Starfield DLC Fail, Astro Bot Devs Speak, And Other Big Gaming News Of The Week

Plus, Nintendo kills another Switch emulator, McDonald's Boo Buckets return, and much more

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Kotaku Staff Published October 6, 2024 |

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It’s been a week, guys. From new DLC releases, to a new PS5 feature getting frustrating real fast, there was a lot to cover in this first week of October. We covered Astro Bot devs acknowledging the lack of FF7 characters in its PlayStation love letter, Microsoft asking devs why they’re skipping Xbox, Nintendo killing yet another Switch emulator, Starfield Shattered Space releasing to middling reviews, and a whole lot more.

Yeah, we were busy. Click through for the biggest gaming news of the week.