Video Game News 9/30/2026

Video Game News 9/30/2026

Video Game News 9/29/2026

Video Game News 9/28/2026

#ChartingTheUnknown
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Crimson Desert's first expansion, Charting the Unknown, delayed so Pearl Abyss get more time to polish and stabilise the red pudding

Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown DLC Delayed to October 29th

Crimson Desert's Huge Expansion Pack Has Been Delayed, But Not By Much

Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown DLC delayed by two weeks "to deliver a more polished and stable gameplay experience"

Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown DLC Officially Delayed

Crimson Desert’s First Big Paid DLC Is Being Delayed For Polish

#Steam
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Valve is changing Steam's homepage discounts and events section to go the way of the algorithm to get you to look at, and buy, obviously, more games

Here comes the algorithm - Valve updating Steam to show different games for discounts and events

Valve is updating Steam's Discount & Events section to become more "dynamic and personalised"

Steam's discounts and events tab will soon be fully algorithm-driven

The algorithm comes for Steam's Discounts and Events

#Series
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After being tested by Insider members, Xbox’s disc-to-digital feature is now rolling out to all players

Xbox’s Disc-to-Digital Program is Now Rolling Out to All Users

Xbox's disc-to-digital feature rolls out for Series consoles and Xbox One, allowing you to digitise your game-disc collection

Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program Is Officially Live For Everyone

Xbox’s Disc-To-Digital Is Rolling Out Now To All Users

#NaughtyDog
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Naughty Dog’s Secret Project is Not Related to The Last of Us – Rumor

Industry Snoop Says Naughty Dog's Shaun Escayg Is Not Working on The Last of Us

Naughty Dog Celebrates The Last of Us Day With The Reveal It’s Working on Two Projects That Look to Expand The Franchise’s Canon Beyond Part 1 and 2

Naughty Dog Confirms Two New The Last of Us Projects, But Not Part III

Naughty Dog is working on new The Last Of Us 'projects'

#ShadowsOfTheDamned
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No More Heroes Dev Splits from NetEase, Claims Back Independence

Grasshopper Manufacture Splits From Netease.

Grasshopper Manufacture separates from parent company NetEase Games

Grasshopper Manufacture becomes independent as it splits from NetEase Games

Grasshopper Manufacture Goes Indie Again After Split With NetEase As The Chinese Internet Giant Retreats From Japanese Game Development

#ModernWarfare2
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Call of Duty modders somehow turned Modern Warfare 2 into Skate

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 PC Specs and Features Revealed

Call of Duty Confirms Shipment Returns in Modern Warfare 4

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is getting a Counter-Strike-inspired game mode that I can't believe it never had before

Call Of Duty Modders Add Skateboarding And Minecraft To Modern Warfare 2

CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Brings Back The Franchise’s Most Chaotic And Divisive Multiplayer Map

#Switch1
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The Witcher 3 Remastered has a way to get the game for free on Nintendo Switch 2 using Switch 1 physical version

You Can Get The Witcher 3 Remastered For Free On Switch 2, If You Can Borrow A Switch 1 Cart

Switch 2 players Can Claim a Free Copy of The Witcher 3 Thanks to a Loophole

You Can Get A Free Digital Copy Of The Witcher 3 Remastered On Switch 2 If You Just Borrow An Old Physical Switch Copy Of The RPG

#FirstLight
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James Bond Fans to Get a New Mission as 007 First Light Teases Free DLC

007 First Light DLC Teased, More Info on Thursday

007 First Light Officially Teases Its First Free DLC

007 First Light Is Getting Free DLC Later This Week

#DiabloIv
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Diablo IV will keep adding seasons even after Diablo V launches – as long as players keep showing up

Blizzard Says Diablo IV Seasons Will Continue After Diablo V Launches

Diablo 5 director promises Diablo 2-style combat where 'the right build' matters more than Diablo 4's action-heavy approach

'The Train Isn't Stopping' — Diablo 4 Director Promises the Game Will Still Receive Support Well After Diablo 5 Launches

#MarioKartTour
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Nintendo made nearly $270 million from Mario Kart Tour, and now it's completely unplayable

Mario Kart Tour has now officially shut down, after earning Nintendo an estimated $270 million

Mario Kart Tour has now sadly closed for business

#XboxSeries
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NBA THE RUN 2000s Legends Arrive, Along with Custom Matches, Practice Mode and More

NBA The Run Wave One Adds Iverson, Garnett, Carter, McGrady and Dirk

NBA THE RUN Brings Back The Legends Of The 2000s

#TheFutureOfHaloHire
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Halo’s former creative director urges Activision to hire laid off Bungie, Halo Studios devs

Halo's Former Franchise Creative Director Sees 3 Possible Paths for Activision's Halo

19-Year Veteran Of Xbox Weighs In On The Future Of Halo: ‘Hire Bungie, Halo Studios And Other Laid Off Folk Who Are Bursting With Talent’

#Pvp
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Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy adds in fan-favourite villain Kaju as it expands to 38 countries

Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Expands to 38 More Countries as Kuja Joins New Season

DISSIDIA DUELLUM FINAL FANTASY Now Available in 38 New Countries and Regions

#CompleteEdition
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Review | Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered (PC)

Mini Review: Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered (PS5) - A Strong Case for More Musou Revivals

Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered is a firm reminder of how far Musou has come

#Deadlock
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Deadlock City Never Sleeps Update Adds Six Heroes and a Map Overhaul

Deadlock gets six new heroes as part of City Never Sleeps major update

Deadlock City Never Sleeps Update Revealed: 6 New Heroes, Reworked Map, and Cursed Shop

#TheWitcher
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is Out Now As a Purchase or A Free Upgrade For Current Witcher 3 Owners

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Strategy Guide

Every romanceable character in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt

#TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOf
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ShackStream: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on The Stevetendo Show! Episode 753

Nintendo shares Zora’s Domain footage from Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake

15 Things The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Is Changing From The Original On N64

#ControlResonant
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As handholding mechanics come under fire elsewhere, Control Resonant devs confirm they made a "conscious decision" not to use yellow paint

Control Resonant director lays out case for avoiding excessive 'yellow paint'

Why Control Resonant Developer Remedy Avoided Using Yellow Paint to Guide Players

#Satisfactory
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"I always see it kind of like a triangle": The surprising challenge of making the perfectly-sized cave in Satisfactory expansion Core Values

"You will not be using belts": Satisfactory's first expansion isn't the same game set underground - there's a whole new set of resource-moving toys to master

Satisfactory Announces Core Values, A Brand-New Expansion With Exciting New Additions

Satisfactory DLC Core Values will introduce cavernous constraints through new underground biomes

#XboxMythic
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Xbox Mythic Achievements Also Appear on Game Tiles, Tom Warren Says

Xbox Mythic Achievements Reward Full Completion, Even on Xbox 360

Xbox’s New Mythic Achievements Available Now To Xbox Insiders

Xbox Mythic Achievements roll out to Insiders and are retroactively awarded as far back as Xbox 360 games

#Week
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NHL 27 Shares Stanley Cup Predictions as CHEL Week 2 Gets Underway

EA SPORTS NHL 27 CHEL Week 2 and Season Sim Results Revealed

#ArcRaiders
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"Ultimately, we asked 'why are we doing this?'": the creators of Arc Raiders wildly underestimated how hard it is to make a live service game

Arc Raiders' executive producer explains how he 'wasn't completely prepared for how hard' a live service game would be and warns against the dangers of burnout

#Set
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Set up your own ramen bar and explore a voxel cyberpunk city in the slice-of-lifey Nivalis Nights, out now

Nivalis Nights Launches on Steam With 10% Discount

#We
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‘We’ve heard you’: Silent Hill Townfall studio says a patch is coming to make The Weight stealth sections less frustrating

Silent Hill: Townfall's Worst Enemy to Be Addressed in Future PS5 Patch

#Switch2
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Shuhei Yoshida says Sony and Nintendo should ‘keep the current generation as long as possible’ as Xbox goes next-gen

'People Are Very Happy Using PS5': Former Sony Exec Shuhei Yoshida Thinks PS6 Can Wait