Video Game News 9/5/2026

#NintendoDirect
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Nintendo confirms 2 Nintendo Directs, including Zelda 40th Anniversary

September 2026 Nintendo Direct predictions

Nintendo Announces Two Directs For Next Week, Including A Zelda 40th Anniversary Stream

What we expect from The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary Nintendo Direct

Nintendo Announces Two Directs For Next Week, 8th & 9th September 2026

Zelda 40th anniversary Direct on 8th September and Nintendo Direct 9th

Next week, for the first time ever, Nintendo is hosting two Directs back-to-back - and the first one is dedicated to The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary

14 Predictions for the September 2026 Nintendo Direct and Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct

Nintendo Confirms 2 Nintendo Direct Broadcasts for Next Week, Including a Dedicated Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Broadcast

#OnimushaWayOfTheSword
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword launch trailer – Capcom revitalizes Onimusha with new action game on Nintendo Switch 2

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is Out Now

Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Is The Samurai Comeback We’ve Been Waiting For

Sick of grinding for upgrade materials like leather and iron in Onimusha: Way of the Sword? Good news: you can buy a lot of them

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Gets a Launch Day Discount at Fanatical

#XboxCloudGaming
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The cloud gaming dream is dying - XBOX places limits on XBOX Cloud Gaming

Xbox will impose a cap on cloud gaming hours for Game Pass subscribers starting in November

Xbox Puts Cloud Gaming on the Clock — and Starts Selling Hours

Xbox places monthly time limits to its paid cloud gaming service, insists only a fraction of players will be impacted

Xbox adds monthly cloud limits to Game Pass as it "continues to invest in its reliability and performance"

#FinalFantasy7Revelation
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The physical edition of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation needs to download extra game data on all formats

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Physical Edition Requires Mandatory Download on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is getting a physical version, but it will require an internet connection to download

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Physical Edition Still Requires Digital Download

#Xcom2
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Classic games and cheap tricks

Review: Star Wars Zero Company (PS5) - A Perfect Pairing of Licence and Genre Imperfectly Executed

Strategically making Star Wars Zero Company, ft. Greg Foertsch

Star Wars Zero Company: The Kotaku Review

#TheGrimmReapress
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The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster announced for western release on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

NISA Reveals Astonishia Story and The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster

The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Announced At PAX West

The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster Revealed

#Iceblade
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Warframe TennoVIP livestream unveils details of major update Iceblade of Narin

Warframe’s latest dev stream previews the Iceblade of Narin update’s new Frame, mission types, and mechanics

Digital Extremes Shares First Look At Warframe’s Upcoming Six-Player Squad Missions

Warframe’s Iceblade of Narin Update Arrives September 23 With a New Frame and Six-Player Missions

#RpgExodus
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Playing Mass Effect-inspired RPG Exodus was an uncomfortably familiar space trip, despite some brilliant zero-G fights

Preview: Exodus on PS5 Could Be the Mass Effect Replacement I've Been Waiting For

Playing Mass Effect spiritual successor Exodus was the best kind of surprise

#RockstarGames
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Miami-Dade police outraged by proposals to turn parts of Miami into GTA 6, saying that Rockstar's game embodies what they "work every single day to prevent"

'Grand Theft Auto is a videogame franchise built around criminal activity': Miami-Dade County Sheriff comes out hard against a proposed GTA 6 collab with Rockstar

Miami Sheriff Slams GTA 6 For Glorifying Crimes They ‘Work Every Single Day To Prevent’ In Clash Over Turning Miami Into Vice City

#RevengeanceAnd
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Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 3 Could Bring Revengeance to Modern Consoles – Rumor

Hideo Kojima Marks 28 Years Since Metal Gear Solid Changed Gaming

Rumour: Journalist told next Metal Gear Collection will feature Revengeance and V

#ReedpopAndPennyArcade
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PAX Unplugged Houston brings tabletop expo to Texas in 2027

PAX Unplugged Houston to debut in June 2027: "It's a chance to bring PAX back to the PAX South fans that missed us"

PAX Unplugged Houston Debuting June 2027

#ThankYouBusDriver
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Double Fine Productions’ Next Game Is Thank You Bus Driver

'No One Puts Double Fine Out of Business Except for Me' — Tim Schafer Explains How He Kept Double Fine Afloat After Leaving Xbox

Double Fine Boss Says ‘We Never Actively Tried To Make A Game We Thought Was Going To Lose Money’

Tim Schafer Calls Double Fine Leaving Xbox A ‘Creative Awakening’: ‘Asha’s Not Going To Shoot My Dog’

#GetGladiusLegendaryShorts
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Should you let Anca finish the Leonica's ritual at the convent in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

The Blood of Dawnwalker: How to Get Gladius Legendary Shortsword

The Blood of Dawnwalker: Anca Romance Guide

Anne Rice’s Vampires Comment On My First 7 Hours Of The Blood Of Dawnwalker

#TetrisDistancesItselfFrom
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Tetris Maker Officially Responds to White House's Hateful Tetris Clone

The White House launches online 'arcade' with its own takes on Tetris and other popular games, and it's as rotten as you'd expect

Tetris Distances Itself From Racist White House Clone: ‘We Take Copyright Infringement Very Seriously’

Trump Puts Racist Arcade Games On The White House Website

#Tcg
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CookieRun: Braverse expands offerings for the TCG and opens pre-registration for Roblox experience

CookieRun: Braverse TCG Launching in Europe January 2027

#September
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Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (September 2026)

Monopoly Go Free Rolls – 4th September 2026 Links

#DragonBallLegends
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Dragon Ball Legends best teams and combinations

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3 gets a new character transformation focused trailer

#Blizzard
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Months after reports that Blizzard is working on a StarCraft shooter, it seems to be teasing something

Blizzard is teasing something StarCraft related ahead of BlizzCon 2026

#FinalFantasyViiRevelation
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FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION arrives April 8, 2027 - will be getting two DLC expansions

Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy Is Getting A "Complete Edition" In Japan, And It Costs A Small Fortune

#EarlyAccess
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NHL 27 Early Access and 10 Hour Trial Available Today

NHL 27 EA Play Trial Is Live with New 32-Team Connected Franchise Mode

#NisAmerica
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Astonishia Story remake revealed for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

Astonishia Story Launches February 11, 2027

#PlaystationShare
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Share of the Week: Trees

PlayStation Share of the Week Celebrates Tree Photos Across Six Games

#AfterSeveralThefts
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After Several Thefts at Gamescom 2026, Organizers Take the “Justified” Criticism on the Chin for Victim-Blaming Indie Developers and Apologize

Gamescom Apologizes For Victim-Blaming Indie Devs Whose Laptops Were Stolen: ‘We Understand What This Has Cost You, And We Should Have Said So From The Very First Moment’

#TheSeedsFallIsSortOf
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Where the Seeds Fall Is Sort of the Inverse of Those Viral Vertical Rage Games

CygamesEdge Debuts With Where the Seeds Fall This November

#WarframeDevstream
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Soulframe Previews Preludes 16, 'Of Hook & Hounds'' Puppy Bonding System, Fishing, & Dynamic Weather

Soulframe’s Preludes 16 Update Adds Cub Bonding, Fishing, and Dynamic Weather in September