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FromSoftware sent the Elden Ring community into a frenzy with a cryptic 12-second clip of Siofra River on X/Twitter, sparking wild hopes for a new “Godwyn” DLC. While a second expansion is highly unlikely, it’s a great reminder that the Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is dropping on the Nintendo Switch 2 in just a few weeks.

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Palworld TCG Prices Skyrocket as Scalpers Profit · IGN
The official Palworld trading card game just launched, and naturally, scalpers are already ruining the market for fans. Extremely rare cards like the Gold Soul Cattiva have sold for up to $4,000 on eBay, with booster cases hovering around $1,800. It’s a massive financial success for Pocketpair, but a total nightmare for everyday collectors looking to play.

AI Is Making Games Worse, And For What? · IGN
The tech industry’s obsession with AI is driving up hardware prices across the board, funneling memory production to data centers and causing a brutal RAM crisis. In exchange for these increasingly expensive PC builds, gamers are being fed divisive AI features like DLSS 5, which essentially redraws frames to the point of looking like mobile game ads, alongside useless in-game AI copilots.

Hololive Dreams Uses RPG Mechanics to Create a Giant Rhythm Game · IGN
VTuber fans have a new obsession with Hololive Dreams, a rhythm game layered with RPG elements that recently launched on PC and mobile. Featuring 54 playable virtual talents and over 150 songs, the game has players building a virtual theme park and completing quests, which gives non-rhythm players a great incentive to jump into the gameplay loop.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Beats Avengers: Endgame Box Office Record · IGN
Spider-Man: Brand New Day just claimed the biggest domestic opening day of all time with $168 million, narrowly beating out Avengers: Endgame. The film’s incredible success comes despite a high-quality bootleg leaking across social media on release day. For comic fans, the movie is a must-watch as it introduces Sadie Sink as a darker, dangerous version of Jean Grey, officially kicking off the MCU’s bold reboot of the X-Men.

Free Games & Deals

While there are no free Epic Games Store titles noted in today’s drops, there are some killer hardware and game discounts to grab this weekend. You can score the massive 2025 hit Death Stranding 2: On The Beach for just $39.88, or pick up Housemarque’s superb sci-fi bullet-hell Saros for $49.99. If you’re building a PC despite the current RAM shortage, Woot has 32GB of Corsair Vengeance 5600MHz DDR5 RAM on sale for $369.99. You can also save $10 on the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection for PS5, currently running for $29.99.

Also Worth Knowing

• Everything Coming to Disney+ in August (IGN): Gamers with a Disney+ subscription can tune in to the 2026 League of Legends KeSPA Cup live from Korea, and the service will also begin streaming the original Pokémon: Indigo League anime on August 7.
• Barbie 2 Negotiations Stall Out (IGN): Warner Bros. has until December to strike a deal with Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling, otherwise the sequel’s rights revert to Mattel and they will have to start from scratch without the original creative team.
• 5 Books to Read If You Loved Dungeon Crawler Carl (IGN): LitRPG fans who tore through Matt Dinniman’s popular series should check out He Who Fights With Monsters or Defiance of the Fall for their next epic progression fantasy fix.
• The Sopranos Actor Vincent Pastore Dies at 80 (IGN): The legendary actor, best known for his iconic role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero in the HBO hit The Sopranos, was found dead in his Bronx home.
• Game of Thrones: The Mad King Reveals Stage Cast (IGN): The upcoming prequel stage play set during Robert’s Rebellion has unveiled its full cast ahead of its August 8 opening in Stratford-upon-Avon