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Firaxis used the franchise's 35th anniversary panel at PAX West to announce Arc of Tomorrow, a free 2027 update adding an Atomic Age that runs to the 2050s, plus Earthrise, a paid expansion threading space and environmental systems through every Age. Update 1.5.0 and the True Start Earth map land this month.
Season 54's Royal Academy update replaces the Starr Road unlock path with a shooting-gallery minigame, adds Keys and a Vault for past-season skins, ships Cosmo now and Vince in October, and hands the game over to Duolingo's owl for a two-week boss fight.
Daman Mills is the third English Kanji Tatsumi, revealed with a live dub and a world-premiere character trailer at the ATLUS Presents panel - completing a total recast of the Investigation Team ahead of the February 18, 2027 launch.
Imagineer has opened global pre-registration for the 3v3 part-targeting Robattle RPG on Google Play and the App Store, with the App Store listing pointing at January 21, 2027 and six years of Japanese content behind it.
Infinity Ward's first substantial campaign showing follows one mission from snowbound ruins through stealth, a vehicle chase and incoming missile strikes - in a notably quieter register than the beta build-up suggested.
Pearl Abyss's first paid Crimson Desert DLC lands October 15 for $24.99, adding a player-commanded ship, uncharted islands, a full underwater layer with sunken ruins, new bosses, and a housing mode you can run for profit.
Double Fine Action Labs' first reveal is a monochrome bus-driving game where the rules change daily, the Thank-o-meter buys you time, and repeat offenders get ejected through the back door mid-route.
A 30-minute The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct airs September 8, followed by a 45-minute general Nintendo Direct on September 9 and a Treehouse: Live session showing extended gameplay.
Season 8 lands September 9 with Herrscher Operators, a Quantum Platform POI on Isolated, a three-player roguelike top-down shooter, and the game's first Mythic Weapons Series Armory holding three Mythics at once.
Capcom's latest Ascendance weapon breakdown shows the Boost Bracer turning the Dual Blades into an extended-reach demonic barrage, with per-weapon Boosted Actions unlocking at Master Rank.
Capcom's 20-years-in-waiting Onimusha revival launched worldwide today, three weeks ahead of its original date, with a launch trailer and a commemorative illustration by Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami.
DevilishGames released Cloudgazer: A Game About Watching Clouds today on the App Store, Google Play and Steam for $2.99 - a paid, timer-free sky simulator whose only mechanic is pareidolia. Dynamic clouds, a full day-night cycle and hundreds of hidden shapes, with no energy meters and nothing that expires while you are away.