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  1. Nintendo Life10

    Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (10th October)

    Nintendo Life editors share their weekend gaming plans, including Silent Hill: Townfall on PS5, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on Switch 2, and revisiting the Kingdom Hearts series. This week's reviews include The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Remastered at 9/10 and Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen at 9/10. Rumours also resurfaced about Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire coming to Switch, and Nintendo announced a new Switch 2 hardware bundle for Japan.

  2. IGN62

    Magic: The Gathering's Marvel: Darkhold Destiny Revealed, Launches April 9, 2027 With Preorders Live

    Wizards of the Coast announced the Magic: The Gathering crossover set Marvel: Darkhold Destiny at New York Comic Con, with a release date of April 9, 2027 and preorders open at local game stores, TCGplayer, Amazon and other retailers. The set covers Marvel's supernatural side and includes the main card set, Commander decks, Scene Boxes and collector-focused designs, with Commander precons Lords of Hel, Gods of Asgard, Strange Academy and Midnight Sons. An original story developed with Marvel will introduce a new original character and be adapted into a Marvel Comics release written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, arriving digitally in February 2027 and physically in April. Magik is the only hero confirmed for the set so far.

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    Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen — All Norgan Sphinx Sage Riddle Solutions

    Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen's Norgan region main quest requires solving three Sphinx riddles. The Riddle of the Body has you rest at the Norgandian Settlement inn until morning, defeat the rampaging giant north of the village for the Mournful Giant's Tusk, and earn a Norgan Portcrystal. The Riddle of the Soul requires defeating the lesser dragon Fimbl in the Beorcan Stronghold for the Frozen Wyrmslife Crystal and 3,000 Rift Crystals, while the Riddle of the Will needs the Decorative Brooch from the Mountain Stronghold for an Eternal Wakestone.

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    Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen — All Commission Supply Locations and The Snatching-Beast Quest Guide

    In Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, a Snowfoot has stolen five Commission supply items, and players must recover all five for the best outcome. The Thermal Supplies sit on the lower level behind breakable barrels, while the Rare Curatives and Rare Armor are found at the rear of the Snatching-Beast's cave. The Curative Supplies hide in a breakable crate on a ledge to the right of the lair entrance, and the Rare Weaponry is behind breakable crates on the right side of the fight room.

  8. Rock Paper Shotgun8

    What are we all playing this weekend?

    Rock Paper Shotgun's team shares what they're playing this weekend, including the demo for the turn-based ship-salvaging game Ablahshikar and The Witcher 3's new coat of paint. One writer plans to try a Titanfall 2 VR mod, while another is finally playing Dorfromantik.

  10. Eurogamer12

    What we've been playing - "It's pure video game popcorn movie stuff"

    Eurogamer's regular What We've Been Playing column returns with editors Dom and Bertie sharing their current games. Dom is back in Gears of War: E-Day on Xbox Series X, praising the Horde Siege mode's open-ended maps and cross-squad interplay as "pure video game popcorn movie stuff." Bertie is stretching out The Blood of Dawnwalker on PS5, reloading a save to explore more of the world and making a deal with the vampire Xanthe before Brencis' coronation.

  12. 机核19

    Pixel JRPG Fantasy Idle Expedition with 91 Classes Launches on Steam

    Fantasy Idle Expedition, a pixel JRPG idle game developed by One Interactive Studio and published by Infini Fun, launched on Steam on October 9 at 36 yuan with a 20% discount for the first two weeks. The game features 91 sub-classes derived from 7 main classes and over 200 equipment pieces, with two DLCs, the Supporter Pack and Starter Pack, released alongside it.

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    Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 3 closes with Tekken's Reina in December

    SNK announced that Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will crossover with the Tekken series, with Reina joining as the sixth DLC character of Season 3 in December. Season 3 is built around the concept of characters burdened by revenge and adds seven DLC characters in total, with Mikey and Draken arriving together in October's fourth drop and Raoh in November. Reina, who debuted in Tekken 8, will see her fighting style merged with the REV system of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

  17. Nintendo Life53

    Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves announces Tekken crossover, Reina arrives in December

    SNK announced that Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will crossover with the Tekken series, with Tekken 8's Reina coming to all platforms this December. She joins the Season 3 DLC roster alongside Rick Strowd, Duck King and Kim Kaphwan (available now), Manjiro Sano and Ken Ryuguji (October 2026) and Laocorn (November 2026). Season Pass 3 costs $19.99, and a Switch 2 demo arrives on 22nd October 2026.

  18. 游戏LOOK67

    Grasshopper Manufacture splits from NetEase as Suda51 announces independence from October 1

    Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda said on September 30 that the studio left NetEase Games by mutual agreement and became independent again from October 1. NetEase acquired the studio from Gung Ho in October 2021 with a goal of three high-profile original titles over ten years; the period produced a remaster of Shadows of the Damned and Romeo is a Dead Man, released on February 10, 2026, whose Steam sales were estimated at about 50,000. Apart from the self-running GPTRACK50 and Studio Flare, whose status is undisclosed, NetEase has now divested all the Japanese studios it founded or acquired, while its Japanese publishing and operations teams remain unaffected.

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    Ubisoft to shut down Rainbow Six Mobile's international servers as Tencent's Rainbow Six Siege China version stays in testing

    Ubisoft Montreal said in an open letter on October 8 that Rainbow Six Mobile's international servers will shut down, staying open until January 15, 2027, with the next season still launching as planned next week and no further content updates after that. The game launched on February 23 this year, running for less than eight months. The piece notes that Tencent's 2024 license covers the multi-platform Rainbow Six Mobile, run domestically by its K9 team, while the PC title Rainbow Six Siege's China version received its license in January 2026 and began a second test round including paid content on September 15.

  24. 游戏LOOK22

    Developer Claims Scammer Used AI to Clone His Game and Demanded $200 to Not Publish It on Steam, Fellow Devs Scoff

    An indie developer posted on Reddit's indie dev board claiming someone used AI to clone his game demo from social media videos and demanded $200 to not publish it on Steam first. Commenters noted Steam charges a $100 listing fee and that the AI video showed broken physics and enemies spawning off-map, so it wasn't a playable game. Users then found he never shared his email publicly and that he had threatened other developers with an AI clone three weeks earlier, suggesting a staged stunt.

  25. 游戏LOOK36

    New Hit in Tactics Card Mini Games? "Elite Legion" Lands in WeChat Top 20 Best-Selling Chart!

    "Elite Legion," a tactics card mini game published by Nanjing Yuanrong Network, has stayed within the WeChat mini game best-selling chart's Top 20 since launching during National Day, peaking in the top ten. The game features a Red Alert theme with tactics card PvP and human-vs-AI combat, and monetizes through in-app purchases and rewarded video ads.

  26. 游戏LOOK62

    Delta Force hits 58 million DAU in China as overseas extraction shooters struggle

    Delta Force announced on October 8 that its China server DAU passed 58 million, up from the 50 million reported in March. The piece traces its growth since launching in September 2024 and contrasts it with overseas extraction shooters, including KRAFTON ending development of PUBG: Black Budget on October 1 and Arc Raiders falling from a 481,000 concurrent peak to under 50,000 in June before recovering to 131,388 after the Frostline update on October 8. It credits frequent updates, cross-platform play and esports for the game's long-term run while noting a mismatch between overseas preference for PVE and domestic preference for PVP.

  28. Polygon22

    Pokémon Go Zorua Community Day event guide

    Pokémon Go is holding a Zorua Community Day on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 2-5 p.m. local time, featuring only the original Unovan Zorua with a high shiny chance. Bonuses include tripled catch XP, doubled candy, doubled XL candy chance for level 31+ trainers, three-hour Incense, and one-hour Lure Modules. Evolving Zorua into Zoroark from 2-9 p.m. local time grants the fast move Sucker Punch.

  30. Nintendo Life37

    Video: Dragon's Dogma 2 Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch 2 & PS5)

    YouTube channel ElAnalistaDeBits has released a side-by-side graphics comparison of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on Switch 2 and PS5. The Switch 2 version runs at an upscaled 1080p in handheld and 1440p docked, hovering around 40fps, with frame generation toggled on delivering the equivalent of 60fps. The game arrived on Switch 2 this week with the Dark Arisen expansion, and a free character creator is available on the eShop.

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    Jianxia World 4: Infinite sets October 15 open beta, studio posts letter after producer's departure

    Xishanju's Jianxia World 4: Infinite is set for a full-platform open beta on October 15, billed as the final entry in the Jianxia World mobile series with a stated plan to run for 20 years starting in 2026. On October 9 the team published a long letter answering questions about monetization and design, describing the game as a pure MMO built on free trading, open-world PvP and large-scale guild GvG, with tighter control of stat gaps than games that claim not to sell stats. After the departure of key figure Guo Weiwei and continued pressure on the company's game business, the announcement sparked a trust crisis in the player community, prompting two letters and closed comment sections.

  32. 游戏LOOK66

    Ace Combat 8 sells 1 million copies in a week with 81% positive Steam reviews amid debate

    Ace Combat 8 has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling mainline entry in the series. It has 16,000 Steam reviews with an 81% positive rate and a peak of 52,000 concurrent players. The article notes that its retro close-range dogfighting, which downplays stealth, electronic warfare, and beyond-visual-range combat, drew criticism from Chinese players over outdated design, PC performance, and Simplified Chinese localization.

  34. 机核13

    G-Cores Industry × Phantom Blade Zero Collab Display Space Visuals Revealed

    G-Cores Industry has revealed the visuals for its "G-Cores Industry × Phantom Blade Zero" collaboration display space, set at booth A09 during the Beijing stop of the Fusion Carnival. The space will offer early offline launch of the full collab apparel line and display actual props used in game development, including protagonist "Soul's" signature blade, a mask, and the lion head of lion dance boss "Blaze." The Beijing Fusion Carnival runs October 24-25 at Shougang International Convention Center Hall 1, with online sales starting October 29 alongside the game's launch.

  35. 机核17

    Hit Academy Brings 15 Student Games to Beijing Nuclear Fusion B12 Booth

    Hit Academy will showcase 15 student games at booth B12 during Beijing Nuclear Fusion 2026, held October 24-25 at Shougang International Convention Center. The lineup spans strategy, puzzle, and platformer titles including "玩个Gui2：天脊之下," "神代之烬," and "代号：大娘." The booth will also offer stamp collection, interactive raffles, and small merchandise giveaways.

  38. 机核62

    CDPR and Paramount announce a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film

    CDPR and Paramount Pictures announced a live-action film based on the Cyberpunk 2077 IP, developed with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. CD Projekt RED co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the team is pleased to work with Paramount and will share more details at the right time. As of July 3, Cyberpunk 2077 had sold 40 million copies and Phantom Liberty 15 million, with more than 184 developers working on the sequel.

  39. 机核58

    Microsoft announces a new Xbox PC client focused on speed and performance

    Microsoft announced a new Xbox PC client, codenamed Garrison, that focuses on speed and performance and is expected to open to Xbox Insider testers in the coming weeks, with a possible full launch this year. Microsoft said loading a personal library of more than 1,400 games is significantly faster, and players can more clearly tell downloadable games apart from those streamed via Xbox Cloud Gaming. The store page and game detail page are merged into a unified interface, and the client supports mouse, keyboard, and controller input.

  40. 机核52

    Sumo Digital announces Spider Spy: Agent 8 for February 11, 2027

    BAFTA-winning studio Sumo Digital announced that Spider Spy: Agent 8 will launch on February 11, 2027. Players control Agent 8, a tiny robotic spider built by British intelligence agency S.A.F.E, sneaking through a retro-futuristic 1970s spy world with tools such as a cutting torch and web grapple to stop the villainous S.I.N. The game features wall-and-ceiling crawling, environmental puzzles, and collectibles that reward replaying levels.