Video Game News 10/27/2026

#TheGameAwardsFans
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Petition to Save Mass Effect Surpasses 200,000 Signatures

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

Mass Effect fans ramp up efforts to save BioWare's RPG series with a Times Square billboard and plans for more ads outside The Game Awards

Mass Effect fan group buys billboard in Times Square promoting petition to save series

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

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

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

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

Mass Effect Fans Buy #SaveMassEffect Billboard in Times Square — and They Have Plans for More

What Does It Even Mean To ‘Save’ Mass Effect?

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

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

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

Sucker Punch Productions reportedly lays off 26 employees

PlayStation’s Sucker Punch Suffers Layoffs, Over 20 Affected In Latest Cuts

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

Ghost of Yotei Developer Sucker Punch Hit With Layoffs

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

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

Marvel Cosmic Invasion's New DLC Adds Roguelike Mode Next Month on PS5

Marvel Cosmic Invasion DLC Adds Doctor Doom and Invisible Woman

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

Dotemu Shows Off Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Siege of Castle Doom DLC’s All-New Game Mode

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

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Amid sweeping layoffs at Xbox and massive AI investments, Microsoft introduces a "Voluntary Exit Offer" to 60,000 workers

Over 25% of Microsoft's workforce is reportedly eligible to apply for a 'voluntary exit offer'

Microsoft offers 'voluntary exit' buyouts to 60,000 employees in US, UK & Canada

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

Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exit

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

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake – 15 Details Worth Knowing

Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Midnight Launches Announced For Nintendo New York And San Francisco Stores

Nintendo Store The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Midnight Launch Planned

Reservations Open Today for Ocarina of Time Midnight Launches

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

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

Sonic X Shadow Generations Has Sold 3 Million Copies

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

#EarlyAccess
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Emberville Early Access Delayed Until January 2027

Emberville Early Access release delayed to January 2027

Emberville Early Access Release Date

Emberville Delays Early Access Launch at the Last Minute

#GameMassEffect
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Mass Effect 5 Composer Releases 'The Music That Might Have Been' in Game

Grammy-winning composer uploads Mass Effect 5 music following cancellation news

Composer Austin Wintory Shares 22 Minutes of Music Created for BioWare's Canceled Mass Effect 5

The Composer In Talks To Write Mass Effect 5’s Music Posts 22 Minutes Of Unused Songs So Good I’m Bummed Out Again

#ReadLeyline
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The Final Wait for WoW Forever

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

Blizzard Releases WoW: Forever Short Story “Unbowed”

WoW Forever Beta Makes Final Racial Ability Changes Before Launch

WoW: Forever Just Got Another Major Racial Ability Shakeup Before Launch

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

Round Up: Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Reviews Are In, and It's Another Game of the Year Contender

Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Trophy List Revealed, Plot Your Way to Platinum Trophy Now

Phantom Blade Zero release time in your time zone

Phantom Blade Zero Global Release Times and Preload Details

#PhantomBladeZeroRequires
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Phantom Blade Zero Requires “At Least” 300 GB of Free Space for PC Pre-Load

Phantom Blade Zero Pre-Load Needs 300 GB Free on PC Before Oct 28 Launch

Phantom Blade Zero devs say the game needs 300 GB of free space for the pre-load process, alongside updated system requirements

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

Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act"

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

#EnhancedEdition
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Shenmue 3 Enhanced Has Been Delayed Into Next Year

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

Shenmue 3 Enhanced delayed, statement released

#Sports
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EA Sports FC 27 Update 1.1.0 Arrives Tomorrow, Patch Notes Revealed

EA FC 27 Title Update 1.1 Adds Career Mode Event Toggles

EA Sports FC 27 Review

#FinalFestivalOfUniverses
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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

#MakingHelldivers2
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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

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

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

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

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

#Assassin
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s Next Content Update is the Last, Adds Nightmare Mode

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

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced New Game Plus+ Detailed

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Final Major Content Update Coming This Week

#Cyberpunk2077
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Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 Changes a Lot – Here Are the 10 Biggest Highlights

Cyberpunk 2077 Hits Its Biggest Steam Player Peak Since Phantom Liberty, And You Can Guess Why

#SteamNextFest
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Steam Next Fest - October 2026, here's the most-played demos so far

The 50 most-played Steam Next Fest demos include 7 incremental games, 4 AI disclosures, and only one instance of haystack slop

#ModernWarfare4
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Guide: Modern Warfare 4's Best Guns In Multiplayer

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

#TheOriginsOfNesMariosNonv
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"I Can't Create A Battle Like This" - Miyamoto On The Origins Of NES Mario's Non-Violent Bowser 'Fights'

Miyamoto explains why you don’t actually fight Bowser in Super Mario Bros

#TheCrystalEditionAlbum
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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

#FindYourLightInAyasa
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Find Your Light In Ayasa: Shadows Of Silence

AYASA: Shadows of Silence Launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

#Way
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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