
Elden Ring's August update may not be free after all
Bandai Namco says Elden Ring’s Tarnished Edition content hits PC on August 28, but the wording now suggests players may have to buy it.
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Bandai Namco says Elden Ring’s Tarnished Edition content hits PC on August 28, but the wording now suggests players may have to buy it.

The early-access hit has a huge audience already, and the studio is now turning that feedback into its next feature set, a useful reminder that live games are operations businesses as much as creative ones.

Amazon is shifting its gaming pitch from MMOs to phone-first party games, and the move shows how much the company now wants franchises, not just studios, to do the heavy lifting.

The streamer is turning the World Cup into a four-player Netflix game, betting that live sports can also mean live gameplay.

Meta is betting that creators will pay for answers analytics alone never gave them: why a post performed, not merely whether it did.

Motorola’s two foldables split on feel, size, and premium polish, forcing buyers to choose between comfort and wow factor.

Capgemini says booming markets pushed the world’s millionaire count to 25.3 million, a reminder that asset prices can redraw wealth fast.

Suno just raised $400 million at a $5.4 billion valuation, but the bigger question is whether viral novelty becomes durable habit while copyright fights drag on.

The new assistant is meant to replace dashboard hunting with quick answers on timing and comment sentiment, a small product move with big workflow implications for creators and the platforms chasing them.

Meta is keeping its workplace monitoring push alive, but granting 30-minute privacy breaks and exemption requests as staff push back over battery and bandwidth costs.

Cash App is turning a DIY social-media trend into a branded NFC accessory, signaling how payments companies now compete on experience, not just rails.

The Dundalk band is using a new album, a pointed single, and a packed UK and Ireland tour to turn cultural snubs into momentum.