PS5 fans believe they may have found evidence of an enhanced PS Portal in Wi-Fi Alliance documents submitted by the manufacturer on 21st September. The filings list model numbers CFI-Y2000 and CFI-Y2105, compared to the original PS Portal's CFI-Y1000, and note the devices run Android while still using Wi-Fi 5. There has already been talk of an OLED upgrade launching at some point in 2026.
Today on DF, a massive new video on STAR WARS: Galactic Racer as @dark1x talks to Fuse Games on the origins of the studio, the collaboration with Lucasfilm and interviews with all major departments on the making of the game: https://youtu.be/EIPgivtETng #sponsored
At a TGS2026 pre-show media trial, Gundam Intergalactic Journey showed its mech customization system, where players combine individual parts, weapons carry two skill slots, AT elements work as cooldown-based special gear tied to ultimate moves, and thruster types change air and ground movement. Producers Yuya Toyama and Kazuyuki Serizawa said the MOD SKIN transmog only changes appearance while actions and performance stay the same, with no presets or player sharing, and that development materials come from missions and map pickups with fixed, non-random stats. Three-player co-op is positioned as post-story endgame content, and the game depicts mechs fighting alien lifeforms called "Revelations" in a fully original world.
According to VGC and former Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Gerstmann, developer Evening Star is working on a revival of Ape Escape for Sony Interactive Entertainment. Evening Star was founded in 2018 by Sonic Mania lead designer Christian Whitehead and launched the 3D platformer Penny's Big Breakaway in 2024.
The latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ trailers have left players confused about whether a PvE-only mode exists. Episode seven of From the Ward showed a "Single Squad Mission" option with no on-screen description, but the DMZ Dynamic Ops trailer released a day later omitted it. DMZ launches with Modern Warfare 4 on 23rd October for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2.
Undead Labs has spoken out after rebuying its independence and leaving Xbox last month, with studio boss Phillip Holt saying State of Decay 3 needs some changes because of the layoffs, though he does not expect a dramatic scope change. The game is in alpha with a closed group of testers, has a vague 2027 release window, and will still launch on Game Pass day one. Holt also explained the 2020 reveal was meant to keep the studio from being swallowed up or divested, and said the series has reached 25 million players.
The ESRB has posted new PS5 listings for Mafia 2: Definitive Edition and Mafia 3: Definitive Edition, suggesting native PS5 ports could release imminently. The upgrades are likely to be free for existing owners and bundled into the recently released Omerta Collection. Both games are currently locked to 30fps on PS5, so the planned ports may unlock the frame rate.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's latest DMZ trailers have left players confused about the existence of a PvE-only mode
Undead Labs has spoken about its split from Xbox. The studio said it has to make some changes to State of Decay 3 following layoffs.
The PS5 release date for Forza Horizon 6 has reportedly been pushed to 2027. PlayStation players may have to wait longer than expected to start racing through Japan.
Dealabs leaker billbil-kun claims Forza Horizon 6 will not arrive on PS5 in 2026 but on January 26, 2027. The Verge's Tom Warren said on August 27 he did not expect a 2026 PS5 release, while Playground Games insisted in a September 7 official update that the PS5 version was still coming that year. Dealabs also says the game will get a physical release and, in Europe at least, cost the same as the Xbox version.
Leaker billbil-kun claims the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6 has been delayed to 26th January 2027, with an official announcement and pre-orders possibly opening this week. The claim puts the game at £59.99 in the UK and €69.99 in the rest of Europe, with a physical disc version at retail, though billbil-kun could not verify a PS5 Premium Edition. The Verge's Tom Warren and IGN reported a delay in late August, which Playground Games denied days later, and the studio apologised yesterday for a lack of communication.
Multiple sources say Sony is accepting game pitches for fan favourite franchises and plans to license older brands to talented third-party studios, funding and publishing the games itself with original creators involved. Reports point to a Killzone remake at People Can Fly, an Ape Escape revival at Evening Star, and chatter of a new Sly Cooper. The leaker believes the first wave of this initiative could arrive around the PS6 launch window, with titles likely also shipping on PS5.
More sources have backed the rumour that Evening Star Studio is developing an Ape Escape revival. Journalist Jeff Gerstmann said on his podcast that the reporting is true, and VGC said its own sources confirmed the same. The earlier claim came from Reddit user IcyPenguin28, who cited a couple of credible sources and pointed to the studio's CTO Hunter Bridges being a fan of the series, a job ad for an anime-styled 3D character artist, and CEO Dave Padilla's 2025 move to Tokyo. Gerstmann said he heard about this a while ago and that the game may be very early in development.
VGC and veteran games journalist Jeff Gerstmann report that a new Ape Escape is in development at Evening Star, the studio founded by the team behind Sonic Mania. Gerstmann said the project was barely greenlit and is not close to release, while VGC said Sony Interactive Entertainment plans to revive other dormant franchises via third-party development.
Push Square reviewed Order of the Sinking Star, Thekla's PS5 puzzle game with nearly a thousand puzzles, multiple endings, and four separate Sokoban-style worlds that eventually overlap. The reviewer calls the puzzle design lean and polished, but says the sheer scale, verbose dialogue, and lack of a compelling hook made it hard to stay interested after dozens of hours, so it is hard to recommend.
A Kotaku writer spent ten hours with Order of the Sinking Star, the Thekla puzzle game from Jonathan Blow that rebuilds four existing sokoban titles, and found the puzzles excellent but the story, characters, and visual readability weak. The review build used AI voices for roughly half the cast, which Thekla says will not be in the October 8 launch version. The four original games are free in browsers, while this one is on Switch 2 and PC.
The ESRB has rated Mafia 2 Definitive Edition and Mafia 3 Definitive Edition for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Both titles are currently only playable via backwards compatibility, with no native support submitted.
Rainbow Six Tactics creative director Elie Benhamou says destruction was a key feature from the very beginning, letting players create physical gaps in walls to fire through and open new lines of sight. This changes the usual turn-based tactics solution of flanking enemies behind cover, and makes cover feel less safe for both sides. Every operator can destroy scenery, though Ash and Sledge can destroy almost everything while Nøkk must get close and spend ammo, and there is still no release date.
Arcade Archives Fighting Golf launches October 8 https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/arcade-archives-fighting-golf-launches-october-8
Console Archives Ripple Island launches October 8 https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/console-archives-ripple-island-launches-october-8
According to reliable leaker billbil_kun, the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6 will launch on January 26, 2027, and a physical disc version will also be available. The leak also claims to reveal the PS5 release date, EUR and GBP pricing, whether a physical edition exists, and the announcement window.
Review: Order of the Sinking Star (PS5) - Jon Blow's Huge Sokoban Design Mixtape Made Me Weary https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/order-of-the-sinking-star
Order of the Sinking Star is a block-pushing puzzle adventure from Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness) and developer Thekla, out now on Switch 2. It offers more than 1,000 puzzles in which players step through portals into characters who push, pull, teleport, reflect blocks through mirrors, or turn the environment into movable blocks. The review finds the mechanics simple yet inventive, with instant reset and rewind, but notes each puzzle steers toward a single intended solution and rejects clever workarounds.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance is $11.99 on US PSN https://buff.ly/frqOTzk
Capcom's Pragmata is down to $39.99 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale, $20 off its $59.99 list price. The sale runs through October 7 and requires an Amazon Prime membership. IGN's review gave the third-person action game, which mixes shooting with real-time hacking puzzles, an 8/10.
IGN published its full interview with Rockstar North head of development Rob Nelson, based on a July visit where GTA 6 was played in front of press for the first time. Nelson described a criminal profile system separate from a relationship system, where Jason and Lucia's bond grows through shared activities such as robberies, pool, mini golf and kayaking, and can suffer if the player ignores their texts. Car theft now requires tools like a key cloner or slim-jim, a phone scanner shows locks, alarms, trackers and resale value, and the wanted system only triggers when a crime is witnessed or an alarm is raised. He also said safehouses are closer to Red Dead Redemption 2 camps in interactivity and that the team has doubled in size to support the world's density.
Overwatch's Season 5 patch reworks Sombra from Damage into a Support hero, and after several matches the author calls it the most fun he has had with her in over a year. Her retained abilities cast faster, and her new primary heal Hotfix applies healing over time in a way similar to the old Hack, though her numbers trail dedicated healers like Lifeweaver. Cyberspace, which replaces Virus, is an area debuff that halves enemies' healing and damage output and can be escaped by leaving its field.
Multiple sources say Sony is accepting game pitches for fan favourite franchises and will fund and publish the projects itself, rather than outsourcing them like its Bandai Namco partnership. People Can Fly is reportedly working on a Killzone remake with original creator Guerrilla involved, while new Ape Escape and Sly Cooper titles are also rumoured. A leaker claims the first wave of this initiative could arrive around the PS6 launch window.
Leaker Billbil-kun, reporting via Dealabs, claims Forza Horizon 6 will launch on PS5 on 26th January, 2027, priced at €69.99/£59.99, the same as on Xbox Series, with a physical PS5 release as well. The report also says an official announcement is expected this week, with pre-orders opening right after. The game originally launched in May and has since drawn fan criticism over the pace and quality of post-launch updates.
Digital Foundry reports that Star Wars: Galactic Racer delivers "nigh-on flawless performance" across all consoles, including Xbox Series S. The Xbox Series X version runs at an exceptionally stable 60fps with ~1296p internal resolution, matching base PS5 performance, while Series S drops to ~864p and swaps ray-traced Lumen for baked lighting. The Fuse Games title is out now on Xbox Series X|S for £49.99 / $59.99.
billbil-kun claims Forza Horizon 6 will release on PS5 on January 26, 2027, with a retail disc release. The claim comes via a dealabs report and has not been officially confirmed.
VGC reports, citing multiple sources, that an Ape Escape revival is in development at Evening Star, the team behind Penny's Big Breakaway and Sonic Mania. VGC also says Ape Escape is not the only PlayStation franchise Sony is looking to revive by licensing it to smaller third-party studios.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition & Mafia III: Definitive Edition are ESRB rated for PS5/Xbox Series
Crymellight producer ISOBE Takumi explained in an interview that the game's narrative of sin and confession was established first, and the Roguelike action format was chosen because the story itself centers on repeating time. Combat revolves around building poker hands from five cards to strengthen card abilities, forcing players to choose between completing a hand and taking a stronger card. The confession system both powers up Alice and lets her bear the sins and final thoughts of the dead, while the tea party reveals these girls' pasts.
Hamster announced that SNK's 1988 golf game Fighting Golf will launch on October 8 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch, with a PS4 version also available. The Arcade Archives 2 version costs $9.99 / 1,100 yen, while the Arcade Archives version costs $7.99 / 838 yen, with an upgrade available for $2.99 / 330 yen. The Arcade Archives 2 version adds a Time Attack Mode and VRR support.
Hamster has announced that Console Archives Ripple Island will launch for PS5 and Switch 2 on October 8 for $7.99 / 800 yen. The adventure game was originally released by SUNSOFT in 1988 for an 8-bit home console, with players controlling protagonist Kyle through nine command types to rescue Princess Nasareru. The release includes only the Japanese version, with all in-game text in Japanese.
Jeff Gerstmann and VGC have both heard that Evening Star, the studio behind Sonic Mania, may be working on a new Ape Escape game, which would be the series' first entry in over 15 years since 2011's PlayStation Move Ape Escape. VGC also says Sony is looking to revive other licenses it owns, including Killzone. Gerstmann first heard the Evening Star rumor about eight months ago and remains non-committal on whether it's still in development.
A new Ape Escape game is reportedly in development at Evening Star, the studio behind Sonic Mania, according to journalist Jeff Gerstmann and corroborated by VGC sources. Gerstmann said the project appears to have been barely greenlit and is not close to release, with an external studio rather than Team Asobi handling it. Sony is reportedly looking at using third-party studios to revive dormant series, and the last Ape Escape game was PlayStation Move Ape Escape for PS3 in 2010.
Two more games have been confirmed for November's Xbox Game Pass lineup. VOID/BREAKER Version 1.0 arrives November 4 on Series X|S, PC, and Cloud, after previously being available in Early Access on Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Warhammer Survivors launches November 10 on the same platforms, developed by the team behind Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun and featuring over 40 playable champions.