Gaming News Digest — October 27, 2026

Fear Ascended Halloween event runs October 28 through November 11 via mod 877752.

Pearl Abyss detailed the expansion, which lands this Thursday with separate story campaigns and naval battles.

Showrunner Bartosz Sztybor hasn't ruled out a third season if a worthy story emerges.

wiltOS Technologies is remaking the game on the Source engine with co-op campaign support.

The In the Jungle DLC got Steam achievements in the October 26 patch.

Made the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 Game of the Year shortlist alongside Phantom Blade Zero, with voting open until October 31.

The MARVEL Cosmic Invasion mode arrives in the second DLC on November 10, 2026, adding Doctor Doom and Invisible Woman.

Hit a new peak of 1,090,626 concurrent players, though analyst Platon Makinen attributes the surge to bots.

The solo dev zombie strategy gathered over 100,000 Steam wishlists in three days after its announcement.

Cygnus Cross pushed early access from October 27 to January 7, 2027, a day before launch.

The two-hour Path of Exile presentation starts November 7 at midnight MSK, with Twitch Drops.

Closed PC beta runs November 13-19, 2026, for the Behaviour Interactive and Level Infinite co-op shooter.

FOX News devoted a segment to violence in the game, with expert Ben Domenech pushing back.

The 4.7 update stream airs October 30 at 14:30 MSK, covering Aha, the first playable Aeon.

Francis Coulombe's pixel horror hits PlayStation and Switch on October 30 via Devolver Digital.

The former BioWare producer predicted Mass Effect's cancellation one day before the studio shut down.

The #SaveMassEffect petition passed 203,000 signatures after BioWare's closure during EA restructuring.

Composer Austin Wintory released 22 minutes of drafted music as 'The Music That Might Have Been'.

Valve temporarily disabled the hero in all Dota 2 matchmaking modes over clone and Aghanim's Scepter exploits.

Is offering buyouts to over a quarter of its staff, with Gears of War: E-Day reportedly losing almost $400 million.

Devs revealed Liv the Lamplighter, who witnessed Lars' execution, ahead of season two.

Vanillaware's remaster launches February 4, 2027, with all Genroku Legends expansions and English voice acting.

Brings Fareidolia to AGF 2026 with a Korean-language demo recreating the "Tasogare" home.

Enthusiast bodesz91 showed a first-person view of the game in a non-commercial video.

Scored 88 on Metacritic and 91 on OpenCritic with 100% reviewer recommendations ahead of its October 29 launch.

Passed 500,000 Steam preorders worth over $24 million, per Alinea Analytics analyst Rhys Elliott.

PC preload starts October 27 at 05:00 MSK and needs 300 GB of free space.

Ghost Hunts 4 Hearts charity event runs until November 2, 2026, with Twitch rewards.

The Enhanced release slipped to early 2027, confirmed by publisher ININ Games and developer Ys Net.

Konami deliberately kept its studios apart so the games wouldn't overlap, per Screen Burn's Jon McKellan.

Vanished from the App Store search while staying available on Google Play and Steam, with devs silent.

Sold 3 million copies, SEGA announced, with a 96% Steam rating across nearly 16,000 reviews.

Reportedly laid off 26 of roughly 200 employees right after Ghost of Yōtei's Complete Edition launched.

Jeff Kaplan and Tim Ford delayed the survival game from 2026 to 2027 over server issues.

Nintendo opened midnight launch reservations at its New York and San Francisco stores for the November 5 release.

Grimlore Games is betting on campaign and optional curses instead of seasonal content.

Got a new trailer for the franchise's 30th anniversary, reimagining Lara Croft's original adventure.

Owlcat's CRPG crossed a million wishlists, unlocking two more community-voted rewards.

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A survivors-like where you fight zombie carrot hordes with fire extinguishers, staplers and combat drones.

A PPSSPP mod for FUComplete v1.4 showing live monster HP, capture range and a second monster's health.

A voxel physics death sandbox with dynamic dismemberment and functional organs reacting to damage.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby climbed 23 spots this week, while Wallpaper Engine holds 109,433 concurrent players.