Mira Cole

Former esports desk editor. Covers live patches, competitive rule changes, and anything that ships on a Tuesday.

On the desk

Fortnite · news

Fortnitemares 2026: the corruption spreads across BR, Horde Rush, and Reload

Fortnitemares 2026 hits Battle Royale, Horde Rush, and Reload this October. Epic’s cursed cast includes Freddy Krueger at a new POI, FNAF bosses you can possess, and collabs rolling through the month.

Oct 14, 2026 · 1 min

Call of Duty · news

Pre-order MW4 by October 23 for COD Mobile’s Shattered Relay blueprint

Pre-order any digital edition of Modern Warfare 4 by October 23, link the same Activision account to Call of Duty: Mobile, and log into MW4 on launch day to earn the ICR-1 “Shattered Relay” Weapon Blueprint in Mobile.

Oct 14, 2026 · 1 min

Apex Legends · news

Apex Blood Pact is live: Beasts vs Demons on a fogged Kings Canyon

Respawn’s Halloween event Blood Pact runs October 13 to November 3, with Beast and Demon factions in Wildcard, a haunted Kings Canyon, and new Sparrow/Alter skins in the Blood Pact Store.

Oct 13, 2026 · 1 min

Call of Duty · news

Modern Warfare 4 campaign early access starts October 16

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 opens campaign early access on Friday, October 16 (PT) for digital preorders, with DMZ early access October 20 and worldwide launch October 23.

Oct 13, 2026 · 1 min

NBA 2K27 and 2K26 locker codes: every live code, and the one everyone files wrong

NBA 2K27 · guide

NBA 2K27 and 2K26 locker codes: every live code, and the one everyone files wrong

NBA 2K27 hit early access on August 26 with no locker codes of its own yet. Three are live in 2K26, including the cover-athletes code that most sites wrongly file under 2K27.

Aug 29, 2026 · 2 min

GTA 6 · news

GTA 6 latest news: the Extended Look, and what it tells us before November 19

GTA 6 is not out. It launches November 19, 2026. What we now have is the longest look at it yet — combat, car theft, character switching, and a morality pop-up nobody expected.

Aug 28, 2026 · 2 min