I wrote about PHYND’s Free Gaming Tour. They’ve been taking the service onto local TV across the U.S. this summer. It’s an interesting approach to getting cloud gaming in front of people outside the usual gaming audience. clouddosage.com/phynd-free-g... #CloudGaming #PHYND

PHYND’s Free Gaming Tour Brings Cloud Gaming to U.S. Local TV

PHYND’s Free Gaming Tour brings subscription-free cloud gaming to local TV audiences across the U.S. through a summer of live demonstrations.

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Fire Emblem goes huge on Nintendo Switch 2. I had a great time building my army and seeing those choices change the next battle, even if the dungeons and travel can slow things down. My review on the Best Buy Canada Blog: blog.bestbuy.ca/video-games/... #FireEmblem #NintendoSwitch2 #Nintendo

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave goes big without losing sight of combat

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave brings strong tactical battles, four connected hero paths, and a large world, but repetitive dungeons slow the pace.

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Disney Villainous: Success at Any Cost adds Prince Hans and Ernesto de la Cruz to the board game, but one villain stands out more than the other. Read our review: www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/disn... #DisneyVillainous #BoardGames #Ravensburger @ravensburger.bsky.social

Disney Villainous: Success at Any Cost Review - Evil or Misunderstood?

Disney Villainous: Success at Any Cost from Ravensburger adds Ernesto and Prince Hans. See which villain is the better addition to your collection.

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Rockstar has announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, featuring 34 original tracks. Six songs are streaming now, with the full album launching November 19 alongside GTA VI. Read more: www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/gran... #GTA6 #GrandTheftAutoVI #RockstarGames

Rockstar Announces Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album With 34 Tracks

Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album with 34 original tracks, six singles streaming now, and a November 19 release.

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Video Games on the Hill returns to Ottawa on September 22. ESAC’s annual event will bring Canada’s game industry together with parliamentarians, policymakers and industry leaders at the Fairmont Château Laurier. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/vide... #VideoGames #CanadaGaming #GameIndustry #Ottawa

Video Games on the Hill Returns to Ottawa on September 22

ESAC's Video Games on the Hill returns to Ottawa on September 22, bringing Canada's game industry and policymakers together.

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I had a lot of fun with NHL 27, but what stood out most wasn’t the hockey itself. The arenas, crowd reactions, and broadcast presentation feel much more alive, while passing and Team Playbooks still have issues. My review: blog.bestbuy.ca/video-games/... #NHL27 #Gaming #VideoGames

NHL 27 improves game-night atmosphere more than the hockey underneath

NHL 27 brings livelier arenas and stronger broadcast presentation; familiar modes and passing issues make this year's upgrade a closer call.

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Nintendo Switch 2 just got a major system update. Ver. 23.0.0 adds TV mode VRR, Switch 2-to-Switch 2 system transfers, GameChat changes, new Virtual Game Card options, and more. Read the full breakdown: www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/nint... #NintendoSwitch2 #Nintendo #GamingNews

Nintendo Switch 2 Update 23.0.0 Adds TV VRR and System Transfers

Nintendo Switch 2 update 23.0.0 adds TV mode VRR, system transfers, GameChat changes, Virtual Game Card updates, and more.

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Big NEOGEO AES+ update: PLAION REPLAI has delayed the console to September 16, 2027 as it expands manufacturing, and more games are now planned beyond the original 10. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/neog... #NEOGEO #SNK #RetroGaming

NEOGEO AES+ Delayed to September 2027 With More Games Planned

NEOGEO AES+ is delayed to September 16, 2027 as PLAION REPLAI expands manufacturing and plans more games beyond the original 10.

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Nintendo fully revealed the Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2 at today's The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct. They also announced new Zelda hardware, amiibo, worldwide concerts, movie details & more. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/zeld... #TheLegendOfZelda #OcarinaOfTime

Everything Announced at The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct

Nintendo’s Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct reveals Ocarina of Time’s full remake, a special Switch 2, new amiibo, concerts, and movie details.

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From Ocarina of Time’s final battle and Mario Kart to a near 1:1 Game Boy, LEGO has plenty of ways to celebrate National Video Games Day. We look at 8 gaming sets featuring Zelda, Pokémon, Fortnite, Sonic and more. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/lego... #LEGO #NationalVideoGamesDay #Nintendo

LEGO Gaming Sets to Celebrate National Video Games Day

Celebrate National Video Games Day with LEGO sets based on Zelda, Mario Kart, Game Boy, Pokémon, Fortnite, Minecraft, Animal Crossing, and Sonic.

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SteelSeries and KontrolFreek have launched their fall 2026 Cozy Collection with new Matcha and Yuzu Arctis GameBuds, matching thumb grips, and a firmware update for all GameBuds models. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/stee... #SteelSeries #KontrolFreek #ArctisGameBuds #GamingGear

SteelSeries and KontrolFreek Launch Matcha and Yuzu Cozy Collection

SteelSeries and KontrolFreek launch Matcha and Yuzu Arctis GameBuds, matching thumb grips, and a 2026 firmware update.

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AI in games gets a lot more interesting when it stops being about generating more content and starts learning how to exist inside worlds people already created. Google DeepMind’s SIMA 2 & EVE Online point toward that future. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/game... #EVEOnline #GoogleDeepMind #GameAI

The Most Interesting Future for Game AI May Be Learning With Us

Google DeepMind is using EVE Online to explore how AI can learn, reason and adapt inside game worlds shaped by more than 20 years of human activity.

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New on 4ScarrsGaming, @ninjaguyvr.bsky.social finally found a Meta Quest head strap that beats his usual setup. The AMVR BS1 delivers on comfort, cooling and battery life, but there are a couple of things he’d change. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/amvr... #MetaQuest #VRGaming #AMVR #NinjaGuyX

AMVR BS1 Battery Head Strap Review (Meta Quest 3 and 3S)

NinjaGuyX reviews the AMVR BS1 Battery Head Strap for Meta Quest 3 and 3S, covering comfort, cooling, battery life, fit, and charging.

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A new Nintendo patent gets surprisingly specific about racing weather, including regional conditions and more. The filing never names Mario Kart World, but the similarities are hard to ignore. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/09/nint... #Nintendo #MarioKartWorld #NintendoSwitch2

Nintendo Patent Details Regional Weather System Similar to Mario Kart World

Newly published U.S. Nintendo patent application details regional racing weather, slippery roads and systems resembling Mario Kart World.

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Only 21% of gamers say they want something genuinely different. Most are looking for familiar genres, sequels, or more of the games they already enjoy. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/08/game... #Gaming #VideoGames #GameIndustry

Only 21% of Gamers Want Something Genuinely Different, Survey Finds

A new survey of 5,339 gamers finds only 21% want something genuinely different, while focused games showed stronger commercial results.

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The Ecco The Dolphin creator is asking fans what they’d want inside an “ultimate collectors box” for Ecco Complete, and the ideas are already coming in. 🐬 www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/08/ecco... #EccoTheDolphin #EccoComplete @eccodolphingame.bsky.social

Ecco Creator Asks Fans to Shape Ecco Complete Collector’s Box

Ecco creator Ed Annunziata is asking fans to help shape an Ecco Complete collector’s box by sharing ideas for what it should include.

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A new Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis behind-the-scenes video reveals Adrienne Wilkinson as Jacqueline Natla and looks at how Lara Croft’s iconic nemesis is being reimagined. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/08/tomb... #TombRaider #LaraCroft #LegacyOfAtlantis

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Video Reveals Adrienne Wilkinson as Natla

A new Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis video reveals Adrienne Wilkinson as Jacqueline Natla and explores how the villain is being reimagined.

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PlayStation has launched free Live TV on PS5 in the U.S. with 100+ channels covering movies, TV, anime, sports, news and more. What interests me most is that PlayStation is already looking at expanding it to Canada. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/08/play... #PlayStation #PS5 #Canada #Streaming

PlayStation Launches Free Live TV On PS5 In The U.S. As Canada Expansion Is Explored

PlayStation’s free Live TV on PS5 launches in the U.S. with 100+ channels as Sony explores expanding the service to Canada.

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PlayStation is doubling up on September 3. Two State of Play broadcasts will air back-to-back, with the first closing on an extended look at Final Fantasy VII Revelation before State of Play Japan begins. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/08/play... #StateOfPlay #PlayStation #FinalFantasyVIIRevelation

PlayStation Announces Two State Of Play Broadcasts For September 3

PlayStation will air two State of Play broadcasts September 3, including State of Play Japan and an extended Final Fantasy VII Revelation look.

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Could AI bring back the wild creativity of the PS2 era? Google Cloud’s Jack Buser thinks it could. The bigger question is whether discovery, human authorship, and industry trust can keep up. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/08/ai-p... #PlayStation2 #AI #GameDevelopment #GamingIndustry

AI Could Bring Back PS2-Era Creativity, but There’s More to Solve

Can AI revive PS2-era creativity? Google Cloud's Jack Buser sees potential, but discovery, human authorship, and industry concerns remain.

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Umbrella Entertainment is bringing the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie back with new 4K Steelbook editions on December 2. Here's what’s actually new compared with the 2024 releases: www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/08/supe... #SuperMarioBros #Nintendo #4K #Steelbook #PhysicalMedia

1993 Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets New 4K Steelbook Editions

Umbrella Entertainment is releasing new 4K Steelbook editions of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie on December 2, 2026.

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LEGO is bringing traditional Super Mario minifigures to the range for the first time. Eight new sets launch January 1, 2027, including Fire Mario & Bowser’s Castle, Mario Kart builds, Yoshi at Mario’s House and more. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/08/lego...

LEGO Announces Eight New Super Mario Minifigure Sets Coming in 2027

LEGO has announced eight new Super Mario sets with traditional minifigures, launching January 1, 2027 in Canada and the U.S.

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Looking for something to play with Dad this Father’s Day? 🎮 We put together a list of 10 PlayStation Plus games that fit family co-op, sports, party games, retro racing, and couch-friendly fun. www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/06/10-p... #FathersDay #PSPlus #PlayStation #PS5 #PS4 #Gaming

10 PlayStation Plus Games To Play With Dad This Father’s Day

10 PlayStation Plus games to play with Dad this Father’s Day, including Sonic X Shadow Generations and EA Sports Madden NFL 26.

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New on 4ScarrsGaming, @ninjaguyvr.bsky.social reviews 007 First Light on PC, covering the Young Bond story, gadgets, mission choices, and car chases. Watch + read: www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/06/007-... #007FirstLight #JamesBond #GameReview #GeForceNOW

007 First Light Review (PC)

NinjaGuyX reviews 007 First Light on PC, covering its Young Bond story, gadgets, mission choices, and action scenes.

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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition leads this week’s Nintendo Download. Also inside: ⭐ Star Fox demo 🚀 STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions 🍌 Donkey Kong Bananza events www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/06/nint... #NintendoSwitch2 #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch

Nintendo Download: June 11, 2026

The Nintendo Download for June 11 adds Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, a Star Fox demo, and Donkey Kong events.

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GFN Thursday for June 11: ☁️ GeForce NOW summer sale starts 💰 12-month Performance and Ultimate discounts ⚔️ Guild Wars 2 and Guild Wars Reforged rewards 🎮 8 games join the cloud, including NBA THE RUN and DOOM Eternal www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/06/gfn-... #GFNThursday #GeForceNOW #CloudGaming

GFN Thursday: GeForce NOW Summer Sale Starts With Guild Wars Rewards And Eight Games

GFN Thursday starts the GeForce NOW summer sale with Guild Wars rewards, Guild Wars 3 news and eight games.

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Speaking to Fortune about the rising cost of console gaming, XBOX CEO Asha Sharma said the industry needs “new business models,” not only premium hardware. I agree. I love new tech, but XBOX and PlayStation cannot keep chasing higher specs and higher prices. Nintendo already understands this.

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 this week, and Donkey Kong 64 joins Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. This week includes: 🎮 FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH ⚽ eFootball Kick-Off! 🦍 Donkey Kong 64 🎵 Nintendo Music updates www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/06/nint...

Nintendo Download: June 4, 2026

The Nintendo Download for June 4, 2026 includes FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, eFootball Kick-Off!, Donkey Kong 64, and more.

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GFN Thursday for June 4: 🌙 NTE: Neverness to Everness joins GeForce NOW ⚔️ Gothic 1 Remake brings back the Valley of Mines 🎮 10 games join this week ☁️ 18 games are coming to GeForce NOW in June 2026 www.4scarrsgaming.com/2026/06/gfn-... #GFNThursday #GeForceNOW #CloudGaming

GFN Thursday: GeForce NOW June 2026 Lineup Includes 18 Games

GFN Thursday brings 18 games to GeForce NOW in June 2026 including NTE: Neverness to Everness, Gothic 1 Remake and more.

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A nice care package from Japan arrived! I got the Super Mario Galaxy movie donut box as well as the question mark box. Got a few packs of the Super Mario Galaxy movie cards. One pack to open & 2 packs to keep sealed. #supermariogalaxymovie