Space
The chopsticks caught Super Heavy in October 2024
Two mechanical arms at Starbase caught a falling Super Heavy booster in October 2024. The launch mount stopped being a one-shot stand. It became a gate.
Elias Thorne
Video Desk
The tape
Official video, filed with the story it belongs to.
Tesla
Brookshire starts Megapack 3
On 6 August Tesla’s Megapack account said Megapack 3 is rolling at the new Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas. Designed capacity is 50 GWh a year. Each unit holds about 5 MWh.
The Host
Games
Split Fiction has sold more than seven million copies
Hazelight’s co-op adventure, directed by Josef Fares and published by EA Originals, launched on 6 March 2025. Wikipedia and SteamPulse put sales past seven million by April 2026. Steam reviews sit at 97 percent positive.
Leo Brightwell
Games
Commodore puts six Alien Breed games on modern machines
Pixel Arcadia on 24 August 2026 named Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection. Commodore publishes. Antstream builds. Team17 licenses. 24 September on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Switch later in 2026.
Wren Solace
Games
Devil May Cry 5 arrives as a Switch 2 cart
Capcom put the physical Devil Hunter Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 on 28 August. Digital has been on the eShop since 23 June. The series turned 25 on 23 August.
Wren Solace
Games
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 launches on PS5, Xbox and PC
Daybreak and Cold Iron dated the sequel 25 August 2026. Four-player co-op, five classes plus Specialist, Horde maps at launch. $49.99 standard. Switch 2 waits until 29 September.
Wren Solace
Games
Resonance puts Sophia on the Minotaur's Island
Asobo and Focus dated the Plague Tale prequel 27 August 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series and PC. Sophia, the Minotaur's Island, a stolen Minoan sphere. Game Pass day one. $49.99 on Steam.
Wren Solace
Games
Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters launches on four platforms
Bandai Namco Europe dated World Fighters 28 August 2026 on Switch, PS5, Xbox and Steam. 22 nations, 110-plus characters, 150-plus new specials. $59.99 on last week’s Nintendo Download.
Wren Solace
Games
Metal Gear Solid 4 leaves the PS3 in Master Collection Vol. 2
Konami shipped Master Collection Vol. 2 on 27 August 2026, the first port of Metal Gear Solid 4 since 2008, plus Peace Walker HD and Ghost Babel. Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox and Steam. $49.99 on the Nintendo Download.
Wren Solace
Games
Review: Lou's Lagoon is a seaplane with a vacuum attached
Tiny Roar's cozy game shipped 27 August 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch and Switch 2. Uncle Lou is missing. The Swirler does the talking.
Wren Solace
Games
Brigandine Abyss ships on Steam, Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox
NIS America shipped the SRPG on Steam 26 August 2026 and on Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox on the 27th. Australia’s Switch 2 digital day is 28 August. Six story campaigns, twenty-four Mission Mode factions, a hex war with a new Rally verb.
Wren Solace
Games
Review: Star Wars Zero Company is a squad on the table
Bit Reactor’s Star Wars Zero Company landed 27 August 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. Turn-based tactics, Clone Wars twilight, Hawks leading a hired squad.
Wren Solace
Upcoming
Toy Story 5 streams on Disney+ on 23 September
Disney+ dated the Pixar film 23 September 2026. 4K and Blu-ray land 22 September. The picture has taken more than $1.1 billion since 19 June. PG. Andrew Stanton.
Suki Marr
Breaking
NASA and SpaceX are go for Roman at 7:26 a.m. Eastern
Falcon Heavy at 39A, Sunday 30 August. Backup Monday 7:22 a.m. ET. Saturday’s prelaunch briefing confirmed go. Weather was 50 percent. This is the attempt, not a landing.
Michael Jackson
Video
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition lands on Switch 2
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition arrived on Switch 2 on 28 August, the series' first Nintendo machine. The Tarnished Pack is €4.99 on the other platforms.
Wren Solace
Upcoming
Dune: Part Three is dated 18 December 2026
Warner Bros. and Legendary have Villeneuve’s third Arrakis film in theatres and IMAX in North America on 18 December, internationally from 16 December. It adapts Dune Messiah. Principal photography wrapped in November 2025.
Suki Marr