Sam's News — gaming — 2026-08-04¶
TL;DR¶
- Next Xbox (Project Helix) will support games from all Xbox generations
- Microsoft may digitize Xbox game discs for upcoming console
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave announced for Nintendo Switch 2
- Gears of War E-Day beta launches August 6 with DLSS support
- Final Fantasy VII Revelation director assures story will conclude in base game
- Resident Evil Veronica reaches 2 million wishlist milestone
Gaming¶
Next Xbox (Project Helix) will support games from all Xbox generations¶
Leaked memo reveals next Xbox will play original Xbox, Xbox 360, and all subsequent generation games, offering largest backward compatibility library.
Sources: The Verge RSS, Digital Foundry RSS, Video Games Chronicle RSS, gamesradar.com RSS
Microsoft may digitize Xbox game discs for upcoming console¶
Microsoft is reportedly working on technology to allow players to digitize physical Xbox game discs.
Sources: PCMag RSS
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave announced for Nintendo Switch 2¶
Nintendo announces Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave for Nintendo Switch 2, featuring strategic combat with gods and heroes.
Sources: Nintendo RSS, Engadget RSS
Gears of War E-Day beta launches August 6 with DLSS support¶
Gears of War E-Day beta becomes available August 6, supporting NVIDIA DLSS technology.
Sources: Video Games Chronicle RSS, NVIDIA RSS
Final Fantasy VII Revelation director assures story will conclude in base game¶
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director says base game will conclude the overall remake series story.
Sources: Nintendo Life RSS, PlayStation Universe RSS
Resident Evil Veronica reaches 2 million wishlist milestone¶
Resident Evil Veronica achieves 2 million wishlists on Steam, featuring team behind RE2 and RE4 remakes.
Sources: PC Gamer RSS, Instant Gaming News RSS
Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation launches to mixed reviews¶
Pokemon developer Game Freak releases action RPG Beast of Reincarnation to divided player reception on combat mechanics.
Sources: gamesradar.com RSS, GameGPU RSS
D&D partners with World of Warcraft¶
Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft officially unite in strategic partnership.
Sources: DLCompare.com RSS
Marvel's Wolverine PS5 exclusive receives maximum age rating¶
Upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive Marvel's Wolverine receives the highest age rating.
Sources: GameGPU RSS
Netflix FIFA World Cup game studio laid off entirely¶
Entire studio behind FIFA's official Netflix-exclusive World Cup game reportedly laid off.
Sources: Video Games Chronicle RSS