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Zelda 40th Direct Dates Ocarina Remake and Movie
Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct revealed an Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2, a live-action film dated April 2027, and a world concert tour.
BlizzCon 2026: StarCraft Returns as a Shooter, Diablo V Set for 2029
Blizzard's first BlizzCon in three years confirmed a new StarCraft, but it is an open-world shooter due in 2030. Diablo V, WoW Forever and a new Warcraft III campaign also landed.
Steam's $15B Year: Only Two New IPs Made the Top 6.
Steam generated an estimated $15 billion for Valve in 2026. Only two of the top six new releases are original IP, and one is an indie hide-and-seek game.
Phantom Blade Zero Sold 300,000 Preorders in a Week
S-GAME's Phantom Blade Zero sold about 300,000 Steam preorders in its first week, worth roughly $14.5 million, and holds over two million wishlists.
Wardogs Opened Early Access to Mixed Reviews
Wardogs opened Early Access on September 10, 2026, and drew 22,210 Steam reviews in a day at 64% positive. We checked the rest of the week's indie launches.
Wardogs' Final Playtest Peaked at 219,762 Players
BULKHEAD's final Wardogs stress test peaked at 240K+ players on September 4, 2026, overloading its servers ahead of the Early Access launch.
Rebel Wolves' Dawnwalker Sold 1 Million in Two Days
Rebel Wolves, the independent studio founded by an ex-Witcher 3 director, sold one million copies of The Blood of Dawnwalker within two days of launch.
Five Indie Games Worth Your September
September 2026 is packed. We pulled five small games out of the noise, from a castle-on-wheels roguelike to a cozy rooftop farm and two solo-dev oddities.
Tides of Annihilation Brings King Arthur to Cologne
Chengdu's Eclipse Glow Games turned Arthurian legend into a buy-to-play action game, won the gamescom award for Most Epic, and made its ONL case.
Escape From Duckov Sold 3.8 Million Copies
Team Soda's duck-themed extraction roguelite Escape From Duckov sold 3.8 million copies and became the first Chinese indie nominated for a gamescom award.
Steam Shipped 720 Games in a Week, and 74% Sank
Steam set a record with 720 new games in the week ending August 30, and about 74 percent drew under 10 reviews. Being seen is now the hard part.
Graveyard Keeper 2 Arrives on September 22
Lazy Bear Games dates Graveyard Keeper 2 for September 22. Pre-orders opened August 26 with bonus gear, and the zombie business is about to scale.