Quick Hits

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launches on Switch 2 on 5th November 2026, and Nintendo's first special edition Switch 2 — a Zelda 40th Anniversary console with a matching Pro Controller — arrives this October (Nintendo Life). Not everyone's cheering the remake's new look, though: Destructoid reports the graphics have been met with near-unanimous bafflement online.
• Steam has sprung a colossal leak. Achievement-tracking site Exophase appears to have exposed achievement lists for Persona 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, Fable, Stranger Than Heaven, Ace Combat 8, and even unannounced games (GameSpot, PC Gamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) — and Eurogamer warns possible spoilers are now circulating.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 6 drops September 17, bringing a Doom crossover, free themed rewards, and the annual The Haunting event (GameSpot).
• Thousands of Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration orders were suddenly cancelled as the company pushes back against scalper bots — and Kotaku reports legitimate purchases are getting caught in the crossfire.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War joined Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on September 8 (GameSpot), and the broader September Nintendo Direct is still to come this week (GameSpot).

Pokémon & Nintendo

Yesterday's Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct was the event, and it delivered. Beyond the Quick Hits: Nintendo Life confirms price and box art for Ocarina of Time were revealed — a win for physical media diehards — alongside new amiibo and a heap of merch spotted in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it sizzle reel. IGN reports UK preorders for the anniversary hardware are finally live after the US and Australia went first.

The discourse, however, is spicy. Destructoid notes the internet's reaction to the remake's visuals — one quote making the rounds: "I'm crying it actually looks like that joke Mario game" — though the outlet pushes back on whether the lambasting is deserved. IGN also rounded up every Zelda game playable on Switch and Switch 2 in 2026. And remember, this was only half one of a dual-Direct week: GameSpot has the start time, where to watch, and what to expect from the September Nintendo Direct covering the broader Switch lineup.

Pokémon's 30th anniversary celebrations are in full swing, with mixed vibes. Destructoid came away from Pokémon Night Out impressed, saying it looks amazing and hoping for more concerts like it. Less joyfully, Kotaku reports the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration cancellations are hammering scalper bots hardest, but fans say legit orders are being swept up too. Meanwhile r/pokemon is doing what it does best — gorgeous fan art, including a fun "I unmonstered your Pokémon" redesign series.

Monster-catching fans should also keep Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World on radar — Nintendo Life's preview shares five things learned, including how its monsters are made ("If you like Piña Marauders...").

Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 4 marches on, and Destructoid has your grinding covered: its guide breaks down how to take down Geno — the toughest mission in his quest series, and "quite a daunting task" given who he is. Also worth bookmarking: how to find a Legendary Cheat Code, which Destructoid calls some of the best loot drops on the island alongside those elusive high-rarity Sprites.

Call of Duty

The final season of Black Ops 7 is nearly here: Season 6 arrives September 17 for Black Ops 7 and Warzone, headlined by a Doom crossover and the annual The Haunting — spooky season starts early this year (GameSpot). Activision has already shown off the Doom skins coming to both games, with free franchise-themed rewards earnable in the event plus a shop bundle (GameSpot).

Missed the Cold War era? 2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War landed on Game Pass Ultimate yesterday, September 8 (GameSpot). And in the eternal battle royale arms race, Eurogamer reports Battlefield 6's Redsec is borrowing yet another mode from Warzone — Resurgence — lending more credence to the argument that Redsec is a direct response to Call of Duty's hit mode.

Steam & PC

The Exophase leak is the PC story of the day. Rock Paper Shotgun says achievement lists for a "smorgasbord" of unreleased and unannounced games appeared online — Persona 6, Fable, Stranger Than Heaven, Ace Combat 8, and more per PC Gamer — while Kotaku reports the leak may have revealed every Kingdom Hearts 4 world. Eurogamer cautions that Persona 6 and Kingdom Hearts 4 spoilers may have emerged amid it all, so browse carefully out there.

In less leaky news: Eurogamer dug into The Blood of Dawnwalker's audience and found 58% of players also played The Witcher 3 — fitting, given Rebel Wolves' lineage — with roughly 40% of the entire playerbase playing on Steam. And for Resident Evil sickos (affectionate), PC Gamer catalogued over 1,000 cut voice lines from Resident Evil 4 and Requiem, revealing more about Leon Kennedy, the zombies he fights, and a lowkey bromance.

Gaming Roundup

• Marvel Rivals Season 10 adds Gorr the God Butcher as its newest playable hero — a being with the power to slay gods — and Loki is now listed as "missing" in-game (Destructoid).
• IGN reviewed Dungeon Crawler Carl Graphic Novel Vol. 1, with the reviewer — a longtime fan of the books and audio versions — finally seeing the apocalypse in comic form.
• Halloween: The Game is here, and Destructoid breaks down all the Civilians trying to escape Michael's clutches, plus how to unlock the locked ones.
• Musicians: they're just like us. Breaking Benjamin frontman Benjamin Burnley paused his own concert in Holmdel, New Jersey, to rant about his feud with a Fallout 4 modder (IGN) — 2026's most unexpected crossover event.