Mobile Gaming
Wooga's Ghost Detective is leaving Netflix after three years
The story-driven hidden-object game departs after accumulating millions of hours played worldwide since its 2023 launch on the streaming platform.
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Catch up on game updates, patches, new seasons and expansions. Find out what has changed and which players are affected.
PC Gaming
Steam's Pyrowave codec cuts streaming lag but demands five times the bandwidth
Valve has added Pyrowave to Steam Remote Play's beta, a new video codec designed to reduce latency during in-home game streaming. The trade-off is significant: Pyrowave requires roughly five to ten times more bandwidth than existing codecs.
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Game Releases and Announcements
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 makes double XP tokens count down only during matches
Activision is changing how double XP tokens work in Modern Warfare 4, addressing a long-standing frustration. Tokens will now count down only when you're actively playing, not in real-world time.
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General Gaming
Evening Reading: September 28, 2026
Shacknews wraps up the day with coverage of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, Minecraft Dungeons 2, Ace Combat 8, and other recent releases.
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PC Gaming
Cyberpunk 2077 designer says Phantom Liberty's success doesn't erase the game's disastrous launch
CD Projekt Red designer Pawel Sasko acknowledged that the acclaimed Phantom Liberty expansion cannot undo the technical and performance failures that plagued Cyberpunk 2077 at release in December 2020.
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PlayStation
Train Sim World 7 review: PS5 gets a familiar railway simulation with live weather and new routes
Dovetail's latest railway simulator brings incremental improvements including live weather, new UK and international routes, and enhanced accessibility, but offers little to entice players upgrading from Train Sim World 6.
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Mobile Gaming
Solara One Adds Holodeck-Inspired Forest in Arboretum Update
The meditative space exploration app now features a gamified forest environment designed to provide respite from the cosmos, complete with interactive butterflies and a quest mode.
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Updates and Patches
Walkabout Mini Golf Heads to Alien World With Escape from Planet Xylodon DLC
Mighty Coconut's fifth official DLC course of 2026 launches October 8, featuring a lush alien planet with strange plant life.
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Game Releases and Announcements
RuneScape releases Havenhythe Part II, its largest area expansion in 25 years
The members-only update concludes the Havenhythe storyline with new regions, story content, and a final battle against the Sanguine threat. Players who meet skill requirements can earn a best-in-slot hatchet and gather new resources.
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Esports
adamb confident NIP will reach top 10 after 1win Private Club S1 victory
Newly signed rifler Adam Ångström believes Ninjas in Pyjamas has the potential to become a top-10 team soon, following the organization's first tournament win with its restructured roster at 1win Private Club S1.
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Updates and Patches
NHL 27 Title Update 2 Adjusts Boarding and Charging Penalties
EA Sports releases the second major update for NHL 27 on September 29, tuning how boarding and charging penalties are called while fixing desync issues and adding new center-ice designs for multiple NHL teams.
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Updates and Patches
Activision reverses plan to carry legacy weapon camos into Modern Warfare 4 Warzone
Activision has reversed its earlier announcement that weapon camos from previous Call of Duty games would carry forward into Warzone with the Modern Warfare 4 integration.
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