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La Liga Soccer: Stream Levante vs. Barcelona Live From Anywhere

by admin August 24, 2025

Segunda Division champions Levante face a tough test of their La Liga credentials on Saturday as they take on Catalan giants Barcelona.

Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens.

Levante secured a return to Spain’s top flight in some style last term, but the Frogs worryingly slipped to defeat to Alaves — a club widely tipped to be battling relegation this term — in their season opener last weekend.

It was business as usual, meanwhile, for defending champions Barcelona last weekend, with Hansi Flick’s men kicking off their title defence with a comfortable 3-0 win away against Mallorca.

Levante plays Barcelona at the Estadi Ciutat de València on Saturday, Aug. 23. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, making it a 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT start in the US, an 8 p.m. BST start in the UK and a 5 a.m. AEST kickoff in Australia on Sunday morning.

Lamine Yamal got off the mark for the season with Barcelona’s third goal in their 3-0 win away at Mallorca last weekend.

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How to watch Levante vs. Barcelona in the US without cable

This match is available to stream in the US via ESPN, which has live English and Spanish-language broadcast rights for La Liga in the US.

ESPN’s new flagship streaming service and app was launched earlier this month. Called simply ESPN, it costs $30 as a standalone service or $36 a month if bundled with Disney Plus and Hulu.

The new streaming service gives you access to the full suite of ESPN networks and services in one subscription, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network and ACC Network — in addition to ESPN on ABC, ESPN Plus, ESPN3, SEC Plus and ACCNX.

Livestream Levante vs. Barcelona in the UK

While Premier Sports is showing the lion’s share of Spanish top-flight matches this season in the UK, Disney Plus is set to show select Saturday primetime matches exclusively live, including today’s match at the Estadi Ciutat de València.

As well as top-flight Spanish football matches, Disney Plus offers a wide variety of entertainment, including shows such as Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Alien Earth, alongside older favourites like Modern Family and The Walking Dead, plus the vast Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney catalogues.

Disney Plus currently offers several subscription options in the UK: the Standard with Ads plan is £5 per month, the Standard plan is £9 per month or £90 annually, and the Premium plan is £13 per month or £130 annually

Livestream Levante vs. Barcelona in Canada

TSN is the rights holder for live coverage of La Liga matches in the region, with select fixtures being shown on its linear channels and a wider selection of games being shown on its TSN Plus streaming platform. This match is set to be shown on TSN Plus.

TSN Plus is a direct-streaming service that costs CA$8 a month and also offers coverage of PGA Tour Live golf, NFL games, F1, NASCAR and the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

Livestream Levante vs. Barcelona in Australia

Footy fans down under can watch La Liga matches live on beIN Sports, which holds the live broadcast rights in Australia for Spanish top-flight matches. This match is set to be shown on beIN Sports 2 and beIN Sports Connect.

BeIN Sports is available in Australia for AU$15 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$130.

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August 24, 2025 0 comments

Kyle Walker of Burnley during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 16, 2025 in London, England.

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Watch Premier League LIVE: cheap streams, live updates from Bournemouth vs Wolves, Brentford vs Aston Villa, Burnley vs Sunderland

by admin August 23, 2025

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2025-08-23T16:06:43.866Z

Full time: Burnley 2-0 Sunderland

Burnley grab all three points after a dominant second half display driven by midfielder Josh Cullen who grabbed a goal and assist. Sunderland will be annoyed with that result, especially after their performance in gameweek one as they lose out to their newly promoted counterparts.

2025-08-23T16:03:28.767Z

Full time: Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa

Brentford grab their first three points of the season thanks to a debut goal from Ouattara in the 12th minute. Unai Emery will be disappointed that his team has lost that game and now gone through 180 minutes without scoring a goal.

2025-08-23T15:59:46.494Z

Full time: Bournemouth 1-0 Wolves

Bournemouth grab all three points at home as they fended off 10-men Wolves who extend their losing streak to two games.

2025-08-23T15:57:12.788Z

5 added minutes at the Gtech

Brentford edge closer to a massive win against Aston Villa as the referee adds 5 minutes of stoppage time.

2025-08-23T15:56:08.429Z

10 MINUTES ADDED AT TURF MOOR

The referee gives Sunderland a fighting chance as 10 minutes are added to this game, is that enough time for a Black Cats response?

2025-08-23T15:55:00.972Z

2-0 BURNLEY! 88′

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Burnley double their lead through Anthony to ensure all three points! The man of the moment Josh Cullen assists Jaidon Anthony as Burnley go 2-0 up in the dying embers of the game.

2025-08-23T15:51:30.252Z

6 added minutes at the Vitality

Bournemouth will have to endure six additional minutes of Wolves pressure to see out all three points.

2025-08-23T15:49:29.123Z

Sunderland come close! 78′

Substitute Roberts comes close to equalising for the visitors as he burst into the penalty area before picking out Isidor but Esteve puts it out for a corner which he injured himself doing.

Canadian fans can catch the nail biting end to this game on Fubo and can use a VPN if travelling outside the country to watch from anywhere in the world.

2025-08-23T15:40:54.528Z

The return of Kluivert 78′

The long awaited return of Bournemouth star, Justin Kluivert, takes place as he replaces goal scorer Marcus Tavernier.

2025-08-23T15:38:50.897Z

Burnley substitutions 69′

Laurent replaces the injured Ugochukwu for Burnley and Sonne comes on for Larsen as Burnley look to keep Sunderland out and claim all three points.

Australian fans can watch this game on Stan Sport and if you’re travelling outside of Oz right now then use a VPN to get access to your Stan account.

2025-08-23T15:35:20.903Z

Bournemouth double change 66′

Christie and Adli replace Scott and Brooks and Bournemouth look to see out a victory.

2025-08-23T15:33:10.308Z

Emery looks for a reaction with substitutes 64′

Aston Villa make a double substitution as Malen comes on for Onana and Maatsen comes on for Digne. Attacking changes for Villa as they look to get back into the game.

2025-08-23T15:31:07.779Z

Sunderland triple change 63′

Le Bris looks to utilise his bench to get back into this game as Roberts comes on for Talbi, Le Fee comes on for Adingra and Isidor comes on for Mayenda.

Away from home for the action? You can use a VPN to watch from anywhere in the world.

2025-08-23T15:27:37.445Z

CARD UPDATE:

Bournemouth: Adams (yellow), Scott (yellow)

Wolves: Toti (yellow and red), Hugo Bueno (yellow)

Brentford: Kelleher (yellow)

Aston Villa: Onana (yellow)

Burnley: N/A

Sunderland: Adingra

2025-08-23T15:24:10.909Z

BICYCLE KICK ATTEMPT! 52′

Aston Villa’s Emi Buendia tried his luck from a headed knock down Morgan Rodgers with his attempt narrowly going over the bar.

Emery’s half time team talk seems to have worked wonders as Villa are the team on top early in the second half.

2025-08-23T15:17:54.493Z

GOAL FOR BURNLEY! 47′

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It’s the hosts who take the lead and it’s through midfielder Josh Cullen. A backheel from Anthony sets up the captain to curl one into the bottom-right corner from 18-yards out. 1-0 Burnley.

Setanta Sports are showing all the game as well as access to all 380 EPL games for JUST $2.63 for Ukrainian fans.

If you’re travelling or working away from Ukraine today – You can tune in to Senanta sports coverage using NordVPN

2025-08-23T15:11:29.586Z

RED CARD FOR WOLVES! 48′

Evanilson is taken down just outside box by Toti Gomes who is shown an immediate red card. Wolves are down to 10-men in a nightmare start to the second half for them.

2025-08-23T15:09:39.902Z

2nd half begins!

Vitor Pereira makes two substitutes for Wolves as Hugo Bueno replaces Wolfe and Andre replaces Bellegarde.

No other team has made any changes during the break.

2025-08-23T15:08:05.926Z

Still looking for a stream?

US- In the states you can tune in via Peacock to watch Bournemouth vs Wolves and Burnley vs Sunderland. For Brentford vs Aston Villa you can watch on USA Network via Sling

CA- Over in Canada Fubo are streaming all the games

AU- Australian fans can watch the coverage from all three games on Stan Sport

Ukraine: In Ukraine right now? Setanta Sports are showing all the game as well as access to all 380 EPL games for JUST $2.63.

REMEMBER- If you’re travelling or working away for the games today, You can tune in to the streaming platforms of your home country using NordVPN

2025-08-23T15:05:21.086Z

HALF-TIME ACROSS THE BOARD

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Bournemouth 1-0 Wolves: The home side dominated the early parts of the game, grabbing the lead through Tavernier early on. Wolves managed to regain a bit of grip in midfield after about 30 minutes and created a few chances from wide. Both teams go in knowing the game is still up for grabs.

Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa: Perhaps against most people’s predictions for this one, it’s the home side who go in on top at half time. Debutant Ouattara scored for the Bee’s as they also had a late goal in the half ruled out for a foul in the build up. Unai Emery will have to rally his team up at half time if he wants to leave with some points.

Burnley 0-0 Sunderland: It’s stalemate at Turf Moor going into half-time. The hosts had a goal ruled out after VAR review in the 18th minute but the game has been very close in the first half, both teams having three shots each as they share possession 49% to 51%. All is still to play for.

All three games have witnessed an enforced change as Sunderland’s Daniel Ballard came off for Jenson Seelt, Aston Villa’s Boubacar Kamara came off for Emi Buendia and Wolves’ Ki-Jana Hoever came off for debutant Jackson Tchatchoua.

Expect a big second half across all three games as they’re all still wide open and don’t forget that if you’re travelling away from home you can use a VPN to access your usual coverage.

2025-08-23T14:37:44.897Z

Yet another enforced change 34′

This time it’s Wolves who are forced to make a change as Tchatchoua comes on for his debut to replace the injured Hoever who landed awkwardly.

Ukraine fans can watch on Setanta Sports for just $2.63.

REMEMBER- If you’re travelling away for the game today, You can tune in to the streaming platforms of your home country using NordVPN

2025-08-23T14:27:23.689Z

Yellow card for Sunderland’s Adringra 19′

A unnecessary card to receive really. Adingra goes into the book after slapping Mejbri in the face.

2025-08-23T14:21:42.461Z

Another early substitution 16′

There’s another early substitution in this afternoon’s fixtures but this time it’s Aston Villa who are forced to make a change. Kamara comes off for Villa for Buendia who will presumably play in attacking midfield with Tielemens dropping into the midfield pivot.

2025-08-23T14:19:58.671Z

BRENTFORD TAKE THE LEAD! 12′

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Ouattara scores on his debut! A long ball from the goalkeeper is flicked on towards the striker who pokes the ball beyond both Villa centre halves and slides the ball past Martinez. 1-0 Brentford.

For this fixture fans in the US can watch on USA Network via Sling

If you’re outside the US right now– you can use a VPN to access your Sling account.

2025-08-23T14:18:07.270Z

An early substitution for Sunderland 9′

Daniel Ballard was the hero for Sunderland in gameweek 1 but his game ends early here as he’s forced to come off with an injury 9′ minutes in. Jenson Seelt replaces the centre half.

Canadian fans can watch on Fubo who are showing the game live on their platform.

Working or travelling outside of Canada? You can use a VPN to unlock your usual streaming platforms and watch as if you’re at home.

2025-08-23T14:13:23.937Z

Bournemouth hit the bar! 10′

Bournemouth came so close to doubling their lead but the shot rattles the top of the bar and Wolves manage to scramble the ball clear.

2025-08-23T14:12:15.897Z

Brentford come close! 4′

Damsgaard goes on a brilliant run and tries to curl one into the far corner and is just off target

Fans in the states can watch the game on USA Network via Sling

Outside the US for work? – Use a VPN to gain access to your usual coverage.

2025-08-23T14:07:37.747Z

BOURNEMOUTH SCORE! 5′

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A deflected shot from Tavernier find the back of the Wolves net to give Bournemouth the lead five minutes in.

Australian fans can catch the action on Stan Sport

Outside Oz right now? You can use a VPN to gain access to your usual coverage.

2025-08-23T14:03:40.392Z

Kick off: Burnley vs Sunderland

2025-08-23T14:03:19.417Z

Kick off: Brentford vs Aston Villa

2025-08-23T14:02:38.763Z

Kick off: Bournemouth vs Wolves

2025-08-23T13:58:03.505Z

HOW TO WATCH GUIDE

Follow our guide on how to watch all three of the fixtures this Saturday

Bournemouth vs Wolves:

US- In the states you can tune in via Peacock

CA- Over in Canada, as per usual, Fubo are streaming this one

AU- Australian fans can watch the coverage from the Vitality on Stan Sport

Ukraine: In Ukraine right now? Setanta Sports are showing the game as well as access to all 380 EPL games for JUST $2.63.

Brentford vs Aston Villa:

US- For this fixture, you can watch on USA Network via Sling

CA- Fubowill also be showing the Bees host Villa

AU- Your go to for this one is Stan Sport

Ukraine: For just $2.63, viewers in Ukraine can watch on Setanta Sports

Burnley vs Sunderland

US- To watch the Premier League new boys face off in the states, watch on Peacock

CA- Fans in Canada can watch the game on Fubo

AU- In Australia, Stan Sport will be showing this game as well as the other two games on their platform.

Ukraine: Setanta Sports are showing the games for JUST $2.63.

REMEMBER- If you’re travelling or working away for the games today, You can tune in to the streaming platforms of your home country using NordVPN

2025-08-23T13:41:37.497Z

Match Preview: Burnley vs Sunderland

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Two of the newly promoted teams face off early on in the 2025-26 Premier League campaign in what’s set to be a thriller.

Scott Parker’s Burnley host The Black Cats at Turf Moor after The Clarets were thumped 3-0 by Tottenham in gameweek 1, although the game was closer than the score suggests. Last year in the Championship, Burnley held an impressive defensive record, only conceding 18 goals in 48 matches. However, a crucial piece in that puzzle was goalkeeper James Trafford who departed for his boyhood club Manchester City this summer.

On the bright side, Burnley are unbeaten in their three Premier League home games against Sunderland, most recently a 4-1 victory in December 2018.

Regis Le Bris’ Sunderland enjoyed a marvellous return to the Premier League, beating West Ham 3-0 with goals from Mayenda, Ballard and Isidor. The Black Cats will be looking to pounce at the chance to extend their winning form against a dejected Burnley team.

After a summer spending spree, new boys Sunderland racked up a transfer bill of over £132 million and will be confident that their new new look side has the tools to dismantle Burnley.

In Ukraine, Setanta Sports are showing the games for JUST $2.63.

Outside Ukraine right now? use NordVPN to get access from across the world.

2025-08-23T13:29:59.945Z

Match Preview: Brentford vs Aston Villa

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The Bee’s started their 2025-26 EPL campaign with a disappointing 3-1 loss to Nottingham Forest, with a consolation goal from striker Igor Thiago from the penalty spot. The departure of key players such as Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Norgaard as well as manager Thomas Frank has proven to be difficult to deal with for Brentford. With ace, Yoane Wissa, also looking likely to depart for greener pastures, Brentford look on course for a difficult season under rookie manager Keith Andrews.

However, Andrew’s men will be looking for a positive result in front of their home fans for the first time this season, looking to overcome their six game winless streak against Villa in the League.

Unai Emery’s men come into this game after a stalemate vs Newcastle in their league opener. The lack of shots the Villans produced against Newcastle could be cause for concern for Emery but they have won in their last two visits to the Gtech and have scored in all eight of their Premier League meetings.

The big news is that goalkeeper Emi Martinez returns to the starting XI for Villa. However they are without Ezri Konsa as he’s suspended following a red card against Newcastle. Emery will have to adjust his defensive set up going into this battle, with both Mings and Torres looking to start at CB as they look to add to their impressive against a struggling Brentford.

Canadian fans can access the game via Fubo

Outside Canada right now? Use a VPN to watch from anywhwere

2025-08-23T13:14:28.922Z

LINEUPS ANNOUNCED

Bournemouth vs Wolves:

Bournemouth starting XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Tavernier, Scott, Brooks, Semenyo, Evanilson

Bournemouth subs: Dennis, Hill, Araujo, Soler, Adli, Kluivert, Christie, Doak, Kroupi

Wolves starting XI: Sa, Gomes, Agbadou, Doherty, Hoever, Wolfe, Gomes, Munetsi, Arias, Bellegarde

Wolves subs: Johnstone, H.Bueno, S.Bueno, Mosquera, Andre, Lopez, Tchatchoua, Gomes, Hwang

Brentford vs Aston Villa:

Brentford starting XI: Kelleher, Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Henderson, Yarmolyuk, Damsgaard, Ouattara, Schade, Thiago

Brentford subs: Valdimarsson, Ajer, Henry, Hickey, Milambo, Onyeka, Jensen Carvalho, Peart-Harris

Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez, Digne, Mings, Torres, Cash, Kamara, Onana, Tielemans, Rogers, McGinn, Watkins

Aston Villa subs: Bizot, Proctor, Maatsen, Bogarde, Rowe, Buendia, Burrowes, Malen, Guessand

Burnley vs Sunderland:

Burnley starting XI: Dubravka, Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman, Cullen, Ugochuckwu, Mejbri, Larsen, Anthony, Foster

Burnley subs: Weiss, Worrall, Pires, Sonne, Ramsey, Laurent, Tchaouna, Edwards, Flemming

Sunderland starting XI: Roefs, Reinildo, Alderete, Ballard, Hume, Xhaka, Sadiki, Diarra, Adingra, Mayenda, Talbi

Sunderland bench: Patterson, Masuaku, Seelt, Rigg, Neil, Le Fee, Guiu, Roberts, Isidor

2025-08-23T12:57:03.638Z

Match Preview: Bournemouth vs Wolves

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Andori Iraola’s Bournemouth welcome Vitor Pereria’s Wolves to the Vitality stadium for this Premier League clash. Bournemouth showed a good account of themselves against Premier League champions, Liverpool, in gameweek 1 of the 2025-26 EPL season, losing 4-2 in an end-to-end thriller.

Riddled with summer departures, with key players such as Dean Huijsen and Illia Zabarnyi leaving for Real Madrid and PSG respectively and Milos Kerkez joining Liverpool, it’s more or less a new look back line for the Cherries as they’ll look to get their first three points of the season.

However, Bournemouth have managed to keep hold of star player, Antoine Semenyo, who dazzled against Liverpool. Bournemouth fans will be hoping the Ghanaian can lead them to victory against Wolves, who they have beaten three times in their last five Premier League meetings.

A similar summer of goodbyes took place in Wolverhampton as well, as Vitor Pereira lost talisman Matheus Cunha to Manchester United and left back Rayan Ait-Nouri to their Manchester rivals, the Citizens.

Wolves’ start to the 2025-26 Premier League campaign was one to forget as Ait-Nouri came back to haunt his former club as Manchester City shipped four passed Wolves with no reply. Pereira will be looking for a big response from his team as they look to bounce back from a harrowing opening day defeat. Wolves are unbeaten in five games at the Vitality stadium which should put them in good stead going into this game but their defensive fragilities shown in gameweek 1 may come to blossom once again if they can’t handle the pace of Bournemouth’s front line.

Australian fans can watch on Stan Sport from 3PM (BST)/ 12AM ACT

Outside your Australia for the game? You can watch EPL live streams streams from anywhere in the world using NordVPN.

2025-08-18T15:20:07.294Z

2 HOURS UNTIL KICK OFF

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In just under two hours time, 3 exciting games in gameweek 2 of the Premier League kick off. Wolves travel to the Vitality stadium to take on the Cherries, Brentford host Aston Villa at the Gtech and Premier League newcomers Burnley and Sunderland meet at Turf Moor.

Follow our live blog for team news, live updates how to watch all three games.

Travelling outside your home country right now? Remember you can use a VPN to watch the action from anywhere in the world.

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August 23, 2025 0 comments

GameFi Guides

Where to watch live speech today?

by admin August 22, 2025

Jackson Hole’s stage is set for a historic finale. As Jerome Powell prepares his final act as Fed chair, the digital asset market holds its breath, awaiting a single cue that could dictate its next volatile move.

Summary

Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers his final Jackson Hole speech today at 10 a.m. ET, streamed on the Kansas City Fed’s YouTube channel.
Markets, including crypto, are bracing for signals on rate cuts, inflation, and future policy direction.

On August 22, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is expected to deliver his final Jackson Hole keynote at 10 a.m. ET, hosted by the Kansas City Fed. This eighth and likely last appearance as chair carries immense weight, set against a complex backdrop of political pressure, conflicting economic signals, and his looming departure next spring.

For the crypto market, this moment transcends a simple interest rate debate. Powell’s tone will directly influence the dollar’s strength and global liquidity expectations, both critical for digital asset valuations. A hawkish stance could reinforce the macro headwinds pressuring Bitcoin and tech assets, while a dovish lean might be the catalyst for a significant leg higher.

Where to watch Jerome Powell’s speech and what to expect?

Powell’s final Jackson Hole address will be broadcast live on the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s official YouTube channel at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday. Media outlets like Bloomberg will also be streaming the event on YouTube.

The event’s theme, “Labor Markets in Transition,” provides the formal framework, but the real focus will be on the subtext of every word Powell chooses. Expectations among analysts are sharply divided, creating uncertainty that has already contributed to market unease. The consensus view suggests Powell will adhere to the Fed’s script of data dependency, refusing to pre-commit to a course of action for the September meeting.

“There are two key questions to answer. One, is the labor market still solid? Two, is inflation accelerating, and are we seeing an impact from tariffs that is causing inflation to accelerate that could interrupt this likely Fed rate cut [in September]?” Rob Haworth, senior investment strategy director at US Bank Asset Management Group, told CNN on Friday

This puts the Fed, and Powell personally, in a nearly impossible bind. The political pressure for rate cuts is palpable, yet premature easing could validate fears of entrenched inflation, a scenario deeply negative for risk assets like crypto. Conversely, overly hawkish rhetoric could stifle the economy and undermine the soft landing many are hoping for.

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August 22, 2025 0 comments

Game Reviews

Discounty Review – Long Live The Empire

by admin August 21, 2025

In the aftermath of Stardew Valley’s success and popularity, there have been many attempts by other developers to carve their own piece of the pixel farm life simulator pie. Whereas those games so often put you in the role of a poor farmer or some other position of struggle, Discounty does the opposite, having you effectively play as the bad guys in Stardew Valley: the outsider that has everything and is trying to weasel into the community. You’re not literally playing a mirror of that game’s story, but it’s awfully close–instead of being the new farmer in a small, struggling town, you’re instead the new owner of the big-brand supermarket that’s attempting to monopolize the economy and push out existing vendors to increase your profit margins. It altogether makes for a game that is fun to play (in that hypnotic sort of way that’s recognizable in so many games that romanticize retail work), but it is ultimately narratively quite uncomfortable at times and too muddled in its storytelling to utilize that discomfort to deliver a compelling message.

Granted, you’re merely the pawn in the palm of the hand of a much greedier capitalist: your aunt. Roped into moving to her small harbor town of Blomkest to help out with her struggling market, you arrive to find she’s sold out to the Discounty chain and rebranded. Your aunt is immediately portrayed as a suspicious person, keeping secrets locked away in sheds, making backroom deals with banks, and firing employees without a second thought. It’s all in the name of expanding her supermarket business empire, and you’re her most loyal pawn, charming locals into going along with your expansions and acquiring their wares so that citizens have to go to Discounty to buy food and home supplies.

And Jordan wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.

It feels scummy, especially since your character has zero backbone, pushing the buck on responsibility and ignoring the consequences of their actions for a big chunk of the game’s story, which primarily deals with a hurting community that needs healing.

Discounty comes very close to tackling this story in a nuanced and measured way. An unfair and demanding boss puts you immediately on the backfoot, creating the implication that you’re powerless. And as the sole employee for most of the story, you have to handle all of the store’s responsibilities solo for six days a week, eight hours a day. That leaves you precious little free time to actually go out and talk to people and try to help them with their problems. At face value, it appears as if Discounty is presenting the viewpoint of an overworked and underpaid retail worker not having the bandwidth to address societal problems–a fairly accurate reflection of a lot of people in real life day-to-day. It’s hard to dismantle the machine when you’re an unwilling cog caught up in its design.

The protagonist isn’t characterized that way though; instead, they’re propped up as the savior that Blomkest’s economy needs. You decide the fate of these people, and you willingly go against their wants in the name of capitalism. The story tries to make you feel bad about this a few times (which in itself is annoying, as there’s no choice to not make the decisions that you’re being condemned for), with citizens coming into your store and expressing their displeasure at your prices, monopolization of the economy, and willingness to destroy existing infrastructure and town history in the name of expanding the size of your store. But they immediately forgive you and go back to regularly shopping with you the very next day, draining any sort of narrative consequence from your actions.

When first starting out, you have to add everything up by hand and it’s so SLOW.

So often, Discounty feels like it’s on the verge of making a point about this–the game almost delves into the subject of how, in the grand scheme of things, we bemoan large corporations and big-name brands but then are all too quick to rely on them. But it’s so muddled by the game’s insistence to constantly divert attention away from this subject matter. It wants to be a “cozy” game, and dealing with nuanced issues that make you think aren’t cozy. Pretty much every story beat is shuffled under the rug as soon as it’s brought up, creating spikes in tone that ricochet between outlandish silliness and discomforting reality, and don’t allow space for the player to sit with any of what they learned because there are shelves to stock. Discounty has a barebones narrative framework that leaves you wanting for an answer that the story feels ill-equipped to give because it accidentally stumbled into asking the question.

These hang-ups with the story aside, the moment-to-moment gameplay of Discounty is pretty fun. Most of it sees you frantically running around your own store to keep shelves stocked or take payment at the cash register. As your business grows, new challenges arise. Customers can track in dirt that you need to take time to clean, for example, and as your stock grows, finding enough space for all your shelving can prove a challenging puzzle. But finding solutions to these problems in the constant drive to push efficiency and customer satisfaction are regularly rewarding. With each shift, you’ll notice shortcomings you can shore up or places where you can improve, and with careful consideration (and the profits you earn), you can put your plans into action.

Lots of businesses in town serve multiple purposes given everyone’s dire situation, like the hardware store doubling as the dump.

Need more customers coming in to buy the surplus of cabbage you accidentally ordered? Buy an eye-catching prop that will compel more people to add cabbage to their grocery lists and print out some flyers to plaster around town to drive up the number of people who visit in the coming week. Discover that dirt keeps piling up next to the milk? Shift your shelves around so that there are two avenues to reach your milk section, lessening the traffic through the formerly singular lane, and then move the cleaning supplies next to the milk section so you can easily grab them. Struggling to add up customer’s large orders even with the built in calculator and stressing about how often people complain about the speed of service? Invest in a scanner that cuts out the need to add up the individual price of each item.

As Discounty’s story continues, you’ll unlock more challenges, like daily and weekly quotas that net you a bonus currency to unlock new items to stock the store with. You’ll have story-driven milestones to accomplish the likes of raising a huge sum to afford another expansion or finding a way to make a deal with several suppliers to grow your business. The chase to achieve these goals becomes the driving force in Discounty, and even if the narrative payoff for these tasks is hit-or-miss each time, the sensation of hitting another milestone and checking off a job on your to-do list is regularly fulfilling. Discounty grades your performance each day as well, so the act of simply streamlining your business to make it even more productive than it was the day before is gratifying too and creates smaller milestones that you can pursue between the larger goals that typically take several in-game weeks to work toward.

You will buy so many shelves in a playthrough, single-handedly propping up this poor man’s whole business.

When you’re not working in the store, you’re free to explore the town and talk to its various citizens. Each has a memorable personality and design, setting a high standard on first meeting that the game doesn’t always meet in subsequent interactions. Outside of specific story beats, each citizen only has a handful of things to say, so speaking to them three or four times can exhaust all their dialogue and cause them to start repeating earlier conversations. This can get annoying, especially with the citizens that you have to speak to dozens of times because they’re shop vendors that you buy furniture from or suppliers that you obtain special goods from–clicking through the same dialogue chains over and over becomes grating quickly.

Talking to the other characters can push forward other plot points too, including a few that center around mysterious happenings that plague the town. Why are the woods closed and covered in a strange purple mist? What’s up with the huge population of rats congregating in random parts around town? What is your aunt keeping in the locked shed and why does she keep saying that you don’t have to worry about it? These mysteries are largely character-driven, and the reward for your sleuthing is learning more about the denizens that call Blomkest their home. They aren’t all that challenging to puzzle through, with the clue needed to proceed usually falling into your lap just by putting time into the store. But they’re all fun distractions and get you more involved with the colorful cast of characters, making solving each mystery far more worthwhile than just going up to people and trying to talk to them normally.

The characters in Discounty are really fun! It’s a shame they often have so little to say.

With some caveats, I’d recommend Discounty. The story will make you regularly feel like you’re the bad guy in all this, and technically you are even if it’s no fault of your own. But it’s easy to ignore the riffraff and the trouble you’re causing your fellow citizens in your constant pursuit of bringing a factory-level of efficiency to your growing supermarket, and driving up profits for the sole purpose of buying upgrades that will let you drive profits even further. Maybe Stardew Valley’s JojaMart had the right idea after all.

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“You’ve just made my day” live reactions to the Silksong release date

by admin August 21, 2025

In case you hadn’t heard the many summon circle participants crying out in joy that their prayers had finally been answered, or the klaxons sounding far and wide, let me tell you the good news – Silksong has a release date!

The much anticipated Hollow Knight follow up is set to release across Switch consoles, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, including on Xbox Game Pass in just two weeks time, on 4th September.

On the ground here at Gamescom, applause could be heard as the date was announced, so of course I headed out into the fray to get some first hand reactions from those waiting in line for the Silksong demo. What I got was a mix of relief, giddy anticipation and, for one person, a little bit of stress.

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First up, there was the lovely young gentleman who had somehow missed the news until I asked his thoughts about Silksong’s release date.

“Wait, what?! It’s coming out? Okay, I am pretty freaking excited. This is crazy, because everybody was waiting for it, and now it’s so soon! Two weeks? Ahhh, I am very happy,” he beamed. “I played the first Hollow Knight a few years back, and it was the first metroidvania I played, and it made me fall in love with the genre, and since then I have played many more metroidvanias and it’s all because of Hollow Knight. I loved it – I hope this is going to be even better!

“You’ve just made my day.”

Image credit: Team Cherry

“I am quite surprised it is so soon,” another Gamescom attendee told me. “I’ve been waiting just as impatiently as everyone else.”

“I played the original in 2017, and since then – I’ve been waiting!!” another added. “It’s two weeks, that’s wild!! When [Team Cherry] said it’s this year, I thought maybe at Christmas, but… two weeks!”

“I am sooo, so so so surprised it is coming out so soon,” I was again told. “Ahh, I can’t wait!!”

A very eloquent chap of 12 years old told me he had been waiting for this moment for four years. “I loved the first one,” he said. “It’s super nice.” He will “definitely” be getting Silksong day one, he informed me, with this being the game he is most excited about.

Another chap waiting in the queue for Silksong’s demo told me that while he was both “surprised” and “excited”, but also already feeling pretty stressed about managing to play all the games he wants to. “It’s coming out right between Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and before Silent Hill f. I want to play all of those games! But, I will play Silksong day one,” he laughed.

“I have been waiting for years [he gestured to his shirt which shows Hornet looking back at me]. It’s absolutely great news, I have been waiting for so long.”

Are you just as excited as this lot?

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Elsewhere in Silksong news, it has not, in fact, taken so long to release due to being stuck in development hell. Rather, hype skyrocketed sales of the original game to give Team Cherry financial freedom.

Our Dom also braved the Gamescom queues to go hands-on with Silksong, and came away impressed with its high challenge and how Hornet’s movement differs from the original game’s Knight. You can check out their thoughts in Eurogamer’s Silksong preview here.

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Google’s Gemini Live AI assistant will show you what it’s talking about

by admin August 21, 2025

Google is bringing a bundle of new features to Gemini Live, its AI assistant that you can have real-time conversations with. Next week, Gemini Live will be able to highlight things directly on your screen while sharing your camera, making it easier for the AI assistant to point out a specific item.

If you’re trying to find the right tool for a project, for example, you can point your smartphone’s camera at a collection of tools, and Gemini Live will highlight the correct one on your screen. This feature will be available on the newly announced Pixel 10 devices when they launch on August 28th. Google will begin rolling out visual guidance to other Android devices at the same time before expanding to iOS “in the coming weeks.”

Google is also launching new integrations that will soon allow Gemini Live to interact with more apps, including Messages, Phone, and Clock. Say you’re in the middle of a conversation with Gemini about directions to your destination, but you realize you’re running late. Google says you’ll be able to interrupt the chatbot with something like: “This route looks good. Now, send a message to Alex that I’m running about 10 minutes late.” From there, Google can draft a text to your friend for you.

Lastly, Google is launching an updated audio model for Gemini Live that the company says will “dramatically improve” how the chatbot “uses the key elements of human speech, like intonation, rhythm and pitch.” Soon, Gemini will change its tone based on what you’re speaking about, such as using a calmer voice if you’re asking about a stressful topic.

You’ll also be able to change how fast — or slow — Gemini talks, which sounds a bit similar to how users can now tweak the style of ChatGPT’s voice mode. And, if you ask Gemini for a dramatic retelling of a story from the perspective of a particular character or historical figure, the chatbot may adopt an accent for a “rich, engaging narrative.”

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Drowning in the sea of Opening Night Live game announcements? Here are the under-the-radar gems we’re most excited about

by admin August 21, 2025

At this point, it’s almost tradition that Gamescom Opening Night Live draws to a close with a collective sigh. Again I send my prayers to the stars that the OmniGeoff may one day concede – and this goes for the equally interminable likes of Summer Game Fest and The Game Awards – that shorter, more focused is always better. Imagine the sustained enthusiasm you could generate without all that flaccid, glassy eyed filler! And so in that spirit of relative brevity, here’s a quick list of some of the slighty under-the-radar announcements from this year’s show (and pre-show) that managed to get us quite excited.

Denshattack!

Denshattack! reveal trailer.Watch on YouTube

One of a couple of Opening Night Live standouts relegated to the pre-show warm-up, Denshattack! is the work of developer Undercoders. And it’s easy to imagine the studio’s pitch for this one as ‘what if Jet Set Radio but runaway trains?’, given its cell-shaded aesthetic and tricking, grinding action would be pretty familiar if it wasn’t for the fact it switches out skateboards for graffiti-strewn, gravity defying locomotives.

Story wise, it sees players rail-riding across Japan, traversing vibrant countryside and urban city sprawls, all in a quest to defeat the sinister Miraid&omacr; corporation. You’ll ollie and kickflip in a bid to win over rivals and rack up points, with everything from magical mecha girls to moving castles making an appearance too. It looks an absolute blast and it’s coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC next year.

Valor Mortis

Valor Mortis trailer.Watch on YouTube

I’ve fond memories of developer One More Level’s cyberpunk action-parkour adventure Ghostrunner. Or at least, I’ve fond memories of its first couple of hours, after which everything is lost in a bright red haze of pure fury. The point, though, is it was Pretty Good (Eurogamer’s Bertie Purchese said it more eloquently in his review), so there’s every reason to be curious about what One More Level is doing next now the Less Good Ghostrunner 2 is behind it.

And that, it transpires, is Valor Mortis – a gory “first-person action Soulslike” that’s arriving next year. I appreciate there’s a general air of Soulslike fatigue about these days, but Valor Mortis does at least attempt to carve its own niche with, firstly, that shift in perspective, and also a pretty distinctive set-up. It’s the 19th century and the Napoleonic Wars are raging; you’re a soldier in Bonaparte’s Grande Armée and also, regrettably, dead. Until, that is, you awaken on a battlefield ravaged by a mysterious supernatural plague, former friends and foe now twisted into awful abominations. Expect a combat-focused adventure incorporating the likes of parries, dashes, and some pretty brutal finishers when Valor Mortis comes to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC next year.

Death by Scrolling

Death by Scrolling announcement trailer.Watch on YouTube

For readers of a certain age, Ron Gilbert needs no introduction: he’s the writer and designer best known for his point-and-click adventures, including Maniac Mansion, Thimbleweed Park, and, of course, the legendary Monkey Island series. Every now and then, though, Gilbert strays outside of those genre bounds; there’s 2013’s puzzle-platform adventure The Cave, for instance – made in conjunction with Double Fine – and now there’s Death by Scrolling.

Developed by Gilbert’s Terrible Toybox studio, Death by Scrolling has the air of a top-down 16-bit RPG, but there’s seemingly a lot more to it – it is, after all, described as a “rogue-like vertically scrolling RPG”. Your ultimate goal – playing as one of several characters, each with their own unique perks and abilities – is to race upward through endless levels in order amass enough money to pay the Ferryman and escape Purgatory. That involves battling enemies, swiping gems, grabbing power-ups, completing side quests, and a spot of shopping, all while outsmarting the ever-pursuing Grim Reaper. There’s no release date for Death by Scrolling yet, but it’s coming to PC.

Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster

Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster announcement trailer.Watch on YouTube

Sorry to keep calling you out, people of a certain age (and I include myself in this increasingly withered demographic), but here’s another name that’s likely to get old-timers a-flutter. Outlaws, developer LucasArts’ fondly remembered – if, perhaps, oft-overlooked – Wild West FPS is making a return, courtesy of remaster specialists Nightdive Studios.

First released in 1997 – around the time LucasArts was dipping its toes in new genres after dominating the point-and-click scene for so long – Outlaws aimed to build on the success of the studio’s beloved Star Wars: Dark Forces by taking the FPS to hitherto unseen frontiers. Namely, the cowboy ones. According to Wikipedia, it was perhaps the first shooter to introduce a sniper zoom and one of the first to feature a gun reloading mechanic, but my own memories – which don’t extend much further than a well-worn cover disc demo – remain positive but decidedly hazy. Nightdive’s remaster, which also includes 1998’s Handful of Missions expansion, promises the likes of high-resolution textures, redrawn art, crossplay multiplayer, and gamepad support, and it’s coming to PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch this year.

Unbeatable

Unbeatable final trailer.Watch on YouTube

If you had a vague sense of déjà vu when Unbeatable popped up during Opening Night Live, you’re not the only one. A quick trip down memory lane (Google) confirms Unbeatable was first announced back in 2021, when it got a whole bunch of people, including me, excited for the very first time. It had a fantastic demo, released to promote what would go on to be a successful Kickstarter, after which it was time for developer D-Cell to knuckle down.

Four years later, and the rhythm adventure where “music is illegal and you do crimes” is back. Unbeatable promises “big emotions” and “arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay” as the story of Beat and her band unfolds, charting their efforts to gig and stay one step ahead of the cops. “Half the game is walking around and taking things at your own pace,” D-Cell says of Unbeatable’s story mode. “The other half is trying to keep up with ours.” It’s also got an “unlimited” arcade mode featuring a “entire double album” of music, alongside acoustic versions, and remixes. Unbeatable looks and sounds like a winner, and it’s coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, on 6th November.

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes trailer.Watch on YouTube

The only thing I can remember about Battlestar Galactica, apart from that cool swishy visor thing the robots did in the original series, is that woman in red spending bloody ages pretending she wasn’t real. Which is to say I’m not exactly an leading expert. And yet there’s something about Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes that’s caught my eye. For starters, it’s by Alt Shift, the team behind well-received tactical rogue-lite Crying Suns, and it’s promising an interesting mix of turn-based and real-time action too.

Officially a “story-rich tactical roguelite”, Scattered Hopes plays out in two distinct halves. On one side, you – a Gunstar Captain attempting to rendezvous with the Battlestar Galactica – have a galaxy to traverse, navigating planets and points of interest turn-by-turn, all while dealing with tough dilemmas. You’ll need to juggle the sometimes opposing interests of different factions, perhaps, or manage dwindling resources, or try and identify impostors onboard. With every decision, the Cylons draw nearer, your choices impacting your chances of success when battle inevitably comes. At which point, real-time space combat (with tactical pause available) takes over, players deploying squadrons, missiles, and more in an attempt to last long enough to engage their FTL and scarper. It all sounds pretty neat and Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is aiming for a Q1 launch on PC next year.

Bubsy 4D

Bubsy 4D trailer.Watch on YouTube

Okay, look, Bubsy might not exactly – or even remotely – be a byword for quality as far as video game platform mascots go, but credit where credit’s due; his name has managed to linger far longer (like a bad smell perhaps), compared to the largely forgotten likes of Socket, Rocky Rodent, Awesome Possum, and Vexx. After two so-so 2D platformers in the 90s and the absolute nadir that was Bubsy 3D in 1996, most would assume the titular bobcat would have hung up his jumping boots for good (pedants, please note I am aware Bubsy doesn’t wear shoes). Instead, he inexplicably returned two decades later for two more middling side-scrolling platformers. The legacy of Bubsy, to reiterate, is not great.

And yet! I’m absolutely fascinated by the prospect of Bubsy 4D, and not just because of the bobcat’s almost admirable refusal to bow out gracefully. Rather, this latest entry in the mascot’s dubious back catalogue is the work of indie studio Fabraz, which, if you’re unfamiliar, has made some pretty enjoyable games – including Demon Turf and Slime-San. Plus, it’s upcoming Demon Tides looks good too. So it’s an enticing pairing. As for Bubsy 4D, it’s got rolling, jumping, gliding, a bunch of evil sheep, a bunch of evil robot sheep, vibrant 3D worlds with a sort of old-school air to their design, and I really like the music in the trailer. Bubsy 4D doesn’t have a release date yet, but it’s coming “soon”, and I am cautiously optimistic.

And those are our Gamescom Opening Night Live picks that might have got a little lost. Do feel free to add your own favourites in the comments below.

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August 21, 2025 0 comments

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Opening Night Live buried the lede with WoW’s Midnight expansion – the MMO has a load of new additions coming that are genuinely interesting

by admin August 20, 2025

Gamescom Opening Night Live was packed full of new game reveals as is tradition, one of the fancier looking ones surely being the new cinematic for World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion. Blizzard cinematics are always fantastic, the team responsible for them having seemingly made a pact with eldritch forces to maintain a level of quality one would think insurmountable.

But aside from the glitz and glamour of this cinematic, and the community-wide sigh of relief from the World of Warcraft community that Lor’themar didn’t get murdered live in front of Geoff Keighley, loads of other dope World of Warcraft related information was dropped that you may have missed. Here’s the good stuff.

Watch the cinematic for World of Warcraft: Midnight here!Watch on YouTube

World of Warcraft has housing and it looks pretty cool

My house! | Image credit: Activison Blizzard

A few months back Blizzard announced its intention to eat Final Fantasy 14’s lunch and add player housing into the game, without virtual landlords and camps of destitute players camped outside of plots they’ve heard may be going up for sale soon.

There’s a housing virtual tour website you can use right now to get an idea of what these homes will look like, and a gameplay demonstration at Gamescom gave us a look at what customising a house would actually be like via the lens of various content creators. Seeing internet celebrities place down a dozen carpets has never been so exciting.

Housing will either be a new venture for collectors and social players that’ll add another layer of immersion and lovely personalisation, or it’ll be a barren building speed levelers will run into briefly once when the expansion comes out before racing to max level and wiping in Mythic zero dungeons. Either way, cool. Those who pre-order the expansion can gain access to play housing early, obviously.

New Demon Hunter specialisation and a new allied race

Perhaps the most Avenged Sevenfold spec of all time. | Image credit: Activison Blizzard

A new Demon Hunter specialisation – called the Devourer – has been revealed. This void-focused spin on the edgiest class in WoW allows players to gorge themselves on the power of darkness, using the void to deal loads of damage. Using spells like “Collapsing Star” and “Hungering Slash”, you can pretend you’re not 35 years old and balding.

The Haranir will also be playable as an allied race in Midnight. These subterranean elvish / trollish people were introduced in The War Within and are a pretty rad spiritual subrace of intriguing weirdos. You’ll be able to play them as a Druid, Mage, Monk, Shaman, Priest, Warlock, Rogue, Warrior, and Hunter. Those who level ’em up get a hairy bat mount.

We’re going back to Blood Elf territory

I mean check this out… Brilliant. | Image credit: Activison Blizzard

One of the best zones Blizzard ever made purely from a perspective of vibrancy and high-fantasy vibes was Quel’Thalas. It’s a gorgeous forest filled with beautiful people with one big scar running down the middle. Well it turns out we’re going back, and not only will that big horrible scar be fixed up, but Silvermoon City will also be totally repaired. As a Blood Elf player, it’s a big victory all on its own.

You’re there to make sure the Sunwell doesn’t fall to the forces of evil, a tough endeavor considering the Sunwell has fallen twice already throughout its history. Still, it’s an excuse to head back to Zul’Aman and murder a third generation of Troll, as well as explore two new zones called Harandar and the Voidstorm. Nice.

A Prey system that might just fix the open world difficulty

Now every quest could be a lot more than you bargained for. | Image credit: Activison Blizzard

For years players have been doing quests and roaming around the open world in World of Warcraft with War Mode on, which would open you up to world PvP. This was meant to make questing a little more challenging, but frankly has mainly been used for an XP boost and for some niche collections.

The new Prey system is similar, though doesn’t require any PvP. Instead, by marking yourself as prey, you can go out and hunt (or be hunted) by tough bosses. There are three difficulties too, so it should all be genuinely tricky for those looking for some extra excitement.

Mounts and house customisation pieces can be gained by signing up, so all in all it’ll likely offer a decent diversion for those looking to extend their time in the Midnight zones, rather than through themselves at raids with terrible friends.

So there’s actually a lot to be excited for with World of Warcraft: Midnight. I, someone who swore off the game a year or so ago, has once again reinstalled the MMO and have found myself roaming around the world. Such is the cycle of WoW. I may even pre-order the expansion, for a mount I will ride around only once and transmog I shall never use.

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Resident Evil Requiem’s gamescom Opening Night Live trailer has a lot of drama, not enough action

by admin August 20, 2025

Resident Evil Requiem has reminded everyone why it’s one of 2026’s most-anticipated games, having just reemerged to deliver something new for us to admire. That, of course, was a new trailer, broadcast live on the Opening Night Live stage.

Requiem has always seemed like a bit of an unusual Resident Evil, and though today’s look doesn’t change any of that, it signaled that it may not be the standard sequel some of us thought we’d be getting.

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The new trailer really is full of family drama. The game’s protagonist, Grace Ashcroft, is seemingly stuck with her mother, Alyssa Ashcroft, in a house where something bad is about to happen.

There’s some gameplay in this, but most of it is spooky, slow-walky stuff with flashlights pointed at things in almost complete darkness. It still looks pretty good, but I wish there was more going on in the footage.

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Requiem was announced in early June, following what felt like years of leaks. Unlike what most of us expected, however, it is not the open-world, Far Cry-inspired game those leaks made us expect. Instead, it’s a linear horror title with some action elements that takes place in the future of the Resident Evil universe.

Requiem stars the – seemingly easily frightened – Grace Ashcroft, who will be revisiting a devastated Raccoon City. The game is playable entirely in first and third-person. Requiem is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S and is set for release February 27, 2026.

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How to watch Made by Google Pixel 10 launch event live today

by admin August 20, 2025

Yes, September is all about iPhone, but Google is taking center stage today with its hotly anticipated Pixel hardware event. Thanks to a parade of leaks, we think we know mostly what to expect today — Pixel 10 phones, along with new watches and earbuds — but we’ll know for sure later today. That’s because the event kicks off at 1PM ET.

If you want to be the first to hear the official scoop, you can tune into the Made by Google YouTube channel (or right here!) to catch Google’s event, which will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon and also include other celebrities like Stephen Curry, Lando Norris and the Jonas Brothers — get ready for some potentially awkward cue card readings! And open a second window to follow our Pixel event liveblog for real-time analysis.

What’s on tap? You can expect a more power-efficient Tensor G5 processor in all the new Pixel 10 phones. (That could help power new Gemini AI features, too.) The base-level Pixel 10 should get a big camera upgrade: a 5x telephoto lens. Before this generation, you had to splurge on a Pro or Fold model to get optical zoom. Cameras will be higher-res across the board, too.

In other areas, Qi2 magnetic charging is expected to come to the new Pixels. Expect a new accessory ecosystem, a la Apple’s MagSafe, dubbed “Pixelsnap.” We’ll also likely see the Pixel Watch 4 with a larger battery and smaller bezels. And the Pixel Buds 2a could bring refinements to the company’s budget earbuds.

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Engadget’s Pixel 10 leak roundup will give you a much more detailed dive into the rumors. You can head back here on August 20 at 1PM ET to watch live.

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