Gaming News Digest — October 28, 2026

Valve rated the extraction shooter Steam Deck "Playable" and confirmed Steam Machine compatibility.

Aleksander Grøndal says a separate PvE mode is still undecided after a week-long public test split the community.

New Game + and Nightmare mode arrived October 27 at 17:00 MSK, with NG+ raising difficulty up to five times.

The Boltgun studio is cutting roughly 25% of staff, citing market conditions, while Warhammer Survivors still launches November 10.

Producer Yong-ha Kim wants manga, anime and games in other genres after Nexon took over Japanese publishing.

The metroidvania teaser shows a Rules Terminal that rewrites the world's laws, with a 2027 PC release planned.

The franchise passed $40 billion in revenue after Modern Warfare 4 scored 86 on Metacritic.

The shooter holds #1 on Steam's sales chart, with Dota 2 right behind it.

Funcom brings the separate Enhanced version to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in early 2027, free for owners.

A free photo mode arrived on PC and consoles alongside HDR improvements and bug fixes.

CDPR is hiring a Lead Quest Programmer, listing multiplayer network experience as optional.

The studio entered insolvency protection, with the STJV warning cuts could hit nearly every rank-and-file role.

Hallowed Nights returned with an enchantable witch's broom, pumpkin bombs and boosted drop chances.

Early access slipped from October 27 to January 7, 2027, as Cygnus Cross reworks the game from demo feedback.

Nikita Buyanov is teasing a large-scale zombie event centered on The Lab complex.

SCS Software showed Iceland DLC viewpoints including Seljalandsfoss, the Blue Lagoon and Gullfoss.

Russian language and controller support arrive October 30, alongside German, French, Ukrainian and Chinese.

Patch 1.1.3 is delayed as the melee rework and new interface merge into one larger update.

Insider NateTheHate says press copies are out and the review embargo lifts November 18, a day before release.

Time-off requests for November 19 jumped 17%, and BambooHR estimates about $1 billion in lost US productivity.

PlayStation Game Size reports a 210 GB install on PS5, with pre-load reportedly opening November 12.

The Barotrauma DLC arrives December 2 with player-owned outposts and a free update for everyone.

The Zenless Zone Zero collab adds Ellen Joe as a limited 5★ Ice character on the Path of Destruction.

A Chinese court fined an employee 1 million yuan (about $150,000) for leaking future content.

The Siege of Castle Doom DLC lands November 10 with Doctor Doom, the Invisible Woman and a roguelite mode.

The #SaveMassEffect petition passed 216,000 signatures and now runs on a Times Square billboard.

Austin Wintory released 22 minutes of music he wrote for the cancelled project.

The Isles of Abyss scenario added 35 islands, a buildable warship and sea bosses.

Capcom's title reached 1.78 million copies sold from April to September.

PC preload is live and needs 300 GB free, though the game itself weighs 145 GB.

The game shuts down March 23, 2027, and Aeos Gem and UNITE Club sales have already stopped.

Mob Entertainment confirmed a 2027 release, with the teaser hidden at the end of Escape From Playtime.

Ludeon launched a 13th anniversary contest for fan art, screenshots, videos and stories, closing November 7.

Dataminers claim Konami's remake of the first game targets 2027, with Gabrielle Fritz and Jade Matthew reportedly cast.

Lavapotion's game hit 800,000 Steam copies sold and is 80% off, with the Wielders expansion due November 5.

The demo hit versions 0.4.8 and 0.4.9 with mining lasers, homing nuclear warheads and a rebalanced fleet.

Misterial Games' prequel left early access as a first-person survival horror set in Kingsport.

The Wolf Truce event runs until November 3, rewarding players who hold fire until wolf packs are dead.

The Everchosen Invitational 2026 runs October 27 at 18:00 MSK with a $2600 prize pool.

Halloween races with the Po-2 and M18 "Witch" run October 27 to November 1, with a Po-2 for the top 1000.

The Kingdom Come studio confirmed a cyberattack and is working with cybersecurity specialists.

The Dormant Powers update added a Weapons 2.0 system, item salvaging and a craftable pet.

The Vagrant Story creator wants any sequel to keep third-person action and RPG elements but forge its own identity.

A one-armed pirate with a shotgun arm takes revenge across eight areas of Orca Isle in a story campaign plus survival mode.

This Police Chief Simulator mod makes your ride fuel-free and damage-proof, retiring gas stations and repairs.

Run a forest restaurant, gather ingredients and defend it from complaints to become the legendary Chef King.

Constant ship breakdowns force repairs under pressure while something dangerous moves through rooms and vents.

A Reddit collector believes they found a genuine Vault Edition Halo 3 Chief figure.

Counter-Strike 2 leads with 1,244,274 players online, while Resident Evil 4 climbed 10 spots this week.