One of Microsoft's next big games is The Outer Worlds 2. From developer Obsidian, the RPG is set for release on October 29, but it's playable five days earlier for people who pay extra. The early-access and global release times have now been revealed, so you can find out exactly when you can start playing.
You can see a full breakdown of the launch times below, as shared by Microsoft. You can also check out GameSpot's The Outer Worlds 2 review to see what we thought of the RPG.
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A new expansion arrives to Pokemon TCG Pocket on October 29. The big update is called Mega Rising, and this expansion adds powerful Mega Evolved Pokemon to the digital card game.
The Mega Rising expansion features Mega Gyarados, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Altaria as powerful new Mega Evolution Pokemon ex cards. These Mega Evolved Pokemon will each headline their own booster pack, so players will have plenty of new cards to open. As shown in the video below, these Mega Evolved cards feature...
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Nintendo has finally shown a bit more of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, though apparently by accident. Two 15-second commercials for the Switch 2 were found, both unlisted on the Nintendo of America YouTube channel, and one includes a brief glimpse of a boss fight that we haven't seen before. Those hypersensitive to spoilers should turn away.
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Through two separate Nintendo Direct presentations, producer Masahiro Sakurai has waxed informative about his team's next project, Kirby Air Riders, for a combined one hour and 49 minutes. During today's Direct, Sakurai confirmed that, when the game launches in November, what you see is what you get--there will be no downloadable content coming post-launch.
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Actor Aaron Paul voices one of the leads in the just-released episodic game Dispatch, and it's his first time starring in a game. He is a big fan of games, though, and has a special fondness for a few in particular. Speaking to IGN, the 46-year-old Breaking Bad actor singled out the 1996 original Resident Evil as one of his favorites.
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Amazon's popular TV series The Boys is going to become its own video game, series creator Eric Kripke has revealed. He said in an interview that "there are plans" for The Boys to spin into its own video game, but not on console. Kripke would like to see a console game someday, though.
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Writer Sam Cohn of The Baltimore Sun said some Ravens...
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