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CD Projekt Red confirms The Witcher 4, a Ciri-led open-world RPG, is targeting a 2028 release and won’t be shown at Gamescom; focus at the show will be on The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past DLC, with livestreams and a potential surprise, while Ciara Berkeley voices Ciri.
Wizards of the Coast revealed a five-pack Secret Lair collaboration with Masters of the Universe, featuring He-Man, Skeletor, and She-Ra across five themed drops that can be combined into a She-Ra Commander deck; each drop includes a mix of MTG cards and character-themed reprints, with non-foil editions at $29.99 and foil editions at $39.99, bundles priced up to $334.99, exclusive foil Swan Song promos, and sale starting September 14, 2026 at 9 a.m. PT. Quantities are limited.
An unnamed indie game from Studio BitDot/Nano Neighbors teases a 5,000,000-piece haystack with a single needle, pitched as either a meditative task or a stressful challenge, with a Steam page expected and hints at multiplayer support.
Zork, a sapient armored seabird in The Duskbloods, drinks blood with his beak and rockets around in combat; Miyazaki says the character was inspired by Ultraman, aiming for a wild-card vampire unlike Victorian Gothic tropes, with the network test hinting at a chaotic, festival-like multiplayer world.
Toot Games' My Arms Are Longer Now reimagines stealth as a 3D, joke-forward indie experience centered on a single extendable arm that steals and slaps its way through NPCs. The game emphasizes humor over puzzles, features more than 40 voiced characters, and uses a tube-like limb with forced perspective to preserve its illustrated style after a 2D prototype. It secured publishing with Jackbox Games and is planned for PC release in 2027.
Kotaku previews Stray Dog: nobody cares, a Steam soulslike where a stray dog armed with a frayed sword, inspired by Sekiro, uses stealth kills, precise parries, and brutal boss fights to rescue its master; release date has not been announced.
A Tom’s Guide poll finds 83% of phone-storage issues come from two culprits: 42% from photos and 41% from hidden app caches, with forgotten downloads and idle games making up the rest. The fix is four storage traps: offload heavy photos to the cloud (iPhone users enable Optimize Storage; Android users can use Google Photos Free Up Space), clear app caches (Android: Settings > Apps > Storage > Clear Cache; iPhone: use in‑app options or reinstall; Safari data clear), purge downloaded media you forgot about, and offload unused games since saves are often stored in the cloud. You don’t need a new phone to reclaim space.
GungHo and Nihon Falcom released a Legacy Patch for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter to fix localization inconsistencies across English, French, and German scripts, update terminology and voice acting, and better align with later Trails titles as Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter nears, reflecting post-release support after a rushed localization process by two companies with a tight five-month window.
A player named 新月 cleared floor 1000 of Splatoon Raiders’ Bottomless Buffet, a brutal endgame mode, after nearly 2.5 hours of attempts. The achievement is notable for its difficulty, but it yields no special reward—no title, cosmetic, or acknowledgment beyond experience and weapon drops—making the grind feel thankless despite the impressive feat.
Game Freak says future Pokémon titles may evolve battles beyond strict turn-based mechanics, using Legends: Z-A’s real-time approach as a blueprint, but Pokémon Champions is intended to preserve the classic turn-based system for longtime fans, with Winds and Waves expected to maintain the traditional style while other installments may experiment with new formats.
Fans accuse System 3 of using generative AI for the James Pond Legacy trailer and character art; the developer denies the claim, citing a human-driven process in a detailed blog post, but online scrutiny persists over perceived AI-like visuals.
Three new members—Ken Yukuhiro, Jean-Emmanuel Depraz, and Javier Dominguez—have been inducted into the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame for 2026, bringing the total to 51 inductees. Selections were made by a 40-person committee based on consistent top finishes, longevity, and contributions to the game; Dominguez is the first unanimous inductee. The ceremony will be held at MagicCon: Atlanta on November 15, 2026.
Xbox and EA have left Circana's digital data sharing panel, removing the main sources for U.S. digital sales data and leaving Circana with fewer publishers—potentially increasing reliance on estimates and reducing transparency about how first-party and other storefronts perform.
Riot Games will end active development on 2XKO by December 2026, but will keep servers online for online play with a final patch and bug fixes. Purchases made on or before Aug 20 will be refunded, most cosmetics will be bundled, and all champions will be unlocked. Offline play remains unaffected. Through 2026 Riot will still add content, including two new champions, Lux and Samira, before the final update.
Kotaku’s 19-minute Silent Hill: Townfall gameplay trailer drops Simon on the foggy Scottish island of St. Amelia in 1996, where a handheld CRT TV doubles as a monster radar and objective guide, and the house’s power is restored with a prepaid electricity card—a detail tied to real UK billing practices—while the demo raises questions about Simon’s IV, the organ container, and what the town’s malevolent energy company is really up to, with the game arriving September 24.