Twenty five stories on the list today: two free games on Epic, a dozen trailers out of PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo, and a stack of headlines from GOG, Xbox Wire and more. Here's the lot, each one linked back to where it came from.
Free games
Out of Sight is free on the Epic Games Store
Out of Sight puts you in the shoes of Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear's eyes. You're escaping captors and uncovering the dark history of the mansion you're trapped in, in this atmospheric horror puzzle adventure. It's free to keep on the Epic Games Store from Friday 9 October until Friday 16 October, Sydney time.
Source: Epic Games Store
TerraScape is free on the Epic Games Store
TerraScape has you building kingdoms on floating islands in this cosy, medieval city-building puzzler. There are secret combinations to find, monthly challenges, and both single and multiplayer modes across randomly generated maps. It's free to keep from Friday 9 October until Friday 16 October, Sydney time.
Source: Epic Games Store
Trailers
Fortnitemares 2026 gets its gameplay trailer
A cursed cartridge is corrupting the Island for this year's Fortnitemares, bringing new bosses, weapons and locations with it. Five Nights at Freddy's crosses over for the event, with Freddy Krueger's claws and the Bonerattler SMG both up for grabs.
Source: Xbox (YouTube), also reported by Nintendo (YouTube)
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles gets a colossal update too
The PlayStation version of Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles just got the same colossal update as Xbox, bringing new surveyors, curved walls and combat changes. Two DLCs come with it: Medieval Houses and Verne Bannerless.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
End of Abyss launches on PS5
You play Cel, a combat technician working out what's really going on in the facility she's trapped in. End of Abyss is a broken, abandoned world where the machines talk and nothing you meet is quite human. It's out now on PlayStation 5.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem shows off one of its mini-games
This trailer is all about Wobble Golf, one of the party games inside The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem. It uses the DualSense controller's motion sensor for steadying your shot while you compete for the top spot.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
The Jackbox Party Pack 12 shows off its new games
The new pack brings five party games: We Forgot a Card for making greeting cards, Hyperface for warping photos, Debate and Switch for arguments, Idol Factions for team trivia, and MegaPals for friendship building. It lands on Xbox October 15.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
007 First Light adds a free Extended Operations DLC
The free Extended Operations update for 007 First Light is out now, adding new missions, a mode called Valhalla Protocol, Photo Mode, New Game+, and new weapons and outfits.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Zero Parades: Director's Cut gets a launch date
Zero Parades: Director's Cut, the definitive edition of ZA/UM's espionage RPG, is heading to PlayStation on November 3. The trailer confirms the date and gives a first look at the edition.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
MXGP 26: The Official Game launches
MXGP 26: The Official Game is out now, rebuilt on Unreal Engine 5 with reworked motorcycle physics and track detail. Riders in the game include Jeffrey Herlings, Lucas Coenen and Tim Gajser.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered gets a launch trailer
Twenty five years on, Dynasty Warriors 3 and its Xtreme Legends expansion are back, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 with every officer and battlefield recreated. The series' one against a thousand combat is still the hook, now at a bigger scale.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Asylum gets a release date
Asylum, the psychological horror game from the team behind Scratches and Serena, is coming to consoles October 30. You're playing a former patient of the Hanwell Mental Institute, working through visions and the asylum's history as you explore its halls.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
Valor Mortis shows off its gameplay
Valor Mortis is a first-person soulslike from the team behind Ghostrunner, due out October 13. You're playing a soldier from Napoleon's army raised from the dead, fighting through monsters and supernatural powers to get to the bottom of a conspiracy.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Gallipoli adds a free expansion
The free Ali Al Muntar expansion for Gallipoli is out now, adding a new map with an escort mission for the attacking side plus four new weapons. Two paid DLCs came with it too: Black Watch for the Scottish subfaction, and Khaki for the West Kent subfaction.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
News
The Wolf Among Us Remastered returns to Fabletown
Telltale's The Wolf Among Us Remastered is out October 29 on PlayStation. The remaster rebuilds the character models, relights every scene, and adds a new Noir Mode that renders the whole story in black and white. Game director Matt Saia says the team wanted to honour the original while bringing new players to the noir adventure set in 1980s Fabletown.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Kena: Scars of Kosmora pushed back to 2027
Ember Lab has confirmed Kena: Scars of Kosmora is now landing in 2027 on PS5 and PC, with the extra time going toward polishing the bigger game. The sequel moves away from the original's linear structure, adding four elemental regions, Spirit Guide temples as dungeons, and a new crystalline companion that works as both mount and combat partner. Kena is exploring the island of Kosmora to face her past and her growing role as a Spirit Guide.
Source: PlayStation Blog
A colossal update and two DLCs land for Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Solo developer Tomas Sala's Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles has had a big console update, bringing Xbox in line with the PC build. It adds upgradable surveyors including the Behemoth, curved walls, an overhauled combat system and new Arbology towers that spawn trees. Two DLCs launched with it: Medieval Houses, which adds cosmetic building options, and Verne Bannerless, which adds more aggressive military units. Everything's live now on Xbox One, Series X|S and PC.
Source: Xbox Wire
Microsoft Jewel comes to mobile
Microsoft Casual Games has launched Microsoft Jewel, its first new mobile app in seven years, on iOS, Android and PC. It's a Match-3 game that syncs progress across devices and earns Xbox achievements on mobile. Game Pass Ultimate members get an ad-free experience and other perks on top.
Source: Xbox Wire
PlayStation Plus October games confirmed
PlayStation Plus subscribers get three new games from Tuesday October 6: F1 25, a racing sim with career and multiplayer modes; Hunt: Showdown 1896, described as a new era for the extraction shooter; and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, a voxel-style co-op action game for up to four players. September's lineup, including Sniper Elite: Resistance and MLB The Show 26, stays claimable until October 5.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Nintendo's October lineup
Nintendo's October slate covers Switch and Switch 2, headlined by Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] on October 8, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on October 9, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort on October 22, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on October 23. Minecraft also arrives on Switch 2 October 27 with upgraded visuals.
Source: Nintendo UK
FATE: Reawakened gets the Prometheus expansion
FATE: Reawakened's Prometheus expansion is out now on GOG, adding a new town hub, dungeon and companion pet. Prometheus is an abandoned city once blessed by the gods, and you're fighting through corrupted marble and shadow creatures to reclaim the Golden Flame from the god Erebos.
Source: GOG
Half Grip is coming to GOG
Half Grip is a racing roguelike heading to GOG, built around juggling steering, shooting and gear changes with a single hand. Money earned in runs unlocks upgrades and weapons like rams, shotguns, magnets and mines. It's up for wishlisting now.
Source: GOG
Okko The Exiled is out
Okko The Exiled, an action platformer, has launched on GOG. You're fighting through Kutala, stomping, launching, deflecting and bashing your way to the Demon Lord Yalda. A Deluxe Edition with the soundtrack is available alongside the base game.
Source: GOG
Star Fox gets a free update
Star Fox on Switch 2 has a free update adding three new Battle Mode stages: Katina, Sector X and Venom, which show up more often in online matches for a limited time. It also adds four-player split screen, with teams of four able to join online battles from one console.
Source: Nintendo UK
The Witcher 3 Remastered is getting a brightness patch
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered launched for free this week, and players have been debating its visual changes ever since. The biggest complaint is how overexposed the game looks, and CD Projekt Red agrees it went too far. A patch is coming for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC to tone it back down.
Source: GameSpot
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