Gaming News Digest — September 15, 2026
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Top news
- Diablo 4 — The next big activity revisits Diablo 1 dungeons and story beats, including Baal, Mephisto and Diablo himself.
- Game Freak — The Pokémon studio announced a new RPG whose world evolves based on real-time weather.
- Blizzard — Mick Gordon, composer of DOOM and Wolfenstein, appears to be scoring the StarCraft shooter after reposting its cinematic trailer.
- Diablo V — Announced at BlizzCon 2026 with no traditional cities or safe zones, replaced by a moving caravan of companions.
- Asha Sharma — The Xbox boss flew to Tokyo to meet Kojima after PHYSINT became an Xbox property.
- Cyberpunk x Overwatch — Blizzard and CD Projekt Red announced a crossover with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and CDPR games coming to Battle.net.
- PHYSINT — Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took a jab at Sony while promoting the Kojima game Microsoft picked up.
- WARDOGS — Base building and a free rifle kit let players stack cash without firefights; peak Steam online passed 428,666.
- Diablo 4 — A Geralt skin with Kaer Morhen armor and twin witcher blades goes to preorders of the Songs of the Past expansion.
- Wardogs — Hacking a tower's control room captures it and pulls the hot zone toward you, with a delay after each owner change.
- Tower of Fantasy — Update 6.3 "Between Dusk and Dawn" arrives September 15 with heroine Zouie, a level 100 boss and new seasons.
- Path of Exile — Devs showcased the runners-up of their fan art contest and thanked all participants.
- Conqueror's Blade — Season S28 "Aztecs: Eclipse" starts September 29 with Tenochtitlan battles, three new units and a battle pass.
- ContractVille — Update 1.9 adds a rental system; the Rent Expansion DLC brings 18 apartments across nine buildings.
- Once Human — Permanent servers merge starting September 16, 2026 to reunite players in one shared world.
- GTA 6 — Rockstar revealed the first official voice cast after keeping names under wraps.
- Total War: Warhammer 40,000 — Creative Assembly detailed deep squad customization, including turning Intercessors into elite Sternguard.
- Critical Shift — A Kazakhstan team released a two-hour tactics demo on Steam, co-written with Shadow Slave author Guiltythree.
- Crazy Taxi: World Tour — Nearly 15 minutes of online mode footage surfaced; the game launches in 2027 on PC and consoles.
- The Last of Us Part II — Sony blocked a multiplayer mod that had been in development since January and was due in September.
- Halloween: The Game — Sold 1 million copies in four days, with a 68% Steam rating from over 12,000 reviews.
- StarCraft shooter — Dan Hay says it's a story-driven open-world boxed product, not a live service with battle passes.
- Diablo V — Blizzard says Diablo V and the StarCraft shooter will arrive in 2029 and 2030 with no delays.
- Lies of P — A trademark filing suggests the sequel may be called Wonders of O and head to the land of Oz.
- Stephen Root — The actor confirmed he voiced Brian Heder in GTA VI, the drug dealer from the second trailer.
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve — Bandai Namco dropped a story trailer; the game launches October 2 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.
- Crazy Taxi — Netflix and Sega struck a deal covering adaptations of Crazy Taxi, Stranger than Heaven and more.
- The Triple-i Initiative — Returns October 8 at 19:00 MSK with 45 minutes of trailers and 40 projects, including Among Us and Pony Island 2.
- BlizzCon 2026 — Diablo fans got a Netflix series, Diablo IV on Switch 2 and Season of Infernal Legacy starting tomorrow.
- Steam — A squad-based RPG festival runs until September 21, with Baldur's Gate III at 1,399 rubles and Clair Obscur at 2,743.
- Steam Frame — Pre-orders opened from $1,059 for the 256 GB model, with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and a 2,160×2,160 display per eye.
- tinyBuild Connect 2026 — Showed The Crab is Walking, a roguelite about a city on a giant crab, and horror Road to Jukai.
- The Last of Us Part II — Sony officially killed the large-scale multiplayer mod, angering fans after Naughty Dog's own multiplayer was cancelled.
- Marathon — The next major update slipped past September 22 so devs can improve features.
- Rayman Legends Retold — Delayed two months to December 3 despite going gold, adding a sixth world and four musical levels.
Steam deals
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition — 82% off in today's Steam discounts.
- Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition — 80% off in today's Steam discounts.
- DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — 75% off in today's Steam discounts.
- It Takes Two — 70% off in today's Steam discounts.
Epic Games deals
- Vanakan — Free on the Epic Games Store, a 100% discount.
- Astral Ascent — Free on the Epic Games Store, a 100% discount.
- Trine 2: Complete Story — 80% off in today's Epic Games Store discounts.
- Maquette — 70% off in today's Epic Games Store discounts.
- Loot Stack - Relics Hunter — 66% off in today's Epic Games Store discounts.
- The Ouroboros King — 65% off in today's Epic Games Store discounts.
Spotlight
- Let's Draw — A drawing tool for everyone with 14 colors, bezier paths and 2D sprites, with screenshot and export planned. Details
- Forever Skies Quality of Life mod — A Nexus mod bringing quality of life improvements to Forever Skies. Details
- Half-Life 2 Combine Soldier cosplay — acgcosplay's costume set includes the soldier's full gear. Details
- What to play today — Counter-Strike 2 holds 1,086,410 players, No Man's Sky climbed 112 spots and WARDOGS is the top seller.
- Oh My Gore! — Play the revived God of War Raelius, commanding servants, spells and Towers of Defense in a revenge campaign. Details
