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19 storiesWarhammer Survivors to launch November 10 on PC, consoles and mobile
Auroch Digital's Warhammer Survivors will be released on November 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and iOS and Android, with a new gameplay trailer published alongside the announcement. The game is made i…
UNICEF warns El Niño could affect more than 347 million children
UNICEF says El Niño conditions from October to December 2026 will expose more than 347 million children in about 100 countries to floods, droughts, water shortages, malnutrition and disease outbreaks. The largest numbers at risk are in Asia…
Guns of Eschaton demo released on Steam with new gameplay trailer
Eschatology Entertainment has released a free demo of its apocalyptic western shooter Guns of Eschaton on Steam, alongside a gameplay trailer. The demo drew about a hundred reviews in its first day, 59% of them positive, according to StopGa…
Report: Watch Dogs Legion director’s cut delayed to first half of 2027
Insider Gaming sources say the director’s version of Watch Dogs: Legion is now expected in the first half of 2027, after a March report pointed to a 2026 release. The re-release will include improvements and “possibly a little additional co…
Embark Studios and Chernin Entertainment to adapt ARC Raiders and The Finals
Embark Studios and Chernin Entertainment will make film and television adaptations of the shooters ARC Raiders and The Finals, the outlets reported, with StopGame citing Variety. No specifics on formats or timing have been given. StopGame a…
Moscow’s Friday may be warmest since early October, forecasters say
Forecasts reported in Moscow say Friday, 9 October, may be the warmest day in the city since the start of October. RBC, citing a weather forecaster, put the expected high at up to plus 18 degrees Celsius, and TASS, citing Hydrometcenter spe…
Forecaster forecasts warming and light rain in Moscow after three cold days
A weather forecaster said warming will begin in Moscow after three cold days, with light rain expected, RBC reported. RIA Novosti carried the forecaster's outlook for Monday and, later in the morning, for the rest of the week. The documents…
Bear populations in Primorye nearly doubled over ten years, Russian agencies say
Two Russian state news agencies reported that bear populations in Primorye have roughly doubled. RIA Novosti said the bear population grew almost twofold over ten years, while TASS specified that brown and Himalayan bear populations have do…
Chukotka bears delay hibernation due to warm weather, officials say
Bears in Chukotka have not gone into hibernation at their usual time, RIA Novosti reported. The regional department for protection and use of wildlife said the delay may be linked to warm weather, according to TASS.
Leaks detail characters in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Hexe, set for 2027 at earliest
New supposed character details for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe surfaced after the outlet MP1st found descriptions in a casting call, according to 3DNews and StopGame. The game is reported to be set in 16th-century Germany durin…
Demo of Russian kiosk simulator Lenin Street Geek Shop released on Steam
A free demo of the Russian indie kiosk simulator “Ларёк на улице Ленина” (Lenin Street Geek Shop) was released on Steam in early October 2026, the studio perelesoq said, according to tech outlet 3DNews. The demo covers four days, features 3…
11 bit studios says first Frostpunk comes to Nintendo Switch on October 19
The first Frostpunk will be released on Nintendo Switch on October 19, according to an announcement attributed to 11 bit studios. StopGame reported two versions: a base edition at $30 and a Complete Edition at $45 that includes three expans…
Russian businessman Malofeev calls for ban on games where players kill Russians
Konstantin Malofeev, an entrepreneur and founder of the Tsargrad television channel, called for computer games in which players must kill Russian characters to advance the plot to be kept off the Russian market, in an interview with RIA Nov…
Capcom to rework RE Engine for AI-assisted development under REX project
Capcom said it will modernise its RE Engine step by step under a project called REX so the engine supports AI-assisted development, rather than building a new engine from scratch. The company's programmer Satoshi Ishida said the engine now …
Activision, Infinity Ward release DMZ trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Activision and Infinity Ward have released a new story trailer for the DMZ extraction mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, according to Russian games outlets. StopGame reported the mode continues the campaign plot, in which North Korean …
First snow falls in Russia’s Urals as Yekaterinburg hits 0C
First snow fell overnight into 5 October in the Sverdlovsk region, with RIA Novosti reporting snow in Yekaterinburg and Interfax reporting it across the region. Uralhydromet forecast wet snow, snow sticking to wires and a temporary snow cov…
Moscow region's cold pole Cherusti hits -6.6°C overnight
Temperatures in the Moscow region fell to -6.6°C overnight, according to Russian Hydrometeorological Centre data cited by RBC. The reading was registered in the settlement of Cherusti, described by both outlets as the Moscow region's “pole …
Warhorse co-founder hopes GTA VI will pave way for higher game prices
Martin Klima, co-founder of Warhorse Studios, said in a PC Gamer interview that he hopes the release of GTA VI pushes publishers to raise prices for major games, arguing the industry's rising development costs make it necessary. He said Roc…
Doom: The Dark Ages gets endless Slaughter Mode, but only for Revelations owners
id Software game director Hugo Martin announced a new “Slaughter Mode” for Doom: The Dark Ages during a livestream on the studio's official YouTube channel. The mode is an endless single-player fight through increasingly difficult waves of …