What to Play This Week: Gears of War: E-Day, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
This week: Gears of War: E-Day on day-one Game Pass, a free Switch 2 upgrade for Epic Mickey, and Ghost of Tsushima from the backlog.
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This Week at a Glance
Gears of War goes back to the day the Locust first surfaced, Epic Mickey gets a free Switch 2 upgrade the same Tuesday, and three more releases follow before the weekend. Nobody starts five games in a week, so start with one: Epic Mickey if the kids are up, Gears if they are not.
What We’d Play This Week
Top Tip of the Week: Gears of War: E-Day
Gears of War: E-Day — Xbox Series X|S, PC, Tuesday October 6, and on Game Pass from day one. A prequel set on Emergence Day itself, the moment the Locust first surfaced. It is either fan service done right or a franchise repeating itself, and it costs nothing to find out if you already subscribe. It is a Gears game, so keep it for after bedtime.
With the Family: Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed — Switch 2, Tuesday October 6. Not a launch but a free upgrade if you already own the Switch version, with save transfer and a better frame rate. A gentle paint-and-platform game, built for the age that struggles with a health bar.
From the Backlog: Ghost of Tsushima (4/5)
Ghost of Tsushima — PS5. If last week’s Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition has you back in that world, this is where the tone was set, and it is cheap now. The Director’s Cut is the version to get.
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The Director's Cut includes the Iki Island expansion, and it is the version to buy if you never played it.
Also Releasing This Week
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Star Wars: Galactic Racer releases Tuesday on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. A Star Wars racing game, for anyone who wants the fast end of the galaxy.
Kingdom Hearts Collection
Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] releases Thursday on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. It bundles Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and III + Re Mind natively on current-gen hardware for the first time.
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen releases Friday on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The expanded edition of Capcom’s open-world fantasy RPG.
Every other date this month is on our release calendar, and the month’s shortlist is in our October games picks.
What should we play this week (October 5-11, 2026)?
Is Epic Mickey: Rebrushed on Switch 2 a new game?
What else is releasing this week?
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