Video Game News 8/19/2026

Video Game News 8/19/2026

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#Switch2
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Guide: The Duskbloods Network Test Sign Up Dates, Times & How To Join

The Duskbloods Network Test Codes Head Out as Downloads Start

The Duskbloods Closed Network Test download codes are available for confirmed participants

Codes for FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods Network Test have been sent out to participants

The Duskbloods Closed Network Test now available to download (3.8GB)

#Tmnt
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TMNT: Splintered Fate Ver. 2.0 Update Caps Off The Main Story With A New Final Boss

The King’s Gambit Takes TMNT: Splintered Fate To A New Level

TMNT: Splintered Fate takes on the Rat King in The King's Gambit update

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Finally Adds The Rat King, Slash and More

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate The King’s Gambit Free Update Live

#WarrenSpector
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Industry Legend Warren Spector Announces His Retirement From Game Development

Deus Ex director Warren Spector is retiring after nearly 45 years in game dev

Industry legend Warren Spector is retiring: 'I'm feeling like I've done what I set out to do'

Epic Mickey director Warren Spector is retiring

#GameplayShowcase
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Video: Elden Ring Gameplay Showcase Released Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition For Switch 2 Adds Gameplay Showcase

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Nintendo Switch 2 gameplay showcase

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Gameplay Showcase Details Switch 2 Release

#Tekken
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Tekken 8's Former Director Rejoins Harada at His New SNK Fighting Game Studio

Tekken 8 director jumps ship to join Harada's new Vs Studio team

Former Tekken 8 director Kohei 'Nakatsu' Ikeda joins Katsuhiro Harada's VS Studio

VS Studio adds another Tekken veteran as Kohei Ikeda joins as game designer

#TrademarkRenewalForDr
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A Trademark Renewal For Dr. Mario's Mobile Game Has Apparently Been Spotted

Nintendo Files Dr. Mario World Trademark, Sparking Comeback Speculation

Nintendo applies for new trademark for Dr. Mario World

#HereAreTheFullPatchNotesS
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Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.3.0 Update Launches This Week, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Splatoon 3 updating to Version 11.3.0 tomorrow (patch notes)

Splatoon 3 11.3.0 update announced, patch notes

#TombRaider
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Three Decades In, Tomb Raider Is Swapping Genres for Good

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Details Added RPG Elements, Combat, Crafting and More

Oh God, No, Please Don’t Add Skill Trees And Crafting To The Tomb Raider Remake

#ControlResonantGetsEleven
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Control Resonant Gets Eleventh-Hour Disc Delay

Physical Disc Fans Must Wait to Play Control Resonant on PS5

Control Resonant Developer Announces Last-Minute Delay For Physical Edition

#HorizonHuntersGathering
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PlayStation Scaling Back Horizon Live Service PS5 Game as Sony Failures Continue

Horizon Multiplayer Game Being Rebooted To Remove Live-Service, Next Mainline Horizon Game “Years Away,” Report Says

Report: Sony Rebooting Live-Service Horizon After Bad Player Tests

#Playstation
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PlayStation's Official Desktop Speakers Arrive in November for $220

PlayStation 5 Getting Handy New Accessory in November 2026

(For Southeast Asia) Pulse Elevate wireless speakers launch November 12, 2026

#Center
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Pokémon Center in the UK and Germany hit with the same data breach suffered by Valve's Steam hardware

The Pokémon Company Cancels 30th Anniversary Card Orders Following 'Cyber Incident,' Warns of Customer Data Breach

The Pokémon Center Was Hit By Same Data Breach As Valve, And Customer Orders Are Being Cancelled

#PrettyCoolGames
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Human: Fall Flat veterans launch new UK studio Pretty Cool Games

New UK indie studio Pretty Cool Games announced, led by former Human: Fall Flat devs

Human: Fall Flat veterans launch new UK studio Pretty Cool Games with funding from Arknights developer Hypergraph

#Netflix
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GTA 6 gameplay allegedly leaks ahead of planned Netflix reveal

Grand Theft Auto 6 Hit With Gameplay Leaks Ahead Of Netflix Reveal

GTA 6 Gameplay And A Full Map Have Seemingly Leaked Ahead Of The Big Netflix Reveal

#HarveySmith
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"Through the looking glass": as Arkane fight for their future, Dishonored veteran Harvey Smith reveals new studio dedicated to immersive sims

"We chose the worst time in history" – Harvey Smith on starting his own studio after Arkane

Dishonored Director Announces New Studio, And Fans Should Be Very Excited

#StarsReachLaunches
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Stars Reach Launches Into Early Access Today - Will You Be Playing?

Stars Reach Launches Into Early Access on Steam

Stars Reach Enters Early Access on Steam

#DynamicLayupEngine
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NBA 2K27 Launch Guide Early Access Editions and VC Prices

NBA 2K27 The W and MyWNBA Details Revealed

NBA 2K27 MyNBA Details Revealed

NBA 2K27 Gameplay Details Revealed

NBA 2K27 brings lady ballers to The City

New NBA 2K27 gameplay details on The City, co-op, MyNBA eras, and more

NBA 2K27 Just Rewrote The Sports Game Story Mode

#SolveTheVentilationPumpPu
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The Sinking City 2 ditches the thinky stuff for classic survival horror, but I'm yet to decide if it's truly better for it

Frogwares Reinvents The Sinking City as Full-Blooded Survival Horror

The Sinking City 2 Creature Designer Breaks Down Arkham’s Horrors

How to get into the Church at Cathedral St. - The Sinking City 2

Meet the Lovecraftian monstrosities of The Sinking City 2, out today on PS5

How to Solve The Ventilation Pump Puzzle in The Sinking City 2

How To Open The Room 301 Safe in The Sinking City 2

How to Solve The Printing Press Puzzle in The Sinking City 2

How to Solve The Church Obelisk Puzzle in The Sinking City 2

How to Open The Floodgate Lock in The Sinking City 2

How to Solve The Gate Fuse Box Puzzle in The Sinking City 2

How to Open The Apartment 5 Safe in The Sinking City 2

#BethesdaLayoffsWereRareBe
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Bethesda Layoffs Were Rare Before Acquisition by Microsoft, Says Developer

Bethesda Dev Says Cuts Were Rare Before Xbox Took Over: ‘All Of A Sudden We Have Yearly Layoffs’

#TipsAndTricksYouNeedToKno
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Mortal Shell 2 Guide – 15 Tips and Tricks You Need to Know

12 Tips To Know Before You Start Playing Mortal Shell 2

#RaidersUpdateBringsTheSec
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ARC Raiders Update Brings The Second Chapter of Its Phantom Targets Project

Arc Raiders' map conditions 'will shift to fit specific regions' peak hours' as part of the latest Phantom Targets update

#Xbox
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Xbox and IKEA are teasing gaming furniture together – please let it be called the ÄKSBOXX

Xbox and Ikea are teasing a furniture collaboration

#TheWildGentlemen
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RetroSpace will bring disco-punk space horror on October 1

Immersive sim Retrospace, aka '70s System Shock, gets an October release date plus a trailer full of funky guns and sentient black holes

#FrameworkLaptop
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Framework Laptop 12 gets Fedora KDE Linux on pre-builts, along with new Intel Core Series 3 processors

The new Framework 12 laptop's secret weapon is its battery life courtesy of Intel's Wildcat Lake

#WindowsWith
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NVIDIA GeForce NOW finally adds official Firefox support

NVIDIA GeForce NOW Comes to Firefox on Windows With 2,000+ Games