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Toem 2 Is Somehow Even More Perfect Than Toem

• A polished, charming sequel to Toem.
• Three new areas add camera-based puzzles and secrets.
• The four-hour adventure leaves the reviewer wanting more.

Toem 2 keeps the first game’s camera-based puzzle adventure and improves on it with more polished mechanics, larger areas and extra places to explore. The reviewer says its gentle challenges, whimsical characters and humour make it an appealing, accessible game, though the short experience leaves them wanting more.…

Turtle Beach’s Switch 2 controller pairs vivid lighting with responsive play

• Turtle Beach Afterglow Switch 2 controller combines RGB lighting aesthetics with responsive gaming performance
• £65 price point, 12 hours battery life with lights on, drift-resistant thumbsticks
• Small button labels hard to read; lacks haptic feedback but offers mappable rear paddles

Turtle Beach has released the Afterglow Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch 2, a transparent gamepad with variable RGB lighting designed to appeal to gamers who prioritise aesthetic appeal alongside functionality. The controller features a crystalline appearance that looks striking whether the lights are on or off, and performs…

Fortnitemares brings Five Nights at Freddy’s animatronics to Fortnite

• Fortnite’s Five Nights at Freddy’s crossover launches with Fortnitemares on 1 October.
• The trailer featured Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria and four animatronics.
• Skins are expected, and the announcement quickly drew 100,000 likes on X.

Fortnite announced a Five Nights at Freddy’s crossover for its annual Halloween event, Fortnitemares, which begins on 1 October. The collaboration brings a popular horror franchise into Fortnite’s spooky-season update, which typically features horror crossovers, themed Battle Royale locations and limited-time items. The trailer showed Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria…

EA Sports FC 27 leads UK chart as Fire Emblem falls to eighth

• FC 27 debuted at number one in the UK.
• Fortune’s Weave slipped to eighth but stayed in the top ten.
• PS5 led FC 27 sales; Switch and Switch 2 had smaller shares.

EA Sports FC 27 debuted at number one in the UK physical games chart after its release on 25 September, while Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave fell to eighth place after debuting the previous week. Its continued top-ten position comes amid competition from new multi-platform releases, including Silent Hill:…

The Next Evolution of AI Is Learning From Your Dodgy Gaming Skills

• AI researchers pivoting to "world models" requiring visual and action data for physical-world tasks
• Worldmodeldata licensing video game data; secured ~1 million hours from studios for training
• Video games provide cause-and-effect scenarios at scale unavailable elsewhere for model development

The AI industry is recognising that large language models, trained solely on text, are ill-equipped for physical-world tasks such as piloting autonomous vehicles or operating robots. Leading researchers, including Fei-Fei Li and Yann LeCun, are now focusing on "world models"—a different class of AI that requires training on…

Blizzard expands World of Warcraft: Forever beta server capacity amid demand

• WoW: Forever beta reached capacity limits; Blizzard expanded servers due to extraordinary demand
• Player figures potentially match the game's all-time peak from 16–18 years ago
• Full launch switches from £51.99 purchase to monthly subscription on 4 November

Blizzard has increased server capacity for the World of Warcraft: Forever beta following exceptional player demand over the weekend. Executive producer Holly Longdale announced the decision on social media, with long-time developer Josh Greenfield describing the beta's popularity as the "craziest numbers" he has witnessed in his 17…

PSA: The Witcher 3 Remastered File Size And Release Time Confirmed, Separate Purchase Required

• Witcher 3 Remastered launches today on Switch 2; free for existing owners, requires separate download
• Game is 48.5GB; new buyers pay £45.99
• Physical owners can claim free upgrade; pre-installations already available

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered launches on Switch 2 today (29 September 2026) as a free upgrade for existing owners of the original Switch version. Unlike PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, which automatically upgrade the original game, Nintendo Switch 2 requires players to download the…

Former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah explains what he’d change about each game: ‘It’s kind of filler’

Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has discussed what he would change about each Dragon Age game, reflecting on the series in an interview with YouTuber MrMattyPlays. His comments highlight how each title’s development constraints and design choices shaped its strengths and shortcomings. Darrah said Origins could have…

‘The Conjuring’ Is Officially Expanding With a Terrifying New Installment

• *The Conjuring* is getting its first standalone video game.
• Players investigate a haunted inn and a family’s strange experiences.
• Netflix plans to release it in October; key details remain unannounced.

Netflix has announced *The Conjuring: Unspoken*, the franchise’s first standalone video game, set to arrive in October. Players will investigate paranormal activity at the Red Lion Inn, where strange events are affecting a grieving family, bringing the film series’ haunted-house investigations into an interactive format. Netflix has not…

‘Sony’s Hearing a Lot of the Feedback from Customers’: NIS America Boss Weighs in on PS5 Disc Debate

• Sony stops PS5 disc manufacturing in January 2028; NIS America may shift to codes in boxes
• Publishers remain hopeful Sony could change plans based on industry and customer feedback
• Debate continues over physical media's importance to collectors and the environment

Sony's plan to cease PS5 disc manufacturing in January 2028 has prompted discussions with publishers who rely on physical media, notably NIS America, which builds collector's editions into its business model. During a conversation at PAX West, NIS America's president Kenzo Saruhashi acknowledged that his company may have…