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RuneScape: Dragonwilds hotfix 1.001.001 is out

Jagex pushed a small hotfix on Saturday on every platform except Switch 2. It fixes the "Corrupted Save File Detected" popup that controller players couldn't get past, and a dedicated-server crash when Ranged Special Attacks hit certain enemies. Switch 2 doesn't get it yet, but Jagex has found a way to keep crossplay working with updated players while Nintendo approves it. A fix for the Air Staff's 4th combo hit doing no damage, and a freeze when splitting stacks in chests, is targeted for next week.

SourceMP1st patch notes ↗

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Nintendo underestimated Ocarina of Time demand and is planning restocks

Nintendo Latin America boss Bill van Zyll called the remake "a global phenomenon" and said pre-sales are hitting their limits everywhere. Nintendo is working on restocks of the 40th Anniversary Switch 2 console, its controller and the game, but can't give dates or quantities yet. The console is out 29 Oct and the game on 5 Nov.

SourceNintendo Everything ↗

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The Blood of Dawnwalker's big 1.1 update lands next week

The vampire RPG from The Witcher 3's director gets over 1,100 changes. Highlights are a respec potion (the Draught of Mind Rebirth), which reportedly also gives back the in-game time you spent learning skills, a new, easier Story mode (the old one is renamed Forgiving), better combat targeting and lock-on, subtitles for all dialogue, bigger text options and, yes, directional dog and cat petting. There's no exact date yet.

SourcePC Gamer ↗TweakTown ↗

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No Rest for the Wicked 1.0 hits PS5 in March 2027

Moon Studios locked in March 2027 for the full release and the PS5 debut, after delaying it out of October. A new showcase shows 1.0 replacing attributes with a weapon-based class system, adding faction questlines and Cerim Cores, and, in the studio's words, roughly doubling the size of the game. There's no exact day or Xbox date yet.

SourcePush Square ↗Gematsu ↗

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GTA 6 gets its Japanese rating

After weeks of "rating pending", the Japanese PlayStation and Microsoft Store pages now show CERO Z (18+ only) with Crime and Violence icons, the same as GTA V. Rockstar hasn't said whether the Japanese version will be edited the way GTA V's was. It's out 19 Nov.

SourceGame*Spark (Japanese) ↗

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Rise of the Tomb Raider is getting a physical Switch 2 release

Limited Run Games opened pre-orders for the 20 Year Celebration edition on a Switch 2 game card, with all the DLC included: $49.99 standard or $99.99 for a collector's edition with a steelcase and a light-up Divine Source ornament. Pre-orders close 15 Nov and there's no shipping date yet.

SourceLimited Run Games ↗

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Funcom cuts staff to focus on Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening

The survival-game studio is restructuring with an undisclosed number of layoffs, its second round in a year, now that Dune: Awakening's big production phase is done. CEO Rui Casais leaves at the end of 2026, and Dune's executive producer Scott Junior takes over. Funcom says both games will keep getting new content for years.

SourcePC Gamer ↗Funcom press release ↗

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Steam Next Fest starts tomorrow

A week of free demos runs from Monday 19 Oct at 19:00 SAST until 26 Oct at 19:00 SAST.

SourceSteamworks ↗

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Steam is testing achievement sets

A new Steam Client beta lets developers split achievements into sets like base game, DLC and seasonal, so new DLC achievements no longer knock your base-game completion off 100%. Retired achievements stay visible for anyone who earned them but no longer count against completion.

SourceThe Verge ↗Steam announcement ↗