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Track: Crypt Jam | Artist: The Cryptkeeper (John Kassir) | Album: Tales From The Crypt Soundtrack

Xbox Series X console exclusive The Medium won’t arrive until a month after the next-gen console launches. Bloober Team revealed the game will release on December 10 in a new trailer today.

Track: Donuts Mind If I Do | Artist: Chai | Album: Donuts Mind If I Do (Single)

For Honor will be playable in 60fps on next-gen consoles when the game’s latest season goes live in December, Ubisoft announced today. The game’s PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrades will be free, and feature 4K graphics, better textures, and improved water reflections. 

PlayStation confirms the Kronenbergian adventure game Bugsnax will be out on PS5 and PS4 on November 12. The follow-up from Octodad makers Young Horses was already assumed to be a launch game, but tit’s nice to hear it hasn’t slipped.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe is getting a demo later today on the Nintendo eShop. You’ll be able to transfer your save data to the full game, and completing the demo will also unlock an extra difficulty tier in it, too.

The Red Lantern, a “story-driven rogue-lite” about building a dog-sledding team, is coming to Switch and PC on October 22. Why does a life in the Alaskan wilderness sound so tempting right now.

Overwatch will be free to play for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers October 13-20. This trial features everything the game has to offer, including the plethora of heroes and maps that have been released since launch.

A 12-year-old child has died from a heart attack after playing PUBG Mobile for hours without a break, reports the Egypt Independent. Prosecutors are currently investigating the death. Community leaders are being called upon to warn about the game, while parents are recommended to monitor their children’s app use. 

Track: Acacia | Artist: Bump of Chicken | Album: Acacia (single)

Track: The Colour Of Love | Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins | Album: CYR

While Tokyo’s Shibuya has been a hot spot for Halloween (even descending into chaos!), this year, because of covid-19, organizers will be asking revelers to visit a virtual version of the event. 

Track: Hear Me Out | Artist: Pixies | Album: Hear Me Out / Mambo Sun

Track: Akarui Mirai (Live) | Artist: Never Young Beach | Album: Hall Tour 2019 

Vending Machine Action. Tokyo, Japan. By Anssi Määttä | Instagram 

Twitch is introducing a new feature that gives streamers access to rights-cleared music. “Soundtrack by Twitch” will circumvent the DMCA takedown issues that have plagued streamers for years (and especially recently) by giving them access to Twitch-curated songs that the company actually has the rights to include in…

Nintendo is announcing Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next fighter tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. ET. The presentation is set to be three minutes long and conclude with a message from game director Masahiro Sakurai. Anything but another Fire Emblem character please.

Track: Don’t Look Back In Anger (HD Remastered Video) | Artist: Oasis | Album: (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?

It’s in the Game (Pass). Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will get free access to EA Play starting November 10, the same day Microsoft’s next-gen consoles launch. Members of Game Pass for PC will get it some time in December.

Launching on Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation 4, and PC on November 10, Yakuza: Like a Dragon isn’t coming to PlayStation 5 until March 2, 2021. The good news is PS4 players with the digital version of the game will get a free upgrade to the PS5 version when it drops.