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Warzone Adds an Operator Skin Toggle That Hides Old Call of Duty Cosmetics, but It Ships Off by Default
Call of Duty adds a Warzone-only toggle in Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 that swaps other players' legacy Operator skins for MW4 outfits. It ships turned off.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-24
Sekiro: No Defeat Anime Gets an 8-Episode TV Run in January 2027, Streaming Worldwide on Crunchyroll
FromSoftware's Sekiro anime returns as an 8-episode TV series in January 2027 with new scenes, streaming on Crunchyroll after a Japanese theatrical run.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-24
Epic Gives Away Mechabellum and Astrea Now, With System Shock 2 Remaster and Buried Stars Free Next Week
Epic Games Store is giving away Mechabellum and Astrea until October 1, then System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and Buried Stars for a week.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-24
Discord Rolls Out Global Age Verification the Same Week FanDuel Sports Betting Ads Start Showing Up
Discord is sorting every account into adult, teen or unconfirmed groups, and FanDuel ads appeared at the same time. Here is what changes and how to opt out.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-24
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Bethesda Says Obsidian Keeps Its Creative Identity After the Xbox Reshuffle, but Fallout Now Sets the Agenda
Bethesda's president says Obsidian stays distinct after moving under Bethesda, but Grounded and a new Fallout project are the only work Xbox has named.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-24
Xbox Mythic Achievements Leak: A Platinum Trophy Rival for 100 Percent Completions, With No Gamerscore
Xbox's Mythic Achievements leaked in the PC app: a badge for finishing every base achievement, retroactive, no Gamerscore. Here is what we know so far.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-24
Blizzard Promises to Punish WoW Forever Gold Buyers Very Aggressively After Years of Going Easy on RMT
Blizzard designer Josh Greenfield says WoW Forever will punish real-money gold buyers very aggressively and admits past enforcement was too lenient.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-23
Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War Head to Switch 2 on September 30 in a $70 Bundle That Is Already Half Off
Aspyr brings Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War to Switch 2 on September 30 as a bundle with all DLC, $34.99 on pre-order and $70 at full price.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-23
Bungie Reverses Course on Destiny 2, Vows to Restore Vaulted Raids After Fan Backlash Forced Its Hand
Bungie is reversing its decision to end Destiny 2's live support, promising to restore vaulted raids after a three month fan campaign pressuring Sony.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-23
Microsoft Hands Halo's Next Game to Activision as Xbox Cuts 268 Jobs and Ninja Theory Nears Closure
Microsoft confirms Activision will develop the next Halo game as Xbox cuts 268 jobs, reorganizes studios, and moves Ninja Theory toward closure.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-22
Xbox Reportedly Preparing Second Wave of Layoffs This Week, Consolidating Multiple Studios
Xbox is reportedly planning a second wave of layoffs and studio consolidation this week, months after cutting 1,600 jobs across its game studios in July.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-22
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Royal Edition Hits Switch 2 in 2027, With $59.99 Preorders Live and a Game-Key Card
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Royal Edition arrives on Switch 2 in 2027. Preorders start at $59.99, it bundles three expansions, and it ships as a game-key card.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-21
Microsoft Patents an Ad-Credit System That Freezes Xbox and PC Games to Serve Ads During Downtime
Microsoft patented an ad-credit system that pauses Xbox and PC games at loading screens and quest ends to play ads. Here is what it says and what it means.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-21
Activision Says Cheating Is an $8.5 Billion Industry, but the Number Comes From a Third-Party Estimate
Activision says cheating is an $8.5 billion industry, but the figure is Intorqa's estimate. What Ricochet's 31 vendor takedowns and 70,000 bans prove.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-20
GTA 6 Soundtrack Revealed as a 34-Track Album for November 19, With Six Songs Streaming Now and Vinyl at $50
Rockstar reveals GTA VI: The Album with 34 original tracks, six streaming now, and CD and vinyl pre-orders from $19.98 ahead of the November 19 launch.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-20
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Demo Lands October 1 With Save Transfer, but Switch Is Stuck at 30 FPS
Konami confirms a Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo on October 1 with save transfer to the full game, 60 fps on most platforms and 30 fps on Switch.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-20
Tokyo Game Show 2026 Cancels Its Final Day Over Typhoon No. 25, Cutting the First 5-Day Show to Four
Tokyo Game Show 2026 scrapped Monday September 21 as Typhoon No. 25 closes in, killing the Sonic 35th Music Live shows and triggering ticket refunds.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-19
Dune Awakening Update 1.5 Adds a Full Single-Player Mode and Cuts Death Penalties Ahead of Console Launch
Funcom's Dune Awakening Update 1.5 adds a full single-player mode, optional PvP, no base taxes and a softer death penalty as the console launch nears.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-19
Insomniac Denies Using AI in Marvel's Wolverine After a Broken Bathroom Sign Goes Viral
A glitchy bathroom sign in Marvel's Wolverine went viral as fans accused Insomniac of using AI art. The studio says it is just a UV mapping bug.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-19
Gears of War: E-Day PC Specs Confirm a Ray Tracing GPU Is Mandatory to Play at All
Gears of War E-Day final PC specs confirm ray tracing hardware is mandatory, cutting off GTX 1060 and RX 5000 owners ahead of its October 6 launch on Game Pass.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-17
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy Says GTA 6 Online Multiplayer Won't Launch Until 2027, a Year After Story Mode
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy told Bloomberg that GTA 6 Online could launch in 2027, a year after the single player game, though Rockstar has confirmed nothing yet.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-17
Valor Mortis Sets a $40 Price Tag as One More Level Bets on Value Against GTA 6
One More Level and Lyrical Games confirm Valor Mortis costs $39.99 on October 13, undercutting a brutal fall lineup with GTA 6 looming a month later.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-17
Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back Announced for PS5 in 2027 Without Suda51 or James Gunn
Dragami Games and JP Universe revealed Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back for PS5 in 2027 at Tokyo Game Show, with Hajime Tabata attached but no Suda51 or Gunn.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-17
Hyper Light Drifter Studio Heart Machine Lays Off Nearly Everyone as Closure Looms
Hyper Light Drifter maker Heart Machine laid off nearly its staff after a publisher pulled funding, and founder Alx Preston says survival is uncertain.
CriticalPixel · 2026-09-16