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Paramount and Activision have tapped two Hollywood heavyweights to bring Call of Duty to the big screen. Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg will write and produce the adaptation, with Berg directing.

Amazon has reportedly cancelled its second Lord of the Rings MMO in four years, leaving fans and developers devastated. The cancellation comes amid massive layoffs affecting 14,000 employees and the shutdown of New World.

Relic Entertainment’s indie-focused Relic Labs released Earth vs Mars on Steam October 29, 2025, bringing Advance Wars-style turn-based strategy gameplay with absurd human-creature hybrid supersoldiers created by the Splice-O-Tron device fighting off a Martian invasion.

Konami released Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’s free Fox Hunt multiplayer mode on October 30, 2025, bringing 12-player stealth-focused battles with two game modes, AT-CAMO suits, and Kerotan frog hunting across jungle arenas.

Capcom opened preorders for Resident Evil Requiem on October 28, 2025, revealing the survival horror sequel will launch February 27, 2026 with Lady Dimitrescu costumes in the Deluxe Edition, Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive content, and Fortnite collaboration items.

Solo developer Max announced Sledding Game is coming to Xbox and Game Pass at ID@Xbox, bringing a cozy multiplayer hangout experience where you sled, play mini-games, and hang out with friends using proximity chat instead of traditional competitive gameplay.

Legendary modder InfernoPlus revealed he’s been secretly porting the entirety of Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind into Elden Ring’s engine, recreating all of Vvardenfell’s cities, quests, and lore with modern graphics and Soulslike combat after being unsatisfied with the original’s dated mechanics.

As part of massive company-wide layoffs eliminating up to 30,000 jobs, Amazon Games announced it’s halting significant AAA development with particular focus on killing MMO projects, marking the end of the company’s failed quest to compete with established gaming powers.

Microsoft’s Q1 FY26 earnings reveal Xbox hardware revenue plummeting 29% year-over-year due to declining console sales, though content and services revenue managed to grow 1% beating expectations through Game Pass subscriptions and third-party content offsetting first-party declines.

Stormteller Games and Thunderful Publishing released the free Wager’s Gauntlet update on October 28, 2025, adding six months of weekly challenges to the gothic roguelike, alongside new weapon skins, relics, and the paid Cursed Couture Halloween cosmetic DLC.