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Game News Round-Up is your daily video game news fix. We cover the day's biggest stories: announcements, reveals, release dates, delays, financial results and industry shake-ups, with every story clearly sourced and verified so you always know where the news came from. It's quick enough for a coffee break and thorough enough that you'll never miss a headline. New episodes every work day.

  1. 13h ago

    Game News Round-Up - 2nd November 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 2nd November 2026 Sources: John Romero confirms his axed Xbox game has a new publisher and he’s rehired some staff: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/john-romero-confirms-his-axed-xbox-game-has-a-new-publisher-and-hes-rehired-some-staff/Activision to remove Itaewon crowd crush footage from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and apologises to victims' families: https://www.eurogamer.net/modern-warfare-4-itaewon-footage-removed-activision-apologyMaddy Makes Games removes Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS boycott: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/maddy-makes-games-removes-celeste-and-towerfall-from-xbox-in-support-of-pro-palestinian-bds-boycottDeath Stranding Isolations Anime TV Series Gets First Trailer, Out in 2027: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/death-stranding-isolations-anime-tv-series-gets-first-trailer-out-in-2027Pokémon Go style geospatial mobile Death Stranding game, Death Stranding Odradek, released as part of Death Stranding's Beyond the Strand Exhibition in Tokyo: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticspatial.dsodradekRoblox Q3 Results: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-q3-results-beat-expectations-despite-bookings-falling-12-to-17bnFootage of a Persona 1 remake has seemingly leaked online: https://www.eurogamer.net/persona-1-remake-be-your-true-mind-leak

  2. 3d ago

    Game News Round-Up - 30th October 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 30th October 2026 Sources: The latest episode of South Park features exclusive GTA 6 footage where a man is hit in the head with dog poo: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-latest-episode-of-south-park-features-exclusive-gta-6-footage-where-a-man-is-hit-in-the-head-with-dog-poo/Donald Glover to direct and star in Netflix adaptation of PUBG Battlegrounds: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/netflix-adapts-krafton-pubg-to-be-written-and-led-by-donald-gloverThe Duskbloods delayed to 2027: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/the-duskbloods-delayed-to-2027

  3. 4d ago

    Game News Round-Up - 29th October 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 29th October 2026 Sources: Bereaved families have called on Activision to edit the intro sequence to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 after it emerged that it uses real news footage from a tragedy in Seoul in which 159 people died: http://videogameschronicle.com/news/cod-modern-warfare-4-uses-real-news-footage-from-south-korean-tragedy-is-urged-by-families-to-remove-it/Epic Games doubles down on gen-AI tools for Fortnite, Unreal Engine 6 and more: "Our engineers are no longer writing the bulk of the code": https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-genai-fortnite-unreal-engine-6-no-longer-writing-codeNovember’s three ‘free’ PS Plus Essential monthly games are Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered and Monster Train 2: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/novembers-three-free-ps-plus-essential-monthly-games-include-dead-island-2-and-tomb-raider-4-6-remastered/Tom Clancy's The Division franchise tops 50 million players: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-division-series-50-million-playersXbox Content & Services Revenue Falls 2% in Latest Financial Quarter: https://gamesbeat.com/xbox-content-and-services-revenue-decreased-2-in-september-quarter/

  4. 5d ago

    Game News Round-Up - 28th October 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 28th October 2026 Sources: Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse suffers cyberattack: https://www.eurogamer.net/warhorse-cyberattack-kingdom-come-deliverancePokémon’s free-to-play MOBA Pokémon Unite is shutting down on March 23rd 2027: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemons-free-to-play-moba-pokemon-unite-is-shutting-down-the-pokemon-company-has-confirmed/Capcom has temporarily delisted Street Fighter 5 and turned off its servers as it works on PHP security issue: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-has-temporarily-delisted-street-fighter-5-and-turned-off-its-servers-as-it-works-on-php-security-issue/Call of Duty franchise surpasses $40bn in lifetime revenue following Modern Warfare 4 launch: https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-franchise-surpasses-40-billion-lifetime-revenue-following-launch-of-modern-warfare-4New Capcom Sales Report: https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/explanation/2026/2nd/explanation_2026_2nd_01.pdfUKIE calls on government to modernise Video Games Expenditure Credit ahead of Autumn Budget: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ukie-calls-on-government-to-modernise-video-games-expenditure-credit-ahead-of-autumn-budgetThe creator of Crossy Road (Matt Hall, co-founder of Hipster Whale) is now leading Atari’s mobile game division as Executive Vice President: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-creator-of-crossy-road-is-now-ataris-executive-vice-president-of-mobile-games/

  5. 6d ago

    Game News Round-Up - 27th October 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 27th October 2026 Sources: Arkane now has until mid-December to find a buyer as Microsoft extends its deadline: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/arkane-now-has-until-mid-december-to-find-a-buyer-as-microsoft-extends-its-deadline/Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls Steam's AI disclosure policies "a political act": https://www.gamesindustry.biz/epic-games-ceo-calls-steams-ai-disclosure-policies-a-political-actAuroch Digital (creators of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 and Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!) lays off a quarter of its staff: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/auroch-digital-lays-off-a-quarter-of-its-staffGhost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch reportedly lays off more than two dozen staff as it prepares for its next project: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ghost-of-yotei-studio-sucker-punch-reportedly-lays-off-more-than-two-dozen-staff-as-it-prepares-for-its-next-project/

  6. Oct 25

    Game News Round-Up - 26th October 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 26th October 2026 Sources: A free, officially licensed game based on classic UK children’s TV show Knightmare is in development: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-free-officially-licensed-game-based-on-classic-uk-childrens-tv-show-knightmare-is-in-development/Cyberpunk 2 associate director Paweł Sasko says half the quest team were hired for their modding work on other CDPR games: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpunk-2-associate-director-says-half-the-quest-team-were-hired-for-their-modding-work-on-other-cdpr-games/Xbox's first chief operating officer Helen Chiang is fired from Microsoft for "policy violations" just three months into the job: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-coo-helen-chiang-leaves-microsoftGameMaker to make its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use in January 2027: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gamemaker-to-make-its-next-generation-runtime-gmrt-free-for-commercial-use-in-january-2027Microsoft wanted $800 million from streaming giant Netflix for seven years of shows and films about Xbox characters, exclusively on Netflix, it’s claimed: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-wanted-800-million-from-netflix-for-7-years-of-its-biggest-characters-its-claimed/

  7. Oct 22

    Game News Round-Up - 23rd October 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 23rd October 2026 Sources: Mass Effect Universe trailer leaks online, showcases what BioWare was working on before being shut down: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mass-effect-universe-trailer-leaks-online-showcases-what-bioware-was-working-on-before-being-shut-down/Mass Effect TV series ‘still in production’ despite BioWare closure: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mass-effect-tv-series-still-in-production-despite-bioware-closure-as-game-director-writes-at-least-i-can-play-gta-6/Capcom says a data breach affected more than 11 million Capcom ID accounts, credit card details unaffected: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-says-a-data-breach-affected-more-than-11-million-capcom-id-accounts-credit-card-details-unaffected/Xbox reveals pricing for cloud gaming limits: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-reveals-pricing-for-cloud-gaming-limits-starting-at-399-for-10-hoursBeyond Good & Evil 2 is ‘still in pre-production’ after 18 years as its vision keeps changing: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/beyond-good-evil-2-is-still-in-pre-production-after-18-years-as-its-vision-keeps-changing-report-claims/

  8. Oct 21

    Game News Round-Up - 22nd October 2026

    Game News Round-Up - 22nd October 2026 Sources: EA is closing BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-is-closing-bioware-and-cancelling-the-next-mass-effect/A permanent Pokémon retail store is coming to London, the first of several planned to open outside Asia: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-permanent-pokemon-retail-store-is-coming-to-london-the-first-of-several-outside-asia/Hideo Kojima says ‘walking simulator’ comments about Death Stranding prove social media can form hivemind narratives: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/kojima-says-walking-simulator-comments-about-death-stranding-prove-social-media-can-form-hivemind-narratives/EA cancels unannounced The Sims project: https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-cancels-sims-skate-400-layoffsAMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling is coming to Xbox Series S/X: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/amds-fsr-41-upscaling-is-coming-to-xbox-series-xsEA Sports "Fight Night" teases return: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/ea-sports-fight-night-teases-returnXbox Game Pass Update: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-rest-of-octobers-xbox-game-pass-titles-have-been-revealed-including-final-fantasy-7-remake/‘Many’ staff gone from Skate studio Full Circle as part of EA layoffs: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/many-staff-gone-from-skate-studio-full-circle-as-part-of-ea-layoffs/First-person Soulslike Valor Mortis breaks even in seven days: https://www.eurogamer.net/soulslike-valor-mortis-making-profit-seven-days

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Game News Round-Up is your daily video game news fix. We cover the day's biggest stories: announcements, reveals, release dates, delays, financial results and industry shake-ups, with every story clearly sourced and verified so you always know where the news came from. It's quick enough for a coffee break and thorough enough that you'll never miss a headline. New episodes every work day.

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