Video Game News 10/23/2026

#FindABuyer
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Arkane Lyon Has Until November 13th to Find a Buyer, 217 Jobs Are At Risk – Rumor

Arkane Lyon Closure and 217 Jobs at Risk If The Studio Doesn’t Find a Buyer By November 13 With “Several Forms of Takeover” Being Considered

Arkane Lyon Unions Seek More Time to Find Buyer and Save 217 Jobs

As devastating Xbox "reset" continues, Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon reportedly only has until November to find a new buyer before it's closed

Arkane Lyon Could Be Shut Down Within Weeks As Deadline To Find A Buyer Looms

Arkane Lyon Reportedly Could Be Closed in Mid-November if a Buyer Isn't Found, With Marvel's Blade Still in Development

#HoldingHope
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Mass Effect Universe trailer leaks online, showcases what BioWare was working on before being shut down

Leaked Mass Effect 5 Trailer Is Real, Offers Glimpse of Cancelled Game

After the Cancellation of the Next Mass Effect Game, A Trailer Has Been Leaked Online Revealing The Would Be Title: Mass Effect Universe

Mass Effect 5 Trailer Leaks On Reddit Following BioWare Closure

Mass Effect: Universe Trailer Leaked Online As BioWare Shuts Down

Mass Effect crossover items have seemingly been removed from Battlefield 6 following EA's sudden closure of BioWare

Flashy internal trailer for now-cancelled Mass Effect Universe appears online, following EA's closure of BioWare

Shepard Actor Reacts To Leaked Mass Effect Trailer, Is “Holding Hope” The Game Will Live On

The Next Mass Effect Sounded Like John Wick In Space

Battlefield 6 Reportedly Cancels Mass Effect Collab In Wake Of BioWare Closure

Mass Effect Universe Feature List Makes Cancellation Hurt Even More

Datamining Shows Battlefield 6 Quietly Erased Mass Effect Collab Items

Leaked Mass Effect 5 Trailer is a Coruscant-Flavored Treat

Save Mass Effect Petition Hits 50,000 Signatures, Just Days After BioWare Closure

New Mass Effect 5 Leak Explains How It Was Going To Deal With Mass Effect 3’s Multiple Endings

Battlefield 6 Quietly Yanks Planned Mass Effect Collab From Its Store After BioWare Closure

Mass Effect 5’s Leaked Trailer: 9 Things We Noticed

#CultureDay
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Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto weighs in on AI, says “there will always be a role” for humans

Shigeru Miyamoto comments on AI, claiming humans will always have a role to play in game design

Shigeru Miyamoto awarded Japan’s Order of Culture

Shigeru Miyamoto Becomes First Game Dev To Receive Japan's Prestigious Culture Award

Shigeru Miyamoto first in gaming industry to receive Japan’s Order of Culture award

Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto to receive Japan's Order of Culture award

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto Becomes First Game Developer to Receive Prestigious Government Medal

#ModernWarfare4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Breaks Metacritic Record After 15 Years

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Out Now on PS Store, 2 PS5 Versions Available

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Multiplayer Unlocked Early, But Feedback Has Been Brutal So Far

Modern Warfare 4 review in progress - a series high

Review: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (Switch 2) - Best-In-Class Bombast That Doesn't Shortchange Nintendo Gamers

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Critical Consensus

'I Don't Know if There's Perfecting It' — Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Multiplayer Chief Weighs in on Matchmaking

#Canadian
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BioWare staff "should be given the first opportunity and the federal support" to buy the studio and keep it running, says Canadian political party leader

Canadian Party Leader Proposes Government Bailout of BioWare

Canadian politician calls on government to help BioWare employees buy the studio and run it themselves

Canadian Politician Wants the Government to Bail Out Mass Effect Developer BioWare

A Canadian Politician Says BioWare Devs Should Be Given Government Funding To Buy The Studio And Get Back To Making Mass Effect

#Hlx
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Half-Life 3 speculation grows as Valve developer mentions ‘HLX’ during stage panel

Valve Developed Accidentally Mentions Half-Life 3 Codename On Stage

Half-Life 3 is back in the news again as Valve developer accidentally sort-of references it in public, reigniting hope once more

Valve Developer Mistakenly Mentions Rumored Half-Life 3 Codename

Valve Employee Accidentally Mentions Half-Life 3 Codename For The First Time Ever

#GameBoy
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Three more Game Boy games are coming to Switch Online, including one produced by Shigeru Miyamoto

Nintendo Switch Online adds 3 Game Boy games in October 2026 update

Three Game Boy Games Join Nintendo Switch Online on October 27

Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Three More Titles

3 Game Boy games being added to Nintendo Classics next week

#Capcom
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Capcom says data breach hit over 11 million user accounts

Nearly 12 Million Capcom ID Accounts Affected in Huge Data Breach

Capcom Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly 11.8 Million CAPCOM ID Records

Capcom Data Breach Results In Unauthorised Access To More Than 11.7 Million 'CAPCOM ID' Accounts

Capcom affected by data breach, over 11.7m Capcom ID accounts compromised

#TheHourOfRuin
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7.2 Genshin Impact Update Adds Mitya and Valeriy in November

Genshin Impact 7.2 arrives November 4 with Mitya, Valeriy, and eastern Snezhnaya

All Genshin Impact 7.2 livestream codes

Genshin Impact Version 7.2 Launching November 4

#CompleteEdition
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"This was not a Creative Assembly developed game": Total War boss points the finger at external partner for Shogun 2 Complete Edition disaster

Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition pulled from sale due to mass complaints

Creative Assembly clarifies gen-AI stance, and admits it "took its eyes off" Total War Shogun 2's Complete Edition

#Rpg
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Cyberpunk 2077's new dual wielding has already been modded to include shotguns and rifles, provided you're down to get "janky and wildly overpowered"

How to dual wield in Cyberpunk 2077

How to dual wield in Cyberpunk 2077

#Gamemaker
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GameMaker announce their next-gen runtime GMRT will be free for commercial use

GameMaker to make its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use in January 2027

GameMaker's GMRT runtime will soon be free for all developers

#AssassinsCreedBlackFlagRe
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is Getting New Game Plus Next Week

AC Black Flag Rescyned Wants You to Play It Again in New Game Plus Patch Next Week

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Reveals New Game Plus Release Date

#War
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Gears of War: E-Day Cost $500 Million to Make Before Marketing Costs – Rumor

Gears of War: E-Day, Cancelled Last-Minute for PS5, May Have Cost Half a Billion to Make

Gears of War: E-Day Budget Reveals Insane XBOX Exclusive Gamble

#Review
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Review: Village in the Shade Is a Delightful Mix of Horror and Farming

Village in the Shade review: Community service

Review: Village In The Shade (Switch 2) - A Farm Sim That Plays With Cosy Tropes In Clever Ways

#EasierDifficultyTheBloodO
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The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Adds Skill Resets and Easier Difficulty

First Major Post-Launch Update For The Blood of Dawnwalker Is Now Available

The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Now Available

#WingsOfEmber
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Preview: Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember Takes Lessons from Nioh 3

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember maintains the fast pace of its predecessor

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember Gets Wuxia… and Let Me Fight a Horrific Spider Thing | IGN Preview

#ThisYear
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Albion Online’s Allhallows event returns with a very angry pumpkin man

Allhallows Returns to Albion Online, With Some Improvements on Your Way to Challenge Bob This Year

Albion Online’s Allhallows Event Returns With a Shorter Hallowed Ground Dungeon

#EverquestLegends
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EverQuest Legends brings a new zone, playable Half Dark Elves, and a Halloween event in today’s update

EverQuest Legends Adds Castle Nektropos, Half Dark Elves, and Halloween Event

EverQuest Legends Launches Nektropos Castle

#Helldivers
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Helldivers 3 "only makes sense" if it’s so unlike Helldivers 2 "that both games can exist side by side", says Arrowhead boss, discussing their new prototype game

Helldivers 3? Not Unless It's Very Different from Helldivers 2, Says Arrowhead

#Batman
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DC: Dark Legion's latest event lets you grab Superman Death Metal to add to your lineup

DC: Dark Legion Celebrates Halloween With A Trip To The Land Of The Dead

#AngryBirds2
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Angry Birds 2's Flocktober Sticker Album lets you earn boosts and other rewards

Angry Birds 2 Flocktober Sticker Album Feature Now Available

#BaratieOnePieceGrandGourm
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One Piece: Grand Gourmet lets you build your own version of the famous Baratie

One Piece: Grand Gourmet Now Available

#October
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Today's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang redeem codes (October 2026)

Sword Art Eternity codes (October 2026)

#Be
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Be ready for spooky season with new games from Fanatical's Build your own Frightmare Bundle (Halloween 2026)

Fanatical Halloween bundle gives you Prey, Doom 1 & 2, and Evil Within 1 & 2 for $11.66