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During MagicCon Atlanta, Wizards of the Coast revealed its plans for Magic: The Gathering, both for the near future and further ahead. They previewed almost all of the game’s 2026 expansions, including four sets created in partnership with other popular brands. They also announced a series of over a dozen limited-edition releases coming in October, featuring collaborations with Jaws, Furby, Iron Maiden, The Office, and several PlayStation games.

So, I heard about this game they unfortunately canceled, and it sounded *amazing*. You’d play as a Black man who escapes slavery and tries to build a new life, but then he gets pulled into the world of the Assassins. The really cool part? He goes *back* to the South to fight against groups like the Ku Klux Klan. It would have been a really powerful story, honestly.

Game File reports that the canceled Assassin’s Creed game was planned to take place in post-Civil War America. Players would have controlled a Black protagonist who escaped slavery and joined the Assassin Brotherhood. The game’s story would have involved returning to the American South to fight against injustice and the growing threat of the Ku Klux Klan.

Okay, so I heard about this crazy thing in Baby Steps. Apparently, if you skip a bunch of cutscenes, the game *rewards* you with this super long, 28-minute cutscene. It’s not exactly a reward for everyone though – it’s full of weird, self-aware jokes and the conversation just jumps around all over the place. Someone named Cuttyflame posted it on YouTube, and PC Gamer picked it up, so it’s making the rounds. It’s… something, that’s for sure!

In a recent interview, Dowdeswell admitted that a major weakness for the company is the lengthy time it takes to launch new games. He explained that these long gaps between releases cause players to lose interest and awareness of what the company is doing, and also significantly increase development costs.

Honestly, Twitch is awesome for making some money as a streamer. It’s really cool that they give us tools like ads to help support ourselves, you know? It makes a big difference when you’re trying to turn this hobby into something more.

The League of Legends World Championship is the most important esports competition for the game, and this year it will be held in China from October 14th to November 9th. The matches will take place in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu.

An unexpected snowstorm struck on October 3rd, during China’s Golden Week holiday, catching hikers, guides, and yak herders off guard in the valley approaching the east side of Mount Everest.

The comments on Gryparis’s post were almost entirely negative, so he defended it further. He claimed the critical comments largely came from PR professionals who secretly agreed with him but hadn’t publicly responded to gaming journalists, and also from people who had recently lost their jobs. Gryparis argued that PR managers should always respond to journalists requesting game keys and provide those keys, calling it a matter of professionalism and respect. He concluded by stating that less publicity leads to fewer sales.

Gaming services like Game Pass and popular free-to-play games are attracting a lot of players. A recent study also found that around one-third of gamers rarely purchase new games – often playing less than one new title per year.