Elden Ring, Metal Gear, and 1000xResist Storm the Switch eShop in a Colossal Nintendo Download

August 21, 2026 · 53 sources

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Monster Nintendo Download: The 20th August North America eShop update is stacked — Elden Ring, Metal Gear, and 1000xResist headline what Nintendo Life calls "new games galore" on Switch.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta weekend is here: Infinity Ward and co-developers shared pre-load info and PC specs ahead of this weekend's beta, and per Eurogamer, the dreaded "Compiling Shaders" wait on PC may finally have been eradicated.
Compulsion Games goes independent: The South of Midnight and We Happy Few studio completed a management buyout, fully split from Microsoft and Xbox, regained the rights to all its games, and is working on a new project.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 "Override" is live: Last season's entire weapon and movement-item pool got vaulted for a mix of returning favorites and brand-new guns — and an under-construction building spotted by leaker HYPEX has fans predicting a first-ever Five Nights at Freddy's crossover.
Steam Frame leaks: Unboxing videos have surfaced, giving us a closer look at the long-awaited VR headset, per PC Gamer.

The Duskbloods rumor mill spun fast: previews for the Switch 2 exclusive went live, and one may have mistakenly revealed the game's planned release date — but Nintendo has officially denied the rumoured date. Preview season is clearly heating up either way.
IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios announced that 007 First Light has sold over 4 million copies in the three months since its 27th May launch — and the Switch 2 version is still confirmed. "Don't panic," indeed.
Merch and cozy corners: Crocs is expanding its Pokémon line with three new designs based on original-generation pocket monsters, plus a new Poké Ball-themed clog. Meanwhile, the English dub of the latest Pokétoon short, "Murkrow and the Midnight Adventure," just dropped on the Official Pokémon YouTube channel — Destructoid warns your heart may not survive it.
The r/Pokemon community is thriving: highlights include a chubby Pikachu sharing matcha ice cream, an "ancient" Lucario foil-embossing relief that looks plucked from Sinnoh myth, hand-painted Pokéball glass bead bracelets, and gorgeous custom Gen 4/5-style overworld sprites. Lapsed trainers are also debating whether Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl hold up if you skipped the originals.
For SNES ace pilots: Nintendo Life published a tactical analysis for maximum damage in Star Fox, charting the most Venom-ous route to obliterating Andross.

GameSpot breaks down the new Chapter 7 Season 4 weapons: everything from last season — weapons and movement items alike — got swapped out for a blend of old-returning and entirely new hardware.
VGC rounds up all the Battle Pass skins and outfits in Override so you can map out your grind.
The Five Nights at Freddy's buzz traces back to HYPEX, who shared an under-construction building on the map — since a FNAF collaboration has never happened, hope is running very hot.
And in crossover-limits news, Kotaku declares Fortnite's long Sonic skin is haunting their nightmares — maybe we've hit the "upper limits of acceptable" crossovers.

All eyes on the Modern Warfare 4 beta: Eurogamer reports Infinity Ward and its co-developer laid out pre-load details and PC specs for this weekend's test — and that the "Compiling Shaders" wait PC players loathe may be gone. PC Gamer has instructions for signing up for both beta weekends.
Fun bit of shooter history: Halo: Reach designer Niles Sankey revealed the first two Modern Warfare games were a "huge" inspiration for Bungie — the influence ran both ways across the aisle.

Embark Studios says ARC Raiders' next playable content drop is still two months away — and in the meantime, content-hungry players are getting a Subway sandwich collaboration. Destructoid nails the mood: Raiders can "sate their appetites" with sandwiches for now. Here's hoping the next real drop arrives before everyone's too full to raid.

Shadow-drop alert: Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo from PM Studios and Pocket Trap is out now on Switch 2 for £17.99/$19.99 — and it boasts 120fps gameplay. Yo, that's fast.
Co-op fishing game How to Fish is now available on Steam, and Destructoid confirms almost all of its achievements can be completed solo if your buddies bail.
GameSpot's Big Walk retrospective is a must-read: roughly 16 hours of laughing, cliff-stumbling co-op puzzle-solving with the kids, capped by an ending that delivered a gut punch the writer "never saw coming." No spoilers here — just gather your friends.
PC Gamer sat down with Jeff Kaplan to speed through everything players should know about his upcoming cowboy survival game The Legend of California — including the refreshingly honest admission, "I would love that but we're cheap and poor."

The Compulsion Games buyout is the feel-good industry story of the day: after quitting Xbox, the studio once again owns the rights to We Happy Few and South of Midnight and is working on a new game — with a "we're going to take things slow" approach, per Rock Paper Shotgun.
Those Steam Frame unboxing leaks offer our closest look yet at the long-awaited VR headset.
GameSpot kicked off "Cheap Week," rounding up cheaper alternatives for popular games — a welcome resource in an era where, as they put it, gaming "has never been more expensive."

Netflix unveiled a packed anime slate at Anime NYC: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 finally has a release date, and IGN has the full rundown of trailers and images — including The One Piece, Blue Eye Samurai, and more.
Ghostbusters trivia of the day: Dan Aykroyd revealed his original costume concept for the 1984 film — the Ghostbusters almost wore helmets.