1. Skull & Bones, initially promoted as a AAAA game by Ubisoft, will be released on Steam next month after failing to attract an audience on Ubisoft's own store and the Epic Games Store. 2. The game is set to launch on August 22, allowing players to navigate the high seas, engage in naval battles, and build their empire. 3. This move to Steam is part of Ubisoft's usual strategy, as they do not release games day-and-date on Steam due to their deal with the Epic Games Store.

1. Humble Choice subscription service is offering a 30% discount for the next six months. 2. The promotion is available for new, paused, and cancelled members until August 6th. 3. July's Humble Choice includes 8 titles such as A Plague Tale: Requiem and Ghostrunner 2.

1. Epic Games Store is offering two games, Arcade Paradise and Maid of Sker, for free this week. 2. Arcade Paradise allows players to transform a family laundromat into an arcade, featuring over 35 arcade games. 3. Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror game set in a remote hotel with a dark history.

1. Amazon Prime members can get free games like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Chivalry 2, and Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration in July. 2. These games are part of the Prime Day promotions and are available for a limited time. 3. Other smaller games are also available for Prime members, including Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.

1. Fallout London, an unofficial fan-made mod, is highly anticipated and features a star-studded voice cast including real British political figures. 2. The mod includes John Bercow, the UK's former Speaker of the House of Commons, as a voice actor. 3. The project has faced numerous delays but is nearing completion, promising an engaging experience.

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1. The new PS4 emulator ShadPS4 can boot Bloodborne up to the character creator menu. 2. Prior to this, the closest achievement on PC was getting sound working without graphics. 3. The progress is promising but the emulator is still many years away from being stable.

1. Dolphin emulator, a well-known GameCube/Wii emulator, is transitioning from beta to a rolling release model. 2. The new model will feature releases every few months with progress reports as changelogs. 3. This change aims to enhance the emulator's reliability and performance, making it the premier choice for GameCube/Wii emulation.

1. Satisfactory will officially leave Early Access and release version 1.0 on September 10th. 2. The game will see updates in resource nodes, recipe costs, and game optimizations. 3. Satisfactory has been in development since 2016 and has recently transitioned to Unreal Engine 5.

1. Fallout London, a highly anticipated mod for Fallout 4, is set to release soon after overcoming issues caused by the recent next-gen update. 2. The development team has completed several builds and is awaiting final QA approval from GOG. 3. The mod introduces the entirety of London into the Fallout universe, promising an exciting addition to the game.

1. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, a game known for its action-heavy gameplay, is now available DRM-free on GOG. 2. The game is currently on sale for £11.99, down from its usual price of £19.99. 3. Despite the game's quality, the original PC port had issues that remain unresolved in the GOG release, potentially requiring user-made patches for a complete experience.

1. Valve is rumored to be developing an Android emulator, potentially for future features related to SteamVR. 2. The emulator, referred to as 'WayDroid', allows GNU/Linux users to run Android apps/systems in a container, achieving near-native performance. 3. The exact plans for this emulator by Valve are currently unknown, but it could potentially enhance VR support on the Android platform.

1. The first Copilot+ PCs with the Snapdragon X Elite chip have been released; 2. Gaming performance is currently behind competitors with AMD and Intel chips; 3. Battery life is good but not significantly better than Apple's MacBook Air, and performance remains consistent on battery power.