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2026-08-14 6 stories

• Sony Wants to Create an Original Character IP to Rival Hello Kitty — and a Stressed-Out Insomniac Bear Is in the Running 2 sources
• Toy Story 3 Will Be Delisted on Xbox Just Weeks Before Launch of New Remaster
• The X-Files Returns to Comics With New Series From Dynamite Entertainment
• The Epic Games Launcher will be available on Linux 'soon' says dev, after it's had a bit of work
• Sonic Frontiers Surpasses 5 Million Copies Sold as Fans Await What Comes Next
• Pokémon Bank Shutdown Announced For February 2027

2026-08-13 16 stories

• Netflix closing Oxenfree developer Night School Studio and Moonloot Games 10 sources
• You have fewer than 200 days to migrate all your old Pokémon from Pokémon Bank to Pokémon Home, or they're gone forever 5 sources
• Kingdom Come Salvation Targets 2028: The Engine Upgrades We Need to See 5 sources
• Sensor Tower: 89% of GTA6 preorders are for the $100 ultimate edition 3 sources
• We All Knew It Was Happening, But Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Now Officially in the Works 2 sources
• 2K announces new Vancouver-based AAA studio led by EA veteran 2 sources
• There's a New Indie Publisher, and It's Bringing All Its Games to PS5
• Pokémon Pokopia Sales Surpass Five Million Units Globally In "Just Over Four Months"
• Phasmophobia devs Kinetic Games mosey into publishing with a witchy delivery game, a parasitic Metroidvania, and more
• More The Lord of the Rings ‘Classic Rereleases’ Are Coming
• Mattel launches new global studios business to develop games based on its IP
• LEGO MARVEL Games Paused With Different Warner Bros. IP Favored, It’s Claimed
• It's Official, Sonic Frontiers Has Now Sold More Than Five Million Copies
• HoYoverse MMO Nodusfall Footage Leaks Online
• Final Fantasy's Biggest Competition Officially Returns In 2026
• Abandon single-player, move development to Saudi Arabia, "reduce labour"? Experts on what EA's huge buyout debt could really mean

2026-08-12 13 stories

• Smilegate will rescue Lost Ark's western servers, as Amazon ditches support while retreating from MMO development 8 sources
• Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's internal playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6 disrupted by a giant inflatable rat, as Bethesda union protests cuts 6 sources
• Disney Confirms D23 Kingdom Hearts Panel Details, and Given Who's on It, We're Expecting Kingdom Hearts 4 News 4 sources
• Take-Two CEO Won’t Be In GTA 6 After His Surprise Appearance In WWE 2K26 3 sources
• Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Officially in the Works, Confirms Warner Bros. 3 sources
• Phasmophobia Studio Launches A Publishing Label With These Five Exciting Games 2 sources
• 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 2 sources
• Take-Two won't reveal raw GTA 6 preorder numbers because it doesn't know what they mean: 'It's just never happened before'
• Sony has 'zero understanding for what their customers want' says gaming preservation group
• On the podcast: Sega-Rovio news, Tripledot’s Supersonic buy, mobile at Take-Two, Playtika shenanigans, Block Blast, AppLovin, MTG, SciPlay, more
• G2 and Wizards of the Coast Announce Jersey Partnership
• Epic Games sells ArtStation and Sketchfab to KitBash
• D&D Rival Announces New Partnership to Fight Financial Struggles

2026-08-11 15 stories

• GTA 6 might not cost $100, but most of the people pre-ordering it are buying it at that price, Take-Two reveals 6 sources
• Big Walk strides to sales success, passing an impressive milestone in under one week 4 sources
• It Finally Happened: Marvel and Star Wars Are Having Their First Crossover 2 sources
• GTA 6 Owner Take-Two Is Not Interested In Selling To Netflix Or Anyone Right Now 2 sources
• Bethesda Acknowledges Demand for Oblivion Remastered Patch, Calls for Calm 2 sources
• Xbox cut thousands of jobs, but a bigger threat to game development may be happening lower down the ladder — Turkey's AI dilemma is a perfect example
• SciPlay Games Israel has cut 20 jobs, says report
• Riot Games Announces Free-To-Attend Fan Fest for VCT EMEA Stage 2 Barcelona Finals
• MTG unveils Playamp brand for midcore games division
• More Lord of the Rings Remasters Are in the Works Following War in the North Re-Release, Confirms Aspyr
• Max Payne 1 & 2 Remakes Still in Development and Being Published by Rockstar Games
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 just had its biggest sales boost in years thanks to Brand New Day
• GTA 6 Is 100 Days Away, And We Have 100 Questions
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 – Release Date, Gameplay, And Everything We Know
• Development On Final Fantasy 9 Remake Reportedly "No Longer Moving Forward"