Humble Store's Strategic Sims Sale offers discounts of up to 90%
Humble Store is running a Strategic Sims Sale with discounts of up to 90%. The sale covers games with strategy and simulation elements.
Humble Store is running a Strategic Sims Sale with discounts of up to 90%. The sale covers games with strategy and simulation elements.
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Riot Games Game Director Dave Guskin hinted in an August State of the Game post that Riftbound could eventually be playable digitally, while stating there are no announcements yet. A same-month job listing for a "Publishing Product Manager" also called for digital game experience and TCG familiarity. Riftbound supports up to four players, and a digital client would need some form of communication, something Riot has experience with through League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and VALORANT.
At IGN Fall Fan Fest 2026, Angela Sant'Albano and Nick Apostolides, the actors behind Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem, discussed creating their characters and the fan reaction since launch. Apostolides cited Leon's garbage dump scene with Grace as defining the character, while Sant'Albano pointed to the deaths of Grace's mother and Emily as key to understanding Grace's guilt and courage. Both said fans constantly ask about Leon's wedding ring, with Apostolides usually replying that he's married to the fans.
Forza Horizon 6 arrives on PS5 on January 26, with preorders live at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and the PS Store for $69.99. The Deluxe Edition costs $99.99 and includes the Welcome Pack and Car Pass, while the Premium Edition at $119.99 adds VIP Membership, two expansions, the Time Attack Car Pack, and the Italian Passion Pack. The game is already out on Xbox Series X|S and PC, set in Japan with the series' largest map and over 550 vehicles.
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A new HypeTrain Publisher Sale is live on Steam, with games starting at just $1.99. Voidtrain, Breathedge 2, Quasimorph, and more are included at bargain prices.
At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard announced that Heroes of the Storm is resuming active development with its first new hero in six years, Xal'atath, alongside World of Warcraft: Forever, Diablo 5, and an open world StarCraft shooter. Warcraft 3: Reforged also received a new full-length DLC campaign, Forsaken Kingdom, priced at $30. The article argues these moves show Blizzard still wants to honor its legacy communities, but Diablo 3 remains without new content, so the "old Blizzard" may never truly return.
Indie developer Miss Self Destruct revealed a new trailer for Hell Is Other People during the inaugural Cozy After Dark Showcase. The Steam psychological horror game about social anxiety has players collect social skills instead of items and manage shifting emotions like Guilt and paranoia.
Sundew Studios showcased Tearoom of Terror, a cozy gothic murder mystery, during the Cozy After Dark Showcase. Players run a Victorian tea parlor serving lavender teas and scones to strange customers while being the primary suspect in their aunt's murder. A demo is available now on Steam.
The author attended the final closed-door pre-release playtest of Phantom Blade Zero in Beijing, spending about six hours with the complete first chapter and two bosses from later chapters. He also spoke with producer Liang Qiwei and found that the sub-weapon system gives the 3D action game a clear Metroidvania feel, such as using the Giant Axe to break village chains or the Chain Scythe to grapple to high anchors. The game is currently listed with 55 weapons, 30 main and 25 sub.
Needle Shadow Tailor Dream is a management sim built around sewing, having players measure, pick fabric, draft patterns and run a tailor shop much like real garment work. It drew 200,000 wishlists before launch and now has over 10,000 reviews with a 98% positive rate. The author found the pace slow, with money for fabric as the only pressure, forgiving sewing checks and a photo mode for sharing finished dresses.
Bo Caisheng, the composer behind Shadow Blade Zero, discussed the game's music in an interview at a closed-door playtest. The soundtrack features a clear main theme, classic melodies from the Rain Blood and Shadow Blade series, and newly rearranged tracks. Bo said hard cuts in the music basically won't happen, as he designs transitions himself based on gameplay footage.
On October 10, Cloud Imperium Games released a new trailer for Squadron 42, the single-player portion of Star Citizen, and opened its Steam store page with wishlisting for the first time. The trailer shows the Vanduul alien invasion, the player joining Squadron 42 as a UEE Navy recruit, and first-person platforming, puzzles, and ship customization. The game began as part of Star Citizen's 2012 crowdfunding goals, has slipped repeatedly, and in August its release window was pushed to the second quarter of 2027 to avoid GTA6.
Anonymous hacker CyberLeek said in an October 10 post that a full GTA 6 build with the complete story mode and end credits would be released if the $CYBERLEEK token reaches a $30 million market cap; it currently sits around $2.4 million, about 8% of that goal. The leaker also demanded Take-Two release a real physical disc and apologize publicly, while Rockstar's support page states the announced boxed version contains only a download code. CyberLeek has framed earlier demands around consumer rights but has also promoted the token, and on August 27 a wallet linked to the leaker withdrew fees from the token pool and sold tokens for over $200,000, after which the price fell about 40%. No one has verified whether the leaker holds the full game, and Take-Two is still tracing the source of the leaks.
META Publishing and developer Pokuch announced that Blind Descent will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on December 2. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions will follow alongside the full release. The cooperative science-fiction survival game sends up to four pioneers beneath the Martian surface to uncover the fate of a missing crew.
Finji has delayed the supernatural third-person action adventure game Usual June from its previously planned October 28 release date to January 20, 2027. It will be available for PC via Steam.
Blind Descent launches in Early Access for PC on December 2
Usual June delayed to January 20, 2027 https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/usual-june-delayed-to-january-20-2027
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports, citing anonymous sources, that Epic Games' Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter has been internally delayed from a planned March 2027 release. Epic reportedly told staff to adopt an AI-first pipeline and finish the game with tools such as Anthropic's Claude, with one game director saying there would be no more hand-written code. Epic communications director Jake Jones said the company is embracing AI-accelerated development. Disney previously took a $1.5b stake in Epic.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has praised AI's role in game development while showing off a free online text-based interrogation prototype he says took less than an hour to make using only AI prompts. Horii said that unlike when he made The Portopia Serial Murder Case by himself, he can now create a decent game alone through AI instructions even without drawing or programming skills. The 72-year-old designer, who has said he intends to bring generative AI into his future games, shared the prototype on X.
Bloomberg reports that Epic Games has moved its Disney shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters to an AI-first production model, telling developers to use Anthropic's Claude models, stop hand-writing code, and generate art through full AI workflows. Epic communications director Jake Jones said the company is embracing AI-accelerated development. Many staff on the project were confused and shocked by the policy introduced last week, and the unannounced game, previously set for March 2027, has been delayed due to slow progress and understaffed teams.
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released and will be applied automatically when the game is restarted. It adds a 'No Grenades' style for the General's Greatcoat, fixes an exploit where the Dragon's Fury could crash the server, and updates maps including koth_sawmill_event and koth_trainsawlaser. The in-game item importer now supports the Medic's backpack bodygroup.
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Indie studio Perfect Garbage announced a new release date for its horror-themed farm sim Grave Seasons during Monday's Cozy After Dark showcase. The game was originally set for an August launch before being delayed indefinitely, and the showcase also offered a look at autumn and how progression works.
'No More Hand Written Code': Fortnite Dev's Disney Game to Be an 'AI First' Project
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports that Epic's collaboration with Disney, a shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, has been delayed and retooled as an AI-first production. It was planned for March, but no new launch target has been communicated to the team. An internal message says staff must fully use Anthropic's Claude model, with art generated through full AI workflows and no more hand-written code, while Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said on social media that a huge pivot is underway to retool for maximum AI acceleration.
The SteelSeries store is offering the Arctis Nova Pro Omni gaming headset for $323.99 with free shipping for one day only, after applying the 10% off coupon code "HEADSET10" — a total of 20% off its $400 list price. Released in May as the successor to the Arctis Nova Pro, the headset is cross-compatible with PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch and more, and can connect to up to four sources simultaneously.
Table Knight Games announced that UnderMire, a cooperative first-person roguelite adventure, will launch for PC via Steam on November 13, with a demo available now. The game supports one to four players in online co-op, featuring four characters and the SMUSH system that combines junk into weapons and items.
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Four Xbox games are currently set to be delisted in October 2026. Fortnite Rocket Racing was already delisted on October 1st, while NBA 2K25 will be delisted on October 30th before its servers go offline at the end of December. Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Wet Dreams Dry Twice are announced for delisting on October 23rd, but that announcement was made on Steam and only referenced Steam, so their Xbox fate is unclear.
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports that Epic Games has delayed its Disney collaboration shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters, which had been targeting a March release; a new date was shared internally but not made public. Developers were told to adopt an AI-first production model using tools such as Anthropic's Claude, with one director saying there would be no more hand-written code and art expected to come from full AI workflows. Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic in 2024 under a multi-game partnership, with this shooter as the first project.
Hello Games announced that No Man's Sky will arrive on iOS on 28 October with all of its previous updates included, supporting devices as old as the iPhone 11, with pre-orders opening the same day. Studio co-founder Sean Murray said the mobile project has been in the works for nearly three years and supports touch, controllers, and mouse and keyboard. He said some of the performance and memory work behind the port came from Light No Fire, which shares the same engine, and that these changes should also benefit players on PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox.
Valor Mortis' Steam page now lists far lower minimum specs, dropping the CPU requirement from a Ryzen 7 3700X or Core i7-11700 to a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-10600K, and the GPU from an RX 6700 or RTX 2070 Super to an RX 5600 XT or GTX 1660 Ti. The SSD requirement rose slightly from 50GB to 60GB, and developer One More Level has not formally announced the change or responded to a request for confirmation. The game launches on October 13th.
The developers of World of Warcraft: Forever say alts are part of the game's core progression plans, with reasons to play them and unlock Legacy points. The game launches November 4, and executive producer Holly Longdale calls it the lowest barrier to entry for newcomers. The team is also considering account-wide banks to support alt play.
Canadian studio Norsfell announced its new game Aftergods during the 3i Plan indie showcase in the early hours of October 9, positioning it as a top-down light survival-building ARPG where players act as gods who summon storms to harvest forests, call down temples and recruit followers to run their home. Its previous game Tribes of Midgard reached 5 million players worldwide over five years, and the new title expands to mythologies from multiple countries, including Chinese myth. Norsfell calls the approach Survivalite and aims it at players who like mythic worlds but find traditional survival games too harsh.
Devil May Cry 5 Composer Returns for Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC, Makes a Banging Metal Track https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/devil-may-cry-5-composer-returns-for-dragons-dogma-2-dlc-makes-a-banging-metal-track
Finnish Games Week 2026 is officially live on Steam. Finnish-made games are discounted by up to 91%.
Steam's new Weeklong Sale is live and runs until October 19, discounting Halo: The Master Chief Collection and thousands of other PC games. The promotion also includes Ale & Tale Tavern, They Are Billions, and Hatred.