The latest stories from the gaming world
Mask of Idris arrives September 9 alongside a free version 2.0 update. The expansion is post-game content gated behind the Luna Fraterna ending and Valentin's request - while 2.0 finally lets everyone explore the finished world alongside their partners.
Riot will stop active development on 2XKO in December 2026, less than a year after launch. Lux still arrives September 8 and Samira in October, every champion is now unlocked, KO Points purchases are refunded in full, and the servers stay online beyond 2026.
Mojang's Official Gameplay Trailer finally shows Minecraft Dungeons II in motion: a party of four stepping through a rift into a new dimension called the Sift. Armour splits into four independent slots, the Twisted Warden is waiting, and the whole thing lands on Game Pass on September 29.
Wuthering Waves Version 3.6, Lamplight in Mirage, Sword's Resolve in Heart, is live: Qingxiao debuts in Phase 1 with Denia, Jingran headlines Phase 2, the Ren Realm region opens with two story chapters, and Kuro Games says a programming language switch adds roughly 10 FPS across platforms.
Game Science released the first gameplay for Black Myth: Zhong Kui: 15 minutes of work-in-progress footage showing a default parry, a charge meter instead of cooldowns, elemental imbuing stolen from boss attacks, and summons that stay for the whole fight. Still no release date or store page.
Konami and Annapurna released a 19-minute Silent Hill: Townfall gameplay trailer showing Simon Ordell exploring St. Amelia with a portable analogue TV that finds signals, sees threats through walls and feeds the puzzles. It launches September 24 on PS5 and PC.
Falcom and GungHo have released a free Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter demo on PS5, Switch and Steam, covering the prologue through the start of Chapter I. Saves transfer to the full game, which arrives September 17 - and the full edition and pricing structure is now public.
Rogue Snail's dark action RPG, set in a supernatural retelling of Brazil's 19th-century War of Canudos, is now on Google Play as a one-time purchase with no ads or energy timers, and is included with Google Play Pass. No iOS date yet.
Saber Interactive has opened digital pre-orders and confirmed a Nintendo Switch 2 release alongside PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam on October 8, 2026. The developers also detailed how the Genesis Configuration puzzle box drives combat, traversal and puzzles.
Unknown Worlds' Early Access update 1.2 is all about co-op: cross-platform proximity voice chat that degrades into radio static with distance, teammate revives that preserve your loadout, player trading, tracking tags, emotes and two new avatars.
Polyphony Digital's August drop for Gran Turismo 7 adds the '97 Toyota Chaser and Mark II Tourer V, the '08 Caterham Seven Superlight R500 and the '25 Hyundai IONIQ 6 N, plus three new World Circuit events and Whistler in Scapes. Free for all owners on PS5, PS4 and PS VR2.
Neverness to Everness Version 1.3 went live August 19 with the Duskmoor coastal region, the Fogden Game story chapter, S-Class newcomers Zankou and Linko across two banner phases, a summer event slate, and 600 Annulith in free compensation.