Video Game News 10/5/2026

#Runefest
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Jagex Pulls RuneScape Dragon Slayer II Trailer Over AI Use, Promises No AI & Overhaul To Approval Processes

Jagex says AI "has no place" in its creative work after RuneScape Dragon Slayer 2 trailer backlash

Jagex Removes RuneScape Dragon Slayer II Trailer After Generative AI Concerns

RuneScape creator Jagex in hot water over generative AI use in recent trailer

Jagex responds to use of generative AI in RuneScape trailer made by "trusted external partner"

RuneScape Developer Jagex Takes Down Trailer To ‘Investigate Urgently’ After Generative AI Accusations

#FinalChapterPrologue
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Kingdom Hearts Collection [1-3] review for Nintendo Switch 2

Review: Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III] Lets Switch 2 Owners Catch Up

Kingdom Hearts Collection [1〜3] Review

Disappointment as Kingdom Hearts PS5 Pulls Back Platinum Trophies

Mini Review: Kingdom Hearts Collection I~III (PS5) - Great Value for Newcomers in This (Almost) Complete Package

Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] Review – Let’s Do This One Last Time

PSA: Kingdom Hearts Collection Will Collectively Take Up Over 130GB On Switch 2

Mini Review: KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Switch 2)

Mini Review: KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- (Switch 2)

Kingdom Hearts Collection is 131GB on Nintendo Switch 2, reviews slightly mixed

Let’s Play Through Kingdom Hearts Together (No, Seriously)

#ServersGoingOffline
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NBA 2K25 is being delisted later this month, servers (including single-player story mode) shut down at the end of the year

NBA 2K25 Will be Delisted on October 30th, Servers Going Offline on December 31st

NBA 2K25 Sounds The Buzzer On Its Best Game Modes, With A Delist & Server Shutdown Inbound

NBA 2K25 Is Getting Delisted Soon, Single-Player Modes Also Closing Down

NBA 2K25 Is Getting Delisted After Just 2 Years, and Single Player Story Mode Will Become Unplayable

#ModernWarfare4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Trailer Details the New DMZ’s Setting and Stakes

Everything you need to know about DMZ mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

CoD: Modern Warfare 4 – DMZ Worldbuilder Cinematic Trailer

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Reveals WMD Plot for DMZ

#Engine
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Capcom Plans to Use AI Technology with RE Engine to Make Games More Efficiently

Capcom’s REX engine will use AI to improve performance, QA, and overall efficiency

Capcom aims to enhance its propriety RE Engine with AI to accelerate efficiency in QA, debugging, and data processing

Here’s What Capcom Said About Using Generative AI In The RE Engine: ‘AI Is Not A Replacement For Humans’

#EverythingYouNeedToKnowDu
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Dungeons & Dragons Rewrites the Game’s Rules for the New World of Warcraft Book

Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft is already a slam dunk, but it's how it captures the spirit of the MMO that makes it stand out

Explore The Open World and Dungeons Of Azeroth In Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft

Dungeons and Dragons: World of Warcraft – Everything You Need to Know

#NinjaTheory
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"Even if I knew how it would end, I would do it again": Hellblade developers Ninja Theory appear to have kicked off the redundancy process

Hellblade studio Ninja Theory has started laying off staff, following Xbox’s announcement that it faces closure

Ninja Theory developers announce they are facing redundancy, as the studio starts laying off staff following widespread Xbox cuts

#NinjaTheory
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Hellblade Developer Ninja Theory Has Begun Layoffs

Ninja Theory Layoffs Have Begun Following Two Potential Buyers Bowing Out of Purchasing The Studio From Xbox

'It’s Incredibly Sad Knowing That We Won’t Get to Finish What We Were Working on' — Hellblade Staff Bid Farewell to Ninja Theory as Layoffs Begin

#StrongDesireToMakeANewBay
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PlatinumGames Has a “Strong Desire” To Make a New Bayonetta Game, Says Studio Boss

Bayonetta’s Return Sounds Imminent as Platinum Reveals Desire to ‘Further Develop the Character’

'We Have a Strong Desire to Further Develop the Character of Bayonetta' — PlatinumGames Isn't Done With the Gun Witch

#NexonLinesUpFilm
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Nexon Lines Up Film and TV Adaptations for ARC Raiders and The Finals

Arc Raiders and The Finals are getting film and TV adaptations in collaboration with the Backrooms production company

Arc Raiders and The Finals Are Getting Adapted Into Films and TV Shows

#DuneAwakening
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The MOP Up: Dune Awakening nets one million new players from its console launch

Review: Dune: Awakening (PS5) - What a Time to Be a Duner

Dune: Awakening Adds One Million Players Following Console Launch

#StarWarsGalacticRacer
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This week in PC games: Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Hellraiser: Revival, and a throwback tycoon game about turning utopias into carparks

Star Wars Galactic Racer actually has a decent Scouse accent. I asked Fuse how that happened

#Runescape4
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RuneScape 4 is a new Unreal Engine MMO which reportedly grew out of a planned Dragonwilds expansion, though it's still a long way off

Jagex Reveals RS4, a New Unreal Engine RuneScape MMO Set in the Sixth Age

#RedDeadRedemption2
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Best Netflix games available right now - From Into the Breach to Red Dead Redemption

Fan Mod Finally Lets Red Dead Redemption 2 Players Cross the Border Into Mexico

#DragonBallLegends
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Dragon Ball Legends best teams and combinations

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Officially Sets Crunchyroll as Streaming Home

#Overwatch
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Wuthering Waves tier list and who to pick at the start

Discord Oomf Meme Nails Overwatch to Wuthering Waves Game Hopping

#TheSteamAutumnSale2026
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Some of the best spooky Linux games to get in the Steam Autumn Sale 2026

I got my start writing for a PlayStation 2 magazine: These are my 12 PS2-pilled recommendations from the Steam Autumn Sale

#Redux
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METRO 2033 Redux and METRO Last Light Redux are getting next-gen updates

Next-Gen Updates for 'METRO 2033 Redux' and 'METRO Last Light Redux' Release This Month

#TheNewDenpaMen
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The New Denpa Men is shutting down

Free-To-Play RPG 'The New Denpa Men' Is Ending Service Later This Year

#Cops
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GTA 6 Team Traveled With “Cops and Gang Members” to Research Florida: “Everyone is Lovely”

Rockstar Traveled Across Florida With Gang Members and Cops for GTA 6 Research

#NoGreaterComplimentThanCo
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There is “No Greater Compliment” Than Comparisons With Grand Theft Auto, Says Dan Houser

I am cavorting with a gazelle's grace in Grand Theft Auto 5

#Revelation
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Says “I Did My Best” For Physical Release

Naoki Hamaguchi has Played Through Final Fantasy Revelation 46 Times?!

#Tekken
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A Tekken 8 player reached God of Destruction while blindfolded, and yes, it's apparently legit

Blindfolded Tekken 8 Player Achieves One of the Game’s Top Ranks from Beginner

#GranTurismo
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Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV Update Part 1 Release Date Set For October 15

'Part 1' of Gran Turismo 7's Massive Spec 4 Update Is Available Very Soon on PS5, PS4

#GearsOfWarEday
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Gears Of War: E-Day Review

How many acts are in Gears of War E-Day?