PAX West 2026 takes place from September 4 to 7 at the Seattle Convention Center, featuring game demos, esports tournaments, panels, and concerts. The event, which attracted over 100,000 people in 2025, brings new features like the Creator Stage and the PAX Art Hub. Tickets are already on sale.
Valve released an update for Counter-Strike 2 today, adding the community map de_mirage2 and implementing changes to the economy system. The announcement was made on the game's official blog, without additional details on the content.
August 23, 2026 update of the Vandal Hearts PC Port decompiles the code of the PlayStation tactical RPG and adapts it to run natively on PC, without an emulator. On Linux, the game arrives as an x86-64 AppImage with SDL2, OpenGL and OpenAL. The patch also expands support for the Japanese and Asian versions, speeds up the boot and fixes crashes.
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Bandai Namco confirmed that Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will launch on August 28 for Nintendo Switch 2, including the base game, the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and new content. The bundle costs US$ 79.99, and the extra content will also be sold separately for other platforms on the same day.
The Stop Killing Games group and DoesItPlay have formalized support for the Dutch class action lawsuit accusing Sony of monopoly in the PlayStation Store, with $457 million in compensation for 1.7 million players. The end of physical discs in 2028 strengthens the accusation of total price control.
The studio led by Tim Schafer regains its intellectual property and publishing rights after separating from Microsoft. Double Fine also confirmed the fifth edition of Amnesia Fortnight, an internal prototyping event where small teams create games in two weeks.
Combolands, the roguelike citybuilder from Crux Games with the designer of Terra Nil, launches this Monday on PC. The game offers short 30-minute sessions, procedural islands and deep combos, with support from Landfall.
The cooperative fishing indie How to Fish from Dazed Games sold over 1 million units in 48 hours and reached 341,691 concurrent players, surpassing AAA releases. The $5 game mixes fishing simulation with weapons and crazy physics, and already has Very Positive reviews on Steam.
A class action lawsuit against Twitch and Amazon alleges that streams, clips, and chats were used to train generative AI models without consent or payment since 2024. Streamer Warren Pandiscia leads the case, which seeks compensation and notes that the damage is permanent, even after Twitch launched an opt-out option in August.
A Chinese humanoid robot ran the 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt's mark. The feat occurred on the first day of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, which brings together more than 2,000 machines.
New unauthorized clips of GTA 6 circulated over the weekend on X and TikTok. Rockstar Games is removing the posts via DMCA, but copies keep appearing. The game remains scheduled for November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series.
Nvidia has notified Microsoft, Google and Oracle that prices for servers with Rubin and Blackwell chips will rise more than 15% starting from shipments in 2027. The adjustment reflects the jump in DRAM memory costs, dominated by Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron, and is expected to pressure AI infrastructure budgets.
The creator of Linux turned to an AI assistant to track down a bug in the Intel Xe graphics driver that caused the GDM to restart endlessly on Battlemage cards. The AI did the heavy lifting but insisted the issue was unsolvable; Torvalds persisted and found the one-line error. The patch enters Linux 7.3 and will be backported.
A Newzoo analyst stated that the Epic Games Store has no way to reverse its position against Steam, even with improvements to the launcher. The store continues with limited participation in the PC market despite years of investment and temporary exclusives. The assessment was published today by PC Gamer.
The fifth album from the Minas Gerais band Black Pantera arrives today, produced by Rafael Ramos, maintaining the fury of thrash/hardcore against racism. Tracks like "Yasuke" and the title track reinforce the militancy without losing the heavy sound.
Bitcoin surged this Friday (21/08/2026) to US$ 74,457, driven by risk aversion over US debt and the search for protection. Nearly US$ 3 billion in short positions were liquidated in 24 hours, the highest volume since 2021, according to CoinGlass. The rally spread across the entire crypto market.
A few days before the Extended Look on Netflix, a group called Cyberleek leaked supposed gameplay videos and the complete map of Leonida in Grand Theft Auto VI. Take-Two is already removing content due to copyright, which reinforces speculations about the authenticity of the material, although Rockstar has not commented. The leak occurred on August 18, 2026, and included map images, throwing mechanics, and possible game sequences.
This Friday, August 21, the indies DWARRF and KeyQuack Quest arrive on PC and Xbox Series, respectively. Creepy Shift and Mega City Force also debut on the Xbox ecosystem, closing the week of independent releases.
Chinese humanoid robot manufacturer Unitree Robotics debuted on Shanghai's STAR Market with a 460% surge, reaching a valuation of about US$ 50 billion after raising US$ 904 million in its IPO. It was the first major listing of legged robotics in mainland China, marking a historic moment for the sector.
This Friday, August 21, football fans can follow matches from European and South American leagues in real time. Platforms like LiveScore, SofaScore and Flashscore offer live scores, statistics and live broadcasts. Check out how to use these tools to not miss any action.
Konami has kicked off the new eFootball season with a massive update arriving on console, PC, and mobile. The patch brings Dynamic Volley, renewed daily mini-games, and the Daily Super Play mode, plus a special campaign with rewards until September 3.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops II port for PS4 and PS5 led the monthly sales ranking in July and already ranks among the five best-selling games of 2026. Estimates point to more than 8 million copies sold in less than a month, bringing the 2012 classic back to the top of the charts.
Rumors suggest that the MacBook Neo 2 will launch in 2027 with the A19 Pro chip and 12 GB of unified memory, a 50% increase over the current model. The update is necessary to support the artificial intelligence features of macOS 27, which require at least 12 GB of RAM.
Morgan Stanley predicts an increase of up to 50% in DDR4 memory prices in the third quarter, driven by reduced supply and manufacturers prioritizing HBM and DDR5. The information was released by GameVicio and reflects the components market transition. Consumers and companies still using DDR4 should feel the impact on their wallets.
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tinyBuild and Fair Play Labs have confirmed that SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed will launch on September 3, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch and PC via Steam. The announcement highlights improved netcode and high-definition graphics for the competitive party platformer.
The open-source game engine Godot has taken the first steps toward supporting ray-tracing via Vulkan. The initial work, led by Antonio Caggiano, was presented at Vulkanised 2026 and is already available in version 4.7 dev 1 for testing.
Lutris 0.5.20, the open-source game manager for Linux, was released with a focus on improving integration with Proton and emulators. The update brings Proton-GE via umu as default, support for Wine's Wayland driver and a new runner for Azahar, in addition to several fixes.
The first major expansion for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl arrives today, August 20. Cost of Hope brings new regions, weapons, and a new chapter in the war between Duty and Freedom. The free Update 2.0 will also launch in parallel.
LaLiga kicks off the 2026/27 season with Connected Ball technology in every match, stricter rules against time-wasting and new broadcast tools. The changes were announced by the league and detailed by LANCE! on 19 August.
Between July 29 and August 5, 2026, Steam recorded 138 releases with native GNU/Linux support, representing 14.9% of the total. The data, compiled by Tux Machines, shows that 926 games launched Windows-only during the same period. The figure underscores Linux's steady growth as a gaming platform.
FAST-ATHON 2026 takes place from November 13 to 15 with live streams to raise funds for AbleGamers. Registrations are already open on Speedrun.com, and the event promises runs of various titles in an edition that follows the success of the previous one.
CipSoft has announced a double XP and skills event as compensation for the Premia world reset in Tibia. The bonus applies between the August 21 and 24, 2026 saves, for all players on the affected world. The news was published on the game's official website.
9to5Linux published its weekly roundup of August 16, 2026, highlighting the Linux 7.2 kernel, Linux Mint 22.2 HWE with Linux 7.0, and the GNOME 51 beta. The roundup also celebrated Debian's 33rd anniversary and brought news from CachyOS and KDE Plasma.
