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Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II arrive on Switch 2
Square Enix's Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II hit Switch 2 on 1 October for US$59.99 each, with a sharper picture and smoother frame rates.
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Wren Solace writes the Games and Video desks, with 48 stories so far. On Games that means release news, Switch 2 ports like Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and reviews of classic consoles from the Atari 2600 to the original PlayStation. On Video, each story is built around a piece of footage, from the new Ebenezer trailer to ESA's Juice filming Earth on its flyby.
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007 First Light's free update adds New Game+ and Valhalla runs
IO Interactive's free Extended Operations update for 007 First Light landed on 1 October with New Game+, a 00 difficulty, photo mode and over 700 fixes.
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Football Manager 27 launches 10 November on PC, console, Netflix
Sports Interactive's Football Manager 27 launches on 10 November on PC, Xbox, PS5 and Netflix mobile. Cup draws and Deadline Day are back.
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Starliner flies empty first, with astronauts back by 2028
Boeing's Starliner will fly to the space station with no crew as soon as December, NASA says, with Woody Hoburg commanding a crewed flight by 2028.
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Order of the Sinking Star names its voice cast before launch
Jonathan Blow's Order of the Sinking Star has a voice cast trailer. The US$29.99 puzzle game launches on 8 October on PC, Switch 2 and PS5.
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ESA's Juice films Earth, Africa and the Moon on its flyby
ESA's Juice filmed Earth and the Moon on its 28 September flyby, passing 8,640 km above the Indian Ocean on its way to Jupiter.
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VisionQuest trailer: Vision on the run with Ultron in his head
Marvel's full VisionQuest trailer puts Paul Bettany's Vision on the run with Ultron in his head. The eight-part Disney+ series starts on 14 October.
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New Ebenezer trailer sends Johnny Depp's Scrooge to the spirits
Paramount's second Ebenezer trailer has Johnny Depp's Scrooge haunted by three spirits. Ti West's film opens in Australian cinemas on 12 November.
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Sony brings QSSR AI upscaling to the standard PS5
Sony's QSSR brings AI upscaling to the standard PS5. Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei got patches to use it on 1 October, and more games can follow.
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Gears of War: E-Day hits early access ahead of 6 October launch
Gears of War: E-Day opened to early-access players on 1 October and launches worldwide on 6 October. Critics have it at 88 on Metacritic.
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Stellar Blade gets four free Bayonetta outfits at Switch 2 launch
Stellar Blade gets four free Bayonetta outfits on PS5, PC and Switch 2 on 6 November, the day its Complete Edition reaches Switch 2. A demo is out.