Fantasy Idle Expedition, a pixel JRPG idle game developed by One Interactive Studio and published by Infini Fun, launched on Steam on October 9 at 36 yuan with a 20% discount for the first two weeks. The game features 91 sub-classes derived from 7 main classes and over 200 equipment pieces, with two DLCs, the Supporter Pack and Starter Pack, released alongside it.
SNK announced that Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will crossover with the Tekken series, with Reina joining as the sixth DLC character of Season 3 in December. Season 3 is built around the concept of characters burdened by revenge and adds seven DLC characters in total, with Mikey and Draken arriving together in October's fourth drop and Raoh in November. Reina, who debuted in Tekken 8, will see her fighting style merged with the REV system of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
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SNK announced that Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will crossover with the Tekken series, with Tekken 8's Reina coming to all platforms this December. She joins the Season 3 DLC roster alongside Rick Strowd, Duck King and Kim Kaphwan (available now), Manjiro Sano and Ken Ryuguji (October 2026) and Laocorn (November 2026). Season Pass 3 costs $19.99, and a Switch 2 demo arrives on 22nd October 2026.
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An indie developer posted on Reddit's indie dev board claiming someone used AI to clone his game demo from social media videos and demanded $200 to not publish it on Steam first. Commenters noted Steam charges a $100 listing fee and that the AI video showed broken physics and enemies spawning off-map, so it wasn't a playable game. Users then found he never shared his email publicly and that he had threatened other developers with an AI clone three weeks earlier, suggesting a staged stunt.
Delta Force announced on October 8 that its China server DAU passed 58 million, up from the 50 million reported in March. The piece traces its growth since launching in September 2024 and contrasts it with overseas extraction shooters, including KRAFTON ending development of PUBG: Black Budget on October 1 and Arc Raiders falling from a 481,000 concurrent peak to under 50,000 in June before recovering to 131,388 after the Frostline update on October 8. It credits frequent updates, cross-platform play and esports for the game's long-term run while noting a mismatch between overseas preference for PVE and domestic preference for PVP.
CD Projekt Red addresses divisive lighting changes in a new Witcher 3 Remastered PC patch. https://bit.ly/3VLVdaW
Xishanju's Jianxia World 4: Infinite is set for a full-platform open beta on October 15, billed as the final entry in the Jianxia World mobile series with a stated plan to run for 20 years starting in 2026. On October 9 the team published a long letter answering questions about monetization and design, describing the game as a pure MMO built on free trading, open-world PvP and large-scale guild GvG, with tighter control of stat gaps than games that claim not to sell stats. After the departure of key figure Guo Weiwei and continued pressure on the company's game business, the announcement sparked a trust crisis in the player community, prompting two letters and closed comment sections.
Ace Combat 8 has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling mainline entry in the series. It has 16,000 Steam reviews with an 81% positive rate and a peak of 52,000 concurrent players. The article notes that its retro close-range dogfighting, which downplays stealth, electronic warfare, and beyond-visual-range combat, drew criticism from Chinese players over outdated design, PC performance, and Simplified Chinese localization.
G-Cores Industry has revealed the visuals for its "G-Cores Industry × Phantom Blade Zero" collaboration display space, set at booth A09 during the Beijing stop of the Fusion Carnival. The space will offer early offline launch of the full collab apparel line and display actual props used in game development, including protagonist "Soul's" signature blade, a mask, and the lion head of lion dance boss "Blaze." The Beijing Fusion Carnival runs October 24-25 at Shougang International Convention Center Hall 1, with online sales starting October 29 alongside the game's launch.
Hit Academy will showcase 15 student games at booth B12 during Beijing Nuclear Fusion 2026, held October 24-25 at Shougang International Convention Center. The lineup spans strategy, puzzle, and platformer titles including "玩个Gui2：天脊之下," "神代之烬," and "代号：大娘." The booth will also offer stamp collection, interactive raffles, and small merchandise giveaways.
"We felt that fans were getting a bit desensitised to the violence" Gears of War: E-Day devs made a "big investment" in gore, and weirdly, it works. https://bit.ly/4hK4lo5
Microsoft announced a new Xbox PC client, codenamed Garrison, that focuses on speed and performance and is expected to open to Xbox Insider testers in the coming weeks, with a possible full launch this year. Microsoft said loading a personal library of more than 1,400 games is significantly faster, and players can more clearly tell downloadable games apart from those streamed via Xbox Cloud Gaming. The store page and game detail page are merged into a unified interface, and the client supports mouse, keyboard, and controller input.
BAFTA-winning studio Sumo Digital announced that Spider Spy: Agent 8 will launch on February 11, 2027. Players control Agent 8, a tiny robotic spider built by British intelligence agency S.A.F.E, sneaking through a retro-futuristic 1970s spy world with tools such as a cutting torch and web grapple to stop the villainous S.I.N. The game features wall-and-ceiling crawling, environmental puzzles, and collectibles that reward replaying levels.
Wizards of the Coast announced Marvel's Darkhold Destiny, Magic: The Gathering's first 2027 Universes Beyond set, at New York Comic Con. The set pits Doctor Strange, Thor, Ghost Rider and others against cosmic villains like Hela and Dormammu, and includes normal and Collector boosters plus four pre-constructed commander decks themed around Marvel heroes and villains, including the Midnight Sons. It introduces the Vengeance mechanic and brings back the Arcane spell subtype, and launches April 9 in big-box retailers and local game stores.
Blur Busters founder Mark Rejhon and former Nvidia developer Timothy Lottes debuted a CRT beam simulation algorithm that uses 240+ Hz displays to drastically reduce motion blur in 60 Hz content, working like a motion-focused DLSS. It was first implemented in a Retroarch shader and later split into a standalone tool called ShaderBeam, tested on the Asus PG27AQWP-W's 540 Hz OLED panel. The author argues Windows itself must change before the effect can reach its full potential.
Gears of War: E-Day is missing iconic features like chainsaw duels and meat shields, but The Coalition says we shouldn't worry - they're "not gone from the franchise". https://bit.ly/4dQCUYl
SEGA has released a new trailer and screenshots for Crazy Taxi: World Tour showcasing the game's Brazil map. Producer Kenji Kanno said the contrast between Brazil's dense streetscapes and modern city life heavily inspired the team. The game is due out for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store in 2027.
"NIIIIICE." -us, about Gears of War: E-Day
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'Overcooked broke you apart and Stage Fright is there to put you back together'
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Stage Fright is the next co-op adventure from Overcooked maker Ghost Town Games, published by Hello Games, and co-director Oliver De-Vine says "Overcooked broke you apart and Stage Fright is there to put you back together." Two players guide a pair of kids through a Luigi's Mansion-style adventure of puzzles, threats, and mystery, relying only on verbal communication with no inventory management. The game supports both local and online splitscreen co-op, with the developers aiming to make online play feel as close to sitting on the couch together as possible.
Sega announced Year Two updates and DLC for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, with Year Two officially starting on November 3. The updates include a 1v1 Duel Mode, a Grand Master Plate with a seventh Super Slot, 15 new gadgets, and free characters Bayonetta, McLaren Racing, and Aigis. Season Pass Two costs $29.99 and includes six DLC packs themed around Godzilla, EVANGELION, Virtual Sanrio Puroland, SEGALAND, Midgar, and Persona. The Standard Edition price drops permanently from $69.99 to $39.99, and the Digital Deluxe Edition from $89.99 to $59.99.
The 2026 multiplayer shooters Arc Raiders and Marathon both use a loop of venturing from a safe hub into hostile areas, shooting enemies, grabbing loot, and returning to safety. These hits owe a debt to Outriders, a maligned 2021 loot-shooter published by Square Enix.
Konami producer Motoi Okamoto said the company is planning "second and third waves" of new Silent Hill games, with several projects currently under consideration but no details to share. The first wave included the Silent Hill 2 remake, Silent Hill f, and last month's Silent Hill: Townfall, which received generally favorable reviews and an 8/10 from IGN. Okamoto also said he once struggled to convince higher-ups to make more games after Silent Hills failed to materialize.
A Polygon editor calls Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon the scariest game he has played in a long time, largely because dying means losing all the gear you brought in and looted. Playing solo as Rook turns the experience into straight survival horror, and this week streamer Shroud called the game "a little too sweaty" while Ninja rage quit on launch day.
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More GTA 6 leaks are spilling out despite Rockstar's efforts, and one of the bigger ones seems to involve Jason's nudity. The video has been taken down, and if these reports represent the full release, the nudity sounds pointless and outdated.
Steam's Two Point Franchise 10th Anniversary Sale offers deep discounts on all three Two Point titles. A host of deals are also available across the series' popular DLCs.
A Deadline report says Paramount Pictures is working with CD Projekt Red on a live-action movie set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached to produce, and CD Projekt Red co-CEO Michał Nowakowski confirmed the report on X. There's no word yet on when the film will hit screens.
Polygon lists seven racing games worth trying for fans of Fuse Games' Star Wars: Galactic Racer, including Star Wars Episode 1: Racer, Burnout Paradise Remastered, F-Zero GX, Wipeout Omega Collection, Fast Fusion, Reality Drift, and Need for Speed Unbound. Reality Drift has a demo available on Steam now and launches on Nov. 11.
Analyst Rhys Elliott estimates Gears of War: E-Day sold about 230,000 copies across PC and Xbox in its first week, with 168,000 on Steam and 62,000 on Xbox. The figures are unofficial and have not been confirmed by Microsoft. Elliott says about 1.7 million players accessed the game via Game Pass, with 722,000 paying $30 to upgrade to the Premium Edition for early access, and puts Xbox ecosystem revenue at $27 million and total revenue at about $37 million.
Kotaku's Lewis Parker says a wave of browser ports decompiled by Claude Opus 5.5 has appeared in recent weeks, covering Call of Duty: Black Ops, Halo: CE, GTA: Vice City, Skate 3 and The Simpsons: Hit and Run. He played several of them and found some near flawless, with The Simpsons: Hit and Run hitting 240fps and one of four Halo: CE ports running working online servers at low ping. He argues takedown letters won't stop these ports because they are quick and easy to make.
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Lucasfilm Games producer Craig Derrick responded on Twitter/X after clips of Star Wars: Galactic Racer character Biddy Blas went viral, saying he is glad so many people love the game. Biddy Blas is a Crocin who will do anything to win, including giving players a "gift" that is actually a bomb and destroys their ship. Developer Fuse Games also announced that Galactic Racer's multiplayer party limit will double in a post-launch patch coming in the next few weeks.
The General is teaming up with Capcom and Vehicle Effects to recreate the destroyable Lexus LS 400 from Street Fighter II's bonus stage as a real car. Fans can enter a sweepstakes from October through November 18 for a chance to win the car and $25,400.69 in gas money. The Street Fighter movie hits theaters on October 16, 2026.
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