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Four blocky adventurers stand in a glowing underground pool in an official Minecraft Dungeons II screenshot.
Release calendar / PC and console

Minecraft Dungeons II needs its new world to make the sequel matter

Its new interconnected world, jump attack and deeper gear systems are promising, but clarity in hectic combat remains a watch point.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
A PHYSINT promotional image displays the Xbox and Kojima Productions logos.
Publishing / Kojima Productions

Xbox becomes the new publishing partner for Kojima Productions' PHYSINT

Xbox is publishing PHYSINT, but its platforms and release date remain unannounced.

GamerGuru Xbox Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Dylan Faden holds the Aberrant in front of distorted Manhattan buildings in Control Resonant.
A city built for sideways trouble

Control Resonant lets its strange rooms reshape the action

Remedy's altered rooms are not just scenery when they change how Dylan Faden moves, fights and finds a way through.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Kylian Mbappe appears beside the EA SPORTS FC 27 logo in official reveal-trailer art.
Release calendar / PC and console

EA SPORTS FC 27's biggest new mode does not reach every version

The new football playground is FC 27's clearest change, but it is unavailable on PS4 and Xbox One.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Geoff Keighley in an official The Game Awards portrait
Funding / Early-career developers

Nova Games Foundation promises grants for graduates without taking ownership

Nova plans grants, mentoring and no equity claim for 20 graduates a year.

GamerGuru Industry Desk · 9 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Hugh aims a weapon at a glowing robot while a circular hacking interface surrounds the enemy.
A shooter that asks for a second task

Pragmata makes shooting a problem you solve under fire

Pragmata turns each firefight into a quick route through a hacking grid, then asks players to survive the seconds they have created.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 9 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
A hunter rides a Seikret through the golden Windward Plains in Monster Hunter Wilds.
PC, PS5 and Xbox / Multiplayer

Is Monster Hunter Wilds cross-platform? How to join friends

Create a Link Party, join the host's quest at Alma, and use Environment Link for shared exploration.

GamerGuru Editorial · 9 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Hot Wheels cars race through a large-scale city environment in Hot Wheels Infinite Rush.
Racing / Early access

Hot Wheels Infinite Rush early access is live on Xbox before the 10 September launch

Ultimate Edition customers can start racing now; the full launch follows on 10 September.

GamerGuru Xbox Desk · 8 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
A person sits in a chair beneath a halo of wires in official Ontos artwork.
The horror of getting enough information

Ontos turns a rat server into a horror encounter

Ontos makes a grotesque machine into an investigation that ends in a player's decision.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 8 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Baldur's Gate 3 heroes stand before a stormy fantasy landscape.
Multiplayer / Patch 8

Baldur's Gate 3 cross-play: how to set it up

Link Larian Accounts, allow cross-play, mark your existing save and match mods before inviting friends.

GamerGuru Editorial · 8 Sep 2026 · 4 min read

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