Video Game News 10/21/2026

Video Game News 10/21/2026

Video Game News 10/20/2026

Video Game News 10/19/2026

#GamePass
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Further Xbox layoff rounds reportedly planned for this month, November, and January, while a Game Pass overhaul is in the works

The rest of October’s Xbox Game Pass titles have been revealed, including Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions gets controller support 15 years after release

Sony Said Xbox Game Pass Isn't Sustainable, Now It Seems the Gravy Train Is Almost Over

Xbox Game Pass Reportedly Set for Major Overhaul, With Players Able to Pick and Choose Features

Final Fantasy XIV Adds a Typing Event With Final Fantasy VII Remake Rewards on October 28

Here's our second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for October 2026

Xbox Game Pass Heading For A Massive Shakeup, Report Says

The First Kingdom Hearts Featured Final Fantasy In A Way I Wish The Series Would Again

A Big Overhaul Of Xbox Game Pass Is In The Works

#FightNight
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Fight Night Franchise Revival Announced by EA

EA Sports Fight Night Is Finally Making a Comeback After 15 Years

EA Teases Fight Night Revival

EA Boxing Series Fight Night Back for Another Round, New Game Teased

Fight Night returns: EA Sports confirms a new boxing game 15 years after Champion

After 15-Year Absence, EA Is Bringing Back The Fight Night Franchise

Fight Night, EA's Beloved but Long-Dormant Boxing Sim Franchise, Is Coming Back

#Edgerunners2
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Cyberpunk 2077's Edgerunners 2 update adds two new quests, handgun dual wielding and the ability to pimp your mantis blades

Cyberpunk 2077 Version 2.5 Launches This Week

Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Patch 2.5 Notes Revealed, Update Live on Thursday

Cyberpunk 2077 Edgerunners 2 Update patch notes

Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Free Update (2.5) Arrives This Week

Everything In Cyberpunk 2077′s Edgerunners II-Themed 2.5 Update

#RemasteredStoryTrailer
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Best PS5 Role-Playing Game on PS Plus Getting Big Free Update

The Wolf Among Us Remastered Debuts New Story Trailer, Pricing Set

Guide: All PS Plus Games Available Now

PS Plus Discounts Announced for The Wolf Among Us Remastered PS5

Mafia: The Old Country and Horizon Forbidden West Land in PS Plus Game Catalog

GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and More Are Being Removed from the PS Plus Game Catalog

The Wolf Among Us Remastered Story Trailer Released

#FootballManager
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Football Manager 27 is launching for free for a limited time, following troubled 26 game

Football Manager 27 is Getting a Free Launch Preview From October 29th to November 3rd

Football Manager 27 will be free to play for five days before its full release, in "industry first" for a game of its kind

Football Manager 27 Will be Free-To-Play Ahead of Launch

Football Manager 27 Touch Launching November 10

#StrangerThanHeavenLeftMe
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Stranger Than Heaven hands-on report: brutal combat and the glitz of show business intermix

Preview: 3 Hours with Stranger Than Heaven Left Me Partly Convinced, Partly Concerned, and Craving Gyudon

Stranger than Heaven Final Preview – Packing a Musical Punch

Stranger Than Heaven oozes even more style than the Yakuza series

After a few hours with Yakuza studio's soulful Stranger Than Heaven, I'm smitten, but I suspect it'll be a divisive game

#ChartingTheUnknown
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Crimson Desert Enhances Shows Charting The Unknown Expansion

Crimson Desert Reveals Just How Big Its PS5 DLC Really Is in New Trailer

Pearl Abyss Shows Off the Features of Crimson Desert's First DLC, Charting the Unknown

Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown – DLC Features Overview Trailer

Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown Features Overview Released

#MassEffect
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Mass Effect 5 Canceled as EA Shuts Down BioWare

EA Shutting Down RPG Dev BioWare, Next Mass Effect Game Cancelled

EA Shuts Down Dragon Age, Mass Effect Studio BioWare

BioWare Officially Shutting Down and New Mass Effect Canceled

EA To Shut Down BioWare And Cancel The Next Mass Effect Game

#Sports
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EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Scream Team 1 Predictions Featuring Raphinha, Stam, and Others

EA Sports FC and Pokémon Go age ratings bumped to 16 in PEGI loot box crackdown

EA FC 27 is no longer considered suitable for young children in Europe, thanks to Ultimate Team

EA Sports FC 27 gets a PEGI 16 rating in Europe because of loot boxes

#SteamNextFestOctober2026
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Here's another 15 demos worth checking out in Steam Next Fest - October 2026 edition

The 15 Best Steam Next Fest Demos to Play Right Now

I played 20 cozy game demos in Steam Next Fest and these 5 made it onto my wishlist

Steam Next Fest Has Become A Massive Disaster And A Grim Look At The Future

#NostalgicEraOfGaming
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Shrek 2 Remastered Announced, Launches This November

Shrek 2 Remastered Takes PS5 to a 'Nostalgic Era of Gaming' This November

In this age of pervasive slop maybe we should be grateful for Shrek 2 Remastered

Shrek 2 Remastered Reveal Trailer Parodies GTA 6, Sets November Release Date

#FortuneSays
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Xbox Project Helix Won't Arrive Until Holiday 2028, but Fortune Says It Is Internally Projected to Cost $1,200 to $1,800

Xbox's next-gen console to reportedly cost up to $1,800, with a Helix handheld coming in 2027 and a full release in holiday 2028

Project Helix reportedly launching in late 2028, projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800

Project Helix Xbox Consoles Could Reportedly Cost Between $1,200 And $1,800 Without Subsidies

#War4
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Dawn of War 4 clearly loves the Warhammer 40K strategy games that came before, but it misses that they loved to reinvent themselves

Warhammer 40K fans have some very specific questions about the Blood Ravens' origins, so I put them to Dawn of War 4's director

I've played 2 of Dawn of War 4's campaigns, and they're everything I hoped they'd be

#London
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A permanent Pokémon retail store is coming to London, the first of several planned to open outside Asia

A Permanent Pokemon store is coming to London in 2029

A Permanent Pokémon Store Is Finally Coming To London

#AmdFsr41
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Xbox Series X/S and Xbox ROG Ally X are getting AMD FSR 4.1 upscaling to improve performance

AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 Comes To Xbox Series And Handhelds

Xbox follows in PlayStation's footsteps, introducing AMD FSR 4.1, targeting better graphics and performance on Series X/S

#TheApothecaryDiariesTheFa
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The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother gets Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch release date, new details, trailer

Jinshi Is Playable in The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother

The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother – Gameplay Reveal Trailer

#FinalFantasyResonanceNint
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Final Fantasy Resonance Nintendo Switch 1 vs. 2 differences detailed

Final Fantasy Resonance Hits 85 on Metacritic Ahead of Its October 23 Launch

Final Fantasy Resonance Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses

#SecondPs5System
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Second PS5 System Update for October 2026 Rolled Out

PS5 Firmware Update 26.07-14.20.00 Available to Download Now

New PS5 Update Is Out Now, And Sony May Be Tightening Security Before GTA 6

#SwingMetalSlimesDragonQue
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Dragon Quest Newton’s Cradle Lets Us Swing Metal Slimes

Dragon Quest Smash/Grow Adds Dragon Quest IV Event and 5,000 Free Gems

DRAGON QUEST Smash/Grow x DRAGON QUEST IV Crossover Event Live

#GrandGourmetReview
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Review: One Piece: Grand Gourmet Is a Classic Kairosoft Sim

One Piece: Grand Gourmet Review – Kairosoft Serves Up an Addictive Sim

One Piece: Grand Gourmet Review

#FlightsAndHotelsAsFansSpi
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby Concert Cancelled With Cygames Reimbursing Costs For Fans

Cygames offers travel & lodging reimbursement to Umamusume: Pretty Derby US concert attendees

Umamusume: Pretty Derby Devs Will Pay For Canceled Flights And Hotels As Fans Spiral Over Missed Concert

#Mortis
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First-Person Soulslike Valor Mortis an Official Success, Now Turning a Profit

First-person Soulslike Valor Mortis is already making a profit after seven days, despite launching against some stiff competition

Napoleonic Soulslike Valor Mortis Has Started Making Money in Just One Week

#RadeonRx6000
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New AMD Radeon Driver Fixes Apex Legends Crashes on RX 9070 Cards

AMD extends FSR 4.1 to Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, APUs and Xbox

AMD has shipped FSR 4.1 early for RX 6000 graphics cards, and it's coming to Ryzen APUs, Vulkan, and Xbox too

#StarTrek
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Magic's Star Trek Debut Brings Iconic Characters, New Mechanics, To The Long-Running Card Game

Magic: The Gathering Star Trek Mechanics Shown Off In Debut

Magic: The Gathering’s Star Trek Set Is Gargantuan—Check Out Brand New Card Arts

#Nearly
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Nearly $1 million worth of PSA-graded Pokémon and other TCG have been stolen right outside PSA's headquarters

Police Confirm Nearly $1 Million Worth of Trading Cards Stolen in PSA FedEx Truck Heist

Recent FedEx Truck Heist Leads to $1 Million in Cards Stolen, PSA Responds