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  1. Cooperative survival sandbox Stormforge officially enters early access, maps out its updates into 2027
    Massively Overpowered
  2. After Disappointing Playtest, Sony Cancels Development on Fairgames, With No Layoffs Happening
    MMORPG.com
  3. After cracking down on 'cheat' mods in Helldivers 2 and taking another Steam review beating, Arrowhead plans hotfix that should allow harmless cosmetics
    PC Gamer
  4. Metin2 readies a limited-time boost server opening this weekend as it counts down to its 20th anniversary
    Massively Overpowered
  5. Giana Sisters developer Black Forest Games buys itself out of Embracer: 'Some of the best games of the last decade came from teams of fifty, not five hundred'
    PC Gamer
  6. New 'GTA 6' Gameplay Leaves Fans Stunned
    Polygon
  7. Guild Wars 2's World vs. World Borderlands Map Beta is Open, War Score Overhaul, QoL Improvements Coming Friday
    MMORPG.com
  8. Destroy All Humans remake developer goes independent, splits from THQ Nordic and parent company Embracer Group
    Eurogamer
  9. Former id Software developers form their own employee-owned shooter studio in the wake of Microsoft's mass layoffs
    PC Gamer
  10. PlayStation 5 crosses 100 million consoles sold
    Game Developer
  11. A year after it introduced sailing, Old School RuneScape goes under the sea
    Massively Overpowered
  12. Tekken creator says he wishes hardware like the Xbox Series S 'wouldn’t be released'
    Game Developer
  13. Ex-Tekken Boss Doesn’t Want Next-Gen Xbox to Repeat Series S Mistake
    Polygon
  14. Big Walk review bombed after House House admits AI touched “well under 0.1%” of code
    Dexerto
  15. GTA 6 fans fear censored content as file size is smaller in certain regions
    Dexerto
  16. Marvel Rivals' creative director addresses hate speech controversy and promises 'we've ramped up our disciplinary measures'
    PC Gamer
  17. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time exceeds 5 million copies sold in first week
    Game Developer
  18. Sony Officially Confirms Major PS5 Hardware Sales Milestone
    Polygon
  19. Enad Global 7 notes above-average fiscal performance for Daybreak and EverQuest Legends in Q3 2026
    Massively Overpowered
  20. Report: PlayStation's Fairgames cancelled, no devs to be laid off
    Game Developer
  21. "Some of the best games of the last decade came from teams of fifty": Destroy All Humans! remake devs Black Forest Games split from THQ Nordic to launch new indie studio group
    Rock Paper Shotgun
  22. Lego Digital Play acquires ForthStar Games "to bring Lego to the prominence it truly deserves on mobile"
    GamesIndustry.biz
  23. Nexon beats its financial projections in the third quarter thanks in large part to the MapleStory franchise
    Massively Overpowered
  24. As of this week, PlayStation 5 has surpassed 100 million consoles sold
    Eurogamer
  25. The Outer Worlds 2's first story expansion could well be the opening to the series' last hurrah and will have you hunting for a cure to "explosive cell death" in December
    Rock Paper Shotgun
  26. GTA 6 becomes most pre-ordered game on PlayStation and Xbox storefronts
    GamesIndustry.biz
  27. PlayStation cancels live-service shooter Fairgames
    GamesIndustry.biz
  28. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake sells in huge numbers, becoming the fastest-selling Switch 2 game
    Eurogamer
  29. Keeping hold of Company of Heroes was essential for Relic to leave Sega, Relic CEO says – "Without it we would have been a dead studio"
    Rock Paper Shotgun
  30. PlayStation's embattled shooter Fairgames has finally been cancelled, a new report says, as live service push withers away
    Eurogamer