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  1. Eurogamer62

    EA Sports FC 27 review: slower on-pitch play and the new Grounds social hub

    Eurogamer's review finds EA Sports FC 27 makes meaningful changes on the pitch, with slower, weightier matches, more manual defending, and AI teammates holding greater distance. The new Grounds is an online social hub with three open areas and Rush modes, which the review treats as a sideshow. Ultimate Team is largely unchanged apart from the Gallery and faster squad-building challenges, while Career mode adds Dynamic OVR and a reworked transfer negotiation menu with a tension meter.

  2. Kotaku12

    I'm Enjoying My Villain Era In Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader

    After being hooked by the Warhammer 40,000 short in Amazon's Secret Level and the Horus Heresy novels, the author picked up Owlcat Games' Rogue Trader and chose the Commissar class, which lets you shoot allies in the back to make them stronger. The top-down CRPG lets the author play as a "not quite a villain" in the grim dark future, with choices like believing in the Emperor's power echoing the source material.

  3. Rock Paper Shotgun36

    Timeloop metroidvania Echo Weaver locks almost nothing off and dares you to break it

    Moonlight Kids' timeloop metroidvania Echo Weaver gives players almost everything needed to finish it from the very first moment, with knowledge as the only real gain. Its glaive can be thrown, recalled, and teleported to, letting players skip platforming and puzzles and even reach endgame areas early. After four hours, Rock Paper Shotgun calls it a vivid, freeform Metroidy puzzler with minimal combat and a few rough edges.

  4. PC Gamer21

    Peter Molyneux explains the origin story of Black & White's famous creatures: 'It was originally a monster. It wasn't a cute creature'

    Peter Molyneux revealed in an interview that Black & White's iconic giant animal creatures were originally designed as monsters, not cute creatures. His final god game, Masters of Albion, just received a major update that added mysterious colossal structures, though the game currently lacks Black & White-style titanic creatures.

  5. IGN60

    Silver Pines preview: a survival horror metroidvania squeezed into 2.5D

    After about five hours with Silver Pines, IGN's Tristan Ogilvie says Wych Elm Games has folded Silent Hill and Resident Evil style survival horror into a 2.5D metroidvania. Tools such as a box cutter, sledgehammer, sewer key, and pistol open new routes as players solve puzzles, fight enemies, and search for missing singer Eddie Velvet. The author notes it is the debut release from a core team of five and is out now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.

  6. 机核55

    Hands-on with Muramasa: The Strange Tale: HD visuals and custom ougi

    The author played Muramasa: The Strange Tale on PC and found it keeps the original combat and art while adding HD visuals with more detail than the Wii and PSV versions. The demo used the Shura difficulty with Momohime and reached the second main-story boss, focusing on the new custom ougi system. Ougi are unlocked by raising weapon proficiency and can be freely equipped to ground and air slots, allowing up to nine ougi at once including those tied to the three weapons.

  7. Nintendo Life34

    Witcher 3 Remastered Switch 2 Update To Improve "Image Clarity And Sharpness"

    CD Projekt Red says it is working on an update for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered that will bring closer parity with other versions, including the same global changes, and improve Switch 2-specific aspects such as image clarity and sharpness. After the remaster launched on multiple platforms last week, players reported "blurry" visuals on Switch 2, and CDPR said it was also looking to address "bloom effect" issues across all platforms. More information is expected in the following days.

  8. 机核40

    "Many Melodies I Wrote 18 Years Ago": An Interview with Blade of the Shadow Music Director Bo Caisheng

    Blade of the Shadow music director Bo Caisheng said in a Gcores interview that the melody for heroine Xiaokui was written 18 years ago when he was in high school for Rain Blood, and that the series' melodic lineage continues in this game. He described his role this time as more like a "music director," using level footage to feel the player's flow before doing sound design, and blending rock, electronic, metal and Chinese folk instruments. The game launches on October 29, 2026.

  9. IGN62

    IGN Preview: Phantom Blade Zero Might Be This Year's Most Stylish Action Game

    After six hours of hands-on play, IGN says S-GAME's Phantom Blade Zero has the smoothest and most satisfying action since Sekiro, with tight parries, distinct weapons, and plenty of optional bosses, side quests, and hidden areas. The preview also notes infrequent but fairly severe framerate drops on a capable PC, and that the game launches only on PS5 at the end of this month. The story was only seen through first-act setup, so its payoff remains unclear.

  10. 机核42

    Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Free Roguelite Mode "Q's Trials" and "Section 31" DLC Now Live

    Daedalic Entertainment and developer gameXcite have released the free Roguelite mode "Q's Trials" for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, alongside the second DLC "Section 31." The mode is available to all base game owners, while the DLC can be purchased separately or through the expansion pass, adding the U.S.S. Section 31 ship and three exclusive heroes. The content is now available on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

  11. Push Square62

    Preview: Phantom Blade Zero Is the Next Truly Essential PS5 Game

    Push Square played six hours of Phantom Blade Zero in Beijing and found its combat system and boss fights to be the standout. Basic attacks do not consume the Sha-Chi stamina gauge, while blocking, dodging, and Sha-Chi strikes do, and performing them charges an Essence attack. There is no death penalty, enemies do not respawn, and difficulty can be switched from the pause menu, so the author argues it is not a Soulslike. The story follows protagonist Soul, who receives a new heart that leaves him 66 days to live, and the game launches in a few weeks.

  12. GameSpot42

    The Best Detail Of Phantom Blade 0 Was Never Explained

    After six hours of hands-on time with Phantom Blade 0 in LA, the boss design, soundtrack, and wide linear environments stood out, with the motion-captured martial arts combat as the highlight. A unique and unexpected detail during combat was later confirmed in a talk with director and CEO Soulframe Liang, shedding light on what S-Game is trying to accomplish.

  13. 触乐62

    Blade of the Phantom preview: a fairly complete journey of exploration and combat

    Chuapp attended a closed-door offline playtest of Blade of the Phantom at the invitation of Lingyoufang, and the build on offer was said to differ little from the upcoming release. The roughly five-hour session covered the first chapter's large map, hidden areas and hidden bosses, a small part of chapter two and two late-game bosses. The author found the level design carried hidden Metroidvania elements, with the first chapter's map split into three vertical layers plus a hidden layer, and the shadow armaments serving as both sub-weapons and exploration tools.

  14. Game Informer52

    Phantom Blade Zero Hands-On Preview: Level Exploration and the Lion Dance Boss

    The author played Phantom Blade Zero at Gamescom, covering the opening tutorial, Soul's clash with his brother Zuoshang, and the carriage ambush that ends in a valley crash. He found the level design circuitous and interesting, called Soul the fastest ladder climber he has controlled, and said the game feels more forgiving than Souls-likes. The session skipped to the Lion Dance boss, whose second stage raises pillars and lets players grab a lion mask to fight back after clearing minions.

  15. Gematsu41

    The Road of Dust and Sorrow Launches December 3

    The Road of Dust and Sorrow will launch on December 3 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC via Steam, publisher Silver Lining Interactive and developer Painted Black Games announced. The story-driven pixel art survival horror game is inspired by '90s classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, following Katherine and her daughter Ava as they search for safety in a fallen world.

  16. PC Gamer62

    Muramasa: Revenant Blades preview: 108 swords and a reworked PC skill system

    Muramasa: Revenant Blades is Vanillaware's first PC release, 17 years after Muramasa: The Demon Blade launched on the Nintendo Wii. In a hands-on preview, the writer describes a new skill system for all 108 blades, with three ground and three air abilities equippable across three swappable swords. Enemies now have fixed levels instead of scaling with the player, and blocking wears down a sword until it snaps, pushing players toward combos and blade swapping.

  17. Rock Paper Shotgun21

    The Witcher 3 Remastered Patch 5.01 Improves Bloom and Lighting Issues

    CD Projekt Red has released Patch 5.01 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, improving bloom along with tone mapping, character lighting, ray tracing, and path tracing. The patch also fixes PC-specific GPU bugs, including enabling unsupported graphics settings, the game selecting the wrong GPU, DLSS or XeSS being applied on unsupported GPUs, and the GTAO Quality setting resetting after restart. Gameplay fixes cover ladder interaction animations, Geralt colliding with dead enemies on Aard finishers, Vesemir repeating lines after multiple Quen uses, delayed dodging, and stamina drain when sprinting and dodging simultaneously.

  18. IGN40

    Final Fantasy VII Revelation Announces an NPC-ified Version of Shiva Voiced by Marisha Ray | NYCC 2026

    Final Fantasy VII Revelation revealed at its New York Comic Con panel that Critical Role performer Marisha Ray is voicing "Polydroid Shiva," a version of the summon who appears to announce a snowboarding minigame. Matt Mercer, who voices Vincent Valentine, said Shiva is Ray's favorite summon in the whole series. The game releases on April 8, 2027.

  19. Push Square38

    Cyberpunk 2077 Is the Next Game Set for a Live-Action Film

    Paramount Pictures will make a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film, with CD Projekt Red involved and Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached as producer, according to Deadline. Bonaventura's credits include G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Transformers: The Last Knight, Madame Web, The Meg, and Pet Sematary. The Cyberpunk universe was previously adapted into the Edgerunners anime TV show, which ran for two seasons.

  20. Rock Paper Shotgun42

    Prospice: Anomalous Logistics is SnowRunner, except you haul the body parts of eldritch gods

    Prospice: Anomalous Logistics is an off-road driving game from Forklift Interactive and Code Wakers that plays like SnowRunner but is set in an eldritch horror world. As a Pathfinder for the Fenrir Directive on Nastrondey Island, you ferry staff, equipment and "findings" between bases. The demo adds unreliable map signals, Navspire landmarks and on-foot exploration that degrades your vision the further you stray from your truck.

  21. Rock Paper Shotgun40

    Volatiles turns Betrayal at House on the Hill-style tile-by-tile map building into a gory survival shooter

    Volatiles is an action game from 11 Bit Studios and Team Instant Defeat in which you wake in a strange facility and are dunked into a sensory deprivation tank to fight monsters in your mind. Each roguelike run starts with a single tile; defeating a wave lets you level up, place another tile, expand the map, bolster your skills and summon a new wave of enemies. Game director Ian Dovhan says the map-building idea came from Dorfromantik, not Blue Prince.

  22. Pure Xbox38

    Mafia 3 Gets Free 60FPS Upgrade on Xbox Series X|S, Full Patch Notes Revealed

    Mafia 3 has received a free 60FPS upgrade on Xbox Series X|S, available now for digital owners who may need to search for the Xbox Series X|S version manually on the Xbox Store. Real-time cinematics play at 60FPS while some pre-rendered ones remain at 30FPS, and the patch also addresses Trophy and Achievement tracking, story mission progression, and visual consistency issues. There's no word yet on whether Mafia 2 will get the same treatment.

  23. Kotaku22

    Travis Willingham on Taking Over Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII Revelation

    At New York City Comic-Con, Travis Willingham discussed taking over the role of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII Revelation after Tyler Hoechlin stepped down due to scheduling conflicts. Willingham said Japanese voice actor Toshiyuki Morikawa was his "North Star" for the character, adding that "there's nothing more dangerous than the villain in the room that doesn't need to shout to be heard." The panel also confirmed Marisha Ray will join the game as Polydroid Shiva when Revelation launches on April 8.

  24. Gematsu41

    Strange Scaffold announces narrative tactics game Gods With Badges for PC

    Strange Scaffold has announced Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game for PC via Steam in 2027. It is a resurrection and reinterpretation of a cancelled project by Artificer, originally conceived as Hard Justice. Players control disgraced officer Harrow McClellan in the dystopian city of Scarhelm, making dialogue and combat choices that shape her relationships and can disable her body camera.

Oct 8Thu
  1. Xbox Wire36

    Free Play Days – ARC Raiders, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Little Nightmares III, Screamer, and More

    Xbox Free Play Days runs October 8 to 11, with Screamer and Family Man free for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members, while ARC Raiders is free for all Xbox members. High On Life 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Little Nightmares III and Rogue Waters are also available as timed trials, with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 including Update 2.0.

  2. Eurogamer36

    Witcher 3 Remastered patch 5.01 rolls out on PC and console, separate Switch 2 patch planned to address blurry visuals

    CD Projekt Red has released patch 5.01 for The Witcher 3 Remastered on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, adding Bloom, Light Shafts and Depth of Field options to consoles and fixing issues such as delayed dodging, stamina draining while sprinting and dodging, and boats moving uncontrollably. The studio also said it is working on a Switch 2 update to bring "closer parity between all versions of the game" and improve image clarity and sharpness, with more information coming in the "following days".