Games

Sources: Polygon, Kotaku

Polygon 1 Sep, 20:30

The 11 Best Games We Played at Gamescom 2026

But what were the absolute best games we played while we were out in Cologne, Germany? Here's our list of the top 11 games we played at Gamescom 2026, in no particular order.

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Kotaku 1 Sep, 20:11

New Transformers Short Hitting Theaters Soon Will Feature Peter Cullen’s Last Performance As Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime: Awakening is a 12-minute animated short that will follow some upcoming screenings of the original movie

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Polygon 1 Sep, 20:01

New 'Street Fighter' Trailer Is About Ken and Ryu’s Beef, but Guile Steals the Show

The upcoming Street Fighter movie gets more ridiculous and promising with every trailer. Paramount Pictures and Legendary just released a new look at the film, highlighting what seems to be its central emotional hook: Ryu and Ken’s strained friendship.

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Polygon 1 Sep, 20:00

Tim Curry’s 9 Most Iconic Video Game Roles

“The opportunities are limitless, really,” Tim Curry once said about creating truly interactive storytelling experiences within gaming. Long before “prestige voice acting” was a marketing line for game studios, Curry seemed fascinated by this type of work — and was treating a…

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Kotaku 1 Sep, 19:45

Dwarf Fortress Creator Calls Out One Of AI’s Biggest Issues: The Bosses Who Force Us To Use It

'Everyone I know, their bosses are slowly getting psychosis'

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Polygon 1 Sep, 19:45

Hasbro’s CEO Just Took Direct Control of Magic and D&D

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks has taken direct oversight of Wizards of the Coast, the company behind Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons, following the departure of Wizards president John Hight.

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Polygon 1 Sep, 19:36

Star Trek Is Officially Switching Genre In 2027 With New Release

Over the past 60 years, Star Trek has maintained its stranglehold on pop culture by boldly exploring a multitude of genres through a sci-fi lens: romance, mystery, courtroom drama, and even the occasional horror story. While the original series and Star Trek: The Next Generation…

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Kotaku 1 Sep, 19:20

Everyone Is Here And Looks Stupid (Complimentary) In Street Fighter Movie’s New Trailer

Pretty much everyone is accounted for in the latest look at the live-action film

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Polygon 1 Sep, 19:15

Nvidia’s Hated AI Filter Will Also Officially Make Games Run Worse

Word around Nvidia’s already-derided upscaling tech DLSS 5 keeps getting worse. On top of the graphics card manufacturer’s new Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) software churning out ugly AI-generated images, the technology can also cut users’ frame rates in half. Yikes.

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Polygon 1 Sep, 19:12

Warrior Cats Game Based on Acclaimed Ya Series Finally Has a Release Date

Trailmark Games has announced that fans will be able to get their hands (paws?) onWarrior Cats: Clans of the Forestin less than two months. The turn-based RPG, based on the long-running young adult series of novels, will be released on Oct. 23.

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