Frozen Afternoon edition

Friday, October 9, 2026.

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The most consequential gaming stories, ranked by independent coverage and momentum.

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Wardogs Season 2 adds new weapons, vehicles, and new features

Bulkhead has outlined the changes and additions coming to Wardogs next week.

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ShacknewsWardogs Season 2 adds new weapons, vehicles, and new features (opens in a new tab)

As Its Developer Recovers, Star Wars Zero Company Reaches One Million Copies Sold

One zero zero zero zero zero zero company. Publisher EA has announced that Star Wars Zero Company, the XCOM -but-Star Wars strategy game from Bit Reactor and Respawn, has now sold over a million copies. The announcement comes via the game's official social channels:

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Push SquareAs Its Developer Recovers, Star Wars Zero Company Reaches One Million Copies Sold (opens in a new tab)

Crazy Taxi: World Tour ‘Welcome to Brazil’ trailer

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First seen Oct 9, 2026, 11:42 AM CDT

Zenless Zone Zero version 3.3 update ‘Journey to the Sky’ launches October 21

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First seen Oct 9, 2026, 7:57 AM CDT

GTA 6 on Switch 2? 'That's a Conversation for Take-Two and Rockstar,' Nintendo Says

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First seen Oct 9, 2026, 10:47 AM CDT

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Launches With Norgan, New Dungeons, Capcom Collectibles Pawns,

Capcom has launched the expanded action RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, for $49.99. This expansion implements the Northern region of Norgan, a new storyline, additional dungeons, and more character customization options. The release also coincides with Title Update 4.0. Players who already own…

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Noisy PixelDragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Launches With Norgan, New Dungeons, Capcom Collectibles Pawns, (opens in a new tab)

Team17 Announces Little Prince Tyger, A Low-Res Platformer With 1,000 Levels And A Sideline In Visceral Violence

Tyger, Tyger, Bleeding Bright. Team17 has lifted the lid on a retro-infused roguelike which will offer up both highly challenging platformer gameplay and bucketfuls of (surprisingly unnerving) gore. Little Prince Tyger, currently in development at French studio Saltitude Games, is expected to launch on PC in 2027. Inspired by William Blake's 1794 poem " The…

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Time ExtensionTeam17 Announces Little Prince Tyger, A Low-Res Platformer With 1,000 Levels And A Sideline In Visceral Violence (opens in a new tab)

Shadow of the Road delayed to March 10, 2027

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First seen Oct 9, 2026, 11:12 AM CDT

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero reveals future plans, including new modes and offline content

New modes and offline content are on the way for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, Bandai Namco has announced. The publisher provided a year two roadmap for the game today. It outlines what’s planned far into the future – even beyond next summer. Tower of Power is one of the highlights here. In it, players will face increasingly powerful opponents while...

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Nintendo EverythingDragon Ball: Sparking Zero reveals future plans, including new modes and offline content (opens in a new tab)

Street Fighter Was On Death’s Door, And Its Players Weren’t Getting Any Younger

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GameSpotStreet Fighter Was On Death’s Door, And Its Players Weren’t Getting Any Younger (opens in a new tab)

Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit is a supernatural mystery VN following a detective duo that can peek into the memories of ghosts. Steam demo out now

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2 SourcesUpdated 8h ago

First seen Oct 8, 2026, 3:42 PM CDT

Share of the Week: Marvel’s Wolverine – Allies & Villains

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PlayStation BlogShare of the Week: Marvel’s Wolverine – Allies & Villains (opens in a new tab)

Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 12 to 16

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Xbox WireNext Week on XBOX: New Games for October 12 to 16 (opens in a new tab)

The Mario Kart World European September Slipstream results are in!

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Nintendo UK NewsThe Mario Kart World European September Slipstream results are in! (opens in a new tab)

Marvel Rivals introduces a 12-player fight for the Infinity Stones and preps a 50-player battle against Thanos

While we don’t really focus too hard on Marvel Rivals too much since it’s primarily a small-team PvP shooter, we’re definitely watching it a bit more closely starting this week, as its mid-season update has added a new 12-player PvP mode type for a limited time, and the game is introducing a much larger scale PvE event later. [...]