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• Minecraft: Bane of Arthropods adds +2.5 damage vs Arthropod mobs and Slowness IV

  Esports.net reports that the Bane of Arthropods enchantment in Minecraft increases damage to Arthropod mobs by 2.5 and applies Slowness IV. The enchantment can be added to swords and axes and deals the extra 2.5 damage on top of the weapon’s base damage, Esports.net says. Esports.net also reports the Slowness IV effect lasts for a random duration that grows with enchantment level, with Bane of Arthropods V able to inflict Slowness IV for up to 3.5 seconds. Esports.net describes Bane of Arthropods as a commonly found enchantment that most players do not prioritize.

• Lego Skylines: PCGamesN says it's a more welcoming city builder that keeps series depth

  PCGamesN reports Iceflake Studios' Lego Skylines adapts the Cities: Skylines formula to be more welcoming while preserving the franchise's management depth. In a hands-on preview at Gamescom, Tom Hopkins said the game avoids throwing players in at the deep end by teaching mechanics gradually. The preview describes a career mode that introduces a family who move into the area and a gentle early progression that asks players to build houses, connect them with roads, and add shops. The article was published by PCGamesN on September 27, 2026.

• The Witcher 3: GameRant lists monster trophies and their effects

  GameRant reports that The Witcher 3 includes monster trophies that grant unique bonuses and passive advantages when collected (Jake Fillery, published Sep 27, 2026). The article states the deadliest monsters in the game have trophies Geralt can collect. GameRant's guide compiles all monster trophies and explains how to obtain them and what passive effects they provide. The story is presented as a how-to guide by Jake Fillery, an Editor (Guides) at GameRant.

• GameRant: No new 3D Super Mario on Nintendo Switch 2 could benefit the console

  GameRant reports that the Nintendo Switch 2, now well into its second year on shelves, still does not have a new 3D Super Mario title and argues that absence could be beneficial. The article says some players have grown impatient about the lack of a tentpole Mario adventure. GameRant claims the absence may allow Nintendo to deliver a broader slate of games and a more deliberately paced lifecycle for the console. It also notes there is currently "no shortage of interesting games to play" on the platform.

• Lords of the End Times lets players rewrite The End Times lore

  PC Gamer reports that Lords of the End Times lets players rewrite what the article describes as the 'most hated' End Times lore in Warhammer's history. The piece appears in PC Gamer's Play This Right Now column, which the site says highlights a new game, update, or DLC it recommends checking out. PC Gamer notes the coverage comes after three Total War: Warhammer games and '110 legendary lords and factions,' and it references Immortal Empires in the discussion. The article was written by Sean Martin and published on 27 September 2026.

• FUT Esports routs JD Gaming 2-0

  VLR.gg reported that FUT Esports defeated JD Gaming 2-0. The VLR.gg headline used the word "routs" to describe the match, indicating a decisive sweep in favor of FUT Esports. The provided VLR.gg excerpt does not include the event name, stage, date, map scores, or other match specifics. The excerpt likewise does not state upcoming fixtures or tournament implications for either team.

• GTA 6 collector's edition references and remakes rare Rockstar merch

  TheGamer reports that Grand Theft Auto 6's $400 collector's edition includes items that reference and remake rare Rockstar merchandise. The article says some of the edition's stranger items are remade versions of rare Rockstar merch. TheGamer describes the $400 collector's edition as divisive. The piece was published on Sep 27, 2026 and is attributed to George Foster.

• Half-Life 2 mod The Temple adds Iron Lung-style submarine plus airship and space shuttle

  PC Gamer reports that The Temple, an upcoming total conversion mod for Half-Life 2, will let players pilot a terror submarine and also includes an airship and a space shuttle. The article says The Temple adapts the quickfire submarine-horror premise associated with Iron Lung and aims to expand those scares within a Half-Life 2 total conversion. PC Gamer notes Iron Lung received rave reviews and spawned a film adaptation by Markiplier, and that few games have followed its particular brand of vehicular terror. The article does not state a release date or distribution details for The Temple.

• Fortnite confirms Five Nights at Freddy's collab for Fortnitemares

  TheGamer reported on Sep 27, 2026 that Fortnite has confirmed a collaboration with Five Nights at Freddy's for its Fortnitemares event. TheGamer said Fortnite had been teasing a major secret collab for months and that the reveal matched community guesses. The article does not, in the quoted excerpt, detail specific in-game items, exact release timing, or platform availability for the collaboration.

• Control Resonant seen as contender for 2026 Game Awards Game of the Year

  Polygon reported on Sep 27, 2026 that journalist Oli Welsh has been assuming Control Resonant would be a contender for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2026. Welsh wrote that this expectation is partly because The Game Awards jury has historically favored Remedy Entertainment. Polygon noted Remedy’s Control (2019) received eight nominations including Game of the Year, had a Metacritic rating of 82, and won Best Art Direction, and that Alan Wake 2 (2023) converted three of eight nominations into wins including Game Direction and Narrative. Welsh also described Remedy as a perennial underdog in the piece.

• Fragmentary Order: Nikita Buyanov's 'Escape from Tarkov in space' in development

  PCGamesN reports Battlestate Games COO Nikita Buyanov is developing Fragmentary Order, which the outlet describes as an 'Escape from Tarkov in space' and a 'next-generation multiplayer combat tactical simulator in hazardous environments.' The game is being developed at Buyanov's RANT Studio, and PCGamesN says images reportedly show interstellar combat on a mass scale. PCGamesN also reports Buyanov called Escape from Tarkov 'just a test.' The article identifies Buyanov as Battlestate Games COO, Game Director on Escape from Tarkov, and Head of Studio at RANT Studio.

• Grand Theft Auto classics largely inaccessible on PlayStation 5, Polygon says

  Polygon reports that, counting major expansions, the Grand Theft Auto series includes 16 games (soon to be 17) and that 11 of those titles are completely inaccessible on the PlayStation 5. The piece names specific missing entries such as Grand Theft Auto IV; the original Grand Theft Auto and its expansions; Grand Theft Auto 2; Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories; the GTA IV expansions The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony; Grand Theft Auto Advance; and Chinatown Wars. Polygon frames this availability gap as a game preservation problem. The article identifies PlayStation as the platform most closely associated with the franchise while describing the current state of access.

• 100 Thieves dismantle T1, advance in Group A

  VLR.gg reports that 100 Thieves dismantled T1 and, as a result, advanced in Group A. The site's headline frames the result as decisive and records advancement within that group. The item appears among VLR.gg's recent group-stage match coverage. The report does not, in the headline, provide a scoreline, tournament name, or details about 100 Thieves' next opponent.

• Jak and Daxter, Don't Starve, The Darkness appear in GameRant 'Name That Game' quiz

  GameRant published a 'Name That Game' image-identification quiz on September 27, 2026 that included multiple-choice questions referencing games such as Jak and Daxter, Don't Starve, and The Darkness. The page displays quiz UI elements including image prompts and text strings like "QUESTION 1/1" and "Results 0," according to the GameRant article. GameRant's article also states that the site has been a trusted video game news source since 2009 and describes itself as an authority. The quiz content shows image URLs and several offered answer options for each prompt as presented in the article.

• Polygon ranks the 10 best fights in Jujutsu Kaisen history

  Polygon published a ranked list of the 10 best fights in Jujutsu Kaisen history. The article argues those battles reveal how characters think under pressure by treating cursed techniques as tactical puzzles. Polygon credits MAPPA’s adaptation with raising the quality of action across successive arcs and highlights Season 1 moments such as Yuji Itadori and Aoi Todo’s teamwork and Satoru Gojo’s displays. The feature was published on September 27, 2026.

• Minecraft to get new dimension The Sift, debuting in Minecraft Dungeons 2

  Mojang announced during its Minecraft Live stream that Minecraft will get a new dimension called The Sift, its first new dimension since The End in October 2011. Mojang described The Sift as "beautiful, vibrant, and teeming with souls" and showed new bunny-like mobs during the broadcast. The Sift will debut in Minecraft Dungeons 2, which VGC reports releases on September 29, and Mojang said the dimension will come to Minecraft’s Java and Bedrock editions "next year." The stream also confirmed Ice Caves and new ice zombie variants for the main game and reiterated that a Nintendo Switch 2 version will release on October 27.

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave shows 74–99 hour reports in early How Long To Beat entries

  Nintendo Life reports that, one week after release, only a handful of players have posted completion times for the Switch 2 exclusive Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on How Long To Beat, and some of those entries list 74–99 hours for "main story + sides." GamesRadar+ highlighted that How Long To Beat still has little to no playtime data for the new game. Nintendo Life noted those user-reported totals place this entry ahead of Fire Emblem Engage and referenced Fire Emblem: Three Houses' average playtime of 75 hours. The story adds that the average playtime figure may change as more players contribute data.

• Overwatch issues new official statement on skins

  GameRant reported that Overwatch issued a new official statement on skins. The GameRant article was published on Sep 26, 2026 and credited to Michael Brandon Ingram, a Senior Contributor, and included an "Image via Blizzard" credit. The supplied evidence contains the article headline and metadata but does not include the text of the statement or any details about its content. The available material does not show any follow-up actions, responses, or further official documentation.

• GameRant: Six open-world RPGs took years to find an audience

  GameRant reported on September 26, 2026 that Vlad Mazanko compiled a list titled "6 Best Open-World RPGs That Nobody Played At First," highlighting six modern open‑world RPGs that were largely overlooked at launch and only found audiences years later. The article states modern open‑world RPGs commonly attract hundreds of thousands of players at day one and may sell over a million copies within their first few weeks, which makes unnoticed releases less common today. Mazanko's piece says even strong games can struggle to find an audience and that entirely new franchises are especially at risk. The author is identified as Vlad Mazanko, a Ukraine‑based writer who has covered games since 2013 and joined Valnet in 2021.

• junior: North American AWPers lack IGL development in Counter-Strike after iBUYPOWER Masters FML 2026

  Paytyn “junior” Johnson told Dust2.us there are no IGLs in North America who can help AWPers develop, speaking after Voca eliminated BESTIA at iBUYPOWER Masters FML 2026. Dust2.us reported junior framed this as part of a wider comment on the state of AWPing in North America and said he does not see new AWPers rising to challenge him. The interview, published by Dust2.us on September 26, 2026, also covered Voca’s limited LAN attendance and variability in Counter-Strike during the VRS era. Dust2.us noted junior said Voca need to perform well on LAN to have a chance at the Major.

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past — Polygon says it's 'more fun than ever' at 35

  Polygon reported that The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is “somehow more fun than ever” as it reaches its 35th anniversary. The piece was published by Jason Venter on September 26, 2026, and frames the game's lasting appeal within the medium’s early 1990s output. Polygon's report characterizes the game as an example of important releases that had lasting impact by 1991. The article is presented as a retrospective/opinion rather than an announcement of new releases or products.

• M80 opens iBUYPOWER Masters FML 2026 with 2-0 sweep over BESTIA

  Dust2.us reports M80 began their run at iBUYPOWER Masters FML 2026 with a 2-0 sweep of BESTIA. In a post-match interview published by Dust2.us, Michael “Swisher” Schmid said that “when he’s on, he’s on,” referring to teammate JBa and calling it “the fine line of getting him in the game.” Swisher also told Dust2.us that the team had limited sleep after flying in, noted they did not win any pistol rounds in the opening series, and still felt strong. Dust2.us published a full video interview and a transcription alongside the recap.

• GameRant lists seven long NES games described as 'taking forever to complete'

  GameRant published a ranked article listing seven NES games it described as long enough to be 'taking forever to complete'. The story appeared on September 26, 2026 and was credited to GameRant writer Mark Sammut. Image credits in the article reference New World Computing and Nintendo. Mark Sammut's author bio in the piece notes his role as GameRant's primary list editor and his prior writing for outlets including TheGamer and other Valnet sites.

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave discounted to $69.97 on Amazon in IGN Sept. 26 deals

  IGN reported on September 26, 2026 that physical copies of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave for Nintendo Switch 2 are available at Amazon for $69.97, compared with a $79.99 price noted elsewhere. IGN's deals roundup listed the Fire Emblem discount among its top picks for that day and referenced the game's 10/10 review score from IGN's own coverage. The article's headline also names Metroid Prime 4 and Nintendo Switch 2 as featured items in the same September 26 deals roundup. The IGN excerpt does not specify how long the Amazon price will last or whether equivalent digital discounts apply.

• GameRant: Fans split over new Pokemon Emerald release featuring Hoenn region

  GameRant reported that fans are split over a new Pokémon release that features Emerald's Hoenn Region. The article was published on Sep 26, 2026 and is credited to Drew Swanson. GameRant's page includes a short summary line stating the release has divided fans and offers reader-format options. The supplied evidence does not include further details about the release, platforms, or official statements.

• TALON TOWERS announced as a Fumito Ueda‑coded parkour platformer

  Rock Paper Shotgun reported that TALON TOWERS is a new parkour platformer from Jan Malitschek described as “Fumito Ueda‑coded.” The report says the game places players on dilapidated, massive towers that rise above an infinitely stretching fog and focuses on hopping and parkour across those structures. Rock Paper Shotgun credits additional contributions from Blanksword’s Quinn K. and If Found’s Hyphinett on the project. The article also notes Malitschek previously made the first‑person climbing platformer BETON BRUTAL.

• Kurt Kuhlmann: Todd Howard unlikely to recreate Fallout: New Vegas situation for The Elder Scrolls

  Former Elder Scrolls designer Kurt Kuhlmann told the FRVR Podcast that he does not know whether Todd Howard would want to recreate the Fallout: New Vegas situation for The Elder Scrolls, PC Gamer reported on 26 September 2026. Kuhlmann said Fallout: New Vegas created a perception that some people believe Obsidian should handle Fallout, reporting the phrasing 'Who makes a better Fallout game? ... why don’t they just get Fallout altogether.' He also described Todd Howard as 'very protective' of The Elder Scrolls based on his time at Bethesda. The remarks were reported by PC Gamer following Kuhlmann’s podcast appearance.

• Ex-D&D leads say Critical Role's Daggerheart is a 'fundamental shift'

  Polygon reports that former Dungeons & Dragons lead designers Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford said Critical Role's new TTRPG, Daggerheart, represents a 'fundamental shift' for tabletop role‑playing games. Polygon reports the two helped shape D&D's modern 5th edition and that their work continued into the game's 5.5 edition. According to Polygon, in an interview they described Daggerheart as emphasizing collaborative storytelling and allowing players to 'steer the ship.' Polygon frames the designers' comments as positioning Daggerheart to change conventional TTRPG design approaches.

• NYT Connections answers and hints for Sunday, September 27 (puzzle #1204)

  Insider Gaming published hints and full answers for the New York Times game NYT Connections puzzle #1204 for Sunday, September 27. The guide provides hints and solutions intended to help players who are stuck on that daily puzzle. Insider Gaming's article also outlines how NYT Connections works, reporting that the game launched in June 2023, is free-to-play, available worldwide, and playable on desktop or in a mobile app. The guide reiterates that each daily puzzle presents a 16-word grid to be sorted into four groups of four with a single solution and that some words can have double meanings.

• 100 Thieves lose to HEROIC in Stake Pulse Beat II final after Inferno rout

  Dust2.us reported that HEROIC defeated 100 Thieves to win the Stake Pulse Beat II grand final on September 26, 2026, taking the series with a runaway third map on Inferno. 100 Thieves won the opening map Dust2 13-8 and held a 1-0 series lead, according to Dust2.us. The same report says 100T missed opportunities to close the series on the second map Ancient, and HEROIC capitalized in the decider. Dust2.us also noted 100 Thieves reached the playoffs with wins over BBL and Astralis, with Nicolai “device” Reedtz facing Astralis in a 100T jersey for the first time.