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  1. Kotaku22

    Blizzard Added a Working Torch to WoW: Forever and We Hiked Across Azeroth to Get It

    Players recently discovered a new toy in World of Warcraft: Forever called the Night Watchman's Torch, which lets a character hold a light-producing torch while still keeping a weapon equipped. A Kotaku writer set out on a level 14 Horde character from Mulgore, traveling through the Barrens and Orgrimmar by zeppelin into the Eastern Kingdoms on foot to reach it. The beta's level cap was 20 at the time, with a maintenance patch later that day raising it to 30.

  2. Eurogamer40

    CD Projekt Red addresses divisive lighting changes in a new Witcher 3 Remastered PC patch

    CD Projekt Red has released a second hotfix for The Witcher 3 Remastered edition that directly addresses PC lighting concerns, including tweaks to Bloom, vegetation lighting, saturation, and path tracing lighting in Velen. The 5.00c patch also fixes voiceover audio becoming significantly quieter after using the pause menu, a HairWorks performance and visual issue, and problems with GOG achievements and launching the Classic 1.32 version.

  3. Push Square66

    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Gets a Big Free Update and Year 3 Roadmap

    Publisher Focus Entertainment revealed and released a major free update for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 alongside a roadmap for the coming year. The update's headline addition is Chaos Siege mode, which lets players fight as Chaos Space Marines across two new Siege sectors on Avarax, plus a Crucible system with Penances and the One-Handed Hammer for four classes. The Year 3 roadmap includes two cosmetic packs for Season Pass III holders, and a free Apothecary class with more weapons and operations in 2027.

  4. PC Gamer38

    Buying an RTX 5090 gaming PC at Micro Center now reportedly requires signing a no-export declaration

    Micro Center is reportedly requiring customers buying prebuilt PCs with an RTX 5090 to sign a declaration promising not to export the graphics card, and to show a driver's license for identity verification. A Reddit user says the form took effect only a few days ago at the Tustin, California store when they bought a Powerspec Ai90 prebuilt. High-end GPUs are banned from being exported to China, and buying an RTX 5090 on its own has become harder.

  5. IGN51

    Total War: Warhammer III modder deliberately corrupts own popular mod in protest over AI reuploads

    Venris, creator of the popular Total War: Warhammer III mod SFO: Grimhammer III, deliberately corrupted the mod so it no longer works with unauthorized reuploads, after people used AI to release sub mods without permission. Venris said he will make SFO: Grimhammer III private if the situation escalates, calling the mod the result of nearly 10 years of work. The dispute comes amid a surge of AI-generated mods, and this week the creator of a viral AI-generated Fallout: New York took it offline after a cease and desist from Bethesda.

  7. PC Gamer40

    Valve's latest Steam Frame update adds up to 12% more battery life

    Valve has released another SteamOS update for the Steam Frame, bringing power efficiency improvements that add up to 12% more battery life during streaming and local gameplay. The update also adds an accessibility option to limit eye tracking to a single eye and fixes controller bindings failing to load in certain games. On PC, users must opt into SteamVR 2.18.2 or later to reduce "Error 17" connection issues.

  8. Rock Paper Shotgun62

    Krafton cancels PUBG spin-off extraction shooter Black Budget less than a year after reveal

    Krafton has ended development of PUBG: Black Budget, less than a year after the extraction shooter spin-off was revealed and following roughly a year of closed alpha testing. In a Steam development update, the publisher said the project's current direction would not deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term. The game had no full release date, and the top-down spin-off PUBG: Blindspot was taken offline about two months after entering early access in March for similar reasons.

  9. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Riot exec says 2XKO needed hundreds of thousands to millions of MAU to sustain itself

    Riot Games CPO Marc Merrill said 2XKO would have needed a monthly active user base "in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions" to support its live-service model, and its actual audience was "not nearly enough." 2XKO ended active development in August because it cost substantially more to operate than it brought in and engagement stayed flat despite larger updates; it remains free to play on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S with servers online "beyond 2026." Merrill also cited Street Fighter 6's release as a factor and said leadership changes led to a lack of alignment on strategy and managerial fracturing.

  10. 机核62

    007 First Light free DLC Advanced Operations launches with New Game+, 00 difficulty, and photo mode

    IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios announced that the free DLC Advanced Operations for 007 First Light is out now, adding New Game+, a new 00 difficulty mode, refined weapon-handling animations, a full photo mode, and tactical simulation content starring the Aston Martin Valhalla. New Game+ unlocks after finishing the campaign on any difficulty and keeps unlocked outfits and gear, while 00 difficulty makes enemies react faster to bodies and noise and lets two hits kill. The tactical simulation adds four Valhalla Protocol missions and a new mission returning to Vietnam's Pearl Hotel, and the game is available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon.com, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version due in March 2027.

  11. Pure Xbox39

    Eight Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early October 2026

    Microsoft has revealed the eight games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early October 2026, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Donut County, Evil West, The Casting of Frank Stone, Pacific Drive, Crime Scene Cleaner and Nova Roma on PC. All of them leave on October 15, and each is discounted at least 20% until then.

  12. VGC17

    Fuse Games CEO to Discuss Star Wars: Galactic Racer at UK Games Conference

    Fuse Games CEO Matt Webster will be interviewed by VGC's Andy Robinson about the development of Star Wars: Galactic Racer at the UK event Game Republic New Horizons. The game, published by Secret Mode and due out on October 6, is the debut title from Fuse Games, a studio founded in 2023 by former Criterion Games leads. The conference's main day takes place on October 15 at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.

  13. PC Gamer27

    Sony Japan's PS5 Pro anti-scalper lottery requires a Japanese account with 60 hours of play

    Sony Japan has rolled out an anti-scalper lottery for PS5 Pro orders that requires a Sony account registered in Japan with at least 60 hours of gaming on PS4, PS5, or both. Valve also set reservation requirements for the Steam Frame launch, including a Steam account in good standing and a purchase made before April 27th 2026. The author argues these brand loyalty tests, while aimed at scalpers, make buying hardware at full price a qualification process.

  14. Rock Paper Shotgun32

    If Game Developers Steal One Thing From No Law, I Hope It's the Open-World Game's Ridiculously Detailed Corner Shops

    No Law is an open-world immersive sim from Neon Giant and Krafton set in Port Desire, and its 4-Ever Open corner shop is absurdly detailed. Every item on the shelves can be picked up and used, with a shopping basket and running bill shown on screen, and leaving without paying summons the police or leaves a black mark on your reputation. The shops also open and close with the day/night cycle, and killing the owner means the store never opens again.

  15. 触乐30

    Warhorse Studios at 15: Its Co-Founder Has Never Taken the Ordinary Path

    Martin Klíma, co-founder of Czech studio Warhorse, marked the studio's 15th anniversary by recounting a career that began with secretly translating Dungeons & Dragons before he and Daniel Vávra founded Warhorse in July 2011. The first Kingdom Come: Deliverance drew over 35,000 backers on Kickstarter, and the success of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 led to Warhorse securing the rights to develop a Lord of the Rings game. The studio is also working on a new entry in the Kingdom Come series.

  17. IGN62

    AI-generated Fallout: New York taken offline after creator says Bethesda issued cease and desist

    The creator behind the AI-generated Fallout: New York has pulled the game offline, saying they received a cease and desist from Bethesda parent ZeniMax Media citing trademark infringement over the fallout.nyc domain and use of copyrighted material. Built with Claude Opus 5.5 and playable in a browser, the game included quests, companions, dialogue trees, V.A.T.S. and a working Pip-Boy, and its demo video drew 3.5 million views on X. IGN has asked Microsoft for comment, as a wave of AI-generated game-merging mods this week fuels debate over the legality of such clones.

  19. GamesIndustry.biz62

    Krafton shuts down PUBG spin-off Black Budget nine months after closed alpha test

    Krafton is ending development on PUBG spin-off Black Budget nine months after its closed alpha test on Steam. The studio said on Steam that after reviewing the project's development status and future direction, it concluded the current direction would not deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term. Black Budget was an extraction shooter built around a time loop, and it is the second PUBG spin-off cancelled this year after Blindspot was shut down in March following two months in Early Access.

  21. 机核10

    Bushiroad Games Now on Limited-Time Discount Sale

    Bushiroad Inc. is holding the "Bushiroad Autumn Sale 2026" starting October 2, 2026, offering limited-time discounts on its Nintendo Switch download and Steam versions. The Steam sale ends 10/9 1:00 (UTC+8) and the Switch download sale ends 10/8 22:59 (UTC+8). Discounted titles include ROAD59 at 50% off, Revue Starlight El Dorado at 20% off, and VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD'S END and Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 at 30% off each.

  22. Nintendo Life58

    Review Roundup: Minecraft Dungeons II

    Minecraft Dungeons II launched this week on Nintendo systems and other platforms, with a Metacritic critic score of 75/100 and user score of 8.2, and an OpenCritic average of 77/100. Destructoid gave it 9/10, saying it expands and improves on the original in most ways, while IGN gave it 6/10, calling it a shallow ARPG that makes poor use of Minecraft's world. Nintendo Life's review of the Switch 2 version is still to come.

  23. 游研社55

    How Crazy Taxi's new game became a large-scale open-world title

    Yystv played Crazy Taxi: Speed Tour at TGS and interviewed creative producer Kenji Kanno and game director Yo Momodani about the series reboot and its shift to a larger scale. The game is set for a 2027 release and adds more story, online multiplayer for up to six players, and a classic mode using the old Crazy Taxi rules, with the protagonist completing tasks across five city maps; the three revealed maps are the West Coast, Germany, and Japan. Kanno said the gameplay system is more like an action game, requiring repeated precise button combinations to keep the taxi fast and agile.

  24. Reddit · Gaming Leaks and Rumours42

    Old 4chan Leak Adds Credence to Hopoo Making a Risk of Rain-Type PvE Mode for Deadlock

    An old 4chan leak has been found to accurately predict parts of Deadlock's new major update, including 3 of 6 heroes and specific map changes, along with a screenshot of an earlier version of the new map. The same leak claims Hopoo is making a 1-to-1 Risk of Rain 2-style PvE mode in Deadlock. Combined with datamined "lootboxes" and corroboration from other leakers, the mode appears set to arrive in the future unless scrapped.

  25. Gematsu34

    Surreal Narrative Adventure Game [AFANTASIA] to Be Published by Studio Sasanqua

    Studio Sasanqua will publish Brazilian solo developer noidnoidnoid's surreal narrative point-and-click adventure game [AFANTASIA] for PC via Steam, with English, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese support. A release date was not announced. The game will be exhibited at Brazil Game Show 2026 from October 9 to 12, the studio's first event appearance as a publisher.

  27. 游研社62

    RGG Studio on how Stranger Than Heaven portrays fifty years of one man's life

    At Tokyo Game Show, Yystv interviewed RGG Studio's Masayoshi Yokoyama, director Mikinobu Abe, and art director Taishi Kanaya about how Stranger Than Heaven portrays protagonist Shin Oto's life across fifty years. Yokoyama said depicting those fifty years was harder than the founding of the Tojo Clan, since the story loses credibility without his earlier life. The game uses four buttons mapped to the protagonist's limbs and includes musical elements, though Yokoyama stressed it is not a music game or musical. It launches on January 15 next year.

  28. PC Gamer62

    Alinea Analytics estimates Steam took $1.7B in September, on pace to pass $20B for the year

    Alinea Analytics estimates Steam generated $1.7 billion in September 2026, up 13% year over year and its best September to date. The firm's head of market analysis, Rhys Elliott, said Steam's Q3 revenue reached $5.5 billion, up 12%, bringing the 2026 total to $16.5 billion so far versus $14.5 billion in the first nine months of 2025, with full-year revenue on track to pass $20 billion for the first time. Among September releases, Wardogs was estimated at $86.9 million on Steam, alongside Onimusha: Way of the Sword, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Bodycam and EA Sports FC27.

  29. Gematsu36

    BrokenLore: MIKI-CHAN announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC

    Serafini Productions has announced BrokenLore: MIKI-CHAN, a first-person psychological horror game coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in 2027. Players follow Kazuaki, a Japanese student who tries a mysterious USB stick containing a study support program, only for the virtual assistant Miki-chan to turn jealous and possessive. He can use the Rewriter, a tool capable of altering reality.

  30. Gematsu32

    Survival Horror Game Signal Veil Announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC

    Serafini Productions has announced Signal Veil, a third-person survival horror game coming to PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, with no release date announced. Players follow Aki Mizuno, a teenage girl who uses a supernatural cellphone left by her missing mother to detect spirits and uncover the truth behind a series of disappearances at Nishikawa High School. The game emphasizes psychological terror, emotional storytelling, and a 90s anime-inspired aesthetic.

  31. Gematsu32

    The Boba Teashop: Refill Announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC

    Serafini Productions has announced the first-person psychological horror game The Boba Teashop: Refill for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, launching in 2027. Players take the role of Maya, a young woman under financial pressure who works at a newly opened boba teashop that is a new branch of Risa's shop from the original The Boba Teashop. Some customers are inspired by real-life content creators including Knite, Yotobi, and Suzi Hunter, aka The Sphere Hunter.

  35. IGN58

    Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations Gets Endless 'Slaughter Mode' in Free Update Next Month

    id Software announced during its Slayers Club Live livestream that Doom: The Dark Ages' Revelations DLC will receive a free update next month adding an endless single-player Slaughter Mode. Game director Hugo Martin said players fight through escalating demon waves across multiple arenas, earning cosmetics and personal bests in rounds and score. id did not give a specific launch date for the update.

  36. PC Gamer12

    9 new 2026 games on sale in the Steam Autumn Sale

    Nine brand new 2026 games are discounted in Steam's Autumn Sale, including Resident Evil Requiem, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, and 007 First Light, each down from $69.99 to $48.99. Big Walk is $15.99 (was $19.99) and supports up to 12 players in co-op, while Endless Legend 2 and Xenonauts 2 have both hit 1.0 and are on sale at $24.99 and $19.99 respectively.

  37. Kotaku60

    Krafton cancels extraction shooter PUBG: Black Budget

    Krafton announced in a Steam update that it is ending development of PUBG: Black Budget, saying that after reviewing the project's development status and future direction it concluded the current direction would not deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term. The first-person PvPvE extraction shooter was first mentioned in a November 2023 investor presentation and later got a Steam page and teaser trailer but never released. Krafton also canceled PUBG: Blindspot after two months in Early Access and said PUBG Studios will carry what it learned into future projects.

  38. Push Square62

    007 First Light Gets Free Extended Operations DLC with New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and New Missions

    IO Interactive detailed the free Extended Operations DLC for 007 First Light, available from 1st October 2026 as a free update for all players. It adds the Valhalla Protocol mission with the Aston Martin Valhalla and four track variants plus online leaderboards, a photo mode, the Jungle Heist mission set in a Vietnamese resort, new weapons and outfits in the Intel shop, and a New Game Plus mode with a new 00 difficulty.

  39. Gematsu62

    Elta: Defy All Gods launches February 2, 2027, demo now available

    Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Afterburner Studios announced that Elta: Defy All Gods will launch for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on February 2, 2027, with a demo available now on all platforms. The adrenaline-fueled action platformer from the indie team behind Dreamscaper follows a warrior monk fighting alongside a draconic companion to restore their god's powers.

  40. Gematsu57

    ArcheAge Chronicles limited-time PC demo launches October 19

    XLGAMES announced that a limited-time PC demo for ArcheAge Chronicles will run from October 19 to October 26 on Steam as part of Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition. The demo covers the Diamond Shores region and four classes, Warrior, Ranger, Berserker and Mage, and includes player-versus-player for the first time in a public build, while Housing and Trade life skills are held back for Early Access. The game is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC via Steam, with no release date announced yet.