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Activision Confirms a New Call of Duty Sub-Franchise Is Coming After Modern Warfare 4, and Black Ops Gets a Rest
Activision's marketing chief says a new Call of Duty sub-franchise follows Modern Warfare 4, with groundwork already laid and no studio or date named yet.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-16
GTA 6 Launch Trailer Drops With a Justice Score, Jason and Lucia Up Front and November 19 Still Locked In
Rockstar dropped the GTA 6 launch trailer with a Justice score, fresh Jason and Lucia footage and a November 19 date on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-15
Former Disco Elysium Devs at Summer Eternal Reveal Red Rooster and Hand Players 5% of the Studio
Ex-Disco Elysium devs at Summer Eternal reveal Red Rooster, an incendiary physics RPG, plus a Players Non-Profit that owns 5% of the studio.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-14
Guild Wars 2 Makes Living World Season 2 Free and Bundles Seasons 3 to 5 With Expansions, With Gem Refunds
ArenaNet made Living World Season 2 free, folded seasons 3 to 5 into expansions, ended solo sales and is refunding gems to anyone who paid since September 12.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-14
PS Plus Extra and Premium October Adds Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West and Day One Mycopunk
Sony's October PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup lands October 20 with Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West and day one Mycopunk, plus trials.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-14
Xbox Nano Controller Costs $49.99, Shrinks the Pad to Pocket Size and Ships November 4
Microsoft's Xbox Nano Controller costs $49.99, fits in a pocket, adds an Action Button and rechargeable battery, and ships November 4. Here is what we know.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-14
Epic Ships a Vibe Coded Games Launcher Preview for Windows, Mac and Linux, and Fortnite Is Headed to Linux Next
Epic's new Games Launcher Preview lands on Windows, macOS and Linux, and Easy Anti-Cheat Linux v2 will pilot in Fortnite before other games.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-14
Ubisoft Proposes Closing Trials Studio RedLynx With 52 Jobs at Risk and Cuts 70 at Skull and Bones Dev
Ubisoft wants to shut RedLynx in Finland, putting up to 52 jobs at risk, while 70 roles are hit at Ubisoft Singapore, the Skull and Bones studio.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-14
Valve Confirms the Index Is Discontinued and Clears Out Remaining Headsets at 20% Off, Starting at $399.20
Valve confirms the Index VR headset is no longer produced and cuts remaining stock 20% on Steam: $399.20 headset, $119.20 controller, no full kit.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-14
RimWorld Drops Unity for Its Own Waylith Engine in Update 1.7, With 2 to 4 Times the Performance
Ludeon Studios moves RimWorld from Unity to its in-house Waylith Engine in update 1.7, promising 2 to 4x speed, working saves and broad mod support.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-13
Xbox Labs Is Microsoft's Answer to AI Decompiled Games Running in Browsers and on Apple Silicon
Asha Sharma stands up Xbox Labs, a small team to explore browser ports, Apple Silicon builds and AI remixes of games, and promises to build in the open.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-13
Epic Games Delays Its Disney Shooter and Orders an AI First Production With No More Hand-Written Code
Bloomberg reports Epic Games pushed its Disney shooter past March and told developers to go AI first, with no more hand-written code and no new date.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-12
Nintendo Says It Has No Plans to Ditch Physical Games While Sony Ends PlayStation Discs in January 2028
Nintendo's Latin America chief says Switch 2 stays agnostic on physical and digital, while Sony ends PlayStation discs in 2028. Here is the fine print.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-12
EA's Skate Studio Draws a Line on Mods That Unlock Paid Cosmetics After ReSkate Passes 350,000 Downloads
Full Circle says Skate mods are fine until they unlock paid cosmetics or gated content, days after ReSkate passed 350,000 downloads and ran the game offline.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-12
Steam Hits 43.5 Million Concurrent Users on a Sunday, but Only 14.5 Million Were Actually Playing
Steam peaked at 43,505,724 concurrent users on October 11, topping its March record, but only 14.46 million of those accounts were in a game.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-12
Hytale Chapter I Launches October 12 With Boss Fights, Goblin Breaches, Rune Abilities and Minigames
Hytale Chapter I: Out of the Breach arrives October 12 at 10 AM ET with The Deepworks dungeon, rune abilities, goblin gear and the first minigames.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-11
Modern Warfare 4 Splits Early Access Into Campaign on October 16 and DMZ on October 20 Ahead of October 23 Launch
Call of Duty confirms Modern Warfare 4 early access: Campaign on October 16, DMZ on October 20 for pre-orders, and the full launch on October 23.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-09
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Year 2 Brings Godzilla, Evangelion and Bayonetta, Plus a $39.99 Base Game Price
Sega's Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Year 2 adds Godzilla, Evangelion and free Bayonetta, with a $29.99 Season Pass from November 3 and a $39.99 base price.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-09
Rockstar HR Boss Told a Tribunal He Had 'Little Interest' in Union Status, but the GTA 6 Firings Timing Is Under Fire
Rockstar Lincoln HR manager Charlie Kinloch took the stand in the GTA 6 union busting tribunal and was pressed on a Discord mole and 18 months of delay.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-09
Metroid Prime Gets an Unofficial Native PC Port, and the Vibecoded Slop Fight Starts Right Away
An unofficial native Metroid Prime port hit Windows, Linux and Android on October 8 with mouse aim and widescreen, and fans are split on vibecoding claims.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-09
Paramount Is Developing a Live-Action Cyberpunk 2077 Movie With Transformers Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Paramount is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and CD Projekt Red producing, but no cast or director is attached yet.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-08
GTA 6 Reveals Six Radio Stations With Bad Bunny, Lana Del Rey and Slayer Hosts, Plus On-Foot Listening and Podcasts
Rockstar revealed six GTA 6 radio stations hosted by Bad Bunny, Lana Del Rey and Slayer, plus on-foot listening and podcasts ahead of November 19.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-08
Xbox Launches XP, a Movies, Merch and Theme Parks Division Led by Minecraft Boss Kayleen Walters
Xbox formed XP, a new division for film, TV, merchandise and live events under Kayleen Walters, while Maria Angelidou-Smith takes over Mojang.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-08
Sony Is Giving Crunchyroll Its Own Anime Hub on the PS5 Home Screen, but Not Until Spring 2027
Sony will add a dedicated Crunchyroll anime hub to the PS5 home screen in Spring 2027. Here is what was announced, what is missing and how fans reacted.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-08