Video Game News 10/8/2026

#HellraiserRevival
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I enjoy how Hellraiser: Revival's 'real-life' bondage club makes the rest of Hellraiser: Revival feel kind of embarrassing

Hellraiser Revival Launches With Brutal New Horror

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Review

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Opens The Box To A New Nightmare

Review: Hellraiser: Revival (PS5) - Faithful Adaptation Let Down by Severe Gameplay Woes

Hellraiser Revival review - Angels, demons, and everything in between

Hellraiser: Revival review

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Review

Hellraiser: Revival Review

Hellraiser: Revival: The Kotaku Review

#StarWarsZeroCompany
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Star Wars Zero Company studio start to bring back devs furloughed prior to launch, with "more than half" of previous headcount reportedly returning to payroll

Star Wars Zero Company Success Allows Dev to Bring Back Staff

Bit Reactor has returned some furloughed employees to work after success of Star Wars Zero Company

Bit Reactor Brings Back Furloughed Staff, Promises To Support Star Wars: Zero Company

Star Wars: Zero Company studio is bringing "as many people back as possible" after furloughing "most" of its developers

Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor begins bringing furloughed staff back

Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor brings back 'over half' of furloughed staff

Star Wars Zero Company Devs Get Happy Ending After Launch Furlough

Bit Reactor CEO Welcomes Return of Some Furloughed Staff for 'Continued Support' of Star Wars Zero Company

Star Wars Zero Company Developer Bit Reactor Returns More of Their Team to Work

#Rockstar
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Rockstar reveals some of GTA 6’s radio stations, says players can now listen to the radio and podcasts on foot

Tune In: GTA VI Reveals Its First Six Radio Stations

GTA 6 In-Game Radio Stations Announced, and You Can Preview Them Right Now

For the first time in the series, Grand Theft Auto 6 lets you use headphones to listen to radio stations and podcasts

GTA 6 Reveals 6 Radio Stations, Plus Podcasts You Can Listen To On Foot

GTA 6's First Radio Stations Officially Revealed By Rockstar

GTA 6 Reveals a Handful of Radio Stations, DJs, and Songs Ahead of Release

Rockstar Reveals Some Of The Radio Stations And Songs In GTA 6

#TheSwitch2
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Nintendo Download – October 8, 2026 (North America) – Dragon’s Dogma 2, Kingdom Hearts, more

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Review

Review: Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (PS5) - Epic Expansion Is Peak Dragon's Dogma

Round Up: The Reviews For Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Are In

Review: Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (Switch 2) - An Action RPG Great Returns In Fine Form

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Review

Here's the Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen release time for your region

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen – The Kotaku Review

#PlaystationVr
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Sony seemingly closes the door on PlayStation VR as it sells more than 40 VR patents to Meta

PlayStation VR is Probably Done, as Sony Transfers 43 VR Patents to Meta

Sony Seemingly Ends VR Ambitions by Selling Patents to Meta

Sony has sold over 40 AR/VR hardware patents to Meta in 2026

Sony Has Thrown In The Virtual Towel By Selling VR Patents To Meta

#WarSeason1
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Gears of War E-Day’s Kalona is the Series’ Most Impressive Battlefield

Gears of War Season 1 Adds Warpath Mode and Horde Siege Playlist

Rally Up: ‘Gears of War: E-Day’ Launches on GeForce NOW

Gears of War boss says the next game won't take seven years to make as he dances around the question of layoffs

Gears Of War Has Always Had Women In It

#TheFirstOfMany
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Xbox XP is the company’s new film and TV division

Following Nintendo and Sony's lead, Xbox is setting up a division exclusively dedicated to movies and non-games partnerships

Xbox’s XP Is A Fancy New Name, But We’re Failing To See What’s Really Different Here

Minecraft Theme Park Is “The First Of Many” For Xbox, But Don’t Get Too Excited

Xbox Is Going Bigger On Movies, TV, And More With New XP Division

Xbox announces new XP division to deliver transmedia spinoffs including film, TV, and theme parks

XBOX Has Big Plans for Movies, TV, and Theme Parks With Its New XP Division

Xbox Announces New XP Entertainment Division to Make Movies, TV, and More

#KickoffBundle
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Best-selling games in the U.S. for August 2026 – Nintendo Switch 2 boosts Elden Ring to the top 10, Big Walk makes the list

NBA 2K27 is Already the 3rd Best-Selling Game of 2026 in the US After 5 Days

NBA 2K27 Tops Madden NFL 27 In August, Shocking Absolutely Nobody

NBA 2K27 tops US August charts, becomes third-best selling game of 2026 | US Monthly Charts

#TheYear1Pass
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Phoenix Cyclops joins MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls on November 2

Phoenix Cyclops Joins Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls In November

Phoenix Cyclops Fires Up Marvel Tokon on 2nd November, PS Plus Trial Out Now

Phoenix Cyclops gets gameplay reveal & November release date in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

#TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOf
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Best Buy Wants To Travel Back To 1998 With Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Midnight Launch

Best Buy Revives Midnight Launches With Sold-Out 'Zelda' Switch 2 Hardware

Best Buy Announces Midnight Opening for Ocarina of Time Launch, Zelda Switch 2 Consoles Also Up for Grabs

You’ll Have One Last Shot At The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 That Keeps Selling Out Everywhere During A Midnight Launch

#Hands
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Hands-On Preview: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Looks Like A Game Night Delight In New Overview Trailer

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort overview trailer

#TheAustralian
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The Australian government knows people are skipping work for GTA 6, so it's offering some advice

Australian government advises citizens on how to request unpaid leave to play GTA 6

The Australian Government Helps Workers Know Their Rights for Taking Time Off for GTA 6

#Nerfs
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Silent Hill Townfall update nerfs The Weight stealth sections, weakens enemies and makes the final puzzle easier

Nerfs to Silent Hill: Townfall's Worst Enemy Are Substantial, Hard Puzzle Also Tweaked

Silent Hill: Townfall Patch 1.4.0 Nerfs The Weight

#GamekeyCards
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Nintendo Switch 2 game-key card sales have increased by 631% in the U.S.

Spending On Switch 2 Game-Key Cards In The U.S. Has Risen By 631%

Spending On Physical Games In The U.S. Is…Up? Thanks To Game-Key Cards?

#TheSiegeOfCastleDoom
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion DLC reveals Invisible Woman and Doctor Doom, release date, new trailer

Doctor Doom, Invisible Woman Join Marvel Cosmic Invasion in DLC Pack Next Month

Marvel Cosmic Invasion's New DLC Will Build The Hype For 'Doomsday' Next Month

#Playstation5
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BrokenLore: Ascend Launches This January

BrokenLore: ASCEND Will Make Heights Even More Frightening In 2027

BrokenLore: Ascend Launches January 7 With Tokyo Tower Horror Climb

#BobbyKotick
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Bobby Kotick returns: former Activision boss becomes board member of Skydance, the new company formed by Paramount and Warner Bros

Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick named to the board of post-merger Skydance

Bobby's back

#StarWarsGalacticRacer
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Star Wars Galactic Racer will soon welcome larger podracing parties, with multiplayer group size limits set to double in a future update

Star Wars: Galactic Racer could take longer to beat than you think

Star Wars: Galactic Racer has 20 Favors to unlock, and here's how to get them all

You don't actually need to finish a race to win in Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Star Wars: Galactic Racer was prototyped in the most unexpected way: as a board game covered in Post-It notes

"What's the point of this if you're not feeling something?" Star Wars: Galactic Racer devs on how they bottled Burnout's magic 'game feel'

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Multiplayer Party Limit Will Be Doubled Via Update

#AlbionOnline
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Albion Online tests a wide array of changes to the Ancient Lands, dragon fights, and weapons

Albion Online Expanding Access to The Ancient Lands in Next Dragonfire Patch

Albion Online’s Dragonfire Patch 3 Makes Ancient Lands Portals Much Easier to Find

#Playstation5
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ARC Raiders Goes Free-to-Play With Massive Frozen Trail Content Update

ARC Raiders massive Frozen Trail 2.0 update is out and free to play for a few days

#Playstation
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35% of Sony’s Wolverine launch sales were the disc version, data suggests

Europe Shows Up for Physical Games, 51% of Wolverine's PS5 Sales for Disc Version

#BlindBagSkateboardDecksRe
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Pokémon and Santa Cruz reveal blind bag skateboards featuring classic Pokémon TCG cards

Pokémon 'Blind Bag' Skateboard Decks Return In New Santa Cruz Collaboration

#RichardGarriott
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Richard Garriott is officially regaining control of the Ultima series

Ultima creator Richard Garriott claims he will get the IP rights back from EA in 2027

#SpaceCorridorGoogle
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Unity lean heavily into AI prompting games into existence with Unity Spark

Google and Unity unveil gen-AI game-making platforms, and demonstrate one of them with depressingly rubbish "dream game" Space Corridor

#Flathub
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Flathub walked back their generative AI ban, replaced with a disclosure policy

Capcom Has No Plans to Implement Generative AI Assets in RE Engine