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I'm pretty good at 'hard' games. I'm not world-class, not by any means. I won't be signed to an esports team any time soon. But I can grapplehook through Sekiro, summit the peaks of Celeste and dodge bullets in Cuphead like the best of them. The internet told me to 'git gud' and I got fairly decent! There is one game, however, that gives me trouble. Papers, Please.

If you haven't already played Raji: An Ancient Epic, then you absolutely should. It's a terrific passion project from Nodding Head, an indie studio based in Pune, India, telling a story steeped in India's own culture, mythology and architecture.

Control's new Ultimate Edition requires you connect to the internet to play its single-player campaign - but only once, and only for the disc-based version of the game on Xbox.

Horace, one of the gaming highlights of 2019, is finally making its way to console, with a Switch version announced for release on October 21st.

Please don't make the same mistake I made. When Horace came out last month, it was all too easy to dismiss it as just another cutesy indie platformer drowning in references to the classics. Well, that's exactly what I did, and it's only now that I'm catching up on this densely detailed, hugely enjoyable work of real warmth. It is cute, and is drowning in references, but it's also one of the most winningly human games I've played - and I'm not just talking about this year.

What kind of self-respecting horror game kicks off in the middle of a desert under a blazing sun?

Splatoon 2 might have technically waved off its last Splatfest some time ago (15 months ago, in fact), but that hasn't stopped Nintendo from reviving the format for 2020 - and its Splatfest reprisals continue next week with the return of 2018's Halloween-themed Splatoween.

Back in September, Activision teased The Haunting of Verdansk, a spooky new limited-time Halloween event for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone; and now, ahead of its launch tomorrow, it's confirmed a whole bunch of additional details, including the news that it features cameos from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Saw.

Sony will optimise the PlayStation 5's internal fan with online updates, it's said.

The beautiful third-person action game Raji: An Ancient Epic is now available on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, as well as Switch.

UPDATE 19th October 2020: Microsoft has confirmed Rainbow Six Siege is coming to console with Xbox Game Pass and cloud gaming on Android devices with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on 22nd October.

Fallout New Vegas is 10 years-old today, having been released on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on 19th October 2010 in North America (it came out on these shores a few days later).

I've a soft spot for FIFA bugs. As players clash within the game's physics system, things sometimes go wrong. The ball flies off into orbit, limbs twist and turn to form Lovecraftian nightmares, and the AI creates mysterious giant goalkeepers who spread through the game like a virus.

Sony has said it's looking into feedback on its controversial PlayStation 4 Party changes.

Online cheat distributor PerfectAim has been served a cease and desist from Destiny 2 developer, Bungie.

Just after the sun's risen on the second day of a 24 hour race comes what's known as happy hour. It's when the track's at its best as some warmth returns to the tarmac after the chill of the night, and when lap times begin to tumble. It's when endurance racing presents its most picturesque side, the morning light capturing the bumps and bruises upon the cars that remain, a gentle mist rising from the trackside verges. For the drivers and teams, just having survived through the night of one of motorsport's greatest challenges is reason enough for good cheer.

A photo mode is finally coming to A Total War Saga: Troy later this week.

Fall Guys developer Mediatonic wants your views on what you think are the best - and not-so-best - Fall Guy rounds.

A dataminer believes they've uncovered evidence of a new, unannounced Apex Legends mode - Arena Mode.

Thanks to the code-breaking efforts of the Call of Duty community, players enjoying the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War open beta will see their playtime extended by 24 hours.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone are gritty, realistic shooters, right? Well, the game's latest cosmetic DLC is about as far away from that as you could get.

Bethesda games don't have to launch on PlayStation for Microsoft's $7.5bn acquisition of the company to pay off, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said.

Stardew Valley is getting split-screen co-op.

Classic LucasArts remasters are coming to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has announced.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War console players are turning off crossplay to try to escape PC cheaters - in the beta.

Dual screens are having a moment. With legions of former office workers now ensconced comfortably at the kitchen table, portable USB second screens and full-fat gaming monitors have seen precipitous spikes in popularity. After all, there's a big gap between what's comfortable and convenient for an hour or two in a coffee shop and a setup that'll suit a seven hour workday. However, there is an alternative to an add-on screen: an ultra-premium laptop that builds a second screen into the lower chassis, giving you that dual-screen experience from a single allegedly portable* device. Asus first introduced their take on the concept with the creative-focused Zenbook Pro Duo last year, but we're looking at the next iteration: the gaming-grade ROG Zephyrus Duo.

The 99% Invisible City, a new book by Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt et al, belongs on the shelf next to Geoff Manaugh's electrifying A Burglar's Guide to the City. They're very different sizes, so hang onto something because it's going to look weird, but don't sweat it too much: a bookshelf should be a jumble, a skyline.

Following some surprise and confusion earlier this week surrounding a message in PS4's latest system update notifying users that "voice chats may be recorded and sent to us by other users" - a statement that spawned more than a couple of memes - Sony has offered further clarification on just how, exactly, PS5's new voice chat reporting works.

If you're looking for a bit of spookiness as the nights draw in and Halloween approaches, developer The Chinese Room's Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is currently free on the Epic Store; and if you're not looking for a bit of spookiness, well, there's some good news on that front too: Kingdom New Lands is also currently free on the Epic Store.

Update (October 16th, 2020): As suggested, Spelunky 2's latest update has implemented changes to the first world.