Today's a news-heavy one: ten stories out of PlayStation Blog, Xbox Wire, GOG and GameSpot, plus Nikke's anti-cheat status moving to Running on AreWeAntiCheatYet. Eleven trailers round it out, led by a Sonic Racing crossover and a Switch 2 release date for Ocarina of Time.
News
Nikke: Goddess of Victory's anti-cheat status flips to Running
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Nikke: Goddess of Victory's listing on AreWeAntiCheatYet has moved from Broken to Running. That means the game now loads and plays on Linux and Steam Deck, though the site still flags it as needing tweaks rather than working straight out of the box. If you want to check your own library the same way, Playtopia's Linux Readiness tool runs it against AreWeAntiCheatYet and ProtonDB in one go.
Source: AreWeAntiCheatYet
Gran Turismo 7's Spec IV update lands, plus a Limited Edition DualSense
Gran Turismo 7's Spec IV Part 1 update is free and out today, adding six cars: the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo, the Ferrari F355 Berlinetta, the Honda Civic Si Group A, the Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Evo, the Honda Step WGN and the Citroën 2CV. It also opens the Sportsland Sugo circuit, new World Circuit events, a Car Viewer mode and more Scapes locations. Alongside it, Sony's announced a Gran Turismo Limited Edition DualSense controller with racing stripes and a carbon fibre-style front plate, marking 30 years of the series. It lands December 10 worldwide at $84.99 USD, with pre-orders opening October 22.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Xbox sets up a new "Labs" team
Xbox has set up a new internal group called Xbox Labs, described as a small team of game makers, engineers and scientists turning emerging ideas into things players and developers can actually use. Microsoft says the move follows recent community experiments that decompiled, ported and remixed existing games in new ways. Xbox says it wants to build in the open and share the tools it comes up with across the wider industry.
Source: Xbox Wire
Warframe's Epoch Operation: Taubound kicks off
Warframe's Epoch Operation: Taubound starts today, a limited-time community event where players work together to fuel a trip to a distant star system called Tau. Missions on Eris earn a resource called Moonflesh, which unlocks armour sets and other cosmetics once enough players pitch in. A permanent single-player quest, Prologue to Tau, launches alongside it with its own boss fights and cinematics set on Eris.
Source: Xbox Wire
Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition hits GOG
Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition is now on GOG, an updated build of the 2011 strategy game bundling the full campaign: turn-based empire-building on the map, real-time tactical battles, and the job of uniting Japan under your own clan.
Source: GOG
Allogloom, a new point-and-click puzzler, is out now
Allogloom is a new point-and-click puzzle adventure from solo developer Galactic Ghosty, out now on GOG. It follows a woman named Nora investigating a string of disappearances in the town of Gruesome Grove, digging into secrets the locals would rather stayed buried.
Source: GOG
Valor Mortis mixes soulslike combat with firearms
Valor Mortis puts you in the boots of William, a soldier brought back from the dead with plague-born powers, fighting through an alternate 19th-century Europe. Combat mixes parries, dashes and finishers with firearms and supernatural abilities, and levels are built to reward exploring for secrets and optional boss fights. It's out now on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Game Pass.
Source: Xbox Wire
Raw Fury's lining up a big run of games on Xbox
Raw Fury's got a run of games coming to Xbox over the next year or so. Deep Dish Dungeon and Rivage are available right now on Series X|S and Game Pass, The Séance of Blake Manor lands October 27, Kingdom Two Crowns: Pharaoh Lands arrives in December, and Cassette Beasts 2002 and Kingdom III: Rising Realms are both due in 2027.
Source: Xbox Wire
Tank Squad brings WWII tank co-op to GOG
Tank Squad is a tactical World War II game out now on GOG, playable solo or co-op with up to three mates. Each player can crew their own tank or share one between the squad, working through linear campaign missions with their own objectives.
Source: GOG
Rockstar pushes back on GTA 6's $1.5 billion price tag
Rockstar has pushed back on reports that Grand Theft Auto VI cost $1.5 billion to make, telling Bloomberg the figure's wrong without saying what the real number is. Development costs have climbed across the industry, and GTA6 is widely assumed to be one of the most expensive games ever made, but Rockstar isn't confirming any specific total.
Source: GameSpot
Trailers
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds adds an Avatar crossover pack
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Avatar Legends Pack is out today, bringing Aang and Katara in from Avatar: The Last Airbender. It adds the Lion Turtle Island track and a Gliding Air vehicle, plus extra sounds, emotes and decals.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube)
Just Dance: Decades of Hits previews its songlist
Just Dance: Decades of Hits has a new trailer giving a first look at 26 of the 35 tracks in the game, pitched at building a playlist for the next game night.
Source: Xbox (YouTube), also reported by Nintendo (YouTube) and Xbox Wire
Planet Zoo 2 launches on PS5
Planet Zoo 2 is out now on PlayStation 5. It lets you build and manage zoos with aquatic and flying animals included, then release them into new, larger Wildlife Reserves beyond the zoo itself.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube)
Ocarina of Time gets a Switch 2 release date
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launches November 5, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2, rebuilt for the new hardware. Pre-orders are open now.
Source: Nintendo (YouTube)
Tekken 8 crosses over into Asphalt Legends
Tekken 8 is crossing over into Asphalt Legends, with fighters including Jin, Kazuya and King joining the racer, plus themed decals and a dedicated game mode.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Tekken 8's Roger Jr. revealed
Tekken 8's Roger Jr. is confirmed for the roster, matching outfits with his mum Panda. Early access for the character opens November 12 through the Season 3 Pass.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
Microsoft Flight Simulator adds the National Championship Air Races
Microsoft Flight Simulator's National Championship Air Races content is out now, letting you race over New Mexico in some of the fastest aircraft in the sim.
Source: Xbox (YouTube), also reported by Xbox Wire
Battlefield 6's Game of the Year Edition detailed
Battlefield 6's Game of the Year Edition bundles more than 20 maps, over 70 weapons and 30 vehicles, plus upwards of 700,000 Portal experiences. It also throws in an Ultimate Shortcut Kit for faster access to progressed weapons and gear.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox Wire
Once Upon A Katamari rolls out on Switch 2
Once Upon A Katamari is out now on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, with a new DLC pack called Rolling LIVE Highlights adding more cousins to meet, ten extra quests and more music to roll to.
Source: Nintendo (YouTube)
Stardust: Wish of Witch announced for PS5
Stardust: Wish of Witch is coming to PS5, a single-player pixel-art SRPG following a girl named Star and a mage named Yu as they chase the secret of a wish-granting star.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Deep Dish Dungeon launches on Xbox
Deep Dish Dungeon is out now on Xbox Series X|S, available day one on Game Pass.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
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