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.
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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.
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.
Curve Games and Coyote House Games revealed Dumpster Gang, a chaotic cooperative sandbox for PC, during Gamescom 2026. The game puts up to four players in the role of mischievous raccoons in an urban environment, with release scheduled for December 2026.
HoYoverse presented Nodusfall at the Opening Night Live of Gamescom 2026, a co-op action game in Unreal Engine 5 with realistic visuals and world mythologies. Players take on the role of Weavers, hunters of mythical creatures. Pre-registration is already open, but date and platforms have not yet been confirmed.
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake on the border between Nepal and Tibet triggered a landslide that blocked the Bhote Koshi river, generating a flash flood. At least 384 people are missing, including 291 foreigners, and dozens have died. Nepal's Foreign Minister confirmed the connection between the events.
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At the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games, humanoid robots from various countries competed in tug of war in Beijing on Tuesday (25). The new modality tests strength, coordination and movement control, highlighting the advancement of robotics.
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.
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.
