Title: Modern Warfare 4 Team Promises To Patch Captain ‘Just F*ck My Shit Up’ Price’s Hairline Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:00:31 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/modern-warfare-4-team-promises-to-patch-captain-just-fuck-my-shit-up-prices-hairline-2000728040 Or he could just embrace it and go bald.

Title: Atelier Just Turned One Of Its Most Popular RPG Protagonists Into An AI Chatbot Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:56 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/atelier-just-turned-one-of-its-most-popular-rpg-protagonists-into-an-ai-chatbot-2000727898 The alchemy RPG series is turning its anime protagonist into a chatbot companion

Title: The Hunt For The GTA 6 Leaker Seems To Be Getting Closer To Its Target Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:25:01 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/the-hunt-for-the-gta-6-leaker-seems-to-be-getting-closer-to-its-target-2000728088 Cyberleek or someone closely associated with the group or leaker might have made a mistake

Title: I Tried To Play Steam’s Newest Hit Friendslop Game And Immediately Got Murdered By A Spider Crab Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:15 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/how-to-fish-spider-crab-murder-2000728082 I probably should have, you know, brought friends

Title: This Gamescom Showcase Did A Lot Of Games Dirty Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:30:10 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/gamescom-opening-night-live-showcase-recap-ff7-witcher-2000728078 Sorry to anyone who wasn’t Square Enix or CD Projekt Red

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: The Biggest Gaming Stories That Happened Since GTA 5 Came Out 13 Years Ago Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-biggest-gaming-stories-that-happened-since-gta-5-came-out-13-years-ago/ The long, long wait for GTA 6 is coming to an end, as the game's November 19 release date approaches. Yes, there have been many leaks, but the genuine article arrives soon.  It's been 13 years since GTA 5 launched in September 2013, and a lot has happened in the world of video games since then. When GTA 5 came out, Fortnite was not a thing. The live-service boom (and subsequent crash) hadn't happened yet. E3 was still a thriving, can't-miss annual summer event. Nintendo had just launched the ill-fated Wii U.  In this post, we're running through some of the most notable gaming events and stories since GTA 5 launched more than a decade ago. To be sure, this is not an exhaustive list, and it does not touch on the many real-world, non-gaming high-profile events that have transpired. This list is all about big gaming stories, of which there have been many.  GTA 6 approaches. A Comical Number Of Skyrim Ports The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim released all the way back in 2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC--nearly two years before GTA 5 launched. Since then, we haven't gotten a new mainline The Elder Scrolls game either, but we have gotten a ridiculous number of Skyrim ports across a bunch of different systems. Those include Skyrim for Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and various VR platforms. There's even, sort of, a port of Skyrim available for Amazon Alexa-enabled devices. Dubbed Skyrim Very Special Edition, it lets you explore Skyrim like it's an old-school text-adventure, so you can even keep playing as the Dragonborn while you make dinner. -- Gabe Gurwin Three Watch Dogs Games Shortly after the launch of GTA 5, Ubisoft released the original Watch Dogs, an open-world action game that offered similar freedom to Grand Theft Auto but with a particular focus on hacking infrastructure and weaponizing Chicago's electrical grid. It was followed by a far superior sequel set in San Francisco, Watch Dogs 2, a few years later, and the London-set Watch Dogs Legion in 2020. While the games--particularly Watch Dogs 2--certainly scratched a GTA-like itch, it's been radio silence on the series for several years. We're crossing our fingers for a true sequel to Watch Dogs 2 at some point. -- Gabe Gurwin Halo Is On PlayStation It would have been almost impossible to believe back in 2013, but a whole lot has changed over the last 13 years: Halo is now on PlayStation. During the Xbox 360 era, Microsoft was still sticking to a traditional exclusives-focused release strategy, with multiple Halo games releasing solely on Xbox 360. Even the real-time-strategy game Halo Wars initially released solely on Xbox 360, not coming to PC until 2016. But times have changed, and Microsoft opted to simultaneously launch Halo: Campaign Evolved on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and, yes, PlayStation 5. It remains to be seen if this will continue for future Halo games, as new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma seems interested in returning to exclusives, but it sure is weird to see a Halo game on Sony's system. -- Gabe Gurwin Halo is now on PlayStation. GTA 5 Came To All These Other Platforms Grand Theft Auto 5 was initially only available on Xbox 360 and PS3, with Rockstar following in its predecessors' footsteps by not launching day-and-date with PC. But the game did eventually come to PC, mod support and all, in 2015, and also released on Xbox One and PS4. But the wait for the next GTA has gone on so long that it also released for Xbox Series X|S and PS5, along with the separate GTA Online component. Up to this point, it hasn't come to Nintendo Switch or Switch 2, but it wouldn't be particularly shocking for that to happen in the future, as Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is available on Switch. -- Gabe Gurwin 15+ Call of Duty Games  The Call of Duty series is annualized, and there have been a lot of Call of Duty games released since GTA 5 came out in September 2013. In the time since Rockstar released GTA 5, Activision has released 13 mainline Call of Duty games, with a 14th, Modern Warfare 4, arriving in late October. In addition to all of those games, Activision launched the mobile game Call of Duty: Mobile in 2019, the battle royale game Call of Duty: Warzone in 2020, and then another mobile game, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, in 2024 (that game shut down in 2026). Also during the time since GTA 5 came out, the Call of Duty franchise changed hands, with Microsoft taking ownership of the franchise through its purchase of Activision Blizzard. -- Eddie Makuch COD: Warzone launched in 2020. EA Gets A New CEO GTA 5 and EA executive Andrew Wilson are connected by way of GTA 5 releasing and Wilson being promoted to CEO in the same month. Shortly after GTA 5 launched on September 17, 2013, Wilson was named CEO, replacing John Riccitiello on September 20. Both GTA 5 and Wilson did well for themselves in the decade-plus that followed, with GTA 5 selling exceptionally well and Wilson presiding over a run from about $25/share to $200+, increasing EA's market cap by billions upon billions. This culminated in Wilson and his team agreeing to sell the company to a group of investors led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in August 2026 for $55 billion. -- Eddie Makuch The Death Of E3  Not long after E3 2013 wrapped up in June that year, The Figueroa Hotel, located near the Los Angeles Convention Center where E3 was hosted, was adorned by impressive and gargantuan GTA 5 artwork. While GTA 5 and GTA Online would persist and thrive in the decade-plus that followed, E3 would not. Once a private trade show for industry professionals and media, E3 opened to the public in 2017, but it wouldn't last. After COVID led to the cancellation of the 2020 show, organizers held a virtual show in 2021. The 2022 event was canceled entirely, and though organizers promised a "reinvigorated showcase" for 2023, that didn't happen either--E3 was canceled permanently. Rockstar was known to make announcements at E3, as the company unveiled a brand-new PS3-exclusive spy game called Agent at E3 2009. -- Eddie Makuch COVID And Its Impact On Gaming The COVID-19 pandemic, which took hold in early 2020, had a massive impact on the world, of course, including the video game industry. Due to stay-at-home orders and general social distancing policies, people spent more time--and money--on things they could do at home. Naturally, home gym and fitness equipment sales soared, but so did spending on entertainment like video games.  Sales of games and consoles skyrocketed, Twitch set unprecedented viewership records, and naturally, the surging spending on games made dollar-signs appear in executive and investor's eyes. Coupled with historically low costs to borrow money, this led to a situation where companies ramped up hiring and investors funded new studios, thinking the momentum might be sustainable. Painfully, it was not. Experts are now looking back and saying executives and investors mistook a bubble for a baseline. Subsequently, the past few post-COVID years have been some of the most tumultuous in recent times, with thousands of layoffs, numerous studio closures, countless game cancellations, and investment funding slowing down significantly. The pandemic may be behind us, but its impacts are still being felt today. -- Eddie Makuch What's more, the surging spending on games made dollar-signs appear in executive and investor's eyes. Coupled with historically low costs to borrow money, this led to a situation where companies ramped up hiring and investors funded new studios, thinking the momentum might be sustainable. Painfully, it was not. Experts are now looking back and saying executives and investors mistook a bubble for a baseline. Subsequently, the past few post-COVID years have been some of the most tumultuous in recent times, with thousands of layoffs, numerous studio closures, countless game cancellations, and investment funding slowing down significantly. The pandemic may be behind us, but its impacts are still being felt today. -- Eddie Makuch Destiny came and went GTA 5 has been a hell of a success story for Rockstar Games, earning the studio critical acclaim. But GTA Online? That online portion of the game hit the mark for critical and commercial success, emerging as a giant in the live-service game space. Few games can compare to it, but for a brief time, Bungie's Destiny presented some stiff competition in a market where player attention spans are everything. It might have gotten off to a slow start, but a year later, Destiny was firing on all cylinders with the release of its Taken King expansion. That momentum would begin to stall over the next few years, but once Bungie found its groove with Destiny 2's seasonal model, every Tuesday was a reason to sit down and enjoy everything that the weekly reset had to offer. For a few years, things were good: new content rolled out at a steady clip, new game modes made the wait for the next expansion flow by fast, and that gratifying grind for new loot was always welcome. That magic couldn't last forever, and following the release of The Final Shape in 2024, Destiny's days were numbered. The Edge of Fate saga saw two more compact expansions released, but by mid-2026, Bungie was ready to move on to new projects and its extraction-shooter Marathon--with mass layoffs being an unfortunate side effect. Destiny's lifespan was short in the grand scheme of things, but ask anyone who played, those few years of gallivanting across planets and saving existence from would-be gods was downright magical. – Darryn Bonthuys Saints Row fizzled out Has there ever been a true GTA-killer? At one point, Saints Row was being positioned as the Bovril to GTA's Marmite, and it's not hard to see why. GTA adopted a more serious tone and became increasingly grounded in reality, whereas Saints Row operated like a Looney Tunes sandbox that embraced absurdity. Saints Row 2 got the ball rolling on that idea, but by the time that Saints Row 4 hit the scene, the shark had been jumped, flipped off, and killed with a rocket launcher.  Volition's Saints Row reboot in 2022 was seen as an attempt to bring the franchise back to reality, but that's probably why it didn't take off with fans. With one foot planted in the realm of realism and another testing the waters of silliness, Saints Row ultimately felt like a game that didn't know what it wanted to be. The launch was middling, the game was buggy as hell during its first few weeks, and the whole experience felt like an open-world game designed by a committee, devoid of any real identity. Not long after, Volition Studios was shut down, and for now, it looks like the Saints Row franchise is dead. – Darryn Bonthuys A scene from 2022's Saints Row. The Entire Phil Spencer Era Of Xbox After joining Microsoft as an intern back in 1988, Phil Spencer was promoted to head of Xbox in 2014, kicking off his 12-year stint as one of the most notable figures in video games. In a situation eerily similar to current Xbox head, Asha Sharma, Spencer came in during an extremely volatile time for Xbox. Following the disastrous reveal of the Xbox One, Spencer was brought in to revitalize the brand and restore player trust, and did so by prioritizing backwards compatibility, fostering relationships with third-party studios, and creating Xbox Game Pass.  Spencer was quickly embraced by the Xbox community, who championed him as a true gamer who understood what players wanted. But while his various initiatives and spending sprees might have endeared him to fans initially, his reputation soured over time due to his mismanagement of the various studios Xbox acquired and the rapidly increasing prices of both Game Pass and Xbox hardware. Spencer officially retired as Microsoft Gaming CEO earlier this year, leaving behind an extremely unstable company and a legacy tainted by layoffs, price hikes, and an overall weakening of the Xbox brand. And somehow, all of this happened in the span of time between GTA 5 and GTA 6. -- Jessica Cogswell The Nintendo Switch's Entire Existence A year before Grand Theft Auto 5 hit shelves, Nintendo unveiled a new (oddly named) console: the Wii U. Despite the success of its predecessor, the Wii, the Wii U was met with confusion and mixed reactions, both of which led to it becoming Nintendo's lowest-selling home console of all time (if we aren't counting the Virtual Boy). Following this commercial failure, Nintendo quickly went back to the drawing board. Five years later, Nintendo released its next console: the Nintendo Switch. In combining its talent for creating fantastic handheld systems and the public's desire for a home console with a little something for everyone, Nintendo struck gold. The Switch is now the second-best-selling console of all time, with nearly 156.6 million units sold--less than 4 million units shy of the PlayStation 2. In 2025, Nintendo released the successor to the console, the Nintendo Switch 2, which has already hit nearly 23.7 million units sold--a whopping 10 million more units than the Wii U sold across its five-year life span. In addition to these consoles being tremendously successful themselves, they've also helped usher in a new golden era for Nintendo games. Titles like The Legend of the Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Donkey Kong: Bananza, and Super Mario Odyssey have effectively reshaped their respective series; less active franchises, like Metroid, Luigi's Mansion, Pokemon Snap, Kirby, and Animal Crossing, have been reinvigorated with critically acclaimed new entries; and the release of definitive versions of Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart have made the Switch the ultimate destination for all things Nintendo. Combine all this with the addition of Nintendo Online's catalog of games, and it truly feels as though the Switch is Nintendo's pièce de résistance. -- Jessica Cogswell Consoles Got A Lot More Expensive Although video games have technically never been cheaper, console prices have risen astronomically in the time since GTA 5's release. These price hikes have been especially bad in recent years, as tariffs and the ongoing components crisis--linked largely to the rise of AI data centers--have made the cost of making consoles a lot more expensive. As a result, consumers are now paying more for five-year-old consoles than they would have if they purchased them day one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiYNNGR4uLo The Xbox Series X, originally sold for $500 when it launched in November 2020, now rests at $800--and it's already rumored that the console will see a price hike again in 2027. The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition has risen from $400 to $600, while the version with a disc drive has jumped from $500 to $650. Even Nintendo has increased its console prices, with both the Switch 2 and Switch OLED seeing $50 price increases. And don't even get me started on how unreasonable it would be to build a PC these days. -- Jessica Cogswell

Title: Metro 2039 Might Be Peak Metro | Hands-On Preview Impressions Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/videos/metro-2039-might-be-peak-metro-hands-on-preview-impressions/ Jean-Luc got hands-on with around 3 hours of Metro 2039 and they are extremely impressed with what they played.

Title: 1001 Threads of Mizan First Look Gameplay Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:39:31 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/videos/1001-threads-of-mizan-first-look-gameplay/ Check out our first look and hands-on time with 1001 Threads of Mizan, a new game showcased at Opening Night Live 2026.

Title: Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: All The Biggest Announcements, Games, And Trailers Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamescom-opening-night-live-2026-all-the-biggest-announcements-games-and-trailers/ Gamescom Opening Night Live is here, and once again, it was a bumper night full of new game reveals, gameplay deep-dives, and more from Geoff Keighley's second big show of the year. There were new trailers for plenty of big games, like Gears of War: E-Day, Metro 2039, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. We also got a whole bunch of new reveals, and in case you missed it, you can catch up below. Worms: Galactic Tactics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcmBd7u6J0&pp=ygUXV29ybXM6IEdhbGFjdGljIFRhY3RpY3M%3D Our first trailer of the preshow was for a new Worms tactics game that takes a page from the XCOM playbook. It looks like the original Worms is also coming back in some form. Train Sim World 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neLLzqL_G-s&pp=ygURVHJhaW4gU2ltIFdvcmxkIDc%3D The next chapter in the long-running Train Sim World series launches on September 15. RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWsU277r8OM&pp=ygUhUm9sbGVyIENvYXN0ZXIgVHljb29uIFdvbmRlcndvcmtz Think you have what it takes to run the ultimate theme park? You can put your skills to the test when RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks launches in early access soon. RollerCoaster Tycoon Is Back, And This Time It Has Bubsy Aniimo Aniimo looks like it might be getting a visit from The Pokemon Company soon, but until then, the new trailer for the game showed off plenty of cute critters battling each other and one titanic dragon. Genigods: Nezha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOgPEVTe2tk&pp=ygUPR2VuaWdvZHM6IE5lemhh An action-RPG rooted in ancient Chinese creation mythology, players will take on titanic monsters as the Spirit Pearl, the first being forged by the Goddess of Creation Nüwa. Perceptum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODzBVcJZvXM&pp=ygUJUGVyY2VwdHVt Need some horror that's all about things that go bump in the night? Perceptum looks like it'll scratch that itch when it launches in 2027. Acornia: Mirror Worlds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8AEhA8bQzY&pp=ygUWQWNvcm5pYTogTWlycm9yIFdvcmxkcw%3D%3D This bake-and-brawl management adventure game from Splashteam continues to look adorable, and it's out next year. Valor Mortis https://youtu.be/Y0gerXKXaWU Here's one more trailer for the upcoming first-person souls-like Valor Mortis from Ghostrunner Studio One More Level, which launches on October 13 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. TankRat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpdR11D1U64&pp=ygUHVGFua1JhdA%3D%3D We've got a release date for TankRat, where you'll battle swarms of corrupted mech-monsters from your heavily armed vehicle. It's out on January 17, 2027. Humankind 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LFHvSTt880&pp=ygULSHVtYW5raW5kIDI%3D The sequel to 2021's Humankind aims to improve on the 4X strategy formula, and once again, players can guide their nation through various eras of human history. It'll be coming to PC in 2027. Humankind 2 Forces You To Deal With The Consequences Of Climate Change Murals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHkHMcMhvjo&pp=ygULTXVyYWxzIGdhbWU%3D What do centuries-old fables like The Little Mermaid, Rapunzel, and Hansel & Gretel all have in common? Besides the original fiction being nightmare fuel, they're also all featured in Murals, an original IP from Disney Illusion Island developer Dlala Studios. The isometric action-adventure game is set across multiple famous fairy tales, and players will control a nameless hero who must brave dark, twisted takes on these beloved stories. Murals Turns Famous Fairy Tales Into A Silly Action-Adventure Age Twisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8BF1ebHfo&pp=ygUMQWdlIFR3aXN0ZXJz Age Twisters is a two-player co-op narrative adventure game, where you'll play as a grandfather and granddaughter who team up to solve puzzles. It looks adorable, but it has no release date yet. Onimusha: Way of the Sword https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdn47UEvftg&pp=ygUaT25pbXVzaGE6IFdheSBvZiB0aGUgU3dvcmQ%3D In case you missed it, there's a demo out there for Onimusha: Way of the Sword. And if you've already played it? Then it's time to boot it up again, as Capcom has added more content to this early--and free--slice of the game. Mariachi Legends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8FxDXI6Rb4&pp=ygUQbWFyaWFjaGkgbGVnZW5kcw%3D%3D I didn't have a Mexican vampire metroidvania on my Gamescom bingo card, but Mariachi Legends is scratching an itch for that very specific scratch I didn't know I had. It launches in April 2027. Elta: Defy All Gods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLEZv_Qyb6Q&pp=ygUTRWx0YTogRGVmeSBBbGwgR29kc9IHCQkTDAGHKiGM7w%3D%3D Get ready to brawl your way out of corrupted worlds in Elta: Defy All Gods. You've also got an adorable dragon-god companion, free-form melee combat, and fluid platforming, so this might be worth keeping an eye on. Nodusfall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf-g5aAgOGI&pp=0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv HoYoverse made a name for itself with anime-inspired live-service games, but for its next title? It looks like the developer is taking on Elden Ring developer From Software with a high fantasy adventure that looks gorgeous. Called Nodusfall, players take on the role of a Weaver in this co-op action game. Genshin Impact Maker’s Nodusfall Sure Looks Like Multiplayer Elden Ring Rainbow Six Tactics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRJOXB3euJQ&pp=ygUTcmFpbmJvdyBzaXggdGFjdGljcw%3D%3D It's the first brand-new Rainbow Six game in many years! Rainbow Six Tactics features 15 unique Operators, and players will take part in missions across the globe in this XCOM-inspired title. It's out in 2027. Rainbow 6 Tactics Looks Like If Siege And XCOM: Chimera Squad Had A Baby Gears of War: E-Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRFE0gCsgLg After a fun weekend in the Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta, the focus is on the story with this new trailer for the game. It's the darkest hour for humanity as Emergence Day leaves cities across Sera ruined, but it looks like humanity isn't ready to go down without a fight. Gears of War: E-Day launches on October 6. Gears Of War: E-Day Seems To Miss The Point Of Prequels Ananta https://youtu.be/MM60juTPkSM NetEase's free-to-play GTA-meets-Spider-Man game Ananta is all about keeping the peace and building a social media empire. It looks wonderfully ridiculous, and it launches on January 15, 2027 for PC and PS5. Ananta’s New Trailer Goes Hard On Memes Silent Hill Townfall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBo1W0sjt9M&pp=ygUUU2lsZW50IEhpbGwgVG93bmZhbGw%3D In case the next few months don't look busy enough, you can try out some small-town Scottish horror in Silent Hill Townfall. The new trailer showed off more of the spooky game in action, and it's the first Silent Hill to be played from a first-person perspective. It's out on September 24. Resonance: A Plague Tale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sHJhrFF4V0&pp=ygUYUmVzb25hbmNlOiBBIFBsYWd1ZSBUYWxl The next Plague Tale game is also out soon, and instead of having too many rats, it focuses on puzzles, exploration, and combat. You can check out the launch trailer for it above. Sea of Remnants We next got a fresh look at Sea of Remnants, a pirate-themed RPG with some stylish visuals. I can't say I'm too big a fan of the trailer's use of cheesy country music, though. Tides of Annihilation https://youtu.be/FEUjBGWiUa4 Your ears are not deceiving you! That is indeed Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft actor, Angela Sant'Albano, taking over the role of Gwendolyn in Tides of Annihilation. The Arthurian Legend action game continues to look great, and you can wishlist it on Steam now. Lofsong Explore, listen, and unravel a hidden language buried in stone and sound: Lofsong. We still don't know much about this exploration-heavy puzzle adventure, but it has incredibly striking visuals. Mega Man: Dual Override https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF07Tk6BhzM&pp=ygUXTWVnYSBNYW46IER1YWwgT3ZlcnJpZGU%3D It wouldn't be a Mega Man game without a few boss fights! We got our first look at one of the new bosses you'll fight, Twinkle Girl, and it looks like Proto Man is also ready to get in Mega Man's way. Wait, Is Mega Man: Dual Override Just Mega Man X Now? Rayman Legends Retold https://youtu.be/Ia1t_McxuRs Rayman speedrunning his way through a food-themed level while pasta-monsters attempt to eat him and a remix of the Macarena plays? It's good to have the limbless hero back. You can experience this for yourself when the game launches on October 1. PUBG Ded.Net https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zh1OhGVsyo&pp=ygUMUFVCRyBEZWQuTmV0 The new PUBG game, Ded.Net, looks kind of bonkers, and I dig it. Very wild, many bullets, and it looks like Michael Bay's take on Twin Peaks. New PUBG Game Ded Net Looks Nothing Like PUBG Control Resonant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxby-c1R7gs It's our second game with a resonance-themed title, Control Resonant! The Control sequel looks like an action-packed blast of fun, and it launches in September for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Once Human You can grab this game for free on PC and console, starting today. Game of Thrones: War for Westeros https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8lR38Cekd0&pp=ygUhR2FtZSBvZiBUaHJvbmVzOiBXYXIgZm9yIFdlc3Rlcm9z0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv A proper look at the gameplay for Game of Thrones: War for Westeros confirms that maybe I'll need to use some proper tactics to take down the Night King, instead of throwing soldiers at him until he runs out of arrows and sharp swords. It comes to PC in early 2027. Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros Will Let The White Walkers Win Dust: Origins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVWa41WZQs&pp=ygUMRHVzdCBPcmlnaW5z An isometric shooter from the makers of Darksiders: Genesis, developer Airship Syndicate, where you have to mow down monsters? Sign me up. The Blood Of Dawnwalker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huZyHs-ly44 Another game out soon, The Blood of Dawnwalker got a new story trailer ahead of its release in early September. Crimson Desert: Enhanced Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5736VK42gbk It's Crimson Desert, but enhanced! This updated version of the game is out now. Exodus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC35xzlYrDc&pp=ygUGRXhvZHVz The new trailer for Exodus showed off more of the spiritual successor to Mass Effect. Full of dialogue choices, cover to hunker behind during firefights, and exotic powers to wield, the biggest surprise was that you can recruit a super-intelligent octopus to your team and put them inside a mechanized warsuit. The game launches on April 7, 2027. Exodus, The New Sci-Fi RPG From Former BioWare Devs, Finally Gets A Launch Date Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrJdYlOHriU&pp=0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv Following that sci-fi trailer, it was time for some fantasy with the first look at the gameplay for Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons. In this original single-player action-adventure, you'll play as Kaatri, a warrior who makes a fateful pact to wield dark magic against even darker powers. The game also features Maggie Robertson as Tasha, who's kind of a big deal in Dungeons & Dragons. Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons Doesn’t Seem Too Concerned With The “D&D” Part Of Its Title 1,001 Threads of Mizan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5gzjXwWPOg Inspired by the ancient tales of Arabian folklore, 1,001 Threads of Mizan looks like another fun fantasy game where you'll take on all manner of strange monsters. And some of them are the size of mountains, but at least you have a magic carpet that you can ride to even the odds! 1001 Threads Of Mizan Could Be The Arabian Nights Game You’ve Been Waiting For Silver Palace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIRhV-Pi4cA It's another anime-inspired live-service game trailer, but admittedly, the music for this new look at Silver Palace slaps, and the visuals also look pretty wild. Metro 2039 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3HkM3AScpo Described as a game about consequence, Metro 2039's new trailer showed off an impressively bleak post-apocalyptic world. With the Nova Reich now ruling Moscow with an iron fist, it's up to the Stranger to take down Hunter, a familiar--and heroic--face from the first Metro games. The game also has a release window of February 2027. Metro 2039 Explores The Horror Humans Can Commit In Latest Gameplay Trailer Hitman: World of Assassination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j51iu24UIjU&pp=ygURSGl0bWFuIHNub29wIGRvZ2c%3D The Doggfather, Snoop Dogg, is coming to Hitman: World of Assassination, and I'm not making this up. He'll be a free Elusive Target for Hitman players starting August 27. Aion 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGZHZGvQNLE&pp=ygUEQWlvbg%3D%3D Time for something a little less ridiculous, as we got a new look at the MMO Aion. A new teaser that showed a lot of skin. Afterworld: Your Empire From the Ashes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PU1e7kfkfs&pp=ygUmQWZ0ZXJ3b3JsZDogWW91ciBFbXBpcmUgRnJvbSB0aGUgQXNoZXM%3D Paradox Interactive showed off Afterworld next, which appears to be a post-apocalyptic city-builder. That's a fresh spin on the genre, and it looks perfect for Mad Max fans thirsty for a chance to rebuild society. Petit Planet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjd0hhFO74&pp=ygUMUGV0aXQgUGxhbmV0 Does HoYoverse ever sleep? The Genshin Impact studio revealed a trailer for Petit Planet, a cozy life-sim game set in a galactic world. Mewgenics I'm absolutely jealous of everyone at the Koelnmesse who got to enjoy a live performance of a Mewgenics track. The game is also coming to consoles on September 8. Alies: Fireteam Elite 2 It's in the Gamescom vents! Aliens: Fireteam 2 has just launched, and it once again pits the Colonial Marines against an army of perfect organisms--and one walking Facehugger monstrosity that gives me the shivers. 1666: Amsterdam We're still thinking that 1666: Amsterdam needs a lot of work, but that's what early access is for. The new trailer showed off more of the supernatural game in action, as well as how you can use cat scratches to control the feeble-minded. You can try it out now via Steam Early Access. Showa American Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXFrZQK8kGM&pp=0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv Showa American Story continues to be the weirdest thing around, and that's why we're keen to play this oddball action game. The new trailer showed off more gameplay and absurdity. Road Kings Have you ever wanted to drive an 18-wheeler across the US and pretend that you're taking part in a drama-free version of Smokey and the Bandit? Well, Road Kings looks like a 10-4 on that request, good buddy. You can start playing this March 11, 2027. Stage Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU-qK6FyUoM&pp=ygUKU3RhZ2UgVG91cg%3D%3D Out later this year, Stage Tour is a new game in the same vein as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. It features over 90 licensed songs, plastic instruments, and, yes, this trailer used Motley Crue's "Kickstart My Heart." The New Guitar Hero–Err, Stage Tour–Has 90+ Songs On Its Setlist And Gets A Release Date Crazy Taxi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjKetOGJBcQ Yeah yeah yeah yeah! Crazy Taxi is making a comeback, and Sega dropped a new trailer for the game's multiplayer mode, which looks wild. Turok Origins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f3btFcO1CM Considering just how packed the rest of the year is with new game releases, Turok Origins announcing a delay to Spring 2027 makes perfect sense. The Destiny-inspired game features teams of superpowered players fighting some very nasty dinosaurs. Gravhounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7K6kahO2Ak&pp=ygUKR3JhdmhvdW5kcw%3D%3D Dogs with guns! It's a match made in heaven. Gravhounds looks like a mix of tower defense and third-person shooting, and it'll be out later this year. Gravhounds Reveal Trailer Sends Good Boys Into A Sci-Fi Battle Lego Skylines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfBg8TQQrCQ&pp=ygUNbGVnbyBza3lsaW5lcw%3D%3D A Lego city-building game, where everything just clicks into place? This Lego game is going to make a lot of money. Lego Skylines Is A Genius Idea For A Cities: Skylines Spin-Off Exterminauts You can never have too many co-op shooters where you take down hordes of nasty alien bugs, and Exterminauts looks like it'll be a nice addition to my collection of Starship Troopers-inspired games. You can wishlist it on Steam now, but there's no release date yet. Path of Exile 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9o-LhAPRYY Action-RPG Path of Exile 2 releases in 1.0 on December 11. Path Of Exile 2 Is Finally Getting Its Full Release, And It’ll Be Free To Play Heroes of Might and Magic 3 remake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBUckLZ5QRk&pp=ygUiaGVyb2VzIG9mIG1pZ2h0IGFuZCBtYWdpYyAzIHJlbWFrZQ%3D%3D The critically acclaimed turn-based strategy game is making a comeback, and this remake will also include its two expansions. Rebuilt in full 3D and sporting 4K visuals, players can once again explore a vibrant fantasy world in this reimagined classic. No Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClVyqFt1IJM&pp=ygUGTm8gTGF3 A brief look at No Law showed off a game that looks heavy on action, suspense, and cyberpunk themes. It's the work of a small Swedish developer, Neon Giant. Cyberpunk 2077’s Sequel Is Years Away, But No Law Might Fill The Gap Cinder City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEmI1Wh-VD4&pp=ygULY2luZGVyIGNpdHk%3D Cinder City looks like a cinematic third-person shooter set in a near-future version of Seoul that has seen better days. There's no release date yet, but the new trailer showed off some imaginative visuals. Ontos Remember Ontos? It's a sci-fi mystery set on the repurposed moon hotel Samsara, and the first look at it was full of some very disturbing imagery. The new trailer didn't disappoint, as Soma developer Frictional Games' new title revealed a disturbing use for mice. Pony Island 2: Panda Circus Inscryption developer Daniel Mullins has a new game on the way, called Pony Island 2. It's described as "a phantasmagorical voyage through time, myth, divinity, and video games," where you'll attempt to escape gods and keep your sanity intact. Sadly, it has no ponies. Zoopunk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8R9bNef_ko And now for something completely different: talking animals wielding all kinds of weapons in a third-person action game. The Defiant A new first-person shooter that unfolds on the Chinese battlefields of World War II. Like or Die Billed as a team-based survival FPS where streamers clash in a fierce battle for survival, Like or Die is taking influencer culture to a new extreme. Players can also reshape the battlefield with blocks in the ultimate survival livestream. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrxtzqI8WBY The final chapter in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is out in Spring 2027, and the new trailer for it showed off an epic race to stop Sephiroth from destroying the planet. With the various Weapons of the planet rising up, it looks like Cloud and friends have their work cut out for them. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Gamescom Trailer Is All About The Weapons The Witcher 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SRlpX0HODY Closing out the show was The Witcher 3, which is getting a new remastered edition on September 29. It'll be a free upgrade for owners of the game, and it includes various enhancements, such as upgraded graphics, improved combat, traversal, overhauled monsters, improved skill trees, and a photo mode. It also includes the two Witcher 3 expansions, Blood and Wine and Hearts of Stone, for free. We got a look at the upcoming third expansion, too. The Witcher 3 Remastered Is Adding Dozens Of Upgrades And It Might Be Free For You

Title: Gravhounds Reveal Trailer Sends Good Boys Into A Sci-Fi Battle Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:09:31 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gravhounds-reveal-trailer-sends-good-boys-into-a-sci-fi-battle/ Gamescom Opening Night Live is always full of surprises, and this year, indie developer Octopus Panic made a splash with a first look at its new action-builder game Gravhounds. As seen in the reveal trailer below, Gravhounds takes place in a future where interstellar exploration and colonization have become the domain of man's best friend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7K6kahO2Ak Although the trailer states that the titular Gravhounds have been "bred" for this life, their humanoid appearance suggests more than a little genetic engineering was responsible for this turn of events. In fact, there's no sign of human life at all on this hostile alien world, but the Gravhounds themselves seem human enough. The gameplay supports 1-4 players as they attempt to build up resources for a new colony while holding on to the potential promise of coming home. Upgrades appear to play a major role in the main characters' survival, especially when they get overwhelmed by alien forces that really don't want them around at all. According to Gravhounds' Steam page, the game's early-access period will last at least six months. It will "include the core Gravhound experience," but we plan to expand its breadth, depth, and replayability on the road to 1.0," reads the statement. Both solo and co-op campaigns will be playable during this initial release. Gravhounds' early-access release will hit Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 2. It will also be available on day one with Xbox Game Pass.

Title: 10 Years Ago, Anime’s Most Powerful Quote Is Still an All Time Classic Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:15 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/mob-psycho-100-best-quote-anime/ The "chosen one" is one of the oldest tricks in the storytelling playbook, and for good reason. There is something inherently compelling about watching an ordinary person discover they are extraordinary. It’s foretold that Anakin Skywalker is destined to bring balance to the Force in Star Wars. Harry Potter inherits the weight of a prophesied wizarding revolution in The Sorcerer's Stone. Bleach’s Ichigo Kurosaki takes on the spiritual mantle of a Soul Reaper. Time and again, pop culture builds its heroes on the back of destiny, saddling them with impossible burdens right alongside their god-tier abilities.

Title: Alien Geoguessr Meets Sherlock Holmes in This Captivating Steam Mystery Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:15 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/locator-search-for-abigail-lidari-preview-gamescom/ I love Geoguessr. I've played it on and off for years, starting back when it used to be browser-only and free-to-play. As a Brit, my favorite maps have always been the UK-only ones, but I am also partial to a no-moving, no-zooming challenge, where you essentially have to identify the location solely from a photo.

Title: Metro 2039 Dev Reveals How the Ukraine War Led to the Series’ Darkest Game Yet Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:01:15 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/metro-2039-interview-preview/ Due to launch in February 2027, Metro 2039 is the next chapter in the story that began in 2010 with Metro 2033. The grim first-person shooters are based on the works of novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky, who first partnered with 4A Games to bring his dark vision to life. Metro Exodus, the third installment in the resulting series, finally dared to dream of a brighter future. But the demo of the new game that I played for several hours makes it clear the franchise is in no danger of going soft. There’s still too much darkness remaining.

Title: Activision Embraces Physical Games With 39 Classic Rereleases Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:00:14 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/atari-actvision-collection-announcement/ Amid a dour outlook for physical games, two publishers are teaming up to buck that trend: Atari is teaming up with Activision to rerelease some of the Atari 2600's most iconic games. The Atari x Activision Collection will bring back 39 of Activision's oldest games on working, physical cartridges that are compatible with the original Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 consoles.

Title: CBS's Legendary 156-Episode Sci-Fi Anthology Series is Officially Free to Watch on Streaming Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:19 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/cbs-sci-fi-shows-twilight-zone-free-streaming/ In the realm of science fiction, Star Wars and Star Trek are generally considered to be the two biggest franchises. And, if you’re purely talking about profitability, that’s correct, as those two have dominated TV and film for decades. However, if you factor in things like influence and impact, another sci-fi property ranks up there with the big two.

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: Class Is in Session: GeForce NOW Levels Up Linux, Chromebooks and More Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:33 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux-native-app/ GeForce NOW is giving cloud gaming an extra-credit upgrade just in time for back-to-school season. The native Linux app for GeForce NOW is officially out of beta. GeForce NOW is also delivering new cloud optimizations that make Frame Generation feel even more responsive while streaming. On top of that, Performance members will see higher frame rates in demanding games thanks to a CPU performance adjustment.  Plus, learn how GeForce NOW can add high-performance GeForce RTX gaming to the Chromebooks students already rely on for school – and how eligible new owners can take advantage of Chromebook Fast Pass. It all adds up to more ways to move from assignments to adventures across nearly any device. The only homework left is to decide what to play. This week, nine new games join the GeForce NOW library. The Cloud Gets Extra Credit GeForce NOW keeps getting better. The native Linux app for GeForce NOW has officially graduated from beta. Built on months of community feedback, the release focuses on performance, stability and polish while continuing to support Ubuntu 24.04 and later. A new Flatpack repository makes getting started and receiving future updates even easier. Visit the download page for more information and instructions. The cloud handles the rendering, so Linux gamers can tap into the latest GeForce RTX performance while staying on their preferred setup — without local hardware upgrades, compatibility headaches or complicated workarounds. Smooth gameplay makes the grade. GeForce NOW has also optimized DLSS Frame Generation in the cloud, reducing latency and making games feel more responsive. The improvements are especially noticeable when streaming at 60 or 120 frames per second in 1440p and 4K, helping every mouse movement and camera pan feel more immediate. Performance members will also enjoy additional server software optimizations to improve frame rates in select CPU-intensive games, helping demanding titles run more smoothly while delivering an even better gameplay experience. The cloud-side upgrade happens automatically, with nothing for members to install or configure, and at no additional cost. From Class Mode to Game Mode Class dismissed. Game on. Chromebooks already in backpacks can double as a PC gaming powerhouse, with GeForce NOW giving everyday school setups extra credit.  Chromebooks handling lectures, group projects and browser tabs can transform into high-performance GeForce RTX gaming PCs in just a few clicks. When class is out, open a supported browser or app and stream more than 2,000 supported PC games from existing libraries, with the cloud handling the heavy lifting. The same flexibility extends to Macs, Surface devices, everyday laptops, Steam Deck and mobile devices. Plus, eligible new Chromebook and Chromebook+ owners can claim a year of GeForce NOW at no cost with Chromebook Fast Pass, with priority access and no ads.  Study. Stream PC games. Same device.  Ready for the Weekend Follow the chain of command, streaming from the cloud. In addition, members can look for the following new games streaming this week: Car Wash Simulator (New release on Steam, Aug. 10) Pax Autocratica (New release on Steam, Aug. 10) Clawed (New release on Steam, Aug. 13) Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (New release on Steam, Aug. 13) Sandustry (New release on Steam and Xbox, Aug. 13) Cat Mail Co. (Steam) Misery (Steam) Monster Hunter Wilds Prologue Demo (Steam) Pratfall (Steam) To cap things off, a creator known as “Madelyn” recently shared how GeForce now makes cloud gaming affordable and accessible across nearly all her devices, calling it “a game changer” in her video: What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: GeForce NOW Shakes Up August With 26 New Games Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:00:11 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-august-2026-games-list/ August is here, bringing 26 new games for GeForce NOW members.  Command the seas in World of Warships: Legends and discover what’s next in the GeForce NOW library, starting with the eight newly added games this week.  In addition, GeForce NOW is at the QuakeCon gaming conference this week in Grapevine, Texas, with hands-on experiences awaiting attendees. Return to QuakeCon  Visit the NVIDIA booth at QuakeCon to experience GeForce RTX 5080-powered Ultimate cloud gaming in action, with demos showcasing stunning visuals at up to 5K 120 frames per second on an ultrawide display, as well as seamless gameplay on the Lenovo Legion Go S handheld device. Conference attendees can see how thousands of PC games, including fan-favorite Bethesda titles, can move effortlessly across laptops, Macs, handhelds, mobile devices, TVs and more — letting members pick up where they left off on nearly any supported screen. Gamers not at the show can try out Ultimate cloud gaming in action with a day pass and jump into Bethesda titles from any device. All Games on Deck Sail the seas from nearly any screen. World of Warships: Legends drops anchor on GeForce NOW this week, bringing free-to-play naval combat. Captains can command destroyers, cruisers and battleships across massive multiplayer battles while exploring the latest update, featuring the Pacific Hammer Campaign, a new line of U.S. destroyers and more. Chart a course straight into the latest content across devices today without any installs needed, and check out all the games available this week: Big Walk (New release on Steam Aug. 4) Beacon Pines (Free on Epic Games Store Aug. 6) Sovereign Tower (New release on Steam Aug. 6) Expeditions: Samurai (New release on Steam Aug. 7) The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Xbox, available on the Microsoft Store) The Incident at Galley House (Steam) Machine Party (Steam) World of Warships: Legends (Steam) And look forward to the games coming throughout the month: Pax Autocratica (New release on Steam Aug. 10) Car Wash Simulator (New release on Steam Aug. 10) Clawed (New release on Steam Aug. 13) Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (New release on Steam Aug. 13) Sandustry (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, Aug. 13) The Sinking City 2 (New release on Steam Aug. 18) Mortal Shell II (New release on Steam Aug. 20) Gallipoli (New release on Steam, Aug. 20) Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 (New release on Steam Aug. 25) Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, Aug. 27) Breathedge 2 (New release on Steam Aug. 30) World of Warships: Legends (Steam) High on Life (Steam) High on Life 2 (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass) Paradise Killer (Steam) Misery (Steam) Pratfall (Steam) Starvester (Steam) Extra Joy From July In addition to the dozen games announced last month, 15 more joined the GeForce NOW library.  Breath of Fire IV (Steam) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Ubisoft Connect) CloverPit (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Dinoblade (Steam) Dino Crisis (Steam) Dino Crisis 2 (Steam) Esports Manager 2026 (Steam) Funnel Runners (Steam) Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok Demo (Steam) Halo: Campaign Evolved (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass) Mistfall Hunter (Steam) Onimusha: Way of the Sword DEMO (Steam) Pathogenic (Steam) Sudden Attack Zero Point (Steam) The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian (Steam) Mistfall Hunter didn’t make it this month. Stay tuned to GFN Thursday for the latest updates. What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below. Share a game screenshot or clip that perfectly sums up your day so far. — NVIDIA GeForce NOW (@NVIDIAGFN) August 4, 2026

Title: Best in Class: Stream PC Games and Study on the Same Laptop With GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:20 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-back-to-school-2026/ Back to school means balancing assignments, deadlines and downtime. GeForce NOW makes it easy to have it all. With cloud gaming, everyday laptops used for class can also become GeForce RTX-powered gaming setups.  When it’s time to switch from studying to gaming, members can jump into Halo: Campaign Evolved, as GeForce NOW is bringing one of the gaming world’s most celebrated titles to nearly any device through the cloud, alongside eight total games joining the GeForce NOW library this week. From A+ to AAA Gaming  This back-to-school season, the easiest upgrade isn’t replacing laptops in backpacks. It’s unlocking even more from these same laptops, from creating to gaming. With a GeForce NOW membership, Chromebooks, Macs and Surface devices can become GeForce RTX-powered gaming PCs in the cloud. The GeForce NOW library features thousands of supported PC games, letting members stream titles they already own from digital stores like Steam, Xbox PC Game Pass and Epic Games Store in just a few clicks. The cloud keeps games up to date and ready to play, making it easy to jump into a match between classes, after homework or whenever there’s free time. Time spent waiting on downloads, patches and installs becomes time spent in game instead. The Ultimate membership enables best-in-class experiences by delivering 5080-class performance in the cloud with NVIDIA DLSS, ray tracing and NVIDIA Reflex technologies for responsive, visually rich gameplay — all on the hardware gamers already own. A creator known as “Menguiny” recently put this to the test after picking up a MacBook Neo. GeForce NOW turned the laptop — usually the creator’s go-to for editing videos and everyday work — into a top-notch gaming machine, too. Another creator, “TechWithSeong” highlighted that same versatility GeForce NOW offers. Rather than juggling separate devices for work and gaming, he used GeForce NOW Ultimate to stream supported PC games across the devices he already owns — from a MacBook used for editing to gaming on the go with handheld devices. Gamers can start with a day pass and experience all the premium benefits without a monthly commitment. Plus, the cost of a day pass can be applied toward a first membership purchase — it’s like earning a little extra credit along the way. Everyone, at Their Stations Needlers never looked so sharp. Experience the Master Chief’s iconic journey on GeForce NOW in Halo: Campaign Evolved — a modernized remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign — rebuilt with high-definition visuals, updated cinematics and refined gameplay. Whether discovering Halo for the first time or returning after 25 years to finish the fight, it’s as the Master Chief says: “We’re just getting started.” Crash-land on the mysterious ringworld alongside Cortana and uncover great secrets while battling overwhelming Covenant forces. Fight through the rebuilt campaign, then continue the adventure with three brand-new missions featuring the Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson. Expanded weapons, iconic vehicles, hijackable Wraith tanks and optional Skull modifiers offer even more ways to play. Suit up across PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, handhelds, mobile devices, TVs and more with GeForce NOW Ultimate, powered by GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud. Experience Halo with NVIDIA DLSS, ray tracing and NVIDIA Reflex technologies delivering higher frame rates and ultralow latency that keep every firefight feeling responsive and worthy of a Spartan. From solo gaming to online co-op modes, GeForce NOW cloud saves let members log in and pick up exactly where they left off across supported devices — no lengthy downloads, extra storage space or expensive hardware upgrades required. The only thing left to carry is the mission. Let’s Play Today In addition, members can stream the following games this week: Halo: Campaign Evolved (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass July 28) Mistfall Hunter (New release on Steam July 29) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (New release on Ubisoft Connect July 30) Sudden Attack Zero Point (New release on Steam, July 30) The Ranchers (New release on Steam, available July 30) Corsair Cove (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass July 31) Funnel Runners (Steam) Pathogenic (Steam) What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below. Which game lore are you so familiar with that you can give a school presentation on it? — NVIDIA GeForce NOW (@NVIDIAGFN) July 29, 2026

Title: Onimusha: Way of the Sword interview, demo update detailed, new trailer revealed Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:23:00 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/25/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-interview-demo-update-detailed-new-trailer-revealed/ Launching September 4 for PlayStation 5, Onimusha: Way of the Sword brings players to early Edo-period Kyoto, a historic capital under siege by monstrous fiends known as Genma. Players step into the shoes of Miyamoto Musashi, who unleashes supernatural Oni powers in an action-packed swordplay saga. Striking a bold impression as the protagonist, Musashi’s face model is based on the legendary samurai movie icon, Toshiro Mifune.  Trailer 6 unveiled: Featuring new deadly threats and Musashi’s Oni Awakening At Gamescom 2026, Capcom debuted Trailer 6, showcasing intense swordplay against formidable new opponents and Musashi overpowering his enemies by releasing his inner Oni strength through “Oni Awakening.” Play Video Demo update out now: Face off against the fearsome new boss, Daidara The demo currently available on PlayStation Store has received a content update, expanding the playable areas for players to explore. Fans can now test their steel against a massive new boss, Daidara. Additionally, carrying over save data from the demo unlocks the “Kubi Akari” Charm in the full game and boosts Musashi’s stats. ​​ Capcom interview: creating an Onimusha game anyone can jump into  We spoke with producer Akihito Kadowaki and director Satoru Nihei about the game’s world and combat, the recreation of Toshiro Mifune, and how the team is taking advantage of PS5 features. PlayStation Blog: Could you tell us about your creative vision and key highlights for building this game’s world? Nihei: The game is set in Kyoto and is centered around the real-world Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple. Navigating the historical streets of Kyoto while experiencing local folklore and mystery forms a major part of our world-building. We rebuilt the universe from the ground up so that first-time players can jump right in without any knowledge of the previous titles. We wanted to redefine the core concepts: What are the Oni? What is Genma? As a result, there are no direct storyline connections to earlier games in the franchise. In this story, Genma dwells in the depths of hell and spills into the human realm through portals when Malice overflows. The Oni exist to guard these gateways and destroy any Genma that attempt to try to cross into our world. What challenges did you encounter in bringing Toshiro Mifune to life within the game? Nihei: Since he is no longer with us, sourcing reference material and not being able to conduct 3D facial scans presented some challenges. However, thanks to the generous support of Mifune Productions, we are confident that we have recreated his iconic presence with utmost fidelity. Kadowaki: Mifune Productions reviewed our progress on facial expressions and cutscenes at multiple stages. When they eventually told us, “It looks so spot-on, we feel like we don’t even need to review it anymore”, it was an incredibly rewarding moment for our entire team. How did you capture that signature visceral slicing feel that defines the Onimusha series? Nihei: We realized that the foundation of that visceral slicing feel comes down to the pure satisfaction of cutting through an opponent. Having a system like Dynamic Dismemberment, which allows enemies to be sliced cleanly along the exact trajectory of your blade, is a vital element in amplifying that thrilling feedback. On top of that, we introduced Break Issen, an attack you can trigger once you completely deplete an enemy’s Stamina Gauge. Traditionally, Issen required strict frame-perfect timing, but this new system allows players to experience those iconic attacks across a much wider variety of combat scenarios. Are there any PS5-exclusive features, such as haptic feedback or adaptive triggers, that you’ve integrated? Nihei: For haptic feedback, we optimized vibration data generated directly from audio waveforms, creating haptic responses that sync seamlessly with cutscene visuals and sound. We also leverage haptics to physically convey the overwhelming scale of massive Genma, the sensation of absorbing souls, and the impact of weapon strikes. For adaptive triggers, drawing the bowstring increases physical resistance on the trigger. Furthermore, when sealing the demonic portals known as “Rift” from which Genma emerge, players must physically squeeze the trigger all the way down to absorb them. 3D audio clearly plays a vital role in elevating the immersion of both the narrative and combat. What was your approach to the sound design for this title? Nihei: Our goal with 3D Audio was to capture the authentic atmosphere of Kyoto and make the battles with Genma feel truly real. We recorded Impulse Response audio directly inside real Japanese temples and historic residences. By implementing multi-channel IR data, including height channels, we accurately reproduced the unique acoustics of traditional Japanese architecture. We also utilized vertical sound positioning for flying Genma and collapsing structures to deepen the sense of scale. Additionally, the DualSense controller speaker outputs audio effects like soul absorption and voices echoing from the Oni Gauntlet. Beyond everything we have covered so far, what are some key details you are most excited for players to discover? Nihei: I would say it is the level of realism we achieved through extensive research in close collaboration with the City of Kyoto. For example, the number of wooden pillars supporting the stage at Kiyomizu-dera Temple matches the exact count of the actual structure. Meanwhile, although the famous Twin Dragons ceiling painting at Kennin-ji Temple did not actually exist during the Edo period, we chose to include it because we wanted players to experience the same breathtaking awe as anyone visiting the temple today. — Finally, do you have a message for the fans who are eagerly awaiting the release? Kadowaki: We’ve kept you waiting a long time, but the game is finally ready. Please give the demo a try first, and if you feel like it is something you will enjoy, we would be thrilled if you picked up the full game.

Title: Gamescom Opening Night Live highlights: 19 games coming to PlayStation Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:08:48 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/25/gamescom-opening-night-live-highlights-19-games-coming-to-playstation/ Gamescom, one of the year’s biggest gaming events, is underway in Cologne, Germany. The festivities kick off with a night of new trailers, reveals, and information on upcoming games. This roundup highlights exciting PlayStation games featured in Gamescom’s Opening Night Live.  Acornia: Mirror Worlds | Coming 2027 Publisher: The Arcade Crew Developer: Splashteam | PS5 Play Video In Acornia: Mirror Worlds, run your family’s dessert shop in one dimension and battle angry spirits in the other in this bake-and-brawl management adventure coming to PS5 in 2027. Bake treats, grow your shop, explore dungeons, and restore the once-thriving village of Acornia as Alva, a determined squirrel with bottomless cheek pouches. Ananta | Coming January 15, 2027 Publisher: NetEase Games Developer: Naked Rain Studio | PS5 Play Video The urban open-world RPG Ananta launches on PS5 on January 15, 2027. The new city Chongxiao, inspired by Shanghai and Hangzhou, introduces hidden martial arts masters. Players can also unlock new vehicles like flying cars and hang gliders, team up with new companions, and explore the kung fu combat system.  Aniimo | Coming September 16 Publisher: Pawprint Studio  Developer: Pawprint Studio  | PS5 Play Video Aniimo is a next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG set in the world of Idyll. Discover unique Aniimo, transform into them, and harness their unique abilities as you explore the living world and forge new bonds. Aniimo launches on PlayStation 5 on September 16. Control Resonant | Coming September 24 Publisher: Remedy Entertainment Developer: Remedy Entertainment | PS5 Play Video Get a look at the fluid movement, stylish combat, powerful executions, and unpredictable encounters in the new Altered State trailer for Control Resonant. With Manhattan overrun, humanity’s defenses have fallen. Dylan Faden is the last hope to save everyone. Crimson Desert (enhancement update) | Out now Publisher: Pearl Abyss  Developer: Pearl Abyss  | PS5 Play Video The enhanced Crimson Desert features new story moments, expanded voice-over & language support, and is available as a free update for all players with the base game. Begin the adventure loved by millions, refined since launch with a wealth of updates, including new content, customization options, quality-of-life improvements, and more.  Exodus | April 7, 2027 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Developer: Archetype Entertainment | PS5 Play Video Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, the Exodus Official Release Date Trailer confirms an April 7, 2027 launch on PS5. Watch Jun Aslan join forces with Salt, an Awakened octopus companion who’s as deadly as she is intelligent, to protect the place they call home. Exterminauts | Release date TBC  Publisher: Proxima Beta Developer: Behaviour Interactive | PS5 Play Video Exterminauts made its debut with a first look at its chaotic three-player co-op PvE action. Team up, wield weaponized power tools, exterminate hostile pests, repair infrastructure, rescue valuable assets, and take on dangerous odd jobs. All in the name of getting paid.  Final Fantasy VII Revelation | Spring 2027  Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix | PS5 Play Video Square Enix’s latest Final Fantasy VII Revelation trailer, The Planet’s Crisis, reveals the mighty Weapons and offers a glimpse at their devastating power. Cloud and his companions also take to the skies aboard the Highwind as they journey across the game’s vast world. Final Fantasy VII Revelation launches on PS5 in Spring 2027. LEGO Skylines | Release date TBC  Publisher: Paradox Interactive Developer: Iceflake Studios | PS5 Play Video Paradox Interactive, Iceflake Studios, and the LEGO Group revealed LEGO Skylines, coming to PlayStation 5. In this cozy, customizable city builder, you’re invited to build your dream LEGO city. Cover the basics like roads and electricity to make your city run smoothly. Then, make it a place your citizens love. Metro 2039 | Coming February 2027 Publisher: Deep Silver Developer: 4A Games | PS5 Play Video The second gameplay trailer for Metro 2039, Renegade, gives a further glimpse into the protagonist, The Stranger. Showing off more of the first person adventure’s mechanics, weaponry, and combat both below and above ground. Experience the atmosphere and story this February.  Mewgenics | Coming September 8 Publisher: Nicalis Developer: McMillen Games | PS5 Verify your age to view this content. Verify your age to view this content. The Ultimate turn-based cat tactics and breeding roguelite is coming to PlayStation on September 8. Manipulate genetics across multiple generations to create your ultimate ferocious felines to combine your ideal abilities, items, and appearance.  Ontos | Coming 2027 Publisher: Kepler Interactive Developer: Frictional Games | PS5 Play Video The creators of Soma share a first look at gameplay from the new spiritual successor, Ontos, featuring the protagonist Aditi as she encounters a horrific experiment in which a body’s consciousness has been transferred to a server of rats. There is no right or wrong solution in the game, though there can be consequences. Path of Exile 2 | Coming December 11 Publisher: Grinding Gear Games Developer: Grinding Gear Games | PS5 Play Video Path of Exile 2 Version 1.0 is launching on December 11 on PS5. The full release will bring major new content and updates across the campaign, endgame, character progression, skills, loot, and more, opening the next major chapter for Path of Exile 2. Rainbow Six Tactics | Coming 2027 Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Paris | PS5 Play Video Ubisoft revealed the debut trailer of Rainbow Six Tactics. The newest game in the iconic Tom Clancy universe, it’s a single-player experience combining the core DNA of the franchise with a turn-based gameplay approach. As the new commander of the Rainbow unit, your mission is to recruit and lead elite operators through high-risk missions across the globe to uncover and thwart an unprecedented conspiracy. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | Coming August 27 Publisher: Focus Entertainment Developer: Asobo Studio | PS5 Play Video The launch trailer for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy was shown, highlighting Sophia’s struggle against a mysterious force on Minotaur Island while offering new glimpses of the game’s narrative, exploration, and combat ahead of its August 27 launch on PS5. Silent Hill: Townfall | Coming September 24 Publisher: Konami/Annapurna Interactive Developer: Screen Burn | PS5 Play Video New footage was featured for the upcoming psychological horror game, and it also revealed the English cast: Jovan Adepo, Terry O’Quinn, and Kezia Burrows will be bringing their talents to the franchise. The footage also revealed the first-person perspective. Tides of Annihilation | Release date TBC Publisher: Eclipse Glow Studio Developer: Eclipse Glow Studio | PS5 Play Video We got an extensive new look at Tides of Annihilation, featuring a wealth of new gameplay footage. The latest showcase offered a deeper look at its fast-paced combat, big-spectacle encounters, and a striking fantasy world inspired by Arthurian legend. Turok: Origins | Spring 2027 Publisher: Saber Interactive Developer: Saber Interactive | PS5 Play Video Saber Interactive debuts a new story trailer for action sci-fi shooter Turok: Origins coming to PlayStation 5 in Spring 2027. Embark on a high-stakes adventure, solo or with friends, to unravel mysteries that hold the key to saving humanity. Valor Mortis | Coming October 13 Publisher: Lyrical Games Developer: One More Level | PS5 Play Video A new trailer for the first-person soulslike Valor Mortis dives into the game’s world and characters. As William journeys to uncover what has happened to him and his former comrades, he finds a conspiracy that leaves him caught between the orders he swore to follow and a truth he cannot prove. Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons | Coming 2027 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Developer: Invoke Studios | PS5 Play Video Today at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Wizards of the Coast and Invoke Studios revealed the first extended look at gameplay from Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, a third-person, single-player action-adventure about forbidden magic, open-world exploration, and creative combat.

Title: VR shooter Into the Radius 2 hits PS VR2 September 24 Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:03 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/24/vr-shooter-into-the-radius-2-hits-ps-vr2-september-24/ If you’ve stepped into the Pechorsk Anomaly before, you know that survival here isn’t about rushing in guns blazing. It’s about preparation, tactical patience, and respecting the unknown. On September 24, 2026, we at CM Immersive are excited to bring the next evolution of our hardcore VR survival shooter to PlayStation VR2 with Into the Radius 2. Our team took what the community loved about the original and rebuilt the experience to be deeper, visually striking, and far more tactile. At launch, players will get to immerse themselves in a brand-new single-player campaign, followed by a free post-launch update in Q4 2026 that introduces 2-player co-op. Modular loadouts and maintenance A key focus for Into the Radius 2 was giving players total control over their gear. In a game where a delayed reload can mean starting over, your setup needs to feel like second nature. We’ve overhauled the loadout system so you can physically configure your chest rigs, armor vests, and backpacks down to the exact angle and position of every pouch and holster. Whether you prefer quick-drawing a sidearm from your hip or reaching over your shoulder for a magazine in pitch darkness, the setup is entirely yours. Weapon mechanics got a major upgrade as well. You can swap barrels, stocks, optics, grips, and magazines to match your exact tactical approach, and even paint your gear using over 15 solid colors and 10 camo patterns. Maintenance is far more granular now. Every modular part of a weapon tracks its own wear and dirtiness level, so when you use your cleaning spray and brush, you need to make sure you thoroughly cover each individual component. If you skip maintaining your gear between runs, dirty parts will cause your rifle to jam right when you need it most. Deadlier threats and anomalies The Pechorsk Anomaly has shifted. It’s larger, visually haunting, and populated by entities that won’t just attack, they will outsmart you. Environmental storytelling is everywhere, told through scattered notes, frozen human remnants, and bizarre artifacts: ordinary household objects that have been altered and twisted by the Radius itself. The entities hunting you have also evolved. Mimics actively use cover, flank your position, and work together in dense fog. Fragments rush you straight on to break your defense, while Phantoms stay mostly invisible until you stop moving to focus directly on them. When Creeps appear, their speed and agility demand total focus and fast reflexes before you get swarmed. Navigating the terrain is just as treacherous as facing the entities, with hazards behaving in unpredictable ways. Some build a charge before releasing lethal electric shocks or bursting into high-velocity shrapnel on contact, while others swallow surrounding light to plunge you into pitch blackness. You might encounter anomalies that latch onto your body before detonating, or force fields that violently blast you backward on impact. Navigating Distortion Zones requires specialized anti-distortion headgear to prevent your health from steadily draining. To top it off, the Tide periodically sweeps through, resetting enemy locations and loot spawns so you can never rely on a single comfortable routine. Powered by PlayStation VR2 Bringing Into the Radius 2 to PS VR2 allowed us to ground you even further inside this unsettling world by connecting our physics directly to the hardware: Tactile Weapon Handling: Sense controller adaptive triggers provide unique resistance depending on the action of your firearm, allowing you to feel the distinct weight of different trigger pulls. Haptic Feedback: Headset and controller haptics translate everything from the thrum of an anomaly pulse to the crunching impacts of close-quarter hits. Crisp Visuals & Performance: Powered by native 90FPS performance and eye-tracked foveated rendering, distant anomalies and dense fog retain extreme clarity without sacrificing smoothness. Spatial Audio: 3D Audio lets you pinpoint the clicking of a nearby hazard or the faint footsteps of a flanking enemy long before you see them. Co-op arriving Q4 2026 While the immediate priority at launch is delivering a complete, atmosphere-rich single-player campaign, survival doesn’t always have to be a solo journey. In Q4 2026, we’ll release a free update introducing 2-player co-op. You’ll be able to bring a partner into the Anomaly to share resources, cover sightlines, and plan tactical approaches together. Building this sequel for our community has been a massive labor of love, and we can’t wait for both veterans and newcomers to enter the Pechorsk Anomaly on September 24. Build your loadout, keep your weapons clean, and venture into the fog.  See you in the Radius!

Title: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – New Multiplayer and Early Access Beta details Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:01:18 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/21/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-new-multiplayer-and-early-access-beta-details/ Call of Duty: Next has wrapped, following a packed showcase of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. From live Multiplayer gameplay to new intel on modes, maps, movement, weapons, Warzone, and more, Call of Duty: Next offered the most extensive look yet at what’s ahead for Modern Warfare 4. Now it’s your turn to play. The Modern Warfare 4 Early Access Beta is available now on PlayStation 5, with a wide range of content to experience across two Beta weekends. Here’s what you need to know before deploying. Boots on the ground: Movement and weapons Modern Warfare 4 returns to grounded, boots-on-the-ground combat while introducing new ways to move fluidly through the environment. Climb and rapidly descend pipes, reposition while hanging from ledges, aim and fire while suspended, and seamlessly chain movements together while maintaining greater control and momentum. Get acquainted with these systems in the Mobility Course, a dedicated training facility featuring guided tutorials and timed courses. Learn the fundamentals, then return throughout the Beta to improve your movement, weapon handling, marksmanship, and completion times. There’s an extensive arsenal to experiment with, too. Across the Beta, access 22 weapons, including firepower available through Multiplayer progression, default loadouts, and Campaign. Customize your weapons through Gunsmith and fully level supported weapons to earn powerful new Apex Attachments, specialized modifications that alter how a weapon performs without taking up a standard attachment slot. Need some build advice? Gunny can recommend weapon builds based on the attachments you’ve already unlocked. Maps, modes, and Kill Block Battle across six Core 6v6 maps throughout the Beta, spanning globally diverse environments from snow-covered New York rooftops and a dense South Korean shopping district to a covert armory on the outskirts of a French rail terminal and a Mexican lithium refinery. Deploy across Rooftops, Silkworm, Transit 213, Cachette, Lotus, and Lithium. Classic 6v6 game modes including Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, and Search and Destroy are joined by new ways to compete. Inflation turns every elimination into a cash bounty: build your team’s total while staying alive, because being eliminated leaves some of your collected cash behind. In Hijack, fight for control of a Data Spike, carrying, throwing, and even passing it between teammates as you push toward the enemy Comm Station. Plant the Spike to score over time and defend it through detonation for a bonus. Then there’s Kill Block, the Westbridge Training Facility’s modular live-fire battleground. Built from three interconnected Slabs, Kill Block continually reconfigures its routes, sightlines, weather, and combat spaces between rounds, creating more than 500 possible combinations. Deploy there in classic 3v3 Gunfight or take on the new, larger-scale Gunfight 10v10. For an even larger fight, Ground War: Combat Outpost brings 24v24 vehicle and infantry combat to expansive play spaces. Establish Outposts to earn resources, put those resources toward completing further objectives, and contend with powerful airborne Killstreaks across two maps available during the Beta: Imjin Farmland and Wolves Stadium. Play the Modern Warfare 4 Early Access Beta now Players who have pre-ordered Modern Warfare 4 or redeemed a Beta Code can jump into Early Access now on PS5. Open the PlayStation Store, search for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta, and choose Download. Once installed, launch the Beta from your Home screen or Game Library. Weekend One runs through August 25 at 10:00am PT, followed by Weekend Two, the Open Beta, from August 28 at 10:00am PT through September 1 at 10:00am PT. Weekend Two is open to everyone — no pre-order or Beta Code required. Just download the Beta on PS5 and jump in. Your install and progression from Weekend One continue into Weekend Two. There are also eight Beta rewards to earn across both weekends, unlocked as you progress to Level 30. Earn all eight during the Beta and they’ll carry over into Modern Warfare 4 at launch, including the Dread Tiger Operator Skin for Reece and the Level 30 Beta Forged Weapon Blueprint for the Han 86 Assault Rifle. Campaign comes to the Beta For the first time in Call of Duty Beta history, play a Campaign mission before launch. In Entrenched, fight alongside infantry and armored vehicles in a large-scale assault to prevent a strategically vital nuclear power station from falling into enemy hands. Weekend Two: Call of Duty: Warzone Resurgence There’s even more incoming when Weekend Two begins August 28. Call of Duty: Warzone joins the Modern Warfare 4 Beta with Resurgence on Zodiac, an all-new map set around a DRC Advanced Systems drone assembly and manufacturing headquarters. Battle through offices, rooftops, tunnels, and the surrounding shoreline, keeping your squad in the fight as you eliminate enemies and complete Contracts to shorten redeployment timers, then outlast every opposing squad to secure the win. The Modern Warfare 4 Early Access Beta is available now on PlayStation 5. Deploy across Multiplayer, put the new movement and weapon systems through their paces, take on Entrenched, and return for even more when the Open Beta begins August 28. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches October 23.

Title: Share of the Week: Katana Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:00:01 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/21/share-of-the-week-katana/ Last week, we asked you to unsheathe katanas from your favorite games and share using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s sharp highlights:  call_me_xavii shares Atsu drawing her katana as a duel begins in Ghost of Yōtei JAA_PhMode_0510 shares a glowing katana in Cyberpunk 2077 JLunarTraveler shares a birdseye view of Jin and his katana in Ghost of Tsushima rorottino shares a red-drenched moment from Death Stranding 2: On The Beach xenobitz shares a character with their katana raised in Fortnite crimsonashtree shares Narmaya holding their katana to the side in Granblue Fantasy: Relink 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? THEME: Breathtaking ViewSUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on August 26, 2026  Next week, share breathtaking views and vistas from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Title: I'm not a fan of Heroes of Might & Magic 3, but I can recognise that Ubisoft have done a faithful job of recreating the much-loved turn-based strategy RPG Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/im-not-a-fan-of-heroes-of-might-magic-3-but-i-can-recognise-that-ubisoft-have-done-a-faithful-job-of-recreating-the-much-loved-turn-based-strategy-rpg Heroes of Might & Magic is having a moment. Not only are publishers Hooded Horse and Ubisoft backing the development of Unfrozen's Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, the first new game in the series in more than a decade, but Ubisoft have revealed they're completely remaking the series' best-regarded entry: Heroes of Might & Magic 3. While there are many quality of life improvements in the remake, Ubisoft aims to keep its spirit as close to the original as possible. There is a new three-mission prelude to get you into the story and teach you the game's systems but, after that, you're into the thick of the original campaign and its two expansions – Armageddon's Blade and The Shadow of Death. This also means you'll have all nine factions to play with. I've played the remake for a few hours already and I'll get into my thoughts on that in a moment. But, the most telling thing about the remake is that it supports all the custom maps and campaigns players have made for the past 25 years. Ubisoft showed how you can import any original map file into Might & Magic 3 Remake's map creator and it will build a modern-looking level from the old data. It's a wonderful way to support the Heroes of Might & Magic 3 players who are still playing decades on from its release. Read more

Title: Metro 2039's return to the underground plays like the sneaky FPS you'd expect, but there are still good reasons to leave the beaten track Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:01:26 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/metro-2039s-return-to-the-underground-plays-like-the-sneaky-fps-youd-expect-but-there-are-still-good-reasons-to-leave-the-beaten-track Since I’m apparently now RPS’ Radioactive Eastern Europe correspondent, I recently spent a couple of hours in Metro 2039, the gloom ‘n’ grit FPS sequel that Ukrainian developers 4A Games have explicitly styled as a return to the series’ roots. From what I’ve played, it is in fact as much of a hybrid as the mutated shrimp-insects that lurk in its Moscow sewers, reviving the claustrophobic tunnel dwelling of Metros 2033 and Last Light while keeping a few favoured twists from the more freely-roamable Metro Exodus. Read more

Title: CD Projekt Red sweeten the Witcher 3 Songs of the Past honeypot with a free base game remaster, and, oh yeah, both original expansions too Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:54:02 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cd-projekt-red-sweeten-the-witcher-3-songs-of-the-past-honeypot-with-a-free-base-game-remaster-and-oh-yeah-both-original-expansions-too Hey kid, you want a free remaster? It's totally not a scam! No, really. While everyone knew The Witcher 3's sort of surprise new expansion Songs of the Past would be getting a look-in at Geoff: German Edition, CD Projekt Red had another surprise up their sleeve in the form of a full-on remaster of The Witcher 3, which is coming as a free update next month. Read more

Title: Imbricate human history all over again and throw climate change into the mix in Humankind 2, which arrives 2027 Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:19 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/imbricate-human-history-all-over-again-and-throw-climate-change-into-the-mix-in-humankind-2-which-arrives-2027 The idea behind Humankind is a funny one, in that it pulls from real-world history to essentially let you craft historical fanfiction. I suppose that's true of many strategy games, but this one's all about mixing and matching different cultures throughout history. And now, it's asking you to do so all over again, as a sequel in the works. Zero points for guessing what it's called, because it's very plainly titled Humankind 2. Read more

Title: Having taken over Cities: Skylines 2's resurrection, Iceflake Studios are also making a bricky city builder called Lego Skylines Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:35:01 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/having-taken-over-cities-skylines-2s-resurrection-iceflake-studios-are-also-making-a-bricky-city-builder-called-lego-skylines You probably don't need me to recap the difficult life Cities: Skylines 2 has had since hitting the streets in 2023. Plagued by performance issues and prompting questions over whether its additions made it a worthy sequel right out of the gate, thus followed years of tweaks aiming to undo the damage. Eventually, original developers Colossal Order handed over the game and series' reins to Iceflake Studios, with Paradox Interactive staying on as publishers. The latter two have now revealed the next game in the Skylines series - a brick-built city builder dubbed Lego Skylines. It's not a bad name, but surely they could have gone with Lego Cities. Read more