Argonaut Games announced that the remastered version of Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos will launch on October 29 for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG. It follows Argonaut Games' 2025 remaster of the original Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. The remaster features over 40 levels of open-ended 3D platforming, a new triple jump, and the Croc2pedia digital museum of long-lost production materials.
At the 2026 Pokémon World Championships & Pokémon XP in San Francisco, Lego design director Siddharth Muthyala and senior interaction designer Mike Kirk Andersen discussed the fan-dividing Smart Brick, adult-focused sets, and the future of Lego Pokémon. The Smart Brick contains a synthesizer rather than recorded audio, so each Pokémon sound is generated live and differs slightly every time. The team also said the debut Pokémon lineup was chosen through playtests with several hundred children, and a set featuring Rayquaza and Zinnia has recently been released.
Argonaut Games has announced that the Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos remaster will launch on Switch on 29th October. The remaster of the 1999 platformer adds updated visuals, quality-of-life improvements, a triple jump for Croc across 40 levels, and a returning behind-the-scenes digital museum now called the Croc2pedia.
Sony has announced that AI upscaling is coming to the base PS5 in the form of QSSR, which works similarly to the PSSR upscaling on PS5 Pro by analyzing game images pixel by pixel and using AI to add clarity. The tech debuts with Ghost of Yotei and Marvel's Wolverine, and Sony says it will be offered broadly to all PlayStation developers going forward. Digital Foundry notes there remains a big divide between QSSR on standard PS5 and PSSR on Pro, but the tech may hint at what's to come for Xbox's Project Helix console.
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave sold only an additional 26,728 copies in the latest Japanese charts (21st-27th Sep), a substantial drop, but still enough to hold third place. Derby Stallion 2 debuted at No.1 with roughly 29,000 sales, while Silent Hill: Townfall took fourth and Dragon Quest XI S on Switch 2 took fifth. Switch 2 led hardware with 32,198 units sold.
In a new IGN interview, Guillermo del Toro said he tried to make a BioShock movie but the calls with the people behind the game were "probably one of the most disastrous calls I've ever had," adding that he is "fucking done." He also named Left 4 Dead, Death Stranding, Shadow of the Colossus, Dead Cells and Angry Birds as games he likes. The BioShock film has been in some form of development since 2010, was announced for Netflix by 2K in 2022, and producer Roy Lee said in 2024 that it was still happening with a slashed budget.
PC Gamer's editors rounded up the games, updates, and events crowding October 2026, including Star Wars: Galactic Racer on October 6, Car Park Capital on October 9, and Valor Mortis on October 13. The month also brings Enshrouded's 1.0 update, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update, plus the Steam Autumn Sale, PAX Australia, and League of Legends Worlds.
The PlayStation store listings for GTA 6 in New Zealand and Australia have been updated with the game's official age rating, which specifically mentions sex scenes. It remains unclear how this differs from GTA 5's rating description, which only referenced "Sex." With GTA 6 a month away from release, Rockstar has placed ads in Miami and New York.
The Pokémon x ESA merchandise collection is now available, featuring two astronaut Pikachu plushies priced at $29.99 that are modelled after the plush ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot took to the International Space Station earlier this year. The drop also includes apparel, pins, and TCG accessories, arriving ahead of World Space Week on October 4. The most expensive item is a $129.99 bomber jacket, while a new astronaut Pikachu figure still has no release date.
Best Buy is offering the Asus ROG Ally X for $799.99 after a $200 instant discount for a limited time. The handheld packs a Z1 Extreme CPU, 24GB of LPDDR5X-7500 RAM, a 2TB SSD, a 7" 1080p 120Hz screen, and an 80Wh battery rated for 5-6 hours of play. The deal only appears to be available in certain zip codes.
The Witcher 3 Remastered has received multiple hotfixes within days of release, with the first addressing DLSS being unavailable in the Xbox Play Anywhere version on PC and adjusting interior darkness and lighting for console parity. A second roughly 5GB PC hotfix tackled voiceover and save file errors. Community director Marcin Momot confirmed future updates will address the bloom setting and a console sound issue, though no details are available yet.
Screen Burn co-founder and Silent Hill: Townfall writer Jon McKellan said the studio deliberately weaponizes a particular type of nostalgia through the game's handheld CRTV device. He said recognizable, tangible objects help ground players in a horror world, and that analogue video aesthetics have long been a big part of his own art style.
Upcoming survival-horror game Signal Veil showed a new trailer at Insider Gaming's 28 Games Later Horror Showcase, in which protagonist Aki uses her mother's vintage flip phone to attack enemies. Developer Time Hunters said the phone can also use its camera flash to stun enemies and open them up to a parry, and that the game leans more into psychological horror than classic Resident Evil. The phone shivers and hisses when it detects a monster, while Aki's deteriorating mental state makes her fighting more desperate, aggressive, and messy.
Project Wingman is available for $12.50 in the Steam Autumn Sale as an indie alternative to Ace Combat. It features a roguelike Conquest Mode, full HOTAS compatibility, and native VR support, with 93% of its more than 22,000 Steam reviews rated favorable. Ace Combat 8, by comparison, carries a $70 price tag.
Masters of Albion's 'New Beginnings' update launches today, overhauling and upgrading many systems from the original early access release. Changes include doubled engine performance, overhauled nighttime gameplay, a new card-based Arcadium, reworked design table, an upgraded god hand, and mysterious colossal structures. The author now feels the game is worth recommending to god game fans, though it remains far from finished.
Entropy lead developer James Wragg explained that fitting permadeath into a party RPG requires a potentially infinite source of party members so they can be killed off. The turn-based RPG is available now in early access on Steam for $12, with a free demo, drawing on inspirations like Final Fantasy 10, Lost Odyssey, Fallout 1, and Mordheim. Wragg said skilled play can carry players through with zero casualties, though the possibility of permadeath remains.
Warhorse Studios co-founder Martin Klima hopes Grand Theft Auto 6, launching on consoles on November 19, will be a big enough hit to let other studios raise their prices. He said he won't play GTA 6 and doesn't understand the series' popularity, but sees higher unit prices as necessary for the industry's survival. Take-Two confirmed in June that GTA 6 will launch at $80, $10 more than conventional big-budget games.
More than 450 Witcher 3 mods have been newly released or updated on Nexus Mods since September 29, two days after The Witcher 3: Remastered launched on PC. Many long-standing mods from the 2010s have been updated to work with the latest patch, while some modders have drawn criticism for using AI-generated thumbnails.
Rust's highly anticipated livestock update is now live, letting players start setting up their farms. Sheep and cows are the center of the update, and besides dung, they produce milk and wool that will come in handy each wipe.
Valve launched the Steam Autumn Sale on October 1, running until October 8, with over 25,000 games and DLC packages on sale according to the store's own filter. The article rounds up games priced at $15 or less, most under $10, including Hitman World of Assassination at $3, Left 4 Dead at $2, and Red Dead Redemption II and Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 at $15 each.
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave works as a standalone game, but it is packed with details and connections that tie it closely to Three Houses, including revelations that expand on the latter's vague worldbuilding. Nintendo has done little to highlight these connections, leaving many unsure whether Fortune's Weave is a prequel or sequel.
Facepunch Studios' October update for Rust adds livestock including cows and sheep, which produce dung, meat, bones, leather, milk and wool, along with an economy built around them. Players can haggle with a new Stable vendor to sell animals and wool, drink milk, or refrigerate it for four hours and skim it into skimmed milk and cream, which the update calls "a more powerful consumable." The update also adds squirrels, rabbits, frogs, turtles and other critters, and lets raw and spoiled meat fuel a biofuel generator.
Frutiger Home, a home decorating sim, launched on Steam this week for $5. Its architectural themes, color swatches, and interior accents are inspired by the Frutiger Aero aesthetic, the glossy visual language that dominated tech and UI design from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s. Players can swap a living room screen's imagery and step outside into green hillsides stretching into the distance.
4A Games is releasing next-gen updates for Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light on October 22 for PC and October 29 for consoles. On PS5 and Xbox Series X, the games will run at native 4K 60 fps or upscaled 4K 120 fps, with PSSR on PS5 Pro and traditional temporal upscaling on Xbox, while PC finally gets DLSS support. Full patch notes will be shared ahead of release, and Metro 2039 launches on February 4, 2027.
The Pokémon Company is planning a brand-new Valentine's Day release for the Pokémon TCG, its first ever. The set will arrive in the new year, following the already-announced Pokémon ex★ set debuting in 2027. Delta Reign, the last major set of 2026, is not out yet.
IGN compares how GTA 6 protagonists Jason and Lucia have evolved since the game's 2023 reveal, arguing the visuals have only improved over time. The 2023 trailer showed Lucia with flatter skin texture and limited hairstyles, while Trailer 2 added more hair, clothing and skin detail. Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson called Trailer 1 a "mission statement" for the team, and GTA 6 launches November 19 with an ESRB M rating issued this morning.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game welcomes players of all skill levels, whether you're a seasoned Trainer or completely new. Connect with fellow fans, learn the ropes from friendly opponents, and jump into the action in a welcoming community.
Steam's annual Autumn sale is now live, offering discounts on both new releases and older classics through Oct. 8. Recommended deals include Persona 3 Reload at 70% off, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade at 75% off, and Cyberpunk 2077 at 70% off. Valve also has more sales planned for October, including the food-focused Cooking Fest and Steam Next Fest with hundreds of playable demos.
Bullseye Deals via eBay is selling the officially licensed The Legend of Zelda Mini Backpack for $27.99 with free shipping, a 44% discount from its $50 list price. The sage green faux leather backpack features a gold Hyrule Royal Crest and measures 11.25" high, 8.5" wide, and 6 inches deep. The article also notes that the Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 launches October 5 and can be preordered on Amazon for $59.95.
The Steam Autumn Sale runs October 1-7 with discounts on games, bundles, and DLC. Deals include Rez Infinite at $7.49 (normally $25), Death Stranding 2: On the Beach at $56 (normally $70), and Tactical Breach Wizards at $11 (normally $20). October also brings Cooking Fest, Next Fest, and Steam Scream V Fest.
During the 2026 Steam Autumn Sale, SteamDB data shows more than 44,000 games are priced at $5 or less. The sale runs for one week and ends on October 8. Players can narrow the list with filters including genre, feature tags, release dates, minimum user rating, or number of reviews.
The second wave of major Pokémon 30th Anniversary TCG products arrives at major retailers and local card shops on October 2, 2026. It's a date worth noting for anyone who struggled to get the earlier 30th Anniversary products or wants to complete a master set, though there's a catch.
Woot has dropped the officially licensed 1TB WD_BLACK SN850P PS5 SSD to $179.99 with the code "APPLETEN," offering read speeds up to 7,300 MB/s. Amazon Prime members can get the 584-piece LEGO Star Wars The Mandalorian Helmet for $47.49, while the LEGO Speed Champions Ultimate Formula 1 Collector's Pack returns to its lowest price. The ASUS TUF Gaming Hatsune Miku Edition Mini Wireless Mouse is down to $69.99 on Amazon and Newegg with coupon codes.
Fanatical's latest bundle lets players get Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection and two other Steam games for under $5. The Monster Hunter spin-off is a turn-based RPG where you play as a Rider raising monsters, and GameSpot's review gave it a 9/10.
Nightdive's 2025 remaster of System Shock 2 is free on the Epic Games Store until October 8. The original System Shock 2 is an excellent all-timer immersive sim, and the remaster is exquisite, making it worth logging in to claim.
IGN Fan Fest 2026: Fall Edition returns with 90 exclusive reveals across games, movies, TV, comics, and collectibles, streaming October 14. The event will feature more than 10 brand-new game reveals plus first-looks, news, and giveaways, with additional announcements starting October 12 on IGN.com. The lineup includes Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Where Winds Meet, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, and shows like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 and VisionQuest.
The Definitive and Game of the Year editions of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War on Switch 2 bring back the Nemesis System, the feature behind their iconic orc encounters. That system helped turn these Lord of the Rings titles into landmark games, and fans still hope a big-budget game will revive the idea.
In an interview with IGN, the Mega Man: Dual Override design team said the game is being made to celebrate the series' upcoming 40th anniversary. To welcome newcomers, it adds a custom chip system with over 50 chips and splits each stage into three areas that grow harder over time. Players pick either Mega Man or Proto Man and stay with that character through the whole playthrough, with the same overarching story but different lines and personality moments.
Rockstar has added GTA 6's official ratings to the game's store pages, with the ESRB rating it M for Mature and PEGI giving it PEGI 18. The rating cites blood and gore, intense violence, mature humor, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, and use of drugs and alcohol, and also mentions "in-game purchases." The ESRB's more detailed breakdown has yet to be posted, while the online mode is rumored to debut in 2027.
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria from Five Nights at Freddy's has been added to Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 as part of Fortnitemares. It sits southeast of Pac-Man Island, between Nightmare Neighborhood and Freaky Fields, on what used to be a construction site. Inside are animatronics like Freddy Fazbear and Foxy the Pirate Fox, plus plushies and balloons of Bonnie the Bunny and Chica the Chicken, the series' office, and a bunch of chests.