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IssueIssue #12 - 19 August 2026 Stories6 stories

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What matters today

Delta Force brings free-to-play extraction to PS5 and Xbox today, cross-progression and all.
ARC Raiders is banning cheaters in waves with Denuvo and Anybrain in update 1.42.0.
Valorant benches Breeze and brings Abyss back for Act 5 and Champions 2026.
NightRunner reveals co-op extraction where you defend a moving train, playtest in September.
Vapor World Leads Ten New Xbox Game Pass Titles Landing Through Late August
Payday: Aces High Opens a Co-op Heist Playtest on Quest 3 From August 20

Story 01 Extraction shooters Delta Force official

Delta Force Lands on PS5 and Xbox Today With Warfare, Extraction, and Black Hawk Down

Team Jade's free-to-play shooter Delta Force launched on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on August 19, one year after its PC debut. Console players get all three pillars: large-scale Warfare, the Tarkov-style Operations extraction mode where you loot a raid and try to escape with the gear, and the Black Hawk Down co-op campaign as free DLC. Cross-progression carries operators, Battle Pass, and currency across PC, mobile, and console, and the build ships with aim assist and crossplay.

Read full story Source: Delta Force official (playdeltaforce.com)

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Story 02 Extraction shooters ARC Raiders official

ARC Raiders Swings the Ban Hammer at Cheaters With Denuvo and Anybrain in Update 1.42.0

Embark Studios shipped ARC Raiders update 1.42.0 on August 18 and used it to confirm an anti-cheat crackdown. Working with Anybrain and Denuvo Anti-Cheat, the studio says it banned a large batch of accounts running recently popular cheat software, and it is tightening detection of economy exploits, teaming, and matchmaking abuse. The patch also offsets map conditions by region instead of a single global schedule, so players outside peak-hour timezones stop missing timed events.

Read full story Source: ARC Raiders official (arcraiders.com)

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Story 03 FPS bo3.gg

Valorant Benches Breeze and Brings Back Abyss for Act 5 and Champions 2026

Riot released Valorant patch 13.04 on August 18, opening Act 5 of the 2026 season and swapping the competitive map pool. Abyss, the map with bottomless drop-offs and no edge walls, returns to ranked and Deathmatch while Breeze rotates out. The same pool runs at Valorant Champions 2026 in Shanghai from September 24 to October 18. Act 5 lasts five weeks instead of the usual seven, and the patch adds agent and melee-skin bug fixes.

Read full story Source: bo3.gg (bo3.gg)

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Story 04 Extraction shooters Saving Content

NightRunner Is a Co-op Extraction Shooter Where You Defend a Moving Train, Playtest Hits Steam in September

German studio 314 Arts announced NightRunner on August 18, a 1 to 4 player co-op extraction shooter set after a solar catastrophe. Instead of a fixed base, squads defend a moving train called a wagon while scavenging, blending extraction runs, boss dungeons, and wave-survival tower defense. Runs are roguelite, with permanent Runner-Tech upgrades between them, and you only keep loot if you reach the destination. A public Steam playtest is planned for September, with full release in 2027.

Read full story Source: Saving Content (savingcontent.com)

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Story 05 Free to try Worthplaying

Vapor World Leads Ten New Xbox Game Pass Titles Landing Through Late August

Microsoft revealed the second half of August's Xbox Game Pass additions on August 18, ten titles in all. Vapor World: Over the Mind, a narrative soulslike, hits Game Preview on August 19, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy joins day one on August 27 for Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Premium members also pick up Egging On, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Relooted, and Starsand Island across the rest of the month.

Read full story Source: Worthplaying (worthplaying.com)

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Story 06 Coming soon Games Press

Payday: Aces High Opens a Co-op Heist Playtest on Quest 3 From August 20

Fast Travel Games is running a closed community playtest for Payday: Aces High, a VR co-op heist shooter, on Meta Quest 3 from August 20 through August 24, with sign-ups open now. Up to four players rob banks, museums, and a penthouse belonging to a business rival, choosing between a quiet stealth run and going loud with assault rifles, SMGs, and gadgets. The full game is slated for later in 2026.

Read full story Source: Games Press (gamespress.com)

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