Video Game News 8/19/2026

Video Game News 8/19/2026

Video Game News 8/18/2026

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

Epic Mickey director Warren Spector is retiring

Deus Ex And Immersive Sim Founding Father, Warren Spector, Retires From Game Development

Deus Ex creator Warren Spector announces retirement – "it's time to ride off into the sunset"

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'

#Rockstar
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Rather than calling for GTA 6 boycott, fired Rockstar workers urge players to support them in their legal battle against the studio by buying union merch

Fired Rockstar Workers Ask Fans Not to Boycott Grand Theft Auto 6

Don't boycott Grand Theft Auto 6, say workers fired by Rockstar - buy a T-shirt to help fund the legal battle instead

Don’t Boycott GTA 6, Help Win Justice Instead, Fired Devs Say

Fired Rockstar Devs Say Players Should Still Buy GTA 6: ‘Don’t Boycott The Game, Support Our Legal Battle Instead’

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

The Duskbloods Network Test Codes Head Out as Downloads Start

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

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

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

#VsStudioIkeda
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Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has joined Harada’s SNK-owned VS Studio

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

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

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

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

#XboxSeries
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Control Resonant Has Gone Gold, But Its Physical Release is Delayed to October 15th

Physical Disc Fans Must Wait to Play Control Resonant on PS5

Control Resonant Still Comes Out Next Month, Unless You Want It On Disc

Control Resonant Gets Eleventh-Hour Disc Delay

Control Resonant Developer Announces Last-Minute Delay For Physical Edition

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

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

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

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

#Atlantis
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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

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Is 'Reimagining' The Series' Original Game With a Focus Meter, Skill Tree, and Herb Brewing

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

#OrderOfTheSinkingStar
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Order of the Sinking Star Launches In October

Braid, The Witness Dev's Massive New Puzzle Game Comes to PS5 in October

Order of the Sinking Star Launches October 8

Order of the Sinking Star Launching October 8

#GameplayShowcase
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Elden Ring Tarnished Edition For Switch 2 Adds Gameplay Showcase

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Gameplay Showcase Details Switch 2 Release

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

Elden Ring Switch 2 Preview Indicates That Performance Concerns Are A Thing Of The Past

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Nintendo Switch 2 gameplay showcase

#NewVideoStarWarsGalacticR
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‘We have to be accurate’: Star Wars Galactic Racer boss explains why Anakin Skywalker is missing at launch

Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s Multiplayer Progression Systems Detailed in New Video

Star Wars: Galactic Racer's multiplayer 'tour' mode is a chaotic arcade racer spliced with a MOBA, and that somehow works brilliantly

#HereAreTheFullPatchNotesS
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Splatoon 3 11.3.0 update announced, patch notes

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)

#DragonQuest9
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Dragon Quest Game of Life Board Game Ships in October

Dragon Quest creator explains why Dragon Quest 9 was a Nintendo DS exclusive

DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow Summer Watermelon Mania Event Live

#StarsReachLaunches
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Stars Reach Launches Into Early Access on Steam

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

Stars Reach Enters Early Access on Steam

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

Nintendo applies for new trademark for Dr. Mario World

Nintendo Files Dr. Mario World Trademark, Sparking Comeback Speculation

#DynamicLayupEngine
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NBA 2K27 The W and MyWNBA Details Revealed

NBA 2K27 MyNBA Details Revealed

NBA 2K27 Gameplay Details Revealed

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

NBA 2K27 brings lady ballers to The City

NBA 2K27 Just Rewrote The Sports Game Story Mode

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

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

How to turn on immortality and invulnerability in The Sinking City 2

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

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

#WorldTour
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Black Desert Mobile celebrates one year of its united global server with five weeks of events

Black Desert Mobile Celebrates Global United Server Anniversary With Five Weeks of Celebration Events

Black Desert Mobile marks united server anniversary with five weeks of events

#RatingsRevealed
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EA Sports FC 27 Ratings Revealed: Alexia Putellas Leads the BWSL

EA FC 27’s Loot Box Row Is a Reminder That Not All Chance-Based Games Play by the Same Rules

FC 27 Premier League & WSL Ratings Revealed: Haaland, Shaw & Biggest Upgrades

FC 27 Destined for Glory Guide: Voting Dates, Promo Schedule & Upgrades

#BuddySystem
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Subnautica 2's Buddy System update brings in the promised proximity chat, easier trading, and emotes so you can sarcastically applaud your friends

Subnautica 2's new "buddy system" update just made co-op a lot more immersive

#Profits2167
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Trainwatch is a life sim, a horror game, and a time management experience rolled up into a haunting story about the eerie places you see from a speeding carriage

Trainwatch Preview – Adventure x Life Sim x Horror!

#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

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

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

#FortuneDeveloperRevealsTh
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Uncharted had dynamic difficulty because it was too short and it had to slow the player down, says former designer

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Developer Reveals the Game Had Dynamic Difficulty to Stop Players From Finishing It Too Quickly

#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