The recent Server Slam test gave many players their first chance to experience ARC Raiders before its release on October 30th. It quickly became one of the most popular games on Steam and generated a lot of excitement, building even more anticipation for the launch.
The game is currently performing very well, ranking as the fourth best-selling title on Steam worldwide. Today, October 20th, it’s also the sixth most played game overall, with over 180,000 players online at the same time.
Twitch said they quickly removed and banned the person, but streamer Emiru disagrees. She claims their response was slow and didn’t do enough to help, and that Twitch staff didn’t follow up to make sure she was okay.
The Star Wars universe is returning to the big screen! A new Mandalorian and Grogu movie is scheduled for 2026, which will be the first Star Wars film released in theaters since 2019’s *The Rise of Skywalker*. Another movie, directed by Shawn Levy, is planned for 2027.
Hamaguchi believed the game’s sections were appropriately paced, but he also recognized that today’s Final Fantasy players have many other games to choose from.
According to Ybarra, Microsoft’s decision to use Windows instead of the Xbox operating system on the new ROG Ally X is logical. He thinks this reflects Microsoft’s shift away from creating its own gaming hardware and exclusive games.
In a recent interview with Variety, Xbox head Sarah Bond confirmed the company is actively working on future hardware. She stated they are “100% looking at making things” and have next-generation hardware already in development, including prototyping and design work. Bond also highlighted their ongoing partnership with AMD to support these plans.
In the Halo universe, Needlers are weapons created by the alien Covenant. They fire crystals that actively seek out and follow their targets. While several versions of the Needler are already in Halo Infinite, the Type-35 is a newer, more powerful version. Players can acquire it by purchasing the final Halo Championship Series bundle, launching on October 21st.
What makes this game even more interesting is that the developers took inspiration from a popular AI-generated animation from July. This animation showed a way to create a fully 3D game that still *looks* like it’s made of pixels. However, the team behind *Project Shadowglass* decided to build this look themselves, without using AI, and they’re planning a mood that’s more intense and shadowy than the original animation.
This week, we’re highlighting Ninja Gaiden 4, the newest game in the long-running and influential action series that essentially created the fast-paced ‘slasher’ genre.