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- Moonlight Peaks Gift Guide: Loved Gifts for All 23 Romances
- Pokémon Legends Z-A Mystery Gift Codes: Spewpa and Vivillon
- Car Dealership Tycoon Codes (October 2026): HAUNTEDBARN + 14 More
- Jurassic World Evolution 3 Dinosaur List: All 121 Species and DLC
- Bethesda pays tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart, its Oblivion emperor
- Mouthwashing is getting a live-action movie at Sony's Screen Gems, with Jennifer's Body director Karyn Kusama attached
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Moonlight Peaks Gift Guide: Loved Gifts for All 23 Romances
Diamond and Golden Egg win over nearly everyone. Loved gifts, dislikes, birthdays and date activities for all 23 romanceable villagers in Moonlight Peaks.
Pokémon Legends Z-A Mystery Gift Codes: Spewpa and Vivillon
The new Z-A Mystery Gift needs no code: claim a Spewpa via Get via Internet by Nov 19, 01:59 UTC. Plus the PREPAR1NG code and the 660,000-point Vivillon goal.
Car Dealership Tycoon Codes (October 2026): HAUNTEDBARN + 14 More
HAUNTEDBARN gives 100 Pumpkins in Car Dealership Tycoon. All 15 active 2026 codes with the update each came from, Halloween Pt. 3 date and free Pumpkin math.
Jurassic World Evolution 3 Dinosaur List: All 121 Species and DLC
JWE3 has 121 species: 86 in the base game, 14 free update returns and 21 across five DLC packs. Full list with diet, era, size and which pack adds what.
Bethesda pays tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart, its Oblivion emperor
Bethesda Game Studios remembered Sir Patrick Stewart on X on the evening of October 29, after his family announced his death at 86. "Rest in peace to Sir Patrick Stewart — an emperor, a captain, and an inspiration to us all," the studio wrote, adding that its thoughts are with his loved ones; the official Bethesda and Elder Scrolls accounts shared the message. Stewart voiced Emperor Uriel Septim VII in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
Source: Bethesda Game Studios on X
Mouthwashing is getting a live-action movie at Sony's Screen Gems, with Jennifer's Body director Karyn Kusama attached
Sony Pictures' Screen Gems has acquired the film rights to Wrong Organ's 2024 indie horror game Mouthwashing, publisher Critical Reflex announced on Steam on October 29. Karyn Kusama (Jennifer's Body, Yellowjackets) is set to direct from a screenplay by Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, and Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill and Vince Cheng will produce through their Crooked Highway banner; no release window has been given. The same post confirms the game is now out on Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass, PS4, PS5 and Switch, with physical editions for PS5 and Switch coming through Fangamer.
Read our full story | Source: Critical Reflex (Mouthwashing on Steam)
Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown: Release Time, Price, Unlocks
Charting the Unknown is out now for $24.99 (22:00 UTC, Oct 29). Unlock times by region, prices per store, and what to finish first to start each new feature.
Zenless Zone Zero Codes (October 2026): What Works in 3.3
SUNBRINGER expired Oct 29 and no HoYoverse ZZZ code is live. HOLLOWRUN33, INKSHIFT33 and LEVELUP33 are reported working, plus redeem steps and the next drop.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch Scenarios, Air Time and Coaster Stats
RCT Touch scenarios unlock at level 60 with Bronze, Silver and Gold goals. Medal values, how to get air time, coaster recipes by type and card level caps.
Phantom Blade Zero Trophy List: 66 Achievements and 7 Missables
Every PS5 trophy and Steam achievement in Phantom Blade Zero, the 7 missables and when they lock, plus a spoiler-free route to the platinum.
Report: Gears of War: E-Day has sold more than 400,000 copies on Xbox and Steam
The Verge's Tom Warren reports that Gears of War: E-Day has sold over 400,000 copies across Xbox and Steam, as relayed by Insider Gaming. The figure counts paid sales only, not Game Pass players, and Microsoft has not shared official numbers. It is higher than an earlier Alinea Analytics estimate of about 230,000 first-week sales, which also put Game Pass players at around 1.7 million.
Source: Insider Gaming
Sir Patrick Stewart, the voice of Oblivion's Emperor Uriel Septim VII, has died at 86
Sir Patrick Stewart, best known as Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard and X-Men's Professor Charles Xavier, has died at 86. In a statement shared on his official social channels, his family said he died on October 28 at his home in Los Angeles. For many players his was the first voice they heard in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, as Emperor Uriel Septim VII (his original recordings were kept for last year's remaster), and he also voiced Zobek in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and its sequel.
Source: Kotaku
Roblox Halloween 2026 End Dates: When Every Big Event Ends
Every Roblox Halloween 2026 end time in UTC and EST: The Hollow Nov 2, Dandy's World Nov 6, DOORS Nov 9, Blox Fruits Nov 15, MM2 Nov 16 and what's unconfirmed.
TheoTown Airport and Culture Guide: Build Order, Costs, Landmarks
Build a TheoTown airport in order: 12-tile runway, tower, entry, gates, taxiway. Plus the landmarks and awards with the most culture, and why culture matters.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla finally gets New Game+ on November 5
Ubisoft says the long-requested New Game+ mode arrives in Assassin's Creed Valhalla on November 5, letting players restart while carrying over much of their progress, with dedicated NG+ scaling. The update also adds an optional Power progression mode, new runes and achievements, a stash, Mithril for upgrading Divine Gear, Divine quality for all items and a Master Assassin outfit inspired by Naoe from Shadows. Ubisoft, which says Valhalla has passed 40 million players, promises full patch notes and news on current-gen console updates in the coming days.
Source: Ubisoft
Netflix is making a live-action PUBG series, with Donald Glover writing, directing and starring
KRAFTON announced on October 29 that a live-action PUBG: Battlegrounds series is in development at Netflix, Gematsu reports. Donald Glover (Atlanta, Community) will write, direct, executive produce and star, and his brother Stephen Glover joins as a writer and executive producer, with KRAFTON's entertainment subsidiary LV3H among the producers. No plot, other cast or release window has been announced.
Source: Gematsu
ARC Raiders Dead Flowers and Rock Salt Locations: Soul's Offering
Dead Flowers and Rock Salt hide in kitchen drawers and cabinets in Old Town, Grandioso Apartments and Ruby Residences. You need 4 and 2 for Soul's Offering.
BLEACH Mirrors High Reroll Guide and Tier List: Aizen Odds
Reroll for Sosuke Aizen before Nov 24, 06:00 UTC: 1.5% per pull, 30 free launch pulls, the 200-medal spark, Retry Summon picks and an early tier list.
Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store
Celeste and TowerFall, both from Maddy Makes Games, are no longer listed on the Xbox store. Developer Maddy Thorson confirmed it on Bluesky on October 29, writing: 'yes we delisted Celeste and TowerFall on XBox. We did this to support the BDS boycott.' Kotaku and Rock Paper Shotgun have also reported the removal.
Source: Maddy Thorson on Bluesky
Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed Hexe is making 'steady progress', with the next major update due in 2027
In its Assassin's Creed Fall 2026 Update, posted on October 29, Ubisoft called Codename Hexe a 'darker Assassin's Creed experience' with 'still work ahead of us', and said it will share its next major update on the game in 2027. No release date or platforms were announced. The same post said the multiplayer project Codename Invictus was reworked after Insiders tested a prototype, and that Black Flag Resynced's latest update ends its current plans for major content.
Source: Ubisoft
Age of Empires IV's Raiders of the North expansion is out now, adding the Vikings and the Scots
Raiders of the North launched for Age of Empires IV on October 29, Xbox Wire announced, and it costs $19.99 on Steam. The expansion adds two civilizations, the Vikings and the Scots, plus four new Crucible missions that can now be played solo or in two-player co-op, and two new biomes, Scottish Heathland and Tundra Summer.
Source: Steam
Violence District Tier List: Best Killers and Perks (Oct 2026)
The Cure leads our Violence District killer ranking after the Oct 24 Butcher patch. See each killer's tier, patch changes and the best perks to buy first.
Phantom Blade Zero Side Quests: All Tales and Missable Ones
Every Phantom Blade Zero Tale by region, when the missable ones fail, plus the Gentle Thief answers, Yu'er's herbs and where to find the Flesh Lily.
METRO 2033 and Last Light Redux get a free next-gen update on Xbox Series X|S
4A Games' free update for the Metro Redux games is out now on Xbox Series X|S. It offers a native 4K mode at 60fps or an upscaled 4K mode at 120fps, along with 4A's own TSR upscaling, sharper textures, reworked lighting and shadows, and Impulse Trigger support. The games also support Xbox Play Anywhere and are optimized for the Xbox Ally handhelds, ahead of METRO 2039 on February 4, 2027.
Source: Xbox Wire
Bungie's Destiny 2 unvaulting plan: Red War, Forsaken and their raids return first, after about a year of production
In its October 2026 community update, Bungie says the unvaulting project is now in pre-production until around January or February, followed by roughly 12 months of full production, so the first content would arrive in early 2028 at the soonest. The first batch brings back the Red War, Curse of Osiris, Warmind and Forsaken campaigns with their strikes, raids and raid lairs, plus the Menagerie, for all players. Old destinations, seasonal activities from Season 9 to Season 23 and PvP maps are stretch goals that Bungie does not promise.
Source: Bungie
RUMOR: The Elder Scrolls VI is reportedly subtitled 'Sentinel', with a title reveal possible in November
The Verge's Tom Warren reports, citing people familiar with Bethesda's plans, that the next Elder Scrolls game will be called The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, and that the name could be announced as soon as November, around Skyrim's 15th anniversary. Bethesda and Xbox have not commented. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wrote the subtitle as eight asterisks in August, which matches the length of 'Sentinel', so treat this as a report until Bethesda confirms it.
Source: Gematsu (citing The Verge)
DONT SPLASH Roblox Guide: How to Survive, Stages and Tools
How DONT SPLASH works on Roblox: the blind monster, all nine Poolrooms stages, what each tool does, official pass prices and the Oct 31 Farm Map start time.
NIKKE Codes (October 2026): 5 Working 4th Anniversary Codes
Five NIKKE codes work as of Oct 29, 2026, led by RECLAIMTHESURFACE for 900 Gems. Rewards, the Nov 24 deadline, how to redeem and which old codes expired.
Virtual Families 3: How to Make Money Fast + Best Careers
The best mobile careers reach about 6,000 coins a day at Master. Salary curves by level, career room upgrades, marriage tips and every extra coin source.
Yakuza Blocks: Like a Dragon, an officially licensed Roblox game set in Kamurocho, is out now
SEGA's Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio announced on October 29 that Yakuza Blocks: Like a Dragon is live on Roblox, built with Roblox developer GeekOut. It recreates Kamurocho's Tenkaichi Street with street fights in different fighting styles, character levelling, series-style minigames and co-op play, and runs on PC, mobile, tablet and console. The game is free to play, with character costumes sold as in-game purchases, according to Kotaku.
Source: RGG Studio on X
Titan Quest II opens Xbox Series X|S pre-orders ahead of a January 19, 2027 console launch
THQ Nordic and Grimlore Games' action RPG Titan Quest II is now up for pre-order on Xbox Series X|S and launches there on January 19, 2027; the PC version has been in Early Access since August 2025. The Standard Edition costs $59.99 and the $79.99 Ultimate Edition adds the original Titan Quest with its Ragnarök and Atlantis expansions, playable right away. Per Xbox Wire, both pre-order editions include 96 hours of early access from January 15 and a Cosmic Turtle companion.
Source: Xbox Wire
GTA 6 PC Release Date: What Rockstar and Take-Two Have Said
GTA 6 has no PC release date: Rockstar only lists PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for Nov 19. Every Take-Two quote, the Q1 2027 report and PC options.
Monster Hunter Outlanders Beginner Guide: Weapons, Gacha, Servers
Outlanders went live Oct 28 at 22:00 UTC. What to do first, which server to pick, all 8 weapons, free launch pulls, Crimson Plume Coin prices and phone specs.
The Duskbloods Delayed to 2027: Switch 2 Exclusive Misses 2026
FromSoftware moved The Duskbloods from 2026 to 2027 with no new date, citing network test feedback and time for final rules and balance tuning on Switch 2.
Pokémon Happy Meals arrive at US McDonald's in November, each with two Pokémon TCG cards
The Pokémon Company says Pokémon Happy Meals arrive at participating US McDonald's in November 2026, for a limited time while supplies last. Each meal comes in a Pikachu, Umbreon or Torchic box and includes one of 15 miniature box-shaped toys plus two Pokémon TCG cards from a 15-card set, seven of which are foils. In Quebec, the toys are replaced by a Pokémon sticker and a four-card booster pack.
Source: Pokémon
Marvel's Wolverine pushed PS5 sales up in September, while Xbox hardware kept sliding after Gears of War: E-Day
PS5 revenue rose 43% year on year in the US in September and UK unit sales rose 24%, The Game Business reported on October 29, citing Circana and NielsenIQ data. Circana's Mat Piscatella said the Wolverine DualSense was the month's best-selling accessory. Xbox has seen no lift from the console-exclusive Gears of War: E-Day: NielsenIQ says UK Xbox hardware sales fell 22% in October, and Circana sees no uplift in the US. PS5 sales also dipped 11% in the UK in October.
Source: The Game Business
Skyrim Console Commands: Gold, Perk Points, Skills and Item IDs
Press ~ on PC and type player.additem f 1000 for gold. Every Skyrim cheat for perks, skills, carry weight and dragon souls, plus item IDs and achievement rules.
Pokémon Champions Tier List (Reg M-C): Best Pokémon and Teams
Sneasler, Kingambit, Rillaboom, Garchomp and Incineroar top our Reg M-C tier list, built from 4,318 tournament teams, plus four winning teams to copy.
GTA 6 Original Score by Justice Out Dec 11: Vinyl, CD, New Track
Justice's Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score arrives December 11 on streaming, 2CD and 3LP vinyl. Pre-orders are open and the new track Pusher is out now.
Konami posts a record first half, with operating profit up 73%, and raises its full-year forecast
Konami reported revenue of ¥307.98 billion (up 37%) and operating profit of ¥111.26 billion (up 73.1%) for April to September 2026, which it says are record highs for a first half; Digital Entertainment revenue alone rose 44.3%. The company's releases point to eFootball and Yu-Gi-Oh! as the main drivers, alongside new games such as Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 and Silent Hill: Townfall. Konami now expects ¥583 billion in revenue and ¥193 billion in operating profit for the full year to March 2027, up from ¥505 billion and ¥143 billion.
Source: Konami Group (IR)
Escape from Tarkov's Halloween update is out, but the Unity 6 upgrade slips to mid-November
Battlestate Games started installing update 1.3.0.0 at 07:00 UTC on October 29, with the game offline for 5 to 7 hours. It adds a Halloween in-game event, switches the weather to fall, puts high-difficulty PMC bots into the PvE Zone, makes every skill level significantly faster in Seasonal mode and adds new Hideout customization sets. The studio says the technical move to Unity 6, previously planned for October, is now part of update 1.3.5.0 in mid-November.
Source: Battlestate Games on X
Phantom Blade Zero climbs past 720,000 concurrent Steam players and is now Steam's third most-played game
Steam's own charts showed S-Game's wuxia action game peaking at 723,876 simultaneous players around 14:10 UTC on October 29, up from about 441,000 earlier in the day. That puts it third on Steam's most-played list, behind only Counter-Strike 2 (about 1.2 million) and PUBG: Battlegrounds (about 782,000), and ahead of Dota 2. Insider Gaming, citing SteamDB, says the game is now heading toward 1 million concurrent players; S-Game has not announced sales figures yet.
Source: Steam
Free Horror Games for Halloween 2026: PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch 2
Doki Doki Literature Club, SCP: Secret Laboratory and Cry of Fear lead the free horror games on PC. Deceit 2 is free on PS5 and Xbox; Switch 2 gets two demos.
Modern Warfare 4 Itaewon Footage: Activision Responds to Backlash
Bereaved families want real Itaewon crowd crush footage cut from MW4's opening cinematic. Activision says it was not meant to reference the disaster.
Jonas Brothers named as Steal an Egg's Halloween concert act
The Jonas Brothers headline the Steal an Egg concert on Roblox on Saturday, October 31, 15:00-16:00 UTC (11 AM ET), a one-time-only show themed on their Burning Up Tour All Over Again, according to the game's official event listing. The listing promises a 'BIG surprise' for players who stay to the end, and more than 9.2 million players have marked themselves as going. Times in every region and how to join are in our updated guide.
Read our full story | Source: Roblox event listing
Steal an Egg Codes (October 2026): None Yet + Free Rewards
Steal an Egg has no codes or redeem box (checked Oct 29, 2026). Get 10,000 free Speed, event pets and boosts instead, plus Jonas Brothers concert facts.
Construction starts on the first Atari Hotel in downtown Phoenix, now due in late 2028 to early 2029
Developer Intersection Development says groundbreaking on the Atari-licensed hotel in Phoenix's Roosevelt Row district begins this week, according to a press release shared with IGN. The plans include tech-heavy guest rooms, creator studios, and an esports and concert venue for more than 2,000 people, plus bars, restaurants and a sportsbook. The project was first announced in January 2020, and the first phase covers demolishing the existing building and laying the foundation.
Source: IGN
Blizzard wants WoW: Forever playable 'anywhere', and says controller support is the first step
World of Warcraft executive producer Holly Longdale told GamesRadar the goal is to let people play Forever 'wherever you want, and at some point on whatever you want', with solid gamepad support as the first leg of that journey. She mentioned Xbox's Project Helix as a sign that platforms are becoming more interchangeable, but Blizzard has not announced a console version: Forever launches on PC on November 4.
Source: GamesRadar+
GTA 6 Features List: Everything Rockstar Confirmed and Told Edge
Heat system, K9 police, Criminal Profile, WAINK and Scooter Bros apps, buses and trains: every GTA 6 feature so far, with what Rockstar vs Edge reported.
Terraria Boss Order (1.4.5): All Bosses, Summons and Health
Every Terraria boss in progression order for 1.4.5, from King Slime to the Moon Lord, with summon item recipes, Classic/Expert/Master health and unlocks.
Silent Hill: Townfall patch 1.6 adds a new Hard difficulty and rebalances every mode
Konami released Silent Hill: Townfall patch 1.6 on October 28 for PS5, Steam and the Epic Games Store, adding a Hard mode that sits between the normal setting and Nightmare. Every difficulty gets rebalanced resources in some sections, the player's position now shows on the map in all modes, and enemy hearing gets sharper as difficulty rises. The update also adds a warning before a first playthrough on Nightmare, more hints and tutorials, a reorganised Options menu, and a DLSS Ray Reconstruction option on PC.
Source: Konami
Modern Warfare 4 nerfs DMZ's Possum self-revive so players can't spring back up on their killers
Infinity Ward's October 28 Modern Warfare 4 update changes DMZ's Possum trait, which lets a fully dead operator revive once per match: it can no longer be activated while the squad that killed you is nearby, or until 4 minutes have passed. The patch notes say Possum 'was being used as a combat mechanic instead of a survival mechanic' and that the range and timer can be tuned further. The same patch fixes a bug where Possum revived players who had already abandoned their operator, plus a black-screen issue tied to the perk.
Source: Call of Duty patch notes
Phantom Blade Zero recast its hero at the last minute: Roger Craig Smith now voices Soul in English
Soul's English voice in the launch version of Phantom Blade Zero is Roger Craig Smith, known for Sonic, Ezio Auditore and Chris Redfield, rather than Jay Maksenuk, who voiced the character in pre-launch trailers, IGN reports. TheGamer says S-Game informed it of the change and that the game's credits list Smith as Soul; the studio has not explained the switch, and both IGN and TheGamer say they have asked the actors or S-Game for comment. Maggie Robertson (Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village) voices Mu Xiaokui, while Donnie Yen plays Soul's father, Mó Yuan.
Source: IGN
Sims 4 Broken Mods After the October 2026 Update (Patch 1.129)
Patch 1.129 broke few mods: 2 newly Broken, 2 Obsolete and 63 updated. MCCC 2026.6.0 works. What to update, remove, and how to find a crashing mod.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mystery Gift gives out a Spewpa for the global Vivillon Challenge
Pokémon Legends: Z-A players can now claim a free Spewpa through Mystery Gift over the internet, with no code needed, from the Link Play menu once the Rewards feature in Mable's Research is unlocked. The official Vivillon Challenge site says evolving Spewpa adds to a worldwide total, and reaching 660,000 Vivillon Points unlocks a Poké Ball Pattern Vivillon for every player. Nintendo Life reports the gift can be claimed until November 19 at 1:59 UTC.
Source: The Pokémon Company
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Mouthwashing and two more games join Xbox Game Pass today
Four games arrive on Xbox Game Pass today, October 29, according to Xbox Wire. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Mouthwashing are in Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass, while Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted and day-one release Terrible Lizards come to Ultimate and PC Game Pass. All four are playable on Xbox Series X|S, PC and cloud.
Read our full story | Source: Xbox Wire
Xbox Earnings Q1 FY27: Revenue Down 2%, Hardware Falls 14%
Xbox revenue fell 2% to $5.38 billion in July-September 2026. Hardware dropped 14% and Game Pass declined, but Microsoft forecasts growth for the holidays.
Switch 2 Games Coming Out in November 2026: All 26 by Date
Ocarina of Time and Stellar Blade hit Switch 2 Nov 5, Metaphor and Pikmin 4 Nov 12: all 26 November 2026 Switch 2 releases with US eShop prices.
GTA 6 South Park Gameplay: New Clip Airs, Rockstar Credited
South Park's Oct 28 episode aired about 20 seconds of new GTA 6 gameplay: Jason hitting a dog walker with dog poo. Rockstar is thanked in the credits.
Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern is a cozy tavern-management game coming to PC in 2027
Dotemu is publishing Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern, a management sim from developer Homo Ludens in which you build and run an inn in the Forgotten Realms instead of going adventuring. You send heroes on dice-rolled quests across the Dalelands to bring back ingredients like Mimic tongues, cook signature dishes, hire staff and upgrade your tavern to grow its Renown. The Steam page lists a 2027 release on Windows PC; no price has been announced.
Source: Steam
Phantom Blade Zero passes 440,000 concurrent players on Steam on launch day
S-Game's wuxia action game hit a peak of 431,541 simultaneous Steam players hours after release, according to SteamDB figures reported by Eurogamer, which put it second only to Counter-Strike 2 and at the top of Steam's global top sellers. Steam's own player-count API showed 441,530 people in-game at about 10:15 UTC on October 29, so the peak is still climbing. S-Game has not announced sales yet; analyst Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics estimated it had already sold well over 1 million copies across PC, PS5 and China's WeGame before launch.
Source: Eurogamer
Scary Shawarma Kiosk The Hollow Quest + All Anomalies List
Get Mushroom Infestation in Scary Shawarma Kiosk: shut the window on 7 Hollow monsters, claim by Nov 2. Plus Floor 7, the Halloween event and every anomaly.
Egg, Inc. Artifacts Guide: Best Sets and When to Prestige
Phoenix Feather, Demeters Necklace and Tungsten Ankh make the core prestige set. Plus every artifact's effect, the ship unlock order and when to prestige.
12 Games Like Block Blast for iPhone, Android and PC
Block Crush!, Woodoku Blast, 1010! and 9 more games like Block Blast, with ratings, age ratings, ad-free prices and PC options checked on both stores Oct 29.
WoW: Forever build cuts Hunter's Aspect of the Hawk and Trueshot Aura bonuses ahead of November 4 launch
A new World of Warcraft: Forever build datamined by Wowhead on October 28 sharply lowers the ranged attack power from Hunter's Aspect of the Hawk (ranks 1-5 now 15, 22, 30, 38 and 47) and Trueshot Aura (ranks 1-4 now 15, 22, 30 and 40), roughly halving the old values. The same build trims Elixir of Wisdom to 3 Intellect for 30 minutes, down from 6 Intellect for an hour. These numbers come from the game files, not Blizzard patch notes, so they could still change before WoW: Forever launches on PC on November 4.
Source: Wowhead
Anime Adventures Codes (October 2026): AACOMEBACK + Tier List
AACOMEBACK and APRILFOOLS work in Anime Adventures (checked Oct 29). Plus expired codes, the comeback to 41k players, Heaven's Storm and the best units.
Steam Autumn Sale 2026 Already Ended: Next Steam Sale Dates
Valve held the Steam Autumn Sale from Oct 1 to 8, 2026. Next up: Scream V until Nov 2, Auto-Battler RPG Fest Nov 16 and the Winter Sale from Dec 17.
Pokémon GO Raids This Week (Oct 29-Nov 4): Bosses and Raid Hour
Giratina Origin raids run to Nov 3, then Altered Forme and a Nov 4 Raid Hour. Plus Mega Sableye, Shadow Landorus, Mega Chandelure Oct 31 and UTC times.
Game Dev Story Direction Points, Best Staff, Hardware Engineer
Genres give +2 direction points at level 2 and 5, and they carry over. Plus the 8 best hires and the exact career route to a Hardware Engineer.
Fortnite Server Status: Is Fortnite Down? + Nov 1 Downtime
Fortnite is up: Epic's status page shows all services operational. The Treasure Hunters downtime is Nov 1; 2026 season launches took 5 to 7 hours offline.
Helldivers 2 Warbond Tier List: All 26 Ranked + Next Release
Democratic Detonation and Servants of Freedom top the lists. All 26 Warbonds with dates, prices, Medal costs and 7.2.0 buffs; no next Warbond date yet.
Probably Stolen Beginner's Guide: Best Start, Money, How to Win
Probably Stolen is won by buying your shop's deed. Here is the best first scenario, how to make money, the 1.0.0.2 water changes and all 8 aug warning signs.
Fortnite Crew November 2026: Monarcha Leak, Drop Time and Price
November's Fortnite Crew pack drops Oct 31 at 8 PM ET (00:00 UTC). Files point to Monarcha; Crew is $11.99 a month with 800 V-Bucks and every pass.
Dark War Survival Codes (October 2026): Gift Codes That Work
Dark War: Survival codes checked Oct 29, 2026: CROW21, PUMPKIN14, ZOM8IE and NEWGIFTCENTER work. Plus the popular codes that expired and how to redeem.
TAITO Milestones 5 brings Space Invaders, Arkanoid and eight more arcade games to Switch in Japan on January 28
TAITO has announced TAITO Milestones 5 for Switch, a 10-game arcade collection made with Hamster that launches in Japan on January 28, 2027 for 5,720 yen, in digital and physical editions. The lineup is Space Invaders, Arkanoid: Revenge of DOH, Crime City, Extermination, Final Blow, Hat Trick Hero, Land Sea Air Squad, Marine Date, Plump Pop and the three-screen version of Sagaia. A western release has not been announced yet; earlier volumes came west through ININ Games.
Source: Gematsu
Dokapon Kingdom: Connect 2 is a new party board-game RPG coming summer 2027 to Switch 2, Switch and PC
Idea Factory International and Compile Heart have announced Dokapon Kingdom: Connect 2, a new entry in Sting's backstabbing RPG board-game series, for Switch 2, Switch and PC via Steam. It is due out worldwide at the same time in summer 2027 in English, Japanese, Thai and Chinese, with local play and online matches for 2-4 players plus co-op fights against giant monsters. No price has been announced yet.
Planet Coaster 2 Spooktacular Pack: Release Time, Rides, Tips
Planet Coaster 2's Spooktacular Pack unlocks Oct 29 at 11:00 UTC for $18.99. See all 7 rides, what free Update 12 adds and how Walkthrough Attractions work.
Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE PS5 and Xbox Release Date: Nov 4
Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE hits PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 4 at 00:00 UTC (Nov 3, 4pm PT). PC costs $39.99; console prices are not out yet.
Valheim Console Commands (1.0): Cheats, Devcommands and IDs
Enable the console, press F5 and type devcommands. Every Valheim cheat for 1.0, the debug mode keys, item IDs and what cheats do to your achievements.
Cronos: Lazarus, a prequel story expansion, arrives December 3 for $9.99
Bloober Team has set December 3 as the launch date for Cronos: Lazarus, a story DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn that shows how the Pathfinder became the Warden and promises faster, more aggressive combat. It costs $9.99 and lands on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S first, with the Switch 2 version planned for Q1 2027, according to Insider Gaming; Gematsu and Push Square also report the date.
Source: Insider Gaming
Xbox's October update brings Mythic Achievements beyond Insiders, plus 1440p Remote Play
Microsoft began rolling out its October 2026 Xbox console update on October 28, and according to Pure Xbox it opens up Mythic Achievements, until now an Insider test, to players at large: you earn one by finishing every achievement a game originally shipped with, while later DLC or update achievements don't count. Pure Xbox lists 10 additions in all, including Remote Play streaming to Xbox Series X|S at up to 1440p, a screen for viewing and deleting unused local saves, and a choice of startup animations from the Xbox One era to the current one.
Source: Pure Xbox
12 Games Like Royal Match for iPhone and Android
Royal Kingdom, Gardenscapes, Homescapes and 9 more games like Royal Match, with ratings, installs, chart ranks and Google Play ad labels checked Oct 29.
Phantom Blade Zero Bosses List: 54 Bosses by Region and Drops
Every named Phantom Blade Zero boss by region, from Peng Meng and The Hunt to the endgame, with drops, optional fights and boss kills that fail side quests.
Planet Zoo 2 Animal List: All 136 Animals by Habitat Type
Planet Zoo 2 has 136 animals: 130 in the base game and 6 Deluxe. The full list by habitat, aviary, aquarium and exhibit, with space, barrier and food cost.
Phantom Blade Zero: most weapons come from the bosses you beat
You won't find most of Phantom Blade Zero's weapons in chests or shops: you claim them from the bosses you defeat, according to the PlayStation Blog's launch-day feature. Beat the optional early boss Hua, Deadly Betrothed, for example, and you can take her Scarlet Wraithblade, which summons spider lilies that slow enemies as you complete combos. Some Phantom Edge weapons won from bosses also open up the map, letting you smash through barriers or grapple to places you couldn't reach before. Our weapons list covers every weapon type.
Read our full story | Source: PlayStation Blog
Phantom Blade Zero is out now on PS5 and PC
S-GAME's wuxia action RPG unlocked worldwide at 02:00 UTC on October 29 (7 PM PT on October 28), and Steam now lists it as released at $59.99, or $69.99 for the Digital Deluxe Edition. In its October 28 launch letter, S-GAME says the day-one patch is about 5 GB and improves ray tracing and path tracing performance; if you pre-loaded, install it before your first launch. NVIDIA users should roll back from the new 621.01 driver to 617.42 with a clean install, the studio advises, and stay on it until NVIDIA's next driver. Getting started? Read our beginner's guide (linked below), plus our PC requirements and best settings, weapons list and how long to beat guides.
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Witchbrook Release Date: Jan 28, 2027, $24.99, Switch 2 and PS5
Witchbrook launches January 28, 2027 on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox and PC for $24.99, with 4-player online co-op. Physical editions follow later.
Best Minecraft Shaders for 26.3 (Java) and Low-End PCs
12 shader packs with Modrinth downloads tagged for Java 26.3, from Complementary and BSL to low-end picks, plus the Iris setup since OptiFine has no 26.3 build.
GTA 6 Map Size and NPCs: What Rockstar Told Edge
Rockstar told Edge that GTA 6's Leonida is nearly as big as GTA IV, GTA V and RDR2 combined. Edge also reports around 600,000 art-directed NPC animations.
Original 1981 Donkey Kong flyer art, the first published Mario, sells for $329,400
Leslie Cabarga's original painting for Nintendo's North American Donkey Kong arcade flyer, the art that introduced Mario (then Jumpman), Pauline and Donkey Kong to US audiences and was the basis for the game's posters, sold for $329,400 at Landry Pop's 'Jumpman' Nintendo history auction on October 28, more than double its $100,000-150,000 estimate. According to the auction house, former Nintendo of America advertising executive Donna Darbous rescued it and other original artwork from materials being thrown out during an office expansion in the late 1980s, with her supervisor's permission.
Source: Landry Pop (lot 102 result)
BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk calls EA's $55 billion buyout the 'final nail in the coffin' for the studio
In his first interview since EA shut BioWare and cancelled the next Mass Effect, co-founder Greg Zeschuk told 80 Level (speaking from his home in Edmonton) that the leveraged buyout of EA led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund was "the final nail in the coffin" and that "it's a completely different company now." He criticized industry leaders who come up through business rather than development, saying "none of these people have ever made a game," and added: "There's this weird belief that you can just kind of recreate great games with random people and AI." Zeschuk, who founded BioWare with Ray Muzyka in 1995, said he went through the emotions long ago but "I'm not saying it doesn't hurt"; the interview includes no response from EA.
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Football Manager 27 Beginner's Guide: Tips for Your First Save
New to FM27? Pick a stable club, set the Continue Flow, delegate to staff, keep tactics simple and read Tactical Effectiveness. SI's own first-timer advice.
Theme Park Tycoon 2: How to Get More Guests and Max Guest Count
Bigger parks, more coasters and stalls on every path keep guests longer. Most parks hold 170-200 guests; here is why they leave and how to push past it.
Modern Warfare 4's first balance patch tones down 4 guns, including the Han 86, and buffs 9 others
Infinity Ward's October 28 update cuts damage on the Han 86 (its range went up, but neck and upper-torso multipliers fell), the Oden, and the APOC-338 and FiNN LMG. The Kastov 762 and M4 get longer max damage range, the Patriot XMR's light barrel and grip carry smaller recoil penalties, and the Type 73's Assault Apex hits a little harder at long range. The ISO Nightshade, PPSh-41, VEL 46, Wz.55 Striga and X-58 Nyx all lose the SMG limb-damage penalty, with extra range or handling for some of them. The patch also cuts dive speed by 23% as a temporary fix for a movement exploit, and taking damage now interrupts Quick Fix health regen.
Pokémon GO Halloween 2026 Part 2: Spawns, Raids and Research
Halloween Part 2 runs Nov 1-5: Shiny Greavard debuts, Litwick and costumed Rowlet spawn, Mega Sableye hits Super Max, plus raids, research and UTC times.
