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SOMA developer Frictional Games' latest delve into the depths of horror, Amnesia: Rebirth, will be making its way to PC and PS4 just in time for Halloween, launching on 20th October.

I'm a big fan of Apex Legends-style parkour mechanics - particularly any satisfying sliding - so it's just as well that someone has decided to make a game where slashing and dashing is the main focus. And in a cyberpunk world, too.

It's been nearly two years since the first chapter of Undertale's sequel was released, and understandably, you might be wondering how the rest of Deltarune's development is coming along. Thanks to a development update from creator Toby Fox, now we know.

Breakout indie battle royale Fall Guys drops its mid-season update today.

Microsoft has named the UK retailers which will take an Xbox Series S or X pre-order from you next-week.

This month we've already seen an excellent example of anti-cheat work in the form of fake cheating software for CSGO, but one vigilante appears to have done so well that Riot's offered him a job.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 has sold 1m copies in 10 days, making it the fastest-selling game in the franchise's history.

UPDATE: Ubisoft has officially announced Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake after this morning's leak.

If you've ever enjoyed an arcade racer, I can pretty much guarantee you'll find something to enjoy in Hotshot Racing. Apologies for opening on such a banality, but honestly it's true - and that's partly because there's a little bit of every arcade racer of note in Lucky Mountain Games and Sumo Digital's enjoyable, knockabout medley of all that's great and good about the genre.

Last month, EA announced it would be consolidating its EA Access and Origin Access subscription services and rebranding them as EA Play, and the publisher now says its Origin desktop launcher is getting a new name and overhaul as part of its rebranding push too.

Your monthly round-up of Game Pass additions is about to get a little bit busier, thanks to the official launch of Microsoft's Xcloud streaming service - now officially renamed Cloud Gaming - tomorrow, 15th September. Its arrival brings over 150 playable games to Android devices via an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, meaning September's Game Pass round-up is the first to include titles coming to Android as well as to Xbox One and PC.

In an illuminating series of tweets, Fall Guys developer Mediatonic has revealed that, as part of its early anti-cheat efforts, it was secretly exiling unsavoury sorts to battle it out together on a special Cheater Island - but that a more robust anti-cheat solution is coming in its next update.

Ask a dozen different people when the first battle royale emerged, and chances are, you'll get a dozen different answers. Some will say it was DayZ: Battle Royale, others will highlight earlier deathmatch games like Dyna Blaster. A true pedant could technically point to the use of "battel royal" to describe cockfights and fistfights in 17th century England - although even here, the jury seems to be out on whether the term originates from cockfighting or fistfighting. Now that's a chicken and egg situation.

Last month saw Hopoo Games' co-operative rogue-like shooter sequel Risk of Rain 2 get its full version 1.0 release on Steam following 18 months in early access, and, now, with that out the way and a full console release due this autumn, the developer has detailed its initial post-launch content plans, including possible paid expansions.

UPDATE 4.50pm UK: Bungie has attempted to douse reports it has discussed acquisition with Microsoft.

As anyone who watched Twitch Plays Pokémon will know, handing the controller over to Twitch chat can be chaotic at best, platform-breaking at worst. Yet somewhat surprisingly, the hordes managed to fly a plane in Microsoft Flight Sim - even completing some risky manoeuvres and successfully landing the aircraft.

Nobody likes a cheat, but everyone loves a bit of karma - and now we have the perfect combination of the two, as someone has created bait software which forces wannabe Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cheaters to throw themselves off the map. Amongst other things.

Graphics giant Nvidia will splash $40bn (£31bn) on UK chip design firm Arm.

In Tatsuno, a small town nestled within Japan's central alps, there's a quite remarkable place. Takai Shokai's been running for over 40 years, the work of one man operating from a warehouse stacked with row upon row of arcade boards cataloguing the entire history of commercial video games in Japan. It's as close to comprehensive as you could hope, and it's come together almost by chance.

Facebook has revealed the Oculus Quest 2 headset seemingly ahead of an official announcement planned for this week.

UPDATE 14/9/20: Microsoft has provided the following vague statement on why Tell Me Why is not available in a number of countries, as reported by Eurogamer last week:

In an Instagram Live broadcast by Tom Holland this morning, the actor revealed that filming for the beleaguered Uncharted movie is "going so well".

The latest PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds leak purports there's a new game mode on the way.

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has said that while there "isn't currently" a Stardew Valley 2, he "would not be surprised" if we eventually got a sequel.

Star Citizen is running another free-to-play event for new players for most of September.

After Sid Meier, for the next of our selected highlights from PAX Online x EGX Digital we offer you this: a celebration of 20 years of Arkane Studios, the iconoclastic developer behind Dishonored, Prey, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic and the forthcoming Deathloop.

Sega has announced Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 will feature an all-new adventure mode when it releases on 8th December 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The PS5 version is coming at the "end of 2020".

Godfall developer Counterplay Games and publisher Gearbox have unveiled the pricing and pre-order details of the upcoming fantasy action game.

Tyler "Ninja" Blevins has signed a new, multi-year exclusivity deal with Twitch for an undisclosed sum.

Andy Palmer, the man behind Arcade Club, is having the time of his life. He feels like he has been given a second chance, a chance to do something he absolutely loves, day in, day out. "It keeps me alive," he says of the arcade chain he started in 2015 with its mix of beloved retro machines and cutting-edge games. "It's actually given me a reason to live again. Because I'm 48 this year, which is tragically near 50, and when you get to your forties and you think you've not done as much in your life as you would like to, or you think you should have done, everyone starts getting a bit cynical and a bit down. So this has really given me a shot in the arm in a big, big way."