Trailers took over the feeds today: eleven new ones from Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation, plus a handful of headlines out of Xbox Wire and GOG. No free games or sales to report.
Trailers
Minecraft Dungeons II is out now on Switch 2
Minecraft Dungeons II has launched on Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Switch. The new chapter sends you through a rift into the Sift, an uncharted dimension full of threats and mysteries. You can go it alone or team up with mates, gearing up and customising your loadout to take on tougher enemies.
Source: Nintendo (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube)
A first look at Modern Warfare 4 on PC
Xbox Wire put out a new trailer and a rundown of technical details for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's PC version on 29 September. It's aimed squarely at PC players, covering what to expect from the PC build ahead of launch.
Source: Xbox Wire
Overwatch's new hero Doctrine gets a gameplay trailer
Overwatch's newest Support hero, Doctrine, has a gameplay trailer out for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. Doctrine manipulates life itself, healing allies and damaging enemies with an Eternal Scepter. The kit includes Shrouded Momentum to dodge incoming fire and Invigorating Drones that boost an ally's attack speed and healing.
Source: Nintendo (YouTube)
A Game About Digging a Hole Together is getting co-op
Xbox has announced a new version of A Game About Digging A Hole Together, built this time for playing with friends. It's a minimalist game about digging a hole at the beach: collect resources, sell them, upgrade your gear and search for a buried treasure.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
Doctrine also lands on PlayStation
PlayStation has its own gameplay trailer for Doctrine, Overwatch's newest Support hero. It covers the same kit: Shrouded Momentum for dodging incoming fire and Invigorating Drones that heal and speed up an ally. Doctrine manipulates life itself to heal friends and damage enemies with an Eternal Scepter.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Goat Simulator 3 is opening a theme park
Goat Simulator 3's new Ticket to Dizzyworld content adds a goat-themed amusement park. You can ride the park's attractions, turn visitors into balloons and trade Dizzy Tokens for rewards. The park opens on 19 November.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Modern Warfare 4's PC trailer shows off ultrawide and HDR
Xbox has released a PC trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 showing off Enhanced FOV, ultrawide support and HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. Xbox says the game will run ray tracing across every mode on PC.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
Transport Fever 3 has launched
Transport Fever 3 is out now, putting you in charge of a transport empire across more than 120 years of history. You start with steam trains and paddle-steamers and work up to jet planes and high-speed rail, connecting the world by land, water and air.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
The Xbox release trailer for Transport Fever 3
Xbox has its own release trailer for Transport Fever 3, covering the same transport empire builder spanning more than 120 years of history. It's out now on Xbox Series X|S.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
NBA The Run adds five 2000s legends
NBA The Run's first major update, Wave One - 2000s Legends, is out now on PS5. It adds Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and Dirk Nowitzki, plus a new Drive Cam, driving layups and standing dunks. There's also a Championship Belt, a Practice Mode and Custom Matches.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
News
Transport Fever 3 is also on GOG
Transport Fever 3 is now available on GOG, DRM-free. It's a transport tycoon game where you plan, build and optimise your own network, from horse-drawn wagons through to supertankers and high-speed trains. Anyone who owns Transport Fever 2 gets a 10% loyalty discount until 13 October.
Source: GOG
NBA The Run's first season is underway
NBA The Run's Wave One - 2000s Legends update landed on 29 September as a free download, its biggest since the game launched in June. It adds five Hall of Famers (Iverson, Garnett, Carter, McGrady and Nowitzki), new camera angles, licensed music, Practice Mode and Custom Matches. Each legend unlocks for 5,000 in-game currency, or you can buy all five together as DLC for $9.99. A campaign mode is targeted for Spring 2027.
Source: Xbox Wire
Xbox is testing Mythic Achievements
Xbox Insiders can now try Mythic Achievements, a new way to mark games where you've finished every original achievement (DLC achievements aren't required). A new Gaming tab on your profile tracks progress toward Mythic status, and it applies retroactively to games you've already completed, including Xbox 360 titles.
Source: Xbox Wire
Escape from 8-Bit High is out now
Escape from 8-Bit High has launched on GOG. It's a retro, music-driven action-adventure from developer SoonIN DEV, where an alt-rock trio battles 8-bit villains like mole men, aliens and dinosaurs after a cursed cassette wakes a sentient retro computer.
Source: GOG
Sin or Suffer is coming to GOG
Sin or Suffer, a survival-horror JRPG, is coming soon to GOG. You play someone trapped in a medieval prison overrun by convicts, descending into its depths to uncover the truth behind a reality-warping force called Sin. GOG says it has turn-based combat, companions you choose carefully and multiple endings. No release date yet; GOG's taking wishlists.
Source: GOG
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