Video Game News 8/12/2026

#TombRaider
🤩

Amazon are getting out of the MMO game, handing control of Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty to developers, but it won't all be smooth for players

Amazon Game Studios gives Lost Ark and Throne & Liberty back to their studios to run, ending its MMO presence

Amazon will cease publishing Lost Ark and Throne & Liberty, sending them back to Smilegate and NCsoft

Amazon to give live service operations of Lost Ark to Smilegate

NC Will Take Over Publishing for Throne and Liberty By Q2 2026, Amazon Deal Coming to an End

Amazon hands off Throne and Liberty to NC, seemingly ending its MMO era

Smilegate will rescue Lost Ark's western servers, as Amazon ditches support while retreating from MMO development

Amazon Hands Throne and Liberty’s Western Operations Back to NC in 2026

Lost Ark’s Western service will move from Amazon to Smilegate in early 2027

MMORPG Throne and Liberty transitions from Amazon Game Studios to NC (formerly NCSoft)

Amazon Further Abandons Gaming, Dropping MMOs Lost Ark & Throne And Liberty

Amazon drops Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty

Amazon Ending Lost Ark Support but Smilegate Will Keep It Alive

Amazon Loses Throne & Liberty As It Abandons Game Development

#TheElderScrolls6
😒

As Xbox head Asha Sharma reportedly visits Bethesda HQ, workers put up red flags representing laid off staff and a giant inflatable rat outside

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says The Elder Scrolls 6 is ‘incredible’ as Bethesda protesters put up giant rat outside building

The Elder Scrolls 6’s “Scale and Grandeur are Incredible”, Says Xbox CEO

Is A Giant Inflatable Rat The Closest Thing To Walking Off The Job? Bethesda Seems To Think So

Asha Sharma has seen The Elder Scrolls 6, says 'The scale and grandeur are incredible'

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's internal playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6 disrupted by a giant inflatable rat, as Bethesda union protests cuts

XBOX CEO Asha Sharma Teases Title Of The Elder Scrolls 6

XBOX Lead Hints on The Elder Scrolls 6 Full Title

Xbox's CEO teased that she's seen The Elder Scrolls 6, so now we have to guess what it's called

Xbox CEO Gets Elder Scrolls 6 Demo, Teases the Subtitle

Xbox Boss Asha Sharma Says Elder Scrolls VI Looks Great, So Stop Talking About That Giant Rat Outside Bethesda’s Office

#LegacyEdition
🤬

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North returns with a Legacy Edition from Aspyr

2011 action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North gets a new Legacy Edition, with ‘more classic releases’ coming

More Classic Lord of the Rings Games Are Coming Back, Dev Confirms

More Lord of the Rings Remasters Are in the Works Following War in the North Re-Release

Aspyr Says More Classic Lord of the Rings Games Are Coming — So What Could Be Next?

Aspyr Promises More Lord Of The Rings Revivals In The Future

A forgotten old co-op Lord of the Rings game has been unexpectedly remastered and re-released, and there's a promise of more to come

More Lord Of The Rings Game Re-Releases Are Coming

A long-lost Lord of the Rings action RPG makes a surprise return to Steam

The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Re-Release Promises To Be The First Of Many From The Tolkien Catalog

#CompleteEdition
🤬

Ghost of Yotei is getting a new story expansion and roguelike mode in October, plus a Complete Edition

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition and Echoes of Sekigahara Expansion Announced for October 1st

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition Announced With New Content, Price, & PS5 Release Date

Ghost of Yotei Story Expansion and Survival Mode in Complete Edition

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition Comes to PS5 October 1

Ghost of Yotei: Complete Edition Announced, Includes New Expansion, Game Mode, More

Ghost of Yōtei: Complete Edition is coming to PS5 later this year, with new story additions, a new roguelike survival mode, and more

Ghost Of Yotei Expansion, Roguelike Survival Mode, And Complete Edition Announced

PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yōtei Is Getting a New Narrative Expansion, New Combat Survival Mode, and More as Part of a Complete Edition

Ghost Of Yotei Expansion Coming This Fall, Will Add New Story Missions And Roguelike Mode

#StateOfPlay
🤩

Phantom Blade Zero gets an 11-minute trailer, with a PlayStation State of Play coming next week too

Phantom Blade Zero Demo Listing Spotted on PlayStation Store – Rumor

Phantom Blade Zero Pre-order Trailer Appears Ahead of State of Play

Watch the Phantom Blade Zero gameplay deep dive State of Play on August 17, pre-orders live today

Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Demo Leaks Before Next Week's State of Play

State of Play for Phantom Blade Zero Announced for Next Week, 11-Minute Trailer Revealed

Phantom Blade Zero Gets An 11-Minute Trailer And A State of Play This Month

Phantom Blade Zero 11-Minute Trailer Reveals Story and Donnie Yen Role

Phantom Blade Zero gets October release date & its own PlayStation State of Play next week

Phantom Blade Zero – 11 Minutes Of Official Gameplay | Pre-Order Trailer

Phantom Blade Zero State Of Play Set For Next Week, And Yes, That’s Donnie Yen In The New Trailer

Sony Announces Phantom Blade Zero State of Play and Everyone Knows How the Chat Is Going to Go

#RideshareStimulator
🤬

Saber admit Rideshare "Stimulator" features generative AI writing, but deny they replaced taxi game's lead writer with ChatGPT

Former Saber writer claims she was replaced by ChatGPT during development on its ridesharing game

Saber Interactive denies replacing writer with AI

Saber Interactive denies replacing writer with ChatGPT on its new driving game, but says it will use AI for dialog 'as the number of passengers in the game is infinite'

Space Marine 2 Maker Saber Interactive Denies Writer's Claim They Were Replaced by ChatGPT, but Admits Rideshare Stimulator Will Feature AI 'By Necessity'

Saber Interactive Denies Former Writer’s Claims She Was Replaced By GenAI On Their New Rideshare Game

#Switch2
😐

A Switch 2 port of Crimson Desert is being planned for the first half of 2027

Crimson Desert's Switch 2 port could launch in the first half of 2027, says Pearl Abyss

Crimson Desert Switch 2 Port Now In A Playable State, Release Targeting "First Half Of 2027"

Pearl Abyss says Crimson Desert could come to Switch 2 in first half of 2027

One Of This Year’s Biggest Games Is Coming To Switch 2 Next Year

Pearl Abyss Q2 earnings decline as impact of Crimson Desert's launch period subsides

#PlaystationPlusGameCatalo
😒

August’s PS Plus Game Catalog titles include Helldivers 2, Vampire Survivors and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August: Helldivers 2, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Vampire Survivors, Hell is Us and more

Helldivers 2 And Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Headline August’s PS Plus Games

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August 2026 Confirmed

Damn, The PS Plus Game Catalog Is Having One Of Its Best Months In A Long Time

#Cyberpunk2
😒

Multiplayer Witcher spin-off Project Sirius hit by layoffs again, in "broader shift in development strategy" at CD Projekt Red

Mysterious Witcher Game Project Sirius Undergoes More Changes – Report

Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh layoffs

CD Projekt Confirms Layoffs on The Witcher Multiplayer Spinoff, Issues Statement

Witcher Multiplayer Project Suffers Another Round Of Layoffs

#Switch2
😺

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered to Get Optimizations Based on Nintendo Switch 2 Release

Oblivion Remastered Out Now on Nintendo Switch 2

Video: How Does Oblivion Remastered On Switch 2 Compare To The Steam Deck?

Oblivion Remastered Switch 2 Fixes May Come To Other Platforms

#War4
🤬

Dawn of War 4 gets a release date delay to "further refine the experience ahead of launch"

Warhammer 40K: Dawn Of War 4 Delayed

Dawn of War 4 has been delayed: 'We saw an opportunity to further enhance Dawn of War 4 and deliver the quality of experience we've always envisioned'

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Delayed Out of the September Crush, Dev Updates Roadmap of DLC

#August
😺

Today's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang redeem codes (August 2026)

Escape Huss Valley codes (August 2026)

RE:Heads, Please! Codes (August 2026)

#AggroCrab
🤩

As Peak gets its final big update, developers Landfall and Aggro Crab explain why it isn't a "forever game"

Funny co-op climbing game PEAK has a final major update out now

PEAK reaches its summit, and its final major update looks like a belter – here’s what’s included

#AtNight
🤩

Globe-trotting choices-matter CRPG 'Travelling At Night' has a demo up

The Wolf Among Us Remastered Kicks Off Steam’s Choices Matter Festival

Hope in the City Demo Launches During Choices Matter Festival

#DeepDive
🤩

Kingdom Hearts Deep Dive Panel Announced for D23 on August 15th

Hungry Fans Hopeful for Kingdom Hearts 4 Updates in Live Streamed D23 Panel

Disney Confirms D23 Kingdom Hearts Panel Details, and Given Who's on It, We're Expecting Kingdom Hearts 4 News

#ItsStory
😐

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Switch 2 Trailer Focuses on Its Story

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Story Spotlight Released for Switch 2

ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition Story Spotlight Released

#DigitalEdition
😐

(For Southeast Asia) First look at Marvel’s Wolverine Limited Edition PS5 Console bundle and accessories

Marvel Wolverine Reveals Its Limited-Edition PS5 And DualSense Controllers

Xbox Reveals Limited Edition Controllers for October 2026 Release

#Switch2
🤩

Oblivion Remastered Could Finally Be Fixed on PS5 as Bethesda Promises 'Optimisations' Patch

Bethesda Aware Of Feedback Asking For Additional Oblivion Remastered Patch

After giving it 2 patches and dropping it like a stone, Bethesda promises to bring Switch 2 optimisations to Oblivion Remastered on other platforms

#Halo1
🤬

Halo: Campaign Evolved Review

(UPDATE) Halo: Campaign Evolved Updated Sales Are Worse Than Originally Thought

Halo: Campaign Evolved struggles to sell in anywhere near the quantities the recent Black Ops revivals did, and the probable reason? Lack of multiplayer

#PlaystationPlusExtraAndPr
😐

PlayStation Plus Extra, Premium August Games Include Fan-Favorites

Big PlayStation Plus Extra, Premium August Game Surprise-Dropped Today

10 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2026 Announced

Helldivers 2 Joins PS Plus Extra Today Ahead of Full August 2026 Reveal

Out of nowhere, Sony confirms that 2024 breakout hit Helldivers 2 joins PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium today

PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium Games For August 2026 Includes Helldivers 2

#TheBitterCold
🤬

Lost Ark’s The Bitter Cold update is live with a new extreme raid and a hat-wearing panda rickshaw

Lost Ark's August Update, 'The Bitter Cold' Brings Another Extreme Raid Challenge

Lost Ark’s The Bitter Cold Update Adds a New Extreme Kazeros Raid on August 12

#WorldCup
😺

EA FC 27 Will Overhaul Corners, Crossing, and AI Defending

FC 27 Barcelona Player Ratings Prediction: World Cup Winner Lamine Yamal Leads With a 90 OVR

#Helldivers
🤩

You can hug the Super Earth grunts in Helldivers 2's Devoid of Liberty update, which revamps NPC troops and adds new Illuminate enemies

All new titles in Helldivers 2's Devoid of Liberty update

#NewXboxControllersAreMeta
🤬

Xbox officially reveals its limited edition Gears of War E-Day controller, plus new Design Lab options

Gears Of War: E-Day’s New Xbox Controllers Are Metal As Hell

#Rpgs
😒

Final Fantasy Resonance reveals extended gameplay

Final Fantasy Resonance Shows Off 11-Minute Shiva Battle and Squall Summon on PS5