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Saturday 31 October 2026

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EA reportedly cancelled the next Mass Effect to focus on Star Wars Battlefront 3

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports EA execs reviewed their slate and decided two big-budget sci-fi action games were too many, so they backed Battlefront 3 and shut BioWare down. A new Mass Effect was seen as the riskier bet.

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Final Fantasy XIV's Evercold expansion moves to 23 February 2027

Announced at Fan Fest in Tokyo, the sixth expansion slips from January and brings a new job. Pre-orders open on 4 November and early access starts on 19 February.

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Resonance of Fate gets an enhanced remaster on PS5

The quirky PS3 RPG is out now on PS5 with sharper visuals and a double-speed option. PS4 remaster owners can upgrade for $10.

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Nintendo cancels Kirby Air Riders' Halloween event

The event was meant to run from 28 October to 4 November, but players kept hitting screen freezes in early matches, so the Ghost headwear won't be on offer this weekend.

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Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea maps out nine DLC packs into 2027

Natsume's roadmap adds new characters, locations, animals and recipes, plus a 30th anniversary celebration. The first pack, Merus's Dilemma, is out now for $6.99 with a tools upgrade, six recipes and more story.

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Crimson Desert's map balloons, and Xbox gets a free trial

With Charting the Unknown installed, the base game's map becomes just one corner of the world. Xbox Series X|S owners can now try Crimson Desert Enhanced free for five hours.

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A Sony job listing revives PS Store dynamic pricing fears

The role, Senior Director of Digital Games Monetisation, mentions "intelligent pricing". Sony hasn't announced any pricing change.

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The Wolf Among Us Remastered's PS5 upgrade discounts aren't showing up

Many PS4 owners and PS Plus members say they can't get the discounted upgrade Telltale promised last week, even though reviews for the remaster have been glowing.

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Activision will remove Itaewon disaster footage from Modern Warfare 4

Real news footage of the 2022 crush in Seoul was used to illustrate a fictional North Korean invasion. Activision apologised after victims' families spoke out.

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Turn 10 merges into Playground Games as Dan Greenawalt retires

The Forza Motorsport studio is now Playground Games Redmond. Greenawalt leaves after 27 years at Microsoft.

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John Romero's axed Xbox game finds a new publisher

It has been rescoped for a smaller team, and Romero has rehired some of the staff.

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Death Stranding Isolations anime gets its first trailer

The Disney+ series is set just after Sam connects North America to the Chiral Network, and arrives in 2027.