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• BO1 matches end as EWC day one wraps after early upsets

  Day one of the EWC concluded with its scheduled best-of-one matches. Early in the day several underdog wins produced upsets, but subsequent opening matches saw favored teams return to form. The later results reduced the overall impact of the early surprises on the initial standings.

• D23 to Stream Kingdom Hearts Panel Live After Recent Kingdom Hearts 4 Trailer

  D23's Kingdom Hearts panel will be available only as a live stream. This announcement comes two months after a surprise Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer premiered during a Nintendo Direct. Fans expect the streamed panel to be a prime opportunity for further Kingdom Hearts 4 news.

• How to reach and hatch the Toe Biter buggy egg in Grounded 2

  Players must retrieve a Toe Biter egg from deep inside the Into the Abyss giant oak tree and then craft a nest to hatch it. Reaching the egg requires upgraded tools or spending several thousand Raw Science points to upgrade them. The task is a lengthy, late-game activity that requires significant preparation, exploration and resource investment.

• Ken Sugimori's 'Fat Pikachu' revealed for Pokémon TCG 30th anniversary

  Ken Sugimori produced a new 'Fat Pikachu' illustration for the Pokémon Trading Card Game's 30th anniversary, echoing his original chubbier Pikachu from three decades ago. Pikachu's design had slimmed over the years, and this anniversary artwork intentionally recalls the earlier look. Some fans reacted negatively to the new silhouette, making the reveal a focal point of community discussion.

• Sam Barlow and Brandon Cronenberg unveil Precognition, a sci‑fi horror FMV game

  Sam Barlow’s Half Mermaid Productions and director Brandon Cronenberg announced Precognition at the Kinetic Publishing Showcase. The FMV sci‑fi thriller stars Diana, who receives an experimental brain implant that gives her visions of the future but alters that future when those visions are committed to present memory. The game continues Barlow’s non‑linear, investigative approach from Immortality while emphasizing player agency and cause‑and‑effect storytelling.

• Sam Barlow and Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi horror Precognition due Spring 2028

  Sam Barlow's Half Mermaid studio is making Precognition, a sci-fi horror game created in collaboration with filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg that lets players scour video footage to view and alter future events. The game is scheduled for release in spring 2028 and will be one of the debut titles for Kinetic's new publishing label. Barlow previously developed Her Story and Immortality, making this a high-profile narrative experiment blending film direction with interactive video mechanics.

• Jack Lowden, Battlefield 1 actor, named a contender to play James Bond

  TV presenter Richard Osman said on his podcast that 36-year-old actor Jack Lowden is being considered for the next James Bond. Lowden is known in games for portraying T.E. Lawrence in Battlefield 1 and has screen credits including Slow Horses, Dunkirk and The Rings of Power. Amazon MGM Studios is leading the casting search after acquiring the franchise and Daniel Craig finished the role with No Time To Die (2021). Lowden is Scottish and would be the second Scottish actor to play Bond after Sean Connery.

• Liam Neeson’s 106-minute crime thriller ranks among Netflix’s biggest movies

  A 106-minute crime thriller starring Liam Neeson has become one of Netflix’s most-watched films. Neeson has spent the past two decades maintaining his commercial viability as an action lead. The movie’s streaming success underscores his continued draw for global audiences on the platform.

• Agefield High launches on PC amid player complaints over crashes and animations

  Agefield High: Rock The School launched on PC as a spiritual successor to Bully, set in the early 2000s with humor inspired by American Pie. Steam user reviews cite crashes, lag, very stiff character animations and sluggish, imprecise combat even on low settings, and a GameSpot reviewer echoed those technical and writing complaints. Developer-publisher Refugium Games posted an in-character Steam message acknowledging rough edges; the game is priced at roughly $30 and saw a largely negative first-day reception.

• CD Projekt lays off nine Project Sirius staff; 18 roles affected, over 20% cut

  CD Projekt has laid off nine employees from Project Sirius — four in Boston and five in Warsaw — and moved nine other team members into internal recruitment for roles on other CD Projekt Red projects. The company lists 83 people working on Sirius in its Q1 2026 report, so the 18 affected positions equal more than 20% of the team. Project Sirius originated with CD Projekt's 2021 acquisition of The Molasses Flood, saw that studio absorbed into CD Projekt Red in 2025 and underwent a reboot and updated direction; the game still has not been publicly revealed.

• Helldivers 2 7.0 'Devoid of Liberty' adds interactive SEAF squads, new enemies, level cap jump

  Helldivers 2's 7.0 'Devoid of Liberty' update is live and turns SEAF NPCs into reinforced, deployable allies that can appear as a planet modifier and arrive by dropship. SEAF squads now include defined roles — squad leader, rifleman, heavy-weapons specialist and a medic who can stim wounded Helldivers — and NPCs can respond to player emotes with actions like handshakes, rock-paper-scissors and hugs. The update introduces two new Illuminate enemies (the limb-vulnerable Wretch and the rapidly regenerating Crusher) and raises the level cap from 150 to 300 with new ranks and rewards. Multiple balance and quality-of-life changes were also applied, including more responsive stims, faster recovery after heavy landings, and buffs to short magazines and secondary weapons.

• Overwatch counters 2026 — Few true hard counters; player skill matters

  Counter-picking remains a core part of Overwatch gameplay, but only a small number of heroes are genuine "hard counters" that should be universally avoided. Hero effectiveness is often situational and depends more on player proficiency and strategy than on strict matchup rules. Skilled players can frequently overcome a hero's strongest counters by mastering that character.

• The End of Oak Street: David Robert Mitchell’s suburban dinosaur thriller

  The End of Oak Street follows the Platt family, played by Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway, who wake to find their once-quaint neighborhood besieged by gigantic dinosaurs. The film is directed by David Robert Mitchell and blends suburban-home horror with large-scale creature spectacle. It explicitly draws on influences such as Gremlins, Poltergeist and Jurassic Park, representing a shift for Mitchell from intimate horror (It Follows) to broader blockbuster-style threats.

• Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition launches Oct. 1 with Echoes of Sekigahara, Most Wanted

  Sucker Punch will release Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition on PS5 on Oct. 1, bundling the base game, Legends co-op, the Echoes of Sekigahara expansion and the Most Wanted survival mode. The Complete Edition costs $69.99, while existing owners can buy a $14.99 Complete Edition Upgrade to add Echoes of Sekigahara and Most Wanted. A free Oct. 1 update also adds Beauty of Yōtei mode, armor appearance customization, and a high-contrast accessibility option for all owners. Echoes of Sekigahara follows protagonist Atsu across two time periods, including her role in the Battle of Sekigahara before the events of the main game.

• Amazon exits MMO publishing: Throne & Liberty to NC in Q4 2026, Lost Ark to Smilegate

  Amazon Game Studios will transfer Western live-service operations and customer support for Throne and Liberty to NC (formerly NCSoft) in Q4 2026 and for Lost Ark to Smilegate in early 2027. Amazon published and ran these free-to-play MMOs in the West but did not develop them. Most player data and character progress will move to the new operators, though Throne and Liberty will lose Steam-console cross-progression and players can opt out of data transfer. The handovers effectively end Amazon’s role as a Western MMO operator and return long-term operational control to the games' South Korean creators.

• Aurora coach ash: new lineup struggles to turn practice promise into match results

  Aurora's new roster has had a rocky start as it struggles to reproduce promising practice performances in real matches. Coach ash says he has been "biting my tongue" when players revert from the intended playstyle, quoting "Okay, this is the way we play." The gap between practice and match execution undermines the team's consistency and will shape expectations for their upcoming events.

• Christopher Judge urges hiring game creators for live-action adaptations

  Christopher Judge, the voice of Kratos, criticized live-action video game adaptations at a Fan Expo panel for routinely excluding original game actors and writers. He cited HBO’s The Last of Us—praising Pedro Pascal but arguing the game cast and writers could improve fidelity—and called on Amazon’s upcoming God of War series to bring game creators into the writer’s room. Judge’s comments push for greater creative continuity to preserve authenticity and better serve fans.

• Astralis, HEROIC and 100 Thieves confirmed for $60,000 Stake Pulse Beat II LAN

  Astralis, HEROIC and 100 Thieves are confirmed participants at Stake Pulse Beat II, a LAN event with a $60,000 prize pool. Two remaining tournament spots will be awarded through open qualifiers. The presence of established teams makes those qualifier places valuable because winners must face top-tier competition.

• Windows 11 KB5121003 adds 'low latency' CPU profile to speed app launches

  The Windows 11 update KB5121003 (build 26200.9168 / 26100.9168) extends the OS 'low latency profile' to cover user applications so they launch faster. The profile lets the CPU scheduler raise and lower clock speeds more quickly for short-burst tasks; the update applies automatically and can be checked by watching CPU boost behavior in tools like HWInfo. This change comes alongside recent Start menu refinements and the resolution of a brief monitor/display issue, and arrives as OEMs face higher Windows license costs.

• Crimson Desert headed to Nintendo Switch 2 in first half of 2027

  Pearl Abyss plans to release Crimson Desert on Nintendo Switch 2 between January and June 2027. The game has already sold over 4 million copies on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and generated more than $180 million earlier in 2026, making the port a notable expansion. The Switch 2 build has reached a playable baseline and is undergoing technical reviews for performance and quality, while multiplayer is under study and no mobile version is planned.

• Dawn of War 4 delayed to late this year as King Art Games pursues extra polish

  Dawn of War 4 has been pushed back to the tail end of this year. Developer King Art Games announced the delay to give the team extra time to further refine and polish the experience before launch. The change moves the game's release window into the year's final months and extends its final development and testing period.

• CD Projekt Red's Project Sirius cuts 9 staff, reassigns 9 amid development shift

  The Molasses Flood, now part of CD Projekt Red, laid off nine people from Project Sirius and moved nine more to other projects as the company shifts its development strategy. The studio previously cut over 25 Project Sirius staff in 2023 while implementing a new framework for the game. Project Sirius — announced in October 2022 as a new Witcher entry — remains under development alongside other CD Projekt Red projects including Cyberpunk 2, The Witcher 4–6, and a partnership with Scopely.

• Amazon ends publishing for Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty; NC and Smilegate to take over

  Amazon is ending its Western publishing agreements for Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty. NC will assume Western publishing for Throne and Liberty near the end of 2026, and Smilegate will take back Lost Ark in early 2027. Both games will remain live and receive regular content updates during the handovers, but some Lost Ark user data will not transfer and Firespark warned major Throne and Liberty updates may be delayed until after the transition. The moves complete Amazon's retreat from big-budget MMO publishing following the 2025 pause of New World and related layoffs.

• Dawn of War 4 delayed to Dec. 3; Commander Edition gets Nov. 30 early access

  King Art Games has pushed Dawn of War 4’s launch from September 17 to December 3 to allow additional time for optimization, bug fixes and polish. Buyers of the Commander Edition receive three-day early access beginning November 30. The developer plans free post-launch updates including new maps, the return of Crusade mode, extra commanders and a mission editor, plus two story expansions.

• Alain Damasio’s La Horde du Contrevent gets first English translation, out Oct 2026

  The first English translation of Alain Damasio’s La Horde du Contrevent, under the title Horde of the Counterwind, will be published in hardback by Abrams Books in the US on 13 October 2026. The novel is a cult classic and provided key inspiration for the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, making the English edition notable for readers and gamers. A UK hardback release is listed on Amazon for 12 November 2026.

• RX 9070 XT used as eGPU on Steam Machine via NVMe–Oculink, delivers 100+ FPS

  A modder connected an AMD RX 9070 XT to a Steam Machine as an external GPU by using the NVMe slot with an NVMe-to-Oculink adapter and booting the NVMe drive from a USB-C NVMe adapter. The card became the system's primary GPU on startup and ran Crimson Desert at over 100 fps on High settings. The build required removing the Steam Machine backplate and only functioned with the Steam Machine connected to a TV to avoid a black screen, but the installer says the arrangement could be made permanent with case modifications. This demonstrates a practical way to add high-end GPU performance to compact Steam Machines without replacing the whole system.

• CD Projekt Red removes 18 from Project Sirius; nine laid off, nine reassigned

  CD Projekt Red has removed 18 people from Project Sirius: nine employees were laid off and nine others were reassigned to different internal teams. Project Sirius is a multiplayer-linked Witcher spin-off. CD Projekt Red frames the personnel changes as part of a broader shift in its development strategy, and the moves reduce the project's dedicated headcount.

• Helldivers 2 adds hug interaction with buffed SEAF troopers; avoid doing it near Crushers

  The Devoid of Liberty update adds SEAF platoons that drop in to fight alongside players, offer medical stims, and grant morale boosts when saluted, shaken, or hugged. SEAF troopers have been buffed with machine guns and increased numbers and will pause mid-fire to accept player hugs. New void-mutated enemies—notably quiet, hard-hitting Crushers and fast Wretch variants—make hugging in close combat risky for player survival.

• Preservation group warns Sony will end PS5 disc support as many discs need downloads

  Does It Play, a game preservation site, warns Sony is ending support for physical PS5 discs and criticizes industry communication and customer rights. The site tested physical releases and found 34% of PS5 titles and 50% of Xbox Series X titles require a download before they fully work. This matters because losing disc support threatens the ability to preserve original game versions and limits consumer choice and second-hand market pricing.

• Ghost of Yōtei: Complete Edition arrives on PS5 on 1 Oct 2026

  Sony and PlayStation announced Ghost of Yōtei: Complete Edition, an expanded re-release of the 2025 open-world action game. It will launch for PS5 on 1 October 2026 and includes new story additions and a new roguelike survival mode. The Complete Edition packages content that was not present in the original 2025 release, expanding gameplay for new and returning players.