Gaming News · Issue #63 · 9 October 2026

TL;DR

• Modern Warfare 4's DMZ progression gets a Level 70 track, and the paid extraction mode in Call of Duty is no longer a free download.
• ARC Raiders just hit its biggest Steam crowd since April, and the free trial runs out October 12.
• SULFUR leaves early access on October 28 and lands on six consoles the same day.
• Ubisoft is switching off Rainbow Six Mobile on January 15, 2027.
• A 25-minute GTA 6 leak just dropped, and VGC says it looks real.

🎯 Extraction shooters

Modern Warfare 4's DMZ Gets a Level 70 Grind, and This Time You Have to Buy the Game

Activision's new DMZ progression trailer (October 7) shows a dedicated track that runs to Level 70 and unlocks key printer recipes and FOB (forward operating base) stations along the way. DMZ, Call of Duty's extraction mode, returns on October 23 inside Modern Warfare 4. The 2022 version came free with Warzone 2.0, and PC Games reports this one is exclusive to the paid game with no standalone free version announced.

Player impact: Squads who played free DMZ in 2022 now pay full price for the extraction mode. A key printer means farming your own access to locked loot rooms, so the Level 70 grind decides who gets the good spawns.

Sources: GamingTrend · PC Games

ARC Raiders Hits 131,388 Steam Players, Its Biggest Crowd Since April

ARC Raiders reached a 24-hour Steam peak of 131,388 concurrent players on October 8, the day Embark's Frozen Trail 2.0 update added the Pendola Pass map. Insider Gaming says that is the highest peak since the Riven Tides update in April. The full game is free on Steam until October 12 at 10:00 CEST, and it is 50% off ($19.99) until October 15.

Player impact: Expect fresh, under-geared players in every Pendola Pass raid this weekend. The real number to watch is Monday's count after the free trial closes and the tourists leave.

Sources: Insider Gaming · GamesRadar+

🔫 FPS

SULFUR Leaves Early Access October 28 and Launches on Six Consoles the Same Day

Perfect Random announced on October 8 that SULFUR, its single-player roguelike shooter where you lose the gear you bring into a run, hits 1.0 on October 28. It launches the same day on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, and Switch 2. Version 1.0 completes the enchantment system, adds a quest log and the full story, and the PC price rises from $24.99 to $29.99. Multiplayer is not in 1.0; the studio plans it as a later update.

Player impact: PC players who want it should buy before October 28 to save $5. Console players get the full game at launch, but anyone waiting on co-op still has to wait.

Sources: Gematsu · SULFUR on Steam

Ubisoft Is Shutting Down Rainbow Six Mobile on January 15, 2027

Ubisoft announced on October 8 that it has made the difficult decision to sunset Rainbow Six Mobile, its tactical shooter for phones. The game stays online until January 15, 2027, and the next season still ships on schedule. Insider Gaming notes it soft-launched in 2023 and ran through 15 seasons. Ubisoft says it will share more details on the wind-down in the coming weeks.

Player impact: Stop spending money on Rainbow Six Mobile now. Anything you buy has about three months of life left, and Ubisoft has said nothing yet about refunds.

Sources: Insider Gaming

Marvel Rivals Season 10.5 Adds a Six-Duo Infinity Stones Mode and a Free Thor Skin

NetEase's Marvel Rivals Season 10.5 goes live October 9 at 09:00 UTC after about two hours of maintenance. The new Avengers: Infinity War mode drops 12 players into six duo squads racing to collect all six Infinity Stones, and it runs until December 11. The Infinity Finale event gives Thor's Avengers costume for free through quests, and Alchemax Headquarters joins the 18 vs 18 mode. No new hero this half-season.

Player impact: Duo players finally get a mode built for two. Grind the Infinity Finale quests early if you want the free Thor skin, because the event closes December 10.

Sources: Marvel Rivals patch notes · Insider Gaming

Destiny 2 Patches a Cheat That Flooded Players With Free XP, and Bungie Is Banning the Abusers

Bungie pushed Destiny 2 Update 9.7.0.5 on all platforms on October 7. The back-end fix stops cheat users from spamming other players with unearned rewards and XP. Bungie says accounts that used the cheat maliciously are being actioned, while players who only received the rewards without seeking them out will not be punished. It is the first patch since Bungie announced plans to keep Destiny going.

Player impact: If random rewards landed in your inventory, you are safe as long as you did not chase the exploit. Anyone who ran the cheat should expect a ban.

Sources: MP1st

🆕 Just released

Hellraiser: Revival Launches to Reviews Ranging From 9 to 4.5

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, a first-person survival horror game, launched October 8 at $39.99 with Xbox Play Anywhere. Metacritic shows 69 on PS5 from 31 reviews and 74 on PC and Xbox. Insider Gaming gave it 9/10 and GamingTrend 8.5, while IGN gave 6, Push Square 5, and Game Informer 4.5. Reviewers praised the atmosphere and Doug Bradley's return as Pinhead, and flagged bugs, enemy AI, and boss fights.

Player impact: Horror fans who care about mood more than polish will probably be happy. Everyone else should watch a few hours of footage first or wait for the first patch, especially on PS5.

Sources: Pure Xbox · Metacritic

🆓 Free to try

Core Keeper Is Free on Steam Until October 12, Its First Free Weekend Since 1.0

Pugstorm's Core Keeper, a co-op mining and base-building survival game, is free to play on Steam from October 8 until October 12 at 10am PT. The free weekend unlocks the full game, including online multiplayer, and it is the first since the 1.0 launch. It is a limited play window. To keep the game, it is 40% off ($11.99) on Steam until October 22.

Player impact: A cheap way to try a chill co-op game with your squad between sweaty raids. Your progress carries over if you buy, so try the free weekend first.

Sources: Steam · Game Rant

🕹️ Console specifics

Mafia III Gets a Free 60fps Update on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

2K pushed a surprise update on October 8 that adds 60fps and other technical improvements to Mafia III on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It is free for anyone who already owns the PS4 or Xbox One version. 2K also announced Mafia III: Definitive Edition for current consoles with all three story DLCs and two bonus packs, and the game is 80% off on digital stores. The Steam version got a large fix patch too.

Player impact: If you own Mafia III on last-gen, redownload it on your new console for a smoother run at no cost. At 80% off, it is one of the cheapest open-world games you can grab right now.

Sources: Game Informer

🖥️ Hardware

Nvidia's 617.42 Driver Readies GeForce Cards for Modern Warfare 4 and Hellraiser

Nvidia released GeForce Game Ready driver 617.42 on October 6. It is optimised for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, and Valor Mortis, and it adds day-one DLSS Super Resolution and Frame Generation support for Hellraiser: Revival. It also fixes an Assassin's Creed Shadows crash to desktop after long sessions that appeared with driver 616.56.

Player impact: Install it before the Modern Warfare 4 launch on October 23 so you are not stuck updating on day one. Assassin's Creed Shadows players with crashes should update now.

Sources: DSOGaming

📦 Other

A 25-Minute GTA 6 Leak Shows First-Person Racing Before Launch

The leaker known as Cyberleek posted a 25-minute GTA 6 video on October 8 showing a Thrillbilly Mud Club event, a dirt race, car upgrades, a street race, and a first-person driving view. VGC says the footage appears to be authentic. About 14 minutes show Jason nude, and a tank spawning in a river suggests a dev or modified build. Rockstar has not commented; Take-Two has already subpoenaed Microsoft, Discord, X, and YouTube over earlier leaks.

Player impact: Spoilers are now loose ahead of launch, so mute keywords if you want to go in clean. First-person driving is unconfirmed for the final game.

Sources: VGC · GamesRadar+

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