PlayStation announced the October game catalog for PS Plus Extra and Premium. Premium adds Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition, while Extra includes Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West, Mycopunk, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2, The Midnight Walk, Tales of Arise - Beyond the Dawn Edition and Monster Energy Supercross 25.
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The Witch's Bakery is $17.99 on Steam (10% off launch discount) https://buff.ly/ZV3kafD
Physical preorders for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake are discounted by $10 at Amazon and Walmart, dropping the price from $69.99 to $59.88. The Switch 2 game launches November 5, 2026, and first-printing physical copies include textured foil cover art while supplies last. The discount is a preorder incentive, and the price returns to normal after release.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a limited edition Gran Turismo themed DualSense wireless controller, featuring racing stripes, motorsport-inspired graphics and a carbon-fibre-style front plate. It will retail for $84.99 USD / ¥12,480 (including tax) / €84.99 / £74.99, with pre-orders opening October 22 via PlayStation Direct and a release on December 10.
Fanatical has launched a Mystery Chest Bundle featuring $1 Steam keys and prizes worth over $1,000. The bundle is now available for players to test their luck.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 23, priced at $69.99 for the Digital Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Digital Vault Edition, with a $30 upgrade path from Standard. Pre-orders get campaign early access on October 16 and DMZ early access on October 20, while physical copies get neither. The game takes up around 163.24GB on Xbox Series X|S and 115GB on PC, preload is live, and it will not join Xbox Game Pass on day one.
Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition, released on October 13, has drawn 82 percent negative reviews on Steam in the last 24 hours, with players citing poor performance, old and new bugs, broken mod support, graphical issues, and alleged undisclosed AI upscaling of unit cards. Sega also delisted all previous versions from Steam and raised the price, while the install size grew from 3.85GB to 45GB. Kotaku compared original and new images, found lost detail, and has asked Creative Assembly about AI use without a reply yet.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2) physical textured foil cover art reveal
Biohazard Resident Evil 2, 3 & 4 (Switch 2 KC English/JPN import) up for preorder at VGP ($21/$28/$35 US Dollars or $77 in bundle) https://buff.ly/2lRD39O #ad
Amazon has cut the physical PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of Borderlands 4 to $19.91, a 60% discount and the lowest price yet at the retailer. The deal beats the game's price during the most recent Prime Big Deal Days sale, ahead of Black Friday. IGN's review gave it an 8/10, calling it a "badass open-world evolution" of the looter-shooter series.
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 is almost here, and it costs $24.99 at full price. The article rounds up the best ways to save on it at launch.
Mega Man Battle Network Exquisite Basic MegaMan.EXE Action Figure up for preorder at BBTS ($64.99) https://buff.ly/zPEMCed
PlayStation has announced a limited-edition PS5 controller themed after Gran Turismo to mark the series' upcoming 30th anniversary, priced at £74.99 / $84.99 / €84.99 and releasing in limited quantities on 10th December 2026. Pre-orders open 22nd October 2026 at 10am local time, and the pad keeps the standard white shell while adding themed visuals, carbon fibre-look thumbstick surrounds, and racing stripes on the touchpad. Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi commented on the PlayStation Blog, which also detailed the first part of the Spec IV update for Gran Turismo 7 out today.
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Developer Question announced that story-driven card battler The Killing Stone will leave Early Access and launch for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC on October 21 for $19.99, via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store. The game first launched in Early Access for PC on February 16, and version 1.0 adds the fourth and final chapter, The Reckoning. The full story is voiced by Emma Gregory and Liam O'Brien and can be played in authentic 17th-century English or a more contemporary style.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the Gran Turismo Limited Edition DualSense controller for the series' 30th anniversary in 2027, launching December 10 for $84.99 / €84.99 / £74.99 / ¥12,480, with pre-orders opening October 22 via PlayStation Direct and participating retailers. Part 1 of the Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV update is out now, adding six cars, the SUGO International Racing Course, Brand Central features such as Vintage and Car Concierge, and raising the Collector Level cap from 70 to 90.
The developer of Metro 2039 has opened PS5 pre-orders for the game. It also confirmed that DLC is planned, according to a Push Square report.
Gran Turismo 7's Spec IV update Part 1 launched today for all players at no cost, adding six new cars, the Sportsland Sugo circuit, six new World Circuit events, Scapes locations, Car Viewer features, and Experience mode. The new cars include the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo, Ferrari F355 Berlinetta '94, Honda Civic Si Group A version '87, Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Evo '26, Honda Step WGN Spada Premium Line '23, and Citroën 2 CV 6 Charleston '86. Marking 30 years of Gran Turismo, Sony also showed the DualSense Wireless Controller Gran Turismo Limited Edition, priced at $84.99 USD / ¥12,480 (including tax) / €84.99 / £74.99, with pre-orders from October 22 and a global launch starting December 10.
Why this: The official post lists Spec IV Part 1's new cars, circuit, and events, plus the limited edition controller's price and pre-order timing.
Xbox has launched the Fallout Day Franchise sale, discounting 30+ Fallout games and DLC by up to 75%, with a rogue Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition bundle also included. Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4 are all down to $2.49, while many DLC add-ons are cut by 60% and the Fallout 4 Season Pass by 65%.
Digital Eclipse brings Toy Story: Retro Roundup! and Toy Story 3 Complete Edition to Xbox, with the former collecting Toy Story 1, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Toy Story Racer and Game Boy titles, and the latter being a higher-resolution version of the 2010 Xbox 360 game. The bundle costs $39.99, while buying either separately runs $24.99 to $29.99. The review calls the collection well-crafted but notes the older games feel dated.
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Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry and Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice is 95% off - $1.49/$1.74 (delisting Oct 23)
An overview trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2 has been released on YouTube and is also available on Nintendo Today. Amazon lists the preorder at $59.88, $10 off MSRP, with Walmart also offering a preorder.
DualSense Wireless Controller – Gran Turismo Limited Edition announced - $84.99 releasing Dec 10th. Preorders begin Oct 22, 7 AM PT on PS Direct (also at participating retailers) https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/14/gran-turismo-7s-spec-iv-part-1-launches-today-and-a-first-look-at-dualsense-wireless-controller-gran-turismo-limited-edition/
4A Games has opened PS5 pre-orders for Metro 2039 on the PS Store, with the base version priced at £59.99 / $69.99 and a Deluxe Edition costing £25 / $30 more. The Deluxe Edition includes a digital art book, soundtrack, a Specialist Pack with early item unlocks, and a post-launch story expansion, though the store listing gives no further details on that DLC. The game launches on 4th February 2027.
GG.deals rounds up 50 Steam game key deals priced under $2. The site says these cheap keys are too good to pass up.
Hamster Corporation announced that Arcade Archives Thundercade will launch for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, and Switch on October 15. The Arcade Archives 2 version costs $9.99 / 1,100 yen, while the Arcade Archives version costs $7.99 / 838 yen, with an upgrade available for $2.99 / 330 yen. The original Thundercade is a shooting game released by SETA in 1987.
Hamster has announced that Console Archives The Drug Store will launch for PS5 and Switch 2 on October 15 for $11.99 / 1,200 yen. The game is a simulation title originally released by HUMAN in 1998 for a 32-bit home console, in which players manage a drug store. The release includes only the Japanese version, with all in-game text in Japanese.
Rockstar told Bloomberg that GTA 6 did not cost $1.5 billion to make, but it has not disclosed the actual development spend. The game is set for a November release, with preorders reportedly past 5 million copies and more than half a billion dollars, expected to reach 25 million preorders and $2 billion by launch day. Rockstar has not discussed an online multiplayer component for GTA 6, which is rumored to arrive in 2027.
Valve has officially discontinued the Valve Index VR kit and launched a 20%-off sale on its headset and controllers to clear remaining stock. The newer Steam Frame launched last month, and its memory-shortage-induced price hike hasn't stopped orders, with the waiting list now stretching into 2027. Launched in 2019, the Index's true legacy lies in introducing individual finger tracking.
Amazon is discounting several Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes products, including a Play Booster box down 28% to $147.95 from $209.70, or about $4.93 per pack. Collector Boosters are $44.99 each and the Collector's Edition Commander Decks are down to $448.26. Three of the four preconstructed Commander decks are also on sale, with Avengers Assemble at $54.90, Doom Prevails at $67.38, and Fantastic Four at $44.99, while Wakanda Forever is not discounted.
Rockstar head of publishing Jennifer Kolbe denied a rumor that GTA 6 cost more than $1.5 billion to develop, in a Bloomberg report on the game's production, without confirming its exact budget. The report also says Rockstar now has 4,711 staff across 12 offices, up from 2,441 when Red Dead Redemption 2 launched in 2018, and notes GTA 6's standard edition is priced at $80 with the Ultimate Edition at $100 ahead of a November release.
Valve has officially ended the Index VR headset and is selling off remaining stock at a discount. Digital Foundry reported the news and linked to its article.
Xbox has launched a Fallout Day franchise sale with over 30 Fallout games and DLC discounted by as much as 75%, including Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4. The sale also covers the Fallout 4 Season Pass, Fallout 76 bundles, and a bundle pairing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition with Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition.
Activision confirmed the preload and global release times for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, with the full game including multiplayer launching October 23 across all platforms. Digital preorders of the Standard or Vault Edition get campaign early access on October 16, DMZ early access starts October 20, and preload begins October 14 at 9pm PT. The PC version requires 115GB of SSD space, and the Digital Standard Edition costs $69.99 while the Vault Edition is $99.99.
Why this: Activision confirmed unlock times, preload, and campaign early access for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, so readers can plan when to download and play.