Cloud gaming, XR headsets, and the platforms reshaping how we play.
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European regulators have moved from guidance to enforcement, targeting in-game currencies, mismatched bundles and pressure selling across titles such as Minecraft, Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans.
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, four animatronic bosses and matching Withered-style skins headline Fortnitemares 2026 when the FNAF crossover hits Fortnite on October 1.
Nintendo has ended service for Mario Kart Tour, leaving more than 200 million downloads unplayable and confirming that no offline edition will be released.
Yuki Kurihara, an 11-year-old primary school student from Japan, defeated South Korea's Kang Dongshin 10-2 to win Puyo Puyo Champions gold at the 2026 Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya on September 26.
Scalpers are asking up to 1750 dollars for Rockstar's 399.99 dollar GTA 6 Vice City merchandise box, which contains no game and remains available to preorder from the official store.
Stichting Massaschade & Consument has held Epic Games liable and launched a class action in the Netherlands over Fortnite, seeking more than 100 million euros for players who were under 21.
A Washington federal judge entered the default judgment after James C. Williams, who used the alias Archbox, failed to respond to Nintendo's 2024 copyright complaint over pirated Switch games.
Stichting Massaschade & Consument has filed a class action against Epic Games in the Netherlands, seeking more than 100 million euros for young Fortnite players and alleging manipulative item shop design.
Matt Booty told staff that 268 Xbox roles are going, the next Halo game will be built by a new Activision team, and Ninja Theory faces a proposed shutdown.
Kojima Productions says it nearly collapsed after Sony withdrew support for the espionage title, then rebuilt the project as a wider IP before Xbox agreed to publish it.
The Riyadh-based organization claims MENA's first Rocket League world title and a $300,000 prize after a dominant lower-bracket run in Fort Worth.
The Alinea Analytics estimate of 1.9 million PS5 copies and over $130 million in three days landed alongside an Insomniac hotfix that softened the game's widely mocked scent trail visuals.
Organizers canceled the entire September 21 closing day of Tokyo Game Show 2026, the first five day edition in its 30 year history, as Typhoon Dujuan approached the Kanto region with winds up to 50 meters per second.
The Coalition says its Gears of War prequel is finished and ready for discs, setting up a two-wave release that begins with Premium Edition early access on October 1, 2026.
Rockstar Games and Atlantic Records will release Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, a 34 track soundtrack, on November 19, 2026, the same day the game launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with six singles out now.
Bill Skarsgard will portray the lead in Kojima Productions' PHYSINT, the first casting news since Xbox replaced PlayStation as publisher of the action-espionage project.
A ResetEra leak says Xbox Game Pass will drop day one releases between February and April 2027, and Microsoft's reply neither confirmed nor denied the reported tier and pricing overhaul.
Valve's standalone SteamOS headset starts at $1,059 for the 256GB model, with a randomized reservation lottery closing September 17 and first purchase emails due September 18.
Insomniac Games' return to Marvel arrives with solid combat and strong performances, yet critics say its dated, linear structure leaves Sony's latest exclusive short of its predecessors.
Blizzard Entertainment used its BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony to announce that StarCraft returns in 2030 as an original open world shooter, a genre the studio has never made, set 70 years after Legacy of the Void.
Roblox used its 20th anniversary developers conference to unveil a creator wallet with daily payouts, a payment card planned for 2027 and standalone game distribution beyond its own app.