Video Game News 8/15/2026

#Switch2
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21% of Nintendo Switch 2 owners have bought Pokémon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokopia Crosses 5 Million Units Sold

Pokémon Pokopia Bubbly Basin Review

Sonic Frontiers Surpasses 5 Million Copies Sold as Fans Await What Comes Next

Injustice 2 Has Sold 9 Million Copies, So Where’s The Third Game?

It's Official, Sonic Frontiers Has Now Sold More Than Five Million Copies

Pokémon Pokopia Sales Surpass Five Million Units Globally In "Just Over Four Months"

Pokemon Pokopia has sold over 5 million copies worldwide

Nintendo announces Pokémon Pokopia has sold over 5m copies, meaning that roughly one in four Switch 2 users now owns the game

#Madden
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EA Sports Madden NFL 27 brings pro-football action to mobile and Apple Arcade for the first time

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Review – Playing It Safe

Madden NFL 27 Hits Steam With Persona-Driven Franchise Overhaul

Madden NFL 27 review: Solid return

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Now Available Globally

Madden NFL 27 Review

#Series
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On the Cusp of Kingdom Hearts 4 Blowout, Disney Says Series Is a Billion-Dollar Brand

Kingdom Hearts Is A "Billion-Dollar" Franchise, According To Disney

DanielRPK: Kingdom Hearts announcement at tonight’s D23 Disney Entertainment Showcase panel

Disney says that Kingdom Hearts is now a 'billion dollar franchise'

Kingdom Hearts Is a Billion-Dollar Franchise, Disney Declares Ahead of Hotly Anticipated D23 Panel

#Switch2
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's PS5 Beta Includes Campaign Mission for the First Time

Here’s A First Look At CoD: Warzone’s New Zodiac Map For MW4

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Do Something No Previous CoD Beta Has

Here's a first for Call of Duty: The Modern Warfare 4 beta will have a campaign mission and Warzone stuff

Xbox Confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Feature Single-Player Campaign Mission for the First Time

Activision Really Wants You To Know Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4′s Campaign Isn’t A Horrible Mess Like BLOPS7

#SteamCompulsionGames
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South of Midnight is now self-published on Steam after Compulsion Games cut ties with Microsoft

Compulsion Games removes Xbox as publisher of South of Midnight on Steam

Compulsion Games becomes publisher of South of Midnight on Steam, suggesting departure from Xbox amid major restructuring is now complete

Xbox's Separation from Compulsion Games Seems Complete as Studio Is Listed as the Publisher of South of Midnight on Steam

#Halo
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‘Out of scale, no mystery, damn ugly’ Halo’s original art director shares his thoughts on Campaign Evolved’s architecture

Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 Update Lands Next Week with Tech Fixes

Halo: Campaign Evolved Will Look Way Better Soon

Halo: Campaign Evolved studio outlines five key updates that'll drop with next week's big patch

#War
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Former WB director says Lord of the Rings: War in the North should never have released at the same time as Skyrim

2011 Lord Of The Rings Game Didn’t Get A “Fair Shake” Launching Near Skyrim, Former WB Boss Says

A dev tried to warn WB Games not to launch Lord of the Rings: War in the North 10 days before Skyrim, but was 'overruled'

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Dev Warned Warner Bros. Not to Go Up Against Skyrim Back in 2011

#MoonlootGamesNetflix
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Netflix Shuts Down Oxenfree Dev Night School Studio as It Downscales In-House Game Teams

Netflix Shuts Down Oxenfree Developer Night School Studio

Netflix's gaming "secret weapon" is no more - Oxenfree studio Night School is to close

Netflix shutters Night School Studio and Moonloot Games

#MarvelTōkonFightingSouls
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Review — Clash of the Superheroes

102 Deadpool References in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls review

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls looks to have sold almost half a million copies in a week

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls review

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

2 Player Evolution Tycoon codes (August 2026)

Wonderland Codes (August 2026)

#Eclipse
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The Xbox 360 version of Toy Story 3 is being delisted ahead of Digital Eclipse’s remaster

Toy Story 3 Will Be Delisted on Xbox Just Weeks Before Launch of New Remaster

Toy Story 3 On Xbox Is Being Delisted To Make Way For The Remaster

#EaSportsFc
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2K unveils ‘ambitious’ new sports studio stuffed with EA Sports FIFA talent

EA Sports FC might be getting a proper football game challenger, as 2K sets up new studio to make its "next blockbuster sports franchise"

2K Announces New Studio Led By Former EA Sports Devs

#Venom
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Huge Update on Insomniac Marvel’s Spider-Man 3

Three Franchises and 24 Years Later, One Spider-Man Line Still Has No Rival

Four Minutes Of Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Leak Online, And They Look Amazing

#VrGamesShowcase
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System Shock VR, High On Life VR and more from the VR Games Showcase

System Shock, High on Life, More Are Breathing New Life into PSVR2

High On Life Is Coming To VR, And Yes, You Can Stroke Your Weird Guns

#EpicGamesStore
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Epic Games Store will get a Linux version sometime "soon"

The Epic Games Launcher will be available on Linux 'soon' says dev, after it's had a bit of work

Epic Games Store will officially support Linux, Epic confirms

#ComeSeptember
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Total War: Warhammer 3 is getting a big free vampiric update in September, alongside the epithet-stuffed Lords of the End Times DLC

Total War: Warhammer 3's Lord of the End Times has a feature other strategy games should adopt

Come September, you won't need a single Total War: Warhammer game to play its colossal, trilogy-spanning Immortal Empires campaign

#FortunesWeave
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave difficulty modes detailed

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Cai Route Initial Characters Revealed

Round Up: The Final Previews Are In For Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave On Switch 2

#ToRollTheStars
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4.5 Honkai: Star Rail Stream Teased Zenless Zone Zero Crossover

The Trip To Astropolis In Honkai: Star Rail's Version 4.5 Update Is A Rescue Mission Disguised As A Vacation

Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.5 Launching August 26

#Stardew
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Want More Story In Your Stardew? Fields Of Mistria Is Right Up Your Valley

Fields of Mistria review

Fields of Mistria review

#TheTargetOfACongressional
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Roblox Is Now The Target Of A Congressional Investigation: “Children Are Hurting”

US Senate launches investigation into Roblox: 'Children on your platform are hurting. Congress will not look the other way'

Roblox Is Now Under Investigation By The U.S. Senate Over Child Safety

#Html5Canvas
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Before Grand Theft Auto Online, GTA 4's multiplayer added 'glorious chaos' to the open world sandbox

Grand Auto Thief

Grand Theft Auto 2 – The Legacy Review

#FullSeriesCollection
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Mafia: The Old Country’s Man of Honor DLC is Out Now

Mafia: The Old Country – What Man of Honor DLC Adds to the Experience

Mafia: The Old Country – Man Of Honor Continues Enzo’s Story

Mafia Remake Joins The Old Country on PS5 in Full Series Collection with 60FPS, Visual Upgrades

#BeholderConductor
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Beholder: Conductor lets you take the control of an authoritarian rail line

Review: Beholder: Conductor (Nintendo Switch)

#Legends
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League of Legends LoLdle Answers Today (August 14, 2026)

Legends never die: League of Legends in 2026

#HellLetLoose
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Hell Let Loose: Vietnam arrives on Steam and works on SteamOS / Linux

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Beginners Guide Tips & Tricks