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Minecraft
Minecraft Dungeons II is now playable on Steam Deck with caveats, while Mojang has raised the emerald cap from 9,999 to 99,999 across every platform.
Gaming Deals / Free Games
Five Ubisoft games are open to every Xbox member through October 4, with no Game Pass Ultimate, Premium or Essential requirement for the promotion.
NASA / Space Technology
NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 is in orbit and heading for the International Space Station after launching from Cape Canaveral on October 1.
Anthropic / Claude
Anthropic says it will commit $100 million to Claude Frontier Academy and aims to train 10,000 forward-deployed engineers by the end of 2027.
NASA / Space Technology
NASA's Crew-13 launched from Cape Canaveral at 11:10 a.m. EDT and reached the International Space Station later the same day.
Apple
Apple's Creator Studio update adds more precise iPad masking, expanded iPhone 18 Pro video workflows and collaboration and organisation changes across its creative suite.
Minecraft
Mojang has opened preview and beta testing for ice caves, the frostbite and new freezing mechanics ahead of Minecraft's final 2026 game drop.
The Witcher
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered is live as a free upgrade for existing owners, with Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine included.
Diablo
Diablo IV patch 3.2.2 targets blocked Hell's Legacy progress, missing rewards, build interactions and a controller leaderboard UI problem.
God of War
God of War Laufey pre-orders open September 29, while Santa Monica Studio has detailed how Faye's Serpent Bow switches between precision and mobile hip-fire combat.
Anthropic / Claude
Anthropic says Claude Sonnet 5.5 runs more than 30% faster than Sonnet 5 and can cost up to 30% less for most work, aiming at everyday professional tasks.
The Witcher
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered lands September 29 as a free upgrade, combining visual upgrades with combat, skill, accessibility and modding changes.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft: Forever is coming to PAX Aus with an October 9 keynote, a streamed deep dive into a new dungeon and hands-on beta access across the weekend.
NASA / Space Technology
NASA says it intends to buy two more Starliner flights and support Boeing's return-to-flight and new-launch-vehicle certification work.
Minecraft
Minecraft Dungeons II launches September 29 with an interconnected world, four-player co-op and day-one access on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
OpenAI / ChatGPT
ChatGPT's new Security history page shows recent sign-ins, sign-outs and security-setting changes, with event details that may be approximate.
Grand Theft Auto / GTA
The Pegassi Horus has moved out of its one-week GTA+ early-access window and into general GTA Online purchase availability.
Minecraft
Minecraft's first new main-game dimension in more than 14 years is official: Mojang says The Sift will reach Java and Bedrock next year.
NASA / Space Technology
NASA says Roman's ground stations in the United States, Australia and Japan are ready for a daily science stream of roughly 1.4 terabytes.
NASA / Space Technology
NASA has assigned Kayla Barron, Chris Birch, Makoto Suwa and Arutyun Kiviryan to SpaceX Crew-14 for a no-earlier-than spring 2027 station mission.
