EssentialREPORTEDVideo game service · Collection preservation
Pokémon Bank will shut down on February 26, 2027
Pokémon Bank is the Nintendo 3DS storage service that still provides the transfer bridge from older Pokémon games into Pokémon HOME.
The Pokémon Company’s August 13 notice says Bank and its transfer link to Pokémon HOME will end on February 26, 2027; players must move stored Pokémon before then, because new Bank downloads have already ended.
Why it mattersThis creates a final, irreversible deadline for preserving creatures and histories that cannot otherwise leave many Nintendo 3DS-era games.
EssentialOFFICIALVideo game · Tactical shooter
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam launches after its delay
Hell Let Loose is a large-scale tactical shooter built around 50-versus-50 battles and squad coordination.
The Vietnam entry launches August 13 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S after internal testing and feedback from an open beta with more than 350,000 players led the team to postpone release.
Why it mattersNew maps, weapons and a different theatre make this a full new chapter, while launch guidance gives players practical reasons to watch its first hours.
NotableOFFICIALVideo game · Strategy expansion
Lords of the End Times details four Warhammer III lords for September 24
Lords of the End Times is the apocalyptic expansion line for Total War: Warhammer III’s Immortal Empires campaign.
New Steam listings published August 13 set a September 24 release and detail separate packs for Nagash, the Glottkin, Thanquol and Boris Todbringer, together adding four Legendary Lords, eight Legendary Heroes and 23 battle units.
Why it mattersThe listings turn a broad summer promise into a dated, purchasable content plan and spell out how each faction changes the strategy sandbox.
NotableOFFICIALVideo game · Action adventure
Marvel’s Wolverine hands-on reveals Team X, Trask and Madripoor
Insomniac’s Marvel’s Wolverine is a PlayStation 5 action adventure scheduled for September 15.
A two-hour PlayStation Blog hands-on published August 13 reveals an opening mission with Wolverine, Mystique and Sabretooth infiltrating Bolivar Trask’s facility, followed by stealth, combat and exploration in Madripoor’s Lowtown.
Why it mattersThe preview supplies concrete story structure and playable-system detail one month before launch without treating the writer’s impressions as objective quality.
NotableREPORTEDVideo game service · Collection management
Pokémon HOME will link FireRed and LeafGreen and raise storage to 9,000
Pokémon HOME connects compatible games and stores transferable Pokémon across Nintendo and mobile platforms.
The October 2026 version 4.1.0 update will connect the Switch releases of FireRed and LeafGreen, award Celebi for completing their Pokédex, accept Pokémon GO Safari Ball transfers and increase Premium Plan storage from 6,000 to 9,000.
Why it mattersThe update gives collectors a new preservation route just as Pokémon Bank receives an end date, while the larger cap directly benefits long-term archives.
NotableREPORTEDVideo game · Action RPG remaster
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North returns on modern platforms
War in the North is a three-player action RPG set alongside the events of The Lord of the Rings and unavailable digitally for years.
GamesRadar reports that Aspyr surprise-released a Legacy Edition on August 11 for current PC and consoles, restoring local and online co-op with modern controls and interface changes.
Why it mattersThe release restores meaningful access to a delisted Middle-earth game, and Aspyr says more classic franchise revivals are planned.
NotableOFFICIALVideo game · Real-time strategy
Dawn of War IV moves its launch to December 3
Dawn of War IV is the next mainline real-time strategy game in the Warhammer 40,000 series, developed by KING Art Games.
Deep Silver moved the PC release from September 17 to December 3 after a public playtest, saying the extra time will be used to address feedback and polish the game.
Why it mattersThe eleven-week delay materially changes players’ plans and signals that playtest feedback is shaping the launch build.
NotableREPORTEDVideo game · Subscription catalogue
Super Mario Sunshine joins Nintendo’s GameCube catalogue on Switch 2
Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics is a Switch 2 catalogue available through Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
Super Mario Sunshine becomes playable through the service on August 13, bringing the original GameCube adventure to Nintendo’s current hardware.
Why it mattersThe addition restores convenient access to a major 3D Mario game without requiring its discontinued Super Mario 3D All-Stars release.
NotableREPORTEDVideo game · Action adventure
Sonic Frontiers passes five million sales and unlocks Sonic Adventure 2 shoes
Sonic Frontiers is Sega’s 2022 open-zone action game, expanded in June 2026 with a Nintendo Switch 2 edition.
Sega says worldwide sales have now passed five million and, on August 13, made the Sonic Adventure 2 shoe cosmetic available to every player instead of only past newsletter registrants.
Why it mattersThe milestone shows the game’s long tail after its Switch 2 rerelease, while the cosmetic change restores access to a previously time-limited item.
NotableREPORTEDVideo game · Interactive science-fiction thriller
Precognition pairs Sam Barlow with Brandon Cronenberg for spring 2028
Precognition is the newly named Project C from Half Mermaid, the studio behind Her Story and Immortality.
PC Gamer reports that the August 12 Kinetic Publishing showcase revealed a nonlinear science-fiction thriller in which Diana’s implanted visions and memories change with player choices; filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg is collaborating with Barlow, and release is targeted for spring 2028.
Why it mattersThe title, collaborator, premise and window turn a previously cryptic project into a concrete next work for fans of Barlow’s live-action narrative games.
NotableOFFICIALVideo game · Climbing adventure
Cairn adds three free climbing locations in On the Trail – Deep Water
Cairn is a climbing adventure in which players choose and execute their own routes up Mount Kami.
The free expansion launches August 13 with three climbing locations, handcrafted cruxes and Marco as a playable climber with his own style.
Why it mattersIt expands both the available routes and the ways experienced players can approach them, making it a substantive addition rather than a routine patch.
NotableOFFICIALVideo game · Windows storage service
Minecraft Bedrock temporarily disables cloud world storage on Windows
Minecraft Bedrock recently began previewing cloud storage for moving and backing up worlds across Windows devices.
Mojang’s August 10 hotfix notes say cloud world storage is temporarily disabled on Windows while the team addresses issue MCPE-241385; the same rollout fixes crashes and missing world assets, and reaches each platform as approval is completed.
Why it mattersWindows players should not assume new worlds are being backed up remotely until Mojang restores the feature.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · 3D action platformer
Duskfade launches its clockwork adventure on Nintendo Switch 2
Duskfade is a 3D action platformer from Weird Beluga set in a clockwork realm where time has stopped.
The digital Nintendo Switch 2 version launches August 13 with combat, traversal challenges and support for French, Japanese and Spanish.
Why it mattersIts same-day Switch 2 availability and distinctive timepiece world give 3D-platformer fans a concrete new release to consider.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · Strategy
Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns rebuilds the Amiga strategy classic
Defender of the Crown helped popularize cinematic presentation in 1980s strategy games.
The August 13 release offers a near-authentic Retro Mode, a reworked Classic Mode and a new procedural Kingdom Mode with dice and unlockable abilities.
Why it mattersPreservation and reinvention sit together, serving longtime players while adding a genuinely new replay structure.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · On-rails shooter
Wild Blue Skies launches with branching arcade flight routes
Wild Blue Skies is an on-rails shooter inspired by colourful arcade flight games.
The August 13 PC launch features branching routes, score mastery and four playable pilots from Chuhai Labs, VITEI BACKROOM and Balor Games.
Why it mattersIts route structure offers arcade-shooter fans a replay-focused release rather than a purely nostalgic visual homage.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · Action shoot ’em up
Future Knight turns LCD handheld art into a two-character action game
Future Knight is a Spanish-developed action game inspired by segmented 1980s handheld screens.
Launching August 13, it crosses eight biomes while letting players switch instantly between armed Future Knight and agile companion Two More.
Why it mattersCharacter switching and moving LCD-like art make it a distinctive retro experiment.
NicheOFFICIALMobile game · Role-playing game
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Spirit launches globally
Golden Spirit is an officially licensed mobile RPG drawing characters and story material from six animated generations of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
The free-to-play game launches August 13 on iOS and Android outside Japan with story stages, world bosses, ranked PvP and music by JoJo composer Yugo Kanno.
Why it mattersIts broad cast and global availability give anime fans a new interactive route through multiple eras of the franchise.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · Horror adventure
Creepshow brings its horror anthology format to a point-and-click game
Creepshow is a horror anthology franchise known for self-contained stories, dark comedy and pulp-comic imagery.
Its first licensed video game launches on PC August 13 with one overarching narrative, two standalone stories and comic-styled environments.
Why it mattersThe anthology structure adapts the franchise’s defining format instead of merely borrowing its monsters.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · Survival horror
Clawed opens a dinosaur-park survival horror game to solo and co-op play
Clawed is a survival horror game set inside a dinosaur park overrun by its attractions.
The August 13 PC release supports solo and online co-op play across combat, exploration and environmental puzzles.
Why it mattersCo-op gives dinosaur-horror fans a concrete alternative to the genre’s mostly solitary campaigns.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · Point-and-click adventure
Servant of the Lake returns to the Vanderboom estate before Rusty Lake: Roots
Rusty Lake is a surreal point-and-click series built around the Vanderboom family’s mysteries.
Servant of the Lake launches August 13 and explores the estate decades before Rusty Lake: Roots through puzzles and new family history.
Why it mattersThe prequel placement makes the small release directly useful to readers following the series’ chronology.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · Renovation comedy simulator
Low-Budget Repairs turns shoddy 1990s renovations into a comedy simulator
Low-Budget Repairs is a renovation game about cutting corners in Polish apartment blocks.
The full PC game launches August 13 with improvised repair jobs, period detail and deliberately questionable workmanship.
Why it mattersIts specific setting and comic inversion of meticulous renovation games give simulation fans a distinct new premise.
NicheREPORTEDVideo game · Factory automation sandbox
Sandustry enters Game Preview with destructible factory automation
Sandustry is a pixel-based automation sandbox in which terrain and factories can be excavated or destroyed.
TrueAchievements reports an August 13 Game Preview release on PC and PC Game Pass; Xbox’s official listing confirms the unfinished preview status and core factory systems.
Why it mattersDay-one subscription access gives automation players a low-friction way to test a materially different terrain model.
NicheOFFICIALVideo game · Surreal action adventure
Memoirium launches an interconnected surreal dream world
Memoirium is an exploration-driven action adventure assembled from dreamlike rooms and dungeons.
The August 13 PC release links a surreal world with equipment progression, room decoration and eight dungeons.
Why it mattersIts combination of personal-space customization and dungeon exploration gives experimental-game fans a specific new curiosity.
NicheRUMORVideo game · Crossover rumour
Fortnite’s official Discord ARG hints at Persona 5 and Like a Dragon crossovers
Fortnite is running a Sega-themed mystery campaign after an already-covered official Sonic teaser.
Meristation reports that Fortnite’s official Discord ARG accepted phrases associated with Persona 5 and Like a Dragon, but neither series nor any skins have been formally announced.
Why it mattersThe official channel makes the clues worth tracking, while the lack of an announcement means fans should treat character claims as unconfirmed.