Bandai Namco announced that a new DLC pack will allow players to fight against Sword Art Online’s Kirito and Asuna in Tales of Arise. The pack also features new outfits for selected characters, plus unlock an exclusive Mystic Arte for Alphen.

It’s now the month of October. The spooky month of the year is actually packed with great games to consider if you’re looking for a new game to keep yourself busy. Among the games set for release this month, here are the big games to look out for in October.

Battlefield 2042 open beta begins on October 6 for those that preordered the game and is an EA Play member. The beta will then be available to all players from various platforms starting on October 8 and will run until October 9, 2021.

It looks like the PS Plus free games for October 2021 have been leaked by the same source that correctly leaked September’s lineup. If it comes out true, subscribers will get Hell Let Loose (PS5), Mortal Kombat X (PS4) and PGA Tour 2K21 (PS4) on October 5.

Square Enix had a lot to show during the September 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation from a new look at strategy RPG Triangle Strategy, racing game Chocobo GP, and a remaster of the 2D action platformer classic Actraiser Renaissance.

Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Rise will receive an expansion called Sunbreak and it’s planned to be released in summer of 2022. The reveal was made during Nintendo’s September 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation.

During the Nintendo Direct for September 2021, Nintendo announced an additional service for it’s Nintendo Switch Online membership. It’s called the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack and it’s a new membership tier that gives members access to selected Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis games. It’s set to launch sometime in late October of this year.

Platinum Games has finally revealed new footage of Bayonetta 3 with a new gameplay trailer during the September 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation. It is also confirmed that it will be coming to the Switch sometime next year.

Muro Studios announced a 2D action metroidvania game called Doomblade during The Escapist Indie Showcase 2021 and revealed its first trailer, giving us a good look at the game in action.

Tails of Iron is a new action-adventure RPG that was recently released on multiple platforms, and the game’s story is narrated by the voice actor of Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher game series. It’s complete with the Geralt raspy voice that will be instantly recognizable to any Witcher fan the moment they hear the narration.

Sega released a teaser for a new RPG that will be fully revealed at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The video was less than two-minutes long and didn’t really show much about the game, but the mere fact that this new RPG is only for mobile devices was enough for the teaser to have four times as many dislikes compared to likes on YouTube.

Developer nWay has revealed the three DLC characters coming to their fighting game Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid in Season 4 - Power rangers Dino Charge’s Poisandra, Adam Park and Rita Repulsa from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.