All articles tagged with #august 2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day fuels August’s domestic box office to a record $1.1 billion, accounting for about 62% of the month’s gross and signaling a top-heavy, tentpole-driven summer amid shifting release strategies and moviegoing habits.
Space.com’s live coverage explains the Aug. 27–28, 2026 deep partial lunar eclipse, when up to 96.2% of the Moon will be in Earth's umbra and take on a reddish hue. The piece notes the event is visible from most of the night sky, with the Americas offering the best views, and provides viewing tips that require no special gear beyond binoculars or a telescope for a closer look, plus reminders that this is the deepest partial eclipse until 2028 and will be followed with live updates.
Eurogamer’s August 21, 2026 guide details the latest Fortnite admin panel codes, a new lobby feature in Chapter 7 Season 4 that lets players redeem free rewards like Cheat Master sprites, Sprite Dust, XP and more. The article lists several working codes (e.g., H0p0nVC for 2,000 Sprite Dust; Play4All for a Cheat Master Sonic Sprite; O2OVERRIDE for items) and explains how to redeem: open the admin panel from the lobby, enter a code in the text box, then submit. There are no expired codes at the moment, and the guide covers how to use the panel and what rewards each code grants.
Xbox Game Pass announces its second August 2026 wave, adding day-one titles Vapor World: Over the Mind, Blood Dungeon, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy for Ultimate members (Vapor World debuts via Game Preview). Premium subscribers gain additional titles (Egging On, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, Starsand Island, Aerial Knight’s Dropshot, Young Guns) across August. The lineup runs Aug 18–31 across Cloud, Console, and PC, with The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt leaving Aug 31 and NBA 2K26 exiting on Sep 6.”,
Microsoft announced nine new games joining Xbox Game Pass in August 2026 (second wave), including Vapor World: Over the Mind, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, Starsand Island, Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, Blood Dungeon, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Young Suns, and Shelldiver; these arrive Aug 19–31 (Shelldiver also on Sept 1) across Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Cloud, Console, and Handheld where applicable, with some titles expanding to Premium. The service will also remove several games at the end of August/early September: Another Crab’s Treasure, I Am Your Beast, Neon Abyss, One Lonely Outpost, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered (Aug 31) and NBA 2K26 (Sept 6).
PS Plus Extra and Premium’s August 2026 lineup rolls out in waves with region-based timing: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Vampire Survivors go global on August 18, along with classic titles Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams and Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire. The remaining games—Hell is Us, Umamusume Pretty Derby – Party Dash, Two Point Museum, Metro Exodus, and Dying Light 2—unlock on August 25 in the US/UK/Japan, and August 18 in all other regions. Helldivers 2 is already available everywhere, with PS Store updates typically happening at local noon.
Xbox Game Pass reveals its second wave for August 2026, adding nine titles across Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass, including Vapor World: Over the Mind (day-one), BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, Starsand Island, Aerial_Knight's DropShot, Blood Dungeon, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Young Suns, and Shelldiver, with staggered releases from August 19 through September 1; the article also notes six games leaving the service at the end of August.
Sam's Club is offering eight electronics deals in August 2026, with discounts of 25% or more on items such as the Turtle Beach Atlas 200 headset, HP Smart Tank 7002 printer, Beats Studio Pro headphones, Sobro Smart Side Table, LG SC9S soundbar, EcoFlow Trail 200 power station, HP ZBook Firefly 16 G11 laptop, and Beats Pill speaker; each product is backed by positive reviews and customer ratings, with some discounts time-limited and requiring quick action.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $2 billion worldwide after a $70 million third weekend, the second-best third-frame ever behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with domestic totals around $786 million in 17 days as the summer box office remains crowded and August releases continue to fill theaters.
Zelensky said Ukraine expects at least 30,000 Russian occupiers to be eliminated in August as Kyiv reinforces the Sloviansk and Kostiantynivka fronts with a tech-heavy defense, including drones. The plan follows a battlefield briefing from the Ukrainian commander and comes as Kyiv reports progress like recapturing settlements in the Oleksandrivka direction, while stressing that Moscow’s gains are not irreversible and noting Ukraine’s broader damage-recovery efforts.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is forecast to lead the weekend box office for a third consecutive frame with a projected $67–$77 million domestic range, as it eyes a total near or above $800 million; The End of Oak Street is tracking $18–$23 million for No. 2, while The Odyssey should generate $17–$22 million in its fifth week, with Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie in the mix.
Jessica Alba, 45, shared a summer recap on Instagram highlighting bikini moments, family time with daughter Honor, and a romantic update with boyfriend Danny Ramirez, including Tuscany vacation snapshots and golfing outings, illustrating a busy final stretch of summer while balancing life in the public eye.
Four new Xbox Game Pass games arrive in August 2026, with an overview of their achievement lists and difficulty. Most titles have migrated from Ultimate and PC Game Pass to the Premium tier, so many players may already own them, while Beast of Reincarnation is noted at an estimated 30–40 hours to complete, reflecting a range of completion times and potential missables across the lineup.
The August 2026 full moon (the Sturgeon Moon) will reach fullness at 12:18 a.m. UTC on Aug 28, accompanied by a partial lunar eclipse visible across the Americas and parts of Africa and Europe, turning the Moon red at maximum; US observers will see moonrise on Aug 27, while Europe and Africa catch the eclipse in the early hours of Aug 28. The article explains the Sturgeon Moon’s Native American origins, suggests skywatching highlights (Summer Triangle, Venus, Spica, Saturn, Jupiter), and provides local timings for major cities plus practical tips for photographing the event.
Pluto TV expands its free, ad-supported lineup with five new live channels—Pluto Royal Drama, El Rey Rebel, Ghosts, Pluto Quirky AF, and Pluto Action/Drama—adding continuous, themed streaming options and reinforcing its strategy of offering linear content without a subscription.