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Pumpkaboo's Sweet Surprises runs from today until 1 Nov (by your console's local time). Once you've rebuilt at least one Pokémon Center, talk to Pumpkaboo, learn Camouflage from Zorua at Bleak Beach, then disguise yourself as objects to startle Pokémon and earn Pumpkin Candy. Trade the candy for spooky furniture, and use it to build habitats that attract Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist, who stay in town after the event ends.
A new Japanese TV ad shows the Water Temple duel, with Dark Link rising out of black smoke and landing on Link's sword in the original's famous pose. Nintendo's eShop page for the game is now open too. It's out 5 Nov on Switch 2.
Massive Monster's native Switch 2 edition lands next Thursday. If you own it on Switch you upgrade for free, and new players pay the same $24.99 as the Switch version. The studio hasn't said yet what improves on Switch 2.
Set on Wuhu Island, it adds Thumb Wrestling and Skateboarding (which uses a Joy-Con 2 as a mouse for tricks) alongside returning sports like Power Cruising, Archery, Bowling, Prop Plane and Golf. It's $49.99 digital, and there's a $529.99 Switch 2 bundle. Online play needs Nintendo Switch Online.
Campaign reviews landed as early access opened. IGN gave the roughly seven-hour story an 8/10, calling it the best Modern Warfare campaign since the 2019 reboot and praising an open, DMZ-style mission behind enemy lines, though it stops short of the series' very best. Multiplayer and DMZ reviews come later. DMZ early access starts 20 Oct and the full game launches 23 Oct.
Real cars modded to look like in-game models, including the Cheetah, Coquette and Tempesta, were filmed driving through Miami with Leonida plates next to a Vice City police-liveried Lamborghini, in what looks like Rockstar's latest marketing push. Rockstar hasn't commented. GTA 6 is out 19 Nov on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski says the live-action film with Paramount won't retell V's story from Cyberpunk 2077. It'll be a new story set in the same universe instead. There's no director, cast or release date yet.
MP1st reports that Tencent's TiMi studio was making a console and PC game, working title Assassin's Creed Destiny, set in 206 BCE. Prototype footage shows a female assassin, stealth kills and the leap of faith before it was scrapped early in development. Ubisoft and Tencent haven't confirmed it. The separate mobile game Assassin's Creed Jade is still in the works.
Coral Island, the co-op farming sim, comes to Switch 2 this winter alongside its free 1.4 "Kids Grow Up" update on every platform. Evolution survival game Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey hits PS5, Xbox and Switch 2 on 8 Dec, with a free PS5 upgrade for PS4 owners. And LEGO Harry Potter Collection, both games plus all DLC, is out now on Switch 2.
Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition came off sale after overwhelmingly negative Steam reviews over bugs and unit art that players say was AI-upscaled without disclosure. The original 2011 version is back on sale, and people who already bought the remaster keep it.
The studio founded by Just Cause creator Christofer Sundberg was declared bankrupt after months of unpaid wages, affecting nearly 30 staff. The trustee is looking for a buyer for Samson's IP and tech.
The father of PlayStation told VGC he understands why fans see discs as proof of ownership, but that keeping them isn't "economically reasonable". Sony stops producing PlayStation game discs from January 2028.
Alinea Analytics puts it at about 5.4 million copies and $407 million on PS5, a little behind Ghost of Tsushima at the same point. These are third-party estimates, not Sony figures.
From 16 Nov, a Switch 2 CPU board repair in Japan goes from ¥27,500 to ¥37,400, with smaller rises on other parts, because repair parts got more expensive. No other regions are affected so far.
A Microsoft Store page for Aspyr's Shrek 2 Remastered went up early, listing 4K, a Photo Mode, a Cheat Mode and four-player co-op. Gematsu expects the reveal at Tuesday's ID@Xbox Showcase, at 19:00 SAST.
Untitled Goose Game studio House House says its new game won't launch on Xbox while Microsoft remains a target of the Palestinian-led BDS boycott.
