Gaming News Digest — September 25, 2026

A 16-and-a-half-minute intro cinematic dropped a week before the October 2 launch on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.

World's Edge moved under Activision and lost nearly half its staff, with creative director Adam Isgreen confirming his layoff.

The Frozen Trail update arrives October 8 with the snowy Pendola Pass, three new enemy types and a Frigate ship.

The Rewards Pass adds 60 tiers on October 8, free for owners with a 1150-token premium track.

Executive producer Alexander Grøndal admitted the scale of cheating, with aim bots and wallhacks driving players away.

Tahir Tanis took over as creative director in August 2026, with Stefan Strandberg staying as Embark's chief creative director.

Dynamis One and NC showed the anime-RPG at TGS 2026, set in a fictional Tokyo with 1v1 duel combat.

Persona Super Live returns in 2027 for three days at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, with a setlist hinting at Persona 3, 4 and 5.

Ubisoft Bordeaux consultant Rick Godwin confirmed he worked on the game in recent months, so the project lives.

The game is finally adding the long-demanded skin toggle.

The day-one patch lowered enemy health and stagger thresholds and cut respec costs after September 24 feedback.

The rhythm-action game's biggest update lands September 29 with a new Spanish-music-themed boss.

Insider Paul Tassi says Bungie wants to restore deleted paid content for free, sticking to minor patches meanwhile.

Ahead of 1.0, mages get nine new spells including Mana Drain and Blizzard, plus four totems and a Hollow Skeleton summon.

A Dutch consumer group is suing Epic over allegedly misleading Fortnite practices.

Robert Pattinson was stunned to learn the remake was split into a trilogy, having only known the original three-disc release.

The remake trilogy wraps next year with Revelation, and director Naoki Hamaguchi says DLC won't change the ending.

Director Naoki Hamaguchi explained why designing Cloud mattered most to the team.

The game launches April 8, 2027, and director Naoki Hamaguchi urges players to try the previous entries first.

Bans hit custom itasha liveries in Creative Hub, with players punished even for photographing anime-wrapped cars.

New weapons and DLC are rolling out for BlackMill Games' WWI tactical FPS.

Over 5,000 classic gaming magazines are now digitized and readable online.

Closed Alpha 6 was delayed to September 24 at 15:00 MSK and runs until September 28.

A physical Collector's Edition celebrating Vice City and Leonida drew huge hype ahead of the November launch.

The Goodtime State Vice City Collection costs $400 and does not include the game.

The DreadXP horror game comes to PS4/5, Xbox One/Series and Switch 1/2 on October 1.

Fans are debating the sequel's story ties to the upcoming HBO series, fearing a retread of familiar lore.

Ed Boon called testing rumors a "100% lie" after an X post about a mythical Insomniac Games collab.

The God Quarry Domination map arrives September 24 at 12:00 MSK with no server downtime.

Recent Steam reviews fell to "Mostly Negative" with roughly 38% approval, and concurrent players dropped to about 1,500.

Version 1.4: For Whom the Verses Mourn arrives September 30 with Pukaland park and a ghost bus quest.

A second-hand price spike hit one of the console's best games after its Switch 2 sequel was announced for 2027.

HoYoverse's mythological co-op action game has no gacha, unlocks characters by playing, and is confirmed only for PC at launch.

Watch any PoE stream for 30 minutes to claim the Scavenger Bat pet, with the broadcast starting September 25 at 00:00 MSK.

A pre-launch guide suggests the original, Diablo IV, Last Epoch and Grim Dawn while 1.0 is still in the works.

Capcom announced a VR version with voice commands and hand-tracking, due in 2027 for Meta headsets.

Echoes of Aldramar adds a four-map desert campaign, quicksand and monument restoration.

Owlcat delayed the Rogue Trader DLC to December 2026, offering Season Pass 2 refunds on Steam.

Ice Quake Games' 2D PvPvE extraction shooter launches on Steam on April 27, 2027.

Update 1.31 removes battle pass, loot boxes and shop, and the game now costs $10 on Steam.

id Software made the shooter a flat $10 paid game and ended further content updates.

The final DLC Processional of the Damned slipped from September to December, adding Stella and the Fanatic archetype.

Screen Burn's psychological horror launched on PC and PS5 with a day-one performance patch.

Nightdive's remaster is out with HD textures, a graphics toggle, 4K/144 fps and the extra missions.

Nightdive's remaster of the 1998 shooter is out on PC, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series and Switch.

The Tropical Terror DLC sends troopers to the jungle planet Vega-V with a campaign comparable to Urban Onslaught.

Yostar's isometric action/RPG with roguelike and gacha elements is heading to Steam with cross-progression.

The Houston Rockets center warned major leagues will dip in November because Grand Theft Auto VI launches then.

The Veti's Wrath expansion costs $19.99, drops in 7 days, and is 10% off from September 29 to October 12.

Echoes of Central Park arrives November 3-4 with three companions, new skills and endgame content.

Journalist Tom Henderson says Ubisoft Milan's cancelled Ganondorf spin-off, codenamed Goliath, was scrapped by Nintendo.

A full remaster was announced at gamescom ONL with revamped gameplay and quality-of-life improvements.

CD Projekt RED set release for September 29 at 13:00 MSK on PC and current-gen consoles, including Switch 2.

The city-builder from the makers of Pharaoh: A New Era launches November 4, 2026.

Update 13.06 expands Riot Voice Evaluation to Spanish, Portuguese and Korean, with more languages coming.

Star Wars Zero Company and Big Walk topped August's Steam new releases by revenue across Gold, Silver and Bronze tiers.

Creator Joe Brammer argued Rockstar should have raised GTA 6's price because games need to cost more.

Update "Narin's Frostblade" adds the 66th Warframe, a Mount Juvan hub, Citrine Prime and a free reworked Banshee until October 7.

The free "Depths of the Damned" update lands September 29 with the randomized-path Spillway mission.

Creative lead Jan Theysen and senior designer Elliot Verbiest lost a Team Skirmish match to hard AI by nearly triple the points.

Reports say Xbox moved the Age of Empires studio under Activision, cut nearly half its staff and cancelled its upcoming project.

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