John Romero used a gamescom asia keynote and interview in Bangkok to outline how game development may shift toward smaller, lower-risk releases. He warned that AI could flood stores with low-quality titles while still helping small teams, and he sees mobile as the most likely challenger to traditional consoles.
FromSoftware has paused online play in Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 while the studio addresses an unspecified server problem. The developer has not confirmed when multiplayer features will return, adding to a recent run of network and launch delays tied to the franchise.
Freshly Baked’s Queen’s Domain launches on Steam this week as a moody, deliberately paced action RPG inspired by early King’s Field. It combines a charge-based weapon system, an aerial dash blade, and a haunting PS2-style landscape to create a slower but increasingly rewarding experience.
An experimental Windows emulator called Eden-NX2 has gone public and can launch Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza on PC. The build works but is unstable, with stutter, low framerates, and graphical glitches, while users must provide their own game files.
Warhorse Studios has confirmed that unauthorized access occurred within its internal systems. Employee reports described a ransomware-related incident that forced computers offline and may have paused work on the studio’s unreleased projects.
Electronic Arts is reported to have prioritized Star Wars over Mass Effect while facing financial pressure. A Bloomberg report dated Oct. 30, 2026, also introduces an explanation for the prior week's closure of BioWare. The available excerpt offers limited detail on the decision and the shutdown.
Circana says Xbox's push around Gears of War: E-Day and other platform moves has not halted declining console sales. The analyst contrasts that with a PlayStation title-driven bundle surge, while Microsoft cites demand constraints behind a 14 percent hardware drop.
A Chinese court ordered two individuals to pay about $150,000 jointly after finding they misappropriated trade secrets from Honkai: Star Rail. The defendants had accessed unreleased test data, shared it online, and helped others unlock undisclosed content. miHoYo said the ruling marks another legal win in its ongoing effort to curb leaks from its games.
NordVPN’s threat researchers say fake PS5 emulator packages on GitHub are spreading an infostealer that disables Defender, harvests credentials, and deletes traces. Users are warned to verify project links and avoid lookalike repositories.
Activision will remove real Seoul Itaewon disaster clips from Modern Warfare 4’s opening scene after bereaved families criticized using the tragedy in a war-themed game. The footage was intended to support a fictional North Korea invasion narrative but will be replaced in an update on November 12.
The Verge reports that Gears of War: E-Day has sold over 400,000 copies across Xbox and Steam combined. The console-exclusive prequel has stayed in the top 10 most-played titles on Xbox.com in the U.S. since launch, though the report leaves Microsoft's satisfaction with its Game Pass engagement unclear.
New Insomniac Games job postings suggest an upcoming project built around several playable heroes, an ally-focused design, and refined enemy and boss combat. Although the listings do not name a game, the details line up more closely with the long-rumored X-Men title than with a standalone Spider-Man sequel.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has earned strong Metacritic marks on PlayStation and PC, yet the Xbox version remains without a clear Metascore due to limited critic access. Microsoft's Xbox leadership has acknowledged that the current review-code workflow is too complicated and said changes are on the way.
A PlayStation-focused data-mining account has reported that Grand Theft Auto 6 will have a 210GB base install size, placing it among the largest games by base file size. Insider Gaming says it can corroborate the figure, which is expected to put heavy pressure on networks when preloads begin on November 12.
Electronic Arts has cut 400 jobs and closed Edmonton-based BioWare following a $55 billion sale to a Saudi-led private group. Current and former staff say the process has been marked by limited transparency, remote-work restrictions for internal transfers, and growing resentment over corporate decisions and AI-driven production changes.
