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1. The Oregon Coast Aquarium Has Now Named Multiple Octopuses After Dungeon Crawler Carl Characters

   The influence of Dungeon Crawler Carl has officially reached the animal kingdom. The Oregon Coast Aquarium just welcomed a new giant Pacific Octopus and named it after a certain changeling that fans of the series will recognize: Juicebox.

2. Gears of War: E-Day Estimated Sales Reach Just 230,000 in First Week, Analyst Says

   Xbox console exclusive Gears of War: E-Day is reportedly off to a soft start after reaching an estimated 230,000 copies sold in its first week.

3. The Street Fighter 2 Bonus Stage Car Is Real and You Can Win It

   The General is teaming up with Capcom to bring the destroyable car from Street Fighter II to life, and you have a chance to win it — along with more than $25,000 in gas money.

4. Marvel Comics Reveals New Captain Marvel Series and Daredevil #700 - NYCC 2026

   Marvel dropped some big announcements at NYCC, including Daredevil #700 and a brand-new Captain Marvel series from Kamala Khan co-creator G. Willow Wilson.

5. Bill Murray Is a Ghostbuster Once Again... in a Car Ad

   Bill Murray has reprised the role of Dr. Peter Venkman in a new advertisement for Rivian electric vehicles that sees the original Ghostbuster respond to a call of Slimer terrorizing a suburban house by pulling up in the "Ecto-R1," aka a Rivian R1S SUV decked out like the original Ecto-1 ambulance/hearse.

6. Lucasfilm Games Producer Responds After Galactic Racer Character Biddy Blas Goes Viral

   If you’ve been on gaming Twitter recently, you’ve probably seen a clip from Star Wars: Galactic Racer making the rounds on your timeline — specifically, a player’s interaction with a character named Biddy Blas.

7. Skate Developer Promises More Creative Tools Are Coming After ReSkate Modding Platform Goes Viral

   Full Circle, the developer of Skate, published a statement addressing community mods following the viral launch of a fan-made modding platform called ReSkate.

8. Pretty Little Liars Star Keegan Allen Says He Was Robbed at Gunpoint in Bloody Video

   Keegan Allen, best known for his role as Toby Cavanaugh in Pretty Little Liars, uploaded a shocking video to Instagram on the night of October 8, showing himself breathless and covered in blood.

9. Comic Book Icon Grant Morrison to Pen New James Bond Series for IDW Publishing

   In what may well be the biggest comic book news out of NYCC, Grant Morrison has been tapped to write a new James Bond series for IDW Publishing.

10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Rollout Adds DMZ Early Access

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has added DMZ to its list of early access experiences available for pre-order players ahead of its launch later this month.

11. New Avatar Show in Development as Seven Havens Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4

    A brand-new show in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe is in the works, focusing on an Avatar from the water tribe named Kuruk.

12. Dungeons & Dragons Is Going to Outer Space With Star Wars: Tyro Squadron, First Look at Official Art

    Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft isn't even out yet, but Wizards of the Coast has already announced its next Universes Beyond release for the TTRPG – and it's Star Wars.

13. Wardogs Dev Explains Why Blue Team Loses More, Confirms Plan to Address the Balance in Season 2

    The team behind Wardogs has confirmed that Lonestar, AKA the blue team, loses more than other teams and is making big changes in Season 2 to fix that.

14. Wardogs Dev Holding Back Certain Features Because of Xbox Series S, but Working to 'Very Low-End Hardware' Has Its Benefits

    The developer of Wardogs has admitted that the limitations of the Xbox Series S have stopped it from adding certain things to the game, but insisted these limits have also provided some unique benefits.

15. Wardogs Dev Says PS6 and Xbox Project Helix Ports Should Be Relatively Straightforward

    The team behind Wardogs expects to bring the game to next-gen consoles in the future.