#New release

Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft Forever launches on November 4.

Blizzard announces World of Warcraft: Forever, expanding vanilla WoW and launching November 4

Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Forever at BlizzCon, a new game edition that expands the vanilla WoW experience with new and overhauled zones, 1,000 new quests across the level 1-60 bracket, 9 additional dungeons, 10-20 player raids, and a new neutral playable elven race called the Skyborne. New zones include Mount Hyjal, Zephras Isle, and The Riverglades, with a new battleground on Darkspear Islands, while the engine adds new lighting and global illumination, volumetric particle effects, a new water renderer, and real-time shadows. A beta launches Thursday, September 17, ahead of the November 4 release date.

Blizzard Announces Diablo V, Arriving Spring 2029

Blizzard announced Diablo V during the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony, with a release set for spring 2029. The game is set a half-century after the events of Diablo IV and breaks from the series' usual premise, depicting an already-fallen Sanctuary where Diablo has won.

Blizzard Reveals StarCraft Open-World Shooter, Targeting 2030 Launch

At the BlizzCon 2026 keynote, Blizzard announced a new open-world shooter simply titled StarCraft, targeting a 2030 launch. Dan Hay, previously a lead producer on the Far Cry series, introduced the project and its team, saying they plan to re-ignite the StarCraft universe, and showed a trailer featuring a Marine named Holt who is run over by a Zergling rush after landing on a planet.

Heroes of the Storm Reveals Xal'atath, Its First New Hero in Six Years, Arriving This Month

At the BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony, Blizzard President Johanna Faries announced that Heroes of the Storm is getting its first new hero in six years, Xal'atath, a ranged assassin from World of Warcraft: Midnight who wields Void abilities and arrives later this month. Blizzard shared her ability kit with Game Informer via a press release, including the Void Volley trait, Dark Heart Ritual, Void Step, Shadow Mark, and the heroics Void Eruption and Void Convergence. Faries also said another hero might be on the way in the near future.

Now Available on Steam - Angels Fall First, 10% off!

Angels Fall First is now available on Steam with a 10% discount. The game combines flagship bridge command with tactical infantry firefights, plus boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full Bot support. The offer ends July 18 at 10AM Pacific Time.

Guitar Hero-like Stage Tour sets December 10 release and reveals first 61 songs

Stage Tour, a music game from Guitar Hero studio RedOctane, will launch on December 10 with a setlist of more than 90 songs, 61 of which have been revealed. The licensed tracks span multiple genres and eras, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Ghost, and Smash Mouth's All Star. The next batch of songs will be announced on October 21.

Forza Horizon 6 tops previous series entries on Steam before its official launch

Forza Horizon 6 does not officially launch until May 19, but owners of the $120 Premium Edition can already play it. At the time of writing it has peaked at 128,157 concurrent players on Steam, above Forza Horizon 5's 81,096 and Forza Horizon 4's 75,689. The game has spent 16 weeks in Steam's global top sellers list and currently sits at number two, up three spots this week.

"It’s about players and AI weaving the experience together"

4A Games announces Metro 2039, returning to the Moscow Metro and launching this winter

4A Games has officially announced Metro 2039, the follow-up to 2019's Metro Exodus, set to launch this winter on PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. The sequel drops Exodus's semi-open-world structure to refocus on the confined Moscow Metro, remains a story-driven single-player game, and gives its protagonist full voice acting for the first time. Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky returns to co-write a narrative shaped by the team's Ukrainian perspective, with the underground factions united under an authoritarian regime called Novoreich and a greater emphasis on choice and consequence.

Stalker 2's first expansion Cost of Hope officially revealed, coming to PC, Xbox and PlayStation this summer

GSC Game World officially revealed Stalker 2's first expansion, Cost of Hope, during the Xbox Partner Preview, with a planned release this summer on PC, Xbox and PlayStation simultaneously. The non-linear expansion follows protagonist Skif in a conflict between the Duty and Freedom factions, running parallel to the main story, and adds two new regions: the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the Iron Forest. Each region has its own hub area, NPCs, quests and activities, and the expansion promises new weapons; the developer also confirmed one more story DLC is in the works, forming a trilogy with Heart of Chornobyl, with more details including a release date due in the summer.

NetEase's GPTRACK50 reveals first full trailer for debut game Stupid Never Dies, targeting 2026 release

GPTRACK50, a new NetEase studio led by former Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, has released the first full trailer for its debut game Stupid Never Dies, a speed-focused action game starring a freshly risen zombie named Davy who dives into hell's dungeons to collect Over-Technology and save humanity and his love. The game offers 11 combat styles including Zombie, Werewolf, Harpy, Golem, Vampire, Will o' the Wisp, Cyclops, Snow Fairy, Merfolk, Lich and Demon, which can be swapped for juggle combos. Its core loop is roguelike-like, with timed floor runs and stat and gear upgrades, and the studio is targeting a 2026 release on PlayStation and PC, with Steam Deck compatibility under consideration and Xbox and Switch not yet decided.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin gets a release date, arriving March 16 on PC and PS5

Netmarble has announced the release date for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, an open-world action RPG set in the world of the anime and manga but telling an original story, with players taking the role of Prince Tristan of the Kingdom of Liones. It launches on PC (Steam) and PS5 on March 16, with the global mobile release on iOS and Android following a week later on March 23, and pre-registration is open on the official website. Beyond combat and team building, the game also includes fishing, cooking and foraging.

Nioh 3 launches and immediately becomes the most played Nioh ever on Steam

Nioh 3 has launched simultaneously on PlayStation and PC, the first time the series has released on PC day-and-date with PlayStation. Within hours of launch, it peaked at 42,822 concurrent players on Steam, surpassing Nioh's 10,649 and Nioh 2's 41,325, and entered Steam's top 20 most played games. It is also currently number one worldwide on Steam's top sellers list, a jump of 46 positions.

Seed Sparkle Lab's life and farming sim Starsand Island enters Early Access on February 11

Seed Sparkle Lab announced that its life and farming sim Starsand Island will enter Early Access on February 11 on Steam and the Xbox Preview Program, with the full launch expected in the summer of this year. The full release will also come to PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2, and will add Steam Deck support and a multiplayer mode that is not available during Early Access. The Early Access build is said to offer about 100 hours of content, with more features arriving over the next six or so months, including a crossover event with My Time At Portia.