SpaceX will likely be looking to launch its Starship next week now, following aborted lift-off Ben Lyons 14:43 Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England Alex Hopley 14:12 Andrew Garfield rebels against King Richard II in gritty medieval drama The Uprising Ben Lyons 13:23 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is visually inspired by the Netflix Castlevania anime Alex Hopley 13:23 Deceive Inc.'s backend is being rebuilt to support indefinite and community-hosted servers Ben Lyons 12:55 Atlético de Madrid CEO confirms Julián Álvarez won't be sold for 100, 150, or 200 million euros Javier Escribano 12:53 Report: Grand Theft Auto VI made $260 million in first week of pre-orders, could hit $5 billion at launch Alex Hopley 12:28 China issues statement over UK government's move to take British Steel into public ownership Ben Lyons 12:25 Spains' PM Pedro Sánchez will attend World Cup final, but not Javier Milei due to superstition Javier Escribano 12:00 BlackMill Games announces updated release date for Gallipoli, will launch in a month Ben Lyons 11:18 Logan is hunting for a picture of Jean Gray in the new Marvel's Wolverine trailer Alex Hopley 11:07 Pelé's football jersey worn during World Cup 1958 final sold for nearly $5 million Javier Escribano 10:36 Netflix confirms around 300 of its titles have used GenAI Alex Hopley 10:27 Referee for Spain vs. Argentina World Cup final revealed: Who is Slavko Vinčić Javier Escribano 10:15 The US box office is on track to pass $10 billion this year Alex Hopley 10:04 Michael Olise wants to join Real Madrid, according to L'Équipe Javier Escribano 09:52 Mortal Shell II's PS5-exclusive physical edition sells out, showing the demand for discs still exists Alex Hopley 09:44 Andy Burnham will be announced as the new Labour leader and next Prime Minister this afternoon Ben Lyons 09:36 Japan to let women keep royal status after marriage, but still won't allow female Emperors Alex Hopley 09:33 New York, Chicago, and other US cities covered in smoke due to Canadian wildfires Javier Escribano 09:02 Game of Thrones: War for Westeros updates release window, shows off new gameplay Alex Hopley 08:54 FIFA will create 2,026 championship rings, given to World Cup winners and sold to fans Javier Escribano 08:19 Kratos is being recast in Prime Video's live-action God of War series Ben Lyons 08:00 London Games Festival will return in April 2027 with new venue in Central London Ben Lyons 05:00 Fortnite celebrates summer with scantily clad DC favourites Jonas Mäki 02:09 Jensen Huang once again thanks Sega and reminds the world how they saved Nvidia Jonas Mäki 02:03 The Legend of Zelda is getting a toy collection from Hasbro Jonas Mäki 01:50 Sony closes trailer's comment sections for family games following widespread criticism Jonas Mäki 01:45 Play football with Shrek in FIFA Heroes Jonas Mäki

21:30 Wilderdark to bring dinosaur stealth-horror gameplay to PC players in November Ben Lyons 18:08 An official post by Ballon d'Or website hints of a ninth award for Leo Messi Javier Escribano 17:36 Bike couriers in Italy stop working in protest against the extreme heat Jonas Mäki 17:30 France takes steps toward legalising euthanasia Jonas Mäki 17:24 Becky Chambers prioritises the little things over the epic in her 'space operas' Alberto Garrido 17:21 Fernando Alonso and Franco Colapinto will be more worried about the World Cup final than their F1 race Javier Escribano 17:12 Sega is bringing a mighty line-up to Gamescom Jonas Mäki 17:00 Tour de France broke a record untouched since the 1990s this week but likely to be broken again Javier Escribano 16:43 A masterclass on storytelling in video games with Drew Karpyshyn Alberto Garrido 16:38 Three years later: Here's the Tears of Adria launch trailer Jonas Mäki 16:24 Belgian GP in Formula 1: Times for qualifying, Grand Prix, and how to watch it live Javier Escribano 16:10 NHL 27 to launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in September, will bring overhauls to all 32 arenas Ben Lyons