Video Game News 8/13/2026

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

Amazon to give live service operations of Lost Ark to Smilegate

NC Announces Publisher Change For Throne & Liberty

Smilegate Will Take Over Lost Ark Publishing Duties in Early 2027 as Amazon Games Exits Another Publishing Deal

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

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

Amazon Will Soon Be Out Of The MMO Business Entirely

Amazon to rescind its publisher role on Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty by early 2027

Amazon drops Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty

Amazon Ending Lost Ark Support but Smilegate Will Keep It Alive

#War4
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV delayed until December

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Delayed to December 3rd for More Polish

Dawn of War IV Delayed to December 3

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Delayed for More Work, New Post-Launch Roadmap Released

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 Has Been Delayed By 3 Months

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

Dawn of War IV release date delayed till December, offering additional polish time

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

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

Helldivers 2 is Out Now on PS Plus Extra/Premium, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Coming Next Week

PlayStation Plus Extra, Premium August Games Include Fan-Favorites

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

10 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2026 Announced

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

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

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August 2026 Confirmed

#ReflectTheProjectsNeeds
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Project Sirius Faces Further Layoffs to “Reflect the Project’s Needs,” Says CD Projekt RED

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

Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh layoffs

Mysterious Witcher Game Project Sirius Undergoes More Changes – Report

CD Projekt Red has laid off nine Project Sirius developers

CD Projekt cuts more than 20% of The Witcher spinoff development team 'to reflect the project's needs at this stage of development'

CD Projekt Confirms Layoffs on The Witcher Multiplayer Spin-Off, Issues Statement

Witcher Multiplayer Project Suffers Another Round Of Layoffs

#Switch2
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Crimson Desert’s Nintendo Switch 2 Version Targets Launch For the First Half of 2027

Crimson Desert Is Coming To Switch 2 In 2027, While Pearl Abyss Is Open To DLC, Multiplayer And Sequels

Crimson Desert DLC on Track for 2026 Release as Dev Ponders Multiplayer Modes

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

After Q1 Profit Surge, Pearl Abyss Reports a Softer Q2, Crimson Desert DLC and New Projects Are Coming

Pearl Abyss Q2 drops after Crimson Desert’s launch spike, Switch 2 version planned for 2027

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

Crimson Desert has done so well it'll be getting a DLC this year, with more details coming sooner than I expected given Pearl Abyss' breakneck pace

#FortunesWeave
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Preview: Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Seems to Reward Time Management

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave beautifully blends tactics and character-driven stories

Preview: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Dials The 'Three Houses Formula' Up To 11

20 hours in, I cannot believe the scale, complexity, and ambition of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

Preview: Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Feels Like Four Games’ Worth Of Fire Emblem – Preview

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Feels Like Four Games’ Worth Of Fire Emblem

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Preview: Potentially Nintendo's Best Strategy Game Yet

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – The Final Preview

#Precognition
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Immortality developer Sam Barlow reveals Precognition, a sci-fi horror collaboration with Brandon Cronenberg about "really terrible things that are just around the corner"

Sam Barlow's Project C finally has a name: Precognition

Precognition is the next game from Her Story and Immortality creator Sam Barlow

Precognition, A New Horror From Sam Barlow And Brandon Cronenberg, Is Confirmed For Switch 2

Immortality creator Sam Barlow's new video-scouring game is sci-fi horror Precognition, a collab with filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg, in which you see and change the future

Sam Barlow reveals new horror game, PRECOGNITION, collaborating with Brandon Cronenberg

Immortality creator Sam Barlow reveals his next game: A 'sci-fi horror' collaboration with Brandon Cronenberg

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

Complete Edition of Hit PS5 Adventure Game Out on PlayStation Store

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 Later This Year

(For Southeast Asia) Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition Comes to PS5 October 2

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition Comes to PS5 October 1

Ghost of Yotei's PS5 Complete Edition Will Get a Physical Disc, But There Are Already Concerns

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

Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition Launches October 1 on PS5

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 Coming This Fall, Will Add New Story Missions And Roguelike Mode

#ElderScrolls6
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The Elder Scrolls 6 Could be Titled Sentinel, Hints Discovered in Starfield – Rumor

After this week's Elder Scrolls 6 tease, fans think they've figured out its full name - and it was hidden in Starfield all along

XBOX CEO Asha Sharma Teases Title Of The Elder Scrolls 6

Fans Think They've Cracked The Elder Scrolls 6 Title

Fans Are Convinced They’ve Guessed The Name Of The Next Elder Scrolls Game

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

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

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

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

Phantom Blade Zero Pre-Orders Are Entirely Digital, Prompting Concern That It’s Not Getting A Physical Release

#Twitch
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‘If it was opt in, nobody would opt in’: Twitch is using streamers’ content to train generative AI by default

Twitch is training AI on livestreams, says it's an opt out feature as "nobody would opt in"

Twitch under fire for new gen AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, says it's on by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in'

Twitch Is Now Using Your Content To Train Amazon AI Models And Has Hidden The Option To Opt Out

#DeepDive
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Disney D23 Kingdom Hearts Panel Features Sora and Riku Voice Actors

A Kingdom Hearts Panel Will Air During This Week’s Disney D23

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

Kingdom Hearts D23 Panel Livestream Set for August 15

#HogwartsLegacy
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We All Knew It Was Happening, But Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Now Officially in the Works

Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Real: Warner Bros. Slips the Sequel Into an Earnings Report

Warner Bros confirms Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in development

Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Officially in the Works, Confirms Warner Bros.

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

Gears of War: E-Day Limited Edition Xbox Series X/S Controller Revealed, Customizable With Design Labs

Gears of War: E-Day Limited Edition Xbox Controller Channels the Horror of Emergence Day

Xbox Reveals Stunning 3D-Moulded Gears of War: E-Day Limited Edition Controllers

Gears of War: E-Day-Themed Xbox Controller Is Up for Preorder

#TeasedHelloKitty
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McDonald’s Teased Hello Kitty x Godzilla Happy Meal Toys

McDonald's Happy Meals Get Hello Kitty x Godzilla Crossover Toys

McDonald's Announces Eight Hello Kitty x Godzilla Toys Coming to Happy Meals This August

#PlaystationPlusGameCatalo
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(For Southeast Asia) Helldivers 2 joins PlayStation Plus Game Catalog today, Devoid of Liberty update out now

Helldivers 2 Hits PS Plus Today as ‘Devoid of Liberty’ Update Drops

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

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

Limited Run Announces Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Physical Release

Aspyr Promises More Lord Of The Rings Revivals In The Future

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

#OldSchool
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Old School RuneScape continues to refine Agility as one player achieves 99 Fishing with shrimp

Old School Runescape Officially Recognizes Player Who Reached Level 99 Fishing Catching Only Shrimp and Anchovies

Someone Just Maxed Out Their Fishing In Old School RuneScape Using Only The Starter Net: ‘Nothing Matters’

#Saber
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'I would frankly have been happy to replace her with AI' - extraordinary public spat between Saber CEO and writer "replaced with ChatGPT" intensifies

Saber Interactive CEO responds to claims that a writer was replaced with AI

Saber CEO Denies Replacing Rideshare Writer With ChatGPT But Says ‘I Would Frankly In Retrospect Have Been Happy To Replace Her With AI’

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

#The
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"The world's becoming so bleak": How Soulframe hopes to escape Warframe's shadow, with a little insight from Elden Ring

Elden Ring does this better than anyone else

#FrameGeneration
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NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming for Linux levels up and leaves Beta

Class Is in Session: GeForce NOW Levels Up Linux, Chromebooks and More

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

Escape Huss Valley codes (August 2026)

#Heartopia
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Heartopia teams up with Dave the Diver for a sushi-packed collaboration event

Heartopia x Dave the Diver Collab Is Here, So Go Help Dave Get His Gear Back

#NewDeepDive
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EA Sports NHL 27 Drops New Deep Dive Into Its Connected Franchise Mode

NHL 27 Connected Franchise Details and New Video Revealed

#Resonance
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Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Trailer Teases a Haunting Call and Journey for Sophia

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Story Trailer Heads to Minotaur Island