Tencent just revealed a new open-world RPG. 🎮 Ordinary Oddness drops you into a floating city where humans live alongside Mythoids, with squad-based action combat and reality-warping zones. Pre-registration is open now. https://gbcn.link/ordinary-oddness-reveal #OrdinaryOddness #Tencent #GamingNews

Out today on Switch 2: Beyond the Dark: Nightwatch, two-player co-op horror. One explores the house, the other guides from the cameras. World Championship through Nov 2, winners get a trip for two to Edinburgh. 🏚️ https://gbcn.link/nightwatch-launch #GamingNews #NintendoSwitch2

NVIDIA confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 comes to GeForce NOW at launch Oct 23, with RTX 5080-class power for Ultimate members. Six games join this week, and Fire TV Stick owners can buy memberships via Amazon. https://gbcn.link/geforce-now-mw4-day-one #CallOfDuty #GeForceNOW #GamingNews

The Slice Slayer Cape is here 🍕 Domino's x Minecraft Dungeons II starts Oct. 26: order the new Domino pizza online to unlock the cape, a skin or the Cheesy Cube Pet. Domino's is also giving away 20,000 free copies through Nov. 4. https://gbcn.link/mcd2-dominos

Microsoft is testing standalone Xbox Cloud Gaming playtime packs for Insiders: 10 hours for $3.99, 25 for $7.99, 50 for $11.99, no Game Pass required. Hours never expire and the wider rollout lands in November. https://gbcn.link/xbox-playtime-packs #Xbox #CloudGaming #GamingNews

Serious Sam: The Third Encounter is real 🎮 Devolver Digital and Croteam announced a TRUE sequel to 2002's The Second Encounter for PC. Full co-op, the minigun, thousands of enemies. https://gbcn.link/sam-third-encounter #SeriousSam #PCGaming #FPS #GamingNews

Phantom Blade Zero's launch trailer is out 🎮 Pre-load opens Oct 26 at 9 PM CT, and S-GAME confirmed a physical PS5 edition for 2027. https://gbcn.link/pbz-trailer-physical-2027 #GamingNews #PhantomBladeZero #PS5 #PCGaming

EA is shutting down BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and ending early work on the next Mass Effect. Bloomberg reports about 400 layoffs across EA, including around 50 at BioWare. https://gbcn.link/bioware-shutdown

Michael Myers is getting a scythe. Halloween: The Game's first content drop lands October 27 with a free Tower Farm map, Halloween 5 and 2018 Myers skins, new civilians and costume packs. https://gbcn.link/halloween-oct-27-drop #HalloweenTheGame #HorrorGames #GamingNews

Razer AVA, the desk hologram AI companion, now launches in Early Access in early 2027, not 2026 as Razer said at CES. Still no price, and the $20 reservation is U.S. only. https://gbcn.link/razer-ava-early-2027

Fight Night is back 🥊 EA revives the legendary boxing series after a 15-year hiatus. https://gbcn.link/fight-night-returns #GameBeacon #GamingNews #FightNight #EASports

Xbox dated 21 indie games at the ID@Xbox x IGN showcase: Shrek 2 Remastered arrives Nov 10, The Wolf Among Us Remastered lands Oct 29, and 8 games join Game Pass day one 🎮 https://gbcn.link/idxbox-showcase-oct-2026 #GameBeacon #GamingNews #Xbox #IDatXbox

Riders Republic hits Nintendo Switch 2 on Dec 9, with a free Nomad offline mode for every platform 🚴 https://gbcn.link/riders-republic-dec-9 #GameBeacon #GamingNews #RidersRepublic #NintendoSwitch2

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade hits Xbox Game Pass Oct 29. Full wave 2 lineup: 9 games, Oct 21 to Nov 3. 🎮 #XboxGamePass #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/xbox-game-pass-oct-wave-2

ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut is coming to Xbox Series X|S on Nov 3 Day one Director's Cut alongside PS5 and Switch 2. #ZeroParades #Xbox #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/zero-parades-xbox-nov-3

DMZ goes live TODAY 🎮 MW4's extraction mode unlocks at 12 PM CT, same moment worldwide. Region start times, who qualifies, and what carries over to the Oct 23 launch. #CallofDuty #MW4 #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/mw4-dmz-goes-live-today

BeamNG.drive is finally on console 🎮 The physics sandbox legend hits PS5 in Early Access for $24.99 after 11 years on PC, with 4-player split-screen and the v0.40 update on board. https://gbcn.link/beamng-drive-ps5-out-now #BeamNG #PS5 #GamingNews

AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling is coming to Xbox Series X|S and ROG Xbox Ally handhelds 🎮 Plus: FSR Diamond for the next-gen Project Helix. #Xbox #AMD #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/fsr-41-xbox

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana sails onto Switch 2 on Feb 25, 2027 120 FPS + GameShare co-op + first-ever Spanish support for the JRPG classic. #YsVIII #NintendoSwitch2 #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/ys-viii-switch-2

The free Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 demo is out now! Play the opening today, carry your save to the Dec 4 launch, and preorder from $29.99. 🎮 #MonsterHunter #Switch2 #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/mh-wilds-switch2-demo

Best Buy just launched Best Buy Gamers in beta, a new gaming destination built with IGN. Reviews, videos, personalized profiles, and in-store events, just in time for the holidays. #BestBuy #IGN #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/best-buy-gamers-beta

Twelve games are leaving PS Plus Extra and Premium on Nov 17, led by GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. GTA V exits exactly two days before GTA 6 launches on Nov 19. #PSPlus #GTAV #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/ps-plus-leaving-november

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 arrives October 22 with free Edgerunners 2 content: cyberware customization and a new dual-wielding playstyle. Full patch notes drop tomorrow at 10 AM CT on REDstreams. #Cyberpunk2077 #Edgerunners #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/cyberpunk-2077-update-2-5

DMZ goes live TODAY 🎮 MW4's extraction mode unlocks at 12 PM CT, same moment worldwide. Region start times, who qualifies, and what carries over to the Oct 23 launch. #CallofDuty #MW4 #GamingNews https://gbcn.link/mw4-dmz-goes-live-today

Activision admits Black Ops 7 missed the mark. Now Modern Warfare 4 goes back to grounded warfare on October 23. https://gbcn.link/bo7-missed-mw4-grounded #CallofDuty #BlackOps7 #ModernWarfare

9 games hit the PS Plus catalog starting tomorrow. Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West, and day-one Mycopunk lead the October lineup. https://gbcn.link/ps-plus-october-games #PSPlus #PlayStation #GamingNews

Own The Witcher 3 on Switch? The Remastered upgrade on Switch 2 is FREE. Here is how to claim it, digital or physical, plus how your saves carry over. https://gbcn.link/witcher3-switch2-upgrade #Witcher3 #NintendoSwitch2 #GamingNews

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is $27.99 on the Switch 2 eShop, 60% off and its lowest price yet. The sale runs until Nov 2. Steam, GOG and Xbox are discounted too, and Edgerunners 2 premieres on Netflix tomorrow. https://gbcn.link/cyberpunk-2077-ultimate-edition-switch-2-deal

Crusader Kings III: Silk & Silver lands November 17 for $29.99. Paradox's Major Expansion adds Merchant companies and Republic governments, the trade sibling to By God Alone. Also in Chapter V. No naval warfare this time. https://gbcn.link/crusader-kings-iii-silk-silver-nov-17

Directive 8020's free online multiplayer update is out now on PS5, Xbox Series and PC. Up to five players, two modes, Choice Voting, silver space suits and 13 new Premonitions. No cross-play, and everyone needs their own copy. https://gbcn.link/directive-8020-online-multiplayer-update