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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 19m

Helldivers 2 new premium warbond The "Scope of Authority Premium Warbond" for Helldivers 2 launches October 20, focusing on long-range combat. Image: PlayStation Blog

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 1h

Raw Fury brings more games to Xbox Raw Fury announced more games like Deep Dish Dungeon are coming to Xbox. Image: Xbox Wire

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 2h

The Cyberleek GTA 6 memecoin scheme has largely collapsed, with its market cap falling to $1.7 million, making its leak targets unlikely. Fans are celebrating, having urged others not to buy into the scheme after the leaker reportedly cashed out in August. 📉

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 3h

Escape Academy 2 introduces open-world campus Coin Crew Games will release Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School on PlayStation 5 on November 5, shifting to an open-world campus with co-op. Image: PlayStation Blog

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 3h

Two Shin-Chan games ported to Switch 2 Neos will release Switch 2 ports of two Shin-Chan games on March 4, 2027, also offering a physical bundle. 📅 A planned Q1 2027 release suggests third-parties are aligning with Nintendo's next platform timing.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 5h

Ace Combat 8 review notes thrilling campaign Eurogamer has published its review for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, calling its campaign "thrill-packed" and a new high point for the series. ✈️

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 6h

RimWorld switches to in-house engine Ludeon Studios is moving RimWorld from Unity to its own Waylith Engine for update 1.7, promising 2-4x performance increases. The studio says existing mods will remain compatible.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 7h

Tekken 8 adds Baki crossover, Roger Jr in November Tekken 8's next DLC character, Roger Jr, arrives November 17 (early access November 12), with a Baki the Grappler crossover. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 8h

Metaphor ReFantazio demo on Switch 2 eShop A demo for Metaphor: ReFantazio is out on the Switch 2 eShop, with save data transferring to the full game releasing November 12, 2026. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 9h

Magic: The Gathering announces 2027 sets 🗓️ Wizards of the Coast will release six Magic: The Gathering sets in 2027, reducing the annual count from seven and splitting them evenly between Universes Within and Universes Beyond.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 10h

No Man's Sky lands on iOS a decade later Hello Games and Apple announced No Man's Sky for iPhone and iPad, including all previous content, though without multiplayer and with limited settlement building. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 20h

Epic delays Marvel/Star Wars shooter, pushes AI Epic Games has internally delayed its unannounced Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter, now pushing "AI-accelerated development" to complete it, Bloomberg reports. 🤖

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 20h

Modern Warfare 4 pre-orders include mobile content Pre-ordering Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will grant players the Shattered Relay Weapon Blueprint in Call of Duty: Mobile. Image: Xbox Wire

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 21h

Street Fighter 6 gets movie tie-in costumes Capcom revealed Dhalsim, E. Honda, and Zangief movie-inspired costumes for Street Fighter 6, with the Zangief code redeemable October 16 alongside the film's release. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 22h

Game Developer veteran launches new industry publication 🔗 www.gamesindustry.biz/game-develope…

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 23h

Aream & Co: games M&A $57.8bn in Q3 Games industry M&A hit $57.8 billion in Q3 2026, but the figure includes EA's $55 billion leveraged buyout, Aream & Co reports. Console segment revenue, meanwhile, fell 12% year-on-year. 📉

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Marvel Tokon adds Jane Foster, Venom, Jubilee to Year 1 roster Arc System Works confirmed Jane Foster, Venom, and Jubilee as remaining Year 1 DLC for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls on PS5, releasing into 2027.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Gears of War E-Day hit by DDoS attacks Gears of War: E-Day faced server issues and login problems due to DDoS attacks, which the studio attributes. Similar incidents hit other online games in January.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Steam hits new concurrent user peak again Steam has set a new concurrent user record of 43,505,724 concurrent users, according to SteamDB, marking its second all-time high this year.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Sonic Pico Park ships to Switch 2 Sonic Pico Park, a 2D co-op action-puzzle, releases November 12, 2026 for Switch and Switch 2, with Silver and Blaze joining the roster, reports Nintendo Life. Nintendo's next console is already appearing on release schedules. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

BlazBlue: Central Fiction PS5 release coming Arc System Works will bring its 2015 fighter BlazBlue: Central Fiction to PS5, with rollback netcode and PC crossplay, Push Square reports. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Phasmophobia reaches 30 million sales Kinetic Games' Phasmophobia has sold over 30 million copies across PC and console since its 2020 Early Access launch, while its 1.0 release is now slated for late 2027.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Gods With Badges tackles police accountability Strange Scaffold is making Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game where players choose to disable a police bodycam for tactical advantage, releasing 2027 on PC. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Bit Reactor re-hires some Star Wars staff 👾 Bit Reactor, which furloughed over 80% of its staff before Star Wars Zero Company's launch, is now re-hiring, with payroll reportedly back over half its prior size, an unnamed source says.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Squadron 42 opens Steam wishlist Cloud Imperium Games has opened a Steam wishlist for Squadron 42 ahead of its Q2 2027 release. The single-player component of a project known for its protracted development now has a date, albeit still many months away. 🗓️ Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Hell Is Us expands enemy roster after 2 million players Hell Is Us by Nacon and Rogue Factor surpassed 2 million players and received a free enemy update. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Castle Doom expansion dated Dotemu and Tribute Games will release 'The Siege of Castle Doom' DLC for Marvel Cosmic Invasion on November 10, 2026, adding two characters and a new mode. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Blumhouse taps MatPat for indie horror film adaptations Blumhouse Productions and YouTube creator Matthew "MatPat" Patrick have confirmed a partnership at NYCC 2026 to adapt viral indie horror games, beginning with *Amanda the Adventurer*. 🎬

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

FH6 expansion set for January Playground Games' first major expansion for Forza Horizon 6 is scheduled for January, eight months after its May release. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ace Combat 8 breaks series sales record Bandai Namco's Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve sold one million copies in roughly one week, the fastest in series history.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Rainbow Six Mobile ends less than a year in 🗓️ Ubisoft is shutting down Rainbow Six Mobile on January 16, 2027, less than a year after its global launch in February 2026, with the team moving to "other long-term strategic projects," Ubisoft says. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ghost of Tsushima anime arrives 2028 The Ghost of Tsushima anime adaptation is scheduled for a 2028 release, with Takanobu Mizuno directing and Mayumi Saco returning to voice Tomoe. An eight-year gap from the original game's launch means this adaptation will arrive well after the main series.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 adds DMZ early access 🔗 www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-m… Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Wizards of the Coast unveiled D&D Star Wars: Tyro Squadron: Adventures, launching in 2027 and focusing on players as a secret Rebel crew flying missions against the Empire. The emphasis on covert missions and vehicle encounters signals a departure from typical Jedi storylines ✨.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Xbox rebrands existing media efforts as XP Xbox has launched a new division, XP, to oversee existing media and consumer product investments, without announcing new projects, as the company reports continued studio closures. 📺

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Double Fine's union drive failed in May, reportedly due to internal conflict and confusion over eligibility. Kotaku reports the effort collapsed amidst clashes regarding the studio's flat structure and culture. 🎲

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New Xbox releases for next week Xbox Wire published its weekly list of new games for Xbox and Game Pass, arriving October 12-16. 🗓️ Such regular updates are standard store calendar practice. Image: Xbox Wire

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Gundam Rogue Orbit PS5 gameplay trailer released A new gameplay trailer for Gundam Rogue Orbit was released, set for PlayStation 5 launch on March 5th. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The Crew Motorfest adds new island The Crew Motorfest received Season 11 on October 7, 2026, adding the explorable Hawaiian island of Kaua'i for free. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Old School RuneScape death bug deletes player items A recent update caused a bug in Old School RuneScape's death mechanics, deleting valuable player items, which Jagex confirmed and restored. This issue reignited calls for developers to simplify the game's punishing death mechanics. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Nordisk centralises Supermassive publishing 🤝 Nordisk Games has arranged for its subsidiary Avalanche Studios Group to globally publish titles from fellow subsidiary Supermassive Games, beginning with Directive 8020, which launched earlier this year, following recent layoffs at both studios.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Mafia trilogy native PS5 upgrades After Mafia: Definitive Edition's PS5 upgrade, Push Square reports Mafia 2 and 3 Definitive Editions are seemingly next.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Bit Reactor restores furloughed developers Bit Reactor, studio behind Star Wars Zero Company, has begun bringing back staff furloughed pre-release, CEO Greg Foertsch confirmed, after the game's strong reception.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Jay and Silent Bob get a View Askewniverse sequel Nitrate Games revealed a trailer for Jay and Silent Bob’s Joint Venture, a weed farming sim continuing the View Askewniverse story, due on PC in late Spring 2027. 🌿 Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Pony Island 2 playtest signup opens Daniel Mullins' Pony Island 2: Panda Circus has opened playtest sign-ups; the original Pony Island is free for a limited time, Rock Paper Shotgun reports. This strategy gives new players a direct preview before testing the sequel. 🚪 Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Marisha Ray will voice "Polydroid Shiva" in Final Fantasy VII Revelation, a new NPC linked to a snowboarding minigame. Ray is the wife of Matt Mercer, who voices Vincent, but Mercer confirmed the studio was unaware of their relationship when she was cast. Image: IGDB

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Halo's new enemy revealed as development shifts With Halo development moving to Activision, 268 343 Industries staff were laid off, while a final Canon Fodder blog post revealed the Endless, an alien faction teased as a major antagonist in Halo Infinite.

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Five O'Click Games @five-oclick-games.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Skydance commits to long-term DCU plan Skydance, the new Warner Bros. owner, has stated a commitment to a "long-term creative architecture" for the DC Universe across film, TV, and gaming. The cross-media strategy is set to continue.

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