What we’ve been playing – “That’s one of gaming’s great cities, that is” | Gaming

3rd October Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we’ve been playing. This week, Bertie’s witcher skills are a bit rusty;…

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Legendary Street Fighter rival drops free taster on PS5, Xbox and Steam | Gaming

Published 07:00 3 Oct 2026 GMT+1 Fatal Fury: City of Wolves gets a comprehensive free demo! Fighting fans can get a taste of a legendary Street Fighter rival courtesy of…

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I’m not sure the “AI” in my chair’s lumbar support actually counts as AI, but it has been smart enough to help my posture | Gaming

Note from James, 02/10: We’ve heard your complaints that some of the wording in this piece – a lot of which, if I’m honest, was added/changed by me in the…

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Spider-Man is the Only One Who Can Stop the Hulk From Officially Starting the Age of Monsters | News World

As we noted recently in a preview of The Infernal Hulk vs. Wolverine #1, the Hulk is in a very different stage in his life right now. The Hulk’s body…

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In pictures: the Best Places To Work Awards 2026 | Gaming

Last night saw the reveal of this year’s GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards UK, which returned to the Royal Institution in London at the end of the GamesIndustry.biz HR…

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Microsoft Caps Xbox Cloud Gaming Hours: 15/Mo [2026] | Gaming

Microsoft confirmed on September 3, 2026 that Xbox Cloud Gaming is losing its unlimited-access perk. Starting in November, every paid Game Pass tier that includes cloud streaming will be capped…

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GTA 6 marketing stunt reveals none of our UK editors have heard of the Miami Heat | Gaming

At 8:35 am Central Time on Friday, October 2, PC Gamer audience development manager Cameron Bald shared a Twitter post by fan account GTA 6 Countdown. Miami’s NBA basketball team,…

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If game developers steal one thing from No Law, I hope it’s the open-world game’s ridiculously detailed and realistic corner shops | Gaming

After seeing open-world imm-sim No Law last month, I’m sure the developers would hope I was gripped by memories of missions you can approach stealthily or in all-out action, the…

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The Division developers Massive are now “the global brand” in charge of Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, alongside a new Ubisoft dieselpunk MOBA | Gaming

Tom Clancy’s The Division and Star Wars Outlaws studio Massive Entertainment just got, er, massiver. Parent company Ubisoft have announced that they’re now “the global label” for several other series,…

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Will Xbox Bring More Games to PlayStation? Asha Sharma Outlines Brand’s Strategy and People Who Want Exclusives May Not Like It | Gaming

Asha Sharma stepped into her role as head of Xbox with a flurry of high-profile announcements that quickly won over the community. Among them was the return of console exclusivity,…

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GTA 6’s 18+ age rating reveals Lucia and Jason can partake in drug use “directly from their inventory” and “at any time” | Gaming

GTA 6 is seemingly adding another naughty pastime to the series’ already mammoth collection of naughty pastimes. Joining the strip clubs and violent car-jackings and carefree murder is “frequent and…

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Absolute Green Lantern #19 Preview: Chase Opens the Manhunter File | News World

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: green lantern Absolute Green Lantern #19 hits stores October 7 as Cameron Chase unveils the Manhunter File and Jo’s Green Lantern Corps…

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“Pick A Lane”: Former PlayStation Executive Compares Xbox’s Crisis to SEGA’s Historic Console Exit and Gives Asha Sharma Advice | Gaming

Despite commemorating its 25th anniversary, 2026 has been a tumultuous year for the Xbox brand, marked by restructuring that has led to studio closures and hundreds of layoffs. But a…

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Sony’s consultation on physical media: better late than never | Opinion | Gaming

The news that Sony is surveying its development partners to get their input on its decision to end support for physical game releases (first reported by Moore’s Law is Dead)…

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Desktop and handheld prices going out of control means PC bargain hunts lead to my old enemy: gaming laptops | Gaming

I don’t know if memory shortages have permanently killed off the concept of ‘cheap’ gaming PCs, but they have at least beat it into a coma. On the desktop side,…

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After 30 years they finally let Ace Combat’s director fly in a real jet, and I’m taking credit | Gaming

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE | Rise Above Trailer – YouTube Watch On Kazutoki Kono: You’re welcome. Back in June, I asked the Ace Combat brand director, who’s been…

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“Support modders, not AI”: Total War: Warhammer 3 mod “deliberately corrupted” by its own creator in protest of AI-infused unauthorised reuploads | Gaming

Cheesed off with unauthorised reuploads of their Total War: Warhammer 3 overhaul which make use of AI, the main modder behind SFO: Grimhammer 3 has opted to purposefully corrupt the…

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Xbox Disc to Digital Reaches Every Player Today | Gaming

Photo Credit: SJBright / Shutterstock.com Microsoft has made its Disc to Digital feature available to every Xbox player, wrapping up a testing period run through the Xbox Insider program. The…

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Today’s Top Deals: Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Controller, Belkin Switch 2 Cases, and Bose QuietComfort Headphones | Gaming

We’ve arrived at the first weekend of October, and some incredible early savings are already here as we head into Amazon Prime Big Deal Days and other major sales events…

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Hellboy in Hell: Nothing But Blood #1 | News World

Dark Horse Comics returns to Hell next week with the launch of the two-issue limited series Hellboy in Hell: Nothing But Blood, and you can get yourself a sneak peek…

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RAM shortages are only getting worse and will last until at least 2028, Micron boss declares from atop a mountain of money | Gaming

Another day, another company declaring that the current memory crisis driving RAM prices through the roof is far from over. This time it’s Micron, one of three firms – Samsung…

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Grand Theft Auto 6 may be the first GTA to have full-on “sex scenes”, Hot Coffee not included | Gaming

Grand Theft Auto 6 may feature actual sex scenes. The suggestion comes from an age-rating description for GTA 6 on the PlayStation Store, which states – if viewing the New…

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AI-generated Fallout: New York browser game full of utterly cursed faces slapped with Bethesda cease and desist, its slop prompter claims | Gaming

In perhaps the least surprising Fallout news since Raul from New Vegas confirmed that ghouls with dodgy knees don’t enjoy sneaking, the person behind an AI-generated browser game dubbed Fallout:…

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Winners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2026 revealed | Gaming

The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2026 took place at the Royal Institution in London on October 1, with special awards going to Dink, Hangar 13, Jagex: The RuneScape…

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Agefield High: Rock The School Brings Early 2000s Rebellion To Xbox | Gaming

Agefield High Rock the School – finally on Xbox Remember when getting through school meant worrying about homework, avoiding teachers and trying to look vaguely cool in front of your…

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer review | Gaming

Need to know What is it?: Arcade racing with the Star Wars sauce.Expect to pay: $60/£50Developer: Fuse GamesPublisher: Secret ModeReviewed on: Windows 11, Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX…

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PUBG extraction shooter Black Budget canned less than a year from reveal, after Krafton decide it won’t “deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term” | Gaming

PUBG: Black Budget, an extraction shooter spin-off of Krafton’s battle royale, has been cancelled after just under a year of closed alpha testing. Krafton cited a lack of faith that…

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More games than ever are hitting Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox PC — is it finally going mainstream? | Gaming

One of my favorite things about the Xbox ecosystem has historically also been one of its most frustrating. Why? Primarily due to a “lack” of adoption. Xbox Play Anywhere is…

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Comic book heroes lead super-powered rescue of cinema box office, set to continue with Avengers: Doomsday | News World

Comic book superheroes specialise in saving the world, but they’re also proving to be the saviour of the cinema industry, fuelling a super-powered box office rebound that’s set to continue…

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“Xbox is not for sale” despite all of the layoffs and neat repackaging of studios within Microsoft’s corporate structure, CEO Asha Sharma says | Gaming

Despite recently having overseen the laying off of 268 staff in the second of multiple rounds of cuts planned for this financial year, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has denied that…

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