Free games lead the day: five through Xbox Game Pass this weekend and two more coming soon on Epic, plus a pile of freebies rounded up on GBAtemp. Two Steam specials sales and GOG's 18th birthday sale cover the deals, a run of headlines goes from Call of Duty to a new PS5 accessory line, and eight launch trailers close it out.
Free games
Free Play Days: five games for Xbox Game Pass members
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members can jump into five games for free this weekend: WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Dead by Daylight, Darkwood, Spirittea and EVERSPACE 2. Xbox says the window runs from Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November. Spirittea and EVERSPACE 2 are also playable on PC, and Dead by Daylight is cross-platform too.
Source: Xbox Wire
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is coming free on Epic
Epic's next weekly freebie is Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, a Dungeons & Dragons strategy management game that brings characters from across the D&D multiverse into one adventure. It's free to keep on the Epic Games Store from Friday 6 November to Friday 13 November, Sydney time.
Source: Epic Games Store
Flotsam is coming free on Epic too
Alongside it, Flotsam is also joining Epic's free lineup: a floating garbage town survival game where you scavenge junk from the ocean's surface and grow a city while surviving in a colourful post-apocalyptic world. Same window, free from Friday 6 November to Friday 13 November Sydney time.
Source: Epic Games Store
Outcast Tales launches free on Steam
Developer Hardlane Studio and publisher Inner Pocket have launched their party-based roguelite RPG Outcast Tales free on Steam. It's built around a three-person crew of wasteland wanderers, each with their own skills, where personality matters as much as class and ability.
Source: GBAtemp
Free Games Friday: dozens to grab this week
GBAtemp kicked off a new weekly feature, Free Games Friday, rounding up more than 30 games that are free to keep this week across Epic, Steam and other launchers. Sorry We're Closed and MAFIA Hotel are among the names on the list.
Source: GBAtemp
Deals and sales
On sale on Steam: No Man's Sky, GTA V Enhanced and four more
No Man's Sky: 60% off, now A$35.18 (was A$87.95), until Tuesday 10 November. An exploration and survival game set in an infinite procedurally generated universe, with trading, combat and a shared galaxy to explore.
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced: 50% off, now A$22.47 (was A$44.95), until Friday 6 November. An action-adventure game following a street hustler, a retired bank robber and "a terrifying psychopath" pulling heists to survive the criminal underworld.
Gothic 1 Remake: 25% off, now A$55.12 (was A$73.50), until Friday 6 November. A faithful remake of the genre-defining open world RPG, set in a hand-crafted prison colony.
The Wolf Among Us Remastered: 20% off, now A$27.96 (was A$34.95), until Friday 13 November. A remastered noir detective thriller investigating murders in Fabletown, where choices carry consequences into future chapters.
Terrible Lizards: 20% off, now A$27.96 (was A$34.95), until Friday 6 November. An action adventure horror game about a vanished staff and a missing child at a roadside dinosaur attraction (more on its GOG release below).
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: 20% off, now A$55.96 (was A$69.95), until Friday 13 November. A turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics, following a team on a mission to stop a supernatural threat called the Paintress.
Source: Steam specials
On sale on Steam: Sons Of The Forest, Rust and two more
Sons Of The Forest: 72% off, now A$12.30 (was A$43.95), until Tuesday 3 November. A survival horror game about rescuing a missing billionaire from an island of mutated creatures.
Rust: 50% off, now A$29.97 (was A$59.95), until Tuesday 10 November. A multiplayer survival game of building bases and gathering resources on a procedurally generated island, against both wildlife and other survivors.
R.E.P.O.: 35% off, now A$9.71 (was A$14.95), until Tuesday 10 November. An online co-op horror game for up to six players, extracting valuable objects from haunted environments while avoiding monsters.
Raft: 33% off, now A$19.09 (was A$28.50), until Friday 6 November. A survival game about building a floating home from ocean debris, solo or with friends, while dodging sharks.
Source: Steam specials
GOG turns 18
GOG is marking its 18th birthday with an Anniversary Sale, running from 28 October to 5 November CET, with discounts across its catalogue. GOG says the occasion is about keeping gaming history alive, "from beloved classics to exciting new releases."
Source: GOG
A free month of Discord Nitro with GOG's sale
GOG's sweetening the anniversary sale: anyone opted into GOG's marketing emails who spends at least $10 during the sale gets a month of Discord Nitro thrown in. The offer runs for the same window as the anniversary sale, 28 October to 5 November CET.
Source: GOG
Football Manager 27's free preview days
Football Manager 27 isn't out yet, but developer Sports Interactive has released a Launch Preview version anyone can jump into now, ahead of the full release. Rock Paper Shotgun calls last year's entry a rough start, so this one's trying to win players over early.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
News
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 lands 6 November
Modern Warfare 4's first season launches 6 November with three new multiplayer maps: Backstab, Canyon and a reimagined Shoot House. It also adds new modes Grind and Drop Zone, a DMZ location called X01, two Warzone maps in Hajin and Zodiac, and new weapons including the Cronen Osprey assault rifle and CSG-35 SMG, all free.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Tips for first-time Football Manager players
Xbox Wire has tips for anyone trying Football Manager for the first time: delegate the tasks you find boring to your staff, use the new Tactical Tweaks feature for quick in-match changes, and go in patient since results depend on more than one thing, just like real football. Football Manager 27 launches 3 November on PC (preview already running since 29 October) and 10 November on Xbox Series X|S, both through Game Pass.
Source: Xbox Wire
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November are Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and Monster Train 2. All three are playable from Tuesday 3 November to Monday 30 November.
Source: PlayStation Blog
PS5's new Prism Collection
PlayStation's unveiled the Prism Collection: transparent DualSense controllers and PS5 console covers in Flare Orange, Emerald Green and Graphite Gray, with a glossy finish. Pre-orders open 10 November 2026, with the collection launching 4 February 2027 at US$84.99 for controllers and US$74.99 for console covers.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown is out
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown DLC launched 29 October on Xbox Series X/S and PC. It adds three new character storylines, ocean exploration with underwater ruins and ship building, romance and marriage options, an upgraded housing system, stronghold management and a boss rush challenge called the Garden of Trials. New players can try the base game free for five hours, through 7 January 2027.
Source: Xbox Wire
COP BASTARD is out on GOG
COP BASTARD is a fast-paced first-person shooter with a gritty VHS look, set in early 1990s Osaka. GOG describes it as raw, relentless corridor combat against Yakuza enemies, with no puzzles or upgrades to slow it down. It's the first release under GOG's new Retrovibe label.
Source: GOG
Terrible Lizards is also out on GOG
Terrible Lizards is an action adventure horror game set at Dalton's Dinos, a once-popular Route 66 roadside attraction. The staff have vanished, and a voice on a phone found inside begs for help finding a missing child, right as your car breaks down nearby.
Source: GOG
Phantom Blade Zero launches with a day one patch
Phantom Blade Zero is out now, a wuxia-styled action game with a hefty install, around 145GB and briefly 300GB during setup, Rock Paper Shotgun notes. Like a lot of big launches, it's arrived with a day one patch tidying up some of its issues, including improvements to ray tracing and bug fixes.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Could the original Destiny be heading to PC?
PC Gamer reckons Bungie's latest Destiny 2 unvaulting update hints that content from the original Destiny could eventually make it to PC. The outlet is clear a full restoration is still a long way off, with Bungie's plans described as bigger picture rather than imminent.
Source: PC Gamer
Denis Dyack on early access getting abused
Denis Dyack says AAA publishers are abusing early access, pointing to games like Subnautica 2 as examples that are "skewing player expectations" for what early access is meant to be.
Source: PC Gamer
WoW: Forever's lighting and water changes, eventually, on retail
PC Gamer reports that the lighting and water overhaul built for World of Warcraft: Forever is expected to make its way to retail World of Warcraft eventually. "I don't know when, but I know they're talking about doing it," the outlet quotes.
Source: PC Gamer
Trailers
Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown launch trailer
PlayStation's launch trailer for Crimson Desert Enhanced's Charting the Unknown update, out now on PS5.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube), GameTrailers (YouTube)
Suri: The Seventh Note launch trailer
Suri: The Seventh Note is out now on PS5, supported by the PlayStation India Hero Project. Explore the island of Suri and follow Ajira's journey through its rhythm-driven world.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by GameTrailers (YouTube)
Asylum launch trailer
Asylum, a psychological horror adventure set in the Hanwell Mental Institute, is out now. Players step into the mind of a former patient investigating the building's dark history.
Source: Xbox (YouTube), also reported by GameTrailers (YouTube)
The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem launch trailer
The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem is out now on PlayStation.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube)
Digimon Alysion overview trailer
Digimon Alysion has an overview trailer out, with pre-registration now open.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
Shadowstone demo trailer
Shadowstone is a run-based game where players command multiple heroes trying to escape monster-ridden ruins, set in the world of Sunderfolk. It's coming to PC in 2026, with a demo out now.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
The Outer Worlds 2: Side Effects Guaranteed teaser trailer
A teaser trailer is out for The Outer Worlds 2's Side Effects Guaranteed DLC. The full trailer lands 10 November, with the DLC continuing the story for Obsidian's sci-fi RPG, already out on PS5 and other platforms.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
Probably Stolen launch trailer
Probably Stolen is a cyberpunk shopkeeper sim from Questing Goose Studio, out now. Run the daily grind of a shop on a dystopian space station, meeting all sorts of customers and smuggling questionable goods to make rent.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
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