PC Gaming in September 2026: Everything That Happened
RTX 5090 prices crossed $5,000, the GTA 6 leaker’s rug pull finally got a real number attached to it, and Valheim left early access after years in development. Here’s the full September recap.
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PC Gaming News: August 2026 Month in Review
From a Steam hardware data breach to a 41 percent GPU price surge, August was a rough month for PC gamers on pricing and security. Here’s a full recap of everything that happened, plus what to watch heading into September.
No Man’s Sky’s next major update is called Cosmos
Hello Games marked the game’s 10th anniversary by teasing its next content update, though no details or release date have been shared yet.
What’s launching in the final week of August and into September
Star Wars Zero Company, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2, Silent Hill: Townfall, and The Witcher 3: Remastered all land in the next few weeks.
RTX 50 series prices climb up to 41% over MSRP in August
Nvidia’s Gamescom presence confirmed no new GPU hardware is coming this year. The standing advice to wait for early 2027 still holds, but the price gap is widening.
Mortal Shell II’s Balance Patch 1 fixes most launch issues, one boss bug remains
Balance Patch 1 cleared up several crash and UI issues, but fighting the boss Zmey can still cause weapons to disappear entirely.
Gamescom Opening Night Live: Witcher 3 Remastered, Path of Exile 2’s 1.0 date, and more
The Witcher 3: Remastered is a free upgrade launching September 29, Path of Exile 2 finally has its 1.0 date, and Silent Hill: Townfall got a release window too.
What’s launching between now and the end of August
Mortal Shell II, a major STALKER 2 expansion, Gamescom, and a stacked August 27 all land in the next two weeks.
Forza Horizon 6 save data issues persist, plus what to know before Gears E-Day’s full launch
Forza Horizon 6’s save data loss bug remains unresolved since June, and Gears of War: E-Day’s beta revealed a few things worth knowing ahead of October.
August Patch Tuesday fixes a kernel flaw
Windows August patch update includes quality-of-life fixes, but it also patches a kernel vulnerability that North Korea’s Lazarus Group has been exploiting since July.