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  3. Eurogamer40

    Steam Sets New Concurrent User Record of Over 43.5 Million

    Steam hit a new concurrent user record of 43,505,724 on Sunday, the highest in its 23-year history, with over 14 million of those users in-game. It marks the second time this year Valve's platform has broken its own record, following over 42 million concurrent users in January. Recent launches including free-to-play MMO Aion 2 and a major Deadlock update helped drive the surge.

  5. VGC62

    Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Year One DLC roster confirmed, including Venom, Thor and Jubilee

    The full Year One DLC line-up for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has been confirmed, with four characters and one stage. Phoenix Cyclops arrives on November 2, followed by Jane Foster's Thor in Winter 2027, Venom and the Klyntar stage in Spring 2027, and X-Men member Jubilee in Summer 2027. All four characters and the stage can be bought individually, with a discounted Year One pass also offered. The game launched in August to a Metacritic score of 85, but its Steam release suffered stuttering and inconsistent frame rates; producer Takeshi Yamanaka said two urgent patches have been released and work continues.

  6. IGN62

    Cyberleek posts another unauthorized GTA 6 video, and the fully naked Lucia footage draws fan skepticism

    Cyberleek has reportedly released another unauthorized GTA 6 gameplay video, this time allegedly showing Lucia fully naked, in a bid to push its crypto scheme. Some fans suspect the leaker used a developer build or cheats to make Jason and Lucia naked, since NPCs in the game world do not react, and an earlier leak showed a tank spawned into the world. Cyberleek had tied the release to its memecoin reaching a $4 million market cap, which was hit over the weekend; the token stood at $2.7 million at publication after spiking to $8.4 million on October 11.

  7. IGN40

    Gears of War: E-Day Dev Confirms DDoS Attack

    The Coalition has confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend, causing intermittent disconnects and login issues for players on Xbox Series X and S and PC. The studio said its teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate the activity and will provide updates if there are significant changes.

  8. Eurogamer35

    Stardew Valley creator's Haunted Chocolatier is "more of an action RPG" than a farming sim

    Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone said in a GQ interview that his upcoming game Haunted Chocolatier is "more of an action RPG" than a farming sim, focused on adventuring, finding equipment and getting more powerful, with monsters and boss fights. He described it as a more "metaphysical" experience and said it's for "the people in Stardew Valley that go into the mines." There is still no release date, with Barone saying no one is playing the game until he's ready to show it.

  9. Eurogamer22

    The Blood of Dawnwalker's lead actor on why AI will always struggle to replicate a human performance

    Will de Renzy-Martin, who plays lead character Coen in the English version of The Blood of Dawnwalker, says generative AI can only replicate the way his voice sounds, not his personality or the choices he makes in the room. Developer Rebel Wolves previously used text-to-speech AI tools to plan cinematics before hiring actors, though nothing in the game was created with AI. He added that anyone using AI-generated voices would still need someone to interact with it and get the desired performance, and that person would cost more than an actor.

  11. VGC42

    Wing Commander 3 Is Getting a 30th Anniversary Edition With Remastered FMVs From Restored Original Tapes

    EA has announced Wing Commander 3: 30th Anniversary Edition, featuring fully restored FMV sequences taken from the original tapes. The new version will also include a frame rate boost of up to 60 frames per second, an enhancement patch made with the Wing Commander fan community, and "Kilrathi Saga integration." The original 1994 release presented its two hours of FMV in 240p and heavily compressed, and unlike its 1996 sequel, never received an improved video re-release.

  13. Rock Paper Shotgun22

    Fallout 4 Mod Adds the Town of Detour, Full of Voiced NPCs and Quests

    A group of veteran Fallout 4 modders have added a new town called Detour to the wasteland, positioned as a new quest hub that will grow over time. It features over a dozen voiced characters with more than 600 lines of dialogue, plus shops, room rentals, a purchasable house, a ghoul sheriff, a mayor and a thief named Randy. Playing it requires Fallout 4's Nuka World DLC, with an optional patch for the Reputation mod.

  16. PC Gamer28

    Shogun 2 deserved better

    Shogun 2: Complete Edition launches on Steam on October 13, with existing owners getting all legacy faction DLC for free and a month-long 75% discount at launch. The author argues the remaster's 50 new minor factions lack unique bonuses, its trade system doesn't account for single-region island factions, and additions like the bird's eye battle view and diplomatic quick deal go unused, while old issues such as unit merging, siege pathfinding, and naval AI remain unfixed. Shogun 2 still plays well and is worth recommending, but the author believes it deserved a more extensive reworking.

  17. Eurogamer67

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ opens early on 20th October as Infinity Ward rules out PvE

    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.

  18. AI Gamechangers22

    Stardock's Brad Wardell on Clairvoyance: Most AI Work Is Not About Replacing the Creative Work

    Stardock founder and CEO Brad Wardell discussed Clairvoyance, an app that began as an internal tool and is now free, running a team of AI agents locally on Windows, macOS and Linux on top of tools like Claude Code and Codex. He said much of game-making time goes to grunt work such as build errors, importers and hunting for assets, so AI's best use is freeing artists and designers to create rather than replacing them. He argued digital distribution, not AI, is breaking AAA economics, with around 30,000 games expected on Steam this year making attention the scarce resource.

  19. Reddit · r/Games22

    Fan mod recreates Crowd Play for Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two and adds it to Season One

    A fan mod called Crowd Play Respawned recreates Telltale's Crowd Play audience-voting feature for Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two and adds it to Season One, which never had it built in. It links each game's live choices, timer, pause state and host selection to a voting server running on the host's computer, with guests voting via a phone or desktop browser using a room code, link or QR code. The first release supports specified 64-bit Windows GOG versions of both seasons and does not provide either game or restore Telltale's original infrastructure.

  20. 机核72

    The Division 2 China server to shut down on December 14

    Tencent announced that The Division 2's mainland China server will officially shut down at 11:00 on December 14, citing a change in business strategy after talks with Ubisoft. Recharges and new user registrations stop at 11:00 on October 12, and forums and dedicated customer support close at 11:00 on December 22. Users who recharged before 11:00 on October 12 and still hold tokens in their accounts can claim gift packs for PUBG Mobile, Battle of Golden Spatula, Valorant, CrossFire and Honor of Kings during the compensation period.

  21. Reddit · r/Games32

    We Will Die For You - Announcement Trailer

    Solo developer Joe has announced We Will Die For You, a game where you guide a white blood cell through the human body to break apart debris, fight disease, and collect Protein. Each cell eventually dies, but what it collected is spent on permanent upgrades for the next one, with abilities including satellites, chain lightning, missiles, spikes, lasers, and a toxic trail. The game is targeting Q1 2027 on Steam and can be wishlisted now.

  24. Reddit · r/Games22

    Ascend: Journey beyond the clouds — York Games' Physics-Based Slingshot Platformer

    York Games is developing Ascend: Journey beyond the clouds, a physics-based precision platformer where players control Zeo, a tiny golden cube, using slingshot mechanics to launch across floating platforms toward the Sun. The full game will feature 12 stages and is targeting release on Steam (PC), Android, and iOS. A free playable demo with the first 3 stages launched this weekend on itch.io, playable in browser, on PC, or mobile.

  25. PC Gamer38

    Steam Week in Review: The Curious Case of Wonder Boy in Monster Land's Dubious PC Debut

    Wonder Boy in Monster Land, a 1987 arcade game that never received an official PC port, appeared on Steam on September 28 under publisher Retro Maniac with the name misspelled as "Wonderboy." Original composer Shinichi Sakamoto called the port illegitimate and noted it is unavailable in Japan, while the listing is said to be a ROM running in the MAME emulator with the Sega logo removed. The page remained live as of the article.

  26. 游戏LOOK60

    NetEase's Wildfire division unveils FPS Extreme Battlefield, PC test starts October 15

    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.

  27. PC Gamer22

    Star Wars Galactic Racer devs tested its roguelite progression system by turning it into a board game

    Fuse Games prototyped Star Wars Galactic Racer's roguelite progression system as a board game to validate how it feels. The system hands out tuning points for one of three random stats and parts that affect a speeder's abilities or grant status-effect bonuses, with credits spent after several races on upgrades, parts, or a new ability. Creative director Kieran Crimmins said a board game was the fastest tool for validating the emotion behind upgrades and meta progression.

  29. 游戏LOOK62

    Jonathan Blow's The Order of the Falling Star launches with 97% positive reviews but a peak of just over 6,300 concurrent players

    The Order of the Falling Star, developed by Jonathan Blow, launched on October 9 for Steam, PS5, and Switch 2, reaching 97% positive reviews on Steam but a peak of only just over 6,300 concurrent players. The game took ten years and roughly 200 million yuan to make, and its best PS5 bestseller chart placement was 40th in North America. It offers four parallel worlds and about 500 hours of content with no difficulty options, and the official Chinese voice-over is confirmed to arrive about a month after launch.

  30. 游戏LOOK60

    AI mini-game platform Astrocade hits 10 million MAU as Tencent, Google and Meta move in

    GameLook reports that overseas AI game-creation platform Astrocade announced 10 million monthly active users, double the 5 million MAU four months earlier, with users generating playable content from natural language; it raised 56 million dollars in May from investors including Sequoia, Sea, Google's AI Future Fund and Nvidia. Tencent's Huya listed the AI game generator BinkBink on GooglePlay, Google partnered with Unity on the AI game platform Playground, and Meta unveiled Horizon Create and Horizon Studio at Meta Connect 2026. The article notes none of these platforms has settled on monetization, with Astrocade saying it is focused on user growth and will consider revenue growth sometime next year.

  31. 游戏LOOK60

    Wang Laoju's studio debut Re:Departure launches on Steam October 23

    Re:Departure, the first game from Bilibili creator Wang Laoju's Future Technology studio, launches on Steam on October 23. It is a 2D adventure game blending light roguelike and incremental progression, where players drive a battle vehicle by working a mechanical dashboard of levers and dials. The Early Access version includes 4 world biomes, more than 30 characters, 60 devices and 100 relics. Wang Laoju announced his move into game development in 2019, started and abandoned at least three projects, and said in 2023 that he had spent 6 million yuan of his savings.

  32. 游戏LOOK58

    Teach My Little Sister How To Drive demo goes viral, AI bill hits 7,000 yuan a day as four-person team takes out a loan

    The demo of Teach My Little Sister How To Drive, a driving-teaching sim from four-person studio Easy Fox, went viral on Steam and social platforms, with playtest numbers growing more than 20-fold in a month. Because the sister's voice is generated in real time by a cloud large language model, daily AI costs exceed 160,000 yen, about 7,000 yuan, forcing the team to take out a bank loan to keep servers running and to say the demo may be taken down early. The studio says the full release will fold AI costs into its price so buyers pay no extra token fees.

  33. 机核41

    Escape the Backrooms "Lost & Found" Update Launches October 29

    The Escape the Backrooms development team announced that the "Lost & Found" update will launch on October 29, kicking off its Q4 2026 roadmap. The update includes 2 free Wanderer skins and 5 DLC skins from the "Lost & Found Appearance Pack." The team said this is only the first step, with new levels also planned and more details to be announced soon.

  34. 机核22

    Boltray Games Brings Five Diverse Games to Beijing Fusion 2026

    Global publisher Boltray Games will showcase five games spanning survival, action and adventure at Beijing Fusion 2026, including The Walking Dead: Dark Days, Hela: A Mouse's Journey, Tram Riders, This Dragon Carries a Blade and Void Diver: Escape the Abyss. The event runs October 24 and 25 at Shougang International Convention Center in Beijing, with single-day tickets priced at 139 yuan full price and 129 yuan discounted via Bilibili Member Purchase.

  35. 机核62

    Time-management psychological horror game The Railway Man launches March 10, 2027 on PC Steam

    The Railway Man, a psychological horror game from 11 bit studios and Harvester Games' Rem Michalski, will launch on PC Steam on March 10, 2027. Players take the role of Troy, a new railway crossing keeper working a one-month contract in a remote area while trying to quit drinking and win back his wife's trust. The game has players memorize train schedules, raise and lower the crossing barriers, and manage hunger, sleep, and hygiene while deciding what to prioritize in limited time.

  36. 机核41

    Star Citizen Spin-Off Single-Player Game Squadron 42 Gets a Steam Store Page

    Cloud Imperium Games' Star Citizen spin-off single-player game Squadron 42 has launched its Steam store page. Players join the UEE Navy as a recruit for a cinematic single-player space adventure, living and fighting alongside an all-star crew. The story spans from fighter cockpits to capital ships, space stations to frontier outposts, with rank promotions earned through battle and key choices.

  37. 机核62

    Forza Horizon 6's first major expansion launches on January 21, 2027

    Microsoft announced that Forza Horizon 6's first major expansion will launch on January 21, 2027. It is included in the Premium Edition, the Premium Upgrade Bundle, and the Expansion Bundle at no extra cost, and can also be bought separately. Upgrading to the Premium Edition via the Premium Upgrade Bundle immediately unlocks the Car Pass, the Time Attack Car Pack and Italian Passion Car Pack, VIP membership, and the Starter Pack, along with access to the first and a second major expansion.

  38. 机核27

    Team Instant Defeat and 11 Studios Announce Roguelike Title Plot Dream Battle

    Newly formed studio Team Instant Defeat, together with 11 Studios, has officially announced the fast-paced top-down action roguelike Plot Dream Battle. Players build the battlefield from a single tile, fighting alien enemies invading the depths of their consciousness, with each new tile offering weapons, upgrades, healing, tools, defenses, and risky combo effects. Failing sends players back to a liquid tank, but they restart with the experience and knowledge they have accumulated.

  40. PC Gamer36

    Seamless Landing mod looks set to bring Starfield another step closer to No Man's Sky

    Frederik Wessberg's work-in-progress Seamless Landing mod for Starfield lets players descend from orbit and land anywhere, including on water, without picking a landing spot or watching a loading screen. It replaces the game's floating planet textures with 3D rendering based on Starfield's biome and surface data, using clouds only to mask the final cell switch. The finished mod will be freely available on Nexus Mods, with manual low-orbit flight or autopilot that lets you walk around the ship during descent.