Month: October 2026

Pokémon Colosseum is finally confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2: still no release date

Nintendo has finally confirmed that Pokémon Colosseum, the GameCube spin-off, is headed to Nintendo Switch 2 through the GameCube Classics library on Nintendo Switch Online. What it hasn’t done is give the game a release date.

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It’s been more than a year since Nintendo first included Pokémon Colosseum in its Nintendo Switch 2 retro plans, and all the company has said since then is that the game is still on the way. No reason for the hold-up, no real update. It’s easy to see why fans are annoyed, especially when Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness made it in first.

If you’ve been hoping to replay that stretch of the series in order, Colosseum is still one to watch. It remains one of the strangest, most memorable Pokémon spin-offs Nintendo has ever put out.

Colosseum took players to the Orre region and centered the whole thing on Shadow Pokémon. It leaned into “snagging,” a darker story than the mainline games usually go for, and double battles as a core part of how you played. That’s why people have been asking for a modern rerelease for years.

For now, all anyone has are fan theories. Maybe Nintendo is figuring out Pokémon HOME support. Maybe there are technical issues tied to saves and save states. Meanwhile, the GameCube rollout keeps moving, with new additions showing up every one to three months.

When it does arrive, Pokémon Colosseum will be available through Nintendo Switch Online on Nintendo Switch 2. Right now, the GameCube lineup includes Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Mario Smash Football, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

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Ahsoka season 2 and Rey now lead Star Wars’ sequel-era push

Lucasfilm has reshuffled its upcoming Star Wars slate, and right now Ahsoka season 2 and the Rey film sit at the center of a more deliberate effort to make the sequel trilogy hang together a little better. That matters because people have spent years arguing over the choppy storytelling, Palpatine’s sudden return, and the way Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa were handled. If this plan comes together, those two projects are where you’ll see it most clearly.

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This also wasn’t some sudden course correction. The Mandalorian, the shows around it, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, along with comics and novels, have already been doing the slow setup work for the New Republic’s collapse, the rise of the First Order, and Palpatine’s cloning scheme.

Ahsoka season 2 may end up being the most important bridge in that stretch after Return of the Jedi. Grand Admiral Thrawn gives it a direct Imperial threat to work with, and the series has room to show the mistakes and weak points that leave the sequel era feeling so fragile. It can also push Ahsoka Tano’s connection to Anakin Skywalker further and pull together The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, the original trilogy, and everything that comes next.

The Rey film, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and set 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker, seems more interested in fallout than spectacle, especially when it comes to rebuilding the Jedi Order. Still, there’s a reason to be careful here. The project has gone through multiple writers, its December 2027 date slipped, and Disney has pulled it from the release calendar.

If you keep up with Star Wars, this is something to watch closely. Ahsoka is streaming on Disney+, and the Rey film is still in development.

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Pokémon GO adds Bramblin for a limited time: Ghost-type debut

Bramblin hit Pokémon GO on October 13 at 10 a.m. local time as part of the Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek event. It’s the first appearance of the Ghost/Grass-type Tumbleweed Pokémon from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet in the mobile game. According to Pokémon GO’s event details, Bramblin’s debut runs until October 19 at 8 p.m. local time, and you won’t find it in normal wild spawns. You get encounters through Incense, event research tasks, and GO Pass progression.

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So the window is pretty tight. The event started on October 13 at 10 a.m. local time, and you only have until October 19 at 8 p.m. local time to pick up Bramblin. Pokémon GO’s Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek details also spell out that Incense, event research tasks, and GO Pass progression are the only ways to trigger encounters, rather than the usual wild spawns.

That makes Bramblin a little tougher to track down than some players were expecting, especially in an October that already feels packed, coming off September’s Phantump Catch Mastery event and Pokémon GO’s usual fall push for Ghost-types.

For collectors, this debut matters for a simple reason: this is the first Paldean Bramblin in Pokémon GO at all. And Bramblin’s Pokédex lore from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet is still memorable. You’re catching a possessed tumbleweed, described as dried grass brought to life by a soul that never made it to the afterlife.

If you collect new Ghost-types, this is one you’ll probably want to grab. Just know that evolving Bramblin into Brambleghast takes 50 Candy and 20 km with Bramblin as your buddy, according to Bramblin’s Pokémon GO evolution requirements. Some players already see that as a grind, Incense rates have gotten mixed reactions, and the event details say its shiny still isn’t available.

You can get Bramblin now in Pokémon GO on iOS and Android during Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek.

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Star Wars Genesis gets a huge new update: 30,000 voice lines and more

Star Wars Genesis, an unofficial total-conversion modlist for Starfield, just got a big update, and it pushes Bethesda’s RPG much closer to a straight-up Star Wars game.

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There’s now a custom main questline, full faction conversions, reworked weapons and armor, droids, five extra Star Wars factions, more than 30,000 converted voice lines, playable alien and droid options, custom cities and planets, iconic ships and vehicles, plus 300-plus repeatable sandbox missions.

The latest Star Wars Genesis updates also move the modlist closer to its planned 10.0 release. They add more quests, characters, and world-building, while also overhauling loading screens, alternate starts, third-person animations, damage scaling, weapon variety, points of interest, world generation, biomes, weather, character creation, optional 4K visuals, a holographic HUD, new music, and companions.

If you’ve been looking for a Star Wars sandbox you can actually wander around in, the kind the official games still haven’t fully pulled off, this update looks worth downloading. After August 2024’s mixed reception to Star Wars Outlaws, and with Jedi 3 and the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake both still uncertain, it makes sense that Star Wars Genesis is getting more attention, even if some players still say you can feel Starfield underneath it all.

You can download Star Wars Genesis now as an unofficial Starfield modlist. It isn’t an official Lucasfilm or Disney release.

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Zelda Master Collection announced: Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks return, but not as re-releases

Panini has revealed The Legend of Zelda: Master Collection for The Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary. This isn’t a remastered game bundle, it’s a trading card collection, and it puts The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks back in view.

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The set covers a lot of Zelda ground, from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker to the series’ newer Wilds-era look. It also makes room for less commonly featured entries like Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Panini has already shown the box art and a dedicated album, which makes this look like a classic collectible release, not a competitive card game.

So if you were waiting on a The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks remake, or hoping Nintendo was about to bundle them into a Nintendo Switch collection, this isn’t that release. Still, for people who collect Zelda memorabilia, there’s a lot of appeal here, especially since Nintendo’s broader 40th-anniversary rollout also includes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026, with a visual overhaul, redesigned puzzles, updated controls, Hall of the Fallen Heroes, Navi’s Thoughts, plus new music, collectibles, hardware, and a Nintendo Direct.

You won’t be downloading this one. Panini still hasn’t confirmed the release date, pricing, total card count, full checklist, or broader distribution, and the early listings so far are focused on Europe and Australia.

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Deadlock adds Violet today: a painter hero joins City Never Sleeps

Deadlock added Violet today, October 16, 2026. She’s the fifth of the six heroes coming in the City Never Sleeps update.

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Her kit is built around control, and most of that starts with Living Ink. It lets you steer your next three bullets, adds splash along with extra bullet and spirit damage, trims ability and item cooldowns when those shots hit enemy heroes, and even lets you paint a solid stroke in midair. That stroke blocks both characters and projectiles until an enemy breaks it with a heavy melee hit, which also deals damage to them.

Flow State sends a brush forward and paints a trail allies can surf across. Enemies hit by either the brush or the trail are slowed by a fading 60% for two seconds, and you can reactivate it to deal area spirit damage. Early reporting also points to Still Life as a stun that grants a permanent stat boost, while Abstract Landscape creates a vision-blocking arena that punishes enemies for leaving it.

If you play Deadlock regularly, this is an update you’ll probably want to check out. Violet already looks like one of the game’s most inventive, highest-skill heroes. City Never Sleeps also reworks the map and UI, adds districts, neutral enemies, and a temporary merchant that sells randomized Corrupted Items. Her early reported win rate sits at 47.4%, though, so her role, matchups, and best comps still aren’t all that clear, even with the strong Steam player growth Deadlock saw during beta.

You can try Violet now in Deadlock’s beta on Steam as part of the City Never Sleeps update.

GTA 6 gets a Florida update: no full Orlando theme park parody

In an interview with Game Informer, Rockstar said Grand Theft Auto VI’s version of Leonida won’t have a full-scale Orlando theme park spoof modeled on Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, or anything along those lines.

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Paul MacPherson, Rockstar’s SVP of environment art, said the team was aiming for a “full Florida experience,” but they had to pick their spots. So the game is getting Vice City, the Leonida Keys, the Grassrivers, and a wider Florida-inspired setting, not one massive Orlando parody park.

For anyone who’s been watching Grand Theft Auto VI closely, that gives a pretty clear read on Rockstar’s priorities. The studio seems more interested in density and atmosphere than in turning every famous Florida landmark into a checklist item.

The reports haven’t really changed on the bigger picture, though. The map is still said to be about twice the size of Grand Theft Auto V, with dynamic weather that includes hurricanes, denser environmental detail, a wider mix of NPCs, and more than 170 animal species. A smaller boardwalk or amusement zone still feels possible, too, especially looking at Rockstar’s earlier games and the project’s original, much larger plans for North and South America.

Grand Theft Auto VI is now set for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 19 November 2026, after slipping from its earlier Fall 2025 release window.

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Meta discloses GitHub breach: code and data of 1,500 people exposed

On October 13, 2026, Meta disclosed a GitHub breach tied to stolen employee credentials. Meta says the breach led to the theft of software code and personal data connected to about 1,500 people.

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The company wants people to read this as an account-security incident, not a flaw in a Meta product or a breach of Meta’s internal systems. In Meta’s telling, attackers got into certain GitHub repositories by using compromised logins. About 99% of what was taken was business data, including source code. The remaining 1% was personal data, mostly involving US-based employees, and those people are being notified.

Meta also said personal data wasn’t supposed to be sitting in those repositories at all. It says the files were uploaded by mistake, against company policy. The company added that some of what looked like personal data was actually synthetic or anonymized test data, which could make part of the stolen material less useful, even though that doesn’t remove the risk for people whose real information was exposed.

If you follow security news, this update stands out for a separate reason. Meta says it found the intrusion weeks before the October 13, 2026 report, cut off access, brought in GitHub and law enforcement, rotated secrets, and added more controls and scanning. Even so, it still hasn’t said who stole the credentials, or whether the access came through phishing, infostealer malware, password reuse, or some other method.

You can get the latest details from Meta’s disclosure and GitHub’s incident updates.

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Funcom confirms layoffs: Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles are now its focus

Funcom has announced another round of layoffs as part of a restructuring. The studio says it’s shifting toward long-term support for Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles. It also said CEO Rui Casais, who’s been with the company for 22 years, will step down at the end of the year once the reorganization is finished.

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The company didn’t say how many jobs are affected.

Funcom says Dune: Awakening was the biggest project it has ever built, staffed for a peak production phase it can’t sustain now that the game has moved into live-service support. That kind of post-launch downsizing isn’t unusual in games.

The timing is hard to ignore. Dune: Awakening was also Funcom’s fastest-selling release, reaching 1 million copies in two weeks, by Funcom’s own numbers. Since then, player counts have dropped, and criticism of its PvP-heavy, faction-driven endgame pushed the studio to add solo-friendly and PvE-only options.

Conan Exiles still sits near the center of Funcom’s plans, especially after its recent engine upgrade and paid expansion.

Scott Junior, Funcom’s Chief Product Officer, is expected to replace Casais. He brings 25 years of experience and previously served as executive producer on Dune: Awakening. The leadership change lands as Funcom reports a second round of layoffs in roughly a year, during a stretch of broader industry cuts and Tencent’s push for profitability.

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If you play either game regularly, keep an eye on this. Funcom is clearly putting a lot of its future on both franchises.

Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles are still available on their current platforms.

Ocarina of Time remake: new trailer finally reveals Dark Link

Nintendo has dropped a new combat-heavy trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake ahead of its November 5, 2026 release. The headline reveal in Nintendo’s footage is Dark Link, who gets his first major showcase here.

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In the new trailer, Link’s shadowy rival moves with crisper animation, loaded-up pauses, and one especially showy moment where he leaps onto Link’s sword. Fans are already calling the scene pure “aura-farming,” and it’s easy to see why. The fight looks much more theatrical, and a lot more threatening, than it ever did on Nintendo 64.

The trailer also gives updated looks at Morpha, the Ferry to the Other World, and Ganondorf, all backed by a fuller orchestral score. And the footage points to something bigger than a simple visual upgrade: redesigned puzzles, expanded environments, modernized controls, and a camera that moves more freely. That comes through most clearly in the Japanese trailer, which leans harder into the action.

If you needed a sign that this remake is going for a broader reinterpretation, this trailer makes the case. The puppet-show aesthetic is still splitting viewers, though. Some love the atmosphere. Others can’t get past a few uncanny-looking character models.

The trailer is up now, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launches on November 5, 2026 exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2, according to Nintendo.

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