Gaming News Digest — October 13, 2026

Project ACES apologized for online issues and asked players to move to Windows 11 and an SSD.

The devs shipped over ten updates in month one, adding console keyboard and mouse support.

Peak PC concurrents topped 185,000 after the Frozen Trail update and a free weekend.

Nexon opened its PEAK hub and the Promilia Creators program, accepting applications until October 30.

Spaghetti announced a first-person border control sim with survival, RPG and psychological horror elements.

The leaker threatens to dump a full GTA VI build unless its crypto reaches a $30 million market cap.

Season 11 merges queues, scraps Gear Score limits and removes auto stats tied to item rarity.

Valve added the chess-themed hero Solomon, tied to National Chess Day.

The game added 1v1 duels, seasonal ammo and the ability to drag wounded allies to safety.

A critical bug blocks Season 15's Soul Shards mechanic; patch 3.2.3 lands October 14 but only prevents it for new characters.

Blizzard showed the updated Monk concept for the spring 2029 ARPG, which will have a record number of starting classes.

Peak online passed 1,034,493 players thanks to the Trove of Terror chest with 15 themed sets and two Arcanas.

Yuji Horii made the AI-built game Interrogation Room Komiya in about 30 minutes.

Schreier reports Epic delayed its Disney-universe shooter to pivot to AI-first development with no hand-written code.

Fans are furious over the announced built-in GPS navigator, which will occupy a dedicated gear slot.

Patch 1.62 reworks interior materials for the Iveco S-Way and the Volvo VNL in American Truck Simulator.

The PS5 physical edition arrives January 26, 2027, but the disc is a Game Key Disc requiring a download.

Servers went down for the second time in a day due to DDoS, blocking online play and campaign saves.

Enthusiasts released a full unofficial native PC port of God of War 3 Remastered running via Vulkan.

The Rogue Ops update adds seven guns, 370 modules and three large locations.

Physical copies sold out on Amazon ahead of the November 19, 2026 release, though the boxes contain only an activation code.

Eric Barone said the game leans toward action-RPG with exploration, gear and boss fights.

The brawler arrives February 4, 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Switch, with pre-orders at $29.99 and $99.99.

R.G. MVO is crowdfunding a full Russian dub with profanity kept and Barker's novella built into the menu.

Former Naughty Dog animator Rico Flores hopes for God of War-style spectacle and wilder sword moves.

The Halloween Horrors: Ghastly Getaway event runs until November 5 with a Haunted Hotel map and spooky skins.

Arc System Works revealed year-one DLC: Cyclops on November 2, Thor (Jane Foster) in winter 2027, Venom in spring and Jubilee in summer.

A rebalance with 100+ changes, new commanders and its biggest story update arrives before the end of 2026.

Pre-ordering digital editions grants campaign access from October 16 and DMZ early access from October 20; full release is October 23.

Nintendo says it is not abandoning physical game releases.

The game lands on iOS on October 28 with all ten years of content, gamepad and keyboard support, and a free trial.

The game leaves early access and goes free-to-play on December 11, 2026, adding the Duelist class and final campaign chapters.

Patch 1.06 adds Kintaro and his bear Kuma with two combat styles, 8 abilities and 26 talents.

Season six replaces levels with ten contracts, mastery badges and archetypes.

Insider Dusk Golem says story DLC is coming for Requiem and the Code: Veronica remake.

The Reignited reveal at RuneFest 2026 drew veteran backlash over progress wipes and a separate subscription.

Wych Elm Games' detective survival horror casts you as private eye Red Walker searching for a missing musician.

Fuse Games revealed the racer began as a board game prototype with stickers and dice.

Valve's storefront set a new all-time high of 43.5 million concurrent players, with about 14.5 million actually in-game.

The Infinite Rasa fan server shared its first progress update in five years, with a working test server on MySQL.

Roger Jr. arrives November 11 for season pass holders and November 16 for everyone else; Yujiro Hanma follows January 17.

The devs showed the first screenshots of the upcoming worker system.

The Ghostrunner studio's soulslike sits at 77 on Metacritic and 80 on OpenCritic, with 82% of critics recommending it.

Over 12,000 players signed up for the playtest; a demo with Bretonnians and Tomb Kings drops in late October.

EA announced a 30th Anniversary Edition with restored original video tapes, up to 60 FPS and controller support.

Blizzard said at PAX Australia it won't listen to the loudest voices, with horizontal progression and no gearscore race.

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