It has been a month of quiet earthquakes in the games business: a beloved community site changed hands, a Polish powerhouse grew its margins, a high-profile studio collapsed into administration, and regulators knocked on Epic’s door. Here are the stories that mattered, with dates and sources.
The Headlines
Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB — Sept 2
The two most-used data sites in PC gaming are now under one roof. Both companies say the Steam data-tracking site keeps its name, brand and community, and Nexus Mods says nothing about SteamDB’s operation changes for users.
CD Projekt Red profit climbs 37% — Sept 2
First-half 2026 profits rose 37%, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now past 65 million copies and the franchise overall beyond 90 million.
Square Enix denies going private — Sept 2
A report pushed the publisher’s stock sharply higher before Square Enix said “no consideration is currently being given to taking the Company private.”
Moon Studios delays No Rest for the Wicked to March 2027 — Sept 2
“We’re holding our games to a standard we won’t compromise on,” the studio said, adding that the game is “close” to 1.0 — but “close isn’t good enough.”
Build A Rocket Boy appoints administrators — Sept 25
The filing indicates that the MindsEye maker is insolvent, ending a brutal year for the once high-profile studio.
Dutch consumer group sues Epic over Fortnite — Sept 24
The group is seeking more than €100 million in compensation, arguing “Epic deliberately designed the game to pressure players into buying.”
Nintendo awarded $4.5m in piracy case — Sept 25
A US court ordered James C. Williams — known online as ‘Archbox’ — to disable access to shops and social accounts linked to pirated Switch games.
Microsoft patents an “ad-credit” system — Sept 24
Under the filing, players would watch an ad and receive a credit for a set period of ad-free playtime on PC and Xbox, “without disrupting gameplay.”
Bungie tries to earn back trust — Sept 22
The studio says it is “not done with Destiny”, aims to restore archived Destiny 2 content, and admitted Marathon “did not reach as many players as we had hoped.”
IO Interactive delays 007 First Light on Switch 2 again — Sept 22
A third delay pushes the Nintendo version to March 2027. “We had no choice,” the studio said.
Meta launches AI game tools — Sept 25
Horizon Centre and Horizon Studio are designed to “make it easier to turn your ideas into playable 2D and 3D games” on mobile and browsers, alongside VR glasses with day-one Unity support.
The Calendar
| Date | Story |
|---|---|
| Sept 2 | Nexus Mods buys SteamDB; CDPR profit +37%; Square Enix denies privatization; Moon Studios delays; Supercell–Metacore deal to close; 700-game week on Steam |
| Sept 22 | Xbox cuts 268 roles; Bungie outlines Destiny future; 007 First Light delayed on Switch 2 |
| Sept 23 | Sensor Tower: Japan PC and PlayStation unit sales rise 13% to 21m in H1 2026 |
| Sept 24 | Dutch group sues Epic; Microsoft “ad-credit” patent |
| Sept 25 | Build A Rocket Boy administrators; Nintendo wins $4.5m; Meta AI game tools |
The pattern: consolidation at the top (Xbox’s reorganization, Supercell–Metacore, Nexus–SteamDB) is happening alongside real distress further down the ladder. Money is not leaving games — it is concentrating.
Sources
- GamesIndustry.biz — News archive, September 2026
- XBOX Wire — Continuing Our Reset
- Company logos and imagery retrieved from Wikipedia.