Gaming

Microsoft's Xbox PC app gets a ground-up rebuild codenamed Garrison, ScoutOP becomes first Indian esports star on Bigg Boss 20, Riot drops Faker-centric Worlds 2026 anthem Know My Name

Xbox launches XP transmedia division with Lucasfilm veteran Kayleen Walters, Mojang names Reddit's ex-CPO as new CEO, Riot drops Faker-centric Worlds 2026 anthem

Xbox Elite Series 3 specs leak from Microsoft's own Design Lab backend, Project Helix portable tier confirmed as family of devices with 56 TFLOP chip, GTA 6 cloud streaming deal walks back exclusivity claims, RoV T-POP Tournament announced for 10th anniversary Bangkok event

GTA 6 PEGI listing accidentally reveals cocaine mechanic and dismemberment details before being pulled, NBA 2K25 servers shutting down December 31 making MyCareer unplayable after just two years, Ninja Theory confirms over 70 redundancies after two Xbox sale deals collapse

Silver Pines indie game launches tomorrow with 93-96 Metacritic scores, YouTuber voice casting debate sparks on X, Google Labs unveils Playground AI game creation tool

Overwatch 2 Season 5 drops new hero Doctrine plus Sombra and Roadhog reworks, Deadlock community votes unlock second City Never Sleeps hero today, OWCS Japan Stage 3 underway with MURASA going 3-0

AION 2 hits 400K concurrent Steam players on launch day, Ninja Theory faces closure after two acquisition deals collapse, Street Fighter League Division F resumes post-TGS

Modern Warfare 4 launches five-day DMZ reveal with Hajin Worldbuilder trailer, RuneFest 2026 unveils RuneScape 4 on Unreal Engine plus Reignited mode and animated series, FlyQuest and Shopify Rebellion fall to 0-2 at Demacia Cup Global Invitational

Witcher 3 Remastered shatters Steam concurrent player records with 137K peak, RuneFest reveals RuneScape 4 and Reignited but AI trailer scandal overshadows announcements, LCS teams go 0-4 at Demacia Cup international invitational

Gears of War E-Day earns 88 Metacritic amid Coalition layoff fears, Naughty Dog reportedly developing new Uncharted with Escayg directing, T1 Academy wins inaugural WSCI 2026 in 3-2 comeback over Solary

Gears of War E-Day early access live with 87-88 Metacritic score, review-in-progress caveats explained, T1 Esports Academy wins inaugural WSCI 2026 grand finals over Solary 3-2

007 First Light drops free Extended Operations DLC with New Game+, Crimson Desert delays Charting the Unknown expansion by two weeks, PS Plus October 2026 lineup revealed with F1 25 headlining

PlayStation Plus October 2026 free games revealed with HorrorFest bonuses, IO Interactive drops free Extended Operations DLC for 007 First Light, Pearl Abyss delays Crimson Desert expansion to October 29

Naughty Dog reveals four simultaneous projects including Intergalactic full reveal in 2027, Gears of War E-Day launches October 6 with new Horde Siege mode, Xbox Disc-to-Digital goes worldwide with 800+ supported titles

KONAMI updates eFootball esports eligibility to use residence and location data, Rush Gaming disbands after nine years in competitive Call of Duty, Microsoft cuts nearly half of World's Edge before handing Age of Empires studio to Activision

Deadlock drops first major patch in eight months and extends ranked season, PS5 emulator KytyPS5 boots Marvel's Wolverine just 12 days after launch, AI-generated MW2-Skate 3-Minecraft mashup goes viral

Demacia Cup reveals six-region international bracket, VCT EMEA playoffs deliver standout clutch plays, Naughty Dog confirms two new Last of Us projects and sets 2027 for Intergalactic reveal

Fortnite FNCS Global Championship peaks at 817K viewers in Antwerp with SwizzY and Pixie winning $400K, Discord tests Game Mode to reduce CPU and GPU load during gaming, Blood of Dawnwalker earns Golden Joystick nominations for Best Storytelling and PC Game of the Year

God of War Laufey combat reveal and pre-orders open tomorrow, Fortnite x Five Nights at Freddy's becomes most-liked reveal ever, Minecraft announces The Sift — first new dimension in 14 years

Karmine Corp stuns at VALORANT Champions with 2v5 clutch, Rockstar's $400 GTA 6 Vice City Collection pre-orders open with no game included, EA Sports FC 27 launches globally with Red Bull Wings Cup spanning 80 countries

Xbox cuts 268 jobs in sweeping restructure, Halo franchise handed to Activision as 343 era ends, Ninja Theory faces closure after two buyout deals collapse

Silent Hill Townfall launches to an 81 on Metacritic with stealth complaints, Undead Labs splits from Xbox as employee-owned studio with simultaneous layoffs, VALORANT Champions 2026 kicks off in Shanghai with Paper Rex defeating Team Liquid

Xbox cuts 268 jobs and hands Halo to Activision, Ninja Theory faces closure, Silent Hill Townfall launches in Scotland to strong reviews, BanG Dream Our Notes goes global with 1.5M pre-registrations

Xbox confirms 268 more layoffs in sweeping studio restructuring, Activision team handed next Halo game, Ninja Theory faces closure after two sale deals collapse, Undead Labs emerges as employee-owned independent studio with State of Decay 3 still in development

Xbox restructures studios and cuts 268 jobs, Halo Studios reduced to 20-person support crew as Activision takes over franchise, Ninja Theory faces closure after two acquisition deals fall through

Xbox lays off 268 staff in second restructuring of 2026, Activision takes over Halo franchise development as Halo Studios downsized to support role, Rare and World's Edge placed under Activision oversight as Age of Empires studio loses nearly half its team

Bungie reverses Destiny 2 vaulting policy, Tokyo Game Show 2026 loses final day to Typhoon Dujuan, Marvel's Wolverine sells 1.9M copies despite low review scores

Wolverine hits 1.9M sales despite mixed reviews, Bungie reverses Destiny Content Vault, VALORANT Champions group stages open in Shanghai

Tokyo Game Show 2026 recap with Persona 4 Revival, Wo Long 2, MW4 and Kojima reveals, Bungie commits to unvaulting all Destiny 2 content, GTA VI regional launch dates and pre-orders announced

LISA and PlayStation reveal limited-edition Chroma Pearl DualSense controller launching October 30, Team Vitality wins StarLadder StarSeries Season 20 as ZywOo claims record 33rd MVP, Nintendo and Kingdom Hearts dominate gaming conversation with Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave, Metroid Ravenous, and Kingdom Hearts Fortnite crossover all landing in the same week