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• Halloween’s First DLC Reveals Even The Bad Sequels Will Get Some Love

  05-10-2026 23:15 via gamespot.com
  Halloween's first paid DLC is coming on October 27 in the form of a new skin for the game's killer, Michael Myers, and it's pulling from a source you might not expect: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. A free update on the same day will also add a fifth map, The Tower Farm, inspired by a location in the same film. It may seem odd to jump to the fifth movie for the game's first DLC, but it's not the only piece of new content coming that day. There's also a second skin coming for Big
  
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• Amid Uncharted 5 Rumors, Nathan Drake Actor Says He Would Come Back, But With One Catch

  05-10-2026 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  One of actor Nolan North's most famous roles is that of Nathan Drake in Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise, but he wrapped things up with 2016's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. There are rumors that Naughty Dog is making a new Uncharted game, and North has said he would "110%" be up for coming back in a new game in the storied series.“110%. Absolutely. I think it would be one of the biggest games ever if they decided to do it. It just depends if Sony wants to make money," he said at Gamergy in
  
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• New Gears Of War: E-Day Patch Addresses Giant Vomiting Frog Error Codes

  05-10-2026 20:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day rolls out worldwide starting October 6, and thanks to early access players, The Coalition has identified several issues that it's fixing with the game's first patch. Focused mostly on overall stability and performance across the game's campaign, multiplayer, and Horde Siege modes, the Gears of War: E-Day update is out now.One of the biggest fixes is the "Bilefrog-Kalona" error, an issue named after the gigantic subterranean Locust frogs encountered throughout the game, which
  
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• Why GTA Studio Co-Founder Is Avoiding GTA 6–And All Open-World Games

  05-10-2026 20:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser left the company in 2020 and now runs a new outfit called Absurd Ventures. Houser will be forever connected to the GTA franchise, and he's now weighed in on GTA 6.He told Variety that he did not watch the "Extended Look" trailer and doesn't plan to. Why? He said he tries to avoid consuming things that are going to "disrupt me creatively."
  "And given that I spend a large amount of time trying to make open-world games, and the rest of my conscious time trying to figu
  
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• Hideo Kojima Wants To Keep OD A Mystery, Even By His Standards

  05-10-2026 18:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Games developed by Hideo Kojima typically have an air of mystery, but for his upcoming horror project OD, the veteran game director wants to both terrify and mystify his fans. On a new episode of his weekly radio show Koji10, Kojima briefly spoke about the game, avoiding the release of teasers, and ensuring that players get a proper shock when playing it"It's still a mystery. That doesn't mean we haven't made the game," Kojima said. "I want to keep quiet and release it. That's unusual for me, is
  
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• Hideo Kojima Is Keeping OD A Mystery To Make Its Horror Hit Harder

  05-10-2026 18:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Games developed by Hideo Kojima typically have an air of mystery, but for his upcoming horror project OD, the veteran game director wants to both terrify and mystify his fans. On a new episode of his weekly radio show Koji10, Kojima briefly spoke about the game, avoiding the release of teasers, and ensuring that players get a proper shock when playing it"It's still a mystery. That doesn't mean we haven't made the game," Kojima said. "I want to keep quiet and release it. That's unusual for me, is
  
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• How Is A Game Like GTA 6 Actually Made? Here’s How Rockstar Gets It Done

  05-10-2026 18:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 is one of the most highly anticipated game releases this year, or ever. The franchise is known for its massive scope and impressive attention to detail, but how is a game like GTA 6 actuallymade? In a new interview with Love magazine (via Kotaku), Rockstar North boss Rob Nelson said that part of the secret sauce with the GTA franchise is that many of its developers have been working together for a long time and have a "good sense of what they need to do."In terms of
  
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• How Bill Skarsgard Became The Face Of Hideo Kojima’s Physint

  05-10-2026 18:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Hideo Kojima's spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid, Physint, doesn't just have a new home at Xbox; it also has a famous face attached to it, with Bill Skarsgard (It, Boy Kills World) playing the lead role. Thanks to Death Stranding 2: On the Beach composer Yoann "Woodkid" Lemoine, Kojima was introduced to Skarsgard, who would later be cast as the yet-to-be-named protagonist of Physint."He's been in some excellent films. Directors I know have worked with him and can't praise him eno
  
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• NBA 2K25 Is Getting Delisted Soon, Single-Player Modes Also Closing Down

  05-10-2026 16:11 via gamespot.com
  
  2K Sports has announced that NBA 2K25 will be discontinued soon, and that includes delisting the product and server shutdowns that will make even the game's single-player MyCareer and MyTeam components unplayable.In a post, 2K Sports said NBA 2K25 will be removed from sale on October 30, 2026 and then fully discontinued on December 31, 2026.People who own the game can redownload it and play offline after the shutdown. However, as of January 1, 2026, all multiplayer games and access to every onli
  
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• 10 New Things We Just Learned About GTA 6

  05-10-2026 16:04 via gamespot.com
  
  New information about Grand Theft Auto 6 continues to be revealed. Game Informer's most recent issue included a number of new details, and we've rounded up some of the key things we learned below.Story SetupIt seems like we'll start the game playing as Jason, since Lucia is still in prison. When Lucia gets out, the two get a score because they both want to live better, wealthier lives. It's supposed to be a simple job, but they get caught and an entire mystery that spans all of Leonida will unfo
  
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• Resident Evil Studio That’s Making Nintendo’s Zelda Movie Now Gunning For Battlefield As Well

  05-10-2026 15:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Video games are the new battlefield for movie ideas, and after a reported bidding war, it appears Sony Pictures is the frontrunner to secure the rights to the Battlefield movie.
  The Wrap reported that Sony Pictures was in the lead position to win the rights, and The Hollywood Reporter backed this up.The Battlefield movie package reportedly includes Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie behind the camera, with Oscar-winner Michael B. Jordan in the mix to star and produce it. McQuarri
  
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• Love And Deepspace Devs Have One Simple Request: Please Don’t Drink The Poison

  05-10-2026 15:04 via gamespot.com
  
  It hasn't been an easy year for the Love and Deepspace community after the Valko controversy left the fandom divided, but it looks like developer Papergames has brewed up new trouble for the gacha game. A few days ago, the developer posted cocktail recipes online, and followers quickly warned the studio that recreating those drinks could result in lethal concoctions."One taste of this Special Blend and you won’t forget it," the original post read, which was accompanied by recipes for the n
  
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