FOX on Games

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto makes history as the first video game developer awarded Japan's prestigious Order of Culture. The 73-year-old creator behind Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pikmin will be presented with the award by Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on November 3, Japan's Culture Day. We look back at Miyamoto's foundational career from his 1977 apprenticeship at Nintendo to his recent work producing blockbuster animated feature films with Illumination.

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The biggest Halloween events hitting your favorite games! Get the scoop on the expected Fortnite crossovers, including rumored horror legends like Jason Voorhees and Art the Clown, plus a Scooby-Doo team-up. Dive into the terrifying new Slasher mode in GTA Online's pitch-dark submarine, and learn where to catch the spooky new Matcha Pokémon, Poltchageist, in Pokémon GO.

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Nintendo's October Indie World Showcase delivered a stacked lineup of independent titles coming to Switch platforms. We break down top highlights including Chucklefish's magic academy life sim Witchbrook, City of None from Celeste co-creator Matt Thorson featuring precision puzzle-platforming and emotional storytelling, and the cozy couch co-op dog adventure Haunted Paws landing across both the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.

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Massive corporate mergers and historic gaming benchmarks dominate this week's headlines. Skydance Paramount consolidates WB Games and Paramount Games Studio following its acquisition, raising industry layoff concerns while simultaneously greenlighting a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film co-produced by CD Projekt Red. Meanwhile, Circana reports a record-breaking 29% purchase intent for Grand Theft Auto VI with three weeks left until launch, as Rockstar leadership outlines how its upgraded tech stack will accelerate post-launch content. Finally, legendary ToeJam & Earl creator Greg Johnson and his wife Sirena join the show to discuss their newly released title Dancing with Ghosts, exploring how they channeled grief and recovery following the Maui wildfires into a narrative grounded in Thai culture, Buddhism, and spiritual healing.

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From festive mobile dress-ups to profound, emotional storytelling around grief and karma, developers across the industry are elevating Halloween beyond simple jump scares. Host Eammonn Dignam breaks down the spooky season lineup:

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Pokémon GO Spooky Showcase: Pikachu wearing a witch hat and cape, top-hat Zubat, and a dapper bow-wearing Sinistea take over wild encounters, field research, and 1-Star Raids.

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Halloween: The Game Free Map Drop: IllFonic expands its asymmetrical multiplayer slasher with a free countryside farm map homage inspired by Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, complete with new civilian survivors and movie-accurate Michael Myers cosmetics.

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Souls of Bombarica: Developer Streetlamp Games combines environmental possession puzzles with Hindu mythology, casting players as a poltergeist serving Yamadharma Raja to protect innocent humans from malicious entities.

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Dancing with Ghosts: Legendary ToeJam & Earl creator Greg Johnson and his wife Sirena channel grief, recovery, and the aftermath of the Maui wildfires into a poignant supernatural narrative blending Buddhist and Muslim traditions of karma, merit, and ancestral connection.

What spooky event or supernatural adventure are you playing this weekend? Let us know in the comments or send a DM to @FOXonGames!

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Host Eammonn Dignam concludes our three-part special series Beyond the Controller: The World Warriors by exploring the broader roster of Capcom's Street Fighter universe. We break down arcade icons Zangief and E. Honda, revealing the wrestling roots and button-mashing mechanics that defined 1990s competitive gaming. Then, we uncover the tragic backstory behind Dhalsim's skull necklace, Vega's sadistic obsession with beauty and blood in Shadaloo, and how parody character Dan Hibiki was connected directly to Gouken's dojo and Sagat's missing eye.

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EA sends shockwaves across the gaming landscape with the devastating closure of BioWare, shuttering the famed 30-year-old studio, laying off around 400 employees, canceling the next Mass Effect, and putting a pause on The Sims franchise. Industry peers like Control developer Remedy express gratitude for BioWare's legacy while debate flares across social media. Meanwhile, Hollywood's upcoming live-action Street Fighter movie takes over morning television as stars 50 Cent (Balrog) and Andrew Schulz (Dan Hibiki) drop by Fox & Friends, prompting a look back at our three-part Beyond the Controller: The World Warriors narrative series ahead of Saturday's finale. Plus, Evil Empire and Konami release 2D action-adventure Castlevania: Belmont's Curse featuring the Netflix animated cast. Finally, the developers at Streetlamp Games join the show to discuss their Ghost-led puzzler Ghosts of Bombarika, exploring Hindu spiritual traditions, environmental possession mechanics, and saving humanity from evil spirits.

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Halloween multiplayer events reach a fever pitch across the industry. Apex Legends takes players back to a nighttime, fog-covered Haunted Kings Canyon in the "Blood Pact" event, featuring a Beasts vs. Demons wildcard faction system, enemy-seeking Rev Shell grenades, and jump-scare loot bins. Over in Rust, the annual Halloween update returns with trick-or-treat candy runs and a mad-scientist Frankenstein monster-building mechanic. Meanwhile, Dead by Daylight bids farewell to Michael Myers as the Halloween DLC departs the store to make way for IllFonic's standalone game, countered by new Void realm updates and Ghost Face cosmetics. Finally, Activision unleashes "The Haunting" across Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone, transforming Resurgence into Haunted Hollow with an intense 64-player "Giant Infected" zombie survival mode.

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In part two of our three-part narrative special Beyond the Controller: The World Warriors, host Eammonn Dignam uncovers the darker, stranger chapters of Capcom's Street Fighter universe. We examine the victims of M. Bison's Psycho Power, detailing how Shadaloo's brainwashed Doll project created Cammy White (Killer Bee) before her escape to MI6's Delta Red. Then, we dive into the wild arcade lore behind Jimmy—better known as Blanka—from surviving an Amazon plane crash to his heartwarming family reunion. Finally, we explore the Ansatsuken dojo split between Gouken and his brother Akuma, uncovering how the Satsui no Hado forged fighting games' most feared martial artist and set up an eternal struggle for Ryu's soul.

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Host Eammonn Dignam delivers hands-on impressions of Nintendo's upcoming ground-up remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, testing out modern controller overhauls, manual jumping, swimming mechanics, and Kokiri Forest progression ahead of its showdown with Grand Theft Auto VI. Speaking of Vice City, Rockstar drops the official GTA 6 launch trailer alongside Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, featuring original score work by French electronic duo Justice and standout collaborations with Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. We also break down major IGN Fan Fest Fall Edition reveals, including Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, Anno 117: Pax Romana, and the announcement of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. Then, FOX News Audio national correspondent Tonya J. Powers joins from the Javits Center to break down New York Comic-Con 2026—from a near-record Guinness World Record Spider-Man cosplay attempt to Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday floor presence, Artist Alley highlights, and family fandom.

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Halloween events take over competitive multiplayer and open-world sandboxes. Marvel Rivals rolls out Halloween skins and an 18v18 Annihilation battleground at Alchemax Headquarters, while Blizzard's Overwatch debuts its vampiric Support hero Doctrine, escort map Watchpoint: Grímsvötn, a Solo Leveling anime crossover, and role reworks for Sombra and Roadhog. Plus, Rockstar Games kicks off spooky festivities across Red Dead Online with 4x rewards on "Strange Tales of the West" telegram missions, alongside the likely final Los Santos Halloween showcase in GTA Online featuring shotgun-wielding Slashers and the return of the Ghosts Exposed paranormal hunt.

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In part one of the three-part special series Beyond the Controller: The World Warriors, host Eammonn Dignam explores the narrative lore behind Capcom's legendary fighting game franchise, Street Fighter. We trace the origins from the 1987 arcade original—featuring Ryu, Ken, Master Gouken, and the brutal pneumatic-button arcade cabinet—to Ryu's climactic battle in Thailand, where succumbing to the dark Satsui no Hado left Sagat with his iconic chest scar. Then, we dive into Street Fighter II, uncovering M. Bison's criminal syndicate Shadaloo, his volatile Psycho Power, and the intersecting vengeance quests of Chun-Li and Guile as they converge on the Second World Warrior Tournament ahead of Hollywood's upcoming live-action cinematic reboot.

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Rockstar Games and the Miami Heat make it official, teaming up for "A Night in Vice City" at the Kaseya Center on November 18 with custom uniforms and court designs ahead of Grand Theft Auto VI's launch. Meanwhile, Rockstar drops major audio details for Leonida, revealing six radio stations hosted by Bad Bunny, Morgan Wallen, Slayer, Robyn, and Trick Daddy—plus on-demand podcasts playable in vehicles or on foot. In survival horror, Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival launches across modern platforms, kicking off a stacked spooky season. Then, we revisit an exclusive conversation with developer IllFonic on adapting John Carpenter's 1978 horror masterpiece into Halloween: The Game, unpacking its post-launch reception and the controversial Dr. Loomis minigame hotfix.

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Halloween celebrations continue expanding across the gaming world with fresh October updates. In Pokémon Pokopia, players get their first seasonal event featuring new pocket monsters to reintroduce to Ditto’s rebuilding island alongside an all-new candy currency. Meanwhile, Bethesda kicks off its annual Halloween festivities in Fallout 76, sending costumed Spooky Scorched ghouls across post-nuclear Appalachia, delivering stat-boosting mystery candy treat bags, and letting wasteland dwellers set up trick-or-treating stations outside their C.A.M.P. builds.

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Halloween has officially arrived on the Battle Royale island as Epic Games launches Fortnitemares 2026 with an unprecedented slate of horror icons. We break down the newly revealed crossovers rolling out across the Item Shop this October, including Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street, the live-action version of Beetlejuice, an eerie Slender Man skin, iconic animatronics from Five Nights at Freddy's, and menacing masks from The Purge. Plus, we examine original doll-themed cosmetics like a dark reimagining of Alice in Wonderland and whether Epic has more mid-season surprises waiting in the shadows.

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Rockstar Games reveals groundbreaking dynamic weather systems for Grand Theft Auto VI, introducing localized downpours, shifting wind aerodynamics, and full-blown hurricanes across the state of Leonida. Meanwhile, Microsoft takes direct aim at disc-less trends by launching its consumer-friendly "Disc-to-Digital" program, allowing Xbox players to convert physical discs into transferable digital licenses that migrate when shared or resold. Then, Gears of War: E-Day officially enters early access on Xbox and PC, taking players back to the terrifying origins of Emergence Day with Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago. Plus, Bitmap Books founder Sam Dyer and veteran gaming journalist Paul Drury join the show to dive into their definitive retrospective, The Arcade 1971–1999: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops, Told by Their Creators. Finally, we round up new releases including Sucker Punch's Ghost of Yōtei: Complete Edition and the soaring launch of Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.

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Alongside milestone celebrations across classic gaming, Konami is honoring 40 years of the iconic gothic action franchise Castlevania. Debuting on the NES in 1986, Simon Belmont's quest through Dracula's castle defined a generation of side-scrolling platformers, spawning nearly thirty entries and two acclaimed Netflix animated series. In an anniversary retrospective, Konami looked back at the series' history while teasing the upcoming entry Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. Fox News' Eammonn Dignam breaks down the anniversary drop, including the original 1986 classic going free on mobile devices and steep catalog discounts across Steam and the PlayStation Store.

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Microsoft is shaking up its first-party gaming empire in a massive way, reportedly handing stewardship of its flagship Halo franchise over to Activision to leverage the annualized production engine and billion-dollar blueprint behind Call of Duty. Meanwhile, former Halo creator Bungie addresses community concerns head-on after its PvP extraction shooter Marathon fell short of player expectations following the wind-down of active development on Destiny 2. Game leaders Poria Torken and Josh Dean take to YouTube to lay out a roadmap for rebuilding player trust, communicating transparently, and securing the long-term future across both Marathon and the Destiny universe.

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Ever wonder why your online teammates make bizarre moves? We dive into creator Rooney coding FlyWire and Google Research's real-world fruit fly connectome directly into Minecraft to control virtual mobs. Over in Chiba at Tokyo Game Show 2026, Square Enix debuts combat and PS5 Pro enhancements for Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, unveiling the cosmetic-preserving F-I-T-S system. Plus, Epic Games and Disney deliver internet chaos as Sora and the Kingdom Hearts crew officially drop onto the Fortnite island with shotguns and sniper rifles. Then, we revisit an essential conversation with Asad Qizilbash, Head of PlayStation Productions, breaking down the blueprint for adapting iconic gaming IP like The Last of Us, God of War, and The Legend of Zelda across film and television. Finally, we run through new launches including EA Sports FC 27 and Dune: Awakening, along with free subscription drops across PS Plus, Game Pass, and the Epic Games Store.

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Nintendo is going all out to celebrate 40 years of The Legend of Zelda, announcing a worldwide orchestral tour and locking in an April 30, 2027 theatrical release date for the live-action The Legend of Zelda feature film. But the marquee announcement stealing the spotlight is a full remake of the N64 masterpiece, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Fox News' Eammonn Dignam breaks down the groundbreaking upgrades heading to Hyrule, including real-time vocal humming inputs for in-game songs, dedicated jump controls, and a new dash mechanic that finally puts an end to endless forward-rolling across Hyrule Field.

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