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Wednesday 14 October 2026

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PS5Witcher 3

Witcher 3 Remastered: PS5 hotfix 5.01b

CD Projekt Red pushed a ~500MB stability hotfix (update 5.000.500) for The Witcher 3 Remastered on PS5 and PS5 Pro. There are no itemised notes beyond "various stability improvements", and MP1st says some players still report crashes. Patch 5.01 for Switch 2 is still in the works with no date.

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Helldivers 2: Scope of Authority Warbond on 20 Oct

Arrowhead's next Premium Warbond is all about long range: the R-40 Sightliner bolt-action sniper, P-44 Mist machine pistol, backpack-fed AMW-20 Apex anti-materiel rifle, LAS-44 Nova charge rifle and G-11 Caltrops. Both new armours carry the Stationary Shroud passive, which cuts sway and detection range while crouched or prone. It's separate from Update 7.2, which still has no date.

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GTA 6 on PC in early 2027, report says

GamesBeat, citing four industry sources, reports GTA 6 will hit PC within the first three months of 2027. Rockstar hasn't commented. The console launch on PS5 and Xbox Series is still 19 Nov.

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Modern Warfare 4 early access dates

Activision's Battle.net post confirms Campaign Early Access from Friday 16 Oct for digital pre-orders. DMZ reportedly opens to pre-order players on 20 Oct, and Infinity Ward says it won't have a solo PvE mode, though you can switch off squad fill. Full launch is 23 Oct.

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Pikmin 4 Switch 2 Edition on 12 Nov

Pikmin 4: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy lands a week before GTA 6, with better visuals, voice commands for Oatchi, Dandori Academy exams and GameShare Dandori Battles. Owners of the Switch version can upgrade for $9.99.

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Three more GBA games on Switch Online

Monster Rancher Advance, Metal Slug Advance and the once Japan-only Kururin Paradise are now in the Game Boy Advance library for Switch Online + Expansion Pack members on Switch and Switch 2.

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Boltgun 2 is out today

Auroch Digital's retro Warhammer 40K shooter launches today with two playable characters (Ultramarine Malum Caedo and Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath) and a branching campaign. The PlayStation Store lists unlock at 16:00 UTC (18:00 SAST) and £19.99 in the UK. A Switch 2 version comes later.

Xbox

Xbox forms Xbox Labs

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told staff that CTO Scott Van Vliet will lead a small team exploring things like AI-driven decompiles, ports to new hardware and browser versions of games, after a wave of fan-made AI ports. She said Xbox will build in the open and share its tools with other developers.

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Edge of Memories slips to 3 Dec

Nacon and Midgar Studio pushed the Edge of Eternity follow-up action RPG from 5 Nov to 3 Dec to avoid the crowded launch window. Digital pre-orders move over automatically, and an updated Steam demo returns in early November.

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ARC Raiders tries a PvE beta

Embark added a separate PvE-only matchmaking toggle on all platforms until 20 Oct. Loot is worth less there, and some conditions like Frigate, Night Raid and Locked Gate aren't available.

PC

Big Steam client update

Valve's latest Steam update has a long changelog, including a bouncing-logo screensaver and an experimental Pyrowave video codec for high-bandwidth, low-latency Remote Play streaming.

PCHogwarts Legacy

DLSS 5 toned down for Hogwarts Legacy

Nvidia's DLSS 5 arrives in Hogwarts Legacy on PC on 5 Nov with much subtler face changes than its controversial March showing. It's PC only, so nothing changes on PS5.