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CIG's behind-the-scenes video of the Squadron 42 October event won't make it out this week
Cloud Imperium Games planned to release a behind-the-scenes look at its Squadron 42 October event later this week, but community manager Zyloh says a few unexpected things came up and the video is now coming soon instead.
Star Citizen 4.10.3 PTU opens to all waves with build 13055118, a bigger Vanduul Incursion pass and a reworked Skarnov
CIG pushed Alpha 4.10.3 PTU build 13055118 to all waves on Friday. The notes add quantum travel to Shattered Blade Raid locations, blueprint rewards that actually pay out, a full AI pass on the incursion sites, a much lighter Skarnov that finally has firing audio, and fixes for the Collector contract and stuck shop purchases.
Star Citizen 4.10.3 brings VR scope eye relief, split zoom sliders and a medbed view fix, per CIG's Silvan
CIG's Silvan-CIG posted a list of VR changes for Alpha 4.10.3 on Spectrum: scopes now pull your view back as they zoom, the old zoom slider is split into separate scope and ship settings, third-person cameras stop zooming in VR, and medbeds point your view up at the screen.
Star Citizen 4.10.3 PTU build 13032516 is out for Wave 1, and a CIG dev says the Skarnov got more than a text fix
CIG pushed a new Alpha 4.10.3 PTU build to Wave 1 on Wednesday with nastier Vanduul Mauler weapons, Nyx combat music, no more 4GB Vulkan cache cap and a pile of fixes. Designer ZacPreece_CIG then added that the LBCO Skarnov's damage went from 27 to 30, with longer chain lightning and a recoil pass.
Star Citizen's new gifting rules start Friday: gifts are picked at checkout, sent as email codes, and can't be paid with store credit
CIG's Updates to Pledge Gifting FAQ, posted October 27, lays out how gifting works from October 30: you mark a pledge as a gift when you buy it, the recipient claims an email code, store credit is out, and unclaimed gifts are refunded after 30 days. Existing hangar gifts keep working.
Star Citizen's Daymar Rally is back on January 23 with sign-ups open now, and a Squadron 42 event film lands this week
RSI's This Week in Star Citizen confirms the community-run Daymar Rally returns January 23, 2027, with registration open and practice sessions on December 12 and January 9. A behind-the-scenes film from the Squadron 42 Manchester event is due later this week, with Jump Point and the newsletter on Friday.
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PPRGaming Daily Roundup – November 1, 2026
The rest of Sunday's news: Crimson Desert's second hotfix of the day (2.04.05) fixes a Ravok boss crash and three stuck quests, Dune: Awakening's free Blood and Ice expansion heads to Arrakis' frozen north on December 1, and Warframe: Tau leaves the Origin System in December.
Nintendo makes November 1 Pikmin Day, and the Pikmin 4 Switch 2 Edition demo drops November 2
A surprise Pikmin Day Direct hosted by Shigeru Miyamoto detailed Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy, out November 12, with voice commands for Oatchi and weekly Dandori exams. A free demo arrives November 2, and saves carry over.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla gets New Game+ on November 5, and Ubisoft says no other AC remake is in development
Ubisoft's Fall 2026 Assassin's Creed update confirms New Game+ for Valhalla on November 5, says no other remake is actively in development after Black Flag Resynced, and gives short status checks on Codename Invictus and Codename Hexe.
Skyblivion team says a former volunteer is threatening to sue the fan-made Oblivion remake
The Skyblivion team says a former volunteer is threatening legal action over code they contributed and demanded team members' real names and home addresses. The team removed the code and rebuilt the system, and is asking for help from IP and GDPR lawyers.
Overwatch director says smaller PvE story missions could return, but a full campaign would need "a whole new game"
Overwatch game director Aaron Keller told a press roundtable that Blizzard would "never discount" more playable story content, but past PvE missions didn't hold players and a big campaign would need its own game and team.
Crimson Desert hotfix 2.04.04 stops key items duplicating and farm livestock vanishing
Pearl Abyss pushed Crimson Desert hotfix 2.04.04 late Saturday night, its fourth since the Charting the Unknown update. It fixes key-item equipment duplicating after being equipped on a Greymane comrade, livestock disappearing from farms, and Korean text in the Gift menu.
Forza creator Dan Greenawalt is retiring from Microsoft after 27 years
Turn 10 Studios head Dan Greenawalt, who founded the studio and led the creation of Forza, is retiring from Microsoft, according to an internal Playground Games memo reported by The Verge. Turn 10 was folded into Playground Games in September.
id Software says it's working more closely with MachineGames than ever after losing about half its studio
id Software co-director Marty Stratton says the Doom studio is still viable after Xbox's layoffs took about half its staff, and that a technology partnership with Wolfenstein and Indiana Jones developer MachineGames, started earlier this year, is now closer than ever.
Silver Palace sets its global launch for December 14 on PS5, PC, iOS and Android
Elementa's free-to-play open-world detective action RPG Silver Palace launches worldwide on December 14, 2026 (UTC+8) on PlayStation 5, PC, iOS and Android. The publisher says it has passed 15 million pre-registrations.
Activision apologizes and will remove Itaewon crowd crush footage from Modern Warfare 4 on November 12
Modern Warfare 4's opening sequence used real news footage from the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush in Seoul. After victims' families spoke out, Activision apologized in a statement to Korean media and said the footage will be completely removed in the game's November 12 update.
Bungie lays out Destiny 2's unvaulting plan: Red War, Forsaken and the Menagerie are coming back, but not before 2028
In its first Bungie Community Update, head of product Josh Deane says the Red War, Curse of Osiris, Warmind and Forsaken campaigns, their strikes and raids, and the Menagerie are the first pass of Destiny 2's unvaulting. Pre-production runs to about January or February, then roughly 12 months of production, and there's no release date yet.
Crimson Desert hotfix 2.04.03 fixes stuck pioneering missions, gifting and spouses who won't give gifts
Pearl Abyss pushed a weekend hotfix for Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown update. Version 2.04.03 fixes pioneering missions that couldn't be completed, lets you gift multiple items at once, fixes spouses not giving gifts and more. It's out now on Steam, PlayStation and Epic, with Xbox and the Mac App Store to follow.
Mortal Online 2's next Era of Refinement patch adds an Aggressive flag, custom house parts and an anti-zerg mechanic, with a PTR on November 18
Star Vault's Into the Vault #163 previews Era of Refinement Patch 2 for Mortal Online 2: an Aggressive flag that replaces the Criminal Actions toggle, customizable house, stronghold and keep components, new utility and combat spells, a Hunting Prowess skill, a Concentration rework and more. Henrik Nyström streams on November 11 and the PTR is set for November 18.
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold launches February 23, 2027, with the crossbow-wielding Zephyr as its second new job
At Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo, Square Enix dated Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold for February 23, 2027, with early access from February 19, revealed Zephyr as its second new job and said the MMO has passed 35 million registered accounts. Pre-orders open November 4.
Report: EA shut down BioWare to fund Star Wars Battlefront III instead of the next Mass Effect
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports that EA, facing about $18 billion in debt after its buyout, picked Star Wars Battlefront III over BioWare's next Mass Effect, even though Battlefront III hasn't started development. EA says the decision followed months of planning and analysis.
Crimson Desert hotfix 2.04.02 fixes passive sea serpents, stuck ships and clingy spouses
Pearl Abyss's second hotfix since Charting the Unknown, version 2.04.02, fixes sea serpents that wouldn't attack, ships that stayed stationary, missing crew, companions following you into the water, crashes and an AMD driver 26.10.1 graphics bug. It's out now on Steam and PlayStation, with Xbox, Epic and the Mac App Store to follow.
GTA 6's original score by Justice lands December 11 with 30 tracks, and Pusher with Gesaffelstein is out now
Rockstar has dated Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice for December 11 on streaming, double CD and triple vinyl. The 30-track album includes Flower in a Hurricane and the new single Pusher featuring Gesaffelstein.
The Elder Scrolls VI is reportedly called Sentinel, and the name could be revealed next month
The Verge's Tom Warren reports that Bethesda is about to officially name the next Elder Scrolls game The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, possibly as soon as November around Skyrim's 15th anniversary. Bethesda hasn't confirmed it.
Crimson Desert's first post-Charting the Unknown hotfix fixes ship camera issues and underwater Shield Toss spam
Pearl Abyss pushed a hotfix for Crimson Desert patch 2.04.00 a few hours after Charting the Unknown launched, fixing ship camera problems, Damiane's repeatable underwater Shield Toss, housing placement bugs and more, and updated its known issues list for AMD, Xbox and Twitch Drops.
FromSoftware delays The Duskbloods to 2027 to fine-tune its rules and balance
FromSoftware has moved its Switch 2 exclusive multiplayer game The Duskbloods from 2026 to 2027. The studio says development is at the final adjustment stage and it wants more time for game rules and balancing after the network test.
Netflix is developing a live-action PUBG series, with Donald Glover directing and starring
Krafton and Netflix are developing a live-action PUBG: Battlegrounds series. Donald Glover will direct, write, executive produce and star, with his brother Stephen Glover writing and executive producing. No plot or release date has been shared.
Roblox bookings fell 12% last quarter but beat its own forecast, as daily users hit 138 million
Roblox's third-quarter 2026 results show revenue of $1.6 billion, up 16%, and bookings of $1.7 billion, down 12% from last year's boom but above guidance. Daily users grew to 138 million, and Roblox expects bookings to fall 10% to 15% this quarter.
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown is out now, and patch 2.04.00 adds ships, diving, marriage, castles and the Garden of Trials
Pearl Abyss has launched Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown alongside patch 2.04.00, adding ships and ocean diving, 17 residences, romance and marriage, stronghold businesses, a 10-group Garden of Trials and separate upscaling and frame generation settings.
Breaking: Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Captain Picard and X-Men's Professor X, has died at 86
Sir Patrick Stewart, the Royal Shakespeare Company veteran who became Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86.
Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 lands November 6 with three new maps, Grind and Drop Zone, DMZ's X01 facility and two Warzone maps
Activision has detailed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Season 1, live November 6: Backstab, Canyon and a snowy Shoot House in multiplayer, the X01 weapons facility in DMZ, Hajin and Zodiac for Warzone, two new guns and a battle pass catch-up system.
Sony's Prism Collection brings see-through DualSense controllers and PS5 covers on February 4, with pre-orders November 10
Sony has announced the Prism Collection, transparent DualSense controllers and PS5 console covers in Flare Orange, Emerald Green and Graphite Gray. Controllers are $84.99, covers are $74.99, and pre-orders open November 10 at 10 a.m. ET in the US.
The Wolf Among Us Remastered is out now with five playable deleted scenes, a Noir Mode and choices that carry into season 2
Telltale and PM Studios have launched The Wolf Among Us Remastered digitally for $24.99 on PC, PS5 and Xbox One. It adds five restored deleted scenes, a black-and-white Noir Mode, and your choices can carry into The Wolf Among Us 2.
GTA 6's Leonida is nearly as big as GTA IV, GTA V and RDR2's maps combined, Rockstar tells Edge
In Edge's GTA 6 cover feature, Rockstar says Leonida's total landmass is nearly as large as the playable maps of GTA IV, GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 combined. Edge also reports around 600,000 NPC animations, dynamic weather, a longer day-night cycle and a police system built around what witnesses saw.
Capcom pulls Street Fighter V from sale and keeps its servers offline over a PHP security flaw
Capcom has switched off Street Fighter V's online features on PS4 and Steam and is suspending sales in stages while it fixes security issues tied to the PHP programming language. Offline modes still work, and there's no date for a return.
Mortal Online 2 hotfix 3.1.20.32 fixes slow ripostes and speeds up Reliquary Siphons
Star Vault's first hotfix after the Era of Refinement patch fixes ripostes charging too long, especially on heavy weapons, makes Reliquary Siphons drain a shield in 30 minutes instead of 45, and fixes pet bandages ignoring the Corrupt debuff.
Xbox hardware revenue fell 14% last quarter, and Game Pass and third-party sales dipped too
Microsoft's first-quarter results show Xbox revenue of $5.38 billion, down 2% year over year. Hardware was down 14%, content and services down 2%, and Microsoft expects hardware to fall again this quarter while content and services grows.
Phantom Blade Zero passes 600,000 players on Steam on day one, and S-Game says roll back your NVIDIA driver
S-Game's wuxia action game launched on PC and PS5 overnight and hit 603,132 concurrent Steam players by Thursday morning, per SteamDB. Creative director Soulframe Liang's launch letter also flags a 5GB day-one patch and recommends NVIDIA driver 617.42 over the newer 621.01.
PlayStation Plus November games: Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and Monster Train 2
Sony's PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November 2026 are Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and Monster Train 2, available from November 3 to November 30. October's games leave on November 2.
No Man's Sky FORSAKEN is out: creepy biomechanical corvettes, space courier jobs and seamless warping to nearby stars
Hello Games has released No Man's Sky update 7.10, FORSAKEN, a Halloween update that adds forsaken traders, haunting mementos, biomechanical corvette modules, deep-space courier missions, seamless warping, a minimal HUD mode and full iOS support.
GTA 6 is reportedly a 210GB download on PS5, so you'll want that November 12 pre-load
PlayStation Store tracker PlayStation Game Size lists Grand Theft Auto VI's standard edition as a 210GB download on PS5. Rockstar hasn't confirmed the size, but pre-loading for digital pre-orders officially opens November 12, a week before the November 19 launch.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 3 announced for PS5 and PC, free-to-play with cross-play
Bandai Namco has announced Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 3, a free-to-play team battle game for PS5 and Steam with cross-play, on-foot infantry missions and a Japan-only network test on November 20 and 22. There's no release date yet.
Nintendo's October Indie World: Witchbrook dates January 28, Celeste co-creator reveals City of None, and Slime Rancher 2 hits Switch 2
Nintendo's 15-minute Indie World showcase gave Witchbrook a January 28, 2027 release date, revealed City of None from Celeste co-creator Extremely OK Games, and confirmed Slime Rancher 2 for Switch 2 in January, plus Sword of the Sea on Switch 2 tomorrow.
Starfield mod spotlight: Holsters SFSE finally puts your guns on your back and hip
ScarecroOw's free Holsters SFSE beta for Starfield on PC shows your holstered pistol on your thigh and your rifle on your back, without replacing outfits or using body slots. It also works on followers and other NPCs.
Kingdom Come studio Warhorse confirms a cyberattack, and says company data was accessed
Warhorse Studios, the Prague developer behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance and an upcoming Lord of the Rings RPG, says attackers got into its systems and company data. CEO Martin Frývaldský called it a serious incident, and the studio hasn't said what was taken.
Rockstar's UK staff will vote on a union from November 12 to 26, right across GTA VI's launch
The IWGB says Rockstar's UK employees will vote anonymously on recognizing the Rockstar Game Workers Union from November 12 to 26, a window that brackets GTA VI's November 19 console launch. A yes vote would create the biggest recognized union in the UK games industry.
Call of Duty passes $40 billion in lifetime revenue, but Microsoft still won't share Modern Warfare 4 sales
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Call of Duty has earned $40 billion in lifetime franchise revenue, days after Modern Warfare 4 launched. No sales or revenue figures for the new game were shared, and Microsoft reports earnings on Oct. 28.
Crimson Desert's weekly patches end after Charting the Unknown, and the DLC gives Damiane and Oongka their own epilogues
Pearl Abyss's Will Powers says Crimson Desert will stop getting weekly updates after Charting the Unknown launches Oct. 29, though big free patches will continue. The DLC adds three separate epilogue stories for Kliff, Damiane and Oongka that unlock after the main story.
Pokémon UNITE is shutting down on March 23, 2027, and gem sales have already stopped
The Pokémon Company will end service for Pokémon UNITE on Switch and mobile on March 23, 2027. Gem sales and new UNITE Club memberships ended today, a farewell event and offline library arrive Nov. 12, and unused paid gems will be refunded.
The 'final trailer' for canceled Transformers: Reactivate has leaked, showing a $70 story campaign with Megatron on your side
An internal trailer for Splash Damage's canceled Transformers: Reactivate surfaced on X, showing New York, the Nevada desert and Cybertron, and a version of the game that had turned into a premium story campaign with optional co-op.
Life is Strange studio Don't Nod plans to cut up to 85 of its 140 French jobs, and its union says management is targeting people one by one
Don't Nod is under court-supervised safeguard proceedings in Paris with €9.9 million in cash and doubts about operating past January 31, 2027. Today the STJV union said the redundancy plan wipes out most non-manager roles and is built to pick who goes.
Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 employees, and Xbox staff are among those eligible
Microsoft's new Voluntary Exit Offer is open to roughly a quarter of its workforce in the US, Canada, the UK and India. Xbox teams are reportedly taking part, decisions are due in early December, and anyone who accepts leaves on December 31.
Capcom's profit jumps 54.5% as Resident Evil Requiem hits 8.51 million and Pragmata tops 2.7 million
Capcom's first-half results show net sales up 49% to ¥120.9 billion and operating profit up 54.5% to ¥60.8 billion. The company sold 36.86 million games in six months, led by old Resident Evil titles, new hit Pragmata and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
ARC Raiders 2.3.0 is out: a Souls Offering player project, the Expedition Vault is closing, and Heavy Shield and Flame Spray get buffs
Embark's Live Update 2.3.0 adds the Souls Offering community project in Speranza, moves Expedition Vault items into your stash (with Bronze Statuettes as compensation for bought slots), buffs the Heavy Shield and Flame Spray, reworks the Firefly Burner and fixes a long list of Grappling Hook, Frigate and Pendola Pass bugs.
Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch lays off 24, and Boltgun 2's Auroch Digital puts a quarter of its roles at risk
Two studios coming off well-reviewed games cut staff on the same Monday. Sony's Sucker Punch let 24 people go as it plans its next project, and Bristol's Auroch Digital opened a redundancy consultation covering about 25% of roles, 12 days after Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 launched.
Breaking: Walter Koenig, Star Trek's Ensign Chekov, has died at 90
Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek and in seven films and was Babylon 5's Psi Cop Bester, died Sunday at home in North Hollywood, surrounded by family. He was 90.
Crimson Desert makes the Golden Joysticks' Ultimate Game of the Year shortlist, and you have until Friday to vote
The 44th Golden Joystick Awards revealed its 12 Ultimate Game of the Year nominees, including Crimson Desert, Phantom Blade Zero and 007 First Light. Voting runs until 8 PM ET on October 30, and Alix Wilton Regan will host the November 11 show.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's Zone Lookout update is out: you can finally see A-Life NPCs much farther away, and squad leaders now offer fast travel
GSC Game World's Update 2.1 adds a setting to raise the A-Life NPC visibility range, reworks long-range gunfights and binoculars, adds paid fast travel with stalker squad leaders, and fixes a long list of bugs, including missing NPCs on PS5.
Phantom Blade Zero reviews are in: 88 on Metacritic, 91 on OpenCritic, and critics say the combat is all-time great
Reviews for S-GAME's Kungfupunk action RPG landed ahead of its October 28 launch. Critics rave about the combat, weapon variety and bosses, while the story, invisible walls and some performance dips are the common complaints. Eurogamer is the outlier at 3/5.
Valorant's new agent Hush arrives tomorrow: a telekinetic Duelist who steers her flashes, pulls and ult mid-air
Riot's 30th agent, Hush, lands October 27 with Patch 13.09. Nearly her whole kit can be redirected toward your crosshair after it leaves her hand, from a pull-and-concuss Displacement to Suspension, an ult that levitates everyone it catches.
Final Fantasy Resonance just set the record for the most-played single-player Final Fantasy on Steam
Square Enix's HD-2D RPG peaked at 42,885 concurrent Steam players on October 25, beating Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's 40,564. Unusually, its player count is still climbing days after launch, and its Steam reviews sit at 97% positive.
Shenmue III Enhanced slips to early 2027
ININ Games has confirmed the upgraded Shenmue III won't make its late-2026 window. The Enhanced edition, coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Switch 2, now targets early 2027 with no exact date yet.
Stellaris: Willpower launches November 23 and lets you win the galaxy by converting it
Paradox's next Stellaris expansion turns Ethics into Ideologies you can spread across borders, adds Galactic Halls and a new Force of Will victory path, and brings three new Origins. It's $24.99 or part of the Season 10 pass.
Astroneer studio System Era lays off 30+ developers after Starseeker's early access underperforms
The Devolver-owned Seattle studio cut more than 30 jobs this week, saying Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions was a big bet that didn't pay off. Starseeker is still headed for 1.0 with a smaller team, and Astroneer's in-house team is actually growing.
Katana Zero's long-promised DLC is still coming, and it's now "the size of a full sequel"
Askiisoft's Justin Stander says the Katana Zero DLC has grown into something the size of a sequel, with over 30 new songs. There's still no release date, and no word on whether it's still free.
A24's Elden Ring movie reportedly costs nearly $200 million, almost triple the studio's old record
The Wall Street Journal reports Alex Garland's live-action Elden Ring has a budget of nearly $200 million, making it A24's most expensive film by a wide margin. It's still set for March 3, 2028.
Starfield's Into the Wasteland bundle brings six Fallout-inspired Creations to the Settled Systems
For Fallout Day, Bethesda put six Fallout-inspired Creations into one limited-time, discounted Starfield bundle: a Ranger outfit and spacesuit, Vault-Tec and Commonwealth furniture, a Nuka-Cola-themed Cosmic Diner, and two guns.
One Piece is officially coming to Fortnite with the Treasure Hunters mini-season on November 1
Epic confirmed the long-rumored One Piece crossover with a teaser of the Going Merry sailing out of the fog. Treasure Hunters starts November 1 after Chapter 7 Season 4 ends, and it's based on the anime, not Netflix's live-action show.
Look Outside, Devolver's body-horror RPG, hits PS5, Switch 2, PS4 and Switch on October 30
Francis Coulombe's pixel-art survival horror RPG Look Outside leaves PC for the first time on October 30, the day before Halloween. No console price has been announced yet.
Arkane Lyon gets one more month: Microsoft extends the consultation as it hunts for a Marvel's Blade partner
Microsoft has pushed Arkane Lyon's consultation past the reported November 13 buyer deadline by one month. The Dishonored and Deathloop studio's 217 jobs are still at risk, and Microsoft says closure documents aren't a final decision.
Lucasfilm Games teases a Thrillville return: "Uncle Mortimer called"
Lucasfilm Games posted Thrillville key art on X with the line "Uncle Mortimer called. Thrillville needs you." Nothing is announced yet, but it's the first official sign of life for the 2006 theme park sim in nearly two decades.
Xbox's first chief operating officer, Helen Chiang, leaves Microsoft after three months in the role
The former Minecraft head was promoted to the new COO job in July as part of Asha Sharma's Xbox reset. A short internal memo says her duties will be split among other Xbox leaders for now, and Microsoft won't say why she left.
Factorio 2.1 is now stable: mixed rockets, platform-to-platform transfers and Space Age without Quality
Exactly two years after Space Age, Wube marked Factorio 2.1 stable. It's a huge quality-of-life update rather than new planets, adding mixed rocket cargo, landing pad unloading bays, circuit input/output splits and new graphics, and Wube has called it its last major update.
Xbox Cloud Gaming without Game Pass: pay-as-you-go packs start at $3.99 for 10 hours
Xbox Insiders without Game Pass can now buy Cloud Playtime packs of 10, 25 or 50 hours to stream games they own. The hours never expire, and a wider rollout is planned for November.
Shigeru Miyamoto becomes the first game creator to receive Japan's Order of Culture
Japan's government named the Mario and Zelda creator, 73, one of eight 2026 recipients of the Order of Culture, the country's top cultural honor. Emperor Naruhito presents it on November 3.
Marvel's Wolverine was September's best-selling game in the US, and PS5 hardware sales jumped 43%
Circana's September 2026 US chart puts Marvel's Wolverine at No. 1 with the best launch month for a Sony-published game since Helldivers 2. Eight of the top 10 were new releases, and total US spending dipped 1% to about $4.8 billion.
Fallout Day 2026: Fallout Shelter: The Experiment hits Prime Video January 13, and Fallout 76 passes 25 million players
Prime Video's Fallout reality competition, with a $1 million prize, premieres January 13, 2027. Bethesda also says Fallout 76 has topped 25 million players, with the World Pets update arriving December 1, and a live Fallout Day celebration is planned in Washington, D.C. next year.
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is reportedly still in pre-production, 18 years after its reveal
French outlet Origami reports at least 250 people at Ubisoft Montpellier are working on Beyond Good & Evil 2, which is now a single-player, story-first game with optional co-op and is heading for an internal milestone that decides whether it enters full production.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is out now on PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch 2
Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 4 has fully launched worldwide, adding multiplayer to the campaign and DMZ early access players have had since last week. Standard is $69.99, the Vault Edition $99.99.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is getting New Game+ next week
Ubisoft's official Assassin's Creed account says New Game+ is coming to Black Flag Resynced next week, more than three months after the remake launched. No exact date, platform rollout or carry-over details yet.
Dispatch hits 5 million players and celebrates its first birthday with free Commentary and Storyboard modes, a December 9 mobile launch and a live concert
AdHoc Studio marked Dispatch's one-year anniversary with two free behind-the-scenes modes for Deluxe Edition owners, including 16+ hours of cast and crew commentary. The game comes to iOS and Android on December 9, and a live soundtrack show is set for December 3 in Los Angeles.
Mole Mania, Avenging Spirit and Revenge of the 'Gator join Nintendo Switch Online's Game Boy library on October 27
Nintendo is adding three more Game Boy games to its Nintendo Classics library on October 27: Shigeru Miyamoto-produced puzzler Mole Mania, Jaleco's ghost platformer Avenging Spirit and HAL Laboratory's Pinball: Revenge of the 'Gator.
Dead by Daylight shows Terrifier's Art the Clown with a blowtorch, and his test build opens October 27
Behaviour Interactive posted the first in-game look at Art the Clown as a Dead by Daylight Killer, aiming a lit blowtorch at the camera. The Terrifier Chapter's Player Test Build opens October 27, and the full Chapter is still only dated November 2026.
Once Human's free Isles of Abyss ocean expansion is live, with player-built ships, diving and the Sunken Lord
Once Human's biggest free expansion, Isles of Abyss, is out now on PC, PS5, Xbox and mobile. It adds a PvE ocean scenario across five sea regions, ships you build yourself, diving, a new RaidZone ocean map and a Sunken Lord endgame boss.
EXODUS gives male Jun a new face after player feedback, ahead of its April 7, 2027 launch
Archetype Entertainment showed an updated male Jun Aslan for its sci-fi RPG EXODUS in its October community update. He looks younger, with a shorter, sharper face and a new hairstyle. Female Jun's updated look is still to come, and the game launches April 7, 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Gears of War: E-Day reportedly cost Xbox over $500 million to make, before marketing
A source familiar with Xbox's business told Kotaku that Gears of War: E-Day cost more than $500 million to develop, not counting marketing. Early estimates put first-week sales at about 230,000 copies and $37 million, and Windows Central's Jez Corden disputes how The Coalition's costs are counted.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition shadow-drops on Switch 2, finishing the Survivor Trilogy
Aspyr surprise-launched Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 for $39.99 with all seven DLC Challenge Tombs and online co-op, plus a $69.99 Definitive Survivor Trilogy bundle. Both are 10% off until November 4.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is out now on Switch 2, back on Wuhu Island with a 79 Metacritic
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort launched October 22 on Switch 2 for $49.99 with 12 sports on Wuhu Island, including skateboarding played in Joy-Con 2 mouse mode. Reviews land around 79 on Metacritic and OpenCritic, a big jump over 2022's Nintendo Switch Sports.
Tomb Raider turns 30, and Legacy of Atlantis shows how Lara Croft is being rebuilt for Feb 12, 2027
For Tomb Raider's 30th anniversary, Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog explained how Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis rebuilds the 1996 Lara with strand-by-strand hair, scanned real-world clothing and a personality pulled from every era. The remake launches February 12, 2027, and pre-orders are live.
Phantom Blade Zero's launch trailer is out one week before release, and PS5 physical editions are coming in 2027
S-GAME has released the launch trailer for Phantom Blade Zero, its Kungfupunk Wuxia action RPG, ahead of its digital launch on PS5 and PC on October 28 at 7 PM PT (10 PM ET). Pre-loading starts October 26, and Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate physical editions for PS5 arrive in 2027.
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown launch brings two weeks of Twitch Drops: a pet parrot, pirate gear and Fair Wind ship parts
Pearl Abyss has announced a two-week Crimson Desert Twitch Drops event starting with the Charting the Unknown expansion's October 29 launch. Week one gives base-game pirate gear and a pet parrot, and week two gives Medium Fair Wind ship parts that need the DLC.
Escape From Playtime is out in Steam Early Access, and a Poppy Playtime Chapter 6 teaser points to 2027
Mob Entertainment's 1-8 player co-op horror spin-off Escape From Playtime launched in Steam Early Access for $9.99 ($8.99 at launch). A new teaser on Mob's YouTube channel, which fans say is for Poppy Playtime Chapter 6, points to 2027.
Beyond BioWare: EA's memo reveals Project Gridiron, a Respawn and DICE team-up, and a paused Sims project
The same EA memo that closed BioWare also teased Project Gridiron, a social-first open-world American football game, a new shooter from Respawn and DICE together, and a pause on The Sims' Project Lotus, plus a smaller skate. team.
Breaking: EA is closing BioWare after 30 years and has cancelled the next Mass Effect
EA is shutting down BioWare and its Edmonton studio and ending early development on the next Mass Effect, part of a restructuring Bloomberg says cuts about 400 jobs. Here's what EA said, and how the studio got here.
Serious Sam: The Third Encounter announced, a true sequel to The Second Encounter nearly 25 years later
Croteam and Devolver Digital revealed Serious Sam: The Third Encounter for PC via Steam. It picks up right where The Second Encounter ended, promises new alien worlds, new and classic guns and co-op, and is in early development with no release date.
Cyberpunk 2077 2.5 patch notes: cross-platform mods on consoles, a console FOV slider, the Clampdown quest and dual-wielding
CD PROJEKT RED posted the full Edgerunners 2 Update notes after today's REDstreams. Update 2.5 adds mod.io mod support on PS5, Xbox and Switch 2, a console FOV slider, two new side quests, a King gear set, Glamdoc cyberware skins and DLSS 4.5. It goes live October 22.
Final Fantasy Resonance reviews are in: 85 on Metacritic for the first HD-2D Final Fantasy, out October 22
Square Enix's HD-2D remake of Brave Exvius' first arc sits at 85 on Metacritic from 46 reviews, with perfect scores from DualShockers and others and 6s from VGC and Eurogamer. It launches October 22 for $49.99.
GTA 6 has an estimated 6.45 million digital pre-orders worth $630 million, four weeks before launch
Sensor Tower's latest weekly snapshot puts GTA VI at 6.45 million digital pre-orders and about $630 million as of October 18, with PlayStation holding 74%. Take-Two hasn't confirmed any figures.
Starfield mod spotlight: Seamless Planet Takeoffs 2.1 gets rid of the takeoff loading screen
0xBobby's free Seamless Planet Takeoffs SFSE mod for Starfield on PC replaces the takeoff loading screen with a continuous climb to orbit. Version 2.0 added clouds, camera shake and a view of your ship leaving the atmosphere, and 2.1 landed on October 20.
EA Sports confirms Fight Night is coming back, 15 years after Fight Night Champion
A new @EASPORTSFN account on X announced 'Fight Night is coming back' with a 'The fight is never over' teaser. No platforms, release window or developer have been announced.
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown features overview: shipbuilding, diving, castles, romance and a boss-rush Garden of Trials
Pearl Abyss released a Features Overview video for Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown, out October 29 at 6 p.m. ET, and explained what you need to unlock its new stories, ocean exploration, housing, castles, businesses and the Garden of Trials.
Mortal Online 2's first Era of Refinement patch is live: new parrying, faster bandages, guild heraldry and Halloween walkers
Star Vault has released Patch 3.1.20.29, the first Era of Refinement update, to Mortal Online 2's live servers after a week on the PTR. It reworks parrying, bandages and Clade Gifts, adds Mental Fortitude, staged outpost sieges and Halloween event walkers in the graveyards.
Marvel Rivals is turning Avengers: Endgame's final battle into a 50-player PvE mode against a giant Thanos on October 24
NetEase revealed Path to Doomsday - Avengers: Endgame, a free 50-hero PvE mode set in the ruined Avengers Compound, with a free Winter Soldier-era Captain America costume and Times Square activities tied to the event.
Dead Space invades Battlefield 6: the Convergence event and 16-player Marker Incursion PvE mode are live at Area 51
EA's Halloween crossover runs October 20 through November 10 in Battlefield 6 and REDSEC, with a co-op PvE mode against AI Marked Soldiers, the DS-23 Pulse Rifle as a Battle Pickup, and an Aegis VII soldier skin among the free rewards.
Shrek 2 Remastered is official for November 10, headlining an ID@Xbox Showcase that also dated Mouthwashing and The Wolf Among Us Remastered
Aspyr confirmed DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2 and PC at $29.99. Today's ID@Xbox x IGN Showcase also brought Arctic Eggs as a surprise launch, Mouthwashing to Game Pass on October 29 and nearly 20 games in all.
Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 lands October 22 with dual-wielding and cyberware customization, inspired by Edgerunners 2
CD PROJEKT RED announced the free Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) for Cyberpunk 2077 alongside the anime's Netflix premiere. It hits PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on Thursday, with a REDstreams reveal and patch notes on Wednesday.
Directive 8020 finally gets online multiplayer for up to five players, plus choice voting and new Premonitions
Supermassive's sci-fi horror game added online play on October 19, with Custom and Round Robin modes, on-screen choice voting and 13 Premonition collectibles. There's no cross-play, and every player needs a copy.
PEGI is re-rating existing digital games with loot boxes to 16, and the changes roll out through October
Digital-only games currently rated PEGI 3, 7 or 12 that sell paid random items are moving to PEGI 16 with a 'Paid random items' descriptor. The ESRB isn't following in North America.
Best Buy launches 'Best Buy Gamers' in beta with IGN, ahead of the Ocarina of Time remake and GTA 6
The retailer's new online hub at bestbuy.com/gamers mixes IGN reviews and news with trailers, polls, sweepstakes, store events and pre-orders. Nearly all Best Buy stores will open late for Ocarina of Time on November 5.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 hits Netflix tonight at midnight Pacific, with Hideo Kojima as braindance director Hideyoshi Oshima
All 10 episodes of CD PROJEKT RED and TRIGGER's standalone Night City sequel drop October 20, and Hideo Kojima returns as the Cyberpunk 2077 braindance director Hideyoshi Oshima.
Saros gets its free Zenith update today with New Game+, an Overlord boss rush and new accessibility options
Housemarque's Zenith update adds Eclipse Layers New Game+, the Overlord Rush leaderboard mode, 20 new Carcosan Modifiers, Slow Game Speed and Auto-fire, free for all Saros owners.
Pearl Abyss profit expected to halve as Crimson Desert sales cool, with the Charting the Unknown DLC and a 2028 DokeV next
Analysts expect Pearl Abyss's third-quarter operating profit to drop about 50%. The studio is counting on Crimson Desert's first paid DLC on October 29, while its next game, DokeV, is reportedly aimed at late 2028.
MrBeast drops 'Escape from DMZ' today, a giant Call of Duty video timed to Modern Warfare 4's DMZ early access
The biggest YouTuber on the planet is going back to his Call of Duty roots with a real-life DMZ challenge and 19 other creators, one day before MW4's extraction mode opens to digital pre-orders.
Steam Next Fest starts today with more than 8,000 entries, and developers are worried about AI clones
October's Steam Next Fest runs October 19–26 with free demos. PC Gamer counts 8,011 matches on the press preview page, about double June's event, and at least one studio has pulled its demo over fears of AI copycats.
Samson studio Liquid Swords is bankrupt, and the game's rights are up for sale with bids due Wednesday
A Stockholm court declared Avalanche co-founder Christofer Sundberg's studio bankrupt on October 12. The trustee is selling Samson and its source code, with indicative bids due October 21. The game sold about 151,900 copies.
Golden Joysticks voting closes Friday, and Crimson Desert is up for PC Game of the Year but missed the console list
The 44th Golden Joystick Awards' public vote ends October 23. Crimson Desert is nominated for PC Game of the Year and Best Soundtrack, but its absence from Console Game of the Year has fans upset.
GTA VI gets Japan's adults-only CERO Z rating, matching GTA V, one month before launch
Japan's PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store now list Grand Theft Auto VI as CERO Z (18+ only) with Crime and Violence icons. Rockstar hasn't said whether the Japanese version will be edited, as GTA V's was.
Analogue brings back the Super Nt and Mega Sg as wireless 'Plus' models, with pre-orders opening Monday
The Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ play original SNES and Genesis cartridges on FPGA hardware and add built-in Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless, USB-C power and hot-swappable carts. Each costs $219.99, with pre-orders opening October 19 and shipping in December.
Deadlock tops 303,000 players on Steam as the painter Violet joins, and it's still invite-only
Valve's hero shooter set a new all-time Steam peak of 303,347 concurrent players after Violet arrived on October 16. The last City Never Sleeps hero, Nurse Harrow, lands Tuesday, October 20.
World of Warcraft: Forever opens a free stress test to everyone, now moved to October 21
Blizzard's Forever stress test needs no subscription, Game Time, invite or beta access. It starts October 21 at 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. ET), characters get wiped afterward, name reservations open October 27 and the game launches November 4.
GTA VI's Miami takeover hits blimps and beaches, but some county commissioners aren't fans
Rockstar's real-world marketing for GTA VI now includes a Vice City blimp, themed cars and branded beach chairs around Miami, as Miami-Dade commissioners argue over the county's promotion deal. The game launches November 19.
Epic is rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat for Linux, and Fortnite is coming once it's ready
EAC Linux v2 skips a kernel driver and instead requires Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, a signed kernel and other Linux security features. Epic will pilot it in Fortnite first. No date yet, and no Steam Deck support for now.
Stranger Than Heaven's first story trailer sends Makoto Daito to 1915 Kokura
SEGA and RGG Studio's Act 1: Kokura trailer follows Makoto Daito from San Francisco to a Japanese steel town, with Snoop Dogg as the merchant Orpheus. The game launches January 15, 2027.
Shrek 2 Remastered leaks on the Xbox Store days before its ID@Xbox reveal
An early Microsoft Store listing shows Aspyr remastering the 2004 Shrek 2 game with 4K visuals, Photo Mode, Cheat Mode and online four-player co-op. The page has been pulled ahead of the October 20 ID@Xbox Showcase.
No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 swaps attributes for 24 weapon-driven classes
Moon Studios' latest Wicked Inside showcase reveals a new class system, six joinable factions and Cerim Cores, with a 1.0 update that roughly doubles the game, coming to PS5 and PC in March 2027.
Ocarina of Time remake: new trailers tease Dark Link three weeks before launch
Nintendo's Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time gets two fresh trailers, including a glimpse of Dark Link, after a five-minute overview showed mic-powered ocarina songs and a new monster rematch hall. It launches November 5.
CONTROL Resonant hits 1 million copies, Remedy’s fastest seller ever
Remedy says CONTROL Resonant passed one million copies sold worldwide three weeks after launch, with physical PS5 and Xbox editions now in stores.
Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Early Access is live for digital pre-orders
Digital pre-order holders can play the full Modern Warfare 4 campaign starting October 16 ahead of the October 23 multiplayer launch, with DMZ Early Access due October 20.
Mortal Online 2 hosts a Keep Siege on the Era of Refinement PTR this weekend
Star Vault invites everyone to a hosted attackers-vs-defenders keep siege on Sarducaa on October 17 at 9:00 PM CEST, with supplies provided and a chance to stress-test the new combat changes.
Jagex cancels RuneScape Reignited after player backlash
Less than two weeks after RuneFest, Mod Ryan says Jagex 'missed the mark' on the fresh-start reset. December 2 still brings Adventure Guide, Remastered Journey, and a 10-day members trial.
SEGA pulls Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition after a disastrous launch
Creative Assembly and SEGA are temporarily removing the Oct 13 remaster from storefronts over bugs and visual issues players say look AI-upscaled, and reinstating the 2011 original.
Congressman Ritchie Torres pitches a bill to make sure you own the games you buy
The Power To The Players Act would have the FTC turn digital game licenses into real ownership and require offline modes before servers shut down. It hasn't been formally introduced yet.
Enshrouded leaves Early Access: 1.0 is live on PC and PS5
Keen Games ships the full Embervale map, Cinder's Cradle, voice acting and a story finale as Enshrouded hits 1.0 on Steam and PlayStation 5.
Rockstar drops the official GTA VI launch trailer, 35 days before release
The new trailer returns to Jason and Lucia in Leonida and debuts an original Justice track ahead of GTA VI's November 19 launch.
Mortal Online 2's first Era of Refinement patch overhauls parrying and stamina
Star Vault previewed a combat-focused update with hold-to-parry blocking, a big Endurance buff, a new Mental Fortitude skill and visible debuffs, headed to the PTR.
Epic Games confirms a 'huge pivot' to AI as its Disney shooter reportedly slips
Tim Sweeney says Epic is retooling developers for 'maximum AI acceleration'. Bloomberg reports the unannounced Marvel and Star Wars shooter has been delayed.
Microsoft launches Xbox Labs to experiment with ports, remixes and new tech
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has formed a small team under CTO Scott Van Vliet to turn emerging ideas into things players can try.
No Man's Sky lands on iPhone and iPad October 28, free to try
Hello Games is bringing the full game, ten years of updates included, to iOS, running on devices back to the iPhone 11.
RuneFest 2026: Jagex announces a fourth RuneScape MMO in Unreal Engine
Jagex teased an unnamed new RuneScape MMO, dated RuneScape Reignited for December 2, and announced an animated adaptation.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches today starring Rose Belmont
A brand-new 2D Castlevania arrives October 15 on PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch, starring Trevor Belmont's daughter Rose.
October 2026 is stacked as publishers clear the way for GTA 6
Gears of War: E-Day, Final Fantasy Resonance, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Phantom Blade Zero headline a packed month before GTA VI on November 19.