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Stranger Than Heaven introduces the people behind a 50-year story ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 24, 2026 · Image: story-40.jpg

Control Resonant is taking a much bigger swing ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 23, 2026 · Image: story-42.jpg

Fading Echo turns water into your most powerful weapon ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 22, 2026 · Image: story-0.jpg

Dune: Awakening reaches Xbox with a new way to survive ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 22, 2026 · Image: story-44.jpg

Lisa’s limited-edition DualSense arrives in October ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 21, 2026 · Image: story-2.jpg

Silent Hill: Townfall brings the fear into first person ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 21, 2026 · Image: story-3.jpg

EA Sports FC 27 opens its ten-hour EA Play trial ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 18, 2026 · Image: story-46.jpg

Hela makes brewing part of the adventure ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 18, 2026 · Image: story-47.jpg

This week on Xbox: Control Resonant and Dune lead the lineup ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 18, 2026 · Image: story-48.jpg

Kernel Hearts brings two creative cultures together ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-50.jpg

Fountains reaches Xbox after five years of development ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-51.jpg

Gears of War: E-Day goes gold as preload approaches ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-52.jpg

Sea of Thieves joins a September Free Play Days weekend ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-53.jpg

Shape of Dreams brings build-changing co-op to PS5 ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-6.jpg

Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show brings 17 reveals into focus ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-54.jpg

Bill Skarsgård takes the lead in Physint ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-55.jpg

Faraday Blues lets a deck of cards rewrite a family’s fate ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-56.jpg

Bloomwalker travels with a home of its own ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-57.jpg

Shape of Dreams reaches Xbox with The Starless Path ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-58.jpg

Final Fantasy VII Revelation shows off Vincent and Cid ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-7.jpg

Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance puts Boost Action to work ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-9.jpg

Proto Man steps forward in Mega Man: Dual Override ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 17, 2026 · Image: story-10.jpg

Moomintroll’s next adventure finds warmth in winter ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 16, 2026 · Image: story-11.jpg

Sea of Thieves adds a new way to call for a truce ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 16, 2026 · Image: story-61.jpg

Townfall’s PS5 features make every sound matter ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 16, 2026 · Image: story-12.jpg

Clue Junior brings a family mystery to the screen ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 16, 2026 · Image: story-62.jpg

Wo Long 2 sets a March release and opens an alpha demo ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 16, 2026 · Image: story-13.jpg

PlayStation reveals a refreshed Pulse headset lineup ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 15, 2026 · Image: story-14.jpg

Aniimo opens the gates to Idyll ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 15, 2026 · Image: story-64.jpg

Wolverine’s launch gets an official merchandise collection ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 15, 2026 · Image: story-15.jpg

Game Pass lines up Gears, Dune and Minecraft Dungeons II ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 15, 2026 · Image: story-67.jpg

Control Resonant details its PS5 technology ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 15, 2026 · Image: story-16.jpg

Helldivers 2 rolls out Ironclad Democracy ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 15, 2026 · Image: story-17.jpg

LEGO Batman’s Mayhem Collection gives the villains their turn ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 14, 2026 · Image: story-68.jpg

Insomniac explains how it found its version of Wolverine ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 14, 2026 · Image: story-18.jpg

Ace Combat 8 reveals more of its story and battle modes ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 14, 2026 · Image: story-19.jpg

BlizzCon’s opening ceremony looks far beyond 2026 ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 12, 2026 · Image: story-69.jpg

Xbox’s September 14–18 lineup spans shops and survival ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 11, 2026 · Image: story-70.jpg

Metal Slug’s anniversary collection digs into the archives ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 11, 2026 · Image: story-71.jpg

BrokenLore: Don’t Lie explores memory through horror ↗
Xbox Wire · Sep 10, 2026 · Image: story-73.jpg

Control Resonant’s Assist Mode lets players tune the details ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 10, 2026 · Image: story-23.jpg

Muramasa: Revenant Blades is coming in February ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 10, 2026 · Image: story-24.jpg

September’s PlayStation Plus catalog adds new worlds to explore ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 9, 2026 · Image: story-27.jpg

No Man’s Sky: Cosmos gives space a new sense of life ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 9, 2026 · Image: story-28.jpg

Dead or Alive 6 Last Round introduces Minato ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 9, 2026 · Image: story-29.jpg

The Haunting returns to Black Ops 7 and Warzone ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 8, 2026 · Image: story-30.jpg

Rhapsody in Scarlet mixes jazz-age New York with magic ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 3, 2026 · Image: story-37.jpg

Final Fantasy VII Revelation locks in April 2027 ↗
PlayStation Blog · Sep 3, 2026 · Image: story-39.jpg