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Screen Burn Interactive has detailed how the first first-person Silent Hill uses PS5 hardware: motion controls tune the CRTV handheld, adaptive triggers are weighted per weapon, and ray tracing carries the Otherworld. Out September 24.
Capcom's TGS 2026 Spotlight ended with an extended cut of the Ascendance trailer that reveals Teostra, names two more monsters, and confirms weapon swapping without a Seikret. The bigger news was buried: paid Character Edit Vouchers are being discontinued on December 3, with free appearance edits from the 2027 expansion update.
Capcom's TGS 2026 Spotlight brought the main trailer for Dark Arisen, out October 9. On Switch 2 it is a single package with the base game; everywhere else it is $29.99 DLC adding the snowbound Norgan region, twelve Lost Rites dungeons and a free technical update for everyone.
Square Enix says the Dragon Quest series has topped 100 million in combined shipments and digital sales, up from 97 million in February. The HD-2D remakes and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined did the recent work - and the count excludes all digital sales before April 2015.
For Whom the Verses Mourn lands on September 30 with Pukaland, the St. Arbor Location Anomaly, new characters Blackbird and Akane Rin, a second Porsche collaboration bringing the 911 Turbo (930) and Taycan Turbo GT, and multiplayer Volley Star.
Limitless has rebuilt its pixel-art action-platformer around a single connected world with dungeons, mounts and secrets, and dropped free-to-play entirely. Apple Knight 3 is out now on iOS and Android at $2.99 with no ads and no in-app purchases.
SEGA opens Year Two of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds with Bayonetta as a free character, complete with her own Butterfly Witch machine, emotes and sounds. The first two paid packs are Godzilla and EVANGELION, with four more to come and a full showcase on 9 October.
The PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge bring planar magnetic drivers to PS5, with four and eight magnets per driver respectively. Both ship with a USB Type-C PlayStation Link adapter; the Edge adds ANC, a detachable boom mic and a case. No pricing yet.
Team NINJA's Three Kingdoms sequel launches 4 March 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC, day one on Game Pass. The alpha demo is live now through 30 September with the Changban open field, full character creation and three-player co-op.
Com2uS Holdings launched ARES: The Iron Vanguard globally on September 15. Developed by Second Dive, the free-to-play action RPG lets you swap between two combat suits in real time across four classes, adds a hoverboard, a pilotable Goliath mech and the Valkyrie, and supports cross-play between iOS, Android and PC after an August soft launch in six countries.
SEGA and Two Point Studios announced Two Point Museum: Rides & Relics for October 8. The fourth expansion adds a mini-coaster builder with custom height, tilt and camber across five themes, a new Riquetti Gardens location, the Gearbox Fairgrounds expedition map, a Funfair Expert staff type, 17+ funfair exhibits and a new five-star campaign.
Arrowhead has detailed Helldivers 2's next premium Warbond, Ironclad Democracy, launching Tuesday, September 22. It brings the AR-11 Arbitrator, pump-action GL-15 Evictor and P-34 Breacher missile pistol, a homing G-60 Anti-Tank Seeker drone grenade, two armour sets sharing a new Blunt-Force Mitigation passive that cuts impact damage 30 percent, and a booster granting two free Expendable Anti-Tank uses per mission.