Game releases, studios, platforms and the games industry. Each story is checked against its sources.
CD Projekt Red released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered on September 29, 2026, free for existing owners on most platforms, with new visuals, reworked combat and mod support.
Minecraft Dungeons II launched on September 29, 2026 across Xbox, PC, PS5 and Switch. Its new dimension, the Sift, will also come to Minecraft Java and Bedrock in 2027.
Santa Monica Studio opened pre-orders for God of War Laufey on September 29, 2026 and detailed its pre-order bonus and Digital Deluxe Edition. The PS5 game launches February 16, 2027.
Game Informer revealed a 14-page Grand Theft Auto VI cover story on Leonida's weather, wildlife and research, with 12 new screenshots. The game launches November 19, 2026.
Remedy Entertainment released Control Resonant on September 24, 2026. The sequel to Control passed 40,000 concurrent players on Steam, far above its predecessor's peak.
Build A Rocket Boy, the studio behind MindsEye, entered administration on 23 September 2026, with 36 more jobs lost and 49 staff kept on while administrators assess options.
Xbox announced 268 job cuts and a studio reorganization that moves Halo, Rare and World's Edge under Activision, while Ninja Theory faces a proposed closure.
Organizers of Tokyo Game Show 2026 canceled the planned fifth day on September 21 because of Typhoon No. 25, cutting short the first five-day edition of the show.
Valve began sending purchase emails for its Steam Frame VR headset on September 18, 2026, after a reservation draw. The headset costs $1,059 for 256GB and $1,299 for 1TB.
Hideo Kojima used the Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast to confirm Bill Skarsgård as the lead of PHYSINT, the espionage game Xbox now publishes after Sony stepped aside.
