Title: Overwatch’s Next Hero Is Basically A Vampire Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:07:29 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/overwatchs-next-hero-basically-a-vampire-2000733777 Lethal doctrine

Title: An Animated Diablo Show Is Coming To Netflix Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:53:11 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/an-animated-diablo-show-is-coming-to-netflix-2000733823 Blizzard Entertainment Johanna Faries revealed at BlizzCon 2026 that an animated Diablo is currently in development

Title: Blizzard’s Open-World StarCraft Shooter Gets Gruesome Reveal, But You’ll Have To Wait A Long Time For It Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:52:20 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/blizzards-starcraft-shooter-real-wait-years-2000733776 Ad astra

Title: Heroes Of The Storm Is Getting A Surprise New Hero Later This Month Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:45:03 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/heroes-of-the-storm-new-hero-xalatath-2000733787 From the void to the storm

Title: A Remake Of A Visual Novel For The PSP Has The Most Ridiculous Recommended PC Specs Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:19:01 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/a-remaster-of-a-visual-novel-for-the-psp-has-the-most-ridiculous-recommended-pc-specs-2000733814 What in the world is going on with Danganronpa 2×2 on Steam?

Title: Monopoly Go x The Simpsons crossover is almost here Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:41:21 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/monopoly-go-the-simpsons-crossover-details Monopoly Go players have been looking forward to a major crossover event for what felt like months, and though most of the details ended up leaking, nothing actually beats official information. Read more

Title: Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 will take us deeper into the World in Canvas and make Mortenax Blade playable Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 13:43:44 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-3-all-details HoYoverse has today delivered full details on the next major update for Honkai: Star Rail. Version 4.3, dubbed The Lethe Below the Living, will be available for all players on June 1. The upcoming update adds a new chapter to the Planarcadia arc, and introduce a new playable character. Read more

Title: Forza Horizon 6 explodes on Steam even before it's officially out Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:02 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-steam-numbers-big-launch Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn’t officially launch until May 19, but owners of its most expensive version - the Premium Edition - can play it right now. Read more

Title: Mystic Messenger's most loyal players are getting banned in droves for seemingly playing the game too much Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 10:02:10 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/mystic-messenger-ban-wave-thousands-of-hourglasses-anniversary Mystic Messenger, arguably one of the best dating sims around, has been dormant for about seven years. Despite not receiving new content or any meaningful updates in all that time, the game remains popular with its core fans, many of whom just woke up to some shocking news about their accounts. Read more

Title: Forza Horizon 6 review - The driving game for everyone still can’t seem to escape its car-collecting legacy Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:03 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-review There is this idea that, for a long-running series to remain as consistently popular as Forza Horizon has been, it needs to diminish itself somewhat with each new entry, gradually losing more and more of its edge in a bid to appeal to the widest possible audience. Read more

Title: BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony: All The Biggest Announcements And Games Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzcon-2026-opening-ceremony-all-the-biggest-announcements-and-games/ BlizzCon is a big deal if you're a fan of all things Blizzard, as the weekend event kicks off with a traditional opening ceremony full of announcements and reveals for the company's biggest games. The show is about to begin, and if you're curious, we'll be keeping track of all the announcements as they happen for the 2026 edition. While Blizzard hasn't revealed which of its games will be in the spotlight, we're expecting World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo to be today's main-eventers, and if we're lucky, we might even see StarCraft back in the spotlight. The show will run for around 75 minutes. Blizzard president Johanna Faries had previously said that 2026 will be Blizzard’s "biggest year yet," with BlizzCon having a major part to play in those plans. You can keep scrolling below to read up on what Blizzard will show off, and we'll also be embedding trailers for each reveal, so don't forget to hit your F5 key for a quick refresh. Heroes of the Storm Heroes of the Storm is adding a new hero to its roster, as Xal'atath is coming to the Nexus. You can try her out this weekend in the game. A Diablo animated series is in development at Netflix The next announcement was about a Diablo animated series in development. Blizzard president Johanna Faries announced that it's being produced by Netflix. "Diablo, I promise, is just the beginning," Faries said. "To our Overwatch community, to our Warcraft community, and who knows, perhaps even some of our other universes."

Title: For The First Time In 6 Years, Blizzard Is Bringing A New Character To Heroes Of The Storm Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:42:27 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/for-the-first-time-in-6-years-blizzard-is-bringing-a-new-character-to-heroes-of-the-storm/ Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's MOBA mashup of its various franchises, has largely remained unchanged since its developers moved onto other priorities back in 2022. But as WoW's long-running storylines are moving toward a conclusion that involves Xal'atath, that character is set to be added to HotS, and she arrives quite soon. Blizzard revealed the new addition as part of the BlizzCon Opening Ceremony. Xal'atath will join the Public Test Realm beginning this Monday, September 14, with a full release set for September 28. This will mark the first new character since Warcraft's Hogger was added in 2020.  Xal'atath While Xal'atath might turn out to be a one-off addition to the game, it was teased that another character could be added in the future. Given balance updates and a skin have represented the bulk of what's changed since Hogger's launch, it's welcome to see anything of substance arrive for HotS.

Title: What Is A FOB In Wardogs And Why Do You Need One? Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:43:06 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/what-is-a-fob-in-wardogs-and-why-do-you-need-one/ Since the monumental launch of Wardogs, which saw almost 350,000 people logging in to play when it released into early access, there's been some confusion around certain items and processes despite the in-game tutorial. While the tutorial explains how to get a FOB--or Forward Operating Base--it's easy to forget that when you're feeling the pressure of combat. FOBs are also far more useful than the tutorial explains, and they're vital to ensuring your team maintains control of the zone, increasing your points. We've got all you need to know about FOBs, how to get them, what they are, and how you can use them to your team's advantage. First of all, a FOB is a Forward Operating Base, and can be placed anywhere in the playable map apart from in your spawn base. You also won't be able to place a FOB if an opposition team's FOB is in the nearby area. Within the FOB's area of effect, your team can build structures but enemy teams cannot. To build one, you'll have to buy one from an equipment vendor. It takes up a 2x3 slot in your backpack, and won't fit in the free backpack, so you'll have to buy the upgraded version. To place the FOB after you've bought it and moved it to wherever you want to build it, press the hotkey you assigned it to, and then hold left click to place it. Each new FOB includes a free small and medium hammer and some healing bandages and other supplies. The reason building a FOB is so vital is it creates a small zone where your team can build walls, defenses, weapons, structures, and other buildings. Usually, these are placed at the towers, although they can be placed anywhere within the zone of control. The FOB allows your team to build a fortified area that can be used offensively or defensively. For example, if you've got four mortars within a base, and that base is heavily fortified, it'll be difficult for the enemy team to infiltrate the base and prevent your mortar operators from damaging them, their vehicles, buildings, and equipment. On the other hand, if an enemy team decides to swarm that base with heavy artillery, having strong defenses will be the difference between surviving and crumbling to their assault. If you've got a strong base there's a good chance you can maintain an advantage in the control zone. Parking an APC inside the FOB's zone of influence can also allow your team to safely spawn directly inside the control zone without needing to make the long and often dangerous trek by road or air. The best place to build a FOB in Wardogs The most common place to build a FOB is at a tower. This allows your team to fortify the surrounding area and easily keep control of it. Towers are one of the only indestructible structures in Wardogs, so having a solid perimeter wall makes them more robust. There's no limit to the number of FOBs that can be placed, so adding some tactically around the outside of the control zone so that you can stealthily launch a ton of mortars at your opponents with a smaller risk of being taken down isn't a terrible idea. Each FOB comes with some supplies. You might also choose to place your FOB at a church. These landmarks are also indestructible, and are often positioned at high ground, or with limited roads that serve them, meaning they're tactically advantageous locations. Fortifying a church is a great way of getting another strong location to spawn into that isn't directly at your tower. Wardogs FOB tips The best thing you can do to support your team near a FOB is fighting to defend it. FOBs also need constant supplies including building supplies, ammo, and fuel. This is especially important if your team is building advanced support structures such as the anti-armor drone launcher or the drill. The drill pulls the hot zone to your FOB when activated, meaning anyone in the vicinity immediately earns more XP and cash. You can help out by driving logistics trucks with pallets of supplies, or flying aircraft with supplies back and forth from your spawn base to the FOBs that need them. Each pallet of supplies costs $400 but you'll get $2500 for dropping each pallet off to a FOB. When you bring the supplies, you'll need to press F to interact with it extract the supplies to the FOB--but often, your teammates will be doing this actively. To move small crate supplies into the FOB you'll need to manually carry them, so make sure you've got a large backpack on. If you're wondering what the FOB specifically needs, keep an eye on the text chat, or use voice chat to ask your teammates directly what they're in need of if you're within range of them. Only allow one point of entry for your FOB. A FOB can build anything from perimeter defenses and support structures to offensive equipment and weapons. You should prioritize efficiently, starting with the perimeter defense, making high walls with barbed wire on top, minimal doors, and only one main entrance gate for the supply trucks to enter via. After this, think about your offensive capabilities. SAMs, mortars, and sniper towers all allow your team to defend the walls while hurting your opposition. The drill should be next, since it'll constantly allow your team to rack up points in the hot zone. Finally, focus on refueling stations as a last resort. Make sure your FOB is well-defended. Once you have built it, build a green single door and double high HESCO wall around it. This prevents the console from being hacked while you get the proper walls and defenses up. Do not place it on the roof - that only takes one well-placed mortar to destroy it and leave you vulnerable. That's alongside the fact that it'll take a very well-skilled pilot to land the supplies on the roof. Remember that only the team who controls the FOB can open the doors near it, so make sure you close them. With the strongest FOB strategy and our tips, games will easily become winnable--now you just need to communicate that to the tens of other people on your team, and hope they play ball. For other Wardogs tips, check out what to do if your parachute isn't working, and how to fly a helicopter without killing half of your team.

Title: BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony: Start Time, How To Watch, And What To Expect Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzcon-2026-opening-ceremony-start-time-how-to-watch-and-what-to-expect/ It's almost time for the first BlizzCon event in two years, as Blizzard prepares to celebrate its past, present, and future with its traditional opening ceremony. This leads into two days of panels and interviews, as Blizzard talks about its biggest franchises, ranging from Warcraft to Overwatch. If you're not planning to make a trip to Anaheim to watch the show in person, the good news is that you can enjoy it from the comfort of your home. Here's a breakdown of when you can tune in for all the announcements. How to watch the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony https://youtube.com/live/LBt8q49qD8k?feature=share You can watch a livestream of the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony through Blizzard's official YouTube, Twitch, and Battle.net channels. YouTube Twitch Battle.net When to watch the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony The show kicks off at the following times on September 12, and it'll run for roughly 75 minutes. 10:30 AM PT 1:30 PM ET 5:30 PM GMT 6:30 PM BST 7:30 PM CET 2:30 AM JST (September 13) 3:30 AM AEST (September 13) Will the BlizzCon 2026 musical performance be livestreamed? Nope, the musical performance will be exclusive to BlizzCon 2026 attendees. This year's headline act features K-pop group Le Sserafim, and international music duo Yoasobi will perform during BlizzCon's first-ever esports halftime show in the Overwatch World Cup Arena. What to expect We've got a detailed breakdown of our expectations for BlizzCon 2026, but to sum it up, we're expecting Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch to be in the spotlight. Blizzard is already teasing something for StarCraft, with most fans predicting that we could see a StarCraft shooter revealed or Nexon potentially developing the next entry in the franchise. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Diablo, so we wouldn't be too surprised to see the legacy games celebrated and maybe even a first look at a new Diablo 4 expansion. For Overwatch, we're expecting Blizzard to focus more than ever on the game's competitive side, so a reveal trailer for the next playable hero and a look at how the current Reign of Talon storyline will conclude look pretty likely. Over in Azeroth, the reveal of a new World of Warcraft expansion is also an easy bet. BlizzCon has been a launching ground for multiple WoW expansion reveals in the past, so we're getting our popcorn ready for when the company drops a cinematic trailer for The Last Titan. There might also be a new version of WoW Classic shown off, but overall, it looks like Blizzard fans are in for a bumper show to help kick off the BlizzCon weekend.

Title: Why Are Fortnite’s Player Numbers Falling So Hard This Season? Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:07:34 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-are-fortnites-player-numbers-falling-so-hard-this-season/ Ever since Fortnite started publicly posting player numbers back in 2023, the doomsayers have come out in full force any time there's a decline in concurrent or average player numbers. We're in exactly one of those situations right now, as player counts for the game's main mode, Battle Royale, have fallen significantly since Chapter 7 Season 4 started on August 14. After the summer season saw a big bump in engagement, thanks to some combination of the sprite-focused gameplay and the nearly entirely new map that Epic dropped at the start of Season 3, player counts have been heading back towards the sort of numbers we saw in Season 1 and 2. In other words: Not great, Bob! According to fortnite.gg, which collates players numbers from the Fortnite API, the average number of players in BR is down 37% in September from August so far. We had the usual big spike of players right at the start of Season 4 in the middle of August, but the falloff has been steady ever since, and the "Fortnite is dead" crowd has emerged once again. But what's going on, really? Is Fortnite dying, or is this just the usual seasonal ebb and flow of player traffic? It's not an easy question to answer from the outside, even with the data we have. To get a better idea of what's going on, we looked at four potential factors. School's back This is one of the more obvious factors we could blame–the kids and college students who had lots of free time to game all day during the summer are now busy with school again. Typically, though, the biggest difference in terms of player numbers when comparing the summer versus. the rest of the year is not that more people are playing, but that they're playing at all hours instead of being concentrated at peak times. For most of the year, there's a big difference in the number of concurrent players between peak hours and the middle of the night, but during the summer, the highs and the lows each day are closer together.  So being back in school doesn't seem to stop people from playing--it just makes them play more in the evening. The data we have for past fall seasons supports this idea, as average numbers largely stayed flat between the summer and fall seasons in 2023, and the averages took a nice jump up for the Marvel-themed Chapter 5 Season 4 in 2024. Player numbers have fallen pretty hard both in Chapter 6 Season 4 and in this year's gaming-focused Chapter 7 Season 4, but it seems like we'll need something other than school schedules to blame for that. Keeping the sprites Fortnite introduced sprites as the main gameplay gimmick in Chapter 7 Season 3, and since player engagement was way up, Epic decided to keep them around in Season 4. This is pretty much unheard of in modern Fortnite, where each season introduces some major new tweak to the Battle Royale formula to keep it fresh, before shuffling it out the door for something new when the season ends. It's not hard to understand the thinking there, however. Fortnite's player counts had been dropping steadily during Chapter 7, to some of the game's lowest numbers ever in Season 2. Then, the sprite-collection gameplay was added for Season 3 alongside a new map, and player numbers went back up. Clearly, the people liked that mechanic, and it was something the powers-that-be could point to as being "something that works."  But there's a reason they basically never keep the same gimmick two seasons in a row–by the end of the season, players are usually over whatever the bit is and ready for something new. That was certainly the case even with sprites as we got to the end of Season 3, but Epic pushed ahead with a new batch of sprites anyway.  Anecdotally, players in my matches rarely seem to engage with the sprite-collecting mechanics in the new season--I rarely hear extractors going off in matches anymore, and my random-fill teammates and I tend to treat the sprites as just another type of loot to find rather than a core mechanic. It wasn't like that at any point during Season 3, even in my overly sweaty matches--folks were grinding those sprites to the very end last season. Too many gimmicks Season 4 has a bit of an identity crisis, because it introduced an entirely new season gimmick while also keeping the one from last season. In a normal season of Fortnite, the new map changes, the override consoles--which let players change the rules of the game mid-match--and the new loot would be more than enough to shake things up. But in Season 4 we have all that and a new set of sprites, each with its own new ability. Having two seasons' worth of gimmicks at the same time has made Season 4 feel harder to comprehend, because it's so unnecessarily busy. With so much going on, it's easy to lose a fight without really understanding what happened or why. It's exactly the kind of situation that overwhelms a lot of players, which then inspires a new generation of Redditors to claim everyone who beats them in a fight is cheating because they're frustrated. And since the sprite-collection gameplay is more appealing to those casual players who are put off by the overly complicated gameplay, Season 4 ends up feeling overstimulating and lacking cohesion.  We saw the same thing happen in the Helldivers-like Chapter 6 Season 4, when the map was filled with alien bugs that made it more difficult to track other players. The numbers fell pretty hard that season, too. They've been relying too much on engagement farming  In 2026, Fortnite has been trying some new techniques for drumming up engagement, the most notable being the Power Hours the game runs in Battle Royale each weekend, which adds some wacky quirks to gameplay, like big head mode, and makes it easier to find and extract sprites. It's essentially a marketing tactic to coerce people to play at a specific time each Saturday so they can get a nice big spike in the concurrent player count, and drag the average player numbers for the rest of the week upward a little bit. But that sort of thing is a bald manipulation, a new layer of FOMO on a game that already has too many of them. At some point, this kind of thing can easily change from being a nice bonus to feeling like an obligation, especially if they continue to center these events around sprites, which--again--was last season's gimmick, instead of coming up with new ideas for them. Maybe we've already reached that point--the August 29 and September 5 Power Hours were the only ones to draw under a million players since the beginning of June, when Epic first started doing them. All this means that the rest of the year will be pivotal for Fortnite. There are several big opportunities for the numbers to recover in the next few months--Fortnitemares in October, the expected mini-season in November, and the start of Chapter 8 in December. The last time Fortnite was able to generate a big, sustained spike in players was in 2023, with the original OG season and the start of Chapter 5. But if Epic wants to pull off that sort of recovery this year, especially with the juggernaut that is GTA 6 looming in November, it'll have to come up with something genuinely special that people actually want to play without having to be coerced into it.

Title: Overwatch's Next Hero, Doctrine, Officially Revealed at BlizzCon 2026 Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:13:42 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/overwatch-new-hero-54-doctrine-blizzcon-2026/ Blizzard detailed what players can expect from Overwatch’s next season during the franchise’s BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony segment. A new vampiric hero named Doctrine is coming to the game, as is the Grímsvötn map and the return of Dokiwatch cosmetics.

Title: Overwatch's Most Divisive Heroes Are Getting Game-Changing Reworks Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:08:05 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/overwatch-hero-reworks-roadhog-sombra-blizzcon-2026/ Over the past decade, only a handful of Overwatch heroes have divided the player base as much as Roadhog and Sombra. Roadhog's Chain Hook has been a massive source of frustration for players on the receiving end of it, as squishier Overwatch heroes face almost certain death if the attack connects. And over the years, Sombra has consistently been one of the most-banned heroes on the game's roster, thanks to her annoying stealth- and hack-based kit.

Title: New Horror Movie Never After Dark Does What The Conjuring Never Could Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:00:14 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/never-after-dark-the-years-best-haunted-house-movie/ Never After Dark is what I want out of a Conjuringmovie then fail to ever get out of a Conjuring movie. Moeka Hoshi stars as Airi, a clairvoyant tasked with exorcising spirits who "haunt" homes and just need a nudge to the other side. The case at the heart of Never After Dark winds up pitting her against stranger, more dangerous forces, ones she’s less capable of dealing with: the living.

Title: StarCraft Officially Returns In 2030, Blizzard Confirms at BlizzCon Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:55:38 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/starcraft-new-shooter-announcement-blizzard-blizzcon-2026/ StarCraft is coming back, but not in the way that many longtime fans of the real-time strategy game series would expect. In 2030, Blizzard plans to release StarCraft, an open-world shooter that completely reimagines what the classic franchise can look like.

Title: Blizzard and Netflix Officially Reveal Diablo Animated Series in the Works Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:50:47 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/blizzard-netflix-diablo-animated-series-blizzcon-2026/ Blizzard Entertainment is finally expanding the "entertainment" half of its name. On Saturday, at BlizzCon 2026's opening ceremony, Blizzard president Johanna Faries announced that it's teaming up with Netflix to bring the world of Diablo to streaming. A new animated series set in the world of Blizzard's demon-slaying franchise is coming to Netflix.

Title: Boots on the Ground: ‘WARDOGS’ Goes All Out on GeForce NOW at Early-Access Launch Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:18 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-wardogs/ Gear up: The latest PC games and major updates are ready to play on GeForce NOW this week. WARDOGS drops onto the cloud at early-access launch, alongside the Valheim 1.0 Deep North update and Bus Simulator 27 — part of nine new titles joining the cloud. The newest PC releases can demand serious hardware, storage space and upgrade budgets. GeForce NOW puts GeForce RTX-powered performance in the cloud, so members can jump into the newest titles across supported devices without needing expensive PC upgrades to keep up. From a 100-player tactical firefight to a frozen Viking frontier and a growing bus empire, every adventure is ready when members are — no downloads or storage management required. Who Let the ‘WARDOGS’ Out?   Take on the Control Zone: WARDOGS launches on GeForce NOW today, bringing BULKHEAD’s large-scale tactical first-person shooter to the cloud at early-access launch. Up to 100 players across three teams battle to control randomized zones in a large-scale military sandbox, where tactical gunplay, combined-arms combat, building and destruction can change the course of a match. There’s no single route to victory. Outfit a loadout, coordinate a squad, fortify a strategic position or take the fight to the enemy in vehicles. Every team play action earns cash, giving players more ways to invest in gear and vehicles that can turn the tide. Ultimate members can stream the fight with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud for a tactical advantage. Pick up the battle across supported devices without waiting on a huge game install or clearing local storage first. Ice, Ice in the Deep North, Baby Sharpen the axes and raise the shields – Valheim has left early access with its 1.0 update, letting members stream the final biome in Iron Gate’s Viking survival saga through Steam and Xbox Store.  Set sail for the Deep North, a frozen frontier filled with new enemies to face, weapons to craft and strongholds to build before the cold closes in. The 1.0 launch also arrives alongside new platform versions with full crossplay support, making it easier to rally the clan. Whether returning to a long-running world on a PC or Mac or beginning a fresh voyage on a Steam Deck or Amazon Fire TV Stick, members can head to the Deep North across supported devices without waiting for downloads. The Wheels on the Bus Go ‘Round in the Cloud The route to the top starts here. Hop into the driver’s seat. Bus Simulator 27 is now streaming from GeForce NOW.  Drive a fleet of more than 45 officially licensed buses from 13 manufacturers through Felicia Bay, a sunny region with two cities, 20 districts and a full day-and-night cycle. Build routes, manage timetables and grow a successful bus company in Story, Career or Sandbox mode. And there’s even more to stream from the GeForce NOW library this week: Bus Simulator 27 (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Halloween: The Game (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Honeycomb: The World Beyond (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Wanderburg (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Shroom and Gloom (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Train Sim World 7 – Advanced Access (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) WARDOGS (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Welcome to Elderfield (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Epic Games Store) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after release and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates on announced titles. One GFN community member recently returned after six years, saying NVIDIA DLSS 5 technology renewed their interest in GeForce NOW cloud gaming. Ready to try it out, too? Start with a day pass to test premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. For those who decide to keep playing, the cost can be applied toward their first monthly membership. What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: ‘NBA 2K27’ With NVIDIA DLSS 5 Leads 28 New Games Coming to GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:35 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-september-2026-games-list/ September is here with 28 more games streaming on GeForce NOW this month, led by a slam dunk: NBA 2K27 with the NVIDIA DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering feature. Through NVIDIA’s close collaboration with Visual Concepts and 2K, DLSS 5 brings a new level of lifelike lighting and material detail to the court — tuned by developers to support the game’s authentic broadcast-style presentation. Members can also walk the line between human and vampire in Rebel Wolves’ The Blood of Dawnwalker and step into genma-haunted Kyoto in Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword — part of the 10 games joining the GeForce NOW library this week. Take the Court With DLSS 5 Showcase your moves. NVIDIA, Visual Concepts and 2K have brought DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering to NBA 2K27, delivering a new level of sports realism for players streaming from the cloud at launch.  DLSS 5 enhances and tunes lighting and materials to make the action feel even more lifelike — from how light catches hair and skin to the detail preserved in the facial geometry of real-world athletes — achieving new levels of authenticity.  GeForce NOW Ultimate members in NVIDIA-operated regions can stream NBA 2K27 across PCs, Macs, handhelds, mobile devices, TVs and more. DLSS 5 is available when streaming from a GeForce RTX 5080-powered rig in the cloud. Tip off without waiting for downloads or managing storage, and experience NBA 2K27 from the cloud with the visual fidelity of DLSS 5. Walk the Line Between Day and Night Human by day. Vampire by night. Rebel Wolves’ newly launched The Blood of Dawnwalker is streaming from GeForce NOW. The open-world, dark-fantasy action role-playing game transports players to 14th-century Europe, where war, plague and rising vampire powers have reshaped history. Play as Coen, a young Dawnwalker fighting to save his family while caught between his humanity and cursed vampiric strength. His abilities — and the choices available to him — change between day and night, shaping how players explore, fight and uncover the secrets of the world around them. Sink teeth into the fresh adventure from nearly any supported device, with Ultimate members tapping into GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud. Skip the installs and let GeForce NOW handle the heavy lifting, leaving more time to take a bite out of everything Coen’s new world has to offer. Skip the Downloads and Sharpen the Sword Pick up the Oni Gauntlet. Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, giving members a way to jump straight into the series’ return instantly from the cloud. Fight across a twisted vision of Edo-period Kyoto as a lone samurai wielding the mystical Oni Gauntlet. Master precise swordplay, unleash powerful abilities and absorb the souls of fallen enemies while battling relentless Genma beneath mysterious clouds of Malice. Ultimate members can stream every clash with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud across PCs, Macs, handhelds, mobile devices, TVs, the newly supported Firefox browser and more. Cut to the chase by skipping any downloads and storage management and step into battle. In addition, members can look for the following titles streaming this week: Breathedge 2 (New release on Steam, Aug. 31) Serious Sam: Shatterverse (New release on Steam, Aug. 31) Crimson Moon (New release on Steam, Sept. 1) The Blood of Dawnwalker (New release on Steam, Sept. 2) NBA 2K27 (New release on Steam, Sept. 3) SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, Sept. 3) Onimusha: Way of the Sword (New release on Steam, Sept. 4) How to Fish (Steam) Shelves and Sorcery: Tidy Up the Enchanted Shop (Steam) VHOLUME (Steam) And look forward to the games coming throughout the month: Bus Simulator 27 (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Halloween: The Game (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Honeycomb: The World Beyond (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Wanderburg (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Shroom and Gloom (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) WARDOGS (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Welcome to Elderfield (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Active Matter (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) Aniimo (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) Train Sim World 7 (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 (New release on Steam, Sept. 17) CONTROL Resonant (New release on Steam, Sept. 24) Nivalis Nights (New release on Steam, Sept. 29) Mixtape (Steam)  Neon White (Steam)  Outer Wilds (Steam)  Stray (Steam) What Remains of Edith Finch (Steam) All the Extras From August In addition to the 26 games announced last month, 18 more joined the GeForce NOW library.  Cat Mail Co. (Steam) Monster Hunter Wilds Prologue Demo (Steam) Stars Reach (Steam) DIVE or DIE – Children of Rain (Steam) Escape the Backroom (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Hell Is Us (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Parcel Simulator (Steam) The Thaumaturge (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (Epic Games Store) STAR WARS Zero Company (EA app and Steam) Baldur’s Gate 3 (GOG) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (GOG) Cold Fear (GOG) IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (Steam) Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (GOG) Mount & Blade: Bannerlord II (GOG) No Man’s Sky (GOG) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (GOG) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after release and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates on announced titles. New to GeForce NOW? Start with a day pass to try premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. Better yet, the cost of the day pass can be applied toward a first monthly membership — making it easy to try GeForce RTX-powered cloud gaming with the latest releases, then level up for more. What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: GeForce NOW Gives Gamers More Ways to Play at Gamescom 2026 Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:00:33 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-gamescom-2026/ NVIDIA’s Gamescom announcements are revealing what’s next for GeForce NOW, with new ways to play, more supported devices and platforms, and even more big PC games headed to the cloud. New NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 technology controls give members more ways to fine-tune gameplay, while expanded support for new Steam devices, GOG single sign-on, Firefox browser support and more Amazon Fire TV devices continue broadening where and how GeForce RTX-powered PC gaming can be enjoyed. Gamescom is also bringing a blockbuster lineup of PC games to GeForce NOW. CONTROL Resonant, Gears of War: E-Day, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, The Blood of Dawnwalker and STAR WARS Zero Company are all coming to the cloud at launch.  For a limited time, members can also get CONTROL Resonant with the purchase of a 12-month GeForce NOW Ultimate membership. The Gamescom extras don’t stop there. To celebrate, GeForce NOW is giving away more than 40 prizes in our Community Giveaway — including gaming hardware and GeForce NOW Ultimate memberships. There’s even more fun to come. Check out the list of 13 games joining the GeForce NOW library this week. Next-Level Cloud Gaming More ways to choose how to play. This fall, GeForce NOW is introducing new NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 controls in the cloud, giving Ultimate members more choice over how supported games look and perform, even without the latest hardware. Powered by NVIDIA RTX graphics, each control offers something different: DLSS Super Resolution sharpens image quality, while Dynamic Frame Generation delivers lower latency and stutter for smoother streaming, and Ray Reconstruction enhances ray-traced visuals. Together, these technologies make it easier to tune supported games for image quality, responsiveness or a preferred balance between the two.  Stay tuned to GFN Thursdays for details about best practices for enabling DLSS 4.5 overrides and how Dynamic Frame Generation can help Ultimate members enable more graphic settings while still getting smooth streaming. Stream full steam ahead with the Steam ecosystem. GeForce NOW is also adding community-requested support for Steam Machine with Steam Controller later this fall, and later for Windows and macOS, delivering more ways to play and making it even easier for longtime Steam players to jump into the cloud using familiar hardware. The additions build on existing Steam Deck support and expand compatibility across the Steam ecosystem. Get your GOG on with one click into the library. Launching GOG games just got even easier. With GOG single sign-on now available on GeForce NOW, members can securely link their account once, automatically sync supported games and launch them without having to sign in to GOG again — all with a single click. With fewer steps between opening the app, skipping any downloads and jumping into gameplay, it’s another way GeForce NOW continues streamlining access to PC gaming libraries, making it easier to play the GOG library of games on TV platforms since gamers are automatically logged into their GOG accounts. Find popular titles, like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, in the app in the dedicated GOG row. Or search and filter for GOG games, then jump into supported titles from almost anywhere — all streamed from the cloud. Check back on GFN Thursdays for the latest games joining the GeForce NOW library, including newly supported games streaming from GOG. Outfox nearly any device with GeForce RTX gaming. Plus, GeForce NOW is now officially supported on Firefox, expanding browser access across all major Windows browsers. Members can jump into supported PC games directly from Firefox without downloading a dedicated app. Ultimate members can enjoy GeForce RTX-powered gaming at up to 1440p and 120 frames per second. Simply download the latest version of Firefox and visit play.geforcenow.com to get started. The cloud handles downloads, installs and updates, keeping local storage free while games stay ready to play in the cloud.  Bring the fire to living rooms with GeForce NOW. GeForce NOW is expanding support to additional Amazon Fire TV devices. GeForce NOW first launched on Fire TV devices earlier this year, and will soon expand to the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, a 4K streaming stick that’s ready to game right out of the box. Streaming from the cloud means supported PC games are ready to play using a compatible controller, making it easy to enjoy GeForce NOW on the biggest screen in the house with even more options to play from the comfort of the couch.  And that’s not all the awesomeness from Amazon. Later this year, Fire TV users will be able to purchase GeForce NOW memberships directly through Amazon, creating a more seamless path from device setup to gameplay. These new features will arrive alongside some of the biggest games coming to the cloud throughout the year. Get Ready for Launch Five newly announced and highly anticipated games are coming to GeForce NOW at launch: CONTROL Resonant, Gears of War: E-Day, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, The Blood of Dawnwalker and STAR WARS Zero Company.  Better yet, members can lock in one of them early: For a limited time, purchase a 12-month GeForce NOW Ultimate membership and receive CONTROL Resonant at launch at no additional cost, and be first to experience Faden’s next chapter. The offer is available Tuesday, Aug. 25, through Sunday, Sept. 27. Ultimate members can stream the full lineup with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud, including NVIDIA DLSS 4, ray tracing, NVIDIA Reflex and Cinematic Quality Streaming technologies, with up to 5K high dynamic range on supported devices.  Whether diving into new worlds or returning to iconic franchises, GeForce NOW lets members skip expensive hardware upgrades, massive installs and storage management so they can jump straight into the action the moment each game launches. Here’s a closer look at what’s coming: Contain the chaos. Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in Remedy’s CONTROL Resonant. Harness Dylan Faden’s extraordinary powers to battle the Hiss, the Mold and other reality-bending threats while searching for his sister, Federal Bureau of CONTROL Director Jesse Faden. Emergence begins. Experience the horror and brutality of Emergence Day in the Coalition’s Gears of War: E-Day. Fourteen years before the original Gears of War, join Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago in a gripping origin-story campaign as the Locust Horde first erupt from below, igniting a desperate fight for survival. Rally squads and fight on in multiplayer with a reimagination of Gears’ iconic PvE mode, Horde Siege, or go head to head with a refined versus PvP. Pick up the Oni Gauntlet. Fight across a twisted vision of Edo-period Kyoto in Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Wield the mystical Oni Gauntlet, master intense swordplay and battle relentless demonic Genma beneath mysterious clouds of Malice. Walk the line between day and night. Step into 14th-century Europe in Bandai Namco’s The Blood of Dawnwalker, where war, plague and rising vampire powers have reshaped history. Play as Coen, a young Dawnwalker torn between humanity and cursed strength, and shape his path while fighting to save his family. Command the galaxy’s finest. Lead an elite squad behind enemy lines in STAR WARS Zero Company, a single-player turn-based game set during the twilight of the Clone Wars. Command former Republic officer Hawks and Zero Company through tactical battles and high-stakes missions where strategy, squad composition and player choices shape the fate of the galaxy. More Ways to Win Gaming gear and Ultimate memberships are up for grabs. GeForce NOW is marking Gamescom with a community giveaway featuring more than 40 prizes. Gamers will have a chance to score a MacBook Neo, Steam Deck or Chromebook — each paired with a one-year GeForce NOW Ultimate membership — along with Amazon Fire TV Sticks and GeForce NOW Ultimate memberships ranging from one month to one year. Head over to the GeForce NOW community on Reddit for all the giveaway details and how to enter. The Hunt Is On Squad up and fight for survival in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, streaming on GeForce NOW this week at launch. Assemble a four-player fireteam of Colonial Marines and battle through swarms of Xenomorphs, deadly new threats and increasingly desperate encounters. With deeper squad mechanics, new and improved classes, smarter enemies and expanded customization, every mission puts teamwork — and nerves — to the test. Members can also look for the following games joining the cloud this week: Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 (New release on Steam, Aug. 25) Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (New release on Steam and Xbox, Aug. 27, available on Game Pass) STAR WARS Zero Company (New release on EA app and Steam, Aug. 27) Baldur’s Gate 3 (GOG) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – Open Beta Weekend (Battle.net, Steam and Xbox available from Aug. 28 10am PDT  to Sep. 1 at 10am PDT. For more information please visit the Call of Duty website). Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (GOG) Cold Fear (GOG) IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (Steam) Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (GOG) Mount & Blade: Bannerlord II (GOG) No Man’s Sky (GOG) Paradise Killer (Steam) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (GOG) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after release and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates on announced titles. To experience GeForce NOW, gamers can start with a GeForce NOW day pass and try premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. Better yet, the cost of a day pass can be applied toward a first membership purchase, making it even easier to level up when ready. Check back every GFN Thursday for new games, new features and even more ways to play on GeForce NOW. Which Gamescom announcement has you most excited? Let us know on X or in the comments below.  The future of PC gaming is on display with GeForce NOW. DLSS 4.5 controlsExpanded device support Upcoming AAA games More ways to play Community giveaway Firefox browser support… and more! #gamescom Details https://t.co/Rz6RnX0Pt4 pic.twitter.com/sShKRhzrD3 — NVIDIA GeForce NOW (@NVIDIAGFN) August 25, 2026

Title: Leading Publishers Bring Blockbuster PC Games and Technology to NVIDIA RTX Spark Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:30:48 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/gamescom-rtx-spark-pc-games-technology/ NVIDIA is bringing the next wave of RTX gaming to the Gamescom conference running this week in Cologne, Germany, with support for new games, anti-cheat technologies and increased visual quality.  Electronic Arts, Embark and Ubisoft are among the latest game publishers and developers bringing their blockbuster titles to NVIDIA RTX Spark ahead of its launch this fall. They join the publishers that announced RTX Spark support at COMPUTEX in May, including KRAFTON, NetEase, Riot Games and XBOX.  NVIDIA is working closely with game developers and ecosystem partners to ensure today’s top PC games — including EA’s EA SPORTS F1 25 and Apex Legends, Ubisoft’s Anno 117: Pax Romana and Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders and THE FINALS — run seamlessly on RTX Spark devices. “We’re excited to bring Anno 117: Pax Romana to a new generation of RTX-powered PCs,” said Stéphane Jankowski, Ubisoft executive producer of Anno 117 : Pax Romana. “Our teams build the game to be seen wide: full districts, long sightlines, thousands of details at once. Seeing RTX Spark hold that level of fidelity from a single chip is genuinely impressive.” RTX Spark reinvents personal computing, bringing personal AI agents, advanced content creation and high-performance gaming together in a platform engineered from the ground up for the next wave of Windows PCs. For gamers, RTX Spark combines Windows devices with NVIDIA RTX technologies, including DLSS and Reflex.  Bringing Anti-Cheat to RTX Spark Supporting modern PC gaming goes beyond running the game itself. Many of today’s biggest online games rely on sophisticated anti-cheat technologies, to enable fair play across the multiple platforms these games run on.   NVIDIA has been working with EA to bring native EA Javelin Anticheat support to RTX Spark, including for EA’s biggest multiplayer games, such as EA SPORTS F1 25. RTX Spark launches this fall.  RTX Delivers Next-Generation Gaming RTX Spark is just one part of NVIDIA’s lineup of gaming announcements at Gamescom, including: DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction is available now, featuring NVIDIA’s latest second-generation transformer model to deliver even higher image quality in ray- and path-traced content. It replaces traditional denoisers with an NVIDIA supercomputer-trained AI network to reconstruct higher-quality pixels in the parts of a ray-traced frame where rays were not sampled. Path tracing comes to CONTROL Resonant and 007 First Light to deliver new levels of visual fidelity.  NVIDIA ACE technologies are coming to Aniimo in early 2027, letting players naturally interact with their creatures. Gears of War: E-Day includes RTX Mega Geometry integration, advancing image quality on GeForce RTX GPUs, alongside ray tracing and DLSS 4.5. RTX Remix keeps remastering PC classics, with a major Painkiller RTX mod update available now and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind RTX coming soon. GeForce NOW gives members more ways to play with new DLSS 4.5 controls, expanded support for Steam Machine and other devices and platforms, plus blockbuster PC games including CONTROL Resonant, Gears of War: E-Day and more coming to the cloud at launch. Find more on NVIDIA’s announcements at Gamescom in this GeForce article. 

Title: Bring the Fire: Play Games on GeForce NOW With New Firefox Browser Support Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:24 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-firefox/ It’s a new way into the cloud.  GeForce NOW welcomes Firefox support to the cloud, opening up another way to jump into high-performance PC gaming straight from the browser, starting today. Whether on a school laptop or everyday PC, it’s now even easier to play supported PC games without downloading a dedicated app. Plus, discover 12 new games streaming from the GeForce NOW library this week, led by Gallipoli.  No Downloads. Just Firefox. This cloud is on fire with new ways to play on Firefox. GeForce NOW is now supported on Firefox, expanding access across even more devices.  Members can outfox big downloads and jump into high-performance PC gaming directly from the browser — no waiting on lengthy game installs or updates. The experience delivers GeForce RTX-powered performance at up to 1440p and 120 frames per second for GeForce NOW Ultimate members.  Simply download the latest version of Firefox, head to play.geforcenow.com and start playing. The cloud handles the heavy lifting, so games are ready to play without taking up valuable storage space on the device. Firefox joins Chrome, Edge and Opera in supporting GeForce NOW on Windows browsers. Deploy the Games Land on the beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula in BlackMill Games’ Gallipoli, the latest entry in the WW1 Game Series. Fight as soldiers of the British and Ottoman Empires in intense 25v25 objective-based battles across coastal shores, deserts and urban battlefields, with 10 historical classes and over 50 authentic weapons and equipment options. Teamwork is key in its grounded, one-shot-one-kill combat. Take command as an Officer, provide cover as a Heavy Machine Gunner or Sniper, keep the squad going as a Stretcher Bearer and more while navigating challenging campaigns. Head to the frontlines from the cloud with no lengthy game downloads or installs taking up local storage space. Play directly in the newly supported Firefox browser, or take the action across PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, handhelds and more with GeForce NOW cloud saves. In addition, members can look for the following games streaming throughout the week: Stars Reach (New release on Steam, Aug. 18) The Sinking City 2 (New release on Steam, Aug. 18) Gallipoli (New release on Steam, Aug. 20) DIVE or DIE – Children of Rain (Steam) Escape the Backroom (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Hell Is Us (Xbox, available on Game Pass) High on Life (Steam) High on Life 2 (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass) Parcel Simulator (Steam) Starvester (Steam) The Thaumaturge (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (Epic Games Store) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after release and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates on announced titles. To try GeForce NOW in Firefox, start with a GeForce NOW day pass and experience premium cloud gaming directly from the browser. If members later upgrade to a Performance or Ultimate membership, the cost of the day pass can be applied toward the first membership purchase. What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 547: Orb-solutely Fabulous Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:43:39 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/11/official-playstation-podcast-episode-547-orb-solutely-fabulous/ Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! We’re back this week to discuss some of the big announcements from the recent State of Play and State of Play Japan, the new releases we’ve been playing, and look ahead to major releases dropping this month.Also in this episode, Kristen interviews actor Liam McIntyre, the voice of Logan in Marvel’s Wolverine. Stuff We Talked About Next week’s release highlights: Marvel’s Wolverine | PS5 RuneScape: Dragonwilds | PS5 Aniimo | PS5 Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter | PS5 Flamecraft | PS5 Trine 6: Together in Time | PS5 NASCAR 26 | PS5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 & Warzone The Haunting — Part of Season 6, The Haunting arrives on September 17 with Hordepoint, Haunted Hollow, and the Doom Slayers. Get ready for new maps, limited-time modes, and updates to Warzone and Zombies. Dead or Alive 6 Last Round’s new character —  Meet Minato, the dance enthusiast who is all about flashy moves. Having dominated the world of dancing, she looks to topple the world of fighters as well. Learn everything you need to know about her before you test out her skills, now available. No Man’s Sky 10th anniversary Cosmos update  — The Cosmos update is now live on PS5. Experience the biggest overhaul since launch, bringing picturesque asteroid belts of rock and ice formations, free-floating modular bases you can build anywhere in space, and much more. Muramasa: Revenant Blades gameplay details — Get a deep dive into the new trailer and upgraded visuals for Muramasa: Revenant Blades, launching February 4. Along with a walkthrough of the game’s systems, swords, and abilities. PlayStation Plus Monthly Games September Extra and Premium RuneScape: Dragonwilds | PS5 WWE 2K26 | PS5 Ball x Pit | PS5 Date Everything | PS5 Slitterhead | PS5, PS4 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound | PS5, PS4 Dungeons of Hinterberg | PS5, PS4 Sniper Elite: Resistance | PS5, PS4 Premium Mega Man X Command Mission | PS5, PS4 Metro Redux | PS4 The Cast View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Sid Shuman – Senior Director of Content Communications, SIE View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image O’Dell Harmon Jr. – Content Communications Specialist, SIE View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Tim Turi – Content Communications Manager, SIE Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music. [Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

Title: Share of the Week: Water Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:00:32 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/11/share-of-the-week-water/ Last week, we asked you to share moments highlighting water from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: honeysinghzzz shares the reflection of water in Forza Horizon 5 JAA_PhMode_0510 shares Snake wading through waters in Metal Gear Solid Delta Snakeater  fwto_ shares Jin paused along a river in Ghost of Tsushima DarrellNeloms shares Aloy wading through deep waters in Horizon Forbidden West ps5_gamerspov shares a beach island view from Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced rorottino shares Sam walking through a creek in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week? View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image THEME: SeasonsSUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on September 16, 2026  Next week, share a moment embodying one of the seasons from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Title: Players’ Choice – Star Wars Zero Company voted August 2026’s top new game Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:02 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/10/players-choice-vote-for-augusts-best-new-game-3/ Your votes have spoken: Star Wars Zero Company wins Players’ Choice for August. Congrats to Bit Reactor and Electronic Arts! What games have you been playing this month so far? Share predictions on September’s winner in the comments below. Last month was filled with superhero spectacles, bonding with friends, and a few heavy hitters! Some big new releases included MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, Big Walk, Beast of Reincarnation, and Madden NFL 27. Which game was your favorite? How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation Blog will open a poll where you can vote for the best new game released that month. After the polls close we will tally your votes, and announce the winner on our social channels and PlayStation.Blog. What is the voting criteria? That’s up to you! If you were only able to recommend one new release to a friend that month, which would it be? Note: re-released games don’t qualify, but remakes do. We define remakes as ambitious, larger-scale rebuilds such as Resident Evil 4 (2023) and Final Fantasy VII Remake. How are nominees decided? The PlayStation Blog editorial team will gather a list of that month’s most noteworthy releases and use it to seed the poll. View Poll

Title: Play your way with Control Resonant’s expanded Assist Mode Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:17 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/10/play-your-way-with-control-resonants-expanded-assist-mode/ Hi everyone. I’m Sergey, Lead Gameplay Designer on Control Resonant. We’re getting very close to our September 24 launch, and the team here in Espoo (and Stockholm) is incredibly excited to finally share what we’ve been building.With Control Resonant, we’re introducing a new combat system built around Dylan’s shapeshifting melee weapon, the Aberrant. Combat is close-range and demanding, with enemies that require you to read their attacks, manage staggers and status effects, and time your dodges.We knew that this new system would come with a new learning curve. So rather than relying on a handful of traditional difficulty levels, we wanted to give players much more control over individual parts of the experience. Customize your experience Control Resonant’s Assist Mode is a suite of customizable options designed to let you adjust the mechanics that might be getting in your way – without necessarily changing everything else. For example, if enemies are overwhelming you by attacking from multiple directions, you can reduce Enemy Aggression. If you’re having trouble reading the timing of an attack, you can widen the Perfect Dodge Window or reduce Enemy Projectile Speed.We spend a lot of time discussing the exact frame count of a standard dodge window – usually over far too much coffee – but the reality is that players have very different reaction times and ways of playing.The same approach applies to damage and combat resources. You can independently adjust Incoming Damage, Outgoing Damage, and Outgoing Falter, which controls how quickly you break an enemy’s posture.If managing Dylan’s supernatural abilities during a chaotic fight is becoming too much, you can increase Power Recovery Speed. You can also adjust Enhanced Melee Magnetizing to make positioning during melee attacks more forgiving.And if you want to focus on exploring Manhattan and experiencing the story without the stress of combat, Assist Mode includes options such as Immortality, One-Hit Kills, and the new One-Hit Falters.The idea is simple: instead of asking you to choose an overall difficulty, we let you change the specific parts of combat that aren’t working for you. Try the game first One thing we deliberately avoided was putting these settings in front of you before you even start your first playthrough.Every player is different, and you haven’t played Control Resonant yet. Asking you to make decisions about mechanics you haven’t experienced doesn’t make much sense to us.That’s why you can enable or disable Assist Mode at any point during gameplay. We want you to experience the intended combat rhythm first, get a feel for the game, and then adjust individual settings whenever you feel the need.You can also choose from a set of Assist Mode Presets created around different ways of playing and then fine-tune individual settings from there. Make it harder, too There’s another important change from the first Control: Assist Mode can now make the game harder.In the original game, the sliders could only reduce the challenge. In Control Resonant, they work in both directions. If you find the base game too forgiving, you can increase enemy aggression, make the Perfect Dodge Window smaller, and increase Incoming Damage to create a much more demanding experience.We know players enjoy different kinds of challenges, so we wanted Assist Mode to give you that flexibility, too. Play your way We talk a lot internally about designer intent. We have a carefully crafted experience in mind for Control Resonant, balanced to be tense, demanding, and rewarding.But our philosophy is straightforward: if you run into a wall and the friction becomes too much, we’d much rather you adjust the rules and keep playing than put the controller down and stop.Your time is valuable, and how you experience the game is ultimately up to you. That’s why we don’t gate any trophies or achievements behind Assist Mode. Use the settings however you need to and play Control Resonant on your terms. We can’t wait for you to get your hands on the Aberrant when Control Resonant launches on PS5 this September 24. See you in Manhattan.

Title: Muramasa: Revenant Blades launches February 4, 2027 Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:30:45 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/10/muramasa-revenant-blades-launches-february-4-2027/ Hello, PlayStation players! Today we revealed that Muramasa: Revenant Blades, the stunning Japanese-inspired action-RPG from Vanillaware and Marvelous, will launch on February 4, 2027. Along with the release date, we also shared a new gameplay video that offers a closer look at the game’s exciting features, from exhilarating sword-fighting action to character progression and more. We know you’ve been looking forward to learning more about this gorgeous action game since it was announced, and we’re thrilled to be able to share more about what’s in store in Muramasa: Revenant Blades. Play Video The ultimate Muramasa The visually striking Japanese-inspired action RPG Muramasa: Rebirth, originally released for PlayStation Vita, and its side-story DLC, Genroku Legends, have been combined and further refined into a single, complete experience. Its beautiful and fantastical world has been revitalized in gorgeous high-definition. Alongside improvements to its deep and engaging sword-fighting action, new features, like the all-new English voice over, have been added to enhance the experience. Whether you’re discovering the game for the first time or returning as a fan of the original, Muramasa: Revenant Blades offers a fresh perspective on this epic adventure. Six stories unfold in a mysterious world Set in Japan during the Genroku era, a time when supernatural phenomena run rampant, Revenant Blades features six different playable protagonists, each with their own circumstances, goals, and journeys. From one who is possessed by the cursed sword Muramasa, to another who swears to avenge their master, and one who pursues love with unwavering passion, each protagonist has a unique story to tell. With each tale standing on its own, you’re free to experience all six in any order you choose. Discover six distinct tales as they unfold across a beautiful world steeped in the supernatural. Exhilarating sword-fighting action with intuitive controls and graceful movement Chain normal attacks together to naturally unleash combos, then mix in dashes and jumps for even more exhilarating combat as you move fluidly across the ground and the air. You can also parry enemy attacks, and with the right timing, even deflect ranged attacks. Muramasa’s controls are easy to grasp, yet offer plenty of depth for veteran players, giving everyone an opportunity to perform spectacular sword-fighting moves. Skills are the key to battle Unleash powerful single strikes, wide-area attacks, ranged attacks, all with a single button press. Combine them with normal attacks to overwhelm your enemies with relentless combos. Refine your swords, hone your skills, and develop your own unique fighting style With the help of the swordsmith Muramasa, Kisuke and Momohime can forge new swords imbued with powerful skills.  Alternatively, Okoi, Gonbe, Arashimaru, and Rajaki, can undergo training to learn new skills and create charms that grant special effects to their different forms or weapons. Through further forging and training, you’ll unlock new swords and skills, improve your stats, and steadily grow stronger. Both require souls obtained from defeated enemies, so collect as many as you can as you make your way through the adventure. Expand your tactical options by mastering skills, freely switching between them in battle.  As Kisuke and Momohime use swords imbued with skills in combat, they‘ll be able to master those techniques. You can assign up to three mastered skills for both ground and aerial combat, and switch between them freely with the directional pad. The more you use any skill, the more proficient you become, increasing its potency.  Experiment with different combinations to learn the strengths they offer, and find the pairings that suit your playstyle. New features to explore and a classic experience to relive This title features a variety of supplemental content, including the Scroll, a gallery packed with illustrations, a Character Viewer, where you can admire character animations and backgrounds, and a Replay mode that lets you relive events from your journey. In addition to the renewed experience, there’s also a classic mode featuring the PlayStation Vita versions of Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Genroku Legends. Experience these nostalgic adventures with the original gameplay experience, now with beautifully enhanced graphics.

Title: What are we all playing this weekend? Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:01:00 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend-399 I’m a big fan of these September weekends where I wake up and my bedroom has neither the humidity nor the ambient temperature of an Eden Project rainforest-o-dome. Autumn was previously my third favourite season at best, but I think we need to have a serious conversation about top two. The additional thermal headroom to comfortably run a toasty graphics card also makes this one of the better times to play games. Including these, and also, the ones you’re going to tell us about in the comments. Read more

Title: "Why do we need more graphics?": 2010's Alan Wake was as photoreal as videogames ever needed to be, reckons original Thief designer Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:29:41 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-do-we-need-more-graphics-2010s-alan-wake-was-as-photoreal-as-videogames-ever-needed-to-be-reckons-original-thief-designer Former Thief: The Dark Project designer, Ion Storm game director, and sometime Spielberg collaborator Randy Smith Evergreen has shared his probably-incendiary view that photorealistic videogame graphics need not have advanced any further than Remedy's original Alan Wake. For context, Alan Wake released back in 2010, when some of you people were screaming babies. Every touted breakthrough in visual fidelity since that golden year? A pointless indulgence and a reckless travesty. A middle finger jammed up the nose of god. Smith Evergreen is entirely wrong, of course: videogame graphics actually topped out with PS1's MediEvil, still definitively the most faithful and convincing portrayal of an incompetent walking skeleton known to science. That said, this is an OG Thief designer we're talking about. Let's hear the poor soul out. Read more

Title: Rockstar had a mole in the union worker Discord server "for over two and a half years", GTA 6 company reveals during legal battle Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:31:24 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rockstar-had-a-mole-in-the-union-worker-discord-server-for-over-two-and-a-half-years-gta-6-company-reveals-during-legal-battle Back in October 2025, GTA 6 developers Rockstar fired a group of 34, mostly UK-based employees on a charge of "gross misconduct", alleging that they had risked the leaking of confidential information while posting on a Discord server set up by union organisers. The ousted UK workers and their representatives have since taken Rockstar to court, accusing the company of getting rid of them to stop their union gaining enough members to win official recognition under UK law. This week, both parties filed opening submissions at an employment tribunal in Glasgow, which Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive have emailed to RPS and Game Developer, among others. Taken together, the filings amount to over 100 pages of claims and counterclaims, with thousands of pages of evidence to be discussed in the coming weeks. Amongst other things, the docs give us more sense of events leading up to the dismissals, including the revelation that Rockstar had a mole or "whistleblower" passing them information on the people using the Discord server. Read more

Title: PlayStation reportedly dumped Hideo Kojima spy action game Physint over exceeded budgets, missed deadlines, and Death Stranding sales Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:59:37 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/playstation-reportedly-dumped-hideo-kojima-spy-action-game-physint-over-exceeded-budgets-missed-deadlines-and-death-stranding-sales Earlier this week, Hideo Kojima-helmed action espionage game Physint switched publishers from PlayStation to Xbox, a leap across the console divide which might make it more likely to get a PC port. At the time, Kojima claimed PlayStation had tried to can the game, while the console makers tried to paint the divorce as an amicable split. Now, a report's shed more light on why Sony decided to ditch Physint. Read more

Title: Wardogs presents a different kind of FPS power fantasy: making fat stacks as a pacifist rideshare driver Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:57:31 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wardogs-presents-a-different-kind-of-fps-power-fantasy-making-fat-stacks-as-a-pacifist-rideshare-driver Because no-one entirely likes their job, I should be upfront about my issues with newly launched Early Access darling Wardogs, the mass-scale multiplayer shooter in which I’ve just found employment. Its "Play like to you used to" tagline and Halo 3-aping trailer smell a bit of reactionary, stuck-in-the-past thinking. It’s a mass-scale multiplayer shooter, so individual heroics rarely influence match outcomes. And, like pretty much everyone else who sucked down both those problems and tried playing on launch night regardless, I spent far too long attempting to communicate with server architecture that clearly had the resilience of overmilked cornflakes. Read more