Thieves accessed the Indie Arena and business area at Gamescom 2026 and stole laptops and Steam Decks from independent studios. The incident, reported by Game Developer, affected developers such as Ryan Laley and Tessera Studios. The event organizers state they are investigating the cases and strengthening security.
CD Projekt Red released a gameplay teaser for the The Witcher 3 remaster highlighting the redesigned meditation system, along with official cheats and an expanded photo mode. The remaster arrives on September 29, 2026, for free to owners of the original.
Sony announced two consecutive State of Play events for September 3, starting at 10 AM Brasília time. The first will feature news from PlayStation Studios and partners, ending with an extended look at Final Fantasy VII Revelation. Following that, the State of Play Japan, presented by Yuki Kaji, will focus on studios from Japan and Asia.
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Valve has reached the milestone of over 30,000 titles compatible with Steam Deck and SteamOS, including Verified and Playable ratings. The figure, reported by GamingOnLinux on August 31, 2026, highlights Proton's progress on Linux and positions the platform as a viable alternative to Windows.
The cooperative roguelite from Behaviour Interactive and Devolver Digital lands this Monday, August 31, on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. The game features a chaotic campaign for up to five players, cross-play on day one and a launch discount on Steam.
Nvidia announced on Monday (31) a US$ 3.5 billion investment in Taiwanese MediaTek, part of a US$ 3.9 billion offering in convertible bonds. The deal deepens the companies' collaboration on AI infrastructure, allowing MediaTek to develop customized chips compatible with Nvidia's data centers.
OpenAI announced that its ChatGPT advertising business reached US$ 1 billion in projected annualized revenue in less than 200 days since launch. The company also opened its self-service Ads Manager to India, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, expanding its advertiser base.
Busy Monday in football: Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Brasileirão shake up the schedule. Aston Villa x Arsenal, Barcelona x Rayo Vallecano, Remo x Coritiba and Fortaleza x Operário-PR are the highlights. Check times and broadcast channels.
The Minecraft Java speedrun community received a batch of important updates in August. Lithium, Sodium, FastReset and other mods gained versions compatible with 1.21.11. Additionally, Atum 2.6 was ported to version 1.16.1, with fixes and performance improvements.
The RPG Speedrunner Union holds its first in-person gathering from October 22 to 25, 2026, with a Twitch broadcast and fundraising for ILGA-Europe. The event marks the group's expansion after previous online editions, and details are already on Speedrun.com.
Goldman Sachs announced the acquisition of NEOS Investments, a manager of income ETFs with options, including funds linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum. The deal could reach US$ 2.25 billion and strengthens the bank's presence in the cryptoassets market.
Research with 40 Brazilian patients combines clinical data and computational analysis to estimate disease risk. Published on August 16, 2026, the work reinforces the advancement of personalized medicine in the country. The initiative was disclosed by Folha/UOL.
Rockstar North confirmed that GTA 6 will arrive without microtransactions in single-player and without the use of generative AI in any part of the development. The statement was given by Rob Nelson to Kinda Funny during the preview of the Extended Look. The game arrives on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 from Creative Assembly was named Best PC Game at the gamescom award 2026. SEGA claimed three trophies, tying with CD Projekt Red. The ceremony was held on August 28 in Cologne.
A 12 TB file of Valve internal data leaked online, revealing old builds of Portal 2, Left 4 Dead, CS:GO and the canceled F-Stop. The material, circulating since August 29, came from a public endpoint of the Steam2 infrastructure, with no signs of hacking. The community is still sifting through the content in search of more secrets.
China has released its first national standard for liquid cooling of artificial intelligence racks that can consume up to 1 megawatt. The measure accompanies the arrival of Nvidia's Vera Rubin generation, which forces changes in cooling and power in data centers.
The world's largest games fair ends this Sunday (30) in Cologne with 1,700 exhibitors from 67 countries and record attendance expectations. Demos of Gears of War: E-Day and new announcements marked the edition, which consolidated the sector's recovery.
Tencent published the Hy4 preview on August 28, a MoE model with 770 billion parameters (49B active) and a 1 million token window, under the Apache 2.0 license. Focused on coding, productivity, and scientific research, the model outperforms competitors like GLM-5.3 and Kimi K3 in the company's own blind evaluations.
The music publishers accuse Anthropic of torrenting and scraping thousands of protected compositions, including hits by Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift, to train the Claude AI model. The lawsuit seeks up to US$ 150,000 per work and also names co-founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann as individual defendants.
The Pentagon released on August 29, 2026, a new batch with more than 40 videos of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), most never seen before. The records were requested by American legislators and include images of a UAP after the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon over Lake Huron and another during monitoring of a foreign submarine.
Researchers from the ScanPyramids project confirmed the existence of an empty corridor about 9 meters long on the north face of the Great Pyramid of Giza, sealed 4,500 years ago. The team used muography, ultrasound and endoscopy to verify the space, whose purpose remains a mystery.
NCSOFT confirmed that Aion 2 arrives worldwide on October 5, 2026, for PC via Steam and PURPLE, in free-to-play model. Before the launch, there will be a scale test in September and five-day Early Access for those who purchase the Founder’s Pack. The news was revealed during Gamescom, with an unreleased trailer.
Wolcen Studio has revealed Wolcen 2, the sequel to the ARPG Lords of Mayhem, featuring classless combat, co-op for up to four players and Unreal Engine 5. Early Access on Steam is scheduled for 2027, and the studio admits the mistakes of the first game.
The private World of Warcraft emulator Project Ascension confirmed the shutdown of all its realms on September 4, 2026, following a mutual agreement with Blizzard. The decision ends nearly a decade of operation and follows the company's wave of lawsuits against unofficial servers.
An experimental version of DLSS 5, NVIDIA's new technology, was demonstrated on RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 graphics cards after modifications made by the community. The unofficial patch, which enables a pre-release neural rendering DLL, was verified on an RTX 4080 and shown on an RTX 4090. NVIDIA has not yet officially released DLSS 5, expected in the fall of 2026.
Preliminary study from the American Heart Association links prolonged melatonin use to 90% higher risk of heart failure in people with chronic insomnia. Researchers analyzed over 130 thousand adults and warn about the risks of continuous use without guidance.
Valve released SteamOS 3.8.26 Beta this Friday, featuring a long-awaited performance fix, along with Proton Experimental, which resolves issues in Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry, and Warhammer: Vermintide 2. The updates aim to enhance the experience for Linux and Steam Deck players.
A federal court in California ruled the Trump administration's ban on Anthropic unconstitutional due to retaliation and violations of the 1st and 5th Amendments. The judge ordered the measures revoked and the government may appeal.
Chris Roberts confirmed that the Star Citizen spin-off will launch only in the second quarter of 2027 to avoid competing with media attention around GTA 6. The decision was announced in a letter to the community on August 28, 2026. Original backers will receive early access in October this year.
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On this Friday (28/08/2026), the ball rolls in Europe and Brazil. Highlights include Crystal Palace x Manchester City, Bayern x Stuttgart, Lille x PSG and the Série B clashes, featuring Goiás x São Bernardo.
In the early morning of August 28, 2026, a deep partial lunar eclipse covered 96.2% of the Moon's disk, peaking at 1:13 AM (Brasília time). The phenomenon was visible across the entire national territory without the need for special equipment. The Full Moon took on reddish tones, enchanting observers.
Bitcoin has returned to trading above US$ 80 thousand this Friday (28), driven by a new flow of resources into spot ETFs and institutional demand. The cryptocurrency reached US$ 80,797, recovering the level after weeks of decline. Analysts point out that the movement is supported by inflows of US$ 2.6 billion in eight sessions.
Nvidia has closed a deal to acquire Hugging Face, an open source platform for AI models, for US$ 12.9 billion. The operation was reported by The Information on Wednesday (27) and unites the largest chip manufacturer with the main repository of open models. The value represents a jump compared to the company's previous valuation.
Rockstar Games released the special "Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look" on August 27, featuring 26 minutes of unseen gameplay on Netflix. The video showcases new mechanics, switching between Jason and Lucia, aquatic exploration, and an improved police system, ahead of the November 19 launch.
A study with the James Webb Space Telescope found a surprisingly large population of faint, low-mass stars in galaxies from the primordial universe. The discovery indicates that these galaxies may be three to four times more massive than previously estimated, challenging current models of galaxy formation.
Dotemu and Homo Ludens announced Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern, a tavern management game set in the D&D universe. The title will launch in early access via Steam, scheduled for 2027. The reveal took place during the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2026.
During the Gamescom Opening Night Live, Ubisoft revealed the remake of Heroes of Might & Magic III, the 1999 turn-based strategy classic. The game arrives in 2027 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with 3D graphics rebuilt in the Snowdrop engine and compatibility with community maps.
JARCORP Interactive has revealed Amphibian, a 2D turn-based RPG coming to PS5, Xbox Series, Switch and PC. The announcement was made on August 26, 2026, during Gamescom, and the game promises a "Super2D" visual with classic combat. No release date has been confirmed yet.
