Sega and RGG Studio dropped the first act trailer for Stranger Than Heaven, setting up Kokura. It follows protagonist Makoto Daito as he sneaks aboard the trading ship Orpheus, kicking off his journey. Love a good setup for a long voyage story. youtube.com/watch?v=-RtKGcSn…

Grand Theft Auto VI dropped its launch trailer, captured entirely in-game on PS5. Jason and Lucia's easy score goes wrong, pulling them into a conspiracy across Leonida, with new music from Justice scoring it all. Vice City awaits November 19. #GTA6 youtube.com/watch?v=rz1B4B2y…

Steam just hit a new all-time high: 43,505,724 concurrent users on October 11, topping the old record of 42.6 million from back in March. Even unreleased invite-only game Deadlock cracked the top 10 with over 104,000 players. More people gaming than ever.

Halo Studios shared concept art that might be our only look at a scrapped Halo 7, centered on Zeta Halo. One piece shows the UNSC Infinity's crash site buried under waterfalls and green hills. With Activision now steering the franchise, we may never see this version.

Paramount is developing a live-action movie set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, working with CD Projekt Red on it. Night City on the big screen is a fun idea, now the only real question is who ends up playing Johnny Silverhand. #Cyberpunk2077

Sad news for Hellblade fans: Ninja Theory has started laying off staff after Xbox's attempt to sell the studio fell through. The team was deep in work on Senua, the third Hellblade game, revealed back in June and aimed at a 2027 release. Its future's now uncertain. #layoffs

Frostpunk is landing on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on October 19, bringing its brutal city-survival choices to the last city on Earth. You'll set the laws, ration resources, and decide how far you'll go to keep New London alive. Heavy stuff, but so good. #Switch2

The Last Cat in the Universe lands on Switch October 29, 2026. You're an AI on a dying space station, salvaging wreckage to build a warm home for the last cat alive, a short, cozy incremental game meant to be finished in one or two sittings.

Xbox Free Play Days (through October 4) is a Ubisoft lineup worth checking out: Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Far Cry 6, Skull and Bones, and The Crew Motorfest, all free to try, no Game Pass needed. Ancient Greece or Pandora's jungles, your call. #Xbox #FreePlayDays

Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II just landed on Switch 2, running native with a real upgrade over the Switch 1 originals: sharper visuals and a 60fps target in both docked and handheld, up from the old 30fps cap. #Switch2