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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.
THQ Nordic Mobile (formerly HandyGames) and Snapshot Games are bringing the 2024 Epic Mickey remake to phones on September 16 as a one-time $15.99 purchase, paint-and-thinner systems intact.
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.
Nerial and Devolver Digital's swipe-based space-band adventure is listed for a standalone App Store release on August 12, with Android pre-registration open now - the first Android version the game has ever had. It left Apple Arcade in October 2025 after five years as a subscription exclusive.
Gameloft's long-running GTA-alike returns as an online open world published by Tencent's Level Infinite, launching August 20 on iOS and Android across Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America, MENA and Eastern Europe. Co-op heists, PvP shootouts and street races anchor a loop built on reputation, territory and money.
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.