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  1. Pure Xbox38

    Digital Foundry 'Impressed' With Star Wars: Galactic Racer's 'Nigh-On Flawless Performance' On Xbox Series X|S

    Digital Foundry reports that Star Wars: Galactic Racer delivers "nigh-on flawless performance" across all consoles, including Xbox Series S. The Xbox Series X version runs at an exceptionally stable 60fps with ~1296p internal resolution, matching base PS5 performance, while Series S drops to ~864p and swaps ray-traced Lumen for baked lighting. The Fuse Games title is out now on Xbox Series X|S for £49.99 / $59.99.

  2. 机核42

    When the Sins Girls Bear Become Their Strength to Keep Fighting: An Interview with the Producer of Crymellight

    Crymellight producer ISOBE Takumi explained in an interview that the game's narrative of sin and confession was established first, and the Roguelike action format was chosen because the story itself centers on repeating time. Combat revolves around building poker hands from five cards to strengthen card abilities, forcing players to choose between completing a hand and taking a stronger card. The confession system both powers up Alice and lets her bear the sins and final thoughts of the dead, while the tea party reveals these girls' pasts.

  3. Rock Paper Shotgun24

    "Your body is foreign territory": Small-town mystery puzzler Patience is a Virtue explores power and vulnerability by way of a unique conversation system

    Patience is a Virtue is a "cozy-meets-creepy" conversation puzzle game from teaisfortoby! in which some interactions require players to answer using only the words spoken by the other party. Protagonist Louis is chronically ill and neurodivergent, and the constrained dialogue reflects his lack of privilege, including a distressing hospital check-up scene. The full game is built around a supernatural mystery involving a cassette tape, with no release date announced.

  4. Eurogamer22

    My favourite thing about Aion 2? The freedom to make a freaky lil' guy in a world of beautiful people

    Aion 2 has arrived as a free-to-play MMO with meaty combat and challenging boss encounters. Its character creator offers countless adjustable settings, letting the author roll up a tiny red-eyed, green-haired oddball. He spent just over £20 on premium cosmetics for the character and found that smaller stature makes vaulting obstacles pleasingly nimble.

  6. IGN62

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Dev Says It Has More Single-Player Content Than Any Other RTS at Launch

    Developer King Art Games says Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 ships with four full single-player campaigns, one each for Space Marines, Orks, Necrons, and Adeptus Mechanicus, totaling over 70 campaign missions at launch. Creative director Jan Theysen told IGN each campaign is bigger than the entire Dawn of War 1 campaign in both mission count and playtime, and said the game may have more single-player content at launch than any other RTS. Branching storylines mean a single playthrough skips missions, such as the roughly 18-mission Ork campaign where a run covers about 14 to 15. After the December release, Crusade Mode, map packs, a mission editor, a Blood Ravens story prologue, and the Aftermath campaign expansion with a new faction are planned.

  8. 机核34

    Vol.139 Control: Resonance Hands-On Report: When the Longest Plank Is So Long It's a Hammer!

    Remedy has released Control: Resonance, the second entry in the Control series, seven years after the original. The podcast hosts report on its shift from TPS to ARPG combat and the protagonist change from Jesse to Dylan, praising its art, environmental storytelling, and SCP-flavored side content while criticizing frame drops, stuttering, repetitive gameplay, and boss level design.

  13. Rock Paper Shotgun15

    Sheeps is a roguelite about counting sheep pouring out of a strange portal

    Sheeps is a roguelite whose Steam page describes a mysterious rift that sheep are pouring through, forcing players to count and shear them. As the sheep get more numerous and faster, upgrades like every fifth sheep being blue, an always-even count, grain to distract them, or a magic bag help with counting. Sentient animals such as spiders, chameleons, and business llamas occasionally show up to help, with llamas telling you the sheep count (sometimes incorrectly) and accepting tips afterward. No release date has been announced, but the game can be wishlisted on Steam.

  15. Kotaku22

    Control Resonant's Boss Fight Reminded Me Why Boss Fights Can Be Good

    In Remedy's recently released open-world action game Control Resonant, the boss The Dancer has a first phase that serves as a rehearsal for the real fight. After repeated failures, the author slowed down and matched The Dancer's pace to defeat it with health to spare. The fight challenged how the author played and showed that boss fights can offer something only possible in games.

  16. GameSpot20

    You're Likely Playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer All Wrong, Like I Did For My First 16 Hours

    Star Wars: Galactic Racer lets you race from the first-person perspective of pilot Shade, but the game never teaches this—you have to find the perspective toggle in the settings menu yourself. The author spent their first 16 hours playing in third-person, and after testing it, found first-person is the way to play, making the already-frenetic speed and collisions feel even more frantic.

  17. @Shinobi60262

    Silver Pines review roundup: MC 85, OC 87

    A roundup of Silver Pines reviews lists CGM and Radio Times at 10, Dualshockers at 9.5, and KonsoliFIN, Meristation, GameSpew, GamesRadar, SteamDeckHQ, Digital Chumps and Gaming Boulevard at 9. PSU gave 8.5, while VDGMS, Guardian and Gamesurf gave 8. The aggregated scores stand at 85 on Metacritic and 87 on OpenCritic.

  19. PC Gamer69

    Gears of War: E-Day review: terrific shooting, sluggish campaign

    PC Gamer reviewed Gears of War: E-Day, calling its third-person cover shooting the best the series has felt while finding the 20-plus-hour campaign one-note and overstretched. The prequel covers the day the Locust emerged, with Marcus and Dom written much as they were in the original. The multiplayer fares better, with the 4v4 modes and Horde Siege described as a worthwhile expansion of what Gears can be.

  21. Rock Paper Shotgun30

    "Your word is undeniable truth": In Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy you can accuse suspects with barely any evidence

    In Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, players as an Inquisition acolyte can accuse any suspect the moment they log evidence against them, even if all they have is a feeling, according to senior narrative designer Veronika Larionova. Digging further can reshape the accusation's wording, add proof, or clear the suspect, and choices have no right or wrong answer but can affect story paths, rewards, NPC attitudes, and additional endings. No release date has been announced, but the game can be wishlisted on Steam.

  22. Kotaku17

    Excuse Me, Square Enix, Where Is Cid's Chest Hair in Final Fantasy VII Revelation?

    Square Enix released new Final Fantasy VII Revelation clips showing hot-springs scenes where male party members get unlockable swimsuit skins usable throughout the game, per director Naoki Hamaguchi. Barret has chest hair in the footage, but Cid is as smooth as Cloud, prompting the author to ask Square Enix to fix it. The game launches April 8 on PC, PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X/S.

  24. Eurogamer24

    Someone modded Diablo 2 for VR, and seeing the world through your character's eyes brings a whole new dimension to the series

    A modder named Sergious has turned Diablo 2 into a VR mod, letting players explore the game's starting area in first-person as the Sorceress and fireball nearby zombies. The mod was made with FlatVR and BodyWalk, and its files are available on Github. The article also notes that Diablo 5 was recently announced at BlizzCon but doesn't appear to be going in this direction.

  25. Game Informer74

    Gears of War: E-Day Review: A Grand Reemergence

    Game Informer's Brian Shea reviews Gears of War: E-Day, calling it The Coalition's finest work since taking over the franchise. The campaign spans three days of Kalona's fall, with Marcus and Dom joined by Mags and Lucas, city streets filled with collectibles, upgrades, and side missions, and mods that customize guns, armor, and tactical abilities. Multiplayer keeps team deathmatch, zone control, and the new Crucible mode, while Horde Siege borrows from extraction shooters; the reviewer says matchmaking often ignores player and class levels.

Oct 6Tue
  1. Rock Paper Shotgun44

    Dreadline Express Lets You Question Passengers With Tarot-Like Cards, a Train Mystery With a Conversation System Reminiscent of Her Story

    In Dreadline Express, players wake in a carriage on the last human train and collect tarot-like cards by observing the world, then combine them to question passengers and unlock memories and their own identity. The game is published by Shoreline Games, with a demo available on Steam and the full version releasing on October 16th.

  2. Nintendo Life58

    Final Previews Round Up for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

    Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is set to launch on Switch 2 on 22nd October, and the final previews are now live with a broadly positive tone. Eurogamer praised the ruleset variety and open-world potential, Game Informer highlighted the single-player Island Crown mode, IGN was surprised by how much there is for hardcore players, and Polygon called it the most comprehensive entry in the series. Gamespot was more hesitant, questioning how much mileage the activities will have collectively.

  3. Pure Xbox62

    Silver Pines review roundup lands at 87 on Opencritic and 91 on Metacritic for PS5

    Survival horror metroidvania Silver Pines has drawn high scores from critics, currently sitting at 87 (93% recommended) on Opencritic and 91 on Metacritic for the PS5 version. CGMagazine and Radio Times gave it 10/10, DualShockers 9.5/10, GamesRadar+ and Gamer Social Club 9/10, PlayStation Universe 8.5/10, The Guardian 8/10 and Checkpoint Gaming 7/10. It is the first game from Wych Elm and casts players as private investigator Red Walker searching the town of Silver Pines for missing musician Eddie Velvet.

  4. GameSpot22

    Star Wars: Galactic Racer Eliminated Me in My Second Race, And I Have to Respect It

    Star Wars: Galactic Racer uses a roguelite structure where a failed run ends your story progress for that attempt, though permanent upgrades carry over. The author was eliminated almost immediately in his second race, an Elimination event requiring a top-three finish, and initially feared losing progress for good. After understanding the roguelite loop, he came to respect the game's commitment to letting players fail.

  5. GameSpot42

    This One Hilarious Line Sold Me On Final Fantasy Resonance

    Final Fantasy Resonance is the first Final Fantasy game to use Square Enix's housemade "2D-HD" graphical style, reviving the defunct mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a full console RPG. In the demo, the mad scientist Dr. Lazarov experiments on fallen comrades, and after the heroes Rain and Lasswell defeat his summoned monster, one line of dialogue won the author over with its sense of humor.

  7. IGN60

    IGN Preview: Warhammer Survivors Reworks the Survivors Formula With Tabletop Items, Out November 10

    Warhammer Survivors is a standalone game developed by Auroch Digital in partnership with Poncle, set for release on November 10, 2026, with a demo already available on PC and Xbox. It includes two separate games for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar, each with its own unlocks, stages, and achievements, and turns tabletop items like Nuln Oil paint and D6 dice into weapons alongside a Hobby Table stage and a Paint Pot system. The author found the opening pace slow and the weapon and passive combinations hard to grasp, but expects it to appeal to Warhammer fans.

  13. Rock Paper Shotgun62

    Star Wars: Galactic Racer review: frenetic podracing with a totally unforgiving streak

    A review of Star Wars: Galactic Racer finds the arcade racer's rogue-lite runs hinge on the two boost types fitted to your speeder. Afterburner is weaker but always available, while ramjet is stronger but must be chained without overheating or hitting obstacles. The three speeder types can be freely built, and the reviewer leaned on boost-heavy setups throughout the campaign, while the podracer is faster, floatier, and cannot be customised.