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Fast Travel Games' four-player VR heist shooter launches November 5 on Steam and Meta Quest for $24.99, with PS VR2 possible later. A free demo with two heists is live until October 26.
Supermassive Games' free update takes Directive 8020's Movie Night online for up to five players, adds Custom and Round Robin modes, group Choice Voting, and 13 Premonitions, but there's no cross-play.
Housemarque's free Zenith update for Saros is out now on PS5, adding Slow Game Speed and Auto-fire assists, 20 new Carcosan Modifiers, the Eclipse Layers New Game+ mode and an Overlord Rush leaderboard mode.
Telltale has pushed the Nintendo Switch version of The Wolf Among Us Remastered to an unannounced date, while PS5, Xbox and PC versions keep their October 29 launch.
Stairway Games' farming sim Coral Island launches on Nintendo Switch 2 this winter with cross-play, alongside the free 1.4 "Kids Grow Up" update that lets children age through four life stages to their teens.
Jagex has cancelled RuneScape Reignited, the fresh-start mode with its own economy, after fan backlash. December 2 still brings the Adventure Guide, a Remastered Journey and a 10-day free members' trial for new and lapsed players.
Moon Studios' Wicked Inside showcase detailed the 1.0 class system: 24 weapon-based classes, 362 transferable traits, six factions and Cerim Cores. It arrives in an open beta in December, ahead of the PS5 and PC launch in March 2027.
Atooi's remastered Dementium II, the 2010 DS horror shooter, launches on Steam on October 20 with up to 4K or retro-resolution visuals, a single-screen redesign, controller support and Steam Deck play.
Valve has launched Steam Achievement Sets in beta, letting developers split achievements into base game, DLC and seasonal sets so new content no longer wipes out a completed game.
Panache Digital Games' evolution survival game launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 on December 8, 2026. The same day, a free update moves PC players to Unreal Engine 5 and adds documentary-style narration and a new photo mode.
Digital pre-orders of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 unlock the campaign today and DMZ on October 20, ahead of the October 23 launch. Activision confirms the game is a standalone purchase and won't join Game Pass until Holiday 2027.
Offworld's 100-player military shooter Squad is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and a free PS5 technical alpha runs October 16 to 25. There's no release date yet, but there are crossplay details and performance targets.