Nintendo
Minecraft Switch 2 Edition Reportedly Arrives 27 October
GameRant reports a native Minecraft Switch 2 edition for 27 October, with Vibrant Visuals, a Super Mario Mash-Up pack and a limited free digital upgrade.
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Nintendo
Visual Novel The Night of the Exorcism Launches on Nintendo Switch October 30
Ratalaika Games and Ludomancer Studio are releasing The Night of the Exorcism, a dark visual novel featuring seven demons, multiple branching paths, and nine distinct endings.
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Updates and Patches
Helldivers 2 Celebrates Liberty Day 2026 With In-Game Gifts
Arrowhead Studios is marking the third anniversary of Liberty Day with ship decorations, community minigames, and a retro-styled weapon for active players.
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Nintendo
Nintendo schedules 3DS, Switch, and Switch 2 maintenance for late October
Nintendo has announced maintenance windows across its console lineup for the week of October 25, 2026, including a second 3DS downtime session and service interruptions for Switch and Switch 2.
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Game Releases and Announcements
A24's Elden Ring Movie Budget Reaches Nearly $200 Million, Planned for 2028
A24's film adaptation of FromSoftware's Elden Ring will cost around $200 million, making it the studio's most expensive production to date. The film is scheduled to release March 3, 2028, with Alex Garland directing and writing.
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Gaming Industry and Business
Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million users with emails and personal details exposed
Capcom has disclosed a data breach involving over 11 million people. Emails, IP addresses, account creation times, and last login information were compromised through unauthorised access to the CAPCOM ID service.
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Game Releases and Announcements
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launches with Extensive Patch and Weapon Balancing
Activision and Infinity Ward have released the launch patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, introducing weapon tuning, ability adjustments, and numerous bug fixes across Multiplayer and DMZ.
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Xbox
Xbox Game Pass May Shift To A La Carte Tiered Structure, Report Says
A new report claims Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is planning a major overhaul of Game Pass, including tiered options and paid cloud gaming.
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Updates and Patches
Beast of Reincarnation to Receive Final Update Around October 19th
Game Freak announced that Beast of Reincarnation will stop receiving updates, with the final patch targeting October 19th.
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PC Gaming
Metaphor: ReFantazio trailer spotlights Strohl ahead of November 2026 launch
Atlus released a new character trailer for Metaphor: ReFantazio, focusing on Strohl, a noble from the clemar tribe who joins the State Army alongside commoners.
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General Gaming
In A Violent Nature 2 set for February 2027 release
The POV slasher sequel In A Violent Nature 2 will arrive on February 12, 2027, following an announcement at New York Comic-Con.
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Nintendo
Girls und Panzer: All-Star Tank Carnival Announced for Nintendo Switch 2
D3 Publisher has announced Girls und Panzer: All-Star Tank Carnival, a new tank action game in development for Nintendo Switch 2 with a planned 2027 launch.
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Game Releases and Announcements
Team17 Announces The Escapists 3 for PC and Consoles in 2027
Team17 revealed The Escapists 3 will launch on PC and major consoles in 2027, bringing a larger prison sandbox with over 120 new weapons and five distinct facilities.
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Updates and Patches
Unity Launches AI Tool Unity Spark to Help Creators Build Game Prototypes
Unity CEO Matt Bromberg unveiled Unity Spark, an AI-powered assistant designed to generate game prototypes from textual prompts. The company emphasized that using the tool does not transform users into celebrated developers.
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Gaming Industry and Business
Xbox Launches Licensing Arm XP to Monetize Franchises Like Minecraft and Fallout
Microsoft's Xbox has launched a new licensing division called XP, aimed at expanding revenue from major franchises such as Minecraft and Fallout through film, merchandise, and live events.
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Gaming Industry and Business
Xbox Launches XP Division to Expand Franchises Beyond Games
Microsoft's Xbox has formed a new XP division, led by President Kayleen Walters, to grow franchises through film, TV, products, live events and partnerships.
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General Gaming
Leaker Cyberleek Releases 25 Minutes of New Grand Theft Auto 6 Gameplay
A notorious leaker known as Cyberleek has returned after a month of silence to release a 25-minute video featuring new gameplay, cutscenes, and first-person footage of Grand Theft Auto 6.
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Mobile Gaming
MJ Studios discusses Kingdom World success and Roblox growth
Technical director Idiris Mustaf explains how the Saudi-based studio grew from a hobby into a self-sustaining business through Roblox.
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