Game news, reviews, prices and industry moves, with a clear buy-or-wait verdict when it matters. Every story links its sources.
GTA 6 pre-orders passed 11.27 million and about $1.09 billion, per Sensor Tower. What Sony, Xbox and Take-Two confirmed, what the record counts and my take.
Skydance told Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra’s team it isn’t cancelled. What Kotaku and Bloomberg reported, where the rumor came from and what’s still unclear.
CD Projekt Red used AI to match Jacek Rozenek’s new Geralt lines to his earlier voice for Songs of the Past. What he agreed to, what’s unknown and my take.
Nintendo says the Ocarina of Time remake sold 5.2 million copies in four days, a Switch 2 record. What the number counts, how it compares and my take.
Sony is retiring the PlayStation Plus PC app on Dec. 10. What stops working, why Remote Play isn’t affected, what the 0.4% figure means and my take.
A Frontier plane at Ontario Airport was evacuated after a passenger overheard Call of Duty talk on FaceTime. What police said, what the law asks and my take.
Rockstar says GTA 6 targets 30 FPS on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S, with no 60 FPS mode announced. What’s confirmed, what isn’t and my take.
Sony says the PS5 has shipped more than 100 million consoles. How it compares with the PS4 year by year, what “shipped” counts and my take.
House House says AI chatbots touched “well under 0.1%” of Big Walk’s code. What it admitted, what 19 IGF jurors said, how Steam reacted and where I draw the line.
Sony’s CFO says next-gen PlayStation work is “progressing as scheduled,” but there is no year, name or price. What was confirmed, what the memory shortage changes and why I think 2027 is a long shot.
Dark Souls II and III online play is down on every platform. What FromSoftware said, what it left out, what still works offline, how 2022 compares and what I think.
Switch 2 shipped 6.49 million units in six months, down 37.4%, yet Nintendo held its 16.5 million forecast. The numbers, what the price hike did and didn’t do, the holiday math and my take.
Blizzard says World of Warcraft: Forever set records for peak concurrent players and returning players, but it gave no numbers. What the claim means, why the smooth launch matters, and whether I’d resubscribe.
Santa Monica Studio moved God of War Laufey from Feb. 16 to May 20, 2027. What it said, what happens to your pre-order and the $149.99 Collector Box, and why I think the delay helps Faye.
Reuters says Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s PIF discussed buying Unity near $25 billion. No deal is signed. What’s confirmed, what it could mean for games built on Unity, and why I think the price looks thin.
NieR: Automata’s Steam installer now asks for 366.56 GB after a language update. Where the number comes from, the DLC workaround, what’s confirmed and why I think it sounded so believable.
Players say a clip in Modern Warfare 4’s opening news montage is real Itaewon crowd crush footage. Activision apologized and promised a Nov. 12 patch. What’s confirmed, what isn’t, and my four-question footage test.
The Ocarina of Time remake landed at 96 on Metacritic, the best score of 2026 and 3 below the original’s 99. Every score, the “safe” debate, my forecast graded and who should buy it day one.
NPR posted, then deleted its Ocarina of Time remake review. What it said, why no Metacritic score exists yet, and my forecast against the original’s 99.
Game Pass adds 10 games in November 2026 and NME counts 14 leaving. Every date and tier, where the lists disagree on Premium, and my own install order.
Nagoshi Studio was dissolved Oct. 31, 324 days after Gang of Dragon’s reveal. What is confirmed, what is only reported, the ¥7 billion gap and my ranking of four endings.
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The Elder Scrolls VI is reportedly called Sentinel and set in Hammerfell, with a reveal possible around Nov. 11. What’s official, what’s reported, what’s fan math, and my take.
Pikmin Day brought a free Switch 2 demo on Nov. 2, a $9.99 upgrade pack and a Nov. 12 launch for Pikmin 4. What you get, what it costs and my take.
Netflix is developing a live-action PUBG series with Donald Glover writing, directing and starring. What’s confirmed, what isn’t, and my take.
Bungie’s Destiny 2 unvaulting plan: Red War, Forsaken, Menagerie and more return, with no release date and production from Feb. 2027. What’s confirmed and my take.
PS Plus November 2026 games: Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered and Monster Train 2, free to claim Nov. 3–30. What leaves the catalog Nov. 17, which tier you’re in, and my three-question test for GTA V and Red Dead 2.
Rockstar’s UK staff vote Nov. 12–26 on recognizing the IWGB union, across GTA 6’s Nov. 19 launch. What a yes vote changes, what the tribunal over the 31 fired workers still decides, a claim ledger and my take.
GTA 6 is reportedly a 210 GB download on PS5, with preload opening Nov. 12. Storage math by console, download times by internet speed, my clear-out order and why the possible day-one patch worries me more than the size.
The Wolf Among Us Remastered launches Oct. 29 at $24.99 on PS5, Xbox and PC. Who pays $24.99, $19.99 or $12.50, what is new, why Switch is delayed, my ranking and my verdict.
Pokémon Unite ends service Mar. 23, 2027 on Switch and mobile, and gem sales stopped today. The four dates, when your server closes, the refund notices that disagree, the Library download and my 90-day rule.
Phantom Blade Zero holds an 88 on Metacritic for PC and PS5 and a 91 on OpenCritic. I counted 23 outlets, lined up the PC and PS5 performance reports and sorted six kinds of players.
Minecraft hits Switch 2 on Oct. 27. Digital Switch owners claim the Standard Edition free until Jan. 31, physical owners get a discount offer instead. Find your owner type, the $10 edition staircase, the 96-day clock and my take.
MW4’s Steam score went from 94% (campaign-only early access) to about 80% after launch. The ladder of scores, a three-filter test, launch player counts vs Black Ops 6 and 7, and how much I trust each number.
The #SaveMassEffect petition passed 200,000 signatures. What it asks EA for, who owns Mass Effect, two past fan campaigns, five doors the series could return through, and my odds scorecard.
Wube marked Factorio 2.1 stable on Oct. 23 and calls it the last major update. What changed, which saves it can break, whether you need Space Age, a player-type guide, my upgrade order and my take.
Japan named Shigeru Miyamoto to its 2026 Order of Culture, the first game developer ever. What the honor is, how it differs from his 2019 award, the Nov. 3 ceremony, my Living Room Test and my verdict.
A Valve composer said HLX on stage at GameSoundCon and a colleague reacted. Valve hasn't said what it is. A five-clue board, a rumor filter, three readings and my take.
Xbox's first COO left Microsoft on Oct. 23 after 21 years, with no reason given and no successor named. The 109-day timeline I built, the four jobs the seat held, my verdict and three things that would calm me down.
Capcom says a third party accessed 11,774,247 CAPCOM ID records. The exposure receipt, the three numbers that matter, a five-minute safety plan, my five-second email test and my take.
A developer says OpenAI's Codex helped jailbreak the Switch 2 on firmware 23.0.1, and it's tethered. What's confirmed, who did what, what Nintendo's rules say and my take.
Aion 2 peaked at 397,905 Steam players, then reviews slid to 58% over a $14.99 per-server membership. What free gets you, the math, and my take.
A court ordered Apple to open iPhones in Australia to rival app stores and outside payments from March 1, 2027, and Fortnite returns first. What changes and my take.
Fortune reports Xbox plans an à la carte Game Pass with add-ons for cloud, multiplayer and console games. What's confirmed, today's prices and my $8 rule.
EA is closing BioWare and canceling the next Mass Effect. What's confirmed, what happens to Dragon Age, what EA's letter leaves out and my take.
007 First Light has a Switch 2 date: March 18, 2027. I laid out the delay timeline, what IO Interactive's announcement does and doesn't say, the three editions, the 30 fps target and a five-gate test for deciding whether to pre-order.
Game Freak says Beast of Reincarnation's major updates end with a patch planned for Oct. 19-20. I built a ten-week timeline, a ledger of every complaint versus what shipped, and explain why the game improved more than its reputation did.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort launches Oct. 22 at $49.99. I put all 12 sports and their player counts on one board, sorted which Joy-Cons work, priced three game nights and ranked the sports before launch.
Final Fantasy Resonance launches Oct. 22 at $49.99. I break down the Switch vs. Switch 2 trap, build a version-picker, run the price math, explain what Famitsu's 36/40 does and doesn't tell us, and list my doubts.
Steam Next Fest runs Oct. 19 to 26. I converted the start and end times into six time zones, explained Valve's rules, cleared up three myths, built a 10-minute demo test and sorted six demos into a first-look list.
Jagex cancelled RuneScape Reignited 12 days after revealing it. I walk through the day-by-day backlash, what still launches Dec. 2, who qualifies for the free trial and my three-question check for any MMO reset.
Sega pulled Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition two days after launch. What players reported, what's unconfirmed about the AI art, your refund options and my five-point remaster check.
Microsoft's Xbox Nano Controller costs $49.99, weighs 3.5 ounces and is listed for Nov. 4. I checked what's confirmed, what's missing and who should pre-order.
MP1st reports Ubisoft and Tencent's TiMi built Assassin's Creed Destiny, set in China in 206 BCE, before it was cancelled. I sorted what's real, explained who Xiang Yu was and wrote my keep-change-ask pitch.
Rep. Ritchie Torres says he will introduce a bill so buying a game means owning it. I sorted what's confirmed, did the NBA 2K25 receipt math, ranked five ways to buy a game and listed the five lines I'd fight for.
Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4 launch natively on Switch 2 today at $29.99, $19.79 and $39.99 until Nov. 7. I price the trio like a receipt, sort the reviews and give my buy order.
Ubisoft proposed closing RedLynx, the Finnish studio behind Trials, and cutting 70 positions at Ubisoft Singapore. I separate what's confirmed from what's reported, explain Finland's process and say where I land.
A survey sent to some Xbox Insiders asks how you'd react if Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Minecraft and more went Xbox-exclusive. I read every question, priced the 'buy a new Xbox' answer, scored six franchises and explain why one line about PC matters most.
Rockstar's GTA 6 launch trailer is 90 seconds of heist, hovercraft and Justice music, with no new mechanics. I sort what's on screen from what's missing, explain the song and grade it in six categories.
The Ocarina of Time remake lands Nov. 5 at $59.99 digital or $69.99 physical. The first previews reveal a jump button, sprinting, a fifth bottle and boss rematches. I judge eight changes, name my one worry and tell you who should buy it day one.
Sony will stop making discs for new PlayStation games in January 2028, while Nintendo says it has no plans to ditch physical. I sort what each company actually said, chart the Circana sales data, rank all three console makers and give you a disc-or-digital pick for five kinds of players.
Bloomberg says Epic delayed its unannounced Marvel and Star Wars shooter and told the team to go AI first. I sorted what's confirmed from what's reported, decoded the jargon, weighed the best case for and against, and scored the pivot with a five-question test.
CyberLeek says a full GTA 6 build goes public if its crypto coin hits $30 million, unless Take-Two ships discs. I sorted what's confirmed from what's claimed, wrote a field guide to the fake downloads, and graded all four demands.
Circana says Xbox US hardware units are down 33% through August, an all-time low, and PlayStation is down 25%. I built a price-versus-units scoreboard, tested the early-'80s comparison and wrote a three-question test for buying a console now.
Paramount is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. I sorted what's confirmed from what isn't, mapped three ways the movie could go, wrote my own five-rule Night City Test, and built a watch-and-play plan for Edgerunners 2 on Oct. 20.
Rockstar previewed six GTA 6 radio stations on Oct. 8 and confirmed the series' first on-demand podcasts. I lined up every host and artist reported so far, ranked the stations by curiosity, built a pick-your-moment guide and listed what Rockstar hasn't said.
Xbox's new XP division will take its games into movies, merch, live events and partnerships. I read the announcement, lined up the receipts, ranked the six screen bets I trust most and explain why the games have to stay first.
Xbox Cloud Gaming caps Game Pass at 15, 10 and 5 hours a month in November. I worked out the hour math, who is exempt and who gets hurt, and why a missing price for extra hours worries me more than the cap.
Phantom Blade Zero launches Oct. 29 at $59.99. I scored its combat against five Soulslike rules, laid out the PC specs and four difficulty modes, and explain who should pre-order and who should wait.
Fable launches Feb. 23, 2027 on Xbox, PC and PS5, and pre-orders are open. I priced Standard, Premium and Collector's, ranked the pre-order pack, and explain why I'd pick Premium and skip the statue.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches Oct. 15 at $29.99. I read the hands-on previews, priced Standard against the $39.99 Midnight Edition, built a five-question pre-order test and explain who should buy it at launch.
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is out today at $29.99. I lined up 15 review scores, did the hour-and-price math, checked how it runs on Switch 2, built a buy-confidence meter for four kinds of players and wrote my verdict.
Forza Horizon 6 fans are frustrated with the post-launch updates. I sorted Series 6's seven free cars by origin (only one is new to Forza), priced the Car Pass at about a dollar a car, graded the run and explain why I think the silence hurts more than the cars.
Kingdom Hearts Collection is out today at $74.99 on Switch 2. I priced it against every other way to buy the series, sorted the first review's performance notes, built my own play order for all 11 entries and wrote a buy-or-wait guide for five players.
GTA 6 is rated Mature 17+ and PEGI 18, and a deleted PEGI page is fueling wild claims. I sorted every claim into confirmed, reported or unknown, built an ESRB ladder and a teen-by-age guide, and wrote the three things to check at launch.
A Reddit buyer says a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D carried a Valorant hardware ban from its last owner, and Riot disputes parts of it. I scored five claims, did the date math and ranked the safest ways to buy used PC parts.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches today at 88 on Metacritic, with a roguelite campaign, a $59.99 price and Denuvo on PC. I lined up the scores, priced every edition and wrote who should buy it, wait or skip.
Micron says the memory shortage gets worse through 2028. I built a price ladder from every 2026 console hike, counted how much warning each maker gave, and wrote a buy-or-hold guide for four kinds of players.
Expedition 33 and eight other games leave Xbox and PC Game Pass on October 15. I built a 12-day finish-it pace calculator, a cost-per-hour check for buying it instead, and my own play order for all nine games.
Modern Warfare 4 launches October 23 for $69.99 and skips Game Pass. I priced every way to buy it, ranked the pre-order perks, checked the PC specs, and built a buy-or-wait guide for five kinds of players.
Gears of War: E-Day reviews are in: 88 on Metacritic for Xbox, 84 for PC, 87 on OpenCritic. I ranked it against every Gears game, priced the four ways to play, and explain why I would skip the $30 early-access upgrade.
GTA 6 is 48 days away, and Game Informer just confirmed hurricanes, 170+ animal species and a ride-share fast travel app. I ranked the seven details that matter, compared the $79.99 price with Rockstar's last two launches, sorted the $399.99 box by who should buy it, and listed the questions Rockstar hasn't answered.
Valve announced on September 29 that Steam's Discounts & Events section will go algorithmic in early 2027. I did the arithmetic on the numbers behind the change, built my own scoreboard of who wins and who's at risk, and wrote a player's guide for a Steam where your deals page won't match your friend's.
Fans said the remaster looked worse on September 23. On September 29 it passed the 2020 Netflix-era Steam record for free. I built a table of every Witcher 3 Steam peak, ranked five reasons it worked, and listed what the record can't prove.
Control Resonant's 84 on Metacritic comes from reviews of a pre-launch build, and Remedy's day-one hotfix changed the exact things critics complained about. I built a table of what the patch fixed and what it didn't, ranked where Resonant lands in Remedy's catalog, and wrote my own buy, wait or skip guide.
Six days after Bungie's studio head apologized on camera for Marathon's collapse and years of vaulted Destiny 2 content, I graded every part of the promise and built the comparison Bungie's own blog post left out: how Marathon's 96.5% player drop actually stacks up against Concord and Suicide Squad.
A Washington court entered a $4.5 million default judgment against Switch piracy operator James "Archbox" Williams on September 23. The math is simple — $150,000 per title across 30 games. How Nintendo says it actually identified him is the part I can't stop thinking about, and I built my own comparison of how Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and Valve each handle piracy enforcement.
TGS 2026 drew a record 1,138 exhibitors for its 30th anniversary before Typhoon Dujuan forced organizers to cancel the final day. Kojima named Bill Skarsgård as PHYSINT's lead, Final Fantasy VII Revelation was playable on the show floor, and Persona 6 still has no release date. I ranked every reveal that actually matters and built a table of the release dates worth planning around.
EA went private on August 4 after a $55 billion sale to a Saudi PIF-led consortium, taking on $20 billion in new debt. A day later, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier flagged that the interest bill could outrun EA's entire annual profit — and EA had already cut staff three times in 2026 before the deal even closed. I built my own report card on the whole thing.
Konami's first-person Silent Hill spinoff launched September 24 to a "Generally Favorable" 81 on Metacritic. Critics love the fog and the dread; they can't agree on the stealth. I built my own comparison against the rest of Konami's revival and landed on a verdict higher than the aggregate score suggests.
Xbox cut 268 more jobs on September 22 and gave the next Halo to Activision, the Call of Duty publisher, while Ninja Theory faces a closure consultation. Here is who runs what now, in a table that fits your phone screen, plus my own letter-grade report card on every move and where I think the real danger is.
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