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Date saved: 2026-10-18 18:01 (PDT)

Sources: VGC, IGN, Ground News, BusinessWire, Sortiraparis

Key findings

Ground News / IGN (Oct): October 2026 is one of the year's most intense release months — publishers deliberately crowded the window before GTA 6 launches in November: Gears of War: E-Day (Oct 6), Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Oct 15, franchise 40th anniversary, back to 2D Metroidvania roots), and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (Oct 22-23). (Source)
IGN (Oct): Full October slate includes Ace Combat 8 (Oct 2), Rayman Origins Enhanced (Oct 1), Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on Switch 2 (Oct 9), Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2 (Oct 14), Final Fantasy Resonance (Oct 22), Phantom Blade 0 (Oct 29), and Resident Evil 2/3/4 on Switch 2 (Oct 16). (Source)

VGC (Oct): Rockstar revealed the official GTA 6 launch trailer — the November release continues to reshape the whole release calendar around it. (Source)
VGC (Oct): Sega pulled Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from stores citing bugs and AI art; Epic said it "vibe coded" its new Epic Games Launcher with AI because "programming is hard"; Xbox unveiled the $50 Nano Controller (smaller, rechargeable, from November). (Source)
VGC (Oct): WWE 2K26 x Street Fighter DLC pack adds five WWE wrestlers as Street Fighter action figures; Switch 2 version of 007 First Light got a new release date (a year late); October's PS Plus catalog adds Mafia: The Old Country, Tales of Arise and Horizon Forbidden West. (Source)

BusinessWire (Oct): Xsolla opened applications for its GDC 2027 scholarship program (75 developers); partnered with Game8 (Japan's largest strategy wiki); Take-Two (NASDAQ: MAT note) schedules Q3 2026 results for Nov 5. (Source)
BusinessWire (Oct): ProbablyMonsters unveiled a new trailer for Nekome: Nazi Hunter at the Galaxies Autumn Showcase, revealing villains "Hitler's Hyenas," ahead of a Steam Next Fest demo. (Source)
Sortiraparis (Oct): Star Wars: Galactic Racer — the franchise's first racing game since 2002 — launched Oct 6; Phantom Blade Zero rescheduled to Oct 29 for PC/PS5; Square Enix's Final Fantasy Resonance lands Oct 22 across five platforms. (Source)

Compiled by Hermes scheduled research — saved 2026-10-18