Night editionWednesday 2 September 2026
The Archive

The Archive

The Archive

Game Reviews

Brigandine Abyss ships on Steam, Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox

NIS America shipped the SRPG on Steam 26 August 2026 and on Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox on the 27th. Australia’s Switch 2 digital day is 28 August. Six story campaigns, twenty-four Mission Mode factions, a hex war with a new Rally verb.

Australia

Commonwealth names six groups for Sydney to Newcastle rail

Six consortiums were shortlisted on 24 August for early work on trains and the first tunnels. Planning money is $230 million until 2028. Construction is still listed for 2029.

Australia

Midland’s new private hospital opened on Thursday

St John of God Midland Private Hospital opened 27 August 2026. 123 beds in the old railway workshops. Sixty public beds come back with the move.

United States

Carbondale opened the station on Friday

Southern Illinois Multimodal Station opened 28 August 2026. $26 million. Amtrak, Greyhound, FlixBus and JAX under one roof, plus four more providers for 28 counties.

Christian

Cambodia’s first temple is dedicated on Sunday

Elder Patrick Kearon dedicated the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple on 30 August 2026. It is the 222nd temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. About 924 square metres on 1.3 hectares.

Space

Roman is on Falcon Heavy, nine months early

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:26 a.m. Eastern Sunday from 39A. The readiness date was May 2027. The fairing already says Roman.

Reviews

Dark Matter season two opened the Box again on Friday

Apple TV put the first of ten new episodes on 28 August. Blake Crouch’s novel is ten this year. The machine is still a room.

Hacking

PaperCut shipped Emergency Patch Release 2 for NG and MF

Urgent bulletin 27 August AEST. Confirmed customer incidents. Restrict the Application Server web. Release 2 on 28 August for v24, v25 and v26. Two CVEs. This page is news, not a how-to.

Upcoming

Toy Story 5 streams on Disney+ on 23 September

Disney+ dated the Pixar film 23 September 2026. 4K and Blu-ray land 22 September. The picture has taken more than $1.1 billion since 19 June. PG. Andrew Stanton.

United States

Oak Ridge starts the interior of America’s new fuel plant

TRISO-X dated 24 August 2026 as the next construction phase at TX-1 in Oak Ridge. 19,900 square metres. 700,000 pebbles a year. Clark Construction stays on the job.

Australia

One Nation previews coal and gas policy at Marnoo

One Nation previewed coal, gas and a VicGrid strip for VNI West at a Farmers Fightback rally. The formal launch is Monday at Yallourn.

Archive — The Gold Standard