Microsoft has announced a raft of eye-catching titles coming to Xbox Game Pass throughout the rest of October

Available today are Into the Pit on cloud, console and PC, and Outriders on PC.

Hitting the subscription service on 21st October is Arc System Works' superb fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ, on console and cloud.

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That detonator drone. Cor! Drones can be a bit dull in games - stuff to swat away in annoyance in the latest Ubisoft offering, stuff you know is the sort of thing that can probably be picked up at Currys. But in Everspace 2, those drones. Those detonator drones. Lovely.

It's a clever blend. They are Asimov and Popcap, Foundation and Peggle. They come at you and explode. So far, so drone. But as they approach they ring out these escalating notes. I'm back with Jimmy Lightning, the ball bouncing over pins one to three four - Ode to Joy! Except it's inverted. I'm frantic to stop the escalation, to shoot it away or EMP it or dash to safety.

Everspace 2 is the space game I didn't know I wanted. Now it's here I really want it. And I wonder why I wasn't initially that excited.

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The promising Everspace 2 launches on Steam in early access form today.

Rockfish Games' spaceship shooter goes live at 6pm UK time tonight.

Everspace 2 is described as a fast-paced, single-player space shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot, and modern RPG elements. The launch trailer is below:

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Another developer has delayed its planned December game to avoid getting crushed by Cyberpunk.

When CD Projekt delayed Cyberpunk to 10th December to sort out issues with the current-gen version of the game, Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games moved its action RPG's next big expansion from 11th December to January 2021.

Now, Rockfish Games has followed suit, delaying space looter shooter Everspace 2's early access launch from mid-December to January 2021 to avoid the behemoth that is Cyberpunk.

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