Video Game News 10/22/2026

#BiowareAndCancellingTheNe
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EA is closing BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect

BioWare is Shutting Down, Ending Development on Next Mass Effect

Mass Effect 5 Canceled as EA Shuts Down BioWare

EA Shutting Down RPG Dev BioWare, Next Mass Effect Game Cancelled

BioWare Shuts Down And Next Mass Effect Game Is Cancelled As EA Cuts Around 400 Jobs

EA Is Closing BioWare And Cancelling The Next Mass Effect, 400 Layoffs Announced

EA shuts down BioWare, cancels next Mass Effect in ~400-job restructuring

EA closes BioWare and cancels early Mass Effect project

BioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia's $55bn EA buyout

BioWare is closing after 30 years

Electronic Arts Shuts Down BioWare, Cancels the New Mass Effect, and Cuts 400 Jobs

BioWare Shutting Down, Next Mass Effect Canceled

#Cyberpunk2077
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Cyberpunk 2077's Edgerunners 2 update adds two new quests, handgun dual wielding and the ability to pimp your mantis blades

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting another big update, 2 years after CD Projekt claimed it was finished

Cyberpunk 2077 2.5 update patch notes, trailer

Cyberpunk 2077 Update Adds Edgerunners 2 Prequel Quest, New Radio Station, Mod Support, and More

Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Patch 2.5 Notes Revealed, Update Live on Thursday

GUNNAR x Cyberpunk 2077 Arasaka Glasses Bring Night City To Life

Cyberpunk 2077 Version 2.5 Launches Tomorrow

Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) Officially Revealed, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

CD Projekt Red details new Cyberpunk 2077 update - adding dual-wielding, cross-platform mods, Edgerunners story quests, and more

Cyberpunk 2077 | Edgerunners 2 Update Features Overview Trailer

#StrangerThanHeavenLeftMe
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Stranger Than Heaven hands-on report: brutal combat and the glitz of show business intermix

Preview: 3 Hours with Stranger Than Heaven Left Me Partly Convinced, Partly Concerned, and Craving Gyudon

Stranger Than Heaven Mixes Brawling With Show Business Ahead of Its January Launch

Stranger than Heaven Final Preview – Packing a Musical Punch

Stranger Than Heaven oozes even more style than the Yakuza series

After a few hours with Yakuza studio's soulful Stranger Than Heaven, I'm smitten, but I suspect it'll be a divisive game

#FootballManager
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Football Manager 27 is launching for free for a limited time, following troubled 26 game

Football Manager 27 is Getting a Free Launch Preview From October 29th to November 3rd

Football Manager 27 Free Launch Preview Starts October 29

Football Manager 27 will be free to play for five days before its full release, in "industry first" for a game of its kind

Football Manager 27 Will be Free-To-Play Ahead of Launch

#MaplestoryClassicWorld
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MapleStory Classic World with its ‘true nostalgia’ cruises into a full global launch

Global MapleStory Classic World Launches With a Focus on Social Play

Global MapleStory Classic World Officially Launched Today

MapleStory Classic World Is Now Live Globally as a Free-to-Play Legacy Server

MapleStory Classic Has Finally Launched For Us Poors

#TheApothecaryDiariesTheFa
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The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother Launches in March 2027

Jinshi Is Playable in The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother

You Won't Have to Wait Long for The Apothecary Diaries' PS5 Game

The Apothecary Diaries Game Sets March 18 Release, Details Playable Jinshi

#Rpg
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Electronic Arts Shut Down RPG Developer BioWare

EA Shuts Down Legendary RPG Developer BioWare

RIP BioWare: EA has shut down the legendary RPG developer

BioWare Was the Greatest RPG Developer Ever

#Battlefront
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Star Wars Battlefront 3 in Dev at DICE and Respawn, Multiple Sources Say

Star Wars: Battlefront 3 Reportedly In Development At DICE And Respawn

Star Wars Battlefront 3 Reportedly In Development By EA’s Top Shooter Studios

EA Confirms DICE and Respawn Are Collaborating on a New Project Amidst Star Wars: Battlefront 3 Rumors

#ChartingTheUnknown
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Crimson Desert Reveals Just How Big Its PS5 DLC Really Is in New Trailer

Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC Launches October 29 for $24.99

Pearl Abyss Shows Off the Features of Crimson Desert's First DLC, Charting the Unknown

Crimson Desert DLC Goes Full Subnautica

#PieceGrandGourmet
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One Piece: Grand Gourmet launch trailer – new restaurant management sim for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

All 4 One Piece: Grand Gourmet Recipe Videos Released

Review: One Piece: Grand Gourmet Is a Classic Kairosoft Sim

One Piece: Grand Gourmet Review – Kairosoft Serves Up an Addictive Sim

One Piece: Grand Gourmet Review

#ModernWarfare4
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COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ players are spawning in the middle of a road and being flattened before they can do anything

Modern Warfare 4 players declare 'broken' on DMZ perk that lets you self-revive after full death

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Review So Far

Modern Warfare 4's DMZ Players Are Losing Loot to Server Crashes Despite Official Fix from Infinity Ward

Warning To Dog Lovers: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4′s Extraction Mode Has A Rough Intro

#MortalOnline2
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Mortal Online 2 – Era of Refinement Patch 1 Teaser Trailer

Mortal Online 2's First 'Era of Refinement' Patch is Live, With Parry, Bandage, and Adrenaline Overhauls, and More

Mortal Online 2 Starts Its Era of Refinement With Combat, Siege, and Gathering Changes

#Mortis
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First-Person Soulslike Valor Mortis an Official Success, Now Turning a Profit

First-person Soulslike Valor Mortis is already making a profit after seven days, despite launching against some stiff competition

Napoleonic Soulslike Valor Mortis Has Started Making Money in Just One Week

#CloudGaming
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Xbox Cloud Gaming Reveals New Pay As You Play Pricing

XBOX Reveals Controversial Cloud Gaming Introductory Pricing

Xbox Reveals New Pricing Plans For Cloud Gaming

#RidersRepublicIsComingToN
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Riders Republic Is Coming To Nintendo Switch 2

Ubisoft is Launching Open-World Multiplayer Extreme Sports Title Riders Republic On Nintendo Switch 2

Riders Republic confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 in December

#War4
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Dawn of War 4 clearly loves the Warhammer 40K strategy games that came before, but it misses that they loved to reinvent themselves

Warhammer 40K fans have some very specific questions about the Blood Ravens' origins, so I put them to Dawn of War 4's director

#EarlyAccess20
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Subnautica 2's next major update adds "the scariest region we've ever done", together with frog mechs and a very welcome tweak for dashing

Subnautica 2 adding its "scariest" region ever in next major update, the developers say

#Sports
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EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Scream Team 1 Predictions Featuring Raphinha, Stam, and Others

EA FC 27 is no longer considered suitable for young children in Europe, thanks to Ultimate Team

#Shrek2Remastered
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A remaster of the Shrek 2 game from 2004 has been announced via a GTA-like trailer

Shrek 2 Remastered’s PC requirements have players asking what’s in the swamp

#London
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A permanent Pokémon retail store is coming to London, the first of several planned to open outside Asia

A Permanent Pokémon Store Is Finally Coming To London

#FinalFantasy7Remake
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The rest of October’s Xbox Game Pass titles have been revealed, including Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Here's our second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for October 2026

#Kingdom
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Cookie Run: Kingdom teams up with indie animation hit The Amazing Digital Circus

CookieRun: Kingdom x The Amazing Digital Circus Collaboration Live

#SecondPs5System
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Second PS5 System Update for October 2026 Rolled Out

PS5 Firmware Update 26.07-14.20.00 Available to Download Now

#HereAreTheFullPatchNotesN
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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort icons added to Switch Online

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Has Been Updated To Ver. 1.1.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

#Switch1
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Hitman: Absolution – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition physical release confirmed

Limited Run Announces Hitman: Absolution Switch 2 Physical Release, Here's A Look