The “Off-road Patrol” update introduces new type of military vehicles, enhanced combat effects and advanced ray tracing features
Darkflow Software and Gaijin Entertainment announce that “Off-road Patrol,” the latest major content update for the online military shooter Enlisted, is available now. The update introduces a new type of combat vehicle to the game: fast off-road vehicles armed with machine guns and capable of carrying soldiers and extra grenade supplies directly into battle. It also adds new weapons and aircraft, significantly improves combat effects and melee animations, and brings major graphical upgrades including new ray tracing features.
Each of Enlisted’s armies receives a new researchable off-road squad: the Soviet GAZ-64 DS-39, German Kübelwagen 82, Japanese Type 95 Kurogane and American Willys M1919A4. These lightweight vehicles combine speed with mounted machine-gun firepower and can capture control points without their crews having to dismount. They also carry boxes with additional grenades, allowing their squads to quickly reinforce infantry fighting around an objective
The update expands the arsenals of the participating nations as well. Japan receives the *G4M1, the country’s most widely produced bomber of World War II, armed with four 250 kg bombs and an array of defensive machine guns and a 20 mm cannon. The United States gets the Lewis Gun Home Guard, an unusual version of the famous machine gun equipped with a 97-round magazine and anti-aircraft sight. New premium squads include a Soviet P-39Q-15 Airacobra supplied under the Lend-Lease program, Japanese soldiers armed with the exotic IJN 80 mm anti-tank launcher, as well as special combat variants of the Willys and Kübelwagen for USA and Germany respectively.
“Off-road Patrol” also brings a major graphics technology upgrade. Path Traced Global Illumination is now available on PC for compatible systems, providing more physically accurate indirect lighting. New ray tracing quality presets have been introduced on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro and Xbox Series X.
Battles are also becoming more spectacular and physically convincing. Hits from large-caliber weapons have received new visual effects, powerful explosions can throw nearby soldiers through the air, and spent shell casings can now realistically bounce off surrounding surfaces. Vehicle destruction effects have been reworked, while melee combat features improved bayonet charges, knife attacks, rifle-butt strikes and punches, including new animations designed specifically for attacks from a prone position.
More information about the update is available at the official Enlisted website.
About Gaijin Entertainment Gaijin Entertainment is the developer and publisher of the online games War Thunder, Crossout, Enlisted, CRSED: F.O.A.D. and Star Conflict as well as other PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android titles across several genres. The company’s diverse portfolio has received a range of mass media and game industry awards including such as Gamescom Award and many more. Official website: http://gaijinent.com/
About Darkflow Software Darkflow Software is a game studio founded in 2016 by video game industry veterans and is located in Riga, Latvia. Currently, the company is working on the squad based multiplayer WW2 shooter Enlisted and online shooter CRSED: F.O.A.D
About Enlisted Enlisted is a squad-based first person MMO shooter covering key battles from World War II. The game carefully recreates weapons, military vehicles and the atmosphere of that era, while demonstrating really massive clashes of numerous soldiers, tanks and aircraft with artillery and naval support. Enlisted is available on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. Official website: https://enlisted.net
Dragontopia Expands With ‘Gargantar’, Fantastic Tames Season 1 Adds ‘Cerberax’, and the Community-Voted Therizinosaurus TLC Arrives Free for All Survivors
SEATTLE, WA – OCTOBER 1, 2026 – Get your taming gear ready! Studio Wildcard today unleashed a massive triple-threat creature drop for ARK: Survival Ascended, bringing the enormous Gargantar Dragon to ARK: Dragontopia, the three-headed Cerberax to Fantastic Tames Season 1, and a community-voted Therizinosaurus TLC free update featuring new animations, combat, harvesting abilities and more.
For ARK: Dragontopia expansion owners, the skies just got considerably heavier with the arrival of Gargantar, a massive dragon whose appetite directly fuels its strength. The more Gargantar packs away down its gullet, the tougher it becomes to bring down, transforming a well-fed dragon into a formidable battlefield presence. And what goes down can come back up: Gargantar can vomit and spit acidic goo at enemies, turning the contents of his enormous belly into an offensive weapon. That enormous belly has other uses too: trusted allies can tuck themselves safely away from danger, while unfortunate enemies swallowed whole will find the accommodations considerably less comfortable. Gargantar joins the Dragontopia adventure ahead of December’s launch of a boundless, map-wide skyworld.
The Cerberax joins the Burrowbuck as the latest creature addition for the ARK: Fantastic Tames Season 1. Taming this hulking three-headed hound means winning over the heads separately, each with very different approaches: one wants to wrestle, another can be won over with food, and the third would rather join you on the hunt. Once tamed any one survivor can jump on for a ride, although Cerberax is best handled by three Survivors, each managing a head, with the right head breathing fire, the left spitting venom, and the center head acting as a lightning catalyst that amplifies the other two for devastating combo attacks. The three heads of Cerberax all use separate tactics, but their real strength is working together for maximum potential!
Rounding out today’s creature drop is the iconic Therizinosaurus, selected by the ARK community for a TLC glow up. The infamous long-clawed creature returns with a more expressive presence in the wild and a new bounding hop for tackling difficult terrain. A quick look at each Therizino now reveals its harvesting specialization, shown through dynamic claws that evolve based upon what type of resource it gathers. From a safe distance you’ll notice a Therizino adapted to delicate foraging will flash longer, sharper claws, while the rippers of a power-harvester get worn and chipped. Get too close, and whichever style of claws it has will tear into you with the same vicious double-swipe attack. No two hardworking Therizinos look quite the same, with seasoned harvesters proudly wearing the marks of their trade, with claws and posture reflecting the work it does best.
About ARK: Dragontopia Available now, Dragontopia ($29.99) is an all-new premium expansion pass introducing Survivors to a vast aerial ecosystem where dragons rule the skies. To survive this new high-altitude frontier, you’ll need to grow through the Dragon Skill Trees, a new progression system built around strengthening your bond with these mythical beasts. Craft highly specialized gear and wield potent tools, and expand your base with a draconic tileset, incubator backpacks, and mysterious potion stations.
About ARK Fantastic Tames Season 1 Expand your exotic menagerie with Fantastic Tames! These extraordinary oddities are forged from the ARK’s most mystical anomalies in defiance of nature. Each Fantastic Tame brings its own wondrous array of abilities to a tribe, with Season 1 granting access to three new additions: the Burrowbuck (available now), Cerberax (available now), and Enigmasaur (Q4 2026).
Create a Survivor, form a tribe, and then tame, train, breed & ride dinosaurs in the definitive survival experience ARK: Survival Ascended! ASA is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Epic Games Store and Steam.
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ABOUT STUDIO WILDCARD Since revealing its flagship game ARK: Survival Evolved in 2015, Studio Wildcard has tirelessly strived to bring its dinosaur-filled vision to the masses. With millions of players worldwide, the team has delivered an amazing amount of new content and leveraged cutting-edge technology to keep fans engaged. With a transmedia universe, the ARK story can be discovered on all gaming platforms, within spin-off titles, and now as a new epic narrative featuring a star-studded cast in ARK: The Animated Series on Paramount+. www.studiowildcard.com
When it comes to the “cozy farming” genre it starts to feel like nearly everything has been done in some way or another. Then someone comes up with a new dynamic twist to try and put a unique element into their game, be it transforming into a yokai and dating yokai or simply expanding on the classic formula with a whole “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality. Then there are developers that look at the genre and decide to throw the whole thing on its head by making a farming game that may have some cozy elements to it but is also a horror game through and through. That is how we end up with a game like Chris Cote’s Welcome to Elderfield, a game looking to take the standard simple farming lifestyle and throw in a bunch of horrors and old gods to spice things up. The question is, is Welcome to Elderfield worth the visit now that it’s filled with spooky mysteries and horrific monsters?
Story
Players take on the role of an unnamed protagonist who, one night, finds themselves in the woods during a rainstorm for unknown reasons. In a desperate attempt to get home, they stumble across a strange ritual happening in the forest where tentacle face cultists welcome them and then sic a twisted creature upon them, seemingly as a test. Once the player beats the monster, the cultists vanish after saying that the player is the perfect subject going forward, only for them to wake up in bed as if the night before had never happened, even if the town of Elderfield is far from the norm. It isn’t until the player learns that the nearby farm, run by a man named Hans, has fallen into disrepair and could use some help, that they begin to learn just how over their heads they’ve gotten themselves into.
Not only is Elderfield a hot-spot for seemingly everything supernatural, but the tentacle-faced cultists were real and seem to be monitoring a strange stone pillar on the farm. From then on players meet with the farm owner, a gigantic skeleton named Hans who “shed his skin” and kept growing until he couldn’t leave the home and now is leaving it up to the player to fix things up, including clearing the growing fields of “ghost tentacles” to allow them to properly plant and grow all manner of crops as well as clear out weeds, rocks, and branches to try and make space. Though that is only the tip of the iceberg as players soon find out that not only is the giant skeleton a fairly common sight, so common that one of the romance options is a female skeleton that loves flowers, but also a ghost librarian, blob of slime, and then a variety of other human options with their own quirks. Of course, that doesn’t even touch upon the numerous other strange haunts, mysteries, daily threats, ever-watching old gods that expect to be worshipped in some manner, and of course… the Tax Man.
Welcome to Elderfield’s overarching storyline does exist but it takes more of a backseat to the every day occurrences that happen to the player throughout their time with the game. Every day a new “mystery” appears on the television and it can be anything from fish-like people appearing near the lake front, childish rumors that if you chant for a dog to come out to play three times at night it’ll appear thirsting for blood, or that a gigantic egg has randomly appeared in the local apartment complex even though no one’s seen any bird that could lay it. These types of random daily events give players extra encouragement to explore places they may have been before, or never seen until now, since these can create entirely new events or play out differently depending on how well the player handles the situation in combat or their luck with the “d6 rolls.”
Outside of the day to day mysteries and haunts players will also come across numerous other oddities that beg to be investigated, be it a haunted looking ATM, messing with an odd looking fish sticking out of the water, or whispering a prayer in a sewer shrine, all of which have their own little roll events that can benefit or punish the player as a result. The various quests players receive from the residents of Elderfield are something of a hit and miss variety, mostly because of how mundane they are often treated afterwards. One of the earliest quests involves helping a lonely old man turn a pile of gathered debris and give it life and the only result is both of them saying how much they love each other and that’s it. While eerie, that’s not much narrative payoff.
This happens to be the case with a wide variety of missions, be it having to free someone trapped within their apartment for weeks by an unknown force and them shrugging it off, fishing up some mutated octopus to summon a gigantic boss that doesn’t phase the employees by any means, the way it is treated entirely mundane by the occupants of the town gives the feeling that it lacks actual gravitas and threat. Since, if no one else is afraid, why should the player be? It also doesn’t help that the romance options in the game, while fun, are so varied in the way that a few of them are straight up monsters or eerie in their own rights, and have no real developing personality as players grow closer to them. There are some events that rely on players growing closer to characters, and it is good to do so anyways, but for the most part there is almost no change in their dialogue or personality outside of this. Even marriage seems to be treated as an afterthought.
This leads to Welcome to Elderfield often feeling like its treading water. Players manage their farm while slowly finding new bits and pieces of storyline to unfold for them, either through a new piece of mail to arrive or completing a previous questline to see what new horrors await them. That isn’t to say that the story isn’t good, as the general narrative is pretty solid and there are as many quirky fun moments from interacting with random NPCs and inspecting parts of the town as there are spooky ones, especially factoring in the way the game’s unique old gods play a role and how twisted some of the depths of the town end up being, though we won’t detail them here, but it does meander around and lose its own pacing far too easily.
Gameplay
Welcome to Elderfield is a bit of a strange title as its blend of cozy, horror, farming, and RPG combat make it a mixing pot that gives players plenty to do while also giving some elements not quite enough love as they probably deserve. As per usual, the title features four seasons that boil down to creepy named versions for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, and what crops grow, certain events happen, and other things such as the very limited holidays, only take place at certain times. There are a few key differences though compared to the usual farming game as the title does not have a stamina meter of any kind, meaning farming and gathering resources can be done as long as players want, though other threats can arrive as a result, nor are players required to actually go to sleep.
Instead, players will start to slowly suffer debuffs the longer they go without sleeping, with one day not doing anything, two days reducing how much XP they earn, and increasingly worse debuffs from then on. In fact, while players can save at any time simply by visiting their bed, or other beds in specific locations, the only way to fully restore health and MP, as well as cleanse all curses and blessings, is to take a shower. The problem is, showering also makes all enemies that were previously defeated respawn. This makes it so that while players can utilize food or gathered items to restore their health and MP, or even use magic to restore their health somewhat, they’ll eventually need to rest to cleanse themselves of debuffs if they find themselves suffering far too many, as they can stack up to 5 times, meaning if a particularly long or poor set of rolls can see the player’s attack or defense reduced all the way down by 50%. Though this can also see their blessing boosting their luck by 30% removed as well.
On the flip side, sleeping is also a risk as players will find themselves passing time easily but also needing to roll a d6 to make sure that nothing horrible happens to them throughout the night. This can be anything from a nightmare causing them to be inflicted with a curse, a deep rest blessed by one of the gods that comes with blessings, or even being attacked in the night by a creature depending on the roll. In fact, practically everything indirectly involved with the farming revolves around rolling a d6. Investigating a mystery or haunted object, slaying an enemy to loot the body, digging through trash, opening a pouch of gems, all of these rely on the roll of a die and the player’s luck, sometimes literally as it does appear a higher luck stat increases the chances of obtaining a higher roll.
For example, a 1 or 2 is considered unlucky, 3 and 4 are neutral, and 5 and 6 are lucky with different consequences depending on what they are tied to. Praying to a god’s altar and rolling a six can award a number of blessings while rolling a one at the same altar will inflict numerous curses instead. Similarly, looting an enemy corpse and rolling a one might give players just a piece of meat while six can result in not only receiving a slew of cooking/crafting ingredients but also food and equipment as well. This is one element that is a bit annoying and quick to notice throughout Welcome to Elderfield. Crafting weaponry or armor may seem like a good idea at the start, it quickly becomes obvious that players reserve any ore they receive from mining to upgrade their farming tools or crafting other items such as scarecrows, totems, or offerings to the gods for boons. This is because the gear obtained by taking risks with the game’s mysteries or defeating enemies is far superior to anything the player’s can forge on their own.
In fact, players are encouraged to select one of the old gods to pray to on Sunday and become a devotee, providing them access to limited crafting recipes unique to that god as well as certain locked doors that also provide unique items. One such door in my case happened to have an extremely powerful spear inside that not only boosted my character’s agility and other stats, but improved their attack and magical attack far more than my already advanced weapon dropped from the previous location’s boss.
Speaking of combat, it is worth noting that the game does seem to feature the farming element as more of a backdrop to exploring the world and fighting than anything else. Players will plant and water crops, drop whatever items they feel like into the processors that will take hours to complete, and then set out on an adventure to complete a task or gather items, usually fighting enemies along the way in turn-based combat. This turn-based fighting is rather solid and while players may only have one turn at the start of the game they’ll eventually unlock two turns in a row. Players can utilize standard attacks to deal damage to enemies, “rituals” that cost MP to cast spells, skills that also utilize MP, items, or flee and suffer some potentially harmful side effects later on as a result. It is interesting to note that even if players end up dying in combat, the game does not actually end with a game over. Instead they will be transported back to their home, thinking it was a nightmare, and losing a chunk of cash as a result, though this is also dependent on what difficulty players have chosen for themselves as there are worse penalties on harder difficulties.
Audio & Visuals
One aspect that Welcome to Elderfield does exceptionally well is provide a completely foreboding atmosphere almost everywhere the player travels. Even the fanciest homes in Elderfield still feel like they might have something wrong with them as a result, even if they don’t, but obviously these creepy elements are at their strongest when exploring haunted locations or dangerous areas, seeing ghost NPCs randomly spawn and despawn at a distance, navigating through a twisting forest filled with dried out remnants of shrines to the old gods, and of course the multitude of monsters filling the land, both friendly and hostile. Most of the friendly NPCs that players interact with will have a character portrait of some kind unless they are tied to one of the mysteries that players can encounter and their designs range from fairly straightforward to downright creepy, even when they are human and not a skeleton with a penchant for flowers.
Of course, this type of design philosophy really hits home when it comes to the monsters that players will need to face down. Everything from rats with multiple eyes to vacant eyed shoppers who will randomly transform into twisted eldritch looking beings in a shopping mall to horrific fish people, the random creatures haunting the forest, or even the monsters dwelling deep within the mines that are ready to strike should the players annoy them with their mining, all of them are grotesque looking in the most impressive manner. Heck, even some of the crops and plants that players grow on their farm are horrific and even need to be put down to be properly harvested. This is especially true for bosses and the occasional random encounter that often sees players needing to take on exceptionally challenging foes that are similarly some of the best designed in the game.
It is worth noting that while there is voice work in the game, it is only done through the Weather Channel radio station and it literally involves unlocking stories by talking to people around town and inside hidden locations to unlock these stories that can play in the background of the radio while inside the player’s home, offering creepy and eerie stories they can listen to while cooking or managing their inventory and storage box. Outside of that, the game features no other voice work for characters and while the soundtrack is decent for a horror game, we found it to be surprisingly lacking given the game’s design and most tracks missing that feeling of dread players should expect.
Overall
Welcome to Elderfield takes familiar elements of a cozy farming system and throws a dark twist on everything by throwing creepily drawn horror elements at players at every corner. Be it twisted plants that grow alongside wheat, monsters living alongside everyone else without a care in the world, or supernatural entities seeking to doom the town, players never quite know what they’ll get into on any given day. That being said, the farming grind does eventually start to settle in and become rather rote, especially late game, and while the setting is incredibly interesting and has some unique characters, the lack of reaction to the world and any variation in the relationship dialogue with the romanceable characters is disappointing.
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The wait is over – grab your lasagna and get ready to escape Monday for good in this 3D platforming adventure
Sydney, Australia, October 1, 2026 – Microids and OSome Studio are thrilled to announce that Garfield – Escape from Monday is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC. Get your lasagna ready (and hide the spinach), because Garfield’s unforgettable journey, as dynamic as it is delicious, is finally here for everyone to enjoy. Mondays will never be the same again.
More than just a colourful adventure, Garfield – Escape from Monday captures the spirit of one of the world’s most beloved entertainment franchises in an all-new interactive experience. Designed to delight longtime fans of Jim Davis’s signature “cattitude” and welcoming a new generation of players, Garfield – Escape from Monday breaks the mould.
Players will master the technicality of feline movements, harness special abilities tied to 3 exclusive costumes and face off with a variety of formidable bosses throughout their journey. With memorable characters, inventive challenges and a surreal story through the mind of Garfield, this story into the heart of the nightmare promises to be a thrilling ride for players worldwide.
Red Alert: A Nightmare in the Kitchen… and in His Sleep!
For Garfield, spending most of his time sleeping is part of the routine. But spiralling into a bizarre nightmare full of vegetables, sugar-free candies and other unimaginable horrors, even the world’s laziest cat knows something is wrong!
After Jon feeds him spinach lasagna inspired by Chef Monday’s recipe, Garfield falls into a deep sleep. For Garfield to wake up from the nightmare and reactivate his taste buds, he must embark on a deliciously chaotic adventure, where players will explore worlds packed with enemies, challenges and lasagna.
Thankfully, Garfield can rely on Jon and his friends Odie, Arlene and Pookie, as well as a collection of special costumes, including turkey, surfer and cowboy – each with its own unique skill – to overcome the dangers lurking within Garfield’s dreams.
In Garfield – Escape from Monday, players can:
Move Like a Cat: Jump, climb the walls, curl up into a ball… You will always land on your feet!
Embody Garfield in Every Form: Go airborne dressed as a turkey, slide on the water like a surfer and swing with your cowboy lasso!
All the Garfield Cast is Here: Jon will be here to help you in your quest, along with Odie and Pookie. But beware of Garfield’s archenemies, Nermal and Squeak!
Explore Lively Worlds: 3 worlds and over 40 levels filled with enemies to fight and lasagna to devour. The More You Eat, the More Rooms You Edit! Gather tons of delicious collectibles to keep your morale and help refurbish Jon’s house with all kinds of surprising items.
Garfield – Escape from Monday combines the franchise’s universal humour with OSome Studio’s expertise in action/platform games, offering a colourful adventure for players of all ages.
Garfield – Escape from Monday is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5and PC.
About Microids
Microids is a French video game publisher founded in 1985, which has established itself as a key international player in the industry. Its editorial strategy focuses on two main areas: adventure games and games designed for hardcore players. By collaborating with renowned studios and creators, Microids offers immersive experiences based on popular licenses, allowing players to experience brand-new adventures alongside iconic characters.
About Garfield
Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, Garfield is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world. With his irresistible “cattitude”, Garfield is undeniably himself—selfish, sarcastic, lazy… yet surprisingly lovable. Since its creation in 1978, this iconic cat has spawned numerous movies, TV series, stage shows, and merchandise. It has also received four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program. Today, Garfield-related content is broadcast in 80 countries and has generated over $3 billion in retail sales to date. In 2019, Paramount Global acquired Paws, Inc., the company holding the rights to the Garfield franchise.
About Paramount Consumer Products
Paramount Consumer Products oversees all licensing and merchandising activities for Paramount (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by a diverse roster of iconic brands, Paramount Consumer Products’ portfolio is based on content from platforms including Paramount+, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Media Ventures), cable networks (including MTV, Nickelodeon, and Showtime), and Paramount Pictures. The division also includes Paramount Game Studios. Spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth, and adult properties, Paramount Consumer Products is committed to creating the highest quality products for some of the world’s most beloved franchises. To discover our range of Paramount-branded merchandise and apparel, visit ParamountShop.com.
Sydney, Australia, 1 October 2026: Deep Silver and KING Art Games have unveiled the complete CGI introduction to the Space Marines of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV. The Blood Ravens and Dark Angels finally stand together in the battle for Kronus. Get ready for the team-up of the millennium.
The Space Marines are the pre-eminent defenders of Humanity, boasting ancient power armour and the finest weapons the Imperium can provide. They face the hardest missions, battle the deadliest foes, and emerge victorious where lesser soldiers would be annihilated. But on Kronus, even the Adeptus Astartes can be brought to the brink.
The mysterious Blood Ravens have a long history with Kronus, a crucial recruitment world for their chapter. When the Great Rift tore the galaxy in half, Captain Cyrus, Jonah Orion and their forces found themselves on the wrong side, cut off from reinforcements. Suffering casualties, they return to Kronos in hopes of replenishing their ranks. Instead of relief, they crash against waves of xenos forces. Defeat is all but certain until the Dark Angels arrive to turn the tide…
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV launches on December 3, 2026 (December 4 AEDT), with Commander Edition players deploying from November 30 (December 1 AEDT) through a 3-Day Early Unlock. Both editions are available to pre-order now with a 10% discount. The war will continue long after launch. Year One includes free updates featuring the return of Crusade Mode, new maps, modes, Commanders, and the Mission Editor, alongside two major story expansions that will deepen the conflict on Kronus and introduce a new playable faction to the battlefield.
About Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV
Dawn of War IV delivers an unforgettable sci-fi RTS experience set within a faithful recreation of the beloved Warhammer 40,000 universe. Take charge of four factions in an epic story that spans multiple non-linear campaigns, clash with other players in tense multiplayer combat, and enjoy fan-favorite modes including Last Stand, Skirmish and more!
About KING Art Games
KING Art is an independent game developer, celebrating 25 years of experience in creating high-quality games for all major platforms. More than 100 employees across several teams are located at the offices in Bremen, Germany and work with about as many freelancers around the globe. Founded in 2000, KING Art has since released more than 50 titles in different genres, with a focus on narrative games, RPGs and strategy games. The company and its games have received multiple prestigious awards, including Best Strategy Game and Best Development Studio, multiple German “Games of the Year” and “Studio of the Year” awards. KING Art is a licensed developer for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo platforms and member of Verband der deutschen Games-Branche (GAME).
About PLAION
PLAION is a dynamic and diversified business in the global entertainment sector, masterfully crafting franchises that captivate audiences worldwide. Boasting a vast network of eight game development studios, fifteen regional publishing offices, three game publishing labels including Deep Silver, and PLAION PICTURES as an independent film publisher and distributor, the company extends its influence with merchandise production and expansive distribution capabilities across the globe. Founded three decades ago, PLAION has firmly established itself within the entertainment arena. With a diverse range of services and solutions, PLAION stands as the premier publishing partner for console and PC games across both physical and digital channels. Moreover, its strong foothold in the Virtual Reality (VR) domain highlights the company’s commitment to varied gaming experiences. PLAION is an Embracer Group company.
About Deep Silver
Deep Silver is PLAION’s flagship publishing label, and the home of captivating gaming worlds from the gripping post-apocalypse of Metro, to the twisted paradises of Dead Island to the authentic Medieval landscapes of Kingdom Come Deliverance. For more information, please visit www.deepsilver.com
About Games Workshop®
Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy
miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer® Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniatures, novels and model kits through more than 570 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division ‘Black Library’ and our special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.warhammer.com.
Rankings by Revenue Places Kingston No. 1 with 62% Market Share
Recognized World Leader for 23 Consecutive Years
Australia– October 1, 2026 – Kingston Technology, a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced it has been ranked the top third-party DRAM module supplier in the world, according to the latest rankings by revenue from analyst firm TrendForce. Kingston retains its number 1 position with an estimated 62% market share.
TrendForce reported that the global DRAM module market generated approximately $21.2 billion in revenue in 2025, representing a 59% YoY increase and a significant acceleration from the 7% growth recorded in 2024. The market’s expansion was driven by rising DRAM prices and stronger shipment volumes during the second half of the year. According to the report, Kingston’s revenue grew 48% YoY in 2025, reinforcing its leadership position in a market where the top five DRAM module suppliers accounted for only 77% of total revenue. Kingston alone represented nearly two-thirds of the market.
The DRAM market experienced a dramatic shift during 2025. Early in the year, DRAM module manufacturers increased DDR4 inventory levels in response to tariff concerns and DRAM suppliers’ end-of-life plans for DDR4 products. Later in the year, growing demand from cloud service providers supporting agentic AI workloads significantly increased server DRAM consumption. This surge reduced DRAM allocations available for PC and consumer applications, contributing to higher memory prices and stronger module market performance. The shift made clear that enterprise, data center, and AI infrastructure have become the primary forces shaping memory demand, and these are the segments where Kingston has been steadily expanding its B2B business.
Kingston’s industry-leading procurement scale allowed the company to strategically manage inventory throughout 2025 and, as DRAM pricing strengthened during the second half of the year, Kingston was well positioned to aggressively support channel demand, helping drive its strong annual performance. TrendForce also noted that DRAM module manufacturers increasingly focused on industrial and enterprise server markets during 2025 while accelerating the transition to DDR5-based product portfolios. Beyond the channel, Kingston’s B2B business delivered strong growth in 2025 as enterprise, data center, and industrial customers increasingly turned to Kingston for supply continuity, validated solutions, and long-term support.
Building on decades of experience in enterprise and industrial deployments, Kingston’s portfolio spans DDR4 to DDR5 solutions designed for business-critical environments, supporting applications ranging from client PCs and gaming systems to servers, data centers, AI infrastructure, and industrial, embedded, surveillance, and automation systems. This breadth enables customers to navigate evolving technology requirements and scale confidently into next-generation computing workloads.
“Maintaining our leadership position in a dynamic and rapidly evolving memory market reflects Kingston’s long-term strategy, strong supplier relationships, and commitment to serving customers worldwide,” said Kingston. “Our ability to anticipate market transitions, manage inventory effectively, and provide reliable memory solutions enabled us to support partners and customers throughout the year. At the same time, Kingston’s B2B business has become a key growth engine, as enterprise, data center, and industrial customers increasingly rely on Kingston for supply continuity, validated solutions, and long-term support. With memory solutions spanning every major DRAM application, from client PCs and gaming systems to servers, data centers, and AI infrastructure, we are well positioned to help customers scale and innovate wherever their workloads take them.”
From big data to IoT devices, including laptops, PCs, and wearable technology, Kingston Technology is dedicated to delivering top-tier product solutions, service, and support. Trusted by leading PC manufacturers and global cloud providers, we value our long-term partnerships that help us evolve and innovate. We ensure every solution meets the highest standards by prioritizing quality and customer care. At every step, we listen, learn, and engage with our customers and partners to deliver solutions that make a lasting impact. To learn more about Kingston Technology and our “Built on Commitment” vision, visit Kingston.com.
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Race for podium glory in F1 25, take on monsters and other players in Hunt: Showdown 1896, then battle voxel versions of EDF enemies in Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2. Together, these three games form the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for October. All will be available to PlayStation Plus members* from Tuesday, 6 October until Monday, 2 November.
F1 25 | PS5
Leave your mark on the world of racing in F1 25, the official video game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship. Enjoy single-player experiences such as Career and My Team 2.0, letting you create your own F1 stories as you take control as the Owner of a Formula 1 team. Then take the race online against other players, including a brand new multiplayer mode in F1 World, where you and your friends race as a squad against AI drivers.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 | PS5
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a new era of the addictively unforgiving extraction shooter. In corrupted backwaters lost to history, fight back alone – or with friends – against timeless evil. Twisted monsters and other ruthless Hunters stand between you and your Bounty. Risk everything as Hunt consumes you. Race competing Hunters to track down bosses, send them to hell, claim their bounty, and fight your way to extract. If others only slow you down, go alone. If you find strength in numbers, take up to two teammates along.
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 | PS5, PS4
The square Earth is under attack by giant enemies. Teammates scattered around the world are waiting to be rescued. Select 4 teammates from among those you have collected and create your own team. Design the team perfect for your play style, select your equipment, and then deploy to battle. In addition to soldiers from the mainline EDF series, this game also includes soldiers from the EDF spin-offs, and enemies who ravaged the planet in previous releases have also crossed over into this world to join the fight. Enjoy fighting numerous enemies, including redesigned voxel versions of old favourites, as well as new enemies unique to this release. Enjoy four-player online co-op and two-player local split-screen on PS5 and PS4.
Last chance to add the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September
PlayStation Plus members have until Monday, October 5 to add Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life and Chained Echoes to their game libraries.
Spider-Man Brand New Day Avatars – Included for PlayStation Plus
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is coming to Sony Pictures Core on Tuesday, 6 October. To celebrate that release, Limited-edition Spider-Man: Brand New Day avatars will also be released on Tuesday, 6 October, exclusively on Sony Pictures Core for a limited time**. PlayStation Plus members can claim avatars in-app at no extra cost. Non-PlayStation Plus members must get Spider-Man: Brand New Day on Sony Pictures Core to get the avatars.
PlayStation Plus Exclusive HorrorFest Packs
To celebrate the spooky season, PlayStation Plus members can enjoy horror-themed in-game item bundles for a variety of PS5 and PS4 games***. This includes the Call of Duty: Warzone Horror Bundle (available now), Hunt: Showdown 1896 Starter Pack (available Tuesday, 6 October), and the Overwatch 2 Dragur Reinhardt + 5 Tier skips Pack (Wednesday, 7 October). Find out more about these and other PlayStation Plus Exclusive Packs here.
To learn more about the full lineup, visit the PlayStation Blog.
To comply with local regulations, we recently introduced age verification in Australia. You will be required to complete a one-time age verification check before you can add a new Restricted (R 18+) game from the PlayStation Store to your library. If you do not verify your age, you can still play games already in your library and add games rated below Restricted (R 18+).
*PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup may differ by region. Please check PlayStation Store on release day for more information. PS Plus is subject to recurring subscription fee taken automatically until cancellation. Age restrictions apply. Terms apply: play.st/psplus-usageterms
**Promotion ends Tuesday, 20 October 2026. Avatar voucher code expires Wednesday, 6 October 2027. Licensed for consumer use only. Non-transferable, not for sale or resale. Available in regions with Sony Pictures Core.
***Base game must be owned to access pack contents.
Return to the beginning of Marcus and Dom’s story with new apparel out now
DENVER – 1, Oct. 2026 – Celebrate the dawn of E-Day with limited edition items from the Gears of War: Roots of Fight Collection, available now on the Official XBOX Games Studios Shop, powered by DPI Merch. Additional items will launch this November. Debuting in 2006, the Gears of War franchise has fought Locust Hordes and other adversaries across five mainline entries. Leading up to the Oct. 6, 2026, launch of Gears of War: E-Day, the Roots of Fight Collection features items inspired by the original Gears logo, with items available in limited quantities:
Honor Marcus Fenix in style while wearing the Gears of War x Roots of Fight Limited Edition Marcus Hoodie
Join the Bravo Squad while wearing the Marcus Tee and Dom Tee, featuring iconic emblems on the front, back, and sleeve
Rock the Dom Hat and Marcus Hat while protecting each other from the Locust Horde, Reavers, and other threats on the horizon
Items from the Gears of War: Roots of Fight Collection are available now on the OfficialXBOX Games Studios Shop, with additional items launching this November. Follow the Official Gears of War account on X for the latest updates.
About DPI Merch
Empowered by their passion for high-quality gaming merchandise, DPI Merchandising LLC specializes in creating products for video game enthusiasts. Their team works with gaming industry titans, including Bethesda, BioWare, CD Projekt Red, and SEGA.
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LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, has launched a new update for its collectible RPG Tower of God: New World. The latest update welcomes the new SSR+ Teammate, along with the return of the Family Head grade Teammate, a new event story, and various limited-time events.
[Noble Swordsman] White (Yellow Element, Warrior, Fisherman) is a powerful warrior who wields five swords inherited from his siblings. During battle, his siblings’ swords float around him, continuously damaging enemies while blocking their basic attacks. His ultimate skill delivers a Severing Slash that deals critical damage to enemies and ignores any effect that triggers upon the target’s death. His combat performance is powerful enough to reach beyond SSR+ grade and make him an OP character.
To celebrate the arrival of [Noble Swordsman] White, Tower of God: New World is hosting various events through October 14, including summon events and Tap Tap Plus. Players can acquire [Noble Swordsman] White, Black Market Tickets, Radiant Revolution Fragments and other rewards. During the same period, the Advent Summon for [Family Head] Gustang will also return, giving players another chance to obtain him.
The new event story “Khun vs. Arie Family Showdown!” has also been added. Players can experience a special story and battle stages centered on the clash between the Khun family and the Arie family, while earning rewards such as SSR+ Tower’s Blessing Break Stone and Revolution Ore through missions and the exchange shop. Four autumn-themed costumes are also returning, including [Shadow Girl] Alphine’s Blue Moon Spirit.
In addition, the update features the Growth Exchange event that allows players to exchange the growth progress of SSR+ Teammates, including Limit Break, Revolution, and Potential, with another Teammate. All players can use Growth Exchange once, while returning players who revisit the game after September 1 at 9AM (KST) will receive up to five Growth Exchange opportunities. More about the ongoing events can be found on the official forum.
Tower of God: New World is a collectible card game RPG based on “Tower of God,” a popular WEBTOON series that has surpassed 5 billion global views. In Tower of God: New World, players can take control of fan-favorite characters to ascend the Tower. Join Twenty-Fifth Bam – and more than 100 characters – as he fights his way through the Tower in gorgeous 3D animation that will make players feel like they have stepped into an anime world. Players will experience fast-paced battle mechanics while utilizing a unique Slot System that powers up a particular “slot” instead of a specific character.
Founded in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading global game developer and publisher. Through acclaimed franchises and strategic partnerships with top-tier IP holders, the company delivers innovative and engaging gaming experiences to audiences worldwide. As a parent company of Kabam, SpinX Games, Jam City, and a major shareholder of HYBE and NCSOFT, Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling:ARISE, Seven Knights Re:BIRTH, RAVEN2, MARVEL Future Fight, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.
A second free content update adds a Heroic difficulty mode, social features
BORDEAUX, France – Sept. 30, 2026 –Farever, the online multiplayer action RPG set in a vast fantasy open world from developer Shiro Games, adds its second major early access update today with revamped endgame content, enhanced multiplayer options and rewards, as well as key quality-of-life improvements. The Call to Glory update is now available for all Farever players.
Siagarta’s bravest adventurers can now heed the call of Heroic Mode, a new difficulty option for dungeon instances adding tougher enemies and ramped-up boss mechanics testing even the most experienced parties. The increased danger comes alongside tantalizing rewards, including Epic-tier end-game loot, dedicated achievements, and Medals of Glory, a new currency to obtain exclusive rewards.
In addition to Heroic Mode and new gear options, the update also adds a wealth of new social as well as quality-of-life changes, including:
Improved group rewards and loot
New Friend and Ignore lists, as well as additional Chat Channels
Player inspection mechanic in addition to other options
Allies can now be revived during boss battles
New emotes, compass, as well as group HUD
Reworked Rogue talent tree
Numerous balance and bug fixes
“This update takes Farever’s endgame experience to the next level, both in terms of rewards players can seek, and ways adventurers can interact with other swashbucklers,” said Quentin Lapeyre, Game Director. “Beyond Heroic Mode, we’ve used our community’s feedback as a guide to make the game more fun and exciting for everyone.”
Farever is available now in Early Access on PC via Steam for $19.99 and English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese language support. For more information, follow Farever on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram, and follow Shiro Games on Bluesky.
About Shiro Games
Shiro Games is an independent Bordeaux-based studio founded by video game veterans Sebastien Vidal and Nicolas Cannasse to bring new innovative games to life. Its popular Viking strategy game Northgard was released on Steam in 2018 and sold more than five million units. Wartales, its tactical RPG set in an alternate medieval world, has sold more than a million units since its release in April 2023.
Shiro Games released two titles into early access in 2026 after each game acquired hundreds of thousands of wishlists, the online multiplayer action RPG set in a vast fantasy open world Farever, and the space exploration and building game SpaceCraft. Shiro Games has two unreleased titles in production, its ruthless survival FPS and top 100 wishlisted unreleased game Frostrail, and its city-building auto-battler Northgard Battlegrounds being developed by Funday Games.
