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Like any grand strategy game, systems get real complicated real fast in Crusader Kings 3, so it's little wonder that Paradox Interactive has taken player feedback on board to introduce a raft of changes for the game's first major patch. And seriously, there are a lot.

Systemic Reaction, the Avalanche-owned company behind moody robo-shooter Generation Zero, has announced that its next foray into co-operative shooter action, mutant dinosaur shooter Second Extinction, will be entering Steam early access on 13th October.

Teslagrad, the magnetic-themed Metroidvania from 2013, is getting a sequel.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone have launched Season Six, and with it has come a vampire bat pet called Edward.

When real-world motorsport went on hiatus during the first few months of lockdown, there were definite winners and losers as racing drivers took to virtual racing. Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon, Lando Norris and George Russell opened up F1 to a new legion of fans with their antics, the likes of Louis Deletraz and Scott McLaughlin bolstered their reputations, while others found their online behaviour left their own reputations in tatters. There was, however, one standout star for me. Step forward Emanuele Pirro - former teammate of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in his time at McLaren in the late 80s, five time Le Mans winner and, at 58, part of a different breed of racers. He's not a driver you'd typically associate with the online generation.

UPDATE 29/9/20: Yakuza: Like A Dragon's PS4 edition will offer a PS5 upgrade for both digital and disc copies, developer YGG Studio has confirmed, following some confusion.

The Pokémon Company has announced it'll be sharing more information on Pokémon Sword and Shield's Expansion Pass - presumably with a focus on the game's second expansion, The Crown Tundra - tomorrow, 29th September, during a new Direct-style presentation.

Modders are remaking Blizzard's 1995 real-time strategy classic Warcraft 2 in Warcraft 3: Reforged - and it looks great!

Jackbox Party Pack 7 will include a Quiplash threequel when it arrives for PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on 15th October.

They've only gone and made an XCOM-style Transformers game.

Pre-ordering a next-gen Xbox was already a scramble for those buying outright last week, but many who opted for the payment plan got an unexpected surprise when they were informed their order could not be fulfilled - and it could possibly affect their credit score. After several days of confusion, customers have now been provided a guide to find out if they actually managed to secure a console, while credit applications are being reviewed to ensure credit scores were not unfairly impacted by the process.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars sold more physical copies in two weeks than Marvel's Avengers did in four.

UPDATE 28th September 2020: As expected, Bandai Namco has announced Kunimitsu as a DLC character for Tekken 7, alongside a roadmap for the game.

FarmVille, the ubiquitous Facebook game played by millions, closes its gates forever on 31st December 2020.

Activision has made the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 6 update available to pre-download on PlayStation 4, but not PC or Xbox One.

Netflix's The Witcher series has been forced to recast a major character following ongoing delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nintendo's chill-out island sim, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, has won the grand Game of the Year award at this year's Tokyo Game Show.

Koei Tecmo has revealed Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires.

Bethesda founder Christopher Weaver has opened up about the $7.5bn acquisition of the publisher's parent company, Zenimax Media, stating the deal is "an extremely interesting acquisition on the part of both groups".

Tribeca Film Festival is expanding its call for submissions to video games for the very first time.

A tweet that briefly popped up on Netflix Portugal before being summarily deleted has revealed a new previously unannounced Resident Evil series.

Ah, Dan. Street Fighter's perennially useless Shoto wannabe has always been fun to play, but no-one takes him seriously. Well, he's back in Street Fighter 5 - and he actually looks... kinda cool?

A FIFA pro has announced he won't buy any FIFA Points during the FIFA 21 season.

Hot on the heels of last week's PlayStation 5 pre-order chaos comes a warning from Amazon that it may not deliver the Xbox Series X in time for launch.

Young Impa is playable in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild prequel Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

Destiny 2's install size will soon shrink significantly, but there's a catch: you have to re-download the entire game.

Modern Warfare's sixth season is set to launch next week, and the next characters to join the operator roster are iconic campaign characters Farah Karim and Nikolai.

Call of Duty: Warzone is getting fast-travel.

Moon Studios' Ori and the Will of the Wisps received critical acclaim when it released earlier this year and for good reason - its tight platforming action, gorgeous environments and evocative musical score serve as the foundation for one of the best 2D action games of the generation. It's a phenomenal follow-up to an already tremendous original game, and now, remarkably, that experience has transferred seamlessly to Nintendo Switch with few visual compromises. You can stack the game up against Xbox One X and it still looks great - and unlike many of these Switch miracle ports, it still runs at its original 60 frames per second.

Last week, Ubisoft announced that Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel had, after 30 years with the company, left to work at a wildlife sanctuary. A new article from French newspaper Libération has shed additional light on his departure, however, reporting that it followed an investigation into complaints accusing him of toxic leadership.