Title: Bill Skarsgård Sounds Very Excited To Be Starring In Hideo Kojima’s Physint Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:08:55 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/bill-skarsgard-sounds-very-excited-to-be-starring-in-hideo-kojimas-physint-2000735799 The actor released a new video promoting the project

Title: Wolverine Hotfix Nerfs ‘Fart Gas’ As Insomniac Explores An Option To Toggle It Off Completely Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:34:47 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/wolverine-hotfix-nerfs-fart-gas-as-insomniac-explores-an-option-to-toggle-it-off-completely-2000735790 Logan's ability to smell something sinister just became less obvious

Title: Insomniac Confirms Wolverine Doesn’t Contain AI-Generated Assets After A Weird-Looking Sign Goes Viral Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:45:32 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/insomniac-confirms-wolverine-doesnt-contain-ai-generated-assets-after-a-weird-looking-sign-goes-viral-2000735775 A funky-looking bathroom sign is the result of an in-game glitch and is not AI slop

Title: Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Fans Cause Online Banana Shortage At Walmart Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:45:30 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-fans-cause-online-banana-shortage-at-walmart-2000735758 Let me explain

Title: Star Wars: Zero Company Contains One Of The Coolest Star Wars Cameos Ever Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:19:28 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/star-wars-zero-company-contains-one-of-the-coolest-star-wars-cameos-ever-2000735747 For fans of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, hearing a certain name immediately let you know things weren't going to go well

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: Indie Dev Says “AI” Voice In His Game Was Actually His Wife Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:41:54 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/indie-dev-says-ai-voice-in-his-game-was-actually-his-wife/ Someone playing Refractive Entertainment's recently released action-RPG Luminary for less than an hour accused the team of using AI for the game's only voiced character. The player said the voice "killed it" for them. There was just one problem: It wasn't AI. It was actually the developer's wife doing her first-ever voice acting gig. Refractive Entertainment launched Luminary into Steam Early Access on August 11. It's a resource-gathering action-adventure sandbox with an art style that's giving Fable meets Immortals Fenyx Rising. It's cute-looking and well-received, with a "Mostly Positive" rating out of almost 350 Steam reviews. But for an indie developer who says his game's success lives and dies by its Steam review score, one particular negative review caught the creative director's attention. On September 10, user NyteKnyte posted a short Steam review after only 0.4 hours with the game to say that Luminary looked good but "the awful AI-generated voice killed it" for them. "Feels off, like an AI game," NyteKnyte said in their review. "Hopefully its temporary and gets better, but [the AI voice] killed it for me." Not long after this review hit the game's Steam page, Refractive Entertainment responded, saying that the “awful AI-generated voice” that NyteKnyte decried was actually the creative director's wife. "While my wife might not be the greatest voice actress out there (that was her first time), I can assure you she is a real person and not AI haha," creative director Keith Kolod said. "We don't use AI at all in our game, we're just some indie game devs doing our thing with the resources we have." https://twitter.com/RefractiveENT/status/2098435648218910791 Kolod even shared the negative review on X on September 11 to wonder publicly why people just "automatically assume" that every voice in an indie game is AI just because it doesn't sound like AAA quality. He also thanked those who played Luminary and complimented his wife's portrayal of the Temple Guardian. In Discord DMs with GameSpot, Kolod said he doesn't have any issues with people using AI for any reason, especially in game development and for voiceovers. However, he doesn’t use the controversial technology because voiceovers are a way for him to "leave parts of me, my family, and friends" in the games he makes. "That said, Mikell did NOT jump to the opportunity," Kolod explained. "She is shy, felt like it would be bad, and didn't want to hurt the game. I told her this part doesn't need a lot of 'acting.' It's an ethereal goddess who should feel calming to the player as though she has delivered this speech to hundreds of Luminaries over centuries, and that I believe she could do it. The first few takes of recording you could tell she was extremely nervous, even though it's literally just me and her at my computer and a mic. [She] stumbled on words, worried about all of her inflections and how certain words sounded, but with enough takes and only reading a couple sentences at a time, I thought we got a pretty decent run. She was happy it was over." Kolod said the whole reason he built Luminary was so "me, my wife, and son [could] play together." As a Souls and Elden Ring fan, he wanted something that could introduce newer players to the action-RPG genre without the punishing difficulty of those games while creating something his whole family could enjoy together. Luminary is that for Refractive Entertainment. With no funding, no publisher, and no other job bringing in income, Luminary has a lot of expectations on its shoulders. For Mikell, lending her voice to the game wasn't about becoming a professional voice actor or saving money. She did it because she wanted to help her husband succeed. "This was my wife's first time voice acting, she wasn't a huge fan," Kolod told GameSpot. "You know how it is--everyone hates hearing their own voice in a recording who isn't a professional. As [much] fun as we had together doing it, it may be a hard sell for me to convince her to do it again. She really just helped me out of love and wanting to see me succeed with Luminary, and helping in any way she could." Despite the AI accusation, Luminary appears to be off to a promising start for the two-person team at Refractive Entertainment. Two weeks after its Steam Early Access launch, Kolod took to X on August 25  to share that the action-RPG had generated over $100,000 in sales in just one week, with the team pulling in approximately $70,000 in revenue after Steam’s cut. Not bad for a two-person studio with no funding and no publisher. The attention surrounding Mikell's voice has apparently brought even more eyes to the game, too. Kolod told GameSpot that posts about the story on Reddit and elsewhere have generated views, likes, upvotes, and more wishlists, though he said the team has yet to see that attention translate into a comparable bump in sales. And perhaps nobody was more surprised by the whole thing than Mikell herself. Before Kolod pushed the update to the game containing her voice, she had one request for her husband (who will celebrate 15 years together in November): “Ok, but I don't wanna hear if people hate my voice in reviews or on X. I did what I could.” “Little did she know it would turn into our biggest story,” Kolod said.

Title: New Pokemon Plane Looks Incredible, Even Includes Themed Cups And Napkins Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:52:02 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-pokemon-plane-looks-incredible-even-includes-themed-cups-and-napkins/ Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has unveiled a Pokemon-themed airliner to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary this year, and it looks incredible. The Green Pokemon Jet, as it's called, made its inaugural flight from Haneda to Honolulu today following a big unveiling event--you can see video and images below. The airplane goes well beyond simply getting a Pokemon wrap, though it does have that, too, featuring famous Pokemon like Bulbasaur, along with Pikachu. Because how can you have a Pokemon plane and not include Pikachu? Also on display is Browt, a newer Pokemon coming in Winds and Waves. https://twitter.com/poke_times/status/2100896394277990526 Inside the aircraft, there are headrest covers, paper cups, and napkins containing Pokemon branding. Beyond that, people flying on it can watch and listen to Pokemon-themed in-flight entertainment, including Pokemon: The First Movie and the best-of soundtrack from the show (1997-2023). https://twitter.com/FlyANA_official/status/2100827162341192183 In addition to Haneda, which is the busiest airport in Japan, the Pokemon plane will make stops at a variety of airports in Okinawa, Kyushu, and Shikoku. https://twitter.com/ANA_travel_info/status/2100832382970626300 Pokemon was created in Japan, and this is not the first time we've seen a Pokemon plane. All the way back in 2000, Japan Airlines announced that its fleet of jets would include Pokemon characters printed on the sides for domestic flights, along with Pokemon-themed in-flight entertainment. In 2024, ANA created a Pokemon-themed safety video, featuring the franchise's adorable little monsters teaching passengers how to stay safe during flights.

Title: I Guess I’ll Delete Every PS5 Game I Own To Make Room For FF7 Revelation Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:10:12 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/i-guess-ill-delete-every-ps5-game-i-own-to-make-room-for-ff7-revelation/ There are quite a few months until Final Fantasy 7 Revelation launches on Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. But you're going to want to get your systems ready now because the download for the final showdown between Cloud and Sephiroth may be big. According to a September 18 VGC Interview with game director Naoki Hamaguchi, the file size for Revelation will "probably" be absolutely massive. So huge, in fact, that Hamaguchi acknowledged that there was no way the game would fit on one--or even two or three--discs. "In a word, yes. Things are still getting worked out, but it's probably going to be around 200GB of game," Hamaguchi said. "I understand there are a lot of opinions about this topic, but at the end of the day, the fact is we need to overcome the hardware to a certain extent." 2OOGB is pretty huge, especially when the base PS5 (which is what I still have, sue me) holds approximately 667GB of usable storage space. With many of the games I own clocking in just at or well over 100GB (like The Elder Scrolls Online, Ghost of Yotei, Infinity Nikki, and Mortal Shell 2), I'm already debating with myself what games I delete to make room for Cloud's big sword and Sephiroth's shampoo collection. Although Hamaguchi knows that the absolutely gargantuan size of Revelation's download prevents the game from shipping on a disc, he still reiterated the team's commitment to some sort of physical release. What that is remains to be seen, but it is important to Square Enix. "One thing I want to say is, even though the game will not be on the full disc, in the position we’re in, because discs may be dying out, or maybe staying, with Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, we definitely wanted to deliver some kind of physical product," Hamaguchi continued. "That was really important to us. Trust me!" We don't have an official file size for Revelation, as the game doesn't come out until April 8, 2027. However, we do know that it could take about 100 hours to finish, and with two post-launch expansions starring Vincent and Sephiroth that may be the same size as Remake's Intermission DLC, I suspect Revelation will be enormous.

Title: Pokemon Go September 2026 Events: Raid Bosses, Spotlight Hours, Mega Finale, And More Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:32:48 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-september-2026-events-raid-bosses-spotlight-hours-mega-finale-and-more/ September marks the start of Pokemon Go's latest season, Twilight Trails, and the mobile game is ushering it in with a number of events and Pokemon debuts this month.  A host of Mega Pokemon are returning once more as part of the Mega Ascension event, which will lead into the big Go Fest Mega Finale on September 5-6. Later in the month, the dark-type Pokemon Maschiff and Mabosstiff will make their debut, and a new Mega-Evolved Pokemon will star in another Super Mega Raid Day. On top of that, players can look forward to new Raid bosses and Spotlight Pokemon this month, as well as a Community Day Classic starring the fan-favorite dragon Pokemon Gible. You can read more about September's biggest Pokemon Go events below. In This Article September Raid ScheduleFive-Star RaidsMega RaidsMax BattlesShadow RaidsSeptember Spotlight HoursMega AscensionFeatured PokemonBonusesPokemon Go Fest 2026: Mega FinaleMega SquadsFeatured PokemonGible Community Day ClassicBonusesPokemon Horizons Celebration EventFeatured PokemonBonusesStaraptor Super Mega Raid DayBonusesPhantump Catch MasteryFeatured PokemonBonusesHarvest FestivalFeatured PokemonBonuses September Raid Schedule A slew of legendary and Mega Pokemon are returning to Raids in September. Following the Regi trio's departure on September 8, Pokemon Sword and Shield mascots Zacian and Zamazenta will make another appearance in five-star Raids. The former will be available from September 9-15, with the latter following from September 16-22. After that, the Ultra Beasts Xurkitree, Pheromosa, and Buzzwole will appear in their usual corners of the globe, while Xerneas will close out the month. Mega Raids, meanwhile, will cycle between a handful of fan-favorite monsters this month, including Mega Beedrill, Mega Houndoom, and the recently introduced Mega Malamar and Mega Victreebel. Shadow Incarnate Forme Thundurus will also appear periodically as a Shadow Raid boss, and a variety of Dynamax Pokemon will rotate through Max Battles. You can see September's full Raid schedule below: Five-Star Raids Regirock (August 26-September 8)* Regice (August 26-September 8)* Registeel (August 26-September 8)* Zacian [Hero of Many Battles form] (September 9-15) Zamazenta [Hero of Many Battles form] (September 16-22) Xurkitree [Asia-Pacific region] (September 23-29) Pheromosa [Europe, Middle East, Africa, India] (September 23-29) Buzzwole [Americas and Greenland] (September 23-29) Xerneas (September 30-October 6) Mega Raids Mega Gyarados (August 26-September 8)* Mega Beedrill (September 8-15) Mega Houndoom (September 11-15) Mega Venusaur (September 16-22) Mega Malamar (September 23-29) Mega Victreebel (September 30-October 6) Max Battles Dynamax Eevee (August 31-September 6) Dynamax Ralts (September 7-13) Dynamax Rhyhorn (September 14-20) Dynamax Articuno (September 21-27) Dynamax Zapdos (September 21-27) Dynamax Moltres (September 21-27) Dynamax Sobble (September 28-October 4) Shadow Raids Shadow Altered Forme Giratina (August 5-September 8) Shadow Incarnate Forme Thundurus (September 9-October 6) *Will not be available from August 31-September 6 September Spotlight Hours Pokemon Go's weekly Spotlight Hour events return in September, featuring a new batch of Pokemon to catch and bonuses to earn. Every Thursday evening from 6-7 PM local time (with a bonus Spotlight Hour on Sunday, September 13), a select Pokemon will appear in the wild more frequently than usual, making this a good chance to stock up on that species' candy. In addition, you'll earn extra rewards for completing certain actions, such as double XP or candy for transferring Pokemon. You can see September's full Spotlight Hour schedule below: September 10 Spotlight Pokemon: Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill Bonus: 2x transfer candy September 13 Spotlight Pokemon: Houndour, Houndoom Bonus: 2x transfer candy September 17 Spotlight Pokemon: TBA Bonus: 2x catch Stardust September 24 Spotlight Pokemon: Rattata Bonus: 2x evolution XP, increased chance to encounter XXS Rattata Mega Ascension In the run up to Pokemon Go's Mega Finale, the game is hosting a Mega Ascension event from August 31-September 4. Every day of the event, different Mega-Evolved Pokemon will appear as Raid bosses, giving you another chance to catch them and earn Mega Energy. Pokemon lines capable of Mega Evolving will also spawn more frequently in the wild during the event, and an assortment of bonuses will be available. Most notably, you'll be able to embark on a special branching Timed Research story. After choosing one of the three Kalos starter Pokemon (Chespin, Fennekin, or Froakie), you'll receive the Go Pass: Mega Finale, which will net you various rewards when you complete Research tasks, including Mega Energy to Mega Evolve your starter of choice. Featured Pokemon Mega Raids Mega Victreebel (August 31) Mega Dragonite (August 31) Mega Malamar (August 31) Mega Falinks (September 1) Mega Skarmory (September 2) Mega Starmie (September 3) Mega Raichu X (September 4) Mega Raichu Y (September 4) Wild Encounters Pikachu Bellsprout Staryu Dratini Skarmory Chespin Fennekin Froakie Inkay Falinks Bonuses Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 30 Branching Timed Research will be available during the event Pokemon caught from Mega Raids may have a special background Pokemon Go Fest 2026: Mega Finale Pokemon Go is capping off this year's Go Fest in a big way with a Mega Finale on September 5-6. Just as during Go Fest earlier this summer, the event will feature a handful of rotating virtual habitats, each of which will host different wild Pokemon and Mega Raid bosses.  Various bonuses will also be available during both days of the event. The game is removing the limit on how many Remote Raids you can participate in, and all Mega-Evolved Pokemon will receive a CP boost. Go Pass Deluxe holders will also get some additional rewards, including bonus candy and XP from Mega Raids and increased odds of encountering shiny Pokemon. Mega Squads The Mega festivities aren't quite over; Pokemon Go is hosting an event called Mega Squads from September 8-14. Making their debut as part of the event are the dark-type dog Pokemon Maschiff and its evolved form Mabosstiff. You can encounter the former by completing Field Research tasks or hatching 5 km eggs, and it will evolve into the latter after using 50 Maschiff candies. On top of that, shiny Flamigo will appear in Pokemon Go for the first time. As with Maschiff, you can encounter one through Field Research or by hatching eggs. Other Pokemon like Pidgey, Rookidee, and Carvanha will also appear more frequently during the event, while Mega Beedrill and Mega Houndoom will return as Raid bosses. Featured Pokemon Wild Encounters Pidgey Rookidee Houndour Carvanha Raids Mega Beedrill (September 8-15) Mega Houndoom (September 11-15) Field Research Encounters September 8-11 Weedle Pidgey Fletchling Flamigo September 11-14 Houndour Carvanha Nickit Maschiff Flamigo 5 km Eggs September 8-11 Emolga Fletchling Rookidee Flamigo September 11-14 Sandile Pancham Maschiff Flamigo Gible Community Day Classic The land shark Pokemon Gible is returning for a Community Day Classic on September 12. From 2-5 PM local time, Gible will appear in the wild more frequently, making this a good chance to collect Gible candy. On top of that, you'll have better odds of encountering a shiny Gible or one that has a special background. Just as during the previous Gible Community Day, the land shark Pokemon will also be able to learn a special attack. Every Gabite that you evolve into Garchomp by 9 PM local time will know the ground-type Charged Attack Earth Power. Finally, there will be an event-themed Collection Challenge and Field Research tasks to complete, as well as a handful of bonuses to earn. You'll rake in triple the usual amount of Stardust for catching Pokemon, and any Incense or Lure Modules that you use during the event will last longer than usual. Bonuses 3x XP for catching Pokemon Incense will last for three hours (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) Lure Modules will last for one hour and attract the featured Pokemon Increased chance to find a shiny Gible or one with a special background Find a surprise when taking snapshots during the event Pokemon Horizons Celebration Event Pokemon Go is celebrating the launch of Pokemon Horizons: Season 3 with a tie-in event from September 16-22. As part of the event, a new costumed Charmander wearing Friede's goggles will appear in the wild and as a Field Research encounter. Not only that, but there's a chance it could be shiny or have a special background. Other Pokemon featured in the anime, like Meowscarada, Skeledirge, and Pikachu wearing Cap's hat, will also appear in the wild and as Raid bosses during the event, while Kecleon will appear at PokeStops. Featured Pokemon Wild Encounters Charmander wearing Friede's goggles Pikachu wearing Cap's hat 5 AM-5 PM local time Fidough Wattrel Chansey 5 PM-5 AM local time Eevee Hatenna Rockruff One-Star Raids Pikachu wearing Cap's hat Three-Star Raids Charizard wearing Friede's goggles Meowscarada Skeledirge Quaquaval Bonuses Increased chance to encounter Kecleon at PokeStops Go Pass Bonuses Tier 1 2x candy for catching Pokemon Go Pass Deluxe: 3x candy for catching Pokemon Tier 2 Lure Modules will last for one hour and attract featured Pokemon Tier 3 Additional Stardust for catching Wattrel and Hatenna Staraptor Super Mega Raid Day A new Mega-Evolved Pokemon is making its debut during a Super Mega Raid Day on September 19. From 2-5 PM local time, Mega Staraptor will appear as a Super Mega Raid boss. Defeat the formidable flying Pokemon and you'll earn various bonuses including Mega Energy, allowing you to Mega Evolve your own Staraptor for the first time. On top of that, the event will also offer a new Timed Research story, as well as numerous bonuses. The Remote Raid limit will temporarily be increased, and you'll be able to earn up to six free Raid Passes by spinning the Photo Discs at Gyms. Bonuses Remote Raid limit increased to 20 (September 18-19) Receive up to six free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs Staraptor caught from Super Mega Raids will have Mega Level 1 unlocked Increased odds of encountering shiny Staraptor from Super Mega Raids Phantump Catch Mastery The ghostly stump Pokemon Phantump is starring in a new Catch Mastery event on September 26. From 10 AM-8 PM local time, you'll be able to encounter Phantump by completing Field and Timed Research tasks. Other stumpy Pokemon like Cherubi and Drifloon will also appear more frequently during the event. On top of that, you'll earn some extra bonuses if your catching skills are up to snuff. Successfully catch a Pokemon with a Nice Throw or better and you'll rake in double the usual amount of XP, as well as increased candy. Featured Pokemon Wild Encounters Cherubi Drifloon Field Research Encounters Cherubi Drifloon Phantump Bonuses 2x XP for catching Pokemon with Nice Throws or better Increased candy for catching Pokemon with Nice Throws or better Harvest Festival Pokemon Go is celebrating the start of fall with a Harvest Festival event from September 29-October 5. Throughout the event, autumn-themed Pokemon like Skwovet and Lechonk can be found in the wild more frequently than usual. On top of that, shiny Applin will appear in the game for the first time, and you'll also have increased odds of encountering shiny Smoliv. Apples will be much more plentiful as well. They'll appear on the map when you set a Mossy Lure Module at a PokeStop, and they're required to evolve Applin into one of its evolved forms. Finally, you'll unlock different bonuses as you level up your Go Pass during the event. Reach the first tier and the Applin you encounter will have a greater chance of holding an apple, while the second tier increases the duration of Mossy Lure Modules. Featured Pokemon Wild Encounters Skwovet Lechonk Smoliv Applin Bonuses Increased chance of encountering shiny Smoliv Go Pass Bonuses Tier 1 Applin will have an increased chance of holding Tart Apples, Sweet Apples, or Syrupy Apples when caught Tier 2 Mossy Lure Modules will last for one hour Tier 3 Earn more Stardust for defeating Team Go Rocket leaders and grunts

Title: The New Fire Emblem Lets You Skip A Massive Chunk Of Fire Emblem Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:22:21 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-new-fire-emblem-lets-you-skip-a-massive-chunk-of-fire-emblem/ Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a massive game that can easily last well over 100 hours. But you can actually make it a little less massive with the surprising ability to skip over a whole swath of the game, as players are starting to discover. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave consists of four story arcs starring separate protagonists, the four Flame Lords: Cai, Dietrich, Theodora, and Leda. You can play these in any order (though we have some recommendations) and by themselves each of these campaigns can last around 10-20 hours. Each one comes to its own resolution, of sorts. But after you've completed any one of them, you can move onto the next story arc, which starts to tie all the threads together. The fortunes start to weave, you might say. And if you want, you can just skip that part entirely. Ultimately you're all coming together to defeat the Demon King under the leadership of Eshmel, a sort of futuristic warrior construct made to bring together these legendary heroes under their banner. You know from the very start that's where all this is going. The second arc starts to develop the coming war, and ramps up the difficulty with much larger maps and more formidable armies than the Heroic Games arc. But if you'd rather just skip straight to the endgame, you can actually do that. Fortune's Weave will skip the story ahead, give you a summary of the events you missed, and auto-level your characters to scale you up for the last battles. If you want to save even more time, and if you crave a real sicko-level strategy challenge, you can just skip to the final battle right from the beginning. As soon as you finish the prologue, you can turn your Eshmel around and head right to the Door of Destiny to defeat the Demon King. If you do this, the goddess of fate Fortuna will issue a stern warning that this is a terrible idea, but she won't stop you. So you really have lots of options about how and when to approach the endgame challenges. "Fortune’s Weave rewards those craving both deep interconnected stories and intricate, interlocking RPG systems in equal measure, creating a new high-water mark for the series," I wrote in my Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review.

Title: Every Star Wars Zero Company Hero, Ranked From Worst to Best Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:14 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/star-wars-zero-company-characters-ranked/ Star Wars Zero Company, also known as ZCOM, understands one of its genre's commandments: a good tactics game isn't just about playing chess. It's about playing chess with characters you actually care about.

Title: The 9 Best Anime You Can Stream on HBO Max Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:14 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/best-anime-to-stream-on-hbo-max/ The first thing you’ll notice is that HBO Max’s anime catalog leans heavily toward movies. The service carries nearly every Studio Ghibli film, including Kiki’s Delivery Service — which is getting the live-action treatment — and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Several Makoto Shinkai movies are available as well, among them the deeply moving Your Name and the devastating 5 Centimeters Per Second. With all that in mind, here are nine of the best anime you can stream on HBO Max.

Title: The 5 Best Charlie Brown Football Comic Strips in 'Peanuts' History Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:14 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/best-charlie-brown-football-jokes-peanuts-comic-strip/ It's one of the most famous running jokes in Peanuts' 50-year run: Lucy holds a football for Charlie Brown to run up and kick, only to pull it away at the last second. Despite years of attempts to move faster than Lucy could react, Charlie Brown always misses the kick and lands flat on his back. Like much of Peanuts, it's a story about hope. No matter what happens, Charlie Brown keeps trying.

Title: Dwayne Johnson's Forgotten Box-office Juggernaut is Officially Conquering the Streaming World Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:15 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/dwayne-johnson-hercules-netflix-streaming-hit-september-2026/ Dwayne Johnson has come a long way from the days when his biggest selling point was simply being an absolutely enormous man who could beat the hell out of people. Early in his acting career, The Rock built his movie persona around hulking action roles in films like Walking Tall, Doom, and Faster, usually playing some variation of the intimidating guy you absolutely did not want to make angry.

Title: 39 Years Later, the Most Important Sci-Fi Series of the '80s Is Officially Free on Stream Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:00:14 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/star-trek-next-generation-streaming-free/ Star Trek fans had plenty of reasons to be skeptical in 1987 as Star Trek: The Next Generation changed almost everything audiences knew about the franchise. Kirk, Spock and McCoy were gone. The show jumped nearly a century into the future, put a Klingon on the bridge and handed command of the Enterprise to a very different kind of captain.

Title: Cute Critters Come to the Cloud: ‘Aniimo’ Launches on GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:55 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-aniimo/ A new creature-catching adventure is ready to stream from the cloud this week. Pawprint Studio’s Aniimo arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, inviting gamers to explore the vibrant continent of Idyll across supported devices. Also this week, 007 First Light receives a path-tracing update on GeForce NOW, alongside a smashing limited-time Deluxe Edition sale on Steam and Epic Games Store. Gaijin Network’s fractured-multiverse action game Active Matter and Annapurna Interactive’s acclaimed space mystery Outer Wilds are also among 11 new titles joining the cloud this week. Explore Idyll With the Cutest Companions The path to Idyll begins now. Aniimo is a free-to-play, open-world creature-catching role-playing game where every creature encountered can become a companion. Catch Aniimo with Aniipods, then Twine with them to take on their form and use unique skills to solve puzzles, win battles and overcome challenges. Glide, dive and burrow across Idyll, then return to a personal RV to build a warm, interactive Homeland alongside Aniimo companions. Stream Aniimo on a Steam Deck, in the newly supported Firefox browser and across any other supported devices — without waiting through its 45GB download or making room in local storage. There’s always room in the Homeland for one more Aniimo. Choose Your Path Licensed to render. In the critically acclaimed, multimillion-selling 007 First Light, follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6’s training program, and discover a reimagined origin story of the world’s most famous spy. Incorporating IO Interactive’s signature stealth gameplay with world-class Bond action, players can embark on missions in breathtaking locations around the globe, drive iconic vehicles and dive into a cinematic adventure in pursuit of a rogue agent who’s always one step ahead. Path tracing has now been added to 007 First Light, introducing extra-detailed lighting, shadows and reflections, making its levels and set pieces even more cinematic, immersive and realistic. And NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction ensures the fidelity, clarity and accuracy of these additions are at their absolute best. Ultimate members can stream with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance, with up to 5K high dynamic range and cinematic-quality streaming. DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution and Dynamic Frame Generation accelerate frame rates and enhance image quality. A limited-time opportunity awaits: the 007 First Light Deluxe Edition is on sale on Steam from Sept. 15-29 and on Epic Games Store from Sept. 3-18. The mission is on sale. The getaway car is in the cloud. Matter of Time Gaijin’s Active Matter, a realistic military shooter set in a fractured multiverse, has launched on GeForce NOW. As an operative stuck in a time loop, join dangerous raids for loot or intense player vs. player battles. Fight against rivals from other timelines, survive physics-breaking anomalies and try to stay alive. Harvest active matter, gather loot and extract to a safe place before the whole zone ceases to exist. Ultimate members can take on each raid with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud, delivering high frame rates, advanced graphics features and low latency across supported devices. The zone won’t wait — and neither does the next loop. Let’s Get Loopy Every loop holds another secret. Outer Wilds joins the GeForce NOW library this week. As the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, search for answers across a strange, ever-changing solar system trapped in an endless time loop. Gamers can trace mysterious signals, decipher alien writing and discover hidden locations before an underground city is swallowed by sand or a planet crumbles beneath their feet. There’s even more to stream this week: Active Matter (New release on Steam and Gaijin, Sept. 15) Aniimo (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) RuneScape: Dragonwilds (New release on Xbox, Sept. 15, available on Game Pass) Train Sim World 7 (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 (New release on Steam, Sept. 17) The Blood of Dawnwalker (GOG.com) Mixtape (Steam) Neon White (Steam) Outer Wilds (Steam) Stray (Steam) What Remains of Edith Finch (Steam) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after they’re released and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates to announced titles. Ready to take this week’s new games for a spin? Start with a day pass to try premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. Even better, the cost of the day pass can be applied toward a first monthly membership — making it easy to level up with GeForce RTX-powered cloud gaming. What’s on the playlist this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

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

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

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

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

Title: Share of the Week: Seasons Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:59:55 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/18/share-of-the-week-seasons/ Last week, we asked you to celebrate the seasons using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: FlamingHobo666 shares a golden bird flying across a spring field in Ghost of Yōtei gh_holy_mash shares fallen autumn leaves in Onimusha: Way of the Sword raphxander_ shares the castle covered in winter snow in Hogwarts Legacy RhodWulfLeon shares yellow flowers blooming in Horizon Forbidden West John_Varela_R shares Lara ice-picking her way up a mountainside in Rise of the Tomb Raider JDanny7_VP shares a summer evening on the water in Red Dead Redemption 2 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: Marvel’s WolverineSUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on September 23, 2026  Next week, unleash ferocious shares from Marvel’s Wolverine using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Title: Control Resonant: How Remedy is going bigger and weirder with its paranatural horror sequel on September 24 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/18/control-resonant-how-remedy-is-going-bigger-and-weirder-with-its-paranatural-horror-sequel-on-september-24/ Control was just the beginning. The paranatural realm established in Remedy Entertainment’s sci-fi action adventure thriller gets a full sequel in Control Resonant on PlayStation 5, which leaves the confines of the mysterious Oldest House and ventures into a world of terrifying entities, mind-bending cityscapes, and an unfairly incarcerated man with incredible abilities who just wants to find his sister. Verify your age to view this content. Verify your age to view this content. I went hands-on with the full game ahead of its September 24 launch to discover how strange things really get in a warped and broken Manhattan. Spoiler: weird doesn’t even cover it, in the best possible way. A story which resonates Not familiar with Control? Never fear – Resonant has a handy recap trailer to get you up to speed, told from the perspective of the first game’s protagonist, Jesse. And given her younger brother is only just discovering this new, unfamiliar world, he’s the perfect vessel for any exposition you need to understand the game’s story. Control Resonant keeps the surreal, horror tinged sci-fi tone of the first game, but amps it up with a powerful tale of people who fall through society’s cracks. This doesn’t refer to just Dylan, but also other characters who have been discarded or deemed unworthy. It’s an emotional theme reflected through Dylan’s relationship with Jesse, and his handler Zoe, but you’re given the chance to make your mark on Dylan’s shy personality by choosing some of his dialogue in specific conversations. In fact, one of my favourite elements of Control Resonant’s tale are the optional mini-quests where Dylan can recreate a scene based on a memory or childhood thought using relevant objects in the environment. In one instance, through rescuing a couple of inanimate cats, I crafted a feline picnic area that Dylan drew, speaking to a part of his tragically lost childhood. The reluctant hero In contrast to the confident and determined Jesse, Dylan is shy and hesitant, in part due to spending years both in a coma and incarcerated by the FBC. But as a fascinating counterbalance, Dylan’s powers give him far more mobility than his older sister, which is appropriate given he has the larger environment of Manhattan to explore, full of wide streets, high rooftops, and even gravity distorted Inception-like areas where the city has folded in and on top of itself. Holding down the X button elevates Dylan high enough to reach the summit of some of the city’s shorter buildings after a double jump, and a tap of the Circle-mapped dodge button lets him air dash. And by pressing Circle twice, Dylan can also dash so quickly he leaves an afterimage trail in his wake. That’s not to mention the unlockable traversal abilities gained via ‘Jesse Quests’, like the super handy Reach grappling hook. All of which is essential when it comes to surviving encounters with the freakish Hiss entities that roam the city. But what makes Dylan relatable is that despite his vast power, he possesses a childlike awkwardness that grounds his interactions. Even when using his impressive abilities, he staggers, wobbles, and even clumsily topples over after long falls; a stark contrast to the typical 3-point stance ‘superhero landings’ we’re all used to.  Combat tailored to your style When it comes to combat, Control Resonant doesn’t spare your mistakes. Much like its predecessor, aimlessly lurching into fights quickly results in a blood-red game over screen. Dylan’s paranatural abilities are far more melee slanted than Jesse’s, which means battles against the Hiss are often face-to-face (that’s when they actually possess a face), and require a lot of dodging, and quick, powerful and precise strikes. While using a bus shelter, abandoned trucks and other parts of the Manhattan environment as cover is a big part of keeping Dylan alive, his offensive capabilities and combos are key. Control Resonant’s dense and versatile upgrade paths for the disarmingly charismatic protagonist are central to Dylan’s entire range of attacks. The first and secondary forms of his shapeshifting Aberrant weapon can be enhanced with status effects including burn and infect, as well as perks such as better cooldowns and increased damage to combo finishers. Further to that, Dylan’s bonus Combat Ability can change up your tactics as well, whether it’s a shield, a barrage of projectiles, or an ally formed via ambient junk in the environment, each featuring some nice resistance on the Adaptive Triggers to give them a sense of physical weight. Combat Abilities consume Power, which can be regained via melee attacks, so conflict is all about strategy, balance and using L3 as much as possible to activate chainable execution moves on stunned foes. Verify your age to view this content. Verify your age to view this content. With a default of six total first and secondary Aberrant to choose from, there are dozens of loadout combinations to personalise Dylan with, which can be unlocked, changed and tested by visiting the mysterious Gap, a limbo-like hub accessible by holding down on the Directional buttons. Add that to the choices available in the multiple skill trees, and Control Resonant expands massively on the combat options of its precursor. Missions for all types of player Although the substantial and twisted Manhattan is yours to explore, Control Resonant isn’t quite an open world. True, it’s a shift from Jesse’s adventure through the office building confines of the FBC headquarters, , but the game smartly gives you digestible and focused sandboxes to explore, aided by a variety of mission objectives. These ranged from being combat driven, such as clearing an area of Hiss or investigating a missing person, to helping construct and fixing a machine, with Zoe’s radio chatter audible via the DualSense Controller’s speaker during relevant tasks. Handily, the game also lets you prioritise your missions, so I not only had the choice to progress the main story, but also focus on searching for Jesse or engaging in side stories. There are even arcade cabinets to unlock in each zone, where you can reward Dylan’s skills via timed challenges. The openness doesn’t reduce the horror and thriller elements that made the first game so memorable, either. There are plenty of disturbing and creepy moments that sometimes even heavily shudder the DualSense Controller – from hallucinatory jump scare visions and sudden booming announcements from The Board, to reality warping taxis and the ground-shaking arrival of misshapen enemies that had me thinking twice about my choices. Actually, while I’m on the subject… The Resonants are deeply unsettling Control is well known for its Brutalist inspired architecture and unforgettable art design, which carries over here, but things get delightfully weird with its Resonants, the often colossal and intimidating boss encounters. The first one was a giant porcelain doll’s face using taxis and girders to bludgeon Dylan, and things only became more unpredictable from there. Another confrontation surprised me entirely by not being a traditional boss fight at all. I won’t spoil it here, but you’ll know it when you see it. A PS5 must-play There’s so much to discover in Control Resonant that, like Dylan, your world will be constantly flipped and challenged, and you’ll enjoy every moment. Prepare to enter one of the most surreal adventures of 2026 when it hits PS5 on September 24.

Title: Co-op roguelite Shape of Dreams launches today on PS5 Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:15 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/17/co-op-roguelite-shape-of-dreams-launches-today-on-ps5/ Hi everyone, PlayStation players! I’m Eunseop Shim, developer at Lizard Smoothie. I’m thrilled to finally be sharing this news. Shape of Dreams launches today on PlayStation 5, arriving alongside The Starless Path — our 1st Anniversary Update, and the largest update we’ve ever made. Watch our newly released launch trailer first, then read on to see what’s waiting deep inside the dream world. Combat and Travelers Shape of Dreams is fast-paced, spectacular and aggressive. You become one of completely different nine Travelers, and descend deep into the Rapids — a dream world that reshapes itself every time you enter. Once you’ve chosen your Traveler, it’s time to dive into the Rapids. Memories and Essences Combat is fast and flashy, but how you take control of the battlefield is entirely yours to decide. Memories are the core abilities you equip. Essences slot into those Memories and fundamentally rewrite how the ability works. Take a single-target attack Memory and attach an Essence that chains the ability to nearby enemies, or one that cuts its cooldown every time you land a hit, and it becomes something else entirely — an ability capable of wiping out an entire room. With more than 200 Memories and Essences available, no two runs are the same, and a run isn’t about finding the right answer. It’s about deciding what to make out of what you’ve found. Digging up wild synergies nobody saw coming — that’s the real heart of this game. Traveler Memory and Identity Memory Every Traveler begins with two unique traits at the center of their build: the Traveler Memory, an active skill, and the Identity Memory, a passive. Before each run begins, you pick one of two options in each of these slots. Your choices let you go beyond simply stacking abilities on top and adjust the starting point itself. Constellation Every Traveler has their own Constellation to fill in, and progress isn’t lost when a run ends — it accumulates. Travelers who return to the Rapids again and again grow to heights a single descent could never reach. The Starless Path adds new Stars you can slot in. Four-player co-op You can play the whole game by yourself, or run it as a four-player online party. In co-op, builds lock into one another: one player freezes enemies while a teammate drives extra damage into the frozen targets, or someone pulls everything into a single point so the rest of the party can sweep it all at once. Nobody is forced into a fixed role. Four independent builds collide and interlock on the battlefield until they come together into one perfect rhythm. Cross-play is live at launch. PS5 lobbies are fully unified with PC and other consoles, so you can head straight out with friends without waiting around. New in The Starless Path Our largest update ever. Every improvement and piece of new content we’ve forged over the past year alongside more than 1.5 million players on Steam is fully baked into today’s PS5 version. New Traveler Cetus joins as a ranged frost tank, locking down the battlefield with ice while keeping shields up on himself and everyone around him. If you want to be the reason your party survives a bad map, start with Cetus. The Way of Stars is a new system where each Traveler’s story is woven together like a constellation. Travelers who reach the depths of the Rapids unlock hidden episodes and illustrations, and face a new ending along with the toughest final boss in the game. On top of that, existing world bosses gain threatening secondary attack patterns, turning out craftier and more lethal behavior at higher difficulties. Fallen Stars and Faded Memories: A new feature in The Starless Path. The Identity Memory introduced above can now be swapped for one of 6 Universal Identity Memories, rather than being limited to your Traveler’s own. This opens up a completely new progression path for your Traveler! A year ago, we asked players a single question. Would you risk everything to shape a dream? Today, we finally get to put that question to PlayStation players too. Thanks for reading — we’ll see you in the Rapids.

Title: Final Fantasy VII Revelation hands-on report: Into the Whirlwind Maze where Sephiroth awaits Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:09 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/17/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-hands-on-report-into-the-whirlwind-maze-where-sephiroth-awaits/ Final Fantasy VII Revelation, launching April 8, 2027 on PlayStation 5, marks the epic final chapter in the remake trilogy following Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. At Tokyo Game Show 2026, we had our first chance to play a hands-on demo of the PS5 title, featuring a combat-focused portion of the main story. In this demo, we explored the Whirlwind Maze and got the chance to test out combat with newly added playable characters Vincent and Cid, the new FITS System, and battle against Jenova Deathmourner. Exploring the Whirlwind Maze where black-robed figures linger Airship pilot Cid joins Cloud and the rest of the party at the beginning of the demo. With a group totaling eight members, you set off for the Whirlwind Maze where Sephiroth awaits. The terrain requires shimmying along cliff faces and vaulting over ledges with parkour traversal. An eerie atmosphere hangs over the field. Winds howl across the cliffs. Aurora-like ribbons of light illuminate the darkness. Black-robed figures linger along the path. Vincent: Fighting in two styles as human and beast In this game, Vincent and Cid join the party as playable characters, and both were available at the beginning of this hands-on session. Vincent fights using two distinct powers: gunplay and monster transformation. The versatile fighter unleashes ranged gunfire and fights up close in monster form. Landing consecutive standard firearm attacks causes Vincent’s unique abilities to evolve from Blood Moon to Execration and then Retribution, increasing in power relative to the hit count. There is no need to manually aim; simply firing with the Square button and executing abilities with the Triangle button makes battle feel satisfyingly effortless and snappy. Holding the R1 button transforms Vincent into a powerful monster. Moving swiftly on all fours like a beast, he can slash enemies with sharp claws. Holding the Triangle button while in monster form allows him to stagger enemies faster. Monster form is unlimited, but as time passes the Chaos level rises, reducing Vincent’s maximum HP. Switching between human and beast forms while reacting to enemy types make him a unique and versatile addition to the party. Cid: Dancing swiftly through the air with spear in hand As a spear wielder, Cid excels at airborne combat. Chaining standard attacks with the Square button and pressing the Square button again at the exact moment he becomes cloaked in a blue aura leads into derivative attacks like Dragon Spin, Hyper Dive, and Ground Pound. His long spear offers impressive reach, perfect for sweeping away groups of enemies. Pressing the Triangle button fires Target Spear, which can be charged by holding the button to launch up to five spears. Pinning enemies with spears empowers Cid’s abilities like Skydive and Burst Spiral, creating engaging tactical options. Unlocking unique abilities with the new FITS System The game introduces the FITS (Function-Integrated Tactical Suitwear), a new mechanic where choosing from four specialized FITS — Warrior, Knight, Black Mage, and Summoner — each unlocks different capabilities and abilities based on the equipped uniform. In this hands-on demo, Cloud started with the Summoner FITS equipped. Selecting FITS from the command menu during combat summons Ifrit, Shiva, Titan, and other powerful beings to fight alongside Cloud for a limited duration. Selecting FITS again while a summon is active unleashes the high-damage attack Pledge Roar. Using Pledge Roar drains HP, so this massive power comes with risk.  View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Battling Jenova Death through flames and tentacles Tough foes like Dragon Riders and Gigas await deep inside the Whirlwind Maze. Sephiroth himself appears toward the end of the demo, leading into a fight against Jenova Death. Debuting in the original Final Fantasy VII, the creature returns here with a sinister redesign featuring an unsettling spiky body. Jenova Death rains down wide-area Fire attacks, including fireballs and scorching gusts. Dodge or guard these attacks or risk severe damage to the party. Midway through the battle, Jenova Death’s tentacles sprout and shield the main body from damage until you destroy each one. As the battle continues the tentacles begin spewing fire like flamethrowers. In our session, combining Synergy Abilities and Limit Breaks finally brings down the colossal Jenova Death. From the distinct fighting styles of Vincent and Cid to the new FITS System and intense boss encounters, this hands-on session offered a great look at what makes this third entry unique. Finish the adventure when Final Fantasy VII Revelation launches on PS5 April 8, 2027.

Title: (For Southeast Asia) PlayStation Plus Tokyo Game Show promotion starts 17 September Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:41:07 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/16/20260917-psplus/ Players who join PlayStation Plus during 17 September to 30 September can save up to 25% on a PS Plus 12-month membership! Current PlayStation Plus members can save big on the remainder of their membership when upgrading a current plan to PlayStation Plus Extra or Deluxe.* With PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe, get access to monthly games, exclusive discounts, online multiplayer, and hundreds of games through the Game Catalog and Classics Catalog, including hit titles like Helldivers 2, Ghost of Tsushima and many more. Explore the Classics Catalog with PlayStation Plus Deluxe, try select games like the epic Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with Game Trials, and more.* *Availability of Classics and Game Catalog varies over time, region/country, and plan. See https://www.playstation.com/Plus for details and updates on PlayStation Plus offerings. PlayStation Plus is an ongoing subscription subject to a recurring subscription fee taken automatically (at the then-current PS Store price) at the frequency you choose at purchase until cancellation. Terms apply: play.st/psplus-usageterms

Title: What are we all playing this weekend? Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend-400 It's well and truly not summer now. I'm writing this with the lights on because the screen's backlight is suddenly too bright for these eyes grown weak and lazy by the abundance of natural illumination. Read more

Title: In the absence of a new Deus Ex, indie imsim Tokyo Walled City may scratch that stealth 'n' stolen passwords itch Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:43:02 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-the-absence-of-a-new-deus-ex-indie-imsim-tokyo-walled-city-may-scratch-that-stealth-n-stolen-passwords-itch From the buzzing tube lights of TGS 2026 emerges Tokyo Walled City, a (deep breath) "stealth action retro-cyberpunk immersive sim with survival horror and RPG elements" in development at indie outfit Grim Ronin. Hey, I like most of those things, and I like rainy, neon Japanese streets, so let’s have a crack at covering an independent imsim without mentioning Gloomwood. Ah, dammit. Read more

Title: Tractor-battling teenage road trip RPG Keep Driving is getting official mod support via Steam Workshop later this month Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:04:09 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tractor-battling-teenage-road-trip-rpg-keep-driving-is-getting-official-mod-support-via-steam-workshop-later-this-month Brendy (RPS in peace) liked Keep Driving. Nic (RPS in peace) liked Keep Driving. I (RPS still alive) liked Keep Driving. Julian (RPS currently boss) liked Keep Driving. You, reader, should play road trip RPG Keep Driving if you haven't already. A good excuse to do so is the fact that it's getting official mod support via the Steam Workshop on September 28th. Read more

Title: Single player games might require age verification if they use Steam under EU Kids Act's current draft, according to MEP's senior policy adviser Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/single-player-games-might-require-age-verification-if-they-use-steam-under-eu-kids-acts-current-draft-according-to-meps-senior-policy-adviser The European Commission proposed new rules around how under-15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games earlier this week. The draft legislation is called the EU Kids Act and calls for the setting up of a tiered system governing the types of accounts children under 15 can create to access such services, enforced by mandatory age verification for all users. The documents laying out the proposal have been officially released, and based on the current wording the Commission have used to define what they class as an online game, it seems single player games that rely on online platforms like Steam for updates, distribution, or even a one-time authentication could be caught in the crossfire. That is, unless the definition is tightened up before the law is set in stone, if it indeed it makes it that far. Read more

Title: Roman Sands RE:Build review: A unique and obliterating blend of resort sim, engineering horror and alchemic ritual Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/roman-sands-rebuild-review I completed Roman Sands RE:Build late last night, and haven't had nearly enough time to digest it, but I'm keen to help get the word out and energise whatever algorithmic chicanery might contribute to this gorgeous, ugly thing making money. So! Roman Sands RE:Build is two exquisitely grim games locked in a collapsing binary orbit. You should play it, preferably before reading the rest of this review, which is only going to spoil and dilute its squalid magic. Read more