Assassin’s Creed Mirage is proof that the original, stealthy approach to the series’ formula still works just fine in 2023; Ubisoft’s commitment and focus on a single concept is a testament to its core strengths. Mirage lacks ambition, but it’s a welcome correction from recent bloated series entries.

It’s Halloween month! Dead by Daylight’s Shrine of Secrets refreshes every week as it gives players (either the Killer or Survivor side) a chance to get perks exclusive to specific characters they might not own or have yet to prestige to unlock the perks. If you’re looking for a specific perk, come back each week as we break down what becomes available in October 2023.

Techland is not done with their 2022 open-world zombie game Dying Light 2 Stay Human, as they’ve updated the game’s 2023 roadmap showing what to expect from the game for the rest of this year and early 2024. Features such as cross-save, the ability to repair your weapons, new weapon types, new co-op missions, events, and more were mentioned.

As Crytek gears up for their next big event for Hunt: Showdown in October, a new roadmap video was released to give players a good idea of what to expect from the game for the rest of 2023 and 2024.

Sony has switched the YouTube video of the Knights of the Old Republic remake announcement trailer from public to private, and it seems like they’ve deleted Twitter posts marketing the game, further suggesting the project is going through a troubled development.

The roguelike first-person shooter The Foglands is releasing on PlayStation 5 with PS VR 2 support on October 31 alongside it’s release on PC with Quest 2 support. Developer Well Told Entertainment announced that the game will launch with an FPS mode, making the VR headset not required to play the game with this mode.

Paradox Interactive and developer Colossal Order announced that they are delaying the release of Cities: Skylines 2 on consoles, pushing back the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game to Spring 2024. The PC version will still be released on October 24, as planned.

Sega released a cute 5-minute animated short for their upcoming platformer Sonic Superstars, which is scheduled to release on October 17, 2023, for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially revealed that the Monthly Games offering for PlayStation Plus subscribers on October 2023 will be 2022’s The Callisto Protocol, Farming Simulator 22, and 2022’s Weird West.

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, a package that compiles the original game and the recently released DLC called Burning Shores, and is coming to the PS5 on October 6 and on PC in early 2024.

The 2023 Tokyo Game Show is currently in full swing and Square Enix has been showing off a playable demo of the upcoming JRPG Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and answering a few questions about the game. One of those questions answered is if the second game will feature Vincent Valentine as a playable character, and it looks like he will not.

Sega has released new details for their upcoming tactical RPG Persona 5 Tactica, covering the new enemies you can respect in this spin-off, how Sub-Personas work, weapon forging, and more.