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Cover illustration for Star Wars Zero Company Lands August 27 With XCOM DNA
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Star Wars Zero Company Lands August 27 With XCOM DNA

Star Wars Zero Company arrives August 27 from XCOM veterans at Bit Reactor — a single-player turn-based tactics game with no battle pass.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 26, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Valve Turns 30: Half-Life, Steam, and a Handheld Era
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Valve Turns 30: Half-Life, Steam, and a Handheld Era

Valve was founded on August 24, 1996. Thirty years on, Half-Life, Steam, the Steam Deck, and a $1,049 Steam Machine map three decades of PC gaming.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 24, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Double Fine Amnesia Fortnight Lets Fans Pick the Game
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Double Fine Amnesia Fortnight Lets Fans Pick the Game

Double Fine revives Amnesia Fortnight on August 31: backers vote on four prototypes, one becomes a real game, and 2 Player Productions films it all.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 23, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: What to Expect
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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: What to Expect

Gamescom Opening Night Live returns August 25 with a two-hour Geoff Keighley showcase, a 30-minute pre-show, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation confirmed.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 22, 20263 min read
Cover illustration for STALKER 2: Cost of Hope Lands With a Free 2.0 Update
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STALKER 2: Cost of Hope Lands With a Free 2.0 Update

Cost of Hope launched August 20 at $29.99 with two new regions, and every Heart of Chornobyl owner gets the free Update 2.0 engine upgrade.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 20, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Dishonored Director Opens Black Pony Immersive Studio
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Dishonored Director Opens Black Pony Immersive Studio

Harvey Smith and Arkane veterans revealed Black Pony Immersive, a 26-person studio making first-person action RPGs, already funded and a year into work.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 20, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for The Sinking City 2 Launches to Strong Horror Reviews
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The Sinking City 2 Launches to Strong Horror Reviews

Frogwares' The Sinking City 2 landed August 18 on PC, PS5, and Xbox with an 81 on OpenCritic and a full pivot into over-the-shoulder survival horror.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 18, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for VR Games Showcase Recap: 25 Titles and Release Dates
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VR Games Showcase Recap: 25 Titles and Release Dates

The August 13 VR Games Showcase revealed System Shock VR and High On Life VR plus 25-plus games, with firm dates from September through 2027.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 14, 20266 min read
Cover illustration for No Man's Sky Turns 10 With 99% of Its Planets Unseen
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No Man's Sky Turns 10 With 99% of Its Planets Unseen

Hello Games marks a decade of No Man's Sky with around 40 free updates, its highest player numbers since launch, and a teased COSMOS update.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 11, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Ghost Recon Future Soldier Free to Keep Until Aug 13
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Ghost Recon Future Soldier Free to Keep Until Aug 13

Ubisoft is giving away Ghost Recon Future Soldier free to keep on PC through August 13, celebrating 25 years of the tactical shooter series.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 10, 20263 min read
Cover illustration for Quake Gets 19 Free New Levels for Its 30th Birthday
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Quake Gets 19 Free New Levels for Its 30th Birthday

MachineGames built Quake: Dawn of the Machine, a free 19-level campaign with a new soundtrack and rune system, out now on every modern platform.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 9, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Launches With 20 Fighters
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Launches With 20 Fighters

Arc System Works' 4v4 Marvel tag fighter arrived August 6 on PS5 and PC with 20 launch characters and a day-one patch, starting at $59.99 standard.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 7, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Halo: Campaign Evolved Hits Game Pass Day One July 28
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Hits Game Pass Day One July 28

Halo: Campaign Evolved lands day one on Game Pass July 28 with four-player co-op, three new missions and cross-play across Xbox, PC and PS5.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonJul 21, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for SteamVR Quick Access Menu Lands Ahead of Steam Frame
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SteamVR Quick Access Menu Lands Ahead of Steam Frame

SteamVR Beta 2.17.4 ports the Steam Deck Quick Access Menu into VR, adding volume, battery, achievements and Steam Notes inside the headset.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonJul 20, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters Are Officially On
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Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters Are Officially On

Bethesda confirmed remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, put Fallout 5 in pre-production on Creation Engine 3, and made an Obsidian project official.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonJul 19, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Palworld 1.0 Rockets Into Steam's All-Time Top 15 List
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Palworld 1.0 Rockets Into Steam's All-Time Top 15 List

Palworld 1.0 launched free on July 10, hitting roughly 725,000 concurrent players for #15 all-time on Steam after crossing 40M+ total players.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonJul 13, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Team Fortress 2 Gets a Joyful Summer 2026 Update
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Team Fortress 2 Gets a Joyful Summer 2026 Update

Valve surprised fans on July 8 with a community-made Team Fortress 2 Summer update: 6 new maps, 24 cosmetics, and events running to September 15.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonJul 11, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Steam Next Fest June 2026 Is the Biggest Yet With Nearly 5,000 Free Demos
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Steam Next Fest June 2026 Is the Biggest Yet With Nearly 5,000 Free Demos

Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live through June 22 with roughly 4,900 free demos — the largest edition ever and a launchpad for indie games before the sale.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonJun 20, 20263 min read
Cover illustration for Age of Empires IV's Yue Fei's Legacy Hits May 7 With New Jin Dynasty and 8-Mission Campaign
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Age of Empires IV's Yue Fei's Legacy Hits May 7 With New Jin Dynasty and 8-Mission Campaign

Age of Empires IV: Yue Fei's Legacy launches May 7, 2026 — adding the Jin Dynasty civilization, an 8-scenario Song-Jin Wars campaign, four new skirmish maps and bespoke music for $14.99.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonMay 7, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Replaced Arrives April 14 on Xbox and PC — The Cyberpunk Platformer That Defied a Four-Year Wait
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Replaced Arrives April 14 on Xbox and PC — The Cyberpunk Platformer That Defied a Four-Year Wait

Sad Cat Studios' stunning cyberpunk 2.5D action-platformer Replaced finally launches April 14 on Xbox Series X|S and PC, with day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonApr 9, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Launches April 28 With Two New Classes and the Skovos Region
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Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Launches April 28 With Two New Classes and the Skovos Region

Blizzard's second Diablo IV expansion arrives April 28 with the Paladin and Warlock classes, the new Skovos region, sweeping Skill Tree reworks, and the War Plans endgame system.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonApr 9, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Steam Next Fest Is Live With Thousands of Free Demos — Here Are the Highlights
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Steam Next Fest Is Live With Thousands of Free Demos — Here Are the Highlights

Steam Next Fest February 2026 is live with nearly 10,000 free playable demos and developer livestreams running through March 2 — the biggest indie game showcase of the season.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonFeb 24, 20264 min read