Summer is almost over, and as we welcome the fall, we enter peak game release season. New game announcements are aplenty, and new game arrivals are rapidly approaching. We as a community have a few to look forward to.
In this issue, I’ll cover the lineup of active games and games arriving this fall, along with our plans for each. Let’s dive on in!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Gaiscioch for Extra Life 2026
Celebrating 16 Years of Life-Saving Gaming!
Nov. 6-8th, 2026
Are you new to Gaiscioch? Are you familiar with the annual charity event Extra Life? Well, this year marks our 15th year participating in this epic charity event. In true Gaiscioch fashion, we are broadcasting our adventures for 3 days beginning on Nov. 6-8th. These range from Solo adventures you can watch live on Twitch and YouTube to Coop Adventures you can sign up to be a part of. Lastly, there are MMORPG events that we welcome everyone to come out for.
Since we began this event series, we have raised $60,083 for the Children’s Miracle Network through the Extra Life Charity Event.
This year’s calendar is almost set, but we are still selecting a few more games to replace a few that were either delayed or fell a bit short of our expectations.
Donaliam and I are evaluating potential games every Monday at 9 PM PT in Discord & Twitch, and we’ll be streaming them to the channel to get your thoughts and feedback.
Active Communities
Guild Wars 2
With Guild Wars 3 now confirmed on the horizon, I feel it’s best to address many of your concerns. Yes, when Guild Wars 3 launches, we will roll a chapter into it; however, we will not be abandoning Guild Wars 2. The two games tell different stories in the history of Guild Wars and play an essential part in our community’s history. We will embrace all Guild Wars as part of our ecosystem; from Guild Wars to Guild Wars 2 to Guild Wars 3, you can count on us being involved.
Our friends Colin Johanson, Stephen Clarke-Willson, and Josh Daivs put out a wonderful video about their Commitment to Guild Wars, and we fully support ArenaNet in this.
As we grow into our future with the Guild Wars universe, we will be hosting several fun events in both Guild Wars 2 and Guild Wars Reforged to help people experience the past and the future before we dive into the distant past and see Orr in its full glory. Be sure to stay connected on Gaiscioch.com and on our Discord for more information and event reminders.
Before we go, be sure to mark September 15th on your calendar as that appears to be the drop day for Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity: Code of Creation. This comes to us from a YouTube short by Jason Spisak, the voice of Vloxx.
Conqueror’s Blade
Now that the Three Kingdoms wave has passed, we will begin refocusing our efforts on Conqueror’s Blade. It’s obvious that 3K is not a replacement or even a competitor to CB. Doesn’t even compare in scope and scale.
Conqueror’s Blade is now in its 7th year, and our community is still going strong. Like Guild Wars 2, it has endured the test of time, surpassing many of our former chapters. Providing us with many epic memories and unforgettable moments.
The road ahead looks good for us. Over the next season, we will be refining our new role system and working towards refining it. We will be working on getting new recruits, and I’ll be looking for a few veterans willing to take some squires under their wing and coach them. We will need to build a strong base that we can grow from.
Let’s charge into season 28 with ambition and poise and prepare for the next year of epic warfare in Conqueror’s Blade.
Conqueror’s Blade: Three Kingdoms
While we came for a season in 3K, we do not plan to continue with the game next season. This first month of CB3K has been rough to say the least.
Fortunately, we found our way into the alliance that owns everything and can coast the rest of the season exploring the content at our leisure. The population has dwindled to the point the game is largely vacant, and there is little to no danger in exploring the world as you like. We will continue to round up as many survivors as we can to try to build at least one flourishing community.
There were a lot of really neat concepts in 3k like the lore-filled world map, fief upgrading, and the streamlined crafting system that I do hope make their way to Conqueror’s Blade. But the combat, unit control, clunkiness, insane fps drops, and lag can all disappear, and nobody would miss it.
This all is tentative, and I still have hopes things will improve, but as of right now, it’s not looking good for its longevity.
Upcoming Adventures
Stormforged
Demo Launches: August 18th, 2026 | Genre: Coop Survival | Available On: Steam
Stormforge is an open-world survival crafting game for 1 to 8 players. You are Stormforged, with the ability to brave and harness power from magical storms. Explore, fight, forage, craft, build, and defeat bosses in this epic fantasy game. Survive the Storms and thrive!
Check out the demo on August 18th and swing by Discord to let us know what you think!
Stars Reach
Launches: August 18th | Genre: Sci-Fi MMORPG | Available On: Steam
This Sci-Fi MMORPG comes from developers who worked on Star Wars Galaxies and launches into early access on August 18th.
Explore a living galaxy in Stars Reach. Discover new planets, build settlements, and shape environments that react to everything you do. Players work together to transform untamed worlds into thriving civilizations across a single shared universe.
A handful of Gaiscioch plan to explore the game together. Be sure to connect on Discord and the Gaiscioch Website to get connected.
Iron Sand
Launches: August 20th | Genre: Sci-Fi Coop FPS | Available On: Steam
Dropping on August 20th, you can dive into this game with up to 4 friends. Ironsand is a co-op titan-slaying FPS roguelite set on a desert planet where powerful builds and team synergy are everything.
Highreach
Launches: September 30, 2026 | Genre: Coop Survival | Available On: Steam
When calamity struck, the world of Highreach was shattered. In this open-world survival game, build encampments, rescue survivors, and soar across the skies on your airship to explore a lost world and uncover the truth.
Aion 2
Launches: October 5, 2026 | Genre: MMORPG | Available On: Steam
This new Free-2-Play MMORPG is arriving in September, and we will be gliding our way to the Elyos faction this time and will set up shop on a NA East launch-day server TBD.
If you purchased the headstart, they will be doing the throne and Liberty style launch where the headstart servers are segregated from the launch servers. We will not be on the headstart server.
Check the Gaiscioch Website and Discord for the latest information as we near launch.
Just Announced
Enginefall
Genre: Coop Survival FPS | Available On: Steam
Enginefall is a player-driven crafting shooter set on colossal, post-apocalyptic megatrains. Start in the tail alone or with friends as you scavenge, craft, and build your way to First Class. Seize better gear car by car, and escape with high-value loot to upgrade your personal home on the rails.
Wild Wild Eden
Genre: Coop Survival RPG | Available On: Steam
Survive a primitive fantasy world in Wild Wild Eden, an open-world survival crafting game where monsters are family. Pet, feed, and protect your companions. As a tribal chief, raise your monster friends, build a thriving base, and explore a harsh yet heartwarming world together.
Wyldheart
Genre: Coop Action RPG | Available On: Steam
Embark on bite-sized campaigns in this co-op action RPG set in a rustic fantasy world. Start from nothing, and freely build your character as you investigate rumors, explore strange ruins, and survive the dangers threatening the fallen Kingdom of Caerwyn.
9 Yin Sutra: Immortal
Genre: MMORPG | Available On: Steam
An open-world cultivation sandbox built with Unreal Engine 5. Survive, build, and explore a vast realm; master mystical runes, forge powerful artifacts, and carve your own path to immortality alongside cultivators from around the world.
Misa Online
Genre: MMORPG | Available On: Steam
Survive in dark worlds opened by Portal Stones. Explore vast maps, battle unique creatures, strengthen your class, and shape your own destiny against the approaching war.