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PlayStation Plus, Switch 2, and Critical Role news roundup

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Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the September 2026 lineup of free monthly games for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers. Separately, the first-person adventure game NOSTALGIC TRAIN has been released for the Nintendo Switch 2. Additionally, Critical Role has detailed its player compensation policies regarding character death in its latest Tale Gate episode. AI

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PlayStation Plus, Switch 2, and Critical Role news roundup

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for September 2026 announced Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the September 2026 Monthly Games lineup for Pl

    📰 PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for September 2026 announced Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the September 2026 Monthly Games lineup for PlayStation Plus Essential … 📰 Source: Gematsu 🔗 Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/08/playstation-plus-monthly-games-line…

    LINKS gematsu.com/…/playstation-plus-monthly-ga…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 NOSTALGIC TRAIN now available for Switch 2 First-person adventure game NOSTALGIC TRAIN is now available for Switch 2 via Nintendo eShop, publisher … 📰 Source:

    📰 NOSTALGIC TRAIN now available for Switch 2 First-person adventure game NOSTALGIC TRAIN is now available for Switch 2 via Nintendo eShop, publisher … 📰 Source: Gematsu 🔗 Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/08/nostalgic-train-now-available-for-switch-2 # AI # ArtificialIntelligenc…

    LINKS gematsu.com/…/nostalgic-train-now-availab…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Critical Role Opens Up About How Its Players Get Paid If They ‘Die’ Critical Role's latest Tale Gate episode reveals how the company handles character death b

    🎮 Critical Role Opens Up About How Its Players Get Paid If They ‘Die’ Critical Role's latest Tale Gate episode reveals how the company handles character death beyond its impact on the game’s narrative. 📰 Source: Polygon.com 🔗 Link: https://www.polygon.com/critical-role-cast-payme…

    LINKS polygon.com/critical-role-cast-payment-de…

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