Nintendo finally revealed a release date for the third installment of the Splatoon franchise. The company announced, via its Nintendo of Europe Twitter account, that Splatoon 3 is set to hit shelves and Nintendo’s digital eShop on September 9.
Splatoon 3 was originally announced in 2021’s February Nintendo Direct. Since then, Nintendo revealed new environments and maps, new weapons like the Crab Tank, the return of Salmon Run, and the introduction of a kaiju salmon.
It is also confirmed that the theme of the story mode is the return of the Mammalians. This new mammal theme is introducing a new type of ink called Fuzzy Ink. The new brand of goop pulsates like a living creature and coats any Inkling that touches it in fur, immobilizing them. It is also most likely a story mode exclusive, leaving any fuzz out of the multiplayer experience.
Now we know why Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was moved!
Splatoon 3 is coming in September pic.twitter.com/ezECo9CwON
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Splatoon 3 isn’t the only Nintendo game that got a launch date recently. Xenoblade 3 just received a new July release date, which pushed it up from a planned September date. That’s led fans to speculate that Splatoon 3 and Xenoblade traded releases dates, though the former never had a proper date.
To build more hype for what Splatoon 3 is bringing to the table, Nintendo also is bringing Splatoon 2′s Octo Expansion DLC to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack members. Expansion subscribers to Nintendo’s online service that own Splatoon 2 can now access the DLC without the need to purchase it as a stand-alone.
Anyone ready to jump back into the ink-filled world of Splatoon can pre-order Splatoon 3 today before it releases on September 9.
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.
Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.