Releases for Oct 19 - 25, 2026
The week’s largest launches cluster on Thursday and Friday: three major games arrive before Clayface and Wildwood open in US theaters, while Disney Lorcana and Riftbound reach their general retail milestones.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Infinity Ward leads the next Modern Warfare installment. Activision’s platform list covers Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Windows PC through Battle.net, Xbox on PC and Steam, plus Nintendo Switch 2.
Global release: Friday, October 23.
Sources: Call of Duty official game site
Final Fantasy Resonance
Square Enix describes this as the first HD-2D Final Fantasy game. The turn-based RPG launches across both current Nintendo systems, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC.
Worldwide release: Thursday, October 22.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
Nintendo’s motion-control sports follow-up contains 12 activities, including bowling, basketball, boxing, archery, skateboarding, power cruising and prop-plane flight. It is a Switch 2 exclusive.
US release: Thursday, October 22 on Nintendo Switch 2.
Sources: Nintendo official US product page
Clayface
Tom Rhys Harries plays Matt Hagen in James Watkins’s DC Studios horror thriller. The official synopsis follows the actor from a disfiguring attack through an experimental treatment that restores his appearance while destabilizing his grip on reality.
North American theatrical release: Friday, October 23.
Sources: Warner Bros. official film site
Wildwood
LAIKA’s sixth stop-motion feature follows Prue McKeel into a hidden forest beyond Portland after crows abduct her baby brother. Travis Knight directs from Chris Butler’s screenplay, adapted from Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’s novel.
Nationwide US theatrical release: Friday, October 23, after an October 21 AFI FEST premiere.
Sources: Fathom Entertainment / LAIKA official release announcement
Hyperia City and Riftbound: Radiance
Disney Lorcana’s Hyperia City set introduces ink drops and characters from Coco, after an October 16 prerelease. Riot’s fifth Riftbound set, Radiance, follows its October 16–22 Pre-Rift window with English, French and Chinese products at general release.
General retail release for both card lines: Friday, October 23.
- Disney Lorcana: Hyperia City: Oct 23, 2026Save to my list
- Disney Lorcana: Hyperia City Illumineer's Trove: Oct 23, 2026Save to my list
- Riftbound: Radiance: Oct 23, 2026Save to my list
- Riftbound: Radiance Showdown Decks: Oct 23, 2026Save to my list
- Riftbound: Radiance Vault: Oct 23, 2026Save to my list
Sources: Ravensburger official Hyperia City product page · Riot Games official Radiance overview
Also releasing
Stellar Smoke
Tanaïs’s speculative novel follows musician Qamar back to the island ashram of her childhood, where a machine consciousness built by her missing mother holds a family history. Dutton lists the tracked hardcover at 320 pages under ISBN 9780593852859.
US hardcover publication: Tuesday, October 20.
Sources: Dutton official hardcover page
The Bookshop Book
Mark Lawrence’s fantasy follows Red Archer and Rose Penrose as a bookshop becomes a crossing point between ordinary life and the worlds inside books. Ace lists the tracked hardcover at 224 pages under ISBN 9798217190942.
US hardcover publication: Tuesday, October 20.
Sources: Ace official hardcover page
Union Arena — Goddess of Victory: NIKKE [UP01BT]
Bandai’s English-language Precious Booster Pack is an all-foil release built to support existing NIKKE decks while adding Old Tales and Goddess deck options. Packs contain four cards.
North American retail release: Friday, October 23.
Chris Gantry — Worth Every Nail
Chris Gantry returns with his first studio album in seven years, recorded with musicians connected to Silver Jews and Third Man Records. Appalachia Record Co. offers CD and vinyl editions alongside the digital album.
Album release: Friday, October 23. The label date supersedes an earlier broad-schedule listing.
Based on linked primary publisher, studio and official English-language product pages checked October 12, 2026. Dates refer to the specified platforms, editions, regions and card milestones; schedules and local stock may change. Whale Harbor was removed from this week after its exact Scribner hardcover page moved to November 3. No score or availability was inferred from elapsed time, and no affiliate relationship is asserted.
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