Regulation Crackdown (Philippines): Pagcor fined an Ivana Alawi-linked online gambling firm ₱1M and ordered it to stop a cellphone giveaway after it ran without permission, as lawmakers pushed back on influencer promotions. Sports Funding Fallout (Philippines): Pagcor also told Congress it still owes the Philippine Sports Commission ₱37B from a Supreme Court ruling, with retroactive payments starting now. Revenue Pressure (Philippines): Pagcor blamed weaker 2025–26 results on e-wallet delinking and the Middle East crisis, projecting nearly ₱87B income this year. Esports World Cup (Paris): China’s All Gamers won EWC 2026 in Paris, with Macron and Saudi’s crown prince attending the closing. Emulator War (Nintendo): Nintendo filed seven DMCA notices to GitHub, taking down 400+ Switch emulator repositories. Steam Breakout: Co-op fishing game How to Fish hit 1M sales in two days and peaked at 268K concurrent players. New Releases (Gaming): Konami confirmed Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 launches Aug 27 across PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, Switch, and PC. Arcade Expansion (UK): NQ64 opens its biggest London venue in Soho on Sept 11 with expanded cabinets and new AR darts.