Gaming News Digest — September 15, 2026

Bandai Namco dropped a story trailer; the game launches October 2 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.

The Xbox boss flew to Tokyo to meet Kojima after PHYSINT became an Xbox property.

Mick Gordon, composer of DOOM and Wolfenstein, appears to be scoring the StarCraft shooter after reposting its cinematic trailer.

Diablo fans got a Netflix series, Diablo IV on Switch 2 and Season of Infernal Legacy starting tomorrow.

Season S28 "Aztecs: Eclipse" starts September 29 with Tenochtitlan battles, three new units and a battle pass.

Update 1.9 adds a rental system; the Rent Expansion DLC brings 18 apartments across nine buildings.

Netflix and Sega struck a deal covering adaptations of Crazy Taxi, Stranger than Heaven and more.

Nearly 15 minutes of online mode footage surfaced; the game launches in 2027 on PC and consoles.

A Kazakhstan team released a two-hour tactics demo on Steam, co-written with Shadow Slave author Guiltythree.

Blizzard and CD Projekt Red announced a crossover with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and CDPR games coming to Battle.net.

The next big activity revisits Diablo 1 dungeons and story beats, including Baal, Mephisto and Diablo himself.

A Geralt skin with Kaer Morhen armor and twin witcher blades goes to preorders of the Songs of the Past expansion.

Announced at BlizzCon 2026 with no traditional cities or safe zones, replaced by a moving caravan of companions.

Blizzard says Diablo V and the StarCraft shooter will arrive in 2029 and 2030 with no delays.

The Pokémon studio announced a new RPG whose world evolves based on real-time weather.

Rockstar revealed the first official voice cast after keeping names under wraps.

Sold 1 million copies in four days, with a 68% Steam rating from over 12,000 reviews.

A trademark filing suggests the sequel may be called Wonders of O and head to the land of Oz.

The next major update slipped past September 22 so devs can improve features.

Permanent servers merge starting September 16, 2026 to reunite players in one shared world.

Devs showcased the runners-up of their fan art contest and thanked all participants.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took a jab at Sony while promoting the Kojima game Microsoft picked up.

Delayed two months to December 3 despite going gold, adding a sixth world and four musical levels.

Dan Hay says it's a story-driven open-world boxed product, not a live service with battle passes.

A squad-based RPG festival runs until September 21, with Baldur's Gate III at 1,399 rubles and Clair Obscur at 2,743.

Pre-orders opened from $1,059 for the 256 GB model, with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and a 2,160×2,160 display per eye.

The actor confirmed he voiced Brian Heder in GTA VI, the drug dealer from the second trailer.

Sony blocked a multiplayer mod that had been in development since January and was due in September.

Sony officially killed the large-scale multiplayer mod, angering fans after Naughty Dog's own multiplayer was cancelled.

Returns October 8 at 19:00 MSK with 45 minutes of trailers and 40 projects, including Among Us and Pony Island 2.

Showed The Crab is Walking, a roguelite about a city on a giant crab, and horror Road to Jukai.

Creative Assembly detailed deep squad customization, including turning Intercessors into elite Sternguard.

Update 6.3 "Between Dusk and Dawn" arrives September 15 with heroine Zouie, a level 100 boss and new seasons.

Base building and a free rifle kit let players stack cash without firefights; peak Steam online passed 428,666.

Hacking a tower's control room captures it and pulls the hot zone toward you, with a delay after each owner change.

A Nexus mod bringing quality of life improvements to Forever Skies.

acgcosplay's costume set includes the soldier's full gear.

A drawing tool for everyone with 14 colors, bezier paths and 2D sprites, with screenshot and export planned.

Play the revived God of War Raelius, commanding servants, spells and Towers of Defense in a revenge campaign.

Counter-Strike 2 holds 1,086,410 players, No Man's Sky climbed 112 spots and WARDOGS is the top seller.