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What's launching Oct 22–29: Final Fantasy Resonance, Modern Warfare 4, Minecraft on Switch 2 and more

Final Fantasy Resonance and PEAK's console versions open a crowded Thursday, October 22. Modern Warfare 4 unlocks at midnight local time on Friday, Minecraft goes native on Switch 2 on Tuesday, and Phantom Blade Zero's PS5 version unlocks at 23:00 ART on Wednesday, October 28. Times are ART, and only where a primary gives one.

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