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  2. 机核42

    Roguelike Fighting Game Poly Fighter Now in Steam Early Access

    HeartLoop Games, a Montreal-based indie studio, has launched its debut single-player roguelike fighting game Poly Fighter in Steam Early Access. The game costs 68 yuan with a 10% launch discount bringing it to 61.2 yuan, and supports Chinese. Players fight through an underground league, stealing opponents' moves and combining them to build a different fighter each run.

  4. 机核41

    Card-Collecting Simulator Rip It! Card Collector Gets Free Demo Ahead of October 30 Steam Launch

    Cybernetic Walrus, the studio behind Roadside Research and Order 13, has released a free demo for its card-collecting incremental game Rip It! Card Collector, which launches on Steam on October 30, 2026. The demo includes 369 collectible cards with foil and gold variants, plus an early look at upgrading the ripping setup. The full game features over 1,800 cards, with players selling duplicates and buying new equipment to turn manual ripping into a card-processing line.

  6. Nintendo Life48

    HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed Gets Its "Biggest" and "Completely Free" Update on Switch This Week

    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.

  7. 机核12

    296 | Diving Star Magpie Drills Silver Pine

    With the October New Product Festival approaching, a large number of demos have already been released, and this fall's festival is expected to be highly competitive. New releases have been scarce lately, but Chui-ge's "沉星之序" alone offers enough content to last until next year, and several demos are worth trying before the festival begins.

  8. 机核8

    Super Broadcast | An Older Otaku's Activity Connection Experience

    On the Super Tour broadcast, Xiaozhu shared his anime-themed trip during the National Day holiday, including swapping handmade merchandise with fellow fans at REDLAND. Items included a wish willow like the one in the film "Obsession" featuring Kakania and Isolde figures, plus yarn dolls, Vertin's hat, origami birds, and an acrylic vinyl record exchanged with a Star Thief cosplayer. The sixth Ecstasy event will be held at Shanghai Bund BFC on October 24-25, where Super Tour hosts will be present and Lao Yuan is already testing the cinema gaming segment.

  9. @pcgamer10

    Steam Now Has a Bouncing Logo Screensaver

    Steam now has a bouncing logo screensaver, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't touch the corners https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-now-has-a-maddening-bouncing-logo-screensaver-and-im-pretty-sure-it-doesnt-touch-the-corners/

  10. 游戏LOOK62

    Epic's Disney-partnered shooter delayed as project shifts to AI-first development

    Bloomberg reported that Epic Games' Star Wars and Marvel shooter with Disney has been delayed over development progress and staffing shortages, and the project lead told the team production would move to an AI-first model with code no longer hand-written and art generated through a full AI workflow. Epic cut about 1,000 roles in March 2026, 20 percent of its staff, the same month the Star Wars project slipped. The game is led by an internal Epic team for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with no title or release plan announced.

  11. Gematsu42

    1999 TOKOYO Building Launches November 10

    1999 TOKOYO Building will launch for PC via Steam on November 10, publisher Kodansha and developer TOKOYO FUDOSAN announced. The neo-nostalgic horror adventure game supports English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese, and a demo featuring the first chapter (about two hours of gameplay) is available now.

  12. Gematsu22

    Gundam Games 40th Anniversary Live Stream Set for October 28

    Bandai Namco will host the "Gundam Games 40th Anniversary Live Stream" on October 28 at 20:00 JST, viewable on YouTube in English and Japanese. The broadcast includes a 60-minute console and PC games introduction covering the Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation series and Gundam Rogue Orbit, a 15-minute mobile games segment featuring 40th anniversary campaigns for titles like SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL, and a 15-minute additional information segment.

  16. PC Gamer28

    Steam client update adds a bouncing logo screensaver that the author says almost never hits the corner

    The Steam client received a major update today, and the previously beta-only screensaver for Big Picture Mode is now available to all users, defaulting to art from recently played games and recent screenshots, with custom screensavers also supported. Valve also offers a retro-inspired bouncing logo screensaver in which the Steam logo bounces around a black screen and changes color on each edge hit, which the author believes almost never lands a perfect corner hit. The update also improves startup performance, adds an experimental video codec called Pyrowave to Remote Play, and brings a host of tweaks and fixes for Linux users.

  18. 游戏LOOK22

    Yoozoo AI Red Coast Lab's Yu Huasong: How AI Agents Reshape Game Creation and Interaction

    Yu Huasong, head of Yoozoo Network's AI Innovation Institute Red Coast Lab, shared at the 2026 China Metaverse Conference that AI Agents have three major game applications: multimodal content generation, intelligent NPCs with memory and decision-making, and one-click game creation from an idea. He said AI now covers all six major scenarios and over 100 sub-scenarios within Yoozoo, and presented the content production system YOOLab and the development collaboration platform YOOSpark.

  19. 游戏LOOK74

    China's publishing regulator issues the 15th Five-Year Plan for Publishing, bringing online games into a national five-year plan for the first time

    China's National Press and Publication Administration recently issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for the Publishing Industry, marking the first time online games are systematically included in a national five-year publishing plan. The plan calls for stronger supply of publication numbers for high-quality content, a selection program for outstanding online literature and games, and support for games expanding in international markets. From January to July 2026, 1,147 game publication numbers were issued, including 197 in July alone; in the first half of 2026, domestic game market revenue reached 188.45 billion yuan, up 12.17 percent year on year, while overseas revenue from self-developed games reached 12.372 billion US dollars, up 30.22 percent.

  20. 游戏LOOK66

    South Korean lawmaker pushes Game Industry Promotion Act amendment over SOL: Enchant streamer spending dispute

    South Korean lawmaker 김재원 raised the case of SOL: Enchant topping the charts alongside roughly 300 million won in streamer spending during an Oct. 12 parliamentary audit, and is seeking to amend the Game Industry Promotion Act to bar publishers from improperly buying in-game items or paying third parties to do so in order to lift sales rankings. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Game Rating and Administration Committee acknowledged no investigation was conducted, and current rules do not require separate disclosure of promotion spending. Netmarble said streamer promotion is one marketing method and that its contracts pay for marketing services, not for top-ups.

  21. 游戏LOOK42

    Apple App Store Launches Indie Game Week, Ports Seven PC Indies to iOS

    Apple has officially launched an "Indie Game Week," bringing seven well-known PC and console indie titles including Sifu, No Man's Sky, Vampire Crawlers and 9 Kings to iOS. Previous 3A ports like Resident Evil 4 Remake performed poorly on iPhone, with 357,000 downloads and about $208,000 in revenue after six months. Apple's 2019 Apple Arcade subscription ecosystem has largely withered, with natively developed mobile indies now nearly absent.

  22. 游戏LOOK71

    Phantom Blade Zero interview: Liang Qiwei on a 30-hour run and the three layers of kung fu punk

    With Phantom Blade Zero due on October 29, producer Liang Qiwei said in an interview at a closed-door preview in Beijing that a skilled run takes about 25 to 30 hours. He described the game as a three-layer pyramid, with a traditional ARPG base of maps, side quests and objectives, a middle layer borrowing some Souls-like vertical level design, and the combat shown in trailers on top. He said combat rewards aggression, with roughly 70 percent of a boss's qi depletion coming from combos and only about 30 percent from defensive parries, and that a mainline-only run yields about 50 to 60 percent of resources.

  23. @pcgamer18

    MIT engineers create a "second skin" that could one day track whole bodies in VR

    MIT engineers have created a flexible sheet that, though currently a bulky prototype, could one day be worn like a second skin. It aims to more accurately track the transformation of a surface rather than the movement of fixed points on a traditional motion capture suit, potentially enabling whole-body tracking in VR.

  25. 机核12

    GCORES Brand Area Merchandise Revealed for 2026 Beijing Nuclear Fusion

    The 2026 Beijing Nuclear Fusion game carnival will be held on October 24 and 25 at the Shougang International Convention and Exhibition Center, where the GCORES brand area will sell new merchandise including door hangers, beer mugs, folding chairs, coasters, and badges, alongside the board game "绝对不存在的游戏" and other previously sold items. GPASS members can show their membership page and GCORES ID on site to receive a free fourth-anniversary badge while supplies last. Single-day tickets cost 139 yuan at full price or 129 yuan at a discounted price, sold through Bilibili Member Purchase.

  26. Gematsu62

    FreeStyle Football 2 launches December 3 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC

    Publisher JOYCITY and developer WOORE announced that FreeStyle Football 2 will launch on December 3 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store. Pre-orders are open in Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate editions priced at $29.99, $39.99, and $69.99, with different outfit, item, and currency bonuses; the Deluxe and Ultimate editions also include early access. The game is a five-versus-five online team sports title in which each player controls one character in real time, and it includes a 10 to 20 hour chapter-based Story Mode, Competitive Leagues, and Club Tournaments.

  28. Nintendo Life12

    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Updated to Version 4.0.1, Full Patch Notes Revealed

    Nintendo has released version 4.0.1 for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch, a smaller update focused on multiple fixes. It addresses issues including an increased number of obstacles or Item Boxes during Online Play and Wireless Play on Nintendo Switch 2, the inability to select a registered user in two-player Online and Wireless Play, some Star Bits not displaying on Wii Rainbow Road on Nintendo Switch 2, and the game closing unexpectedly under certain conditions. The previous September update added Switch 2 display support and 5-8 player support.

  30. Xbox Wire62

    Valor Mortis Launches Today on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass, Devs Share Combat Tips

    Valor Mortis is available today on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass, with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Players control William, an Englishman who joins Napoleon's cause, in a plague-ravaged Europe. Developer One More Level shared combat tips: break enemy posture for heavy attacks or finishers, counter after blocking to restore lost health, aim at glowing weak points since ammo is scarce, and use Fire Transmutation to set enemies alight for finishers. Ambers change builds, such as Marksman's Bane parrying bullets for pistol rounds and Butcher's Carnage restoring health through melee at the cost of Ferrofluid Flask healing.

    Why this: The development team breaks down Valor Mortis's parry, weak-point, and Amber build systems, useful before starting the game.

Oct 13Tue
  2. Game Informer62

    Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Review - Worthy Of The Whip

    Game Informer's review says Castlevania: Belmont's Curse revives the long-dormant series, with Evil Empire, known for Dead Cells, developing and Rose Belmont as the new protagonist. The review highlights the tarot card mechanic, where players gather clues to hunt targets, absorb their souls into cards, unlock spells, and upgrade them through Works of Mercy achievements. The author finished at 92 percent completion in 16 hours, praising the nimble combat and inventive boss fights, and plans to return for 100 percent.

  5. 游戏LOOK22

    September Global Mobile Game Revenue and Downloads Top 10: ROBLOX Ranks in Global Revenue Top 5

    Sensor Tower data shows Honor of Kings remained the top-grossing mobile game worldwide in September 2026, while ROBLOX entered the global revenue top five and also topped both the revenue growth and download charts. Global mobile game spending reached $6.13 billion in September, down 7% month-over-month, with the US leading at 28.7% of revenue, while downloads totaled 3.56 billion, down 5.2%, led by India at 576 million. Tencent's Honor of Kings Chess ranked 7th on the revenue growth chart and 2nd on the download growth chart.

  6. Gematsu36

    Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation – The Endless Seven-Day Journey and Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town Coming to Switch 2 on March 4, 2027

    Neos announced that Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation – The Endless Seven-Day Journey and Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town will come to Switch 2 worldwide on March 4, 2027. The Switch 2 versions add mouse controller support, 60 frames per second, higher resolution, selectable text and audio languages, and the ability to save anywhere. A physical "Double Pack" with both games on one game card will also be released worldwide, distributed by Clear River Games in the Americas and Europe with pre-orders opening on October 13.

  7. Gematsu48

    BUZZ or DIE Launches October 28

    BUZZ or DIE, a point-and-click game published by Kodansha and developed by Bon, will launch on PC via Steam on October 28 with English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese support, and a demo is available now. Players join a man named Sagishima in a death-match game show for death row inmates, diving into opponents' mindscapes to turn secrets into short videos and win the most Likes.

  8. Nintendo Life62

    Report: Epic adopts AI-first production model on new Disney shooter

    Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier reports that Epic Games told developers on a delayed Disney shooter to adopt an AI-first production model using tools such as Anthropic's Claude, with humans managing and guiding the work. An internal message reportedly said there would be no more hand-written code and that art would be generated with AI workflows, which reportedly left some Epic developers stunned. The game, described as a shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, was originally targeting a March release with no new date communicated; Disney invested $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Epic Games in 2024.

  9. 机核44

    Directive 8020 Multiplayer Mode Launches October 19

    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.

  10. 机核60

    New Warhammer Blood Bowl game enters playtesting

    The new Warhammer Blood Bowl game has entered playtesting after Slitherine took over the series' publishing rights from NACON. Owners of Blood Bowl 3 get it free and keep their existing teams and cosmetic items. The game is built on its predecessor's foundation with the latest official tabletop rules, launches with 14 playable teams, and adds a 7-on-7 mode alongside the traditional 11-on-11.