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Asian Games 2026 esports: China lead, South Korea win LoL gold
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games esports event wraps up, with China taking three golds and South Korea beating Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the League of Legends final.
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AppLovin takes Unity to court over its Ad Quality SDK
AppLovin wants a California restraining order against Unity, alleging the Ad Quality SDK collected data on its ads to train rival ad models. Unity disputes it.
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Reigns developer Nerial closes after 13 years under Devolver
Nerial, the studio behind swipe-based card game Reigns, is shutting down after 13 years and 11 games, the studio and owner Devolver Digital have confirmed.
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9z Globant win Chess.com's first Chess Club Showdown over Liquid
Esports organisation 9z Globant win the first Chess.com Chess Club Showdown, beating Team Liquid 53.5-45.5, as Magnus Carlsen loses to a club player.
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Android developer verification takes effect in four countries
From 30 September, certified Android devices in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand only install apps from verified developers via participating stores.
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EU consumer watchdogs target King, Supercell over virtual currencies
The EU's CPC network says ten game firms, including King, Supercell and Mojang, have not done enough to make in-game virtual currency costs clear.
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Ataraxos AI beats the world's top Stratego player by record margin
Researchers from MIT, CMU, NYU and Stanford report in Nature that their AI Ataraxos beat the strongest Stratego player 15-1-4 using far less training data.
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Mario Kart Tour shuts down after seven years and $268m in revenue
Nintendo has ended service for Mario Kart Tour on iOS and Android, closing the mobile racer seven years after a launch that drew 14.7m downloads in a day.
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Godot 4.8 reaches feature freeze, adds long-awaited symbol renaming
Godot 4.8 dev 7 marks feature freeze, adding experimental symbol renaming, mobile screen reader support and Android AAR export before the move to beta.
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Trophy Games buys Airport Simulator maker Playrion from Paradox
Mobile simulation studio Trophy Games has bought Paris-based Playrion from Paradox Interactive for €2.25m upfront, its largest acquisition so far.
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Uzbekistan and China win gold at the 2026 Chess Olympiad
Hosts Uzbekistan win the open section of the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand on 20 match points, while China take gold in the women's event.
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Asmodee's co-op hit Take Time passes 325,000 copies printed
Libellud's cooperative puzzle game Take Time has passed 325,000 copies printed in under a year, with Asmodee planning two to three global print runs a year.
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Xbox Cuts 268 Jobs and Moves Next Halo Game to Activision
Microsoft's latest Xbox restructuring cuts 268 roles, hands the next Halo to Activision, moves Rare and Obsidian, and merges Playground with Turn 10.
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Google opens Android Auto and car screens to games on Google Play
Games for Android Auto and Android Automotive OS have left beta. Developers can now ship car-screen games to Google Play production, playable only when parked.
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Tokyo Game Show 2026 Draws 257,642 After Typhoon Cancels Final Day
Tokyo Game Show 2026 drew 257,642 visitors over four days after Typhoon No. 25 forced organisers to cancel the show's first-ever fifth day on 21 September.
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India's new gaming regulator has registered zero games, MeitY says
MeitY says no online game had been registered with the Online Gaming Authority of India by 1 September 2026, while 201 gaming complaints were received.
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Marvel's Wolverine Estimated at 1.9 Million Sales in Three Days
Analysts at Alinea estimate Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine earned about $130 million and sold roughly 1.9 million copies in its first three days on PS5.
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CESA survey: 85.8% of Japanese game developers now use generative AI
A CESA survey shared at Tokyo Game Show 2026 found 85.8% of Japanese game developers use generative AI, up from 51% a year earlier, with 63% using it daily.
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Xbox TGS Showcase: Physint Cast Revealed, Persona 4 Revival Dated
Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast named Bill Skarsgard as lead of Kojima's Physint and dated Persona 4 Revival, Wo Long 2 and Modern Warfare 4.
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Kakao Games to buy 39.56% stake in Me2on in $71.5m deal
Kakao Games is buying a 39.56% stake in South Korean developer Me2on, maker of social casino, casual and mind sports games, for ₩98bn ($71.5m).
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Valve Sets Steam Frame VR Headset Price at $1,059 With Reservations
Valve priced its standalone Steam Frame VR headset from $1,059 for 256GB and $1,299 for 1TB, using a randomised reservation list for the first batch.
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Esports Association of Nepal announces first Nepal Esports League
The Esports Association of Nepal has published its annual calendar, with a franchise-style Nepal Esports League and esports as a National Games medal event.
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Ubisoft Delays Rayman Legends Retold to 3 December Despite Going Gold
Ubisoft has pushed Rayman Legends Retold from 1 October to 3 December 2026, saying it wants more time to polish the game even though it has gone gold.
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Nintendo Direct Reveals New Metroid and Kirby Games for Switch 2
Nintendo's 9 September Direct revealed Metroid Ravenous and a new Kirby, and dated Monster Hunter Wilds and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation for Switch 2.
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