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🎮 Meccha Chameleon Hits Nintendo Switch 2 Today Meccha Chameleon, the hide-and-seek multiplayer game that sold over 20 million copies on Steam, is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 today, as announced during a Nintendo Direct. The PC version supports lobbies of up to 24 players and features extensive modding tools, including a large library of player-created maps. Nintendo has not confirmed whether the Switch 2 version will match those features. Exact launch time and pricing have not been announced. Source

🛠 No Man's Sky Cosmos Update Adds Orbital Bases and Sun Travel Hello Games has released the Cosmos update for No Man's Sky, marking the game's 10th anniversary. The patch delivers what the studio calls a "complete overhaul of space." New features include orbital bases, the ability to purchase and inhabit your own space station, alliances, and — after a decade — the ability to fly directly to the sun. Source

🎮 Rebel Wolves Hiring for Dawnwalker Sequel Days After Launch Less than a week after releasing The Blood of Dawnwalker, developer Rebel Wolves has begun hiring for a sequel to the game. Source

🎮 Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Launches November 5 on Switch 2 Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct confirmed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 on November 5, priced at $60 digital / $70 physical. Producer Eiji Aonuma led a 15-minute gameplay demo revealing several notable changes from the 1998 original. Key additions include a manual jump button, a sprint mechanic, and weapon-switching via a horizontal menu borrowed from Breath of the Wild. NPCs will be fully voiced in cutscenes — a series first for Ocarina — while Link remains silent. The Switch 2 mic lets players hum melodies to trigger ocarina songs; Nintendo is also selling a physical ocarina that the mic can detect. Map layouts appear closely faithful to the original, though Hyrule Field's minimap shows a slightly wider area. A Zelda-themed Switch 2 bundle with Pro Controller launches October 29. A 40th anniversary concert tour is set for 2027, and the upcoming live-action film is officially titled The Legend of Zelda. Source

🏢 Don't Nod Faces Closure Risk, Up to 90 Jobs at Stake Life is Strange studio Don't Nod has flagged "material uncertainty regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern beyond January 31st, 2027," as it opens negotiations with staff unions over a "transformation project" that could eliminate up to 90 jobs. The proposed cuts are the latest step in the studio's efforts to stabilize its finances amid concerns the company may not survive beyond early 2027. Source

🎮 Playground Games Confirms Forza Horizon 6 Still Coming to PS5 Playground Games has denied reports that the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6 had been quietly delayed, confirming the game remains on track for a 2026 release. The studio has not provided a specific launch date. The denial comes roughly a week after rumors of a delay began circulating online. Source

🛠 RPCS3 Emulator Now Supports Physical PS3 Discs on PC PS3 emulator RPCS3 has added support for physical PS3 game discs, allowing players to run original disc-based games directly on PC. Source

📰 China's Games Industry Hits $50B as West Struggles A new report shows China's games industry is worth more than $50 billion in 2025 — over five times the size of the UK's games market — as the western industry continues to face significant headwinds. Source

🎮 StarCraft Website Glitches Ahead of BlizzCon Blizzard's official StarCraft website is displaying deliberate-looking visual glitches on its StarCraft Remastered section, flagged on Bluesky by John Carson — with BlizzCon's opening ceremony set for September 12. The stunt adds weight to existing rumors: a publisher reportedly working on a StarCraft shooter planned for BlizzCon reveal, and a report from The Chosun Daily claiming Nexon is seeking rights to develop a new RTS, possibly StarCraft III. Neither has been confirmed by Blizzard. The last new entry in the series was StarCraft II's final campaign component in 2015, though the game received a notable update earlier this year. Source

💻 Sony Reveals Two GTA 6-Themed DualSense Controllers Sony announced two limited-edition Grand Theft Auto 6 DualSense controllers during its State of Play broadcast. Available in black or white, both feature Leonida-themed graphics, pastel pink face buttons, a blue-purple sparkling gradient, the GTA logo embossed on the rear, and the GTA 6 logo etched into the touchpad. Both controllers launch alongside GTA 6 on November 19 and are priced at $85 each. Pre-orders open September 10. Source

🏢 Nexus Mods' Parent Company Acquires SteamDB After 13 Years Chosen, the company behind Nexus Mods, has acquired SteamDB — the community-run Steam tracking database — from its original founders. The founders cited burnout and a desire to find a capable team to keep the project running as their reasons for stepping back after 13 years. Chosen said SteamDB will continue to operate as it always has, while gaining stronger resources. The company pointed to tracking game updates from a modding perspective as a key motivation for the acquisition. Source

🏢 Witcher 1 Remake Stalled Until Witcher 4 Tech Is Ready CD Projekt joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski has confirmed The Witcher 1 Remake from Fool's Theory is in a holding pattern due to technology dependencies on The Witcher 4. "Due to production process dependencies — among others related to assets and technology — we have decided to temporarily integrate its development with ongoing work on The Witcher 4," Nowakowski said. A small portion of the Fool's Theory team is currently supporting The Witcher 4, while the majority is working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Songs of the Past expansion, unveiled at Gamescom. The delay is tied to CD Projekt's shift from its proprietary RED Engine to Unreal Engine. The Witcher 4 will establish the technical baseline for future Witcher titles in UE, and the remake — announced in 2022 — got caught in that transition. The Witcher 1 Remake has no release window, and based on Nowakowski's comments, it is unlikely to arrive before The Witcher 4, currently slated for 2028. Source

🏢 RuneScape Mod Jed Gets Suspended Sentence for $400K Theft A former Jagex content moderator known as Mod Jed has received a three-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, after stealing and selling RuneScape in-game goods on the black market, netting around $400,000. Source

🎮 Rockstar "Nervous" Ahead of GTA 6's November Launch Rockstar North president Rob Nelson says the studio is "nervous" about GTA 6 living up to over a decade of expectations. "Everyone wants things to be perfect. We are nervous! Nervous, of course, but also excited," Nelson told IGN, adding that internal pressure outweighs anything coming from outside. Nelson described the game as "a step forward in all respects," citing world size, population density, traffic, and NPC response fidelity as areas where players may feel a "bit of a shock" upon first playing. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick attributed the long development cycle to a deliberate choice: "We're seeking perfection. When we feel we've optimized creatively, that's the time to release." GTA 6 launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-order revenue is estimated at around $2 billion by launch — potentially enough to cover the entire production budget, according to a report. Source

🎮 Nintendo Hosts Two Back-to-Back Directs Next Week For the first time, Nintendo is running two Directs consecutively — the first dedicated to The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary. The announcement comes as anticipation builds around a reported Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2, which sources indicated is planned for later this year, though no gameplay or details have been officially shown. Source

🏢 Steam Has Earned $15 Billion in Revenue in 2026 Steam has generated $15 billion in revenue so far in 2026, according to Rhys Elliot, head of market analysis at Alinea Analytics. The top 100 new games account for 15.9% of that total — around $2.4 billion. Forza Horizon 6 leads new releases with $210.5 million in Steam revenue, followed by Resident Evil Requiem ($200.9M), Crimson Desert ($203.3M), Slay the Spire 2 ($148M), Subnautica 2 ($139.2M), and Meccha Chameleon ($89.8M). Together, those six titles represent 6.6% of Steam's 2026 total. Elliot notes that 63% of the new-game top 100 were new IP, but established franchises drove 52.5% of revenue ($1.25B). Crimson Desert alone accounts for roughly 18% of all new-IP revenue in that group. Upcoming titles including Phantom Blade Zero, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and Gears of War: E-Day are expected to push the figure higher before year's end. Source

🛠 Xbox Cloud Gaming Gets Monthly Hour Caps From November Microsoft will introduce monthly cloud-gaming limits across all Game Pass tiers in November. Game Pass Ultimate ($22.99/month) will be capped at 15 hours, Premium ($14.99/month) at 10 hours, and Essential ($9.99/month) at 5 hours. Subscribers who exceed their limit can purchase additional time via the Xbox Store, though pricing for extra hours has not been announced. Microsoft says the change will affect roughly 4% of Game Pass subscribers, citing rising infrastructure costs: "The cost of providing cloud gaming grows as more people use it and play for longer." Also new in November: non-Game Pass users will be able to buy cloud playtime directly through the Xbox Store, aimed at those who want occasional access without a recurring subscription. Source

🏢 Massive 12TB Valve Archive Leak Surfaces Online A reported 12TB cache of Valve development files, covering Steam builds from 2003 to 2013, has leaked online. The archive purportedly includes early Portal 2 content, assets tied to the cancelled Half-Life 2: Episode Three, and a build of an unreleased Portal-universe game called F-Stop, centred on a camera mechanic. Third-party titles are also present in the dump. Fans have reportedly identified early builds of Call of Duty, Resident Evil, Mirror's Edge, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Dragon Age: Origins. Given the archive's size, researchers say more discoveries are likely as it continues to be examined. Source

🛠 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Gets Free 8-Player Split-Screen on Switch 2 Nintendo has released a surprise free update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch 2, adding local split-screen support for up to eight players — both on TV and in handheld mode. Version 4.0.0 also brings sharper graphics, CameraPlay support, and shorter load times, taking advantage of the Switch 2's additional hardware power. The update is available now at no cost. Source

🏢 CD Projekt Red Posts $116M Revenue in H1 2026 CD Projekt Red generated 435 million PLN ($116.4 million USD) in revenue for the first half of 2026, up 23% year-over-year. Net profit reached 249 million PLN ($66.6 million USD), a 37% increase, with total net profitability at 57%. Management credited strong sales of The Witcher and Cyberpunk titles, alongside growing licensing revenue — specifically calling out Cyberpunk 2077 tie-ins with Wuthering Waves and Apex Legends, plus the Cyberpunk TCG's Kickstarter performance. Looking ahead, the studio has The Witcher 3 Remastered due this year, The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past expansion in 2027, and The Witcher 4 in 2028. Source