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  1. Polygon42

    Magic: The Gathering Is Officially Bringing Back God Packs

    Magic: The Gathering is officially bringing back God Packs, starting with Nauctis: The Sunken Realm in February. Every pack in the Magic Multiverse will have a slight chance to be a God Pack containing 14 rares or mythic rares, with Universes Beyond releases expected to follow in 2028. The odds vary depending on whether you open a regular pack or a Collector Booster.

  2. Nintendo Life22

    PSA: Kingdom Hearts Collection Will Collectively Take Up Over 130GB On Switch 2

    The Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] is getting a native Switch 2 release instead of a cloud version, and its eShop listing confirms it will take up 131GB in total if you install everything. The collection is split into three separate apps, with Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX at 54.1GB, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue at 26.8GB, and Kingdom Hearts 3 + Re Mind at 45.2GB, which adds up to 126.1GB separately. Square Enix has also released a 25th anniversary video for Kingdom Hearts.

  3. Gematsu48

    Dungeon Munchies 2 Launches in Early Access on November 6

    Developer maJAJa announced that Dungeon Munchies 2 will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on November 6. The Early Access version includes the first chapter of the story, featuring about two to three hours of gameplay, with additional chapters to be added as development continues. It is expected to remain in Early Access for two to three years.

  4. Gematsu42

    Frostpunk for Switch launches October 19

    11 bit studios announced that Frostpunk will launch for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on October 19, with a demo and pre-orders available now. The Switch release comes in a Base Game version (30 percent launch discount) and a Complete Edition (35 percent launch discount) that includes the three DLC packs "The Rifts," "The Last Autumn," and "On The Edge." Frostpunk first launched for PC on April 24, 2018.

  5. 游研社62

    Bandai unveils GUNDAM XMX, a new Gundam model brand for mainland China

    Bandai announced GUNDAM XMX, a new model brand for Gundam fans in mainland China, at Wonder Festival Shanghai 2026. Its key feature is that it can be fully assembled without extra tools, using press-fit gates, no glue, and some pre-painted parts. The first wave is themed on the Strike Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, sold as blind boxes with 5 regular types and 1 hidden type at an expected price of 59.9 yuan, launching in mainland China in spring 2027, with a second wave themed on the RX-78-2 Gundam already in planning.

  6. IGN34

    Best Buy's Techtober Sale Takes on Prime Day With Major Game Deals and No Membership Required

    Best Buy has launched its Techtober sale, running until October 11, with most deals open to non-members as a direct competitor to Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days. Game highlights include Star Wars: Zero Company at $47.99 for PS5 and Xbox—its first discount since launch—along with LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Night at $59.99 and Battlefield 6 at $34.99. The Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle saves $37.97, while the Gears of War E-Day Xbox Series X bundle is listed at $819.97 with a 1TB console, the game, and a transparent red Elite Series 2 controller.

  7. Eurogamer62

    Ace Combat 8 is far and away the series' biggest launch on Steam

    Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve officially launched on 2nd October after three days of early access, and according to SteamDB it peaked at 52,694 concurrent players on Steam, reached on Saturday, one day after launch. For comparison, 2019's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown peaked at 13,758 concurrent players on Steam. The game currently sits at Very Positive on Steam with over 5,755 reviews, following a brief controversy over the pre-order bonus Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War not being a standalone app, for which Bandai Namco has apologised and vowed to explore solutions.

  8. Eurogamer72

    The Witcher 3 Remastered hits a new Steam concurrent record of 137,724 as sales climb

    After the Remastered edition upgrade launched, The Witcher 3 set a new Steam concurrent player record of 137,724 on 4th October, nearly 20K above its previous 120K peak. Alinea analyst Rhys Elliott said the game sold another 130K copies across PC, PlayStation and Xbox on 30th September, with daily active users spiking at 2.4 million and lifetime sales now over 66 million. The Remastered edition is a free overhaul covering textures, animations and a reworked skill tree, with CD Projekt Red rolling out hotfixes for lighting and other issues.

  9. PC Gamer22

    I Got My Start Writing for a PS2 Magazine: My 12 PS2-Pilled Steam Autumn Sale Recommendations

    A writer who started out at a PS2 magazine picked 12 PS2-flavored recommendations from the Steam Autumn Sale, split between six modern games inspired by the sixth console generation and six ports of Dreamcast/PS2/GameCube/Xbox-era favorites that never got a PC release at the time. The modern picks include Promise Mascot Agency, Hi-Fi Rush, Denshattack!, Sifu, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, while the port list includes Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1.

  10. 机核23

    WF2026 Debuts INART's 1:1 Statue of Soul from Phantom Blade Zero

    At the WF2026 Shanghai show, INART's booth debuted 1:1 and 1:3 scale statues of Soul, the protagonist of Phantom Blade Zero. Wang Chen, the game's 3D art lead at S-Game, shared more photos on Weibo, saying the statues were supervised internally and refined by INART to recreate the character's weathered look, including skin texture and worn armor and cloth. No release date, pricing, or preorder plans for the statues have been announced, while the game's digital preorders are open on PS5, PS5 Pro, Steam, Epic, WeGame, and TapTap PC ahead of its October 29 global launch.