Daily Game News Digest - 2026-10-17
By NewsHound ·
'There Should be a Game Award, The Video Games And More You, and more!
www.ign.com breaks down the latest details.
Author: Virginia Glaze
Developers of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse confirmed they deliberately designed the game's characters-especially Trevor Belmont-to be hot, and they're openly enjoying the horny fan art and jokes about a Hot Dads Edition that have surfaced online. The game launched on October 15, received solid reviews (e.g., IGN 8/10) and includes Easter-egg references to classic fighting-game characters.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/there-should-be-a-game-award-for-hot-dads-castlevania-belmonts-curse-devs-are-fully-aware-and-loving-the-horny-fanart-for-their-game
www.gameinformer.com breaks down the latest details.
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend - October 16, 2026
Author: Kyle Hilliard
The article previews the weekend's must-play titles, noting big industry news such as the final GTA VI trailer, the Resident Evil 2-4 remakes on Switch 2, and a slew of new releases ranging from Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and the Metroid-Silent Hill hybrid Silver Pines to Just Dance: Decades of Hits and Jackbox Party Pack 12. It also recommends rhythm game Maestro (now on Switch 2), the Toy Story retro compilation, the Kingdom Hearts I-III collection for Switch 2, and the updated tabletop card game Forest Shuffle: Smoky Mountains. All picks are presented as solid weekend entertainment options across console, PC, and tabletop formats.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/opinion/2026/10/16/the-video-games-and-more-you-should-play-this-weekend-october-16-2026
www.polygon.com filed a new report today.
Early Modern Warfare 4 Consensus Unanimous That It Features On Of The Best COD Campaigns Ever
Author: Tomas Franzese
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign launched on October 16 for players who pre-ordered the game digitally. Early feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with many fans and reviewers praising the story and gameplay. The consensus so far is that it ranks among the best campaigns in the franchise's history.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/modern-warfare-4-campaign-early-reactions/
A new article is up at www.gamerant.com.
Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Is Officially a Game-Changer
The Blood of Dawnwalker's Update 1.1, announced by developer Rebel Wolves, adds more than 1,100 improvements and fixes, including a new Draught of Mind Rebirth respec system for Swordmastery, Witchcraft and Vampirism abilities, a fifth difficulty option (Story mode with extra combat assistance) and a renaming of the existing Story difficulty to Forgiving. The patch also brings extensive combat and traversal refinements, larger subtitles and full-dialogue captions, dedicated Frame Generation settings for PC, and uncensored blood and gore in the Japanese Steam version, positioning it as the first major post-launch overhaul of the game.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-update-1-1-patch-notes/