This week in gaming feels like a tug-of-war between nostalgia and new blood. CD Projekt Red rolled out a fresh Witcher 3 update, Nihon Falcom shipped another beloved RPG remake, and a stack of indie oddities landed on PC. Meanwhile, the UK charts reminded everyone that a vampire hunter still can’t quite topple a football simulator. This story follows week gaming.
week gaming: The Witcher 3 Remastered Gets a Meaningful Patch
CD Projekt Red pushed out version 5.01 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered this week. The studio first teased the update earlier this month, and now it has arrived in most regions, according to Nintendo Life.
Japan will get the patch once it clears certification there. The notes cover gameplay tweaks and UI fixes across every platform.
Switch 2 Owners Get Extra Love
Switch 2 players see the biggest gains this round. CD Projekt Red improved visual clarity and fidelity specifically for that hardware.
The developer also patched several bugs unique to the Switch 2 build. This kind of targeted support matters for a console still finding its footing.
Players who skipped the original release now have a cleaner reason to jump in. A seven-year-old game still earning dedicated patches says something about its staying power.
UK Charts Show a Crowded October
Speaking of staying power, EA Sports FC 27 refuses to budge from the top of the UK charts. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse debuted at third place this week, as noted by Nintendo Life.
Nearly half of those sales came from Switch owners. That split matters for a franchise built on tight, portable-friendly action.
Control Resonant landed in second place right behind the football giant. Toy Story: Retro Roundup and Toy Story 3 Complete Edition held steady at fourth.
October keeps delivering new releases at a rapid clip. Few of them, though, can dethrone a sports franchise with this much brand loyalty.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Lands on Switch 2
Nihon Falcom continues its remake streak with Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. The Switch 2 Edition builds directly on last year’s well-received first chapter remake.
Critics praised that original remake for its 3D visuals and smoother combat. Nintendo Life’s review calls the sequel an equally strong RPG experience.
Why This Remake Saga Keeps Working
Nihon Falcom clearly understands what longtime fans want from a Trails remake. The studio keeps the core story intact while smoothing rough edges for newcomers.
That balance explains why these remakes land so well with critics. Fans of the franchise get nostalgia without sacrificing modern playability.
If you’ve been building a gaming PC setup (paid link) to handle demanding RPG remakes, this release gives you a reason to fire it up. Trails fans finally get a second chapter worthy of the first.
Dragon Age’s Wild Original Pitch
Not every story this week involves a new release. Rock Paper Shotgun dug up an old interview with former BioWare writer David Gaider.
Gaider revealed that Dragon Age’s original artists wanted a Conan the Barbarian aesthetic. Think sexy sorceresses and bare-chested fighters everywhere you looked.
The designers pushed back hard against that direction, as detailed by Rock Paper Shotgun. That friction shaped the tonal shifts fans still debate between Dragon Age sequels.
It’s a reminder that even beloved franchises started as messy creative arguments. Every Dragon Age game feels different because that argument never fully resolved.
week gaming: This Week’s PC Games Grab Bag
Rock Paper Shotgun’s weekly PC roundup always finds the weird stuff worth noticing. This week’s highlights lean genuinely strange.
- Stupid Never Dies lets you engineer a smarter zombie horde
- Cutout Village has you literally gluing together paper houses
- Star Trek: Outposts Unknown sends players to colonize new worlds
None of these titles will dominate sales charts anytime soon. That’s fine, because PC gaming thrives on exactly this kind of experimentation.
Big remasters and chart-topping sequels get the headlines most weeks. Small, strange PC releases keep the ecosystem genuinely interesting.
week gaming: What This Week in Gaming Tells Us
Zoom out and a pattern emerges from this week in gaming. Legacy franchises keep earning real support instead of coasting on old reputations.
CD Projekt Red didn’t need to patch a seven-year-old game this thoroughly. Nihon Falcom didn’t need to polish a remake sequel this carefully.
Both studios did it anyway, and players noticed. Meanwhile, smaller PC projects prove there’s still room for genuine weirdness in the market.
week gaming: The Bottom Line
If you own a Switch 2, grab the new Witcher 3 patch immediately. RPG fans should absolutely check out Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
Everyone else should keep an eye on those odd little PC releases. Sometimes the best gaming stories hide in the smallest titles.
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