THE BIG STUFF:

　　"You've Never Seen a Holiday Lineup Like This Before": Xbox executive Aaron Greenberg says Microsoft has the best lineup of titles in its history coming this holiday, including Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and all the big multiplatform games. He also says Halo's universe is similar in richness to Star Wars. "It's very much like what Star Wars is to movies, Halo is to games." [full story]

　　Fallout 4 Leaks: Bethesda's long-awaited RPG is being sent out now for review, which means things are getting leaky. The game's menu screen and Xbox One control setup leaked this week. It's happening.

　　Nintendo's Mobile Game: Nintendo this week announced its first smartphone game, called Miitomo. However, the game has been delayed. Previously expected to launch in 2015, it's now slotted for 2016. [full story]

　　Heavy Rain Dev Reveals New PS4 Game, Detroit: As part of Sony's Paris Games Week briefing this week, Quantic Dream announced Detroit: Become Human, an interesting-sounding game that follows a robot named Kara and her interactions with humans in a near-future Detroit. [full story]

THE OTHER STUFF:

　　The new Need for Speed reboot isn't slated to launch until November 3, but you can play it today, provided you have an Xbox One and an EA Access membership. Download it here.

　　Here's a totally bizarre video of Conan O'Brien and Marshawn Lynch narrating some Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 footage. A character modeled after Lynch is featured in the game. Watch the video here.

　　How does a 13-year-old convince his parents to let him get GTA V? Through a lengthy, thorough PowerPoint, of course. Click through the images here on Imgur.

　　Major updates are coming to Borderlands 2, The Pre-Sequel, and The Handsome Collection, developer Gearbox Software has announced. See the full rundown of changes and tweaks here.

　　NCSoft has announced that the first closed beta weekend for its upcoming MMO Blade & Soul has begun. It started October 29 at 10 AM PDT. To play, you'll need to buy a Founder's Pack. The full game, meanwhile, is slated to launch in the first quarter of 2016. Watch a new trailer for Blade & Soul below.

　　Starting November 1, retailer Walmart is rolling out some new electronics offers. You'll be able to get an Apple iPad mini 2 16 GB Wifi version for $200 (was $268). On top of that, Walmart will offer an RCA 48" 1080p LED Smart HDTC for $300 (was $320). That deal is good online only.

　　The next expansion for Helldivers has been announced. It's called Democracy Strikes Back, and you can read more and see some gameplay footage here.

　　Star Wars The Old Republic continues to grow this week with the release of its latest expansion, Knights of the Fallen Empire. It's free for all subscribers and comes with a free level 60 character boost, new story missions, and more. Read more about it here.

　　Electronic Arts' PC games store Origin has rolled out its own Halloween sale, which it's calling the Zomboss Invasion Sale. While games in the Dead Space and Resident Evil franchises are marked down, the promo also offers deals on non-scary franchises such as Battlefield and The Sims.

　　The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced new guidelines for equity-based crowdfunding that could impact gaming. In short, non-accreddited investors can now invest in startups and share in their success (if they have success). More details are available at The New York Times.

　　"We're excited about what this means for the whole ecosystem, and welcome the opportunity for everyone to become true financial backers with the ability to profit on what they help make possible," the new equity-based crowdfunding platform Fig said in a statement.

　　Harmonix has released a new patch for music game Rock Band 4, introducing numerous bug fixes and more. Get the full patch notes here.

　　New DLC is now available for Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, including new golfers, more courses (including a Treasure Island fantasy course), and other gameplay tweaks and adjustments. Read about everything that's new in this blog post.

　　Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has announced collectible figures for its upcoming multiplayer FPS, Battleborn. Preorder the game at GameStop and you'll receive five:

　　ThornMikoOrendiRathMontanaDon Bluth wants to make a Dragon's Lair movie. He's announced a Kickstarter campaign for the project, asking for $550,000 to make a first cut that he'll then present to investors. The full movie, meanwhile, will cost an estimated $70 million to produce.

　　Happy Halloween!