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Modern Warfare 4 launches in full on October 23 with 20 multiplayer maps, new modes including the buy-phase Collateral and Inflation, Shipment on October 27, and a 115 GB SSD requirement on PC.
Square Enix's HD-2D reimagining of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is out now on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC for $49.99, with a free Chapter 1 demo whose save carries over.
AdHoc Studio marked Dispatch's first anniversary with five million players, free Commentary and Storyboard modes for Deluxe owners today, and an iOS and Android launch on December 9 with the first four episodes free.
ZeptoLab is taking Cut the Rope Remastered off Apple Arcade and releasing it as a standalone, ad-free premium game on iOS and Android. The App Store lists a December 3 launch, and Google Play pre-registration is open now.
Capcom says an outside party accessed email addresses and login records tied to 11,774,247 CAPCOM ID accounts and changed passwords on 196 of them. No credit card data was affected, games stay online, and players should watch for phishing emails posing as Capcom.
Xbox Insiders without Game Pass can now buy prepaid cloud streaming hours, from 10 hours for $3.99 to 50 hours for $11.99, ahead of a wider rollout in November.
Once Human's largest free expansion, Isles of Abyss, is live on every platform. It brings five ocean regions ruled by a living sea called the Sunken Lord, ships you build up from a raft into a Sea Fortress, and a 21-day PvE cycle.
S-GAME has released the launch trailer for Phantom Blade Zero ahead of its October 29 digital release on PS5 and PC at $59.99, and confirmed that Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate physical editions for PS5 follow in 2027.
Nuggets Entertainment's physics-heavy co-op road trip comes to PS5 and Switch 2 on October 29, with all three maps and cross-play across PS5, Switch 2, Xbox and PC.
Croteam and Devolver Digital have announced Serious Sam: The Third Encounter for PC, a direct continuation of 2002's The Second Encounter. It is in early development and has no release date yet.
EA is closing BioWare and its Edmonton workspace after ending early development on the next Mass Effect, as part of a wider shake-up that also pauses a Sims project and brings Respawn and DICE together.
Sports Interactive is opening FM27's Launch Preview to every PC and Mac player for free from October 29 to November 3, with all modes available and saves that carry into the November 10 launch.