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• David Fincher to direct sequel 'The Adventures of Cliff Booth' — IMAX and Netflix release

  David Fincher will direct a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood titled The Adventures of Cliff Booth; Tarantino is not directing. The movie focuses on Cliff Booth, the stuntman character played by Brad Pitt in the original film. Netflix released the first teaser in February and has confirmed an IMAX theatrical run followed by a streaming debut on Netflix.

• Lego unveils 6,130-piece Executor Super Star Destroyer set

  The Lego Group revealed a 6,130-piece Executor Super Star Destroyer set inspired by The Empire Strikes Back. The set was officially revealed on Wednesday. At 6,130 pieces it becomes one of Lego's largest Star Wars models, ranking below the 9,023-piece Death Star, 7,541-piece Millennium Falcon and 6,785-piece AT-AT. This adds a new large-scale option for collectors and display-focused fans of Star Wars Lego builds.

• Cutout: grimdark 2D action where you snip, steal and attach enemy limbs

  At Gamescom's Find Your Next Game showcase, Italian studio 906 Games revealed Cutout, a 2D side-scrolling action game starring Lena, a paper-doll "child of the forest." Players use a found pair of scissors to sever enemies' limbs and attach them to Lena for new powers, while enemies can also steal her limbs. The trailer presents choice-driven moral decisions that shape Lena's development; Cutout is listed as "coming soon" on Steam and is available to wishlist. The game's spooky fairytale aesthetic and violent limb-based mechanics position it as a likely spiritual successor for fans of American McGee's Alice and similar nightmarish fairytales.

• Tim Curry dies at 80; celebrated for Rocky Horror, Red Alert 3, and game roles

  Tim Curry died late Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles at age 80. He was best known for stage and screen turns such as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show and for playing Premier Anatoly Cherdenko in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, and he extended his career into videogames. His performances shaped cult film and gaming culture. Curry suffered a major stroke in 2012, underwent brain surgery, and was left partially paralyzed with short-term memory impairment.

• GTA 6’s realism makes rampages have bigger repercussions

  Rockstar Games says Grand Theft Auto 6 emphasizes visual feedback and a more reactive world, which should make players think twice before the series’ traditional rampages. The game stars two protagonists, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, whose physical appearance changes based on activities such as exercising. NPCs now respond to behaviors like walking, running, frantic driving, or holding a weapon, so hostile actions can alter how characters and the world treat the player. GTA 6 launches November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

• Ubisoft botches release of classic Heroes of Might and Magic 3

  Ubisoft released Heroes of Might and Magic 3 but the launch was botched. The game is more than 25 years old and remains a defining turn-based strategy title. Its core loop—exploring a fantasy world, gathering resources, building towns, recruiting armies and developing heroes for tactical grid-based battles—means release problems directly affect longtime players and the game’s legacy.

• Bymas says ex‑team Monte owes him tens of thousands; Monte has replied

  Bymas, a Lithuanian professional player, says his former organisation Monte owes him tens of thousands of dollars in late and unfulfilled payments from his contract period. He publicly accused Monte of withholding those wages and Monte has issued a response to the claim. The dispute concerns payment compliance between a player and an organisation and could affect resolution of outstanding wages.

• YEKINDAR: Anger from Paris loss to FUT fueled BLAST Open Porto rebound

  YEKINDAR credited his team's improved showing in their BLAST Open Porto opener to anger after a loss in Paris to FUT. The squad used frustration from that Paris defeat as motivation to change their approach and perform better in Porto. This mental reset matters because it can shift momentum and influence the team's prospects in the ongoing BLAST event.

• League Classic’s Council lets players vote to add or remove mechanics

  The Council is a community-poll feature in League Classic that lets players vote on the mode’s direction. Players can give general feedback or vote on whether specific gameplay mechanics should be added or removed. Poll outcomes directly change how League Classic is played.

• Grogu's new Force ability confirmed; links to the original Star Wars trilogy

  Grogu displayed a previously theorized Force ability in his theatrical debut, officially confirming the speculation and tying his powers to the original Star Wars films. The character has already shown healing powers, the ability to stop a charging mudhorn, and learned combat moves across three seasons. Din Djarin (played by Pedro Pascal) equipped Grogu with Beskar armor, and the new ability expands how Grogu connects to established Star Wars lore.

• Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars follows Josh Brolin's marine surviving a viral apocalypse

  Ridley Scott released The Dog Stars, a post-apocalyptic film starring Josh Brolin and Jacob Elordi. Brolin plays Bangley, a misanthropic former marine who lives on an airstrip and warns his partner Hig (Elordi) against wanting anything beyond survival after a virus wiped out most of humanity. The pair regularly defend their home from desperate invaders, and the film frames their precarious safety as a form of the 'American dream.' This story explores survival, companionship, and moral limits in a collapsed society.

• Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake returns at Gamescom with new art and tweaks

  Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake was revealed at Gamescom as a new iteration of the classic strategy game, featuring a fresh art style and gameplay tweaks while preserving the original HoMM3 experience. A preview play session covered the campaign prologue and the Arrogance scenario, showing four-player starts near second towns, nearby underworld entrances, and shipyards that speed early expansion. The remake arrives as Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is in early access and slated for a 1.0 release in 2027, marking a franchise resurgence with two major HoMM projects active.

• The Witcher 3 Remastered out Sept 29, 2026 — free upgrade; original DLCs now free

  CD Projekt Red will release The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered on September 29, 2026 as a free upgrade for all current owners of the base game. The remaster replaces the current Complete Edition on storefronts and the original expansions Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine have been made free for base game owners. The update includes gameplay changes to combat, the skill system and adds transmogrification options, and it arrives ahead of a new story expansion, Songs of the Past, due in 2027. This delivers a major mechanical and visual overhaul to an 11-year-old title while bundling legacy DLC at no extra cost.

• Gamescom 2026: GTA 6 Netflix reveal, Witcher 3 Remaster, Opening Night Live

  Gamescom 2026 is taking place in Cologne, Germany and runs through August 30, with reporters on site and a continuously updated live hub. Opening Night Live, hosted by Geoff Keighley, kicked off the show while the Future Games Show is staging three broadcasts during the week. Rockstar will reveal GTA 6 on Netflix on Thursday, August 27 at 3 pm EST (and on YouTube six hours later), timed with Gamescom week. CD Projekt announced The Witcher 3 Remastered as a free September update for existing owners that changes graphics, combat, and traversal, and revealed a new expansion due next year.

• Fan port 're:Blue' brings Blue Dragon to PC with 4K, unlocked FPS and mod support

  re:Blue is a fan-made static recompilation that runs the 20-year-old Xbox 360 RPG Blue Dragon natively on PC, released Friday. The port unlocks frame rates, adds 4K resolution and built-in mod support while omitting original game assets to avoid copyright. Developer Tom built re:Blue as a polished showcase using his ReXGlue toolkit for recompiling Xbox 360 games. This project makes a long-console-exclusive title playable on modern PCs and highlights what careful fan ports can achieve.

• Panic will refund $12.36 tariff surcharge to Playdate buyers

  Panic is returning the $12.36 tariff surcharge charged on Playdate handhelds to customers who paid it. Impacted buyers were emailed and the refund will be automatically deposited to their accounts within days. The refund decision contrasts with several major console makers that kept tariff refunds and has occurred amid class-action lawsuits over retained surcharges.

• GTA 6 lets players swap instantly between protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos

  Grand Theft Auto 6 allows players to freely switch control between its two leads, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, at any time during the full game. The pair can be played as a romantic couple or act independently in the game world of Leonida, with in-action swaps enabling context-specific moves like switching from driver to shooter. This system ties into a romance-focused, crime-driven narrative where player choices carry consequences; the game launches November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

• Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern reimagines D&D as an innkeeping sim

  Homo Ludens is developing Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern, a management game that puts players in charge of running a tavern in the Dalelands section of Faerûn. The official reveal trailer shows a Sims-like interface for building and expanding the inn, hiring staff, assigning dice-based challenges, and serving adventurers who can use in-house recipes to gain bonuses. The game shifts focus from adventuring to supporting adventurers and is scheduled to release on PC in 2027.

• Leaked GTA 6 gameplay shows Lucia in prison and confirms dual-character play

  A recent GTA 6 gameplay leak includes story spoilers that show playable character Lucia in prison during the prologue and teases elements of her backstory. Earlier leaks focused on the other playable character, Jason, and fans are theorizing Lucia could betray Jason to federal agents. Rockstar frames the game as a Bonnie-and-Clyde–type narrative and confirms players can play as Jason, Lucia, or as a couple with a system that lets players switch between characters during action.

• Boltgun 2 launches Oct. 14 with Mick Gordon score and dual protagonists

  Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 will release on October 14 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version following shortly after. Composer Mick Gordon, known for his work on Doom and Wolfenstein, provides a cameo composition that will play during the game's final boss fight. The sequel expands the original boomer-shooter action, letting players control Ultramarine Malum Caedo or Battle Sister Nyra Veyrath as they face the daemonic demigod Vashtorr.

• Raccoon Logic unveils Breakaway Hockey League — 4v4 PC arcade-style hockey

  Raccoon Logic revealed Breakaway Hockey League at Gamescom, a PC-focused, high-skill 4v4 ice hockey game with five-minute matches and ranked play. Players control a single skater per team rather than an entire lineup, with an emphasis on realistic puck physics, physical checking, dekes and precision shooting to generate highlight moments. The studio designed the arcade-leaning title to fill a perceived gap in PC hockey games and to capitalize on hockey's expanding global audience.

• Mob Entertainment reveals Escape from Playtime, a 1–4 player co-op Poppy Playtime spin-off

  Mob Entertainment announced Escape from Playtime, a co-op survival horror that returns players to the Poppy Playtime toy factory. The game lets 1–4 players control the ‘Smiling Critters’ to scavenge materials, solve puzzles and evade the factory’s dangerous denizens. It features proximity voice chat that ties communication to risk and procedurally generated factory layouts that change each run. Escape from Playtime is coming to Steam early access with no release date provided.

• Guns of Eschaton mixes Soulslike campfires with Weird West FPS but is brutally hard

  Guns of Eschaton blends Soulslike campfire respawns with Weird West–themed first-person shooting. Hands-on play reveals the game is challenging and offers limited in-game explanation, producing a steep learning curve and frequent deaths. That combination creates a distinct, blood-soaked take on the Soulslike formula that demands time and patience from players.

• GTA 6 leaker posts 4:38 Lucia prologue clip, pushes meme coin CL

  A user calling itself Cyberleek published a 4 minute 38 second clip that shows Lucia’s prologue, marking the first leaked appearance of GTA 6’s co-lead. The video carries a superimposed message criticizing Sony and Rockstar, claiming the build is recent and soliciting support for a meme coin named CL. The release shifts leak focus from Jason to Lucia and increases spoilery story content ahead of Rockstar’s official reveals, while separate early previews describe gameplay systems like food/exercise effects, character switching, and a Rockstar research team in Miami.

• Game of Thrones RTS War for Westeros revives Iron Throne era, due in 2027

  A new real-time strategy game set in the Game of Thrones TV universe is due in 2027 and plays like a classic base-building RTS rather than a grand-scale battle simulator. The game includes recognizable touches from the show—a playable miniature Jon Snow, narration by Charles Dance, and The Rains of Castamere in its audio. Its design focuses on resource buildings, unit production, fortifications and siege engines, which critics say undercuts the epic pitched battles the franchise is known for. The release feels temporally out of step because the main series ended in 2019 while HBO's current slate emphasizes prequels.

• iM lashes out after NAVI's loss to M80

  NAVI lost to M80 and iM reacted angrily, saying "f***ing s**t" as his first thought about the team's showing. He explicitly criticized NAVI's performance in the match and did not hold back his assessment. The comment highlights clear frustration from a member of NAVI following the defeat.

• The Expanse: Osiris Reborn shows undercover Ganymede infiltration turning deadly

  Owlcat Games presented a new trailer and extended gameplay for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn at gamescom that follows a mid-game mission on Ganymede. Players control the Captain and their twin sibling J as they infiltrate a secret Protogen facility to recover data stolen from them at Pinkwater station. The undercover operation involves speaking with employees and remote crew technical support but collapses when a third party releases a bioengineered creature, forcing a firefight and escape. The sequence demonstrates the game’s shift from stealth and dialogue to emergent combat and survival.

• M80 upset Natus Vincere at BLAST Open, extending NAVI's early-season woes

  M80 defeated Natus Vincere at the BLAST Open. The result continues Natus Vincere's struggles to start the season. The win is M80's most significant scalp since March, marking a major upset for the event.

• Shadow of the Road launches Nov. 12 on PC; demo live on Steam

  Another Angle Games and Owlcat Games set the tactical RPG Shadow of the Road to release on Nov. 12, announced at GameStar’s Find Your Next Game showcase during gamescom. The game will be available on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store, and a free demo is already live on Steam. The story follows a mismatched party traveling through a war-torn Japan and mixes human foes with supernatural enemies. Tactical combat features skill upgrades, combined attacks, and use of environmental elements in battles.

• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy refines gameplay but loses a key spark

  Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a prequel set 15 years before Hugo and Amicia’s story that follows Sophia, a charismatic plunderer who travels to a mythical island to learn about her past. The game tightens and streamlines mechanics from earlier A Plague Tale titles but sacrifices a vital element that made those games distinctive. That shift changes the series’ emotional tone and reduces some of the franchise’s defining strengths.