Fortnitemares 2026: FNAF and Freddy Krueger Hit Fortnite Fortnite is haunted again — and earlier than ever. The v42.30 patch landed on October 1, 2026, kicking off Fortnitemares 2026, the earliest start the annual Halloween event has had in years. For comparison, last year’s edition didn’t begin until October 9, and the 2024 one waited … Read more
The Locust Horde is here early. Gears of War: E-Day has gone live on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud today, October 1, as five-day early access opens for Premium Edition owners. Everyone else — including Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers — gets access when the full launch lands on Tuesday, … Read more
OpenAI is teaming up with Synopsys, the company whose software sits behind a huge share of the world’s chip design, to build an AI model that does chip-design work itself. The model, called GPT-Synopsys, will be trained and tuned specifically for the semiconductor business, the two companies announced Wednesday at a Synopsys investor summit. Chip … Read more
Microsoft’s Xbox chief has gone on the record to quash one of the industry’s loudest rumors: the company is not shopping its gaming division around. In a New York Times profile published Wednesday, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma addressed the speculation head-on with a four-word denial: “Xbox is not for sale.” She followed it with a … Read more
October’s PlayStation Plus Monthly Games are official, and Sony is covering a lot of ground with this trio. Starting Tuesday, October 6, subscribers can claim F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, with all three staying available until Monday, November 2. F1 25 headlines the month. The official game of … Read more
Microsoft is giving Game Pass subscribers one more reason to stream in September while quietly running down the clock on unlimited cloud play. In the final wave of September updates to the “Stream Your Own Game” library, Xbox added cloud gaming support for 47 titles — meaning subscribers with a digital copy of any of … Read more
Google flipped the switch today on a new commission deal for Android games — and it comes with a calendar condition.Starting September 30, 2026, game developers enrolled in the revamped Google Play Games Level Up program pay just 15% on annual revenue above $1 million, down from the standard 20% rate. The catch: the discount … Read more
The Arwing is getting company on the couch. Nintendo and Velan Studios rolled out version 1.2.0 of Star Fox on Nintendo Switch 2 today, and the headline feature is exactly what Battle Mode was missing: up to four players can now dogfight on a single console in split-screen. Each player needs their own controller, and … Read more
Geralt of Rivia is getting a fresh coat of paint. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered launched today, September 29, as a free update for everyone who already owns the game on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. CD Projekt calls it the first release of its kind for the game: … Read more
The checkered flag is out for Mario Kart Tour. Tonight at 11 p.m. Pacific, Nintendo pulls the plug on its mobile Mario Kart spinoff, ending a seven-year run that started with one of the biggest launches in smartphone history. Once the servers go dark, the app will stop working entirely — there is no offline … Read more