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The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 23, 2026
This week has been home to some disheartening news. BioWare, the creators of games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, is being shut down ami...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 10:00 pm
Amazon’s Mass Effect TV Series Is Reportedly Still In Production Despite BioWare Closure
EA shut down legendary RPG developer BioWare this week, canceling its in-development fifth Mass Effect game as a result. Despite the closu...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 5:29 pm
A Mass Effect 5 Trailer Featuring Liara Appears To Have Leaked Following BioWare's Closure
In case you missed the tragic news yesterday, EA laid off 400 employees this week, including all of BioWare. The studio behind Mass Effect...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 9:27 pm
Dispatch's Anniversary Update Brings Commentary Track, Storyboard Mode, And Mobile Port
Dispatch, a superhero-themed workplace comedy from last year, celebrates its one-year anniversary today. While it was released episodicall...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 4:39 pm
The Blood Of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Adds Quality Of Life Improvements, Boosts Performance, and Adds Pettable Animals
We've been enjoying The Blood of Dawnwalker, one of the year's biggest games, but its release was a little rough around the edges. It took...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 3:08 pm
EA Is Closing Down Legendary Studio BioWare Amid More Job Cuts
Electronic Arts plans to eliminate roughly 400 positions in an upcoming round of job cuts, per a new report from Bloomberg, and will also ...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 5:20 pm
Here's A Recap Of The October 2026 ID@Xbox Showcase
If you're an Xbox owner looking for new indie games to play, today's ID@Xbox showcase provided 30 minutes of new, upcoming, and existing i...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 7:35 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 16, 2026
Welcome to spooky month where lawns suddenly grow giant skeletons, it's cold enough for a hoodie, the remakes of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4...
Posted on 16 October 2026 | 9:00 pm
Stranger Than Heaven: Snoop Dogg Teaches Protagonist Makoto How To Rap In New Story Trailer
Yakuza/Like a Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios is releasing its quasi-prequel game, Stranger Than Heaven, in January, and ahead of i...
Posted on 16 October 2026 | 2:12 pm
Nekome: Nazi Hunter Director On Whether The Game Is Political, Art Inspiration, Metaphysical Themes, Steam Demo, And More
I've been tracking Nekome: Nazi Hunter here at Game Informer since its reveal earlier this year. I finally went hands-on with it during Ga...
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 8:45 pm
House House Chose Not To Put Big Walk On Xbox In Accordance With Palestinian-Led BDS Boycott Against Microsoft Games
Untitled Goose Game developer House House launched Big Walk, its multiplayer cooperative puzzle-adventure game, on PlayStation 5, Nintendo...
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 6:35 pm
Hit Indie Co-Op Climbing 'Friendslop' Game, Peak, Launches On Consoles This Month
There's a lot of debate about the term "friendslop" these days, but regardless of how you feel, it's clear most players of these games cal...
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 5:24 pm
El Paso, Elsewhere 2: Vampire Shooter Sequel Demo Available Now Alongside New Trailer
Developer Strange Scaffold, the studio behind games like I Am Your Beast and TMNT: Tactical Takedown, has released a new trailer for El Pa...
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:41 pm
Grand Theft Auto VI Gets A Final, Salacious Trailer
Grand Theft Auto VI is nearly, actually, truly upon us. The game releases November 19 and t...
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 1:29 pm
Epic Games' Unannounced Marvel And Star Wars Shooter Delayed As Company Goes All-In On AI Development
Epic Games has reportedly delayed the release of an upcoming shooter game featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters from March to an unspe...
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 6:05 pm
Jane Foster, Venom, And Jubilee Will Join Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls As Year 1 DLC
A couple of months back, we learned that Phoenix Cyclops would be the first DLC fighter to join Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. He was just ...
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 4:30 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 9, 2026
We’re in the thick of the busy holiday review season, and there’s no shortage of new games trying to capture your attention. As you head i...
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 8:00 pm
Mafia III Gets Surprise PS5, Xbox Series X/S 60 FPS Update Today, And It's Free If You Already Own The Game
2K Games has surprise-dropped a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S update for Mafia III that adds 60 FPS performance to the game alongside ...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 7:03 pm
Forza Horizon 6 On PS5 Delayed To 2027, Will Launch Alongside Game's First Premium Expansion
Forza Horizon 6, the latest open-world racer from developer Playground Games, was set to launch on PlayStation 5 this year but has since b...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 6:49 pm
Paramount Is Making A Live-Action Cyberpunk 2077 Movie With The Producer Of Transformers One
Paramount Pictures is making a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie, according to a Deadline report. The publication says the movie is set in ...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 6:17 pm
Grand Theft Auto VI: Here Are All The Songs We Heard In Rockstar's In-Game Radio Preview
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, and ahead of its release, Rockstar Games has created a webpage where you can preview six in-g...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 2:55 pm
You Can Preview 6 Of The Radio Stations In Grand Theft Auto VI Right Now, Plus New Details About In-Game Podcasts
Rockstar Games is gearing up for the long-awaited launch of Grand Theft Auto VI next month on November 19. We've been learning more about ...
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 2:10 pm
Exclusive Riftbound Radiance Reveal - Ziggs, Explosive
It seems like just yesterday that Riftbound, the League of Legends card game, was bursting onto the scene with Origins. On October 23, its...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 4:52 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 2, 2026
Welcome to October, or as the world of video games and movies (and all other entertainment media, if we're being honest) refer to it: spoo...
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 9:30 pm
One Of The PS5 Pro's Exclusive Features Is Now Coming To PS5, Kind Of
One of the big highlights of the PlayStation 5 Pro, now priced at $899.99, is PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), which analyzes...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 6:23 pm
Reigns Developer Nerial Shuts Down After 13 Years
Nerial, the developer of the Reigns series and other games, has announced plans to shut down. This marks the end of a 13-year run. The Lon...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 5:22 pm
Stone Kite Is A New Studio From Halo, Destiny Creator Jason Jones And Author Margaret Stohl, And Its First Project Is About Rogue AI Robots
Bungie co-founder Jason Jones, who helped create Halo and directed Destiny, has opened Stone Kite, a new Los Angeles-based studio alongsid...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 3:00 pm
Kena: Scars Of Kosmora Delayed To 2027
Kena: Scars of Kosmora was revealed in February as a direct sequel to 2021’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits. It was announced with a 2026 launch ...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 2:14 pm
Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program Now Available For All Players
Last month, Xbox announced a new disc-to-digital program that allows players to use physical game discs to access their digital counterpar...
Posted on 30 September 2026 | 3:28 pm
Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture Is An Independent Studio Again After Splitting From NetEase
China-based NetEase Games acquired Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind the No More Heroes series, Lollipop Chainsaw, and more, back...
Posted on 30 September 2026 | 2:10 pm
Naughty Dog Will 'Fully Reveal' Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet In 2027, But Is Going Quiet The Rest Of This Year
Naughty Dog celebrated The Last of Us series yesterday alongside fans as part of its usual September 28 "Outbreak Day." That's when studio...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 8:16 pm
The Grand Theft Auto VI Digital Issue Is Now Live
The digital version of our November 2026 issue featuring Grand Theft Auto VI is now live! Subscribe to Game Informer now to get a physical...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 4:00 pm
The Last Of Us: Naughty Dog Is Working On Two Projects That Will Expand The Canon Of The Series Beyond Part I And Part II
Naughty Dog kicked off The Last of Us with the launch of the first game on PlayStation 3 way back in 2013. Since then, it has released a b...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 1:53 pm
The Last of Us Season 3 Casts John Goodman And Last Of Us Part II Actors Laura Bailey And Ian Alexander
Season 3 of HBO’s The Last of Us has three new cast members, Deadline reports. John Goodman, Ian Alexander, and Laura Bailey have joined t...
Posted on 28 September 2026 | 8:46 pm
New God Of War Laufey Weapon Revealed Alongside Pre-Order Details
Santa Monica Studio has revealed new combat details for God of War Laufey, chiefly a new weapon for the titular protagonist. With the game...
Posted on 28 September 2026 | 3:24 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 25, 2026
Hey! I hope you're getting ready to have a good weekend or whatever, but did you see that we announced the next Game Informer cover? It's ...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:55 pm
Cover Reveal – Grand Theft Auto VI
Grand Theft Auto VI is the biggest game of the year, decade, and quite possibly of all time, and it’s gracing the cover of Game Informer t...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 6:00 pm
Check Out The Design Document For Sonic Adventure 2's Iconic City Escape Level
Few video game openings make the impression City Escape does in Sonic Adventure 2. After jumping out of a helicopter, Sonic uses a piece o...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:56 pm
One Of Mouthwashing Publisher Critical Reflex's Demos Made Me Gag (Plus, Three Other Games I Can't Wait For)
Publisher Critical Reflex was founded six years ago and has since curated one of the most unique, strange, and interesting game catalogs. ...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 6:10 pm
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR Was Just Announced For 2027 – I Have Some Objections
Ace Attorney fans have been hoping for the announcement of a new entry for many years now, but today, we got a surprise instead. Ace Attor...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 4:29 pm
Control Resonant Launch Patch Will Address Its Biggest Combat Complaints
Control Resonant launches today, and the game’s first update will address one of its biggest pre-release criticisms: its enemies take too ...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 4:24 pm
Iizuka: Working With Sonic Mania Devs Again 'Not Off The Books Yet,' 'There's Definitely A Desire'
The release of Sonic Mania in 2017 signaled to many fans that Sega and the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise were listening to fans. Announced ...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 3:54 pm
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Will Let You Spec Into Different FITS Classes But Still Wear The Party's Classic Outfits
One of the bigger additions to Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy in the upcoming finale, Revelation, is the FITS system. This...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 7:23 pm
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Will Have Four Performance Modes On PS5 Pro
I got hands-on with Final Fantasy VII Revelation at Tokyo Game Show last week, playing about 25 minutes of the game's first chapter. You c...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 7:22 pm
Xbox Lays Off 268 More People, Hands Halo Series To Activision
Earlier this year, Xbox performed a massive wave of layoffs, eliminating 1,600 roles and sharing that more cuts would come soon. Today, th...
Posted on 22 September 2026 | 2:49 pm
Bungie Announces Plans To Restore Vaulted Destiny 2 Content And Substantial Reworks To Marathon
It’s been a few months since Bungie ceased active development of Destiny 2, bringing the game’s nine-year lifecycle to an abrupt end and a...
Posted on 21 September 2026 | 9:29 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 18, 2026
We are hard at work this week on putting the finishing touches on our next issue, which we will be revealing soon. Did you know we put out...
Posted on 18 September 2026 | 9:50 pm
Hyper Light Drifter Maker Heart Machine Lays Off 'Nearly Everyone'
Heart Machine, an indie developer known for games like Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, has laid off most of its staff, according to stu...
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 4:19 pm
Bill Skarsgård Cast As The Lead In Physint, Kojima's Metal Gear Solid Spiritual Successor
Physint, an upcoming game from Kojima Productions, just found its star. The game is set to be a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid, a...
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 2:38 pm
Kingdom Hearts Comes To Fortnite This Week
Fortnite has hosted numerous crossovers with seemingly ill-fitting IPs, so it's hard to be surprised by any collaboration anymore. That is...
Posted on 15 September 2026 | 7:02 pm