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@GematsuAI score2020 Rock Paper ShotgunAI score3636 With Steam Frame as Valve's new favourite VR child, Index headset stock is being sold off
Valve has officially discontinued the Valve Index VR kit and launched a 20%-off sale on its headset and controllers to clear remaining stock. The newer Steam Frame launched last month, and its memory-shortage-induced price hike hasn't stopped orders, with the waiting list now stretching into 2027. Launched in 2019, the Index's true legacy lies in introducing individual finger tracking.
EurogamerAI score6262 Rockstar reveals GTA 6 was originally Project Americas, discusses crunch, delays and leaks
In a wide-ranging Bloomberg interview, Rockstar revealed that GTA 6 was originally codenamed Project Americas and was meant to cover large areas of North and South America before being scaled down to Miami and its surroundings. Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson took staff to Miami in 2015 for the first research trip, and the game was initially to be developed alongside Red Dead Redemption 2 before being pushed back several years. Rockstar grew from 2,441 to 4,711 employees across 12 offices, and publishing head Jennifer Kolbe said the company reflected on the crunch of Red Dead Redemption 2 and recalled calling Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick about another delay. GTA 6 is now due 19th November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X, with a PC version reportedly due in Q1 next year.
IGNAI score3636 Battlefield 6 Skins With Too Many Pistols and Spelling Errors Spark AI Accusations
Battlefield 6's latest battle pass skins have drawn fan criticism over design flaws, including a soldier carrying five pistols and a patch that misspells "security" as "secuty." Some players now suspect the skins were made with generative AI, while others feel misled because DICE had said before launch that Battlefield 6 would not feature goofy, immersion-breaking skins. IGN has asked EA for comment.
Reddit · Gaming Leaks and RumoursAI score4141 Valve is making a Steam Frame OLED
References to another in-development headset with OLED panels, referred to as Plano, have appeared in the Steam Frame kernel source code. The panels are listed at 3552×3840 resolution and 90Hz refresh rate, the same panels used in the Samsung Galaxy XR, though output resolution may be lower due to physical limitations of the Steam Frame's chip.
Reddit · r/GamesAI score1212 The Skywalker Saga Is Quantity Over Quality, and One of TT Games' Most Bloated LEGO Games
A player argues that LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga trades quality for scale, with 1,200 Kyber Bricks spread across too many planets making collection feel like clearing a checklist. The game's 45 story levels cover nine films, yet many feel short or underdeveloped, the Battle of Coruscant isn't properly playable, and key parts of the Battle of Geonosis and Battle of Endor are missing. The player also says the class system makes many of the hundreds of characters feel interchangeable and that the game lacks character customisation.
触乐AI score2222 Dune: Awakening Creative Director: In the Game Industry, the Only Constant Is Change
Funcom CCO Joel Bylos said the Dune: Awakening team submits content to Legendary Pictures for approval via Jira, with a highly simplified IP oversight process, and that director Denis Villeneuve once worried the game's name was too similar to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Bylos said the biggest change in the game's update is the addition of a single-player mode, plus difficulty options, and the console version uses the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. He noted most of Funcom is still working on Dune: Awakening and the studio is not ready to develop a new game, arguing stylized art will matter more than photorealism.
Push SquareAI score2222 The Witcher 3 Remastered Hotfix Targets PS5, PS5 Pro Crashing Problems
CD Projekt Red has released a PS5 and PS5 Pro-exclusive hotfix for The Witcher 3 Remastered, a 500MB download aimed at improving overall stability. Community lead Marcin Momot later confirmed it addresses crashes during the Reinald / Red Miasmal fight in "In the Eternal Fire's Shadow" and a Keira Metz quest, plus more general crashes. The earlier update 5.01 improved performance but made no mention of crash fixes.
KotakuAI score6262 Garry's Mod creator Garry Newman apologizes for s&box, says it goes free-to-play by year's end
Garry Newman, creator of Garry's Mod, apologized in an official blog post for the performance of Facepunch's s&box, saying he is ashamed and embarrassed by its reviews and that selling it as an engine and development experience was the core mistake. Since its April release, s&box has sat at 47 percent positive reviews on Steam with roughly 500 daily players, while Garry's Mod still draws nearly 30,000 concurrent players a day. He plans to bring the sandbox mode to parity with Garry's Mod and beyond with more NPCs, vehicles and first-class multiplayer, drop Facepunch's own backend for Steam Workshop, and move the game from $10 to free-to-play before the end of the year, with existing buyers receiving exclusive Steam inventory items.
GameSpotAI score3636 Rockstar's GTA 6 Realism Experiment Started With Beer And Sandwiches
Rockstar debated how realistic to make GTA 6, at one point weighing whether players would need to grab a case of beer from a liquor store fridge and bring it to the counter, or visit a supermarket for sandwich ingredients. According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, those decisions required guesswork because so much of the game was unfinished. By 2022 GTA 6 began to come into focus, with head of development Phil Hooker describing a period where things don't work but you see snippets.
@PushSquareAI score2222 Witcher 3 Remastered Patch Targets PS5, PS5 Pro Crashes
The Witcher 3 Remastered Patch Specifically Targets PS5, PS5 Pro Crashing Problems https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/the-witcher-3-remastered-patch-specifically-targets-ps5-ps5-pro-crashing-problems
PC GamerAI score3838 Haunted Chocolatier is still 'a town game', but it'll be more of an action RPG: 'It's for the people in Stardew Valley that go into the mines'
Haunted Chocolatier is still what ConcernedApe calls "a town game," but it leans more toward an action RPG focused on adventuring, finding equipment, and getting more powerful, with monsters and boss fights. Eric Barone said it's for the people in Stardew Valley who go into the mines. He also said he's been struggling with following up Stardew Valley because he wants to recapture the feeling he had while making it.
IGNSelectedAI score8080 Activision Confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Preload and Global Release Times
Activision confirmed the preload and global release times for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, with the full game including multiplayer launching October 23 across all platforms. Digital preorders of the Standard or Vault Edition get campaign early access on October 16, DMZ early access starts October 20, and preload begins October 14 at 9pm PT. The PC version requires 115GB of SSD space, and the Digital Standard Edition costs $69.99 while the Vault Edition is $99.99.
Why this: Activision confirmed unlock times, preload, and campaign early access for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, so readers can plan when to download and play.
@pcgamerAI score3838 Haunted Chocolatier still a town game, but more action RPG
Haunted Chocolatier is still 'a town game', but it'll be more of an action RPG https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/haunted-chocolatier-is-still-a-town-game-but-itll-be-more-of-an-action-rpg-its-for-the-people-in-stardew-valley-that-go-into-the-mines/
VGCAI score3636 Rockstar says its next game after GTA 6 won't take another eight years
Rockstar studio heads Phil Hooker and Aaron Garbut say the next game after Grand Theft Auto 6 won't take another eight years to make. They said the engine, tools and team built for GTA 6 will carry over to the next project, reducing development time. GTA 6 launches on November 19, the studio's first major single-player release since Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018.
@EurogamerAI score2727 Bungie boss seemingly nods to Destiny 1 PC port project
Destiny 1 project, which aims to port the game to PC, seemingly gets a nod from Bungie boss
EurogamerAI score3434 "You don't listen to the loudest people in the room" — World of Warcraft: Forever boss discusses how to approach a deluge of feedback
World of Warcraft executive producer Holly Longdale spoke at PAX Australia about the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, calling it the biggest beta in Blizzard's history. She said the team has to be selective about feedback, noting "you don't listen to the loudest people in the room." The game fully releases on the 4th November.
EurogamerAI score3838 Destiny 1 PC port project Project Golden Age seemingly gets a nod from Bungie boss
A fan modding effort dubbed Project Golden Age is working to bring the original Destiny to PC, and YouTuber Flummoxed has shown footage of Destiny 1 running at 4K and well over 60fps. Bungie studio head of product and Marathon general manager Josh Deane commented on the footage on X with a joking remark. The project rebuilds the game from client and server requests and responses, and its GitLab page mentions use of generative AI, though it still has physics and rendering issues.
Rock Paper ShotgunAI score6262 Garry's Mod studio Facepunch says S&box will go free to play in a major rethink
Facepunch founder Garry Newman announced that S&box will go free to play towards the end of the year, with paying players receiving Steam inventory items and those who paid $20 getting more than those who paid $10. He said the platform's reviews and retention have been poor, and that the studio will shift focus from the engine and development experience to what players experience, adding NPCs, vehicles, multiplayer support and mod support to the Sandbox mode and replacing its cartoonish citizen character models.
Pure XboxAI score2222 10 Xbox Games Are Available Today, Including Retro FPS Sequel Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 (October 14)
Ten new games launch on Xbox today, October 14, including Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, a retro-style FPS sequel with a branching single-player campaign on Series X|S, PC and Cloud. Also out are The Witch's Bakery, a cosy narrative RPG set in modern Paris, and Ratatan, a rhythm roguelike action game with online co-op for up to 4 players on Series X|S. Other releases include Cleaning Simulator, My Recycling Center 2 and YAR: Forgotten Throne.
@EurogamerAI score4242 Planet Zoo 2's new features don't change much, but does it matter?
Planet Zoo 2's new features and flourishes don't really change much, but when the core premise is this delightful, does that really matter?
机核AI score4141 Project Motor Racing's New DLC "World Endurance Pack" Launches November 10
Sega announced that the racing simulation game Project Motor Racing will release its new DLC "World Endurance Pack" on November 10. The game is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The DLC adds 4 new classes, 11 cars, and 6 track layouts for Fuji Speedway, including its modern form and 1966 original layout.
@EurogamerAI score2222 World of Warcraft: Forever boss on handling deluge of feedback
"You don't listen to the loudest people in the room" - World of Warcraft: Forever boss discusses how to approach a deluge of feedback
PC GamerAI score2828 I tricked DLSS into running on my AMD GPU in Cyberpunk 2077 and Alan Wake 2 with a single script
A tool called HelixSR lets older AMD GPUs run DLSS 3.7 (Model E) in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Alan Wake 2 by making them believe they are still running FSR 3.1, then swapping in the upscaling algorithm. Tested on an RX 9070 XT, image quality gains were slight and performance dropped a little, but installation is just a batch script and uninstalling is equally simple. The tool mainly benefits RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 cards that cannot use FSR 4.
@pcgamerAI score3030 I got DLSS running on my AMD GPU in Cyberpunk 2077
I got DLSS running on my AMD GPU in Cyberpunk 2077 and you can too https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/i-just-tricked-dlss-into-running-on-my-amd-gpu-in-cyberpunk-2077-and-alan-wake-2-and-all-it-took-was-running-a-single-script/
Reddit · r/GamesAI score6262 Escape Academy 2 launches November 5 with split-screen co-op, Game Pass and an optional no-timer mode
Escape Academy 2 launches on November 5. It supports split-screen co-op and Game Pass, and offers an optional no-timer mode.
机核AI score4040 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Paid DLC #6 "Avatar" Launches Today
Sega announced that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' sixth paid DLC, the "Avatar Pack," launches today (October 14), adding racers Aang and Korra, the Lion Turtle Island track, and the Gliding Air vehicle. An "Avatar Event" will run from October 16 to 19, with players split into 3 teams competing for total points in online races. The free demo also adds the "Ultimate Skateboard" vehicle, available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Epic Games.
机核AI score6262 Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition hits PC on October 13
Sega announced that Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition launched on PC on October 13 across Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store. The Complete Edition bundles three campaigns spanning 700 years of history and adds modern-hardware changes such as full Chinese voice and text, enhanced visuals and lighting, UI scaling at 1440p and 4K, a 64-bit update, and ultrawide support. Existing owners get all original DLC free, excluding Blood Pack, and can buy the Complete Edition at 25 percent of its price within one month of release.
EurogamerAI score6262 Planet Zoo 2 hands-on: a beautiful sequel with aviaries, aquariums, and nature reserves
After a few hours of hands-on play, Eurogamer's Matt Wales says Planet Zoo 2 keeps the original's solid management core, with animal welfare, staff and guest needs, and the economy still central. The new aviaries, aquariums, and nature reserves feel like refinements rather than a gameplay overhaul, with aquariums needing a filtration pump and attention to salinity, temperature, and depth, and aviaries needing roof supports. The author also notes the nature brush, seasons, and a launch offering of 9 themes and 136 animal species.
PC GamerAI score3030 Steam's Big Picture Mode gets Big Art Mode visual overhaul
Steam's Big Picture Mode has rolled out of beta with a new Big Art Mode as part of the latest Steam client release. Players can enable it in Big Picture Mode under Settings, then Home, and the update is also mentioned in the Steam Deck update notes.
@pcgamerAI score3838 Steam's new Big Art mode is a lovely visual upgrade for my living room PC
Steam's new Big Art mode is a lovely visual upgrade for my living room PC
Rock Paper ShotgunAI score2424 If you've sworn off genAI Crazy Taxi and dislike all the twerking in GTA 6, consider Shifu: Traffic Masters, a jolly open world driving game set in 1990s China
Shifu: Traffic Masters, a solo-developed open world driving game from Boxy.Poly set in northern China in the 1990s, now has a demo on Steam. Players can haul cargo, chase criminals in a cop car, run a taxi service, drive a city bus on a timetable, and take part in arcade street racing, with weather affecting handling. It comes in Chinese and English, has no release date yet, and its Steam page makes no mention of generative AI.
机核AI score7171 Metro 2039 preorders open, launches February 5, 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Metro 2039 is now available for preorder and will launch on February 5, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox PC. Preorders on all platforms include the Expert Pack with three blueprints that unlock three switchable backpack upgrades, though only one can be equipped at a time. The game comes in Standard, Deluxe, and Collector's Editions, with the Deluxe including post-launch story DLC and the Collector's Edition adding a replica Spartan helmet.
机核AI score7171 Planet Zoo 2, the sequel to the zoo sim hit, is out now
Planet Zoo 2 is now available as the official sequel to Planet Zoo, adding fully aquatic species and flying birds for the first time, with freshwater or saltwater tanks and customizable aviaries built from fences, posts, and dynamic netting. It also extends conservation beyond the zoo, letting players take on global projects and release animals into freely planned wildlife reserves. The game offers career, franchise, and sandbox modes, cross-platform sharing through the Frontier Workshop, and nine scenery themes made up of four new ones and five returning classics.
EurogamerAI score5353 Microsoft forms Xbox Labs, led by former Azure for OpenAI head Scott Van Vliet
Microsoft announced Xbox Labs, a new initiative led by Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet, who previously led Azure for OpenAI at Microsoft. The news came in a staff message from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma published on Xbox Wire, which never mentions AI or generative AI and instead frames Labs as exploring games being decompiled and rebuilt for hardware they were not designed for. Sharma said Labs is a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists that will build in the open and measure success by whether more people are playing and creating.
机核AI score3939 Co-op Blacksmithing Game Fantasy Blacksmith Simulator Demo Now Live
Fantasy Blacksmith Simulator, a co-op blacksmithing game developed by CozyPlay and published by polden, has opened a free demo covering the game's opening chapter with single-player and multiplayer co-op support. Players start as a level 1 blacksmith and grow to level 4, mining, chopping wood, forging swords, shields, bows and necklaces, and enchanting gear, while hiring a blacksmith assistant and a bard. The demo is available to download on its Steam store page, where the game can also be wishlisted.
机核AI score7171 One More Level's The Immortal Legacy launches on PS5, Xbox, and Steam
The Immortal Legacy, a first-person soulslike from Ghostrunner developer One More Level, launched on October 14 Beijing time for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Game Pass, and Steam. The China Steam standard edition costs 168 RMB and the deluxe edition 248 RMB, which includes a major story DLC planned for 2027 plus cosmetic packs and several free updates after launch. Players control William Dorsett, a soldier of Napoleon's army, wielding period weapons and supernatural power against mutants born of the substance known as Anima Protein.
@pcgamerAI score2222 Pearl Abyss on Crimson Desert Review Build
"I don't think critics had a fair chance to explore and experience them while in the review period."
机核AI score4242 Roguelike Fighting Game Poly Fighter Now in Steam Early Access
HeartLoop Games, a Montreal-based indie studio, has launched its debut single-player roguelike fighting game Poly Fighter in Steam Early Access. The game costs 68 yuan with a 10% launch discount bringing it to 61.2 yuan, and supports Chinese. Players fight through an underground league, stealing opponents' moves and combining them to build a different fighter each run.
机核AI score4141 Card-Collecting Simulator Rip It! Card Collector Gets Free Demo Ahead of October 30 Steam Launch
Cybernetic Walrus, the studio behind Roadside Research and Order 13, has released a free demo for its card-collecting incremental game Rip It! Card Collector, which launches on Steam on October 30, 2026. The demo includes 369 collectible cards with foil and gold variants, plus an early look at upgrading the ripping setup. The full game features over 1,800 cards, with players selling duplicates and buying new equipment to turn manual ripping into a card-processing line.