Video Game News 8/20/2026

#HorizonHuntersGathering
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Sony are rebooting their live service Horizon game as a more traditional co-op affair, claim sources, with a proper Horizon Forbidden West sequel still years away

PlayStation co-op spin-off Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly being overhauled after poor testing feedback

PlayStation Scaling Back Horizon Live Service PS5 Game as Sony Failures Continue

Horizon Hunters Gathering Is Not Fun So PlayStation Plans To Reboot It

Sony's Is Reportedly Reworking Horizon Hunters Gathering By Removing Its Live Service Component

Horizon Hunters Gathering Being Rebooted, Live-Service Elements Removed, And Horizon 3 Is Years Away

Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly no longer a live service game following negative feedback

Report: Live-service removed from Horizon Hunters Gathering following negative player feedback

Report: PlayStation scales back live service ambitions for Horizon Hunters Gathering, reassigns devs

Horizon Hunter Gathering Rumored To Be Reworked After Negative Feedback

Sony reportedly reverses course on live service co-op Horizon game after 'negative player feedback'

PlayStation Reportedly Reboots Horizon Multiplayer Spinoff Following Negative Feedback

Report: Sony Rebooting Live-Service Horizon After Bad Player Tests

#HarveySmith
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"Through the looking glass": as Arkane fight for their future, Dishonored veteran Harvey Smith reveals new studio dedicated to immersive sims

Dishonored’s Harvey Smith launches new studio with former Arkane staff to make immersive sims

Black Pony Immersive Is a New Game Studio Founded By Veterans Of Arkane Studios

Former Arkane Studios leads Harvey Smith & Ben Horne launch Black Pony Immersive game studio

"We chose the worst time in history" – Harvey Smith on starting his own studio after Arkane

Harvey Smith and fellow Arkane Austin veterans announce a new studio, Black Pony Immersive

Arkane Veterans Start New Studio Following XBOX Crisis

Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word 'Immersive' in the name

#BlackMyth
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A new 15-minute trailer of Black Myth: Zhong Kui shows the game’s combat in action

Black Myth: Zhong Kui’s Fantastical Combat and Art Direction Showcased in New Early Gameplay

Black Myth: Wukong's Follow-Up, Zhong Kui, Looks Absolutely Stunning in New Gameplay

15 Minutes of Black Myth: Zhong Kui Official Gameplay Trailer

Black Myth Zhong Kui Protagonist Revealed in New Gameplay Trailer

Stunning Black Myth: Zhong Kui Gameplay Trailer Gives Us a Closer Look at the New Protagonist, Combat, and a Truly Impressive Parry

#TheModernWarfare4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Trailer Reveals Multiplayer Gameplay Before PlayStation Early Access Beta Begins

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer trailer

Video: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Drops Official Multiplayer Trailer

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer trailer

Want A Modern Warfare 4 Beta Code? Just Talk Trash

CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Preload And PC Spec Requirements

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Gets Rid of Update Restarts, But Not for Everyone

Modern Warfare 4 Beta Reveals Multiplayer Matchmaking Plans, Will Continue to Use Divisive New Matchmaking System

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Fix Issues That Have Plagued the Series for the Better Part of a Decade

#Ps5
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Silent Hill: Townfall’s Otherworld is Tinged in Red and Swarming With Monsters in New Gameplay

Silent Hill: Townfall Gameplay is Delightfully Unsettling, Reveals Puzzles and Signal Tuning

This Is Your Best, Most In-Depth Look at Silent Hill: Townfall Yet

Konami Releases 18 Minutes of Silent Hill: Townfall Gameplay

18 Minutes of Silent Hill: Townfall Gameplay Trailer

Forget Old GTA 6 Leaks, Silent Hill: Townfall Dropped 19 Minutes of Official Gameplay

Silent Hill: Townfall's latest gameplay trailer reminds me why the series shouldn't have guns

#ChapterAdventureEarly
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Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter gets Nintendo Switch demo, opening movie

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Demo Debuts With Saves That Carry Over

Start Your Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Adventure Early with PS5 Demo, Out Now

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Drops New Demo And Trailer Ahead Of Launch

Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter Switch Demo And Opening Movie Released

#Switch2Sin
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SiN Reloaded from Nightdive arrives September 24

Sin: Reloaded announced for Nintendo Switch, return of the 1998 shooter [update: release date, Switch 2]

Sin: Reloaded Launches September 24 on PC and Consoles

SiN: Reloaded Launching September 24

#HellraiserRevivalInside
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Inside the brutal puzzles of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival

Hellraiser: Revival Trades Gunplay for Psychological Dread on PS5

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Pre-Orders Now Live

Hellraiser: Revival Confirmed For Switch 2, Launching October 2026

#AudezeMaxwell2
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A Game About Chopping Trees Review

Aery – Surreal World Review

Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC review - You should probably get insurance

Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 NVMe SSD review

Keychron K8 Ultra 8K review

AngryMiao AM Infinity.97 mouse review

Fields of Mistria: The Kotaku Review

#Next
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$1,000 Next-Gen Consoles Could Tank PS6 and Xbox Helix Sales by Nearly 40%, Analysts Warn

Launching PS6 and Xbox Helix at $1,000 could lead to a nearly 40% drop in sales over five years, analyst warns

Dire Forecast Predicts 39 Million Fewer Consoles Sold If PS6 And Xbox Helix Are $1,000

#TheBindingOfIsaacRepentan
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The Binding of Isaac: Repentance + Online Launches on GTA VI Release Day

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ Online Is the Only Game Brave Enough to Launch the Same Day as GTA 6

The next Binding of Isaac game is going up against Grand Theft Auto 6

#R500
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A field guide to Gran Turismo 7’s 1.71 update, out today

Gran Turismo 7 Bolstered by Another 4 Cars in PS5 Update 1.71

GT7 Update 1.71 Brings Classic Toyotas and the Caterham R500 to PS5

#Update
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UFL Update v0.74.0 Arrives Tomorrow Featuring Big Gameplay Changes

UFL Update v0.74.0: Revamped Gameplay, New Team Pass & UI Redesign

#ProjectMotorRacingUpdate
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Project Motor Racing Update 2.2 Available Today - Patch Notes

Nintendo Today 4.1.0 update out now, patch notes

#RockstarAndTaketwo
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A playable build of GTA 6 appears to have leaked, as Rockstar and Take-Two scramble to take down videos

GTA 6 Leaker Seems To Have A Playable Build Of The Game

#DumbWaysToDie
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Dumb Ways to Build brings some funny co-op from Dumb Ways to Die on September 10

Chaotic Co-Op Game Dumb Ways to Build Launching September 10

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

Monopoly Go Free Rolls – 20th August 2026 Links

#GameOfThrones
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Game of Thrones: Dragonfire ties into season three finale with limited-time event

Game of Thrones: Dragonfire Brings Back Season 3 for a New Event

#FortunesWeave
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Nintendo Switch Online adds Fire Emblem: Three Houses icons

Fire Emblem: Three Houses profile icons are here for a limited time

#Majority
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Majority of Naughty Dog Was Working on The Last of Us Online Before It Was Cancelled

The Last of Us Online Was Not a 'Side Project,' Majority of Intergalactic's Team Came Over After Multiplayer Game Was Scrapped

#Horizon3
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'Tiny Team' Working on Next Horizon Single Player Game, Years Away from Release

Horizon 3 Only Has a 'Tiny Team' Working on It at Guerrilla, Reportedly Still Years Away

#OpeningNightLive
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Joe Madureira And Airship Syndicate To Reveal Dust: Origins At Opening Night Live in Cologne

Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 Kicks Off August 26 on YouTube

#ValorantNightMarket
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Dota 2 The International 2026: Dates, brackets, prize pools & where to watch

Next Valorant Night Market 2026 dates

#TheStarDoor
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How to open the Star Door at the Church - The Sinking City 2

How To Open The Room 301 Safe in The Sinking City 2

#FirstLegacySeason
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Fallout 76's First Legacy Season, 'The Slasher' Arrives September 15th With A Few New Rewards

Fallout 76's new Slasher update is "a first of its kind"