Just when we thought we’d never see him again, Rayman appeared during Ubisoft Forward 2022. The titular character of the classic Rayman series of games is set to appear as a DLC character in the upcoming Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope.
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is the sequel to Ubisoft’s tactical strategy game Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. Funnily enough, the Rabbids are a spin-off of Rayman’s game series, so the crossover event makes perfect sense. While we didn’t get many details on what the expansion will entail, we do know that Rayman will be a playable character. The game will also receive at least two other DLC expansions.
Along with this DLC reveal, more gameplay is shown for the upcoming title. The clip gave a closer look at environmental features, exploration, and of course, battles. The clip showed Mario and company fighting on a train as they tried to fend off a giant Wiggler running beside them. The clip emphasized team synergy, with Bowser bouncing off of Mario’s head and slamming down on a group of enemies.
Characters can also use the environment around them in a battle to get around different situations more. During the clip, Mario uses a bounce pad to take to the skies and uses a helicopter gun to float past enemies undetected and unharmed.
Players can get their hands on Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and put together their own teams and combos when it releases on October 20. Rayman will join the battle at a later undisclosed date with his DLC most likely revealed after the release.
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.
Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.