// GAMINGARTICLES
Release news, guides, opinion, and deep dives from the CriticalPixel community.
Rainbow Six Tactics Revealed: Ubisoft Turns Siege Into a Turn-Based, Permadeath Single-Player Game for 2027
Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Tactics is a single-player, turn-based spin-off for 2027, with 15 Siege operators, permadeath, Breach Planning, and 45+ mission locations.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-27
Crimson Desert Enhanced Hands Every Owner a Free 2.0 Update With Brazilian Portuguese Dub, Kliff Skills, and 20% Off Until September 9
Pearl Abyss renamed Crimson Desert to Crimson Desert Enhanced, a free 2.0 update with Brazilian Portuguese dub, new cutscenes, 8 Kliff skills, and 20% off.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-26
Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun 2 Locks October 14 Launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X S
Auroch Digital confirms Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 for October 14 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, with a Switch 2 version coming soon after Gamescom.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-26
PlayStation Plus September 2026 Lineup Lands: Sniper Elite Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life, Chained Echoes Free
PS Plus September 2026 free games lineup: Sniper Elite Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life, and Chained Echoes. Drops September 1 until October 5.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-26
Xbox Disc to Digital Goes Live for Insiders August 31 With Play Anywhere for Every Disc
Xbox confirms its Disc to Digital feature for the August 31 XBOX Insider rollout, turning Xbox One and Series X discs into permanent digital licenses.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-26
Ubisoft Ships Heroes of Might and Magic III to Steam But Forgets to Ship the Actual Game
Ubisoft published Heroes of Might and Magic III on Steam for R$49.99 with reviews already trending negative after buyers discovered the package was a 23KB stub.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-26
NBA 2K27 Teases a GTA 6 Crossover With Rockstar in Its Season 1 Trailer
NBA 2K27 hides a Rockstar Games logo and GTA 6 poster in its Season 1 trailer, pointing to a Season 3 crossover timed around GTA 6's November launch.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-25
The Witcher 3 Remastered Drops Free on September 29 With a Brand-New Expansion for 2027
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered drops September 29 as a free upgrade with revamped combat, a new skill tree, and cross-platform mods, plus a 2027 DLC.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-25
Nintendo Drops New $550 Mario Kart World Switch 2 Bundle Hours Before $50 Price Hike Lands September 1
Nintendo quietly unveiled a $550 Switch 2 plus Mario Kart World bundle for late September, just before the console price hike on September 1. Here is the math.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-25
Pokemon Veteran James Turner Returns to Game Freak as Art Director After Plucky Squire Run
James Turner, the first Westerner to design a Pokemon, returns to TPCi as Creative Director of Art and Design after shipping The Plucky Squire.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-25
Maverick Games Picks Focus to Publish Clutch After Amazon Drops Ex-Forza Horizon Veterans' Open-World Racer
Focus Entertainment partners with ex-Forza Horizon studio Maverick Games to publish Clutch, a Riviera open-world racer targeting Spring 2027 on console and PC.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-25
Stellar Blade Complete Edition Heads to Switch 2 This Year With Shift Up Self-Publishing
Nintendo confirms Stellar Blade Complete Edition for Switch 2 later this year, with Shift Up self-publishing and full Joy-Con 2 motion controls.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-25
Avalanche Studios Iron Man Game Footage Leaks From 2012 PS3 Dev Kit, Revealing What Could Have Been
97 minutes of leaked PS3 dev kit footage surfaces from Avalanche Studios' cancelled 2012 Iron Man game, showing free flight and Just Cause-era terrain.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-24
Terranigma Rebirth Confirmed: Quintet's Lost SNES Masterpiece Returns to Modern Consoles in 2027
Clear River Games just announced Terranigma Rebirth, bringing Quintet's 1995 SNES cult classic to PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch 2, Switch, PC, and GOG in 2027.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-24
CD Projekt Red Confirms The Witcher 4 Is Targeting a 2028 Release Window as Nowakowski Briefs Fans
CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michal Nowakowski confirms The Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 release window, with no Gamescom showing and a Ciri-led story.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-24
Paradox Leaks Its Own Unannounced Post-Apocalyptic GSG 'Afterworld' Day Before Gamescom
Paradox accidentally leaked Afterworld, its new post-apocalyptic survival grand strategy game, via its own forum filters one day before the Gamescom reveal.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-24
Rebel Wolves Reverses Course on Blood of Dawnwalker, Locks 60fps Day-One Patch for PS5 and Xbox
Rebel Wolves flips course on Blood of Dawnwalker performance: a day-one patch will add a 60fps Performance Mode on PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-24
How to Fish Hits 1 Million Sales in 3 Days as Dazed Games' Co-op Absurdist Sim Tops Steam
Dazed Games' debut physics-based co-op fishing sim How to Fish sold 1M copies in 3 days on Steam. 94% positive reviews, $5.99 launch sale, 1-4 player chaos.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-24
Newzoo Analyst Says Epic Games Store Overhaul May Already Be Too Little Too Late to Challenge Steam
Newzoo analyst Emmanuel Rosier tells PC Gamer the Epic Games Store overhaul may be too little too late to challenge Steam's grip on PC storefronts.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-23
Bethesda Artist Calls Yearly Layoffs the New Normal Under Microsoft as OneBGS Pushes Back
A lead Bethesda Game Studios artist tells Kotaku yearly layoffs became normal under Microsoft. Workers rally across nine cities as the OneBGS union pushes back.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-23
Twitch Sued in Class Action Over Alleged Use of Streamer Footage to Train Amazon Generative AI Models
Twitch and Amazon face a class action over alleged AI training on streamer content. Here is what the 37-page complaint says and why creators care.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-23
Keighley Confirms Full gamescom ONL 2026 Lineup With Witcher 3 DLC and FF7 Revelation
Geoff Keighley revealed the full gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 lineup. Witcher 3 DLC, FF7 Revelation, Gears of War: E-Day, Tides of Annihilation and more.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-23
Blood of Dawnwalker Confirms No 60fps Console Mode, Even on PS5 Pro, Days Before Launch
Rebel Wolves locks The Blood of Dawnwalker at 30 and 40 fps on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X with no 60fps option. Fans are split as Sep 3 launch closes in.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-23
Insider Gaming Pulls Fake GTA 6 Cyberleek Build Threat Story as the Saga Spirals Into a Press Credibility Test
Insider Gaming retracted a fabricated report claiming Cyberleek threatened to release a full GTA 6 build. The leaker saga tests gaming press credibility.
CriticalPixel · 2026-08-23