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Video Game News 8/17/2026

#Playstation
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Mortal Shell 2 review: A monumental heavy metal sequel with the spirit of a '90s PC game
Mortal Shell 2 Might Finally Give Bloodborne Fans What They Want
Mortal Shell 2 Review – A Bigger, Better Sequel, Clearly Inspired by Elden Ring
The Sinking City 2 Review — Into Madness We Go
Mortal Shell 2 Review — For Undermether
Review: The Sinking City 2 (PS5) - An Admirable Resident Evil-Lite Experience
Mortal Shell II Is Now Out On Xbox, PlayStation And PC
The Sinking City 2 Review
The Sinking City 2 Is Now Available On Xbox, PlayStation And PC
The Sinking City 2 Review – A Strong Survival Horror Reinvention
Mortal Shell 2 review: Ascension to godhood
Mortal Shell 2 review - falls short of Elden Ring's greatness
Mortal Shell II Exact Release Date & Time
The Sinking City 2 Exact Release Date & Time
Mortal Shell II Review
The Sinking City 2 review
Mortal Shell 2 Review

#KingdomHeartsStarHaydenPa
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Kingdom Hearts Kairi Voice Actress Hayden Panettiere Died
Until Dawn's Hayden Panettiere Tragically Passes Away Aged Just 36
Hayden Panettiere (Kingdom Hearts, Until Dawn) passes away at age 36
Heroes and Until Dawn star Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36
Kingdom Hearts and Until Dawn actress Hayden Panettiere has died at 36
Until Dawn And Kingdom Hearts Star Hayden Panettiere Has Died At 36

#Magellan
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You'll Never Play This Cancelled Star Wars Action RPG, Appearing Online Following Studio Closure
Gameplay footage for the cancelled Star Wars: Magellan has appeared online
Star Wars: Magellan Was a AAA Action RPG Where You Could Play as a Jedi or Mandalorian
We Almost Got A Loot-Based Star Wars RPG Featuring Jedi And Mandalorians

#TheCloneWars
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Star Wars Zero Company’s Final Trailer Teases High Stakes and a Special Clone Wars Cameo
Star Wars Zero Company – Official Final Trailer
Fan-favorite Star Wars The Clone Wars Character Officially Confirmed for New Game
Marvel Officially Confirms a Star Wars Fan Favorite as Its Next Great X-Men Villain
Star Wars Zero Company Launch Trailer Released

#SallyFace
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Sally Face is the tale of one boy, his portable console, a prosthetic face and the horrors
Supernatural, post-apocalypse adventure 'Sally Face 2' revealed
Sally Face 2 Announced for Steam Early Access

#Playstation6
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PlayStation 6 release date still hasn’t been decided, Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki says
Sony Still Hasn't Decided When to Launch PS6, Says CEO
Sony still hasn't chosen a PlayStation 6 release date, says CEO, as RAM crisis continues

#InternetThing
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Mafia: The Old Country Studio President Says GTA Comparisons Are “an Internet Thing”
Mafia Developer Says Comparisons to Grand Theft Auto Are an 'Internet Thing'
Mafia Boss Claims GTA Comparisons Never Come Up During Development

#CosmicJourney
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MoonDust: Cosmic Journey is an atmospheric sci-fi side-scroller with lush graphics
Matt Damon's 10/10 Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Essential Viewing After Becoming Streaming Smash Hit

#ToRollTheStars
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Honkai Star Rail, Goddess of Victory: Nikke, Reverse: 1999 - We've Gacha Covered
Honkai: Star Rail 4.5 Gets Details and Release Date, With a Zenless Zone Zer Collab on the Way

#HaalandShareTopSpotEaSpor
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The 27 best rated men’s and women’s players in EA Sports FC 27 have been revealed
EA SPORTS FC 27 Ratings Revealed – Mbappé And Haaland Share Top Spot

#UltimateSurvivorEdition
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Official online servers for the Switch version of Ark: Survival Evolved will shut down this month
This Switch Game That Reached 1 Million Players Is Closing Official Servers Soon

#Saber
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Saber CEO privately apologises to ex-writer after publicly insulting her, as studio’s AI disclosure is added to Steam
Saber Interactive adds AI disclaimer to Rideshare on Steam; CEO Matt Karch apologises to former lead writer

#TheUsSenate
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The US Senate are investigating Roblox for prioritising "revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children"
US Senate to investigate Roblox following claims it "prioritises revenue and engagement" over child safety

#WhyYouCan
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Why You Can’t Stop Playing Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
Spider-Man is looking exceptionally strong in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls

#StormindGames
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Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy gets Nintendo Switch 2 release date, new trailer
Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy Gets An October Release Date

#Avengers
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion reeals Siege of Castle Doom DLC
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Gets In On The Doomsday Hype With Its Upcoming DLC

#PokemonPokopiaVideoDiscus
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Pokemon Pokopia Video Discussed Peakychu and Professor Tangrowth
Pokemon Pokopia has topped 5 million sales worldwide

#DragonBall
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – Super Limit-Breaking Neo Review
Dragon Ball Super Vol. 19 Alternate Cover Sorta Gives Us Our First Canon Glimpse Of Vegeta’s Mother

#OpeningNightLive2026
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Guide: When Is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026?
Guide: Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live: Time, Date & How To Watch

#Battlefield
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Battlefield 6 Top Gun Preview – Carrier Strike Steals the Show
Battlefield 6's Top Gun collaboration is more involved than I expected, and it convinced me that Carrier Strike should be a permanent mode

#NowLive
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Phase Four of Albion Online's Keeper Uprising is Now Live, Leading into Dragonfire
Albion Online’s Keeper Uprising Hits Its Final Phase Ahead of Dragonfire

#TheStarsReachPlaytest
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Playable Worlds Says Goodbye to the Stars Reach Playtest, Hello to Early Access
Stars Reach Ends Playtesting Ahead of August 18 Early Access

#FatalFury
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Duck King heads for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves at the end of this August
Duck King Coming to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves August 27

#IntelNovaLake
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Intel Nova Lake gaming CPUs to launch first, while server chips wait their turn
Intel is keeping Raptor Lake CPUs around for 'years to come' as a cheaper alternative to DDR5-compatible chips

#TheSwitch2
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Rumour: Diablo IV Could Be Heading To Switch 2 As Soon As Next Month
Billbil-kun: Diablo IV Age of Hatred Collection releasing on Switch 2 this September