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SEGA has permanently cut Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds to $39.99 and laid out Year Two: a free Duel Mode update and Bayonetta on November 3, plus six Season Pass Two packs including Godzilla, Evangelion and Final Fantasy VII.
Owlcat Games and Another Angle Games have pushed the samurai-steampunk tactical RPG from November 12 to March 10, 2027, to rebalance its turn-based combat and rework party progression. It still launches on PC via Steam, Epic and GOG.
SNK has confirmed TEKKEN 8's Reina as the final Season 3 DLC fighter for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, arriving in December, after Tokyo Revengers' Mikey and Draken land on October 22 alongside the Switch 2 version.
Capcom's Dark Arisen expansion is live on PS5, Xbox and PC for $29.99, Switch 2 gets the game with the expansion included, and the free Title Update 4.0 adds Hard Mode and story restarts.
Ubisoft is sunsetting Rainbow Six Mobile, which will stay online until January 15, 2027. One final season still arrives next week, and details on in-game purchases are promised in the coming weeks.
Bandai Namco says Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has passed one million copies sold worldwide a week after launch, faster than any game in the 30-year series.
Xbox has formed XP, a new division for film, TV, merchandise, live events and brand partnerships, led by Minecraft's Kayleen Walters, while former Reddit CPO Maria Angelidou-Smith becomes CEO of Mojang on October 19.
Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film, produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura alongside CD Projekt RED. No story, cast or release window has been announced yet.
Firefly Studios has dated Stronghold 4's Steam Early Access launch for December 7, with a 22-mission campaign at launch and multiplayer to follow. A new Free Build demo is out now, and Skirmish Mode joins it on October 19.
Team17 has announced The Escapists 3, a fully 3D prison-break sandbox with five prisons, a skill tree, the open world beyond the walls and four-player online co-op. It is due in 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC.
Forza Horizon 6 launches on PS5 on January 26, 2027, with Premium Edition early access from January 21, crossplay and cross-save with Xbox and Steam, and PlayStation Store pre-orders open now.
Rockstar has previewed six of Grand Theft Auto VI's in-game radio stations, from Cocoteo FM's modern Latin to the returning Flash FM, ahead of the game's November 19 launch.