30 August 2026
Platform & Hardware
- 12TB Valve archive leak includes early Portal 2 builds and hints of Half-Life 2: Episode Three 6
- 'No Talk of Sony Changing Strategy': Industry Veteran Rubbishes Recent Disc-Based Reversal Rumours 2
- Sony Could Hold a State of Play in September 2026, It’s Claimed 2
- $900 PS5 Pro Now Sold Out in US Amid GTA 6 Fever
- 38 Arcade Archives Games Have Now Been Released For Xbox Series X|S In 2026 So Far
- Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games
- Dear Microsoft, where is the Surface to showcase all these improvements to Windows 11?
- HP made one of my favorite PCs and had to abandon it — Would this Windows all-in-one stand a chance if it ever risked a comeback?
- PS5 Blackout Protest Officially Concludes, But Campaigners Encourage Indefinite Participation
- The highly customisable Corsair Frame 4000X promised it would be my dream PC case, but I'm not completely convinced
- Three Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In September 2026
Publishers, Studios & Industry
- Activision sends a legal rep to a Call of Duty cheat seller's front door, films the whole thing, posts it online 2
- Sony Argues Digital Game Ownership Is Not Plausible 2
- 14 years on, the creator of DayZ is still searching for a solution to survival gaming's biggest problem: 'I think I am going to die without having solved it'
- Mega Man Series Producer Says Capcom Would Love To Revisit Mega Man X
- Star Wars and Jurassic Park VFX Legend Phil Tippett Closes Studio and Auctions Memorabilia
- Yellowstone and Lioness Games Could Be in Paramount Games' Future
Game Coverage
- Fable's Main Quest Will Take About 20 Hours to Beat 3
- 'Sidequests are almost my reason for doing videogames in the first place:' The dev behind one of the coolest upcoming RPGs says its word count is ballooning because they just love side stories so much
- 11 Replay Ideas to Make Stardew Valley Feel New Again
- A Incredible Looking and Unofficial 'Zelda Maker 64' Is Coming to Steam
- A Star Wars Galaxies community server was allegedly hacked with AI assistance by a Reddit moderator harboring a primeval grudge
- Anno 117's New Hippodrome DLC Is More Fun Than It Has Any Right to Be
- Best games of 2026 so far: Pragmata, Pokopia, and more
- Dragon Ball Free-To-Play MOBA Announces Major "Overhaul" Ahead Of First Anniversary
- Elden Ring's Tarnished Edition is exciting enough on its own, but it's also our last chance to properly experience the game's launch day hype
- Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects (August 2026)
- GTA 5's Michael Actor Defends GTA 6 After Doubters Say Rockstar's Games Look Too Similar
- GTA 6 Fans Think They Found Jason and Lucia's Vice City Apartment in Real Life
- HoYoverse's 'Elden Ring Meets Monster Hunter' Actually Plays More Like Final Fantasy 16
- Mega Man Dual Override Producer Explains Franchise Return
- October 2026 Has Way Too Many Games Trying to Escape GTA 6
- Persona 6 Release Window Teased in Sega's Physical Release Reveal
- Phasmophobia's second Quality of Life update adds Restricted maps, VR fixes, and much creepier deaths
- Poll: Box Art Brawl: Mega Man Zero 2 (GBA)
- Preview: Forget the Soulslikes, This Bizarre New PS5 Game Is Channelling Shenmue Instead
- Rockstar confirms GTA 6 won't have microtransactions or generative AI at launch
- Star Wars Zero Company's permadeath makes it a better RPG than most RPGs, even though it's not really an RPG
- State Of Decay 3 Confirms New Release Window & Closed Beta Plans
- Thanks to a dedicated team 'art-directing' every single NPC, GTA 6 has over 10 times as many unique animations as GTA 5
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Looks Like the Best Video Game Adaptation Ever
- The soft launch games you need to know about from Supercell, EA, Tencent, Moon Active, Zynga, Meta and more
- The Witcher 3 Remastered Accessibility Options Include Health Regen, Auto Loot, Infinite Item Durability
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Songs of the Past – Exploration, Environments and Combat Showcase
- The Witcher 4 Will Still Get A Physical Release, Even Though It's Launching In 2028
- This newly-announced FPS will let you blast through the worlds of Medieval Europe's weirdest artist, and I really hope it includes the 500-year-old butt song from hell
- Total War: Warhammer 40,000 wins best PC game at Gamescom
Other
- Pokémon Unite Announces Four More Playable Pokémon 2
- 10 Action Series to Watch If You Love Prime Video's Reacher
- 10 Years Later, Anime's Forgotten WWII Epic Is Waiting to be Rediscovered on Prime Video
- 12 Video Games That Deserve Movie or TV Adaptations
- 55 Years Later, Lucy's Best Quote In 'Peanuts' History Proves She's The Real Star
- Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong: The Wii and PS3 are 'retro' now, according to iconic Japanese gaming show
- CBS's Legendary 82-Episode Sci-Fi Action Series is Officially Free to Watch on Streaming
- Harry Potter Meets The Odyssey in the Most Highly-Anticipated Fantasy Book of the Summer
- HBO Just Officially Introduced a Notorious Batman Villain to the DC Universe
- Martin Scorsese's Controversial 10/10 Psychological Thriller Is Officially Free on Streaming
- Maybe It's a Good Thing AAA Games Take 13 Years to Make
- Minecraft Mobs Arrive As Cookie Treats At Crumbl For Limited Time
- Multiple developers report equipment stolen from their Gamescom booths
- Robert Downey Jr's 98-Minute Cult Classic Psychological Thriller Is Officially Coming to Netflix
- The 10 Nastiest Video Game Foods That'll Ruin Your Appetite
- The 7 Best Cosmic Sci-Fi Thrillers of All Time
- The Definitive ’90s Sci-Fi Action Blockbuster Is Officially Streaming for Free on YouTube
- The Sunday Papers
- WB's Iconic 263-Episode Series Is Officially Free on Streaming, and Every Episode Is a Masterpiece