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PlayStation State of Play Sept 3: FF7 Revelation Closes Show [2026]
Sony is running two PlayStation showcases back to back on September 3, 2026: a flagship State of Play followed immediately by State of Play Japan. The headline draw…
Witcher 3 Remaster: Deck, Switch 2 Parity in 27 Days [2026]
CD Projekt Red has put a number on how confident it is about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered running on handheld hardware, and for the first…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe v4.0.0 Doubles Split-Screen to 8 [2026]
Nintendo pushed a free update to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on September 1, 2026, and the patch notes undersell what actually changed. Version 4.0.0 doubles the game’s local…
Switch Online NES Library Grows to 87 Games [2026]
Nintendo added three more games to the NES library on Nintendo Switch Online today, folding Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, R.C. Pro-Am II, and Ikari…
Back Market Cuts Switch to $229 for Dorm Week [2026]
Dorm move-in week usually means shelling out full retail for a laptop, a game console, and something to clean the floor with. This year, Back Market is trying…
Esports World Cup Crowns AG.AL, Draws 850M Viewers [2026]
The Esports World Cup wrapped its 2026 season in Paris on August 23, and the numbers it left behind say more about where competitive gaming is headed than…
Games Industry Reset: Layoffs Hit 14,666 in 2026
The video game industry is being asked to absorb another wave of job cuts, and the numbers just got worse. In a piece published this week, GamesIndustry.biz laid…
Witcher 3 Remastered Hits Steam Deck Sept. 29 [2026]
CD Projekt Red has locked in the details on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered, and the headline for handheld owners is a simple one: the studio…
Bit Reactor Furloughs Staff Weeks After Steam Hit [2026]
Bit Reactor, the Firaxis-founded studio behind Star Wars: Zero Company, has furloughed a large share of its staff just weeks after the tactics game launched as one of…
Roblox Cuts Doomscroll Games From Kids, Ages 5-15 [2026]
Roblox is stripping a specific type of game out of its two youngest audience tiers, and the trigger is a mechanic that safety researchers have warned about for…
