Gaming

Embark Studios is throwing the doors open. Starting tomorrow, October 8, ARC Raiders will be completely free to play for four days, and the timing is no coincidence: the free weekend lands exactly on the launch of Frozen Trail, the biggest update the extraction shooter has received since release. The free period runs from October … Read more

Podracing is back. After more than two decades without a proper Star Wars racing game, Star Wars: Galactic Racer launched today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and the Epic Games Store, with a single global unlock at 9 AM UTC. The game comes from Fuse Games, a studio staffed by former Criterion veterans … Read more

The wait is over for Overwatch fans: Season 5, titled A Grim Doctrine, is live today, October 6. Blizzard packed this one full — a brand-new Support hero with a vampire twist, a shocking role change for one of the game’s oldest characters, a fresh map, and a Halloween takeover that runs through early November. … Read more

Hollywood has officially come knocking for Embark Studios’ two biggest shooters. On Monday, October 5, Nexon-owned developer Embark Studios announced a deal with Chernin Entertainment — the film and TV division of The North Road Company — to develop film and television adaptations of both ARC Raiders and The Finals. According to a report by … Read more

Two decades of one of gaming’s most tangled sagas finally fit in a single purchase. Square Enix’s KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III] launches October 8, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, bundling the entire Dark Seeker Saga into one package. This isn’t a streaming workaround or a re-release of a … Read more

You don’t often see the big three holding hands. This week, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo issued a joint statement on player safety, refreshing the shared commitment they first put forward back in 2020. It isn’t a brand-new initiative so much as a public recommitment — and the underlying message is that keeping players safe online … Read more

The Fallout calendar is about to flip to its most somber date — and in the real world, players are logging back in to mark it. Fallout 76’s Steam player count has been climbing over the past couple of weeks, with concurrent player peaks the game hasn’t seen since April. The surge follows Bethesda’s Slasher … Read more

Rockstar Games is pulling out all the stops for the biggest video game launch in history — and this time it needs a bigger court. The Miami Heat announced Friday that the team will play an entire NBA game under the Vice City name. On November 18, the night before Grand Theft Auto VI launches, … Read more

Seven years after Skies Unknown, Bandai Namco’s flagship flight series is back on the runway — and the reviews say it was worth the wait. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launches today, October 2, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, and critics are already calling it the strongest entry … Read more

Fortnitemares 2026: FNAF and Freddy Krueger Hit Fortnite Fortnite is haunted again — and earlier than ever. The v42.30 patch landed on October 1, 2026, kicking off Fortnitemares 2026, the earliest start the annual Halloween event has had in years. For comparison, last year’s edition didn’t begin until October 9, and the 2024 one waited … Read more