Gaming News Digest — September 27, 2026

Digital Bros ended development of Armed Fantasia, the Wild Arms spiritual successor, with €18.7 million in impairment losses including €17.6 million in write-offs.

The PS5 version scored 87 on Metacritic from 53 reviews, beating Ace Combat 7's 86 but trailing Ace Combat 04's 89.

New Game ++ arrives in October and photo mode in November, with Twitch streams earning an exclusive outfit.

This mod adds path tracing and a DLSS 5 neural filter, reworking lighting, shadows and materials, with over 80% of the game already packed into the BVH.

Blizzard is compensating server issues with a Shining Spark and an apology letter at Horadric pillars in major cities, though the giveaway is uneven.

Square Enix expanded the game to 38 new countries for its half-anniversary, bringing the total to 66 regions, though major omissions are causing trouble.

A December update overhauls crime and punishment, making PvE crime detection depend on witnesses and placing PvP offences under Pilots Federation jurisdiction.

The SMC foundation filed a Dutch class action seeking over €100 million over unintended Fortnite purchases and psychological pressure on minors.

Battlestate Games launched an event about wiping out a convoy of black-clad fighters hauling secret TerraGroup documents, with daily perks for battle pass grinders.

The Goodtime State, Vice City Collection costs €399 and includes 11 items but no copy of the game, drawing heavy criticism from players and Reddit.

Artist @JSantiag0rj recreated alligator Mackie in ZBrush within a day and prepared it for 3D printing after the $400 set was announced.

The Nintendo Switch 2 port and its big update were delayed to October 27 due to logistics and distribution issues; the update adds ten new enemies.

Devs will pay $15,000 to the first streamer who beats the new Chapter 1 dungeon solo on max difficulty with permadeath and no armor or potions.

New game director Mike Weicker detailed the Rage of the Frostborn update, including the Rage of Morditas mechanic and endgame boss Morditas.

CEO Satya Nadella called the XBOX restructuring a positive step and praised new XBOX head Asha Sharma for focusing on the biggest games.

Dieselship Studio announced a turn-based isometric cRPG set in post-nuclear dieselpunk America, featuring a karma system with five unique paths.

Update 42.21 strengthens anticheat, closes the Steam ID ban bypass, fixes high-ping driving, and addresses vanishing zombies and vehicle desync.

The ninth entry passed $500 million, the franchise's fastest-selling launch, with 4 million PS5 copies sold and 30% of buyers choosing physical.

Former Bethesda lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann said Todd Howard and Bethesda guard the series carefully, unlike Fallout, which they bought.

Season 3 adds John Goodman, Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander; Bailey, who played Abby, will appear as Seraphite leader Elizabeth.

Project Cloud Games' action-RPG offers Korean mythology and dozens of bosses, but technical issues, stiff animations and save corruption hurt first impressions.

The update is about 45 GB on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series with no preload, while Nintendo Switch 2 gets a separate 50 GB product.

The PC-only early access game hit 3 million copies sold, with BULKHEAD CEO Joe Brammer detailing messy launch struggles.

The gold rush city-builder launched on PC on September 25, 2026, mixing survival and cozy management, with early impressions mostly warm.

The Steam release has mostly positive reviews, with resource management and decision-making affecting stress and mood.

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