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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 23, priced at $69.99 for the Digital Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Digital Vault Edition, with a $30 upgrade path from Standard. Pre-orders get campaign early access on October 16 and DMZ early access on October 20, while physical copies get neither. The game takes up around 163.24GB on Xbox Series X|S and 115GB on PC, preload is live, and it will not join Xbox Game Pass on day one.
Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition, released on October 13, has drawn 82 percent negative reviews on Steam in the last 24 hours, with players citing poor performance, old and new bugs, broken mod support, graphical issues, and alleged undisclosed AI upscaling of unit cards. Sega also delisted all previous versions from Steam and raised the price, while the install size grew from 3.85GB to 45GB. Kotaku compared original and new images, found lost detail, and has asked Creative Assembly about AI use without a reply yet.
Enshrouded's 1.0 release is set for October 15 on PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 5 Pro, with an Xbox Series X|S version planned for spring 2027. The full release promises answers about the origins of the Shroud and the fall of Embervale, plus new enemies, biomes, and gameplay improvements. Up to sixteen players on PC and eight on PS5 can share a world, with building, exploring, and farming all contributing to the same goal.
Notorious GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek has taken down their website sharing gameplay clips and says they won't publicly release a full build of the game or post more leaks. They claimed the build won't be uploaded because their cryptocoin didn't reach $30 million, and denied the operation was a crypto rug pull. Cyberleek also warned that story spoilers remain and that removing them would trip a dead man's switch.
Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/epic-says-its-new-vibe-coded-epic-games-store-launcher-is-faster-than-steam/
Epic Games Store's rebuilt client is available as a preview download for Windows, macOS, and for the first time Linux. Epic says it halved launcher startup time and reaches the store page 46% faster than Steam, with the technical improvements verified by an external vendor; PC Gamer has not tested it yet. The redesign includes a new library view that can import shortcuts to games installed via Steam and other clients, and Epic describes the client as vibe coded, with store GM Martin Keely confirming AI was used to write new code on a completely new architecture.
Summer Eternal, a studio founded by former Disco Elysium developers, announced the physics-driven RPG Red Rooster. It will launch first on PC, with PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 versions to follow, and no release date was given. Players take the role of white-collar inmate Redrick Roost as an arson investigator looking into a string of fires tied to his brother, the city's fire chief.
Epic released a preview version of a rebuilt Epic Games Launcher, built with AI and vibe coding and still light on features. Epic says it cold-boots in 5.47 seconds, 46% faster than Steam, reopens from the system tray in 0.36 seconds, loads the library 30 times faster than the previous launcher, and takes up 300MB. The new version supports Windows, MacOS and, for the first time, Linux, with Fortnite coming to Linux once Easy Anti-Cheat is rebuilt for the platform.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 is almost here, and it costs $24.99 at full price. The article rounds up the best ways to save on it at launch.
Summer Eternal announces 'incendiary, physics-driven RPG' Red Rooster for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/summer-eternal-announces-incendiary-physics-driven-rpg-red-rooster-for-ps5-xbox-series-switch-2-and-pc
Arc Raiders' PvE test is finally here and it's the perfect reason to jump back in
Casual game marketplace Legacy Games will shut down its online store on December 31, 2026. After the store closes, disc download codes will no longer be redeemable and points, rewards, and Hero Club memberships will end, with the website and servers closing on February 28, 2027. Players will no longer be able to re-download previous purchases, though installed games can still be played on the same device.
Rockstar co-head of development Rob Nelson told Bloomberg that one reason for GTA 6's delay was the 'horrifying' number of NPCs needed to populate Leonida, which led the company to set up an entire studio in LA to handle the workload. Fellow co-head Phil Hooker said the team shifted the date once it became clear some areas wouldn't make it, since hitting the schedule would mean shipping a game they didn't want to make. GTA 6 was originally slated for May and delayed to November.
Arc Raiders' PvE test is now live, after Embark teased a temporary PvE toggle because a large part of its audience favoured a more passive approach. In the author's hands-on, Pendola Pass felt freer to explore and fight arcs without fearing other players, and nearby raiders helped when things went wrong. The author plans to play almost exclusively this mode while it lasts.
Cyberleek, the leaker who has spent weeks posting Grand Theft Auto 6 footage, released a video supposedly showing parts of the game's ending and indicated the leaks may be done. Eurogamer found the footage less dramatic than initially suggested, appearing not to be the ending sequence, though its location could be a spoiler. Cyberleek said the 200GB build would not be released because the coin's $30m market cap target was not reached; the memecoin has fallen to $1.2m three days after peaking at $7.8m. GTA 6's official launch is 19th November.
Developer Question announced that story-driven card battler The Killing Stone will leave Early Access and launch for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC on October 21 for $19.99, via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store. The game first launched in Early Access for PC on February 16, and version 1.0 adds the fourth and final chapter, The Reckoning. The full story is voiced by Emma Gregory and Liam O'Brien and can be played in authentic 17th-century English or a more contemporary style.
Half Human Games has announced Myths from the Maw, a dark cosmic fantasy strategy RPG coming to PC via Steam, with a Kickstarter campaign planned for 2027. Players lead mercenaries into the Maw, a colossal spacefallen fortress, where blood sacrifice, kills, and narrative choices accumulate corruption that manifests sinful traits affecting behavior in events, campfire actions, and battle. The game features turn-based tactical combat with permadeath, procedural dungeons, randomized loot, and builds drawn from 12 races and 20 classes.
Ex-ZA/UM developers reveal Red Rooster, an "incendiary RPG" that is very intentionally not trying to be a "Disco Elysium successor" or "Disco-like"
miHoYo officially revealed Nodusfall, a dark fantasy co-op action game, at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026. Players pick a character, fine-tune their loadout, and fight tough bosses with allies, with the option to switch roles and loadouts at will. No release date, platforms, or beta dates have been announced yet.
The Killing Stone will launch on October 21 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.
Dark cosmic fantasy strategy RPG Myths from the Maw announced for PC
Kitaria Fables 2 Demo available on Steam https://buff.ly/gF4T8JE
Rockstar says its next game after Grand Theft Auto 6 won't take nearly a decade to arrive. In a Bloomberg interview, development leads Rob Nelson, Phil Hooker, and Aaron Garbut said the engine, tools, and team built during GTA 6 will let the studio work more quickly without tearing that foundation apart. GTA 6 launches on November 19.
GTA 6 is now set for November 19, though it was originally planned for 2025. Publishing head Jennifer Kolbe told Bloomberg she called Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick twice to report delays to May 2026 and then November 2026, and he first responded, 'Please tell me you're kidding,' before understanding the reasons. Zelnick said a delay can be a wise investment of time and money if it lets a game reach the level of perfection it can achieve. Development head Phil Hooker said GTA 6 is 'never completely settled,' and no one currently expects another delay. The game comes to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with physical copies at retailers on November 12 containing a code rather than a disc, unlocking a week later.
A GTA 6 leaker showed what is said to be the game's ending in a new video and indicated the leaks may have come to an end. The material has not been confirmed by the game's publisher, and Eurogamer's report links the leak to a crypto coin crash.
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Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser said in an IGN interview that he blames himself for Max Payne 3's failure, calling it "not a success" and saying "a large amount of that failure was on me." He acknowledged the game's lower sales, which publisher Take-Two said contributed to a $110m loss in that financial quarter. Houser, who was also the game's lead writer, said people really missed Sam Lake's writing.
Summer Eternal, a studio formed by former ZA/UM staff, announced Red Rooster, in which players take the role of arson investigator Redrick Roost working with an opiate-dependent mathematician on a string of fires tied to his brother, the city's fire chief. The studio describes it as a physics-driven RPG built in Unreal Engine, set in the tri-partie city of Arta-Tantor, and says it is nearing the end of pre-production with an internal playable tech demo. The game was announced through a 500-page physical book, the Summer Eternal Anthology, priced at €69 for the Standard edition and €99 for the Deluxe Firestarter bundle, with buyers eligible for membership in a non-profit that owns five percent of the studio.
The GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek allegedly released an unauthorized gameplay video said to show parts of the game's final missions, and IGN is not reporting its details. Cyberleek said the alleged 200GB-plus build will not be released because the memecoin missed its $30 million market cap target, and declared the leaks stop here for now. The memecoin's market cap has fallen to $1.2 million from a high of $7.8 million on October 11, after earlier leaks were tied to targets between $5 million and $25 million.
Reddit user /u/Gyatto- compiled gameplay details from what is described as the final GTA VI leak, including Lucia entering Kurt's Barber Shop for a hairstyle change, La Romana by Bad Bunny & El Alfa playing there, 9 hairstyles with 5 colour options and a shop-specific Platinum-Pink Ombre Straight Lob style. It also mentions picking up a joint usable under the Cigarettes & Drugs tab of the item wheel while robbing a cash register, a pool mini-game that requires grabbing a cue first, Lucia apparently wearing body armour, and a basketball outfit unlocked by scoring at 100 different hoops, indicating at least 100 hoops on the map. The author says the closing cutscene may come from a final mission titled The End of the Road and speculates it shows the Keys and Liberty City suburbs, with Journey's Don't Stop Believin' playing, though it is unclear whether the song is in the game; the author adds this may be the last leak and that no playable build will surface because the shitcoin did not reach its required marketcap.
Rockstar Games went to great lengths to make GTA 6's nightclubs realistic, sending developers on research trips to Miami that included ridealongs with police officers and visits to trendy clubs. Each patron in these venues has distinct animations and scripts, the bars feature unique drinks, and the lighting systems sync with the music being played. Rockstar even created a studio dedicated exclusively to building non-playable characters.
GG.deals rounds up 50 Steam game key deals priced under $2. The site says these cheap keys are too good to pass up.
A new listing from the North American ratings board ESRB indicates that Peak, the co-op game from Aggro Crab and Landfall, may be headed to PlayStation 5, though the port has not been formally announced. Peak launched on Steam on June 16 and has sold over 10 million copies according to the two studios. The first-person mountain-climbing game has players manage a stamina bar and became known for its proximity chat system, and it won awards including Best Multiplayer Game at the Golden Joystick Awards.
Publisher Crunchy Leaf Games and developer Twigames announced that the narrative survival RPG Hollow Home will launch on January 27, 2027 for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Players take the role of Maksym, a 14-year-old boy alone in a besieged city, in a game with no weapons, battles, or combat, built around dialogue, branching quests, and moral choices and inspired by Disco Elysium and This War of Mine. Twigames founder Valerii Minenko said work began in spring 2022, and the game was funded on Kickstarter in August 2026, where 558 backers took the campaign to 140 percent of its goal.
Bandai Namco has confirmed its Gundam 40th anniversary broadcast will stream on 28th October at 8pm JST, with an English language feed available. The show will feature Gundam Rogue Orbit ahead of its March release, plus news on the future of Gundam: Battle Operation after a Steam network test listing leaked Gundam: Battle Operation 3. Mobile titles will also get time in the broadcast.
Rockstar development heads Phil Hooker and Aaron Garburt told Bloomberg the next Rockstar game will not take another eight years, unlike the gap between Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 6. The engine, tools, and team built for GTA 6 will carry over to the next project, cutting development time. Garburt said Rockstar overhauled much of its foundations for GTA 6 and won't rip it apart for what comes next, and the article also included two new GTA 6 screenshots.
Arcade Archives Thundercade launches October 15