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Key Preview Takeaways: Multiplayer is split into several mission types. Co-op Warfare is the mode that most interested me during my demo. The 100-player lobbies are meant to be like friendly air force bases that players can roam and socialize in. It’s hot in Germany. Most buildings don’t have air conditioning. Gamescom does, but it’s still hot and noisy, even in the business area that’s not as crowded. I’m here to talk about Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve’s multiplayer with Ace Combat Series Brand Director Kazutoki Kono and Ace Combat 8 Producer Manabu Shimomoto. I don’t get to play it myself, but I do get to see what they’re working on. And it looks impressive. Wings of Theve’s multiplayer is built around three things: co-op and versus missions, customizing your aircraft, and the online lobby, which can accommodate up to 100 players at once. Ace Combat 8 is clearly aiming high. Shimomoto told me there were two reasons: “First, while many customers enjoyed Ace Combat 7 and became fans, w...

Infinity Ward has addressed the state of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's time to kill and tweaked a handful of weapons in a new beta update. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's beta is coming to a close, but Infinity Ward is still updating the hell out of it. The latest update was pushed this morning before the beta officially winds down tomorrow. Per the patch notes , a bunch of weapons have been tuned following feedback from fans, including the ISO Nightshade SMG, which got a slight buff with damage improvements. The PPSH, Krait P68, Han 86, and Hyeon Burst all got various buffs as well, with the latter's headshot damage multiplier increasing from 1 to 1.1. A handful of weapons got nerfed, but the most notable hit was taken by the M4 Hurricane variant, which had its damage decreased. Infinity Ward also used the update as an opportunity to address the game's time to kill, which was divisive in the first beta weekend for being far too fast. Following some adjustments, MW...

Dean Hall, creator of zombie survival game DayZ and founder of RocketWerkz, seems to have a complicated relationship with his biggest hit, which was first released as a mod for Arma 2 in 2012. "When DayZ happened, it was like dying," Hall told PC Gamer . "It ended my old life. My relationship with everyone who I knew up to that point changed completely." "It was obviously an amazing thing that happened to me," he added. "I loved making the mod, and I loved that feeling, and I've been chasing it ever since." The game started life as a mod for Arma 2 and its expansion pack Operation Arrowhead and was so popular with gamers that just a few months later Hall announced that Arma 2 developer Bohemia Interactive was creating a standalone version of the game , with Hall as project lead. "People think I'm a game developer who came up from [being] a modder, and I would say I'm a modder who makes games during the day," Hall added. ...

Best Buy just launched its Labor Day sale , and we're already seeing a solid spread of deals on Magic: The Gathering bundles. There's not too many products included in the sale, but the discounts are particularly big on recent expansions like Secrets of Strixhaven, Lorwyn Eclipse, and Marvel Super Heroes. A decent amount of the discounted bundles are targeted toward beginners, offering you a chance to rip open some packs and start playing immediately. Naturally, all of the products are listed as "High Demand," meaning Best Buy is expecting them to sell out in the near future. Best Buy's Labor Day Sale Has Tons of MTG Deals The discounts are pretty much exclusively on new set releases from 2026 . If you’re looking for some booster packs, you have a couple of options. The Secrets of Strixhaven Draft Night box is particularly packed, as it's designed for 4-player draft nights . It comes with 12 play boosters, 90 lands, and a particularly valuable collector’s boos...

The animated movie Pokémon: Wild Card was announced during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships. "For the first time in seven years, a new Pokémon movie is on its way," The Pokémon Company President and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara said, and highlighted that the movie's protagonist is a Pokémon TCG player "battling and striving to be a champion," like those in attendance. The 39-second teaser trailer shown for Pokémon: Wild Card during the ceremony highlighted the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Mimikyu, and the protagonist at a table with a Mimikyu card played. Pokémon: Wild Card's animation will be done by CloverWorks (My Dess-up Darling, Bocchi the Rock!), directed by Katsuhiko Kitada, produced by Story inc., and character designs by Akemi Hayashi. The movie teaser said it's set to release "starting in 2027" and "beyond," hinting something more could be coming with the movie. For everything announced during the 2026 Po...

The 2026 Pokémon World Championships ran simultaneously with the first official Pokémon fan convention, PokémonXP, but that doesn't mean there wasn't a slew of exciting announcements during the Pokémon World Championships closing ceremonies. Here's everything announced at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships you need to know, President and CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara shared the latest Pokémon news with us. New Movie, Pokémon Wild Card, Coming 2027 For the first time in seven years, a new animated Pokémon movie is coming. It's called Pokémon Wild Card and will release in 2027. It features a Pokémon TCG player and what appears to be a Mimikyu. Read more about everything we know about the Pokémon Wild Card movie here . 2027 Pokémon World Championships Going to Singapore The 2027 Pokémon World Championships is coming to Singapore, returning to Asia for the first time since 2023, when it was held in Yokohama, Japan. Heatran, Z-Mega Evolutions, More coming ...