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Konami has released the NES original Castlevania on iOS and Android for free as part of the series' 40th anniversary. It can be claimed until October 24, and installed copies keep working after it is delisted.
505 Games parent Digital Bros has discontinued the Kickstarter-funded Wild Arms successor Armed Fantasia, along with Directorate: Novitiate and a Battle Island sequel, booking an €18.7 million impairment.
Takafumi Noma, director of Unicorn Overlord, is leading DAWNGAZER, an action RPG for PS5, Switch 2 and PC due in 2028 and the first game in the new IGNISPHERE fantasy universe from Monochrome and Good Smile Company.
Square Enix has detailed battle-free Quick Scouting, a rare-monster Scout Run, two-party Joint Battles against giant bosses with four-player online support, and the priestess Almira ahead of the December 3 launch.
Rockstar's Goodtime State – Vice City Collection packs a Macca the Gator figure, Oakley sunglasses, a New Era hat and a Leonida map into an 11-piece box. It is available from November 19, and the game is sold separately.
Feel Free Games is bringing its co-op farming adventure Luma Island, which has passed 800,000 players on PC, to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2026, with cross-platform play across all three platforms.
BeamNG.drive launches on PS5 in Early Access on October 19, 2026, with 12 maps, Career Mode and split-screen, but no mods or VR at launch.
BeXide's merge puzzler starring voxel versions of Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Xevious, Mappy and The Tower of Druaga is out on iOS today for $8.99, less than half its Steam price.
Meta's 100-gram VR Glasses arrive in spring 2027 for $1,299.99 with eye and hand controls instead of controllers, alongside a hand-tracked Beat Saber overhaul, Tetris Effect: Mixed Realities and an Ace Attorney VR game.
DreadXP and Vincent Adinolfi's 90s-style survival horror game Heartworm launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One and Switch on October 1, having been on PC since July 2025.
Nitro Games' mobile Boltgun launched September 23 on iOS and Android as a free download: the first three levels are free, and a one-time $9.99 purchase unlocks the full campaign.
Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic have dated Titan Quest II's 1.0 release for January 19, 2027, launching the mythological action RPG on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S alongside its full PC release.