The Pokémon Company and TiMi Studio Group will end service for the free-to-play battle arena game on 23 March 2027 at 02:00 SAST, on both Switch and mobile. It launched on Switch in July 2021. A farewell update with a special event and a new "library" feature lands on 12 Nov, and the Aeos Crown 2027 Tokyo tournament still goes ahead as planned.
Reviews are in and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 sits on a Metascore of 86, the series' highest since Modern Warfare 3 in 2011. Critics are calling the campaign the best in years and singling out the extraction-style DMZ mode, though the plot gets some flak. It's also topping the UK charts this week, with a small slice of sales on Switch 2.
The final major content update lands today at 16:00 SAST. New Game+ lets you replay Edward Kenway's story up to five times over, with tougher seas, more elite soldiers and a new Escudos currency for exclusive outfits and items. A brutal Nightmare Mode comes along with it. Ubisoft is also hosting an Assassin's Creed franchise update on Thursday 29 Oct, but warns there won't be any major reveals.
Capcom's promised fix-up patch for the Switch 2 version is out now, bringing a batch of adjustments and fixes, many of them aimed at issues with vocations. Nintendo Life has the full patch notes.
An MP1st report says Bloober Team and Konami are targeting next year for the remake of the PS1 original, and names Gabrielle Fritz and Jade Matthew in the voice cast. Nothing official yet, but it would fit Konami's stated plan to release a Silent Hill game every year.
Aftermath reports the Sony-owned studio, estimated at around 230 staff, has made layoffs. An internal email cites market challenges and the team needs for its next project, and promises more detail on the studio's future next week.
The Warhammer Survivors and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun II studio blames the same market conditions hitting the rest of the industry. Post-launch support for both games will continue.
Analyst Mat Piscatella shared a weekly US PS5 sales graph showing a steady rate since June, with a small bump for NBA 2K27 and a bigger one the week Marvel's Wolverine launched. He says there's no sign yet of a GTA 6 ramp-up.
Microsoft has pushed the Dishonored studio's deadline from 13 Nov to 13 Dec 2026, and is also looking for a partner to help finish Marvel's Blade.
