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Bianca and Nera smile beside the floating white creature Fluffy in a rocky landscape
The Withered World / A party of your own

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World preview

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World lets you recruit creatures in the field and combine them into new companions. Its adventure begins on 3 December.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 24 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
A Factorio space platform firing its thrusters while defensive turrets face approaching asteroids
Your first interplanetary journey

Factorio: how to travel to another planet

Clear the passenger-launch checks, supply your platform and choose the separate landing command when you reach orbit.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 24 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
An armed operator leans from a car during a chase through a Paris street in Modern Warfare 4.
Launch purchase requirements

Is Modern Warfare 4 on Game Pass?

Choose a full game edition, check Xbox Play Anywhere and separate your purchase from online or cloud membership.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 24 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
A wheeled mech faces orange crystals, ruined towers and a waterfall in the Sandswept Highlands.
Building beyond the old fields

A home in Lightyear Frontier's new wilderness

Lay out holograms before adding materials, then furnish a home as deliveries help the Colonies grow.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 24 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Faceless Void casts a glowing purple Chronosphere in an official Dota 2 gameplay screenshot
Renderer choice

Dota 2 Vulkan vs DX11: which should you use?

Keep the renderer that runs reliably on your Windows PC, then compare Vulkan and DX11 one at a time if problems persist. Linux needs a separate driver check.

GamerGuru Tech & Hardware Desk · 23 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
The Moomin family gather on a red rooftop above a flooded valley, with chimneys and roofs visible in the water.
A flooded valley and a floating stage

Moomin: Midsummer Madness boards a floating theatre

Moomin: Midsummer Madness sends a flooded family into a floating theatre. Solve puzzles as Moomintroll and Little My when the adventure arrives on 12 November.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 23 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Genji faces a shielded opponent during Stadium combat on a futuristic Overwatch map
Stadium ranked access

Overwatch: how to unlock Stadium Competitive

Check the correct ten-win counter, the returning-player exemption and a competitive suspension before starting more matches.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 23 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Three armed operators fight beside a wall marked Woods in the Kill Block training facility
Gunfight / A turn from each end

Modern Warfare 4 rebuilds Kill Block every two rounds

Three modular map sections, matching weapons and a two-round rhythm give Gunfight a fresh arrangement to read.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 23 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
An airship flies above green islands in Final Fantasy Resonance
Launch bonus pickup

Final Fantasy Resonance: how to claim bonuses

Find your owned packs at the Mitra postbox, then use the right key for your chocobo or airship.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 23 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Hope looks down at a red-cased phone beneath neon signs in Shenyang.
An artist investigates her own city

Hope in the City's clues begin in a sketchbook

Hope in the City follows a young artist searching for her missing parents. Connect sketches into breakthroughs before its 11 November PC and Xbox launch.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 22 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

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