The latest stories from the gaming world
Pokémon GO's European store listing now shows PEGI 16, as PEGI raises older digital-only games that sell paid random items from 3, 7 or 12 to 16. Nothing in the game changes, but parental-control filters may.
Obsidian has revealed Grounded 2's free Rot and Ruin update, adding the termite-infested Woodpile, a Centipede boss, the Potato Beetle Buggy, base painting with the Splotcher and Bismuth gear upgrades, all coming this fall.
Mike Klubnika's shotgun standoff has passed 10 million players, and CRITICAL REFLEX confirmed PlayStation and Nintendo Switch versions are in the works. No release dates have been announced yet.
Wrong Organ's acclaimed space-freighter horror game Mouthwashing launches on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Switch on October 29, 2026, a year later than first planned and day one in Game Pass on Xbox.
Aspyr is remastering the 2004 Shrek 2 game with 4K visuals, online four-player co-op, a Photo Mode and a Cheat Mode. It launches November 10 for $29.99 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch and PC, and pre-orders are open now.
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Dual Fusion expansion goes live on October 28 at 6:00 p.m. PDT, adding the game's first dual-type cards, led by Mega Mewtwo X ex and Mega Greninja ex, along with six rental decks and a free Mega Rayquaza ex elite deck. A two-month second-anniversary event calendar starts the next day.
CD Projekt Red's free 2.5 update for Cyberpunk 2077, the Edgerunners 2 Update, arrives October 22 with cyberware customization and a new dual-wielding playstyle. A REDstreams reveal airs October 21 at 5 PM CEST.
Digital Sun has dropped ReVamp's open Steam playtest over fears of reverse-engineered clones; the test still starts October 29 but on Discord, in waves, with a public playtest around January and launch still set for March 25, 2027.
Neos' board-and-card hybrid Culdcept BEGINS launches on Steam on October 28, following its July Switch 2 and Switch release, which has passed 100,000 units. A free demo is already live.
Pigeons at Play and Devolver's co-op shooter Mycopunk leaves Early Access today on PC and PS5, adding the Mycologist, the Diffraction Driver, a Snowball Grenade and the new moon region X11-B. On PS5 it's in the PS Plus Game Catalog from day one.
Magic Fuel Games and Playstack's Star Trek: Outposts Unknown, the first outpost builder set in the Star Trek universe, launches today on Steam for $32.99. It brings an original Strange New Worlds-era story, 55-plus resources to manage and a modest minimum spec.
Steph Thirion's solo-developed arcade game Faraway, published by Annapurna Interactive, launches November 5 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch and PC, with its console versions newly announced.