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Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Oct. 28.

Mega Rising is the next Pokémon TCG Pocketexpansion coming on Oct. 29, and along with it is the debut of Mega Evolution Pokémon cards. There will be three featured booster packs: Mega Gyarados, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Altaria. However, that won’t be all as Mega forms of Pinsir, Absol, and Ampharos are joining the trio…

Pluribus is already confirmed for a second season. Former X-Files writer and Breaking Badcreator Vince Gilligan and his team are hard at work mapping out the next batch of episodes for his mysterious science fiction show, which debuts on Apple TV next month. But what about beyond that? How many seasons does Gilligan have planned…

The Trails of Cold Steel series of role-playing games — released by Nihon Falcom across the 2010s — was an ambitious project, considering the number of characters and events involved. It took the developer five games to develop these characters. Emma Millstein’s story arc is developed in parallel with Cold Steel’s main story, but it’s…

Akira Yamaoka, long-time composer and sound design director for Silent Hill and a number of other games like The Medium and Lollipop Chainsaw, is embarking on his first ever U.S. tour in February 2026. Read more

There are two sides to every game delay coin. On the one hand, it’s a shame when you’re looking forward to a thing only to have to wait even longer for said thing. On the other, there’s too many damn video games these days and, oh, gods, don’t we all just have a laundry list…