Решение приняли, «оценив потребности для следующего проекта».

Konami уже планирует вторую и третью линейку релизов по Silent HillУспешный выпуск первой стал «облегчением».

У меня есть промокодГде искать?

500 ₽ 1000 ₽ 2000 ₽ 5000 ₽

Ещё одна компания столкнулась с проблемами.

СМИ: Киану Ривз исполнит главную роль в «гибридном фильме» по LEGO от режиссёра «Истории игрушек 4»Проект пытаются запустить в работу уже несколько лет.

До выхода игры осталось чуть больше месяца.

А также возможность пропускать катсцены с сюжетным выбором.

Выгодно пополнить Steam для покупки игр можно в магазине цифровых товаров на DTF.

Минимальная комиссия и быстрое зачисление денег на счёт.

Предзаказы откроют 28 октября 2026 года. Продажи начнут 6 ноября.

007 First Light стала одним из лидеров по номинациям на Golden Joystick Awards 2026 — игра претендует на пять наградЗа такое же количество статуэток поборется Big Walk.

Проект одобрен Ubisoft и Valve.

Сейчас разработчики занимаются «последними деталями».

Уже 27 октября в 05:00 МСК стартует предзагрузка ПК-версии Phantom Blade Zero.

Видеокарта: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660 (6 Гб) или AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 Гб).

Видеокарта: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 Гб) или AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 Гб).

Сама Phantom Blade Zero займёт около 145 Гб, а с учётом временных файлов, которые будут храниться на вашем накопителе до релиза, придётся освободить «как минимум 300 Гб».

Творение S-GAME увидит свет 29 октября на ПК (Steam, Epic Games Store) и PlayStation 5.

Valve запустила фестиваль «Страхи в Steam 5», посвящённый хоррорам и играм с элементами этого жанра.

Вот несколько выгодных предложений:The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series — 160 рублей (−90 %).

The Forest — 87 рублей (−80 %).

SOMA — 220 рублей (−80 %).

Outlast — 55 рублей (−90 %).

Konami намеренно ограничивала обмен информацией между студиями, которые работали над разными играми серии Silent Hill.

Компания хотела, чтобы команды не влияли на идеи друг друга и могли самостоятельно развивать свои проекты.

Об этом рассказал основатель Screen Burn и режиссёр Silent Hill: Townfall Джон Маккеллан (Jon McKellan) во время панели на MCM London Comic Con.

Продюсер серии Мотои Окамото (Motoi Okamoto) стремился сохранить самостоятельность каждой игры и не допустить, чтобы проекты слишком сильно пересекались.

Благодаря выбранной в Konami тактике Silent Hill: Townfall могла развиваться самостоятельно, а разработчики сохраняли творческую свободу.

Не так давно Sucker Punch выпустила полное издание Ghost of Yōtei вместе с сюжетным расширением Echoes of Sekigahara.

Похоже, на этом контентная поддержка приключения Ацу подошла к концу.

Об этом изданию рассказал неназванный бывший сотрудник Sucker Punch.

Всего в Sucker Punch трудоустроены примерно 229 работников.

Мы понимаем, что это непросто принять, и хотим заверить: это решение далось нам нелегко.

Голосование по основным категориям Golden Joystick Awards 2026 завершилось на выходных.

И теперь публике предлагается повлиять на то, кому достанется самая престижная награда — звание «Игры года».

На этот титул претендуют 12 проектов, среди которых как ААА-тайтлы, так и игры от независимых команд.

Процесс такой же, как и на основном этапе голосования: кликаете на красную кнопку Start voting, выбираете до трёх достойных на ваш взгляд кандидатов, ранжируете их и финализируете, нажав на Vote внизу.

Понаблюдать за происходящим на церемонии получится через онлайн-трансляцию на YouTube, Twitch и в X. Напомним, в прошлом году абсолютным триумфатором оказалась Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, получивша…

Многие уже наверняка проглотили второй сезон Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, поэтому в воздухе повис закономерный вопрос: а когда ждать продолжение и будет ли оно вообще?

В разговоре с ComicBook шоураннер аниме-мариала Бартош Штыбор (Bartosz Sztybor) дал ответ.

Третий сезон может случиться, но для этого есть ряд необходимых условий, связанных с перфекционизмом CD Projekt RED.

А если не найдётся идеальной истории или идеального режиссёра со своим уникальным голосом, то, может, мы просто остановимся на двух сезонах Edgerunners.

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Весной 2025-го разработчик-одиночка Фрэнсис Куломбе (Francis Coulombe) заявил о себе при помощи Look Outside — пиксельной хоррор-RPG с элементами выживания.

События Look Outside разворачиваются в пределах одного многоквартирного дома, чьи жители начали превращаться в жутких монстров после того, как посмотрят в окно.

Возвращайтесь домой с собранными ресурсами и частичными ответами на свои вопросы, чтобы отдохнуть, поиграть в игры, заняться готовкой и созданием инструментов и познакомиться с соседями, ставшими союзниками.

Сразитесь со 150 вручную созданными существами в пошаговых боях, учитывающих пространство между вами и противниками, используйте импровизированное оружие и предметы, собранн…

Новый взглядЕщё до релиза Belmont’s Curse можно было увидеть мнение, что с Castlevania эта игра не имеет ничего общего — дескать, геймплей совсем не тот.

Создатели Belmont’s Curse, вероятно, не захотели делать то же самое, а потому объединили в своём проекте разные особенности прошлых «каслваний».

и не только… Возможно, в моём случае виновата профдеформация и, если вы не играете во все метроидвании подряд, первые часы игры покажутся весёлыми.

Изумительной Belmont’s Curse не получилась, но это хорошая «каслвания» — она достойно продолжает серию и предлагает свой взгляд на неё.

От первой за много лет части Castlevania можно было ожидать инноваций, но получилась просто новая «касла» — и это не…

Независимая студия Cygnus Cross опубликовала анимационный трейлер своей дебютной игры Emberville — пиксельной экшен-RPG с видом сверху, в производстве которой участвовал популярный стример CohhCarnage.

Приключение начинается с бесконечной тюрьмы Витромотус, в которой бессмертные заключённые постепенно теряли рассудок и память.

Геймерам предстоит создать своего протагониста, выбраться из заточения и познакомиться с жителями павшего города Эмбервилля, которому требуется помощь для восстановления.

И со временем, быть может, ваше имя впишут в хроники их края — Эмбервилля.

Исследование процедурно-генерируемых подземелий тюрьмы в поисках древних знаний и ресурсов.

Провальная Shenmue III вряд ли обрадовала поклонников оригинала, но несмотря на это японская студия YS NET продолжает трудиться над её «улучшенной версией».

Несколько часов назад разработчики объявили, что релиз переиздания состоится лишь в начале 2027 года.

Вскоре мы поделимся с вами более подробной информацией в ожидании релиза в начале 2027 года!

YS NETНапомним, новую версию Shenmue III для современных платформ анонсировали ещё летом 2025 года.

Shenmue III Enhanced готовится для ПК (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series и Nintendo Switch 2 без русской локализации.

Ubisoft готовит для Assassinʼs Creed Black Flag Resynced последнее контентное обновление.

Обновление боевой системы на суше: враги наносят в 1,8 раза больше урона; окно для выполнения парирования сокращено; функция защиты от моментальной гибели (one-shot kill safety) отключена и не только.

Обновление скрытности: время обнаружения значительно сокращено; время осмотра территории увеличено; враги могут услышать передвижение быстрее шага и не только.

Больше урона от акул, морских ежей, медуз и морских обитателей, на которых можно охотиться с гарпуном.

А 29 октября Ubisoft поделится информацией о будущем франшизы Assassinʼs Creed, но без громких анонсов.

Композитор Остин Уинтори (Journey, The Banner Saga) мечтал поработать над следующей Mass Effect (Mass Effect Universe).

Он обсуждал своё участие в проекте «последние пару лет», а в 2025 году подготовил для EA и BioWare «сюрприз»: почти 20 минут музыки, полностью записанной и спродюсированной с использованием синтезаторов, вокала и большого оркестра.

Сам Уинтори не знал никаких сюжетных подробностей новой Mass Effect, так что это был простой эксперимент.

Его идея заключалась в развитии оригинального саундтрека первой игры (за авторством Джека Уолла и Сэма Хьюлика), где «активнее используются аналоговые синтезаторы и более органично вплетается в звучание оркестр».

Результат работы можно послу…

Согласно дисклеймеру, ролик мог быть попыткой презентовать игру сторонним инвесторам после прекращения финансирования со стороны Tencent .

Сам шутер к тому моменту перестал быть условно-бесплатной игрой-сервисом: для него планировали одиночную сюжетную кампанию с опциональным кооперативом.

В сети появился трейлер Transformers: Reactivate , отменённого шутера во вселенной « Трансформеры ».

Transformers: Reactivate студии Splash Damage анонсировали в 2022 году, а отменили в 2025 году — с последующей публикацией геймплея.

Судя по всему, по Transformers: Reactivate готовится неофициальный документальный проект.

Инсайдер Nate The Hate и издание Insider Gaming рассказали, что обзоры Grand Theft Auto VI появятся уже 18 ноября — за сутки до мирового релиза ожидаемого боевика на PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series.

И Rockstar Games якобы уже начала распространять пресс-копии игры, что в целом является неожиданным шагом.

Тогда же утверждалось, что журналистам придётся «объясняться», если они поставят GTA 6 какой-либо балл помимо максимального.

Либо же на ситуацию повлияли утечки Cyberleek, который может иметь доступ к играбельной сборке GTA 6.

Отметим, что в Новой Зеландии GTA 6 выйдет уже днём 18 ноября — в 14:30 МСК.

Разработчики из Ludogram, известные по хоррору Invokyr, анонсировали свою новую игру — стратегический экшен-рогалик Heroes Never Die.

Он совмещает идеи из культовой Heroes of Might and Magic 3 и нашумевшей в последние годы Vampire Survivors, образуя динамичный коктейль из механик.

Фэнтезийный мир Heroes Never Die выполнен в ретро-стилистике с угловатыми моделями и пикселизацией.

Причём в Heroes Never Die выстроена глубокая прогрессия, отсылающая к третьим «Героям».

И всё это умещается в короткие забеги длиной около 25 минут, в финале которых предстоит столкнуться с таким же прокаченным вражеским героем.

Owlcat Games похвасталась тем, что Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy попала в списки желаемого к миллиону игроков в Steam.

В честь этого разработчики поделились обещанными «секретными наградами».

Во-первых, была объявлена эксклюзивная музыкальная тема для сервитора в бастионе Серпентис.

Она представляет собой молитву Инквизитора Богу-Императору, в которой просят о мудрости для «распознания врагов Человечества» и силе, способной сокрушить недоброжелателей.

Комплект будет играбельным в Dark Heresy.

Издание GamesRadar перечислило игры, которые посоревнуются за звание «Игра года» на церемонии Golden Joystick Awards 2026.

Оно было поделено на эпизоды, первые из которых вышли 22 октября, тогда как финальные подоспели лишь 12 ноября.

Тогда многие церемонии упустили из виду нашумевший интерактивный сериал, что не помешало ему продаться тиражом свыше пяти миллионов копий.

А ещё издание не стало обделять вниманием Phantom Blade Zero.

Ролевой экшен выйдет только 29 октября, но ознакомившиеся с ним журналисты уже успели поделиться восторженными обзорами.

Фанатский ремастер Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, анонсированный в начале года, получил страницу в Steam в честь 20-летия с момента выхода оригинальной игры.

Также на странице рассказывается о прелестях Dark Messiah of Might & Magic: Community Edition.

В фанатском ремастере обновят многопользовательский режим, а также добавят эксклюзивный контент из консольной версии и вырезанные механики.

Например, это будет режим кооперативного прохождения кампании, а также арены со случайно генерацией.

А часть созданных ранее фанатских модов в духе «Новой игры+» станут полноценной частью Community Edition.

The smallest power station, weighing in at under 3 pounds.

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Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive has responded after confirming Chucky would be removed from stores last week, explaining that horror icons will "continue to have an open invitation to join (or rejoin)."

The Ukiyo Game Bar in Tokyo is going viral for its unique guest experience that lets customers play Buckshot Roulette in real life… well, sort of.

Both Amazon Prime and non-Prime members, new subscribers and (most) previous subscribers are eligible.

DC Studios boss Peter Safran confirms they've had conversations with Alan Ritchson for a variety of roles, but are still looking to find the right one.

A final trailer for the canceled game Transformers: Reactivate has leaked online, giving fans the closest look at what the completed project might’ve looked like.

The best PC gaming controller under $100.

Francis Lawrence, director of Netflix’s BioShock movie, opened up to IGN about his favorite video games of all time, and we have to admit that he knows ball.

We got the chance to chat with Francis Lawrence, director of the forthcoming Red Rising movie, who let us in on some exciting updates about the project and its current status at Paramount.

GTA 6's release has led to as much as a 17% increase in time-off requests, according to a new report.

Hitherto, game developers have needed a Professional license to sell or monetise GameMaker creations.

You'll still need a paid license if you plan to release a GameMaker game on console, but pish posh, those things are going extinct anyway.

In case you're unfamiliar, GameMaker is a series of game creation tools that dates back around 26 years.

GameMaker has been used by such indie noteworthies as Heart Machine (Hyper Light Drifter), Toby Fox (Undertale), Derek Yu (Spelunky), Vlambeer (Nuclear Throne), and Dennaton Games (Hotline Miami).

"Regardless of runtime, developers will still need an Enterprise license and to be an approved developer to be able to export to consoles.

Staff at Microsoft continue to recieve emails they'd probably rather not be getting.

According a report last week, further Xbox cuts were being planned for this month, November and January.

"This builds on what we learned earlier this year through the Voluntary Retirement Program.

According to Business Insider, 9000 staff were offered buyouts in the previous voluntary retirement program Coleman mentioned, with around a third taking it.

Solidarity to Microsoft staff affected by this latest attempt to fire people into the sun, reportedly as a result of Microsoft straining to pour boatloads of money into AI data centers.

How could someone do this to you, fruit, meat, and other foods on the shelves of this shop?

You might as well stick "mandatory political essays" on the packaging of frozen peas!

"These AI statements are just as partisan as mandatory political essays or forcing developers to list their voting history to drive cancel campaigns and public struggle sessions.

These AI statements are just as partisan as mandatory political essays or forcing developers to list their voting history to drive cancel campaigns and public struggle sessions.

Besides taking 30%, they’re also taking a potentially even larger fraction of developers’ revenue and livelihood by undermining their business with these AI hate ca…

The word "BioWare" does not appear in a recent Change.org petition asking EA to "save Mass Effect", which has gained around 220,000 signatories as of writing.

Maybe Owlcat, developers of the Mass Effect-flavoured The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, who've shared the Change.org petition on their socials.

Doubtless, many recently laid-off Mass Effect devs will be touched by their enthusiasm.

"Therefore, we are urgently petitioning EA to take decisive action by committing to the continued development of Mass Effect," it continues.

Although if the testimony of former employees is any indication, it's likely they'll just end up sitting on the unfinished Mass Effect 5 forever.

They've released a few guns inspired by the canned entry, which you may know by its codename Van Buren, but the headliner from this gear drop for New Vegas is a funky new Pip-Boy design.

According to its creators, this Lil Pip 3000 iteration of Fallout's iconic wrist-mounted computer has been recreated based on Van Buren's original design docs.

To be clear since the modders have emphasised this in all caps, I said "IT FLIPS UP".

In all seriousness, it's a cool design that departs from the general blockiness of the default Pip-Boys worn by Fallout protagonists old and new.

They'll even be distributed throughout the Capital Wasteland if you're running the Tale of Two Wastelands mod which mash…

I don't much go for PowerWash Simulator-likes, but there is something appealingly unwholesome about a game in which you have to wipe the dust off an entire moon.

Moon Sweepers is the work of DragDrop Games, a two-person team who are now busting their chops patching the game after a surprisingly popular launch on Friday.

I'm not sure I have the patience to polish an entire moon, but I am certainly salivating over the delicious grey, chunky-edged plateaus left behind by the sweepers in the trailer.

In general, Moon Sweepers has me thinking anew about a possible subgenre of game dedicated to cleaning up the messes left behind by players of other games.

Moon Sweepers has multiplayer support for…

Well, as is my regulatory obligation, here are some of the PC games coming out this week that caught my eye while scrubbing out the the sluices.

I've seen a few of these before, and I always hope they'll be more fun than they are.

Edwin dropped a link to Phantom Line: Prologue in our news chat saying it looks "sort of STALKER meets Trepang meets Control".

Wednesday, October 28thProbably Stolen is a cyberpunk shop sim where you run a hole in the wall boutique in an unregulated future.

*While 'front end' may suggest Horace has a rear end, we all know that he is endless.

The code running 1994 horror game Ecstatica probably isn't going to topple Unreal Engine anytime soon, but look at this article's header image, and tell me you aren't fascinated.

You can experience this terrifying bubble-wrap reality for yourself in today's Steam and GOG re-release of both Ecstatica and its sequel, care of SNEG Games.

Released two years before the original Resident Evil, Ecstatica is an early example of fixed-perspective survival horror, splintering off from adventure games.

It's puzzle-driven with a lot of "absurd British humour", as the Steam and GOG storepages for the re-release explain.

The latter was also ellipsoid-based, but the devs switched to a more familiar polygo…

In case you missed it, an internal trailer for the new Mass Effect game which BioWare were working on prior to EA shutting them down hit the net late last week.

It offered a peek at what the studio were cooking with this new entry, dubbed Mass Effect Universe.

"All the choices made in the first Mass Effect games were taken into account," the developer said after the trailer finished.

He was the Technical Director on Mass Effect Universe, so I wanted to share some bits he discussed.

Though, he stressed that this Mass Effect system worked in some extra complexity by letting players make decisions that might contradict things they've previously done.

The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web.

This doesn’t work.

Eurogamer’s Robert Purchese meets the man who put a Game Boy Museum into a Game Boy cartridge.

The Game Boy, Pflug discovered, is "a spectacularly bad e-reader", due to the limited 255 "blocks" it can show on screen.

"Reading a museum on a Game Boy, it turns out, is a game of inches," Pflug notes.

I don't think Abelina is a puzzle game, but it does look like you have to put some thought into your platforming at points.

It seems the entire thing is about navigating this otherworldly locale, and hopefully finding some truth amongst it all.

Sonically we should be in for a pleasant time too, as Weapons and the recent Resident Evil movie's composer Ryan Holladay is on the soundtrack for Abelina.

I'm curious about what else it has to offer and am keen to get my hands on it to see how that platforming feels.

In the meantime, you might join me by wishlisting it on Steam ahead of its release in 2027.

You know, I think at this point in my life there is a non-zero chance I will die before anyone is able to settle comfortably on what defines an immersive sim.

The idea is too annoying and I'm sure someone will disagree with some aspect of it.

And if you ask New Blood boss Dave Oshry, when it comes to trying to flog an immersive sim, it's probably best to not even refer to it as one.

Yeah, that's called an RPG, brother.

In Oshry's opinion, "if you market something as an RPG, I think you'll do better than marketing it as an immersive sim."

Yes, I'm doing it, I'm writing about a megastructure game for the second time this week because come on, HELENA : Cloud District just looks stunning, don't it?

In the world of HELENA : Cloud District, you have come across a rotting megastructure that appears to be long abandoned, all sorts of strange flora dotted throughout it.

It's non-linear too, there's no set path you have to take, and it seems like there's some neat movement mechanics too.

"Slide, hover, and glide through the structure in your own creative way in order to reach every level and get deeper into the slumbering Cloud District," explains the game's Steam page.

I'm quite enthused by what HELENA : Cloud District is putting do…

And now, the Paralives team have outlined their plans for the game's first major update, which seem very catered to improving the core experience.

As part of a four point plan they outlined, first up on the docket is "buffing up the basics."

Build Mode will also see some improvements, with a big focus on build breaking bugs.

You can also expect new bits of furniture and items, and a tweak to furniture and item efficiency.

Worth noting that this list "is not final," and some things may be pushed back with others getting added in.

I'll be honest folks: I didn't know that Steam's Personal Calendar feature was still technically in testing.

Yet lo and behold, a post from Valve went out yesterday announcing that the feature has launched out of Steam Labs "and is considered a full feature of the Steam Store."

But even still, my recommendations do remain pretty good, showing me games that I have since added to my wishlist.

I'm never opposed to new discovery tools, especially considering how bad Valve can actually be at that kind of thing.

Perhaps it's some kind of weird prepwork for that new Half-Life they're almost definitely making but only talk about accidentally.

Fans continue to rally around the 'Save Mass Effect' movement, this time with a billboard at Times Square and more initiatives planned throughout the rest of the year.

Last week, publisher EA shut down BioWare and cancelled the next Mass Effect game.

Together with @kalaelizabeth, we've managed to get a #SaveMassEffect billboard up in Times Square, NYC, all day today!

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"Apart from the Times Square billboard, we also have several other initiatives in the works.

In fact, Microsoft has just announced a "Voluntary Exit Offer" that will essentially pay staff to move in front of any potential layoffs and voluntarily leave their jobs.

"This offer gives eligible employees who may be considering a future outside the company a new choice to make that transition now with support.

The voluntary buyout is only available to Microsoft employees "at level 70 and below" in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Some organizations are providing the Voluntary Exit Offer, and some are not.

As CNBC noted, the voluntary buyout was announced as Microsoft tries to balance its sky-high spending in generative AI.

Layoffs have reportedly hit Sucker Punch, the PlayStation-owned studio behind the Sly Cooper series, Infamous and last year's Ghost of Yotei.

"After carefully observing the challenges in the market and reviewing the team needs for our next project, we've decided to make some staffing reductions.

Several positions across Sucker Punch will be eliminated as a result," studio higher ups wrote.

Sucker Punch's last game, the gorgeous open-world sequel Ghost of Yotei, was seemingly a big hit for PlayStation.

Ghost of Yotei sold 3.3m copies about a month after launch, outperforming other PS5 favourites such as Astro Bot in the same time period.

ReanimalPlatforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2What Little Nightmares originator Tarsier Studios did next.

A game of phenomenal mood and artistry, as striking as it is enigmatic, and a wonderfully grim accompaniment for Halloween.

And even if you've seen the film adaptation, the original game is worth checking out; it's a masterclass in lo-fi horror that's quite unlike anything else.

RoutinePlatforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/SFor a while, it looked like Routine might not make it.

But Routine isn't just good, it's great; a cracking first-person sci-fi horror that's got a particularly old-school vibe.

Clearly, developer Remedy knew exactly how The Board should sound coming out of your speakers.

While there's no consensus, many have theories about what The Board is truly saying - and that's in part because of the way it sounds.

"An important part of the design is that The Board is basically gibberish, not affiliated to any language," Control Resonant audio lead Lucas Pierrot told Gamespot.

Control Resonant has seemingly done well for Remedy, reaching 1m sales faster than any other game in studio history despite releasing in a very busy period.

If you're looking to play it soon, Eurogamer's Control Resonant walkthrough is worth bookmarking to help you make good upgrade decisions and pick w…

Xbox has extended Arkane Lyon's consultation period by around a month, as the search for a new owner continues.

That "development work" refers to Marvel's Blade, which seems to still be under Arkane's purview even now.

"This is a defined extension, and we remain committed to keeping the Works Council informed throughout the process," Microsoft added.

According to members of Printemps Ecologique (thanks VGC), Marvel's Blade is almost complete.

However, a PC Gamer source also claimed Marvel's Blade - which has remained something of an enigma since its unveiling back in 2023 - still has years to go until it is finished.

Steam's Personal Calendar, a feature Valve has been testing for nearly a year, has finally left beta and is now available for everyone.

Personal Calendar, which initially launched as a Steam Labs experiment last October, works by highlighting upcoming games and recent releases - tailored to your interests - and arranging them by release date.

In a blog post, Valve explains only games "you play the most" are considered, meaning titles you try for a few minutes won't factor into your recommendations.

Crucially, the Personal Calendar's recommendations are not static, and Valve notes they're refreshed daily to incorporate new data where available.

"As a result, the recommendations generated by …

Even before Onimusha: Way of the Sword came out, the topic of enemy and encounter difficulty was a contentious one.

Speaking in a new interview, Way of the Sword game director Satoru Nihei has said he believes the level of challenge the team eventually arrived at was the right one.

"We think it's hit the right spot in terms of the difficulty, in terms of where we wanted to place it," he added.

In Eurogamer's Way of the Sword review, Dom Peppiatt was particularly impressed by the way it advances the action genre without relying on Soulslike tropes.

"There is no game out there that makes you feel more like a swordsman of legend than Onimusha: Way of the Sword," Dom wrote.

Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition has been delayed to 2027 in order to, as publisher Inin Games puts it, "get everything right".

Shenmue 3 Official Launch Trailer Here's the SHenmue 3 launch trailer from six years ago!Watch on YouTubeShenmue 3: Enhanced Edition was originally expected to arrive in "Q4" this year, but Inin now says, "We'll have more details to share with you soon and are looking forward to this release in early 2027!"

Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition promises visual improvements to Ys Net's 2019 original, alongside quality-of-life changes, and performance boosts made possible by the modern hardware it'll be playable on.

There's also talk of DLSS/FSR support, more NPC density within Nia…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is officially out for all players, and its extraction shooter mode DMZ is looking to be particularly popular.

Although some have pushed back at the idea for seemingly invalidating the point of an extraction mode, others argue CoD: Warzone already does something similar.

Yet, Resurgence added respawns to the battle royale mode (Warzone)," argued another Reddit user.

One petition asking for a PvE mode has managed 331 signatures, at the time of writing.

It's also worth noting that Modern Warfare 4 doesn't offer any purely PvE modes beyond the campaign.

He wrote: "This is private equity, this is what it does.

He then moves on to the idea of a studio buyback, writing: "The developers at BioWare know how to run the studio.

The combined statement against private equity and for the BioWare employees is no coincidence.

EA was recently acquired through a record-breaking leveraged buyout by Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group as well as US president Donald Trump's Son-in-law Jared Kushner's private equity firm.

Many across the games industry shared their sadness ,frustration, and support last week.

Phantom Blade Zero review Developer: S-GameS-Game Publisher: S-GameS-Game Platform: Played on PCPlayed on PC Availability: Out 28th October on PC (Steam, Epic), PS5This is Phantom Blade Zero at its absolute peak: cinematic, free-flowing, and full of surprises.

Manage cookie settings Here's a Phantom Blade Zero trailer to show it in action.Watch on YouTubeTo warn you in advance, it doesn't take long for Phantom Blade Zero to start dumping an absolutely dizzying number of character names, bloodlines, cults and various feuding sects on you.

Anyway, I think we all know why we're here, and that's because the main draw of Phantom Blade Zero is its combat.

Phantom Blade Zero accessibility options …

A petition created to save BioWare's well-loved sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect, has topped 187,000 signatures.

"Alternatively, EA could consider licensing the Mass Effect intellectual property (IP) to another studio that shares the passion and vision to keep it alive and allow it to flourish anew."

Yesterday, we reported that a content creator claiming to have served on a BioWare community council shared alleged details about the cancelled next Mass Effect game, titled Mass Effect Universe.

This follows the appearance of an internal trailer for Mass Effect Universe, which BioWare later confirmed was real after the company’s closure and the game's cancellation.

EA's widespread job cuts also hit dev…

The Call of Duty movie will explore "the cost of war" and probably won't be as graphically violent as director Peter Berg's upcoming Netflix film, The Mosquito Bowl.

In an interview with ComicBook, Berg, who is directing from a script by Taylor Sheridan, said the Modern Warfare games the film draws on are about more than shooting.

He described the characters - Captain Price, Soap, Ghost, and Alex - as "complicated humans", not "cartoon characters or comic books", and said there's "a real soul" beneath the violence.

Berg's Mosquito Bowl, a Second World War drama inspired by a real 1944 football match between Marines in the Pacific, arrives on Netflix on 25th November.

The Call of Duty movie …

A24's live-action Elden Ring movie is reportedly set to cost almost $200 million, making it the most expensive film the studio has ever made.

For context, A24's priciest film to date, Marty Supreme, reportedly cost around $70 million, a step up from Alex Garland's Civil War at about $50 million.

Manage cookie settings Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition - Official Gameplay Overview Trailer.Watch on YouTubeThe WSJ's piece is less about Elden Ring than about A24's growing clout in Hollywood and the rivals now chasing its success.

Production on Alex Garland's Elden Ring movie - which is, at least partially, a prequel to FromSoftware's RPG - seems to be progressing well.

Now, the latest set video sug…

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На представителей маркетинга и PR пришлось 9%, а на специалистов по развитию бизнеса и продажам — 7%.

ФидбэкДля Еревана это была первая конференция WN, и судя по отзывам, представители местной игровой индустрии положительно восприняли появление такого мероприятия в Армении.

Первая конференция WN в Ереване была организована на высоком уровне, с большим вниманием к комфорту участников.

В частности, обсуждался ИИ, развитие игровой индустрии в Армении, возможные источники финансирования в нынешних условиях, а также вопросы привлечения пользователей.

Следующие мероприятия WN Media Group запланированы на 29 октября в Бангкоке (WN PC Publishers & Investors Connect), 10 декабря в Тбилиси (WN C-Leve…

Генеральный директор New Blood Interactive Дейв Ошри (Dave Oshry) считает, что термин «иммерсив-сим» плохо подходит для продвижения игр.

По его мнению, разработчикам выгоднее использовать более понятные массовой аудитории жанровые обозначения, например RPG или стелс.

По словам Ошри, проблема в том, что термин понятен преимущественно поклонникам жанра.

По словам Ошри, она помогла привлечь внимание, но одновременно сформировала у поклонников Thief слишком конкретные ожидания.

По мнению Колантонио, использование привычных жанровых определений позволило бы сосредоточиться непосредственно на особенностях игры.

Ее с помощью ИИ разработал всего один человек.

Уже на следующий день разработчик сообщил о первых 15 тысячах вишлистов, а 22 октября объявил о достижении отметки в 100 тысяч.

Невероятно видеть, что игра, которую я создаю в одиночку, заинтересовала столько людей», — написал автор в профиле игры в Steam.

С помощью нейросетей разработчик подготовил часть музыки, озвучивания, звуков, иллюстраций и трехмерных моделей, а также перевел игровой текст.

Пока игра ориентирована на одиночное прохождение, хотя в дальнейшем разработчик допускает добавление кооператива.

Пользователи Claude Opus 5.5 начали жаловаться, что сервис все чаще отказывается выполнять задачи, связанные с обратной разработкой программ и игр.

Как пишет Kotaku, пользователи заметили, что Claude иногда начинает выполнять задачу, но прерывает ответ из-за срабатывания системы безопасности.

Anthropic публично не сообщала о смене политики и не выпускала новую версию Opus 5.5.

При этом журналисты отметили, что 21 октября компания обновила несколько продуктов Claude, и по времени это совпало с первыми жалобами.

Интерес к теме связан с тем, что Claude Opus 5.5, представленную 22 сентября, пользователи связывали с недавним ростом числа любительских портов.

В интервью Rock Paper Shotgun креативный директор студии Йохан Пилестедт (Johan Pilestedt) объяснил, что главной проблемой потенциального продолжения стала бы конкуренция с уже существующей Helldivers 2.

«Главным конкурентом Helldivers 3 была бы Helldivers 2.

Всего в студии порядка 150 человек.

Небольшая команда параллельно занимается прототипом следующего проекта, однако он не связан с разработкой Helldivers 3.

Напомним, Helldivers 2 вышла в феврале 2024 года на ПК и PlayStation 5, а в августе 2025-го добралась до Xbox Series X|S.

Согласно исследованию Newzoo и GEEIQ, пользователи провели на платформе 4,05 млрд часов — на 15% больше, чем годом ранее.

У Fortnite этот показатель составил 2,89 млрд часов, у Minecraft — 2,28 млрд.

Одновременно выросли продажи PlayStation 5: на 43% в денежном выражении и на 22% в штуках.

С 21 октября участники программы Xbox Insider могут покупать пакеты облачного игрового времени: 10 часов за 3,99 доллара, 25 часов за 7,99 доллара или 50 часов за 11,99 доллара.

Тогда же Microsoft введет месячные лимиты облачного гейминга для подписчиков Game Pass: 5 часов для Essential, 10 часов для Premium и 15 часов для Ultimate.

Ее авторы призывают Electronic Arts продолжить развитие серии Mass Effect, несмотря на закрытие BioWare и отмену следующей игры франшизы.

Ее автор Джо Смит (Joe Smith) предлагает компании два варианта: возобновить разработку Mass Effect, выделив необходимые средства и сотрудников, либо передать лицензию на франшизу другой студии.

Главная цель ее участников — не допустить прекращения развития Mass Effect.

Одновременно компания подтвердила отмену следующей Mass Effect, которая находилась на ранней стадии разработки.

Пока EA не сообщала о планах возобновить работу над серией или передать права на нее сторонним разработчикам.

Количество инди-игр, которым удалось продаться тиражом не менее 500 тысяч копий за первый месяц, выросло с 13 до 33 за год.

В рамках исследования Sensor Tower сравнила продажи платных игр в Steam, PlayStation и Xbox за два периода: с сентября 2024-го по август 2025-го и с сентября 2025-го по август 2026-го.

Учитывались проекты, преодолевшие отметку в 500 тысяч проданных копий за первые 30 дней после релиза.

Всего число таких игр выросло с 55 до 76.

Их совокупные продажи за первый месяц увеличились на 51% до 182,4 млн копий.

С 1 ноября 2026 года компанию возглавит Маркус Джейкобс (Marcus Jacobs), ранее работавший в Electronic Arts, King и Embark Studios.

Как говорится в сообщении Stillfront от 22 октября, Джейкобс работает в игровой индустрии более 25 лет.

В EA он занимал должность директора по монетизации, а в 2012 году перешел в King, где на протяжении семи лет входил в руководство направления Candy Crush.

Напомним, о предстоящей смене генерального директора Stillfront сообщила еще в конце июня.

Отметим, что Stillfront владеет рядом игровых студий и развивает семь приоритетных франшиз: Jawaker, Supremacy, BIG, BitLife, Empire и Albion.

По данным Puck, стриминговый сервис предложил Microsoft 500 млн долларов за семилетнюю лицензию, однако та запросила 800 млн долларов.

Как сообщает Puck со ссылкой на три источника, предложение о покупке прав исходило от директора Netflix по контенту Белы Баджарии (Bela Bajaria).

Встречную сумму в 800 млн долларов выдвинули генеральный директор Xbox Аша Шарма (Asha Sharma) и команда, отвечающая за сделки.

Напомним, еще в августе стало известно, что Microsoft ищет покупателя на пакет прав на экранизацию более десятка игровых франшиз.

В Xbox заявили, что наблюдают рекордный интерес к своим интеллектуальным правам, и назвали Netflix ценным партнером.

Ее стоимость составила 9,99 доллара против 7,99 доллара на ПК.

В беседе с Game File Каман рассказал, что при первоначальном ценообразовании разработчики ориентировались не столько на фактическую стоимость игры, сколько на ее восприятие покупателями.

«К сожалению, Стивен, 10 долларов — это 10 долларов», — пошутил Каман, отвечая на вопрос журналиста о новой стоимости.

Он пояснил, что с момента релиза объем контента в Peak удвоился: команда добавила несколько новых биомов и улучшения, повышающие удобство игры.

Отметим, что Peak создавалась совместной командой Aggro Crab и Landfall.

С 1 января 2027 года команда разработки разрешит бесплатно выпускать коммерческие игры, созданные с использованием нового рантайма GMRT, для ПК, мобильных устройств и веба.

Сейчас для этого требуется покупка лицензии Professional за 99,99 доллара.

Напомним, GameMaker уже можно бесплатно использовать для разработки игр, однако коммерческое распространение большинства проектов требует платной лицензии.

С 2027 года правила изменятся: разработчики смогут продавать игры на GMRT без приобретения Professional.

GameMaker — популярный движок, который ранее использовался при создании многих инди-игр, включая такие тайтлы, как Spelunky, Deltarune и UFO 50.

Чтобы лучше понять бизнес-контекст, стоит взглянуть на положение компании с учетом завершенного выкупа EA.

Напомним, по своему формату сделка — так называемый LBO, выкуп с привлечением заемных средств, при оценке бизнеса в 55 млрд долларов.

Большая часть суммы, около 11,3 млрд долларов, пришлась на обеспеченные кредиты.

Простыми словами, игровой бизнес стал частью структуры обслуживания долга с гарантиями в виде активов головной компании и ее отдельных юрлиц.

До этого ставки по облигациям компании были в районе 1,85–2,95%, а новые на сумму примерно в 6,58 млрд долларов идут уже в диапазоне 6,25–8,75%.

Ави ЛьюисКак сообщает PC Gamer, с таким предложением Льюис выступил 22 октября в социальных сетях, комментируя решение EA закрыть BioWare и ее офис в канадском Эдмонтоне.

Им нужно предоставить первоочередную возможность выкупить ее и управлять ею самостоятельно — при поддержке федерального правительства», — заявил политик.

О готовности Electronic Arts продать BioWare или переговорах с сотрудниками студии ничего не сообщалось.

Напомним, 21 октября Electronic Arts объявила о закрытии BioWare и отмене новой Mass Effect.

Electronic Arts объявила о ее приобретении в 2007 году, а завершила сделку в январе 2008-го.

22 октября Epic Games анонсировала AI MegaJam — конкурс по созданию игр с использованием нейросетей.

После обсуждений в соцсетях Epic Games признала это ошибкой и разрешила участникам применять нейросети в любом объеме или вовсе отказаться от них.

Пользователи обвинили Epic Games в попытке представить генеративный ИИ как необходимое условие быстрой разработки игр.

Ситуация примечательна на фоне активного продвижения ИИ генеральным директором Epic Games Тимом Суини (Tim Sweeney).

Сам AI MegaJam пройдет с 12 по 15 ноября на площадке itch.io.

Microsoft is offering voluntary exit to employees.

In a memo, EVP chief people officer Amy Coleman announced the time-limited Voluntary Exit Offer (VEO) is open to "eligible staff in participating teams" in the US, UK, Canada, and India at level 70 and below.

The Verge reports that up to 60,000 employees could be eligible, and sources familiar with the situation say staff in numerous teams are eligible, including "AI experiences, Copilot, CoreAI, Windows + Devices, Xbox, finance, and human resources."

"The Voluntary Exit Offer is new for us," Coleman wrote.

Coleman added: "The Voluntary Exit Offer reflects an important part of how we're evolving our approach to change: creating greater flex…

CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has once again slammed Steam's AI disclosure policy, calling the company's position on AI disclosure "a political act".

Responding to a tweet in which someone called Valve's AI disclosure policy "absurd", Sweeney agreed, writing, "forcing developers to write a political statement to be used against them by the hate mob they're helping organize is abhorrent."

Should Valve force developers to list their political affiliation?

Elsewhere, he said that "Epic has been extremely open with all developers and the general public about how we’re using AI".

Back in June, he suggested Valve's decision to have disclosure labels for projects on Steam that make use of AI was…

Auroch Digital has laid off approximately a quarter of its staff.

In a statement posted to LinkedIn, the company said it had "begun a redundancy consultation process affecting around a quarter of roles at the studio."

Addressing its staff directly, Auroch added that it was "immensely proud of everything you have achieved, and are deeply sorry for the position we are now in."

It then asked "partners and friends in the industry" to "please consider finding a place for our staff in your studio."

According to the Bristol-based studio's own LinkedIn page, Auroch employs between 51-200 staff.

Over 223,000 people have signed a petition asking EA to "save Mass Effect."

EA announced on October 21 that it was closing down Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare after more than 30 years, ending development on the next Mass Effect project.

In response, over 223,000 people have signed a Change.org petition asking EA to "take decisive action" by "committing to the continued development of Mass Effect."

"We are urgently petitioning EA to take decisive action by committing to the continued development of Mass Effect," wrote the petition starter, Joe Smith.

EA has not publicly commented on the fates of BioWare's biggest franchises beyond confirming the next Mass Effect game had been c…

The games industry has spent several years persisting in the face of commercial and financial turmoil; to that it has now added civil unrest as a small group of publishers, investors, and developers gathered for the third Paris Game Biz in a city still undergoing widespread public protests.

It was notable the degree to which this rested on the various government funding initiatives that many small French studios freely credited with keeping their business afloat during rough times.

Some of the things they've hinted or showcased, like the next Assassin's Creed, are really risk taking, innovative and interesting."

The Game Bakers' Audrey LePrince advised all but the smallest studios to take o…

Services provider Side has expanded its presence in China by opening a new studio and acquiring art outsourcing provider Roboto Entertainment.

Cordella has been appointed as global head of art at Side and will also serve as studio head for the new Chengdu office.

Cordella and the Chengdu studio will collaborate closely with Side's locations in Shanghai, as well as teams across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.

With Andrea as our Global Head of Art and a new studio in Chengdu, we now have some of the industry's best environment and world-building artistic talent."

"One of the crown jewel, holy grail experiences for the games industry right now has been using AI technology to better augment QA se…

Among them was State of Decay maker Undead Labs, which Microsoft had acquired back in 2018.

Undead Labs CEO Philip Holt tells GamesIndustry.biz that he had a small amount of warning before the public announcement, but it still came as a shock.

"We basically rewrote the entire State of Decay game, and we will not do that again," says Holt.

Undead Labs currently has around 8,000 players testing out State of Decay 3, and is working on a post-launch roadmap.

Why not simply keep updating State of Decay 2, which – as Holt notes – did "exceptionally well" on Game Pass?

Netflix reportedly offered Microsoft $500 million over seven years to license Xbox IP for film and television adaptations.

As news site Puck reports, Asha Sharma and other Xbox executives are said to have declined, requesting $800 million instead.

Puck reports that Xbox is now pursuing smaller deals with additional partners.

Netflix declined to comment about the alleged offer, though Xbox provided a statement which read:"We have received record-breaking interest in our I.P.

Earlier this month, Xbox announced its XP division to deliver transmedia spinoffs, including film, TV, and theme parks.

Microsoft has extended the consultation period by one month to seek a new buyer for Arkane Lyon, while development on Marvel's Blade continues.

A Microsoft representative confirmed to PC Gamer that "this is a defined extension, and we remain committed to keeping the Works Council informed throughout the process."

Arkane Studios' Social and Economic Committee has been in consultation with Microsoft since July, when Xbox announced the decision to divest the studio as part of its ongoing reset.

The union rep said the potential divestiture of Arkane Lyon is "in complete contradiction with what we've been told in the Works Council for years about the company's financial situation."

We are keepin…

Creative Assembly has issued a statement regarding the use of generative AI in Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition, which led to the game's removal from sale last week.

Total War vice president Roger Collum clarified that Shogun 2 – Complete Edition "was not a Creative Assembly developed game," and that it "wasn't subject to our same internal reviews and quality assurance."

"However, whatever the development arrangements, Total War is our franchise and our name is on it."

As noted by Rock Paper Shotgun, Collum does not name the external developer involved with Shogun 2 – Complete Edition.

As previously reported, Shogun 2 – Complete Edition was removed from sale last week amid concerns ab…

The first three Mass Effect games were re-released in 2021 | Image credit: BioWare/Electronic ArtsThe BioWare being snuffed out this week isn't the BioWare now being lamented so widely.

To make things worse, the new Mass Effect game the studio was working on was described as being in "early development", despite its first trailer being shown almost six years ago.

The studio that, even after being bought by legendary mis-manager and destroyer of talented studios Electronic Arts, still released Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

(Mass Effect arguably got off lightly compared to the Dead Space franchise, at least.)

It's not a good game, but also not entirely as bad as people make out.

2D-centric engine GameMaker is making its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use from January 1, 2027.

From that date, developers can create and distribute games across desktop, mobile, web, and GX Games for free.

Those with a professional license "will still be able to commercially distribute games made on existing GMS2 runtime" with the added benefits from access to the GMS2 runtime source code.

GameMaker emphasised that "regardless of runtime, developers will still need an enterprise license and to be an approved developer to be able to export to consoles."

We are excited to see what the community comes up with as we embark on this fresh chapter for GameMaker."

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto will be the first game developer to receive Japan's Order of Culture award.

The Emperor of Japan will present Miyamoto with the award in person during a ceremony on Culture Day, November 3, 2026.

Japan's Order of Culture was established in 1937 and is awarded "to individuals who have made remarkable contributions to the advancement of Japanese culture" in art, literature, science, and technology.

"I am truly honoured to receive such a prestigious award," said Miyamoto.

Miyamoto received Japan's Person of Cultural Merit award in 2019 for his contributions at Nintendo, which elevated the Japanese games industry globally.

Capcom has been hit by a data breach that affected over 11.7 million Capcom ID accounts.

Capcom ID is used to manage online features, web services, and multiplayer across its portfolio, including for titles such as Street Fighter 6, Monster Hunter, and Resident Evil.

"Capcom has not confirmed any compromise of Capcom ID account login passwords originally set by customers themselves," the publisher said in a statement posted yesterday.

Services that use Capcom ID, including games, remain available.

Capcom will nevertheless continue monitoring Capcom ID and related services.

Activision has a lot riding on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

Early reviews suggest Infinity Ward has regained its momentum with MW4, which currently holds a generally favourable Metacritic score of 84 and has been praised as a return to form.

Game Informer's Michael Murphy, who rated it 8.5/10, agreed: "MW4 arrives at a crossroads for the series, thanks in large part to the inconsistent quality of recent entries.

With a shaky predecessor, Infinity Ward had a lot to repair and conclude, especially with 4 set to bookend the rebooted Modern Warfare series."

Game Informer's Murphy was also enthusiastic.

The Music+Sound Awards have announced the finalists for 2026, globally celebrating the composers, sound designers and wider creative talent whose work is shaping music and sound in gaming.

Gaming is becoming increasingly digital. But that doesn’t mean consumer choice is disappearing with the disc. If anything, as digital becomes the default, players are becoming more demanding about how, where and on what terms they buy.

Fireshine Games announced today it has added Danish indie studio Fair Games and its survival-crafting title Necesse to its growing portfolio. With plans to add key long-tail support to the PC title and its millions of players, the label also confirms plans to develop Necesse for additional platforms. Necesse, originally launched in December 2019, has amassed approximately 2.5 million players and a Very Positive user rating of 93% on Steam

What does AI mean for games discoverability? Do creator marketing strategies still work? How can developers turn crowdfunding backers into long-term advocates? And what really happens when a game becomes an overnight success? These are just some of the questions being tackled at VIVA! Games Marketing #4, taking place on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Bringing together leading …

by Lokesh Jaral A moving image can communicate a game’s atmosphere long before a playable build exists. That makes it useful for discussing art direction, planning a trailer or explaining a proposed scene. It also creates a responsibility: an audience should be able to tell whether the image shows a game running, an authored visual …

A free two-week Game Testing Bootcamp in Liverpool is the first step of the new programme, giving ten local aspiring testers hands-on industry training.

This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. TIGA, the trade association representing the UK’s video games industry, has revealed the winners of the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2026. These awards recognise outstanding students, exemplary lecturers, excellent education providers and best practice. Dr Richard Wilson OBE, TIGA CEO, said: “It is …

Cormac Moylan, CMO at Loaded, argues that GTA VI could become the release that finally makes gaming’s shift away from physical discs impossible to ignore.

Latin America is one of the fastest-growing video game markets in the world, yet millions of its players have long faced barriers to purchasing content because of how they pay. EBANX, a global technology company specialising in cross-border payments for emerging markets, and NetEase Games Club, the official top-up destination for NetEase Games titles, today announced a partnership to expand payment access for players across the region.

Steel City Interactive, developer of the critically and commercially successful Undisputed video game franchise, today announces that industry leader Murray Pannell has joined the company as Head of Publishing. The newly created position, which will report directly to VP of Studio Tim Coupe, will see Pannell lead publishing for Steel City Interactive as it plans for the launch of Undisputed 2.

RuneFest, the world's biggest celebration of the RuneScape franchise returned to Birmingham this weekend with a schedule packed full of exciting announcements and premiere reveals of brand-new content coming to RuneScape, Old School RuneScape and RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP “30 Under 30”, which will be given the spotlight as part of MCV/DEVELOP #1012, appearing Jan 2027. Nominations are open to anyone involved in the UK video games industry who will remain under the age of 30 as of December 31, 2026. That’s developers, publishers, platform …

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Despite the long time since release, Remedy hasn't abandoned its game, and a new PC update introduces some welcome new features and improvements, including official AMD FSR 4 support on PC.

Patch 1.2.10 Improves Alan Wake 2 Across Multiple GPUsThe new patch for one of the best games ever made by the Finnish developer introduces PC support for AMD FSR 4, which is automatically enabled on supported GPUs when FSR Super Resolution is selected.

In addition, AMD FSR Frame Generation support was also added for smoother gameplay on supported GPUs.

"Get ready to unleash Dylan Faden's paranatural abilities in warped Manhattan on September 24," Remedy wrote in its statement.

"We need just a little mor…

This move comes just a month after TSMC stated that it will raise wafer prices by up to 10 percent in 2027.

According to Reuters, Chinese customers will face Samsung’s steepest price hikes, with prices rising between 10 and 15 percent.

Also, to maintain its position at the top of the food chain, U.S. customers will be served first, but they will still be subjected to the increased chip prices.

Where TSMC previously gobbled up waves of customers, Samsung is finally starting to witness some action.

His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.

Intel Core Ultra 9 4950K CPU has allegedly leaked, and we have our first "alleged" performance figures for the Nova Lake-S Desktop SKU.

In his latest post, the source has revealed what seems to be an upcoming Intel Nova Lake-S CPU with the "Core Ultra 9 4950K" part name.

Intel CORE ULTRA 9 4950K.

Similarly, the Intel Core Ultra 9 4950K starts with the family designation, which is "Core Ultra Series 4", while the 950K represents the segment and performance tier.

AMD Olympic Ridge vs Intel Nova Lake-S:CPUs Intel Core Ultra 400 AMD Ryzen 10000?

An ultra-premium GPU like the ASUS Astral RTX 5080 isn’t a purchase for the faint of heart because, at $1994.45 on online retailers like Amazon, the graphics card crosses the price of high-end gaming laptops.

However, one customer shows proof that he purchased the same card for less than $700, but the transaction was made on AliExpress.

If you thought he acquired the deal of a lifetime, you’re about to read about some glaring red flags.

Judging from the statement the Redditor has made, he was already aware that this RTX 5080 purchase was just bait, but he decided to bite the bullet and see for himself.

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Clear River Games, a video game publisher focused on classic retro game revivals, posted a teaser for the Pixel Arcadia showcase happening on August 24 teasing the return of the final game developed by Quintet for the SNES following Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia.

It's time to wake up.Watch Pixel Arcadia on August 24th!

About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack.

When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.

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On July 15, hundreds of developers marched simultaneously at six Xbox-owned studio locations across four cities after an earlier round of cuts eliminated 440 union-represented positions across Bethesda Game Studios, ZeniMax Online Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Workers United QA, and ZeniMax corporate teams.

Nathan Hahn, a technical producer with four years at Bethesda Game Studios, emphasized the direct link between the cuts and game quality:Every coworker contributes to the success of our company.

Without us, Bethesda games aren't Bethesda games.

Union recognition across Microsoft's gaming studios has expanded rapidly since Microsoft and CWA reached a labor neutrality agreement back in Jun…

The ongoing AI boom and its impact on global chip manufacturing have created an opportunity for Chinese chip manufacturing equipment providers to cater to growing domestic demand, says a report from local media.

Machine translated table compiled by JW Insights showing revenues of domestic Chinese chip equipment manufactures.

Image: JW InsightsAs a result, the domestic Chinese chip manufacturers have started to force the introduction of domestic equipment in their production lines.

Data compiled by the publication shows that most major Chinese domestic equipment providers reported double-digit revenue growth in the first half of 2026.

With a background in finance and supply chain management …

Upon closer inspection, it was found that a microSD card had been hot-glued to the PCB.

Shopping from a sketchy website will always result in subpar experiencesThe website’s name was omitted by Redditor “FishBrain208,” who says his co-worker purchased three 32TB hard drives from an online store.

The price of each drive wasn’t mentioned either, but considering the customer purchased three of them, they wouldn’t have been too expensive.

Upon plugging each of the 32TB hard drives in, the co-worker said that none of them worked, so when prying open the enclosures, it was found that a microSD card was glued to a PCB.

Unsurprisingly, other Redditors aren’t displaying a shred of sympathy because e…

That early momentum didn't translate into a smooth reception, however, as the game's Steam user reviews dropped to a Mixed rating almost immediately.

Steam Deck and Linux users have fared even worse, finding themselves completely unable to launch the game due to its anti-cheat implementation.

What followed added fuel to an already contentious launch: players trying the cracked version began reporting dramatically better performance than the official Steam release.

Other players offered similarly striking comparisons:A certain unofficial version is actually running flawless 60fps on my rig.

In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR rel…

In what is a seminal step for China's fast-evolving space industry, LandSpace has just managed to successfully recover the booster of its Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) rocket, becoming a viable counterpart to the state-backed CALT and its CZ-10B rocket.

LandSpace's ZQ-3 rocket just became a viable counterpart to the state-backed CALT and its CZ-10B rocketChina's space-related ambitions are growing by leaps and bounds.

China has landed its second ever orbital class rocket on Zhuque-3's second flight.

Truly remarkable pic.twitter.com/uCXgvNHJYD — Truthful🛰️ (@Truthful_ast) August 18, 2026Well, now China is apparently becoming serious about filling its largely vacant orbital slots.

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While the EVO X2 features the Ryzen AI MAX SKUs, the EVO X1 series goes with the mainstream Ryzen AI offerings, packing a combination of powerful CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures.

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There’s no shortage of pre-built gaming PC deals on Amazon, but to get one at $300 off is definitely a rarity.

Fortunately, the ASUS ROG G700 is certainly a powerhouse that will sate the requirements of gamers and creative professionals.

In addition to sporting NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5070, the desktop also ships with double the standard RAM count, all at $1,999.99.

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Getting your hands on a high-capacity and speedy 4TB SSD in 2026 for under $200 is a distant dream, as even 2TB drives are often priced at $300.

Fortunately, it is not like the $1,000 figure has branched out to all SATA III SSDs, because you can still find decent value on Amazon if you search hard enough.

Before the AI boomFor instance, TeamGroup’s T-FORCE VULCAN Z SATA III SSD in the 4TB capacity can be yours for $329.99 on Amazon after a 12 percent discount.

However, if your requirements are purely performance-driven, you are far better off investing in a PCIe NVMe Gen 4 solid-state drive.

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During the trial, players get access to six modes across four maps, including Tsuru Reef, the returning Wake Island, Cairo Bazaar, and Hagental Base.

These aircraft take center stage in Top Gun: Carrier Strike, a reimagined version of the classic Carrier Assault mode.

Wake Island Returns and Tsuru Reef ExpandsWake Island, one of the franchise's most iconic maps, makes its comeback, bringing all-out combined-arms warfare to its distinctive Pacific island terrain.

Players can expect coastal defense battles, C-4 demolitions against reinforced positions, and combat built around the map's offshore aircraft carrier.

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The ongoing supply squeeze in mature DRAM and NAND chips is about to get a lot worse, as per the latest projections from Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley says the oncoming supply squeeze in DDR4 and SLC NAND is mostly supply-driven, as memory makers continue to shift capacity toward HBM, DDR5 and higher-layer NANDICYMI: MORGAN STANLEY SAYS MATURE MEMORY IS THE NEXT SQUEEZE — DDR4 +50% IN Q3, SLC NAND +50%+ IN BOTH Q3 AND Q4TIL: Morgan Stanley expects DDR4 prices to jump 50% in Q3 2026 and another 10%+ in Q4.

Interestingly, the projected increase in SLC NAND prices is much more aggressive, with Morgan Stanley penciling in an increase of 50 percent in each of the remaining two quarters of the o…

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A Closer Look at the Gigabyte X870 AORUS INFINITYThe X870 INFINITY has a non-standard layout.

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My work revolves around Windows software, AI and compute infrastructure, servers, networking, hardware evaluation, and performance optimization.

The program runs a fixed sequence of tests and records 44 outputs across graphics, processor, storage, and memory.

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Specifications and Features of the ASUS ROG STRIX X870-I GAMING WIFIThe ROG Strix X870-I Gaming WiFi integrates cutting-edge technology into a sleek mini-ITX form factor, enhanced by the ROG Strix Hive II for streamlined control.

USB Rear USB (Total 10 ports)2 x USB4® (40Gbps) port(s)(2 x USB Type-C®)5 x USB 10Gbps port(s) (4 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)3 x USB 2.0 port(s) (3 x Type-A)Front USB (Total 3 ports)1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional USB 5Gbps ports* USB Type-C® power delivery output: max.

A Closer Look at the ASUS ROG STRIX X870-I GAMING WIFIThe Strix X870-I has a typical ITX motherboard layout, except for the FPS card, which …

Due to the memory crisis, RAM reviews are quite rare. However, we received the latest XPG NOVAKEY RGB memory kit from ADATA. The new memory kit is rated at 6000 MT/s and tight timings, which is perfect for AMD gaming computers. The tested memory kit has 32GB of capacity, which doesn't seem like much nowadays, but it's perfect for gaming and is the most budget-friendly option that delivers high performance to those who need it most.

Besides performance, ADATA focuses on aesthetics in the XPG NOVAKEY RAM series. The new and unique design should find its fans among gamers and modders, as it's far from the competitive solutions.

Today we present another ITX motherboard for AMD AM5 processors, and I can already share that there will be more in this tiny form factor in the coming months. The MSI MPG X870I EDGE TI EVO, on which we focus right now, isn't the latest model, but it's still the best MSI ITX motherboard for AMD processors, and since its release, it has seen multiple BIOS improvements. Since we didn't have a chance to review this motherboard earlier and it's definitely worth it, we will correct it today. ITX motherboards are mostly designed for gamers and enthusiasts, and this one is no different. The MPG X870I EDGE TI EVO is equipped with the latest controllers and designed for overclocking. I will tell you…

Since all memory products are expensive, more users are seeking a balanced solution that delivers high performance while remaining wallet-friendly. ADATA released the MARS 970 PLUS M.2 SSDs a while ago, which promise to be optimal for gamers and fit the budget.

There are only a few AM5 motherboards worth mentioning in the mini-ITX form factor. Since it's not often we see one on Overclockers, today we present the Gigabyte X870I AORUS PRO ICE. It's not the latest, but it's still quite a new model and definitely worth highlighting. The tested version is 1.1, so a few things have already been improved, including support for higher RAM frequencies. All those details count a lot for overclockers and enthusiasts. Especially those who love the ITX-size motherboards should find something interesting in our article.

The X870I AORUS PRO ICE supports the latest components, such as high-speed DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, USB4, high-end audio and WiFi 7. The list of …

Gigabyte is the first motherboard brand to introduce a fresh, eye-catching design featuring wood-like elements. The tested AERO X3D WOOD motherboard includes not only the new design, but also multiple features available in all the latest motherboard series marked as X3D. It means we can expect great hardware compatibility and performance improvements for the latest processors, including some help from AI.

Like the recently reviewed X3D ELITE motherboard, the X3D WOOD supports the latest components, including high-speed DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, USB 4, and Wi-Fi 7. The AERO X3D WOOD offers something above that, but you have to read our review to find out what I'm talking about.

We rarely get to review Colorful's products, but they're always unique and interesting. This time, we received the latest overclocking-series motherboard for AMD Ryzen processors: the iGame X870E VULCAN OC V14. The motherboard is optimized for the latest AMD Ryzen 9000 processors from the X3D series and high-frequency DDR5 memory. It's also packed with gaming and overclocking features, which we cover in our review.

Gigabyte keeps refreshing its AM5 motherboards with X3D models optimized for the latest Ryzen processors. One of the new models is the X870E AORUS ELITE X3D ICE, which will be tested today. Since it's the ICE version, the motherboard is entirely white, making it a perfect fit for bright-themed computers. Besides its aesthetics, it offers all the high-end gaming and overclocking features, improved by AI, so it should satisfy a wide range of users.

The X870E AORUS ELITE X3D ICE supports the latest components, such as high-speed DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, USB4, and WiFi 7. The list of exciting features is longer, but we won't tell you everything in the introduction.

Recently, we could see the MAG X870E GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI, while today, a higher model from the refreshed MAX series - MPG X870E CARBON MAX WIFI. The new CARBON motherboard is designed for demanding users and promises to be the best option for gamers, delivering multiple unique features, premium components, and original aesthetics.

The new MAX motherboards bring an improved experience to the already successful AM5 motherboard series. In our review, we check what we can expect of the MPG X870E CARBON MAX WIFI and share our experience based on multiple tests and games.

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The Walking Trade is out today on XBOX Series X|S.

I wanted The Walking Trade to give you that same feeling.

In The Walking Trade, you design the layout of your store, decide what goes on which shelf, and choose what to charge.

A Survivor Named RobinI started work on The Walking Trade in October 2024.

The Walking Trade launches on XBOX Series X|S today.

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Scramble Knights Online is a day one XBOX Game Pass title!

Scramble Knights Online was not always a MMO – it started as a battle royale PvP game.

It was not a battle royale anymore, so even the “Royale” in Scramble Knights Royale needed to go.

We hope Scramble Knights Online feels like reliving the days of discovering a new online world with your friends.

Scramble Knights Online is available now on XBOX Series X|S and XBOX on PC, and included with XBOX Game Pass.

Today, T-Mobile announced T-Mix, giving customers in the U.S. more choice and flexibility over the benefits included in their wireless plan, including XBOX Game Pass.

Beginning in November, eligible T-Mix customers can choose Game Pass Ultimate or Premium, unlocking an instant library of games playable on the devices they already own, including XBOX consoles, Smart TVs, PCs, and more.

This is the first time that XBOX Game Pass will be available through a wireless plan in the U.S., giving more players another way to jump in and play.

Learn more about eligibility and how to choose XBOX Game Pass as part of T-Mix in T-Mobile’s announcement here.

Learn more about each Game Pass plan and find th…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is Live Worldwide — Play Now!

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This is Kill Block, and if you’re picking up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 today, you must play it – it’s one of the most inventive and fun maps to come to Call of Duty Multiplayer in years.

As noted on the Call of Duty Blog, most map sections are entirely new, while others draw inspiration from iconic locations across Modern Warfare history.

And now with its wide release today for the launch of Modern Warfare 4, I can’t wait to dive back in.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is available today for XBOX Series X|S and XBOX on PC.

A mobile phone number linked to your Activision account may be required to play Modern Warfare® 4.

In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass!

Bloom Busters – October 27Smart Delivery / XBOX Play AnywhereBloomland is under attack.

Fallen City Brawl Eastasiasoft Limited ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Get it nowFallen City Brawl – October 28Smart Delivery / XBOX Play AnywhereBrawl through the city in hard-hitting pixel art style inspired by arcade classics!

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When we started working on the Traits and Some Magic DLC, we wanted to change that.

That’s why one of the central additions in the DLC is a system of more than 40 traits.

We didn’t have time to complete this feature for the DLC, so it isn’t part of Traits and Some Magic.

Traits and Some Magic is available now for Becastled.

We can’t wait to see what strategies you come up with using the new traits, Mages, and Clerics.

The co-op climbing game PEAK, is officially out today on XBOX Series X|S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryd_iONL_GAPEAK is a collaboration between two studios, Aggro Crab and Landfall, together, we make Team PEAK.

The result was PEAK, a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom.

So, we made sure that not only can you play with your fellow XBOX scouts…This release also comes with crossplay!

Grab your friends to form a scout troop across multiple platforms, and get climbing to the PEAK.

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It’s also the first time Square Enix has applied its HD-2D hybrid visual style to the FINAL FANTASY series.

FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE is the first time that Square Enix has applied its trademarked “HD-2D” style to its flagship franchise.

With nearly a decade of practice in the style, FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE might be the best and most pushed it’s looked yet.

Everyone Line UpIn addition to returning to the series’ aesthetic and narrative roots, FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE is also going back to classic, menu-driven combat.

Visions of the PastLest you worry about a lack of customization, however, FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE has it in the form of Visions.

Clear your weekend – Free Play Days is calling!

Riders Republic is free for all XBOX members to try from October 22 until October 26 (XBOX Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership not required).

Free Play Days (Game Pass Membership Required)Dying Light 2: Stay Human – Reloaded EditionFifteen years after the virus won, civilization has fallen back into the Dark Ages.

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Summary The free Edgerunners 2 Update to Cyberpunk 2077 is available now.

It includes content inspired by “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2”, the second installment of the hit anime series now streaming on Netflix, along with dual wielding, more customization options, cross-platform mod support, and more.

“Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2” premiered on Netflix on October 20, bringing a whole new cast of characters to Night City for a dark, gritty ride.

And now we’re bringing a little piece of that story into Cyberpunk 2077, too!

One more thing before you go: Cyberpunk 2077 is now available with XBOX Play Anywhere!

Like thisPlayers share James Bond moments using the game’s new photo mode.

Last week, we asked you explore the new Photo Mode in 007 First Light using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Here are this week’s highlights:call_me_xavii shared Bond blasting at enemies with his Aston MartinWildJogurt shared a turtleneck-wearing Bond receiving mission orderslucaslu_ckli shared a stylist look at James’ Aston Martinm1rko_vp shared a black and white portrait of James looking dashing in the fieldMilz_VP shares James checking out his outfit in the mirrorwern_r shares James posing next to Jack the bulldogSearch #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme,…

Like thisHousemarque and Nixxes developed Saros in close collaboration; one area was developing the set-piece bosses.

Play VideoWhat makes a Saros boss?

Because the Prophet appears early in the game, we wanted it to teach players what a Saros boss could be without becoming a major progression blocker.

We wanted players to feel the Priestess could be the final boss, even if the journey was not over yet.

Looking back and looking ahead to Saros: ZenithWorking on bosses for Saros was an amazing opportunity for the Nixxes content team.

Insomniac in particular continues to bring a superheroic heft to its photographic options, first established through its Marvel’s Spider-Man games, with Marvel’s Wolverine.

Photo Mode UI repositioning: Insomniac has packed in a multitude of options in its Photo Mode to cater to every need you’d have.

That includes up to 5 independent lighting rigs (plus customisable natural light options!

I see five lightsA headline feature of Marvel’s Wolverine Photo mode is five independent lights, each offering separate colour spectrums, intensity options, adjustable distances and such.

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Like thisAction and sports led the charts in September.

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts.

In September, Marvel’s Wolverine led the PS5 charts in the US, followed by EA Sports FC 27, while in the EU, EA Sports FC 27 led the PS5 charts, followed by Marvel’s Wolverine.

What titles are you playing this month?

Game upgrades or games bundled with hardware not includedFree to Play (PS5 + PS4)

Thirty years later, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis reimagines that same adventurer with technology the original team could only dream of.

Tomb Raider and PlayStation came of age together in the mid-nineties, each helping shape what that new era of gaming could be.

“Back in the first couple of Tomb Raider games, it was all polygons, all big shapes,” Bengston says.

What we reimagined: we unified the mythic, grounded, and larger-than-life tones of multiple Tomb Raider eras into one Lara.”It is a challenge the studio has faced before.

Pre-order Tomb Raider: Legacy of AtlantisLara Croft’s greatest adventure begins February 12, 2027.

Once Human’s largest free expansion yet, Isles of Abyss, is officially launching tomorrow, October 22 （October 21) on PlayStation 5.

Starting tomorrow, you can leave the safety of dry land behind, set sail across five brand-new oceanic regions, and face down brand new threats unlike anything you’ve ever encountered before.

As you explore, you’ll encounter dynamic regional threats – from suffocating mysterious fogs and violent black tides to skies raining temporal fire.

Isles of Abyss introduces a seamless, mutually feeding progression loop between land and sea.

Prepare to set sail tomorrowThe tide has turned, and the living ocean is waiting.

What makes Escape the Backrooms a must-play is how brilliantly it balances psychological horror with chaotic multiplayer fun.

Few horror games make being lost so terrifying, or watching your friends make everything worse so entertaining.

– Juliette Common – Go-To-Market StrategistHunter’s MoonPlay VideoWhat I enjoyed most about Hunter’s Moon was how different it felt from most horror games I’ve played.

From its sumptuously dark atmosphere to its tense pursuits across the island, Reanimal is the perfect companion for spooky season.

– John Vega, Director, Head of Independent Partner RelationsDiscover more indie favorites on PlayStationPlay VideoWhat spooky games are you playing this Halloween…

On the flip side, there is the glitz and glamour of show business, where you handle everything from song composition to live stage productions.

Compact one-handed weapons allow for lightning-fast strikes, but leave Daito’s left hand relying on weaker bare-fist attacks.

Though we ran out of steam before reaching the final encounter due to increasingly tough foes, the challenging combat left a lasting impression.

Step into show business: From music production to live performancesIn 1943 Osaka (Minami), we got a taste of the show business world.

Managing show business involves handling promotions, composing music, and mounting live stage shows.

Like thisEmbark on a new adventure with PlayStation Store’s latest promotion, Planet of the Deals, which is live now.

Players can browse hundreds of PS5 and PS4 games featured in the deals and which are discounted for a limited time.

*You can preview a selection of titles right now with the below list.

Then, head to PlayStation Store to discover your regional discount pricing.

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These range from iconic villain Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) and amnesiac rebel Terra (FFVI), to the first Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy) and stoic battler Lightning (FFXIII).

There’s also a handful of original characters from the game Final Fantasy Resonance has adapted and enhanced here, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, such as Black Mage Tronn.

In fact, Final Fantasy Resonance has more traditional summons in the shape of Espers who can join your battles for a set number of turns.

A Vision to behold and playOf course, Final Fantasy Resonance isn’t just about Visions, even if they’re a crucial part of the game.

How will you customize your characters when Final Fantasy Resonance launches on P…

Like thisStarting today (October 19) the Saros: Zenith update is available to all Saros owners for no additional charge.

Zenith brings 10 new Protection Modifiers, to give players having a difficult time even more ways of customizing their experience.

These modifiers tie in directly to another of our brand new features: The New Game+ mode known as “Eclipse Layers”.

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Like thisThis week the podcast crew discusses the newest Call of Duty and spooky games.

Plus, Tim interviews Jeff Negus, Narrative Director, Infinity Ward, for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

Until then, enjoy the Spec IV – Part 1 update, which adds new classic and modern cars.

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice.

Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

Last week's Steam Next Fest had over 8,000 demos; now Valve has revealed the 50 most-played among them.

The results aren't surprising: there's lots of friendsloppy casual co-op, incremental games continue to be popular, and players have by-and-large rejected games with overt generative AI use, with only four of the games among the 50 declaring AI use in development.

Here are some other factoids:Among all 50 of these games, the only entry published by a traditional "blockbuster" publisher was Tropico 7, a Ubisoft affair.

Latest Videos From PC Gamer Watch full video here:Teach My Little Sister How To Drive was one of the four games with AI disclosures.

For example, this Reddit thread lists hi…

The World of Warcraft: Forever min-maxers have been arguing about the pros and cons of each playable race since the throwback MMO was announced.

Admittedly, WoW: Forever will be stuck in an era where unique racial abilities and traits mattered a lot more than they do in the modern version of the MMO.

You can see how this looks in today's patch notes, but you won't be able to test anything out until the WoW: Forever goes live next week.

With enough time to gain speed, tauren will be as fast as the mounts you have to pay hundreds of gold for.

I kind of admire how much Blizzard is leaning into this idea, even if it costs tauren some minor damage buffs.

Literally one day before it was set to launch into early access, the pixel art action RPG Emberville has been delayed so the development team can incorporate feedback from the game's recent Steam Next Fest demo.

Instead of rolling out on October 27 as planned, Emberville is now set to launch on January 7.

Reworking bow combat, for example, would take more time than we had prior to our Early Access release even though the team is working around the clock.

"After carefully considering our options, we have decided to move the release date and include some essential improvements in the Early Access launch build."

For those who want to see what Emberville has to offer in its current state, the E…

As you might expect, given the title, Playable Archive bears a number of similarities to PT, the 2014 "playable teaser" for a cancelled game in the Silent Hill series.

"Releasing Playable Archive is really exciting, and it feels like some form of personal healing," Darkstone Digital owner Brian Clarke said.

I took Playable Archive for a spin, and it is creepy.

Playable Archive Trailer - YouTube Watch OnPlayable Archive doesn't have a save function, which should be fine for most people—it's a "micro" horror game, remember, with an estimated running time of just 30-60 minutes.

Playable Archive is available now on Steam, and in case you didn't see it the first time—that happens sometimes, in h…

Baldur’s Gate 1 was the first game I truly loved.

Though I was deeply fascinated by the genre, I was also a little too young to grok some of those older titles.

Meanwhile I had started dabbling in AD&D (second edition to be specific) and that blew my mind like nothing before it.

Into this tween turmoil Baldur’s Gate 1 was delivered and I was saved.

To me, nothing has so perfectly captured that free-roaming, chaotic, murder-hobo style of play that was [Second Edition] AD&D to me in the late '90s.

Composer Austin Wintory (Journey, Stray Gods, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate) just shared 20 minutes of music he wrote as a sort of audition/starting point for the score of Mass Effect 5, aka.

Mass Effect: Universe.

According to Wintory, he had been in "serious conversation" with BioWare and EA to provide the game's soundtrack.

The effective EP is presented as "My Mass Effect 5 early musical drafts" and "Mass Effect: Universe, the music that might have been."

Mass Effect had great music throughout the series, but ME1's more synth-heavy approach has always been my favorite.

The first new card I found in Forbidden Solitaire's new DLC The Discarded gave me the power to throw a card like a knife at whatever horror was trying to kill me.

It's not quite enough to understand how to play solitaire; you need to know how to play Forbidden Solitaire, a haunted version of the classic card game where you must change your approach based on the modified cards the developers throw at you.

You play the new DLC as Robyn Cierra, a character digging through Forbidden Solitaire, the in-universe 1995 CD-ROM game, in search of their sister.

If you missed it, I recommend spending the two to three hours it takes to finish the base game first.

Forbidden Solitaire is currently $11.51, …

A Variety report says that Walter Koenig, known to the world as Star Trek's Russian hothead Pavel Chekhov, has died.

Koenig's big break in show biz came in 1967, when he was cast as Chekhov in the second season of the original Star Trek series.

Latest Videos From PC Gamer Watch full video here:Ear Bug Scene - Star Trek 2 Wrath of Khan - YouTube Watch OnThe downside of that early-career fame is that Koenig was typecast, and acting roles following the end of the Star Trek series were sparse.

Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today.

Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today," George Takei, who played Koenig's helm partner Hikaru Sulu, wrote on Blue…

I love the standard farm sim formula.

In The Regreening, you're revitalizing a post-apocalyptic landscape, replanting flora, and designing environments for animals to return to while making friends with godlike animal spirits.

It's almost as much a tiny city-builder as a farm sim.

In The Regreening, you’re not planting nature to take its resources and sell them.

I am up for a less farm-y farm sim if it means I'm doing more curating than dominating.

"We are Mass Effect," the fan group behind a currently 224,000 signature Change.org petition seeking to secure the series' future, has rented out digital billboard space in New York's Times Square to promote the effort.

Yes, today is when I too learned that Mass Effect used a commercially-available font called "Korataki" for its logo and in-game text.

🚨 WE'RE IN TIMES SQUARE!

Together with @kalaelizabeth, we've managed to get a #SaveMassEffect billboard up in Times Square, NYC, all day today!

Out of curiosity, I looked up the cost of a Times Square billboard activation like this.

Today, October 26, is the 19th anniversary of The Witcher, the groundbreaking RPG that introduced Geralt, and CD Projekt, to the world.

To mark the moment, CD Projekt took to social to pay tribute to friends who made it all possible: BioWare.

CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski spoke warmly of BioWare last week in the immediate aftermath of the studio's shocking closure, crediting it as "a massive part of CDPR history."

It was the start of an unforgettable path, which wouldn't have been possible without our friends at BioWare," CD Projekt wrote.

After that, CD Projekt leveled up, moving off of Bioware's engine and creating its own REDengine for 2011's The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, T…

See below for a selection of horror game deals and lesser-known staff picks, plus a handful of scary movies we think you should put on your to-watch list.

If you're making the effort to actually go out on Halloween, you'll also find a selection of last-minute costume ideas that'll have people saying "did you come up with this on your own?"

Our 2025 horror game of the year has only improved since I fell in love with it, adding new weapons and an NG+ mode.

It's tense and spooky, and technically very impressive given that it's shot in a long series of unbroken takes.

Most of all, it perfectly captures the feel of playing a horror game.

Jordan Mechner politely responded that he wouldn't be making the trip from his home in Paris to San Francisco that year.

I had been at Broderbund when I was making Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame, which was my last, Broderbund Prince of Persia game.

Today I hear surprisingly often from gamers that they really enjoyed Prince of Persia 3D and have fond memories of it.

It blew my mind: it was the first third-person real-time 3D game I'd seen.

For the first time I had the experience that every other person in the world who played Prince of Persia had.

Microsoft has announced a new "voluntary exit offer" aimed at making drastic cuts to its headcount.

A CNN report says roughly 60,000 of the company's employees are eligible for the buyout offer, a number that represents around 27% of its total workforce.

"This offer gives eligible employees who may be considering a future outside the company a new choice to make that transition now with support.

It also gives participating organizations another way to adapt their workforce to changing needs," Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman said in a memo sent to employees.

Employees who want to take advantage of the buyout will leave the company on December 31, according to the CNN report.

If you are part of the Windows 11 Insider program, you may have finally received the option to test your internet speed directly from Quick Settings in the latest experimental build.

Those using Insider Experimental build 26340.9767 can simply click on Quick Settings and scroll down to see a speed test button (via Windows Latest).

You can also find the network icon in the system tray, right-click it, and then select "Test internet speed".

Up until now, Windows 11 users have been able to access an internet speed test from Windows settings, but clicking on it redirects you to a browser and then runs the test via Bing.

Still, being able to check your internet connection speed without accessing…

We're not crying, YOU'RE crying.Trust Nintendo to catch you off guard on a Monday morning with a Switch 2 ad so wholesome it brings an actual tear to your eye.The latest from Nintendo UK is exactly that. It has it all — a break-up, university isolation, finding comfort in family — crammed into a swift one minute, and it shows us just how smug we'll all feel when we finally get to experience Ocarina of Time all over again.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

The top weapons to aim for.The best guns in Modern Warfare 4 include a lethally-quick marksman rifle, an all purpose assault rifle, and a shotgun that can be wielded for fast hip-fire takedowns.To make the most of your first few hours in multiplayer, you’ll want to prioritise levelling up only the very best weapons.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Part 13 - Unlucky for none.And we're back for the next instalment of our 'Games We Missed' series, where Nintendo Life readers nominate great Switch games we weren't able to cover with a review.For Part 13(!) of this twice-yearly series, we've got a whopping 42 games to consider for your wishlist spanning Switches 1 and 2, with trailers for your perusal, too.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Shenmove over.Those looking forward to dive into some Shenmue III Enhanced before the year is up better temper their expectations, as ININ Games has today announced that the remake is being shifted into 2027.Despite sitting on a mysterious 'Q4 2026' release window for a while now, the dev today announced in a newsletter (via Shenmue Dojo) that it was delaying the game to "early 2027" while it works on "finalising the last details".Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Money where your Meowth is.We've heard all kinds of wild Pokémon resale stories over the years, but this one might just be the craziest of the bunch and has left us ringing our parents telling them to get up in the loft and look for our old collections again.Last week, we heard that a man from Woking, UK, had received an eye-watering £1.56 million (a little over $2 million) at auction for his classic Pokémon collection. The best part is, he had no idea that the TCG was such a big deal these days.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Dormammu, I've come to bargain.Tribute Games and Dotemu have been teasing us with Marvel Cosmic Invasion's upcoming 'Siege of Castle Doom' DLC for a while now. We learnt that Sue Storm and Doctor Doom will be joining the fray as playable characters in the last news drop, and today, we've finally got some details on the expansion's new game mode.Much like Dimension Shellshock was to Shredder's Revenge, Cosmic Invasion's DLC packs in a roguelite game mode called Castle Doom, where you'll have to successfully make your way through the titular palace and beat ol' Victor before he can detonate his Cosmic Inductor macguffin.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Lava to see it.We imagine that most of you here will have heard of a little game called Super Mario Bros., right? But how many of you have thought about how strange the big showdowns with Bowser are? As far as 'boss battles' are concerned, there's very little... battling. Well, in a recent press conference celebrating his Order of Culture award, Shigeru Miyamoto explained the thought process behind the game's jump-based finales."The most intriguing aspect of Super Mario, is that Mario doesn’t actually fight Bowser," Miyamoto told press at the conference (translated by Nintendo Everything), "Normally, if there’s a boss at the end, you have to fight him, right? But creating a battle is diffic…

Another day, another Minecraft port.Minecraft has received around 20 different ports and versions since 2011. It was only a matter of time before one would show up for Switch 2, and while there aren't any big new features, it's a solid upgrade over the now-creaky Switch version.At its core, Minecraft is still just as infinitely deep and imaginative as it's always been, expertly integrating survival mechanics with a Lego-esque world design that encourages creativity. Yet that bedrock foundation has been built upon with a variety of paid and free updates that expand biomes, mobs, crafting recipes, and all sorts of new ways to interact with the world. There's lots to dig into here, and if this…

Top Piks, as ranked by you.26th October 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of Pikmin's Japanese debut on GameCube. To celebrate, we're republishing this reader-ranked list of the best Pikmin games ahead of Pikmin 4's return on Switch 2 on 12th November. Enjoy!Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Never too late.Nintendo has released its weekly network maintenance schedule, and what do you know, the 3DS is back getting some TLC.Despite having all of its online servers shut down over two years ago now, 'All network services' for the beloved clamshell are being tinkered with later today for two hours from 10pm GMT / 11pm CET / 3pm PT.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

When I was a child, I spent countless hours on Club Penguin.

So with Mini Bash, safety is a design principle from day one.

It was created as the next evolution of what I hoped Club Penguin would eventually become.

In Mini Bash, you not only stay engaged, but your friends can both participate with you or cheer you on from the sidelines."

In Club Penguin, a party showed up, then it was gone.

is set to introduce seven new dudes in its 1.1 updateThat includes Basketball, Tennis, Hockey and Broadcaster dudesButterscotch Shenanigans' roguelike strategy pits your dudes against ever-more insane opponentsHaving sold over 300,000 copies already across multiple platforms, developer Butterscotch Shenanigan's chaotic battle sim How Many Dudes?

In the new 1.1 update, arriving October 29th for all platforms, you'll have seven new dudes at your disposal, willing to throw their lives away battling all manner of strange opponents.

is based on the viral concept which asked people to propose how many regular people it would take to defeat a gorilla in hand-to-hand combat.

Butterscotch Shenanigan…

Bills Must Be Paid is the new roguelite incremental game coming to mobileRike Games' debut premium game has you smashing piggy banks for cashAnd it's set to come to iOS and Android very soon!

In Bills Must be Paid, the incremental game from developer Rike Games, you can do just that.

And now, Bills Must be Paid has confirmed its release for mobile on November 1st as a one-time $5.99 purchase!

As far as incremental games go, Bills Must be Paid is a genius mix of the constantly climbing numbers and visceral thrill of, well, smashing stuff!

And if you need even more incremental games, in the vein of the aforementioned hit roguelite, why not check out our list of the best mobile games like Bala…

And the latest big defeat for the iPhone maker has been in Australia, where the courts have forced Apple to follow the example set by other markets and open its storefront to third-party apps.

Of course, that also means Fortnite is now going to be available on iOS in Australia, officially, once more!

And while it may seem as if Apple has been resisting the inevitable as the tide shifts, you can't exactly blame them for fighting their corner.

Nowadays, while it's not exactly on a downward slump, it's not exactly the pop culture phenomenon it once was.

But now that it seems Apple are destined to fail in their resistance, you've got to wonder whether returning to the App Store will be enough t…

Touch screen charging caseApp with features to edit sound profileAffordable price pointThe TOZO NC9 Pro has some very interesting features for a pair of headphones, especially at this price point.

This pair of earbuds has a really interesting case, which has a touch screen and acts a lot like a phone.

The TOZO NC9 Pro is a small set of earbuds that have a thicker bit to them, coming out towards the bottom of your ear.

Before doing this, however, your case does prompt you to set it up.

With all of that said, however, the TOZO NC9 Pro case does feel on the flimsy side, particularly with the lid.

But it's undoubtedly proving to be popular, with many owners now wondering which of their mobile games are compatible with the new device.

Playdigious have confirmed many of their mobile ports, including the likes of Subnautica, Don't Starve Together: Pocket Edition, 9 Kings, Planet of Lana and Evoland 2, will all be fully compatible with the iPhone Duo and its dual-screen, folding design.

But, all that aside, the fact that if you do pick up the iPhone Duo you'll have games like Subnautica and Don't Starve Together available to play.

That's only a smidgeon of the great releases on mobile though, so hopefully we'll see many more confirm compatibility in the future.

After all, there's a reaso…

One of the best things about offline games is that data is stored on your phone and doesn’t ask for more permissions.

So, without further delay, take a look at the best offline games for mobile and take your gaming experience to another level, of course, without the internet.

However, it is advised to link it once to your Play Games account to unlock new perks and bonuses.

It is one of the best-selling offline games of all time on both the Google Play Store and the App Store.

With that, we are closing the list of the best offline games for your mobiles.

The list of best NES emulators for Android devicesNostalgia.NES (NES Emulator)Many, many years ago, Pasofami was the first emulator for NES.

That’s why, in this article, we will take a look at the best available NES emulators for Android devices.Nostalgia.NES is easily one of (if not THE) best NES emulators for Android out there.

The lite version of this Android NES emulator is free, but it can be upgraded to the PRO version to get rid of the ads.

Download LemuroidSuper8PlusSuper8Plus is another Android NES emulator that looks a lot like Nostalgia.NES.

Best-selling NES games and hitsSome of the best-selling NES games include titles that shaped gaming for years to come.

Updated on October 26th, 2026If you're someone who gets lost in gripping novels, then narrative-driven adventure games might just become your new favourite genre.

Moreover, narrative adventure games are easily accessible on your phone - so all you have to do is whip your phone out and get started.

With that being said, we have put together a list of some of the best narrative adventure games available on Google Play and the App Store.

Consume MeSubscribe to Pocket Gamer onLittle MisfortuneSubscribe to Pocket Gamer onTales of the MirrorSubscribe to Pocket Gamer onThe Almost GoneSubscribe to Pocket Gamer onLifelineSubscribe to Pocket Gamer onA Dark RoomSubscribe to Pocket Gamer onReignsSubscr…

I'm still keeping up the Halloween spirit this week with LastCamp: Defense, which is sadly about the end of the world but thankfully about an adorable skeleton hero who's the only one left to defend it.

And after surviving each wave, you get to upgrade your gear, unlock Traits, and collect more heroes in the process.

The other heroes are also equally adorable - there's one that's called Chick Champion that is quite literally a champion of chicks.

But for me, I'm sticking with the OG Marshmallow Skeleton, just because his derpy pose by the campfire alone has already won my heart.

I think it's pretty compelling already as it is, so I'm hoping it'll launch soon - because the world simply needs…

Clown Town is a narrative-driven adventure where you are an aspiring clown, looking to learn all about clowning and maybe even meet up with someone who shares your dream and passion!

You are the new kid in town, so managing your day and discovering all there is to offer in Clown Town is how you spend your limited time.

That's a lot of Clown Town - balancing your day, getting your skills up so you can be a better clown, and hoping to run into a clown that you can eventually date.

If you choose to go to school, you do get a whole history on Clown Town and on how this entire place has appeared, but you might miss out on valuable time training.

I played a demo of Clown Town at MCM Comic Con Lon…

There are numerous hours of fun to be had on Netflix for gamers, from action to puzzle games.

On the next pages, you can find a list we compiled after carefully considering all the available games and narrowing them down to give you the top 10 best Netflix games at the moment.

Once you find a title that you like, select " Get Game " and that will open the store for you."

From there, you know what to do - just tap on the " Install " option."

Now, let's get on with the list of best Netflix games at the moment.

The list of Monopoly Go free dice links is being updated daily, giving you new dice rolls in the mobile version of the most famous board game ever.

We are updating a list of free dice links for Monopoly Go daily, so you will never run out of dice again!

Monopoly GO free dice linksAll the links for free dice in Monopoly Go are valid for a few days, so make sure you check them all so you won't miss a single one.

How do Monopoly Go free dice links work?

Once you have, you can snag yourself some free dice links.

The developers are releasing links to claim Bingo Blitz credits every day, and we are collecting them so you can get all freebies in one place!

This extends to mobile and other platforms, with the latest game to grab onto this ongoing craze being Bingo Blitz.

Daily links to Bingo Blitz creditsOctober 26, 2026October 25, 2026October 24, 2026October 23, 2026October 22, 2026October 21, 2026October 20, 2026October 19, 2026October 18, 2026October 17, 2026October 14, 2026October 13, 2026October 12, 2026October 11, 2026October 10, 2026October 9, 2026October 8, 2026October 7, 2026October 6, 2026October 5, 2026October 4, 2026October 3, 2026October 2, 2026October 1, 2026The other method is to use the…

According to Meta’s recent quarterly earnings report, Quest headset sales are declining, however AI glasses are growing fast enough to partially offset a slump in Reality Labs revenue. And moving forward, the company says only the “major” VR breakthroughs will warrant productization. The News “Within our Reality Labs segment, Q3 revenue was $443 million, down […]

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Rustmourne's Steam Next Fest demo was a terrific taste of the upcoming sci-fi horror shooter.

Rustmourne, due out in early 2027, nails one crucial element of Visceral Games' classic formula: a single enemy is enough to unnerve you.

The first two enemy types you meet in Rustmourne have no legs and crawl towards you with long robotic arms.

0:00 / 0:45 1× Rustmourne demo footage captured by UploadVRPC Specs Used My PC uses a Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor with 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and an RTX 5070 Ti GPU.

Rustmourne is expected in early 2027 and after playing this demo, it comfortably sits atop my list of most anticipated VR games for next year.

The newly released OpenXR Spatial Container extensions standardize system-managed spaces in which applications can display volumetric 3D content, similar to how traditional systems place 2D content within windows on a desktop.

This allows you to choose its preferred location or enables the system to have a Spatial Container that follows you during movement.

0:00 / 0:05 1×The initial Spatial Container extensions that have been ratified and published in the OpenXR Registry are as follows:XR_EXT_spatial_container: Core functionality that allows apps to create and manage Spatial Containers.

OpenXR Spatial Containers, as shown at SIGGRAPH 2026 .

The extension specs and sample code for OpenXR Spa…

The Steam Next Fest demo for action-roguelite The Rifted Skies ticks all the right boxes while leaving a few questions only the full game can answer.

Platforms:Release Date: Demo available now; full release TBADeveloper: DreamVRPrice: the demo is free to play; full game price TBA : An action roguelite with arm swinging-based running and parkour movements.

The Rifted Skies demo introduces you to Derwish, a young man greeted by a yellow wisp who speaks of his nebulous lineage and the need to outpace the titular rift swallowing his world whole.

Comfort The Rifted Skies uses stick-based movement supplemented with arm swinging and gesture based inputs for actions like jumping and sliding.

For no…

Carnage-fueled racer FlatOut 4: Total Insanity VR has gone to its 1.0 full release, adding multiple new features and a price increase to $29.99.

New vehicles, including multiple cars and a motorcycle.

The VR port was originally $19.99 in Early Access.

Price increases out of Early Access are not uncommon in gaming.

Since release, it has received multiple updates to add support for 'hundreds' of wheel-and-pedal accessories before its Early Access exit.

Fading Light, a VR action shooter survival game for one to four players, is coming to Quest next month.

Joy Way, who previously developed Red Flowers (later, Catana: Red Flowers), Stride and Stride: Fates, have announced their VR zombie survival shooter Fading Light is coming to Quest on November 12.

A trailer has been released, showing off the game's blend of parkour movement, survival shooter sensibilities, and base-building and crafting mechanics.

0:00 / 1:32 1×In Fading Light, you will play solo or team up with up to three additional players to explore a zombie-infested open-world city, gather resources, craft gear and build bases to survive the zombie hordes together.

Fading Light is c…

In the field of immersive realities, there are currently two countries leading: the United States and China. While much is known about the US, there always seems to be an aura of mystery when speaking about China, at least for us outside the Great Firewall. And since I travel to China regularly and have developed […]

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VRChat now offers native SDK-level Face Tracking support for avatars in the Open Beta client and Avatars SDK beta.

VRChat has technically supported Eye and Face Tracking for years over OSC (Open Sound Control) and the community-made VRCFaceTracking (VRCFT) app.

Now, VRChat's latest Open Beta client on Steam and Avatars SDK Version 3.10.6-beta.1 and higher bring support for SDK-level authoring of Face Tracking.

0:00 / 0:17 1× Example video using the new Face Tracking SDK, provided to VRChat by Hash showing their Face Tracking work on the Lapwing avatar from Kuji.

Few headsets currently have both the hardware support and third-party APIs for Eye Tracking and camera-based Face Tracking.

We checked out the PC VR demo for RAID VR as part of this week's Steam Next Fest and found a promising gameplay loop that plays it a little too safe.

That's RAID VR in a nutshell.

I play a fair amount of VR shooters, so this may be experience talking, but I never felt threatened playing RAID VR, even with upwards of four bots shooting at me at once.

Comfort RAID VR supports both snap and smooth turning with toggles to adjust height for seated play as well.

RAID VR feels like a game trying to be as accessible as possible, but in the process stripping some of the excitement out.

: October 15, 2026: LingVision Games: Vision Bridge$14.990:00 / 1:11 1×But let's get back to the caterpillar puzzle.

Too many of the game's puzzles involve one partner finding a solution while the other stands there waiting.

I like the idea of Daumier: Lila & Ghost, and some of the puzzles Mike and I encountered were interesting to experience.

In games like those and other great puzzle games, the puzzles make you feel clever and reward you for working through them.

For a puzzle game, that's not good.

Sunstone of Time is a colorful, history-inspired trek through ancient Aztec civilization where you will need to solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets to return to the present and save the world.

: A demo of a time-traveling journey through a colorful Aztec civilization, featuring puzzles to solve and secrets to unlock.

Platforms:Release Date: October 15, 2026 (Demo); TBA (Full Game)Developer: VRKiwiPrice: Free (Demo); TBA (Full Game) : A demo of a time-traveling journey through a colorful Aztec civilization, featuring puzzles to solve and secrets to unlock.

Once you’ve solved the last puzzle and unlocked the door to escape, the demo ends on a cliffhanger, teasing the greater adventure ah…

Two years after the end of active development, the servers for VR MMORPG Zenith: Nexus will close on December 18.

New sales of paid DLC Zenith: The Last City and in-game currency Zennies have already ended.

Zenith: The Last City was actually the original version of the game when it launched.

Developer Ramen VR announced the end of active development in summer 2024, but vowed to keep the servers online as long as possible.

The free version of Zenith will remain available to download on its available platforms until November 18.

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned XR studio behind smash hit VR games Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator, today revealed Hyper Visor, a new arcade blaster arriving as a launch title for XREAL AURA. As Google’s official AR hardware partner, Xreal Aura is the first pair of see-through AR glasses to run Android XR. Those are priced […]

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), I was apprehensive about experiencing the Fear Arena.

Fear Arena introduces what Liminal calls "recreational fear" - that is, fear that provides a level of enjoyment or thrill, like watching a horror movie or riding a roller coaster.

"The aim of the Liminal Fear Arena is not maximum fear.

Liminal Fear ArenaI explored Liminal's initial offering in the Fear Arena, titled Wander.

Images from Wander, Liminal Fear Arena.

It’s been nearly two years since Ramen VR, the studio behind Zenith: The Last City (2022), announced it was ceasing development on the VR MMORPG due to difficulties in keeping users. Now the studio announced it’s finally pulling the plug in December. Despite attracting hundreds of thousands of players over the years and securing tens […]

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