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Frank West lifts a packed shopping trolley over zombies in Willamette Parkview Mall.
Retro design / Dead Rising at 20

Dead Rising's 72-hour clock turned the mall into a schedule

Dead Rising made time management, failure and community route-planning part of a zombie-mall story.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 12 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
A lone stalker crosses a ruined industrial landscape in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 artwork.
Post-2.0 support / PC

Stalker 2 Patch 2.0.5 brings more than 200 fixes to PC

Patch 2.0.5 is live with a PC-specific controller fix and more than 200 changes.

GamerGuru PC Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
A dark animal-shaped sculpture stands in a monochrome TOEM 2 town square.
Upcoming indies / Camera and climbing

TOEM 2 needs its new movement to sharpen the photograph

New movement and camera tools give TOEM 2 a useful question before release.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
A player character cleans a large outdoor structure in PowerWash Simulator 2.
Studios / Employment

FuturLab cancels an unannounced game as seven employees leave

The PowerWash Simulator developer says seven employees left after a project cancellation.

GamerGuru Industry Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
A close-up of Miyamoto Musashi's face under an Oni-influenced helmet in Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Swordplay design / Onimusha

Onimusha: Way of the Sword gives every counter a job

Capcom's returning samurai series makes its defensive tools feel like a conversation rather than one familiar button.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Four blocky adventurers stand in a glowing underground pool in an official Minecraft Dungeons II screenshot.
Release calendar / PC and console

Minecraft Dungeons II needs its new world to make the sequel matter

Its new interconnected world, jump attack and deeper gear systems are promising, but clarity in hectic combat remains a watch point.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
The Steam logo on Valve's blue storefront background.
Steam / Australian accounts

Steam now requires Australian users to add a credit card for R18+ games

Australian Steam users now need a valid credit card for mature game listings.

GamerGuru PC Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
Civilization VII leaders face each other across a map in an official Steam screenshot.
Steam / Limited-time access

Civilization VII's Steam free-play period ends on 10 September

The time-limited Steam trial expires on 10 September, but the 50% discount lasts another week.

GamerGuru PC Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
Dylan Faden holds the Aberrant in front of distorted Manhattan buildings in Control Resonant.
A city built for sideways trouble

Control Resonant lets its strange rooms reshape the action

Remedy's altered rooms are not just scenery when they change how Dylan Faden moves, fights and finds a way through.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Kylian Mbappe appears beside the EA SPORTS FC 27 logo in official reveal-trailer art.
Release calendar / PC and console

EA SPORTS FC 27's biggest new mode does not reach every version

The new football playground is FC 27's clearest change, but it is unavailable on PS4 and Xbox One.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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