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Love and DeepspaceDating SimPlayer Safety

Love and Deepspace Devs Warn Players After Deadly Fictional Drink Recipes Go Viral

The developers behind Love and Deepspace, the popular RPG-dating sim, have issued an urgent warning to players after fictional cocktail recipes featured in the game went viral online. The official social media account stepped in to address the situation after fans began circulating the in-game drink recipes, raising serious safety concerns about players attempting to recreate them in real life.

Oct 4, 2026

MetroNext-Gen Update4A Games

Metro Redux Next-Gen Update Arrives This Month Alongside 50M Sales Milestone

4A Games and Deep Silver are celebrating the Metro franchise hitting a massive 50 million sales milestone with a free next-gen update for both Metro 2033 Redux and Metro Last Light Redux. The update is set to roll out on PC on 22nd October, with console players getting access shortly after on 29th October, giving fans of the post-apocalyptic shooter series a fresh reason to revisit the tunnels beneath Moscow.

Oct 4, 2026

Ace CombatSteamPC Gaming

Ace Combat 8 Smashes Steam Records, Triples AC7's Concurrent Player Count

Ace Combat 8 has made a stunning debut on Steam, shattering the series' previous records by more than tripling the concurrent user peak set by its predecessor, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. The milestone marks a massive leap in audience size for the long-running aerial combat franchise, signaling that the series has found a significantly broader fanbase on PC than ever before.

Oct 4, 2026

Arc RaidersFree-to-PlayEmbark Studios

Arc Raiders Goes Free-to-Play for a Weekend Alongside Frozen Trail Update

Embark Studios is giving players a no-cost opportunity to jump into Arc Raiders with a free-to-play weekend timed to coincide with the game's biggest update to date, the Frozen Trail. The promotion lets anyone download and play the game for free during the event window, lowering the barrier to entry at a moment when the game is receiving a major influx of new content.

Oct 4, 2026

Dan HouserGTA 6Absurd Ventures

Dan Houser Is Deliberately Avoiding GTA 6 While Building New Games

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has revealed that he is intentionally steering clear of GTA 6's gameplay reveal, stating plainly, "I will try and avoid it." The reason, he explains, is straightforward: he doesn't want the massively anticipated sequel to the franchise he helped create to "distract or disrupt" the new projects he is currently developing at Absurd Ventures, his post-Rockstar studio. It's a striking admission from one of the most influential figures in gaming history, choosing to look away from arguably the biggest game release on the horizon in order to protect his own creative focus.

Oct 4, 2026

DeadlockValveNew Hero

Deadlock's Rat King Is Here, and He's Everything the Community Asked For

After more than a year of community jokes and fan requests, Valve has finally added the Rat King to Deadlock as a fully playable hero. The monstrous new character arrived as part of the game's latest patch, and early reception from players has been overwhelmingly positive. It's a rare case of a developer directly answering a long-running community meme with an actual, fully realized addition to the roster.

Oct 4, 2026

Call of DutyAnti-CheatFPS

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's "Server Culling" Tech Could Finally Kill Wallhacks

Wallhacks have been one of the most persistent and frustrating cheating problems in Call of Duty for years, but Activision appears ready to tackle the issue head-on in Modern Warfare 4. A newly revealed video showcases a technology called "server culling," which works by preventing the game's servers from ever sending enemy position data to a player who shouldn't be able to see that enemy in the first place. Because the data simply never reaches the cheater's client, wallhack software has nothing to exploit, making the cheat functionally useless at a foundational level.

Oct 4, 2026

Final FantasyPhysical MediaSquare Enix

FF7 Revelation Director Fought for Physical Disc Release, but Fears a Disc-Less Future

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has opened up about one of the more contentious issues surrounding the concluding chapter of the FF7 Remake trilogy: its physical release. In response to fans pushing for a complete, fully playable disc version of the game, Hamaguchi acknowledged that he personally lobbied Square Enix on their behalf. "There's a lot of pressure for disc-less editions, digital editions, and I used my position to put forth an argument for the physical version as much as I could," he said, adding that he "did his best" to make it happen. His candid remarks shine a light on the growing tension between publisher cost-saving strategies and the preferences of a fanbase that still values owning a tangible copy of a game.

Oct 4, 2026

RuneScapeMMOJagex

RuneFest 2026: RuneScape 4 Revealed, Reignited Launches, and an Animated Series

Jagex made RuneFest 2026 one of the biggest events in the franchise's history, dropping a wave of announcements that signal a bold new era for RuneScape. The headline reveal was RuneScape 4, a full MMO sequel built in Unreal Engine that Jagex is calling its "fourth pillar." Interestingly, the project reportedly began life as an expansion to the survival game Dragonwilds before growing into a standalone MMO in its own right. Jagex was clear that RS4 is a long way off, but its existence alone sent shockwaves through the community.

Oct 4, 2026

CapcomRE EngineArtificial Intelligence

Capcom Plans to Evolve RE Engine Into an "AI-Generation Game Engine"

Capcom has announced ambitious plans to transform its industry-acclaimed RE Engine into what it is calling an "AI-generation game engine," signaling a major shift in how the company approaches game development. The initiative, connected to an internal project reportedly dubbed "REX," aims to build a future where Capcom can create games "together with AI." Notably, the company has clarified that it is not yet utilizing generative AI in its current pipeline, but views AI integration as essential to the long-term evolution of its development infrastructure.

Oct 4, 2026