Game Releases

Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms, a turn-based strategy RPG developed by Free Wing, has reached its 1.0 release on Steam, netting over 8,000 Very Positive (88%) reviews and reaching a concurrent player count of over 3,600 within its first day on Steam

Pawprint Studio launches open-world RPG Aniimo on iOS and Android, with full cross-progression, a mobile-exclusive Obsidian variant, and free launch-month rewards.

EA Sports FC 27 launches globally on September 25 across consoles and PC. Explore The Grounds open world, Career Mode overhauls, and full FC 27 Lite details surrounding the launch.

Microsoft cuts 268 Xbox jobs, hands the next Halo game to Activision, merges Playground with Turn 10, and proposes closure of Ninja Theory amid wider studio reset.

A dispute over Pokémon Trading Cards at a Target in Lisbon, Connecticut, escalated into a fight that left a four-year-old girl with an injured elbow. Video and an eyewitness account reportedly link the altercation to shoppers clearing out a major restock, though police records and Target have not publicly confirmed key details.

Sonic Team veteran Takashi Iizuka says Sega nearly retired Sonic the Hedgehog before Paramount’s hit 2020 film revived the franchise and fueled major growth in licensing revenue. Despite Sonic’s renewed popularity and a fourth movie planned for 2027, Sega has yet to announce a new mainline game.

Hideo Kojima predicts Physint, now backed by Xbox after Sony withdrew funding, could become his best-selling game when it launches sometime after 2030. Kojima said he was shocked but immediately returned to work, with the project’s plot, design, and storyboards complete and 3D character modeling underway.

Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek argues that game-development teams numbering in the thousands often create inefficiency through indecision and backtracking rather than delivering better results. He says GTA VI may be a rare exception, as its vast scope and high production standards could justify an unusually large workforce.

YouTuber RedLogic’s Monte Carlo simulation suggests Minecraft’s mobs could theoretically kill the Ender Dragon without player input through an extraordinarily rare chain of events. The process would take nearly two billion in-game years, and the paywalled code means its probability estimates cannot be independently verified.

Hidden Palace has released a rare custom Mega CD BIOS created for Sonic Team creative director Kazuyuki Hoshino in 1991, featuring a personalized Sonic boot screen and modified revision text. The dumped EPROM offers a glimpse into Sega’s early CD development culture, though how the one-off gift left the company and resurfaced decades later remains unknown.

Sixteen years after its browser debut, Happy Wheels amassed 750,000 Steam wishlists in two weeks - 150 times creator Jim Bonacci’s expectation - before launching to strong early sales and positive reviews. The Steam edition combines more than five million user-created levels with modern features.

A developer claims to have ported GoldenEye 007 to an emulated SNES equipped with a 2MB Super FX2 chip, using AI models to build and debug much of the renderer. With no public ROM or independent testing available, doubts persist over whether the technically ambitious footage is authentic.

Nacon and Midgar Studio confirm Edge of Memories launches Nov 5, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Explore Unreal Engine 5 action combat and soundtrack details.

Insomniac Games confirms Marvel's Wolverine contains zero generative AI assets, explaining that a viral, distorted bathroom sign is actually a UV map rendering bug the studio is fixing.

Graveyard Keeper 2 is officially out now on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2. tinyBuild's sequel brings zombie automation, town rebuilding, and Grand Inquisitor combat.

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered will support Xbox Play Anywhere at launch on September 29, 2026, granting existing Xbox owners a free Windows PC copy with synchronized saves. The Microsoft Store version in Japan will also become the studio’s first PC release to receive a CERO Z rating, without affecting editions sold through Steam, GOG, or the Epic Games Store.

Hideo Kojima, the founder of Kojima Productions, has provided an answer regarding whether Physint will be an Xbox exclusive game when it launches. The game studio has also released a statement to quell reports about the health of the studio and its partnership with PlayStation.

Best Indie Games on YouTube, run by creator Clemmy, offers developers exposure for a fee. It now faces accusations from multiple indie developers that its paid marketing packages promise far more reach than they deliver.

Typhoon Dujuan forced Tokyo Game Show 2026 to cancel its final day in person. See what happened to PlayStation and Square Enix's plans, and get the latest on Final Fantasy VII Revelation.

Konami moves TGS 2026 stage shows online after typhoon shuts the floor. Get details on the Goemon 40th anniversary, Bomberman Boss Rush, and eFootball Leagues mode.

The Nintendo 64 classic GoldenEye 007 has received an unofficial native PC port with 60 FPS support. More features are also planned down the line by the porter, including multiplayer.

Valve has open-sourced Lepton, a compatibility layer that lets you run Android games on Linux through the Steam client. Initially developed for Android VR titles on Steam Frame, the project could broaden Linux gaming support as developers adapt its code for more games and devices.

Atlus confirms Persona 4 Revival launches in February 2027 on PS5, Xbox Game Pass, and PC, followed by Switch 2 in May. Get pre-order and gameplay details.

Hideo Kojima confirmed Bill Skarsgård as the lead of Physint at Tokyo Game Show 2026, alongside details on the cast, MetaHuman tech, and the Xbox publishing switch.

CESA cancels Tokyo Game Show 2026's final day, September 21, as Typhoon Dujuan nears Japan. Get ticket refund details, safety notices, and digital stream updates.

A new action RPG has climbed to the top of Steam's popular new releases. Despite a few minor weaknesses, Sunken Realms is winning over players with its addictive dungeon loop.

Aniimo patch v1.0.3544783.0 fixes the red screen display bug, resolves a Butterfly Shadows quest blocker, and optimizes Prismana spawn rules for PC, PS5, and Xbox.

Soulart's Station uses its own NPU to track your entire body for VR games, and it is coming to Kickstarter. With Kickstarter pricing expected below $400 per unit, the system is appealing but remains unproven, with possible latency issues and multiple Stations potentially required for optimal performance.

Fire Emblem is back with a gigantic new adventure for its fans, which was released on September 17th. Critics are already giving it seriously high marks in their reviews.

Creators will soon be able to ship their games as standalone apps on Steam, consoles, and mobile. Roblox would still take a cut, however, even if it is not on its own storefront.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 unveils its campaign trailer at TGS 2026, confirming Mads Mikkelsen in the cast. Get full release dates & early access details.

RGG Studio details Stranger Than Heaven at TGS 2026. Explore Tojo Clan origins across five historical eras, unique limb combat, and its official Jan 15, 2027 launch.

Capcom's TGS 2026 Spotlight brought Mega Man: Dual Override details, a Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen date, Street Fighter 6's Arjun and Resident Evil Switch 2 ports.

Denuvo is suing the notorious game pirate known as “Voices38”. The game cracker is well known for circumventing Denuvo’s DRM protection on games once considered impenetrable.

Genshin Impact 7.1 is here: new 5-stars Vesna and Vodyanitsa, sixth-anniversary rewards, and three codes worth 300 free Primogems. Full banner schedule inside.

Bulkhead's 100-player tactical shooter hits seven figures and 350,000 concurrent players within hours of launch. The studio then had to spend launch day apologizing for the queues that it resulted in.

SEGA confirms Crazy Taxi: World Tour is set for TGS 2026. Discover playable floor demo details, globetrotting campaign features, multiplayer modes, and 2027 platforms.

For fans of Zelda, there is some good news: more consoles are coming eventually. The bad news is that "eventually" is doing a lot of work in that sentence.

Gravity Game Arise announces its seven-title TGS 2026 lineup. Discover the new Ragnarok Console RPG trailer, Aeruta playable demo, and booth schedules.

An unofficial native PC version of Spider-Man: Edge of Time surfaced only days ago, giving the 2011 console game something it had never officially received. Its GitHub repository briefly became unavailable, but has since returned and is once again publicly accessible.

Nihon Falcom's Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter remake gets a Konami TGS 2026 showcase at Makuhari Messe, timed to its September 17 global launch on PS5, Switch, Switch 2, and PC.

Square Enix showcases Kingdom Hearts IV and Kingdom Hearts Collection [I–III] at TGS 2026, spotlighting their native Switch 2 releases and launch timing at Makuhari Messe.

Blizzard unveils Warcraft III Forsaken Kingdom DLC, World of Warcraft Forever, and The Last Titan at BlizzCon 2026. Discover release dates and expansion details.

Dragami Games will debut a playable demo of its untitled new Lollipop Chainsaw game at Tokyo Game Show 2026, with stage events set for September 18 and 19.

Konami and Netmarble announce Tokyo Game Show 2026 lineups. Discover stage events for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Suikoden Star Leap.

Ubisoft is testing a new tool that lets players use the essential features of Ubisoft Connect, Ubisoft’s launcher, without installing it separately. This tool is currently being tested on Steam and is being designed to work only with Ubisoft games purchased from Steam.

Remedy has revealed the final system requirements for Control Resonant, the sequel to 2019’s Control. Its previously released requirements outlined the hardware needed to run the game at minimum and recommended levels without ray or path tracing.

One Last Hand launched with around 11,000 Steam wishlists. A Reddit account identifying itself as part of the six-person development team says the game went on to sell roughly 12,000 net copies in two weeks, with an unusually large share of buyers coming from China.

Koei Tecmo details its Tokyo Game Show 2026 lineup. Discover stage events for Attack on Titan 3, Wo Long 2, Dynasty Warriors 3, and a new Three Kingdoms project.

Level-5 details its Tokyo Game Show 2026 lineup. Discover playable demos for Professor Layton and Decapolice, booth giveaways, and Yo-kai Watch 2 PS5 news.