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Xbox Leak Points to Control Resonant Game Pass Day 1 [2026]
An Instagram post from Xbox’s own UK account briefly listed Control Resonant as a day-one Xbox Game Pass release before the post was pulled down, reigniting a question…
Blizzard Ratifies CWA Contract, Covers 1,900 Workers [2026]
Blizzard Entertainment workers represented by the Communications Workers of America have ratified their first union contracts, a milestone that reshapes how the Microsoft-owned game maker treats layoffs, severance,…
RE2, RE3, RE4 Remakes Land on Switch 2 Oct. 16 [2026]
Capcom confirmed on September 9, 2026 that Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, and Resident Evil 4 – the modern remakes originally released between 2019 and 2023 –…
Persona 6, Kingdom Hearts IV Leak Hits 145 Games [2026]
A Steam backend slip has done what publishers spend years and NDAs trying to prevent: it handed the internet achievement lists for Persona 6, Kingdom Hearts IV, and…
Switch 2 Ban Wave Hits Owners, Error 2124-4508 in 48 Hrs [2026]
Over the weekend of September 5-7, 2026, thousands of Nintendo Switch 2 owners who had done nothing wrong watched their consoles get treated like pirates. A wave of…
Don’t Nod’s €8M Runway Signals Studio Funding Crisis [2026]
Don’t Nod’s half-year 2026 results, published September 4, dropped a number that stopped the French games industry cold: €8.0 million. That’s the studio’s gross cash balance at the…
Don’t Nod Warns of 2027 Collapse, Plans 90 Job Cuts [2026]
Don’t Nod, the Paris-based studio behind the Life is Strange franchise, has told investors it may not survive past January 31, 2027 unless it lines up fresh outside…
Super Metroid Remake Leak Surfaces, 32 Years Later [2026]
A fresh wave of leaks claims Nintendo has a Super Metroid remake ready to show, possibly during one of the two Nintendo Direct broadcasts the company has scheduled…
SteamOS 3.8.25 Backs 5 Rival Handhelds, Preps Deck 2 [2026]
Valve spent four years treating SteamOS as a one-device operating system. If you wanted the company’s Arch Linux-based, console-like interface, you bought a Steam Deck, full stop. That…
New Smash Bros Leak Ends 8-Year Ultimate Wait [2026]
A new claim is working its way through Nintendo fan circles this week, and it’s a bigger swing than the usual “here’s a port” rumor. According to a…
