Gaming News Digest — October 26, 2026

The extraction shooter sold over 500,000 copies across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Infinity Ward's new patch targets stability, bug fixes and exploits in multiplayer and DMZ.

The Edgerunners 2 premiere and patch 2.5 pushed the game to 162,291 concurrent Steam players, its best in three years.

A24's Alex Garland adaptation reportedly costs nearly $200 million, excluding marketing, with a March 3, 2028 overseas premiere.

The Iceland DLC launches November 10, 2026, adding 14 towns, the ring road, waterfalls and new cargo.

Denuvo protection was bypassed shortly after launch because the developers used an older, more vulnerable version.

The free PvPvE mode Farlands enters early access on November 5, 2026, built around hauling cargo across shifting territories.

The Radian Team banned generative AI content across all officially maintained community spaces, including mods and thumbnails.

Microsoft's Chief Operations Officer left just months into the role after 21 years at the company, reportedly over a policy violation.

Black Banner Studios showed the medieval sim at PGA 2026 and opened playtest sign-ups without revealing test dates.

Beta 0.8.117 reworks farming and economy, gives rye +7% yield and fixes crashes.

A YouTuber consulted by BioWare says the game is set 600+ years after the Reaper War with an N7 hero and three rival factions.

Capcom says completion data matches its intended difficulty across the roughly 20-hour campaign, despite complaints about weak enemies.

The colony strategy shines in science and crew specialization but drags with slow construction and a clunky interface.

Update 13 adds flying Hopper arachnids, Rasczak's training camp and 100% faster climbing and parkour.

Blogger Brian Menard leaked over 19 minutes of closed-test gameplay showing base building, crafting and four-player co-op.

Valve named the 20 most popular demos from over 8,000 games, led by Worst Class Ever with 300K+ demo launches.

The studio cut over 30 staff, a third of its workforce, after StarSeeker: Astroneer Expeditions underperformed in early access.

The developers backed the #SaveMassEffect petition, now at 175,000 signatures against a goal of 200,000.

A big patch makes sims smarter, retunes relationships and fixes crashes on PC, Mac and consoles.

Crystal Dynamics teased Legacy of Atlantis, a remake of the 1996 original, for February 12, 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2.

Creative Assembly apologized for the remaster's launch and pulled it from sale after negative reviews over technical issues.

Press and bloggers praised an advanced demo with over 30 branching missions, classic base-building and fast battles.

You take your late brother's place on a distant energy-rich world to fulfill his company contract.

A community post sharing a find.

The mod upgrades the game's rendering from SDR to true HDR via shader tweaks and 16-bit float render targets.

Young Ingolf journeys to save King Arnar from Loki's ring curse in this story-driven adventure.

Moon Sweepers is the #5 top seller, Slay the Spire 2 has 79,528 players online and PEAK climbed 11 spots this week.