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

Talking Point: Nintendo Directs September 2026 Predictions - What Do You Hope To See?

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

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

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

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

#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

Penny Arcade Announces PAX Unplugged Houston, an Expansion of the Beloved Tabletop Convention

#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

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

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

#TheGrimmReapress
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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

#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

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

#Firaxis
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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

#MovingOut
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Bungie Puts a Wing of Its Headquarters Up for Rent After the Layoffs

Bungie is Moving Out of its HQ Following Layoffs

Bungie Confirms Plans to Sublease Parts of Its Enormous Bellevue Headquarters Following Mass Layoffs

#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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White House launches Arcade.gov, a minigame site parodying immigration enforcement and border security

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

#NewPlaystation5ActionGame
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Stunning New PlayStation 5 Action Game Revealed by Konami

Project Zircon Revealed by Konami

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

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Physical Edition Still Requires Digital Download

#GroundZeroes
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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

#Video
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Video: First look at Europe’s new Nintendo Switch 2 model with user-replaceable battery with comparison and teardown

Video: Nintendo Switch 2 EU battery revision console teardown & comparison

#Switch2
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe online now seems to have an advantage for Nintendo Switch 1 players vs. Switch 2

Mario Kart 8 Refuses to Let the Switch 2 Rule Nintendo

#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’

#NisAmerica
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NIS America’s Astonishia Story To Launch This Winter

Astonishia Story Launches February 11, 2027

#FinalFantasyViiRevelation
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 648

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (5th September)

#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

#DeepClean
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RuneScape Outlines September: Engine Upgrade Beta, Havenhythe Part II, and Cleaning Up The Little Annoyances

RuneScape’s Doing Some Fall Cleaning Before Havenhythe Part II Drops Later This Month

#Nearly
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Nearly a decade on, legendary director Hideki Kamiya says he's "100% serious" about reviving Xbox's canned Scalebound

Hideki Kamiya Tells Xbox CEO He's Ready to Make Scalebound When She Is

#TheBloodOfDawnwalker
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All Endings In The Blood Of Dawnwalker, Including Both Secret Endings

The Blood of Dawnwalker endings and how to get each one

#All
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All hidden treasure locations in Onimusha Way of the Sword

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

#That
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'That criticism is justified': Gamescom apologizes for its callous response to developer hardware thefts

gamescom Apologizes for Its Initial Response to Thefts, Promises Improved Security Measures