Gaming News Digest — September 18, 2026

A new dev diary details the prologue, the Bunker Cats gang and survival mechanics after a reactor accident.

Season 7 Utopia adds a Zombie mode with an Infected Zone and endless 1-4 player PvE.

An Italian John Wick parody action game is out on Steam, set in 2012 New York with melee, ranged weapons and a black market.

A gameplay trailer shows dragon riding and two protagonists, with a 2027 release on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.

Netmarble revealed the adventure is set in the Ni no Kuni universe, coming to PC and Xbox Series including Game Pass.

The new chapter adds the Kanedzaki Port location, Haruka (Dress) and Mutsuki (Dress), plus a barrel boss.

The campaign opens with North Korea invading South Korea, and Mads Mikkelsen plays the villain Archer.

The first paid expansion, Earthrise, launches in 2027 with space agencies and Solar System missions.

A gamescom 2026 demo shows Aiden solving puzzles in the Labyrinth and pulling fire from candles to torch cultists.

The launch trailer is set to My Favourite Game by The Cardigans, with Dylan Feyden fighting a paranormal entity in Manhattan.

A new trailer shows the Japan map and a competitive online mode, launching in 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2.

The Age of Hatred Collection is out on Nintendo Switch 2 for $69.99, with Quality and Performance modes up to 1440p/30 docked.

Season 15 Hell's Legacy launched September 16 with a questline resurrecting Deckard Cain, Tal Rasha and Diablo.

Blizzard said the franchise's main villain was impossible to add as DLC because of his scale.

Announced at BlizzCon 2026 with a mobile Caravan camp inspired by Baldur's Gate 3 and Dragon Age.

The Made to Suffer update opens the Nation of Agony arc and the new High Ward zone.

The Season of Scares update arrives September 23 with Oogie Boogie, Zero and six weeks of trials.

Edia brings both Falcom spin-offs to PS4, PS5, Switch and PC in 2027.

The gacha comes to PC with a free demo from October 8 to 27 and Steam Next Fest participation October 19-26.

Update 1.61 adds the Proximity Exploration system and a Volvo centenary FH Series 6 100 Year Edition.

Square Enix removed Denuvo from the PC version a year after launch.

The PC version supports DLSS 4.5, FSR 4, XeSS 3.0 and ray tracing, and the game goes gold for an October 6 launch.

An animated trailer introduced Водяница, a limited five-star Hydro catalyst character.

Rockstar's soundtrack album with 34 tracks drops November 19, the same day as the game, with CDs at $20 and vinyl up to $125.

Almost all staff were laid off after a publisher abruptly pulled out of an unannounced project.

Season 5 Rage of the Frostborn gets a countdown calendar, with a trailer and dev stream this Friday and Hype Week on September 21-25.

Announced for PlayStation 5 with a 2027 release, playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, with Hajime Tabata on the team.

Metacritic users rate it 6.6 from nearly 2,000 reviews, while the PlayStation Store shows 4.83 out of 5.

Physical copies are 25% off in Sweden, down from 799 to 599 SEK until September 20.

According to MP1st, the studio's open-world social simulator will be announced in 2027.

The franchise has just passed 1,000,000 copies sold worldwide across physical and digital.

The 10th anniversary Our Journey Continues expedition brings nine update-cover paintings and a cockpit companion.

The ninth Meta Hotline accepted horses, a shopping cart and a Doctor rework into production.

The action game crossed 3 million wishlists ahead of its October 29 launch on PC and PS5 with Russian text.

Bill Skarsgård leads Kojima's spy action game, with Charlee Fraser, Ma Dong-seok and Minami Hamabe also cast.

Netmarble showed two Tokyo Game Show 2026 trailers but still no release date for PC or mobile.

RGG Studio showed about 10 minutes of the opening at Tokyo Game Show 2026, with a Snoop Dogg theme song due this year.

Six events start after the September 17 update, led by the 28-day Eastern Mystic Gley event until October 21.

CEO Dan Clancy hinted GTA 6 multiplayer may arrive around 2027.

Shueisha Games and historia delayed the psychological adventure to 2027 to improve interaction with the heroine's four souls.

Official Final Fantasy crossover merch launched via Fangamer ahead of Deltarune Chapter 6.

The soulslike costs $39.99 with a $59.99 Deluxe edition and no pre-orders, priced low due to the fall crunch.

The Celestial Odyssey update adds a Greek subtree, new vehicles and reworked AIM-120, R-77, PL-12 and MICA-EM missiles.

The game sold over 2.2 million copies and earned $70 million, beating Marathon in revenue across all platforms.

A fourth showcase match introduced 2v2 Team Domination with all four factions.

Invoke Studios replaced quest markers with a tabletop-inspired Mysteries system of rumors and clues.

A Director's Cut hits PC on October 1 with 40,000 words of new content, and the game comes to PS5 on November 3.

A strategy game where bots fight via scripts, taken offline on October 22, 2020.

A mod enabling New Game+ so you can replay with cleared progress.

An anti-stress pixel art coloring game with numbered palettes.

138,217 players online, leading Steam's live player counts.

Gained 80 spots this week as a co-op RV driving game.

A clone trooper figure listed on AliExpress.

Third top seller on Steam, following Estelle's search for Joshua.

A co-op third-person shooter for up to 4 players against zombie hordes worldwide.