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The Duskbloods Delayed, Phantom Blade Zero Launches

Oct 30, 2026

FromSoftware delays The Duskbloods to 2027, while Phantom Blade Zero launches to more than 430,000 concurrent Steam players IGNEurogamer. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 also faces criticism for including footage of the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush in its opening cinematic Eurogamer.

FromSoftware Delays The Duskbloods to 2027

FromSoftware's Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive The Duskbloods Officially Delayed Into 2027The Duskbloods delayed to 2027IGNGematsu

FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive previously planned for 2026, is delayed to 2027 as the studio makes final adjustments to its game rules and balance IGNNintendo Life. The multiplayer action game has no new release date yet Gematsu.

The delay moves the game out of its original 2026 release window, but FromSoftware has not announced a change to its Switch 2 exclusivity VGCGematsu.

Phantom Blade Zero Debuts With More Than 430,000 Steam Players

More Chinese success as Phantom Blade Zero enjoys a big launch and becomes one of Steam's most played gamesPhantom Blade Zero Gets Off to a Flyer on Steam, Behind Only Counter-Strike 2 as the Most-Played GameEurogamerIGN

S-Game’s wuxia action game Phantom Blade Zero has launched on Steam, reaching more than 430,000 concurrent players within hours of release EurogamerIGN. The debut puts the game among Steam’s most-played titles IGN.

A day-one update brings performance improvements, ray-tracing changes and bug fixes; players are also warned about Nvidia drivers IGNRock Paper Shotgun.

Modern Warfare 4 Faces Backlash Over Itaewon Disaster Footage

Modern Warfare 4 faces backlash after real footage of South Korean crowd crush tragedy was discovered in game's opening momentsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 intro cinematic is "not intended to reference or trivialise" real-world South Korean crowd crush, Activision say amid reported backlashEurogamerRock Paper Shotgun

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has drawn criticism in South Korea after its opening cinematic included real footage of the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush, which killed around 150 people Eurogamer. Activision says the scene was not intended to reference or trivialize the disaster, while a bereaved families group and another local organization are calling for the footage to be removed Rock Paper ShotgunEurogamer.

Grand Theft Auto VI Gameplay Appears in South Park

GTA 6 Dog Poop Gameplay Premieres in the Latest Episode of South ParkDog poo, anti-social behaviour, and Jason: Our latest look at GTA 6 gameplay comes from an episode of South ParkIGNEurogamer

A new Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay clip appears in South Park, showing a character hit an NPC with dog waste IGNVGC. Rockstar’s game remains scheduled to launch November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S EurogamerPure Xbox.

Rockstar says the map will open up relatively early, allowing players to explore freely rather than keeping areas closed off by story progression IGN.

Celeste and TowerFall Leave the Xbox Store Over BDS Boycott

Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store in a move to "support the BDS boycott" against Microsoft'We Did This To Support The BDS Boycott' - Two Xbox Games Delisted As Celeste Developer Issues StatementRock Paper ShotgunPure Xbox

Developer Maddy Thorson says Celeste and TowerFall were removed from the Xbox Store to support the BDS boycott of Microsoft over its support for the Israeli military Rock Paper ShotgunPure Xbox. Both games remain available on PlayStation, Nintendo and PC storefronts Pure Xbox.

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