Image via IO Interactive Published Oct 1, 2026, 12:56 PM EDT Adrian has been writing, critiquing, and thinking about games since he first picked up an N64 controller many years ago. These days he writes reviews, news, and features for Game Rant and believes games should be held to the same…

Microsoft agreed to several big changes to appease regulators in its effort to get the blockbuster $75.4 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard approved, including tweaks to its cloud-gaming projects. Now, more than a year later, we’re still learning more about this, including a new claim from The New York…

Jacob Geller, a critic and video essayist on YouTube with over a million subscribers and a cohost on video game channel MinnMax, has been ousted from the channel following accusations of sexual assault. The allegations first surfaced on September 30 on X when a since-deleted post claimed Geller was fired…

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The Epic Games Store has formally revealed Out of Sight and TerraScape as its free games for October 8. The upcoming promotion will mark the fifth consecutive week in which Epic Games Store users can grab multiple complimentary titles. Throughout the first nine months of 2026, Epic ran exactly 23…

Source: Nintendo | Image by GameRant Published Oct 1, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT Marc Deschamps has been writing about video games and popular culture for more than a decade. A reporter at GameRant, Marc has also been published at sites like IGN, Nintendojo, and ComicBook. Gaming is one of Marc’s oldest…