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- August 19, 2026
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Phasmophobia studio unveils five games for its publishing arm
Kinetic Publishing, the label from the Phasmophobia team, revealed five titles: a game by the Her Story developer, a metroidvania about a parasite and "Papers, Please in space".
- Releases
Sam Barlow's next game is sci-fi horror Precognition
Half Mermaid's new project Precognition is a sci-fi horror co-created with Brandon Cronenberg, due spring 2028 via Kinetic's new publishing label.
- Platforms
August PS Plus catalog: Helldivers II, Kingdom Come 2, Metro
Sony revealed the August PlayStation Plus catalog update for Extra and Premium tiers, including Helldivers II, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Metro: Exodus.
- Updates
Grounded 2 hotfix 0.5.0.2 fixes crash and memory leak
Grounded 2 hotfix 0.5.0.2 is live: it fixes a PTS system lock, a Windows crash tied to blocked users in the friends list, and a UI memory leak.
- Platforms
Helldivers 2 joins PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium
Sony has added Helldivers 2 to the PlayStation Plus game catalogue for Extra and Premium subscribers as part of the August 2026 update. Essential tier is not included.
- Platforms
War Thunder hit by unplanned server maintenance
War Thunder developers report technical issues on their servers: the game may be unavailable and no restoration time was given. What buyers should keep in mind.
- Software
PCGamesN refreshes its best WoW addons list for August 2026
PCGamesN has updated its roundup of the best World of Warcraft addons, covering auction house tools, quest tracking, UI overhauls and more.
- Industry
Leak: It Takes Two heads to Switch 2 in October
A leak points to an It Takes Two port for Nintendo Switch 2 arriving on October 15. There is no official confirmation from Nintendo or the publisher yet.
- Industry
Black Ops II Tops PS Store July Download Chart
Sony's monthly PlayStation Store download chart for July puts Call of Duty: Black Ops II in first place. What that means for buyers looking at the series.
- Platforms
PS Plus streaming on Steam Deck: playtest goes live
A new cloud-streaming app lets players run PlayStation games on Steam Deck and Steam Machine without a PS5 or a PS Portal. A playtest has just opened.
- Industry
Ex-Tarkov developer builds new game Rush is Real
Jean Tyulegenov, previously involved with Escape from Tarkov, says his new project Rush is Real will be built around a mechanic borrowed from no one.
- Updates
Battlefield 6 Top Gun Update Brings Wake Island on August 18
Battlefield 6's community update details the Top Gun patch landing August 18: Wake Island returns, plus Carrier Strike and Fighter Sweep modes, new hardware and the Fort Lyndon POI.