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Two days after launch, Google says Stadia access codes have finally been sent out to everyone who pre-ordered the service in June. It’s now working on sending out codes to everyone who pre-ordered in July, and after that everyone else.

The strategy RPG series Langrisser is finally returning on March 10 in the form of remasters of Langrisser I and II for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. The first game was previously the only one in the series to ever come West back in 1991 for the Sega Genesis.

Borderlands 3 is getting a casino heist on December 19. Called Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, the update is the first of four story expansions included in the game’s season pass. Meanwhile, the game’s first new endgame activity Takedown at Maliwan’s Blacksite will go live tomorrow. 

Warframe’s The Old Blood update went live today for PS4 and Xbox One. Released a few weeks ago on PC, it adds a new body horror-inspired Warframe whose torso is a giant mount as well as a new villain and changes to the melee system. The Switch version shouldn’t be far behind. 

I still hate Jack, Gears of War’s Pixar-like companion drone, but after hearing the inspiration behind him I appreciate why he exists. Gears 5 director Rod Fergusson said at a recent game conference that Jack was meant to give non-Gears players an approachable cooperative role similar to Mario Galaxy’s co-star mode.

Say No! More is a colorful-looking office sim about telling your bosses to shove it that got announced earlier today. It’s coming to iOS, PC and Switch sometime in 2020 and looks like a delightfully cathartic way to blow off some steam. 

Halo: Reach is coming to the Halo: Master Chief Collection on Xbox One and PC on December 3, Microsoft announced today. It’s the first of the collection’s games to come to PC, and the first Halo to make that journey in a very long time.