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    Crimson Desert's Lower Review Scores Due to Critics Not Getting a 'Fair Chance to Explore', Exec Says

    Pearl Abyss European CEO Lybee Park said Crimson Desert's lower-than-expected review scores stem from critics playing a build that was not the exact launch version and having limited time to explore. She said reviewers typically follow the main quest line, so they did not get a fair chance to experience the game's hidden details. Pearl Abyss has been patching the game since its March release and is planning a Switch 2 version for the first half of next year.

  2. Nintendo Life22

    Final Fantasy VII Revelation Cast Get Emotional in Last Recording Sessions

    The voice cast of Final Fantasy VII Revelation took part in their final recording sessions for the game, as shown in a video shared during a New York City Comic Con panel. Brianna White and Britt Baron, who play Aerith and Tifa, shed tears, while Travis Willingham, the new voice of Sephiroth, jokingly recited a line about Cool Ranch being the best Doritos flavour. The game launches on 8th April 2027, concluding Square Enix's remake project announced at E3 in 2015, aside from its DLC expansions.

  3. GamesIndustry.biz71

    Ubisoft announces Rainbow Six Mobile shutdown seven months after global launch

    Ubisoft announced that Rainbow Six Mobile is shutting down, with the game playable until January 15, 2027. Ubisoft said the team will move on to other long-term strategic projects, and the game's next season will still launch as planned next week. Announced in 2022 and in development for six and a half years, the title was made by 11 Ubisoft studios with Tencent and had its worldwide rollout on February 23, 2026.

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    Avalanche to globally publish, market and distribute Supermassive Games titles

    Nordisk Games announced a publishing agreement between its subsidiaries Avalanche Studios Group and Supermassive Games, with Avalanche handling global publishing, marketing and distribution of Supermassive titles, starting with Directive 8020, which launched earlier this year. Both studios will share operational support across finance, people and IT while remaining fully creatively independent and retaining ownership of their own portfolios and development plans. Nordisk Games acquired a 30% stake in Supermassive Games in 2021 and acquired Avalanche Studios in 2018.

  5. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Sony agrees to transfer 419 global VR patents to Meta

    Sony has agreed to transfer 419 global VR patents to Meta, with 180 filed in the US under an agreement signed in December 2025 and the rest filed in Japan, China, Korea, Europe and other regions. ZDNet Korea reported that between June and September this year Sony moved more than 40 of these patents to Meta, covering virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and head-mounted display systems. Sony's PSVR 2 launched in February 2023 at $549.99, with a bundle including Horizon Call of the Mountain priced at $599.99.

  6. Eurogamer62

    Live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film reportedly in development at Paramount with CD Projekt Red, CDPR responds

    Deadline reported that a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film is in development at Paramount Pictures, with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura said to be attached and CD Projekt Red collaborating. CDPR co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said on X that the studio is excited about Paramount as a future partner and looks forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time. CDPR told Eurogamer it has nothing to share beyond Nowakowski's comments.

  7. AI Gamechangers8

    Win a Free Ticket to the AI Gamechangers Summit in Helsinki

    AI Gamechangers is giving away 10 free tickets to its summit in Helsinki on 21 October, exclusively for Substack subscribers who enter via a Google Form. Daily draws run until all 10 tickets are allocated, with the final draw on Friday 16 October. The summit is a partner event of PGC Nordics at the same venue, so the free ticket also covers the wider conference.

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    Ace Combat 8 hits 1 million sales as the fastest-selling entry in the series

    Bandai Namco announced that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has sold more than one million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling game in the series. The game has been on sale for a little over a week and currently holds an 87 on Metacritic, the series' second-best reviewed entry behind Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies. It is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

  9. 触乐22

    Why Would Strawberry Music Festival Host a Game Expo?

    Modern Sky's Game House teamed up with Haoyou Kuaibao to set up a game expo area at the Guangzhou Strawberry Music Festival that ended in late September, offering demos of over a dozen titles including Under the Fog Sea, Gui Huan and Hungry Wilderness, with Infinity and Lili's Little People Country also hosting reservation booths. Game House head Zhao Yue said music festivals need content to fill idle time while game expos struggle to give non-hit titles exposure, making the two a natural fit. Haoyou Kuaibao said it is targeting the 18-to-25-year-old general entertainment crowd who would not normally visit a game expo but might be interested in games.

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    Last Two Leisure Suit Larry Games Are Being Delisted From Steam This Month

    Publisher Assemble Entertainment has announced that Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice will be delisted from Steam on October 23, following the removal of the previous seven games last year. Both titles are currently discounted by 95% on Steam, GOG, and Nintendo Switch, priced at $1.99 / £0.89 each. It is not yet clear whether the Xbox and PlayStation stores will also receive the discount or whether the games will be removed from other storefronts.

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    Bandai Namco says Ace Combat 8 sold one million copies in its first week, the series' fastest

    Bandai Namco announced on official social media that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve surpassed one million copies sold within its first week on sale, the fastest in the series to reach that mark. The publisher said it will keep releasing updates and added a commemorative wallpaper to the Ace Combat website. For comparison, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has sold 7.5 million units since its 2019 launch and remains the series' best-selling entry.

  12. Nintendo Life46

    Wake Up, Samurai! Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting A Live-Action Movie

    A live-action movie set in the Cyberpunk 2077 video game universe is in the works, with Paramount Pictures making it and Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura working alongside CDPR. CD Projekt Red co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the studio is excited about Paramount as a future partner, but there is no release window, cast or story information yet. In the games, Johnny Silverhand is portrayed by Keanu Reeves, while Idris Elba joined as Solomon Reed in the Phantom Liberty expansion.

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    Resident Evil Requiem Was Originally Planned as an Online Game

    Producer Masachika Kawata confirmed in an interview that director Koshi Nakanishi initially developed Resident Evil Requiem as an online game. Unfavorable research results partway through development led the team to prioritize the horror concept again and abandon the online direction. This confirms an earlier rumor from Dusk Golem.

  14. 游戏LOOK44

    Former Softon CEO Sued for Embezzling 450 Million Won Over No-Show Jobs for 4 Nightclub Women

    Yoo Tae-ho, former CEO of Dark Eden developer Softon, has been indicted for embezzlement and breach of trust totaling 450 million won after arranging four women he met at nightclubs into no-show positions at Softon and affiliate One Tang Tang Games. One woman, Kang, held the title of "head of business planning" without ever working, receiving nearly 186 million won in salary plus a chauffeured Audi A6, while over 96% of the 429 million won in embezzlement flowed to the four women. Publisher Wemade, which had invested 2.5 billion won in Softon, filed a civil suit for return of funds and a criminal complaint for fraud; Yoo resigned as CEO in July 2025 and the case remains in court.

  15. 游戏LOOK71

    ICEY 2 crowdfunding passes 30 million yuan as producer says he will never crowdfund again

    ICEY 2, the sequel to the Chinese indie game ICEY, opened crowdfunding on October 1 with an initial goal of 10,000 yuan, passing 5 million on day one and 20 million within three days, and now exceeding 30 million yuan from over 200,000 backers. Producer Lao Ma (Xiao Zhuohong) knelt during a livestream to ask players not to idolize him and said he would never crowdfund again. The game is expected to launch on May 1 next year at 48 yuan, made by a six-person team, with the funds going toward CG, music, META content and physical merchandise.

  16. 游戏LOOK22

    miHoYo's Dawei Ge Appears at Xiaohongshu RED LAND, Becomes Biggest "Human Easter Egg" While Promoting "Starry Valley"

    Xiaohongshu's RED LAND event ran October 2-6 on Fuxing Island in Shanghai's Yangpu district, expanding from 80,000 to 150,000 square meters with over 160 game and anime IPs and more than 80 booths, both doubled from last year. miHoYo's Dawei Ge attended to promote the new game "Starry Valley," joining stage activities, a float parade, and meeting a physical robot of the game's AI cafe owner "Naluo," inviting players to try the game at public beta. The four miHoYo titles "Genshin Impact," "Honkai: Star Rail," "Zenless Zone Zero," and "Starry Valley" appeared together offline for the first time.

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    Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Delayed to 2028

    Aniplex and Crunchyroll announced that the anime series based on Sucker Punch Productions' PlayStation game Ghost of Tsushima: Legends has been delayed from 2027 to a 2028 premiere on Crunchyroll. Mayumi Saco and Shinya Fukumatsu join the cast in undisclosed roles. The anime is directed by Takanobu Mizuno at Kamikaze Douga, with Gen Urobuchi handling story composition and co-writing the script with Renji Oki.

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    Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve sales top one million

    Bandai Namco and Bandai Namco Aces announced that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has surpassed one million units sold worldwide, the fastest any entry in the series has reached that mark. The game launched on October 2 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam. A special wallpaper celebrating the milestone is available on the game's official website.

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    EU opens enforcement over in-game currency against nine companies including King, Supercell, Riot and Ubisoft, as two European game associations push back

    On September 30 the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network announced coordinated enforcement against nine companies including King, Supercell, Mojang, Riot Games and Ubisoft over how in-game virtual currency is sold and managed, with Crytek, InnoGames, Plarium Europe and PLR Worldwide Sales also named. The same day, Video Games Europe and EGDF jointly objected, questioning the legal basis and arguing in-game currency is not a crypto-like digital representation of value, saying they had asked for that basis since spring 2025 without reply. The dispute centers on whether in-game currency counts as a digital representation of value, which would make each in-game exchange a new consumer contract with its own 14-day withdrawal notice; the associations offered six commitments including clear real-money pricing and refunds for unused currency within 48 hours, conditional on resolving the legal uncertainty.

  20. 游戏LOOK62

    Google and Unity launch AI game creation platforms, with Playground live and Unity Spark coming later this year

    On October 7, Google and Unity announced a strategic partnership to launch an AI game development platform for next-generation interactive entertainment. Google's experimental Playground went live the same day, letting users generate, customize and share playable games from natural-language prompts without writing code, limited to US users aged 18 and over, with weekly tokens and a model lineup of Gemini, Nano Banana and Lyria. Unity will plug Unity Spark into Playground later this year; the web platform runs on the Unity engine with professional-grade mechanics and high-fidelity 3D, and during testing projects cannot be downloaded, exported to desktop Unity or sold.

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    Street Fighter 6 Producer Reveals How He Helped Save Capcom's Iconic Fighting Game Franchise From 'Dying'

    Street Fighter 6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto revealed that during the Street Fighter V era, he and director Takayuki Nakayama realized the Street Fighter IP would likely die in 10 years if they didn't act. With SFV's player base roughly 35 to 45 years old, they decided to act as if the current generation didn't know the franchise, adding the Modern control scheme and other approachable features. As of summer 2026, Street Fighter 6 has sold more than seven million lifetime units.

  22. PC Gamer62

    A 21-year-old developer natively ports the original P.T. to PC

    Programmer Lorean Xavier made public this week a project that natively ports Hideo Kojima's P.T. to PC; the client contains no copyrighted material and requires a dumped copy of P.T. to run on Windows and Linux. Xavier said the project began in 2024 and is neither an emulator nor a remake, but a translation of the original code to PC, which also allows modern graphical features and mod support. Lance McDonald, who datamined P.T.'s secrets, called it a 1:1 port of the entire codebase.