Wardogs Season 2 launches next week, letting players gamble on their own in-game performance. The game uses a cash-based economy where every action rewards in-game money, and a new wager vendor will let players raise the stakes each time they respawn.
Nivalis Nights is a story-heavy shop simulation with light relationship building, where conversations affect four attitudes toward the player—friendly, combative, romantic, and savvy—but dialogue options are not clearly marked. Lead writer Thomas Welsh said the opaque romance system was an intentional choice rather than a tested alternative. Some characters' romantic paths are obvious, for comedic effect.
Nintendo's boss has officially commented on whether Grand Theft Auto 6 could come to Switch, but a release may not be in the cards anytime soon. The game launches Nov. 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, with PC players waiting as is Rockstar's tradition. Some had hoped the Switch 2 would prove powerful enough for a GTA 6 release.
Richard Garriott is about to take the Ultima rights back from Electronic Arts. He released the first Ultima in 1981 and a decade later sold the series and his studio Origin Systems to EA for $30 million. He later worked on the MMO Tabula Rasa and spent time as a private astronaut.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic (Steam) is $13.99 on Fanatical https://buff.ly/1iCARFG #ad
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (Switch 2) Standard/Collector's Edition up for preorder at LRG ($49.99/$99.99) https://buff.ly/p4OCquG #ad
Crazy Taxi: World Tour | Welcome to Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdStLWu0RAs
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Nintendo of America president Devon Pritchard said a GTA 6 release on Switch 2 is "a conversation for Take-Two and Rockstar," with nothing to announce on Nintendo's end. She added that Nintendo has historically been "for ages 5 to 95" and wants to offer a diversity of experiences on its system. The Switch 2 is more powerful than its predecessor and can run games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 remaster.
IGN revisits "Reuniting the Families," the penultimate mission of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' opening act, calling it the peak of Rockstar's cinematic mission design. Inside the Jefferson Motel, CJ fights through scripted corridors to rescue his brother Sweet, turning the open world into a third-person cover shooter two years before Gears of War. The piece argues players should experience this mission before GTA 6 arrives.
Why Nivalis Nights intentionally avoided transactional romances https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/i-was-nice-to-you-three-times-in-a-row-so-can-i-have-one-sex-please-why-nivalis-nights-intentionally-avoided-transactional-romances/
This episode of the AI and Games podcast discusses Japanese studios' concerns about generative AI and the Google Playground announcement. It also covers what to expect at this year's AI and Games Conference and revisits highlights from this week's newsletter.
Charlie Cox said he recorded around 40 hours of lines for an unnamed SEGA game that has not been released yet. He added that the team had apparently expected him to be American, so he had to perform the lines in an accent.
MOUZ deny FURIA comeback on Nuke to take the lead in the quarter-final 😮💨
As of October 1, Valve has given developers access to frame rate data reported by Steam Deck users, showing what percentage of sessions run at each frame rate. The data is only from users who opt in, and Valve claims a majority of Steam Deck players have opted in. Developers can use it to adjust graphical options, though it currently only applies to Verified games and can't be used in the verification process.
WoW: Forever dev says 'there's a real longing for that slower, more deliberate pace' in MMOs https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-forever-dev-says-theres-a-real-longing-for-that-slower-more-deliberate-pace-in-mmos-a-deliberate-pushback-on-this-go-go-go-nature/
Steam Deck compatibility could be about to get much better https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/valve-is-telling-devs-how-well-their-games-actually-run-on-steam-deck-with-real-world-data/
Amanita Design announced Machinarium 2, a sequel to the 2009 puzzle adventure, with no release date yet but a trailer out now. The game again stars the robots Josef and Berta, and this time players switch between them to solve puzzles with their different abilities, while the text-free communication through speech bubble icons, symbols and gestures remains. After escaping the city of Machinarium the pair crash-land in the barrens and find a hidden valley home to two robot tribes, one in the Elektrona monastery and one in the city of Oilton below, both slowly running out of power. Composer Tomáš Dvořák returns, and the game supports gamepads from the start while keeping point-and-click controls.
The Galaxies Showcase returns on October 15 with announcements from ZA/UM, Embark Studios, and Frontier Developments, among many others. The stream starts at 12pm PT and can be watched on IGN's YouTube channel, Facebook, and Twitch. Other participating companies include Krafton, Square Enix Collective, Team17, Raw Fury, and Saber Interactive.
Everything to know about Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, from its place in the franchise's timeline to the technicality of its mechanics. No further details such as platforms or release date are given.
Nintendo of America president Devon Pritchard declined to say whether GTA 6 is coming to Switch 2, saying that is a conversation for Take-Two and Rockstar and that she has nothing to announce. GTA 6 is currently confirmed only for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S when it launches on November 19. A May 2025 report said Rockstar was running tests on bringing GTA 6 to Switch 2, though that did not mean the game was planned for the platform.
100 Thieves defeated Nongshim RedForce 2-1 in a lower bracket do-or-die match at Champions Shanghai, eliminating the Korean team from the tournament. 100T took Summit 13-5, NS won Sunset 13-9, and 100T closed out Ascent 13-1. bang topped the server with a 1.27 rating.
BIG has announced the signing of Pavle "Maden" Bošković to its academy team, where the 27-year-old will take on the in-game leader role. Maden was previously benched by fnatic before becoming a free agent, and said he wants to lead a team and help young players grow. BIG Academy's roster also includes prosus, doni, aZe and 16-year-old Hrdina, with sprayxd as coach.
Ghost of Yotei Gets More Complete with PS5 Patch Fixing Bugs and Black Screens
A MachineGames sale is running on Steam with big discounts on Indiana Jones and Wolfenstein. It's a good chance to catch up on the Wolfenstein series.
Pony Island 2's free Steam playtest is now live for anyone who doesn't mind it being "incomplete and subpar." The developer's own words describe the build that way.
Shadow of the Road delayed to March 10, 2027 https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/shadow-of-the-road-delayed-to-march-10-2027
Nintendo Life has opened its six-monthly "Games We Missed" callout, asking the community to recommend Switch 1 and Switch 2 games the site has not reviewed. In April the feature highlighted 31 unreviewed Switch games. Submissions are capped at 100 words per game, one entry per game, and must be sent via the Contact page under the subject "Switch eShop Hidden Gems"; these games will not be reviewed.
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America brings new games to the eShop, including KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III], Order of the Sinking Star and Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, all released on 8th October for Nintendo Switch 2 at $74.99, $29.99 and $39.99 respectively. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on 9th October for $49.99.
Publisher Owlcat Games and developer Another Angle Games have delayed the story-driven turn-based RPG Shadow of the Road from its previously planned November 12, 2026 release date to March 10, 2027. It will be available for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. The extra time will be used to polish tactical encounters, fine-tune combat balance, and refine the progression systems.
Trivia Murder Party 3 still needs some work, but that's what early access is for. https://www.siliconera.com/preview-trivia-murder-party-3-has-a-ways-to-go-to-match-the-sequel/
Xenogears lives... via a new Bring Arts figure from Square Enix.
Fortnitemares power hours are happening in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 on Saturday, Oct. 10. During these power hours, the drop rate for Spooky Dash sprites, The Deer sprites, and Vampire sprites will be increased.
Christopher B. Didriksen, a student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, based his Master's thesis on a biometric system that identifies Counter-Strike 2 players by their mouse and keyboard movements. In a dataset of more than 1,000 players, keyboard use identified the right player 98% of the time, and the method found unreported smurfs. He proposes the system could work alongside Valve Anti-Cheat and Trust Factor, and his thesis received an A.
In Arc Raiders' Pendola Pass, Storm Huts only appear on the map and become accessible when the Flash Freeze weather event hits. They function as small loot rooms containing crafting materials like the Epoxy Bucket, Insulation Roll, and Radial Press, plus a Mountaineer Detector and gun cases. Rather than sheltering in any building during the cold, players can rush a Storm Hut to loot while waiting out the storm.
PC Gamer ran a knockout tournament of graphical effects, and in a final poll of close to 2,000 entries, motion blur beat chromatic aberration 80% to 20% as the worst effect in games. The author concedes motion blur can occasionally help at low frame rates, especially on consoles, and in genres like racing games, and is usually optional on PC. Still, because it is often on by default, he turns it off in the settings menu of every game he boots.
World of Warcraft: Forever associate production director Clay Stone says there's a real longing for a slower, more deliberate pace in MMOs, calling it a deliberate pushback on the "go go go" nature. He pointed to the success of Classic, the 2023 response to Hardcore, and players who skipped Season of Discovery because seasons felt ephemeral. Stone says Blizzard is deliberately building WoW Forever to answer whether it's too late to start with an emphatic "no."
Charlie Cox said at New York Comic Con that he has recorded around 40 hours of dialogue for an as-yet-unannounced Sega game, a role that required him to perform in an American accent. Cox, who previously voiced Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, said the game "doesn't have a name yet." Fans online have already begun speculating the project could be Persona 6.
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When the weather turns bad in Arc Raiders' Pendola Pass, head to a Storm Hut for some great looting https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/when-the-weather-turns-foul-in-arc-raiders-pendola-pass-take-a-trip-to-a-storm-hut-theyre-some-of-the-best-loot-spots-ive-found/