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Microsoft Unveils Xbox Game Pass September Wave 2 Featuring Marvel Cosmic Invasion and Ninja Gaiden 4

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass September 2026 Wave 2 lineup, headlined by day-one arrivals Marvel Cosmic Invasion and Ninja Gaiden 4 alongside cloud streaming enhancements.

4 min to readSep 16, 2026 · 05h

Official cinematic launch trailer showcasing Dragonwilds 1.0 dragon combat, wilderness exploration,

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Jagex Launches RuneScape Dragonwilds 1.0 on PC and Consoles with Day-One Game Pass

Jagex has officially launched RuneScape: Dragonwilds 1.0 out of Early Access across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, arriving day one on Xbox Game Pass.

3 min to readSep 15, 2026 · 19h

Key promotional art showcase for premier first-party PlayStation 5 autumn software releases and cinematic character design

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Sony and Insomniac Games Launch Marvel's Wolverine on PlayStation 5 Amid Autumn Blockbuster Realignment

Sony has launched Insomniac's mature, visceral Marvel's Wolverine exclusively on PS5, anchoring its 2026 holiday hardware campaign and establishing new technical benchmarks.

4 min to readSep 15, 2026 · 05h

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Circana Report Finds Over 40 Percent of Game Pass and PS Plus Cancellations Driven by Rising Costs

Market research firm Circana reports that cumulative subscription price hikes have become the leading catalyst for cancellations across Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, reshaping player spending habits.

4 min to readSep 14, 2026 · 18h

Official promotional key art showcasing Horde warriors in World of Warcraft Classic Plus

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Blizzard Unveils Native Gamepad Support and Dynamic Interface Architecture for World of Warcraft Classic Plus

Blizzard reveals a comprehensive input engine overhaul for World of Warcraft Classic Plus, introducing native controller navigation and dynamic action cross-bars for modern gaming hardware.

4 min to readSep 14, 2026 · 05h

Saber Interactive executive Tim Willits discussing global production restructuring

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Saber Interactive Shifts Core Production Outside North America Over High AAA Costs

Saber Interactive winds down core development operations in North America, restructuring over 3,000 developers into high-efficiency studios across Europe and Latin America to counter surging AAA budgets.

4 min to readSep 12, 2026 · 05h

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Savvy Games Group Weighs Historic Multi-Billion Dollar Merger With Electronic Arts to Consolidate Global Gaming Empire

Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group is formally exploring a massive corporate merger with Electronic Arts to unite EA's blockbuster franchises with Scopely and Moonton under a single global entity.

5 min to readSep 11, 2026 · 17h

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Blizzard Entertainment Workers Ratify Historic First Union Contract Establishing Precedent for Generative AI Safeguards

Workers across Blizzard Entertainment have ratified a landmark collective bargaining agreement with Microsoft and Communications Workers of America, establishing industry-first workplace protections governing generative AI alongside guaranteed annual wage increases.

5 min to readSep 11, 2026 · 05h

PlayStation 5 console and DualSense wireless controller highlighting the System Software 14.0 upgrade.

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Sony Deploys PSSR 2.0 via PS5 System Software 14.0 for Pro AI Upscaling

Sony released the beta of PlayStation 5 System Software 14.0, integrating PSSR 2.0 neural upscaling to eliminate temporal artifacts and enhance 4K visual fidelity on PS5 Pro.

4 min to readSep 10, 2026 · 20h

Hideo Kojima at Kojima Productions headquarters announcing the Xbox partnership.

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Xbox Replaces PlayStation as Global Publisher for Hideo Kojima's Physint Espionage Action

Xbox Game Studios has stepped in to acquire global publishing and co-production rights for Hideo Kojima's next-gen tactical espionage game Physint following PlayStation's quiet exit.

4 min to readSep 10, 2026 · 05h

Grand Theft Auto VI official key art depicting protagonists Lucia and Jason against Vice City neon skyline.

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Rockstar Confirms Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Will Be Digital-Only Across All Retail

Rockstar Games confirmed physical editions of Grand Theft Auto VI will not contain a Blu-ray disc at launch, providing digital vouchers instead to eliminate leaks and street-date breaks.

5 min to readSep 9, 2026 · 18h

Official Valheim key art capsule banner celebrating version 1.0 commercial launch and Viking survival gameplay.

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Valheim Exits Early Access with 1.0 Release Date, Deep North Biome, and Console Ports

Iron Gate and Coffee Stain revealed Valheim 1.0 will launch in 2026 featuring the Deep North endgame biome alongside native PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 editions.

3 min to readSep 9, 2026 · 05h

Promotional broadcast graphics for the official The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct presentation.

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Nintendo Announces Dual Direct Broadcasts Celebrating The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary

Nintendo schedules synchronized global presentations dedicated to four decades of The Legend of Zelda alongside upcoming hardware and third-party partner pipelines for late 2026.

3 min to readSep 8, 2026 · 17h

French President Emmanuel Macron speaking at the creative industry Sommet Lumière in France.

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Macron Announces State-Backed International Video Game Festival to Anchor France's Cultural Exception

French President Emmanuel Macron reveals plans for a state-backed global video game festival, integrating the gaming industry into France's cultural exception framework alongside cinema.

4 min to readSep 8, 2026 · 05h

Grand Theft Auto Vice City rendering at 60 FPS directly inside a standard web browser window using WebAssembly.

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Grand Theft Auto Vice City Reverse-Engineered into High-Performance WebAssembly Browser Port

Independent software engineers achieve a 60 FPS in-browser port of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City using WebAssembly, WebGL 2 shaders, and user-provided asset mounting.

4 min to readSep 7, 2026 · 17h

In-game rendering capture of high-speed urban gameplay from Grand Theft Auto V running under PC emulation

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PS5 Emulator Runs Console Grand Theft Auto V at 60 FPS on PC Ahead of Next-Gen Debuts

Experimental PlayStation 5 emulator shadPS4 hits 60 FPS running the console edition of Grand Theft Auto V on PC, marking rapid reverse-engineering strides.

4 min to readSep 7, 2026 · 05h

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Valve Disclosed Intentional Leak of Left 4 Dead 2 Cinematic Trailer to Circumvent Ratings Board Censorship

Archival production disclosures reveal that Valve covertly uploaded the iconic Left 4 Dead 2 trailer to the web to bypass regulatory board censorship delays.

4 min to readSep 6, 2026 · 05h

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Microsoft Sets 15-Hour Monthly Xbox Cloud Gaming Cap at Data Center Break-Even Threshold

Internal cloud computing cost audits reveal that Microsoft's proposed fifteen-hour monthly streaming cap on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate matches the exact server compute break-even point for cloud gaming.

4 min to readSep 5, 2026 · 17h

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PlayStation State of Play Showcases Wolverine Launch Trailer and Final Fantasy VII Revelation

Sony held its September 2026 State of Play broadcast, premiering the final launch trailer for Marvel's Wolverine and announcing Final Fantasy VII Revelation for April 2027.

4 min to readSep 5, 2026 · 05h

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Nintendo Schedules Twin Direct Showcases for Zelda 40th Anniversary and Switch 2 Slate

The Japanese publisher outlines consecutive forty-minute livestreams dedicated to celebrating four decades of Link's adventures and presenting upcoming next-generation platform releases.

4 min to readSep 4, 2026 · 17h

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Sony PlayStation Showcases Final Fantasy VII Revelation and Asian Studio Lineup at State of Play

Sony's State of Play broadcast delivered a worldwide gameplay reveal for the concluding Final Fantasy VII remake chapter alongside rising Asian studio titles.

4 min to readSep 4, 2026 · 05h

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Microsoft Slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to 15 Hours Monthly and Debuts Pay-As-You-Go Tiers

Microsoft announced a sweeping restructuring of Xbox Cloud Gaming on September 3, 2026, ending unlimited streaming and introducing a 15-hour monthly cap on Game Pass Ultimate alongside pay-as-you-go tiers.

4 min to readSep 3, 2026 · 17h

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Capcom revives Onimusha with Way of the Sword across PC and current-generation consoles

Capcom released Onimusha: Way of the Sword worldwide on September 3, 2026, marking the historic return of the samurai dark fantasy franchise after a two-decade hiatus with reimagined third-person combat powered by the RE Engine.

4 min to readSep 3, 2026 · 07h

The Blood of Dawnwalker official Steam key art showing vampire combat systems

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Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco launch The Blood of Dawnwalker with dual-form vampire RPG systems

Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco launched The Blood of Dawnwalker on September 2, 2026 across PC and consoles, introducing a 30-day non-linear narrative structure and dual-form human-vampire combat mechanics in medieval Europe.

3 min to readSep 2, 2026 · 17h