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Infested DX, a Callback to Classic DOS Horror Graphic Adventures, Is Coming to Steam Next Week
Where no-one can hear you scream... Publisher Komi Games Inc. has announced that Infested DX, a remastered edition of developer GrahfMetal's itch.io game, is coming to Steam on October 27, boasting a visual overhaul and a gutful of new features. Taking its cue from the DOS horror adventures of the late '80s and early '90s, as well as gooey sci-fi movies such as Alien and Galaxy of Terror, Infested sees the sole surviving astronaut of a failed space expedition exploring a deserted starship, picki
Rumour: Iconic RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Is Being Remastered
Could it finally come to consoles? A remastered Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is apparently in the works. This could be a huge deal, because the beloved RPG has been stuck on PC since its original launch all the way back in 2004. Assuming this remaster is real, there's a chance it could finally end up on consoles. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
"Players want to engage with brands, not just consume them" – Mattel on its new Game Studios arm, why it's releasing on Roblox, and what it learnt from NetEase
In August, Mattel announced it was forming Mattel Game Studios, a new global development organisation with a focus on making games based on its own IP.
Here's the highlights from the recent 2026 Out of Bounds Showcase
Entalto Publishing recently held the second edition of its Out of Bounds Showcase, highlighting 16 indie games from developers around the world. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
The latest game event to fall afoul of US visa rules is a live concert for horse girl racer Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Umamusume: Pretty Derby has turned out to be one of the most popular games in the world, partly due to being a gacha game and partly due to making pretty girls out of very real Japanese racehorses (which introduces a unique mourning when the real horse passes away and the anime girl lives on). A new kind of mourning faces the Umamusume fanbase now, as an upcoming stop on the game's The Stage: World Tour at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater has been cancelled right before it was supposed to open this
COD Black Ops 1 and 2 dev says it’s ‘hard to watch’ the new ports selling well while ‘the actual creators don’t see a dime’
Activision and Microsoft are "printing money off of work completed over a decade ago", he says
New Steam Deck Project Allows For Native Xbox PC Support, But With A Few Catches
It's known as Xodus Nexus. Ever since the Steam Deck first released back in 2022, there have been calls for Xbox and Valve to team up on native Xbox / PC Game Pass support, but it's unfortunately never happened to any major extent. Until now, the only way to access Xbox Game Pass titles through the Steam Deck has been through Xbox Cloud Gaming, adding Windows to the device, or using alternative launchers to access the likes of Activision and EA titles. Read the full article on purexbox.com
Ace Combat 8 Carpet Bombs a Massive List of Bugs in an Upcoming Patch on PS5
Fix two! Developer Bandai Namco Aces has published details on an upcoming patch for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. Scheduled to go live on 23rd October, the update makes a ton of fixes and adjustments to both the campaign and the online multiplayer modes. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
European age-ratings body PEGI begins raising age-limit of loot box games, like EA Sports FC, to 16
PEGI, the European video game age rating agency, has started raising the age ratings of digital games that feature loot boxes to 16. The rollout of this new, stricter approach, is expected to occur throughout October.
'Too Big a Risk' - Indie Dev Digital Sun Delays ReVamp Public Playtest over AI Cloning Fears
"We've been concerned by recent news of games being reverse-engineered, cloned and published...". Digital Sun, the indie developers of Moonlighter, has announced it is delaying a public playtest of its latest game, the Castlevania-inspired tower-defence title ReVamp, in response to cloning fears. In a statement released to social media, the Spanish development studio thanked people for signing up for the game's first playtest but said, due to reports of "games being reverse-engineered, cloned an
'Too Big a Risk' - Indie Dev Digital Sun Delays ReVamp Public Playtest over Potential AI Cloning Fears
"We've been concerned by recent news of games being reverse-engineered, cloned and published...". Digital Sun, the indie developers of Moonlighter, has announced it is delaying a public playtest of its latest game, the Castlevania-inspired tower-defence title ReVamp, in response to cloning fears. In a statement released to social media, the Spanish development studio thanked people for signing up for the game's first playtest but said, due to reports of "games being reverse-engineered, cloned an
HEAT: Pedal to the Metal by Days of Wonder is getting an official video game adaptation
Play your cards strategically and push your engine to the limit in HEAT: Pedal to the Metal, an official digital adaptation of the award-winning board game. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Cyberpunk 2077 getting a substantial update to coincide with Edgerunners' Netflix Season 2 release
CD Projekt Red has announced that Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a free update to coincide with the release of anime series Edgerunners 2 on Netflix.
GTA 6 is so detailed no single Rockstar employee knows it all - which is how we got shrinking horse testicles in Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2's infamous animated horse testicles, which are realistic enough to contract in cold weather and expand again in the warmth, were apparently not a feature mandated by Rockstar. As iconic as they've become - a symbol of extraordinary detail in the game - they didn't originate from a list of features that needed to be added to the game. The horse testicles were instead the unexpected work of one person, or a group of people, autonomously working on the Cowboy epic.
Unforgiving cave-exploration survival simulator Casualties: Unknown arrives November 9
Casualties: Unknown is a game for people who love a tough challenge, with simulated limb and cardiovascular systems. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Another Huge Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Update Incoming, Patch 2.5 Revealed in Livestream Tomorrow
In collab with Edgerunners season 2. CD Projekt Red has announced it's got yet another Cyberpunk 2077 patch on the way, this time in collaboration with the second season of its anime TV show spin-off, Edgerunners. The developer will update the RPG to version 2.5 on 22nd October 2026, and tomorrow it will have a REDstream to share what's in store. The blog post teases "cyberware customization, a new dual-wielding playstyle, and more". Presumably, it will all link into the TV series in some way. R
Microsoft Business Strategist Deactivates Social Media Account After Claiming Xbox Teams “Use AI”
Brandon Stirrup said in a Twitter post he is "happy to take the hit if it means hundreds at Xbox can stop pretending that they're not using AI." The post Microsoft Business Strategist Deactivates Social Media Account After Claiming Xbox Teams “Use AI” appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
Fanatical’s latest Killer Bundle lets you pick up 30 Steam games for $1 each
RoboCop: Rogue City headlines Fanatical’s latest Build Your Own Killer Bundle
Abiotic Factor's second year of updates confirmed to include official mod support and a DLC taking science to the tropics
Following its 1.0 release last July, Half Life-esque sci-fi survival game Abiotic Factor has been having a pretty good run of post-early access updates. That run of is set to continue through to 2027, as developers Deep Field have announced the game's year two roadmap including full support for community mods, a winter update with smaller additions, and the previously teased paid DLC, Entropic Break.
Xbox 25th Anniversary Controller Comes With Exclusive Dynamic Background
X25 Controllers launched today! If you're the proud owner of a new Xbox 25th Anniversary Special Edition Controller, you're likely to have received a fresh dynamic background too. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Xbox has launched these gorgeous translucent green controllers to match the special edition Xbox Series X. The controllers shipped today, and several Xbox users have spotted that they come with a dynamic background heavily inspired by the OG Xbox. Read the full article on purexbox.com
Bungie plans to share first details about surprise 'unvaulting' of Destiny 2 content soon
Bungie surprised players last month by announcing its intention to bring back Destiny 2 campaigns and other additions taken out of the game over the years. When that 'unvaulting' plan was initially announced, Bungie didn't share any specifics, nor a timeline as to when we can expect the things to return.
VGC took its first live show to Glasgow – and what a night it was
VGC Live brought our community together for the first time
Kratos Would Have Had a Different Name Were It Not for Relentless Domino's Pizza Jokes, God of War Creator Reveals
God of War's Kratos almost went by a different name, but developers at Santa Monica Studio made too many Domino's pizza jokes.
Score touchdowns and win it all in the retro-inspired, side-scrolling Classic American Football
Classic American Football is an upcoming sports game from IsoTyger Studios, bringing back some retro fun in a neat looking package. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
New Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Trailer Is A Throwback To The '90s N64 Ads
Art thou hyped? The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time might not be Nintendo's next Switch 2 exclusive (don't worry Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, we haven't forgotten about you), but the looming 5th November release date means that the marketing campaign is in full swing. We're getting new trailers, shorts and TV spots all over the place at the moment, and the new 'Art thou ready?' ad shared by Nintendo UK has left us sufficiently hyped and unexpectedly reminded of the N64 original's ads back in
Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Surprise Official New Update Announcement From CD Projekt
CD Projekt has announced a surprise update to Cyberpunk 2077, due out this week.
ReVamp developer cancels public playtest in case AI users reverse engineer it and publish a clone first
"With launch still months away, a large public build felt like too big a risk"
Helldivers 2 switches over from GameGuard to Easy Anti-Cheat
While it's still unavailable in the UK along with some other Sony published games, Arrowhead have moved Helldivers 2 over to Easy Anti-Cheat. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Sensor Tower data shows the yawning gap between GTA 6 and everything else
An analysis from Sensor Tower shows just how far ahead GTA 6 is in terms of preorders when compared with some of the biggest AAA games of the past six years.
Seven Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including The Next Great Co-Op Adventure (October 20)
DMZ is also happening today! Welcome back to your latest fix of new games launching on Xbox today! There appears to be seven newbies arriving today, along with early access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's new DMZ mode. However, We Were Here Tomorrow takes the spotlight as the next big co-op adventure from the stellar We Were Here series. Read the full article on purexbox.com