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Microsoft quietly rewired how tens of millions of people access Xbox games this month. Starting with the August 4, 2026 content wave, a new Game Pass Premium tier began appearing on individual title listings, slotted between the long-running Ultimate plan and the PC-only subscription. It isn’t a splashy rebrand with a keynote attached. It’s a…

It’s somewhat sobering to think that the Mafia franchise is nearly a quarter of a century old. Many of the people who make the games have been working on it for even longer. What began life in 2002 with the release of Illusion Softworks’ Mafia has become a significant franchise for publisher 2K. And, like…

Rockstar Games just handed Netflix something no streaming service has ever gotten from a video game publisher: a six-hour head start on the biggest entertainment reveal of 2026. On August 27, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look premieres on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET before Rockstar posts the same footage to YouTube and the…