GameStop has updated the price of a pre-owned PS5 Pro to $1,400 on its website, seemingly confirming a leaked memo about the retailer's new PS5 Pro pricing. The pre-owned PS5 Pro is currently out of stock, while a new PS5 Pro remains listed at $900 and is also out of stock.
I spent an hour playing Switch Sports Resort and my favourite mini-game involves the Switch 2's least-loved gimmick: mouse controls
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Player engagement with five Resident Evil games rose 50%, with daily active users climbing from 500,000 on August 30 to 750,000 on September 20 around the release of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil film, according to Sensor Tower data shared with GamesIndustry.biz. Ampere Analysis found franchise DAU grew from 140,000 to 680,000 across two weekends from September 6 to September 20, ahead of the film's September 18 premiere. Analysts said the transmedia impact amounts to only a single-digit percentage uplift to units and revenue, and that the real benefit is IP and brand building.
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer received an official launch trailer.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is now available worldwide on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Players pilot a range of speeders and podracers through the Galactic League, an unsanctioned racing circuit born in the lawless Outer Rim. The game is developed by Fuse Games and published by Secret Mode in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games.
State of Decay developer Undead Labs has bought itself out from Microsoft through a company called Full Measure and moved to employee ownership, a process studio head Philip Holt says led to a significant number of people leaving. Holt said he was irresponsibly transparent with staff during Xbox's reset, telling them early that job losses were likely so they were prepared on the day of layoffs. He said the studio has made some changes to State of Decay 3 after the layoffs, but the project was not radically rescoped and is still set for release in 2027.
Amazon Prime is offering the best Star Wars game of the year for free. Two of 2026's best Star Wars games, Star Wars Zero Company and Star Wars: Galactic Racer, released within six weeks of each other, with Galactic Racer's 88 Metascore making it a top-five Star Wars game of all time.
Auroch Digital announced that the survivors-like roguelite Warhammer Survivors will launch November 10 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, PC via Steam and Microsoft Store, iOS, and Android for $7.99 / £6.39 / €7.49, and will also be available via Game Pass. A demo is available now on PC. Developed with poncle, the game draws characters from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar universes, including Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun's Malum Caedo.
According to Insider Gaming, Ubisoft plans to release a Director's Cut of Watch Dogs: Legion in the first half of 2027, revisiting London and giving the game a second pass. Legion is the third entry in the Watch Dogs series and was rated the worst of the three, criticized for its underwhelming plot and buggy performance issues.
Bandai Namco and Bandai Namco Studios released a three-minute gameplay walkthrough trailer for Gundam Rogue Orbit, showing high-speed combat on Mars for the first time. The high-mobility action game is due out for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on March 5, 2027. Players take the cockpit of Gundam Helix alongside a rag-tag crew facing an unknown threat, with fast, hard-hitting melee combat at its core.
A roughly 30-minute preview of Gundam Rogue Orbit showed combo-heavy action RPG combat with a whip sword, Sword Lance, and cooldown-based active skills, feeling like a gentler cousin to Armored Core 6. The demo still held back the mech customization screen, even though a menu screenshot is already on the Steam page. The full game is out in March.
Warhammer Survivors, the Vampire Survivors-inspired Warhammer roguelite, launches on PS5 on 10th November priced at £6.39 / $7.99 / €7.49. A 10% discount will be available at release and for pre-orders, but only on "select" platforms, with no word yet on whether PS5 is included. Bristol-based developer Auroch Digital's game features over 40 playable characters from Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar lore, plus over 75 weapon types.
PlayStation announced that Warhammer Survivors will launch on PS5 on November 10, blending relentless war with roguelite action. The post also introduced two new characters set to face the swarms, with a link to more details.
Warhammer Survivors got a release date reveal trailer, with the launch set for Nov 10. The post links to the trailer on YouTube.
The Coalition used a system that lets Gears of War: E-Day treat the NVMe drive as RAM, avoiding major downgrades on the 10GB Xbox Series S at the cost of a few gigabytes of storage for about a gigabyte of usable system memory. The only major feature cut was Lumen reflections, though Digital Foundry notes framerate can still dip in some scenes.
GameStop has updated the price of a standard used PS5 Pro on its website to $1,400, above the $900 suggested retail price for a new unit. A message reportedly sent by GameStop to stores and leaked on Reddit said several pre-owned PS5 Pro variants would be priced at $1,400 to $1,500, calling the move intentional. As of 9:30 a.m. EST, both the used and new PS5 Pro were listed as out of stock on GameStop's site, and Kotaku has contacted the company for more information.
After more than an hour of hands-on play, IGN's Ryan McCaffrey says Nintendo Switch Sports Resort appears to solve many of Nintendo Switch Sports' shortcomings. Nintendo is bundling the game with the Switch 2 this holiday season. Wuhu Island supports competition, exploration, and leisure, with collectibles and achievements in sports like Power Cruising and a ladder of CPU opponents in Boxing. The author still questions the sports lineup, preferring Swordplay, Baseball, or Frisbee over Table Tennis and Volleyball.
Nintendo Life played Nintendo Switch Sports Resort at gamescom, trying prop plane, table tennis, archery, thumb wrestling, skateboarding, bowling, and boxing. The author found archery the best showcase of motion controls and enjoyed skateboarding's Joy-Con 2 mouse-style input, but felt boxing was not responsive enough and prop plane's controls were awkward. The game launches on 22nd October.
PlayStation announced that Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out today on PS5. Players pilot speeders and podracers through high-stakes, run-based races.
NBA 2K25 will be delisted at the end of October, just two years after launch. The game's servers will be shut down at the beginning of 2027.
A Eurogamer writer spent about an hour playing Nintendo Switch Sports Resort at Gamescom. The Switch 2 exclusive includes 12 motion-controlled events, six returning from 2022's Nintendo Switch Sports and six new. The writer's favourite, skateboarding, uses the Joy-Con in mouse mode on a table, alongside table tennis, thumb wrestling, archery and free-play prop plane and power boating.
The unannounced Xbox Elite Series 3 controller has leaked again, with details datamined from the backend of Xbox's Design Lab website and posted to Reddit. The listing points to Hall Effect and TMR sticks, advanced haptics, impulse triggers, a dedicated audio scroll wheel, customisable faceplates and multiple d-pad choices. Xbox reportedly plans to sell Base and Complete versions, both with an optional haptics motor, for four products in total.
IGN has corroborated Insider Gaming's report that Ubisoft plans to relaunch Watch Dogs: Legion next year with a revamped Director's Cut. Legion launched in 2020 to a tepid reception, and the franchise has since been rested with no all-new game believed to be in development. There is reportedly a push to do more with Legion early next year.
According to a verified Reddit post, GameStop will charge up to $1,500 for used PS5 Pros, with digital units at up to $1,399.99 and disc-drive units at up to $1,499.99. The original correspondence mentions 16th October as the date for the hike, but the retailer's official website already reflects the change. In a leaked message, the retailer said the pre-owned console having a higher price than the new console is intentional, amid light PS5 Pro supply and rising demand ahead of GTA 6.
PS5 jailbreaking has accelerated sharply over the past week, with a new jailbreak working on firmware v7.00 through v13.60; v13.60 shipped in July, so most consoles not on the latest system software are affected. Using AI tools, modders have installed emulators ranging from Switch to the original Xbox on the console, though performance is patchy, while PC emulation of PS5 is also advancing and several exclusives such as Demon's Souls can now run on PC. The rush has also driven up used hardware prices, with GameStop charging up to $1,500 for a used PS5 Pro.
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The Silver Pines review roundup shows an 87 average and 94% recommended across 17 reviews on OpenCritic. The game launches October 8 on PC and all consoles, blending 2D survival horror with Metroidvania exploration, with critics praising its art and atmosphere while noting clunky combat.
Game Informer's Brian Shea spent an hour with Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, returning to a renovated Wuhu Island that can be explored by Skateboard, Prop Plane, and Power Cruiser. Thumb Wrestling, Archery, Boxing, Table Tennis, and Bowling all use Joy-Con motion controls, and modes include hundred-pin Bowling and Island Crown, where players face 20 CPU characters across nine sports and take on each sport's Island Legend. The game arrives on Switch 2 on October 22.
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, Ubisoft's 2024 sequel to Valiant Hearts: The Great War, appeared on Xbox Game Pass last week with no acknowledgement from Ubisoft or Xbox, and is playable for Ultimate subscribers on Series X|S, PC and Cloud. Don't Fret from Digital Pajamas was also promoted as coming to Game Pass, but PR said the studio has no plans to join this winter and the trailer was a mistake.
Publisher GRYPHLINE and developer Mountain Contour announced that Arknights: Endfield's 'Sanctuary of Ink' version update will launch on October 15 alongside its Steam release. The update adds a new main story chapter, two playable Operators, Si and Argent Flow, the Indigo Experimental Operation for Contingency Contract, and a countryside inn management activity. The Steam version supports cross-platform progression so existing players can continue on Talos-II.
Final Fantasy 14's crossover with Fall Guys is officially returning to Eorzea this week for a limited time. The Square Enix MMO, which has run for over a decade, has previously collaborated with other Final Fantasy titles, NieR: Automata, and Monster Hunter.
Resolution Games has announced that its dark fantasy roguelite dice-builder GrimKeep will launch for PS5 and PC via Steam on November 30 for $14.99. A PC demo is available now through Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition, which runs from October 19 to 26. The full game will feature seven playable heroes, seven dice types, 30 unlockable hero skills, more than 200 items, and more than 60 unique monsters.
Switch Sports Resort is the fifth game in the Sports franchise, and an extended hands-on covered eight sports and activities, about half of them returning from previous entries. Three events—Skateboarding, Prop Plane, and Power Cruising—use Joy-Con in novel ways for time-limited free-roaming exploration around Wuhu Island, though their long-term longevity remains unclear.
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Switch Sports Resort is a Switch 2 exclusive and a follow-up to 2022's Nintendo Switch Sports, with bowling, golf and tennis returning. In a hands-on preview, the author notes it also offers something for fans of Wave Race, Pilotwings and Punch-Out!!, including a solid skateboarding mode reminiscent of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
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