Latest gaming announcements, leaks, and stories
Blizzard has revealed D.Mon's full kit ahead of Season 4: Heroes of Busan on August 11. She is a Stalwart Tank with a plasma sword, a frontal barrier and horizontal boosters - plus a new sub-role that cuts knockback and slows by 40%, and reworks to Busan, Paraiso and Eichenwalde.
GSC Game World's eight-minute location showcase tours the two regions locked off in Heart of Chornobyl: the Chornobyl NPP and the new Iron Forest. The expansion arrives August 20 alongside a free Update 2.0 that moves the game to Unreal Engine 5.5.4.
DigixArt is making a new game in the Road 96 universe, Expeditions: Samurai launched into Early Access at $29.99, Titan Quest II got Spirit Mastery, and Way of the Hunter 2, Serious Sam: Shatterverse and the Gothic Classic ports all got dates.
id Software and MachineGames marked Quake's 30th anniversary with Dawn of the Machine: 19 new maps, a looping time-folding campaign with persistent upgrades, new enemies and weapons, all free to anyone who owns the remaster.
Arc System Works' 4v4 Marvel tag fighter unlocked on August 6 for PS5 and PC with 20 characters across five teams, a five-arc Episode mode, the roguelike All-Star Arena and Arcadia Rumble - an eight-player chibi beat-'em-up only explained days before launch. Phoenix Cyclops leads the season pass, and a leaked 21st fighter is still officially unacknowledged.
Nintendo's August 4 Direct detailed the first Switch 2 Fire Emblem ahead of its September 17 launch: a Fortuna's Blessing mechanic that rewinds a battle to any earlier point, four selectable heroes with separate story paths and saves, Blaze Arts that cost HP, and a $119.99 Dagdan Collection alongside the $69.99 standard edition.
ProbablyMonsters has dated its gothic action RPG for September 1 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC at $19.99, with a $29.99 Deluxe Edition. You play a Nephilim reclaiming the fallen city of Gildenarch through replayable, modifier-driven missions, solo or in two-player co-op that scales enemies to party size.
The Coalition's prequel opens its multiplayer beta in two phases: a pre-order and PC Game Pass early access window from August 6 to 10 with Horde Siege only, then a free-for-all weekend from August 13 to 17 that adds 4v4 Versus. Horde Siege puts 12 players on one map as three squads of four, with pooled Energy, carryable turrets and independent extraction.
2K and Hangar 13 have dated the Man of Honor story expansion for August 14, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Two new chapters see Enzo cross paths with future Don Ennio Salieri, plus fresh Free Ride content - shown off in a new gameplay trailer.
Cold Iron's co-op Xenomorph shooter gets a hard date: August 25, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Epic. The fireteam grows to four Marines, with deeper classes, tougher swarms and a return to Engineer locations - current-gen only.
Cold Symmetry's dark-fantasy Soulslike sequel arrives August 20 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam. A new release date trailer, eight playable Shells, a stamina-free posture system, and a beta that pulled 600,000 downloads at 93% positive.
Square Enix's 30-million-player MMO finally lands on Switch 2, packing the full journey through Dawntrail, a free month of play for all, and no Nintendo Online required.