Emeteria’s elemental action-adventure RPG Fading Echo launched on PlayStation 5 on September 22 with a free PS Store demo for everyone—weaponize Æther, shift realities across Corel’s floating islands, and pick up the full game for $19.99.
THQ Nordic’s Discord FAQ confirms digital and physical Switch owners of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed can grab a free Switch 2 upgrade patch on October 6—saves carry over on the upgrade path, Costume Pack rules spelled out, $39.99 standalone as digital or Game-Key Card.
From Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s first-print textured foil driving Brazilian retailers to beg for double allocations, to THQ Nordic’s free Switch→Switch 2 patch for Epic Mickey: Rebrushed on October 6—late September shows publishers splitting between collectible scarcity and library continuity.
Sony’s Autumn Adventures sale discounts 600-plus PS5 games through October 7, Mad King Redemption joins Game Pass Ultimate/Premium/PC today, and The Witcher 3 Remastered is already surfacing on Switch 2 Home screens ahead of its September 29 launch.
Xbox Wire Wave 2 locks Minecraft Dungeons II for day-one Game Pass on September 29 across Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC, while Sifu, Atomfall, Little Nightmares II Enhanced, and more leave the service on September 30.
Wired Productions and Glee-Cheese announce Mr. Records for PS5, PC, Xbox Series, and Switch 2—a HarmoKnight-like mix of vinyl shopkeeping and arcade rhythm stages—with a Steam demo ahead of Next Fest and PS Store wishlist now live.
Happy Hobbit Day: Aspyr dates Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY and Shadow of War Definitive for Nintendo Switch 2 on September 30—first Nintendo platform appearance—with 50% pre-order discounts and a $34.99 Shadow Bundle.
On Hobbit Day, Aspyr dated Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY and Shadow of War Definitive for Switch 2 on Sept. 30—first Nintendo hardware appearance, 50% pre-order off—while Townfall, Control Resonant early access, Dune/Well Dweller, Minecraft Dungeons II, and Game Pass removals crowd the same mid-gen calendar.
Well Dweller opens near a 90 on OpenCritic with day-one Game Pass, Graveyard Keeper 2 splits 5/5 vs 6/10, The Guardian cools CONTROL Resonant, plus Onimusha Switch 2 and a Townfall 9 from DualShockers.
Top Hat Studios’ dark fairy-tale metroidvania Well Dweller launches September 22 on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass—and Pure Xbox flags a 91 Metacritic as one of 2026’s strongest Pass day-one scores beside Dune: Awakening’s console arrival.
