Video Game News 8/26/2026

#Rockstar
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Rockstar finally break silence on "heartbreaking" GTA 6 leak, say it's "unfortunate that the intended game experience may now be impacted by some spoilers"

GTA 6 leaks ‘have been heartbreaking for our team,’ says Rockstar Games as it breaks silence

Rockstar Issues Statement on GTA 6 Leaks, Apologises for How Long Gameplay Reveal Has Taken

Rockstar addresses "heartbreaking" GTA 6 leaks ahead of its big gameplay reveal

Rockstar Issues Statement About GTA 6 Leaks, Apologises For The Wait

Rockstar issues statement on GTA 6 gameplay leaks, calling them "heartbreaking" and warning they may include some spoilers

Rockstar breaks silence on GTA 6 leaks, admits the ordeal was ‘heartbreaking,’ but points fans to one date that could fix everything

Rockstar Finally Comments On All Those GTA 6 Leaks — “Heartbreaking For Our Team”

Rockstar Finally Speaks Out About GTA 6 Leaks

Rockstar Games Finally Addresses Extraordinary and 'Heartbreaking' GTA 6 Leaks, Warns Players That 'Some Spoilers' May Now Impact 'The Intended Game Experience'

Rockstar Finally Breaks Its Silence Over The GTA 6 Leaks, Calls Them ‘Heartbreaking’

#HeroesOfMightAnd
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I'm not a fan of Heroes of Might & Magic 3, but I can recognise that Ubisoft have done a faithful job of recreating the much-loved turn-based strategy RPG

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake announced as the Complete Edition releases on Steam with no game files

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake Announced

Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake Brings the Strategy Classic Back in 2027

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake announced, over 27 years on from the original

Ubisoft Finally Put Heroes of Might and Magic 3 on Steam, But Forgot to Include the Game

The legendary Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is being remade by Ubisoft, and while it's visually redone, it's reportedly like-for-like in terms of gameplay

Ubisoft forgot to make sure the Steam release of Heroes of Might & Magic 3 included the actual game

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake Preview: Hands-On with Ubisoft’s Reborn Strategy Classic - Gamescom 2026

Ubisoft Charges Steam Players $10 For ’90s Classic Heroes Of Might And Magic 3 And Forgets To Actually Give Them The Game

#MegaMan
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Here’s Mega Man: Dual Override running on Nintendo Switch 2

Watch Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen running on Nintendo Switch 2

First Nintendo Switch 2 gameplay is in for 007 First Light, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Mega Man: Dual Override, Dragon’s Dogma 2

Mega Man Dual Override Gets Protoman, Pragmata Gets Crossover Skins

Hands-on report: Mega Man: Dual Override and Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen

Mega Man: Dual Override Preview

Pragmata Fully Leans into Mega Man Conspiracy with a Ridiculous In-Game Outfit

Mega Man: Dual Override Reveals Proto Man in Brand New PS5 Gameplay Trailer

Mega Man: Dual Override Preview – Chipsets Change the Classic Formula

Mega Man: Dual Override will test you more before your Robot Master encounter

Video: Here's Your Best Look At Mega Man: Dual Override Running On Switch 2

No Joke, Capcom Is Adding A Mega Man Skin To Pragmata

Mega Man: Dual Override Looks Immense In New Gameplay Trailer

14 minutes of Dragon’s Dogma 2 docked running on Nintendo Switch 2

Mega Man: Dual Override gets a new trailer, Mega Man skin announced for Pragmata

Pragmata Gets Moderately Cursed Mega Man Skin

Mega Man: Dual Override Feels Like a Perfect Entry Point Into The Series

Mega Man: Dual Override Feels Like Everything You Hope And Fear It Will Be

#OpeningNightLive2026
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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 round-up of announcements

Gamescom Opening Night Live: All the big news and reveals

Every Game Showcased at Opening Night Live 2026

Gamescom Opening Night Live highlights: 19 games coming to PlayStation

LEGO Skylines Revealed At Gamescom Opening Night Live

Round Up: What Was Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026?

Poll: How Would You Rate Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026?

Opening Night Live 2026 - Follow All The Gamescom Announcements Here On Our Live Blog

Round Up: Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 - Every Switch 1 & 2 Announcement & Trailer

Watch: Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026

The highlights of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026

Every announcement from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026

Everything We Saw At Gamescom Opening Night Live

#WorldTour
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Sega gameplay updates: Persona 4 Revival, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, Total War: Warhammer 40,000, and more

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Shares a Brief Look at Online Multiplayer in Latest Trailer

Crazy Taxi: World Tour stays close to its arcade roots

Crazy Taxi: World Tour's Multiplayer Mode Looks Outrageously Fun

Crazy Taxi World Tour gets a new trailer

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Hands-On Preview

Total War: Warhammer shows off its spicy new endgames, including a 'rat counter' that tells you how many Skaven still need killing in The Vermintide

Total War: Warhammer 40k – The First Hands-On Preview - Gamescom 2026

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Is Fun Enough, But Some Fans Are Going To Have To Make A Hard Choice

#Playstation
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Having taken over Cities: Skylines 2's resurrection, Iceflake Studios are also making a bricky city builder called Lego Skylines

LEGO Skylines Announced for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch 2 and PC

Elta: Defy All Gods Announced for Xbox, PlayStation and PC

City Builder LEGO Skylines Announced for PS5, and It Seems Like a Perfect Match

Lego Skylines: A Laid-Back City Builder From the Team Now Steering Cities: Skylines II

Lego Skylines puts a cozy spin on Paradox's classic city builder

LEGO Is Getting A New City-Building Game Made By The Cities: Skylines Team

Yes, the leaks were true - a Lego version of Cities Skylines is on its way to PC and consoles

LEGO Skylines announced for Nintendo Switch 2

Lego is finally fulfilling its destiny by making a city builder

#SongsOfThePast
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered Launches on September 29th as a Free Upgrade

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered Announced, Out September 2026

The Witcher 3 gets a free upgrade at the end of September

Here's What The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered Looks Like On Switch 2

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Remastered Confirmed For Switch 2, Launching Next Month

The Witcher 3: Remastered Announced As Free Upgrade For September, Expansions Also Free

The Witcher 3 Remastered announced, an overhaul free for existing owners, while expansion Songs of the Past finally shown

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered Gets Surprise Release Date

The Witcher 3 Remastered announced: another huge free update, and all Witcher 3 owners get the existing expansions free

The Witcher 3 Remastered Launches September as a Free Upgrade for Existing Owners

#Rpg
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Hands-on report: Star Wars Zero Company

Star Wars Zero Company Is One Of The Best Star Wars, And Tactics Games, Ever Made

Star Wars Zero Company review: The spaceship of misfit toys

Star Wars Zero Company review: XCOM on easy mode

A Legendary Star Wars Vending Machine Is At The Center Of A Major Conspiracy

Star Wars: Zero Company Is One of the Best Reviewed Star Wars Games of All-Time

'Star Wars Zero Company' does something the prequels never could

Here's the Star Wars Zero Company release time for your region

Star Wars Zero Company review

Star Wars Zero Company Review

Star Wars Zero Company is the Chosen One of the Tactics Genre – Review

#GrindingGearGames
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Gamescom 2026: Path of Exile 2 will finally launch out of early access this December

Path of Exile 2 Exits Early Access on December 11th

Path of Exile 2 Launches 1.0 as Fully Free to Play ARPG, with new Duelist Class, in December

Path of Exile 2 gets a full 1.0 release date, and a sword class

Path of Exile 2 Full Release Set for December 11 as Free-to-Play Launch

Path of Exile 2 finally has its 1.0 release date and it's coming this year

Path of Exile 2 is finally getting swords in December, and also the rest of the game

Path of Exile 2 Goes Free December 11

#GlobalReleaseDate
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Ananta Release Date Confirmed At Gamescom

ANANTA Release Date Falls in 2027

Gamescom 2026: Ananta Gets A January 15th, 2027 Release Date, Showcases Its Chinese-Inspired Open World

ANANTA Gets January 2027 Global Release Date in New Trailer

Hugely anticipated anime RPG Ananta gets a January release date, as pre-registrations hit a whopping 17m sign-ups

ANANTA confirms its release date for January 2027

Ananta Release Date Confirmed During Gamescom Opening Show

#Switch2
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How to utterly embarrass yourself while “playing” Elden Ring on Nintendo Switch 2

Elden Ring for Nintendo Switch 2 will steal your runes, and your free time

Review: Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition (Switch 2) - An Outstanding Achievement In Open-World Design

Elden Ring plays much better than I'd expected on Switch 2, but it isn't without its flaws

Elden Ring Nintendo Switch 2 final version docked & handheld gameplay

Should You Play Elden Ring On Switch 2?

I Tested Elden Ring On Switch 2 In A Cozy Cafe And It Ran Just Fine, Which Is Great News For A Remarkable Game

#CrusaderKings
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Crusader Kings devs Paradox officially reveal Afterworld, a Fallout-flavoured grand strategy game in which you can overrun America with a cannibal cult

Afterworld Revealed as Paradox’s Post-Apocalyptic Strategy Game

Paradox's new grand strategy game is a truly feral take on the post-apocalypse

Paradox's latest grand strategy Afterworld wants you to survive and thrive in the post-apocalypse

Paradox's next grand strategy game is taking cues from Fallout and Mad Max

#RainbowSix
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Rainbow Six Tactics transforms the demolition-driven Siege into a turn-based game while keeping the destructible environments, operators, and reconnaissance drones

Rainbow Six Tactics Revealed!

Rainbow Six Tactics Puts an XCOM Spin on Ubisoft's Series in 2027

Rainbow Six Tactics Revealed at Gamescom as a Turn-Based Single-Player Game

Ubisoft is making the first singleplayer Rainbow Six in 19 years, and it's a tactics game in the style of XCOM

#OnimushaWayOfTheSword
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Demo Updated With More Content, Out on Nintendo Switch 2

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Demo Expanded

Onimusha: Way of the Sword interview, demo update detailed, new trailer revealed

Expanded Onimusha Demo Out Now on PS5, Boasting Another Awesome Boss and More

Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Expanded Demo Now Available On Switch 2

#OpeningNightLiveMetro2039
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Metro 2039 Gets A New Trailer At Gamescom Opening Night Live

Metro 2039 Renegade Trailer Shows The Stranger Infiltrating Moscow

You could, and probably should, cut Metro 2039's atmosphere with a knife

Metro 2039 takes us back to Moscow, but it's still got some delicious bits of Exodus in there

Metro 2039: The First Hands-On Preview

#Onl1001ThreadsOfMizan
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In PS5 Arabian Fantasy '1001 Threads of Mizan', You Ride Magic Carpet Hoverboards

1001 Threads of Mizan Revealed at Gamescom ONL

1001: Threads of Mizan's carpet riding shines as it tries to add multiplayer to a triple-A action game

1001 Threads of Mizan announced for Nintendo Switch 2

1001 Threads of Mizan Adds Fresh Arab Take on Fantasy

#SongsOfThePast
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The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past Is Looking Good In First Trailer

It sure seems like The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is introducing at least one new romanceable character for Geralt to woo

Witcher 3 Songs Of The Past Expansion Fixes A Major Issue With The Original Game

We saw The Witcher 3 – Songs of the Past in action, and the full-game remaster that's coming this year too

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past expansion is out next year, here's the trailer

The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past Expansion: Everything Revealed at gamescom ONL 2026

#Switch2
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight unveils Mayhem Collection DLC

LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight DLC Trailer Showcases All-New Arkham Mission

The Joker Just Became the New Lead of 2026’s Near-Perfect Batman Game

Exclusive: LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Deluxe Edition - Mayhem Collection DLC Trailer Reveals The Joker and Harley Quinn Story Mission and More

#First
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First look at 2027 LEGO Super Mario sets

New Mario LEGO Minifigure Sets Are Small, But They Won't Break The Bank

LEGO Mario sets with minifigures officially revealed

Lego Officially Reveals New Mario Sets That Fans Have Been Begging For

#Darkon
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PS5 Action RPG Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons Is All Swords and Sorcery in Debut Gameplay

Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons Gets First Gameplay Reveal

Dungeons & Dragons game Warlock gets a first proper trailer, showing single-player action gameplay

How Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons Is Expanding D&D’s Darkest Corner With New Monsters And Magic

#AmsterdamEarlyAccess
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Players Can Sign Up For 1666 Amsterdam Early Access

1666: Amsterdam Celebrates Early Access Launch With New Trailer

1666: Amsterdam's early access is live now but there's still plenty that needs ironing out before I'd pay $30 for it

#HeartbreakingForOurTeamGr
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When to watch Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look on Netflix and YouTube in your time zone

Grand Theft Auto 6 Leaks Addressed by Rockstar Games: “Heartbreaking For Our Team”

Rockstar Games addresses Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks

#ElusiveTarget
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Hitman World of Assassination's latest Elusive Target mission sees you taking on Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg Ends Up in Another PS5 Game, Now a Hitman Target

Whack Snoop Dogg In Hitman's New Elusive Target Mission

#PetitPlanetIsComing
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Petit Planet arrives this winter, letting you take care of your planet alone or with Neighbors

Petit Planet Arrives Winter 2026, Pre-registration Opens

HoYoverse’s Petit Planet Is Coming to PC and Mobile This Winter

#NekcomGamesUnveilsGamesco
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NEKCOM Games Unveils Gamescom Trailer for Showa American Story

Showa American Story Stood Out in a Gamescom Filled with Samey PS5 Trailers

Showa American Story: The First Hands-On Preview