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Arkane Lyon: Ubisoft and two other bidders in talks to buy it, Bloomberg says

Per Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, Ubisoft and at least two other companies are in talks with Xbox to buy Arkane Lyon. No deal has been reached yet.
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Year Two starts with a one-on-one Duel Mode

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Year Two is live on November 3 with a one-on-one Duel Mode, new gadgets, the Super Slot, a Sega Consoles Pack and lower prices.
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Guild Wars Afterlife: a paid expansion arrives January 13, 2027

ArenaNet announces Guild Wars Afterlife, an expansion for Guild Wars Reforged due January 13, 2027 on PC, iOS and Android, priced at €29.99.
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Phantom Blade Zero: PC pre-load opens October 26, 300 GB of space required

Phantom Blade Zero's PC pre-load starts October 26 at 7 PM PDT. The game is about 145 GB, but 300 GB of free disk space is requested for the pre-load.
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GameMaker's GMRT runtime will be free for commercial use from January 1, 2027

GameMaker's GMRT runtime becomes free for commercial use on January 1, 2027, on desktop, mobile, web and GX Games, with no Professional licence required.
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Fallout 76: World Pets update detailed, with companion animals in December

Bethesda detailed World Pets, Fallout 76's December update: a cat, dog, Radhog or Deathclaw can follow players, and Skyline Valley gets a refresh.
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Factorio 2.1 is now stable, with reworked space logistics and circuits

Wube Software has moved Factorio's 2.1 update out of experimental: space logistics, the circuit network and several buildings' visuals are reworked.
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Edge of Memories delayed from November 5 to December 3, demo returns

Midgar Studio's action RPG now launches December 3 instead of November 5. The demo returns to Steam in early November, improved since Next Fest.
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Order of the Sinking Star: physical editions for PS5 and Switch 2 in 2027

Thekla is teaming up with PM Studios to release Order of the Sinking Star physically in 2027: a disc on PS5, a cartridge on Switch 2. Pre-orders are open.
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Dispatch launches on Android and iOS on December 9 with four free episodes

Dispatch, AdHoc Studio's superhero game released a year ago, comes to Android and iOS on December 9, 2026, with its first four episodes free on mobile.
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Football Manager 27 free play on PC and Mac from October 29 to November 3

Football Manager 27 is free to play on PC and Mac from Thursday, October 29 to Tuesday, November 3, with every mode, ahead of its November 10 launch.
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Moomin: Midsummer Madness free demo is live on Steam until October 26

The free Moomin: Midsummer Madness demo is now live on Steam until Monday, October 26, 2026. It covers the first of the game's six chapters.
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League of Legends Classic will end in January 2027, at the end of Season 3

Riot Games will end League of Legends Classic's current run in January 2027, after Season 3. The mode may return later as an event with adjustments.
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007 First Light on Switch 2: launching March 18, 2027, pre-orders open

IO Interactive has set 007 First Light's Nintendo Switch 2 launch for Thursday, March 18, 2027. Pre-orders for the Switch 2 version are open now.
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ID@Xbox Showcase on October 20 at 6 PM BST, with The Wolf Among Us Remastered

IGN and Xbox host an ID@Xbox Showcase on Tuesday, October 20 at 6 PM BST, with The Wolf Among Us Remastered, Critical Reflex games and world premieres.
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Planet Zoo 2 on Steam: launch on October 13 at 3 PM BST, pre-load a day earlier

Planet Zoo 2 unlocks on Steam on Tuesday, October 13 at 3 PM BST, Frontier says. Players who pre-purchased it can pre-load it from 3 PM BST the day before.
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Rainbow Six Mobile: Ubisoft is shutting the game down on January 15, 2027

Ubisoft is sunsetting Rainbow Six Mobile, launched worldwide in February 2026: it stays available until January 15, 2027 and the next season ships as planned.
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Machinarium 2 announced by Amanita Design, 17 years after the original

Amanita Design announces Machinarium 2, sequel to the 2009 point-and-click: Josef and Berta are both playable, the Steam page is live, no release date yet.
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Xbox launches XP, a division for film, TV, products and live experiences

Xbox is launching XP, a division led by Kayleen Walters, formerly of Mojang, covering film and TV, consumer products, partnerships and live experiences.
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GTA VI: Rockstar previews six radio stations and the soundtrack album

Rockstar previews six Grand Theft Auto VI radio stations, from Flash FM to Dirty South Classics, ahead of the game's November 19 launch on PS5 and Xbox Series.
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Gears of War: E-Day is out now on Xbox Series, PC, Steam and Game Pass

Gears of War: E-Day launched worldwide on Tuesday, October 6 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam, and it is available on day one in Game Pass.
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At Fate's End delayed to 2027, Thunder Lotus releases a Steam demo

Thunder Lotus is pushing At Fate's End back to 2027, with no exact date yet, and has released a Steam demo along with a new gameplay-focused trailer.
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Warhammer Survivors launches November 10 on PC, consoles and mobile for €7.49

Auroch Digital sets Warhammer Survivors for November 10 on PC, consoles and mobile at €7.49, and reveals Morvenn Vahl and Lyssa Revenya in a new trailer.
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out now on PS5, Xbox Series and PC

Racing game Star Wars: Galactic Racer, published by Secret Mode, launched on October 6, 2026 worldwide on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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XBOX FanFest Seattle on November 12 wraps up the FanFest Tour

Xbox is holding a FanFest at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture on Thursday, November 12, 2026, the last of eight tour stops ahead of the brand's 25th anniversary.
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Gran Turismo 7: Spec IV Update Part 1 Arrives on October 15

The free Spec IV update for Gran Turismo 7 starts on Thursday, October 15 on PS5 and PS4, with the Sportsland SUGO circuit, six new cars and new features.
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Order of the Sinking Star launches Thursday, October 8 on PC, Switch 2 and PS5

Jonathan Blow's puzzle adventure launches Thursday, October 8 (Friday the 9th in some regions) on PC, Switch 2 and PS5; the team shared global release times.
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NBA 2K25 delisted October 30, with multiplayer servers shutting down December 31

2K is delisting NBA 2K25 on October 30, 2026 and closing its servers on December 31. Only Play Now, MyNBA and The W will remain playable offline.
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Aion 2 launches worldwide on PC and passes 400,000 active players

Aion 2 opened its servers on Monday, October 5 at 6:00 a.m. PDT (3:00 p.m. CEST) as planned; hours later, the team reported more than 400,000 active players.
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RuneScape 4: Jagex announces a fourth RuneScape MMO built in Unreal Engine

At RuneFest 2026, Jagex revealed a new RuneScape MMO built in Unreal Engine, working title RS4. It is still a few years away, with no date or platforms yet.
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Gears of War: E-Day early access is live, full launch on October 6

Premium Edition owners have been playing Gears of War: E-Day since October 1. The full launch is October 6 at 8 am PT, day one in Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
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Croc 2 remaster launches October 29 on PC

Argonaut Games says development of Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos is complete. The remaster launches October 29 on Steam; console dates are still to be confirmed.
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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse gets a demo and a Switch release on October 15

Konami released a Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse demo on October 1 on PS5, Switch, Xbox Series and Steam. Progress carries over to the full game.
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007 First Light: free Extended Operations DLC adds New Game+ and 00 difficulty

IO Interactive releases Extended Operations, a free 007 First Light DLC: New Game+, 00 difficulty, Photo Mode and TacSim missions in the Aston Martin Valhalla.
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Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown expansion delayed to October 29

Pearl Abyss is pushing Crimson Desert’s expansion back by two weeks, from October 15 to October 29, on PS5, Xbox Series and PC.
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Zero Parades: the Director’s Cut is out on PC, PS5 version launches November 3

ZA/UM released the Zero Parades Director’s Cut on October 1 as a free PC update. The PS5 version, which includes it, arrives on November 3.
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Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4 hit Switch 2 on October 16, Monster Hunter Wilds on December 4

Capcom dated its Switch 2 ports: the three Resident Evil remakes on October 16 digitally and January 29, 2027 physically, and Monster Hunter Wilds on December 4.
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Aeterna Lucis, the sequel to Aeterna Noctis, launches December 3

Aeternum Game Studios set a worldwide December 3 release for its metroidvania, at $24.99 / €24.99. Console versions aim for the same day, but no date is confirmed yet.
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Rayman Legends Retold misses October 1 and now launches December 3

Due on October 1, the Rayman Legends remake now launches on December 3 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2 and PC, at €39.99 on Steam.