Riot Games announced that 2XKO, its free-to-play tag fighting game based on League of Legends, will add Samira and Sett as playable characters on October 27. Samira was previously announced, while Sett is newly revealed. The game is available now on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.
FuRyu and Winning Entertainment Group announced that a demo for the survival third-person shooter ANOMALITH is now available on PS5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam. The demo covers the game's opening section, and its save data cannot be carried over to the full version. Set in Japan with liminal-space and Showa-era retro aesthetics, the game follows a girl searching for her missing friend and launches October 29 on PS5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam.
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Minecraft on Switch 2 launches on 27th October 2026, and Mojang has opened pre-orders for that version. Owners of the Switch digital edition can pre-order the Switch 2 digital Standard Edition for free until the end of January 2027, excluding Japan and Taiwan, or pay a discounted fee to upgrade to the Deluxe or Ultimate Collection through the Nintendo eShop. Those not eligible pay $29.99 USD, and the physical release is a Game-Key Card.
2XKO will add Samira and Sett on October 27. The news comes via a Gematsu report.
BBC: Xbox bets big on Gears of War, The Coalition says E-Day sets the foundation for Gears future, next game won't take "nearly as long" to make
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The Dark Arisen expansion for Dragon's Dogma 2 launches on October 8 in the US and October 9 in the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world. On PC it unlocks at 5 pm PDT on October 8 on the US West Coast and 8 pm EDT on the East Coast, with UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand times falling on October 9. The DLC is about 25GB, has no preload, and its requirements are listed on Steam.
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The first critic review for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin, has gone live from Japanese publication Famitsu, which gave it 8/8/8/8 for a total of 32/40. The game stars new protagonist Rose Belmont and launches next week, with a demo now available on the Switch eShop.
Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Hideaki Nishino announced at the Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum that the PS5 home screen will get a dedicated Crunchyroll hub in Spring 2027, bringing together anime, anime-inspired games, and easy access to Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said the partnership also includes the upcoming Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime series. The PS5 had a worldwide installed base of over 92 million units as of earlier this year.
IGN's review says Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen matches the ambition and world design of the first expansion but is less transformative, since many of Dragon's Dogma 2's biggest issues were addressed through incremental patching after its 2024 release. The roughly 20-hour main quest follows rumors of another Arisen and sends players to the frozen Norgan region. The review notes Norgan is smaller than most regions but dense with verticality, and adds Spoils gear, obelisks for learning new skills, and 12 repeatable Lost Rites dungeons across Vermund and Bathall.
PS5 to Integrate Anime into Main Menu as Sony Tightens Ties with Crunchyroll
Push Square published a review of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on PS5, calling it an epic expansion.
A video report from Rebs Gaming on October 6 claims about 30 developers not included in recent Xbox layoffs are still at Halo Studios under boss Pierre Hintze, working on one last free content update for Halo: Campaign Evolved that would add Firefight and Theater Mode, plus help with December's Halo Fest. The report says this team has no connection to Activision, which now runs the Halo franchise, and that no one is moving to the new team being built there, with the studio possibly shutting down after the event and update. Halo Studios also shared concept art this week, reportedly including ideas for a Halo Infinite sequel such as giant trees in a swamp on Zeta Halo, some of it from former Halo lead Joseph Staten before he left in 2023.
Sony Interactive Entertainment and Crunchyroll will release a dedicated anime hub for the PS5 home screen in spring 2027. The hub will bring together anime, anime-inspired games, and easy access to the full Crunchyroll app. Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said the hub takes the companies' partnership one step further.
The Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen review roundup shows an 86 average and 90% recommended across 20 reviews on OpenCritic. The expansion launches October 8 on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, and October 9 on Nintendo Switch 2, adding the Norgan region, a new loot system, and extra skill slots. Several outlets note improved technical performance, while others say it leaves the base game's core shortcomings in place.
Push Square's review calls Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen a large expansion, with its main story and numerous side quests taking around 50 hours before a full endgame. It takes place in the new northern region of Norgan, where players need thermal armour and items like Heatstones against the cold, and set up increasingly northern base camps as the story progresses. Loot is randomised, with spoils appraised back at a southern hub, while the new Lost Rites dungeons scattered across the base game's map vary in quality and length.
A review of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen finds the release marks the series' Nintendo debut and bundles the summer's updates with a new expansion. The new region of Norgan is an icy waste with snowy versions of existing foes and 12 Lost Rites dungeons, suggested for level 20, some with special restrictions. The Switch 2 version performs far better than at launch but still has longer loading times, occasional frame rate dips and a visual downgrade compared with PS5 Pro, with FSR 3 Frame Generation, a 30fps lock and a variable frame rate option in the settings.
Kotaku's review calls Norgan, a snowy region north of the original map, the centerpiece of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, with one settlement, buried ruins, and environmental hazards like cracking ice and blizzards. The expansion also adds 12 new dungeons to the existing world, which the reviewer found unremarkable on a New Game+ character around level 70 but likely fine for first-time players. Most monsters are variants of base-game foes, such as ice-casting saurians and yeti-like ogres, alongside a few new bosses; the reviewer says the DLC does not dramatically change the game but stays true to it.
Why this: Based on roughly 20 hours with the expansion, the reviewer weighs the Norgan region, 12 new dungeons, and monster variants to help readers judge whether the DLC is worth returning for.
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 this month. GameSpot looks at how Capcom's fantasy adventure holds up on the handheld and whether it's worth playing there.
The Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo hides a secret weapon called Cestus that makes protagonist Rose strike poses referencing classic fighting game characters like Ryu, Chun-Li, and Akuma. The free demo launched on October 1, 2026, and the full game releases on October 15.
IGN Fan Fest 2026: Fall Edition streams on October 14 at 10am PT, with additional announcements and game reveals rolling out on IGN.com starting October 12. The event features over 90 exclusive reveals across games, movies, TV, comics, and collectibles, including more than 10 brand-new games and new looks at Whalefall, VisionQuest, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Where Winds Meet, Warhammer 40,000, and more.
Nine RPGs on Switch 2 are currently discounted, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Final Fantasy VII Intergrade, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, and Persona 3 Reload, with discounts ranging from 20 to 50 percent. Persona 3 Reload is down to $30 (50 percent off), while Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is $35 (30 percent off) and Pokémon Legends Z-A is $40 (43 percent off). The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection both launched earlier this year, so their smaller discounts are expected.
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Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy launches later this month, featuring legendary Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka and Red Nun voiced by Resident Evil alumna Maggie Robertson. Its latest trailer premiered during the Horror Game Awards showcase, showing the weathered stone buildings and marble fountain angels of the game's Sicilian setting. Developer Stormind Games, based in Sicily itself, says the trailer is a visual journey through the real places, textures, colors, and cultural details that shaped the game's world.
Dead of Darkness 2 announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
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Retrofiction Games has announced Dead of Darkness 2, an isometric 2D survival horror sequel coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, with console versions published by eastasiasoft. The game follows Jun Takehara as she searches for help in the sinister town of Goldren Creek, and features a cast of 28 characters plus character switching between up to three characters.
Publisher Top Hat Studios and developer 13th Street Games announced that BECROWNED will launch for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam in Q1 2027, a delay from its previously planned fall 2026 window, with the console versions newly announced. A new trailer shows the psychological survival horror game's darker direction, drawing on 1970s and 1980s grindhouse cinema, 70s French horror's surrealist dark satire, and Russian cultural and literary references. Players take on the role of Richard Torrance, navigating his relationships inside and outside a strange dimension to determine his ultimate fate.
Dead of Darkness 2, in development for PS5 and PS4 by Retrofiction Games, debuted its first trailer during the Horror Game Awards Halloween Showcase. The game uses SNES-style pixel visuals with 90s-inspired anime cutscenes, and features character switching for puzzles, item boxes for sharing resources, scarce ammo, and secret documents. No release date has been announced, and the original Dead of Darkness is currently on sale on the PS Store for $9.59/£6.49.
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The author played roughly 40 minutes of FF7 Revelation's first chapter on a PlayStation 5 Pro, entering the Northern Crater and trying out the newly playable Cid and Vincent. The author remains mostly unconvinced that the remake's newest combat tweaks are necessary, but came away wanting more.
A leaked Famitsu review gives Castlevania: Belmont's Curse all 8s. The reviewers describe it as a traditional exploration-type game with no equipment collecting or money from enemy drops, and note its high athletic difficulty centered on aerial movement with whips and other weapons. The story continues from Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse and follows the Belmont family protagonists.
The Weeknd posted several images from a visit to Shift Up studio with CEO Kim Hyung-tae, including one showing the startup screen of Stellar Blade BLOOD RAIN and another of him inside a multi-camera 3D photogrammetry and body-scanning rig. The rig is used to scan real-life models and recreate highly detailed in-game models with the person's exact body shape and facial features. Sharing the photo does not guarantee he is being scanned as a character for the game, though it appears to be a strong implication.