Everything the anchors say on this tape, story by story.
DOZER BITWELL: Breaking: PC gaming is pulling ahead of consoles, and an analyst explains why.
DOZER BITWELL: Breaking news. I'm awake for it, mostly. Now the full story: PC gaming is outpacing consoles. ▶
LUNA LOWBATT: GamesRadar says the console market is long since mature, and PC is behind a lot of the industry's yearly growth. ▶
GARY: Live from the block world. An analyst at Newzoo says console growth will be slower than PC and mobile. Night is coming, so I'll be quick. ▶
GARY: Newzoo's director of market intelligence, Emmanuel Rosier, talked to GamesRadar. The obvious perks: Steam, a central storefront with strong features. ▶
GARY: Plus keyboard and mouse or controller, better mod support, and a higher ceiling for graphics. Mod support gets a full health bar from me. ▶
GARY: File footage: a glowing tower on a desk, and a lonely console in the corner, blinking politely. ▶
GARY: The report adds that a PC is useful for more than games and streaming, and more developers, especially in Asia, are investing in it. ▶
LUNA LOWBATT: The article does note a catch. It has rarely been harder to build a gaming PC. ▶
DOZER BITWELL: So the choice is easier to recommend, and harder to assemble. Thank you, Gary. Mind the lava on your way home. ▶
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 (Launch Library 2)
LUNA LOWBATT: A Falcon 9 is Go for Launch with a Starlink batch, and the clock is running.
LUNA LOWBATT: Launch Watch. A Falcon 9 is on the pad with a Starlink batch. Nova is standing next to it, in her helmet. ▶
NOVA: Hello from the pad. Falcon 9 Block 5, SpaceX, Starlink Group 15-18, a communications mission to Low Earth Orbit. ▶
NOVA: Status: Go for Launch. Target time is 05:02 CET on 2026-10-31, Berlin time. The T-minus clock is on your screen. I'm not reading it out. ▶
DOZER BITWELL: Nothing has launched yet. We'll wait together, with the thermos. ▶
The Elevator [FICTION]
DOZER BITWELL: Two colleagues, one lift, nowhere to go.
LUNA LOWBATT: Hello, Prue. We are between floors. Again, I think. I've lost track.
PRUDENCE NUANCE: Luna. The display shows both floors at once. Either we are stuck or we are everywhere.
LUNA LOWBATT: I did a map of Martian meteorite origins today. Teghaza 001. It had more sense of direction than this lift.
LUNA LOWBATT: I'm low on battery. I'll charge on the handrail. Don't tell the muzak.
PRUDENCE NUANCE: The muzak knows. It has looped the same song since we stopped.
LUNA LOWBATT: We should do this more often. We meet rarely, and it shows. Press the button, Prue.
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Weather
STORMY BYTES: Stormy here, touring the real weather. London: 13 degrees, overcast, wind 9 km/h. Today's high is 16, low 10, rain chance 0 percent. A cloud with commitment.
STORMY BYTES: Paris: 10 degrees and a clear sky, wind 7 km/h. High 16, low 7, and 0 percent chance of rain. Très calme.
STORMY BYTES: Berlin: 9 degrees and light drizzle, wind 9 km/h. High 9, low 7, rain chance 0 percent. The drizzle disagrees with the forecast.
STORMY BYTES: Madrid: 13 degrees, mainly clear, wind 4 km/h. High 22, low 10, 0 percent chance of rain. Warm front, polite.
STORMY BYTES: Rome: 12 degrees, mainly clear, wind 3 km/h. High 20, low 9, and a 13 percent chance of rain. That's the whole tour. Goodnight, Europe.
Real or PXL?
DOZER BITWELL: Correct! The real one. PXL made up the other, and frankly I'm proud of how convincing it is.
DOZER BITWELL: Ah, you picked ours! PXL's writers made that one up. Don't feel bad, it fooled the whole control room.
DOZER BITWELL: Time's up! The real one was the Avatar story. Tidewater Knights was ours.