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Upcoming Games and Releases 🗓️
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor re-release scheduled for November 6 on Steam and GOG
SNEG is working with Wizards of the Coast to restore the 2001 Dungeons & Dragons RPG Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor for modern PCs, with release scheduled for November 6 on Steam and GOG. Planned features include widescreen support up to 4K, upscaled backgrounds, controller support, revised controls and interface, and Steam Deck compatibility. SNEG also promises bug fixes and an optional Legacy Mode preserving the original presentation and gameplay. A Steam demo is available through October 26, with progress transferring to the full game.
Dispatch to launch on iOS and Android on December 9, 2026
AdHoc Studio’s narrative superhero game Dispatch will launch on iOS and Android on December 9, 2026, with touch controls and support for vertical play. The first four of its eight episodes will be free, with the full mobile game available for $19.99. Google Play pre-registration and App Store pre-orders are due to open. The studio says Dispatch has attracted more than five million players since its original launch.
Games in Development and Reports 🎮
Respawn and DICE Reportedly Collaborating on Star Wars: Battlefront 3
EA executives have said Respawn and DICE will collaborate on a project, which Variety sources identify as Star Wars: Battlefront 3. EA has not publicly confirmed the project’s identity, and the report does not provide details on its development or release. The studios are not the Free Radical Design team behind a previously canceled Battlefront 3.
Serious Sam: The Third Encounter Is in Early Development at Croteam
Croteam is developing Serious Sam: The Third Encounter, a first-person shooter continuing directly from 2002’s The Second Encounter. Croteam and Devolver Digital have released a teaser and listed the game on Steam. Croteam says it will feature solo and cooperative play, new worlds, thousands of enemies and an expanded arsenal. The game remains in early development, with further details to follow.
Reviews and Game Editions 🕹️
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 draws favourable early reviews
Early reviews of Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 are generally favourable, with a Metacritic score of 84. Critics praise its campaign, gunplay and multiplayer variety while noting uneven storytelling, frustrating stealth and melee, and repetitive large-scale battles. The Switch 2 version includes crossplay and cross-progression, with a 30fps campaign and multiplayer targeting 60fps. Reviewers also praise the DMZ extraction mode, which is in early access, although The Guardian cautions that its success depends on attracting and retaining players.
Astro Burn launches £9.99 Game Card Edition for PC and Mac
Astro Burn has launched a £9.99 Game Card Edition for PC and Mac, containing five randomly selected art cards, two stickers, including a holographic one, and a scratch-off download code. Buyers redeem the single-use code through a website; after installation, the game requires no launcher, login or internet connection and can be installed on any number of machines. Creator HaZ Dulull of Beyond The Pixels says the format responds to customers seeking a physical purchase without installing another gaming platform.
Industry News 📰
Data breach affects more than 11.7 million Capcom ID accounts
A data breach affected more than 11.7 million Capcom ID accounts. Capcom confirmed unauthorised password changes on 196 accounts, whose passwords were subsequently reset, and access to 19 of those accounts’ pages on its Japanese e-Capcom store, exposing personal details and purchase and inquiry histories. Credit card information was unaffected, and compromise of customers’ original passwords has not been confirmed. Capcom said it addressed the attack method and completed its investigation into the incident’s scope. Games and other Capcom ID services remain available.
BioWare to close as next Mass Effect game is cancelled
BioWare, the developer of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, says it is closing after more than 30 years and ending early development on the next Mass Effect game. Bloomberg reports that EA plans to cut about 400 jobs, roughly 3% of its staff, including around 50 at BioWare. A staff letter seen by Bloomberg also says EA is cancelling a planned Sims game, code-named Project Lotus, and downsizing the skate development team.