Gaming News Digest — September 22, 2026

Laid out how the cheat market works, which can hit $8.5 billion a year, with Team Ricochet disrupting 375+ resellers.

Devs are cracking down harder on AFK players, with penalties scaling by severity for going inactive during matches.

Metroidvania from Guacamelee! devs slipped from fall 2026 to 2027 for extra polish.

Dropped 4 minutes of gameplay for Cronos: Lazarus, story DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn, launching this fall.

Studio is bringing Destiny back from the dead, with leadership saying reports of its death are greatly exaggerated.

Vows to revive Destiny, admitting it let players down, with plans to bring back cut campaigns, locations and raids for free.

Brass said they're bringing back all the paid Destiny 2 content that was ripped away from players.

First free DLC On the Trail: Deep Water arrives October 29, adding three locations and a new playable character.

Demo arrives October 1, two weeks before launch, with progress carrying over to the full game.

Following Kojima's split with PlayStation, the studio is handing Xbox yet another win.

Pearl Abyss explained why they stuck with their own Blackspace engine instead of switching to Unreal Engine 5.

Modder ported the Frozen Eleum Loyce location into Elden Ring Nightreign, and it's already downloadable.

Season 15 is smashing popularity records, tied to the franchise's 30th anniversary with nostalgic content from Diablo 1, 2 and 3.

Pixel roguelike is out in Early Access on Steam, playable solo or in co-op for up to eight players.

Hits PC on November 5, 2026, with PC specs revealed, and the studio shutting down won't stop the launch.

Devs assured fans that development won't hurt Blue Archive, with only a handful of people moved to the new project.

Devs aren't allowed to talk to lead writer Natsuko Ishikawa at work, a detail revealed in a new interview about content creation.

Will let players skip the classic J-RPG grind, with details revealed at Tokyo Game Show 2026.

Will let you auto-level your party to the recommended level so you can blast through the main story without grinding.

Gameplay trailer for Stronghold 4 shown at PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026, returning to medieval England.

Revealed Tokyo Walled City, an immersive sim blending stealth, action, RPG and survival horror.

October mini-update will make zois talk without awkward pauses by analyzing relationships, emotions and situation before picking lines.

Full-length movie coming as a prequel to the original game, reported by Deadline.

Leaves early access October 20 on PS5 and PC for $14.99, joining PlayStation Plus catalog on day one.

Big Soulframe update dropped September 16 with wolf pup progression, fishing, weather, new weapons and armor.

Japanese visitors at Tokyo Game Show 2026 voted Kiriko as their favorite hero with over 1000 votes.

New 12-minute demo focused on characters and remake features, launching February 18, 2027.

Kojima revealed how he saved the game after Sony tried to cancel it over budget and missed deadlines.

Massive Project Zomboid mod is out, adding smart NPCs and factions inspired by S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Big free expansion Miami Zero announced, dropping players into Miami at the start of the virus outbreak.

DeepSeek got the game running on a 4-year-old phone at 30 FPS by optimizing I/O and memory bandwidth.

Paid expansion for BALL x PIT adds four arenas, 40+ enemies, 45 passives, eight characters and 24 ball types on November 12.

Console players can finally try this GTA-like title for $25, while GTA 6 is priced at $80.

PS5 version scores 81 on Metacritic and 82 on OpenCritic, with 92% of critics recommending it ahead of launch.

Director and Shift Up CEO wants to help make a Bayonetta game, calling it his life-long dream, and Platinum Games is listening.

Devs showed a scene featuring Ado at Tokyo Game Show 2026, with the story spanning 1915-1965.

Devs showed the Veti faction's building arsenal, and the Veti's Wrath DLC drops in just a few days.

Getting a massive patch with New Game+ and easier combat, according to game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz.

Launched with 85% positive reviews but peaked at just 48 concurrent players on Steam.

Joining Xbox Play Anywhere, releasing September 29, with a free Microsoft Store copy for Xbox Series buyers.

Remaster got a gameplay trailer at PC Gaming Show, launching this winter with 4K and up to 120 fps.

Gameplay trailer shown at PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026, launching this winter.

Gameplay shown for The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother, letting players roam the Inner Palace and gather materials.

PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct packed 30+ titles into an hour-long stream, with highlights including BALL x PIT DLC.

Space collab with the movie "The Ninth Planet" announced by Astrum Entertainment, with a special case already in-game.

Autumn season "Source Code" brings reworked weapon upgrades, improved matchmaking and an Atomic Heart crossover.

Andrzej Sapkowski is writing a new Witcher book with Geralt as protagonist, expected by end of 2027.

Dooney West & Northside Joyride drop their collab EP NORTH WEST.

First-person survival horror where a mysterious Doctor chases you through a psychiatric clinic.

Inflatable flamingo float for the pool and beach: Flamingo Toy Floaties.

Live through the full life cycle of Russia's harshest school as Ivan seeks revenge.

Asgard is at war, and Freya chooses Skarin as her champion in this action game.

Five games holding Steam right now: Destiny 2, Graveyard Keeper 2, Deadlock, Monster Hunter: World and more.