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Valor Mortis is available now, and its combat links defensive moves to recovering health and ammunition. For players, that means choosing when to attack matters just as much as choosing which abilities to use.
In Colorbound, color changes how objects behave: it can lift them up or bring them down to help you solve puzzles. Available on Xbox Series X|S, this puzzle-platformer follows a boy who wants to reunite his late grandfather’s band.
Pre-ordering Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 unlocks the campaign on October 16, seven days before the global launch. The Xbox schedule for October 12–16 also includes five titles coming to the Game Pass subscription, alongside dates for familiar series.
The next theme for PlayStation Blog’s photo showcase is Marvel’s Wolverine – Suits. Share your favorite look with #PSshare and #PSBlog by October 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time for a chance to be featured the following week.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ, a failed extraction leaves you with a choice: pay to recover your missing Operator or dismiss them. The more you invest in their Traits, the more recovery costs—and they lose their gear even if you bring them back.
The Horizon Meets update for Forza Horizon 6 adds a 7-Eleven gathering spot where you can download other players’ liveries and tuning setups. There’s also an autumn challenge with a reward and themed decorations, while a separate promotion comes with regional conditions.
Phoenix Cyclops brings a temporary power boost with a price to MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls. His Dark Phoenix form increases his power, but its risks include losing health, making the transformation an important decision for the player.
Remakes are eligible for Players’ Choice, while re-releases are not. For players, that means a familiar game rebuilt on a larger scale can compete to become the month’s favourite.
DMZ in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 connects three ways to deploy into Hajin with base development and the gear you bring back from the field. For players, that means choosing an objective while keeping preparations going between deployments.
The next Share of the Week challenge for Marvel’s Wolverine shifts the focus to allies and villains. Entrants are invited to share moments fighting alongside Team X and Jean Grey or against various villains, using #PSshare and #PSBlog.
Ubisoft Free Play Days offers a limited time to try five games for free. If you then buy a game, you can keep playing and retain the Gamerscore and achievements you earned during the event.
The free PS5 demo of Elta: Defy All Gods covers the opening of the adventure and lets you explore icy Lerna. This is a trial version; the full game arrives on February 2, 2027.
Gears of War: E-Day is in early access, but getting everyone together takes a little planning: two-player split-screen is available only on consoles, while online modes require a qualifying Game Pass subscription.