New PS5 Update Is Out Now, And Sony May Be Tightening Security Before GTA 6 - GameSpot
Is there more to this new PS5 firmware update than just improved stability?
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Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC Features Revealed, Including Shipbuilding, Romance, and Housing - IGN
Pearl Abyss has pulled back the curtain on the upcoming Crimson Desert DLC, Charting the Unknown, revealing what players can expect. Here's a rundown of all the new features, systems, and mechanics.
IGN · 21 Oct 202665 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In Nintendo's 'Screaming Deals' Sale (North America) - Nintendo Life
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick
Nintendo Life · 21 Oct 2026A permanent Pokémon retail store is coming to London, the first of several planned to open outside Asia - Video Games Chronicle
The store will open by 2029, The Pokémon Company says
Video Games Chronicle · 21 Oct 2026COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ players are spawning in the middle of a road and being flattened before they can do anything - Eurogamer.net
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode doesn't appear to have spawn protection, meaning if you spawn in front of a car, you're done for.
Eurogamer.net · 21 Oct 2026GTA 6 Trailer Features 'Dacity' Meme Coin—Here's What Traders Think It'll Do - Yahoo Finance
Grand Theft Auto 6 is rumoured to feature a meme coin, and crypto traders are speculating on how prominently Rockstar will integrate it.
Decrypt · 21 Oct 2026Google Chrome Adds ClickFix Warnings to Stop Users From Running Malicious Commands - The Hacker News
Google Chrome adds ClickFix command detection for Enhanced Protection users, warning them before they execute malicious scripts.
Internet · 21 Oct 2026Napoleonic Soulslike Valor Mortis Has Started Making Money in Just One Week - DualShockers
Valor Mortis has reached its break-even point in seven days, but One More Level won't see the money immediately.
DualShockers · 21 Oct 2026Nvidia’s latest GPU driver brings a new way to speed up PC games - The Verge
Microsoft’s new Advanced Shader Delivery technology is now part of Nvidia’s drivers.
The Verge · 21 Oct 2026Xbox Game Pass Heading For A Massive Shakeup, Report Says - GameSpot
Game Pass could change in a big way.
GameSpot · 21 Oct 2026Apple Says 'Reachability' Feature Coming to iPhone Duo Later This Year - MacRumors
Apple plans to add Reachability support to the iPhone Duo in a software update coming later this year, according to WIRED's Julian Chokkattu. The...
MacRumors · 21 Oct 2026Microsoft: FSR 4.1 Coming "Very Soon" to Xbox Game Developers for Series X, Series S - Digital Foundry
How will FSR 4.1 stack up against PS5's QSSR and Pro's PSSR 2?
Digitalfoundry.net · 21 Oct 2026Warhammer 40K fans have some very specific questions about the Blood Ravens' origins, so I put them to Dawn of War 4's director - Eurogamer.net
We ask King Art's Jan Theysen, game director for Dawn of War 4, about the Blood Ravens' mysterious origins - and their all-important paint scheme, too.
Eurogamer.net · 21 Oct 2026First-Person Soulslike Valor Mortis an Official Success, Now Turning a Profit - Push Square
Game breaks even after one week
Push Square · 21 Oct 2026Final Fantasy Resonance Nintendo Switch 1 vs. 2 differences detailed - Nintendo Everything
Final Fantasy Resonance on Nintendo Switch 1 vs. Switch 2 differences cover frame rate, resolution, load times, and more.
Nintendoeverything.com · 21 Oct 2026Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 – The Final Preview of Warhammer's Next Big RTS - IGN
I had a great time getting chromed up with the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Necrons in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4. The campaign story really starts to come together in some interesting ways in its second chapter. And the ways both of these factions control…
IGN · 21 Oct 2026Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Looks To Right The Wrongs Of Its Predecessor - GameSpot
While developer King Art Games is billing Dawn of War IV as a modern interpretation of the first game, there are lessons from the second and third entries shap…
GameSpot · 21 Oct 2026Spotify is busting free of CarPlay with the launch of its first native car app - The Verge
Spotify launched its next-gen, fully native in-car app built on Google’s Android Automotive OS. The standalone app launches today in select Audi models.
The Verge · 21 Oct 2026Here's our second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for October 2026 - Eurogamer.net
The second batch of Xbox Game Pass games this month includes the console debuts of two genuine corkers.
Eurogamer.net · 21 Oct 2026Microsoft says it’s optimizing Windows 11 for 8GB PCs, so I tested 26H2 on an 8GB laptop - Windows Latest
I tested Windows 11 26H2 on 8GB laptop and VM. RAM usage after a restart fell from 5GB to 3.7GB, and from 4.1GB to 2.8GB on a clean install.
WindowsLatest · 21 Oct 2026The past, present, and future share a show floor at Pinball Expo 2026 - Ars Technica
Flipping through the highlights in and around Pinball Expo 2026.
Ars Technica · 21 Oct 2026Digital export boom Uganda can build here - Daily Monitor
Digital export boom Uganda can build here Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 21 Oct 2026Samsung is rolling out Android 17 updates for some of its most popular Galaxy phones - 9to5Google
Samsung continues its One UI 9 rollout, bringing Android 17 updates to a flurry of Galaxy devices including some of...
9to5google.com · 21 Oct 2026Football Manager 27 will be free to play for five days before its full release, in "industry first" for a game of its kind - Eurogamer.net
FM27 is getting a free trial period with saves that carry over to the full game, with pre-orders not opening until the trial starts.
Eurogamer.net · 21 Oct 2026