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Clash Royale: The Grand Arena Takes Tower Battles to the Tabletop
Maestro Media and Supercell’s Clash Royale board game brings turn-based lane battles to the tabletop, with $49 pledges and an August 2027 delivery estimate.
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PS5 US Sales Rise 22% in September Ahead of GTA VI
PS5 unit sales rose 22% year over year in September in the US, with dollar sales up 43%, ahead of GTA VI’s November launch.
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Wolverine and FC 27 Lead September’s PS5 Download Charts
Marvel’s Wolverine led September’s PS5 downloads in the US and Canada, while EA Sports FC 27 topped Europe, according to Sony’s regional charts.
- In Brief Gaming Hardware
Nintendo Switch 2 Jailbreak Used Codex, Researcher Says
Researcher pepsipu used Codex in a two-week Switch 2 jailbreak project, demonstrating game mods while noting reboot and custom-firmware limits.
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DanMachi: Frontier Zero Announced for PC and Mobile in 2027
enish announces DanMachi: Frontier Zero for PC, iOS and Android, with an original story developed in cooperation with author Fujino Omori.
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Phantom Blade Zero Launch Trailer Confirms PS5 Physical Editions for 2027
Phantom Blade Zero launches digitally October 28 PT, with preloading two days earlier and PS5 physical editions arriving separately in 2027.
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EA Shuts Down BioWare and Cancels the Next Mass Effect
EA is closing BioWare and its Edmonton office after cancelling the next Mass Effect, as a wider studio restructuring brings layoffs and fewer large projects.
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Serious Sam: The Third Encounter Announced as a Direct Sequel for PC
Croteam and Devolver announce Serious Sam: The Third Encounter for PC, continuing The Second Encounter’s story with solo and cooperative play.
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RV There Yet? Reaches PS5 and Switch 2 on October 29 With Cross-Play
RV There Yet? brings its cooperative road trip to PS5 and Switch 2 on October 29, with cross-play linking the new versions to Xbox and PC.
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Wargaming Co-Founder’s Mika Games Raises $10M to Help Mobile Studios Scale
Flint Capital leads a fresh $10 million round for Mika Games, which backs mobile studios with equity investment and separate funding for paid marketing tests.
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Once Human Sets Isles of Abyss Launch Time and Server Rules
Once Human details Isles of Abyss maintenance, server access and ocean survival ahead of its free expansion’s October 21 PT launch.
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