Gaming & Comic Screen Roundup: Gunn Stays at DC, Secret Wars Delay Fears, Clayface, Suikoden Anime & More (Oct 2, 2026)
Friday’s feed is a full crossover day: DC’s leadership future, Marvel’s next Avengers timeline wobble, a body-horror Clayface countdown, a classic RPG anime hitting TV tomorrow — plus Steam chart drama, Chaos Space Marines, Halo reboot rumors, and Rockstar turning an NBA arena into Vice City. Here’s the Lanbrew mix of gaming and comic-book screen news for October 2, 2026.
James Gunn & Peter Safran set to stay at DC Studios after Paramount–WBD deal
Deadline reports the DC Studios bosses are expected to keep steering the film/TV/comics hub after Paramount closes its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition — with a recent meeting with Skydance co-CEO David Ellison described as going well. That matters with Clayface weeks away, Man of Tomorrow already shooting for July 2027, and The Batman Part II targeting February 2028. HBO’s Lanterns is also cited as a real ratings win (pilot past 20M global viewers). Category: Comics/Screen
Avengers: Secret Wars filming reportedly slips to January 2027
Multiple MCU tipsters say principal photography on Avengers: Secret Wars has slid from this month into January 2027 — another delay after earlier schedule shifts. Disney hasn’t confirmed, but Polygon notes the Dec. 17, 2027 release could get tight if the shoot runs as long as Doomsday’s. With RDJ’s Doom film still set for Dec. 18, 2026, the Multiverse Saga finale suddenly feels a little less locked. Category: Comics/Screen
Clayface hits theaters Oct. 23 — DCU’s R-rated body-horror swing
James Watkins’ Clayface (story/co-write from Mike Flanagan) follows Tom Rhys Harries’ Matt Hagen from Gotham street kid / Hollywood face to melting revenge monster, with Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella, and Eddie Marsan alongside. It’s pitched as the DCU’s leaner genre play — same continuity as Superman / Lanterns, not Pattinson’s Batman-verse — and opens North America October 23 (intl. from Oct. 21). Spooky season, meet clay. Category: Comics/Screen
Read on SYFY Wire → · Official site
Lanterns season finale teaser asks the Hal Jordan question
HBO Max dropped another tease ahead of this Sunday’s Lanterns finale, with new footage that has fans wondering whether Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) is down for the count — or if the hallucination gas / “Jordan Boys’ Legacy” mystery is lying again. Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart remains the new-recruit spine of the earthbound murder case. Gunn’s already all-but-confirmed the show continues; this week’s episode is the pressure test. Category: Comics/Screen
Suikoden: The Anime debuts tomorrow — classic RPG goes two-cour TV
Konami’s adaptation of Suikoden II premieres October 3 on Tokyo MX (then rolls across Japan), directed by Yūzō Satō at KONAMI animation with amazarashi on the OP and Kōji Nakamura on the ED. It’s the big-screen-adjacent payoff for the HD Remaster crowd: Unicorn Brigade, Jowy, Luca Blight — the Dunan Unification Wars, animated. Game-to-anime energy at its purest. Category: Comics/Screen
Read on Anime News Network → · Official site
Kevin Feige: Doomsday is only MCU movie #39 — “a lot of stories” left
While Secret Wars chatter swirls, Feige’s latest comments (via THR reporting) frame Avengers: Doomsday as a midpoint, not a curtain call — “only our 39th movie,” with X-Men, Ghost Rider, Black Panther 3, and more already dated into Phase Seven. Russo brothers reunion, RDJ as Doom, Dec. 18 date: the machine is still running hot even if schedules keep flexing. Category: Comics/Screen
AION 2 tops Steam sales — then goes permanently F2P on Oct. 5
NC’s MMORPG is #1 on Steam’s best sellers while still in paid early access (~$25), because 1.0 launches free-to-play in three days. Founder perks vs. waiting for free — classic MMO chicken-and-egg, with the usual “optional MTX may get spicy” caveat. Either way, PC RPG players are flooding in before the price tag vanishes. Category: Gaming
Gears of War: E-Day early access is live — full launch Oct. 6
The Coalition’s Locust-origin prequel opened Premium early access yesterday (Oct. 1) on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Steam, with the worldwide launch and Game Pass day-one drop on October 6. Marcus and Dom, cover-shooting with modern movement, Horde Siege, Versus — seven years since a mainline Gears, and the chainsaw is buzzing again. Category: Gaming
Space Marine 2 Anniversary Update II: play as Chaos in Siege Mode
Focus and Saber kicked off Year 3 with free Chaos Siege Mode (Heretic Astartes vs. Tyranids, Cadians, and loyalists), the Crucible penance system, a one-handed Thunder Hammer, and Season Pass 3 cosmetics for Space Wolves / Exorcists. Still one of the healthiest live co-op shooters in the hobby — and the Apothecary class is already dated for Q1 2027. For the Emperor… or against him. Category: Gaming
Bethesda C&Ds viral AI Fallout: New York browser demo
A Claude-built fan browser RPG with 100+ NYC locations went mega-viral, then the creator posted what looks like a ZeniMax cease-and-desist and pulled it. The clapback — “How about you make a Fallout game instead so I don’t have to?” — is already meme’d. Fresh fuel for the AI-clone vs. IP-holder argument while Bethesda’s own Fallout pipeline (5, remasters, Obsidian spinoff) stays windowless. Category: Gaming
Next Halo may be a Master Chief origin reboot, report says
Weeks after Xbox handed Halo to Activision, Rebs Gaming says one pitch on the table is a hard reboot centered on John-117’s child-soldier origins — not greenlit yet, alongside softer reboot options. Sledgehammer reportedly prototyped F2P multiplayer and single-player ideas in Infinity Ward’s engine. Fans are already arguing “blank slate Chief doesn’t need a prequel.” Interesting times in the ring. Category: Gaming
GTA 6 x Miami Heat: one night only as Vice City on ESPN
Rockstar’s marketing stays unhinged in the best way: on Nov. 18 (night before GTA 6 ships), the Heat play the Bucks as “Vice City” in special uniforms on a custom court, with a “Welcome to Vice City” roof takeover and a merch dump already live. ESPN broadcasts the whole thing. Nov. 19 can’t come soon enough for PS5 / Xbox Series players. Category: Gaming
Dawngazer announced — Unicorn Overlord director’s new action RPG (2028)
Monochrome and Good Smile unveiled Dawngazer, first game in the new IgniSphere IP, directed by Takafumi Noma (Unicorn Overlord / Vanillaware alum) for PS5, Switch 2, and PC in 2028. Details are thin, but the teaser and Yoshimi Kudo music credit already have tactical-ARPG fans bookmarking X @IgnisphereX. New IP energy we needed. Category: Gaming
Witcher 3 Remastered hotfixes keep rolling (DLSS, saves, Velen lighting)
CDPR’s free Remastered drop (path tracing, DLSS 4.5, FSR 4, etc.) got Patch 5.00b for consoles/Xbox Play Anywhere and Hotfix 5.00c on PC — restoring DLSS options, fixing special-character save paths, voiceover dips, HairWorks regressions, and Velen path-tracing looks. Classic CDPR post-launch grind; Geralt’s looking sharper by the day. Category: Gaming
Read on VGC → · Official hotfix notes
Roundup compiled Oct 2, 2026 (America/Chicago). Images and reporting credit the linked primary sources. Not published — draft assets only.
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