- Recent game announcements: Beyond Good and Evil 2, Red Dead Redemption 2,Destiny 2
- October 17: United Front Games was shut down.[1]
- September 28: Ubisoft acquired Ketchapp.[2]
- September 15—18: Tokyo Game Show was held. List of games revealed include: The Great Ace Attorney 2, Earth Defense Force 2015, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, Digimon World: Next Order (PS4), Musou Stars
- September 13: Chris Metzen left Blizzard Entertainment.[3]
- September 7: Sony Interactive Entertainment officially revealed PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 4 Slim.[4]
- August 30: Independent developer Renegade Kid was replaced by two companies: Atooi (who owns all of Renegade Kid's 2D IPs) and Infinitizmo (which owns all of Renegade Kid's 3D IPs).[5]
- August 17-21: Games revealed at Gamescom 2016 include Little Nightmares, Metal Gear Survive, Nier: Automata (PC), Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n, The Crew: Calling All Units, Football Manager 2017, Scum
- August 12: Nordic Games, the company that acquired most THQ's franchises, was rebranded to THQ Nordic.[6]
- August 6: Relentless Software, the developer of the Buzz! series, was shut down.[7]