Fortnite X Sonic Collab "To Be Continued"
Is that...? Epic's free-to-play battle royale Fortnite appears to be expanding on its in-game collab with the Sonic the Hedgehog series. As part of the blue blur's ongoing…
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Saturday, 10 October
Marvel Darkhold Destiny Is Magic: The Gathering’s First Universes Beyond Set Of 2027
Today at New York Comic Con, Wizards of the Coast announced the first 2027 Universes Beyond expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. Marvel’s Darkhold Destiny will pit Doctor…
GameSpot
Valorant Release Date: History, Mobile, Console & New Agents
When Did Valorant Come Out? (Original PC Launch) When was Valorant released? The official Valorant release date was June 2, 2020, and I can still clearly recall how…
ChainPlay
Best Upcoming Strategy Games 2026: Every Major Release Ranked
Why 2026 Is a Massive Year for Upcoming Strategy Games Upcoming strategy games 2026 are shaping up to deliver one of the strongest years the genre has seen…
ChainPlay
Friday, 9 October
Let’s All Be Happy This AAA Minesweeper Game Isn’t Real
Minesweeper has been around for decades and it's probably overdue for some modern flourishes. Now there's a Triple-A Minesweeper parody that offers a hilarious look at what a…
GameSpot
Decade-old RAM is making a comeback
CPU makers have noticed that the seemingly unending RAM price hikes are making it tough for a lot of us to upgrade our PCs. Their solution? A return…
The Verge
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 9, 2026
We’re in the thick of the busy holiday review season, and there’s no shortage of new games trying to capture your attention. As you head into the weekend…
Game Informer
Gears of War: E-Day Was Undercut by Game Pass, Says Alinea’s Rhys Elliott, as 722K Early Buyers Paid Just $30
The first data on Gears of War: E-Day sales is out, and it's not looking good at all for Vancouver-based developer The Coalition. The studio was already reported…
Wccftech
Gears Of War: E-Day–How’s It Selling? Let’s Unpack Things
Microsoft's latest console exclusive, Gears of War: E-Day , launched this week, and now we've gotten the first glimpse at how the game is performing commercially. Multiple analysts…
GameSpot
"It's not in the top five reference points": Afterworld isn't just a Fallout grand strategy game, say Paradox, it owes a lot more to the Bronze Age
When Paradox announced their post-apocalyptic North American grand strategy game Afterworld , I made the obvious comparison to Fallout . For this I should be chained to the…
Rock Paper Shotgun
Xbox Has Two More First-Party Releases In 2026, And They Could Be The Most Lucrative
One of them is PC-only, but it's still a massive first-party game. A lot of the focus this year when it comes to Xbox first-party releases has been…
Pure Xbox
Rainbow Six Mobile's shutdown, Minecraft Blast's next steps and AI's risks for games | Week in Views
The games industry moves quickly and while stories may come and go there are some that we just can't let go of… So, to give those particularly thorny…
PocketGamer.biz
Embrace your jobbing musician soul with a new Cyberpunk 2077 quest mod that comes with the option of playing all the wrong chords for Master of Puppets
Cyberpunk 2077 quest mods are still a relative rarity and the latest's aimed at folks who don't think getting to play that one gig with Samurai during the…
Rock Paper Shotgun
Battlefield 6 Is Adding Something Fans Have Wanted Since Day 1
EA and Battlefield Studios have unveiled more details on Battlefield 6 's upcoming Season 5, and it includes a new feature that fans have wanted since day one…
GameSpot
Circana’s Mat Piscatella Warns US Console Market Is Most Precarious Since Early 1980s, As Xbox Hardware Units Crash 33%
The US console market is in real trouble, at least according to Circana's Mat Piscatella, who reckons it hasn't been this precarious since the early 1980s. In his…
Wccftech
Talking Point: The Xbox Console Experience Has Had A Phenomenal Year So Far
Team Green has really upped their game. As a humble elder gamer, I've grown alongside each generation of Xbox hardware, from palming the Duke in my tiny baby-boy…
Pure Xbox
Street Fighter Was On Death’s Door, And Its Players Weren’t Getting Any Younger
Street Fighter 5 launched in 2016 in rough shape, and if things hadn't changed, the classic fighting game franchise might have been dead and buried by 2026. That's…
GameSpot
The Galaxies Showcase returns on October 15, with announcements from ZA/UM, Embark Studios, and Frontier Developments
I'm sure you already had it marked in your calendars, but it is that time of year again when the Galaxies Showcase takes one more spin around the…
Rock Paper Shotgun
“We're not getting any younger, and the world seems to be ending": Amanita reveal Machinarium 2, sequel to 2009's prettiest robot adventure
The dashing Da Vincis of Amanita Design have announced Machinarium 2 , a sequel to the 2009 puzzle adventure young master John Walker called "a sort of beauty…
Rock Paper Shotgun
Is GTA 6 Coming To Switch 2? Ask Rockstar, Nintendo Says
Rockstar's GTA 6 is the biggest game of 2026 and possibly ever, but it's not coming to Switch 2 ... or is it? Nintendo of America's new president…
GameSpot
Rovio's Wille Miljas on Nordic talent, global audiences and working on Angry Birds 2
Wille Miljas has spent most of his career in games marketing, from SEGA in Japan to Next Games in the US and now Rovio, where he recently moved…
PocketGamer.biz
Who will you meet at PG Connects Nordics this October 20-21?
Later this month, over 1,500 attendees from 50 countries will gather in Helsinki to Connect and do business at PG Connects Nordics. Our audience comprises 70% game makers…
PocketGamer.biz
'It's Kind Of A Game Changer' - Xbox's Banjo-Kazooie Is Getting Rave Reviews For The Evercade Nexus
Arguably the best way to play the game. We've talked quite a lot about Evercade in the past here at Pure Xbox , including how the company is…
Pure Xbox
Is The BioShock Movie Ever Going To Happen? Director Weighs In
A movie adaptation of the popular game series BioShock has been in the works for a long time, and like a lot of film projects, it appears to…
GameSpot
Draw maps of a vampiric lighthouse that defies logic in This Is Not For You, the latest horror game inspired by House of Leaves
This Is Not For You is, in fact, for some very specific kinds of people. It is for people who love drawing maps, and it is for people…
Rock Paper Shotgun
The EU Is Coming For Gaming’s Most Manipulative Monetization Tactics
European consumer protection authorities have announced a series of "coordinated actions" aimed at 10 video companies, accusing several of the biggest names in the industry--like Activision Blizzard and…
GameSpot
“Video Games” Singer Can’t Wait To Play New Video Game GTA 6
Rockstar Games recently announced GTA 6's in-game radio stations , and one of them is co-hosted by 11-time Grammy-nominated Lana Del Rey. The singer-songwriter had a connection to…
GameSpot
Welcoming Scott Hayden as Road to VR’s New Executive Editor
I’m pleased to announced that longtime Editor Scott Hayden is stepping up to become Road to VR’s new Executive Editor. After starting with Road to VR as a…
Road to VR
Charlie Cox Recorded 40 Hours Of Dialogue For A Sega Game He Can’t Name Yet
Daredevil: Born Again actor Charlie Cox is starring in an upcoming video game, but it's not the first time he has lent his voice to one of these…
GameSpot
Video games aren't the enemy of kids' mental health – ignoring them is | Opinion
Video games have become an easy target in conversations about young people's mental health, often without much understanding of the positive role they can play. Parents cite them…
GamesIndustry.biz
Ghost Of Tsushima Anime Taps Star Wars: Visions Talent For Its 2028 Release
The upcoming anime adaptation of Sony's Ghost of Tsushima just took another big step forward, with Crunchyroll revealing more details on the cast and crew attached to the…
GameSpot
Meta Brings Immersive College Football to Quest, Promises 100+ Live Sporting Events Next Year
Meta is partnering with ESPN to offer select live, 180-degree immersive college football games all season long via Quest’s TV app . When Meta VR Glasses release next…
Road to VR
HelixSR Mod Brings DLSS 3.7 to the Steam Deck and AMD Handhelds, Running Faster Than FSR 4 in Early Tests
A new mod is giving the Steam Deck and other AMD-powered handhelds something they were never supposed to have: NVIDIA's DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) upscaling. HelixSR, released…
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