Title: Viral AI-Generated Comedian Steals Jokes And Is Rewarded With Millions Of Views Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:33:59 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/viral-ai-generated-comedian-steals-jokes-and-is-rewarded-with-millions-of-views-2000740077 Tiffany Sloan has over 375,000 followers on Instagram and also isn't a real person but a gen-AI nightmare

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Title: Magic: The Gathering Is Adding God Packs And Removing What My Editor Calls ‘Junk’ Foils From Boosters Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:00:58 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/magic-the-gathering-adding-god-packs-2000740004 And no more foil commons and uncommons in booster packs :(

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Title: Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 will take us deeper into the World in Canvas and make Mortenax Blade playable Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 13:43:44 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-3-all-details HoYoverse has today delivered full details on the next major update for Honkai: Star Rail. Version 4.3, dubbed The Lethe Below the Living, will be available for all players on June 1. The upcoming update adds a new chapter to the Planarcadia arc, and introduce a new playable character. Read more

Title: Forza Horizon 6 explodes on Steam even before it's officially out Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:02 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-steam-numbers-big-launch Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn’t officially launch until May 19, but owners of its most expensive version - the Premium Edition - can play it right now. Read more

Title: Mystic Messenger's most loyal players are getting banned in droves for seemingly playing the game too much Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 10:02:10 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/mystic-messenger-ban-wave-thousands-of-hourglasses-anniversary Mystic Messenger, arguably one of the best dating sims around, has been dormant for about seven years. Despite not receiving new content or any meaningful updates in all that time, the game remains popular with its core fans, many of whom just woke up to some shocking news about their accounts. Read more

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Title: The Best Video Game Soundtracks Of 2026 (So Far) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:41:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-best-video-game-soundtracks-of-2026/1100-6538590/ Video games don't just look better than ever, thanks to imaginative art directions and cutting-edge graphics; they also sound fantastic. With some of the best talent in the industry composing new soundtracks, it's sadly too easy for some of these superb albums to fly under your radar. To keep track of the best that 2026 has to offer, we're collecting the best video game soundtracks available and listing them below alongside official channels like Spotify, YouTube, and Tidal so that you can listen to them yourself. And if those games also have a snazzy vinyl that you can add to your collection? You can bet your axe we'll also include a link for that modern-day art. We'll update this list regularly throughout the year, so check back often to see what's been added. While you're here, you might also want to check out our list for the best games of 2026. In This Article CairnEsoteric EbbMarathonMewgenicsMixtapePeople of NoteScott Pilgrim EXScreamerDenshattackMina the Hollower007 First LightScritchy ScratchyLumentale: Memories of TreyMarvel Tokon: Fighting SoulsThe Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium TalesMIO Memories in OrbitBubsy 4DSarosPhonopolisAssassin's Creed Black Flag ResyncedSilent Hill: Townfall Cairn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0kwEtJGQI By Martin Stig Andersen, The Toxic Avenger, and Gildaa Why should you climb a mountain? Because it's there. Why should you listen to the Cairn soundtrack? Same reason, but also because it perfectly complements the game, giving the entire experience an awe-inspiring feel as you grasp for an out-of-reach handhold. Just like Cairn, the soundtrack is calm, meditative, and full of audio elements that add a cosmic flair to this mountaineering adventure. Where to listen: YouTube Spotify Apple Music Esoteric Ebb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TVeE6IOPM4 By Anders Bach, Kristian Paulsen, and Brian Batz Usually, a video game soundtrack has a common theme that carries through each of its tracks, uniting them into a single album. The score for Esoteric Ebb is an exception to that rule, as it effortlessly shifts between genres and motifs, constantly surprising and delighting your senses with its eclectic mix. One song might evoke images of a faraway land during Arthurian times, and another track might sound perfect for a 16-bit beat-'em-up, making this album a treasure trove of audio treats that reflect the game's tabletop inspirations. If you're interested in the game and the soundtrack, Steam offers both as a bundle deal. Where to listen: YouTube Spotify Bandcamp Marathon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQfCuKxC5c By Ryan Lott Marathon's soundtrack e is a magical sample of electronic music that captures the sense of mystery at the heart of the game. There's an ethereal quality to these tunes, and with a distinctive arrangement that's already spurring several mesmerizing remixes within the growing Marathon community, we're hoping the rest of the score is as bold and energetic as what we've been treated to so far. It's a blend of propulsive rhythms, electronic textures, and experimental sound design that makes for an unforgettable score. Where to listen: YouTube Spotify (Vol 1) Spotify (Vol 2) Apple Music (Vol 1) Apple Music (Vol 2) Mewgenics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgckcE2xNmA By Ridiculon You'd expect a soundtrack for a video game about genetically engineered cats being sent to do battle against strange enemies to be suitably weird, and Ridiculon doesn't disappoint on this front. The Mewgenics score combines a punchy, folksy sound with the inner workings of a cat's mind, and as you'd guess, those finger-snappin' thoughts typically translate to milk and murder. An ode to the absurdity of Mewgenics, Ridiculon's Matthias Bossi and Jon Evans have crafted a surreal soundtrack to enjoy for one of 2026's best games. Where to listen: YouTube Spotify Apple Music Mixtape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb59lMEtHL4 By various artists Every game on this list (so far) has made it on the strength of its original soundtrack. Mixtape is the exception with its selection of licensed tracks, not because they're expertly curated, but because they're the exact kind of needle-drops that remind you why music is such a powerful force in our lives. It's the raw emotion of these songs juxtaposed against the coming-of-age story that works so well, effortlessly blending a heartfelt story with the kind of music that makes you want to pump your fist in the air. From Joy Division to Silverchair, Mixtape's choice of music is a greatest hits album dedicated to teenage rebellion and freedom, expertly paired with a touching coming-of-age story. Where to listen: YouTube People of Note https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3DiPDYJniM By Big Giant Circles When we look back at 2026, it's going to be clear just how good the year was for fans of rhythmic video games. People of Note is a great example, as it brings that stadium energy to your screen that only a handful of megastars are capable of generating. It's the grandest of music, energetic beats designed to get your blood pumping and your body moving in a turn-based RPG format. The visuals and audio are top-notch, pairing together like a fine wine and cheese combo for your ears. Where to listen: Spotify Bandcamp YouTube Music Apple Music Scott Pilgrim EX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4dniHTgXN8 By Anamanaguchi A new Anamanaguchi soundtrack is always cause for celebration, but when the band is putting its considerable talents toward a Scott Pilgrim project? That's a reason to bring the house down. The band returns to Toronto for a whopping 71-song soundtrack, and as you'd expect, the score is a fist-pumping collection of punchy tracks that fuses nostalgic sounds with enough energy to knock the highlights out of your hair. Where to listen: YouTube Spotify Apple Music Where to buy: Polyvinyl Store Screamer https://open.spotify.com/album/7qrn2IN2OV8Xo0LLJ8Mf0E By Max Aruj When it comes to racing games, soundtracks for this genre need to feel like a jolt of nitrous oxide being delivered straight to your ears. Screamer doesn't disappoint, as the anime-inspired cyberpunk racing game has you cruising through the streets at an irresponsible speed while your head bops along to the high-energy score. Each track motivates you to push your revs into the red, motivating you to go faster and tear around corners with reckless abandon in a race where the only rule that matters is the Rule of Cool. Where to listen: Spotify Apple Music Tidal Denshattack https://youtu.be/Pbojir2AZ8s?list=PL8vEUsckfa9j9HcR5EVnzDvBR3ohm8Tnr By Tee Lopes, Sean Bialo, and Andrew One, featuring various artists Not just one of the best games of 2026, Denshattack offers pure bangers for your buck thanks to a score featuring 80 tracks. Featuring a star-studded lineup of artists--led by main composers Tee Lopes, Sean Bialo, and Andrew One--the music perfectly complements the energetic gameplay while also channeling the sound of beloved turn-of-the-millennium Dreamcast classics like Jet Set Radio and Sonic Adventure. There's a lot to love about this soundtrack, and with over four hours of music, you'll be tapping your feet to breakbeat, funk, acid jazz, hip-hop, punk, and J-pop tracks for a long time. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Bandcamp Mina the Hollower https://youtu.be/7EVHXQYSIlc By Jake Kaufman There's a charm to classical 8-bit music, and Mina the Hollower captures that audio magic with surprisingly complex chiptunes to dig into. An old adage among artists says limitations can lead to creativity, and composer Jake Kaufman certainly knows how to squeeze an incredible amount of depth from a retro collection of sounds and tools to build an impressively massive soundtrack. With Streets of Rage composer Yuzo Koshiro also lending his talents to this 96-track, four-hour score, Mina the Hollower sounds delightfully inviting and unsettling. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal 007 First Light https://youtu.be/HquhennIz5k?list=PLEm_8kSAIz8s By Alexis Smith and Joe Henson of The Flight The soundtrack for 007 First Light works so well because composers Alexis Smith and Joe Henson of The Flight deliberately held back on dropping the classical Bond theme too early in the game. Instead, you're tasked with earning that signature theme, and the duo builds up to that moment with an orchestral arrangement that seamlessly transitions between moments of stealth, brawls, and car chases. Fusing it with hybrid electronic arrangements gave the game an audio atmosphere rivaling a big-budget Hollywood movie, and once you finally hear those familiar notes in all their brass glory, you can't help but roll credits on 007 First Light with a massive smile on your face. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Scritchy Scratchy https://youtu.be/yVkUFElAJpw?list=OLAK5uy_n9TvsRElEAHW_9kzt9u-0yJiMAMjl_dO4 By Clothing Club Many of the soundtracks on this list feature high-energy arrangements, but Clothing Club's score for Scritchy Scratchy is just cool as a cucumber. With retro beats and a terrific groove, these tracks are designed as background music that doesn't distract from the super-satisfying scratch-card incremental game, but it's also great for those days when you need some lo-fi vibes in your life. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Lumentale: Memories of Trey https://youtu.be/UR91KBPsTII?list=OLAK5uy_lRr9vWyHdPmiZV-T5HrsNSsEz0PUvw_0U By Tiziano Bellu, Giovanni Santolla, and Lorenzo Varriano Lumentale: Memories of Trey is a fun spin on the monster-collecting formula, but at its heart is a surprisingly delicate soundtrack. A powerhouse of Italian composers has put together something that's not only special, but also downright massive, as the score spans three distinct volumes: Mythos, Logos, and Battle+Extra. The end result? A beautifully retro orchestral arrangement that is nostalgic and atmospheric. Nier fans are in for a treat, too, as acclaimed singer Emi Evans lends her vocals to the end credits of this delightful game. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls https://open.spotify.com/album/6UcRvq1eEOTtgTehVbpzMn By Toma Otowa Arc System Works knows not only how to make a great fighting game, but how to pair it with a fantastic soundtrack to complement a few rounds of digital fisticuffs. The soundtrack for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls doesn't disappoint, combining incredible audio variety and surprising collaborations to create dozens of character and stage themes. With EDM, heavy metal, and orchestral music featured prominently, headlined by the "Stronger as One" main theme, you get a buffet of high-energy music to enjoy while you fight to save the world from Avengers-level threats. Where to listen: Spotify Apple Music Tidal The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales https://open.spotify.com/album/1Uph1ef0oVLNqrFrf2hh1T By Tomohiro Nakamachi and Yuto Moritani Unsurprisingly, the music of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is a nostalgic throwback to the golden age of JRPGs. The best tracks on this mammoth 105-song collection have warmth and depth, and each one blends into the background, selling you on the idea that you're taking part in a magical, whimsical journey across faraway fantasy lands. Where to listen: Spotify Apple Music MIO Memories in Orbit https://youtu.be/GvpuPJaweDs?list=PL8vEUsckfa9jxIjs7ZbO9Xt6LCtkba2pk By Nicolas Guéguen Juxtaposition is the main takeaway of the MIO: Memories in Orbit soundtrack, as the music beautifully blends traditional sounds with mechanical melodies. Across 75 tracks, you can feel the isolation and scale of "The Vessel" where the game takes place, with the dynamic pacing mirroring the experience of tight soulslike combat and melancholic exploration. There's a blurred line between sentient beings and programmed machines in MIO Memories in Orbit, and Nicolas Guéguen's score captures those sci-fi themes and pumps them right back into your ears. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Bubsy 4D https://youtu.be/bkX5afr49t4?list=OLAK5uy_l7qO9Gam-v9T6vbtc_xxxf8NDCET6aTR4 By Fat Bard I don't know if I can trust reality anymore, because 2026 being the year of Bubsy was not on my bingo card. Not only is Bubsy 4D a surprisingly good adventure game that doesn't make me want to yeet my TV out the nearest window, but indie video game audio duo Fat Bard have managed to craft a score that I genuinely enjoy listening to during the day. It has '90s Saturday morning cartoon energy and dynamic instrumentation, and it's incredibly catchy. This should come as no surprise given the composers' pedigree, as this upbeat soundtrack is an eclectic treat. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Saros https://youtu.be/EkCfuekbLWY?list=PLRW80bBvVD3VJF5Du8J_pzWfkkGqDxYGJ By Sam Slater How do you sum up the sound of Saros in three words or less? Pure, atmospheric dread. Composer Sam Slater nails the idea of playing a game in which an eclipse brings terrifying changes to the world around you. That creeping sense of tension from the soundtrack is embedded deep within every pixel-pore of Saros, with the music warping and distorting to reflect the planetary changes around you as you descend deeper into a dangerous labyrinth. It's a heavy score, frequently punctuated by raw guitar riffs and unconventional instruments that add an otherworldly layer to Saros. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Phonopolis https://youtu.be/XbIpGE9fL8g By Tomáš Dvořák Phonopolis's avant-garde quality is reflected in its score, as composer Tomáš Dvořák clearly wasn't afraid to try experimental ideas. Every song has a raw, lo-fi theme that sounds intentional, heavily processed, and loud, music that could only work in a handcrafted game centered on loudspeakers and an authoritarian leader controlling a city through audio propaganda. Every track introduces something new, and each one feels like an entire album has been crammed into it. That sheer density of ideas makes the Phonopolis soundtrack a standout collection of music in a year full of incredible albums. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced https://youtu.be/99DQe1qw294?list=PLCr3sop2ouZY By Brian Tyler and featuring new tracks by Stephen Lukach What's old is new again, and in the case of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, I don't think anyone will complain about getting a selection of familiar, new, and improved sea shanties to sing along to. Bryan Tyler's score sounds better than ever, thanks to Ubisoft taking a technical pass of the original soundtrack. Dynamic remixing and rebalanced audio make those authentic sailor songs punctuate a battle on the high seas. All that, and several brand-new orchestral pieces specifically tailored for key emotional story beats, made this an album worth returning to. Where to listen: Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal Silent Hill: Townfall https://youtu.be/PfDNG0NFtjQ By Anthony Scott Burns Composer Anthony Scott Burns nailed the assignment for Silent Hill: Townfall, as this score effectively captured the atmospheric dread of the Konami psychological-horror series. At the same time, it introduces its own audio identity to the franchise, mixing melancholic piano lines and decaying synth textures to create a brooding ambient soundscape that helps build tension. It's a score that feels intimately tied to the fog-drenched streets of St. Amelia and enhanced by analog decay to sell you on the game's theme of fragmented memories. 

Title: Star Wars: Galactic Racer Is Free To Play Now, If You Know Where To Look Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-galactic-racer-is-free-to-play-now-if-you-know-where-to-look/ Star Wars: Galactic Racer is finally out, and so far, it might just be one of the best Star Wars games ever made. The new racing game has an attractive MSRP of $60, but if you're looking to grab it for the low price of nothing, you can play it for free through Amazon Luna starting today. Amazon has announced that Prime members can stream the single-player campaign for free through Amazon Luna. "We've always believed Luna players deserve to be in the action from day one, and Star Wars: Galactic Racer makes that a reality for the first time,” Jeff Gattis, Head of Gaming at Amazon, said in a blog post. "Luna players can jump into the single-player campaign today without needing to own a console or wait for a lengthy download. It's exactly the kind of experience we want to deliver on Luna, and we think players are going to love it." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA3BrR245mo If you're unfamiliar with it, Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming service and platform available to Prime members. A rotating selection of games appears every month through Luna, and members can also claim several downloadable PC games. These can be redeemed through storefronts like the Epic Games Store and GOG. Last month was particularly good, as members could claim several of Id Software's critically acclaimed Doom games, including the 2016 reboot and Doom Eternal. Set early during the era of the New Republic, Star Wars: Galactic Racer follows players as they take part in the Galactic League, a high-stakes underground racing circuit. What sets the game apart from other racing titles is its roguelike gameplay mechanics, which evolve the standard racing formula into a dynamic experience. Developed by Fuse Games--a studio founded by racing veterans from the Burnout and Need for Speed franchises--Star Wars: Galactic Racer currently has a metascore of 88 on GameSpot's sister site Metacritic. "Galactic Racer is those absolutely perfect 10 minutes expanded into a full game. Every moment feels joyfully fast," Jordan Ramée wrote in GameSpot's Star Wars: Galactic Racer review. "Every decision carries the weight of tension. And every run is a rewarding chance to learn, improve, tinker, and adapt, whether it ends in success or failure. I can’t wait to keep playing what’s been my favorite racing game in years."

Title: Halloween’s First DLC Reveals Even The Bad Sequels Will Get Some Love Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:15:42 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halloweens-first-dlc-reveals-even-the-bad-sequels-will-get-some-love/ Halloween's first paid DLC is coming on October 27 in the form of a new skin for the game's killer, Michael Myers, and it's pulling from a source you might not expect: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. A free update on the same day will also add a fifth map, The Tower Farm, inspired by a location in the same film.  It may seem odd to jump to the fifth movie for the game's first DLC, but it's not the only piece of new content coming that day. There's also a second skin coming for Big Mike, borrowing from his look in the legacy sequel Halloween (2018). Each skin will run you $10. Survivor mains also have new things to look forward to, including two new characters, Michelle and Eugene, as well as Civilian Costumes Pack 1, which includes 14 outfits--one for each survivor character--and 42 colorings, or "tints." The new survivors will also go for $10, though that's for the pair, not for each of them, while the new styles and colors will be--you guessed it--$10 for the set. This content drop is the first of several coming to the game in its first year, development studio Illfonic said.  With 13 movies in the series, there's still plenty of ground to cover for Halloween, which makes kicking off its post-launch roadmap with Halloween 5 such an interesting choice. The appropriately autumnal farm map is more open than the game's earlier maps, making it harder to break line of sight from Haddonfield's boogeyman. I suppose that moody setting was too picturesque to pass up as an update just days before October 31.  Just days before Halloween, Halloween will look more like, uh, Halloween. As much as I love the 1978 original, I'm not particularly fond of most of the Halloween sequels, though Halloween H20 is probably dearest to me; I fondly recall seeing it on the big screen as a horror-obsessed nine-year-old, so I look forward to seeing that one reflected in the game down the line. In any event, I don't think the sequels' quality ought to keep the development team from bringing them into the game like this. Illfonic's game should be a museum to all things Halloween, and watching it become that over the next few years is an exciting prospect. I hope the licensing deal extends to the series' more oddball entries, like Rob Zombie's reboot duology and Halloween 3--the one movie in the series that doesn't involve Michael Myers. If the game follows the roadmap I've built in my mind, we'll see every version of The Shape on the character select screen one day. In GameSpot's Halloween review, I wrote that it gives players "a vibes-heavy experience befitting the timeless film, while also offering a unique hook that keeps the game from feeling like a rehash of the many horror multiplayer games that came before it."

Title: Uncharted 5: Everything We Know About The Unconfirmed Game Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:33:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/uncharted-5-release-date-trailer-story/1100-6539504/ Naughty Dog's Uncharted series sold millions of copies, got solid reviews, and was spun off into a movie starring Spider-Man actor Tom Holland--however, the game franchise has been dormant for years. Fans are wondering if Naughty Dog will return to its Indiana Jones-style action-adventure series, and while that remains to be seen, there have been clues about the future of the Uncharted series. There are no guarantees that Uncharted 5 will ever happen, but there is a chance. Here is everything we've heard so far about the next Uncharted game. In This Article "Never say never"A cryptic photo2026 rumorsWhat else is Naughty Dog working on?A different studio could make Uncharted 5"There's no story left for us to tell""Some planning" for Uncharted 5Naughty Dog chooses what it makes based on passionNaughty Dog has released nothing "new" on PS5 so farAll the Uncharted games so farWhen could we learn more?What about the next Uncharted movie? "Never say never" In 2022, Shaun Escayg, a Naughty Dog veteran who worked on Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy, said in an interview with GamesRadar that the team has a "never say never" attitude about making Uncharted 5. Uncharted 4 may have wrapped up series hero Nathan Drake's story, but that doesn't necessarily put a cap on where the franchise could go. "I think we can say for certain that we can never say never. Yeah. Uncharted is a franchise we love--that the studio loves. It's a world we want to see more of. So I can certainly say that," Escayg said. A cryptic photo Escayg, in February of 2026, posted a vague Instagram photo of a cannon in a tropical environment that was captioned "research." People are theorizing that Escayg went to Fort George at Trinidad and Tobago to help research a new Uncharted game. It's rumored that merchants stored records and valuables at Fort George, further fueling the connection to Uncharted. Nothing is certain, of course, and Escayg might have been referencing pretty much anything with his post, or nothing at all. 2026 rumors Most recently, multiple reports said Naughty Dog is making a new Uncharted game, and it's not another remake. Instead, it's said to be a new game, and that Nathan Drake actor Nolan North could appear in some manner. For his part, North said he's definitely game to come back, if he's asked. “110%. Absolutely. I think it would be one of the biggest games ever if they decided to do it. It just depends if Sony wants to make money,” he said at Gamergy in Puerto Rico prior to the recent rumors of Uncharted 5 (via DomTheBomb). “I absolutely would. I try to stay in shape just in case. I can’t see a scenario where I would say no. I always keep out hope.” I What else is Naughty Dog working on? After cancelling The Last of Us Online in 2023, Naughty Dog said it had two single-player games in development. One is the new IP Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and the other remains a mystery. Some believe it could be The Last of Us: Part III, which Naughty Dog has seemingly teased time and again over the years. Others contend it could be a new Uncharted game. A different studio could make Uncharted 5 If a fifth mainline Uncharted game is in the works, that doesn't necessarily mean Naughty Dog will make it. Studio head Neil Druckmann previously said Uncharted 5 could happen with a different developer. Naughty Dog would assist an outside studio to help make sure whatever team made a hypothetical new Uncharted game would get the "essence" right, Druckmann explained. "There's no story left for us to tell" In 2016, just ahead of Uncharted 4's release, Druckmann told GameSpot that there was no guarantee that Naughty Dog would leave Uncharted behind forever, but he sounded pretty sure that would be the case. "There's no story left for us to tell," Druckmann said. "Looking at the three games as setup, Uncharted 4 is the payoff," he elaborated. "If we're telling these stories honestly, and we're being honest with who these characters are, then we have to say, 'This is it, there's nothing else left to tell with this character. This is how it ends, and there's nothing to go on after that.'" Dovetailing with the above mention of how another studio could make a new Uncharted game, Druckmann told us in 2016 that someone could pitch Naughty Dog on a prequel and the studio might agree to that. Beyond the possibility of a prequel, some fans are wondering if a fifth game could take place after the events of Uncharted 4 and be told through the lens of Cassie, the daughter of Nathan Drake and Elena. In fact, the epilogue of Uncharted 4 had players playing as Cassie, walking through their home and discovering some of her father's artifacts that he himself found on his many journeys. The previous Uncharted games told Nathan Drake's story, and 2017's The Lost Legacy told a story from Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross' perspective. "Some planning" for Uncharted 5 According to Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming, there was "some planning of an Uncharted 5" prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Henderson didn't have any further details about these apparently plans or what the story for a fifth Uncharted game might be--only that the idea was kicked around in some manner. That only makes sense from a business and planning perspective, of course. The Uncharted series is well-known, has passionate fans, and has been dormant for a while, making it a potential prime candidate for a new entry to appeal to fans and create new ones. Naughty Dog chooses what it makes based on passion Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann said in 2023 that he feels lucky that studio owner Sony trusts the company enough to allow Druckmann and other key decision-makers to choose what they make next. He said at the end of every project, "We purposefully explore several different projects" for what comes next. "Some of them might be a sequel, and then a bunch of new ideas. And then we feel like, 'Where do our passions lie?'" Giving Naughty Dog the freedom to choose its own projects makes sense. After all, Naughty Dog has delivered hit after hit for Sony, presumably earning them respect and reputation. At the same time, of course Sony management would be involved in some capacity in meetings about what comes next. A variety of perspectives are no doubt calculated when Naughty Dog sets out to make a new game. Naughty Dog has released nothing "new" on PS5 so far Naughty Dog has not released a "new" game during the PS5 generation. The Last of Us: Part II was released in 2020 for PS4 but didn't come to PS5 until 2024 in the form of a remaster, of sorts. There was also 2022's The Last of Us Part I, a remake of the 2013 game for PS5. A remastered version of The Last of Us: Part II was released for PS5 in January 2024. These are technically "new" games, but they are not brand-new games. Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is expected to be Naughty Dog's first all-new game for PS5, but it's not scheduled to release until 2027 at the soonest. All the Uncharted games so far There have been four mainline Uncharted games released since the franchise debuted in 2007, in addition to 2017's standalone spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, which focused on Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross. Here is a rundown of all 10 Uncharted games to date. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) - Developed by Naughty Dog and released on PS3 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) - Developed by Naughty Dog and released on PS3 Uncharted: Drake's Deception (2011) - Developed by Naughty Dog and released on PS3 Uncharted: Golden Abyss (2011) - Developed by Bend Studio and released on PlayStation Vita Uncharted: Fight for Fortune (2012) - Developed by Bend Studio and released on PlayStation Vita Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (2015) - Developed by Bluepoint Games and released on PS4 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) - Developed by Naughty Dog and released on PS4 Uncharted: Fortune Hunter (2016) - Developed by Playspree and released on iOS and Android Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) - Developed by Naughty Dog and released on PS4 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022) - Developed by Iron Galaxy and released on PS5 and PC When could we learn more? There is no indication that Uncharted 5 is real, let alone when it could be announced. That being said, Sony could announce it during one of its State of Play or PlayStation Showcase events, whenever the next one might be. Keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest. What about the next Uncharted movie? Beyond the games, an Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland was released in 2022. It made more than $400 million worldwide, and is the No. 8 highest-grossing video game movie of all time. Studio Sony Pictures said Uncharted could become a film "franchise," but no new movies have been announced. The Best PS5 Games In 2026 View Images

Title: Amid Uncharted 5 Rumors, Nathan Drake Actor Says He Would Come Back, But With One Catch Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:05:08 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amid-uncharted-5-rumors-nathan-drake-actor-says-he-would-come-back-but-with-one-catch/ One of actor Nolan North's most famous roles is that of Nathan Drake in Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise, but he wrapped things up with 2016's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. There are rumors that Naughty Dog is making a new Uncharted game, and North has said he would "110%" be up for coming back in a new game in the storied series. “110%. Absolutely. I think it would be one of the biggest games ever if they decided to do it. It just depends if Sony wants to make money," he said at Gamergy in Puerto Rico prior to the recent rumors of Uncharted 5 (via DomTheBomb). "I absolutely would. I try to stay in shape just in case. I can't see a scenario where I would say no. I always keep out hope." Nolan North in the Uncharted movie. North went on to clarify that he has not heard anything about a new Uncharted game where he might be asked to come back, but he thinks it would be a good business decision for Sony. "It is a business-my god, can you imagine if they did? It would be the biggest announcement in gaming. I don't think that's hyperbole. I think that's true," he said. North said he enjoyed working with Naughty Dog over the years on the four main Uncharted games, and that's part of why he would be up to come back. His one caveat, however, is that he hopes Naughty Dog wouldn't make something that doesn't live up to the franchise's legacy. He cited Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as an example of a middling movie in an otherwise great series, and he doesn't want that to happen for Uncharted. According to multiple sources, a fifth mainline Uncharted game will be Naughty Dog's next project after Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which is reportedly due for release in 2027. A third The Last of Us game could follow after. Intriguingly, the report said Nathan Drake would appear in the hypothetical Uncharted 5 in some capacity. Uncharted 4 was positioned as the definitive end for Nathan Drake’s story when it released in 2016, but Naughty Dog has repeatedly suggested that it is not done with the franchise.  When Uncharted 5 might release is anyone’s guess, but it’s more likely that it’ll arrive on the PlayStation 6 given that Sony is expected to release its next-generation console sometime in 2028.  North played Nathan Drake in the four main Uncharted games, but not The Lost Legacy. He had a cameo in the Uncharted movie, too.

Title: Refurbished PS5 Pros Are Now 50% More Expensive than New Ones at GameStop Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:35:57 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/gamestop-playstation-5-ps5-pro-price-change-preowned-refurbished/ Preowned PlayStation 5 consoles will soon be cheaper than new ones at GameStop. The news was first shared through a leaked memo to GameStop employees stating that preowned PS5 Pro consoles will now sell for between $1399.99 and $1499.99. The new prices are currently showing on the GameStop website.

Title: Christopher Nolan’s Greatest Sci-Fi Twist Is Officially Streaming on Netflix Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:18 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/christopher-nolan-the-prestige-stream-on-netflix-october-2026/ The Prestige falls somewhere between them all. Nolan’s 2006 period thriller wraps an intricate puzzle around a deeply personal story about two rival magicians who destroy their lives trying to outwit and outperform each other. It's cerebral without becoming too heady, spectacular without losing its intimacy, and fantastical in ways that somehow feel historically plausible. Nearly 20 years after its theatrical release on Oct. 20, 2006, The Prestige is now streaming on Netflix, and it may be the most Nolanesque of any Nolan movie without veering in any overtly extreme directions.

Title: I Had a D&D Designer Make the Perfect Monster to Torment My Group Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:00:15 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/dnd-dungeons-dragons-keith-ammann-remonstered-the-monsters-know-what-theyre-doing/ Being a Dungeon Master (DM) for Dungeons & Dragons can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it comes with its challenges. Crafting a compelling story, creating an immersive world, preparing for a session, and keeping track of things are all skills that a good DM has to develop, but running monsters in a way that makes for compelling combat experiences remains a challenge for even the best among us.

Title: Valor Mortis Comes to PS Plus and Game Pass, and You Can Try It for Free Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:05:57 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/valor-mortis-game-pass-playstation-plus-trial/ One More Level Games, the creators of Ghostrunner, will release their next game, Valor Mortis, on Oct. 13 on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5. It will launch simultaneously on Game Pass and be available as a trial for PlayStation Plus subscribers, giving many gamers a chance to try it for free.

Title: Charlie Brown's Halloween Special Still Rules Over Peanuts Christmas in 1 Way Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:15 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/theres-one-thing-its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-has-over-the-peanuts-christmas-special/ Come Christmas time, if you’re looking for some wholesome (but not sickeningly so), feel-good, family entertainment, you can take your pick. While A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of the best sources of that warm holiday feeling, if you didn’t want to fork over the money to buy the special from Apple TV or Prime Video, you could get a similar sensation from things like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! But at Halloween time, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown stands alone in providing that cozy feeling, which is just one of the reasons it's become essential viewing this time of year.

Title: Fall Into 25 New Games on GeForce NOW This October Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:54 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-october-2026-games-list/ Spooky season is streaming in. Alongside falling leaves, pumpkin spice and everything nice, 25 new games are joining GeForce NOW throughout October, including six ready to play this week. From a new CONTROL Resonant reward for Performance and Ultimate members to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered joining the cloud, this GFN Thursday is packed with fresh reasons to play. Claim Rewards A new reward from a world gone sideways. CONTROL Resonant is streaming from the cloud for GeForce NOW Performance and Ultimate members. Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation as Dylan Faden harnesses extraordinary powers to battle the Hiss, the Mold and other reality-bending threats while searching for his sister, Federal Bureau of CONTROL Director Jesse Faden. Performance and Ultimate members can claim the Third Ice Baseball Cap reward for CONTROL Resonant. After claiming the reward code, launch the Steam or Epic Games Store version of CONTROL Resonant, select “Options” from the main menu, navigate to “Gameplay” and choose “Enter Redeem Code.” The reward can be equipped after completing Act 1. Cap it off: Claim the reward from Thursday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Nov. 1, at 11:59 p.m. PT, before it slips into another dimension. The White Wolf Rides Again The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered launched Tuesday, Sept. 29, and is now streaming for Performance and Ultimate members. Follow the iconic tale of Geralt of Rivia, a monster slayer for hire, as he tracks down the Child of Prophecy in a war-torn, monster-infested open world. The remastered adventure brings Geralt’s beloved world back at refreshed specs across nearly any device. GeForce NOW handles the rendering, downloads and storage in the cloud, so there’s no expensive hardware upgrade or lengthy install standing between the trail and the next contract. Ultimate members can take the Continent further with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud — high-end horsepower worthy of the White Wolf, with no local hardware upgrade required. In addition, members can look for the following titles streaming this week: Minecraft Dungeons II (New release on Xbox, Sept. 29), available on Game Pass Nivalis Nights (New release on Steam, Sept. 29) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered (New release on Battle.net and Xbox Play Anywhere, Sept. 29), available on Microsoft Store Bookshop Simulator (Steam) Megastore: Tidy Up Together (Steam) Planet Coaster 2 (Xbox), available on Game Pass And look forward to the games coming throughout October: Gears of War: E-Day (New release on Steam, Oct. 6) STAR WARS: Galactic Racer (New release on Steam, Oct. 6) Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival (New release on Steam, Oct. 8) Order of the Sinking Star (New release on Steam, Oct. 8) Silver Pines (New release on Steam, Oct. 8) Permafrost (New release on Steam, Oct. 9) Deep Dish Dungeon (New release on Steam, Oct. 13) Planet Zoo 2 (New release on Steam, Oct. 13) Total War: SHOGUN 2 – Complete Edition (New release on Steam, Oct. 13) Valor Mortis (New release on Steam, Oct. 13) Among the Trolls (New release on Steam, Oct. 14) over the hill (New release on Steam, Oct. 14) Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 (New release on Steam, Oct. 14) Beyond These Stars (New release on Steam, Oct. 16) Tenebris Somnia (New release on Steam, Oct. 16) Dimraeth (Steam) Graveyard Keeper 2 (Steam) Solasta II (Steam) Tyr (Steam) More from September In addition to the games announced last month, 11 more joined the GeForce NOW library. The Blood of Dawnwalker (GOG.com) Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Epic Games Store) DragonSword: Awakening (Steam) Dune: Awakening (Xbox) Everything Is Crab (Steam) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Steam) Over the Top: WWI (Steam) Roadside Research (Steam) RuneScape: Dragonwilds (Xbox) Stick It to the Stickman (Steam) Wild West Pioneers (Steam) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after they are released and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates on announced titles. Gamers who want to test out high-performance GeForce NOW cloud gaming can start with a day pass to try premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. Better yet, the cost of the day pass can be applied toward a first monthly membership — making it easy to try GeForce RTX-powered cloud gaming with the latest releases, then level up for more. What’s on the playlist this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: Contain the Chaos: ‘CONTROL Resonant’ Launches on GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:00:36 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-control-resonant/ A warped Manhattan is waiting in the cloud this week. Remedy Entertainment’s CONTROL Resonant brings Dylan Faden’s extraordinary abilities and a paranatural crisis to GeForce NOW at launch. With the release comes the final days of the CONTROL Resonant Ultimate Membership Bundle. Purchase a 12-month GeForce NOW Ultimate membership through Sunday, Sept. 27, and receive CONTROL Resonant at no additional cost. GeForce NOW support is coming soon to Googlebooks, a new category of laptops bringing together the best of ChromeOS and Android. To top it off, DragonSword: Awakening leads nine new games this week, bringing an anime-style open world to supported devices. Take Control on the Cloud Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in Remedy Entertainment’s CONTROL Resonant. Harness Dylan Faden’s extraordinary abilities to battle the Hiss, the Mold and other reality-bending threats while searching for his sister, Federal Bureau of CONTROL Director Jesse Faden. Dylan must master his new powers and the ever-changing forms of the Aberrant, his paranatural melee weapon, to face a cosmic threat that has escaped the Oldest House and swept through the city. Ultimate members can stream the next chapter of the CONTROL franchise with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud, including NVIDIA DLSS 4, ray tracing, NVIDIA Reflex and Cinematic Quality Streaming technologies, with up to 5K high dynamic range on supported devices. Skip the 100GB local install and expensive PC upgrades, and step into the chaos the moment the mission begins. The clock is ticking: the CONTROL Resonant Ultimate Membership Bundle ends Sunday, Sept. 27. Cloud Gaming Meets Googlebooks GeForce NOW support is coming soon to Googlebooks — Google’s new category of laptops, and the first designed for Gemini Intelligence. Googlebook is crafted with premium materials for powerful performance. Secure by design, its Titan C chip and multigrade protection keep viruses out and hackers away. It also lets users jump from phone to laptop without skipping a beat, and access files and apps from phones directly on the laptop. As Googlebooks begin rolling out this fall, GeForce NOW support will bring the cloud gaming library to the new laptop category, making it possible to stream the latest PC games with GeForce RTX-powered performance — and without local installs. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW social channels for more availability details later this year. Awaken the Dragon Sword A dragon has awakened after 60 years, and the legacy of six heroes waits to be uncovered. Hound13’s DragonSword: Awakening transports players to the radiant, anime-style continent of Orbis, where Lute’s journey to become the hero known as the Dragon Sword begins. Explore meadows, secret cellars, deep seas, caves and dungeons alongside trusted allies and collectible Familiars. Build a team from 19 heroes, stack Status Ailments with Active Skills and chain Signal Skills into spectacular tag-team combos. Each character carries a story of their own to uncover along the way. The journey travels across supported devices, including Steam Decks, Firefox browsers and Amazon Fire TV devices, making players ready for the next adventure in Orbis. The Dragon Sword awaits. In addition, members can look for the following games joining the cloud this week: Dune: Awakening (New release on Xbox, Sept. 22, available on Game Pass) Stick It to the Stickman (New release on Steam, Sept. 23) CONTROL Resonant (New release on Steam, Sept. 24) Wild West Pioneers (New release on Steam, Sept. 25) DragonSword: Awakening (Steam) Everything Is Crab (Steam) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Steam) Over the Top: WWI (Steam) Roadside Research (Steam) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after they’re released and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates to announced titles. Those new to GeForce NOW can start with a day pass to try premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. Better yet, the cost of a day pass can be applied toward a first monthly membership — making it easy to level up with GeForce RTX-powered cloud gaming. Which cloud-bound adventure is calling this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: Cute Critters Come to the Cloud: ‘Aniimo’ Launches on GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:55 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-aniimo/ A new creature-catching adventure is ready to stream from the cloud this week. Pawprint Studio’s Aniimo arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, inviting gamers to explore the vibrant continent of Idyll across supported devices. Also this week, 007 First Light receives a path-tracing update on GeForce NOW, alongside a smashing limited-time Deluxe Edition sale on Steam and Epic Games Store. Gaijin Network’s fractured-multiverse action game Active Matter and Annapurna Interactive’s acclaimed space mystery Outer Wilds are also among 11 new titles joining the cloud this week. Explore Idyll With the Cutest Companions The path to Idyll begins now. Aniimo is a free-to-play, open-world creature-catching role-playing game where every creature encountered can become a companion. Catch Aniimo with Aniipods, then Twine with them to take on their form and use unique skills to solve puzzles, win battles and overcome challenges. Glide, dive and burrow across Idyll, then return to a personal RV to build a warm, interactive Homeland alongside Aniimo companions. Stream Aniimo on a Steam Deck, in the newly supported Firefox browser and across any other supported devices — without waiting through its 45GB download or making room in local storage. There’s always room in the Homeland for one more Aniimo. Choose Your Path Licensed to render. In the critically acclaimed, multimillion-selling 007 First Light, follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6’s training program, and discover a reimagined origin story of the world’s most famous spy. Incorporating IO Interactive’s signature stealth gameplay with world-class Bond action, players can embark on missions in breathtaking locations around the globe, drive iconic vehicles and dive into a cinematic adventure in pursuit of a rogue agent who’s always one step ahead. Path tracing has now been added to 007 First Light, introducing extra-detailed lighting, shadows and reflections, making its levels and set pieces even more cinematic, immersive and realistic. And NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction ensures the fidelity, clarity and accuracy of these additions are at their absolute best. Ultimate members can stream with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance, with up to 5K high dynamic range and cinematic-quality streaming. DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution and Dynamic Frame Generation accelerate frame rates and enhance image quality. A limited-time opportunity awaits: the 007 First Light Deluxe Edition is on sale on Steam from Sept. 15-29 and on Epic Games Store from Sept. 3-18. The mission is on sale. The getaway car is in the cloud. Matter of Time Gaijin’s Active Matter, a realistic military shooter set in a fractured multiverse, has launched on GeForce NOW. As an operative stuck in a time loop, join dangerous raids for loot or intense player vs. player battles. Fight against rivals from other timelines, survive physics-breaking anomalies and try to stay alive. Harvest active matter, gather loot and extract to a safe place before the whole zone ceases to exist. Ultimate members can take on each raid with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud, delivering high frame rates, advanced graphics features and low latency across supported devices. The zone won’t wait — and neither does the next loop. Let’s Get Loopy Every loop holds another secret. Outer Wilds joins the GeForce NOW library this week. As the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, search for answers across a strange, ever-changing solar system trapped in an endless time loop. Gamers can trace mysterious signals, decipher alien writing and discover hidden locations before an underground city is swallowed by sand or a planet crumbles beneath their feet. There’s even more to stream this week: Active Matter (New release on Steam and Gaijin, Sept. 15) Aniimo (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) RuneScape: Dragonwilds (New release on Xbox, Sept. 15, available on Game Pass) Train Sim World 7 (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 (New release on Steam, Sept. 17) The Blood of Dawnwalker (GOG.com) Mixtape (Steam) Neon White (Steam) Outer Wilds (Steam) Stray (Steam) What Remains of Edith Finch (Steam) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after they’re released and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates to announced titles. Ready to take this week’s new games for a spin? Start with a day pass to try premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. Even better, the cost of the day pass can be applied toward a first monthly membership — making it easy to level up with GeForce RTX-powered cloud gaming. What’s on the playlist this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: Boots on the Ground: ‘WARDOGS’ Goes All Out on GeForce NOW at Early-Access Launch Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:18 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-wardogs/ Gear up: The latest PC games and major updates are ready to play on GeForce NOW this week. WARDOGS drops onto the cloud at early-access launch, alongside the Valheim 1.0 Deep North update and Bus Simulator 27 — part of nine new titles joining the cloud. The newest PC releases can demand serious hardware, storage space and upgrade budgets. GeForce NOW puts GeForce RTX-powered performance in the cloud, so members can jump into the newest titles across supported devices without needing expensive PC upgrades to keep up. From a 100-player tactical firefight to a frozen Viking frontier and a growing bus empire, every adventure is ready when members are — no downloads or storage management required. Who Let the ‘WARDOGS’ Out?   Take on the Control Zone: WARDOGS launches on GeForce NOW today, bringing BULKHEAD’s large-scale tactical first-person shooter to the cloud at early-access launch. Up to 100 players across three teams battle to control randomized zones in a large-scale military sandbox, where tactical gunplay, combined-arms combat, building and destruction can change the course of a match. There’s no single route to victory. Outfit a loadout, coordinate a squad, fortify a strategic position or take the fight to the enemy in vehicles. Every team play action earns cash, giving players more ways to invest in gear and vehicles that can turn the tide. Ultimate members can stream the fight with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud for a tactical advantage. Pick up the battle across supported devices without waiting on a huge game install or clearing local storage first. Ice, Ice in the Deep North, Baby Sharpen the axes and raise the shields – Valheim has left early access with its 1.0 update, letting members stream the final biome in Iron Gate’s Viking survival saga through Steam and Xbox Store.  Set sail for the Deep North, a frozen frontier filled with new enemies to face, weapons to craft and strongholds to build before the cold closes in. The 1.0 launch also arrives alongside new platform versions with full crossplay support, making it easier to rally the clan. Whether returning to a long-running world on a PC or Mac or beginning a fresh voyage on a Steam Deck or Amazon Fire TV Stick, members can head to the Deep North across supported devices without waiting for downloads. The Wheels on the Bus Go ‘Round in the Cloud The route to the top starts here. Hop into the driver’s seat. Bus Simulator 27 is now streaming from GeForce NOW.  Drive a fleet of more than 45 officially licensed buses from 13 manufacturers through Felicia Bay, a sunny region with two cities, 20 districts and a full day-and-night cycle. Build routes, manage timetables and grow a successful bus company in Story, Career or Sandbox mode. And there’s even more to stream from the GeForce NOW library this week: Bus Simulator 27 (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Halloween: The Game (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Honeycomb: The World Beyond (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Wanderburg (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Shroom and Gloom (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Train Sim World 7 – Advanced Access (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) WARDOGS (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Welcome to Elderfield (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Epic Games Store) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after release and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates on announced titles. One GFN community member recently returned after six years, saying NVIDIA DLSS 5 technology renewed their interest in GeForce NOW cloud gaming. Ready to try it out, too? Start with a day pass to test premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. For those who decide to keep playing, the cost can be applied toward their first monthly membership. What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: ‘NBA 2K27’ With NVIDIA DLSS 5 Leads 28 New Games Coming to GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:35 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-september-2026-games-list/ September is here with 28 more games streaming on GeForce NOW this month, led by a slam dunk: NBA 2K27 with the NVIDIA DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering feature. Through NVIDIA’s close collaboration with Visual Concepts and 2K, DLSS 5 brings a new level of lifelike lighting and material detail to the court — tuned by developers to support the game’s authentic broadcast-style presentation. Members can also walk the line between human and vampire in Rebel Wolves’ The Blood of Dawnwalker and step into genma-haunted Kyoto in Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword — part of the 10 games joining the GeForce NOW library this week. Take the Court With DLSS 5 Showcase your moves. NVIDIA, Visual Concepts and 2K have brought DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering to NBA 2K27, delivering a new level of sports realism for players streaming from the cloud at launch.  DLSS 5 enhances and tunes lighting and materials to make the action feel even more lifelike — from how light catches hair and skin to the detail preserved in the facial geometry of real-world athletes — achieving new levels of authenticity.  GeForce NOW Ultimate members in NVIDIA-operated regions can stream NBA 2K27 across PCs, Macs, handhelds, mobile devices, TVs and more. DLSS 5 is available when streaming from a GeForce RTX 5080-powered rig in the cloud. Tip off without waiting for downloads or managing storage, and experience NBA 2K27 from the cloud with the visual fidelity of DLSS 5. Walk the Line Between Day and Night Human by day. Vampire by night. Rebel Wolves’ newly launched The Blood of Dawnwalker is streaming from GeForce NOW. The open-world, dark-fantasy action role-playing game transports players to 14th-century Europe, where war, plague and rising vampire powers have reshaped history. Play as Coen, a young Dawnwalker fighting to save his family while caught between his humanity and cursed vampiric strength. His abilities — and the choices available to him — change between day and night, shaping how players explore, fight and uncover the secrets of the world around them. Sink teeth into the fresh adventure from nearly any supported device, with Ultimate members tapping into GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud. Skip the installs and let GeForce NOW handle the heavy lifting, leaving more time to take a bite out of everything Coen’s new world has to offer. Skip the Downloads and Sharpen the Sword Pick up the Oni Gauntlet. Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, giving members a way to jump straight into the series’ return instantly from the cloud. Fight across a twisted vision of Edo-period Kyoto as a lone samurai wielding the mystical Oni Gauntlet. Master precise swordplay, unleash powerful abilities and absorb the souls of fallen enemies while battling relentless Genma beneath mysterious clouds of Malice. Ultimate members can stream every clash with GeForce RTX 5080-class performance in the cloud across PCs, Macs, handhelds, mobile devices, TVs, the newly supported Firefox browser and more. Cut to the chase by skipping any downloads and storage management and step into battle. In addition, members can look for the following titles streaming this week: Breathedge 2 (New release on Steam, Aug. 31) Serious Sam: Shatterverse (New release on Steam, Aug. 31) Crimson Moon (New release on Steam, Sept. 1) The Blood of Dawnwalker (New release on Steam, Sept. 2) NBA 2K27 (New release on Steam, Sept. 3) SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, Sept. 3) Onimusha: Way of the Sword (New release on Steam, Sept. 4) How to Fish (Steam) Shelves and Sorcery: Tidy Up the Enchanted Shop (Steam) VHOLUME (Steam) And look forward to the games coming throughout the month: Bus Simulator 27 (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Halloween: The Game (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Honeycomb: The World Beyond (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Wanderburg (New release on Steam, Sept. 8) Shroom and Gloom (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) WARDOGS (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Welcome to Elderfield (New release on Steam, Sept. 10) Active Matter (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) Aniimo (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) Train Sim World 7 (New release on Steam, Sept. 15) The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 (New release on Steam, Sept. 17) CONTROL Resonant (New release on Steam, Sept. 24) Nivalis Nights (New release on Steam, Sept. 29) Mixtape (Steam)  Neon White (Steam)  Outer Wilds (Steam)  Stray (Steam) What Remains of Edith Finch (Steam) All the Extras From August In addition to the 26 games announced last month, 18 more joined the GeForce NOW library.  Cat Mail Co. (Steam) Monster Hunter Wilds Prologue Demo (Steam) Stars Reach (Steam) DIVE or DIE – Children of Rain (Steam) Escape the Backroom (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Hell Is Us (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Parcel Simulator (Steam) The Thaumaturge (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (Epic Games Store) STAR WARS Zero Company (EA app and Steam) Baldur’s Gate 3 (GOG) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (GOG) Cold Fear (GOG) IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (Steam) Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (GOG) Mount & Blade: Bannerlord II (GOG) No Man’s Sky (GOG) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (GOG) Dates listed above reflect when games are released on their respective stores. GeForce NOW availability may vary, as games are onboarded after release and added throughout the week. Keep an eye on GeForce NOW channels and GFN Thursdays for availability updates on announced titles. New to GeForce NOW? Start with a day pass to try premium cloud gaming before committing to a membership. Better yet, the cost of the day pass can be applied toward a first monthly membership — making it easy to try GeForce RTX-powered cloud gaming with the latest releases, then level up for more. What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.

Title: Everything you need to know about DMZ mode in  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/05/everything-you-need-to-know-about-dmz-mode-in-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4/ DMZ is Call of Duty’s definitive extraction shooter experience, launching alongside Campaign and Multiplayer when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 releases on October 23. To help prepare you for this extraction game mode, here are the major highlights, starting with a tour of the Forward Operating Base and its many stations. Forward Operating Base The Forward Operating Base (FOB) is your command center for DMZ. Manage progression, prepare your gear, and plan the next deployment. As you complete Operations across Hajin, the FOB evolves with you, transforming from a foothold to a fully operational base with over a dozen different Stations. Here’s a look at the stations you can immediately access: Operators: Manage and select your Active Duty Operator, check their status, and select one for deployment. DMZ Orders: Where you review your current set of Missions downloaded to your Orders Tablet. Earn rewards for completing these structured objectives during deployments. Stash/Loadout: Stow looted items you’ve extracted with in your Stash. Equip weapons and gear in your Loadout, ready for the next infil. Firing Range: Test your equipped weapons at the FOB Firing Range against a variety of targets.   Deploy: A threshold of razor wire leads to a heavy-lift military transport waiting for your orders to deploy. Continue successful deployments within Hajin, and focus on expanding your base with more stations. Here’s what you can unlock: 3D Printer: Use Resources and 3D Printer Ingredients to craft a variety of gear. This is also used to upgrade various stations in the FOB. Gunsmith: Loot weapons and return with them, then use DMZ Cash to purchase attachments, or build brand new weapons by extracting from Hajin with a Weapon Manual. Vendor: Check the vendor’s wares and spend DMZ Cash on a selection of weapons and other helpful gear. The items on sale rotate from day to day, so buy something when you see it. Bounty Leaderboard: Gain intel on the most dangerous PvP Bounty hunters and killers active across Hajin. Boss Board: Need to track down a high-value target? Seek intel on Lieutenants, then drop into Hajin, search them out, and face down the exclusion zone’s most dangerous foes. Dog Tag Case: Display your trophies from defeated Operators. DMZ Progression: Ensure you’re leveling up in DMZ with this dedicated Progression Track, from 1-70. Unlock FOB stations and gain rewards every step of the way. Deployment Customize your match experience by choosing one of three deployment options:  Story Missions: Select and replay narrative objectives across Hajin for big rewards. Dynamic Operations: Deploy directly into a Dynamic Op to earn DMZ Cash and XP. Every completed Operation provides a Supply Drop of increasing rarity for your squad.  Free Roam: Deploy without a mission and lose yourself exploring Hajin City.  Tips for gaining DMZ XP Story Missions, Dynamic Ops, Orders: Prioritize completing Story Missions, Dynamic Ops, and Orders to earn valuable gear and big DMZ XP payouts. Boss Hunt: Hunt down Lieutenants and Commanders to earn major rewards. These tough enemies roam the map in different locations around Hajin, and when defeated, award plenty of XP along with their weapons and high-value loot. Loot Up: Loot consistently to acquire new items, use them at the 3D Printer back at your Forward Operating Base, and to improve your match rating. After Action Report: Fight the enemy, loot, and complete objectives to improve your overall deployment rating. Strive for an S Tier performance (or better) for the best rewards. Vehicles: Take advantage of the numerous vehicles throughout Hajin for faster travel across land, water, and air. Repair and refuel vehicles at the Gas Station. Threat Levels and more Each area of Hajin has a particular Threat Level associated with it. If you’re too loud, expect a violent enemy response specific to the area you’re in. It may be wise to be stealthy. This just scratches the surface of DMZ. Squad up and experience the exciting new game mode firsthand at launch and expect additional content in the updates to come. ​​ Modern Warfare 4 is available for pre-order now on PlayStation 5, launching October 23.

Title: Players’ Choice: Vote for September’s best new game Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:16 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/05/players-choice-vote-for-septembers-best-new-game-4/ Last month was filled with an extensive release of games ranging from story-driven spectacles to mini-adventures! Some big new releases included Marvel’s Wolverine, Control Resonant, Dune: Awakening, and NBA 2K27. Which game was your favorite?How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation Blog will open a poll where you can vote for the best new game released that month. After the polls close we will tally your votes, and announce the winner on our social channels and PlayStation.Blog. What is the voting criteria? That’s up to you! If you were only able to recommend one new release to a friend that month, which would it be? Note: re-released games don’t qualify, but remakes do. We define remakes as ambitious, larger-scale rebuilds such as Resident Evil 4 (2023) and Final Fantasy VII Remake. How are nominees decided? The PlayStation Blog editorial team will gather a list of that month’s most noteworthy releases and use it to seed the poll. View Poll

Title: Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 549: Friendly Ghosts Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:58:44 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/02/official-playstation-podcast-episode-549-friendly-ghosts/ Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, y’all! Tim and Kristen are back this week to chat through news from the week and games we can’t stop playing. Plus, Gillen stops in to interview Ghost of Yōtei actor Erika Ishii to celebrate the release of the game’s Complete Edition and its one year anniversary. Stuff We Talked About Next week’s release highlights: Kingdom Hearts I-III | PS5  Star Wars: Galactic Racer | PS5  Deck of Haunts | PS5  Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition The Blood of Dawnwalker (Kristen gets its name right this time) Silent Hill: Townfall Onimusha: Way of the Sword God of War Laufey pre-orders available now, editions detailed – All the juicy details on pre-order bonuses, Digital Deluxe Edition, some peeks at Faye’s armor coming in those editions, and a highlight of Faye’s Serpent Bow combat. How Control Resonant’s art design and tech shaped its bosses, paranaturally-twisted Manhattan and more – Deep dive into Remedy’s inspirations, how they designed Dylan and his combat animations, the twisted version of Manhattan, liminal spaces, boss fights, and PS5 features PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October: F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 Kena: Scars of Kosmora launches 2027– Ember Labs offers a development update, as well as a new look at Kena’s spirit companion The Cast View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Tim Turi – Content Communications Manager, SIE View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Kristen Zitani – Content Communications Manager, SIE Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music. [Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

Title: Share of the Week: Marvel’s Wolverine – Logan Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:00:10 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/02/share-of-the-week-marvels-wolverine-logan/ Last week, we asked you to share portraits of Logan from Marvel’s Wolverine using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured. Here are this week’s highlights: calisarah1998 shares Logan growling in front of some wreckage Gib84G shares Logan surrounded by money from the casino PurplePampano shares Logan with his hat tipped lets_gaming.vp  shares a black and white portrait of Logan peering through his claws PatmanGames shares Logan with a shredded shirt abd23.gameframes shares Logan leaping into the night Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week? THEME: Marvel’s Wolverine – Allies & VillainsSUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on October 7, 2026 Next week, share moments fighting alongside Team X and Jean Grey, or against various villains in Marvel’s Wolverine using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Title: Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition – Erika Ishii interview Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/02/ghost-of-yotei-complete-edition-erika-ishii-interview/ Atsu’s hunt is not over. A year after the original game launched, PS5 players can dive into the Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition. Available now on PS5, this brings together the story campaign, the Ghost of Yōtei Legends multiplayer mode, and two new major additions: the roguelike mode Most Wanted, and the narrative expansion Echoes of Sekigahara. The story is split between the present day and flashbacks to Atsu’s time on the mainland. To mark the Complete Edition’s launch, and celebrate the game’s first anniversary, we welcome back the voice of Atsu, Erika Ishii, to talk about the game. Note: The below interview is condensed for clarity and brevity. You can listen to the full chat on the latest episode of the PlayStation Podcast, available later today. Play Video PlayStation Blog: It’s been a year since the game originally launched. What has Atsu brought to your life since? Erika Ishii: I still can’t get over it, you know, because again, this was my dream. I played The Last of Us and I said, I want to do that. I already knew I wanted to act. I already knew I loved video games. But I said specifically – that. That is what I want to do. And… yeah, being on my PlayStation home screen, playing the game, getting to travel to Tokyo Game Show, which was another dream of mine. And to have a beautiful professional cosplay made for me of Atsu so I could be Atsu on the Sony PlayStation stage in Japan… it really does feel like a fever dream sometime. I was curious to know whether your dialogue for the expansion was recorded after the fact or part of the bundle together with the original recording. Sounds like you came back. So what’s the time gap there between that last piece of dialogue you recorded for the main story campaign and then coming back to the expansion? There were at least a couple of months between. They had to work really hard on polish to get the game out, then take a very well-deserved little bit of a break. But as we were nearing the end of production, I was inquiring constantly. “Are we doing DLC? Because Iki Island was really great and really fleshed out some stuff that I wanted to know about in Atsu’s backstory…” And I did have a list of pitches for them [laughs] They didn’t go with anything that I suggested. But even at the launch party I was talking with Courtney Woods, the writer for Echoes of Sekigahara. And we were scheming. We thought “Atsu needs a little romance in her life”. Like, there’s no way she didn’t have any romance. She mentioned [as such] in one of the onsen scenes. So you know she’d had bedtime bed companions at least. But what’s the deal with personal attachments? Is this the only time in her life up until now she’s had them? And so I got my wish. You had that little bit of time away. Did that time increase your awareness of the character, or anything you experienced outside the role that helped inform your performance of Atsu further? Pretty much playing the game. It’s wild because, you know, most of the time voice actors don’t get to play the game until after it comes out. I was fortunate enough [to do so] during production. But playing through the finished game and literally being hands-on and in her shoes. Because a lot of times, if it’s been a while since you’ve played a character, they’ll play you reference audio. But I could go directly to being Atsu, go right into the booth. It was such a gift. There are flashbacks. So it’s two periods of Atsu’s life. So how do you get into that headspace where you’re having to switch? A couple of things helped. We had done a lot of flashbacks with young Atsu. And so extrapolating what happened. Most of the time in acting you have what is called a prior moment. Before any scene starts you have to know where you were. You have to have a whole lived life experience prior to this moment. I already had to have it in my head and sort of know what she had been through and what this huge informative point in her life felt like. For an actor, you have to have [to be able to] drop in at any moment and be like, okay, well, I think that her time doing this probably informed how it’s going to be in the quote-unquote present day. Play Video This roguelike mode, Most Wanted. Did you record new dialogue for that? Yes, there is some new dialogue for that. Because it is a new mode and non-canonical, it has a slightly different feeling to it, more mystical, in the way that the multiplayer is more mythological. There’s a heightened quality to it. You’re not the only character in Most Wanted. There’s some familiar faces, but a surprise face is… Jin, who is returning, and I believe Daisaku Tsuji recorded new voice lines for this as well. I understand you didn’t crossover during the recording sessions but you folks must have got together to talk all things Ghost and just compare experiences? I got to chat with him [when he was in Los Angeles] and we chatted a little bit about it. And that was actually before the game had launched. I told him how much his work meant to me and how I’m grateful to be accepting the Ghost torch. In a lot of ways he was new to video games with Ghost of Tsushima. But since then he’s appeared in many other games. I think almost all of which I am also in. We joke that we’re bound together forever, and one of us will follow in the other’s footsteps. Last year I asked you where launch day would find you. You mentioned it was a gathering of folk from the game. So where does the first anniversary of Yotei find you? Oh, my gosh. I think the big thing is that the Complete Edition is out. I didn’t know the launch date until the rest of the world did. We all had a little betting pool as to when we thought this was going to drop. And I said, I guarantee it’ll be on the anniversary. I was one day off [laughs]. I feel like this is the one year celebration. It’s very bittersweet to me. It’s been four years of my life being her face, her movements and her voice, and helping to develop her and working with just like some of the greatest team of all time is…  Atsu is going to be a part of my heart forever. And, you know, when they have the PlayStation logos, they’re going to have a picture of Atsu, a picture of my face there. I still see cosplays at conventions. I… This is, again, to bring it back around to the beginning, this was my dream. And I think that what do you do when you accomplish the big thing when you get to the top of the mountain is you just got to keep going there. There are more mountains to climb, I think. I have the great privilege of, in addition to Atsu, having other characters or work that are a part of my oeuvre. I don’t have to be defined by Atsu, but she is… gonna always be so special to me.

Title: PlatinumGames CEO pauses a discussion on Stellar Blade's Bayonetta costume crossover to casually infer more Bayonetta may be on the way Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:36:17 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/platinumgames-ceo-pauses-a-discussion-on-stellar-blades-bayonetta-costume-crossover-to-casually-infer-more-bayonetta-may-be-on-the-way It's been a bit since Bayonetta has had any time in the spotlight. 2022's Bayonetta 3 released to pretty good reception (although did earn ire for its depiction of the witch herself), but all's been quiet on the Umbral front since. With creator Hideki Kamiya having left PlatinumGames in 2023, it seemed even more unlikely for the series to continue. A ray of hope appeared in an unexpected place, though: Stellar Blade. That game's Switch 2 port, due for release next month, will feature four new costumes based on characters from the Bayonetta series, demonstrating that Platinum are willing to do something with it (well, that and letting her be added to Sonic Racing: Crossworlds alongside Minecraft Steve and Spongebob.) Read more

Title: Car Park Capital's cities are utopias of public transport networks and green living, or they were before I got done with them Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:42:16 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/car-park-capitals-cities-are-utopias-of-public-transport-networks-and-green-living-or-they-were-before-i-got-done-with-them The streets of Baldtown City are nearly empty of traffic. It's not that it's a ghost town: up and down the pavements there are crowds of citizens bustling to and from work. They pile into subways, queue up at bus stops, and enter and leave the town by a regularly-running intercity metro service. Their city is woven with affordable, clean, public transport. As a representative of big auto, whose one joy in life is bringing people the freedom of car dependency, Baldtown city will have to change. Car Park Capital is a management game that looks to be straight out of the 90s, born from the same Bullfrog sensibilities that gave us Theme Park and Theme Hospital. Your one goal is to turn the eco-friendly cities before you into petrol-dependent, car-brained, suburbia-living smogfests. After all, can you imagine a world without cars? Read more

Title: Retro platformer series Dizzy is back for a new game from its original creators, who are really happy for you to know it's made with AI Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:51:11 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/retro-platformer-series-dizzy-is-back-for-a-new-game-from-its-original-creators-who-are-really-happy-for-you-to-know-its-made-with-ai For British people who were actively playing games in the late 80s and/or retro enthusiasts looking back at that period of the industry, the name Dizzy might ring a bell (it doesn’t for me, but what can I tell you, I’m 24). A prolific platformer series starring a bipedal egg, it spanned formats from the ZX Spectrum to the NES and Game Gear, and managed sixteen(!?) releases between 1987 and 1992 - before slowing significantly past the millenium. Still, that hasn’t stopped its creators, the Oliver Twins, from trying to bring it back in the current era, and so came the announcement of another new Dizzy game during their talk at last weekend’s Play Expo in Blackpool. Read more

Title: Following through on their warning, Until Dawn and Directive 8020 devs Supermassive lay off "more than 70" staff Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:45:00 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/following-through-on-their-warning-until-dawn-and-directive-8020-devs-supermassive-lay-off-more-than-70-staff Horror game makers Supermassive Games, the studio behind Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, have followed through on plans to lay off staff not long after the launch of Directive 8020. Read more

Title: After 12 years, Ultra Street Fighter IV gets not one, but two connection-stabilising rollback netcode mods aaaand they're both made using Claude Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:14:14 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-12-years-ultra-street-fighter-iv-gets-not-one-but-two-connection-stabilising-rollback-netcode-mods-aaaand-theyre-both-made-using-claude Street Fighter IV, the game that basically revived the fighting game genre back in 2009 and gave birth (not literally) to a new subset of players lovingly referred to as ‘09ers’, saw its final iteration in 2014’s Ultra Street Fighter IV. While it wasn’t the most perfectly balanced game, it’s remembered fondly by its players and is viewed by many as the last vestige of ‘honest Street Fighter’. It’s also burdened with being limited to delay-based netcode rather than the more modern and more stable rollback netcode, but this is something modders are attempting to fix. Using genAI. Sorry if I got your hopes up. To quickly explain why the different netcode matters, delay-based netcode handles latency issues by variably delaying inputs to match unstable connection, while rollback netcode removes this delay by accepting inputs immediately and then reversing the game state (rolling back) if the connection instability causes inconsistency between players. All of this to say, rollback has become the industry standard for its stability since the mid 2010s, leaving delay-based to rot in input-eating hell. Read more