With Aion 2's global launch now less than a month away, NC has brought the MMORPG to gamescom 2026 with a straightforward pitch: this is the game the original Aion was always meant to be. At the beginning of the presentation, the developers stressed that the 2008 original was limited by the technology of its era, while Unreal Engine 5 finally lets the team realize that vision at the scale it was originally imagined. The world of Atreia is now a fully open, seamless MMORPG world, and the claim is the ambitious kind: if you can see it on the […]
Geoff Keighley wasn’t lying when he said there was “a lot of great stuff” this year. Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 just wrapped, and it threw out one of the densest reveal lists in the show’s history, headlined by a genuinely stunning surprise: a free Witcher 3 remaster.
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026
The big reveals during Gamescom Opening Night Live
CD Projekt’s The Witcher 3 Remastered is the story of the night. It’s a free upgrade for anyone who already owns the game, landing September 29, 2026. CDPR also dropped a new expansion, Songs of the Past, due in 2027, and made the two existing expansions free immediately. Geralt clearly isn’t done yet.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation got a fresh trailer confirming a spring 2027 window, with director Naoki Hamaguchi showing off the returning Weapons as reimagined boss fights, a new Typhon summon, and the FITS outfit system for Cloud and Tifa.
Crimson Desert quietly rebranded itself Crimson Desert Enhanced with a 2.0 update adding new story content. I haven’t touched it in weeks, so consider this my nudge back in.
Big-Name Sequels and Spinoffs
Gears of War: E-Day – new trailer, out October 6
Silent Hill: Townfall – cast confirmed, including Jovan Adepo and Terry O’Quinn
Rainbow Six Tactics – a brand new turn-based Rainbow Six spin-off, 2027
Heroes of Might & Magic 3 Remake – Ubisoft China reimagines the strategy classic, 2027
Rayman Legends Retold – full 3D remake with new story and cinematics
Crazy Taxi: World Tour – Gena, B.D. Joe and Gus return, 2027 launch
New games worth watching out for
HoYoverse threw a curveball with Nodus Fall, a Monster Hunter meets Elden Ring style project, a big departure from Genshin territory. Paradox debuted Afterworld, a post-apocalyptic American grand strategy game, while Frictional Games (the Amnesia team) unveiled Ontos, starring Stellan Skarsgård and, apparently, a lot of rats.
Also new: Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, Exodus (April 7, 2027), Tarae: The Unbound, The Defiant (a WWII shooter set in China’s war against Japan), and PUBG: DED.NET, a darker 90s-set PvP spin-off.
Nodus Fall
Dates you should know
Path of Exile 2 hits full 1.0 on December 11, 2026
Aion 2 launches October 5
Mewgenics finally gets console versions on September 8
Metro 2039 arrives February 2027
Road Kings launches March 11, 2027
And yes, Snoop Dogg is now canonically a Hitman target.
Today, NC America confirmed that the MMORPG AION 2 will launch later this year globally, following its original debut in South Korea on November 19, 2025. That version was made for mobile and accessible on PC only via NC's own Purple launcher. However, the global version has been built specifically for PC, according to the new press release, and it will also be distributed via Steam. In fact, you can already wishlist the game on Valve's store. The global servers will be hosted locally in North America, South America, Europe, and Japan, providing a latency-conscious gameplay experience for many users. […]
During the recent Game Developers Conference 2026 in San Francisco, we had the opportunity to meet with NC America CEO Jeonghee “JJ” Jin. The executive was happy to discuss the growth of this NCSoft subsidiary (which handles the parent company's portfolio, initiatives and game services across the Americas, Europe, Australia and New Zealand), the most anticipated games in the lineup (Aion 2, Cinder City, and Horizon Steel Frontiers), and the broader industry environment. This interview was conducted on-site by our CEO, Abdullah Saad, which is why he is cited as a co-author. In this interview: NC America Growth You've been […]
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