Video Game News 10/13/2026

#EpicGames
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"No more hand-written code": Epic reportedly impose "AI-first" model on creators of new Disney shooter with Marvel and Star Wars characters

Epic Games’ Disney Project Has Reportedly Been Delayed So Developers Can Incorporate More AI

'No More Hand Written Code': Fortnite Dev's Disney Game to Be an 'AI First' Project

Epic Games reportedly delays Star Wars and Marvel shooter, as the Fortnite maker embraces "AI-accelerated development"

"No More Hand-Written Code" - Epic Reportedly Adopts "AI First" Production Model On New Disney Shooter

Fortnite Dev Reportedly Delays New Marvel/Star Wars Shooter Amid “AI Acceleration” Push

Epic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go "AI first"

Epic's Delayed Disney Shooter Bans 'Hand-Written Code' in Dramatic AI Pivot

Epic Games Pushes "Full AI Development", Delays Disney's Star Wars and Marvel Shooter Project

Epic Reportedly Pushing Devs to Use AI, Delays Secret Star Wars and Marvel Crossover Shooter

Epic Games Forces Shocked Developers Into ‘AI-First’ Mode For Delayed Shooter Featuring Marvel And Star Wars Characters

#Castlevania
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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse review - a fantastic action game, a less than stellar Metroidvania

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Review – Hunt the Night

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – 15 Things To Know Before You Jump In

Review: Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is an Uneven Return

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Review — The Belmont’s Are Back

Review: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (PS5) - The Classic Series Returns in a Perfectly Fine Metroidvania

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Review – A Near-Perfect Return to 2D Castlevania

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse review: Welcome back, Drac

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse currently stands at 86 on Metacritic

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is The Series At Its Best

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Review

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is Kicking My Ass In The Worst Way

#Q12027
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GTA 6 PC release planned for early 2027, report claims, which could mean we're playing in time for GTA Online 2: Vice City 4 U or whatever they call it

GTA 6 on PC is Launching in Q1 2027 – Rumor

Rockstar reportedly plans GTA 6 PC release for early 2027

GTA 6 On PC Is Apparently Launching In Early 2027, Says New Report

GTA 6's PC release date is set for "Q1 2027", per a new report

GTA 6 PC Release Date May Be Sooner Than Expected

GTA 6 Reportedly Set for PC Q1 2027

#WarLaufey
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God of War Laufey Collector’s Edition Comes With a Big Catch

God of War Laufey Collector Box Pre-Orders Open With a Light-Up Faye Statue

God of War Laufey Collector Box Available for Pre-Order Now, Doesn't Include the Game

God Of War’s Laufey Collector’s Edition Leaves One Important Thing Out: The Game

God Of War Laufey Collector’s Edition Doesn’t Include The Game, This Time On Purpose

#BuildAWilderWorldInPlanet
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Build A Wilder World In Planet Zoo 2

Review: Planet Zoo 2 (PS5) - Sublime Wildlife Management Sim Is Frontier at Its Finest

Planet Zoo 2 lets you take care of awesome animals at a global scale

Planet Zoo 2 review: Superstar animals and frustrating micromanagement

Planet Zoo 2 Review

#HugePivotRegardingAi
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Epic Games Is Making a “Huge Pivot” Regarding AI, Says CEO Tim Sweeney

Tim Sweeney Says Epic Wants to Survive the AI Revolution

Tim Sweeney says Epic Games 'aims to survive AI revolution' with AI pivot

'Our humble goal is to survive the AI revolution' says Epic Games CEO, as its Star Wars and Marvel crossover pivots to 'AI first' development

#MoreOfAnActionRpg
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Haunted Chocolatier Will be “More of an Action RPG” Than Stardew Valley, Says ConcernedApe

ConcernedApe Says Haunted Chocolatier Leans Harder Into Action RPG Territory Than Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley Creator Says His New Game Is "More Of An Action RPG"

ConcernedApe Teases More Action-RPG Gameplay In Haunted Chocolatier: ‘It’s For The People In Stardew Valley That Go Into The Mines’

#TheCallistoProtocols
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"They thought Callisto was a complete failure": Glen Schofield blames publishers Krafton for The Callisto Protocol's crash landing

"I was forced to ship the game" - Glen Schofield blames Krafton management for The Callisto Protocol's problems

Dead Space creator says he was 'forced to ship' The Callisto Protocol by Krafton: 'We had f*cking Covid'

#BlackPlaystation5
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Sony has announced a Midnight Black PS5 but it’s only confirmed for Japan so far

Sony Reveals Slick Midnight Black PS5 Model, But It's a Japan Exclusive for Now

Japan is getting an exclusive Midnight Black PlayStation 5 next month, but there's still hope for the rest of the world

#WhereWindsMeet
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Where Winds Meet reveals new coastal region for you to explore with Qingzhou, coming soon

This Week, Where Winds Meet's Qingzhou Update Takes Us Beyond the Hidden Mountain To All-New Places

Where Winds Meet Opens Qingzhou on October 15, With Penglai Following Later

#TheElderScrollsIv
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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Nintendo Switch 2 patch has broken the game a bit, Bethesda acknowledges issues [update: patch released]

The Adoring Fan Is Calling You As Oblivion Remastered Hits Lowest Price On PC

New Oblivion Remastered Patch Fixes What The Old Oblivion Remastered Patch Broke On Switch 2

#JustDanceDecadesOfHits
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Just Dance: Decades of Hits song list announced

Just Dance Decades of Hits Launches With 35 Songs

Just Dance: Decades Of Hits Wants Every Generation On The Dancefloor

#CompletelyWrong
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Max Payne 3 Writer Says He Got it “Completely Wrong”, Considers it His Failure

‘I Got That Completely Wrong’ — Dan Houser Considers Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 a Failure

Max Payne 3 Wasn’t A Big Hit, And Former Rockstar VP And Writer Dan Houser Blames Himself: ‘I Failed’

#FirstWeekendGearsOfWarEda
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Gears of War: E-Day’s Reported Sales Raise Some Serious Questions

DDoS Disruption Marred Gears of War: E-Day’s First Weekend

Gears of War: E-Day Review

#TheSwitch2
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Metaphor: ReFantazio Switch 2 Demo Debuts

PSA: Metaphor: ReFantazio Demo For Switch 2 Now Available

Metaphor: ReFantazio Switch 2 prologue demo available in certain territories

#LineageIi
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Lineage II opens a cross-server realm on Live, revamps dwarf classes on Aden, Wolf, and Samurai

Lineage II’s “Beyond The Realm” Overhauls Two Dwarf Classes, Brings New Cross-Server Zone

Lineage II’s Beyond the Realm Update Revamps Dwarf Classes and Adds Replica

#StarWars
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Here's How To Unlock All Racer Styles in Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Review

Star Wars: Galactic Racer – Ranking Every Racer Style (And How To Unlock Them)

Star Wars: Galactic Racer – Tours 101 (What Are Tokens, Events, Rewards)

#TakeAwayTheCarsTheGuns
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Bully Was Hard to Make Because “Take Away The Cars, The Guns, What is the Game?”, Says Dan Houser

GTA 3's iconic box art was changed at the last minute because of 9/11, ex-Rockstar lead Dan Houser reveals

Dan Houser Reveals Rockstar’s Struggle to Make Bully

Dan Houser Reveals How 9/11 Changed GTA Forever

#Q22027
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Squadron 42 now has a Steam page and new trailer ahead of "Q2 2027" release

With Q2 2027 Launch Ahead, Squadron 42 Gets a New Trailer and Opens Wishlists On Its New Steam Page

#BundlePick
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Pick up more games in the Cozy After Dark Showcase Humble Bundle

Cozy After Dark Showcase Features 50+ Trailers and Developer Spotlights

#ExplorationMode
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Hytale Chapter I: Out of the Breach has arrived as a massive update

Hytale’s Chapter I update adds the Goblin Breach, Runestones, and its first major dungeon

#Unity
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RimWorld switching from Unity to their own Waylith Engine and a new game was teased

RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow

#Venom
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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls to add Jane Foster's Thor, Venom and Jubilee - following Phoenix Cyclops - in its Year One DLC pass

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls reveals Thor (Jane Foster), Venom & Jubilee as next DLC

#Casual
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Casual game store Legacy Games is shutting down, purchases won’t be re-downloadable despite ‘keep forever’ slogan

Online Store That Promised Games Were ‘Yours To Keep Forever’ Is Shutting Down

#ModernWarfare4CallOfDutyM
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Call of Duty: Mobile will reward you with a weapon blueprint for pre-ordering Modern Warfare 4

Modern Warfare 4 Is the Latest Call of Duty to Launch without a PS5 Platinum Trophy