Gaming News Digest — October 3, 2026

Riot co-founder Marc Merrill admits the fighting game needed hundreds of thousands of monthly players to justify its budget.

Out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series with 75% player approval and 37,000 peak concurrents on Steam.

Review praises the thirty-mission campaign and Unreal Engine 5 visuals.

Cannot be bought standalone due to expired fighter jet licenses; only available as an Ace Combat 8 pre-order bonus.

Embark enforces permanent bans from first offense, hardware bans, and machine learning anti-cheat upgrades.

Free to play on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam from October 8 to October 12, 2026.

Dragontopia DLC adds Gargantar dragon, while Fantastic Tames introduces three-headed hound Cerberak.

Update 1.1.0 adds Very Hard and one-hit-death Ruthless mode, plus reworked bosses and ultrawide support.

Studio begins hiring for a StarCraft shooter across design, production, cinematics, and AI roles ahead of BlizzCon 2026.

Gives an unusually detailed look at how its game engine is being prepped for the future.

Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 owners can earn a wolf bandana and "Rebel" haircut by linking CDPR accounts.

Remaster launches October 29 on PC, PS4|5, Xbox Series, and Switch with a digital museum.

Re-released on Steam after 20 years for ₽240 with a 20% discount until October 15.

Devs leave the imbalanced Hellfire Torch amulet unfixed this season to preserve player progress.

id Software announces free Slaughter Mode for the Revelations DLC, launching this November.

Hardcore Survival mode adds permadeath, locked personal chests, and no shared stash.

Pinktober returns with the Pink Ribbon Charity Pack, donating 100% of proceeds to breast cancer support.

Season 3 ends October 22 with a full progress wipe and an experimental phase reworking the climb to Eternal.

Premium fighters launch pushes the game to a series Steam record with over 20,000 peak concurrents.

The Coalition staff fear layoffs after launch, following July's Xbox cuts and narrative director's firing.

Complete Edition launches for $69.99 or $14.99 upgrade, adding Echoes of Sekigahara expansion and Most Wanted roguelike mode.

Rogue Ops alpha update adds hideouts, passive income, crafting, and a choice between medical or drug smuggling paths.

Rockstar denies any Disney World, Universal Studios, or SeaWorld-style parks will appear in Leonida.

Take-Two confirms the November release is purely story-driven, with GTA Online continuing separately.

Rockstar says the story campaign won't show even half of the map, which is twice the size of GTA 5's world.

Warhorse co-founder Martin Klima hopes its launch pushes publishers to raise game prices.

Paradox reworks economy, making energy a full resource and coal a production booster.

Season 5 "Rage of the Frostborn" adds the Rage of Morditas event and new skills for Paladin, Shaman, and Bladedancer.

Pre-registration for new Aden and Rune servers is live, launching October 14 with bonuses and a level race.

NANAIRO ENTERPRISE and DANGEN Entertainment announce an erotic turn-based dungeon crawler with literary heroines and procedural dungeons.

Media reveals cancelled Warhammer 40,000 co-op shooter and Walking Dead colony sim pitched between 2023 and 2024.

New Beginnings update doubles engine performance, adds tactical night buffs and card-deck tech tree.

Free update adds 4K and 120 FPS support on October 22 for PC and October 29 for consoles.

Launches September 29 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, and Game Pass with Metacritic scores of 76 on Xbox and 74 on PC.

New update adds Pukaland theme park, St. Arbor mountain town, and playable Blackbird.

Devs detail Port Desire's visual style, blending elite suits with worn second-hand and reworked military gear.

Atlus explains Chie's thigh design debate between muscular 3D model and thinner 2D art.

Devs turn roster reveal into bingo, with 12 animals left to guess before the October 13 launch.

Nomion Games reveals a near-future shooter blending Asian cyberpunk with Eastern European brutalism.

Livestock update adds cows and sheep with genetics, breeding, and the ability to sell wool to NPCs.

Launches on iOS and Android on October 12, 2026, with pre-registration live and full campaign intact.

Serafini Productions announces a 90s anime-style psychological horror with fixed cinematic camera.

Patch 2.1 adds Q Trials mode and the Equinox DLC with procedurally generated sectors.

Scores 88 on Metacritic with over 20 minutes of PS5 Pro gameplay ahead of its October 6 launch.

Critics recommend the racer at 96%, praising risk-reward racing and roguelike campaign.

Blizzard rolls back controversial patch 5.0.16 via update 5.0.17, reverting starting workers to 12 and economy to 5.0.15 state.

Free Fists of Fury expansion adds unarmed skill tree, seven weapon types, and up to 30 extra frames on PC.

Update 2 adds basements, multi-level taverns, a new gnome campaign, shops, and reworked reputation.

Free update adds armored truck escorts and ATM robbery responses, plus 33% off on Steam until October 8.

Studio head Joe Brammer calls the shooter's endgame "complete sh" three weeks into early access amid balance complaints.

Anniversary Update II adds Siege mode, Forge system, and two new sectors of Avarax.

Game director Christian Tudor shows first footage and explains community feedback shapes development on Unreal Engine 5.

Players unhappy with beta changes to dungeon quest XP and class tweaks.

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Ultimate Costume mod for Deadpool.

Action figure available on AliExpress.

Horror-adventure remaster celebrates the series' 20th anniversary with three protagonists exploring Mt. Hikami using the Camera Obscura.

Play as Octavius fighting in gladiatorial arenas with UE4 graphics and dynamic spear-and-shield combat.

Cthulhu-themed roguelite with fluid movement and shooting.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads with 343,988 online, AION 2 enters the top 100, and Cyberpunk 2077 is the #4 top seller.