Gaming News Digest — October 31, 2026

Astrolabe confirmed the 1.0 release and a PlayStation 5 version for early 2027.

Respawn's Cipher trailer shows Crypto's reworked drone and EMP, dual Wingman Akimbo and fortified Strongholds.

The three-player isometric PvP action game enters early access November 27 on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Ubisoft says no remakes are in development, while Valhalla gets a big November 5 update for its 40 million players.

Raw Power Games lost its funding, putting the studio at risk of closing, though cancellation is unconfirmed.

The paid expansion "Charting the Unknown" launched October 30, adding sailing, underwater exploration, romance, marriage and castle management.

The Turn 10 boss leaves Microsoft after nearly 27 years and will advise Playground Games leadership.

Kojima Productions and E&H Production are making an anime with a new story running parallel to the first game's ending.

A paid round-the-clock alpha starts November 10, 2026 at 14:00 MSK, with founder packs from $15.

The 1968 Holden Monaro GTS 327 is the headline Festival Playlist prize for 20 points until November 5.

The first big content update adds Photo Mode, character customization and the returning Marvin Mode cheat menu.

29% of US gamers plan to buy at launch, a record for Circana, with analysts expecting a hardware sales surge too.

The biggest balance update since early access reworks combat, skills, artifacts and AI, and is already live.

The Host Elusive Target starring Jacksepticeye is free for all owners from October 29 to November 25.

Patch 4.7 "And Now, Laugh for the Stars" arrives November 11, 2026, adding the playable Aeon Aha.

Teyon showed the character editor and opened closed alpha sign-ups, with builds based on the 5th edition rules.

Romero Games signed a new publisher after Microsoft pulled funding, keeping all art, code and IP rights.

Project Moon revealed a deckbuilder mode with auto-combat, 40-60 minute runs and Battle Pass XP rewards.

CI Games secured €28.6 million in bank financing, with the CEO holding all his shares until repayment.

1C Game Studios announced a story-driven tactics game about a prince defending an ancient tower, now with a Steam page.

Jagex's idle RPG sequel enters early access November 17 with five more skills, quests and mod support.

505 Games marked one month since launch with a praise trailer featuring scores from PC Gamer, Famitsu, Eurogamer and GameStar.

A new teaser shows the creepy foes overrunning Kaylen ahead of version 1.0 in March 2027.

The 1.0 update Become the Darkness leaves early access December 11, with a full reveal on November 6 at 23:30 MSK.

HoYoverse's cozy cross-platform life sim launches December 4, 2026, with gardening, decorating and fluffy creatures.

The game hit a peak of 723,800 concurrent players on Steam at launch, a 2026 record for single-player titles.

Fender is making Red Version Stratocaster and Green Version Telecaster guitars for the 30th anniversary, arriving in 2027.

The shop-keeper sim sold 350,000 copies in its first day on Steam and holds 96% positive reviews.

Netflix is developing a series with Donald Glover directing, writing, producing and starring; no premiere date yet.

An enhanced remaster is out on PC and PS5 as paid DLC for the 2018 4K/HD Edition, adding higher-quality textures and 2x game speed.

The episode "Guinea Pig on a Stick" debuted a 20-second GTA 6 gameplay clip, confirmed authentic by credits thanking Rockstar.

Players are holding in-game vigils for Sir Patrick Stewart, who died October 28, 2026.

Insiders say EA's pivot to Star Wars Battlefront III amid an $18 billion debt led to BioWare's closure.

Operation: Europa is a community project focused on European-themed maps, with a mapping contest run via TF2Maps.net.

Crossplay testing began October 30 on the Public Test Server, letting players squad up across platforms, with no full launch date yet.

FromSoftware pushed the Switch 2 exclusive from late 2026 to 2027 to rework mechanics, match rules and character balance.

Tickets are on sale for the December 10 show at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with GTA 6 among the GOTY contenders.

Obsidian announced the story DLC Side Effects Guaranteed, with a full trailer due November 10, 2026.

The WARNO DLC was delayed after a critical bug in the modding tools that would have broken every existing user mod.

SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio revealed fighter Lionel Rafael, with the game due in 2027 on PC and current consoles.

Nidus Prime and Sarina Prime returned with the Prime Resurgence event, and their signature weapons cost Regal Aya.

The devs teased a major announcement described as a "key moment" shaping the story, without details.

The Penglai update launched October 29, adding a new map east of Qingzhou and the Mount Tai Blizzard campaign.

The Frontier Grows update adds functional churches, level-2 building upgrades and nearly 30 Halloween decorations.

The Ashlands update adds transmog, armor dye with three color channels and mannequins for bases.

DIG is a cozy online co-op digging game for 1-8 friends, with a demo available now on Steam.

A defensive 4X strategy game where you build a civilization and raise heroes to defend your city.

Honkai: Star Rail codes AHABLESSYOU, NEVERGONNAMAKE and NEVERGONNAGIVE each grant 100 Stellar Jade plus extra items.

Race through Ventura Bay's city streets, harbor roads and canyons, building reputation across five distinct win conditions.

A single-player post-apocalyptic survival game with infection, hunger and thirst systems.

A community-developed mod loader for PolyTrack that removes the hassle of installing mods.

Quadrant is set in 1979 at a lunar research facility where scientists uncover something sinister.

Phantom Blade Zero has 269,784 players online, No Man's Sky climbed 25 spots this week and Football Manager 27 is the third top seller.