Game News Round-Up

Final Fantasy 14 Mobile officially revealed

F-Zero X soundtrack added to Nintendo Music app

PlayStation Portal is getting cloud streaming today

• PS Plus Premium members will be able to test cloud streaming of 120 PS5 games on the Portal

A new trailer for the Minecraft live-action movie has been released

Control 2 will be an action RPG, Remedy says

Minecraft theme park rights won by Alton Towers and Legoland owner Merlin

• Minecraft-themed lands will appear in Merlin theme parks from 2026
• The first attractions won’t be full-scale Minecraft theme parks, but will instead be included as themed areas in existing Merlin locations.

New Xbox Game Pass titles for console, PC and Cloud announced

• Arriving:
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S|X) – November 19 on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S|X) – November 20 on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Little Kitty, Big City (Console) – November 20. Now with Game Pass Standard
• PlateUp! (Console) – November 20. Now with Game Pass Standard
• Nine Sols (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S|X) – November 26 on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
• Aliens: Dark Descent (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 27 on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
• Leaving:
• Conan Exiles (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Coral Island (PC)
• Hello Neighbor 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Remnant: From The Ashes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Rollerdrome (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Soccer Story (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Spirit of the North (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Walking Dead: The Final Season (PC)
• While the Iron’s Hot (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Starfield reaches 15m players

Farming Simulator 25 has sold 2m copies in a week

Alan Wake 2 sells over 1.8m units

PlayStation Studios has confirmed its new head of mobile

• Olivier Courtemarche has been co-head of mobile at PlayStation Studios since June 2023, but has now become the full head of mobile.