#Gaming News

Blizzard opens the Heroes of the Storm public test realm to Xal'atath, the World of Warcraft: Midnight antagonist, on September 14, 2026, ahead of a full Nexus launch on September 28. The Ranged Assassin is Heroes of the Storm's first new playable hero since Hogger in 2020, and Blizzard is framing it as a test for future content.

Wadjet Eye Games says Valve has hidden its upcoming vampire RPG from Steam search and delisted it in countries including Germany ahead of its September 22 launch, with the studio calling the Adults Only label "very bad news for us."

Director Hyungjun "Kjun" Kim's "Brainstorm with Kjun" forum post confirms a parallel-built Canvastown social hub for around 50 players per channel, with script mods for creator-built mini-games and a hard promise that single-player work stays the priority.

After fans flagged AI-generated-looking footage across the Vision 2026 II broadcast, Level-5's CEO has posted a public apology while insisting the studio will keep using generative AI to shorten development cycles from five years to two.

Rob Nelson says NPCs in GTA 6 will react more naturally to how Lucia and Jason carry firearms, ending the 'pull a shotgun from thin air' trick that defined GTA 5.

Limited Run Games has opened pre-orders for a $39.99 physical standard edition of the five-chapter sci-fi adventure on Nintendo Switch.

Square Enix confirmed Final Fantasy VII Revelation for April 8, 2027 on PS5 during today's PlayStation State of Play, ending the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy with a vast open-world finale featuring Cid Highwind, Vincent Valentine, and the new FITS class system.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch 2 has added eight-player local split-screen, CameraPlay support, faster load times and improved TV and handheld resolution in a surprise free update.

Pokémon Sleep teams up with Japanese luxury developer NOT A HOTEL to build a real, human-sized Poké Ball cabin in a Hokkaido forest. Reservation lottery opens September 15.

CD Projekt Red confirms that existing saves and unlocked achievements will transfer into the September 29 Remastered build because it is an update to the current client — not a new edition with a fresh trophy list.

Bandai Namco has lifted the lid on ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE's online mode, showing a 100-player Air Base lobby, two headline multiplayer modes and cross-platform play ahead of the October 2 launch.

Konami has confirmed a 30-minute Press Start showcase for September 3, 2026 at 8 a.m. PT, headlined by Silent Hill: Townfall, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Rev. NOiR, Project Zircon and eFootball Kick-Off!, with new gameplay and developer messages — and no Silent Hill remake news.

Nintendo of America’s previously announced Nintendo Switch 2 price revision has taken effect today, lifting the US MSRP from $449.99 to $499.99 and lining up with Canada, Europe and Japan’s earlier hikes.

North Beach Games and developer North Beach Games Prague have released the first proper teaser for Stranded Deep 2, revealing a desert wilderness built around an endless river. The Steam page has gone live during Steam's PvE Survival Crafting Fest, with Early Access planned for 2027.

Sandbox Interactive's free Dragonfire update lands on August 31 across PC, Xbox Series X|S, Android and iOS, adding dragons to Albion's open world, a floating-island realm, and the toughest PvE fight in the MMORPG's history.

Speaking with GamesRadar+ at Gamescom 2026, the Assassin's Creed creator says generative AI was used only in conception and pre-production, was removed before Early Access, and will not return to the project.

Grinding Gear Games releases Path of Exile 2's largest content update yet, adding Act 4 across the Ngamakanui Archipelago, asynchronous trading, a reworked support gem system, sprinting, and the first full league, Rise of the Abyssal. The game also goes free to play on every platform through September 1.

Clear River Games ships M2's retro shoot-'em-up compilation for Toaplan's Shark series worldwide on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch today, bundling six classic arcade titles plus console ports of Sky Shark and Fire Shark as included DLC on the physical edition.

Activision says RICOCHET Anti-Cheat personally served a cease-and-desist on Cheat maker Elocarry in Ohio, now disrupted more than 375 reseller operations and shut down more than 30 vendors ahead of the Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta this weekend.

Nintendo has added the full Fire Emblem: Three Houses soundtrack to Nintendo Music, covering more than six hours and 103 tracks across the base game and Cindered Shadows, alongside curated playlists like Life in Garreg Mach Monastery and Battlefields.

Cozy organizing game Whisper of the House launches on PlayStation 5 with a limited-time 20% launch discount, bringing tidying and town mysteries to Sony's current-gen console.

Rockstar Games is rolling out the next official look at Grand Theft Auto VI today, August 27, with an Extended Look premiere on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET ahead of the YouTube debut at 9 p.m. ET. The news drops alongside a Dazed cover feature that confirms seamless Jason–Lucia character switching, new food and weight systems, and the studio’s doubled-up headcount ahead of the November 19 launch.

Massive Entertainment has confirmed that Echoes of Central Park is the next major expansion for Tom Clancy's The Division 2. Revealed during a Gamescom community panel and detailed on Steam, the DLC leans into a darker, fear-driven take on post-outbreak New York.

Samsung has confirmed a 1,090-square-meter #PlaySamsung exhibition at Gamescom 2026, with the full 2027 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup, the Galaxy Z Fold8's Neural Frame Fusion AI, and a T1 partnership on stage in Cologne.

Gamescom 2026 runs from August 24 to 30 in Cologne — here is the full daily schedule, every confirmed Opening Night Live slot, and the broadcast lineup in one place.

CM Immersive confirms a September 24, 2026 release on PlayStation VR2 for the hardcore VR survival shooter Into the Radius 2, with native PS VR2 features and a free 2-player co-op update planned for Q4 2026.

Microsoft has published a temporary fix for Windows 11 gaming crashes affecting ARC Raiders, THE FINALS, and MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, tracing the issue to the inpoutx64 driver shipped with RGB peripherals and components on Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2.

Moon Studios CEO and Ori series creator Thomas Mahler has publicly denied rumours that a third Ori game is in development at Xbox, even as reports suggested a surprise Gamescom 2026 reveal.

Twitch streamer Warren Pandiscia has filed a proposed class action in federal court accusing Amazon and Twitch of training generative AI models on creators' broadcasts, clips, and chat logs without consent or payment, days after Twitch confirmed the practice and rolled out a per-channel opt-out setting.

The website and Telegram channel tied to the anonymous leaker known as Cyberleek have gone offline, days after Take-Two filed subpoenas targeting Microsoft and Discord for any data that could identify the person behind the campaign.

Infinity Ward has used its official channels to confirm the first Modern Warfare 4 beta patch is already in the oven, listing footstep audio tuning, the return of map voting, weapon balance adjustments and bug fixes as the immediate priorities after a rocky Day 1 for the Early Access Multiplayer and Campaign beta.

Tim Schafer has confirmed that Double Fine has fully transitioned out of Microsoft ownership and now earns all revenue from sales of Psychonauts 2, Keeper and its other Xbox-era titles, while announcing an Amnesia Fortnight 2026 Kickstarter campaign that will let backers pick the studio's next small game.

FromSoftware has closed down the first day of The Duskbloods' closed network test early after server issues left testers stuck on the title screen, apologising on its official X account and promising updated testing schedules later.

Variety reports Dave Bautista has closed his deal to replace Ryan Hurst as Kratos in Amazon’s live-action God of War series after Hurst was forced to exit due to a torn bicep. The recast means Kratos’ scenes will need to be reshot in Vancouver, and neither Amazon Studios nor PlayStation Productions has confirmed the casting on the record.

Take-Two Interactive has filed formal DMCA subpoenas demanding Microsoft and Discord hand over user data tied to the “cyberleek” persona behind the GTA 6 leaks, with both companies given until September 4 to comply. The legal filings mark the publisher’s first concrete courtroom step in the search for whoever is leaking Vice City footage.

A new report claims Bungie had five or six live-service games in development when Sony bought the studio for $3.6 billion in 2022, but most of those projects were later cancelled — adding fresh context to Bungie’s layoffs and Sony’s $765 million impairment.

Samsung Display has unveiled a 16-inch OLED panel capable of a 300Hz refresh rate at the IMID 2026 expo in Busan, South Korea — the first OLED screen for laptops to reach that figure, and a clear shot at the high-end gaming laptop market.

Riot Games has confirmed that active development on its League of Legends fighting game 2XKO will wrap up at the end of 2026. Servers will stay online, all champions will be unlocked in September, and every in-game purchase made on or before August 20 will be refunded.

Nintendo has officially confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will cost £419.99 in the UK from September 1, 2026, an increase of £24 over its current £395.99 price tag. The UK rise is smaller than the equivalent US, Canadian and European price hikes Nintendo revealed earlier this year.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds will launch on Xbox Game Pass on September 15 as it leaves Early Access and arrives on consoles with crossplay and new release content.

Xbox Insiders are testing new console options for cleaning up Home, managing unused local game saves, exploring profile badges and automatically removing purchased games from wishlists.

Subnautica 2's Early Access 1.2 update, Buddy System, adds proximity voice chat, player revives, emotes, trading, Tracking Tags, new character options, and a large batch of fixes.

Gran Turismo 7 version 1.71 is rolling out with four new cars, three new World Circuits, and Whistler joining the featured Scapes Curations.

Gamescom 2026 has confirmed record-breaking numbers before opening in Cologne, including 1,600 exhibitors from 67 countries, a sold-out 233,000-square-meter floor, the largest indie area yet, and 47 country pavilions.

Leaked GTA 6 clips show new gameplay details, including a basketball Focus system, stamina, refueling prompts, a six-star wanted level, and a full Leonida map, while Take-Two responds with DMCA notices.

Xbox and PlayStation now compete as complete ecosystems. Here are the main advantages, drawbacks, and future outlook for both platforms in 2026.

Nintendo has confirmed a September 17 launch for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, following a new Direct presentation that detailed its Heroic Games tournament and four-hero campaign.

Warner Bros. Discovery has officially confirmed that a second Hogwarts Legacy game is in development, but release details and platforms remain unknown.

Mortal Shell II is now playable for Devout Edition owners, while the full Soulslike sequel launches on August 20 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.