Gaming news: Thursday 8 October

●thrax
📅October 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Gaming news: Thursday 8 October
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Gears of War: E-Day shipped worldwide today, Toy Shire shuffled out of early access on GOG, and Warhammer Survivors picked a launch date. Four trailers round the day out, from a new Overwatch hero to a first look at Gundam Rogue Orbit.

News

Warhammer Survivors launches November 10, with two new characters revealed

Warhammer Survivors launches November 10, new characters revealed
Image: PlayStation Blog.

Warhammer Survivors hits PS5 on November 10. The latest reveal covers two of its more than 40 playable champions: Morvenn Vahl, a High Abbess Sanctorum who fights in a Paragon Warsuit armed with a Heavy Bolter that can trigger miracles to boost its fire rate, and Lyssa Revenya, a thief who drags enemies across the battlefield with rope and grapnel hooks. Pre-orders are open now, and PlayStation Plus members get a 10% discount.

Source: PlayStation Blog

Toy Shire is out of early access on GOG

Out of Early Access: Toy Shire
Image: GOG.

Toy Shire, an action strategy game, has left early access on GOG. The pitch: you've been given new toys, and your old ones aren't happy about it, banding together to attack the new arrivals while you try to hold the line. It's 50% off on GOG to mark the move out of early access.

Source: GOG

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer is built around crashing well, not avoiding it

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer — Crashing with Consequence in Runs-Based Racing
Image: Xbox Wire.

Fuse Games' STAR WARS: Galactic Racer launched this week on Xbox Series X|S. You pick a vehicle (speeder bike, landspeeder or skim speeder) and a racer style, then build it up with parts and upgrades across a run of races. Rack up too many crashes and you "wreck out," losing your progress. Creative director Kieran Crimmins calls it "a replayable loop that allows you to experiment with a new way to play every time." The campaign follows a character called Shade through the underground Galactic League, and there's multiplayer too.

Source: Xbox Wire

Gears of War: E-Day launched worldwide today

Gears of War: E-Day – Surviving the First Night of Emergence
Image: Xbox Wire.

Gears of War: E-Day is out now on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Game Pass. It's a prequel, dropping you into the first three days of the Locust invasion of Kalona as Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago. The campaign supports four player online co-op and two player split screen, alongside a Horde Siege PvE mode and Versus multiplayer. It's built on Unreal Engine 5, running at up to 4K and 60FPS.

Source: Xbox Wire

Trailers

Overwatch's Season 5 brings a new support hero, Doctrine

Video: Xbox on YouTube.

Season 5: A Grim Doctrine adds a new support hero called Doctrine, freed from his volcanic prison by Doomfist. He manipulates life using an Eternal Scepter and mechanical drones, and his signature Infuse ability empowers whatever he casts it on. The season opens up a new map, Watchpoint: Grímsvötn, too.

Source: Xbox (YouTube)

MX vs ATV Legends adds the Triple Clash SX Finals DLC

Video: PlayStation on YouTube.

The Triple Clash SX Finals DLC for MX vs ATV Legends brings new Supercross finals tracks, two freestyle courses and three new arenas. It's part of the 2026 Track Pass.

Source: PlayStation (YouTube)

Battlefield 6's Season 5 heads to Las Vegas on October 13

Video: PlayStation on YouTube.

Battlefield 6 Season 5 lands October 13, with three new maps including the Vegas Strip and Area 51, running from casinos and rooftops to open desert and underground tunnels. Six new weapons and two new vehicles join the arsenal, plus a new Operation High Roller mode.

Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube)

Gundam Rogue Orbit shows off mobile suit combat on Mars

Video: PlayStation on YouTube.

A new trailer for Gundam Rogue Orbit shows off high speed combat on Mars, where you customise a mobile suit and take on "the Apocalypse." Pre-orders are open now on PlayStation Store.

Source: PlayStation (YouTube)

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Written bythrax•Published about 1 hour ago