October 17, 2026

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

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The weekend has arrived, the days are getting shorter, and the weather is turning colder, at least here in the UK. That combination has always been good for gaming. There are countless games to play, and this week the team has plenty on the go. One entry worth noting: Control: Resonant now has a physical edition. That is a welcome development for anyone who had been waiting to pick it up in a box rather than as a download, and it is exactly the sort of thing this feature tends to surface. Physical releases have become something of a niche pleasure, but they still matter to collectors, to people with slow connections, and to anyone who likes the idea of owning something they can put on a shelf. A disc also has a way of making a game feel finished in a way a download does not. The rest of the list is as... Read More

Playstation

October 17, 2026

PS5 JRPG Atelier Karia Adding GTA San Andreas-Style Weight Mechanic After Overwhelming Fan Vote

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Atelier Karia is adding a weight mechanic, and it is doing so because fans voted for it. The PS5 role-playing game, the latest entry in Gust’s long-running apothecary series, is set to include a system inspired by Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, where what a character eats affects how they look and perform. The idea is not as strange as it first sounds. San Andreas treated food as a resource. Eating too much changed CJ’s physique, eating too little had its own consequences, and keeping him in shape took a little management. It was a small system that added texture to a game about building a life, and it gave players one more thing to think about between missions. Atelier Karia already has a reason to care about meals. When the game was unveiled, dining was confirmed to play a significant role, which fits a series built around gathering ingredients, crafting and cooking. Adding... Read More

Xbox

October 16, 2026

Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 15-18)

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Another weekend, another chance to try something without paying for it. Xbox Free Play Days has returned for October 15-18, and this week’s selection runs to six games in total. The headline name is NBA 2K27. The basketball simulation series sits at the front of the promotion, and there is an extra reason to pay attention this time: the franchise is supporting Xbox Play Anywhere for the first time in its history. For anyone who has not kept up with the programme, Free Play Days is a recurring promotion that opens up a rotating set of titles for a short window, usually running from Thursday through the weekend. It is a low-risk way to sample games that might otherwise sit on a wishlist indefinitely, whether you are curious about a genre or simply waiting for a price drop. Play Anywhere is worth explaining, because it changes what a purchase means. A supported digital game... Read More

Xbox

October 16, 2026

Roundup: All The Xbox Announcements From IGN Fan Fest: Fall Edition 2026

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IGN Fan Fest: Fall Edition 2026 has wrapped, and as usual the event packed a lot into its runtime. Announcements, unveilings and trailers arrived from across the entertainment industry, with films and television sharing the stage with games. For anyone who follows Xbox closely, the games were the main attraction. Showcases like this have become one of the main ways publishers communicate. A dedicated event gives a project room to breathe: a trailer can set a tone, a developer can explain an idea, and a release window can be confirmed without the noise of a larger conference. The trade-off is that the news arrives in a rush, spread across an evening, and it is easy to miss the details that matter. That is the case for a roundup. Rather than asking you to scrub through a long stream, we have collected the Xbox-relevant material in one place: the reveals, the trailers and the smaller... Read More

Xbox

October 16, 2026

10 Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Early Access (October 16)

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Friday has arrived, and with it the last release roundup of the week. Ten games are launching on Xbox today, October 16, and the schedule is led by one of the biggest names of the year. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 opens its Campaign Early Access today at approximately 10am PDT / 6pm BST. That gives players who have taken part in the early access offer a head start on the single-player portion of the game, days before the full release arrives. Campaign early access has become a familiar part of the Call of Duty launch routine. It is a way of staggering the audience across two moments rather than one, letting the story-driven side of the package have its own window before multiplayer takes over the conversation. For players, it means the first impressions of a new campaign now arrive earlier, and spoiler discussions start sooner. The time zone detail is the... Read More

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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

PS5 JRPG Atelier Karia Adding GTA San Andreas-Style Weight Mechanic After Overwhelming Fan Vote

Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 15-18)

Roundup: All The Xbox Announcements From IGN Fan Fest: Fall Edition 2026

10 Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Early Access (October 16)

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