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Animal Crossing players prepping impressive farms ahead of 2.0 update
Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are prepping farms for veggies ahead of the Nov. 5 2.0 update on Nintendo Switch.
Overwatch’s McCree has a new name: Cole Cassidy
Overwatch’s Jesse McCree now has a new name: Cole Cassidy. Blizzard Entertainment announced the change via its official Twitter account on Friday. That new name will start appearing in Overwatch on Oct. 26.
CD Projekt acquires The Molasses Flood, makers of Drake Hollow
CD Projekt has acquired The Molasses Flood, a Boston-based game studio that created Drake Hollow. The newly-added studio will work on a project that’s based on one of CD Projekt Red’s IPs.
Terraria and Don’t Starve are doing a Halloween crossover
Two indie games, Terraria and Don’t Starve, announced they’re doing a Halloween crossover event in which each game will get each other’s monsters. Don’t Starve will have the Eye of Cthulhu, and Terraria will get a Deerclops.
Valheim developers share early updates on Mistlands progress
Valheim developers on Oct. 22 shared updates on Mistlands, the next big update after Hearth and Home. They also shared concept art for new additions to the Mountains biome, and jack-o’-turnip crafting.
New Playstation State of Play airing next week
Sony announced that a State of Play livestream would air at 2 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Oct. 27, and offer a 20-minute look at third-party games for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
NetEase acquires Suda51’s studio, Grasshopper Manufacture
Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind the No More Heroes series and games like Killer7 and Lollipop Chainsaw, has been acquired by Chinese company NetEase, the two announced on Oct. 21, 2021.
Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp for Nintendo Switch is delayed
Advance Wars: 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, the Nintendo Switch remaster of the first two Advance Wars titles, has been delayed to spring 2022. The remaster was originally planned to launch in December.
Pathfinder, Starfinder publisher voluntarily recognizes workers’ union
Paizo, publisher of Pathfinder and Starfinder, announced Thursday that it will voluntarily recognize the tabletop role-playing game company’s union.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition coming Nov. 11
The combined remaster of Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City and San Andreas is coming to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC digitally Nov. 11, with a physical release Dec. 7.