Obligatory song for that, Fight Fire with Fire, from time when Mettalica was still making actual metal:

Welp. It seems like the answer was, two days.

https://pepsipu.com/blog/2026-10-switch2-jailbreak-ns2jb/

The hardest first step was taken, now we wait for the rest.

Nintendo Switch 2 has reportedly been jailbroken, Mario Kart World with Peter Griffin used as demo

https://videocardz.com/newz/nintendo-switch-2-has-reportedly-been-jailbroken-mario-kart-world-with-peter-griffin-used-as-demo

GALAX launches world’s first RTX 5080 with dual 12V-2×6 connectors, costs $3000

https://videocardz.com/newz/galax-launches-worlds-first-rtx-5080-with-dual-12v-2x6-connectors-costs-3000

Repair shop receives eight GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 4090 cards with melted 16-pin connectors in two days

https://videocardz.com/newz/repair-shop-receives-eight-geforce-rtx-5090-and-rtx-4090-cards-with-melted-16-pin-connectors-in-two-days

Xbox Cloud Gaming pay-as-you-go pricing revealed, $3.99 for 10 hours and no Game Pass required

https://videocardz.com/newz/xbox-cloud-gaming-pay-as-you-go-pricing-revealed-3-99-for-10-hours-and-no-game-pass-required

EA shuts down BioWare after 30 years, next Mass Effect game canceled

https://videocardz.com/newz/ea-shuts-down-bioware-after-30-years-next-mass-effect-game-canceled

Lisa Su Wanted Ryzen 7 5800X3D As The “Final Gift” For AM4 Owners, Reveals AMD’s Travis Kirsch

https://wccftech.com/lisa-su-wanted-ryzen-7-5800x3d-as-the-final-gift-for-am4-owners/

Alienware Area 51 Pre-Built Owner Finds That Dell Locked The Ryzen 9 9950X3D To Work With The Motherboard Only, Preventing Him From Swapping Out Parts To Custom PC

https://wccftech.com/alienware-area-51-ryzen-9-9950x3d-locked-dell-motherboard/

While Micron Calls The 4F² Memory Cell Architecture A “Myth,” YMTC Has Followed CXMT In Lining Up A Prototype That Operates At 9,600 MT/s

https://wccftech.com/while-micron-calls-the-4f%c2%b2-memory-cell-architecture-a-myth-ymtc-has-followed-cxmt-in-lining-up-a-prototype-that-operates-at-9600-mt-s/

Modder ports macOS 27 to Snapdragon X2 laptop, now available for download

https://videocardz.com/newz/modder-ports-macos-27-to-snapdragon-x2-laptop-now-available-for-download

As Switch 2 owner and Zelda fan, this really temps me to wait and not play OoT remake right away, since I find sizzling in it to be really distracting due to poor AA, and instead wait for emulator that will allow for it to run in higher resolution and then use DSR  to brute force better AA.

It’s Thursday and these are the gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

It gives me great nerdly joy that the Next Fest demo on Steam's 100 most-played games list is a shopkeeping sim
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/it-gives-me-great-nerdly-joy-that-the-next-fest-demo-on-steams-100-most-played-games-list-is-a-shopkeeping-sim/
As the sicko cartoon goes: "YES… HA HA HA… YES!" That's how I feel while peering at Steam's 100 most-played games list and spotting the Next Fest demo for shopkeeping sim Probably Stolen.
A singleplayer game about sitting behind a desk and managing inventory doing that well among the other 8,000+ demos that have arrived for Next Fest? So well it's actually charting with 34,230 concurrent players?

The Epic Store is running its Halloween Sale and gives away two games:

• Home - A Unique Horror Adventure: https://store.epicgames.com/p/home-19212a
• Sker Ritual: https://store.epicgames.com/p/sker-ritual-aac702

Next week, only one hame has been revealed, at least for now: Sorry We’re Closed.

GOG has new Weekly Deals, with up to 90% discounts during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20261020_weekly_deals_3_october

Steam shows me two new deals and several sales/events:

• The Chef's Shift, that has a demo, features a 40% discount until October 26: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390230/The_Chefs_Shift/
• Automobilista 2 also has a demo, and will be 70% off until the 28th of October: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066890/Automobilista_2/
• And these are the sales/events:
  • IGDX 2026 features Indonesian games, both upcoming and already available, with some featuring up to 40% discounts. Each deal has its own duration: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238990/Fractured_Core/
  • ZNT Horixon 2026 has games from South America and South Asia. You’ll finc upcoming releases, demos and games up to 50% off. The length of the deals varies: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46147175/sale/ZNTHorizon2026
  • LATAM Games Festival has upcoming games, demos and up to 60% discounts. Again, the length of the deals varies greatly: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/LatamGamesFestival2026
  • Publisher 101XP puts its games up to 75% off until the 1st of November: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/37268497/sale/2026
  • Game France Pavilion has upcoming titles, demos and two games on sale, 20 and 30% off respectively. The deals will end on November 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46203750/sale/GameFrance_PGW2026
  • And Publisher/Develope Nugem Studio puts its games on sale with up to 40% discounts until the 4th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45816853/sale/NugemPublisherSale2026

Humble Bundle has the new Sci-Fi Exposure Bundle, featuring up to 8 games to get during the next 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/15th-anniversary-scifi-exposure

And Fanatical has the BYO Legendary Bundle (Fall 2026), with 13 titles to choose from for your 2+, 3+ or 4+ game bundles. It will last 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-legendary-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

GOG taken offline for maintenance in wake of PHP security emergency
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/gog-taken-offline-for-maintenance-in-wake-of-php-security-emergency/
The reveal of critical vulnerabilities affecting the PHP scripting language used in web development have led a number of major websites and services to go offline today as a precaution while they apply security fixes.
DRM-free game store GOG announced at 8 am Pacific that its site and launcher, GOG Galaxy, would be offline for "a couple of hours" for maintenance. The company did not say the cause, but it is not hard to speculate.
Recent updates
Roughly four hours after it was taken offline, GOG is back. In fine GOG fashion, it used the PHP emergency to promote its no-DRM ways, telling users, "Your DRM-free library is right where you left it."

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Bayonetta 2 Unofficial PC Port Available for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bayonetta-2-unofficial-pc-port-available-for-download/
Here comes another unofficial PC port of another Nintendo Switch game. This time, we’ve gotten an unofficial PC port of the second Bayonetta game, Bayonetta 2.
This unofficial PC port of Bayonetta 2 adds many features that make the Nintendo Switch game feel at home on PC. It offers native performance, modern graphics options, flexible controls, and support for many community mods.
The game runs as a native Windows app instead of using a Switch emulator. It rebuilds the game from your own legally dumped copy and uses Vulkan for graphics. This helps it avoid the extra overhead of CPU emulation while keeping the game close to its original design.
     ***Five more paragraphs***
You can go ahead and download this PC port from here (Github). As always, it does not contain any in-game assets. To run it, you’ll have to provide your own legally dumped copy of the game.
>> The article has a 10 minutes video.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Unofficial PC Port Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-unofficial-pc-port-released/
And the time has come. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are the two Zelda games that most PC fans want to play. This was already possible thanks to the Nintendo Switch emulators. But now, PC gamers can play and enjoy Breath of the Wild natively on PC, without the need to use an emulator.
This fan project brings new PC features, better frame rates, and more ways to change how the game looks and feels. It is still in early testing, though. According to its creator, you can now play through the Great Plateau.
     ***Six more paragraphs***
You can download the PC port from this link (Github). As always, it does not contain any in-game assets. To play it, you’ll need your own copy of the Switch game, updated to version 1.8.2.
>> The article has a seven minutes video.

Super Mario Kart Is Getting a PC Remaster With Ray Tracing, Parallax Maps, and True Scaling Sprites
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/super-mario-kart-is-getting-a-pc-remaster-with-ray-tracing-parallax-maps-and-true-scaling-sprites/
YouTube’s ‘Ahmed Hakeem’ is working on a PC remaster of the SNES classic Super Mario Kart. This PC fan remaster will add parallax maps, sprites that scale in size, and lava effects. It will even feature ray-traced lighting. And now, you can get your first look at this fan project in all its retro glory.
Super Mario Kart never looked this good. And, in a way, I prefer it over the Nintendo 64 Mario Kart game. This is my nostalgia speaking. But there is something really cool about watching this 2D sprite game with modern lighting effects. Perhaps this is the reason I enjoyed the Path Tracing Mods for Doom 1, Doom 2, Duke Nukem 3D, and Doom 64.
***filler***
But anyway, there is currently no ETA for when the PC remaster of Super Mario Kart will come out. Naturally, though, I’ll be sure to keep you posted.
>> There’s a 30 seconds video.

GAMING NEWS

Croteam Has Announced Serious Sam: The Third Encounter
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/croteam-has-announced-serious-sam-the-third-encounter/
Croteam has just announced the next part in the Serious Sam series, Serious Sam: The Third Encounter. Alongside the first details, the team has shared its first screenshots and a teaser trailer. So, let’s dive in.

BioWare Shuts Down After 30 Years, and Mass Effect 4 Canceled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bioware-shuts-down-after-30-years-and-mass-effect-4-canceled/
EA has just announced its plans to close BioWare. Yup, you read that right. BioWare is no more. Not only that, but the next Mass Effect game, Mass Effect 4, has been canceled. Instead of letting another studio develop it, EA has decided to pull the plug and cancel it.
>> shikamaru317 has made a thread about it, and this is the PCGamer article, in case you also want to read it (link).

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.5 Release Notes Revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/cyberpunk-2077-patch-2-5-release-notes-revealed/
CD Projekt RED has announced that Title Update 2.5 for Cyberpunk 2077 will be released tomorrow and has shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-update-1-1-released-full-patch-notes/
Rebel Wolves has just released Title Update 1.1 for The Blood of Dawnwalker and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

Thursday gaming news, part two:

Don't get hit with the BIOS update hammer for COD MW4 like my colleagues—here's how to ensure you can play multiplayer and DMZ
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/call-of-duty/dont-get-hit-with-the-bios-update-hammer-for-cod-mw4-like-my-colleagues-heres-how-to-ensure-you-can-play-multiplayer-and-dmz/
If you're itching to get your pupils up against Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on PC at launch on Friday, you should probably double-check your system is up to date. We've already had a couple of colleagues here flung against the wall of requirements with the new COD, requiring a BIOS update to play online.
That's because Activision explains that both TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are required to play any online game mode (multiplayer or DMZ). More specifically, though, you must have a new enough version of PTT (Platform Trust Technology) for Intel systems, and fTPM (Firmware Trusted Platform Module) for AMD ones.
>> By the way, players declare that DMZ is “broken”, because of a perk of an operator (link).

With BioWare dead, EA lays out its 'next chapter,' and it's pretty much as predicted: Guns and football are fine, and everything else is under the microscope
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/with-bioware-dead-ea-lays-out-its-next-chapter-and-its-pretty-much-as-predicted-guns-and-football-are-fine-and-everything-else-is-under-the-microscope/
Following the shocking closure of legendary RPG studio BioWare, Electronic Arts has posted a lengthy missive laying out its plans for "EA's next chapter," which sounds very much like cuts almost across the board.
I'll spare you the corporate gobbledygook about challenging assumptions, confronting assumptions, and imagining new possibilities, and cut straight to the chase: The plan is to do fewer things with fewer people focusing on its biggest franchises.

Everyone gets a free ticket to World of Warcraft: Forever today as Blizzard stress tests the servers ahead of launch day
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/everyone-gets-a-free-ticket-to-world-of-warcraft-forever-today-as-blizzard-stress-tests-the-servers-ahead-of-launch-day/
In anticipation of the full launch of World of Warcraft: Forever next month, Blizzard is throwing the gates wide open on the throwback MMO to stress test the servers.
Anyone with a World of Warcraft account will be able to play the 'WoW: Forever - Stress Test" client in the Battle.net launcher later today. You don't need an active subscription, nor do you need to have purchased any of the WoW: Forever special editions. All you need is some patience for what could be a bumpy few hours as people pile in.
>> The article is from yesterday, so, the stress test may be underway.

Over '30 million rounds of PvE were played' over the last week in Arc Raiders but Embark still needs 'a bit of time to understand what the data is telling us'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/over-30-million-rounds-of-pve-were-played-over-the-last-week-in-arc-raiders-but-embark-still-needs-a-bit-of-time-to-understand-what-the-data-is-telling-us/
Good things rarely last forever, as is the case with the iconic UK biscuit Happy Faces and now Arc Raiders' PvE test. We knew it wasn't going to last long as Embark announced that it would only stick around for a week, but it disappearing from the game still sucks.
I loved the PvE test, it was a lot of fun and a very nice alternative to what can be a quite intense PvP experience. I played both over the last week, and while I got better loot in PvP, it was nice jumping into PvE every now and then just to have a chill experience killing arc and running around a pretty map.
So what's next? Well, now PvE is over Embark needs to figure out whether the whole ordeal was worth it or not and whether the team should bring it back. "More than 30 million rounds of PvE were played over the testing period," Embark says in an official blog post. "This gives us a huge amount of information to analyse. As such, we're going to need a short period of time to dive into the numbers and draw out the insights."

And I'll spare all of us from a third post by sharing here the short ones:

CD Projekt boss pays tribute to BioWare for helping bring The Witcher to life 20 years ago: 'BioWare has been a massive part of CDPR history'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/cd-projekt-boss-pays-tribute-to-bioware-for-helping-bring-the-witcher-to-life-20-years-ago-bioware-has-been-a-massive-part-of-cdpr-history/

Machinarium AI tribute cops a flogging from studio: 'This looks disgusting and has nothing to do with us or our craft'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/machinarium-ai-tribute-cops-a-flogging-from-studio-this-looks-disgusting-and-has-nothing-to-do-with-us-or-our-craft/

The next Mass Effect would have had 'a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has been able to match', according to BioWare veteran
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mass-effect/the-next-mass-effect-would-have-had-a-level-of-autonomy-and-choice-that-no-other-game-has-been-able-to-match-according-to-bioware-veteran/

As Final Fantasy 14's doors remain closed, surviving players are stepping in to keep everyone's crops alive
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/final-fantasy/as-final-fantasy-14s-doors-remain-closed-surviving-players-are-stepping-in-to-keep-everyones-crops-alive/
>> SE has disabled logging in while it fixed the PHP problems.

If you honestly don't release a game on my platform of choice then I possible will Pirate it while releasing it on my platform of choice I possible will buy it. 

Good for them, In my experience, many won't bother to read that the new rating is because of loot boxes and just buy it because it's just a sports game, it can't be bad. 

But you know what? I'll admit my fault here, I should have such such broadly comment because things have changed and parents nowadays grew playing videogames and now, maybe even care, about PEGI and such.

So you wonder about it and it happens two days later, huh. How convenient...

It'll be interesting to see whether there's enough vulnerabilities to exploit for the remainder of PS5's lifetime.