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
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@EurogamerAI score2222 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.
游戏LOOKAI score6262 Epic's Disney-partnered shooter delayed as project shifts to AI-first development
Bloomberg reported that Epic Games' Star Wars and Marvel shooter with Disney has been delayed over development progress and staffing shortages, and the project lead told the team production would move to an AI-first model with code no longer hand-written and art generated through a full AI workflow. Epic cut about 1,000 roles in March 2026, 20 percent of its staff, the same month the Star Wars project slipped. The game is led by an internal Epic team for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with no title or release plan announced.
GematsuAI score4242 1999 TOKOYO Building Launches November 10
1999 TOKOYO Building will launch for PC via Steam on November 10, publisher Kodansha and developer TOKOYO FUDOSAN announced. The neo-nostalgic horror adventure game supports English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese, and a demo featuring the first chapter (about two hours of gameplay) is available now.
GematsuAI score2222 Gundam Games 40th Anniversary Live Stream Set for October 28
Bandai Namco will host the "Gundam Games 40th Anniversary Live Stream" on October 28 at 20:00 JST, viewable on YouTube in English and Japanese. The broadcast includes a 60-minute console and PC games introduction covering the Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation series and Gundam Rogue Orbit, a 15-minute mobile games segment featuring 40th anniversary campaigns for titles like SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL, and a 15-minute additional information segment.
PC GamerAI score2828 Steam client update adds a bouncing logo screensaver that the author says almost never hits the corner
The Steam client received a major update today, and the previously beta-only screensaver for Big Picture Mode is now available to all users, defaulting to art from recently played games and recent screenshots, with custom screensavers also supported. Valve also offers a retro-inspired bouncing logo screensaver in which the Steam logo bounces around a black screen and changes color on each edge hit, which the author believes almost never lands a perfect corner hit. The update also improves startup performance, adds an experimental video codec called Pyrowave to Remote Play, and brings a host of tweaks and fixes for Linux users.
游戏LOOKAI score2222 Yoozoo AI Red Coast Lab's Yu Huasong: How AI Agents Reshape Game Creation and Interaction
Yu Huasong, head of Yoozoo Network's AI Innovation Institute Red Coast Lab, shared at the 2026 China Metaverse Conference that AI Agents have three major game applications: multimodal content generation, intelligent NPCs with memory and decision-making, and one-click game creation from an idea. He said AI now covers all six major scenarios and over 100 sub-scenarios within Yoozoo, and presented the content production system YOOLab and the development collaboration platform YOOSpark.
游戏LOOKAI score6666 South Korean lawmaker pushes Game Industry Promotion Act amendment over SOL: Enchant streamer spending dispute
South Korean lawmaker 김재원 raised the case of SOL: Enchant topping the charts alongside roughly 300 million won in streamer spending during an Oct. 12 parliamentary audit, and is seeking to amend the Game Industry Promotion Act to bar publishers from improperly buying in-game items or paying third parties to do so in order to lift sales rankings. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Game Rating and Administration Committee acknowledged no investigation was conducted, and current rules do not require separate disclosure of promotion spending. Netmarble said streamer promotion is one marketing method and that its contracts pay for marketing services, not for top-ups.
游戏LOOKAI score7171 Phantom Blade Zero interview: Liang Qiwei on a 30-hour run and the three layers of kung fu punk
With Phantom Blade Zero due on October 29, producer Liang Qiwei said in an interview at a closed-door preview in Beijing that a skilled run takes about 25 to 30 hours. He described the game as a three-layer pyramid, with a traditional ARPG base of maps, side quests and objectives, a middle layer borrowing some Souls-like vertical level design, and the combat shown in trailers on top. He said combat rewards aggression, with roughly 70 percent of a boss's qi depletion coming from combos and only about 30 percent from defensive parries, and that a mainline-only run yields about 50 to 60 percent of resources.
GematsuAI score6262 FreeStyle Football 2 launches December 3 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC
Publisher JOYCITY and developer WOORE announced that FreeStyle Football 2 will launch on December 3 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store. Pre-orders are open in Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate editions priced at $29.99, $39.99, and $69.99, with different outfit, item, and currency bonuses; the Deluxe and Ultimate editions also include early access. The game is a five-versus-five online team sports title in which each player controls one character in real time, and it includes a 10 to 20 hour chapter-based Story Mode, Competitive Leagues, and Club Tournaments.
Xbox WireSelectedAI score6262 Valor Mortis Launches Today on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass, Devs Share Combat Tips
Valor Mortis is available today on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass, with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Players control William, an Englishman who joins Napoleon's cause, in a plague-ravaged Europe. Developer One More Level shared combat tips: break enemy posture for heavy attacks or finishers, counter after blocking to restore lost health, aim at glowing weak points since ammo is scarce, and use Fire Transmutation to set enemies alight for finishers. Ambers change builds, such as Marksman's Bane parrying bullets for pistol rounds and Butcher's Carnage restoring health through melee at the cost of Ferrofluid Flask healing.
Why this: The development team breaks down Valor Mortis's parry, weak-point, and Amber build systems, useful before starting the game.
机核AI score3232 A 10,000-Word Breakdown of Silent Hill: Townfall's Story and Metaphors | WonderCores
A WonderCores episode breaks down the story and metaphors of Silent Hill: Townfall in a 10,000-word text. Half a month after release, the game's Steam reviews remain mixed, and the episode examines what its cryptic narrative tells and what details the studio hid. It also asks whether the game has truly damaged the Silent Hill name.
GematsuAI score4848 BUZZ or DIE Launches October 28
BUZZ or DIE, a point-and-click game published by Kodansha and developed by Bon, will launch on PC via Steam on October 28 with English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese support, and a demo is available now. Players join a man named Sagishima in a death-match game show for death row inmates, diving into opponents' mindscapes to turn secrets into short videos and win the most Likes.
机核AI score4444 Directive 8020 Multiplayer Mode Launches October 19
Supermassive Games has announced that the multiplayer mode for Directive 8020 will launch on October 19. The cinematic sci-fi horror adventure game is made by the team behind Until Dawn and The Quarry, and follows the colony ship Cassiopeia after it crash-lands on Tau Ceti f, where an alien organism that mimics its victims has infiltrated the crew.
机核AI score6060 New Warhammer Blood Bowl game enters playtesting
The new Warhammer Blood Bowl game has entered playtesting after Slitherine took over the series' publishing rights from NACON. Owners of Blood Bowl 3 get it free and keep their existing teams and cosmetic items. The game is built on its predecessor's foundation with the latest official tabletop rules, launches with 14 playable teams, and adds a 7-on-7 mode alongside the traditional 11-on-11.
机核AI score2828 Yiguan Yan Studio's Intuition-Based Rhythm Game Animal City Cafe Launches on Steam
Animal City Cafe, an intuition-based rhythm game from Chinese indie team Yiguan Yan Studio, launched on Steam on October 13 at 48 yuan, with a 10% first-week discount bringing it to 43.2 yuan. The game features 35 original tracks spanning Jazz, Pop and House, with players taking the role of a cafe owner. The studio also plans to add a level editor about a month after launch, letting players create charts, animations, music, sound effects and narrative content and share them via Steam Workshop.
触乐AI score2424 The Witcher Series Devs Talk The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past with a Chinese Narrative Designer
At the 2026 Redland event on Xiaohongshu, CD PROJEKT RED senior level designer and The Witcher 4 level design lead Miles Tost and Fool's Theory CEO Jakub Rokosz spoke with a Chinese narrative designer for an interview. They discussed making a new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past, building its new region Letten on Polish countryside traditions, and designing difficult choices that push players to question their own judgment.
游戏LOOKAI score7171 ARC Raiders hits 185,000 concurrents on Steam after 2.0 update as Embark moves to twice-yearly updates
ARC Raiders' 2.0 update, Frost Trail, launched on October 8 alongside a free-to-play period, and Steam concurrent players rose from about 10,000 in September to 185,000. The update adds the Pendora Pass map, the Outpost home system, tier-5 weapon upgrade paths and a reworked skill tree, while Embark drops monthly updates for twice-yearly deep updates. The article notes the free period as one driver and points to the October 13-20 PvE test, with Tencent's China server still in testing.
游戏LOOKAI score4040 Zilong's JackWalker Studio Reveals Realistic Fishing Game "Extreme Angler"
Zilong Games has released the first PV and gameplay demo for "Extreme Angler," a multiplayer realistic fishing game developed by JackWalker Studio, a sub-studio under Blackjack Studio. The game uses a high-precision physics simulation system that turns underwater lure and fish behavior into a real-time waveform display, with controller vibration feedback on PC. The debut version includes three fishing methods, with initial fishing spots drawn from the Qiantang River system and 47 fish species across three rarity tiers.
机核AI score5555 Raw Fury brings Deep Dish Dungeon, Kingdom III and Cassette Beasts 2002 to Beijing Gcores Fusion 2026
Indie publisher Raw Fury will show three new titles at Beijing Gcores Fusion 2026, with Deep Dish Dungeon launching October 13 on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox cloud gaming and Steam, plus Xbox handheld certification and Xbox Play Anywhere support. The other two are Kingdom III and Cassette Beasts 2002, the latter letting players import characters from the first Cassette Beasts and supporting online multiplayer. The show runs October 24 and 25, 2026 at the Shougang International Convention Center halls 1 and 3 in Beijing, with single-day tickets at 139 yuan full price and 129 yuan discounted on Bilibili Member Buy.
IGNAI score2323 Mick Gordon Plans to Take His Doom Concert Performance on the Road
Mick Gordon said at PAX Australia that his headline show at the UK's RADAR festival on August 1, 2027, is not meant to be a one-off, and he and his agency are discussing taking the Doom and Doom Eternal live show worldwide over the next two years. A few days after RADAR he will play the Brutal Assault Festival in the Czech Republic, a roughly 25,000-person metal festival held in a medieval castle. His soundtrack for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 arrives October 14 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version coming later.
机核AI score5858 Rhythm action roguelite Blade of Rhythm launches on Steam and consoles
RibCage Games has released its rhythm action roguelite Blade of Rhythm on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, priced at 55 RMB / 17.99 USD with a 10% first-week discount on Steam. The game uses no input quantization, so every attack fires the moment a key is pressed and only on-beat hits become more lethal. Its weapons are based on real instruments recorded in a studio, and reverb, flanger, and delay effects reshape both combat and the mix of each run.
机核AI score6262 The Immortal Legacy review roundup: Metacritic average sits at 77
The Immortal Legacy, a first-person soulslike from the creators of Ghostrunner, launches on October 13 and holds a Metacritic average of 77. IGN and Game Informer gave it 7, GameSpot and GamesRadar+ gave 6, Gamekult gave the lowest score at 5, and Destructoid gave the highest at 9, while Eurogamer did not score it. Several outlets cited limited enemy variety, few bosses, reused late-game levels and assets, and crashes during review, with the developers reportedly addressing many of these in a day-one patch.
Reddit · r/GamesAI score2323 Steam Cooking Fest 2026 Is Now Live, Discounts and Demos Through October 19
Steam Cooking Fest 2026 is now live, running from October 12–19 and highlighting cooking-focused games such as restaurant management, co-op cooking, and food truck sims. The event offers discounts on released games, playable demos, and upcoming titles to browse, and ends on October 19 at 10 AM PDT / 5 PM UTC.