News
Intergalactic gets a 2027 reveal, and Naughty Dog goes quiet until then
Naughty Dog says Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will be fully revealed in 2027, but there is no release date and no more news this year.
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Brain Training
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam lands on 10 December
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam finally has a date. Level-5's puzzle adventure arrives 10 December 2026 on PS5, Switch, Switch 2 and PC, with the series' biggest puzzle set.
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Web3
Mint opens a cross-game web3 economy that pays out in its MNTD token
Mint has launched a player economy that ties XP, ranks and leaderboards together across multiple games, with progress set to convert into its MNTD token when the reward asset goes live.
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Previews
Fable preview: Playground Games reboots Albion for a 23 February 2027 launch
The Forza Horizon studio's take on Fable rebuilds Albion from scratch. After a series of delays it now targets 23 February 2027, day one on Game Pass across Xbox, PC and PS5.
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Brain Training
Blue Prince gets Patch 1.7.3 as its creator plans one final update
Patch 1.7.3 for the acclaimed roguelike puzzle Blue Prince landed on Steam on 16 September 2026, as creator Tonda Ros steers the shape-shifting mansion toward one last update.
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Previews
Metro 2039 preview: 4A Games rebuilds Moscow's tunnels for ray tracing, out 4 February
The next mainline Metro was dated at a September State of Play. It targets 4 February 2027, and 4A says it is the first entry in the series built from the ground up for ray tracing.
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Web3
MapleStory Universe pivots to an AI IP platform after a year on Avalanche
Nexon's NEXPACE is turning its blockchain MapleStory project into a platform where outside builders use AI to create licensed content, and it has published a year of on-chain numbers to back the shift.
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News
Hideo Kojima casts Bill Skarsgård as PHYSINT's lead, with Xbox publishing
At Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast, Kojima named the Swedish actor as the star of his action-espionage game PHYSINT and confirmed Xbox will publish it, his first substantial update on the project in over a year.
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Guides
Monster Hunter Wilds for beginners: picking a first weapon and using Focus Mode
Fourteen weapon types is a lot to face on day one. Here is how to choose one that teaches you the game, plus the Focus Mode habit that raises your damage fast.
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Brain Training
LinkedIn now has eight daily puzzles, and Wend is the newest
LinkedIn's Games tab now runs eight daily puzzles, from Queens and Tango to the new word hunt Wend, and more than 3.5 million people were playing at least one a day by May 2026.
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Web3
Crypto games, explained: a beginner's guide for 2026
New to crypto games? This beginner's guide explains what crypto games are, how they differ from normal games, what a wallet is, and the difference between free-to-play and money-staking games in 2026.
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Gambling
Australia's 2026 gambling ad crackdown, explained
Australia passed its biggest overhaul of gambling advertising in 2026, capping TV ads, banning them during live sport and barring celebrities and stadium branding. Here is what changed and when it starts.
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