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Pearl Abyss has delayed Crimson Desert's first paid expansion, Charting the Unknown, from October 15 to October 29 to give it more polish. Here are the new unlock times for every region.
Sony has named F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 as the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October 2026, available to all tiers from October 6 to November 2.
Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture is leaving NetEase Games and becomes independent on October 1, with self-publishing now one of its options after Romeo Is a Dead Man.
Nintendo switched off Mario Kart Tour's servers at 11:00 p.m. PT on September 29, ending seven years on iOS and Android. Unlike Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, there is no offline version.
Xbox's disc-to-digital program is rolling out to all players, turning most supported Xbox One and Series X discs into digital licences, as long as you keep the disc.
Xbox Insiders can now test Mythic Achievements, a badge for unlocking every original achievement in a game. DLC achievements don't count against it, and past completions, including Xbox 360 games, are already credited.
Supermassive and Bandai Namco's second Little Nightmares III expansion sends Low and Alone through a flooded seaside town, past leeches and into drowned sewers. It costs $7.99 or comes with the Secrets of The Spiral pass.
Coffee Stain Studios has announced Core Values, Satisfactory's first paid expansion, which adds an underground factory network with new resources, flora, fauna and buildings. No release date or price has been announced yet.
FRAME BREAK's mech-farming game leaves Early Access on November 4 with a story finale, two new regions and no more day transitions, and the price rises to $29.99 at launch.
Activision has posted Modern Warfare 4’s full PC requirements, from a GTX 970 minimum to an RTX 5070 Ti ray-tracing tier, along with a new round-based Collateral mode and preload dates ahead of the October 23 launch.
Stormind Games is remastering Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Broken Porcelain in Unreal Engine 5 for Q1 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2 and PC, with a free upgrade for existing owners during launch week.
TiMi Studio Group's Capcom-licensed open-world Monster Hunter launches free-to-play on iOS and Android on October 29, 2026, with pre-registration open now and a mainland China release to follow in 2027.