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 will cease publishing Lost Ark and Throne & Liberty, sending them back to Smilegate and NCsoft

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 to give live service operations of Lost Ark to Smilegate

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

NC Announces Publisher Change For Throne & Liberty

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

Smilegate will rescue Lost Ark's western servers, as Amazon ditches support while retreating from MMO development

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

Amazon Will Soon Be Out Of The MMO Business Entirely

MMORPG Throne and Liberty transitions from Amazon Game Studios to NC (formerly NCSoft)

Amazon drops Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty

Amazon Ending Lost Ark Support but Smilegate Will Keep It Alive

Amazon Loses Throne & Liberty As It Abandons Game Development

#Playstation5
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Ghost of Yotei is getting a new story expansion and roguelike mode in October, plus a Complete Edition

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition and Echoes of Sekigahara Expansion Announced for October 1st

Acclaimed PlayStation 5 Exclusive Gets Major Story Expansion, Release Date Set

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition Announced With New Content, Price, & PS5 Release Date

Ghost of Yotei Story Expansion and Survival Mode in Complete Edition

(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: Complete Edition Announced, Includes New Expansion, Game Mode, More

Ghost Of Yōtei Complete Edition Comes To PS5 Later This Year

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition Launches October 1 with New Story Expansion

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, Roguelike Survival Mode, And Complete Edition Announced

Ghost of Yōtei Story Expansion Gets Surprise Release Date

PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yōtei Is Getting a New Narrative Expansion, New Combat Survival Mode, and More as Part of a Complete Edition

Ghost Of Yotei Expansion Coming This Fall, Will Add New Story Missions And Roguelike Mode

#Switch2
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A Switch 2 port of Crimson Desert is being planned for the first half of 2027

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

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

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

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

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

Pearl Abyss says Crimson Desert could come to Switch 2 in first half of 2027

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

Pearl Abyss Q2 earnings decline as impact of Crimson Desert's launch period subsides

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

#DawnOfWar4
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Delayed to December 3rd for More Polish

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

Dawn of War IV Delayed to December 3

You won't be playing Dawn of War 4 in September, as launch date gets pushed back

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

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

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

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

#VampireSurvivors
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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

Big PlayStation Plus Extra, Premium August Game Surprise-Dropped Today

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 Joins PS Plus Extra Today Ahead of Full August 2026 Reveal

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 Extra/Premium Games For August 2026 Includes Helldivers 2

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August 2026 Confirmed

#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"

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

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

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

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

#DeepDive
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Kingdom Hearts Deep Dive Panel Announced for D23 on August 15th

Disney D23 Kingdom Hearts Panel Features Sora and Riku Voice Actors

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

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

Kingdom Hearts D23 Panel Livestream Set for August 15

D23's Kingdom Hearts Panel Will Only Be Streamed Live

#PlaystationStateOfPlay
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Phantom Blade Zero gets an 11-minute trailer, with a PlayStation State of Play coming next week too

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

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

State of Play for Phantom Blade Zero Announced for Next Week, 11-Minute Trailer Revealed

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

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

#Cyberpunk2
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Multiplayer Witcher spin-off Project Sirius hit by layoffs again, in "broader shift in development strategy" at CD Projekt Red

Mysterious Witcher Game Project Sirius Undergoes More Changes – Report

Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh layoffs

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

Witcher Multiplayer Project Suffers Another Round Of Layoffs

#LegacyEdition
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2011 action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North gets a new Legacy Edition, with ‘more classic releases’ coming

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

More Classic Lord of the Rings Games Are Coming Back, Dev Confirms

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

#TheElderScrolls6
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says The Elder Scrolls 6 is ‘incredible’ as Bethesda protesters put up giant rat outside building

XBOX CEO Asha Sharma Teases Title Of The Elder Scrolls 6

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's internal playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6 disrupted by a giant inflatable rat, as Bethesda union protests cuts

There Are Many Solid The Elder Scrolls 6 Subtitle Theories Based on Xbox Boss Asha Sharma’s Asterisk-Filled Tease — but Let’s Rule Out Skyrim 2 Right Now

#HogwartsLegacy
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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 Officially Announced by Warner Bros.

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

#Halo1
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Review

(UPDATE) Halo: Campaign Evolved Updated Sales Are Worse Than Originally Thought

Halo: Campaign Evolved struggles to sell in anywhere near the quantities the recent Black Ops revivals did, and the probable reason? Lack of multiplayer

Halo: Campaign Evolved Sales Estimates Put it at a Nearly 50-50 Split Between Xbox and PS5 Buyers

#Review
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Review: Big Walk Is Best Enjoyed a Bit at a Time

Big Walk Review

Big Walk review

#Switch2
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Oblivion Remastered Could Finally Be Fixed on PS5 as Bethesda Promises 'Optimisations' Patch

Bethesda Aware Of Feedback Asking For Additional Oblivion Remastered Patch

After giving it 2 patches and dropping it like a stone, Bethesda promises to bring Switch 2 optimisations to Oblivion Remastered on other platforms

#NewXboxControllersAreMeta
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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’s New Xbox Controllers Are Metal As Hell

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

#RideshareStimulator
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Former Saber writer claims she was replaced by ChatGPT during development on its ridesharing game

Saber Interactive denies replacing writer 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

#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’

#NewDeepDive
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NHL 27 Connected Franchise Details and New Video Revealed

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

#Funny
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Funny co-op climbing game PEAK has a final major update out now

PEAK reaches its summit, and its final major update looks like a belter – here’s what’s included

#SplatoonRaiders
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Nintendo Switch Online adds Splatoon Raiders icons

ShackStream: Splatoon Raiders on The Stevetendo Show! Episode 739

#LaunchingSummer
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Crescent County revealed for Nintendo Switch 2

Kiki's Delivery Service Meets Akira in 'Crescent County', Launching Summer '27

#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

#NewOverviewTheSinkingCity
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The Sinking City 2 Details Second Chance, Dead Space-Style Stomping and More in New Overview

The Sinking City 2 Overview Trailer Reveals Cast and Survival Details

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

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