Game News Round-Up is your daily video game news fix.
We cover the day's biggest stories: announcements, reveals, release dates, delays, financial results and industry shake-ups, with every story clearly sourced and verified so you always know where the news came from. It's quick enough for a coffee break and thorough enough that you'll never miss a headline. New episodes every work day.
Game News Round-Up - 7th October 2026
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Brazil wants to be in "the top five game producers in the world in less than 10 years": https://www.gamesindustry.biz/brazil-wants-to-be-in-the-top-five-game-producers-in-the-world-in-less-than-10-years (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/brazil-wants-to-be-in-the-top-five-game-producers-in-the-world-in-less-than-10-years)
Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches it single player on Amazon Luna as part of Amazon Prime subscription: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/star-wars-galactic-racer-launches-on-amazon-luna-as-part-of-prime-subscription (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/star-wars-galactic-racer-launches-on-amazon-luna-as-part-of-prime-subscription)
South Australian government makes largest investment in game development by doubling its Digital Games Fund to $1m: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/south-australian-government-makes-largest-investment-in-game-development-by-doubling-its-digital-games-fund-to-1m (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/south-australian-government-makes-largest-investment-in-game-development-by-doubling-its-digital-games-fund-to-1m)
5 Oct 2026
Game News Round-Up - 6th October 2026
Game News Round-Up - 6th October 2026
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Disney president and CCO Dana Walden dismisses rumours of Epic Games buyout: "Those are not the conversations we are having right now": https://www.gamesindustry.biz/disney-president-and-cco-dismisses-rumours-of-epic-games-buyout-those-are-not-the-conversations-we-are-having-right-now (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/disney-president-and-cco-dismisses-rumours-of-epic-games-buyout-those-are-not-the-conversations-we-are-having-right-now)
NBA 2K25 is being delisted later this month, servers (including single-player story mode) will shut down December 31st: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nba-2k25-is-being-delisted-later-this-month-servers-including-single-player-story-mode-shut-down-at-the-end-of-the-year/ (https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nba-2k25-is-being-delisted-later-this-month-servers-including-single-player-story-mode-shut-down-at-the-end-of-the-year/)
Arc Raiders and The Finals are getting film and TV adaptations in collaboration with the Backrooms production company Chernin Entertainment: https://www.eurogamer.net/arc-raiders-the-finals-film-tv-show-backrooms (https://www.eurogamer.net/arc-raiders-the-finals-film-tv-show-backrooms)
Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive is hiring for a triple-A Sci-Fi first-person shooter with "a high realism bar": https://www.eurogamer.net/dead-by-daylight-behaviour-interactive-triple-a-sci-fi-shooter (https://www.eurogamer.net/dead-by-daylight-behaviour-interactive-triple-a-sci-fi-shooter)
No More Room in Hell 2 surpasses 1m units sold after leaving Early Access: https://www.gamespress.com/NO-MORE-ROOM-IN-HELL-2-CROSSES-1-MILLION-PLAYERS-DOUBLING-PLAYER-BASE- (https://www.gamespress.com/NO-MORE-ROOM-IN-HELL-2-CROSSES-1-MILLION-PLAYERS-DOUBLING-PLAYER-BASE-)
Hellblade studio Ninja Theory has started laying off staff, following Xbox’s announcement that it faces closure: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hellblade-studio-ninja-theory-has-started-laying-off-staff-following-xboxs-announcement-that-it-faces-closure/ (https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hellblade-studio-ninja-theory-has-started-laying-off-staff-following-xboxs-announcement-that-it-faces-closure/)
Supermassive Games lays off over 70 members of staff: https://insider-gaming.com/supermassive-games-layoffs-arrive-with-over-70-people-let-go/ (https://insider-gaming.com/supermassive-games-layoffs-arrive-with-over-70-people-let-go/)
4 Oct 2026
Game News Round-Up - 5th October 2026
Game News Round-Up - 5th October 2026
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PlatinumGames boss Atsushi Inaba suggests more Bayonetta is coming, despite exodus of lead developers: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/platinum-suggests-more-bayonetta-is-coming-despite-exodus-of-lead-developers/ (https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/platinum-suggests-more-bayonetta-is-coming-despite-exodus-of-lead-developers/)
Jagex has officially announced RuneScape 4: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/jagex-has-officially-announced-runescape-4/ (https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/jagex-has-officially-announced-runescape-4/)
Bose Corporation Announces Acquisition of Firelight Technologies, maker of interactive audio software platform FMOD: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bose-corporation-announces-acquisition-of-firelight-technologies-302893112.html (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bose-corporation-announces-acquisition-of-firelight-technologies-302893112.html)
Reigns developer Nerial closes following "significant trading losses" over past two years: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/reigns-developer-nerial-closes-following-significant-trading-losses-over-past-two-years (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/reigns-developer-nerial-closes-following-significant-trading-losses-over-past-two-years)
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