RuneScape MMO Revealed, Capcom's AI RE Engine, Metro Redux Update
Jagex unveiled a fourth RuneScape MMO at RuneFest 2026, while Capcom outlined plans to evolve its RE Engine for game development with AI. Metro Redux also gets a free next-gen update this month as the franchise passes 50 million sales .
Jagex Announces RuneScape 4 and a December Reignited Update
Jagex announced RuneScape 4, a fourth MMO built in Unreal Engine, at RuneFest 2026; the game does not yet have a launch date. The studio also announced a RuneScape animated project with MoistCr1TiKaL .
Jagex also released content roadmaps for RuneScape, Old School RuneScape and RuneScape: Dragonwilds. The main RuneScape game is set to “relaunch” with its Reignited update in December 2026 .
Capcom Plans to Evolve RE Engine Into an AI Game Engine
Capcom plans to evolve its RE Engine into what it calls an “AI-generation game engine,” with programmer Satoshi Ishida outlining the project at Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026. Ishida described the time-consuming demands of making games at the scale of Resident Evil and a future where studios create games alongside AI .
Metro Redux Gets a Free Next-Gen Update as Sales Pass 50 Million
Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux get a free next-gen update on October 22 for PC and October 29 for consoles. The update arrives as the Metro franchise passes 50 million sales .
Grand Theft Auto VI’s PEGI Rating Is Pulled After Content Details Emerge
Grand Theft Auto VI’s PEGI rating was pulled after its listing revealed sex scenes and “frequent and prominent” drug use .
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Says He Fought for a Disc Release
Naoki Hamaguchi says he did his best to push for a full-disc release of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation after fans asked about physical media. He described the industry as moving toward a future where physical media is “essentially disc-less” .