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Fellowship launches in Early Access on Steam on October 16. (Image source: Steam)

Jump straight to the endgame – new concept MMO launches on Steam this week

For anyone who finds questing and leveling in MMOs more frustrating than fun, Fellowship could be a refreshing change. Here, you jump straight into dungeons without spending days preparing your character. On October 16, the so-cal...

Marius Müller, 13 Oct 2025 13:38

A screengrab of MindsEye's Protagonist Jacob Diaz (image source: Steam Community)

MindsEye developers slam Build a Rocket Boy leadership: "Is this how you treat your own?"

Ninety-three current and former developers at Build A Rocket Boy have signed an open letter via the IWGB accusing co-founders Leslie Benzies and Mark Gerhard of systemic mistreatment. This includes mandatory pre-launch overtime an...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 13 Oct 2025 05:44

A screengrab from Halo: Master Chief Collection on PC (image source: Steam Community)

Halo's Art Director leaves studio after 17 years; teases "untold story" behind his departure

Glenn Israel, the art director who shaped Halo across Bungie, 343 Industries, and the newly rebranded Halo Studios, announced his exit after 17 years in a LinkedIn post that hinted at an "untold story", when it would be "absolutel...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 13 Oct 2025 05:19

A screengrab from The Outsiders' title Metal Hellsinger (image source: Steam Community)

Dune Awakening publisher Funcom's restructuring shutters studio behind Metal: Hellsinger

Funcom has shuttered The Outsiders, the Stockholm studio behind Metal: Hellsinger, as part of company-wide layoffs driven by a mix of a strategic shift toward live operations for Dune: Awakening and cost-based restructuring across...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 13 Oct 2025 04:46

A poster announcing Sonic the Hedgehog's collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (image source: IOC)

Sonic The Hedgehog returns to the Olympics as Sega signs multi-year deal with the IOC

Sega and the International Olympic Committee have signed a multi-year licensing agreement effective October 7, 2025. This agreement allows Sega to produce Sonic the Hedgehog–branded Olympic merchandise featuring the official rings...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 12 Oct 2025 22:00

A screengrab of Battlefield 6 on PC (image source: Steam Community)

EA apologizes for Battlefield 6 launch outage with free boosters and Battle Pass rewards

Electronic Arts apologized and rolled out a fix after a launch-day EA app outage caused by a "purchase to play" bug, which prevented pre-order owners from accessing Battlefield 6. Affectees will receive compensation, including boo...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 12 Oct 2025 21:42

A screengrab of James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2 Remake (image source: Steam Community)

Silent Hill 2 Remake voice actress confirms no Born From a Wish DLC in the works: "I've been waiting for Konami"

Voice and mocap actress Salome Gunnarsdottir, on the Silent Hill 2 Remake's first anniversary, told viewers on Twitch she has not yet recorded any material for the long-rumored Born From a Wish DLC and has yet to receive any word ...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 12 Oct 2025 21:20

The new shelf-based Discovery Page introduced in s&box's October 2025 update helps surface community-made games more effectively (Image: Facepunch Studios)

s&box update brings discovery overhaul, physics improvements and rendering optimisations

Facepunch refines Source 2–based creation platform with improved workflow, physics stability and rendering performance

Louise Burke, 11 Oct 2025 21:30

A screengrab of Megabonk's Megachad (image source: Steam Community)

Megabonk beats Hades 2’s all-time record as it morphs into Steam’s new indie sensation

Solo developer Vedinad’s Megabonk has exploded into Steam stardom, selling an estimated 1.3 million copies and peaking at 117,336 concurrent players on October 5, handily surpassing Hades II’s all-time high of 112,947, while avera...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 11 Oct 2025 20:45

A screengrab from Battlefield 6 (image source: Steam Community)

EA’s Battlefield 6 debuts with a strong showing on PC even as EA App users report issues playing the game

Battlefield 6 launched strongly on PC, hitting over 500,000 concurrent players on Steam within 25 minutes and a 24-hour peak of 747,400. This is despite its debut being undermined by widespread access errors for users who purchase...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 11 Oct 2025 19:12

The Fallout Day announcement on X (image source: Fallout X)

Fallout for Hope returns after Fallout Day with charity and community focus in tow

Bethesda has scheduled its annual Fallout Day livestream for October 23 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, promising studio updates, community segments, and a Fallout for Hope post-show.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 11 Oct 2025 18:55

Crowdfunded RPG Starfinder: Afterlight closes in on $500,000 in pledges on Kickstarter

Barcelona-based Epictellers Entertainment’s debut Kickstarter for Starfinder: Afterlight, a turn-based CRPG set in Paizo’s Starfinder universe, has drawn more than $470,000 from roughly 7,900 backers with 26 days remaining as it c...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 10 Oct 2025 20:31

A screengrab from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (image source: Steam Community)

Final Fantasy VII Remake dev addresses streamlined progression backlash: "even our dev team was divided"

Facing criticism that the new Streamlined Progression options are a "cheat mode," Final Fantasy VII Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi told Automaton the feature split the development team but was added as a sanctioned, safer alterna...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 10 Oct 2025 17:01

BALL × PIT and Keeper will launch in October as day-one titles on Xbox Game Pass. (Image source: Xbox Game Pass)

Two day-one releases and more new additions coming to Xbox Game Pass next week

After several less-than-cheerful announcements lately, Xbox Game Pass subscribers finally have something to look forward to: next week brings two new day-one titles – the action roguelike Ball × Pit and the puzzle adventure Keeper...

Marius Müller, 09 Oct 2025 14:30

A screengrab of Assassin's Creed Mirage's Valley of Memory DLC (image source: Ubisoft YT)

Assassin’s Creed Mirage's free Valley of Memory DLC adds manual jump, black box mission replay, and parkour refinements

Ubisoft will release the free Valley of Memory DLC for Assassin’s Creed Mirage on November 18, offering roughly six hours of pre‑finale story content set in a reconstructed 9th‑century Al‑Ula as Basim chases rumours of his long‑lo...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 08 Oct 2025 18:09

Arc Raiders was mistakenly censored by Activision in Call of Duty lobbies earlier (image source: Arc Raiders X account)

Embark Studios humorously embraces Call of Duty Black Ops 7's accidental "Arc Raiders" censorship

Embark Studios responded with a tongue-in-cheek censored promo amidst reports that Call of Duty Black Ops 7’s open beta briefly censored the phrase “Arc Raiders” due to a text-filter error in early October 2025.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 08 Oct 2025 02:55

Artwork for Marathon's closed NDA playtest (image source: Bungie)

Bungie's indefinitely delayed Marathon surfaces with an NDA playtest with solo queue and proximity chat

Bungie has launched a closed, NDA-bound technical playtest for its once-indefinitely delayed extraction shooter Marathon from Oct. 22–28, inviting a limited number of North American and European PS5, Xbox Series S|X, and Steam pla...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 07 Oct 2025 23:28

A screengrab from Call of Duty Black Ops 7 (image source: SteamDB)

"This is just the beginning": Activision says 97% of hackers banned within 30 minutes in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta

Activision seems to be firing on all cylinders when it comes to nabbing the growing menace of cheating across its platforms, awarding cheaters bans across the board on PC thanks to a mix of upgraded anti-cheat software and driver-...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 07 Oct 2025 11:21

Artwork for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (image source: Nintendo Japan)

Nintendo reveals new details about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Vi-O-La motorcycle

Nintendo has revealed that Vi-O-La, a Lamorn-engineered motorcycle in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond that can be summoned only in specific Viewros areas and grants Samus on-board actions including boost, power-slide drifting, and homing ...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 07 Oct 2025 11:00

Unknown Fluffy Object was released on Steam on October 3, 2025, and has since received only positive reviews. (Image source: Steam)

Steam: Sheepdog vs. UFOs – this free game has 100% positive reviews

In Unknown Fluffy Object, players take on the role of a herding dog defending its flock from UFOs – an unusual yet endearing concept. The game has been warmly received on Steam, with all 24 user reviews so far giving it a positive...

Marius Müller, 06 Oct 2025 14:01

An in-game screengrab of Megabonk (image source: Steam Community)

Vampire Survivors-esque indie reverse bullet hell game Megabonk sells 1 million copies in just two weeks

Megabonk, a solo-developed 3D reverse-bullet-hell roguelike by Vedinad, has sold one million copies in two weeks since its September 18 release, peaking at over 102,000 concurrent Steam players and rising to sixth on Steam’s globa...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 06 Oct 2025 08:36

A screengrab from Kingmakers (image source: Steam)

Time-travel shooting game Kingmakers delayed indefinitely ahead of October 8 launch

Redemption Road has indefinitely delayed Kingmakers’ planned October 8 early access launch, saying the ambitious time-travel shooter/strategy hybrid requires more work to avoid cutting promised features.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 06 Oct 2025 08:09

A screengrab of the Raccoon City Police Department in Resident Evil Requiem (image source: Capcom)

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis director admits confusion about Raccoon City's return in Resident Evil Requiem

Kazuhiro Aoyama, director of the 1999 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, expressed confusion after learning that Resident Evil 9: Requiem appears to depict Raccoon City and landmarks like the RPD intact, contradicting Nemesis’s canonical d...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 05 Oct 2025 10:18

The composer for Donkey Kong 64's DK Rap, Grant Kirkhope (image source: IMDB)

Composer behind Donkey Kong 64’s DK Rap says Nintendo 'arbitrarily' didn’t inform or credit him

Veteran composer Grant Kirkhope, best known for the DK Rap from Donkey Kong 64 says Nintendo “arbitrarily” failed to inform or credit him after the track appeared in The Super Mario Bros. Movie and on Switch 2’s Donkey Kong Bananz...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 05 Oct 2025 10:04

A screengrab from Payday 3 (image source: Steam Community)

Payday 3 offline mode potentially scrapped as Starbreeze calls it ‘infeasible’ for the game’s future

Starbreeze has effectively shelved the long‑promised offline mode for Payday 3, something it pledged as part of February 2024’s Operation Medic Bag while declaring an implementation as “not feasible” during an October 2 anniversar...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 05 Oct 2025 09:50

A screengrab from Persona 3 Reload (image source: Steam community)

Sega's Atlus: Persona 3 Reload to stay exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 despite earlier porting efforts

Atlus has shed some light on its shelved plans to port Persona 3 Reload to the original Nintendo Switch, which made the remaster exclusive to the newly announced Switch 2 if users want to play on Nintendo's platform.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 04 Oct 2025 20:10

A screengrab from Halo: The Master Chief Collection (image source: Steam Community)

A Halo: Combat Evolved remake using Unreal Engine 5 may be incoming with a 'hybrid' approach reportedly in play

A Halo: Combat Evolved remake is reportedly in development at Halo Studios, with insider Rebs Gaming citing sources that Abstraction Games is leveraging a “hybrid” approach with core mechanics on a modified Blam Engine from Halo: ...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 04 Oct 2025 07:20

'Get over here!: Genre-defining fighting franchise leaked to hit Xbox Game Pass subscription service soon

It seems as though Mortal Kombat may make an appearance in Xbox Game Pass when it announces the next round of games available to Premium members. While Microsoft and Xbox have not yet announced that Mortal Kombat will be coming to...

Julian van der Merwe, 04 Oct 2025 06:49

The Sega x Puma Capsule Collection Sonic Racing Crossworlds collaboration pictured (image source: Puma)

Sega and Puma team up for Sonic the Hedgehog Capsule Collection featuring Sonic, Shadow, and Tails

Sega and Puma's limited-edition Sonic the Hedgehog capsule collection, unveiled ahead of its launch on Oct. 30, 2025, comes at a time when Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is already on the radar for many people, further cementing what m...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 03 Oct 2025 20:53

A screengrab from Cronos: The New Dawn (image source: Steam Community)

Silent Hill 2 Remake studio Bloober Team has big plans for the Cronos franchise

Polish game studio Bloober Team has stated that it intends to extend the Cronos IP in the future, even as it currently splits its resources across 5 different projects, including the highly anticipated Silent Hill 1 Remake.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 03 Oct 2025 14:28

A screengrab of the Fallout 76: Burning Springs update (image source: Bethesda)

Bethesda revisits Fallout 76 cross-play and cross-progression demands, calls it a ‘huge technical lift’

Bethesda Game Studios, at a media event ahead of the December 2025 Burning Springs update, acknowledged long-standing player demands for cross-play and cross-progression in Fallout 76, saying the features aren’t ruled out but woul...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 03 Oct 2025 13:16

A screengrab of Zombies gameplay from the BO7 Beta (image source: Treyarch)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta shakes up Zombies in higher rounds ahead of Battlefield 6 launch

Treyarch is swapping out the classic high-round zombies for slower, hard-hitting ones in the Black Ops 7 beta, dev reveals.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 03 Oct 2025 07:54

The new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate promotion (image source: Xbox Wire)

The Xbox Game Pass price hike also comes with Ubisoft+ Classics and 90 new games

In what most consumers will find to still be a relatively unequal balancing act on Microsoft's part, Xbox Game Pass's recent update and subsequent price hike did come with multiple new titles in tow.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 02 Oct 2025 19:15

Not Raised by Wolves was released on Steam on October 1 and has since received entirely positive reviews. (Image source: Steam)

Steam: Free third-person shooter featuring coyote gunslinger receives 100% positive reviews

In Not Raised by Wolves, you play as a revolver-wielding coyote lady making her way through a mysterious AI facility, supported by a loyal drone. The game may only last 10 to 15 minutes, but it packs a surprising punch. So far, St...

Marius Müller, 02 Oct 2025 19:08

A screengrab of Wedbush Securities' Michael Pachter (image source: Yahoo Finance YT)

Wedbush Securities' Michael Pachter doubles down on criticism of 'terrible company' Sony's gaming business

Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter did not mince words when he covered Sony's current posture in the gaming business, advising investors not to buy stock in the consumer electronics giant for exposure in the company.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 01 Oct 2025 18:52

A banner announcing Silent Hill f's 1 million copy milestone (image source: Konami)

Silent Hill f sold a mammoth 1 million copies worldwide on launch day

Konami says Silent Hill f sold over 1 million copies worldwide on launch day, following its September 25, 202,5 release, a rapid commercial milestone that bolsters the franchise's preexisting 11.7 million lifetime sales since the ...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 30 Sep 2025 23:41

The PlayStation: The First 30 Years 400 Page Photography Book by Read Only Memory (image source: PlayStation Blog)

PlayStation celebrates 30th anniversary with £245 collector's book and Reebok sneaker collaboration

Sony is marking the 30th anniversary of PlayStation's 1995 North American and European debut with a roster of nostalgic merchandise led by "PlayStation: First 30 Years," a 400‑page Read‑Only Memory photography book available for p...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 30 Sep 2025 23:26

A screengrab from Ghost of Yotei (image source: PlayStation)

Ghost of Yotei director insists franchise will stay true to its Japanese roots ahead of launch

Sucker Punch's studio head and founder, Brian Fleming, has doubled down on maintaining a certain degree of authenticity when it comes to Ghost of Yotei's core gameplay and setting.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 30 Sep 2025 16:30

Zac Efron and his crew in the Battlefield 6 live action trailer (image source: Battlefield YT)

Call of Duty gets a free jab thrown at it in the new Battlefield 6 trailer

Battlefield 6 may have just upped the ante when it comes to first-person shooters trolling each other thanks to its official launch live-action trailer that dropped yesterday.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 30 Sep 2025 16:21

The interior artwork with the Switch cartridge of the Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 bundle (image source: ForeverPhysical X)

Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 sees physical Nintendo Switch copies break street date ahead of launch

Copies of Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 are already out in the wild, with multiple gamers posting their loot even as the official launch date of Oct 2 holds for most physical and digital preorders alike.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 29 Sep 2025 19:15

A screengrab from the Borderlands 4 C4SH Vault Hunter teaser trailer (image source: Borderlands YT)

Borderlands 4 sees Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford unveil First DLC Vault Hunter 'C4SH'

The 37-second Borderlands 4 Vault Hunter teaser trailer offers a small glimpse at what Gearbox promises will be a content-loaded pipeline for Borderlands 4 in coming days.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 29 Sep 2025 17:46

A screengrab from Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (image source: SteamDB)

Nintendo Switch 2: Five potentially upgraded Lego games unintentionally teased at Zurich Pop Con

As many as 5 Lego titles have been potentially confirmed, thanks to a banner being displayed early last week at the Zurich Pop Con, even as an official statement has yet to be made on the matter.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 29 Sep 2025 17:22

A screengrab from Bully: Scholarship Edition (image source: Steam Community)

Rockstar Co-Founder: Bully 2 never happened because of "bandwidth issues"

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser had a nuanced take on why Bully 2 never became a reality for the prolific game development company.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 28 Sep 2025 17:57

Capcom's Pragmata: director reveals why the game was 'indefinitely delayed' two years ago

Pragmata's delay may have been due to a mix of experimentation at the development end, as well as an earlier reveal than most of its peers when it was first announced in 2020.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 28 Sep 2025 16:00

A picture of the Silent Hill f steelbook (image source r/gamecollecting)

GameStop accused of 'misleading' Silent Hill f players over botched steelbook pre-orders

Brick-and-mortar video game retailer GameStop might have found itself in a different kind of PR horror story as disgruntled players accuse it of mismanaging the launch of the Silent Hill f steelbooks despite having orders that wer...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 28 Sep 2025 15:48

A screengrab from Dying Light: The Beast (image source: Steam Community)

Techland promises hotfix after Dying Light: The Beast racks up player complaints over forced QTEs

The hotfix was promised amidst growing user frustration about interactions with biters in Dying Light: The Beast, which involved unskippable quick time events (QTEs)

Rahim Amir Noorali, 28 Sep 2025 15:25

A screengrab of Baldur's Gate 3 on PC (image source: Steam Community)

Baldur's Gate 3: Despite over 15 million copies sold, only 23% of players actually played it to completion

Baldur's Gate 3's impressive showing as a title in both commercial and critical terms may not be completely reflected in player game completion rates, with only 23.4% of buyers actually finishing the game without accounting for re...

Rahim Amir Noorali, 28 Sep 2025 05:02

A screengrab from Silent Hill f on PC (image source: Steam Community)

Deal | Silent Hill f is already 25% off US MSRP less than a week after launch thanks to a UK-based retailer

PC Gamers still considering hopping on Silent Hill f's bandwagon can benefit from an impressive 25% discount for a Steam key, an offer that has been available to users since preorders kick in.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 28 Sep 2025 04:27

A screengrab from the Forza Horizon 6 teaser trailer (image source: Forza YouTube)

Forza Horizon 6 finally heads to Japan but Microsoft says PS5 players will have to wait

PlayStation 5 players might have to wait a considerable amount of time to be able to play, unlike PC and Xbox players who will have day one access to the title.

Rahim Amir Noorali, 28 Sep 2025 03:33

CloverPit was released on Steam on September 26, launching with a 10% discount and currently holding 96% positive reviews. (Image source: Steam)

Steam: One-armed bandit, but deadly – new Balatro-like roguelike hits 96% positive reviews

Five reels, three rows and a pit that swallows you whole if luck is not on your side. CloverPit is a roguelike gambling game in the spirit of Balatro, but with a horror twist and a slot machine in place of the deck of cards. It ha...

Marius Müller, 27 Sep 2025 13:45