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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered turns the Xbox release into a Play Anywhere title on September 29, handing Microsoft Store owners a save-synced Windows copy at no extra cost. Steam, GOG and Epic owners still get the free upgrade, just not the second copy.
Aspyr is bringing Shadow of Mordor's Game of the Year Edition and Shadow of War's Definitive Edition to Switch 2 on September 30 as Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle, with pre-orders open at $34.99. It is the first time either game has appeared on a Nintendo platform.
Ubisoft's six-minute overview trailer lays out the Snowdrop rebuild of Rayman Legends, from a new sixth realm and dragon rides to Kung Foot's return. A separate breakdown details an accessibility suite that reaches into difficulty itself.
Microsoft is eliminating 268 roles across Xbox Game Studios and reorganising its studios: Activision takes Halo, Rare and World's Edge, Obsidian moves under Bethesda, and Playground and Turn 10 merge. Ninja Theory faces a proposed closure after two sale agreements collapsed.
Ironhide's sixth mainline tower defense game lands on iOS, Android and Steam on September 24, with 15 towers, 12 heroes you take two at a time, and a rebuilt upgrade system. A Steam demo is playable now.
Funcom's Dune survival MMO is out now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Cloud Gaming, arriving with a full single-player mode, the conclusion of Book One, and a rebuilt Landsraad endgame.
Arrowhead's Helldivers 2 update 7.1.0, Devoid of Liberty, rebuilds enemy spawning around per-player pressure and sharply raises the intensity of Evacuate High-Value Assets missions.
PLAION is releasing physical editions of Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered on November 13 for PS5, Xbox and Switch, with a $49.99 Deluxe Edition that packs a SteelBook, soundtrack CD, 80-page art book and a demo of the cancelled sixth game.
Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild's cemetery sim sequel is out today on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and Switch, adding a ruined town to rebuild and a zombie army to command. Demo saves carry over.
Drinkbox Studios has delayed its Metroidvania action RPG Blighted out of fall 2026 and into 2027, and used the same devlog to lay out the game's level structure, its Watcher's Peak hub and the parry that doubles as a traversal tool.
Bungie says it has started work on returning vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns, destinations and raids to the game, and is reshaping Marathon into a deeper survival experience.
Sony has revealed the DualSense wireless controller – Lisa Limited Edition, with the pop star's bangs and eyes printed onto the touch pad in a Chroma Pearl finish. It launches globally on October 30 at $84.99, with limited pre-orders opening October 2.