Video Game News 10/2/2023

#EASportsFC24
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Even Fans Are Shocked By EA Sports FC 24’s ‘Awful’ $30 Loot Box

EA Sports FC24 is second biggest UK (physical) launch of the year, only behind Zelda TOTK

EA Sports FC 24 Players Say $30 Launch Week Loot Box Highlights Everything Wrong With Ultimate Team

EA Sports FC 24 release date, gameplay, engine upgrades, and more

EA Sports FC 24 second-biggest UK boxed game launch this year

UK Sales Charts: EA Sports FC 24 Scores Flawless Victory on Mortal Kombat 1

EA Sports FC 24 Review - New Name, Same Old FIFA Issues

TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 180: October’s best games and EA Sports FC 24

UK Charts: EA Sports FC 24 Physical Sales Down 30% Compared To FIFA 23

UK charts: EA Sports FC 24 heads straight to No.1 this week

#Team17
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Team17 hit by redundancies - UK firm latest to suffer layoffs

Worms Publisher Team17 Suffers Layoffs, CEO Leaves Company

Boss of Worms Company Team17 Axed Amid Sweeping Layoffs

Worms, Blasphemous and Overcooked publisher Team17 is the latest video game company to face job losses

Worms, Dredge Publisher Team17 Is The Latest To Be Hit By Layoffs

Worms Publisher Team17 the Latest to Suffer Layoffs, CEO Exits

Team17's Michael Pattison leaves amidst company restructure

Report: Team17 To Slash Jobs, CEO Michael Pattison Expected To Depart (Updated)

Team17 Reportedly Hit with “Significant” Layoffs

Team17 Hit With Layoffs, CEO Stepping Down

Multiple Job Losses Expected At Team17 As It Splits With CEO Michael Pattison

Team17 Layoffs

#Payday3
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Payday 3 Devs Swear Matchmaking Is Fixed Ahead Of Big Update

As Payday 3 hits 3 million players, its matchmaking woes appear to be over

Xbox Game Pass Losing These 6 Games In October

Payday 3 Dev Declares Matchmaking Issues Over, 3.1 Million Players Since Launch

Payday 3 devs say its disastrous launch issues have been fixed as the co-op heist shooter passes 3m players

Payday 3: Starbreeze Says Matchmaking Issues Fixed, First Update Hits This Month

Payday 3 matchmaking issues sorted and now "stable", developer says

Payday 3 matchmaking issues fixed, content update roadmap revealed

Payday 3: Starbreeze Says Matchmaking Issues Fixed, First Update Hits This Month

#Starfield
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October's RPS Game Club pick is... Starfield!

The 55 best Starfield mods

Baldur’s Gate 3 beats Starfield as the most played Steam Deck game

All Starfield missions and quests explained

Where to find all Skill Magazines in Starfield

Where to Find 1-Of-A-Kind Salvage in Starfield

Starfield: How to Join Ryujin Industries Faction

Starfield: Where to Find the Richest Vendor

Starfield: How to Solve Temple Eta Puzzle

Starfield: Where to Find Lithium

Starfield sends Xbox Sales to new heights

#October
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October Is A Scary Good Time For Game Releases

Trek to Yomi and more leave Xbox Game Pass later this month

Warm Snow Aims to Be Hot as Hades on PS5, PS4

Best New Fantasy Books to Read in October 2023

Star Wars: The Old Republic wants you to pig out with the Hutts this month

Team17 loses CEO, sees "significant losses" from company restructure

Payday 3 Crossed 3.1 Million Unique Players in September

Video: 20 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In October 2023

The Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event Kicks Off This Week

RuneScape Shortens Hero Pass Completion Time, As Reworks Continue and Daily Challenges Return Next Week

62 Best Goosebumps Books Ranked: The Ultimate Guide

7 Games Coming Out in October 2023 We Can’t Wait to Play

#Steam
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You Can Play This Life-Ruining Horror Game On Steam For Free

Ion Fury: Aftershock launches today with bike combat, bouncier bullets and remixed enemies

Underwater Soulslike Another Crab's Treasure Gets Steam Demo Tomorrow

We just got a new Duke Nukem game, basically

Cities Skylines 2 publisher takes on Factorio with new building game

Doom and BioShock combine for brutal new FPS with free Steam download

The Nvidia RTX 3060 finally takes its rightful place among Steam users

Original The Settlers creator's Pioneers of Pagonia now has a demo on Steam

Steam Spy creator Sergiy Galyonkin is leaving Epic Games after eight years

Fable Designer Releases Ultima-Like RPG for Free on Steam

Sex Lesson Steam keys giveaway

H. Room Steam keys giveaway

2000 KD | 1500 KD | 1000 KD |

Public Demo for Pioneers of Pagonia Now Available

Ion Fury: Aftershock Released

My Horse: Bonded Spirits Playtest

Entertainment dollars

#EpicGames
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Creator Of Hit Pigeon-Dating Sim Says Epic Never Paid Her Royalties

Sergiy Galyonkin, SteamSpy creator who helped launched the Epic Games Store, has left the Fortnite maker after eight years

Epic Games Confirms Layoffs Affecting 16% of Staff

Epic Games raises Fortnite prices in wake of layoffs and financial woes

MMO Week in Review: Third quarter layoff week

Sergiy Galyonkin Leaving Epic

How to Double Jump in Fortnite

How to Get Fortnite Heartburst Emote

#UK
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Random: Push Square Was a Question on a UK Quiz Show

EA Sports FC 24 is the UK's second biggest retail launch of 2023 | UK Boxed Charts

PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Stepping Down

UK Boxed Sales Charts Hand Victory To EA Sports FC 24 This Week

The Crew Motorfest Review

#Frostpunk2
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Frostpunk 2 Preview: Less Frost and More Punks in This Daunting Society Simulator Sequel

In Frostpunk 2, it's not the cold that's your enemy, but human nature

Frostpunk 2 won’t make you wait for the original’s best DLC mode

Weather is no longer the primary threat in Frostpunk 2 - people are

Frostpunk 2 Is an Ambitious, More Brutal Sequel [Preview]

#PS5
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A Regular PS5 Bundle With Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Launches This Month

How To Connect a PS5 Controller To Any Device

Mini Review: Scorn (PS5) - A Brilliantly Disgusting Puzzler with Gameplay Woes

DriveClub at 60FPS on PS5 Has Us Mourning the Loss of Evolution Studios All Over Again

Hunt: Showdown Gets Native PS5 Version, Engine Upgrade in April 2024

Fast-Paced FPS Gunhead Begins PS5 Boarding Action on 8th November

Garden of Plenty Event Returns in Honkai: Star Rail

Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed on consoles until Spring 2024

Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.4 Brings New Areas And Characters, Plus A PS5 Release Date, In October

Spider-Man 2 PS5 Platinum Trophy Length Revealed

High on Life: High on Knife DLC Review (PS5): Sharper Than the Base Game

Ride 5: A Gamer's Paradise of Racing Excitement

#Crisis
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Final Fantasy Big Bad Sephiroth Just Got A Tragic Addition To His Backstory In Ever Crisis

Final Fantasy 7's Sephiroth Just Got New Backstory in Mobile Game Ever Crisis

Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis update adds to backstory of Sephiroth

Visit Seventh Heaven From FFVII Remake via TGS VR 2023

#RPG
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How A Lost Wedding Ring Led To Pirate Puzzle Adventure Game Bilkins' Folly

The Outer Worlds 2 release date speculation, trailers, and more

Assassin's Creed Is All About Stealth Again, as New Mirage Gameplay Shows

Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster review: A fresh hand

Minecraft Dungeons Crosses 25 Million Players

Meta Quest 3 launches in October

10 best RPGs to play after beating Baldur’s Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3 was September's most-played Steam Deck game

Free Crown Champion Legends of the Arena

#BaldursGate3
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Baldur’s Gate 3 did everything right, except the Drow twins

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Laezel is “unlikable,” and that’s okay

Baldur’s Gate 3 Astarion companion guide

Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Poison the Goblin Camp

Baldur’s Gate 3 Narrator Will Stream the Game as Dark Urge

How to Beat Lorroakan in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)

#MonsterHunter
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Monster Hunter Now: Purple Star Monsters explained

Monster Hunter Now – How To Block (Full Guide)

Monster Hunter Now amasses $14m in player spending

Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert 2023 album releasing Oct. 25th, 2023

#Sony
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A New Spider-Man 2 PS5 Bundle Is Coming

Gran Turismo Sport Servers To Shut Down Next Year

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PS5 Bundle Revealed

PlayStation Studios Reportedly Struggled With Live Service Pivot Under Jim Ryan

PlayStation Stars October 2023 Campaigns and Collectibles Revealed

Gaming statue maker Gaming Heads will offer refunds following Sony pulling their PlayStation license

#SergiyGalyonkin
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Epic Games Head of Publishing Strategy Sergiy Galyonkin leaves company

Director of Publishing Strategy Sergiy Galyonkin Is Quitting Epic Games

Epic Games’ Director of Publishing Strategy is Leaving the Company

#Pikmin4
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Pikmin 4's Creators On Why Development Isn't Only About Making Miyamoto Happy

Pikmin 4 devs explain why it took so long for the game to release

Pikmin 4 programming director: “We don’t work on a game with the goal of to make Mr. Miyamoto happy”

#Play
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Review: Mega Man X Dive Offline Offers a Wealth of Ways to Play

Play no-cost slots and enhance your abilities

#Access
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Does Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Have Early Access?

Pioneers of Pagonia Demo

VR MMORPG Ilysia Plans Early Access Later This Month