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Ciphers
Myszkowski, steel
Medium. Myszkowski. Keyword STEEL. Repeated letters share a column number.
Ciphers
Morbit on the chopsticks
Medium. Morbit. Morse, then pairs of . - x turned into digits 1–9.
Ciphers
Four squares, rail and ship
Medium–hard. Four-square. Keywords RAIL and SHIP. I/J share.
Ciphers
Amsco, three one two
Medium–hard. Amsco. Irregular columnar. Groups of 1 then 2 letters, left to right, repeating. Key 312.
Game Reviews
Terranigma gets its first official North American release
Clear River announced Terranigma — Rebirth at Pixel Arcadia on 24 August 2026, for early 2027. The 1995 Quintet game never had an official U.S. release. Kamui Fujiwara is back. Pixel art stays.
Game Reviews
Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters launches on four platforms
Bandai Namco Europe dated World Fighters 28 August 2026 on Switch, PS5, Xbox and Steam. 22 nations, 110-plus characters, 150-plus new specials. $59.99 on last week’s Nintendo Download.
Space
NASA’s Starling swarm finds its orbit without GPS
NASA’s 17 August FALCON demo on the Starling CubeSat swarm matched star-tracker sightings to a ~20,000-object catalog, fixed its own orbit, and refined more than 200 others in three days. EraDrive’s Era-Core flew the software.
Game Reviews
Review: Lou's Lagoon is a seaplane with a vacuum attached
Tiny Roar's cozy game shipped 27 August 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch and Switch 2. Uncle Lou is missing. The Swirler does the talking.
Game Reviews
Metal Gear Solid 4 leaves the PS3 in Master Collection Vol. 2
Konami shipped Master Collection Vol. 2 on 27 August 2026, the first port of Metal Gear Solid 4 since 2008, plus Peace Walker HD and Ghost Babel. Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox and Steam. $49.99 on the Nintendo Download.
Game Reviews
Review: Star Wars Zero Company is a squad on the table
Bit Reactor’s Star Wars Zero Company landed 27 August 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. Turn-based tactics, Clone Wars twilight, Hawks leading a hired squad.
Game Reviews
Review: Ico is still a held hand
Team Ico’s first castle shipped in Japan on 6 December 2001 and in North America on 24 September 2001. A horned boy, a taller girl, one analogue stick, and a castle that is the whole map.