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Insomniac's PS5 exclusive holds a Metacritic score in the high 70s as critics praise its characters but pan its dated, one-note action.

Sony calls it a mutual step back, but Hideo Kojima says PlayStation sent an unexpected cancellation notice in June, sparking a three-month hunt for a new backer.

Nintendo's 45-minute showcase leaned on ports and updates while slipping in fresh reveals like Metroid Ravenous and Kirby and the World Beyond.

The follow-up to Metroid Dread arrives exclusively on Switch 2, with a hungrier, angrier Samus who narrates her own survival.

The block-stacking minigame vanished from the White House Arcade after The Tetris Company publicly disavowed it and said it takes infringement seriously.

The company behind Tetris says it had nothing to do with the reskinned block-stacker on the White House's new arcade page.

Kazuhisa Wada frames revisiting Atlus' oldest RPGs as "cultural preservation," with Persona 4 Revival due first in February.

Capcom's first new Onimusha in more than 20 years hit the milestone day one, as Rebel Wolves' Blood of Dawnwalker also passed a million in three days.

Chet Faliszek says Valve slipped the sequel's intro cutscene online on purpose because the ratings board wouldn't approve it as a trailer.

Andrew "Mod Jed" Lakeman used Jagex dev tools to swipe player inventories and resold them for roughly $400,000, ending a saga that began in 2018.

Rebel Wolves' vampire RPG uses a ticking deadline, seven endings, and a Corruption stat to push players toward its climax instead of endless wandering.

A Bloomberg report says the espionage game blew past deadlines and budget while Sony soured on Kojima's revenue potential and its lack of exclusivity.

Blizzard's first in-person BlizzCon since 2023 unveiled long-term plans for Diablo, StarCraft, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Hearthstone.

Blizzard president Johanna Faries confirmed the show at BlizzCon 2026, but offered no trailer, release window, or studio.

A report says roughly 80% of Bit Reactor's staff were furloughed weeks before the acclaimed tactics game shipped, as the studio's founders fight in court.

From Michael Myers to a haunted farming sim, September 2026 stacks its horror slate with variety worth watching.

Capcom's samurai reboot lands September 3-4 with critics calling the combat elite while flagging a padded Kyoto and grindy upgrades.

Microsoft is ending unlimited cloud streaming for Game Pass, tiering hourly limits by plan and selling extra playtime, but says only 4% of subscribers will feel it.

Fresh comments from Gamescom and the studio's H1 earnings spell out where physical media, generative AI, and the Witcher slate stand.

SteamDB will keep its name and community while its creator steps back, and Nexus Mods eyes using its data to make modding more reliable.

After weeks of daily leaks and multiple subpoenas, Rockstar apologized and followed with a 30-minute Netflix showcase built entirely from in-game footage.

Asha Sharma tells the BBC that Microsoft's next Xbox spans multiple form factors, while dodging questions about disc drives and The Elder Scrolls 6.

The Chase Center closing ceremony delivered new champions and updates for Go, the TCG, and Champions, but no fresh look at the Switch 2 RPGs.

Creative Assembly's grim-dark strategy debut took a Gamescom award and won over writers who got an hour with its campaign and battles.

Bit Reactor's tactics game tweaks the XCOM formula with three action points and a deep operator system built around swappable classes and talents.

Cabel Sasser says the company filed paperwork and built a system to return the 19% tariff fees, unlike bigger firms keeping their refunds.

Five low-profile indies all landing August 28, 2026, from stylish combat to co-op survival horror, worth catching early.

Geoff Keighley's showcase mixed Final Fantasy 7, Metro 2039 and a Witcher 3 finale with a wave of games flagged for generative AI use.

CD Projekt Red overhauls its 2015 RPG with reworked combat and new tech, and hands existing owners both expansions for free.

Starting August 31, Xbox Insiders can insert supported Xbox One and Series X discs to unlock a digital copy, as Microsoft weighs a disc-free future.

Co-CEO Michal Nowakowski put a year on the RPG sequel ahead of Gamescom, while teasing a dark new Witcher 3 expansion called Songs of the Past.

Rebel Wolves confirms a 60fps mode for PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X at launch, days after console footage showed only 30 and 40fps options.

The GTA publisher wants account data tied to the 'Cyberleek' persona, with both companies given until September 4 to respond.

Tim Schafer says buying Psychonauts 2, Keeper, or Kiln now sends revenue straight to the newly independent studio, which is reviving its Amnesia Fortnight jam.

Variety reports the deal is done: Bautista steps into the lead after Ryan Hurst tore his bicep, forcing Kratos' already-shot scenes to be re-filmed.

From a Modern Warfare reboot sequel to co-op climbing and greedy gobblins, here's what's landing on Steam soon.

New footage of Jason flying over Vice City ends with the word 'LEEK' shot into a wall, and the leaker is pushing a crypto token to release more.

Bloomberg reports Guerrilla is turning the co-op Horizon spin-off into a smaller story-driven game, with a December deadline to impress executives.

The League of Legends fighter never found enough lasting players, Riot says, but servers stay up, all fighters unlock, and money spent through August 20 is refunded.

A group called Cyberleek posted footage showing basketball drills, gas-hungry cars and RPG-style stats, protesting the game's digital-only preorders.

The immersive sim veteran behind Deus Ex, System Shock and Thief says the industry "just isn't as much fun" anymore, but leaves the door slightly open.

The former PlayStation boss says he warned Sandfall the label could make players ignore Expedition 33, prompting the 'reactive turn-based battles' pitch.

Disney's D23 revealed a Day of the Dead-inspired world for Kingdom Hearts 4 and a Nomura-involved anime headed to Disney+ and Disney Channel.

From Wolverine's adamantium claws to a day/night vampire RPG, here are five big-budget games worth watching heading into fall.

The shutdowns land six weeks after Night School's Unhinged launched, as Netflix trims its internal games teams and narrows its focus.

The Immortality creator's next archive-scouring mystery casts you as a woman whose brain implant lets her collect and reshape memories of the future.

Amazon Game Studios is handing live operations of its two remaining MMOs back to their developers, with some player data left behind in the move.

Saber Interactive says no writers were swapped for ChatGPT on Rideshare 'Stimulator,' but confirms the game uses generative AI and its CEO attacked the whistleblower.

IllFonic says the ratings board blocked its asymmetrical slasher not for Michael Myers' kills, but for a survivor mechanic tied to smoking marijuana.

House House's co-op-only puzzle adventure hit the milestone in less than a week, a pace its 2019 breakout took three months to reach.

Internal emails reportedly credit Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred and a resurgent Overwatch for the studio's third-highest revenue year ever.

The update lands between August 17 and 21, targeting five of the remake's biggest complaints, but it will wipe mid-mission save data.

Deadline reports the villain, Impa, and a queen character for Wes Ball's live-action Zelda, with Ganondorf's actor signed for more than one film.

Square Enix confirms the Remake trilogy finale will feature at Geoff Keighley's August 25 showcase, hosted by its director.

Dataminer Lance McDonald unearthed a 2007 internal Sony presentation revealing an early Demon's Souls with a toggleable first-person view and no lock-on.

From a Lovecraftian sequel in flooded Arkham to a deadly game-show tower, here are five horror releases worth watching in August 2026.

Deadline says Neill wrapped an unspecified part before his July death, as Nintendo and Sony's film adds Uli Latukefu, Dichen Lachman, and Yvonne Strahovski.

The expansion drops a seaside region built around Misty's home turf, with new habitats to build and cosmetics scattered across the map.

After roughly two years in early access, the anime-flavored farm sim launches its full version on Steam, and the studio says it's still not done.