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With the arrival of Mafia Definitive Edition, the trilogy is finally complete. All three games are brought up-to-date to modern consoles but ironically, it's the first Mafia title that features the most advanced technology of all - including a fascinating software-based alternative to ray traced reflections.

Nintendo will unveil its new DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tomorrow, 1st October, at 3pm UK time.

It never occurred to me that the herbs might be real. Why would it? I was used to picking things like Ghost Mushrooms and Dreamfoil, and I'm pretty sure they're not real. And so to me, walking around the wilderness of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion - what a lovely game that was, and what a lot of walking I did, like some kind of possessed rambler in plate mail - there was nothing particularly notable about ripping handfuls of St. Jahn's Wort and Bergamot out of the ground while I explored. Just another made-up herb, I thought. And who came up with the name St. Jahn's Wort anyway? It sounds disgusting. What is it, shavings?

UK game developer Bossa has made Surgeon Simulator 2 free for NHS staff.

Next-gen video games cost £70 - this is something that has become apparent in the last month.

Apple TV is coming to Xbox, according to reports.

Earlier this week, the developer of Yakuza: Like A Dragon confirmed PlayStation 4 save files can't be transferred over to the PS5 version.

If you've been wondering how Call of Duty's long-running wave-based Zombies mode will manifest in Black Ops Cold War when it launches in November, developer Treyarch is finally ready to share some answers, and, as luck would have it, a bunch of gameplay footage too.

Despite some controversy following its unveiling, excitement is still high for Insomniac's PlayStation 5 Spider-Man remaster - and the developer has now given a more thorough look at the enhancements coming to Sony's new console - including a rather Tom-Holland-esque makeover for its web-slinging lead - in November.

'Tis almost October, and to celebrate the onset of this most sinister of seasons, Sony is giving PlayStation Plus subscribers a touch of the gothic in the form of Life is Strange developer Dontnod's action-RPG Vampyr. Less spookily, Need for Speed: Payback is option number two.

Developer Whoop Group's ridiculously charming wooden train set builder Tracks will be tooting its whistle and trundling onto Switch this November.

Google Stadia finally gets the Crowd Choice feature this week.

Grounded, the light-hearted Honey I Shrunk the Kids-style survival game from Obsidian, is rolling out a big Halloween update today around 6pm UK time.

Jump Rope Challenge, the free Nintendo Switch game designed to promote exercise at home during the global pandemic, will no longer be deleted from the eShop today.

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has told employees it will require them to work six-day weeks until the game's November launch, breaking a previous promise not to force compulsory overtime to finish the project.

UPDATE 30th September 2020: EA has pulled a controversial FIFA microtransactions advert that encouraged children to spend real world money on Ultimate Team loot boxes.

ShopTo has warned some of its PlayStation 5 pre-order customers that they will not receive their console at launch.

Pokémon Go will today adjust the various gameplay changes introduced back in March in the face of the global pandemic. Some are being removed, some are being maintained, and some will seemingly be made permanent.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla will include the logo of the AC Sisterhood fan movement, which players will be able to wear as a tattoo.

UPDATE 30/9/20: Transferring creatures from Pokémon Go to Pokémon Home will come with a cooldown period you can shorten by paying PokéCoins.

I used to live on an island. What I loved most about that temporary home was the very particular geography. The Outer Hebrides are flat and relatively barren, save for a few dark hills squatting on the horizon. There's a real mood to the place, and an uninterrupted horizon - somehow the sky appears bigger than anywhere else in the world. Probably because of the lack of trees. Everytime my grandad arrived at the airport from the mainland, he'd make the same comment on this absence - "It's quite bleak, isn't it?" It was hard to argue the point. Also unique to these Scottish isles (and the west coast of Ireland) is the "machair", which is Gaelic for a type of low lying grassy plains. Because of how exposed the land is there, sand continually blows ashore - swept up by great Atlantic gales - and so you get this habitat of flower blooms and abundantly rich insect and bird life, stretching up and behind the island's long coastlines.

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, developer Oddworld Inhabitants' acclaimed remake of its 1997 puzzle-platformer Abe's Oddysee, will be making its way to Switch on 27th October.

Pirates looking to give themselves an aesthetic boost upon the ocean, while also doing something for a good cause at the same time, can now purchase Sea of Thieves' striking new Sails of Union, with proceeds going to Stand Up To Cancer.

Come the arrival of Elite Dangerous' major Odyssey expansion early next year, Commanders suffering from a severe case of butt-clench will finally be able to clamber out their cockpits and step foot on solid ground; planets we've already had a glimpse at, but now Frontier has offered a more thorough look at the interstellar japes awaiting players as they first-person their way around social hubs such as space stations and settlements as part of its latest developer video.

It's been over two years since developer Edmund McMillen unveiled Repentance, the third and final ("for real this time") expansion for The Binding of Isaac, and now, to celebrate the base game's ninth anniversary, McMillen has popped back up to reveal a little more.

As we wobble precariously on the brink of October, let us look ahead to pleasant things to come in the form of Microsoft's latest batch of Game Pass additions on Xbox One, PC, and now, thanks to the magic of clouds, Android. And while we're here, I'll do October's Games with Gold - featuring the likes of Costume Quest and Maid of Sker - too, okay?

Ubisoft has today revealed a little more of Assassin's Creed Valhalla's story in a new trailer.

Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion The Crown Tundra comes out 23rd October 2020 (or 22nd October in North America). It lets players capture every legendary Pokémon that's ever appeared in the main series, The Pokémon Company announced today.

Torchlight 3 will launch for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 13th October, with a Nintendo Switch version due before the end of 2020.

The launch of Crusader Kings 3 earlier this month was an exciting moment for many, promising hours of intrigue, backstabbing and battles - but for one fan of the series, the moment brought mixed emotions.