The new Xbox Game Pass tier, Game Pass Standard, is officially available beginning today, August 20, but only for testers. The Standard membership includes “hundreds” of games for $15/month with some key differences between Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate, including how Microsoft’s new releases won’t come to Game Pass Standard for some time.For now, Xbox Insider testers can sign up for $1, and the price will renew at that amount until Game Pass Standard officially launches in September at $15/month.

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The Season 5 Reloaded update arrives to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Warzone, and Warzone Mobile later this week. Here is everything announced, including two new weapons, an IP crossover with The Crow, and the final story mission for Zombies.Table of Contents [hide]

• Season 5 Reloaded start times
• What to expect from Season 5 Reloaded
• Modern Warfare 3
• Warzone
• Warzone Mobile

Season 5 Reloaded start times

Season 5 Reloaded arrives on Wednesday, August 21. The update goes live at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST across all platforms.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is reportedly not going to stay as an Xbox and PC exclusive for too long.According to YouTuber NateTheHate, the game will be released in December for Xbox and PC, but also on PlayStation sometime during the first half of 2025. Insider Gaming corroborated the report, claiming that some outlets have been given this announcement under signed NDAs. Currently, it’s unknown whether this will be announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live tomorrow.Last year, Microsoft confirmed that the game was actually exclusive for Xbox and PC, as Bethesda amended its multiplatform console deal with Disney post-acquisition. However, as Microsoft has already brought games like Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush to other competing platforms, Microsoft is reportedly also considering bri…

History is built in layers. This was the key concept Firaxis kept in mind as it planned Civilization VII, the next entry in its long-running 4X strategy series. Civilizations are not static; they rise and fall, and new cultures take over and build on top of them. With Civ VII, Firaxis is aiming to make its playable journey through history more dynamic than ever, capturing how civilizations themselves change and adapt over time.One of the keys to this new approach is a trisected campaign, splitting the historical drama into three distinct “Ages:” Antiquity, Exploration, and Modernity. Each of these roughly tracks to moments and advancements that are familiar for longtime Civ fans, but introducing these eras is aimed at providing better pacing and a sense of culmination for each era, as secu…

If you’re an avid Tolkien fan and have a particular fondness for The Hobbit, the upcoming Hobbit Encyclopedia should be on your radar. The 336-page book takes a deep dive into the lore of Middle-earth, covering everything from iconic characters and places to sacred objects and other essential lore. The Hobbit Encyclopedia releases September 3, and preorders are currently seeing a nice discount.

The Hobbit Encyclopedia

$31 (was $40)

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Actor Glen Powell is making waves in Hollywood through a number of roles in high-profile films like Top Gun: Maverick, Hit Man, Anyone but You, and Twisters–but could he do a comic book movie next?Powell told The Playlist that he enjoys DC and Marvel movies, but no one from those companies has called and asked him to star–at least not yet (Powell has, however, played a small role in a Batman movie already). “You know I’ve never gotten a call from DC or Marvel,” he said. “But I’m a fan of everything they do.”Powell went on to say that he saw Deadpool & Wolverine and said he thoroughly enjoyed it. “I think what Shawn [Levy] and Ryan [Reynolds] did with that is like extraordinary and just such a fun flavor for audiences. And I cheer for them. And I love what [they do],” he said.Powell a…