Mario
Mario Kart World September Open offers 24 Fall Cup qualifying spots
Mario Kart World's September Open is the first Fall Cup qualifier, with 24 championship places and a 32-race scoring window.
Steam
Steam Beta adds new Steam Input binding views and Big Picture keyboard glyphs
Steam's September 18 beta adds clearer Steam Input binding views, Big Picture keyboard glyphs and smaller Remote Play fixes before any stable-client rollout.
Anthropic / Claude
Anthropic brings Accenture inside frontier model evaluation with employee-comparable access
Anthropic and Accenture are testing embedded AI evaluation with employee-comparable access, while funding and reporting standards remain unresolved.
Indie Games
Faraday Blues turns 52 character cards into 64 possible endings
Faraday Blues uses a 52-card cast to rewrite one family's history across three timelines and 64 possible endings.
Xbox
Gears of War: E-Day goes gold as pre-install and PC specs are confirmed
Gears of War: E-Day is gold, with pre-install starting September 29 before Premium early access October 1 and worldwide launch October 6.
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.
NASA / Space Technology
NASA adds three more SpaceX crew flights for the International Space Station
NASA has added Crew-15, Crew-16 and Crew-17 to its SpaceX commercial crew contract in a $946 million modification extending readiness planning into 2028.
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.
EA Sports FC / FIFA
EA Sports FC 27 early access trial is live through EA Play
EA Sports FC 27's 10-hour EA Play trial is live on Xbox and PC for eligible members, with progress carrying into the full game.
NASA / Space Technology
ISS crew wraps lead-free soldering test and lunar landing simulations
Expedition 75 completed the in-orbit run of NASA's MIYOKA lead-free soldering experiment while continuing lunar simulations and cargo preparations.
Indie Games
Hela: Of Mice & Magic details its brewing and Remedies progression system
Hela's brewing system turns gathered ingredients into interactive recipes and Remedies that open new routes, puzzle options and co-op possibilities.
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.
Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 06 brings Haunted Hollow and the DOOM Event Pass
Warzone Season 06 turns Haven's Hollow into Haunted Hollow, while Giant Infected and the DOOM Event Pass are staged as follow-up seasonal content.
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.
Apple
Apple's iOS 27 and macOS 27 roll out with Siri AI in beta
iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 are rolling out, while Siri AI begins as an English beta with hardware, age and regional restrictions.
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.
Graphics / Performance
Control Resonant reveals PS5 and PS5 Pro performance modes ahead of launch
Control Resonant targets 1440p/60 on base PS5 Performance mode and adds 2160p/40 ray-traced Balanced mode on PS5 Pro for 120 Hz displays.
Artificial Intelligence
Gemini 3.8 Live adds real-time audio and an Extended Thinking mode
Google's Gemini 3.8 Audio splits real-time voice into a fast Live model and an Extended Thinking model built for background reasoning and asynchronous tools.
RPGs
Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember lands March 4, 2027 with an alpha demo live now
Wo Long 2 now has a March 4, 2027 launch date, while a time-limited Alpha Demo lets players try Changban, co-op and the sequel's broader battlefields.