Gaming news: launches, patches, release dates, shutdowns and studio moves, with a focus on mobile, gacha and live-service games.
NewsIntelligent Systems' Switch 2 Fire Emblem launched September 17 with an 89 on Metacritic and a 90 on OpenCritic. Four heroes, the Heroic Games, a time-travel twist, and what critics praised and criticized.
NewsManjuu's open-world RPG ran its third and final Chinese closed beta from September 17: paid, real-name verified and data-wiped. In October, the studio announced 20 million pre-registrations and an English open beta for summer 2027.
NewsFunPlus's Kingsglory label launched Aniimo on September 16 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with mobile on September 23. Creatures aren't sold through gacha, but its monetization still split players.
NewsBilibili Games' monster-taming mobile RPG launched globally on iOS and Android on September 17 after more than 3 million pre-registrations, and reached No. 1 on the App Store free charts in major regions.
NewsNintendo's official figures as of June 30, 2026: Switch 2 at 23.68 million consoles, Mario Kart World at 15.39 million copies, and Pokémon Pokopia past 5 million worldwide.
NewsHonor of Kings still leads, but a merge game is now No. 2. The top-grossing mobile games of 2026 by month, according to AppMagic and Sensor Tower, and where gacha games stand.
NewsGrand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S after two delays. The delay timeline, editions and prices, preload, pre-order bonus and what's still missing.
NewsElectronic Arts went private on August 4, 2026, in the largest leveraged buyout on record. Who owns it now, how much debt came with it, and why players and developers are watching.
NewsA $75 million Esports World Cup moved to Paris, a crowdfunded The International in Shanghai, and League of Legends Worlds in the US. The year's biggest events, their prize pools and their winners.
NewsBattlefield 6 had the biggest launch in series history and outsold Call of Duty in 2025. A year on, Steam numbers have cooled, reviews are Mixed, and Season 5 brings Las Vegas, Area 51 and a server browser.
NewsA third of game professionals use generative AI at work, and more than half think it's hurting the industry. What the GDC 2026 survey found, and what AI teammates in PUBG and Ubisoft's Teammates actually look like.
NewsScreen Burn's first-person Silent Hill spin-off launched September 24 on PS5 and PC. The Scottish setting, the CRTV, how it plays, and an 80 on OpenCritic.