Forest of Deceit, the social deduction party game from Ghost Camp and Thomas Mackinnon and narrated by Sylvester McCoy, has received a localisation update adding German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Italian. The 4-to-8-player game is out now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows PC, and supports Xbox Play Anywhere.
Xbox and Prince St. Pizza announced a collaboration for the launch of Gears of War: E-Day, with the limited-edition Emergence Pie available at Prince St. Pizza locations across the U.S. and Toronto, Canada through November 1. Each purchase of the pie or a slice comes with a code for an in-game pizza emblem, and a limited-edition pizza cutter modeled after the game's Prototype Lancer is on sale at shop.princestreetpizza.com. Gears of War: E-Day launches October 6, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam.
Santa Monica Studio revealed new combat details for God of War Laufey, including a new weapon for protagonist Faye called the Serpent's Bow, which offers ranged attacks that can be woven into melee combos and charged shots that fire up to five arrows at once. Pre-orders open September 29 with the Last Wish Armor Set, Phranque Golden Leaves appearance and an in-game resource pack, while the Digital Deluxe Edition adds Dark Alchemy gear, a digital mini artbook and the official digital soundtrack. God of War Laufey launches on February 16 for PlayStation 5.
Suri: The Seventh Note, in development for four years, launches on PS5 on October 30, 2026, with pre-orders now open. The game draws on Indian art and architecture, records 80 percent of its music with original analogue instruments, and sets a 480-millisecond gap between main beats to balance player input response with rhythm. A Standard Edition and a Digital Deluxe Edition are available, the latter including an exclusive Chandini Skin DLC and 3-day early access, with a 20 percent pre-order discount for PlayStation Plus members. The game is part of the PlayStation India Hero Project.
God of War Laufey will launch on PlayStation 5 on February 16, 2027, with pre-orders opening September 29 at 10:00am local time. Pre-order bonuses include the Last Wish Armor Set, the Phranque Golden Leaves appearance and an in-game resource pack, while the Digital Deluxe Edition adds Dark Alchemy gear, a digital mini artbook and the official digital soundtrack. The post also details Faye's Serpent Bow, which has a full-aim precision mode and a half-aim hip-fire mode, plus interchangeable Scales that change its look and playstyle.
World of Warcraft executive producer Holly Longdale said on her personal X account that the team had to raise the population cap for the World of Warcraft: Forever beta again over the weekend. Long-time World of Warcraft: Classic developer Josh Greenfield previously called the beta's numbers the craziest he has seen in 17 years at Blizzard. Access to the beta requires the $59.99 Skyborne Epic pack, and the game launches fully on 4th November with a monthly subscription instead.
Graveyard Keeper 2, developed by Lazy Bear Games and published by Solo Game, has launched on Steam at 68 yuan in China, reaching a peak of 54,969 concurrent players and an 86% positive review rate. The sequel removes tool durability, adds an inspiration point system, and reworks zombies so red skulls determine their assignable perk points, enabling automated production lines and zombie squad combat. The developer says the game passed 1 million wishlists with 10% pre-orders, while player feedback praises the visual and gameplay improvements but criticizes the dialogue writing and grind.
NTE's 1.4 update is live, adding the Puka Park amusement park map to Hethelo City with rides and anomaly-themed minigames, plus a new main story chapter and the medieval location Saint Albo Town. The second half of 1.4 will feature a crossover with The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, teased in the preview stream with keywords and the song God knows. The update also adds tower defense, two-player PvP and card-flipping modes, a second Porsche collaboration and the Puka Plan reward system.
Lilith's newly incubated Cat Paw Latte Studio released the first PV for Qi Yu Dong Wu Cheng, an animal-city life simulation game. Players live with animal roommates that have their own schedules and needs, take on jobs such as idol, milk tea shop owner or mayor, and can transform into an animal to rent a friend's home. The studio has about 100 staff and posted a recruitment notice last week.
Epic has confirmed that Five Nights at Freddy's is joining Fortnite for this year's Fortnitemares event. A new trailer shows Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria as a map location, with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy appearing as bosses, and Fortnitemares begins 1st October. The crossover had been rumoured for months, with the pizzeria appearing on the island during Fortnite's Override season.
Minecraft Dungeons II launches September 29 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud and other platforms. Mojang design director Laura De Llorens said on the Official XBOX Podcast that the sequel adds jumping, an interconnected world you can walk across, the new Sift dimension, armor split into four pieces, talismans and a reworked enchantment system. Multiplayer adapts when players join or leave and now mixes couch co-op with online play.
Mojang Studios announced at Minecraft LIVE that Minecraft Dungeons II launches September 29 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Steam, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, and will be included with Game Pass. The game introduces The Sift, Minecraft's first new dimension in over 14 years, with new biomes including Meadows and Carapace plus new mobs and block rules. Mojang also confirmed The Sift will come to Minecraft in 2027.
The Minecraft LIVE Fall 2026 recap has been published on Xbox Wire. It covers the official Minecraft livestream event.
To mark Castlevania's 40th anniversary, Konami is giving away the original 1986 Castlevania for free on the App Store and Google Play until 24th October 2026. A series-wide sale is also running, with the Anniversary Collection at 80 percent off on the PlayStation Store until 7th October and on Steam from 24th September to 1st October. The new entry, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, is slated for 15th October on Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with a demo arriving 1st October whose progress carries over to the full release.
Used Cars Simulator is out now on Xbox Series X|S for $19.99, currently $15.99. The game's five tips cover inspecting before repairing, keeping money moving, leaving the shed to explore, treating cars as physics toys, and deciding how much chaos your business can handle. Published by PlayWay S.A., it has players inspect, negotiate, repair, customize, and resell cars.
Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 548 recaps September's big releases and other recent titles the team is still playing, and highlights next week's lineup including Minecraft Dungeons II, Toem 2, Way of the Hunter 2, End of Abyss, Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered, Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition, and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. The episode also covers a Silent Hill: Townfall hands-on and the Lisa Limited Edition DualSense, which opens for pre-order on October 2.
This week's PlayStation Blog Share of the Week highlights Marvel's Wolverine, featuring player-submitted ferocious moments shared with #PSshare #PSBlog, including Wolverine's claws illuminated in the shadows and Wolverine taking on Omega Red. Next week's theme is Logan, asking for heroic portraits of Logan in Marvel's Wolverine, with submissions due by 11:59 PM PT on September 30, 2026.
Embark Studios announced a PvE matchmaking test for Arc Raiders running from 13th to 20th October, letting players choose between the friendlier PvE version and the regular version. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal said around 37 percent of raiders are friendly co-op players, 34 percent are PvP-focused and the remaining 27 percent are a mix. The test supports solo, duos and trios, omits PvP-designed map conditions such as night raids and hidden bunkers, and lowers loot value in PvE matchmaking; Grøndal said it does not mean a permanent PvE mode will be added.
Hytale's early access is getting its first Chapter update on October 12, adding the game's first handcrafted dungeon and its first proper boss fight against the goblin king Gobliterator. The update also adds the Goblin Breach world event, expands goblin enemy types, and lets players claim goblin gear including a hookshot launcher and rocket boots. Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme is offering $15,000 to the first person to stream a solo, naked hardcore kill of the boss.
Bungie announced short- and long-term plans for Marathon in a blog post, saying it wants to keep the extraction mode while adding more approachable experiences with different levels of intensity and commitment. October's Nightfall refresh brings a regular and a free permanent NuCaloric rewards pass, recurring sponsored kit queues, and larger access windows for the end-game Cryo Archive. December pushes the PvE mode Symbiosis, adds an experimental Team Deathmatch mode, a new shell, a reworked Perimeter map with new zones, a new PvE pinnacle encounter and a fungal aesthetic, while next March is set to add interconnected permanent PvE, PvP and PvEvP experiences, a new onboarding experience, a more focused questline and narrative, a new zone and a new alien enemy.
Embark Studios will trial a PvE mode in Arc Raiders from October 13th to 20th, letting players toggle into a version where players cannot damage each other. The studio says a large and growing group comes for the co-op and the ARC, and shared data showing pure PvP players have held steady at 34% since launch while mixed players have shrunk. The mode also lowers loot value, omits some special events, and makes ARC enemies slightly more aggressive to preserve tension.
Bungie said in a new blog post that Marathon will be "growing beyond extraction," keeping its PvEvP experience while adding more ways to play. The upcoming Symbiosis update will bring the long-promised PvE mode and an experimental Team Deathmatch PvP mode, alongside a new shell named Bishop. Perimeter will get a fungus-driven visual overhaul with new routes, and a new zone plus a CyAc-sponsored social hub with a firing range are slated for March.
Meta announced the Meta VR Glasses, priced at $1,300 and weighing about 100 grams, set to go on sale in Spring 2027. The device has no strap and needs no controllers, relying on hand tracking and passthrough, with a puck connected by an optical tether handling compute, battery and storage. Games revealed alongside it include Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR, Tetris Effect: Mixed Realities and Beat Saber: Flux, all slated for 2027 and also coming to Quest rather than being exclusive to the glasses.
Remedy Entertainment announced a launch-day hotfix 1.3.3 for Control Resonant that responds to pre-release criticism that enemies took too long to defeat and protagonist Dylan Faden felt too weak early on. The patch lowers base health and required Falter levels for most enemies plus the Dancer and Deserter bosses, raises maximum Aberrant Strength and Ability Strength, and cuts respec costs while increasing vendor stock of the respec resource. Game Informer scored the game 8.5 out of 10.
Owlcat announced that Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader's final DLC, Processional of the Damned, has been delayed from September to December 2026, with the release window not expected to move again. The expansion centers on a new companion, Stella, an unsanctioned psyker seen by the Ecclesiarchy as a miracle of the Emperor who sheds tears of blood. Season Pass 2 owners can request refunds via Steam support, which removes Processional of the Damned and Infinite Museion and breaks saves made with Infinite Museion content, while the Season Pass 2 Appearance Pack becomes free and integrated into the base game.
Feel Free Games announced that Luma Island is coming to PS5, and it can be wishlisted on PlayStation Store starting today. The game launched on PC in November 2024 and has drawn more than 800,000 players, with online co-op for up to 4 players and cross-platform play across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. It offers three difficulty modes — Cozy, Adventure and Hero — with no stamina bars or inventory limits.
Beat Saber has announced its biggest update yet, arriving in Spring 2027, adding a new bare-handed mode called Flux in which players punch, prod and slap notes instead of using sabers. Flux launches with 35 songs and showcases the update's new hand-tracking, which also works with the traditional saber modes. The campaign is being refreshed with new missions, checkpoints and a light narrative element, alongside a progression system for unlocking saber, beat and bomb cosmetics.
After nearly a decade as a free-to-play game, Quake Champions is dropping battle passes, loot boxes, premium currencies and its store to become a £9 premium release on Steam. Players who tried it through past free events are upgraded to the full version automatically, and premium currency bought in the past two months will be refunded. The change follows more than 100 layoffs at id Software amid Microsoft's 3,200 cuts, and the team says no additional content updates are planned at this time.
Rebel Wolves is preparing The Blood of Dawnwalker's first major update, expected in early October, which will add an easier difficulty mode and rename the current Story mode to something like Demanding. Game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz told Eurogamer the new Story mode is for players who want the story without the combat challenge. The patch will also make running and escaping combat ignore the nav mesh, change how the stun ability locks onto other enemies, and require three hits to remove a stun, while PC performance fixes and a possible New Game Plus are still being worked on.
Emeteria, a New Tales studio, announced that its fast-paced elemental action-adventure RPG Fading Echo launches today on PlayStation 5, with a demo also available today. Players control One, a young Legend who manipulates the water-like element Æther, shifts between fractured realities and combines elemental reactions to fight, explore and solve puzzles in the world of Corel. The single-player adventure also follows One's search for her past alongside a small group of allies.
IO Interactive has delayed the Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light for a third time, moving its release to March 2027. Technical producer Cristina Vega told Korean outlet Inven Global that the team needed a breather and that marketing requests and other factors left no choice, with the aim of letting fans play the most polished version on Switch 2. She said the port is close to its final phase and that compromises on Switch 2, such as lower object detail at a distance, are limited to areas that are not crucial to players. The game sold 4 million copies within three months of its May release this year.
PlayStation is releasing a DualSense wireless controller – Lisa Limited Edition designed with Lisa, featuring her bangs and eyes on the touch pad plus her signature stars and "LL" lettering in a Chroma Pearl colorway. It will be available in highly limited quantities at participating retailers in Southeast Asia from October 30 at a recommended retail price of SGD 115 / MYR 419 / IDR 1,549,000 / THB 2,890 / PHP 5,411 / VND 2,399,000, with pre-orders starting October 2 while supplies last. Her new EP, Press Play, arrives October 23.
Bungie announced in a developer video and blog post that it plans to restore Destiny 2 content archived in the game's digital Vault, making vaulted campaigns, destinations, and raids available to all players again. The studio said years of updates mean the content needs reworks such as updated lighting, combat encounters, and combatants, and it will share progress in the coming months. Bungie also said Marathon did not reach as many players as hoped and will be expanded into a deeper survival experience, with more details due later this week and content still planned for the October Nightfall Refresh and December Symbiosis updates.
Deconstructeam, the studio behind The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, announced that its next game Virtue and a Sledgehammer will launch on October 27. The game follows protagonist Pratelle returning to her hometown and confronting family memories, and a June demo lets players try the opening area. The studio said the full version may be its harshest game to date, and the game is now wishlistable on Steam.
Developer Rubeki announced The Hollowing, a game set in the same narrative universe as Lorn's Lure, where players fly a plane that needs refueling between radio outposts and comms towers inside a megastructure. A demo is available on Steam, and the full game launches later this year.
Valve has released SteamOS 0.3.0, the first post-launch software update for the Steam Frame, bringing "substantially faster" charging, a fix for a "garbled audio" microphone bug, and improved controller tracking while haptics are active. The update also improves system stability under high load, fixes the per-app Motion Smoothing "Force Always-On" setting being ignored, and changes the developer playable performance criteria to allow any resolution instead of 1440p.
Fortnite's latest crossover brings Kingdom Hearts into the battle royale this week, with four skins available in the item shop on Thursday, September 17 as part of Chapter 7, Season 4. Players can wear Sora, Kairi, Riku, and Roxas in their Kingdom Hearts II designs. Epic has not revealed pricing for the skins or any additional accessories they may include.