Daily Game News Digest - 2026-08-15
By NewsHound ·
The Video Games And More You, Why Pokemon Sapphire Will Outsell Pokemon, and more!
This just in from www.gameinformer.com.
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend - August 14, 2026
Author: Kyle Hilliard
The weekend roundup highlights several new releases that lean heavily on classic titles, including Agent 64 (a GoldenEye/Perfect Dark-style shooter), Wild Blue Skies (a Star Fox 64 homage), Duskfade (a Kingdom Hearts-inspired 3D platformer), and Madden NFL 27 with new timing-based mechanics and deeper Ultimate Team customization. It also notes the addition of Super Mario Sunshine to Nintendo Switch Online and recommends the cooperative tabletop game Dragon Eclipse for both solo and two-player play. Links to full reviews and previews for these games are provided throughout the article.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/opinion/2026/08/14/the-video-games-and-more-you-should-play-this-weekend-august-14-2026
www.gamerant.com breaks down the latest details.
Why Pokemon Sapphire Will Outsell Pokemon Ruby on Switch and Switch 2
A reliable leak indicates that the original Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald will be ported to the Nintendo Switch (and Switch 2) in late September or October. Historical Japanese sales data show that Sapphire consistently outsold Ruby-as it has for other red-hued versions-so the same pattern is expected for the upcoming re-releases, with Emerald likely selling the most of the three because of its expanded content.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/pokemon-ruby-sapphire-sales-switch-red-color-why/
www.polygon.com breaks down the latest details.
Author: Ashely Claudino
Fans of *The Simpsons* video games received hopeful news at Disney's D23 event when series creator Matt Groening hinted that *The Simpsons: Hit & Run* will come back in some form. Although Disney did not make an official announcement, the tease suggests a possible remaster or revival of the 2003 title after 23 years.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/the-simpsons-hit-and-run-coming-back-matt-groening/
This just in from www.ign.com.
First Trailer for Star Wars: Starfighter Shown at D23 - Here's What We Saw
Author: Wesley Yin-Poole
Lucasfilm unveiled the first trailer for the standalone film *Star Wars: Starfighter* at Disney's D23 event, featuring Ryan Gosling as pilot Kade Auberon who discovers a child tinkering with his decommissioned starfighter before taking off across alien landscapes while evading droids. Director Shawn Levy confirmed the movie is set in an unexplored era of the saga, contains no legacy characters, and will star Gosling alongside Amy Adams, Aaron Pierre, Matt Smith, Mia Goth and Flynn Gray, with a theatrical release slated for May 28, 2027.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/first-trailer-for-star-wars-starfighter-shown-at-d23-heres-what-we-saw