Xbox
PHYSINT casts Bill Skarsgård in its lead role
Bill Skarsgård is confirmed as PHYSINT's lead, with Xbox now publishing Kojima Productions' action-espionage project.
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Platforms
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Nintendo
Fire Emblem Heroes adds Fortune's Weave characters and launch events
Fire Emblem Heroes is celebrating Fortune's Weave with Cai, Theodora, Dietrich and Leda, plus summoning events, login bonuses and quests.
Xbox
Xbox's September 21–25 lineup includes Control Resonant and a busy midweek slate
Control Resonant, Dune: Awakening and EA Sports FC 27 anchor Xbox's September 21–25 release calendar across console, PC and Game Pass.
PlayStation
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth launches on PS5 on September 18
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth reaches PS5 on September 18 with a watercolor-inspired storybook look and snow that deforms as characters move through it.
Xbox
Sea of Thieves Season 21 adds a Parley Pennant and a free play weekend
Sea of Thieves Season 21 opens with a September 17-21 free play weekend and a permanent Parley Pennant for crews that want to signal they are ready to talk.
PlayStation
Ace Combat 8 brings back Annihilation Battle for its October 2 launch
Ace Combat 8 is bringing Annihilation Battle back with flexible target order, return-line resupply and chain-reaction destruction in Mission 7.
Gaming Peripherals
PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge headsets refresh Sony's PS5 audio lineup
Sony's new Pulse headsets share planar drivers, PS Link and Bluetooth; Pulse Edge adds ANC and extra controls, with prices still unannounced.
PlayStation
Helldivers 2's Ironclad Democracy Warbond rolls out September 22
Ironclad Democracy arrives September 22 with three weapons, anti-tank throwables, knockdown-resistant armor, two boosters and tank-only patterns.
Xbox
Xbox Game Pass adds Gears of War: E-Day and Minecraft Dungeons II in its next wave
The next Game Pass wave builds toward Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29 and Gears of War: E-Day on October 6, with tier-specific additions throughout.
Xbox
RuneScape: Dragonwilds reaches Xbox and Game Pass on September 15
RuneScape: Dragonwilds launches on Xbox Series X|S on September 15 as a 1.0 release with Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere support.
Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Free Play Days ends today with Madden NFL 27 open to every Xbox member
Madden NFL 27 is free to try for every Xbox member through September 13, while most of this weekend's wider Free Play Days lineup requires Game Pass.
Steam Deck
Why 40 FPS feels so much better than 30 on Steam Deck
Steam Deck's famous 40 FPS sweet spot has a neat mathematical reason: 25 ms per frame sits exactly halfway between 30 FPS and 60 FPS frame times.
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo's Customer Appreciation Sale starts with 30% off dozens of Switch games
Nintendo's US Customer Appreciation Sale runs September 13-26 with 30% off dozens of Switch digital games and bundles, and Nintendo says tariff-related refunds helped make it possible.
PC Gaming
EA says Javelin Anticheat stopped 26.7 million cheat attempts in a year
EA says Javelin Anticheat prevented 26.7 million cheat attempts over the past year as it expanded to 20 titles and prepared native ARM64 support.
Xbox
Xbox Insiders get 1440p Remote Play, background cloud downloads and Voice Clarity
Xbox is testing up to 1440p Remote Play, background downloads during cloud streaming, Voice Clarity and several interface improvements through the Insider program.
PC Gaming
Control Resonant PC specs ask for 120GB SSD space and scale from GTX 1070 to RTX 5080
CONTROL Resonant needs 16GB of RAM and 120GB of SSD space across its published PC tiers, with GPU targets ranging from GTX 1070 to RTX 5080 path tracing.
Nintendo
Nintendo Direct 9.9.2026 puts Metroid Ravenous and Kirby at the front of Switch 2's winter push
Nintendo's September Direct dated Metroid Ravenous for January 28, 2027, put Kirby and the World Beyond in spring 2027, and filled in more of Switch 2's winter slate.
Xbox
Xbox sets its Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast for September 17
Xbox will stream its Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast on September 17 at 7pm JST, with Minecraft Dungeons II and Modern Warfare 4 also confirmed for the show floor.
PlayStation
No Man's Sky Cosmos overhauls space exploration on PS5
No Man's Sky Update 7.0 Cosmos is live on PS5, adding station ownership, orbital construction, space hulks, alliances and a much busier map of space.
Xbox
Wreck Runners opens a free Xbox Series X|S playtest through September 9
Wreck Runners has a free Xbox Series X|S Insider playtest through September 9 for content planned for its September Update.