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Around the World:  00:07:35

• Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media (id SOftware, Bethesda, etc) for $7.5 billion
• Noita to hit full 1.0 release on 15 Oct
• Minecraft 1.17 "Caves and Cliffs Update" to release Summer 2021; may also include "Mountain Update"
• US DoJ arrests pair of console hackers from Team Xecuter, alleging sales of Nintendo Switch hardware modchips intended for pirated ROM use; unusual escalation in a field that has seen primarily C&Ds, DMCA claims, and civil lawsuits
• AMD announces full watch of Zen 3 processors to release 28 Oct
• Wyrmwood's modular gaming table grosses over $8.5M on Kickstarter
• Smash Bros Ultimate Fighters Pack 2 to release 14 Oct - includes Minecraft's Steve
• Microsoft to release its xCloud gaming service on iOS...through a web browser
• Rogue to release on PC (via Steam), 20 Oct

Bonus Level 1:  00:39:21

• RebeccaETripp - Dungeoneering - Legend of Zelda (OC ReMix)
• Jean of mArc, Gamer of the Winds - Blue Magic - Terranigma (OC ReMix)
• tibone, sleffy, Wild_Cat - Wires of Sponges - Mega Man X2 (OC ReMix)

Personal Gaming:  00:51:20

• Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna (PC; Quest for Semi-Glory, now complete)
• Spelunky 2 (PC; Quest for Semi-Glory, now in progress)
• Aero Fighters 3 (Arcade) (Shmup Book Club, Oct 2020)
• Cho Ren Sha 68K (PC / freeware; Shmup Book Club, Oct - Dec 2020)
• Minecraft (PC)
• CrossCode (PC)
• Hades (PC)

Bonus Level 2:  01:03:08

• Aesaire - War Never Changes - God of War (OC ReMix)
• Juke - Vacation in the Mushroom Kingdom - Mario Kart: Double Dash (OC ReMix)
• Malcos - Misdirection - Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (OC ReMix)

Ad-hoc design: 01:12:45

• Open-world shmup with multiple perspectives across levels
• FPS musical flight simulator