Infinity Ward has confirmed that a remodelled Shipment map will come to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on 27th October 2026, just four days after the game launches on PS5 on 23rd October. The date appeared in the official launch roadmap, which also lists campaign early access on Friday, DMZ mode from 20th October, and Season 1 starting on 6th November.
Call of Duty Can't Let Go of Shipment, Added to Modern Warfare 4 Just Days After Release https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/call-of-duty-cant-let-go-of-shipment-added-to-modern-warfare-4-just-days-after-release
Xbox Game Pass has confirmed two more day one releases arriving in the coming months. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School launches November 5 with solo and online or local co-op, while FreeStyle Football 2, a 5v5 online multiplayer soccer game, arrives December 3.
A launch trailer for Enshrouded 1.0 has been released.
Enshrouded's 1.0 release is set for October 15 on PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 5 Pro, with an Xbox Series X|S version planned for spring 2027. The full release promises answers about the origins of the Shroud and the fall of Embervale, plus new enemies, biomes, and gameplay improvements. Up to sixteen players on PC and eight on PS5 can share a world, with building, exploring, and farming all contributing to the same goal.
Arc Raiders' PvE test is finally here and it's the perfect reason to jump back in
Arc Raiders' PvE test is now live, after Embark teased a temporary PvE toggle because a large part of its audience favoured a more passive approach. In the author's hands-on, Pendola Pass felt freer to explore and fight arcs without fearing other players, and nearby raiders helped when things went wrong. The author plans to play almost exclusively this mode while it lasts.
miHoYo officially revealed Nodusfall, a dark fantasy co-op action game, at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026. Players pick a character, fine-tune their loadout, and fight tough bosses with allies, with the option to switch roles and loadouts at will. No release date, platforms, or beta dates have been announced yet.
Bandai Namco has confirmed its Gundam 40th anniversary broadcast will stream on 28th October at 8pm JST, with an English language feed available. The show will feature Gundam Rogue Orbit ahead of its March release, plus news on the future of Gundam: Battle Operation after a Steam network test listing leaked Gundam: Battle Operation 3. Mobile titles will also get time in the broadcast.
Ten new games launch on Xbox today, October 14, including Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, a retro-style FPS sequel with a branching single-player campaign on Series X|S, PC and Cloud. Also out are The Witch's Bakery, a cosy narrative RPG set in modern Paris, and Ratatan, a rhythm roguelike action game with online co-op for up to 4 players on Series X|S. Other releases include Cleaning Simulator, My Recycling Center 2 and YAR: Forgotten Throne.
Escape Academy 2 launches on November 5. It supports split-screen co-op and Game Pass, and offers an optional no-timer mode.
Fantasy Blacksmith Simulator, a co-op blacksmithing game developed by CozyPlay and published by polden, has opened a free demo covering the game's opening chapter with single-player and multiplayer co-op support. Players start as a level 1 blacksmith and grow to level 4, mining, chopping wood, forging swords, shields, bows and necklaces, and enchanting gear, while hiring a blacksmith assistant and a bard. The demo is available to download on its Steam store page, where the game can also be wishlisted.
Digital Cybercherries has announced that HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed on Switch will receive its "biggest" update yet, and it will be "completely free", arriving this week on 15th October 2026. The update adds full cross-platform support so Switch players can play with friends on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation, along with a story mode, 6 new bosses, 6 new enemy types, 3 new maps, 5 new weapons, 2 new playable characters and new modes including Infection, Capture the Battery and King of the Hill.
Supermassive Games has announced that the multiplayer mode for Directive 8020 will launch on October 19. The cinematic sci-fi horror adventure game is made by the team behind Until Dawn and The Quarry, and follows the colony ship Cassiopeia after it crash-lands on Tau Ceti f, where an alien organism that mimics its victims has infiltrated the crew.
As part of IGN Fan Fest 2026: Fall Edition, five new screenshots of For the Stars, Snail Games USA's upcoming space sandbox survival game, were revealed. They show different biomes, weapons, flora and fauna, vehicles and spaceships, plus a glimpse of the multiplayer experience. Snail Games USA also teases that players can enter contested regions to fight other players for control of the galaxy.
META Publishing and developer Pokuch announced that Blind Descent will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on December 2. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions will follow alongside the full release. The cooperative science-fiction survival game sends up to four pioneers beneath the Martian surface to uncover the fate of a missing crew.
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released and will be applied automatically when the game is restarted. It adds a 'No Grenades' style for the General's Greatcoat, fixes an exploit where the Dragon's Fury could crash the server, and updates maps including koth_sawmill_event and koth_trainsawlaser. The in-game item importer now supports the Medic's backpack bodygroup.
Table Knight Games announced that UnderMire, a cooperative first-person roguelite adventure, will launch for PC via Steam on November 13, with a demo available now. The game supports one to four players in online co-op, featuring four characters and the SMUSH system that combines junk into weapons and items.
The developers of World of Warcraft: Forever say alts are part of the game's core progression plans, with reasons to play them and unlock Legacy points. The game launches November 4, and executive producer Holly Longdale calls it the lowest barrier to entry for newcomers. The team is also considering account-wide banks to support alt play.
Canadian studio Norsfell announced its new game Aftergods during the 3i Plan indie showcase in the early hours of October 9, positioning it as a top-down light survival-building ARPG where players act as gods who summon storms to harvest forests, call down temples and recruit followers to run their home. Its previous game Tribes of Midgard reached 5 million players worldwide over five years, and the new title expands to mythologies from multiple countries, including Chinese myth. Norsfell calls the approach Survivalite and aims it at players who like mythic worlds but find traditional survival games too harsh.
Nintendo of America announced that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 will come to Nintendo Switch 2 on Oct 23. The post was shared by the official Nintendo of America account with a link.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls revealed the next three Year 1 DLC fighters: Jane Foster as Thor, Venom, and Jubilee, arriving over the next year. Jane Foster Thor is set for winter 2027, Venom for next spring, and Jubilee for the summer, with Venom's release also adding the Klyntar stage. Phoenix Cyclops was previously announced as the first DLC fighter and joins on November 2.
Arc Raiders rose to version 2.0 with the Frozen Trail update, and its Steam concurrent player peak climbed to 185,443, the highest since March and well above its usual sub-40,000 daily peaks. A free trial launched alongside the update, so some of those players may never buy the game. Frozen Trail adds the largest new map Pendola Pass, new Arc enemy units, new weapons, a player home called The Outpost and a skill tree revamp, and Embark is officially testing a dedicated PvE mode from 13th to 20th October.
Publisher Clear River Games has announced that He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction will launch on PS5 and PS4 on 4th February, 2027. The side-scrolling brawler is in development at Bitmap Bureau and supports up to four-player co-op across a 13-stage campaign.
Infinity Ward announced that DMZ, the extraction shooter mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, will open before the game's official launch, with digital pre-order players able to play from 20th October. The game now has three dates: the campaign unlocks 16th October, DMZ on the 20th, and the full launch with multiplayer on 23rd October. In a Reddit Q&A, Infinity Ward said the Single Squad Mission option seen in earlier footage is a developer-only playlist, and that in the shipping game players can go solo by turning off squad fill, though lobbies are not guaranteed to be solo-only.
NetEase's Wildfire division has unveiled its new FPS Extreme Battlefield along with two gameplay videos showing gun feel and shooting combat. The game combines hero shooter and battle royale elements, using an in-match economy to link resource gathering, combat and progression, with its first test on PC starting October 15. The division previously made Knives Out and Blood Strike.
Skybound Games and developer Quarter Up have announced Agent Spider as a downloadable content character for the three-versus-three tag fighting game Invincible VS. He will launch this winter alongside a new mode and arena. Invincible VS is available now for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store.
Invincible VS DLC character Agent Spider announced https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/invincible-vs-dlc-character-agent-spider-announced
Solo dev tkayyy's creature card battler The Cup now has a free demo live on Steam. Each side fields three real North American animals plus a few cryptids, with every card printing its own odds, such as the armadillo always hitting for 2 and the eagle rolling a d12 that misses on 1 through 5 but hits every enemy at once on a 12, all called by two hosts for an alien TV audience. The demo includes the tutorial, THE ROAD (five bouts against invasive species) and matches against the House, while the full game arrives November 10 with Steam multiplayer.
Arc Raiders 2.0 is here, and you can finally turn those lights on your backpack off https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-2-0-is-here-and-you-can-finally-turn-those-lights-on-your-backpack-off/
Escape the Backrooms is throwing an After Party with three new levels this December
Publisher Secret Mode announced on 8th October that Escape the Backrooms will add three new levels this December in a party-themed update called the After Party. The update also brings new skins, with free and paid cosmetics arriving in October. The Fancy Games co-op horror title has been played by more than 12 million people since its Early Access launch in 2022.
Embark Studios' extraction shooter Arc Raiders has launched its 2.0 update alongside the Frozen Trails content drop, adding an emissive toggle so players can turn off their backpack lights. The patch also brings mouth animations for proximity chat, the ability to open the map while downed, new contextual animations, and an increased max stash size of 328 without expedition bonuses. Average player count has risen sharply recently, likely helped by an ongoing free weekend.
Agent Spider Reveal Trailer | Invincible VS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZCF8fcSrNE
Solo developer Megaglope has released a new demo for Into the Crypt, a first-person roguelike deckbuilder, with the full release set for Oct 29. The game supports solo and co-op play, with players using cards and keys on doors while fighting enemies across multiple dungeon depths. It is inspired by Slay the Spire, and co-op is available in the full release version.
Sony Interactive Entertainment and Arc System Works have announced Thor (Jane Foster), Venom, and Jubilee as DLC characters for MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls, all part of the "Year One Characters & Stage Pass." Thor (Jane Foster) arrives in Winter 2027, Venom and the Kylntar Stage in Spring 2027, and Jubilee in Summer 2027. The four-versus-four tag fighting game is available now for PS5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
Tekken 8's EVO France trailer revealed Roger Jr joining the roster on 12th November in early access and 17th November for everyone else, with a moveset built around acrobatics and stomp moves. The trailer also gave the first look at the previously announced Baki the Grappler crossover, with Yujiro joining in the winter and more to be shown at the Tekken World Tour Finals on 17th January. Season 3 has already featured Kunimitsu and Bob.
Tekken 8 revealed a gameplay trailer for Roger Jr., who enters early access on Nov 12 and releases on Nov 17. The trailer also gives a first look at Yujiro Hanma, whose new trailer arrives Jan 17, 2027.
Pierogi Games has revealed Rune Runners, a 3D coop adventure platformer inspired by Mage Bros, with a demo available now. Up to two players pick a Mage with an element (thunder, fire, wind, water) and can combine elements for special attacks in coop. The core loop is smashing through levels, slaying monsters and activating all runes to reach each level's portal, with boss fights, staff upgrades, skins, accessories and pets in between.
Infinity Ward detailed the new DMZ mode in Modern Warfare 4, calling it Call of Duty's definitive extraction shooter experience. Eurogamer relayed the news with a link to its report.