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• OG and Team Liquid top Dota 2 all-time team records

  OG and Team Liquid hold the biggest all-time Dota 2 team records across earnings and longevity. OG has the highest total Dota 2 prize earnings, the largest earnings from The International, and shares the record for most Major tournament wins. Team Liquid leads in longevity metrics, including most professional games played, most games won, most games lost, and most Major finals appearances. These records show OG's peak competitive and financial success and Team Liquid's sustained presence at the top level of Dota 2.

• Leaked images show Zelda-themed Switch 2 dock and controllers

  Images posted by Centro LEAKS on X show a Triforce-decorated Switch 2 dock and black-and-green Joy-Con 2 controllers with gold accents, suggesting a possible Zelda 40th-anniversary special edition. Nintendo has not announced any special Switch 2 hardware or a Zelda 40th event. The company has released Zelda-branded consoles before, and a planned Ocarina of Time remake is due later this year. Switch 2 has sold over 23 million units, surpassing the lifetime sales of the Wii U and GameCube, so any limited edition would reach a large audience.

• OSRS player OnlyShrimp99 spent 4,304 hours catching shrimp and anchovies to hit 99 fishing

  A player using the account OnlyShrimp99 reached level 99 fishing in Old School RuneScape after a 27-month grind of exclusively catching raw shrimp and anchovies. The effort took 4,304 hours, produced 275,196 shrimp and 257,064 anchovies, and generated about 9.5 million gold at current in-game prices. The grind began on May 11, 2024, used low-level fishing spots such as Al Kharid, and provided no gameplay advantage beyond the achievement, though the player says they gained friends and life milestones during the run.

• Mark Zuckerberg publishes 6,434-word AI manifesto urging broad access and power balance

  Mark Zuckerberg posted a 6,434-word essay on Meta's website titled "The Future is for Everyone: The Path to a Positive AI Future." He argues superintelligent AI should be broadly accessible, framed by individual empowerment, invention as its primary purpose, and a balance of power as the basis for safety. The piece stresses the question of who will control superintelligence—centralized institutions or tools available to everyone—and uses historical examples of non-establishment inventors to support decentralization.

• Leaked photos show all-black Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike with hardware tweaks

  Full product images of the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike surfaced showing an almost all-black finish with small white accents and a more textured coating. The pictures use a white studio background and show a shape, side buttons and skates that match the X2 model; leak materials indicate the X3 will keep the existing Hero 3 sensor while adding an upgraded controller and tweaks to Logitech's HITS haptic‑inductive trigger system. This matters because HITS provides analogue clicks unique to the Superstrike line, and controller or design changes could affect feel and performance ahead of an expected Logitech G Play reveal in September.

• Betclic signs Polish talent Roland; he will return to speaking Polish

  Betclic has announced the signing of Roland, a talent from Poland. Roland will be speaking his native Polish again as part of the move. The signing provides Betclic with direct Polish-language representation for its audience or operations.

• High-severity CVE-2026-8917 affects Asus Armoury Crate, GPU Tweak and AI Suite

  A new high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-8917, 8.4/10) was found in components used by Asus Armoury Crate, GPU Tweak II, GPU Tweak III and AI Suite 3. The flaw is an IOCTL issue that allows a local attacker to write a specific value to an arbitrary memory address, potentially enabling privilege escalation. Updates are available: Armoury Crate can be updated from within the app, while GPU Tweak II/III and AI Suite 3 require downloads from Asus support pages. This matters because the vulnerability gives local attackers a concrete path to escalate privileges on affected systems.

• Wardogs launching on Steam Early Access on Sept 10; refunds offered for closed beta

  Wardogs, a 100-player shooter from Bulkhead Interactive, will arrive on Steam Early Access on 10 September. Bulkhead — the studio behind Battalion 1944 and The Turing Test — ran months of invite-only closed tests before setting the date. The studio will refund any closed‑beta participant who is unhappy, a move intended to reassure the game's large wishlist and early community.

• Panache Digital still uses AI, scaling back on witchy action game 1666: Amsterdam

  Canadian studio Panache Digital, co-founded by Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets, says it continues to use AI tools on its witchy action game 1666: Amsterdam. The studio reports it is using those tools "less and less" while development continues despite recent controversy around AI in games. The stance matters because developer practices shape how AI tools are adopted and regulated across the industry.

• $10,000 Fantasy Season continues with 32-team EWC group stage; game now live

  The $10,000 Fantasy Season has moved into a 32-team EWC group stage and a new Season game is live on the site. Thirty-two teams are competing in the EWC group-stage segment of the Fantasy Season. Fans can access the live Season game on the website to participate in the ongoing competition.

• GTA 6 pre-orders skew toward $100 premium even though $80 base exists

  GTA 6 is being sold in an $80 standard edition and a $100 premium edition, and early pre-orders are favoring the premium. The premium edition locks some in-game content, including several stores, behind the upgrade. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says the pre-order skew reflects that the most avid consumers are buying now and the company is unlikely to reduce the game's price, a stance it maintained with GTA V. If the premium becomes the dominant purchase, players will effectively pay $100 for the fuller experience and Take-Two will capture higher launch revenue.

• Supermassive cuts up to 75 jobs in third straight year of layoffs

  Supermassive Games announced cuts of up to 75 employees, marking the studio's third consecutive year of layoffs. The reductions come nearly three months after the release of Directive 8020 and while Supermassive is handling development on Little Nightmares 3. Supermassive cited company sustainability as the reason and remains owned by Nordisk Games, which acquired the studio in 2022.

• Supermassive Games to cut up to 75 roles in third round of layoffs since 2024

  Supermassive Games has started a redundancy process that will remove up to 75 jobs. The cuts come three months after the studio released Directive 8020 and are the company’s third round of layoffs in under three years. The move reduces staff at a studio owned by Nordisk Film while parent company Egmont Group posted €2.2 billion revenue and €140 million operating profit in 2025, underscoring wider industry instability.

• Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says company is not for sale despite Netflix tie-up

  Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick told CNBC the company is not interested in selling to Netflix or any buyer right now. The comment came amid a partnership with Netflix around the GTA 6 trailer and existing deals to distribute some Take-Two titles via Netflix Games. GTA 6 is scheduled to launch this November, and Zelnick emphasized Take-Two’s preference to remain an independent, publicly traded pure-play games company.

• SteamOS beta adds preliminary Steam Frame wireless-adapter support, signaling launch progress

  Valve pushed 'preliminary support' for the Steam Frame Wireless Adapter to SteamOS Beta and Preview channels, a sign of continued development for the company’s upcoming standalone VR headset. This update follows earlier launch indicators — Valve’s summer 2026 target, import sightings, a 'Great on Frame' Steam tag, public Frame-related software, and FCC photos and teardowns — and suggests the headset is moving toward release. The change may only add the adapter’s ability to wake Steam Machines from sleep, prompting community skepticism, and supply could be constrained by a global LPDDR5 memory shortage.

• Job Simulator: Human Relations announced as 4-player co-op, seeks $150K on Kickstarter

  FarBridge announced Job Simulator: Human Relations, a cooperative spin on Job Simulator where up to four players pilot robots through simulated eight-hour shifts completing workplace tasks and surviving disasters. The studio has launched a Kickstarter with a $150,000 funding goal and backer rewards including private playtests, VIP Discord access, and copies of the game at higher tiers. The project aims to bring Job Simulator’s satirical workplace gameplay to flat-screen platforms with additional disasters, customization, and jobs planned as stretch goals.

• Marvel's Wolverine PS5 disc will be fully playable at launch

  Insomniac Games will release Marvel's Wolverine for PlayStation 5 on 15 September, and the physical disc will contain the full game playable at launch without a mandatory download. The disc release may be one of the last PlayStation titles to ship as a fully playable physical disc, highlighting a shift away from disc-first releases.

• Insomniac crafting a cinematic, destructive opening for Wolverine

  Insomniac Games is actively designing the opening sequence for its Wolverine game, treating that moment as central to the player experience. Mike Fitzgerald, Head of Technology, points to the Spider-Man game's jump-out-the-window-and-swing-opening as the reference and says the team is looking for an equivalent signature beat for Wolverine. The studio aims for a ferocious, destructive, cinematic opening to set the game's tone and identity.

• Razer launches Naga V3 Pro with 50,000 DPI sensor and swappable thumb plates

  Razer released the Naga V3 Pro, an MMO-focused mouse that ships with three tool-free, snap-in thumb plates to switch between 12-, 6- and 2-button layouts. The mouse uses Razer's Focus Pro 3rd‑generation optical sensor with up to 50,000 DPI and 4th‑generation optical switches. It weighs 97 g without a thumb plate and 112–117 g with plates installed, and is available now for $180 / £180 / €200. The configurable button counts (23, 17 or 13 total) let players adapt one mouse for MMOs, MOBAs and FPS playstyles.

• VCT EMEA Barcelona Fan Fest Aug 28–30: booths, creators, mini-games outside Olympic Arena

  From Aug. 28–30 the VCT EMEA Barcelona Fan Fest will run in the area around the Olympic Arena during the VCT EMEA Stage 2 Finals, offering team booths, creator meet‑and‑greets, mini‑games, giveaways and partner activations. Fans who do not hold Finals tickets can still enter the fan fest area and participate. The fan fest adds hands‑on activities and opportunities to meet creators and teams, expanding the live VALORANT experience beyond the matches.

• Sony unveils Marvel’s Wolverine limited-edition PS5 bundle and accessories

  Sony revealed a Marvel’s Wolverine Battle Yellow Limited Edition PS5 bundle and matching accessories ahead of the game's September 15 launch. The $650 bundle includes a PS5 Digital Edition, a matching DualSense controller and a download code for Marvel’s Wolverine. Sony will also sell $75 console covers for both the base PS5 and PS5 Pro and an $85 standalone DualSense controller. The design, by artist Jock, features a yellow finish with exposed claw-mark art and an alternate silver 'adamantium' variant for the Pro covers and controller.

• Thief designer Randy Smith: immersive sims are too niche for AAA economics

  Randy Smith, a veteran designer on Thief, System Shock 2 and other immersive sims, says the genre's audience is too small to justify the rising AAA budgets studios are chasing. He argues immersive sims are being forced to compete with blockbuster shooters and open-world games, driving up costs and expectations. That mismatch has contributed to commercial failures and studio shutdowns, including Arkane Austin in 2024, and pressure on Arkane Lyon despite French labour protections.

• 1win releases roster; former squad now unattached and will compete as Color

  1win has released its former roster. The players are now unattached and will continue to compete under the name Color. The squad remains active in competition despite no longer being signed to the 1win organization.

• Star Wars: Zero Company adapts XCOM-style turn-based tactics to Star Wars

  Star Wars: Zero Company is a turn-based tactics game that applies core XCOM mechanics within the Star Wars setting. It centers on small-squad management with permanent ally death, grid-based close-quarters combat, and a base/mothership metagame featuring light RPG progression. This combination brings established tactical systems to a major franchise, merging strategic depth with Star Wars flavor.

• Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition: fan-cooled mouse with 42,000 DPI

  Pulsar's Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition pairs a built-in Noctua cooling fan and a honeycomb shell with a Pulsar XS-2 sensor that reaches up to 42,000 DPI and an 8,000 Hz polling rate. The fan is designed to blow air onto the palm to reduce sweat and is tuned for fast movements, while the mouse supports wired and 2.4 GHz wireless modes and uses optical switches. The mouse weighs 73 g, offers 8–20 hours battery life depending on polling and fan speed, costs $180/€199, and targets competitive players who want active palm cooling despite the added weight.

• Supermassive Games lays off about 75 employees after Directive 8020 reception

  Supermassive Games announced layoffs affecting around 75 employees in an early-morning social media post. This is the studio's third round of layoffs in as many years. The cuts follow weak critical and player response to its latest title, Directive 8020, and reduce the workforce at the studio behind Until Dawn and The Quarry.

• paiN Gaming replaces Russia's BetBoom at BLAST Open Porto after visa issues

  paiN Gaming will take BetBoom’s spot at BLAST Open Porto after BetBoom were unable to attend because of visa issues. The swap changes the event lineup for the BLAST tournament in Porto, Portugal. The move highlights recurring visa problems that have affected Russian teams’ international participation.

• Star Wars Zero Company mixes XCOM-style tactics with Midnight Suns-style abilities

  Star Wars Zero Company is a turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor that closely mirrors XCOM 2’s combat while layering ability-driven systems reminiscent of Midnight Suns. A preview build was played through 18 cycles and showed perishable soldiers, overwatch, strong RNG swings, and abilities that grant extra action points and free shots; one ally is a clone named Trick and enemies include Separatists. Bit Reactor was founded by former Firaxis art director Greg Foertsch and includes multiple Firaxis veterans, which explains the familiar design but also raises the risk of harsh comparisons to past XCOM spin-offs.

• Calamity mod ends after 10 years as developers cite grooming allegations and 'tainted' reputation

  The Calamity mod for Terraria will cease all development after a 10-year run, the remaining development team announced on the mod's Discord. Developers said they have lost passion and called the project's reputation 'irrecoverably tainted' following allegations tied to the mod's absentee leader. The leader, Ozzatron, is accused of involvement with and permissiveness toward a NSFW server that included minors; he succeeded former leader Fabisol, who faced similar grooming accusations in 2022. Calamity functioned as a major expansion-style mod adding new bosses, weapons and large content, and its shutdown directly affects the Terraria modding community.

• Forza Horizon 6 Series 4 'Horizon Mascot Party' adds 10 reward cars and new event

  Series 4 of Forza Horizon 6, called Horizon Mascot Party, runs Aug. 13 to Sept. 10 and delivers 10 Festival Playlist reward cars, three of which are new to the series. The update also introduces a temporary Edamame Time Attack Circuit, new EventLab props, badges, and car horns. Rewards range from the 1970 Honda N600 to the 525-horsepower Exomotive Exocet, and several older exclusive cars return for newer players to claim.