Tank Battle Classic Rolls Out on Steam in September
The game trades hit points for realistic penetration and armor modeling, and a single well-placed shot can end a tank, which puts the focus on positioning and aiming at weak points.
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Final Fantasy Resonance Shows Shiva Freeze All Enemies With Diamond Dust
The new footage confirms how phantom beasts like Shiva will function as battle-changing allies in the HD-2D Final Fantasy Resonance, which arrives on October 22, 2026.
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MGS4 Graphics Comparison Shows Switch 2 and PS5 Versions Running at 60fps
After 18 years of PS3 exclusivity, MGS4 arrives on other platforms with a 60fps target, and the comparison shows the Switch 2 port holds up visually against the PS5 version despite using upscaled resolution.
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The Isle Hits New Concurrent Player Record After 11 Years in Early Access
A long-running early access title seeing a record player count without a major update suggests sustained user trust and streamer influence are driving renewed interest.
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Google DeepMind Turns EVE Online Into an AI Research Lab
EVE Online's persistent, player-driven universe gives DeepMind a testbed for AI that must plan over weeks or years, a departure from match-based games with clear goals.
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Kitten Space Agency Is a Physics-Based Successor to Kerbal Space Program
RocketWerkz, which placed third in the Kerbal Space Program 2 development competition, has reworked the concept with the original KSP creator on board as a consultant, giving the project legitimacy as the spiritual successor it claims to be.
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Bookshop Simulator Lets Yoshida Run a Store, Keep Four Cats
The piece reads as a hands-on diary of Bookshop Simulator, focusing on the cat-keeping feature and Yoshida's plan to match his real-life four-cat household in the game.
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Iron Blight Passes 30,000 Wishlists Ahead of August 25 Release
The wishlist count crossed 30,000 just days after topping 20,000, suggesting the July delay from August 10 to August 25 gave the no-UI survival horror more time to gather attention before launch.
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Psychic Photo Horror ADV 'BLACKOUT: Fatal Exposure' Gets Publisher, 2027 Steam Release
The Dark Deception developer taking on publishing puts a horror-focused label behind a no-jumpscare, decision-driven pixel horror title that also expands to multiple consoles and mobile.
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Horror ARPG Withering Realms Launches Early Access September 3
The new title shares the world setting of the developer's previous work Withering Rooms, which gathered approximately 1,180 Steam user reviews and achieved an Overwhelmingly Positive status, and this story stands independently.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Store Page Discloses AI Use, Gamers Split
The Steam disclosure and the earlier gamescom placeholder image incident mean AI asset use is now a visible part of how a flagship Call of Duty title is being made and discussed.
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Helcast Hands-On: Physics Merges Meet Deck Building at Gamescom
The hands-on confirms Helcast's core loop works in practice: positioning merges matters as much as chaining combos, since attacks land only where weapons combine.
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Practicing Doctor Posts Hour-Long KOF98 Video, Proposes Ideal Remake
A medical channel's longest video is a practicing doctor's passionate KOF98 discussion, showing the 1998 SNK fighting game still holds a devoted fan base.
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Ghost Rider Joins the MCU With Ryan Gosling in the Lead
The announcement finally brings a long-running Marvel Comics character into the MCU under a star who pushed for the role, while the character's recent game appearance keeps the skull-faced hero in circulation.
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Marc Eckō's Getting Up: The 2006 Graffiti Game That Still Stands Alone
The feature argues the game remains one of a kind because its entire system, from parkour movement to stealth and combat, serves the single act of leaving graffiti, rather than treating the art as background or a minigame.
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Tales Gear HD Remake Brings Absorb-and-Counter Bullet Hell to Steam
The remake trades pure dodging for an aggressive absorb-and-counter system built around the Tail Pod, which is the series' first Steam release and could widen the bullet hell audience beyond original fans.
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Ninja Gaiden 4 Devs Explain Their No-Rework Combat Design Process
The session frames a production philosophy where combat specs are fully simulated on paper first, so that later adjustments target conditions rather than rebuilding the action itself.
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Weekly Treasure Hunt: Heatwarped, Planet Architect, SiN Reloaded and More
The roundup shows a steady flow of genre-spanning indie releases and updates, from arcade racing to horror FPS, with several titles arriving on multiple platforms at once.
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Lord of Mysteries Mobile Launches, Star Will Stirs Again in Inside's Latest Roundup
The roundup shows the ongoing pipeline of Chinese mobile games targeting the Japanese market, with Lord of Mysteries achieving top rankings and Star Will showing renewed activity ahead of a 2026 beta.
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BlueRef Q Lets Hiyori and Ruka Hold Hands in 3D While Reliving the Anime
BlueRef Q turns the anime-originated RAY/澪 into a playable 3D experience, letting fans relive the finale with the hand-holding duo.
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AI2U Developer Talks LLM Escape Game, Character Feature Requests
An escape game built around LLM-powered characters shows how generative AI can turn a fixed puzzle structure into open-ended play, with the developer noting millions of possible ways to clear a stage.
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Wired Productions Signs Three Asian Horror Titles, Playable at gamescom 2026
Wired Productions is consolidating a slate of Asian indie horror around folklore and psychological dread, with all three titles shown as playable demos at gamescom 2026.
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Bleach Mirrors High Opens Pre-Registrations With 2 New Trailers
The open pre-registrations put the Bleach mobile title on a concrete path toward its 2026 launch, with Tite Kubo-designed original Soul Reapers and a cast of new voice actors attached.
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gamescom 2026 Aims for First Fully Booked Exhibition Area
With the venue fully booked, gamescom organizers are leaning on programs like the IGN-partnered gamescom awesome indies show and the first European Games Done Quick event to keep smaller developers visible.
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