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  1. Eurogamer62

    Sony reveals October PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup

    Sony announced the games joining PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium in October. Extra adds The Midnight Walk on 14th October, then Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West and Mycopunk on 20th October, followed by Poppy's Playtime: Chapter 2, Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition and Monster Energy Supercross 25 on 27th October. Premium also gets Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition on 20th October, and Mycopunk is the month's only day-one title, leaving Steam early access with its 1.0 launch alongside the console debut.

  2. IGN62

    PlayStation Plus October Game Catalog Confirmed With Mafia: The Old Country and Horizon Forbidden West

    The PlayStation Plus October game catalog has been confirmed, with Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West, and the co-op shooter Mycopunk arriving October 20 for Extra and Premium members. Premium also adds Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition the same day. Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2, Tales of Arise - Beyond the Dawn Edition, and Monster Energy Supercross 25 arrive October 27 in the US, UK, and Japan, while The Midnight Walk is available today.

  3. Rock Paper Shotgun62

    Epic rebuilds Easy Anti-Cheat to bring Fortnite to Linux, but Steam Deck support is still unclear

    Epic announced it is rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat as EAC Linux v2 so Fortnite can run on Linux, with no release timeline given yet. The new version will be tested in Fortnite first before opening to other multiplayer games, and existing EAC developers can keep the older implementation. Epic said Steam Deck does not support the features EAC v2 requires and that it is talking with Valve about future support.

  4. GameSpot62

    PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium Games for October 2026 Revealed

    PlayStation revealed this month's additions to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, with most titles arriving on October 20. The lineup includes Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West, Mycopunk, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2, The Midnight Walk, Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Edition, and Monster Energy Supercross 25, while the PlayStation Classics library adds Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, which requires a Premium subscription. PS Plus members can also claim F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 until November 2.

Oct 14Wed
  1. Gematsu62

    Sony announces October 2026 PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog lineup

    Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the October 2026 PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for Extra and Premium members and the Classics Catalog for Premium members, with most titles arriving on October 20. The Game Catalog includes Horizon Forbidden West, Mafia: The Old Country, Mycopunk, The Midnight Walk, Monster Energy Supercross 25, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 and Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition, while the Classics Catalog adds Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition. Premium members also get Game Trials for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II on October 20, along with HorrorFest packs for World War Z and Back 4 Blood.

  2. Push Square62

    Sony announces October 2026 PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup

    Sony has announced the full October 2026 lineup for PS Plus Extra and Premium. Extra adds Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West, Mycopunk, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2, The Midnight Walk, Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition and Monster Energy Supercross 25, while Premium adds Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition. The games roll out in staggered releases, with the full lineup available from 20th October and some titles arriving in specific regions on other dates.

  3. Rock Paper Shotgun62

    Garry's Mod studio Facepunch says S&box will go free to play in a major rethink

    Facepunch founder Garry Newman announced that S&box will go free to play towards the end of the year, with paying players receiving Steam inventory items and those who paid $20 getting more than those who paid $10. He said the platform's reviews and retention have been poor, and that the studio will shift focus from the engine and development experience to what players experience, adding NPCs, vehicles, multiplayer support and mod support to the Sandbox mode and replacing its cartoonish citizen character models.

Oct 12Mon
  1. Eurogamer66

    Arc Raiders player numbers rebound with Frozen Trail and 2.0, but may be deceptively high

    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.

Oct 11Sun
  1. IGN71

    Arc Raiders 2.0 Update and Grappling Hook Lift Steam Player Count to a Seven-Month High

    Arc Raiders launched its Frozen Trail 2.0 update on October 8 across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, alongside a free weekend running October 8 to 12, pushing its Steam concurrent player count to 166,670, a seven-month high. The update adds the Pendola Pass map, new enemies Bully, Skulker, and Hydra, and new items including the Grappling Hook and Tether Launcher, plus a revamped skill tree, the Reward Pass, and Weapon Stencils. The game is currently 50% off on all platforms, and testing for a dedicated PvE mode is planned.

Oct 10Sat
  1. Rock Paper Shotgun58

    Wardogs season 2 adds a gambling system that lets players bet on their own performance

    Wardogs season 2 launches after a game-wide progress wipe on October 15th and adds a gambling system where players can bet on their own performance through a new Wager Vendor, choosing extra restrictions to raise the payout. The season also brings new weapons and vehicles including a high-capacity SMG, molotov cocktails and a tracked AA gun, plus buildable machine gun nests and shelters, and a thundery rainfall weather preset that lowers visibility and masks footsteps. Developer Bulkhead says a friends queue option is not part of this update, while the blue team Lonestar gets moved faction HQs, desaturated outfit colours and cash and XP bonuses throughout the season.

Oct 9Fri
  1. PC Gamer38

    Blizzard refuses to let World of Warcraft: Forever's dungeons become the fastest way to grind XP: 'We need to hold firm on these balance adjustments'

    Blizzard announced tweaks to dungeon XP in World of Warcraft: Forever, raising the XP from killing dungeon monsters slightly but not back to WoW Classic levels. The developers said they want Azeroth to be the "main character" and don't want players spending their entire leveling experience in caves, so dungeon cleaving to 60 won't be the optimal way to level.

  2. GameSpot62

    Arc Raiders' Major Update Lifts Steam Sales and Player Count to Months-Long Highs

    After Arc Raiders launched its major Frozen Trail update, it ranked fifth on Steam's best-sellers list and hit 106,000 concurrent players, the first time above 100,000 since May. Its new cosmetic DLC, the Frozen Trail Collector's Set, sits at No. 8 on the best-sellers list. The update is the first under Embark's shift to a semi-annual cadence, and the game will be free-to-play this weekend on all available platforms.

Oct 8Thu
  1. Eurogamer50

    Blizzard is changing the appearance of WoW: Forever's new Skyborne race in response to community feedback

    Blizzard has announced drastic visual changes to World of Warcraft: Forever's new Skyborne race following community feedback, with new models that better match the game's early MMO aesthetic. The changes remove softness, lower colour saturation and add more detailed fur textures, while new standard definition models are planned for early 2027. WoW Forever launches in full on 4th November.

  2. 机核38

    Rockstar Reveals Details for GTA Online Halloween Horror Event

    Rockstar has revealed details for GTA Online's "Halloween Horror" event, running for a full month with supernatural phenomena and undead in Los Santos. Players can take part in Ghost Exposure, the Halloween Featured Series, Slasher, and the San Andreas Super Series. October weekly challenges offer a 2 million GTA$ bonus, while Halloween Survival modes grant triple GTA$ and RP.

  3. PC Gamer62

    World of Warcraft: Forever simplifies PvP, dropping leaderboard competition

    Blizzard outlined PvP changes for World of Warcraft: Forever in a blog post, removing the weekly leaderboard race in favor of an Honor currency and point-based progression. Players earn Honor from killing enemy players, completing battlegrounds, and finishing PvP quests, with Honor gains normalized across battlegrounds, and Rank points unlock 14 tiers of rewards including PvP gear and titles like High Warlord and Grand Marshal. Rank points have a weekly cap, and the system runs in PvP seasons that reset, with weekly tasks granting bonus Honor, Rank points, and a Legacy Point.

  4. Gematsu62

    Microsoft reveals mid-October Game Pass lineup, including Battlefield 6 on day one

    Microsoft announced the games coming to Game Pass in mid October, including Battlefield 6 on October 13, Forever Ago and Neon Abyss 2 on October 8, Valor Mortis and Deep Dish Dungeon on October 13, Bluey's Happy Snaps and Chained Beasts on October 15, and Beyond These Stars on October 16, several of them day-one additions. A Plague Tale: Requiem, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and other titles will leave the Game Pass library on October 15.

  5. Xbox Wire66

    Xbox Game Pass October wave one adds Battlefield 6, Valor Mortis and more

    Xbox announced the first October wave of Game Pass additions, with Battlefield 6 joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on October 13. Echo Weaver, Forever Ago, Deep Dish Dungeon, Valor Mortis, Bluey's Happy Snaps, Chained Beasts and Beyond These Stars arrive on day one. Nine titles including A Plague Tale: Requiem, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Pacific Drive leave the library on October 15.

    Why this: Xbox's official list of October Game Pass wave one includes Battlefield 6 and several day-one titles, useful for planning downloads.

  6. Push Square46

    The Crew Motorfest Season 11 Adds Kaua'i Island for Free

    Ubisoft and Ivory Tower have launched Season 11 of The Crew Motorfest, adding the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i for free. The season also brings 20 new vehicles, two new playlists, and the return of 40 animal species, while the Tomb Raider collaboration premium DLC Secrets of Ni'ihau adds a smaller island. TrackForge also gets 200 new parts for building off-road courses.

Oct 7Wed
Oct 6Tue
  1. 机核62

    Escape from Tarkov ships version 1.2.0.0 with PvE prestige and EXFIL Brothers

    Battlestate Games released Escape from Tarkov version 1.2.0.0, focused on PvE changes and a new EXFIL Brothers program. PvE adds six prestige levels with rewards including the in-game currency TarCoin that persist permanently, and reworks AI PMC behavior so they spread more logically, gather near quest areas, fight each other less and attack Scavs more, with gear tied to level and faction. EXFIL Brothers lets level 30 players invite up to five players registered less than seven days ago, granting a 5% experience bonus when grouped and reward progress as invitees reach levels 10, 20 and 30.

Oct 5Mon
  1. PC Gamer51

    RuneScape adds a Reignited character type as veterans worry about splitting the community

    RuneScape is adding a Reignited character type to the existing RS3, starting with no progress and sharing an isolated economy while playing on existing or Reignited-exclusive worlds. A dev blog says there will be no updates exclusive to these characters and the choice is permanent, and some veterans on Reddit and X worry it will further fragment the playerbase, with one thread at around 1,500 upvotes.

Oct 4Sun
  1. Eurogamer72

    Jagex announces RuneScape Reignited launches 2 December

    Jagex announced RuneScape Reignited, a new permanent character type, launching on 2 December. Reignited characters come with a brand-new economy and hiscores with no paid progression, play in the same worlds as existing characters, and get free access to members' content for the first 10 days after launch. Jagex said Reignited, The Adventure Guide, and the next step for Remastering RuneScape will all arrive in a single update on 2 December.

  2. Nintendo Life40

    RuneScape: Dragonwilds Reveals Multi-Year Roadmap

    Jagex has officially unveiled a multi-year roadmap for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, covering the rest of 2026 and plans throughout 2027. The next free update, "Luminance," arrives this winter as a prelude to the Blood Crystal Saga in 2027 and adds the "Prayer" skill. The saga begins with Song of Rebellion, followed later in the year by Crown of the Night, alongside quest, QoL, and additional skill updates.

Oct 2Fri
  1. Eurogamer62

    Gears of War: E-Day is missing chainsaw duels and meat shields, but The Coalition says they're "not gone from the franchise"

    Gears of War: E-Day opened to early access players yesterday for those who bought the Premium Edition, Premium Upgrade Edition, or Collector's Edition, and some players noted missing legacy features such as chainsaw duels, meat shields, select past weapons, private lobbies, and leaderboards. In a statement timed with the launch, The Coalition said those features may arrive post-launch or in its next title, explaining that it rebuilt the gameplay sandbox from scratch for a more unified experience across campaign, PvE, and PvP. The first season runs eight weeks from the early access release to 1st December, ranked PvP arrives on 13th October, and the game's general release is 6th October.

  2. Kotaku62

    Gears of War: E-Day Devs Explain Missing Launch Features and Reveal Season Roadmap

    Gears of War: E-Day launched on October 1 for players who bought early access to the new Xbox console exclusive. The developers said in a blog post that they built the entire gameplay sandbox from scratch on an empty hard drive, so legacy features like Meat Shields, Chainsaw Duels, select past weapons, Private Lobbies and leaderboards could not all be included at launch, though they are not gone from the franchise. Versus Ranked arrives October 13, Season 1 runs themed events through December 1, and later seasons are named Legacy and Beyond, Infiltration, Pendulum and Devotion.

  3. GameSpot58

    Blizzard Won't Fix Diablo 4 Season 15's Biggest Bug This Season

    Blizzard announced that Diablo 4 Season 15's biggest bug, involving the Hellfire Torch Unique charm, won't be fixed this season. The Hellfire Torch normally lets players equip one extra Unique charm, but a bugged interaction with the Seal of the Golden Epiphany and the Mythic Seal of the Diamond Mind lets players equip two additional Unique charms. Design director Dan Tanguay said the behavior goes beyond what was originally intended, but Blizzard will leave it in place this season to avoid disrupting players who invested time in the item.

  4. Eurogamer62

    Aion 2's worldwide release nears as early access founders' packs outsell major games

    Aion 2 is days away from its worldwide release, roughly a year after launching in Korea and Taiwan. Its founders' packs, which start at £18.49 and are currently required for early access, have earned more revenue this week than EA FC 27, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve and Gears of War: E-Day, topping Steam's Top Sellers list while the game sits at number nine on Steam's Most Played chart. The author has tried the character creator and main story, describing flight, pet collection and character building as fun, with combat between tab-target and Black Desert Online-style action.

Oct 1Thu
  1. Kotaku62

    Arc Raiders tightens anti-cheat with instant permabans ahead of October 8 Frozen Trail update

    Arc Raiders developer Embark announced that any account caught using cheats will now be permanently banned with no warnings and no second chances, extending to hardware bans. The studio said it recently lowered the threshold for hardware bans and has begun separating known queue-teaming groups, reporting 85 percent fewer players engaging in that behavior and spoiled raids dropping from about 1 in 50 to 1 in 300 with no meaningful impact on queue times. The October 8 update, Frozen Trail, adds the Pendola Pass map, the Frigate ship, new enemies Bully, Skulker and Hydra, plus new weapons and a grappling hook.