S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Zone Kit Phase 2 Adds Story and Quest Creation Tools
With story and quest creation now in the kit, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 mod scene can move beyond mechanical tweaks into full original campaigns.
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AVA's Farewell Site Opens with RE:BIRTH Name Transfer Campaign
The farewell site and name-transfer campaign formalize the handoff from the 18-year-old AVA to AVA RE:BIRTH, which launches this fall on Pmang and VFUN.
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CDPR Never Considered Charging for The Witcher 3 Remaster, Co-CEO Says
Nowakowski's comments frame the free remaster as CDPR's established approach, with commercial returns coming from expansions rather than the base game, while The Witcher 4 is built quality-first.
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Cygames Details Four AI Writing Tools Built for Scenario Support
Cygames is treating AI as a practical support layer for long-running game writing, with tools that range from prototype stage to active daily use depending on the task.
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Soul Chained Gets New Release Date After Naked Boss Delay
The naked-boss review failure that pushed Soul Chained off its original date now has a concrete resolution, with the game set to launch September 7 on Steam.
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Mad Max Style Survival FPS Apocalypter Trailer Sets September Steam Launch
The trailer locks in a September 23 Steam launch for a survival FPS built around unrestricted car customization and a procedurally generated wasteland.
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Solo Leveling: KARMA Opens TGS2026 Special Site with Stage Event Details
Netmarble is building the TGS2026 push for Solo Leveling: KARMA around a stage event that pairs the protagonist's voice actor with popular streamers and cosplayers, backed by booth giveaways and an X campaign.
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Game Pass September Lineup Adds 7 Titles Led by RuneScape: Dragonwilds
The two-week window leans on the RuneScape: Dragonwilds full release and a Day 1 platformer sequel, while older titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage fill out the library for subscribers.
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JAF Develops Car-Themed Trading Card Game DRIVE CARD GAME
JAF, a membership organization with about 20 million members as of end of March 2026, is leveraging the growing domestic card game market, which reached 319.7 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 2025, as a new entry point to connect car culture to the next generation.
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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries 9th DLC Ashes & Ascension Arrives in October
The ninth DLC extends the Clan invasion arc that began with Shadow of Kerensky and continued in Chaos Reign, while its companion free update broadens mod support and vehicle weapon systems for all players.
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CEDEC2026 Lecture Maps the Three Valleys Blocking Next-Gen Consoles
The lecture gives a technical basis for why expectations for a PS5 successor announcement have weakened, framing semiconductor constraints rather than market strategy as the binding limit on console generational leaps.
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Taskbar Hero Plague Zone Update Dated for September 8
The confirmed date ends the vague 'early September' window and sets a concrete release for the endgame content that uses the contamination mechanic.
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SURGE Launches GTA Community Server SURGE Town with VTuber Roster
SURGE Town extends the streamer and VTuber roleplay format that Stogram, VCR GTA 3, and Nijisanji GTA established, giving the community a new server for its own stories.
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Beneath the Dying Sun Dev Swaps Water Reflections for Frame Rate
The developer's shift from planar to screen space reflections, forced by frame rate drops and weather system instability, is the technical decision behind the water and lighting that drew 9,500 upvotes on Reddit.
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Mad Metal Car Combat Game Gets September 21 Release Date
Mad Metal's release date confirms a full-featured car combat game with roguelite elements, offering a mix of campaign, co-op, and PvP modes for PC players.
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No Rest for the Wicked Full Release Delayed to March 2027
The delay is a quality call from a small team, and the open beta plus founder pack are the studio's way of holding early access players through the extra months.
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Game Boy-Style Zelda-Like Draco and the Seven Scales Ships September 18
A five-year project that began as a personal effort from a four-person remote studio launches on International Talk Like a Pirate Day, backed by a demo holding 100 percent positive Steam reviews and more than 10,000 wishlists.
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TimeTakers Steam Playtest Opens to All Players September 5
The playtest is the first open-to-everyone test since the game's August 2025 announcement, which had only seen closed beta tests, and it brings the time-as-resource shooter to a general audience.
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SteelBlade Shop Simulator Confirms Online Battles Ahead of Steam Next Fest Demo
The Reddit confirmation settles what the Steam store page only hinted at with co-op and PvP mentions, and the October demo gives players a hands-on look at the shop sim and battle modes together.
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Showa American Story Director Calls gamescom 2026 'The Beginning' of Meeting Players
After a year of silence following the November 2025 delay announcement, the gamescom showing was the game's first real contact with players, with 4,572 demo plays.
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Rain98 Passes 80,000 Wishlists as Demo Nears Completion
The 80,000 wishlist milestone and the demo's final polish stage, with two September event appearances ahead, put Rain98's release cycle in its closing stretch.
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DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO Announces Three Publishing Titles for TGS2026
The announcement introduces the studio's first publishing slate, three indie titles set to appear at TGS2026, with another title planned for October.
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Muv-Luv Girls Garden Mellow Days Demo Hits Steam with Pomodoro Timer
The spin-off turns the Muv-Luv Girls Garden character into a productivity companion, pairing the mobile RPG franchise with a Pomodoro-based desktop tool rather than a traditional game.
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D1AL-ogue+ Dev Diary Reveals Orca Repair Animation and Frey Plushie
The Frey plushie gives fans of the free game a concrete way to pay the studio, which has cited financial hardship and planned a crowdfunding campaign that has yet to appear in any dev diary.
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