The Coalition has detailed changes made from Gears of War E-Day's beta as we go into tomorrow's launch —as well as information on the game's first five seasons. Gears of War E-Day MP Updates | image credit: The Coalition Beta Balancing Gears of War E-Day releases tomorrow, October 1st, 2026. Two multiplayer beta weekends were held back in August. The Coalition have put up a blog post detailing changes made to the PVP multiplayer as well as details on its first few seasons of content. First up are the changes to game balancing:

A hacker alleged to be behind the hack of Rockstar that leaked out GTA Online financial info earlier this year has been arrested —with allegations that they attempted to order multiple murders. Alleged GTA Online Hacker Arrested | image credit: Rockstar Hackerman As first spotted by RockstarIntel, a reported hacker has been arrested by Dutch police. Reuters has reported that the individual was a supposed 'reformed hacker'. Per their reporting the individual arrested is Pepijn van der Stap, the "Offensive Security Lead" of Neo Security, a cybersecurity company located in Amsterdam.

Today, developer RedOctane Games dropped their twelveth Setlist reveal for their up-and-coming instrumental rhythm title ‘Stage Tour’, coming to PC via Steam, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 consoles. Now part of a Setlist of 57(!!) songs (we're heading for 90!), here’s three familiar tracks that you might just love to play to: “Under a Glass Moon” – Dream Theater - played live more than 580 times during their career, this beloved track features one of John Petrucci’s standout guitar solos, a solo which you’ll soon be mastering.

Despite online theorising about the future of the Xbox division and it's possible sale, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has set the record straight in a new interview - 'Xbox is not for sale'.

The team at Sony have announced exactly which games will be available to play this October with PlayStation Plus. All of the titles featured will be included for PlayStation Plus members from Tuesday October 6th until Monday November 2nd. Let’s check out what's on offer. F1 25 F1 25 | Review "Leave your mark on the world of racing in F1 25, the official video game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship. Enjoy single player experiences such as Career and My Team 2.0, letting you create your own F1 stories as you take control as the Owner of a Formula 1 team.

Today, publisher NC announced that their global launch of their MMORPG title 'AION 2' is now available on PC via Steam/PURPLE for Founder's Pack owners. More specifically, Early Access grants the complete AION 2 experience five days before the official launch on 5 October, for players who’ve purchased any one of the three Founder’s Pack tiers, Standard, Deluxe, or Ultimate. Early Access runs alongside “War For Atreia”, NC’s creator event in which 60 streamers across North America, Europe, and South America compete for their faction from September 30 through October 14, with…

There are some fairly big changes on the cards with how promotions and sales are shown to users on Steam. The platform currently uses a manually curated calendar to advertise discounts and events, and this will be replaced next year with a personalised system unique to each player. Valve Detail Upcoming Changes to Steam Discounts and Events | Image Credit: Valve Up until now, discounts and deals have been displayed and compiled by Valve and selected partners via Steamworks and would be visible to all customers. The new update will replace this method with an algorithm which will show players relevant discounts based on their wishlist and play history.

Crimson Desert's upcoming DLC 'Charting the Unknown' is delayed, and is setting sail a little later than planned. Don't panic though - it's only for a couple of weeks.

Following a fairly short test period for Xbox Insiders, the Disc to Digital feature has now rolled out to all players. The team at Xbox shared the news on social media yesterday, as seen below. Your discs just got a digital upgrade today! 💿 Now, all players can experience the benefits of digital with most XBOX Series X and XBOX One physical discs: pic.twitter.com/IVgrV2NY4v — — (@XBOX) September 29, 2026 The update has now gone live, but players may need to restart their consoles to enable it. This new feature has been available to Xbox Insiders for the last month, and there are thousands of titles which now support it, with SEGA and Ubisoft being the most recent big players to join up.

Today, developer Oxalis Games announced that their cosy life simulation role-playing game title 'Moonfrost' will launch on PC (Windows) via Steam's Early Access programme on 12 October---launching at 6 PM UK time for 14.99 USD/12.99 GBP/14.99 EUR. A demo is available on the platform for your perusal. Blending the warmth of a cosy life-sim with deep building systems. Moonfrost's unique twist on the genre invites players to restore a struggling village, build relationships with a diverse cast of characters and heal a community from within. Moonfrost pairs a relaxing slice-of-life experience with a strong overarching narrative.

As spotted by Rychillie over on reddit (go upvote the post!), it appears that 'World of Warcraft: Forever' was classified for console usage alongside the likes of personal computers by Brasil's Ministry of Justice. Could it mean anything? Who can say (it's certainly not coming to the PS3!). But World of Warcraft is getting controller support (of which we tested ourselves!) and, as others have pointed out, 'Metroid: Ravenous' did recently leak through this service. World of Warcraft: Forever is slated to launch on PC (Windows/macOS) on 4 November. A beta opt-in is available and you can click here to learn more about that.

The team at Call of Duty have shared information on the features players can expect whilst playing on PC. There's a new trailer to check out, and we've also got some intel on when players can start preloading the game. Read on for all the details. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 PC Features Detailed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will automatically configure settings within the game to optimise the experience according to what hardware it is running on. Higher-end setups can expect high FPS gameplay and crisp graphics.

It's the start of a brand-new week, and the team are back with our roundup of the latest video game industry news in Headlines, our twice-weekly, concise, news focused live show. On this episode, Jesse and Jon discuss some upcoming projects in 'The Last of Us' universe. On this Episode: Headlines | The Last of Us has Multiple Projects in the Works New on DayOne - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park, Fangtopia and Minecraft Dungeons II Naughty Dog news, with two…

Today, Microsoft and Xbox have finally gone and done something with their beloved achievements system: after a gorillion years, we finally have a new "Mythic" achievement level---now available for Xbox Insiders to have a gander at. That means while it will make its way to the public not too far into the distant future, folks enrolled in the company's Insider programme can test the feature out and iron out any weasels embedded within. Mythic Achievements are a simple idea: you earn a Mythic Achievements when you complete all original achievements for a game.

There's just a few more days to wait before Emergence Day comes for us all, and in the spirit of keeping hype levels super high, accessories manufacturer 8Bitdo have announced a Gears of War: E-Day keyboard and mouse. Both products are from the company's 'retro' range of products, and the usual styling has been "transformed by the horror and brutality of Emergence Day.". 8Bitdo Announce Gears of War: E-Day Keyboard and Mouse | Image Credit: 8Bitdo Both the keyboard and mouse have been officially licensed by Xbox, and come in the distinctive red and black colourway, complete with the Gears of War: E-Day branding.

Brain Jar Games have announced their biggest update so far to hit action brawler Dead As Disco. The update introduces a brand new Idol Boss by the name of Dahlia, along with a ton of other new content. Read on for all the details, and check out the new trailer below. Dahlia, also known as The Lady of Loss, will become one of Charlie's most formidable adversaries. The multi-stage boss battle takes place in a new venue called The Nightshade, where per the team at Brain Jar, "What begins as a vibrant spectacle filled with blooming greenery gives way to erupting magma and embers as Dahlia reveals her Death Form and creates a haunting world of ash.

Developer Rafiq Studios will launch their coming cooperative prison escape game 'Inside Job' onto PC via Steam's Early Access programme on 2 November. A demo will be available during Steam's Next Fest and will be featured in our incoming column! Inside Job is a 1-4 player co-op prison escape: the walls, the schedule, the guards—every one of these things is a problem you'll have to solve yourself. Work it out together, keep it buried, and pick your moment carefully in this jailbreak of yours. You won't get a second one!

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The follow-up to the BAFTA Award winning game TOEM: A Photography Adventure has now launched onto PC, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 1 and 2. TOEM 2 is a cozy, photography-coded puzzle game, where players set off on an adventure to document the mysterious TOEMs. TOEM 2 Releases on Consoles and PC TOEM 2 is a short and sweet affair which only should only take around 3-4 hours to complete. It promises to provide a relaxing experience as players set off on their photography journey, and this time around, your camera has had an upgrade.

Cryptid deck-building auto-battler Portentum has now had its release date revealed - just in time for Halloween. Collecting creatures like Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil and (obviously) Jimothy the Raccoon has never been so entertaining! Have a look at the release date trailer below, and read on for all of the launch details. Portentum Launches Into Early Access Next Month Portentum combines beautifully designed hand-drawn art with deep deck-building strategy, yet the aim of the game is simple. Build a deck of 30 cards containing both cryptids and mushrooms, and then win 10 rounds of battle using your skills and strategy to beat other players.

Today, software development company Opera announced another collaboration project with SEGA, Perfect World Games, and ATLUS as users of the Opera GX browser will be able to claim a ★4 Phantom Idol---rather than being at the mercy of a gacha pull---beginning today, 29 September in the free-to-play JRPG title 'Persona5: The Phantom X'. In P5X, building the right team is central to the experience, and every new Phantom Idol changes how a team plays. But recruiting a specific character usually comes down to a gacha pull, which leaves the outcome to chance once players make the randomized roll.

Xbox has announced a collaboration with US pizza company Prince St. Pizza and revealed a pizza cutter modelled to look like a Prototype Lancer from the upcoming title Gears of War: E-Day. The cutter is part of a promotion running right up until the beginning of November, but fans wanting to snap one up may be disappointed, as the Lancer cutter has sold out pretty much immediately. Gears of War: E-Day Lancer Pizza Cutter is Already Sold Out | Image Credit: Prince St. Pizza The Limited-Edition Prince St. Pizza x Gears of War Prototype Lancer Pizza Cutter was available to purchase on the…

Ahead of tomorrow's 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered' launch, developer CD PROJEKT Red has enabled the Play Anywhere status for their beloved action role-playing game title. Presumably, once the remaster drops, you'll be able to snag the title across all your Windows 11-enabled devices (and mayhaps more in the future) and take Geralt's final chapter on-the-go with your ROG Allies and your Lenovo whathaveyouse. Players who have never played this classic before will also finally notice how awful the combat is. Because it always has been and I will be vindicated, watch!

Naughty Dog Studio Head Neil Druckmann took to the studio's website to pen a post for "The Last of Us Day", revealing there are two projects in the works for the franchise as well a when we can expect to see Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

PlayStation fans looking forward to the next game in the God of War franchise can begin to pre-order their preferred editions starting tomorrow, September 29th

While I was setting up my equipment for my coming RETRO REVIEWS of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' (look forward to 'em!), I stumbled upon this grand opening release of another recompilation project for Pandemic Studios' old but very-much-gold action title 'Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction'. No longer is it confined to the likes of the original XBox or PlayStation 2---you can run now run the game on Windows and Linux over Proton, so long as you have your own XBox copy of the game!

We’ve grabbed all of the top news stories, shows and reviews for you, so they’re easy to find in one place. Here’s DayOne's weekly roundup for September 21-27.

We're back to talk video games after another turbulent and hectic week in this crazy industry. We'll break it down in The DayOne Show Episode 332!

Following the insanity of September, this month is another one stacked with absolutely massive games. Here's the biggest games to play this October!

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Thanks to this community, the DayOne crew once again were able to travel to Cologne, Germany for Gamescom 2026. Our members only 'VLOG'!

During their 2nd Anniversary Livestream, Team Jade unveiled a plethora of features coming to their free-to-play tactical first-person shooter 'Delta Force'. A lotta things are on the way (modes, Operations and Warfare maps, stories!), but amongst them (and a personal watch-for thing here) are the Unreal Engine 5 features that the next Warfare map will see when it comes in November of this year. Players can also begin earning special anniversary rewards today, including 3,900 limited-time Delta Tickets acquired through daily tasks. Even more, items like Golden State, a Legendary AUG appearance, a second-anniversary Charm and Badge, and a limited Red collectible in Secret Haavk airdrops can also be claimed.

Minecraft Live for September 2026 has just ended, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma touting massive player and sales numbers for the franchise.

The team have been beavering away as usual this week, as there are just so many games that have either just released or landing in the near future. Here's what they've been up to, and as usual, there's our weekly poll further down the article so you can let us know what you are playing this weekend. Jesse (DonCabesa): SILENT HILL: Townfall's Attempt to Shift the Series Falls Flat | Review "It has been an incredibly busy time lately. This week alone saw 3 previews and 1 review. First up was SILENT HILL Townfall.

This week, publisher BILIBILI GAME launched their global server version of their latest mobile rhythm game title 'BanG Dream! Our Notes' worldwide. The game is available across iOS and Android via Google Play and offers in-game languages including English, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. With the global server now live, a brand-new band story featuring five girls' bands—MyGO!!!!!, Ave Mujica, Mugendai MewType, millsage, and Ikka Dumb Rock!—officially begins. The launch celebration MV, multiple new gameplay features, and launch events will also arrive together, inviting players to step into the girls' stories and onto their stage.

Today, publisher Electronic Arts in conjunction with EA Vancouver and EA Romania shipped out 'EA SPORTS FC 27' worldwide, giving football fans everywhere more ways to play, compete, and connect through The World’s Game. Because, "It's in the Game". Welcoming players to The Grounds1, a new social football playground where fans can live out their street to stadium football fantasy, FC 27 introduces more accessible experiences for first-time players and meaningful gameplay and mode updates for returning fans, based on feedback from the FC community. Read on below for all the details, …

This week, pop-punk American band blink-182 and publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment announced that they'd be collaborating to mix in the band's pining for the early 2-kays with the latter's beloved yellow puck PAC-MAN. launching free new content and a line of new merchandise bringing together the two entertainment icons. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of blink-182’s landmark album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, fans can play a free web game version of the classic PAC-MAN arcade game featuring fun Easter Eggs inspired by the band. Also launching today, they can watch a special episode of the popular…

Today, publisher Pixel Games UK announced that they have launched 'Elland: The Crystal Wars' onto Nintendo Switch consoles, bringing a classic yet unfortunately cancelled title back from the dead and into the good graces of modern platforms. Based on an incredibly science fiction franchise, this once-in-development title by Hungarian game developer Soft Brigade was supposed to launch back in 2002 but sadly got the axe. The Retro Room Games then purchased the rights to the game, reworking it to remove references to the source material. This enhanced version of Elland: The Crystal Wars introduces several modern features, including an LCD screen filter option for an authentic retro experience and the ability to rewind gameplay at any time, alongside a virtual instruction booklet.

There's an absolute ton of cool games releasing over the next week, the biggest of which has to be Gears of War: E-Day. If you want to check out what the game is like ahead of release, then take a look at the DayOne preview here. Aside from Gears, there's also some other heavy hitters landing with Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. Here's everything coming to Xbox next week, for September 28th to October 2nd. Minecraft Dungeons II - Xbox and PC, September 28…

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With Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve coming in for landing, is Thrustmaster's T.Flight Neo the right HOTAS for you to become an Ace Pilot? Our Review.

Embark Studios are planning to run a beta test for a new PvE matchmaking toggle in ARC Raiders next month. Following feedback from a chunk of their player base who enjoy a more co-operative play experience, the team have now confirmed that the PvE mode will allow players to fight the ARC threat without sustaining damage from other players. ARC Raiders is Testing a PvE Matchmaking Experience Following Community Feedback The team at Embark Studios has shared the update via their blog, and have explained how the test will work.

The folks at Nintendo are giving Switch owners the chance to have access to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for free for the next week. Subscribers will be able to play the game in its entirety until next Wednesday, September 30th. Review | Prince of Persia The Lost Crown To access the game, players will need to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online, and once they are joined up they will be able to download the whole game as part of the Free Trials service. Access is unrestricted and available right up until 23:59 PT on September 30th, 2026.

You wouldn't think combining cozy-vibes and spooky, horror themes would work, but it absolutely does. Our Fangtopia Hands-on Preview.

Today, publisher KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT announced that the “All-Star Memories” campaign in 'eBaseball: MLB PRO SPIRIT' is now available. “All-Star Memories” is a special Scout featuring 13 players who delivered unforgettable performances in MLB All-Star Games throughout history. During the campaign period, players can receive one guaranteed G-Ⅲ Ryan Howard simply by logging into the game. The company has put out a video on the campaign, complete with an interview featuring the legend himself: All-Star Memories Commemorative Scout (Sep 23 – Oct 6) This Scout guarantees one G-III-or-higher player and offers a 20% chance of obtaining a featured player from the “All-Star Memories” lineup.

This week, Niantic and adidas announced a crossover collaboration both in-game for 'Pokémon GO' and in real-life as the sports clothing company teams up with The Pokémon Company to release a limited-time collection. Anyone wanna get me some shoes? Pretty please 🙂 Beginning Friday, 25 September, interested Trainers can visit participating adidas stores to receive event-themed Timed Research that awards an exclusive adidas jacket and cap for their in-game avatar. In addition, Trainers can complete research tasks to earn XP, Stardust, an encounter with Lucario, Lucario Mega Energy, and more.