GameRant Daily Crossword (August 4, 2026)

Half-Life Alyx gets new Steam branch, and the rumors are already swirling

The much-lauded but barely played VR game, Half-Life Alyx, has had a copy of its current version siloed off - in anticipation of what, though, we don't know. A new branch called 'previous_release' has appeared, which could indicate major changes coming to the most recent Half-Life game. For those who don't mess around...

Baldur's Gate 3 On Sale For Its Lowest Price Ever On PC And PS5

Baldur’s Gate 3 turns three today, and to celebrate, Larian Studios has slashed the price of its critically acclaimed D&D blockbuster to its lowest price ever on Steam, while also dropping the price of the game significantly on other platforms.

Yet another price rise: AMD will reportedly raise its graphics card and memory prices alongside Nvidia

Hot on the heels of Nvidia reportedly raising the price of its graphics cards and memory units comes word that rival component manufacturer AMD will do the same. Read more

American Truck Simulator trundles off to a land of enchanted highways and giant bovines with a freshly announced North Dakota expansion

Fresh off a trip to Illinois back in May, American Truck Simulator devs SCS Software have revealed another expansion they've got in the works. North Dakota's on the way as the big rig roadtrip continues to gradually make its way eastwards. Read more

Cute Summer LEGO Set Leaks Ahead of August 2026 Launch

A cute new LEGO set depicting a Greek taverna has leaked ahead of its reported August 2026 launch. The tiny model is expected to be the next gift-with-purchase offering in LEGO's Restaurants of the World series.

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen director casually announces a Hard Mode is in the works

The Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen reveal has easily been one of the most surprising of the year so far. Aside from everything new coming to the game with the upcoming expansion, Capcom has also been updating the core experience in several key ways. Read more

Palworld Online is a new MMORPG coming to iOS and Android later this year

With Palworld taking the world by storm (again), it turns out there's yet another major surprise tied to the creature-collecting survival game coming sooner than you'd expect. Palworld Online - an MMORPG - is coming to mobile later this year. Read more

Every Pokemon Included In New Adidas Originals Collection

Pokemon’s 30th anniversary celebrations continued over the weekend via the reveal of an extensive new collection coming our way courtesy of adidas. 12 Pokemon-themed sneaker designs have been revealed, giving some of the sneaker brand’s most iconic models Pocket Monster makeovers.

Palworld Announces Brand-New Third-Party MMO

Palworld is once again reaching the peak of its popularity. Following its massively popular early-access launch a couple of years ago, the game hit 1.0 and has brought in hundreds of thousands of daily players, prompting its developers to mock the "dead game" allegations. This past week also saw the release of the Palw...

Best Pokemon Rom Hacks That Have ALL Pokemon

Including all 1025 Pokemon from all 9 generations in a single ROM hack is no easy task, especially since the newer generation creatures also require modern moves, abilities, and mechanics to be imported to the hack in order to make it all work properly.

God Of War TV Show Casting Call Reveals Season Two Will Adapt Ragnarok

Production on the God of War show has hit a bit of a rough patch. Ryan Hurst, who was supposed to play Kratos, has been removed from the role after tearing his bicep. Work continues, however, and even though filming has halted on season one, Amazon is already casting some of its bigger roles in season two.