After Armored Core 6, rival MechWarrior returns with new game

They had it coming.

Xbox has announced the first wave of new Game Pass additions for the month of October, including Gotham Knights and The Lamplighter's League, with Forza coming soon.

Publisher New Blood Interactive and developers Trey Powell and Jason Bond have released a new cutscene and nine minutes of new gameplay for hand-drawn crime noir first-person shooter Fallen Aces.

As friends, family and long-time RPS readers can probably attest, reverse Alleyway puzzler Holedown became a mild obsession of mine a few years back. Every spare idle moment I had, I'd be bouncing balls down its infinite planetary mining silos, mesmerised by the vacant stare of its iconic white Holedown worm (my record is still 1090m, in case you're wondering). It's a most joyous day, then (as much as it can be on a day like today), to hear that solo developer Grapefrukt will soon be back with another ball-bouncing beaut in the form of Subpar Pool, which is coming to PC (and phones) on October 12th.

Got some old graphics cards lying around? Newegg today launched a GPU-focused trade-in program that will let people swap older cards for credit toward the purchase of a new GPU.

Persona 3 Reload will have new story scenes for some of its characters.

One of the first titles of writer Jonathan Hickman's new Ultimate Universe has been announced, and it's the same one that started the original Ultimate Marvel line way back when: Ultimate Spider-Man.

Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake 2 has received some new gameplay, courtesy of IGN First, with the titular protagonist traversing The Dark Place. As a replica of New York City, it’s where characters tied to his books will appear. While looking for a light to open an entrance into the subway, Wake runs into none other than director Sam Lake.

Cygames recently hosted part 1 of itsGranblue Showcase, providing new details on Granblue Fantasy: Relink and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. You can check out the action RPG from 44:16 onwards, with the developer revealing Ghandagoza as a playable character. As a brawler, he utilizes the Eternal Rage Style, executing combos to increase the attack of Raging Fist.

A new Star Ocean The Second Story R gameplay trailer was shared online today, providing a new look at the remake of the second entry in the series developed by tri-Ace.

Microsoft in July announced that it was relaunching the Xbox Live Gold, its online subscription service that allows players to play multiplayer games, as Xbox Game Pass Core. it will finally be launched today, and it not only gives players access to multiplayer features but also free games. For the unaware, Microsoft has another subscription service for the Xbox called Xbox Game Pass that features a vast library of games that players can play without having to purchase each one separately, along with day-one access to new games. Xbox's most popular subscription is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate which offers a catalog of more than 400 Xbox One, Xbox 360, and original Xbox games as well as access to day-one releases.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.