Xbox Finally Had a Good Week
This week Xbox put CEO Asha Sharma forward for a New York Times profile. The unfortunate takeaway was that Sharma had to deny the platform-holder was for sale.
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PolygonAI score2222 Nintendo LifeAI score2222 PlatinumGames Comments On The Future Of Bayonetta
PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba told Famitsu he can't answer what the company's next move for Bayonetta will be right now, but strongly feels he wants to expand her as a character and broaden her world. Asked about a potential new game, he said "no comment." Series creator Hideki Kamiya has left PlatinumGames and is now working on an Okami sequel at his new studio Clovers.
GIBizAI score1818 Analyst: Opportunity for Distinct PC Titles in GTA 6 Window
Joost van Dreunen thinks there's an opportunity for suitably distinct PC titles launching in GTA 6's release window. "It's a bit like publishing a hotly anticipated fantasy novel and expecting it to pull readers away from the self-help section. It won't." https://bit.ly/4hR5qvf
PolygonAI score1717 GOTY 2026’s Final Nomination Is a Battleground of 8/10 Games
量子位AI score2222 GPT-6 Astra 刷屏后，Meshy 不到两年 ARR 从 100 万美元增至 1 亿美元
PolygonAI score2222 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Is Still the Best Uncharted Game
PolygonAI score2222 Ace Combat 8 Secretly Has the Best Video Game Music of the Year
PC GamerAI score2020 Fallen London is where the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Dishonored and Stellaris come to let their hair down
Fallen London's monthly subscriber-only Exceptional Stories are largely written by freelance contributors, including writers who worked on Baldur's Gate 3, Dishonored, Stellaris, Destiny and Borderlands 4. These self-contained monthly tales let each author tell a complete story, so their individual voices come through more clearly than in larger AAA productions.
PC GamerAI score2222 2026 is the year big brands have finally pushed gaming mouse technology forwards
Rock Paper ShotgunAI score1717 The Other One: Jordan Magnuson's Game Poem jam is a fascinating collection of chimeras
VGCAI score2222 Dan Houser still hasn't seen GTA 6: 'I will try and avoid it'
Rockstar Games co-founder and former GTA writer Dan Houser says he still hasn't watched Grand Theft Auto 6's extended reveal and will try to avoid it so it doesn't disrupt him creatively. He said he doesn't play many open-world games because he deconstructs teams' strengths and weaknesses in real time. Houser left Rockstar in 2020 to found Absurd Ventures, which is working on two open-world games, one a comedy action-adventure and the other "definitely less of a comedy".
PolygonAI score1818 Steam Horror Game Turns PS1-Era Graphics Into Backrooms-Style Nightmare Fuel
A Steam horror game uses PS1-era blocky textures and eerie lighting to create Backrooms-style liminal horror. The piece notes that liminal horror has spread from internet forums and chat rooms into its own subculture since Backrooms went viral, and that PS1-style visuals can make even an ordinary street corner feel Lovecraftian.
量子位AI score3030 Jev估值100亿美元！创始人Diogo Almeida在Latent Space访谈中回答一切
PolygonAI score1818 There's Literally Never Been a Better Time to Get Into Tactics Games
The tactics genre is undergoing an undeniable renaissance right now, and has been for a while. The author, who previously only played Worms and Hogs of War, first properly got into a tactics game with Marvel's Midnight Suns in 2022.
KotakuAI score1212 In Praise Of World Of Warcraft's God-Awful Polygonal Prairie Dog
World of Warcraft: Forever keeps the original game's bizarre polygonal prairie dog model, which the author celebrates. A pet version can be bought for 50 silver from Halpa near the Hunter's Rise entrance in Thunder Bluff. Blizzard later replaced the model with a cuter one in the retail version, though many fans still prefer the old one.
PC GamerAI score2222 Valve's patch note supremacy
Valve's big Deadlock patch this week came with patch notes styled as a tourism brochure for the game's refreshed New York City, walking readers through four major districts with custom artwork for new items and mechanics. The piece traces Valve's history of bespoke update pages back to Team Fortress 2, noting that Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 changelogs are comparatively regular, functional bullet lists.
Game InformerAI score1212 The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 2, 2026
Game Informer's weekend recommendations arrive alongside a recap of the week's top stories, including the official launch of its Grand Theft Auto VI cover story, which notes the game features tropical storms and hurricanes and includes over 170 animal species. The week also brought reviews of Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Dune: Awakening, plus news that Halo and Destiny creator Jason Jones and author Margaret Stohl have formed a new studio, Stone Kite, whose first project is about rogue AI robots.
PC GamerAI score2424 I've Been Skeptical About Bandai Namco's Upcoming Gundam Game—But Then I Saw This Model Kit's Chainsaw Macuahuitl
Bandai announced the HG 1/144 Bau Bahlam model kit at the 2026 All Japan Model & Hobby Show, a mobile suit from the upcoming game Gundam Rogue Orbit. The mono-eye suit features a chainsaw macuahuitl and spiked knuckle plates, and the kit includes a mock pull-cord for posing. Gundam Rogue Orbit launches on Steam on March 4, 2027, while the model kit is expected sometime in 2027.
PolygonAI score1717 30 Years Later, Nintendo's Forgotten N64 Racing Game Deserves a Switch 2 Rebirth
Polygon argues that Wave Race 64, Nintendo's forgotten N64 racing game, deserves a rebirth on Switch 2 three decades after release. The game launched about a month after the N64's North American debut, when the console's lineup consisted of Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64.
IGNAI score2222 Ex-Rockstar Boss Dan Houser Doesn't Play a Lot of Open-World Games – and Doesn't Plan to Play GTA 6
Former Rockstar Games co-boss and GTA creative director Dan Houser says he doesn't play many open-world games and doesn't plan to play GTA 6, to avoid being influenced while working on his own projects. His new company Absurd Ventures is working on two games and has already released the graphic novel series American Caper, whose double-sized season-finale issue drops next month.
PolygonAI score2020 12 Replay Ideas That Make Zelda: TOTK Feel Like a Brand-New Game
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom always merits a replay, but searching for Princess Zelda and saving Hyrule the exact same way eventually stops being enough of a hook to start a new game. Polygon rounds up 12 replay ideas to make it feel brand new.
GameSpotAI score3838 GTA 6 Should "Blaze A Trail" to More Expensive Games, Warhorse Co-Founder Says
Warhorse co-founder Martin Klima told PC Gamer he hopes GTA 6 will lead the way on higher game prices so other teams can follow. He said price increases are "long overdue and also necessary for this business to survive," but that "everybody's scared to death" to make the first move. GTA 6's standard edition is priced at $80, and Klima said Rockstar and Take-Two are among the few companies that can "afford, or who can dare" to raise prices.
EurogamerAI score3434 Former PlayStation boss: Xbox needs to "pick a lane" with exclusives to fix itself
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden said Xbox must "pick a lane" on exclusive games, arguing it cannot succeed as both a platform and the world's biggest publisher. He said current Xbox CEO Asha Sharma appears to be trying to "right the ship," having signed Hideo Kojima's Physint and brought back console exclusives like Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution. Layden called it Xbox's "Dreamcast moment," noting the shift has been done before.
KotakuAI score2323 Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Says He Still Hasn't Watched the GTA 6 Netflix Reveal
Rockstar Games co-founder and former creative president Dan Houser says he still hasn't watched the GTA 6 gameplay reveal that premiered on Netflix in August, and deliberately avoids such material because it would disrupt him creatively. He added that he can no longer really play open-world games since he ends up deconstructing the team's strengths and weaknesses in real time. Houser, who founded Absurd Ventures in 2023, is developing two games: an open-world comedy and a dystopian sci-fi about a game development gone wrong and a rogue AI that discovered sentience.
KotakuAI score2222 Control Resonant Made the Right Choice Leaving the Oldest House Behind
Control Resonant takes its story outside the Oldest House of Control (2019), a choice that fits Dylan Faden, who was imprisoned and experimented on inside the building for 17 years. After waking in 2026, Dylan leaves the Oldest House for the first time in 24 years. The piece also notes that tapes in Resonant show Dr. Darling abusing Dylan, contrasting with the likable scientist Jesse encounters in the first game.
KotakuAI score3838 Kingdom Come: Deliverance Boss Hopes GTA 6 Is Big Hit So Studios And Publishers Feel More Confident Charging More
Warhorse Studios co-founder Martin Klima said he hopes GTA 6's $80 standard and $100 deluxe editions will pave the way for the rest of the industry to raise game prices. He argued that development costs are higher than ever while audience growth has stalled, and that Rockstar and Take-Two are the only ones who can afford to make the jump. Klima added that he won't play GTA 6 himself, as he doesn't find the franchise appealing.
VGCAI score4242 Warhorse COO wants GTA 6 to set a new $80 price standard for triple-A games
Warhorse co-founder Martin Klima said he hopes GTA 6 "blazes the trail" for other triple-A games to raise their prices. He said Rockstar and Take-Two are the only companies that can afford or dare to increase game prices, calling it long overdue and necessary for the business to survive. GTA 6 launches next month at $80, and Take-Two says its $100 edition is its top seller.
PC GamerAI score1212 I added October-appropriate zombies to Grand Theft Auto 5
A ZombieInfection mod has been installed in Grand Theft Auto 5, turning some Los Santos pedestrians into zombies that instantly convert anyone they touch, letting two or three of them escalate into a city-threatening horde. The zombies are slow and often killed by ambient threats like tornadoes, cars, and fire, but even the normally invincible Franklin dies if a zombie touches him long enough.
IGNAI score2222 MTG's Hobbit Cards Are the Closest Thing to Owning Rare Tolkien Memorabilia, and Perfect for Collectors
Magic: The Gathering has released its The Hobbit set, its fifth of the year and second return to Middle-Earth. The set features book cover-inspired card treatments with a "well-read" look that the author calls their favorite in years and ideal for serious collectors. Finding the cards can still be difficult, like searching for the Arkenstone in Smaug's treasure hoard.