Gravhounds Revealed for Game Preview on November 2
Gravhounds is the first game from Octopus Panic, a seven-person studio, and Xbox put the official page up today, August 27, 2026. Josh Holmes, co-founder, is the byline. Game Preview is November 2, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC. Day-one Xbox Game Pass. That is the date package. I am not printing a retail sticker because that Wire page does not have one. The team, as Holmes named it, worke...[Read More]
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Is Out, Day One on Game Pass
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is out today, August 27, 2026. This is the launch, not another trailer rewrite. Focus Entertainment published it. Asobo Studio built it. PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Epic. Day-one Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Play Anywhere is on the Xbox tile I opened this morning. Handheld Optimized is on that same tile. Cloud is on Ultimate. The launch trailer we already ran...[Read More]
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 Is Out, and MGS4 Leaves the PS3
METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol. 2 is out today, August 27, 2026. I opened Steam this morning. $49.99 USD. Windows. KONAMI. ESRB M. The official platform list is Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. MGS4 has not had a port since 2008. That is the sentence the collection is selling, and it is the one I checked against Konami’s own page. The Ko...[Read More]
Lou’s Lagoon
Lou's Lagoon Release Date Trailer A cozy exploration-and-crafting adventure: fly your seaplane between tropical islands, collect resources with the Swirler, rebuild storm damaged communities, and unravel the mystery surrounding Uncle Lou's disappearance. About This Game Take to the skies in your trusty seaplane on a heartfelt adventure across the tropical Limbo archipelago. After receivin...[Read More]
Lou’s Lagoon Review
Lou’s Lagoon is a cozy rebuild game from Tiny Roar and Megabit Publishing. I played the PlayStation 5 review copy of the launch build that ships August 27, 2026, the same day as the PC, Xbox, and Switch versions. Uncle Lou sends a distress call. You fly into the Limbo islands after a storm and find wrecked docks, standing water, and no uncle. The loop is scoop with the Swirler, stash what yo...[Read More]
Star Wars Zero Company Is Out Today on PC, PS5, and Xbox
Star Wars Zero Company is out today, August 27, 2026. I opened Steam and the US Xbox store this morning. Bit Reactor built it with Lucasfilm Games. Single-player turn-based tactics. PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. You play Hawks, a former Republic officer running a company that does not march in the parade footage. EA listed 15:00 UTC, which is 8:00 AM PT (11:00 AM ET). The launch note is ...[Read More]
Gamescom 2026 Day 2 Put a Controller in Your Hand
Wednesday was the day Cologne put a controller in your hand. Trade and media hit Koelnmesse. Xbox went live from Hall 7 at 7:00am PT (10:00am ET, 4:00pm CEST) on official Xbox YouTube and Twitch. The floor opened. Tuesday was the living-room show. This was the morning the queues started to mean something. We are hyped. A disc that becomes a license. A green anniversary box with a number on it. Fab...[Read More]
The Division 2 Names Echoes of Central Park, Full Reveal September 24
Ubisoft named the next Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 expansion at a gamescom community panel. The title is Echoes of Central Park. Central Park has sat on that map since the first game and still treated like a hole in the paper. The full reveal is September 24 at 9:00am PT (6:00pm CEST). That is the whole announcement. No launch day. No USD. I am not inventing either. The official Ubisoft page...[Read More]
Alien Deathstorm Dates Spring 2027 and Puts the Reactor on the Floor
Rebellion dated Alien Deathstorm for Spring 2027 and put a new trailer on the official Rebellion YouTube. The first playable is at gamescom. The mission is Reactor: a malfunctioning fission reactor, a Fission Initiator you have to pull out, and an isolated Engineer who thought this was a rescue. Day one on Game Pass. Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud, Steam, and PlayStation 5. The upload is ...[Read More]
Fable’s First Combat Demo Hits Gamescom, and Launch Is February 23
Playground Games put the first press and creator combat demo of Fable on the floor at gamescom. The quest is called Mud and Death. The Hero walks in with Humphry, leader of the Heroes’ Guild, and the mine they enter is haunted. Launch is February 23, 2027. Premium Edition early access starts February 18. That date package is on the official Wire and on the store widgets under it. This is not...[Read More]
Xbox Series X25 25th Anniversary Collection Preorders Open at $899.99
Preorders for the Xbox 25th anniversary collection start with email invites today. The public door opens Thursday, August 27 at 7:00am PT (10:00am ET) on the Xbox site and at participating retailers, while supplies last. The bundle is the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition plus the Special Edition controller. Launch is November 13, 2026. MSRP is $899.99. One collection per customer. Jason Ronald, VP ...[Read More]
Xbox Disc to Digital Starts With Insiders on August 31
Xbox is turning supported physical discs into digital licenses. Jason Ronald, VP Next Generation, put the feature on the official Wire this morning. Xbox Insiders start testing on August 31. You insert a supported disc into an Xbox One or Xbox Series X, launch the game, and claim a digital entitlement. Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming come with it where that title already supports them. The disc sti...[Read More]