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Airplane Mode, the sim that lets you recreate the sky-high thrills and spills (or rather, the relentless, soul-splintering monotony) of a six-hour economy class flight in first-person and in real-time, launches tomorrow, 15th October, on PC and Mac.

It might have seemed like a long-shot but developer Rebellion's WW2 shooter sequel Sniper Elite 4 will be making its way to Switch next month, on 17th November.

Amongst scattering foxes and swaying foxgloves, on bracken-covered hills squared off by broken drystone walls, the Ancient Britain of Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a beautiful sight. Its palette is muted compared to the sunnier climes of Odyssey - here, a ruddy, muddy mix of reds and browns, often dimly lit under England's smurring clouds. For six hours I get to explore this world - specifically, Ledecestrescire - Valhalla's second British region after opening in East Anglia.

PUBG Corp has been teasing upcoming map Paramo for the last few weeks, and on Monday we finally got a glimpse of the volcanic setting - along with a cryptic description of Paramo as PUBG's "first dynamic map". Today, the curtain has finally been thrown back so we can learn what that actually means, and PUBG has released a video to showcase what's in store for Season 9.

UPDATE 14/10/20: Pokémon Go developer Niantic has provided Eurogamer with a statement on this week's addition of 12km eggs, and specifically their introduction so soon after the recent removal of the lockdown half hatch bonus. I also asked Niantic if it had any plans to offer more detailed information on the likelihood of hatching certain creatures from eggs - a key fan concern.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla narrative director Darby McDevitt has shed more light on the game's unusual decision to have you play as both male and female versions of main character Eivor different points.

It's always nice to meet a tree, but so often with games it's the same tree - or one of a small handful of favoured trees. Sometimes it's the Great Deku Tree, slumbering in some Hyrulian wood. Always a pleasure, Deku Tree! Often it's Yggdrasil, the great tree from Norse mythology. Yggdrasil, so wizened and melancholy. Don't get me wrong. I love these trees. Who doesn't love Yggdrasil? Who doesn't love the Deku Tree. But in Raji: An Ancient Epic, I met a new tree. First time, I'm certain of it.

Look, I don't think anyone was expecting this to be good, but the incongruous addition of a gun-toting American army unit into the world of Capcom's Monster Hunter has never looked odder than in today's new trailer.

FIFA 21 players are already relegating themselves just a week after the game launched.

Apocalyptic coming-of-age and coming out visual novel If Found launches for Nintendo Switch next week, on 22nd October, courtesy of publisher Annapurna Interactive.

Last week, Sony finally unveiled its teardown of the PlayStation 5 console, fulfilling a promise first made by Mark Cerny over six months ago in his own Road to PS5 presentation. Effectively a basic outline of the make-up of the hardware, we finally got to see the fundamental building blocks of Sony's hulking console, but little was revealed in terms of the philosophy behind the remarkable design. Our take? It's a somewhat more conventional design than Xbox Series X, and the key challenges facing the designers are answered by sheer real estate.

Infinity Ward stealth-added a brand new gun in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone this morning.

Ten years have passed since Frictional Games' seminal horror classic Amnesia: The Dark Descent traumatised the gaming world, and it's been five since the release of its astonishing sci-fi horror Soma; finally, though, the Swedish studio makes its long-awaited return next week, this time revisiting its decade-old franchise with new series entry, Amnesia: Rebirth. Yet while that might initially feel like an unexpected regression, especially after the dazzling freshness of Soma, Frictional sees Rebirth as the latest evolutionary step in the studio's journey - one it's been on since its inception in 2007 - to create a very particular type of horror experience.

This morning's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone update adds mode-specific uninstall options on PC, and using it I was able to get the game's install footprint down to 168GB.

If Doom Eternal, Forza Motorsport 7, and the like weren't already enough to be getting on with this month, Microsoft has unveiled an additional batch of titles heading to Game Pass over the remainder of October, including Katana Zero, Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, and more.

You can take a look at brand new PlayStation 4 system software from Sony today.

Take the A82 from Glasgow and drive north for two hours. Turn right at Glencoe, deeper inland, until you come to a huddle of identical white houses on the far end of the loch. This is Kinlochleven. Park by the visitor's centre and take the footpath east (marked West Highland Way), moving against the current of the river. Zip your jacket up! This is Scotland, after all, and the sky will be low, dull, and pregnant with rain. Persevere up the gutted and ill-kept trail, ignoring the mud that sucks hungrily at your boots, until the valley opens up into a bleak expanse of moorland. Feast your eyes on the sight before you. Wedged into the crooked hills, braced grimly against 24,000 million gallons of water, is Blackwater Dam: a two story high wall of pale concrete, smeared all over with slimy green moss.

Axiom Verge 2, the sequel to developer Thomas Happ's acclaimed retro-styled Metroid-a-like, will no longer release this year as originally anticipated, and is now due in the first half of 2021.

Developer Polygon Treehouse's acclaimed "dark and contemporary fairytale" Röki is coming to Switch this Thursday, 15th October.

Lonely Mountain: Downhill's first paid DLC expansion, Eldfjall, is coming to Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC, next Thursday, 22nd October; it'll be accompanied by a free new seasonal Daily Rides feature for all players, initially bringing spookily themed rewards for Halloween.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon has Sega's much-loved series taking to the new generation in style, an Xbox Series X launch title that offers multiple ways to tap into its power. Yes, much like our recent preview of Dirt 5, it seems Series X's lineup so far has a trend towards giving players more ways to play - and that's no bad thing. Developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Like a Dragon - also known as Yakuza 7 in Japan - moves to experimental new ground by replacing the usual 3D brawling mechanics with turn-based RPG battling. It's a time for overhaul, and this is the series' most daring reinvention yet. It also lands on Series X with clear boosts over existing consoles: adding 4K support, offering 60fps, and also hastening its loading times. But does it deliver entirely on all counts? And to what extent is this making the most of Series X for launch?

There's a double whammy of Doctor Who games tumbling out of the old time vortex early next year; one, starring David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker, is making its way to PC and consoles, and the other is coming to iOS, Android, and Switch.

I'd like to think that - should all life on Earth be completely destroyed - the next civilisation will at least be able to figure out the basics of winemaking. And judging by Aloy's wonky walking in the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn, it seems they probably will.

Microsoft has revealed some of the benefits of running backwards compatible games on Xbox Series X and S, including Fallout 4 at 60 frames per second on the S.

I don't know why they didn't just call it Mordred. If you're going for a dark Arthurian vibe, why name it after a fluffy Heath Ledger film? Joust kidding. I'm sure there's a good reason. Maybe Heath's handsomeness didn't get as far as Hungary, and so we've got King Arthur: Knight's Tale instead.

Football Manager 2021 has body language for chats with players, Sports Interactive has revealed.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PC finally gets mode-specific uninstall options on PC - just days before the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta launches on the platform.

You'd be well within your rights to think Terraria had finally finished updating earlier this year, as developer Re-Logic declared May's big content update was the game's last. But 2020 is full of twists and turns, and so Re-Logic has announced it's releasing a final update. Again.

Developer Mediatonic took to Twitch to reveal "little chunky Sonics" in its wildly popular party game. It costs five crowns for the top and five crowns for the bottom, and is out 14th October.

Modder Lance McDonald plans to release a Bloodborne patch that makes the game run at 60 frames per second - but will give Sony a chance to make it happen on PlayStation 5 first.