GTA 6 Will Need 210GB on PS5, the Largest Single-Player Install Yet
A PlayStation Store datamine puts GTA 6 at 210GB on PS5, about double Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar has not confirmed it, and the Xbox size is unknown.
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Valve's Cancelled Portal Prequel F-Stop Surfaces as a Playable Build
Leakers and the Valve Cut Content community built an unofficial playable version of F-Stop, Valve's cancelled 2007 Portal prequel, from three separate leaks.
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Bungie Maps the Destiny 2 Unvaulting, With 2028 as an Estimate and No Release Date
Bungie's October roadmap sets out four Destiny 2 campaigns, their raids and Menagerie, with full production by February 2027 and completion estimated for 2028.
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FromSoftware Delays The Duskbloods to 2027 to Rebalance Its Rules
FromSoftware has moved The Duskbloods from 2026 to 2027, saying feedback from the August network test showed the game's rules and balance need more work.
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World of Warcraft: Forever Had the Biggest Beta in Blizzard's History
Satya Nadella told investors World of Warcraft: Forever had the largest beta in franchise history. He gave no figure, and the launch is 4 November 2026.
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Phantom Blade Zero Opens at 88 on Metacritic With Combat Praise and Story Doubts
Phantom Blade Zero holds an 88 on Metacritic from 43 PC reviews before its 29 October launch, with critics praising the combat and doubting the story.
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Creative Assembly Concedes It Took Its Eyes off Shogun 2 Complete Edition
Creative Assembly's Roger Collum says Shogun 2 Complete Edition was built outside the studio, and possible AI use in the game is still under investigation.
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GTA VI Has Already Booked About $630 Million in Pre-Orders
Sensor Tower estimates GTA VI has taken 6.45 million digital pre-orders worth about $630 million, with 74% on PS5 and most buyers picking the $99.99 edition.
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Final Fantasy Resonance Opens at 86 on Metacritic as Reviews Split From 100 to 60
Final Fantasy Resonance opened to an 86 metascore on PS5, with reviews split from 100 to 60 over whether HD-2D nostalgia and turn-based craft are enough.
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EA Shuts Down BioWare and Cancels the Next Mass Effect
Electronic Arts is closing BioWare after 31 years and ending early work on the next Mass Effect, cutting about 400 jobs as it narrows its big-budget slate.
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Liquid Swords Is Up for Sale, and Samson's Sales Explain Why
Liquid Swords was declared bankrupt on 12 October 2026. Its 27 staff, Samson's 151,900 sales and the 21 October asset deadline show what happens next.
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Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Draws 90% Positive Steam Reviews in Early Access
Modern Warfare 4's campaign early access drew 90% positive Steam reviews by 18 October, the series' best reception on Steam since Black Ops III in 2015.
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Rep. Torres Proposes a Bill to Make Game Purchases Ownership
Rep. Ritchie Torres has announced a bill that would treat game purchases as ownership instead of licences, requiring offline modes before servers shut down.
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Opens Pre-Orders Ahead of Its 5 November Switch 2 Launch
Nintendo's Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time is up for pre-order after a 14 October start, with a new trailer and eShop page ahead of its 5 November launch.
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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Launches to the Series' Best Reviews in Years
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse arrived October 15, 2026 to the series' strongest reviews in two decades, with OpenCritic at 86 and Metacritic up to 88 on Xbox.
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Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer Debuts a Justice Single Before 19 November
Rockstar's GTA VI launch trailer arrived on 15 October 2026, debuting Justice's 'Flower in a Hurricane' ahead of the game's 19 November release on PS5 and Xbox.
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Skydance Merges Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games Into One Division
Skydance merged Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games into one division on October 7, 2026, led by Tony Driscoll, per a memo reported by Variety.
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Valor Mortis Launches Into a Crowded October, and Reviewers Mostly Approve
Valor Mortis, the first-person Napoleonic soulslike from Ghostrunner studio One More Level, launched on October 13 at $39.99 to mostly positive reviews.
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GTA 6 Leaker Cyberleek Claims a Full Playable Build and Sets Two Conditions
A leaker called Cyberleek claims to hold a full playable build of GTA 6 and will publish it unless Take-Two ships discs and apologises. It may be a bluff.
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Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Arrives With a Snowy Norgan and a Switch 2 Debut
Capcom's Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen expansion launched on 8 and 9 October 2026, adding the snowy Norgan region and a Switch 2 debut bundle for the RPG.
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Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] Reaches Switch 2, PS5, Xbox and PC Natively
Square Enix released Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] on October 8, 2026 for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, replacing the Switch cloud versions.
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Triple-i Initiative Packs 40 Indie Announcements Into 45 Minutes
The Triple-i Initiative's October 8, 2026 showcase packed about 40 indie announcements into 45 minutes, from a Risk of Rain 2 shadow-drop to same-day demos.
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Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Release Date Reportedly Set for January 26, 2027
A reported leak says Forza Horizon 6 reaches PlayStation 5 on January 26, 2027. Microsoft, Playground Games and Sony have still not confirmed the date.
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Minecraft in Elden Ring and a PS5 Jailbreak: AI Reshapes the Modding Gray Zone
Modders used AI tools to run Minecraft inside Elden Ring, as PS5 emulators hit milestones and the Relapse jailbreak spread. Many viral clips remain unverified.
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Launches to Strong Reviews for Debut Studio Fuse Games
Star Wars: Galactic Racer launched October 6 on PS5, Xbox and PC to strong reviews, pairing a roguelite campaign with arcade racing from UK studio Fuse Games.
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Launches to the Series' Best Reviews in Years
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launched on October 2, 2026 to the series' best reviews in years, with a bigger multiplayer mode and a propaganda-driven story.
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Gears of War: E-Day Opens Early Access, the First Mainline Gears in Seven Years
Gears of War: E-Day entered early access on October 1, 2026, ahead of its October 6 launch. The Coalition's prequel is the first mainline Gears game since 2019.
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Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture Leaves NetEase and Goes Independent Again
Grasshopper Manufacture left NetEase Games on October 1, 2026 and became independent again after five years, as the publisher pulls back from overseas studios.
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'Xbox is not for sale,' CEO Asha Sharma says as the division sheds studios and staff
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told The New York Times on September 30, 2026 that Xbox is not for sale, capping a year of layoffs, studio spin-offs and Game Pass changes.
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Modern Warfare 4's PC Build Adds a New Mode, a 90 FPS Target, and a 115 GB Floor
Activision detailed Modern Warfare 4's PC build on September 29, 2026: a 90 FPS target, a 115 GB SSD floor, TPM requirements, and the new Collateral mode.
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GTA 6's Game Informer Cover Story Reveals 170+ Animals, Hurricanes, and Wilder Crowds
Game Informer's 14-page GTA 6 cover story reveals 170+ animal species, hurricanes and a reworked weather system for Leonida, plus far more varied NPCs.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered Launches September 29 as a Free Upgrade, With New Switch 2 and Battle.net Versions
CD PROJEKT RED's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered launches September 29, 2026 as a free upgrade, adding native Nintendo Switch 2 and Battle.net versions.
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Nintendo Wins a $4.5 Million Default Judgment Against a Switch Piracy Moderator
A US federal judge has awarded Nintendo a $4.5 million default judgment against James Williams, the r/SwitchPirates lead moderator known online as Archbox.
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Final Fantasy VII Revelation Brings the Remake Trilogy's Finale to Tokyo Game Show
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Revelation demo made Cid and Vincent playable and showed the FITS combat roles before April 8, 2027.
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Castlevania Turns 40, and Konami Is Giving the Original Away on Mobile
Konami put the original 1986 Castlevania on iOS and Android for free through October 24, a 40th-anniversary move that sets up the October 15 launch of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse.
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Control Resonant Is Out: Remedy Bets Its Biggest Game on a Genre Swap
Remedy launched Control Resonant on September 24, a melee-driven action RPG starring Dylan Faden that stands as the studio's most expensive bet on one game.
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Bungie Reopens the Destiny Content Vault and Concedes Marathon Fell Short
Bungie says it will restore vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns, destinations and raids for all players, and rework Marathon into a deeper survival game.
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Xbox Cuts 268 Roles, Gives the Next Halo Game to Activision and Proposes Closing Ninja Theory
Xbox is cutting 268 roles and reorganising its studios, moving Halo to Activision while Ninja Theory faces a proposed closure and Arkane talks continue.
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Rockstar and Atlantic Announce 'GTA VI: The Album,' 34 New Tracks for November 19
Rockstar and Atlantic announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, a 34-track record with six singles out now, arriving alongside the game on 19 November.
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Well Dweller Turns a Tiny Bird With a Matchstick Into a Dark Fairy-Tale Hero
Kyle Thompson's Well Dweller launched on 22 September 2026 for PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch, a dark fairy-tale metroidvania with a day-one Game Pass release.
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Graveyard Keeper 2 Digs Up a Bigger Town, an Undead Army and a Zombie Problem
Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild launched Graveyard Keeper 2 on 22 September 2026 for PC and consoles, eight years after the original cult management sim.
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Dune: Awakening Reaches Consoles and Game Pass, With a Full Single-Player Mode
Funcom released Dune: Awakening on PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X|S and the Windows Store on 22 September 2026, a day-one Game Pass title with full single-player.
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds Lands on Consoles, a First for the 25-Year-Old Franchise
Jagex launched RuneScape: Dragonwilds on PS5, Switch 2 and Xbox on 15 September 2026, the franchise's first console release in 25 years, with cross-play.
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Lollipop Chainsaw Adds a Live-Action R-Rated Prequel Film, a PS5 Sequel and an Anime
Dragami Games announced an R-rated live-action Lollipop Chainsaw prequel film at Tokyo Game Show 2026, alongside a 2027 PS5 sequel and a planned anime.
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Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Reboot Sets a Franchise Record With a $60 Million Opening
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot opened to a franchise-record $60 million domestically and $108.3 million worldwide, a milestone for video-game adaptations.
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StarLadder's $500,000 Barcelona CS2 Event Opens a Packed Esports Autumn
Counter-Strike's StarLadder StarSeries Fall ran in Barcelona from September 17 to 20, the start of a dense two-month stretch of Dota 2 and Valorant tournaments.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Is the Switch 2's First Big First-Party Exclusive
Nintendo launched Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave worldwide on September 17, the eighteenth mainline entry and the Switch 2's first built-for-the-console system seller.
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Heart Machine Lays Off Nearly Everyone After a Publisher Walks Away
The Hyper Light Drifter studio laid off almost its entire team on September 16 after the publisher funding its unannounced next game ended the deal.
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WARDOGS Sells Two Million Copies in Five Days, and Its Studio Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Bulkhead's 100-player shooter WARDOGS sold two million copies in under five days on Steam, a hit delivered with an unusually blunt stance on crunch.
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Marvel's Wolverine Splits Critics and Players, and Insomniac Says It Is Listening
Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine opened to a 77 Metacritic score and 4.8/5 PlayStation Store ratings, exposing a widening gap between critics and buyers.
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Blizzard Shadow-Drops the First New Warcraft III Campaign in 23 Years
At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard surprise-launched Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom and announced World of Warcraft: Forever, a Classic-flavoured reimagining of Azeroth.
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Nintendo's September Direct: Metroid Ravenous, Kirby's Open World, and Zelda at 40
Nintendo's two September 2026 Directs leaned on Zelda, Metroid, Kirby and Pokemon for the Switch 2's second year, with big first-party games pushed to 2027.
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Valheim Leaves Early Access After Five and a Half Years With the Deep North
Iron Gate shipped Valheim 1.0 on September 9, 2026, adding the Deep North biome and bringing the survival hit to PS5 and Switch 2 after five and a half years.
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Kojima's Physint Jumps to Xbox After PlayStation Walks Away
PlayStation cancelled Kojima Productions' Physint in June; Xbox will now publish the action-espionage game and expand its Kojima deal into film and TV.
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GTA VI's Netflix 'Extended Look' Turns a Game Reveal Into a Streaming Event
Rockstar premiered a 26-minute GTA VI Extended Look on Netflix, a first-of-its-kind game reveal that arrived just days after a playable-build leak surfaced.
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