🌽It's the Summer of Cornhole & Dinosaurs and YOU'RE invited!🦖
Your bros at @pixeljamgames have cooked up two retro delights to beat the summer heat:
Cornhole Hero & Dino Jump Deluxe!
Both of them are available TODAY, so get ready to shut your brain off & vibe with some retro… pic.twitter.com/aT90zpZ7B4
— Akupara Games 💫 Indie Games (@akuparagames) July 23, 2026
Featuring charming 2D pixel art that’d be right at home on a lost 80s arcade cabinet, Cornhole Hero features dual throw mechanics (swipe or slingshot) and three modes of play (Tourney, Blitz, and Balloons) along with responsive physics and global leaderboards.
See Cornhole Hero for yourself with the launch trailer below:
Featuring: – 3 modes of play (Tourney, Blitz, Balloons) – New slingshot controls for desktop – Bounce a corn bag off a balloon and have it slam back into your chest, knocking the wind out of you and making you collapse… pic.twitter.com/MhdYyz7Yiz
Set in a world where every collectable counts toward one’s ultimate prehistoric evolution, Pixeljam and Akupara Games’ side-scrolling endless runner Dino Jump Deluxe is now available for the PC.
The ultimate villain of CookieRun: Kingdom, the one and only Dark Enchantress Cookie has made her way to Devsisters’ CookieRun: Braverse TCG as part of the new Dark Enchantress War Booster set.
A four-player co-op survival shooter, Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak Game Company’s Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will launch for PC and consoles worldwide August 25.
Set in a world where creativity and brutality go hand-in-hand, Atari and Jasozz Games have released their indie FPS CULTIC for both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Enter Honkai: Nexus Anima, their foray into the ever-so-popular creature collector genre. With two weeks to check out their closed Evolution Test, see what awaits players with our preview…
Honkai: Nexus Anima Preview – Evolution Test Impressions!
Keeping our story coverage light to keep the surprise (it is a preview, after all), Honkai: Nexus Anima kicks off with players losing their memory and discovering that they possess hidden powers.
Shortly after waking, players are chased through a portal and are brought into a different world.
Tying things into Honkai: Star Rail, Blade was one of the characters chasing us…
Fast-forward to one’s escape, with players arriving in a new place where little Anima creatures co-exist. With players able to catch Anima and use them for exploration, one’s main objective in Honkai: Nexus Anima is to become the very best (like no one ever was).
Enter Honkai: Nexus Anima’s battling, which keeps things distinctly unique.
While players will still set their team up as one’d expect, Anima will then do everything on their own from there.
On that note, Honkai: Nexus Anima requires careful preparation. Players can pick an Anima’s spot, their formation, and their squad makeup before each bout. When matches begin, players can then pick between three different operator powers to help one’s team as they fight.
This ties into direct damage to enemies, buffs or debuffs, or even healing elements. That being said, each of these elements also features a huge cooldown – using each one tactically is incredibly important.
It took a few fights for us to get acclimated to Honkai: Nexus Anima’s battle system, but it was easy for us to grasp once our team was properly assembled.
When battling wild Anima, players can get the chance to capture them after a fight. Some provide an easy catch, while others provide 12% shot and lead to four missed attempts.
Honkai: Nexus Anima also respects the player, in that players can’t catch repeats. While new skins and upgrade points are available for catching new ones, players will never have multiple of the same Anima in one party. This, in turn, encourages players to grind them out to become as strong as possible.
There were a total of 83 Anima to catch during this Honkai: Nexus Anima Evolution Test – a healthy variety!
When not battling in Honkai: Nexus Anima, players can freely explore the city and find things to do. There are a number of side quests – while most end in battles, they are still plenty of fun.
For instance, one side quest has us demolishing a building with an Anima!
Honkai: Nexus Anima also gives players the chance to find treasure, take on boss Anima, and play different mini-games. With fast travel and rideable Anima, players can also easily traverse the land as well.
Then there is Honkai: Nexus Anima’s business Empire, aka Joyful Lia – one of its main mini-games. This system has players investing in local businesses to improve the area, with each new shop featuring a quest ripe for completing.
That being said, this system is mostly passive. When players get a new shop, they’ll be able to assign select Anima there to help run it. Those that build the right team will earn more coins, which can then be used to expand into new businesses and sell new products.
This proves to be a nice side project, with some handsome rewards as well!
Another HoYoverse hit, our brief time with Honkai: Nexus Anima Evolution Test proves they truly understand what we so love about the creature-collecting adventure genre.
Character Teaser: Nanafey – "The Wonder Girl Next Door" | Honkai: Nexus Anima
"Are you from out of town…? Ohh, I'd give anything to see what's out there!" "Where would I go? To the rest of the Material Lip's continents, and then on to other Planes!"
San Francisco Bay Area natives (like us!) will be thrilled to hit the Shark Tank with the release of EA SPORTS NHL 27 this September, featuring San Jose Sharks Cover Athlete Macklin Celebrini.
The biggest event in Warframe history, the recent TennoCon 2026 properly celebrated Digital Extremes’ popular series. We’ve got you covered on all the latest updates around Warframe (and Soulframe!) to come out of the event – learn more with our preview…
Night City’s E-District awaits all Apex Legends players with its new Cyberpunk event July 14, letting players chrome up as they take down the competition.
A chilling new entry in Capcom’s iconic survival horror franchise, Resident Evil Veronica will tap into true madness and intrigue when it launches next year.
Featuring the ultimate home booby-trap battle, a new season of Picomy and PM Studios’ Bandit Trap is now upon us as part of its new Wild Summer Update.
🎉 The New Season Update is LIVE!
✅Unlock 100 brand-new items and start causing more mayhem.
— PICOMY 💣 Bandit Trap out NOW! (@picomy) July 23, 2026
As part of Bandit Trap’s Wild Summer Update, a number of fresh new outfits and emotes have been added to the title, along with a number of quality-of-life improvements.
In the case of the latter, Bandit Trap players can take advantage of improved game balancing, along with updated matchmaking and rank progression.
Set to release on July 30, go even further beyond with the new Producer Letter for Bandai Namco’s DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Super Limit-Breaking NEO.
Like taking candy from a baby (which is fine by us), the “””damn””” fourth Chaos Emerald Drop as part of the Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos Hunt activation will make its way to San Diego Comic-Con on July 25.
Set to release early next month on August 6, ARC SYSTEM WORKS, Marvel Games, and PlayStation Publishing have released a new MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls character guide for Black Panther.
Now available for pre-order, iam8bit and Yacht Club Games are teaming up to release Mina the Hollower’s iconic vinyl soundtrack, along with a number of products.
She was built to train the X-Men and learned all their tricks. Now it’s your turn to do the same with the Danger Character Guide!
Learn to dominate Calibrate and take full advantage of Holobeam and Holoseeker. Mix up your opponents with Translocation and dominate from long… pic.twitter.com/yhxPSGsVOE
— MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls (@MARVELTokon) July 23, 2026
Set to release on July 30, go even further beyond with the new Producer Letter for Bandai Namco’s DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Super Limit-Breaking NEO.
Like taking candy from a baby (which is fine by us), the “””damn””” fourth Chaos Emerald Drop as part of the Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos Hunt activation will make its way to San Diego Comic-Con on July 25.
Now available for pre-order, iam8bit and Yacht Club Games are teaming up to release Mina the Hollower’s iconic vinyl soundtrack, along with a number of products.
A faithful – yet modernized! – remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign, Xbox Game Studios’ Halo: Campaign Evolved is now available in Early Access for the PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, and PC.
A faithful – yet modernized! – remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign, Xbox Game Studios’ Halo: Campaign Evolved is now available in Early Access for the PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, and PC.
Players will be able to take flight, traverse planets, and twist perspectives with today’s release of BornMonkie and Solo Game’s Dodo Duckie for the Xbox Series X|S and the PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Letting players build their own dinosaur theme park full of cute dinos and prehistoric hijinks, Washbear Studio and Atari’s Parkasaurus will make its way to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Xbox Play Anywhere August 5.
