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2026-10-23 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 23, 2026

Phantom Blade Zero — Launches October 29 on PC and PS5 with Russian text, while physical editions arrive only in 2027. Bloody Hell Hotel — Unfold Games pushed the vampire hotel sim to 2027, skipping early access for a polished 1.0 launch. Astrae Oratio — NCsoft reports 93% of surveyed closed beta players plan to play after release following the October 2-6 test. Mass Effect series — IGN sources say the Amazon show remains in production with Doug Jung as showrunner despite BioWare's closure...

2026-10-22 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 22, 2026

BioWare — EA confirmed on October 21 it is closing the studio and canceling the next Mass Effect, cutting about 400 jobs company-wide. Crimson Desert — The Charting the Unknown DLC launches October 29 with three new storylines, naval battles, romances and three Greyfang castles to capture. Cyberpunk 2077 — Patch 2.5 lands October 22 with two side quests, dual-wield pistols, implant glamours and cross-platform mods via mod.io. Final Fantasy Resonance — The remake averages 85 on Metacritic and OpenCritic with 91% reviewer recommendation, launching October 22 without Russian localization...

2026-10-21 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 21, 2026

Liquid Swords — Christofer Sundberg confirmed the studio is shutting down after failing to find a buyer following its debut game's flop. Payday: Aces High — The co-op VR heist shooter launches November 5 on SteamVR and Quest, with a demo already available. PS Plus — Sony's updated November list now has 12 games leaving, including Red Dead Redemption II and GTA V, until November 17. Stygian: Outer Gods — The survival horror prequel leaves early access on October 26 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series with Russian text...

2026-10-20 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 20, 2026

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 — The campaign is in early access with 93% positive Steam reviews, its best reception since 2007's original MW2, ahead of next week's full launch. Liquid Swords — The studio founded by Just Cause creator Christofer Sundberg has seemingly gone bankrupt after its debut game Samson landed just 55% positive reviews. Final Fantasy VII Revelation — Director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed at Tokyo Game Show 2026 that Hard Mode is available from the very start...

2026-10-19 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 19, 2026

Xbox physical media — Microsoft is hiring an "Xbox Games Supply Strategist" to coordinate physical Xbox game launches across platforms. Suoming — The limited five-star Electro sword user from Huating arrives in Wuthering Waves as both main DPS and buffer. Persona series — Director Katsura Hashino summed up the series in one word, "chaos", at The Tenth Mosaic festival roundtable. Night Shift Nurses Online, New Operation — The adult visual novel returns as a free-to-play card RPG with gacha, hospital exploration and auto-battles, pre-registration open now...

2026-10-18 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 18, 2026

GTA 6 — Rockstar released the launch trailer and ramped up Miami marketing a month before release, drawing criticism from officials. Miami Beach — The city approved GTA 6 street ads from October 15 to December 31, 2026, with Rockstar paying over $3 million. No Rest for the Wicked — Version 1.0 adds 24 classes, 6 factions and roughly double the content when it launches in March 2027 on PC and PS5. Wardogs — Bulkhead's Joe Brammer admitted Season 2 flopped, removed the Blue Team bonuses and added 24-hour bans for exploiters in patch 0.25...

2026-10-17 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 17, 2026

Hadar — CDPR's Michal Nowakowski says the setting is finished and prototypes are underway, but pre-production is still far off. Enshrouded — Keen Games' co-op survival game left early access on October 15, 2026 with version 1.0. PEAK — The co-op climbing game launches October 22 on PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2 with crossplay. SPINE — Nekki showed four heroine outfits, from a demonic mask to a parrot suit. Squad — The tactical shooter comes to PS5 and Xbox Series in 2027, with a Sony alpha test running until October 25. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival — Patch 1...

2026-10-16 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 16, 2026

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 — The full trailer is out ahead of the October 20 Netflix premiere of a standalone 10-episode Night City story. Ubisoft — The publisher is cutting up to 100 jobs across its German studios, with Düsseldorf losing more than 50 positions. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse — The first full series entry in over a decade is out, following Rose Belmont in a monster-infested Paris 23 years after the last game. Arknights: Endfield — The Painted Asylum update adds 6★ operators Su and Minghu, four 6★ weapons and auto-farm, with 1,800 gacha currency compensation...

2026-10-15 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 15, 2026

Xbox Labs — Xbox launched a new division led by CTO Scott Van Vliet to study emerging tech and build tools shared with the industry and gamers. Antonblast — Summitsphere's action-platformer hits PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on October 15. Planet Zoo 2 — Frontier's zoo sim sequel launched with 136 species and around 1,000 Steam reviews at 70% positive. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse — Evil Empire's entry holds 86 on Metacritic and OpenCritic, the series' best since Dawn of Sorrow in 2005...

2026-10-13 12:00

Gaming News Digest — October 13, 2026

Steam — Valve's storefront set a new all-time high of 43.5 million concurrent players, with about 14.5 million actually in-game. Dota 2 — Peak online passed 1,034,493 players thanks to the Trove of Terror chest with 15 themed sets and two Arcanas. MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls — Arc System Works revealed year-one DLC: Cyclops on November 2, Thor (Jane Foster) in winter 2027, Venom in spring and Jubilee in summer. Tekken 8 — Roger Jr. arrives November 11 for season pass holders and November 16 for everyone else; Yujiro Hanma follows January 17...

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