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Xbox Mythic Achievements: How to Earn the Completion Badge

Xbox Mythic Achievements reward finishing every original achievement in a game, apply retroactively back to Xbox 360 and are live for Insiders now.

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Maya Polygon★Sep 29, 2026★3 min read
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God of War Laufey Pre-Orders: Editions and Bonuses Explained

God of War Laufey pre-orders open September 29 ahead of the February 16, 2027 PS5 launch. Here is what the pre-order bonus and Digital Deluxe include.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 28, 2026★3 min read
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Minecraft Sift: When the New Dimension Reaches Each Game

Minecraft’s Sift arrives in Dungeons II on September 29 and is planned for Java and Bedrock in 2027. Here is what the new dimension reveal confirms.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 27, 2026★3 min read
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Ace Combat 8: How First-Person Scenes Put You on Deck

Ace Combat 8 uses interactive first-person scenes to build squadron bonds. A new preview explains the controls ahead of its October 2 game launch.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 26, 2026★3 min read
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Luma Island Crossplay: What PS5 and Xbox Players Get

Luma Island is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series with 4-player crossplay, three difficulty modes and a farm-to-adventure loop. Here’s what is confirmed.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 25, 2026★3 min read
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Tetris Effect: Mixed Realities Turns Your Room Into a Level

Tetris Effect: Mixed Realities comes to Meta Quest 3 in 2027 with hand-only controls that turn your living room into a deep-sea aquarium or space station.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 24, 2026★3 min read
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BeamNG.drive PS5 Early Access Arrives October 19: What's In

BeamNG.drive hits PS5 Early Access on October 19 with 12 open-world maps, career mode and 1-4 player split-screen. Here's what console players get.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 24, 2026★3 min read
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Titan Quest II Release Date: PS5, Xbox and 1.0 in January

Titan Quest II leaves Early Access on January 19, 2027, and lands on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S at $59.99. Here's what the 1.0 launch includes.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 23, 2026★3 min read
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Hall Effect vs TMR Sticks: How to Pick a Drift-Free Pad

Hall effect vs TMR thumbsticks explained: how each stops stick drift, which is better for aiming, and drift-free controllers from $29.99 to consider.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 23, 2026★7 min read
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Dune Awakening Console Launch Adds a Full Single-Player Mode

Dune: Awakening is out on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S today with Game Pass, a full single-player mode, optional PvP and the Book One story finale.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 22, 2026★4 min read
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Pikachu's ISS Trip Kicks Off an ESA and Pokemon GO Event

A Pikachu plush spent 67 days on the ISS, and now ESA and Pokemon launch a Europe-wide exhibit plus an Astronaut Pikachu Pokemon GO event on October 4.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 22, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Lufia I & II Sinistrals Saga Brings SNES RPGs Back in 2027
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Lufia I & II Sinistrals Saga Brings SNES RPGs Back in 2027

Lufia I & II: The Sinistrals Saga bundles both SNES RPGs for PS5, Switch 2, Switch and PC in 2027, keeping the pixel art and adding New Game Plus.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 21, 2026★4 min read
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DualSense Lisa Limited Edition: Price, Date and Pre-Orders

The DualSense Lisa Limited Edition costs $84.99, opens pre-orders on October 2 and launches October 30 in a Chroma Pearl finish, alongside new merch.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 21, 2026★3 min read
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Castlevania Belmont's Curse Demo Lands October 1

Konami's Castlevania: Belmont's Curse gets a playable demo on October 1, two weeks before launch, with save data carrying into the full game.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 20, 2026★4 min read
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Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance Takes the Hunt Skyward

Capcom's Ascendance expansion adds the floating Skybound Eyrie, pack-hunting monster Araketa and a Boost Bracer combat mechanic, playable at TGS 2026.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 19, 2026★5 min read
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Control Resonant Lands September 24 With Full Marks

Remedy's Control Resonant arrives September 24 on PS5, Xbox Series and PC, and early reviews praise its switch from gunplay to melee-driven action.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 18, 2026★5 min read
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Dragon Quest Passes 100 Million Games Sold at 40

Square Enix says Dragon Quest has topped 100 million units sold, up from 97 million in February, as the series that invented the JRPG turns 40 this year.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 18, 2026★5 min read
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Wo Long 2 Release Date Lands March 2027 With Free Demo

Team Ninja's Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember arrives March 4, 2027 on four platforms, and a free alpha demo is playable right now until September 30.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 16, 2026★4 min read
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Steam Frame Price Lands at $1,059 With Alyx Included

Valve's standalone VR headset ships with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, dual 2160x2160 LCDs and Half-Life: Alyx. Sign-ups close September 17 at 10am Pacific.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 15, 2026★4 min read
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Lost Odyssey PC Port Arrives via Static Recompiling

A fan project recompiled Lost Odyssey's Xbox 360 PowerPC code into a native Windows binary with Direct3D 12 and Vulkan — and no emulator in sight.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 14, 2026★5 min read
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BlizzCon 2026: Diablo 5, StarCraft and WoW Forever

BlizzCon returned after three years with Diablo 5 set for 2029, an open-world StarCraft shooter in 2030 and World of Warcraft: Forever on November 4.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 13, 2026★5 min read
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FF14 Beastmaster Adds a Roguelike Run to Patch 7.56

Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.56 finally ships Beastmaster, a solo monster-taming job with its own roguelike duty and a ranked season starting September 24.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 12, 2026★4 min read
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Valheim 1.0 Brings the Deep North to PS5 and Switch 2

Valheim 1.0 is out after five and a half years in Early Access, adding the Deep North biome, 40+ weapons, PS5 and Switch 2 versions, and full crossplay.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 11, 2026★4 min read
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Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2 Adds FL4K and Loveless Today

Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2 launches September 10 with a new island zone, 18 Legendaries, a new Vault Hunter, and a free 10-level cap raise for everyone.

Maya Polygon
Maya Polygon★Sep 10, 2026★5 min read