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MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Appears to Be Shutting Down After Final Wave of Layoffs
Build a Rocket Boy, the studio behind MindsEye, appears to be closing after a new wave of layoffs hit every remaining employee, according to staff on LinkedIn.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-16
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Launches on Switch 2 With a Perfect 10 From IGN and Stacked Reviews
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 September 17 for $69.99. IGN gave it a perfect 10 and GameSpot scored it a 9 in a stacked review week.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-16
Xbox Game Pass Rumor Claims Day One Games Are Ending in 2027 as Microsoft Dodges a Denial
A ResetEra leak claims Xbox Game Pass will drop day one games and split into ad and ad free tiers in 2027. Microsoft has not denied the report.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-16
PlayStation Reveals New Pulse and Pulse Edge Wireless Headsets With Audeze Planar Drivers for PS5
Sony unveiled the PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge wireless headsets, its next PS5 audio lineup built with Audeze planar drivers and AI noise rejection.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-15
Two Point Museum Reveals Funfair Rides and a Full Coaster Builder in October 8 DLC Launch
Two Point Museum's Rides and Relics DLC adds funfairs and a full coaster builder on October 8 for $9.99, with Switch 2 support still unconfirmed.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-15
Bungie Delays Marathon PvE Mode and Symbiosis Update to December, Ditches Seasons
Bungie is pushing Marathon's next big update, including the permanent PvE mode, from September 22 to December 8 and ditching its strict season schedule.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-15
Netflix and Sega Confirm Crazy Taxi Movie, New Sonic Series and Stranger Than Heaven Film
Netflix and Sega unveiled a live action Crazy Taxi movie, a new animated Sonic series, and a Stranger Than Heaven film based on RGG Studio's upcoming game.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-14
Lies of P Developer Neowiz Trademarks Wonders of O in Apparent Soulslike Sequel Tease
Neowiz filed an EU trademark for Wonders of O, and fans think it points to the already confirmed Lies of P sequel now in development at Round8 Studio.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-14
Fortnite Confirms Kingdom Hearts Collaboration With Sora, Riku, Kairi and Roxas Landing September 17
Fortnite confirms its long teased Kingdom Hearts crossover, bringing Sora, Riku, Kairi and Roxas skins to the battle royale island starting September 17, 2026.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-14
Cyberpunk 2077 Is Heading to Battle.net This Year With a Geralt Skin Landing in Diablo IV
CD Projekt Red is bringing Cyberpunk 2077 to Battle.net later this year, and Diablo IV players get a new Geralt Barbarian skin tied to Witcher 3 DLC.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-14
Sony Kills The Last of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod With Legal Letter to Solo Developer
Sony Interactive Entertainment sent a legal letter forcing modder Speclizer to cancel a nine month PvP multiplayer mod for The Last of Us Part 2 on PC.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-14
Thief Remastered Confirms Free New Campaign The Tarnished Mirror After Steam Leak
Nightdive Studios confirms Thief: The Dark Project Remastered ships with a free new campaign, The Tarnished Mirror, after a Steam leak forced its hand.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-14
Warcraft III Reforged Adds Always Online Requirement and Kills LAN Mode in New Forsaken Kingdom Patch
Blizzard's Forsaken Kingdom patch gives Warcraft III Reforged a new campaign, but the 3.0 update strips LAN support and mandates an internet connection.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-13
Diablo Is Getting an Animated Netflix Series as Blizzard Pushes the Franchise Beyond Games
Blizzard confirmed at BlizzCon 2026 that an animated Diablo series is in development for Netflix, with more Blizzard IP adaptations teased for later.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-13
Naoki Hamaguchi Confirms His Team Is Making Both Final Fantasy VII Revelation and Kingdom Hearts 4
Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi reveals his Creative Studio 1 team is also building Kingdom Hearts 4 for Square Enix in 2027.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-13
Overwatch Turns Sombra Into A Support Hero And Overhauls Roadhog Ahead Of Season 5 At BlizzCon 2026
Blizzard confirmed major Sombra and Roadhog reworks at BlizzCon 2026, moving Sombra to Support and overhauling Roadhog ahead of Overwatch Season 5.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-13
Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus, and Nintendo Switch Online See Cost Blamed for More Cancellations
New Circana survey data shows over 40 percent of people canceling Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus, or Nintendo Switch Online now blame rising costs.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-13
Blizzard Reveals New StarCraft as an Open World Shooter Directed by Ex-Far Cry Boss Dan Hay for 2030
Blizzard used BlizzCon 2026 to reveal a brand new StarCraft game, an open world shooter led by former Far Cry director Dan Hay, targeting a 2030 release.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-13
World of Warcraft Forever Launches November 4 With a Reimagined Original Azeroth
Blizzard announced World of Warcraft Forever at BlizzCon 2026, a permanent take on original Azeroth launching November 4 with beta access on September 17.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-12
Diablo V Announced at BlizzCon 2026 With a Fallen Sanctuary and a Spring 2029 Release
Blizzard revealed Diablo V at BlizzCon 2026, confirming a Spring 2029 release set in a Sanctuary where Diablo has already won and the heroes are gone.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-12
Square Enix Rushes Emergency Hotfix After Final Fantasy 14 Beastmaster Bug Threatens to Crash Servers
Square Enix rushed out a hotfix hours after Final Fantasy 14's new beastmaster job launched, patching a bug that could crash entire game servers.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-12
Level-5 CEO Apologizes After AI-Heavy Presentation Sparks Fan Backlash Over New Layton Remake
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino apologized after fans slammed AI use in the LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II showcase for Professor Layton, DecaPolice, and Yo-kai Watch 2.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-12
Wardogs Sells 1.25 Million Copies in 24 Hours, Giving Multiplayer Shooters a Rare Win in 2026
Bulkhead's 100-player shooter Wardogs sold 1.25 million copies in 24 hours on Steam Early Access, a rare win after Highguard and Marathon stumbled in 2026.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-12
Moss Developer Polyarc Shuts Down After Nearly 12 Years, Two Months After Its Newest Release
Polyarc, the studio behind the Moss series, announced its shutdown on LinkedIn today, just two months after Moss: The Forgotten Relic launched in July 2026.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-11