Video game
Back in the arcades of 1998 there was a vertical shooter with a premise too reckless to ignore: cops piloting giant robots and shooting up the city. That game was Armed Police Batrider. On October 10, 2026, at the M2 ShotTriggers 10th Anniversary Thanksgiving Festival ~Let’s Jailbreak Together!!~, a port of Batrider was announced under…
PlayStation
The PS5 version’s release date, which had been listed as nothing more than “coming 2026,” finally has specifics attached. It didn’t move forward, though — it slid back. Forza Horizon 6 on PS5 now launches January 27, 2027. Preorders opened the same day the date was announced. A preorder trailer also went up on the…
Video game
A vertical shooter you could only play in arcades is finally coming down to the TV in your living room. M2’s console version of Senxin Aleste is launching on March 18, 2027. It’s coming to three platforms, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PS4, at 4,950 yen (about US$32, tax included, converted at 153 yen to the…
Anime
A new Girls und Panzer mobile game, Girls und Panzer: Boko-suka Rush, is officially in production. G Holdings put out the announcement on October 9, 2026, and the genre is a defense game. The short title is “Garusuka.” The setting is the “Tank Simulator” attraction at the Boko Museum. Miho and Alice climb aboard, and…
Video game
DAVE THE DIVER is getting a crossover DLC with the survival ocean-exploration game Subnautica 2, and it lands in early 2027. The announcement came during the Triple-i Initiative Showcase on October 9, 2026 Japan time. The concept is simple and very cool: an alien ocean shows up inside the Blue Hole. The extraterrestrial sea creatures…
Video game
XBOX is stepping outside of games. On October 8, 2026, Microsoft announced the formation of XP, a new division dedicated to expanding XBOX IP beyond games. The name XP is a play on the gaming term Experience Points. It covers four areas — film and television, licensed products, live events, and partnerships — consolidating functions…
Video game
Reina from TEKKEN 8 is joining FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves. SNK announced her as a new DLC character on October 10, 2026, at EVO France 2026, currently running in Nice, France. She is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch 2. Reina is scheduled to arrive in…
Anime
The next GIRLS und PANZER game has been announced: GIRLS und PANZER All Star Tank Carnival is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027. The reveal landed on October 9, 2026, timed to 14 years since the anime first aired and the franchise’s 15th anniversary. Development is being handled by the team behind GIRLS und…
PlayStation
Risk of Rain 2’s new DLC, Hallowed Concepts, shadow-dropped on October 9, 2026. The expansion itself had been announced back on April 10, 2026 during The Triple-i Initiative, but it shipped with no advance notice of a release date — it simply went live. It’s available on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5 and…
Video game
Rainbow Six Mobile is shutting down on January 15, 2027. The mobile version of Rainbow Six is closing its doors after roughly three and a half years and 15 Seasons, counting all the way back to its 2023 soft launch. The development team’s stated reason for the end of service is that it wants “to…
