Order of the Sinking Star, a puzzle game with a reported $27 million budget, is the latest flashpoint in the debate over what counts as an indie game. Its scale is forcing players and developers to rethink an old label.
The PlayStation studio behind Days Gone is hiring a community manager for an unnamed AAA project, with the role starting in January. The game itself still has no reveal date, seven years after the studio's last release.
When Sina Cloud shut down permanently on September 16, 2026, volunteers raced to back up games, fan projects and archives before the servers went dark. The rescue effort highlights how much Chinese internet culture lives on platforms that can vanish.
Newly shared GTA 6 screenshots show six distinct regions across the state of Leonida, from a rebuilt Vice City to wetlands and a national park. Rockstar's open-world crime epic arrives November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Lego has teamed up with Toei Animation on its first Dragon Ball kit, a 1,764-piece display model of Shenron rising behind the seven dragon balls, with young Goku on his Flying Nimbus. It goes on sale November 4.
After Amazon cancelled its Spider-Man spinoff after one season, Sony is reportedly developing a new series based on one of the web-slinger's craziest comic stories, widely believed to be the Clone Saga.
China's national Honor of Kings squad beat Malaysia 4-0 to defend its Asian Games title in Nagoya, sparking celebrations from Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing to four Chinese cities. The win, backed by Xinhua and top clubs, cements mobile esports' place on the podium.
An anonymous leak claims Rockstar Games will follow GTA 6 with a sequel to L.A. Noire, moving the detective series to San Francisco and aiming for a 2030 release. Nothing is confirmed, but fans are already arguing.
Project DevourSlime, a puzzle platformer where players swallow and reshape the level itself, launched September 28 on Steam for under $3. Studio Weird Wave and publisher Another Indie built it around a mechanic that turns platforms into playable clay.
China's Honor of Kings team beat Malaysia 4-0 to defend its Asian Games title, with captain Xu Bicheng becoming the first esports athlete to win two Asian Games golds. The Olympic Council of Asia also denied rumors that esports will leave the Asian Games after 2026.
The Olympic Council of Asia denied reports that esports will leave the Asian Games after 2026, confirming a new Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games in Kuwait instead. The clarification came as China celebrated a dominant gold in Honor of Kings at Nagoya.
Luke Muscat, the designer behind Fruit Ninja, left the studio system to build a deliberately difficult golf game mostly by himself — and it has earned near-universal praise from overseas players.
The Honor of Kings knockout bracket at the Asian Games is set, with China facing Indonesia and South Korea meeting the Philippines. China opened group play with a 2-0 win over Laos, finishing the first map in just six minutes.
China's Honor of Kings team opened its Asian Games campaign by crushing Laos 2-0, with the first game ending in just six minutes. The lopsided win underlined how far the host nation sits ahead in its homegrown mobile esport.
At the 2026 Valorant Champions Shanghai, China's VCT CN region has yet to win a single map, drawing pointed banter between the global and regional league accounts. EDG's 0-2 loss to LOUD marked the third straight international event where Chinese teams opened with six or more lost rounds.
All four Chinese representatives lost their opening matches at the VALORANT Champions Shanghai, dropping every series 0-2 and falling straight into the elimination bracket. The 0-8 start repeats the region's identical collapse at last year's Paris edition.
A new report claims Hideo Kojima's espionage title Physint carries a roughly $400 million budget, a figure so high it may have driven Sony to walk away. Xbox is said to have stepped in.
Sony's Resident Evil: Night of the Outbreak will hit mainland Chinese theaters on October 5, the franchise's first release there since 2017. The film has already earned about $80 million in North America.
From a top-down extraction shooter to a King Arthur action epic, Chinese developers are pushing ambitious new titles onto Steam and consoles, aiming squarely at players worldwide.
Several Chinese developers are preparing notable PC releases, including the action RPG Path of Exile 2 approaching 1.0 and the co-op shooter No Such Place set for Steam early access in October.
Ubisoft has announced a full 3D, 4K remake of Heroes of Might and Magic III, the 1999 turn-based strategy game that still holds a devoted global following. It arrives in 2027 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with both original expansions included.
Tencent's auto-battler Battle of the Golden Spatula marked its fifth anniversary with a fan festival in Shenzhen, where players queued to swap handmade shovels for plush prizes. The mobile strategy game remains one of China's most-played titles.
Chinese indie developer Rayshine Studio unveiled The Order of Falling Stars, a hand-drawn fantasy adventure, at gamescom 2026, launching October 9 on PC, Switch 2 and PS5 for about $14. The game blends Chinese ink-wash art with action combat.
Xishanju's Swordsman World 4: Infinite, the closing chapter of its long-running wuxia series, opens to all platforms on October 15. The studio also unveiled a cinematic trailer set in a war-torn ancient China.
Legendary designer Jonathan Blow's next game, Order of the Sinking Star, arrives October 9 on PC, Switch 2 and PS5. Its China price of 98 yuan highlights how global studios now court Chinese players with regional pricing.
Six years after the original, Gungho's Ninjala 2 shifts from PvP battles to a PvE open-world action game with a full story mode and character progression. The game was showcased at Tokyo Game Show 2026, signaling a bold new direction for the colorful ninja franchise.
Chinese studio Seasun will launch 'JX World 4: Infinite,' the finale of its long-running wuxia series, on October 15 across PC and mobile. A new cinematic trailer sets the story in a fractured Song dynasty.
New game 'Wuxing You' merges traditional Chinese five elements theory with popular match-3 gameplay, launching across multiple platforms with cross-platform multiplayer support.
A new Chinese game combines traditional Five Elements theory with match-3 gameplay, creating a unique multiplayer experience across all devices.
China's gaming industry showcases its diversity with a VR courtroom drama, a hand-painted horror adventure, and a live-action interactive story, reflecting the country's growing creative output in the global gaming market.
Nintendo wraps up a year of themed events with the 'Banana Frenzy Carnival' expansion in Donkey Kong: Banana Bliss. The week-long event offers players non-stop challenges on the 1400th underground level.
Creative director and senior designer showcase 2v2 team gameplay in the upcoming Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4, revealing tactical insights for the December 3 release.
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