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Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 lands tomorrow, and the details have already leaked

CD Projekt Red's free Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) arrives on 22 Oct to tie in with the anime's second season, which hit Netflix yesterday. The official tease promises cyberware customisation and a new dual-wielding playstyle. A content creator's video went up early before being pulled, and according to reports it shows dual-wield pistols, a new Edgerunners side quest, a new radio station, a field-of-view slider on consoles and mod.io support (though reportedly not on Switch 2). The full reveal is in a REDstream today at 17:00 SAST.

SourcePush Square ↗Nintendo Life ↗

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Helldivers 2 Update 7.2.0 is out, with a big weapon balance pass

The one we were waiting on arrived alongside yesterday's Scope of Authority Warbond. The M90A shotgun goes from 605 to 726 damage, the Orbital Airburst Strike cooldown drops from 100 to 90 seconds, the Maxigun no longer locks your movement after firing, and there are balance passes on the Killzone and Halo Legendary Warbond weapons, the Sickle and several stratagems. On PC, the game has also swapped GameGuard for Easy Anti-Cheat.

SourceArrowhead patch notes ↗Steam announcement ↗

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Palworld's next big free update, Side by Side, is due this winter

Pocketpair hasn't said what's in it yet, but the teaser art shows human bosses Zoe, Saya and Auri, which has fans hoping you'll finally be able to fight alongside them. The 2026 popularity poll results are also out, with Zoe voted top again.

SourceGematsu ↗

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Full list confirmed: 11 games leave PS Plus Extra on 17 Nov

Sony's Last Chance to Play section is now live, and GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 are both on it, as yesterday's early list suggested. Push Square reckons The Talos Principle 2 and Earth Defense Force 4.1 are the hidden gems worth squeezing in before they go.

SourcePush Square ↗

Pokémon

Pokémon TCG Pocket's Dual Fusion expansion brings the first dual-type cards on 29 Oct

Mega Mewtwo X ex (Psychic and Fighting) and Mega Greninja ex (Water and Dark) headline it. A year-long Pikachu login event started yesterday: log in on any 10 days for a special immersive Pikachu ex card. Separately, a physical Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Edition plus Mega Dimension bundle is out on 29 Oct.

SourcePokémon press site ↗Nintendo AU ↗

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Xbox

Report: Xbox handheld in 2027, Project Helix console in 2028, and more job cuts

Fortune says a first-party Xbox handheld is due by the 2027 holiday season, and the Helix console in 2028, with an internal price projection of $1,200 to $1,800 unless Microsoft subsidises it. The same report says CEO Asha Sharma has cut 1,868 jobs so far out of 3,200 planned, with more cuts this month, in November and in January. Treat it as a report, not an announcement.

SourcePure Xbox ↗Push Square ↗

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Shrek 2 Remastered is official and out on 10 Nov

Aspyr confirmed it at last night's ID@Xbox Showcase. It's $29.99, with 4K, better textures, a photo mode, unlockable cheats and four-player co-op, locally or online.

SourcePush Square ↗Pure Xbox ↗

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Nintendo Switch Sports Resort reviews well ahead of tomorrow's launch

It's sitting at a Metascore of 79 from 46 reviews. Nintendo Life and GameSpot both gave it 9/10, Game Informer gave it 8 and IGN 7, with most praising the multiplayer and the new skateboarding, which uses the Joy-Con 2 mouse mode.

SourceNintendo Life ↗

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Riders Republic comes to Switch 2 on 9 Dec, with offline play

Ubisoft's open-world extreme sports game launches on Switch 2 the same day it adds an Offline Play option on every platform.

SourceNintendo Life ↗

Fight Night

EA's Fight Night is coming back

A new official account posted "Fight Night is coming back". There are no other details yet, and it's the first new Fight Night since Fight Night Champion in 2011.

SourcePure Xbox ↗Push Square ↗

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Final Fantasy VII Remake heads to Game Pass in the next batch

Eight games join Game Pass between 21 Oct and 3 Nov, including FF7 Remake Intergrade, Terrible Lizards and The Séance of Blake Manor.

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PS5

Mortal Shell 2 gets a free Rotten Autumn update

It's out now and adds 15 new dungeons (the game launched with 36), 10 new tarstones (one turns you into a sheep), plus more music and Shell customisation.

SourcePush Square ↗