Four Chefs Must Cook, Serve, and Somehow Keep Their Restaurant Running While Armed Enemies Turn the Kitchen into a Battlefield.

Milton Keynes, UK, September 9, 2026 – Dinner service is stressful enough without intruders turning your kitchen into a full-blown warzone. Today, 505 Games and INGAME STUDIOS reveal Mayhem à la Carte, a four-player co-op cooking game-meets-first-person-shooter coming to PC via Steam Early Access in 2027. Players must work together to prepare and serve increasingly complicated meals while defending their kitchen from waves of attackers determined to ruin dinner service.

At first, you and your friends are working at what seems like a normal busy kitchen. Orders arrive. Potatoes need chopping. Burgers need frying. Someone should probably check the oven.

Then all hell breaks loose.

Suddenly, one cook is finishing an order while another is fighting off attackers. Someone has lost control of a lobster, and half the kitchen is being destroyed. Fortunately, almost everything within reach can help. Throw cleavers, improvise with kitchen equipment, grab a weapon, or discover that today’s culinary disaster might actually make a surprisingly effective explosive to keep those enemies out of the way and keep orders flowing out to hungry customers.

Whatever happens, the customers are still waiting.

Key Features:

• Cook Under Fire: Orders don’t stop just because the kitchen is under attack. Chop, fry, bake and plate meals together while enemies crash into the restaurant around you. Good teamwork means knowing who is cooking, who is serving — and who needs to put down the frying pan and pick up a shotgun.
• Turn Food Into a Weapon: Ingredients aren’t just for dinner; stun, freeze, shrink and blow up attackers using ridiculous food-based effects. Even a failed recipe can become useful when thrown at the right enemy.
• Embrace the Chaos: Pots boil over, ingredients roll across the floor, walls get shredded, and giant lobsters escape. Carefully organized kitchens can descend into complete disaster within seconds. Adapt, improvise, and somehow keep dinner service going.
• Four Chefs, One Kitchen: Divide responsibilities, communicate and try to operate like a professional kitchen brigade. Proximity voice chat lets players coordinate under pressure — or determine exactly which friend is responsible for the latest catastrophe.
• Restaurants Around the World: Travel between restaurants inspired by cuisines from around the world, with new recipes, environments, hazards and kitchen mechanics to master.

Mayhem à la Carte will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam in 2027.

About 505 Games

505 Games, a subsidiary of Digital Bros, is a global publisher of video games across all major platforms. With a diverse portfolio of critically acclaimed titles, 505 Games is dedicated to delivering unique, high-quality gaming experiences.  

About INGAME STUDIOS

INGAME STUDIOS is a game development studio dedicated to creating engaging multiplayer and single-player experiences for players around the world. The studio continues to support Crime Boss: Rockay City through regular updates, new content, and close collaboration with its community.

Channel37 reveals the roadmap to full release: Update 6.0 arrives on PC in early October, more content remains under wraps, and development continues with updates beyond 1.0

Helsinki, Finland – September 9, 2026 – Channel37 announces that The Last Caretaker will launch in 1.0 in Spring 2027, arriving simultaneously on PC and XBOX, and available to play Day One with XBOX Game Pass. Players can wishlist the XBOX version now on the XBOX Store.

The announcement marks the next major step for the science-fiction survival-crafting game following an Early Access period that began in November 2025. Since then, The Last Caretaker has shipped seven updates, sold more than 400,000 copies, and seen players average approximately 50 hours in its drowned world.

Channel37 has also released a new XBOX launch trailer, introducing players to The Last Caretaker ahead of its arrival on XBOX with Game Pass Day One.

THE ROAD TO 1.0

Channel37 reveals a new roadmap covering the journey ahead, highlighting major themes still to come, including new systems, locations, progression, and story developments, while teasing exciting new content already in development, still to be revealed.

The next major step is Update 6.0, planned for PC in early October 2026, expanding the world and its systems as The Last Caretaker moves closer to the larger questions and events shaping the full game.

FROM EARLY ACCESS TO 1.0

The Last Caretaker entered Early Access with a clear mission: recover human seeds from a drowned Earth, restore the systems needed to grow them, and launch humanity back into orbit. Since then, the humans in orbit have formed Committees and reached back toward Earth through Project Eden. New vehicles have opened the ocean vertically, from deep-water exploration to aerial travel. HoloMemories, Cultural Memories, new locations, and quest-lines have revealed more of the world’s history.
Alongside new content, Channel37 has continued improving performance, stability, usability, and existing systems, guided by how players actually play.

AFTER 1.0

Spring 2027 marks the end of Early Access and the beginning of the next chapter for The Last Caretaker.
Channel37 will continue expanding the game beyond 1.0, with new content, systems, locations, stories, fixes, and surprises still to come. While 1.0 marks the completion of the Early Access journey and the game’s full release, the world of The Last Caretaker continues to grow.

“Early Access is giving us something more valuable than a fixed list of features to finish,” said Antti Ilvessuo, Co-Founder and Creative Director at Channel37. “It is giving us hundreds of thousands of people living inside the game and showing us what matters. Spring is 1.0, but it’s not where we put the tools down; rather, it’s the next chapter in an ever-evolving journey.”

About Channel37

Founded in Helsinki, Finland in 2021, Channel37 is an antique game studio with decades of games industry experience making bold experiences that connect players, beginning with The Last Caretaker, which was released into Early Access in November 2025. The ten-person studio was co-founded by Miika Aulio, Vesa Halonen, Antti Ilvessuo, and Sami Saarinen.

See if luck is on your side in the playtest for this bullet heaven action-roguelike.

[September 9, 2026] – Today, publisher LINE Games and developer TWOMENGAMES launched the very first playtest for Amazing Slot Survivor (A.S.S.)! Request access now to experience all of the lights and sounds of each kill, each upgrade, and each spin. Be one of the first to reap the rewards of the Legendary Slot Machine. All it takes is that one spin to become a winner.

Endless hordes of critters and creatures stand in the way of you hitting the jackpot. Rely on luck to gear up, but rely on skill to roll over your enemies. When the Legendary Slot Machine calls your name, go for broke and hope it pays off. 99% quit before they win big, so be that 1% in Amazing Slot Survivor (A.S.S.)!

Key Features:

• Destroy the Source: The monsters just keep coming. Fight your way through relentless hordes, hunt down the Spawners summoning endless enemies, and tear them apart before they overwhelm you. If luck isn’t on your side, skill will have to be.
• Bet on Your Build: The best runs aren’t built by chance alone. Choose your starting items, complete objectives, and maximize your growth before the boss appears. Every decision could be the one that changes everything if luck is on your side.
• Make Every Spin Count: When the moment is right, spin the Legendary Slot Machine. Hit the jackpot to become 18× stronger. Choose when to gamble. Play it safe, or bet big. The right spin can make all the difference.
• Hit the Combat Jackpot: Swords, Guns… God Finger? Select your player with their own combat specialty and unlock weapons to mow down the hordes. Luck will help, but your skill will unlock unique weapons. Master them all.
• Even Death is a Gamble: It’s never really over until you lose it all. Spin the Legendary Slot Machine. Revive or die. Feeling lucky?
• Expect the Unexpected: Think you’ve figured the game out? Bonus Stages play by completely different rules. Adapt, improvise, and discover new ways to survive.

Head to the Steam page to participate in the Amazing Slot Survivor (A.S.S.) playtest! And be sure to hit that wishlist button, because it won’t press itself just like the slot machine lever won’t pull itself.

About TwoMenGames

TwoMenGames is an indie game studio founded by veteran game developers with over 20 years of experience. They focus on Unreal Engine development, PC action games, replayability, and unique gameplay systems that give players new stories every run.

About LINE Games

LINE Games, a subsidiary of LINE Yahoo, is a Seoul-based publisher and developer dedicated to creating and publishing games across PC, console, and mobile platforms. With a portfolio spanning action RPGs, narrative adventures, and multiplayer experiences, LINE Games brings distinctive titles from Korea to players worldwide. 

The acclaimed Japanese composer contributes to the soundtrack of the new hardcore online shooter

Gaijin Entertainment and Matter Team are pleased to reveal that acclaimed Japanese composer and musician Akira Yamaoka, renowned for his work on iconic psychological horror games, has contributed original music to the hardcore online shooter Active Matter. Yamaoka is one of the key artists behind the game’s diverse soundtrack, which already includes more than 100 tracks created by dozens of musicians.

The music of Active Matter was conceived as a broad creative collaboration of bringing together independent composers, guest artists and licensed music. Rather than defining a single musical style for the fractured multiverse, the developers gave participating artists considerable freedom to experiment and contribute their own musical identities.

Yamaoka-san embraced that approach, creating several distinctly different tracks for the game. His contributions include the lyrical, acoustic “I’m Here,” the blues-infused “Porcelain Heart,” and the rock-driven “Neon Decay.” Together, they demonstrate the range of a soundtrack that can move from atmospheric electronics and acoustic music to rock and heavy metal.

“Working on Active Matter was a very exciting and inspiring experience for me. With this title, I was given the freedom to express myself through music without being confined by any particular genre. Rather than thinking about how the music should be categorized, I simply focused on creating what I genuinely wanted to express at this moment in my life as an artist.

Throughout the composing and recording process, I experimented with a combination of organic instruments, electronic textures, and unconventional sounds. I wanted the music to become an integral part of the atmosphere and identity of the world of Active Matter, while also reflecting something personal and instinctive in my own musical expression.

I’m very excited to see how this music will take shape within the world of Active Matter, and how it will be experienced and interpreted by players around the world,” said Akira Yamaoka.

The variety of musical styles reflects the nature of Active Matter itself. The game sends operatives into a fractured multiverse where semi-familiar locations and authentic modern military technology coexist with gravity-defying anomalies, strange objects and creatures transformed by active matter. Instead of trying to give such a world a single musical identity, the audio team deliberately allowed different sounds, genres and artistic approaches to collide with one another. This method gives each composer room to experiment while making the overall musical landscape of Active Matter as unpredictable and varied as the realities players explore.

The variety of musical styles reflects the nature of Active Matter itself. The game sends operatives into a fractured multiverse where semi-familiar locations and authentic modern military technology coexist with gravity-defying anomalies, strange objects and creatures transformed by active matter. Instead of trying to give such a world a single musical identity, the audio team deliberately allowed different sounds, genres and artistic approaches to collide with one another. This method gives each composer room to experiment while making the overall musical landscape of Active Matter as unpredictable and varied as the realities players explore.

Work on the soundtrack will continue after launch. Matter Team plans to regularly expand Active Matter with new music, while selected soundtrack compilations will also be released separately on streaming platforms.

Active Matter launches on September 15, 2026, on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

About Gaijin Entertainment
Gaijin Entertainment is the developer and publisher of the online games War Thunder, Crossout, Enlisted, CRSED: F.O.A.D. and Star Conflict as well as other PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android titles across several genres. The company’s diverse portfolio has received a range of mass media and game industry awards including such as Gamescom Award and many more. Official website: http://gaijinent.com/

DeskWorks Inc. announces a shift from Fall 2026 to Early Summer 2027 as development enters the final polishing phase

Tokyo, Japan — September 9, 2026 — DeskWorks Inc. today announced that Chronoscript: The Endless End will move its release window on Steam and PlayStation 5 from Fall 2026 to Early Summer 2027.

With development progressing into its final stages, the team is using the additional time to polish and refine the overall experience, with a particular focus on incorporating player feedback from the demo and improving the feel, responsiveness, and readability of the game.

“We know this means asking players to wait a little longer, and we’re truly sorry for the additional wait,” said Tom Fujii, Director at DeskWorks Inc. “The main game is now playable from beginning to end, and our focus is on refining the experience and making sure the details are right. The feedback we’ve received from everyone who played the demo has been incredibly valuable.”

Among the improvements currently being made are:

• Character actions: Faster attack recovery, improved input buffering, increased movement during attacks, faster healing, and refined sliding when turning.
• Design and readability: Improved text and character visibility, along with menu design adjustments.
• Further refinements: Additional gameplay and usability improvements are being implemented across the experience.

Players can continue to experience the demo on Steam while following Chronoscript: The Endless End and its development through the team’s social media channels as the game moves toward its Early Summer 2027 release window.

• Chronoscript: The Endless End — PlayStation® Store Page: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10016840 
• Chronoscript: The Endless End — Steam® Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018380/Chronoscript_The_Endless_End/ 
• Chronoscript: The Endless End — SHUEISHA GAMES Website: https://shueisha-games.com/games/chronoscript-the-endless-end/ 

About DeskWorks Inc.

DeskWorks Inc. is a small development team specializing in unique art styles and gameplay experiences. With a deep love for and understanding of exploration-based 2D action-adventure games as players, they are bringing their best ideas to the genre as developers.

DeskWorks Official Website: https://deskworks.jp/ 

Build a sprawling factory and discover surprising new materials in the first demo of elemental factory builder ‘Fakutori’

London, UK – September 9, 2026 – What happens when fire combines with water? Steam! Download the first playable demo of Fakutori on Steam today and begin constructing a sprawling elemental factory overflowing with astounding materials.

Starting with the four classic elements – Earth, Water, Fire, and Air – combine elemental blocks in unique ways to discover increasingly complex materials. Experiment with the elements to uncover Shooting Stars, Fizazy Water, Rainbows and more, with over 35 unique materials to find in the demo. 

In the full game, experiment far enough and you’ll craft the concept of time, build a factory that runs on souls, summon mystical magic blocks, or maybe – accidentally – create a black hole. 

Dabble with different factory layouts to unearth unique results, from hidden secrets of the world, to Legendary Blocks that possess powers beyond mere elements. Automate your factory with combiners, programmable pushers, and conveyor belts in your mission to master the elements and complete your compendium.

With an infinite world to assemble your factory and over 100 different elements to find in the full release, Fakutori is a laid-back factory-building puzzle game that goes deeper than you think.

Fakutori launches on Steam later this year. Download the demo today and add the game to your Steam Wishlist.

ABOUT ANTOINE LATOUR

Antoine Latour is a French solo game developer, and the author of Maestria and Bomb Club Deluxe. He likes playing with shaders and writing bad puns, and had ample occasion to do both while working on Fakutori.

ABOUT MYTHWRIGHT

Mythwright is the independent publisher of hit Simulation, Management and Strategy games including Thronefall, Going Medieval, Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts, Bladesong and TerraTech Legion.

In the Jungle DLC hits 1 million sales milestone with DAVE THE DIVER mobile set to launch worldwide on September 17th

SEOUL – September 9, 2026 — Mintrocket is delighted to announce that DAVE THE DIVER has surpassed 10 million sales across all platforms (PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and mobile) since its initial early access launch in October 2022.

This impressive milestone was reached in August, just before the global launch of DAVE THE DIVER on mobile platforms (iOS and Android), with 1 million units already sold during the soft launch in China.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual single-player adventure/role-playing/simulation game that pairs deep-sea exploration with sushi restaurant management. Gameplay is built on three pillars: restaurant management, where players can customize their menu, serve guests and grow their reputation, sea exploration where players deep dive into the mysterious Blue Hole, which has lots of secrets to unearth; and boss fights featuring unique mechanics and twists. 

This unique gameplay blend, enhanced with a combination of pixel/3D hybrid graphics and Mintrocket’s signature style and humour, continues to resonate with players worldwide.

Over the past three years, DAVE has gone from strength to strength with regular free and premium downloadable content updates featuring cherished IP including Godzilla, Like a Dragon, Dredge, and more. The most recent expansion, DAVE THE DIVER – In the Jungle, released on June 18th this year, has already surpassed 1 million units, attracting both a strong commercial and critical reception, earning a ‘Mighty’ 91/100 rating on OpenCritic.

“Everyone here at Mintrocket continues to be blown away by the passion and love that Dave the Diver attracts even years after launch,” said Jaeho Hwang, Head of Studio and Game Director, Mintrocket. “We are looking forward to expanding the Dave the Diver franchise in the future, including the upcoming cooking simulation and adventure spin-off, Bancho The Chef. We want to thank everyone who has shown their faith in us, and we can’t wait to share our future plans.”

DAVE THE DIVER is currently available on PlayStation 4&5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S (with support for Xbox Play Anywhere), macOS, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, and launches on iOS and Android platforms on September 17th, 2026.

About MINTROCKET: 

MINTROCKET is a South Korea–based game studio dedicated to delivering fun, memorable interactive experiences. Guided by a passion for creativity across genres, the studio strives to contribute to a world where new, imaginative games can coexist. MINTROCKET believes that great games are defined by the players themselves, a philosophy reflected in the global success of the hybrid marine adventure with a sushi twist, Dave the Diver. With a focus on engaging gameplay and immersive worlds, MINTROCKET continues to develop unique, inspiring titles that resonate with gamers everywhere.

World of Warships introduces birthday festivities, with new low-tier operations, the continuation of the Holiday Convoy event, and more

September 9th, 2026 – Wargaming, the developer and publisher of the leading naval multiplayer game World of Warships, is celebrating 11 years on the high seas with a major new content update. Introducing festive anniversary activities, a themed Event Pass, new operations for low-tier ships, a new Dockyard, and more for players to enjoy. The Holiday Convoy event launched last month also continues, with tokens, earned through daily games, exchangeable for special rewards.

World of Warships: Legends is also kicking off the Fall season with a new update introducing a brand new campaign, the next phase of its Modern Era event, a nostalgic Retrofuturism event, and more.

Dive into World of Warships’ 11th Anniversary Celebrations

Festive celebrations are in full swing in World of Warships, with the newly decorated Maritime Parade Port now visible to players upon login. As part of the Update, Festive Tokens can be earned through in-game activities and are exchangeable for new rewards, including the Japanese supercruiser Kurama in Early Access, special Red Steel Titan premium containers, and Battle of Santiago de Cuba containers.

Players who complete their first battle will also be able to claim a special gift in the Armory, granting:

• 11 days of Warships Premium Account
• New Happy Blastday enemy destruction effect
• New Blast & Bash permanent camouflage
• 3x Battle of Santiago de Cuba containers
• 3x Red Steel Titan Premium containers

A special 11 Years of Glory Event Pass has arrived to celebrate the occasion, too, with the first progression line featuring an 11 Years of Glory flag, the delmar_83 commander, as well as the Moonlight Wave and Radiant Wave permanent camouflages. Those with Admiralty Backing can earn even more rewards, including Premium British Tier VI cruiser Orion ‘44, the Cold Ray and Blazing Ray permanent camouflages, a new Press F enemy destruction effect, and General Greenwood Commander as an added bonus.

Let Loose in New Low-tier Operations

Three new PvE operations designed for low-tier ships have been added, offering players a new way to level up their skills and familiarize themselves with gameplay mechanics. Several versions of the operations feature more complex winning conditions, advanced mechanics, with secondary tasks also available depending on ship Tier, providing fresh challenges to players of  all levels.

Holiday Convoy Enters its Next Chapter

To close out Update 15.8, players can look forward to the continuation of the 6-month Holiday Convoy event which launched last month, with daily token rewards up for grabs, plus a new Doubloon pack available in the armory. Early access to Pan-American destroyers also continues, alongside the launch of a new Marlborough B Dockyard, new seasons of Ranked Battles and Clan Battles, and new Brawls, with even more content arriving in the second and third weeks of the update.

New Campaign and Event Content Makes Waves in World of Warships: Legends

World of Warships: Legends welcomes the first update of this fall season with a wave of fresh content. The new four-week campaign features French Tier VIII Premium battleship Roussillon as its main prize, along with a number of other rewards. The next phase of the Modern Era event has started, adding three new PvP and two new PvE scenarios, where players will continue earning Blackline Crude to bring their faction to victory and get the new Commonwealth cruiser as the main reward.

The Retrofuturism event is coming back, with new ships, skins, and Commander guises, bringing the perfect blend of progress and nostalgia to the high seas. This update also celebrates German Unity Day, featuring unique skins for German ships, a special mission, and a historical collection. Finally, the historic British Tier VII aircraft carrier Indomitable has arrived in the Store, available for purchase for Global XP.

About World of Warships

World of Warships is a free, historical, online combat PC game from Wargaming. With its massive fleet of most iconic war vessels, including five different ship classes and strategically designed environment, World of Warships provides the ultimate naval warfare gaming experience, suitable for everyone. Thanks to its largest collection of historically accurate ships available to play, World of Warships prides itself as a digital ship museum and a focal point for naval history enthusiasts. New thematic content and innovative game modes are being added on a regular basis, providing a diverse and exciting gameplay to its broad player base.

About World of Warships: Legends 

Experience epic naval action in World of Warships: Legends, a massively multiplayer online game where you can master the seas in history’s greatest warships! Recruit Legendary Commanders from maritime history, upgrade your vessels, and stake your claim to naval supremacy with or against players from around the world in thrilling and immersive battles.

Official website: https://wowslegends.com/  

About Wargaming 

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry. Millions of players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include hit free-to-play franchises – World of Tanks and World of Warships.

Official website: https://wargaming.com/en/.

Call of Duty players are in for a spooky treat when The Haunting returns to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone with Season 06 on 18 September AEST. The new season brings a colossal wave of content across every mode, including new Multiplayer maps like Quantum and Bloodstead, three maps for T.E.D.D. Trials, and the new Tenshu Survival map in Zombies. 

Over in Call of Duty: Warzone, Haven’s Hollow gets a dark and twisted transformation into Haunted Hollow, featuring Giant Infected Mode and the Ghost Train. Players can also gear up with the DOOM Event Pass, new Base Weapons, and a Battle Pass headlined by new Operator Blackjack.

Here’s what players can look forward to in Season 06:

Multiplayer:

• Multiplayer Maps: Breach an Arctic computing facility in the frigid Quantum, encounter unexplainable horrors in Bloodstead, and drop into Zombies-themed maps Roadkill, Lost, and Inferno for the competitive T.E.D.D. Trials. 
• Multiplayer Limited-Time Modes: In T.E.D.D. Trials, victory goes to the team who completes the most tasks, featuring 6v6 matchups across three Zombies maps. In Hordepoint, control the objective to turn the undead against your foes, and immobilise the enemy in Freeze Tag. 
• Black Ops 7 Ranked Play: Get wins and climb the Ranks in the next season of Multiplayer Ranked Play, including new seasonal rewards. 

Zombies:

• New Survival Map: The undead have overrun the Masaki family’s ancestral castle in the Tenshu Survival map. Rally your squad, fight to survive in Kowakujō’s central keep, and reach round milestones to earn rewards. 
• Rex Infernus Directed Mode, Starting Room: Directed Mode arrives for Rex Infernus, giving players extra guidance when tackling the Main Quest. In Starting Room, see how far you can get without leaving the House. 
• Major Rogue Run Update: Get new pedestal rewards in Rogue Run including Pack-a-Punch IV, an Ultra-Rarity weapon upgrade, and Golden Armor. Plus, drop into Casual and Hardcore playlists featuring Paradox Junction and Kowakujō. 
• Super Easter Egg: Players who have completed every Main Quest across all of Black Ops 7’s Round-Based Zombies Maps are in for a new surprise and fresh rewards… 

Call of Duty: Warzone:

• Beware Haunted Hollow: Fight through the darkness that has consumed Haven’s Hollow. Uncover twisted new discoveries, hidden routes, and eerie encounters before surviving the Map-exclusive Giant Infected Limited-Time Mode. 
• Returning Limited-Time Mode: Join a 64-player match of Giant Infected. Taking place exclusively on Haunted Hollow, it’s Survivors vs. Infected with the Survivors working to arm and detonate a DNA Bomb before they get overrun by the Infected.
• New Winstreak Challenges: Earn six new Weapon Camos with new Season 06 Winstreak Challenges across Battle Royale, Resurgence, and Black Ops Royale. 
• Ranked Play: Resurgence: Rank up and earn rewards in a shortened competitive season of Ranked Play: Resurgence. Get details on SR tuning this season with more info arriving in the Season 06 patch notes. 

Endgame:

• Night Falls on Avalon: The Haunting brings nightfall to Endgame’s Avalon, changing up the gameplay experience as Operators take on Activities and Assignments after dark. 
• New World Event: A new guest has arrived with The Haunting. Call upon the darkness in the Forbidden Summoning Event. 

Across all Modes:

• New Weapons, Attachments: The Battle Pass brings the TR51 Para Assault Rifle and iconic VMP SMG, while Events and Weekly Challenges introduce the Arcblade Melee Weapon, Roc 20mm Special Weapon, and an assortment of new Attachments. 
• New Challenges, Events, and Rewards: Discover new Dark Ops Challenges, earn new Weapon Camos during the Camo Costume Party Event and face off against the horrors of Hell with help from the DOOM Event Pass. Unlock new rewards including the Arcblade Melee Weapon, Roc 20mm Special Weapon, and others. 
• Battle Pass and BlackCell: Unlock new Weapon Blueprints, Operator Skins, Calling Cards, Finishing Moves, Emotes, and more across a mix of free and premium tiers in the Season 06 Battle Pass. Purchase BlackCell to earn additional rewards including the “Revenant” Operator and Mastercraft Weapon Blueprint, both featuring additional unlockable variants via in-game challenges. 
• Weekly Challenges: Complete Weekly Challenges throughout the season to unlock new Attachments, Camo rewards, and XP. Plus, unlock over 45 Weapon Camos earnable throughout Season 06! 
• New Store Offerings: New Store drops include a variety of Bundles delivering premium content including Ultra Skins, Reactive content, and Mastercraft Weapon Blueprints.

Check out the Call of Duty blog for all the Season 06 intel.

Wednesday 9th September: The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) celebrates the finalists for the 2026 Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs). 

Selected from a slate of dozens of Australian-made games released between July 2025 and October 2026, this year’s AGDAs showcases the skill and ingenuity of the Australian game development sector. The calibre of games continues to be high, and several games are under contention in multiple areas, with Bits & Bops (Tempo Lab Games) and Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur) both finalists in five categories.

Ron Curry, CEO of IGEA said, “Every year I watch our industry punch above its weight, and every year it finds a way to punch harder. These finalists are proof; we have ambition, craft and heart from studios of every size, going toe-to-toe with anything coming out of the biggest markets in the world. As an industry, we can all be proud of every name on this list. Congratulations to all our 2026 finalists; you’ve earned every bit of this.”

The four titles nominated for the prestigious Game of the Year award are:

Aether & Iron – Chaos Theory Games with Seismic Squirrel

A Decopunk Narrative RPG, set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and New York City into the sky.

Go-Go Town!  – Prideful Sloth

Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up, building neighbourhoods, automating logistics and growing your community while juggling day-to-day chaos.

Mixtape – Beethoven & Dinosaur

On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure, play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.

Momento – Fat Alien Cat & Nomo Studio with Screen Queensland & Silver Lining Interactive

A cozy room decorator with a twist: the choices you make play out over the course of a lifetime.

This year’s AGDAs ceremony will be an afternoon event, held from 3pm on Wednesday 7^th October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. After successfully speed-running the 2025 AGDAs, hosts Jordan Raskopoulos and Lee Naimo are back and they’re even more efficient! More details and tickets can be found on the AGDAs website.

IGEA also congratulates the finalists from its other categories:

Excellence in Visual Art 

• Bits & Bops – Tempo Lab Games
• Key Fairy – Owl Machine
• Mixtape – Beethoven & Dinosaur

Excellence in Gameplay presented by Hipster Whale 

• Bits & Bops – Tempo Lab Games
• Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off – Sbug Games with Supertonic
• Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar – Abandoned Sheep with SuperTonic, Actuator Digital & Translationz

Excellence in Narrative 

• Crabmeat – Nicholas McDonnell with Mitchell Pasmans
• Mixtape – Beethoven & Dinosaur
• Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar – Abandoned Sheep with SuperTonic, Actuator Digital & Translationz

Excellence in Sound Design 

• Bits & Bops – Tempo Lab Games
• Crabmeat – Nicholas McDonnell with Mitchell Pasmans
• Mixtape – Beethoven & Dinosaur

Excellence in Music presented by APRA AMCOS 

• Don’t Stop, Girlypop! – Funny Fintan Softworks with Intr Studio, Subzero Sound & Kwalee
• Malys – Summerfall Studios
• Mixtape – Beethoven & Dinosaur 

Excellence in Accessibility presented by VicScreen 

• Bits & Bops – Tempo Lab Games
• Key Fairy – Owl Machine
• Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar – Abandoned Sheep with SuperTonic, Actuator Digital & Translationz

Excellence in Extended Reality 

• Espire: MR Missions – Digital Lode Immersive Media
• Hyper Bullet – Protostar
• On Point – Actuator Games

Excellence in Impact 

• Bluey’s Happy Snaps – Gameloft Brisbane with BBC Studios, Ludo Studio & Bandai Namco
• The Last Werewolf – Unnatural Freaks
• The Walks We Used to Take – Junebug

Excellence in Debut presented by Screen Queensland 

• Bits & Bops – Tempo Lab Games
• Key Fairy – Owl Machine
• Momento – Fat Alien Cat & Nomo Studio with Screen Queensland & Silver Lining Interactive

Excellence in Ongoing presented by Sledgehammer Games

• Crossy Road Castle – Hipster Whale
• Forts – EarthWork Games
• Static Shift Racing – Timbo Jimbo 

About the AGDAs
The Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) are a national event celebrating outstanding games and individual achievements by the Australian game development community.

Since 2020 The AGDAs have been run by the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) – the peak industry association representing the voice of Australian and New Zealand companies in the computer and video games industry.
 
For more information, please visit: https://agdas.com.au

 
About IGEA
IGEA (Interactive Games & Entertainment Association) is the peak industry association representing the voice of Australian and New Zealand companies in the computer and video games industry.  IGEA supports the games industry’s business and public policy interests through advocacy, research and education programs. For more information, please visit www.igea.net