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A new Official Xbox Podcast episode was recorded at Infinity Ward and dedicated to the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Developers discuss the campaign, multiplayer and DMZ.
Xbox has released the launch trailer for FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE, announcing availability on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC. The company describes it as the first FINAL FANTASY in HD‑2D. A free demo covers the story through the end of Chapter 1.
Xbox presented a trailer for Red Kiss, a tactical narrative RPG about vampire spies in Cold War Berlin. The game is set to join Xbox Game Pass on day one.
Xbox has opened pre-orders for Shrek 2 Remastered on Xbox Series X|S. The offer includes up to 10% off through November 9, and the game supports solo play or co-op for up to four players.
Xbox will run Free Play Days with seven games and timed trials from October 8 to 11. ARC Raiders will be available to all Xbox members, while Screamer and Family Man require Game Pass Ultimate, Premium or Essential.
Xbox has announced a new business arm focused on licensing its game franchises. Mojang has also appointed a new leader who previously spent a decade working on Facebook at Meta.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection will launch on Xbox for PC on November 18, 2026. The release will support Xbox Play Anywhere, carrying saves, additional content and achievements across compatible devices.
Microsoft has denied a report that Xbox secured an exclusive cloud-streaming deal for GTA 6 at launch. That rules out the service as a way to play the game on PC before a native version arrives, though no other release details were provided.
Xbox has denied reports that it secured exclusive game-streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto 6. The rumor followed a Verge report about an alleged statement by CEO Asha Sharma at an all-hands meeting.
Microsoft has placed Halo under Activision, the company behind Call of Duty. Halo Studios has also faced layoffs and has been reduced to a support studio for existing games in the series.
Xbox is cutting another 268 jobs and assigning Activision development of future Halo games. Halo Studios will continue supporting existing titles while a dedicated new team is assembled.
Microsoft has confirmed 268 more layoffs across Xbox. The company will also combine some studios, close others and move Obsidian under Bethesda as its restructuring continues.
Microsoft has handed development of the next mainline Halo game to Activision. The decision comes during an Xbox restructuring that eliminates 268 jobs, most of them at Halo Studios.
Activision is developing the next major Halo game. A purpose-built team separate from Call of Duty will handle the project as Halo Studios is effectively closed during Microsoft’s Xbox restructuring.
Cyberpunk 2077’s free Edgerunners 2 Update (patch 2.5) launched on October 22, 2026. It adds an anime-inspired quest, dual-wielding and support for community mods.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches globally with the new Kill Block multiplayer map. Its three modular sections rearrange after each match, with more than 500 layouts available at launch.
PlayStation has released a free PS5 demo of Final Fantasy Resonance covering the entire first chapter. Demo save data carries over to the full game, due out October 22, 2026.
An analysis of the Monster Hunter Wilds demo for Nintendo Switch 2 found a steady 30 FPS in Quality mode. Performance mode runs at approximately 40–55 FPS; the game is due to launch on the console on December 4, 2026.
CD Projekt RED and Virtuos will release Cyberpunk 2077 version 2.5 on October 22. The update adds quests, gear, a radio station and cross-platform mod support, while the Switch 2 version will follow in the subsequent days.
A film crew captured a convoy of supercars and retro cars bearing Vice City plates on a Miami street. It is not yet known who commissioned the shoot or whether it is connected to a GTA 6 campaign.
Xbox presented a trailer for the limited-time Convergence event in Battlefield 6 and REDSEC, featuring Dead Space content. Its 16-player Marker Incursion PvE experience pits players against hordes of Marked Soldiers and tasks them with destroying the Marker.
Microsoft announced new Game Pass additions for late October. The lineup includes Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, The Seance of Blake Manor, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted and other games and bonus bundles.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has reached 92% positive reviews on Steam before its official release. Players have posted 4,202 reviews, though the current score mainly reflects early access to the campaign.
CD Projekt RED will release Cyberpunk 2077 version 2.5 on October 22 to mark the release of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II. A REDstreams broadcast on October 21 will preview features including cyberware customization and dual-wielding.
Dacity Coin’s market cap on Solana rose from $104,000 to $3.18 million in an hour after the final GTA VI trailer was released. It later fell to about $1.5 million, and Rockstar has not confirmed any connection to the token.
Grand Theft Auto VI remains in final development and has not yet gone gold. Rockstar technical director Phil Hooker said that status alone does not indicate another delay, while the game remains scheduled for November 19, 2026.
Activision marketing director Tyler Bahl has called GTA 6 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 the two biggest game releases of 2026. He said major launches could bring more people back to gaming and increase attention to the company’s projects.
Activision marketing director Tyler Bahl says GTA 6 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 are the year's biggest games despite the upcoming Zelda release. Circana data put US purchase intent at 15% for Modern Warfare 4 and 10% for Zelda.
Rockstar has released a new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer and confirmed the game will launch on 19 November. Pre-orders opened on 25 June, while pre-loading for customers will begin on 12 November.
Rockstar Games has released a new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer ahead of the game's November 19, 2026 release. The footage features Jason and Lucia, robberies, police chases and a failed helicopter escape.
Rockstar Games has released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI more than a month before the game arrives. The video features new music from Justice, while the game is scheduled for November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.
NVIDIA has added DLSS 4.5 controls to GeForce NOW for supported games. The service is also receiving 10 new titles this week, including Enshrouded 1.0 and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2.
Capcom will release the Monster Hunter Wilds Prologue Demo for Nintendo Switch 2 on October 19. It includes the story opening, local multiplayer and save-data transfer to the full game, but no online multiplayer.
Rockstar executives told Bloomberg why GTA 6 has taken more than eight years to develop and faced two delays. The game is scheduled for November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Grand Theft Auto VI could launch on PC in the first quarter of 2027, according to four anonymous industry sources cited by GamesBeat. Rockstar Games has not announced a PC version or commented on the report.
GamesBeat reports that Grand Theft Auto 6 could arrive on PC during the first three months of 2027. That would place the release no more than four months after the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S launch, although Rockstar has not confirmed the claim.
Battlefield 6 is now available in The Play List for EA Play members through Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate. Members can also claim the Season 5 EA Play Pack and recurring seasonal rewards.
Hello Games will release No Man’s Sky for iPhone and iPad on October 28. The mobile edition will include the game’s full content, support controllers, mouse and keyboard, and run on devices starting with iPhone 11.
Gears of War: E-Day sold about 230,000 copies, while the game’s total revenue reached $37 million. Alinea Analytics estimates that Microsoft earned a substantial share from paid upgrades bought by Game Pass subscribers.
CyberLeek released five minutes of GTA 6 footage featuring Lucia under player control. The video shows her robbing an ATM in Vice City and making two parachute jumps, although some apparent features may come from a developer menu.
Bandai Namco has announced the release dates for Tekken 8 DLC fighter Roger Jr. Season 3 Character Pass owners will get the character on November 11, followed by all other players on November 16.
SNK announced Tekken character Reina as downloadable content for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. She will launch in December and enter the King of Fighters tournament after arriving in South Town.
The PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6 has moved from this year to January 2027. The PC and Xbox editions launched in May, and the game's first expansion has also been announced.
The PlayStation 5 version of Forza Horizon 6 will launch on January 26, 2027, a year later than planned. Premium-edition owners can start playing on January 21, while the standard edition costs UAH 2,299.
Forza Horizon 6 will launch on PlayStation 5 on January 26, 2027, alongside its first expansion and a free update. Premium Edition pre-orders will receive early access on January 21.
The paid “The Siege of Castle Doom” expansion for MARVEL Cosmic Invasion launches November 10. It adds Invisible Woman, Doctor Doom, and a new game mode centered on the villain.
‘Gears of War: E-Day’ is now available on GeForce NOW after its global release on Oct. 6. The prequel follows Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago during their first confrontation with the Locust Horde and is available through Game Pass.
Microsoft announced new Game Pass additions for mid-October. The lineup includes Battlefield 6, Valor Mortis, Forever Ago, Gears of War: E-Day and other titles for cloud, consoles, PC and handheld devices.
Capcom is bringing Monster Hunter Rise to iOS and Android through Netflix. The game launched on Nintendo Switch in 2021 and has since surpassed 20 million sales; its mobile editions appear to have received a soft launch on Apple and Android storefronts.
The roguelite action game Warhammer Survivors launches November 10 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, PC, iOS and Android. It will cost $7.99 / £6.39 / €7.49 and will also be available via Game Pass.
Minecraft Dungeons 2 entered the UK software sales chart at No. 2 for the week ending October 3, 2026. Nintendo Switch 2 accounted for 70% of its sales, followed by PS5 at 22% and Xbox at 7%.
ATLUS has released a new trailer for Persona 4 Revival titled “Shadow.” The game is scheduled for February 18, 2027, on PS5, Xbox Series and PC, with the Switch 2 version due on May 20.
CD Projekt Red has released an update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the PC Xbox Play Anywhere version. The patch includes various lighting adjustments amid debate over whether the remaster’s visuals look overly bright and washed out.
Minecraft Dungeons II launches on September 29 with a seamless world connecting the Overworld and the Sift. Players can replay encounters for loot while using fast travel, respawn shrines and a temporary quest trail to navigate its regions.
Mojang Studios confirmed that The Sift will arrive in Minecraft in 2027. Players will first visit the dimension in Minecraft Dungeons II, which launches on September 29.
The Elder Scrolls Online team is continuing development after major layoffs at ZeniMax Online and delays that moved some updates to 2027. Game director Nick Giacomini said the studio did not want to rush content simply to meet a date.
Rockstar Games has opened pre-orders for the $399.99 Grand Theft Auto VI: The Goodtime State – Vice City Collection. The five-item set includes themed merchandise, but not the Grand Theft Auto VI game.
CONTROL Resonant is now available on GeForce NOW at launch. DragonSword: Awakening leads nine new games joining the service this week, while the 12-month Ultimate membership bundle runs through Sept. 27.
Meta unveiled Muse Charm, a pocket-sized device with an interactive avatar for voice conversations with its Muse AI. The company also announced $1,300 VR glasses and several updated Ray-Ban models.