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Archives for September 2026

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Xbox is releasing a Gears of War pizza cutter.

Xbox has teamed up with Prince St. Pizza to launch a pizza cutter to mark the launch of Gears of War: E-Day. The $60 cutter is built in the shape of the Prototype Lancer weapon from the game, and also includes an in-game pizza emblem. Price St. Pizza will also be selling an “Emergence Pie” pizza with a spicy vodka sauce in stores across the US and Canada through November 1st.

The $60 Prototype Lancer cutter.
The $60 Prototype Lancer cutter.
Image: Xbox
Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Discord is reportedly working on a ‘Game Mode.’

The new feature is designed to automatically reduce Discord visual effects to help whatever game you’re playing to run smoother. Discord already has similar performance saving options, as noted by TechRadar, but the platform still faces complaints about desktop resource usage impacting gamers.

A screenshot showing a “Game Mode” toggle for Discord.
The Game Mode development reported by Discord Previews doesn’t mention a possible release timeline.
Image: Discord Previews via X
Out of the Park Baseball lets me enjoy baseball even when the Mets suck

OOTP Baseball is a nitty-gritty, hyperrealistic baseball sim that puts you in the GMs office.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
The Sift is coming to Minecraft in 2027

Minecraft Dungeons 2 is coming out on September 29th with the first new Minecraft dimension in 14 years: The Sift. But Microsoft has confirmed that you’ll also be able to check out the new realm in both the Java and Bedrock editions of Minecraft in 2027.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
John Goodman joins the cast of The Last of Us.

He’ll play a character named Joey who wasn’t in the games. Ian Alexander, who voiced Lev in The Last of Us: Part II, will play opposite him as another original character, Paco. Laura Bailey, who voiced Abby in the game, will join the cast as Elizabeth, a leader of the Seraphites cult.

John Goodman in a V-neck sweater and white button up shirt, looking mighty dapper I must say.
Photo: HBO.
Pokémon card resellers have turned collecting into an online blood sport

The franchise’s renewed popularity with resellers is being driven by a culture fixated on hustling.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Konami’s celebrating Castlevania’s 40th anniversary with a free mobile port.

The original 1986 NES Castlevania is available for free on iOS and Android until October 24th, arriving ahead of the newest title in the series, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, launching on October 15th.

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A screenshot of Castlevania: 40th Anniversary on Android
Image: Konami
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
T(-Virus)eamwork

As distressing as it is to see the mutants in Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil up on the big screen, it’s very cool to see the experimental stunt work that went into the monsters’ creation.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Paranatural photography.

One thing I was really missing from Control Resonant was a photo mode, but thankfully Remedy says that the feature is being added in November, so you’ll be able snap some beautiful shots of bizarro Manhattan. Before that, a New Game++ mode is being added next month.

Nobody does it like Remedy

Andrew Webster
Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Get ready for The Witcher 3 remaster.

11 years after the game first launched, the free upgrade for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt hit RPG includes improved visuals, combat mechanics, UI designs, and more. It’s rolling out on September 29th, and you can now check the release map below for the exact global availability timings. Happy hunting!

A global release map for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered.
Mark your calendars for the exact release time in your region if you’re as excited as I am to jump back into Redania.
Image: CD Projekt Red
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Nicolas Cage’s Madden movie just got its first full trailer.

The biopic arrives on Prime Video on November 18th, starring Cage as the famed NFL coach. The full trailer and some new photos also give a first look at the rest of the cast, including John Mulaney as EA founder Trip Hawkins and Christian Bale as Raiders owner Al Davis, as well as Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, and Shane Gillis.

A still from the Prime Video Madden movie showing Nicolas Cage and John Mulaney
A still from the Prime Video Madden movie with Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, and Sienna Miller
A shot from the Prime Video Madden movie with Nicolas Cage and Joel Murray
A shot from the Prime Video Madden movie with Sienna Miller and Christian Bale
1/4Image: Prime Video