Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced that players can try out JRPG Tales of Arise from August 18, 2021. The demo will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.

No Man’s Sky is still alive and kicking and is celebrating it’s 5th anniversary with a new trailer that showcases the game’s growth throughout the years and ends with a tease for the next expansion called Frontiers.

Despite a few missteps in pacing and polish, Cris Tales has the potential to become a classic for a new generation of RPG enthusiasts that appreciate the JRPG formula, with enough charm to wow anyone who treasures the tropes that defined a genre cherished by tens of millions.

Rainbow Six Siege’s next limited event called Containment just went live and is a three-weeks long event that features a new game mode inspired by the upcoming 3-player co-op shooter Rainbow Six Siege Extraction that’s launching next year. It will run from August 3 until August 24, and with it comes a unique collection of cosmetics that players can obtain during the event.

We are now in August of 2021 and there’s a handful of titles that stand out among the rest that’s worth checking out before the big triple A titles start getting most of the attention during the busy months of the year. Here are the top 5 that really stood out compared to the rest.

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the PlayStation 5, the newest Sony console that remains difficult to buy in the Philippines due to limited stocks, has managed to sell over 10 million units worldwide, making it the fastest selling console in the company’s history.

Back 4 Blood is a 4-player co-op first-person shooter from the creators of the Left 4 Dead franchise and they’re having an open beta session in August, giving players a chance to check out the game before it officially launches on October 12. It’s meaty beta as there are tons of content to try out, so here’s a quick rundown on what to expect.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be a tad bigger with the release of the next expansion Siege of Paris as it’s set to release on August 12. This piece of content features the return of Infiltration Missions, a new story arc that has you travelling through the Frankish countryside, new set of weapons, abilities, gear, and skills to give more options in crafting your version of Eivor.

EA announced during their EA Play Showcase that a Dead Space remake is indeed happening and is being developed over at EA Motive, the developers that brought us Star Wars: Squadrons. A short teaser was presented, giving us a glimpse of the horror only Dead Space can deliver and towards the end a small glimpse of Isaac Clarke.

Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! card game, the purveyor of the Heart of the Cards, hasn't had a proper digital version of their paper card game in a long time. But during their Yu-Gi-Oh! Digital Next livestream, that's looking to change. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has been announced for all platforms and a new multiplayer game called Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel is being developed for mobile.

Despite it’s short runtime, Bloodlines comes out as the better campaign, making it clear that a legion of operatives is less appealing compared to a fully fledged protagonist complete with a strong motivation and is surrounded by strong supporting characters.

Ubisoft announced a free-to-play FPS shooter called Tom Clancy’s XDefiant, a game that pits well known factions within the Tom Clancy universe against each other in a 6v6 arena, with characters equipped with unique abilities. The first test session is expected to begin on August 5.