A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Persona 3 Reload, Pikmin 4, The Adventures of Elliot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Star Wars Zero Company, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, October 24, below.
Persona 3 Reload (Switch 2) for $24.99
Persona 3 Reload Switch 2 copies are available at Amazon for $24.99 this weekend. This is a pretty great price for an expansive RPG that you can easily sink 100 hours into. The Switch 2 version had a rocky launch with frame pacing issues, but those have been resolved. Atlus also did add support for 60 FPS in docked mode.
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Dead by Daylight fans are beside themselves after Behaviour Interactive announced that all Chucky content would no longer be available to purchase starting next month.
The developer behind the popular asymmetrical horror game confirmed plans to pull the Chucky Chapter from sale in posts shared across social media. The message followed rumors that the possessed killer doll would soon be removed from the game, with the official statement promising that those who have purchased related content will be able to use it even after it is removed from shelves starting November 24, 2026.
"We welcomed The Good Guy out of his box and into The Fog nearly three years ago, but it's now time for the Chucky Chapter to leave the shelf," Behaviour said...
Valve has released a list of the 20 most-played Steam Next Fest demos so far, with the event running through this weekend and concluding through Monday, October 26 at 10am PT/1pm ET. The top-20 list includes quite the eclectic mix of games, from comedic co-op adventures to more mechanically-deep action and survival affairs. Check out the list below, and be sure to try the demos out for the ones you like as soon as possible before this edition of Steam Next Fest ends.
In no particular order, the top 20 are:
Worst Class Ever
Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim
ArcheAge Chronicles
Find the Needle
Fart Together
Character House - Desktop Companion
Frostrail
Loftia
just volleyball
Abyssal Lapidary
Mortuus
Dumpster Gang
HANDS OVER...
BioWare was shut down by EA earlier this week. While the studio had struggled through a long stretch without putting out a genuine classic, it’s no lie to say it was behind some of the best RPGs of all time. At its peak, with games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Origins, BioWare was a pioneer of not only building worlds, but filling those worlds with characters I (and so many others) actually cared about.
But BioWare went so much further than just writing some witty dialog and calling it a day. I always think back to the Mass Effect 2’s climactic suicide mission, where, unless you’ve completed all of your companions’ loyalty quests and built up those relationships, there was a real chance they...
Humble Bundle is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a new Sci-Fi Exposure bundle that features Bungie's Marathon, RoboCop: Rogue City, Ghostrunner, and 5 more games. For as low as $25, you can add all 8 of them (which you can see below) to your Steam library, which sure beats paying the usual total cost for all of them together at $375, if you ask me. It's only available for another 20 days, though, so the countdown has begun to add this stack of sci-fi games to your PC library.
Humble Bundle 15th Anniversary Sci-Fi Exposure Bundle
Games included:
Marathon
Xenonauts 2
Crysis 3 Remastered
Crysis 2 Remastered
Crysis Remastered
RoboCop: Rogue City - Collection
Ghostrunner 2
Ghostrunner
If you want to pay more than $25 for this...
Kungfupunk is an intriguing term on the face of it, isn’t it? Cyberpunk and steampunk both describe what you’re getting from an aesthetic and thematic standpoint, and each could cover hundreds, perhaps thousands, of literary, big-screen and video game works. By comparison, the term ‘kungfupunk’ feels a little more channelled and focused – and rightly so.
In the case of Phantom Blade Zero, the debut title from developer S-GAME, kungfupunk represents a combined mechanical, visual, narrative and atmospheric language that defines the game in its totality. Here’s what comprises kungfupunk and how it anchors Phantom Blade Zero so completely.
The Golden Age of Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema, Made Digital
With Phantom Blade Zero taking the...
EA seems to have quietly pulled a collection of Mass Effect content for Battlefield 6 just days after it shuttered series developer BioWare.
Battlefield 6 players made a mental note of an incoming Mass Effect collab when themed content was added to cosmetic menus with the launch of Season 5 earlier this month. As captured and shared by fans across social media, the previously locked crossover collection featured some sci-fi weaponry, a Normandy ship weapon charm, and more N7-branded items.
With a Dead Space crossover having been added at the same time and N7 Day just around the corner, fans suspected they wouldn't have to wait long to get their hands on the new content. Some even suggested the surprise drop meant EA might have plans...
I’m taking a look back at each of the core Grand Theft Auto games and replaying them in the lead-up to the arrival of Grand Theft Auto 6. What we’ll be putting together won’t be traditional re-reviews, and they won’t come with any new IGN score, but they will re-examine what made each GTA remarkable upon the time of its release. By the end of the project, using GTA’s previously six-star wanted level, you should be able to get an idea of where each of these games roughly rank in my long-term love for this series.
Our last stop in this series is Grand Theft Auto V: a game so nice, they released it thrice.
13 years. Three console generations. 230 million copies. Over $10 billion in revenue. The numbers that tell the story of Grand...
Games industry analysts told IGN that BioWare was likely doomed well before EA’s $55 billion acquisition, explaining that games like Mass Effect are now considered “prestige projects” for the company, and it’s unlikely the sci-fi franchise, nor BioWare’s other IPs, are sold off.
On October 21, EA announced a major shift in strategy and a significant internal restructuring that involves the cancelation of a number of projects, the closure of BioWare, and a reported 400 people losing their jobs. The Canadian studio, known for franchises like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, was shut down after more than 30 years of creating beloved role-playing games. Mass Effect fans must now consider that the franchise is dead — something the leaked...
The Call of Duty matchmaking debate has raged on pretty much since the beginning of multiplayer. Should matches be comprised of evenly skilled players, if there’s an accurate enough way of ensuring that? Or should skill be stripped out of the equation, so you never know what to expect from the next match?
Both sides of the argument have their valid reasons for their preference, but most recently, in 2025’s Black Ops 7, an option was presented that attempted to satisfy all. While the default matchmaking was set to skill-based, as has been the case since 2007’s game-changing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, open matchmaking playlists were also available to those who want the opportunity to get teamed up with, and against, anybody.
This...
Cyberpunk 2077’s surprise 2.5 update added a new dual-wielding playstyle, fresh ways to customize protagonist V’s look, extra quests and plenty more, but players have discovered that developer CD Projekt Red secretly added a range of new The Witcher 3-themed cosmetics, too.
The Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners update snuck in some sweet new clothes for V to wear, as well as the professor spectacles Geralt can wear in The Witcher 3.
The Witcher 3 items added in the Cyberpunk 2077 2.5 update:
Boar Carver — a small knife, similar to what Geralt pulls out to take a trophy from beasts.
Sihil Sword — a cool sword with ancient writing down the shaft and spiky rivets across the edge.
The Professor's Spectacles — a mask in The Witcher 3’s Hearts...
Key Preview Takeaways:
Visually, Wo Long 2 is a beautiful game.
No stamina gauge means faster action.
I love that the combat system encouraged me to be aggressive and chase perfection.
I have a confession to make, friends: I’ve never played the original Wo Long. I know, I know. Dust off your pitchforks, light your torches. I have it coming in the same way that we all do. “How could you, Will? You’re an action game guy!” Listen, I’m of the opinion that Team Ninja is one of the best to ever do it. Maybe even the best. But everybody’s got blind spots. That’s what I told myself as a giant spider thing with weird arms named Wugu who I’m sure would have been easier if I’d played the original smashed me into the ground for the umpteenth...
Cyberpunk 2 associate game director Pawel Sasko revealed that a good chunk of the game’s staff are actually former modders who CD Projekt Red picked up to work on the highly-anticipated sequel.
Sasko made these comments during one of CDPR’s REDstreams on October 21, where the team discussed the bevy of exciting new updates coming to Cyberpunk 2077. As part of this discussion, they explained their decision to introduce cross-platform support for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S, saying this was done both to keep the game fresh and to actively support the creativity of its modders.
In fact, the good folks at CDPR have actually partnered with modders in the game’s community as part of these updates, and even credited...
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival has been a smash hit, says Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch in a post on LinkedIn, and it’s the first of a “series” of releases from the studio that will improve how it makes games in the future.
Hellraiser: Revival has proven to be a smashing success, in spite of — or, perhaps because of — its super-spicy content. The game doesn’t skirt around the sex, blood, and gore that defined the source material, causing some content creators to get permanently banned despite taking pains to censor their playthroughs.
In an October 19 LinkedIn post, Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch praised the Hellraiser development team, revealing the title has been performing “extremely well on PC and console” since its...
A Valve developer mistakenly slipped up and made mention of Half-Life 3's long-rumored codename during a recent conference.
For years, fans have wondered if we'll ever see Half-Life 3. During the 2010s, hope for the threequel was kept firmly alive by die-hard fans... but it was later revealed that the project had been quietly killed by Valve. However, hope was reignited when Valve released Half-Life: Alyx, which ended with a massive cliffhanger that seemed to directly set up Gordon Freeman's next adventure. Ever since then, there have been rumors of a third game, with various dataminers discovering references to a project known as "HLX" in various Valve-related files. It has been believed for years that HLX is indeed Half-Life 3, as no...
World of Warcraft first launched more than 20 years ago, becoming the king of the MMORPG genre and establishing Azeroth as one of the most iconic worlds in gaming. Now, Blizzard Entertainment is reimagining that world with World of Warcraft: Forever, which launches on November 4 and builds on what made the original great while adding a ton of new content.
The feel of the OG game has been carried over to WoW: Forever, with the original character models and spell animations still intact. The level 60 cap is also back, as is the slower leveling experience that made each level up feel like an accomplishment. But the details have been enhanced, with improved core systems, items, UI, and world graphics.
The headliner additions are new...
There are few things better during the Halloween season than immersing yourself in a fright fest of a game. Right on cue, Amazon has discounted the excellent Alan Wake 2: Deluxe Edition PlayStation 5 game to the lowest price ever. You can pick up a physical copy for just $29.95. That's $5 cheaper than the previous low, which we saw on Black Friday of 2025.
Alan Wake 2: Deluxe Edition (PS5) Drops to the Lowest Price Ever
Alan Wake 2 was released almost exactly three years ago, on October 27, 2023. In addition to Tristan Ogilvie's glowing Alan Wake 2 IGN review, the game also ranked as our best horror game of 2023. Alan Wake 2 mixes survival horror 3rd-person action gameplay with immersive live action cutscenes with really high...
Dispatch is now officially one year old! To celebrate, AdHoc Studio is giving fans oodles of new content in the form of a commentary track and storyboard modes, a new mobile version of the game, a live concert with a performance from Prism herself, and yes, more merch.
AdHoc’s debut title, Dispatch, released to rave reviews on October 22, 2025. Made up of Telltale alumni, the devs truly flexed their storytelling chops with this game, bringing players along for Robert’s journey from zero to hero alongside a chaotic cast of lovable, super-powered characters.
A year later, fans are anxiously awaiting more updates on AdHoc’s next project — but in the meantime, they can whet their appetites on some exciting additions to Dispatch and fun...
October is the perfect time to dive into a survival game, and there are three from publishing platform indie.io that are part of Steam Next Fest from now until October 26. And these three prove that “survival game” can mean very different things and have completely different gameplay.
One is a co-op horror-comedy set in a coal mine, one is an open-world sandbox after a zombie apocalypse, and one sees you stranded alone on a 24-island archipelago after your ship mysteriously crashes. You can play all three games right now, with two of them having free demos as part of Steam Next Fest and one already fully released with a huge new content update for spooky season.
Coal Duty
Three generations ago, the sky froze. Now, your coal mining...
The lead writer of Star Wars: The Old Republic has expressed sadness at the death of former developer BioWare, after the studio's official farewell statement failed to mention the MMO.
BioWare's statement on its closure namechecked Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Anthem, but Star Wars: The Old Republic was conspicuous by its absence.
Star Wars: The Old Republic, or SWTOR, was developed by BioWare and released all the way back in 2011, and the studio ran the game until it was handed over to Broadsword in 2023. But in the 12 years that BioWare did run the game, it ended up with more writing and voice work than any other BioWare game in history.
In a social media...
In the wake of K/DA’s Firestarter comeback, Secretlab has revealed a new gaming furniture collection themed after the virtual girl group.
The collection features new special-edition designs for two of Secretlab’s most popular products: the Titan Evo gaming chair and the Magnus Pro gaming desk. Both battlestation items are decorated with burgundy flames and this era’s K/DA insignia, including symbols for each member: Kai'Sa, Ahri, Akali, and Evelynn.
The full Secretlab x K/DA Firestarter collection is now available for purchase on the Secretlab site with optional add-ons and multiple sizes. The K/DA edition Titan EVO starts at $644, while the flaming Magnus Pro desk starts at $978.
Secretlab x K/DA Firestarter Collection Now Available...
Following the announcement that EA is closing down Mass Effect developer BioWare, staff at the studio behind the latest Skate game have also reported suffering layoffs.
The live-service skating game was briefly mentioned as an ongoing active project in the memo EA sent to staff about the dramatic cuts, but an undetermined number of Skate developers said they had been let go from the studio behind it, Full Circle.
Seasonal creative director, John Epler, wrote on LinkedIn (via VGC): “Well, as of today, my role at Full Circle has been eliminated. Coming up on my 19 year anniversary in the industry — and all of that time spent at EA — I can’t say I’m sad. A little nervous, definitely, but I’m looking forward to doing something new.”...
DevGAMM Awards has revealed the 70 nominated games for its third annual show, and not only do they come from 25 different countries, but more than half of the nominated titles were developed by teams of five or fewer.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18 at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm GMT, and IGN will serve as the official streaming partner. This means you'll be able to tune into IGN.com and IGN's YouTube channel to watch the event. Alongside a night filled with honoring these games and studios, there will also be exclusive game announcements and major updates to look forward to.
There is a lot on the line as this year's show will feature $100,000 in cash prizes supported by Scorewarrior, plus more...
Bulkhead is rolling out region locking in multiplayer first-person shooter Wardogs to, in the studio's words, protect "the largest amount of players from an influx of regions that are more prone to cheating." However, legitimate players in Asia have raised concerns, and cross-region players have criticized the developer for blocked from joining their friends.
The region lock is done by limiting the maximum ping — the player’s connection with the server — to 175. On paper, this is a fair, non-discriminatory way to stop players from distant regions from entering games with an unstable connection. According to Bulkhead, this would cut down on cheating, too.
“We have decided [to protect] the largest amount of players from an influx of...
Capcom has disclosed a data breach of its online membership service affecting over 11 million customer accounts, warning gamers to brace themselves for potential phishing attempts.
The Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter developer said customer information associated with Capcom ID was accessed by a third-party on October 19. 11.7 million email address records were affected globally, exposing date and time of account creation, date and time of last login, number of logins, and the client IP address used during last login.
Of these, 43 records of date of birth, gender, country/region, and nickname were affected, and 196 accounts saw unauthorized changes to their Capcom ID login passwords. Capcom said the passwords...
Former writers for the now-canceled Mass Effect 5 are speaking out on social media following news that BioWare, a beloved studio with more than 30 years of games under its belt, was shuttered by EA earlier today.
EA announced the news somewhat unceremoniously in a single paragraph tucked within a lengthy open letter on October 21, 2026. “As we focus on these larger opportunities, we've had a small team at BioWare working on early-development for Mass Effect. We've made the decision not to move forward with this development, which means we’re closing the studio and our Edmonton workspace. BioWare is a legendary studio that helped define the role-playing genre, and we do not take this decision lightly,” the statement reads.
It’s safe to...
Bandai Namco announced a narrower release window for the upcoming multiplayer-enabled brawler Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, although it's not too much more specific. Previously, the publisher had stated that the sequel to 2016 fan-favorite would arrive in 2027. Now, it's turned that from a 12-month window into a six-month one, saying that it'll be out in the second half of 2027.
"Today we shared more information about battle customization and PvE missions," producer Masayuki Hirano said. "I wanted to use this opportunity to deliver a message to our fans. Over the past several months, we have continuously revealed new information to all of you and, in return, have received valuable feedback. We are truly grateful for that support. Based on...
This is a standalone review that covers only Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode. You can find our campaign review here, with multiplayer impressions to follow after launch.
Extraction shooters feel a little like a modern trend, with some heavy hitters like Marathon and Arc Raiders shaking the table within the last year or so, but they’ve been a growing experiment in the shooter space for the past decade or so. Call of Duty dabbled in it with the original DMZ back in 2022 (you could argue they were late to the party then), and its return in 2026 is timely. But with so much high quality competition on the market, is it welcome? I’ve only dipped my toe in since its “pay to play on time” launch on Tuesday – about five or so hours...
BioWare is dead, and my feelings are a strange cocktail of anger, sadness, and Jack’s Complete Lack of Surprise. The legendary RPG studio was bought by a private investment group earlier this year, and history shows that venture capital frequently kills what it touches, extracting whatever value out of it that it can before moving onto the next victim. It’s a hell of a contrast to the beginning of BioWare, which started out as such a pure thing. Two practicing doctors, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, quit medicine to pursue their dream of making computer role-playing games. Sure, the studio was bought and sold a couple of times between then and now, and yes, BioWare’s recent results haven’t lived up to its venerable past, but my goodness...
Mark Darrah, who worked as an Executive Producer at BioWare from 1997–2021, shared his thoughts on the studio’s recent closure by EA and what he thinks might happen to its iconic IPs.
EA announced a major restructuring in a lengthy statement on October 21. Amid some exciting developments for Sims, Fight Night, and Star Wars fans came the devastating news that BioWare — the studio responsible for beloved series like Mass Effect and Dragon Age — was being shut down.
“As we focus on these larger opportunities, we've had a small team at BioWare working on early-development for Mass Effect. We've made the decision not to move forward with this development, which means we’re closing the studio and our Edmonton workspace. BioWare is a...