Video Game News 9/30/2026

#AceCombat8
🤬

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Studio Apologizes for PC Issues, Working on Fixes

PSA: Ace Combat 8 Comes with a Whole Other Game, But Only if You Pre-Order, and You Don't Have Long

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Takes Flight

Controversy erupts around Ace Combat 8 on PC as bundled Belkan War re-release remains problematically attached to the new game, whereas it's standalone on console

Ace Combat 8 Wings of Theve release time in your time zone

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Launch Trailer Released

Ace Combat 8 Steam reviewers are steaming mad about its pre-order bonus not being a standalone app

An Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve PC Pre-Order Bonus Snafu Has Fans Pissed Off Enough To Tank Its Steam Reviews

#CompleteEdition
🤩

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered is out now

Review: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered (PS5) - How to Improve a Masterpiece

Geralt Returns! The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered Launches With Major Upgrades

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Strategy Guide

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is Out Now As a Purchase or A Free Upgrade For Current Witcher 3 Owners

#AmdGpusAhead
😒

The Witcher 3 Remastered is now the highest-scoring game of 2026 on Metacritic

The Witcher 3 Remastered system requirements will show you how radiant Roach can be on your rig

The Witcher 3 Remastered Polishes a Classic Without Rebuilding It

How to unlock transmog in The Witcher 3 Remastered

The Witcher 3 Remastered Is Reportedly Broken on AMD GPUs Ahead of New Driver

#RemasteredEditions
😒

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Sets New All-Time Concurrent Player Record on Steam With Remastered Release

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt hits new concurrent player count record on Steam following remaster

The Witcher 3 Smashes Its Own Concurrent Player Record On Steam

The Witcher 3 surges to its highest Steam concurrent player-count ever, following Remastered edition's release

The Witcher 3 Remastered Has Already Broken Steam Concurrent Player Record

#NaughtyDog
😺

Naughty Dog Celebrates The Last of Us Day With The Reveal It’s Working on Two Projects That Look to Expand The Franchise’s Canon Beyond Part 1 and 2

Industry Snoop Says Naughty Dog's Shaun Escayg Is Not Working on The Last of Us

Naughty Dog Confirms Two New The Last of Us Projects, But Not Part III

Naughty Dog confirms two more The Last of Us projects are in the works, won't show off Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet until 2027

Naughty Dog is working on new The Last Of Us 'projects'

#DiabloIv
🤩

Diablo 4 will still get seasonal content once Diablo 5’s out, just like Diablo 2 and 3 do, game director says

Diablo IV will keep adding seasons even after Diablo V launches – as long as players keep showing up

Blizzard Says Diablo IV Seasons Will Continue After Diablo V Launches

Diablo 5 director promises Diablo 2-style combat where 'the right build' matters more than Diablo 4's action-heavy approach

'The Train Isn't Stopping' — Diablo 4 Director Promises the Game Will Still Receive Support Well After Diablo 5 Launches

#FirstLight
🤩

James Bond Fans to Get a New Mission as 007 First Light Teases Free DLC

007 First Light DLC Teased, More Info on Thursday

007 First Light Officially Teases Its First Free DLC

007 First Light Is Getting Free DLC Later This Week

#AnniversaryConcertTour
😐

Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert tickets go on sale in Europe this week, as Nintendo says more countries are coming

Switch 2 Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition Listed at $519.99

Castlevania Is Also Getting A 40th Anniversary Concert Tour Next Year

Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert Tickets Go Live Tomorrow, 30th September

When Can You Buy Tickets to The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert

#Steam
😐

Valve is changing Steam's homepage discounts and events section to go the way of the algorithm to get you to look at, and buy, obviously, more games

Steam's discounts and events tab will soon be fully algorithm-driven

The algorithm comes for Steam's Discounts and Events

#Tmnt
😐

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Has Sold 1.5 Million Copies, Commence The Shell-ebrations

TMNT: Splintered Fate Shreds Past Another Sales Milestone, Dev Reveals Most-Played Characters

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Surpasses 1.5 Million Sold

#ResidentEvilFilmSuccessRe
🤬

Resident Evil Film Success Reportedly Hands PS5, PS4 Remakes Huge Player and Sales Boosts

Want To Dress Up As Bryan From The Resident Evil Movie For Halloween? Here’s How

Cregger's Resident Evil film is already the 3rd highest grossing RE film with over $100 million at the domestic box office in under 2 weeks

#TheForgettableBrawlerBlad
🤬

Arthur And Lancelot Team Up In Blades & Battles

Blades & Battles Demo Patch Makes Desperation Move Drain All Your Mana

Blades & Battles – The Forgettable Brawler

#ShadowsOver
😐

DC Universe Online runs one final event before October 6’s Chapter 2 content release

DC Universe Online Runs Shadows Over Argo Finale Before Wrath of the Worldkillers

DC Universe Announces Children of Krypton

#MonsterHunterOutlanders
😺

Monster Hunter Outlanders announces release date for the full-fledged mobile spinoff

Interview: Monster Hunter Outlanders dev team talks mobile ports, the thrill of the hunt, and absolutely no auto combat

Monster Hunter Outlanders Comes to Mobile in October

Monster Hunter Outlanders Launches October 29, 2026 on Aesoland

#ModernWarfare2
🤬

Call of Duty modders somehow turned Modern Warfare 2 into Skate

Infinity Ward teases a "big week" for Modern Warfare 4 DMZ

CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Brings Back The Franchise’s Most Chaotic And Divisive Multiplayer Map

CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Features A Brand-New MP Mode Similar To Counter-Strike

#WarLaufey
🤬

God of War Laufey PS5 Pre-Orders Live Now, Starting at $70

God of War Laufey – Pre-Orders Open Now Trailer

Original God of War Creator Defends Laufey's Creative Director From Harassment After His Critical Remarks Go Viral

God of War Laufey: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

#West
😒

PAX West 2026 - Obakeidoro 2 Chase & Seek: Dead by Daylight for the Whole Family

PAX West

#Set
😐

Set up your own ramen bar and explore a voxel cyberpunk city in the slice-of-lifey Nivalis Nights, out now

Nivalis Nights Launches on Steam With 10% Discount

#Playstation5
🤬

I perished in the flesh pipes of Darktide's Depths of the Damned update, and you will too

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Depths of the Damned Update Available Now

#RockstarConfirmsGta6
😐

GTA 6 map officially twice as large as GTA 5, features hurricanes and tropical storms

Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Simulates Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

#CelebratedWritersReturns
😺

CD Projekt says it overhauled Witcher 3 gameplay because it was ‘obviously’ the weakest part

One of The Witcher 3's Most Celebrated Writers Returns to CD Projekt Red

#SuperMarioWorldMarioYoshi
😐

34 video game Lego sets are retiring at the end of the year, including Animal Crossing, Horizon and Sonic sets

More Nintendo LEGO Sets Are Being Retired This Year

#Sonic
😺

Sonic boss believes the series is only halfway to its potential

"Let's Aim For Disney" - Sonic Boss Reckons IP Has Only Reached Half Of Its Potential

#GearsOfWarEday
🤬

Xbox reveals Gears of War Lancer pizza cutter, immediately sells out

What's the intended difficulty for Gears of War: E-Day? "I can tell you right now, it's Hardcore" says The Coalition creative director

#TheConsumerElectronicsSho
😐

Sony is officially skipping CES for the first time in decades

Sony to skip CES 2027 for first time since expo's inaugural event in 1967