Naughty Dog is working on new The Last of Us games, GTA VI developers were forced to visit strip clubs and relax on Florida beaches - the most interesting news of the week

  • With care for gamers: an official proposed obliging game companies to warn about server shutdowns 60 days in advance and refund money. Senator John Kane has two more options for companies like Ubisoft, who like to turn off their game servers. Kane also mentioned Sony with its plans to abandon discs.
  • Victim of its own success: Blizzard once again increased the player limit in the World of Warcraft: Forever beta. The beta is attracting significant interest from players worldwide, despite access costing from $59.99.
  • Marvel's Wolverine launched on PC two weeks after its PlayStation 5 release — thanks to an emulator.
  • Big score: thieves stole two Nvidia trailers hoping to get AI equipment, but instead got 18 tons of sand.
  • The Last of Us returns. Naughty Dog officially confirmed several new projects. The studio is currently working on “several very exciting new projects in a very early stage”.
  • Modder challenged Take-Two lawyers — he was noticed, and fan ports of GTA V on Android and Nintendo Switch were shut down.
  • Wardogs game director speaks out again: developers won't be able to fix the game's balance even by the start of the second season, says Joe Brammer. Usually, studios just silently adjust the balance by reading player comments on social media and Discord.
  • Crimson Desert developers apologized and postponed the release of the Charting the Unknown expansion. No updates for the main game have been released yet.
  • What one won't do for authenticity: GTA VI developers spent years visiting strip clubs and relaxing on Florida beaches. “The best job in the world”.
  • Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era received an update with a new mode that players had been waiting for since release. Players will be able to form an alliance.
  • Sony added AI upscaling to Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei on PlayStation 5 — some players called QSSR “a good example” of AI use.
  • Honkai Star Rail 4.6 changed its Russian localization — miHoYo talked about fixing translations and errors. Developers addressed issues in the translation of some lines and stories.
  • Escape from Tarkov competitor died before release, although it was one of the most anticipated games on Steam — PUBG: Black Budget canceled.
  • PlayStation presented the main new releases of October 2026. Sony compiled a schedule of major releases for the month. Famous franchises will return soon, and a new wuxia adventure will be released.
  • The creator of “Heroes 3” played Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake — he liked it, but there are drawbacks. The developer hopes that Ubisoft can bring back the original music.