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Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Reviews Land at 88 on OpenCritic as Critics Praise Norgan and Shrug at the Dungeons
Dark Arisen review scores are out: 88 on OpenCritic, 89 on PC Metacritic, tens from Vice and DualShockers, an 8 from IGN. Here is what critics say about Norgan.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-07
Mafia II and Mafia III Definitive Editions Get ESRB Ratings for PS5 and Xbox Series, Pointing to 60fps Upgrades
Mafia II and Mafia III Definitive Editions were rated by the ESRB for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, the same tell that preceded the Mafia upgrade.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-07
Monster Hunter Rise Soft-Launches on iOS and Android Through Netflix, and Neither Company Has Said a Word
Monster Hunter Rise quietly appeared on the App Store and Google Play as a Netflix game, with rebuilt touch controls and a new Recovery Button.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-07
Xbox Elite Series 3 Leaks From Xbox's Own Design Lab With TMR Sticks, Advanced Haptics and Four SKUs
Xbox's Design Lab backend leaked the Elite Series 3: Hall Effect and TMR sticks, advanced haptics, an audio wheel and four SKUs. No price yet.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-07
Footage From Xbox's Canceled Perfect Dark Reboot Leaks Out, and It Mostly Shows Off Fruit Physics and Parkour
Two minutes of gameplay from The Initiative's canceled Perfect Dark reboot surfaced via a VFX artist's portfolio, showing parkour, weapons and fruit physics.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-07
Asha Sharma Tells Xbox Staff Gen-10 Is a Family of Devices, and Claims Growth After an All Time Low
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told staff Gen-10 means a family of devices, a console first plus handheld options, while claiming growth with no numbers shared.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-07
Xbox Reportedly Lands Exclusive GTA 6 Cloud Streaming Rights at Launch, Just as Cloud Hours Get Capped
The Verge reports Xbox Cloud Gaming will be the only service streaming GTA 6 at launch on November 19, but the deal length and new hour caps raise questions.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-06
Gears of War: E-Day Launches on Xbox and PC With Game Informer at 9.5 and PC Gamer Cooling at 77
Gears of War: E-Day is out on Xbox Series X|S and PC for $69.99. Game Informer gave it a 9.5, PC Gamer a 77, and critics split over the campaign.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-06
Warner Bros. Games Now Belongs to Skydance as the $111 Billion Paramount Deal Closes Without a Word About Games
Paramount closed its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal, handing Skydance Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat, yet the announcement never mentions games.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-06
GTA 5 Gets Playable in a Browser Tab, Then Vanishes Behind a Cloudflare Block Days After Fallout: New York
Someone got GTA 5 running in a browser tab, then the site went dark days after Bethesda's Fallout: New York takedown. Here is what we know so far.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-06
Arc Raiders and The Finals Are Getting Movies and TV Shows as Nexon Hands Chernin Entertainment the Keys
Nexon and Embark picked Chernin Entertainment to produce film and TV versions of Arc Raiders and The Finals, with no dates, cast or format named yet.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-05
Fortnite Replaces Ironmouse's Meow Jam Track Art After Fans Spot a Gemini AI Watermark in the Corner
Fortnite quietly replaced the cover art for Ironmouse's Meow jam track after fans found a Google Gemini watermark. Here is what happened and who is to blame.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-05
NBA 2K25 Gets Delisted October 30 and Its MyCareer and MyTeam Modes Die With the Servers on January 1
2K delists NBA 2K25 on October 30 and shuts its servers for good, which takes single-player MyCareer and MyTeam offline on January 1, 2027, per 2K.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-05
Aion 2 Hits No. 1 on Steam Top Sellers Before Its Free-to-Play Launch, All on the Back of Founders' Packs
NCsoft's Aion 2 is the number one seller on Steam and outsold EA FC 27 and Gears of War: E-Day on founders' pack revenue, days before it goes free-to-play.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-04
Valorant Player Says a Secondhand CPU Came With Someone Else's Ban, and Riot's Anticheat Chief Pushes Back
A Reddit player says a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D carried a Valorant hardware ban. Riot's anticheat head calls it unlikely and explains how its hardware bans work.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-03
Jagex Announces RuneScape 4, a Fourth MMO in Unreal Engine Set in Ashenfall and Still Years Away
Jagex revealed RuneScape 4 at RuneFest 2026: an Unreal Engine MMO set in Ashenfall, years from release, with RuneScape Reignited launching December 2 first.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-03
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Leaves Game Pass on October 15 Along With Pacific Drive and A Plague Tale: Requiem
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 exits Game Pass on October 15 with Pacific Drive, A Plague Tale: Requiem and six more. Here is the full list and what to play.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-03
Capcom Wants to Turn RE Engine Into an 'AI-Generation Game Engine', and Its REX Project Lays Out How
Capcom's REX project will evolve RE Engine into an 'AI-generation game engine'. Here is what Satoshi Ishida's October 2 talk covered and why it matters.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-03
Disney Says a Full Epic Games Buyout Is Not on the Table Right Now, While Fortnite Launches Keep Coming
Disney's Dana Walden says full Epic Games buyout talks are not happening right now, while promising a number of Fortnite launches over the next two years.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-03
Evangelion: Delta Cross Reflections Shows Its First VR Trailer for 2027, With a Frankfurt Hands-On on November 6
Pixelity's Evangelion: Delta Cross Reflections gets a debut trailer, a 2027 window for game one of a trilogy, and a Frankfurt hands-on on November 6.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-02
GTA 6 Gets PEGI 18 With Snortable Cocaine and Dismemberment Details, Then PEGI Pulls the Listing
GTA 6 gets a PEGI 18 rating that cites detailed dismemberment and cocaine use, then PEGI removes the page. Here is what the listing said and what is next.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-02
PlayStation's LISA DualSense Opens for Pre-Order at $84.99 for October 30, but the US Merch Drop Is Delayed
PlayStation opened pre-orders for the LISA Limited Edition DualSense at $84.99 for October 30, while the matching US merch collection slipped with no new date.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-02
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Reviews Are In: PC Gamer Gives It a 76 and Eurogamer Praises the Burnout DNA
Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews are live ahead of its October 6 Steam launch. PC Gamer scores it 76, Eurogamer loves the Burnout DNA, preorders at $44.99.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-02
Octopath Traveler I and II Land on GOG October 8 at 70% and 60% Off, Joining the Preservation Program
Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II arrive on GOG October 8 with 70% and 60% discounts through October 18 as Preservation Program titles.
CriticalPixel · 2026-10-02