Video Game News 10/26/2026

#Bioware
🤩

220,000-signatory petition to "save Mass Effect" doesn't mention BioWare, suggests giving Mass Effect 5 to somebody else

Petition to Save Mass Effect Surpasses 200,000 Signatures

‘Save Mass Effect’ petition cracks 200,000 signatures as fans plead for the series to continue

Save Mass Effect Petition Rockets Past 200,000 Signatures as Fans Ask EA to Continue the Series

Fan Petition To Save Mass Effect Is Now Past 218,000 Signatures

187K+ fans call for EA to "Save Mass Effect"

223,000+ people sign petition to "save Mass Effect"

Former BioWare Producer Predicted Mass Effect Cancellation Right Before it Happened

Mass Effect's Commander Shepard Actors, Destiny Community Help #SaveMassEffect Petition Cross 200,000 Signatures

The Fans Trying To Save Mass Effect Just Paid For A Billboard In Times Square

#Soul
🤩

Phantom Blade Zero: Release Date, Game Specs and Early Reviews

Phantom Blade Zero Review

Review: Phantom Blade Zero (PS5) - One of the Generation's Greatest Action Experiences

Phantom Blade Zero Review Scores Land at 88 on Metacritic Ahead of October 28 Launch

Phantom Blade Zero review: Soulful swordplay

Phantom Blade Zero Review: An Act of Patience and Action

Phantom Blade Zero review - A new action RPG gold standard

Phantom Blade Zero review

Phantom Blade Zero’s Combat Is So Good, You Won’t Care The Story Makes No Sense | Review

Phantom Blade Zero’s Combat Is So Good, You Won’t Care The Story Makes No Sense

Phantom Blade Zero Review

#GhostOfYotei
🤬

Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch reportedly lays off more than two dozen staff as it prepares for its next project

Ghost of Yōtei Developer Sucker Punch Lays Off 26 Employees – Rumor

Ghost of Yotei Dev Sucker Punch Hit with Layoffs as Leadership Eyes Next PlayStation Project

Sucker Punch Productions reportedly lays off 26 employees

Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch reportedly lays off 26 developers "after carefully observing the challenges in the market"

Ghost Of Yotei Dev Sucker Punch Hit With Layoffs Despite Shipping Sony’s Best-Selling Game Last Year

#FinishMarvelsBladeArkaneL
🤩

Microsoft Gives Arkane Lyon Another Month to Find a Way Forward

Arkane Lyon Gets Another Chance To Find A New Home And Finish Marvel’s Blade

Microsoft extends consultation period for Arkane Lyon as it continues development on Marvel's Blade

Xbox Studio On Brink of Closure Gets More Time To Find a Home and Finish Marvel's Blade

Arkane Lyon Gets Lifeline in Negotiations

Xbox Seeks Partner to Support Arkane Lyon as It Finishes Marvel's Blade, Extends Search for Buyer

#SonicXShadowGenerations
😺

Sonic X Shadow Generations reaches three million sales

Sonic X Shadow Generations Has Sold 3 Million Copies

Sonic X Shadow Generations Speeds Past 3 Million Sales as It Turns Two Years Old

Sonic x Shadow Generations has now sold over 3 million copies worldwide

Sonic X Shadow Generations Passes 3 Million Sales Two Years After Launch

#MakingHelldivers2
😺

Helldivers 3 Probably Won’t Happen Anytime Soon, and Its Biggest Competitor Is Helldivers 2

Helldivers 3 isn’t in development because its biggest competitor would be Helldivers 2, Arrowhead CCO says

Arrowhead Game Studios isn't likely to make Helldivers 3 while Helldivers 2 is popular

Why There Won’t Be A Helldivers 3 Anytime Soon, If Ever

#Microsoft
😒

With Xbox cuts not done, Microsoft offer voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 workers across the company in latest attempt to get rid of staff

Microsoft is looking to cut more than 25% of its workforce

Microsoft Gives ‘Voluntary Exit Offer’ To 60,000 Employees, Roughly 25 Percent Of Its Total Workforce

#Epic
🤬

Epic's Tim Sweeney believes AI notices on Steam are a "political statement" for the "hate mob"

Epic Games Boss Tim Sweeney Doubles Down on Valve Criticism, Says Steam's AI Content Disclosure Is a 'Political Act'

Epic Boss Tim Sweeney Calls Steam’s AI Declarations ‘Political’ And ‘Abhorrent’

#October
😒

Virtua Fighter Crossroads Teasing Announcement on October 29th

SEGA's Glitzy Virtua Fighter PS5 Revival Teases New Info for This Week

Virtua Fighter Crossroads teases another character reveal on October 29

#NewMarvelCosmicInvasionTh
😺

Marvel Cosmic Invasion The Siege of Castle Doom DLC unveils new game mode

New Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Siege of Castle Doom gameplay details

Marvel Cosmic Invasion Lands New Roguelike Game Mode In Upcoming Doomsday-Themed DLC

#FinalFestivalOfUniverses
🤩

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 10th Anniversary Final Festival Starts in October

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Gets Surprise 10th Anniversary Update This Week

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Final Festival of Universes Beginning October 29

#TheFinalWaitForWowForever
🤩

Blizzard Says WoW: Forever Layering Improvements Are Coming Before Launch

I have jumped in WoW: Forever's beta 7738 times, roughly 135 jumps an hour, and if you'd like to find out if you beat me there's a stat tracker

The Final Wait for WoW Forever

#Life
😺

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 2.1 adds A-Life NPC visualisation distance options

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s Update 2.1 is Live, Adds A-Life NPC Visualization Range Setting

#Assassin
😐

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Adds New Game+ on October 27th

Hear About Assassin's Creed's Future This Week in Franchise Update

#Atlantis
🤬

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Teaser Showcases the Famous Gold Death Scene

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis gets a new teaser video

#FortunesWeave
🤬

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave has been datamined, new details

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Actor Based Fabio On an Iconic Disney Villain

#Wreckfest
😐

Wreckfest 2 Content Update #9 Patch #1 Available

Last Beast of Reincarnation Update Patch Affects New Game+ and Costumes

#TheCrystalEditionAlbum
😺

Final Fantasy 40th Anniversary: The Crystal Edition Album Has 1 Song From Each Game

Final Fantasy's 40th Anniversary Album Picks Just One Track from Each Main Game, and It'll Split Fan Opinion

#TheHelldivers2
🤩

Celebrate Helldivers 2 Liberty Day 2026 with in-game gifts today

Helldivers 2 Liberty Day 2026 Brings a Retro Rifle Gift

#Way
😒

Capcom Says Onimusha: Way of the Sword Isn't Too Easy, and the Player Data Proves It

Despite initial player concerns, Capcom feels good about Onimusha: Way of the Sword's difficulty, and says it has the data to prove it got it right

#Rockstar
😺

Rockstar brings Vice City to Miami’s streets ahead of GTA 6 launch

GTA 6 Coffee Is Here To Keep You Warm Until The Game Releases

#Overwatch
😐

ExileCon 2026 Keynote Starts at 1 PM PST on Friday, November 6

Overwatch’s Stellar Blade Crossover Starts November 3

#ArcRaiders
😐

Arc Raiders devs are still weighing up PvE mode after a divisive test

ARC Raiders Devs Struggle to Implement PvE Without Undermining PvP

#ModernWarfare4
😒

Guide: Modern Warfare 4's Best Guns In Multiplayer

CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Players Discover A Secret Gun Printer In Multiplayer

#EnhancedEdition
😒

Shenmue 3 Enhanced Has Been Delayed Into Next Year

Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition has been delayed to "get everything right"