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Capcom confirmed at the June 9 Nintendo Direct that Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen - an expanded version adding the new snowy region of Norgan - lands on Switch 2 on October 9, 2026, with the new content also coming to PS5, Xbox and PC as DLC.
Revealed at Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2026, Trine 6: Together in Time reunites Amadeus, Zoya and Pontius with two new heroes for 1-4 player co-op, launching September 17 on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and Switch 2.
Spotlighted at Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2026, Into the Fire from The Invincible studio Starward Industries is a high-risk extraction survival game about rescuing survivors from a collapsing volcanic island before time runs out. Steam Early Access arrives before the end of 2026.
Riyo Games and Balor Games returned to Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2026 with a fresh trailer for Threads of Time, an era-spanning, turn-based JRPG that wears its Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy influences proudly. It's in development for PC and Xbox Series X|S.
Iron Gate confirmed at the PC Gaming Show 2026 that Valheim leaves Early Access on September 9, 2026, with its final biome, the Deep North, plus new PS5 and Switch 2 versions and full crossplay.
Creative Assembly and SEGA showed new in-development gameplay for Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 at the PC Gaming Show 2026 - Astra Militarum versus Orks - and confirmed a closed beta with sign-ups open now.
Frontier Developments revealed first gameplay for Planet Zoo 2 at the PC Gaming Show 2026, adding fully aquatic and flying species with custom aquariums and aviaries, and set an October 13, 2026 launch on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Xbox celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Xbox Games Showcase with the X25 Anniversary Collection, headlined by the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition - the first-ever translucent Series X in 'OG Green' with a light-up green X, 1TB of storage, and a matching X25 Special Edition controller. The collection arrives in November 2026.
Game PassGears of War: E-Day kicked off the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 with an extended gameplay reveal and a release date: October 6, 2026, as an Xbox console exclusive on Xbox Series X|S and PC, day one on Game Pass. The Coalition and People Can Fly's prequel is set 14 years before the original, following a younger Marcus Fenix through the first Emergence Day.
Game PassCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 appeared at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 with a DMZ First Look, confirming the return of the open-world, squad-based extraction mode first introduced with Modern Warfare II in 2022.
Game PassinXile Entertainment showed a new 'The Heist' trailer for its steampunk time-travel RPG Clockwork Revolution at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026. The Xbox console exclusive is set for 2027 on Xbox Series X|S and PC, day one on Game Pass.
A new Spyro the Dragon game, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, was revealed with a cinematic announcement trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, showing off new flight-based gameplay and targeting a spring 2027 launch.