Video Game News 9/2/2026

#StarWars
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Around 80% of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was reportedly furloughed weeks before its release

Star Wars: Zero Company devs left without pay, report claims, with "most" staff furloughed prior to launch

Star Wars Zero Company Developer Furloughs Staff Weeks Before the Game’s Release, 80 Percent of Studio Reportedly Impacted

Despite Star Wars Zero Company's Strong Launch, the Dev Hasn't Been Doing Great

Up To 80% Of Bit Reactor Furloughed Ahead Of Star Wars: Zero Company Launch, It’s Reported

Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed staff before the game was released

"Most" of the developers behind critically acclaimed Star Wars Zero Company were furloughed ahead of launch

Bit Reactor furloughed "many of its workers" in the weeks before Star Wars Zero Company's launch

Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed workers ahead of launch

Star Wars Zero Company Is the Andor Replacement No One Expected

Star Wars Zero Company Was Originally Pitched as a Titanfall Universe Game

Get Off My Screen Dork, I’m Trying To Play Star Wars: Zero Company

#BrutalLegend2
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Double Fine are all in on making Brutal Legend 2, if you're willing to give them $100 million in their game jam Kickstarter, anyway

Give Double Fine $100 Million and It'll Make Brutal Legend 2

Double Fine Will Make Brutal Legend 2 If We Give Them A Bucketload Of Money

Double Fine adds Brutal Legend 2 to its Amnesia Fortnight Kickstarter as a $100M stretch goal

Double Fine will finally make Brutal Legend 2, but only if its new Kickstarter campaign reaches an almost impossible $100m

Double Fine Promises To Make Brütal Legend 2 But Only If Fans Give Them $100 Million

#Rpg
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No Rest For The Wicked’s 1.0 Release Delayed to March 2027

No Rest for the Wicked's Long-Awaited 1.0 and PS5 Release Delayed into 2027

No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 Moves to March 2027

No Rest for the Wicked's 1.0 Launch Delayed to March 2027 For Additional Work

No Rest for the Wicked, which was slated to hit 1.0 a month before Grand Theft Auto 6, is delayed into 2027

No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 Launch Delayed to March 2027

#WingsOfTheveDetailsMultip
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Details Multiplayer

Ace Combat 8's Multiplayer Is the Most Robust the Series Has Ever Had

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Multiplayer Revealed

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve “Online 101” Trailer Released

Sick: Ace Combat 8 has online airbase lobbies where you can bum around as your own bespoke pilotsona

Ace Combat 8's Multiplayer Is Aiming to Climb Higher Than Ever | IGN Preview

#GamePass
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Take The Plunge With Shelldiver On Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass September 2026 Adds CoD, RuneScape, and 7 More Games

Xbox Game Pass In September Expands With 7 New Games

Xbox Game Pass Removes Cyberpunk 2077 And 9 Other Games Very Soon

XBOX Game Pass Brings Bad News for Cyberpunk 2077 Fans

Xbox Game Pass September 2026 Wave 1 Lineup Announced

Game Pass Ultimate Gets Off To A Slow Start In September 2026

#HereAreTheFullPatchNotesM
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 4.0.0 update out now, patch notes – Nintendo Switch 2 improvements and features, more

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update 4.0.0 adds 8-player splitscreen

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Has Been Updated To Version 4.0.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe updated for Nintendo Switch 2 with 8 player split-screen and more

Mario Kart 8 Just Got a Game-Changing Update for Nintendo Switch 2

#Atlus
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Metaphor: ReFantazio Switch 2 Pre-Order Trailer Goes Over Gameplay

Metaphor: ReFantazio Switch 2 Pre-Orders Open

New Metaphor: ReFantazio Trailer Showcases More Switch 2 Footage

Metaphor: ReFantazio releasing November on Nintendo Switch 2

Metaphor: ReFantazio Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Trailer Live

#Dicero
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Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 officially launches this week via NBA 2K27

Nvidia DLSS 5 releases this week with NBA 2K27, so the AI yassification filter's busy beautifying basketballers early doors

Dicero redeem codes (September 2026) - Grab yourself some extra Gold, Stamina and Sojourn Keys

NBA 2K27 DLSS 5 Support Arrives on September 3

Best Motion Style to Use in NBA 2K27

Nvidia DLSS 5 Launches on September 3, Debuts in NBA 2K27

NBA 2K27 codes (September 2026)

Grand Blue codes (September 2026)

#Switch2
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Review: Orbitals Emphasizes Its 80s Anime and It Takes Two Style Co-op

Orbitals Review — You Plus Who?

Round Up: The Reviews For Orbitals On Switch 2 Are In

Review: Orbitals (Switch 2) - One Of The Best Co-Op Games Of The Year

Orbitals review

Orbitals Review

#OnimushaWayOfTheSword
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s Latest Trailer Introduces The Cunning And Deadly Dokyo

Onimusha: Way of the Sword review for Nintendo Switch 2

New Nintendo Creator's Voice Vid Goes Behind The Scenes On Onimusha: Way Of The Sword

Onimusha Way of the Sword release time in your time zone

#TheWhisperMan
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GTA 6 Extended Look was the most viewed title on Netflix last week

GTA 6’s Extended Look Trailer Seemingly Paid Off For Netflix With Massive Viewership

GTA 6 Soars to No. 1 on Netflix's Movie Chart

GTA 6 Extended Look Tops Netflix Top 10 Chart in First Week

#BrianWard
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CEO of Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group Brian Ward steps down after overseeing billions in mobile gaming acquisitions

Brian Ward steps down as Savvy Games Group CEO

Report: Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward departs company

CEO Steps Down At Saudi Arabia’s $38 Billion Gaming Fund That Owns Pokémon Go

#Ghosts
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Microsoft will give you $5 to buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Xbox (or Xbox on PC)

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Extended, Adds Double XP To Help You Grind For Rewards

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Extended

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Runs On Switch 2 And That’s The Nicest Thing I Can Say About It

#OfHowScaryResidentEvilIs
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Hideki Kamiya says Resident Evil developers have lost sight of how scary their games are

Hideki Kamiya Says Capcom Has "No Awareness" Of How Scary Resident Evil Is

Resident Evil 2 Director Hideki Kamiya Says Capcom Has Grown 'Numb' to How Scary New RE Games Are

#Playstation
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Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy

'Reasonable Consumers' Know They Don't Own Digital Games, Says Sony

PlayStation argues "reasonable consumers" already know they don't actually own their digital games

#NoirCastlevania
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Capcom and Konami have both announced showcases for this month

Konami Press Start Stream Covers Castlevania, Silent Hill, and Rev.Noir

Konami Press Start Returns September 3

#Cyberpunk2077
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Cyberpunk 2077 launched when it did because its devs wanted it "out the door" says CD Projekt Red CEO, but I wonder if he forgot about that reported mandatory crunch

CD Projekt Red "Very Happy" With Cyberpunk 2077 Sales On Switch 2

Releasing Cyberpunk 2077 In Its Poor State “Was For Sure Wrong,” CD Projekt Admits

#SuperSmashBros
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 13.0.5 update out now, patch notes

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.5 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate updated to Version 13.0.5 to fix online bug (patch notes)

#YoutubeNowPlayTheNewStree
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Play the New Street Fighter Movie Trailer on YouTube Now

Ken and Ryu work things out in a new trailer for Street Fighter

Everyone Is Here And Looks Stupid (Complimentary) In Street Fighter Movie’s New Trailer

#GtaOnlineRp
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Rockstar Games unveils its official GTA Online RP server, mere months before GTA 6

The future of GTA roleplaying remains in GTA 5 for now, as Rockstar touts new invite-only Nopixel V RP server

Rockstar Games Reveals Its Official GTA Online Roleplaying Server, nopixel V

#InteractivesAfterworld
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Paradox's Afterworld feels like the first grand strategy game I can properly wrap my head around

Paradox Interactive's Afterworld wants to entice new players to grand strategy with tasty RPG hooks

Afterworld, Paradox's post-apocalyptic grand strategy game, let me conquer Florida with a band of alcoholic mutant cannibals

#DoomTheDarkAgesRevelation
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Laid off id Software developer says crunch on Doom: The Dark Ages' Revelations DLC was "brutal" with up to 17-hour days

The majority of Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC got made 'in three or four months'

Former id Software producer says the team faced the 'worst crunch' in the series' history on Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations: 'There were days where I didn't see my son'

#Pikmin3Deluxe
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Pikmin 3 Deluxe has received a free Switch 2 update, with improved visuals and GameShare support

Free Pikmin 3 Deluxe Patch Adds GameShare and Enhanced Resolution on Switch 2

#TotalWar
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"It's just such a huge galaxy to fill": Don't expect any Total War: Warhammer 40,000 sequels, but do expect lots of updates that builds upon its sandbox

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is a sandbox that Creative Assembly will keep adding to rather than making sequels: 'The true experience is the sandbox'

#LifeIsStrange
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Life is Strange developer Don't Nod look primed for layoffs, as the studio announces a "transformation initiative"

Life is Strange and Aphelion studio Don't Nod probably facing layoffs again, as it announces ominous-sounding "transformation initiative"