Video Game News 8/19/2026

Video Game News 8/19/2026

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#HorizonHuntersGathering
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Sony are rebooting their live service Horizon game as a more traditional co-op affair, claim sources, with a proper Horizon Forbidden West sequel still years away

PlayStation co-op spin-off Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly being overhauled after poor testing feedback

Horizon Hunters Gathering Rebooted After “Negative Player Feedback” With “Far Smaller” Scope – Rumor

Horizon Hunters Gathering Is Not Fun So PlayStation Plans To Reboot It

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

Horizon Hunters Gathering Being Rebooted, Live-Service Elements Removed

Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly no longer a live service game following negative feedback

Report: Live-service removed from Horizon Hunters Gathering following negative player feedback

Report: PlayStation scales back live service ambitions for Horizon Hunters Gathering, reassigns devs

Horizon Hunter Gathering Rumored To Be Reworked After Negative Feedback

PlayStation Reportedly Reboots Horizon Multiplayer Spinoff Following Negative Feedback

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

#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

Dishonored’s Harvey Smith launches new studio with former Arkane staff to make immersive sims

Black Pony Immersive Is a New Game Studio Founded By Veterans Of Arkane Studios

Former Arkane Studios leads Harvey Smith & Ben Horne launch Black Pony Immersive game studio

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

Harvey Smith and fellow Arkane Austin veterans announce a new studio, Black Pony Immersive

Arkane Veterans Start New Studio Following XBOX Crisis

Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word 'Immersive' in the name

#StopKillingGames
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Latest alleged GTA 6 leak "risks tarnishing the reputation of our communities", say Stop Killing Games after hackers claim pro-consumer motivations

Stop Killing Games urges people not to support GTA 6 leakers, who declared "gamers' rights" their motive for action

GTA 6 Leak Forces Stop Killing Games Movement to Distance Itself From Hacker Manifesto

Stop Killing Games Condemns ‘Destructive’ GTA 6 Leakers: ‘Do Not Send These People Your Money’

#GetFourNewCars
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Gran Turismo 7 to Get Four New Cars, Three World Circuits on August 20th

A field guide to Gran Turismo 7’s 1.71 update, out today

No PS Plus Required: Grab PlayStation’s Two Free Gran Turismo 7 Cars Before August 31

Gran Turismo 7 Bolstered by Another 4 Cars in PS5 Update 1.71

#TheModernWarfare4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer trailer

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Trailer Reveals Multiplayer Gameplay Before PlayStation Early Access Beta Begins

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer trailer

CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Preload And PC Spec Requirements

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Offers These Rewards As You Climb The Ranks

#Cost
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STALKER 2: Cost of Hope review: An expanded Zone that begs to be explored, even as its faction war fizzles

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope DLC Review – Return to the Zone

Stalker 2: Cost of Hope pushes The Zone to new heights

#PrettyCoolGames
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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

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

#HellraiserRevival
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Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2

Inside the brutal puzzles of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival

Hellraiser: Revival Confirmed For Switch 2, Launching October 2026

#PlaystationPulseElevateWi
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PlayStation 5 Getting Handy New Accessory in November 2026

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

PlayStation Pulse Elevate Wireless Speakers Launch November 12

#TheBindingOfIsaacRepentan
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The Binding of Isaac: Repentance + Online Launches on GTA VI Release Day

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ Online Is the Only Game Brave Enough to Launch the Same Day as GTA 6

The next Binding of Isaac game is going up against Grand Theft Auto 6

#WarrenSpectorIsRetiringAf
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Warren Spector Is Retiring After Nearly 5 Decades

Industry Legend Warren Spector Announces His Retirement From Game Development

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

#SteamEarlyAccessStarsReac
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Stars Reach Enters Early Access on Steam

Stars Reach Arrives in Steam Early Access

Stars Reach Launches In Early Access To Split Feelings

#JustFunTech
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Just Fun Tech: ModRetro M64 Review

Insidious: Out of the Further Review: More Demons, Less Fun

Keychron K8 Ultra 8K review

Boulies EP200 review

#Bethesda
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"Without us, Bethesda games aren’t Bethesda games": Rallies against Microsoft layoffs at Elder Scrolls studio continue, with unionised devs' morale "on the upswing"

Bethesda Layoffs Were Rare Before Acquisition by Microsoft, Says Developer

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

RetroSpace will bring disco-punk space horror on October 1

#Launching
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Launching PS6 and Xbox Helix at $1,000 could lead to a nearly 40% drop in sales over five years, analyst warns

Dire Forecast Predicts 39 Million Fewer Consoles Sold If PS6 And Xbox Helix Are $1,000

#Xbox
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Xbox and Ikea are teasing a furniture collaboration

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

#Reloaded
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SiN Reloaded from Nightdive arrives September 24

SiN: Reloaded Launching September 24

#CastlevaniaGrimoireOfSoul
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Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls set to close service in autumn

Konami's Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls to be taken offline next month

#Cast
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Cast of Silent Hill Series Coming to Sac Gamers Expo 2026

Monica Taylor Horgan Sac Gamers Expo 2026 Guest of Honor

#ThePondIsNotEnough
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The James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough announced for Nintendo Switch 2

James Pond’s New Trailer Has AI Alarm Bells Ringing, But Dev Says Otherwise

#MelodyOfMemoryTheRoad
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Kingdom Hearts Art Museum Trading Cards Return in 2026

The road to Kingdom Hearts 4 goes through Melody of Memory

#Switch2
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The Duskbloods Network Test Codes Head Out as Downloads Start

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

#Horizon3
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'Tiny Team' Working on Next Horizon Single Player Game, Years Away from Release

Horizon 3 Only Has a 'Tiny Team' Working on It at Guerrilla, Reportedly Still Years Away

#RockstarGta6
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GTA 6 Gameplay Leaks Continue as Group Makes Demands of Rockstar

GTA 6 gameplay footage and map appear to leak online, as group seemingly responsible makes demands of Rockstar