Game News Round-Up

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Game News Round-Up is your daily video game news fix. We cover the day's biggest stories: announcements, reveals, release dates, delays, financial results and industry shake-ups, with every story clearly sourced and verified so you always know where the news came from. It's quick enough for a coffee break and thorough enough that you'll never miss a headline. New episodes every work day.

  1. 9h ago

    Game News Round-Up - 21st August 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 21st August 2026 Sources: Animated Golden Axe TV show launches on Paramount+ on September 16th: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-first-trailer-for-paramounts-golden-axe-cartoon-contains-magic-meta-humour-and-a-release-date/2XKO Active Development Will End In December 2026: https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/2xko-active-development-ends-december-2026007 First Light has sold 4 million copies since launch: https://www.eurogamer.net/james-bond-007-first-light-salesVenture capital firm Makers Fund has closed a fourth investment round worth $250 million, meaning it now has $1.5 billion in total assets under management: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/makers-fund-expands-game-industry-footprint-after-closing-250-million-investment-roundSNK Entertainment dissolved after 10 years. Most of its businesses transferred to parent company SNK: https://automaton-media.com/en/news/snk-entertainment-dissolved-after-10-years-most-of-its-businesses-transferred-to-parent-company-snk/

  2. 1d ago

    Game News Round-Up - 20th August 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 20th August 2026 Sources: New UK indie studio Pretty Cool Games announced, led by former Human: Fall Flat devs: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/new-uk-indie-studio-pretty-cool-games-announced-led-by-former-human-fall-flat-devs/Konami's Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls to be taken offline next month: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/konamis-castlevania-grimoire-of-souls-to-be-taken-offline-next-monthPlayStation Reboots ‘Horizon Hunters Gathering’ as Live-Service Strategy Struggles: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/playstation-reboots-horizon-hunters-gathering-as-live-service-strategy-struggles

  3. 2d ago

    Game News Round-Up - 19th August 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 19th August 2026 Sources: Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has joined Harada’s SNK-owned VS Studio: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tekken-8-game-director-kohei-ikeda-has-joined-haradas-snk-owned-vs-studio/Legendary game developer Warren Spector announces retirement: https://www.eurogamer.net/warren-spector-announces-retirementThree Epic veterans (Arjan Brussee, Sjoerd De Jong, and Michal Valient) are building an AI-powered game engine named "Immens": https://www.gamesindustry.biz/three-epic-veterans-are-building-an-ai-powered-game-engine-to-break-the-industrys-doom-cycleXbox lists its next Game Pass titles: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-lists-its-next-10-game-pass-titles-including-resonance-a-plague-tale-legacy/GYLD raises $1m to fund proprietary games research system that marked Clair Obscur as a potential hit: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gyld-raises-1m-to-fund-proprietary-games-research-system-that-marked-clair-obscur-as-a-potential-hit

  4. 3d ago

    Game News Round-Up - 18th August 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 18th August 2026 Sources: Sony still hasn't chosen a PlayStation 6 release date, says CEO, as RAM crisis continues: https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-ps6-internal-release-date-component-shortageFortnite officially reveals Sora, Crash, Spyro, Mega Man, Persona and other gaming crossovers for its next season; Fortnite Override, which focuses on video-game characters: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fortnite-officially-reveals-sora-crash-spyro-mega-man-persona-and-other-gaming-crossovers-for-its-next-season/Matchmaking platform Sail.game launches free tier for devs ahead of Gamescom: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/matchmaking-platform-sailgame-launches-free-tier-for-devs-ahead-of-gamescom

  5. 4d ago

    Game News Round-Up - 17th August 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 17th August 2026 Sources: Kingdom Hearts 4 announced for 2027 release: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/kingdom-hearts-d23-blowout-confirms-anime-series-release-window-and-more/Kingdom Hearts is getting its own anime series on Disney+ and Disney Channel: https://www.eurogamer.net/kingdom-hearts-animated-seriesSimpsons creator Matt Groening seemingly lets slip that Hit & Run is coming back: https://www.eurogamer.net/simpsons-hit-and-run-groening-d23-teaseNintendo announces Pokémon Pokopia has sold over 5m copies: https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-pokopia-5m-sales2K establishes AAA sports developer Small Axe Studios: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/2k-establishes-aaa-sports-developer-small-axe-studiosDisney touts ‘core pillar’ games like Kingdom Hearts and Marvel Rivals as crucial for its ‘next chapter’ and also revealed that Disney Games Group is responsible for $3.5 billion in annual consumer spending: https://www.destructoid.com/disney-games-kingdom-hearts-marvel-rivals-crucial-next-chapter/

  6. Aug 13

    Game News Round-Up - 14th August 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 14th August 2026 Sources: Pokémon Bank will shut down in February 2027, with players advised to transfer data to Pokémon Home: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon-bank-will-shut-down-in-february-2027-with-players-advised-to-transfer-data-to-pokemon-home/Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Officially in the Works, Confirms Warner Bros.: https://www.ign.com/articles/hogwarts-legacy-2-is-officially-in-the-works-confirms-warner-brosPersona 5 is officially coming to Fortnite: https://www.polygon.com/fortnite-override-chapter-7-season-4-persona-5-crossover-revealed/Super Mario Sunshine has now been added to Switch Online’s GameCube library: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/super-mario-sunshine-has-now-been-added-to-switch-onlines-gamecube-library/Netflix closing Oxenfree developer Night School Studio and Moonloot Games: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/netflix-closing-oxenfree-developer-night-school-studio-and-moonloot-gamesMattel launches new global studios business to develop games based on its IP: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/mattel-launches-new-global-studios-business-to-develop-games-based-on-its-ip

  7. Aug 12

    Game News Round-Up - 13th August 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 13th August 2026 Sources: Ghost of Yotei is getting a new story expansion and roguelike mode in October, plus a Complete Edition: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ghost-of-yotei-is-getting-a-new-story-expansion-and-roguelike-mode-in-october-plus-a-complete-edition/2011 action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North gets a new Legacy Edition, with ‘more classic releases’ coming: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/2011-action-rpg-the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-gets-a-new-legacy-edition-with-more-classic-releases-coming/August’s PS Plus Game Catalog titles: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/augusts-ps-plus-game-catalog-titles-include-helldivers-2-vampire-survivors-and-kingdom-come-deliverance-2/City builder Against the Storm hits 2 million copies sold in less than three years: https://www.gamespress.com/against-the-storm-2-million-copies-sold-milestoneMeccha Chameleon surpasses 20 million units sold in two months: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4704690/view/708906085669404690?l=englishEpic Games sells ArtStation and Sketchfab to KitBash: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/epics-sells-artstation-and-sketchfab-to-kitbashAmazon Game Studios gives Lost Ark and Throne & Liberty back to their studios to run, ending its MMO presence: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/amazon-game-studios-gives-lost-ark-and-throne-liberty-back-to-their-studios-to-run-ending-its-mmo-presence/Multiplayer Witcher spin-off Project Sirius hit by layoffs again, in "broader shift in development strategy" at CD Projekt Red: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/witcher-multiplayer-spin-off-project-sirius-hit-by-fresh-layoffsPearl Abyss Financial Results: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pearl-abyss-q2-earnings-decline-as-impact-of-crimson-deserts-launch-period-subsides

  8. Aug 11

    Game News Round-Up - 12th August 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 12th August 2026 Sources: As Xbox head Asha Sharma apparently visited Bethesda HQ, workers put up red flags representing laid off staff and a giant inflatable rat outside: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-xbox-head-asha-sharma-reportedly-visits-bethesda-hq-workers-put-up-red-flags-representing-laid-off-staff-and-a-giant-inflatable-rat-outsideAlan Wake 2 has reached 3 million copies sold: https://storage.googleapis.com/inderes-widgets-prod-assets/remedy/attachments/d9d408ef-5549-44b3-b384-7ac084760344/remedy-h1-2026-half-year-financial-report.pdfDark Pictures Anthology studio Supermassive Games is laying off up to 75 staff ‘to ensure sustainability’: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dark-pictures-anthology-studio-supermassive-games-is-laying-off-up-to-75-staff-to-ensure-sustainability/Remedy Financial Results: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/remedy-reports-revenue-declines-in-q2-and-h1-as-it-prepares-for-control-resonant-launchSquare Enix Q1 Financial Results: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/square-enix-q1-profit-soars-following-final-fantasy-7-rebirth-launch-on-switch-2-and-xbox

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Game News Round-Up is your daily video game news fix. We cover the day's biggest stories: announcements, reveals, release dates, delays, financial results and industry shake-ups, with every story clearly sourced and verified so you always know where the news came from. It's quick enough for a coffee break and thorough enough that you'll never miss a headline. New episodes every work day.

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