The Drop
Welcome to the Hub for The Drop, our weekly game release calendar helping you find picks worthy of your time.
The Drop: Week of August 24, 2026
MGS4 finally breaks free of PS3 exile, Elden Ring comes to the Switch 2, and a squad of ex-XCOM devs take their shot at Star Wars.
The Drop: Week of August 10, 2026
This week sees Bethesda finally bring Oblivion to a Nintendo console, EA ship its first game as a private company, and an Adelaide developer give Aussie Rules football a very silly makeover.
The Drop: Week of August 3, 2026
This week sees Pokémon creator Game Freak step beyond their comfort zone into action RPGs, Sony takes a swing at the FGC, and let's all take a Big Walk across an Australian-inspired bushland.
The Drop: Week of July 27, 2026
This week: Master Chief finally lands on a PlayStation for the first time in franchise history, Diablo creator's company publishes a dark fantasy extraction game, and a Melbourne developer delivers a puzzle game built as a love letter to her grandmother.
The Drop: Week of July 20, 2026
Building decks, dine-and-dashing, and destroying vaults: this week's Drop is light on volume but stacked with things worth your Thursday
The Drop: Week of July 13, 2026
This week of game releases brings retro anime robots, cuddly ghost bears, and a four-player descent into Lovecraftian madness. The long wait for Cat Chess might finally pay off, too.
The Drop: Week of July 6, 2026
Ubisoft resurrects Black Flag, DOOM's Slayer heads to hell (again), and cat chess exists now. Check out this week's releases.
The Drop: Week of July 6, 2026
Ubisoft resurrects Black Flag, DOOM's Slayer heads to hell (again), and cat chess exists now. Check out this week's releases.