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October 10
- Lego is combining Star Wars with Marvel for an all-new set, and you get to design it
- Josh Brolin talks Sicario 3 without Taylor Sheridan
- Avatar: Seven Havens co-creator and EP explain the show's new animation style, say they wanted to make an “old school anime”
- James Bond will return in comic book form written by Grant Morrison
- Nicolas Cage finally confirms he's opening a case in True Detective season 5
- Gearbox is doing a much better job with roguelike icon Risk of Rain 2 as its new expansion debuts to "Very Positive" Steam reviews
- Starfield modder finally brings seamless planetary landing to Bethesda's RPG "without any loading screens" after over a year of work
- Former Last of Us and Uncharted 4 dev says "the idea of a monolithic GTA 6" or Elder Scrolls 6 is "intimidating," wants more short games instead
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Persona, Godzilla, Hello Kitty, and Bayonetta join the increasingly bonkers roadmap for Sonic Racing Crossworlds DLC
- MTG Marvel Darkhold Destiny has a wild pitch featuring the supernatural and teamups with a "pantheon of gods"
October 9
- Hytale creator is giving the RPG's premium early access supporters 1 copy of the game for every chapter released before 1.0 "to give to friends and family"
- The Exorcist: Martyrs trailer arrives online, promising unholy horrors for Scarlett Johansson
- VisionQuest star Ruaridh Mollica compares Tommy figuring out his powers to Peter Parker
- Mike Flanagan dreams of directing a new Jaws or Jurassic World movie
- Finn Jones teases Heroes For Hire arc in Daredevil: Born Again season 3
- My new most-anticipated cozy game is a Lord of the Rings and D&D-inspired take on Animal Crossing that's blowing up on Kickstarter
- Programmer who "fixed" Grand Theft Auto's driving releases a "remaster" of it, Rockstar veteran says "it’s remarkable how much it feels like GTA1"
- Gears of War E-Day sold just 62k copies on Xbox versus 1.7 million Game Pass players, analyst estimates: "The $70 premium SKU is – functionally – dead on Xbox"
- US console market hasn't been "in a more precarious position since the early 80s," analyst says as PS5 and Xbox Series X price soar to all-time highs
- D&D Star Wars is giving me Andor vibes with promises to let you "fly daring missions" and fight the Empire as a secret Rebel team
- Will PvE mode split Arc Raiders in two? "It's very possible," says executive producer
- Marvel Rivals devs try not to spoil Avengers Doomsday ahead of MCU event: "We are doing everything we can to prevent any leaks"
- Ex-PlayStation boss prefers "good 20 to 25-hour games" over 100-hour behemoths because those are "not all quality hours"
- Bloodborne PC port with full multiplayer can't get FromSoftware fans to vibe with vibe coding: "I will just use the emulator made by humans"
- PlayStation creator turned AI CEO Ken Kutaragi predicts AI daydreams will replace video games, which is apparently supposed to be a good thing
- Wardogs Season 2 will pay people to join blue team to fix its "notoriously lower win rate": Lonestar gets "cash & XP win bonus" plus multipliers
- GTA 6 shows Jason nude, and fans are wondering if Rockstar will go full Red Dead Redemption 2: "Those horse balls physics gotta go somewhere"
- The new Ocarina of Time figures are nowhere to be found, but some of the best Zelda amiibo are back at Nintendo UK
- World of Warcraft: Forever patch notes leave fans asking Blizzard "why" and hoping for more class adjustments
- The 5 best Halloween Horror movies to stream on Netflix, HBO Max, and more (October 9-15)
- Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen is kicking players' butts, and they're loving it: "The new DLC is everything I wanted"
- VisionQuest showrunner didn't have to worry about working around the MCU's big picture plans: "We pretty much did exactly what we wanted"
- Sony is still selling tons of the discs it plans to kill off: Marvel's Wolverine launch sales were reportedly 35% physical, showing a huge appetite for a non-digital future
- "It's DisplayPort image quality, wirelessly" - Pimax's newly announced Crystal Pro VR headset could solve VR's wireless compression problem, and it takes the fight to the Steam Frame and Steam Machine
- A truly great character creator "lets the ugly parts in"
- The Witcher 3 Remastered's new patch has fans convinced they're playing a different RPG altogether with how "massively improved" its visuals are
- Start building these Lego Halloween sets this weekend and you'll be done in time for the spookiest night of the year
- The cheapest Nvidia RTX Spark gaming laptops are $2,599.99, here's where to pre-order the full roster
- After Zelda: Ocarina of Time, "Nintendo should be even more focused on remakes" to avoid PS5-like game droughts, ex-marketing leads say: "You'll be Sony, you'll have a problem"
- Anbernic is double-dipping into dual-screen handhelds with a new 3DS clone
- Best Buy has announced late-night store openings with limited Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 and Pro controller stock
- After Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Daredevil star Charlie Cox is in a new Sega game, but you don't know what it is: "It doesn't have a name yet"
- Ghost of Tsushima anime arrives in 2028 as OG game actor joins cast
- IT star Jessica Chastain's new horror movie Other Mommy opens to seriously low Rotten Tomatoes score
- Former Last of Us and Uncharted 4 dev has "good and bad" thoughts about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, but he's glad "someone is taking big risks on art like that"
- The SNES is seemingly getting the SuperStation FPGA treatment, and it'll even cater to console enthusiasts like me outside of the US
- Lego Marvel Skyline revealed, and I'm living for absurd deep cuts like the 'Thanos Copter'
- VisionQuest's Speed star says he was almost cast as the other Maximoff twin in Agatha All Along
- New World of Warcraft: Forever dungeon commits one of the MMO's biggest no-nos
- CD Projekt Red boss is "excited" about working with Paramount on the Cyberpunk 2077 movie, and one star is already trying to join the cast
- Eman Esfandi still denies he's playing Paul in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, despite new subtitles saying he's literally playing Paul
- Marvel's new TV show might be an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. revival as Phil Coulson star Clark Gregg shares cryptic message
October 8
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss doesn't want to hear your Rebirth mini-game discourse: "I don't think that discussion really gets to the heart of the matter"
- VisionQuest first reactions call the Marvel show a "near-perfect conclusion" and a "genuine love letter to WandaVision fans"
- Charlie Cox says "You don't want to invite the wrath of the Save Daredevil people" as Marvel officially confirms Daredevil: Born Again will end with season 3
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2 confirms Venom, and a new release date
- Marvel Zombies is returning for three specials focusing on the Winter Soldier, Moon Knight, and a Guardian of the Galaxy
- Rare Clair Obscur Expedition 33 crossover sees the RPG's best characters come to Steam-hit roguelike Astral Ascent: "We've wanted to do this for a long time"
- Marvel Zodiac officially confirmed at New York Comic-Con: "It's a spy thriller"
- Arc Raiders hasn't had player counts like this in months: Steam flies past 125,000 amid Frozen Trail, 50% discount, and free trial
- Crimson Desert reviewed worse with critics than players because critics didn't have enough time to play the game, suggests CEO at the company that gave critics less time
- Live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie in development with CD Projekt Red co-producing
- Naughty Dog crunch could be "grueling" but The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 artist defends the studio, says it wasn't "evil corporation demands horrific working hours"
- Marvel NYCC 2026 Live Coverage – Everything announced at the Marvel panel
- The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV and more (October 9-11)
- Arc Raiders Frozen Trail patch notes are full of sentences that players have dreamed of for a year: "You can now open the map while downed"
- Xbox puts former Reddit and Facebook exec in charge of Minecraft studio Mojang
- World of Warcraft: Forever is "simplifying" Blizzard's usual PvP but also adding a controversial weekly grind as MMO fans beg "please don't do the weeklies thing"
- 25 years after Burnout, Star Wars: Galactic Racer studio lead says "we are asking way more out of players" than "we've ever done" because modern players are built different
- The Atari 800XL is officially getting its rumored remake complete with cartridge support, and it looks more like the '80s microcomputer I use to play cursed classics
- Street Fighter director says every single cast member has a "love for the franchise" and a "very deep understanding of canon"
- Amazon's started taking its tablet game seriously, but it might be too little too late for mobile players
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed because EA demanded yearly releases from BioWare and pushed senior devs to Anthem, says former lead
- After months of PSVR 2 stock shortages, PlayStation sells hundreds of VR patents to Meta, signaling the brand's departure from the market
- Ex-PlayStation lead says too many devs are trying to make "the thing that they think is just going to hit" rather than something they care about
- GTA 6 radio stations revealed, Rockstar says "for the first time" in Grand Theft Auto history there are also in-game podcasts
- The Witcher 3 Remastered patch targets graphics issues and boats moving "uncontrollably" as CD Projekt Red promises it's "working" on Switch 2 fixes
- BioShock movie director says he's been "dying" to make his Netflix adaptation and they're "pretty close" to a script
- Dragon Ball Super: Beerus release schedule – episode 1 release date and streaming time
- Fortnite's Hollow Knight crossover items cost more than Hollow Knight itself – and Silksong, too
- Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen impresses more than the original RPG's DLC, with a Metacritic score placing it ahead of its predecessor
- Lego Pokemon blind boxes are apparently on the way, and if they're real this will financially destroy me
- Good Smile Company has re-released the cute but terrifying Sadako Ring Nendoroid this spooky season
- Xbox forms Xbox Pictures to "reach fans beyond gameplay through film and television adaptations" but will remain hands-off
- GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek returns with 25 minutes of new gameplay after over a month of silence, showing first-person footage and more
- Razer has evolved the BlackShark V3 X HyperSpeed headset into a pair fit for Lucario fans
- The OG Crash Team Racing for PS1 just arrived on PC, but it's sadly yet another recomp spoiled by AI
- Next Gears of War game won't "take nearly as long," The Coalition boss promises after 7 year wait between Gears 5 and E-Day
- Superman's suit is being tweaked for Man of Tomorrow: "They re-engineered it to be slightly more functional"
- "Asking the AI to reproduce a game that has already been made does not make you Kojima," says Unity CEO launching an AI you can use to reproduce games
- Mike Flanagan says his Carrie series could lead to "something else down the line," and would "love to know a lot more about" the mystery women we meet in the finale
- Joe Russo explains why Doctor Doom is "very difficult to beat" in Avengers: Doomsday
- To make World of Warcraft: Forever's controversial Skyborne less "jarring" to look at, Blizzard is going back to 2004
- Scrapped Green Lantern show creator reveals concept art – and it's far more cosmic than Lanterns
- Samuel L. Jackson says he's in Avengers: Secret Wars but Marvel hasn't told him anything else
- With GTA 6 missions, Rockstar has "made a very conscious effort to open things up"
- Clayface star says his DCU villain is "so overpowered comparative to Batman" and could definitely take him out
October 7
- I never thought we'd get a new Ultima RPG, but now that series creator Richard Garriott is getting back the rights from EA, everything's on the table
- Carrie stars Matthew Lillard and Amber Midthunder say the fate of their characters makes perfect sense: "In Mike Flanagan we trust"
- Hideo Kojima shares native PC port of P.T., leaving the modder who made it "speechless"
- Arc Raiders lead says Steam player count discourse doesn't feel great, but Embark "accepted the fact that we would have less players"
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis devs are cutting back on modern hand holding: "Get on your own, get lost, then find your way back"
- After accidentally killing players and deleting billions in gear, Old School RuneScape devs warn the MMO's community and take worlds offline to fix things
- Out of content? Arc Raiders lead encourages players to "take a break and play some other games" as "a lot of new games aren't really getting the chance they should"
- The Last of Us 2's Troy Baker says the ending's devastating final conversation between Joel and Ellie was originally supposed to be at the start of the game
- Carrie's Mike Flanagan explains why he chose to exclude one infamous scene: "I didn't have much of a stomach"
- Star Wars Zero Company studio is "returning" furloughed developers after the strategy RPG's "incredible response"
- Grab these essential beginner board games if you want to avoid playing Monopoly with your family this year
- Nier: Automata mastermind Yoko Taro says he's still making games for "dementia prevention" and he finished his masterpiece years before Nier was even a thing
- If you want cheap Nerf guns, take aim at these excellent blasters with massive discounts
- Walmart's latest gaming deals drop accessories under $50
- This stealth RPG looks at The Blood of Dawnwalker's time limit discourse and says screw it, we're going full Majora's Mask
- GTA 6 boss says "we have made money matter more in this story" than in previous Grand Theft Auto games
- Capcom enlists Ron Perlman for Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen promo, hopefully pays him more than the sandwich and $40 he got for Fallout
- RPG creator says Sony's all-digital future is good for devs as discs "can't win in terms of convenience" and games like GTA 6 are "too big" for them anyway
- Clayface director says "you feel the shadow of Batman inherently" in the Gotham-set DC movie
- VisionQuest showrunner says they've purposely kept one "chilling" and "heartbreaking" character out of promo for the show: "I can't wait for everyone to see it"
- Hideo Kojima writing a whole Death Stranding character just for him is "one of the kindest things" he's ever done, says Higgs actor Troy Baker
- Star Wars Galactic Racer introduces "the best Glup Shitto ever," an annoying little dude who'll blow up your vehicle for fun, and fans love him: "George Lucas would shed a tear"
- With sex in GTA 6, studio boss suggests Rockstar doesn't want another Hot Coffee moment: "It has to be done right"
- Former Halo art director claps back at founding Xbox member for implying 343 Industries had a "laziness" problem: "It isn't accurate"
- 30 Lego sets under $30: I searched through the Prime Day sales to bring you the best cheap Lego kits
- Final Fantasy 7's beloved soundtrack is mostly "boring" compared to JRPGs like Final Fantasy 6, legendary composer Nobuo Uematsu says, but that was done on purpose
- Scuf Omega vs Razer Raiju V3 Pro - which PS5 controller should you go for?
- Overwatch devs know removing Sombra's Hack ability will "upset" players, but insist the reworked support hero will "be better for the game"
- Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting a new story – exclusive to bullet trains in Japan
- Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Switch ports feel all but confirmed, fans believe as new Pokemon Home update suggests more GBA games could be on the way
- As a retro gaming expert, the biggest piece of Prime Day advice I can give is to focus on small setup improvements
- I still think this Lego set is better than Minas Tirith, and it just hit a record low price
- Lanterns co-creator explains why Hal Jordan's murderer isn't brought to justice at the end of the series: "Jail isn't worse than that"
- I've hunted down my fave Pokémon Prime Day deals under $50 that make for perfect gifts (or for yourself, I won't judge)
- Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals live: the best game and accessory deals still kicking
- New Sony patent proposes using AI to alter boss fights in real time, and now I'm having nightmares about a totally unpredictable Souls game
- Mike Flanagan's Exorcist sequel gets its first teaser as horror legend calls it "unsafely dark"
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss says using AI to replace devs is a "fundamentally flawed idea," but admits it could help us get "bigger games for the same cost"
- Clayface star worked through his "anxiety" during screen testing by playing Elden Ring for three months
- 3 months after release, The Odyssey is returning to IMAX screens after Digger bombs at the box office
- No, GTA 6 won't be playable on PC via Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Microsoft doesn't have exclusive streaming rights either, exec clarifies
- Xbox CEO says Battle.net isn't turning into Steam after The Witcher 3 deal: "We will do it the right way"
- Prime Day PS5 deals end today: the best console, game, and accessory savings I've found in the sale
- After the Warner Bros. purchase, Skydance confirms the DCU still has a "long-term" vision across film, TV, and gaming
- Prime Day retro deals wrap up tonight, so here are the consoles, handhelds, and accessories I'd grab before the sale ends
- Death Stranding movie director is location scouting and it already looks perfect
- Hulk star Mark Ruffalo says Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a "teaser for what's to come" for Peter Parker and Bruce Banner in the MCU
October 6
- Ex-PlayStation boss recalls Nintendo employee's reaction to the PSP reveal: "You bastards"
- GTA 6 and San Andreas show how much game development has changed: In the '00s, Rockstar turned a Clair Obscur Expedition 33-sized budget into $600 million
- "It has no place in my world": Analogue Pocket SNES emulator dev says AI-powered hack is loaded with slop code and wastes "time and brainpower"
- Xbox Helix is seemingly pulling a Steam Deck, CEO discusses devices for players "on the go" with "a great console first"
- D&D and Magic The Gathering developers unionize, allege Wizards of the Coast is pushing "adoption of LLMs and generative AI"
- RuneScape devs apologize for plan to reset and divide the MMO: "We have made you, as existing players, feel like you are no longer our focus"
- Naughty Dog "exists to sell Sony hardware," former Last of Us and Uncharted dev says, so it doesn't have to be as "profit-driven as other companies"
- Castlevania Belmont's Curse skipping Switch 2 also baffles former Nintendo marketing lead: "The way Konami has handled this game has been a little weird"
- A terrifying campaign version of our favorite horror board game got fully funded in just 54 seconds
- The Elder Scrolls Online is prioritizing combat less and content that has you "looking in every nook and cranny" Morrowind-style more, say the MMO's leads
- For 5 days, this PlayStation Store credit deal brings GTA 6's $100 Ultimate Edition down to the price of a normal game
- Fable creator was "a little bit worried" about the upcoming reboot at first, but now he "can't wait" to play: "I'm going to be first in the line"
- The Witcher 3 Remastered players are being haunted by the ghost of Assassin's Creed Unity
- An iconic piece of Joker art is being made into a Lego Batman set, but fans are worried it'll haunt kids' nightmares
- Your Witcher 3 remastered guide to Prime Day, all the discounts you need to chase the Wild Hunt
- Razer ascends beyond TMR thumbsticks, launches the Wolverine V4 Pro controller for Xbox and PC with capacitive sensors
- The final hero for Dice Throne Nexus is an absolute menace who hacks opponents, get your first look here
- New MMO Aion 2 soars on Steam with nearly 400,000 concurrent players despite "Mixed" reviews grilling AI slop and pay-to-win shop
- Sega decides an official Sonic Discord server is a good idea, is quickly proven wrong: "Sonic pregnant"
- AION 2 devs celebrate the sky-faring MMO's launch by showing off its massive open-world and huge levels of player freedom
- Hideo Kojima would use a trip to space to make a video game, because while the Metal Gear and Death Stranding mastermind would "like to go for another purpose", he doesn't "have any other skills"
- Hey chooms - Hori has unveiled Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 accessories, and they're already out now
- Replay's October theme is 'spooky': send us creepy, scary and weird clips for a chance to win a £/$250 Amazon voucher!
- I'm building the ultimate GTA 6 setup this Prime Day, these are the gadgets in my cart
- If you want cozy board games for Fall, some of my all-time favorites just got major discounts
- Your Zelda Ocarina of Time guide to Prime Day, all the discounts Hyrulians need to know about this week
- Hideo Kojima teases future cameos in a "big live-action movie" and a "major anime title"
- Uncharted star says a new sequel would be "one of the biggest games ever," but "it just depends if Sony wants to make money"
- Skyrim modder forgoes trend of AI-powered crossovers, brings Elden Ring's combat to the RPG himself and earns rave reviews: "Holy peak"
- Now that Halo 7 is over at Activision, Halo Studios releases concept art for their version of the FPS, teasing an "ancient, terrible creature" guarded by a timelock
- Lanterns season 2 still isn't confirmed, but showrunner Chris Mundy has teased that a fan-favorite Lantern could appear
- Watch Dogs will be "potentially remade" someday, Ubisoft CEO says as the series goes 6 years without a release: "An important brand for the future"
- As GTA 6 faces off against Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, expert says Nintendo is "the only company in the industry with a fanbase loyal enough to make that bet" against Rockstar
- Newly-released Spider-Man: Brand New Day deleted scene clears up a big question from Peter Parker's hospital stay
- Avengers: Doomsday merch reveals the original plan for Doctor Doom's costume
- Avengers: Secret Wars star says he's not finishing filming until next summer, making that release date seem more unlikely than ever
- Mike Flanagan changed the infamous period scene in his version of Carrie because "we needed to talk about the normalization of cruelty"
October 5
- Carrie stars want to create a version of the mother-daughter relationship that we've never seen before: "They love each other"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation ditching PS5 exclusivity was "inevitable," Naoki Hamaguchi says, because players are "no longer tied to a single piece of hardware"
- "If you don't own it, then what are you buying?": Ex-PlayStation boss says Sony killing discs raises the "insidious" discussion of game ownership
- "God's strongest programmer": This JRPG sounded great, but then I learned how it was made, and now it sounds impossible
- GTA 6 story lead insists Rockstar "didn't want to make any kind of statement" with Jason's ex-military background
- Fallout season 3 could premiere in "May or June" of next year, says star Kyle MacLachlan
- Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring are "North Stars" for Tencent as the company tries to build the next Larian or FromSoftware: "That is the long-term commitment"
- The Batman 2 production is "temporarily paused" while director Matt Reeves steps away to deal with "a family matter"
- A dying man's quest to finish the Zelda Ocarina of Time remake: "This will be the first, and likely only, video game I actually beat"
- Arc Raiders TV and movie adaptations are in the works, and the same goes for Embark's previous shooter The Finals
- 14 years later, Troy Baker is still embarrassed by his Mass Effect 3 role: "There's so many reasons why I shouldn't have played that character"
- Hideo Kojima says Physint is "quite different" from Metal Gear: "I want plenty of new ideas and a different kind of spy action"
- WoW Forever player beats Blizzard to the punch, builds add-on that catches real-money trading on the spot
- Why is Hideo Kojima so quiet about OD? "This time I don't want to reveal much," says Metal Gear and Death Stranding mastermind
- Hideo Kojima addresses AI after DLSS 5 hit Death Stranding 2, says "I don't much like the idea" of it taking work or control from artists
- New D&D RPG Warlock has a smaller open world so devs can "pull back a little bit on the handholding," lead says
- The Borderlands MMO is officially saved and playable in English, 11 years after its shutdown and 17 months after restoration efforts began: "We did it"
- It's spooky season, and these early Prime Day horror Blu-Ray deals make for perfect preparation
- Garry's Mod creator admits the launch of S&box "was s**t" and so was its free weekend: "There being too much content is a problem"
- RuneScape devs take down trailer, apologize to players, and blame "partner" for gen AI after promising not to use gen AI
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is "beautiful" on PS5 at 4K, fans say as Nintendo gem hits PlayStation emulator
- Palworld's cursed dating sim is a "little goofy thing" and not a proper spin-off, Pocketpair lead says: "I would only consider Palfarm the true spin-off"
- "We approached it like a remix": Lanterns co-creators on the "heresy" of changing the iconic Green Lantern oath
- RuneScape animated show in the works from Bloodborne movie studio and creator MoistCr1TiKaL
- Prime Day alternatives LIVE: I've found Best Buy, Walmart, and Newegg's best deals for gamers
- Castlevania: Belmont's Curse was born out of "a sense of urgency," producer says, and if we have to wait 10 years for the next game, "the whole thing is meaningless"
- James Gunn covers for Man of Tomorrow actor after he 'confirms' Wonder Woman casting: "People have been making way too much of this"
- Metal Gear Solid's Snake actor wants Konami to continue the series, even if Hideo Kojima isn't involved
- GTA 6 boss says Rockstar has to "forego realism" for the sake of the players: "Realism can help greatly with immersion, but too much can feel tedious"
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead is "bored and tired" of "repetitive" RPGs like Assassin's Creed and "games for teenagers"
- Lanterns co-creator says the most "schmucky-bait" thing they could have done was bring Hal Jordan back from the dead
- Lanterns season 1 ending explained: Who killed Hal, and is John Stewart a Green Lantern now?
- The Witcher 3 Remastered leads to new Steam player peak of nearly 140,000 as CD Projekt Red celebrates its 11-year-old RPG's resurgence: "Much love"
- Will there be a Lanterns season 2?
October 4
- Former GTA lead says "there's no greater compliment" than being compared to his Rockstar classics, but he hopes his new game is "successful in its own right"
- Platinum boss teases more Bayonetta games in the future, despite series co-creator Hideki Kamiya having left the studio
- Fans might not "pull out $1,000" for PS6 and Project Helix if all they can offer is marginal improvements, says ex-PlayStation boss
- Jagex announces a fourth Runescape MMO made in Unreal Engine, but "RS4 is not a replacement for any of our games"
October 3
- "Fable's original combat has a legacy of being quite approachable," so the RPG's devs don't want to change that with the new game
- Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is avoiding GTA 6 so it doesn't "distract or disrupt" his new games, including another open-world comedy
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Hans actor has finally opened his medieval tavern-inspired bar in Prague
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead explains that making each game in the RPG trilogy a "complete experience" was "non-negotiable" from the beginning
- Ex-PlayStation lead says it's "impossible" for devs to make a profit on Game Pass, even if Microsoft is: "The house always wins"
October 2
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says he pushed Square Enix for a physical version of the JRPG, but physical media will eventually be "essentially disc-less"
- "A tear was shed during this one": WoW Forever dev says it was an "honor and privilege" to bring an old Make-A-Wish quest back in Blizzard's new MMO
- "Make it OP first": Warlock devs eventually realized that "too powerful" D&D spells were the perfect starting point
- After Warner Bros. and Paramount merge, the notable studios are getting a surprising new name
- Ahead of VisionQuest premiere, Marvel releases first three WandaVision episodes for free on YouTube
- Zelda and Banjo PC port devs slam new vibe-coded Banjo-Tooie recompilation: "Throwing AI at it is just disrespectful"
- Arc Raiders free trial gives you 4 days of access to the "full" extraction shooter, just in time for its "biggest update since launch"
- GTA 6 has "detailed decapitation" and cocaine can be "snorted directly" from your hand, says UK ratings board
- The Witcher 3 mod swaps every single Griffin with the iconic low-poly pigeon: "He is back. And he is tired of being ridiculed"
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer Metacritic score makes it one of the best-rated Star Wars games of all time, beating every Battlefront title
- There are "all sorts of smart reasons" the League of Legends MMO shouldn't be made, Riot boss says, but we're doing it anyway
- Here's everything new we learned about GTA 6 this week after Rockstar revealed new details on the animals, activities, and weather in its sprawling open-world sandbox
- Nacon is launching the first-ever PS5 controller with an interactive screen and charging dock
- The power of GTA 6 marketing turns NBA goliath Miami Heat into the Vice City Heat for one game, involving an arena makeover, new kits, and, naturally, merch
- Xbox is "in a pickle" because "Microsoft never really picked a lane" says ex-PlayStation boss
- Worms: Galactic Tactics is the franchise's ultimate form, blending roguelike strategy with tongue-in-cheek whimsy
- Bethesda kills AI fan's viral Fallout game, much to their chagrin: "How about you make a Fallout game instead so I don't have to?"
- The Hunger Games director explains why Sunrise on the Reaping is a "return to form" for the franchise: "It's all done in a new way"
- Believe the hype: M. Night Shyamalan's new movie is being called a "masterpiece" and the "perfect companion" to The Sixth Sense
- Wardogs has already made over $100 million on Steam, analyst says, but the new shooter couldn't beat Arc Raiders and Helldivers 2's launches
- GTA 6 age rating suggests a more explicit game than GTA 5, singling out "sex scenes" in a step up from Rockstar's last installment
- "Keep GenAI the f*ck away from MediEvil" - My favorite PS1 creepy comedy caper now has a PC recomp, and it's thankfully not vibe coded
- PlayStation creator says games have stagnated, urges developers not to lose their "curiosity" as the industry reaches a major turning point ahead of the "next stage"
- Steam on track to earn a record $20 billion this year thanks to games like The Witcher 3 Remastered and Wardogs, analyst says after a massive September
- Street Fighter movie references the franchise's most iconic match: the parry-fest of Evo Moment 37
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead wants GTA 6 to open the door to charging more for games, even though the popularity of Rockstar's series "beats me"
- Disney boss thinks the live-action Moana sunk at the box office because there wasn't enough "demand for another film"
- Lisa Limited Edition DualSense pre-orders go live today, here's where to grab yours
- Blizzard warns WoW Forever players that its stance on real-money trading is "crystal clear" following beta ban spree: "We will continue to take action"
- While the movie franchise is ending, Fast and Furious will live on as a TV show
- Kraven actor knew "in the moment" the Spider-Man spin-off would be bad: "I've sort of buried that deep"
- Despite writing the script, Mike Flanagan says he hasn't seen Clayface and it's "very much not mine"
October 1
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says "it wasn't easy" not turning "a masterpiece like FF7 into something that felt like my own personal fan project"
- One of Diablo 2's most coveted items surprise-drops in Diablo 4, and it's just as overpowered as it was 25 years ago
- Bradley Cooper to play Duke in Danny McBride's live-action G.I. Joe movie, which is no longer a Transformers crossover
- RPG legend behind Fallout: New Vegas does "everything" he can to stop save scumming, but he wishes he'd "been more cynical about player behavior" in Pillars of Eternity
- "AI upscaling is coming to PS5": Sony's base console is getting its own version of the PS5 Pro feature I've been jealous about for 2 years
- The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, and more (October 2-4)
- Xbox CEO says working with PlayStation is on the table even after Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear successor Physint swaps publishers: "Competition and collaboration can coexist"
- The Elder Scrolls Online is undergoing a "renaissance," as the MMO's devs say they saw what's "been going for 12 years and decided to make some changes"
- A broken Diablo 4 charm is dominating Season 15, but Blizzard has "decided not to make changes to it" for now
- Castlevania: Belmont's Curse still isn't getting a native Switch 2 version, but at least it runs at 60fps on the console
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation battle lead still doesn't know the "correct" way to balance between real-time and turn-based combat, but that's why he's not "tired" of working on the trilogy
- In an utterly pointless-seeming move, Intel just published a patent for RGB-lit CPUs, which makes no sense for a component that's always covered by something
- The best gaming tech we've reviewed in September 2026
- Exclusive Riftbound card reveals feature a princely League of Legends champion all about gear
- Fallout 5 being set outside the US "could be amazing," former Bethesda lead says, even if Todd Howard has previously suggested it's not happening
- GTA 6 hype and impact will eventually be matched by another game, ex-PlayStation boss says, but it might be up to Rockstar to make it: "After 15 years, maybe GTA 7"
- Gears of War: E-Day Metacritic score places it as The Coalition's best take on the series amid layoffs and reported unrest at the studio
- Sean Gunn may have retired as Rocket Racoon, but he'd still take the call to return as his other MCU character
- "We're working on it": The Witcher 3 Remastered gets 2 hotfixes in 1 day as CD Projekt Red promises more improvements to the RPG amid ongoing performance issues
- Carrie release schedule: When is episode 1 on Prime Video?
- Gears of War: E-Day studio reportedly fears post-launch layoffs, "wouldn't put it past" Microsoft to withhold bonuses
- KPop Demon Hunters 2 will be coming to cinemas in a "very broad" and "global" theatrical release
- You can get the impressive new Lego Executor Super Star Destroyer three days early, here's how
- Sonic boss knows you want more remakes and ports, but "limited resources" mean "we have a stronger desire to provide fans with new games"
- I am loving the 'what if Louis Vuitton did a Zelda collab' vibes of Keys Factory's new Ocarina of Time accessories
- You don't need to spend $150 to get Lego Astro Bot, PS Direct just dropped stock for $25
- Best new Lego sets October 2026, from PlayStation to the perfect retro Pokemon kit
- Embark promises to get stricter with Arc Raiders bans as cheaters continue to plague the extraction shooter: "No warnings, no second chances"
- Helldivers movie delayed to 2028, but maybe that's a good thing
- A closer look at the Avengers: Endgame Encore TVA set reveals some intriguing MCU details
- Gears of War: E-Day devs tease "special birthday gift" during Season 1 to celebrate the series turning 20, new changes to The Gnasher, and more ahead of launch
- The Witcher 3 Remastered PC performance is tanking because of Geralt's luscious locks, CD Projekt Red says, but there's a temporary fix "until this is addressed in a patch"
- Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake leaker throws his weight behind reports of a new Uncharted game
- After 20 years and 38 films, Marvel boss Kevin Feige says he still has "a lot of movies" to make in the MCU
- Kathleen Kennedy says stepping down as Lucasfilm president was a "bit of a relief" after the "incredible challenge" of replacing George Lucas
- The 8Bitdo FlipPad isn't my absolute favorite way to play Game Boy games, but it could win me over this time next week
- Ben Affleck used AI for "lots of things" in his new Netflix movie but is "hesitant" to "point out what they are"
- The Lego PlayStation is now available for Insiders, and that free Astro Bot figure is sealing the deal
- Despite just starring in Spider-Noir, Nicolas Cage has some strong words for "50-plus" actors putting on "ridiculous outfits" in the MCU
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 "broke" T-Pain with its "too sad" intro: "It gets worse? Absolutely not"