The Standard

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.