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Moon Studios has delayed No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 from October 2026 to March 2027, with an open beta now planned for December.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War joins Xbox Game Pass on September 8 across cloud, console and PC for Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass members.
Xbox has revealed September 2026 Game Pass Wave 1, including Black Ops Cold War, RuneScape: Dragonwilds and SpeedRunners 2.
GTA 6 reportedly gives Jason and Lucia separate Criminal Profiles that track their approach to crime and can influence parts of the story.
Rockstar has officially announced NoPixel V, with a closed beta launching September 8 through the Rockstar Games Launcher.
Modern Warfare 4’s August 31 beta update nerfs the Type 73 and FiNN LMG, buffs several weapons and improves Warzone visibility on Zodiac.
Sony has launched Live TV on PS5 in the U.S. with more than 100 free ad-supported channels spanning movies, sports, news, anime and TV.
Sony argues in a California lawsuit that PlayStation customers should understand digital game purchases provide licenses rather than ownership.
GTA VI will sometimes require players to raise enough cash before main missions can continue, making robberies and other crimes part of story progression.
Stranded Deep 2 shifts survival from tropical islands to an endless desert river, with Steam Early Access planned for early 2027.
Former id Software producer Andrew Willis says DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations required months of extreme crunch, including some 80-hour weeks.
Housemarque co-founder Ilari Kuittinen is stepping down after 31 years at the PlayStation studio behind Returnal and Saros.
Rockstar has expanded GTA VI’s official screenshot gallery from 70 to 99 images, adding Jason and Lucia shots plus new views across Leonida.
Take-Two says its GTA VI leak investigation is rapidly evolving as it seeks a second, more targeted Discord subpoena under seal.
Sony will air two State of Play broadcasts on September 3, including global PlayStation updates and a Japan-focused showcase.
Pokémon: Wild Card is a new feature-length animated movie centered on the Pokémon TCG, with Mimikyu and an aspiring player leading the story.
Playground Games says Fable’s main quest will take around 15-20 hours, with another 15-20 hours of side content and open-world exploration.
Miami-Dade County is discussing a GTA VI partnership with Rockstar involving Vice City-themed airport, transit and public-space installations.
Marvel’s Wolverine reportedly requires a 79.36 GB PS5 download, with preload data pointing to September 8 ahead of its September 15 launch.
Reliable insider NateTheHate says a PlayStation State of Play in September 2026 is looking increasingly likely, though Sony has not confirmed it.
Infinity Ward’s August 30 MW4 Open Beta update adds Double XP, Transit 213 24/7, playlist changes, fixes and a Warzone loot improvement.
CD Projekt Red has shown 12 minutes of Songs of the Past gameplay, revealing Letten, Geralt’s new chain weapon and improved NPC behavior.
PS5 Pro stock has disappeared from several major US retailers, while third-party sellers are listing Sony’s console for around $1,300.
GTA VI’s Extended Look reached 3.97 million peak viewers across reaction streams, making it the biggest gaming showcase tracked by Streams Charts in 2026.
Rockstar says GTA VI’s rooms and NPCs were individually designed, with environmental details, bespoke characters and more than 600,000 animations.
Kinda Funny’s GTA VI preview details deeper vehicle systems, more enterable interiors, dense NPCs, original TV shows and Rockstar’s Xbox performance comments.
MW4’s Resurgence beta update buffs the Krait P68’s damage, changes multipliers, stops UAV stacking and adjusts footsteps, camera movement and fixes.
An early CS:GO prototype has surfaced from Valve’s 12TB Steam2 archive leak, showing the game during its Counter-Strike: Source-based development phase.
GTA VI preview attendees say unexplored parts of Leonida are hidden by fog of war until players travel through them.
Xbox now lists Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse as coming to Game Pass, confirming the upcoming Castlevania release for Microsoft’s subscription service.
A reported 12TB Valve archive leak contains old Portal 2, Left 4 Dead and other development files, with researchers still examining the dump.
Modern Warfare 4’s August 29 beta update adds Combat Outpost, Wolves Stadium and Imjin Farmlands alongside weapon and gameplay changes.
Persona 4 Revival’s Gamescom demo shows an expanded Inaba, upgraded visuals, new dungeon interactions, Prime Time and Series Finale attacks.
Patrice Désilets says 1666: Amsterdam has completely removed generative AI and will not use it going forward after earlier development controversy.
Fortnite’s Sonic Power Hours debut the Storm Scout Sprite, boost Sonic character spawns and increase chances for special sneakers and rare extraction items.
Rockstar’s Rob Nelson says GTA VI will “definitely” launch November 19 as the team continues refining stability and performance.
Epic reran Fortnite OG’s Final Showdown at 4:30 PM ET after matchmaking problems prevented some players from joining the original live event.
GTA VI will let players order food from Burger Shot drive-thrus and eat inside restaurants, according to TGG’s Rockstar North preview.
PS5 Pro availability has tightened across U.S. retailers as GTA VI approaches, with some stores showing limited stock and marketplace prices climbing.
Rockstar’s Rob Nelson says GTA VI concept work began in 2015 before development expanded significantly around 2020.
YouTube has age-restricted Rockstar’s official GTA VI Extended Look, requiring viewers to sign in and be over 18 to watch it on the platform.
Arkane founder Raphaël Colantonio says Valve cancelled Ravenholm because Half-Life 2 episodic DLC economics no longer justified more development time.
Modders have forced leaked DLSS 5 Neural Rendering into unsupported games, with an RTX 5070 Ti test dropping from 71 FPS to 35 FPS at 4K.
EA has confirmed the leaked Motive Iron Man gameplay is authentic and says it has “a lot more to show” when the studio is ready.
Insomniac’s new Marvel’s Wolverine trailer details Rage tiers, Adaptations, Special Techniques, suits, Nightmare Doors and New Game Plus.