Miles Upshur’s journey through Mount Massive Asylum is coming to the big screen thanks to a partnership between Lionsgate and Outlast developer Red Barrels. Bloody Disgusting broke the news that the video game series is headed for the big screen, with longtime series writer JT Petty tapped to work on the screenplay. He isn’t alone in developing the adaptation. Horror veteran Roy Lee, whose other work includes It (2017) and Late Night With The Devil (2024), will join him on the production side.

Outlast‘s reputation is one of tense, heart-pounding atmospheric horror. The first game alone provides enough scares to fuel ten movies, but there’s more to making a film than raw creepiness. That’s nothing new for Lionsgate, the studio behind the James Wan and Leigh Wannel-created SAW franchise that has haunted audiences since 2004. Still, Lee knows exactly what the fans are looking for, and is ready to bring it to life in an entirely new way.

“Its deep, emergent lore has provided a perfect foundation for creating a film that delves into the psychological and physical horrors at the core of the franchise,” Lee revealed in a statement.

Psychological and physical horror is an apt description. Influenced by movies like The Blair Witch Project and REC (and games like Amnesia: The Dark Descent) both Outlast and Outlast 2 feature grotesque and adrenaline-pumping set pieces. Violent psychiatric patients, unhinged cultists, and nightmare creatures haunting your every step are just a brief look at how the series has traumatized players over the years.

We don’t know how close the movie will stick to the classic story beats, but no matter what, this new format will retain all of the macabre spirit of the seminal spooky-time games. Red Barrels Co-founder David Chateauneuf chimed in on the development, delivering high praise for both Lionsgate and Lee.

“As die-hard fans of horror across every medium, at Red Barrels we are great admirers of Roy Lee’s and Lionsgate’s work,” he said. “Horror movies old and new have had an undeniable impact on our franchise over the years, and to now have the opportunity to work on an Outlast film with true horror legends is a dream, or should I say, nightmare, come true.”

A film isn’t the only bold new step for the franchise in recent memory. Last year’s Outlast Trials traded in the deeply isolating feeling of the early games for a subtler kind of collective dread. In that game, up to four players team up to survive the tasks set out for them by a deranged director of a Cold War-era medical facility. While there are more people to share in the misery, it still retained all of the grimy, paralyzing scares that made the first game a hit eleven years ago.

A new medium brings new challenges, but it won’t be shocking if the eventual Outlast movie brings all the same terrifying feelings fans have come to love.

Roy Lee is also a producer on the Minecraft Movie and the upcoming film adaptation of Until Dawn.

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Announced on October 30, Death Note: Killer Within is a social deduction game which pits Light Yagami (a.k.a. Kira), and his equally demented Kira Followers, against (Interpol Detective) L and a squad of investigators in a classic battle of the wits. Here’s a quick description to save you a click. Stop me when you’ve heard this one before.

Killer Within is game of two phases. The Action Phase sees players gather clues and complete tasks as they move through the overworld. The Meeting Phase brings everyone together to discuss their findings and establish suspects. The game can end in a few ways. Team Kira will win if L is eliminated. Team L will win if Kira is arrested. Alternatively, whichever team fills up the Progress gauge (tied to the aforementioned tasks) will take home the victory.

Now, there’s nothing inherently wrong with this—Death Note makes for an admittedly compelling setting for such a game—but don’t you feel like you’ve already played this by now? Overlooking the obvious examples, there was already a version of this game done on Nintendo DS back in 2007.

Death Note: Kira Game never received a U.S. release, but there’s plenty of footage of it on YouTube, and fans translated the whole game to English years ago. Now, it goes without saying, but Killer Within is a dramatic step up in quality from a mid-2000s text-based handheld game. I personally don’t care for the toddler toy shaped-character models or their hauntingly empty eyes, but there is a novelty to the game’s inoffensive aesthetic compared to the grim, grisly nature of the manga and anime.

We haven’t seen much gameplay, but the quick glimpses in the reveal trailer look like a refined version of what Konami was going for all those years ago. Is it an improvement? Absolutely. Is it interesting? Not really, and that’s a major letdown for something as cool as cool and powerful as the Death Note.

However, maybe that’s unfair. Perhaps Fisher-Price Death Note will surprise me and be the game of my dreams. It’s free via PlayStation Plus (as part of November’s PS Plus lineup), so I’ll certainly give it an honest shot, but from the outside looking in, I can’t help but feel like we’ve already walked this path, and that the game is doomed from the start.

Anime adaptation video games have been stuck in a box for a long time. Fighting shows get the Ultimate Ninja Storm wrapping. More complex fantasy shows get the .HACK treatment. Everything else is consigned to the dark depths of mobile game genericism—uninspired Puzzle games, worn out Gacha systems, and the general death of all creativity.

Sure, it feels awesome to jump into a brawler filled with your favorite Jujutsu Kaisen characters, but when every single franchise starts to feel the same, what’s left to do? Killer Within is a step out of those particular confines, but only by the thinnest of margins, which is a bit ridiculous for such a high-quality franchise. Death Note is a transcendental story. It stands the test of time as one of fiction’s best mysteries, thrillers, and psychological horrors ever. Just look at the sales numbers. The manga has received a barrage of adaptations and cultivated a legacy as strong as near any piece of popular fiction in the last twenty years. So, why have we not cracked the code on a proper videogame adaptation?

The easy answer lies in the story’s core identity. Death Note is super cerebral. Maybe there’s no way to make a compelling game when 90% of the drama takes place in the brain of deranged criminal (and the genius-level investigator who is chasing him.) Perhaps there’s no way to make an interesting game primarily about constructing a flawless string of murders. Especially not one that would require you to switch to the POV of various citizens of the most populous metropolitan area in the world. In fact, I can’t think of a single successful game that manages to balance methodical, slice-of-life concepts with anything bizarre at all. Maybe it is all too much. Too bad there’s no established formula for interesting choice-based games in the horror-thriller genre either.

Look, none of this is to say Killer Within won’t be fun. I still think you should give it a shot. I’m simply disappointed anime fans rarely get to dream big. Just like Death Note, other proven properties struggle to get a shred of original content. We’ve gone nearly 20 years without a Cowboy Bebop game. Doesn’t that feel criminal? I don’t want to wear a Faye Valentine skin in Overwatch 2, I want to be Faye Valentine and get up to hijinks on the Bebop. In that way, Death Note: Killer Within feels equally lame.

This is still a step in the right direction, given the entire game could have been an Among Us crossover, but the industry’s internal compass is way off. It’s a long way back to the trail, too. At this rate, we’ll never get that Dr. Stone open-world survival game of my dreams, and who wants to live in a world without that?

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Palworld got a seasonal update just ahead of Halloween this week to add some new skins for four different Pals to wear for the holiday and beyond. Palworld developer Pocketpair dropped the update late Tuesday night and confirmed that Cattiva, Katress, Pengullet, and Croajiro would all be getting Halloween skins in the update. The patch notes for the October 29th Palworld update also included some welcome bugfixes for several different platform problems including memory leaks and one issue specific to the PS5.

All of the new content was geared solely towards these new Pal skins, so the rest of the Palworld update is pretty much exclusively geared towards fixes and the like. This is of course the first Halloween update that Palworld has gotten given that it was only in January 2024 that the game released.

The full patch notes for this year’s Halloween update in Palworld can be found below:

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Skins

• Added 4 Halloween skins! All players will recieve these skins for free upon starting up the game! (※Cannot be equipped unless you have at least 1 of the corresponding Pals)
  • Halloween Cattiva
  • Spectacled Katress
  • Pirate Pengullet
  • Halloween Croajiro

Multiplayer

• Significantly relaxed the text chat character limit. You can now write much longer messages!

Major Bug Fixes

• Fixed memory leak on servers
• Fixed several critical game crashes
• Fixed an issue where large Pals would push the player under the world or through walls

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where custom markers were not displayed in the compass UI at the top of the screen
• Fixed many minor bugs
• Fixed minor translation errors

PS5 Specific Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where trees would respawn even if a structure was built over it

Though the game itself just came out this year, skins in Palworld are relatively new as well and only started being given out just recently. While Palworld already has elemental variations of different Pals like Ignis, Lux, Cryst, and more, the skins are purely cosmetic and are exclusive to the Pals that they’re designed for. The trailer above from Palworld‘s developer showed off what these four skins look like now that they’re available. Beyond these, skins are occasionally given out as Twitch Drops as well, so Palworld players may be able to claim more that way in the future in addition to the free ones given out this week.

This new Palworld content also comes in the midst of the much bigger legal battle that Pocketpair, Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company are embroiled in now. In recent months, the Pokemon creators announced a formal suit against Pocketpair over patent infringement as opposed to copyright issues (even if several Pals sure do look a lot like Pokemon). It was suggest that there’s one Pokeball-related patent in particular that may be focused on during this lawsuit, though it of course hasn’t been made public what Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are using to support their lawsuit.

Palworld‘s latest update is out now for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC players to download.

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Another Call of Duty launch week, another round of early bugs. The juggernaut franchise has delivered an unsurprising success with Black Ops 6, with the game garnering high praise for its dramatic Campaign mode and thrilling Zombies action. Multiplayer has faced a much more split reception, with new bugs and errors popping up just as fast as Treyarch can get them fixed.

This time around, it’s the Perk system. Players loading into Multiplayer matches may notice their Operators feel a bit underpowered, and that’s because an October 29th update has seemingly broken all but the first Perk slot in each loadout. This is a major issue, not just for the game-to-game experience, but also for those trying to rush through camo progression in the earliest days of the game. There is a temporary workaround for now, though, so here’s what you need to do.

From the outside, it seems that the issue stems from the first Perk slot. While a player’s loadout may show different Perks equipped, pulling up the Selection menu will only produce a repeat of the Slot 1 options. Instead of being able to choose from the normal perks in Slot 2, you’ll instead be greeted with repeats of Slot 1 options. That’s pretty difficult to notice from the outside, and that’s where Treyarch’s quick fix comes into play.

Now, instead of equipping those loadout bonuses from the selection menu, players should use the Slots tab at the top of the Perk menu. This alleviates the problem and restores full functionality to all of your favorite loadout-enhancing options. You can also find the same menu while editing your loadouts mid-match, so there’s no worry about being stuck with useless Perks if you need to hotswap them in-game.

There are a few other bugs currently making life hard on the Multiplayer side of things. Random freezes during loading screens, receiving incorrect loadouts from the selection menu, and automatically dying after choosing a loadout in Search & Destroy are all on Treyarch’s list of things to fix.

It’s good to keep in mind that every Call of Duty has a few bumps in the road at launch, so loading into matches in the first week may come with any number of unpleasant surprises along the way. If you encounter a rare bug (or just want to know what’s being worked on at any given time), all of that information can be found on the developer’s Trello page. This is where the team tracks all known issues, documents fixes, and generally keeps the community informed on what’s coming down the pipeline.

It’s not all bad news for Multiplayer fans, however. The same October 29th update also brought the first post-launch content update to the game, with the fan-favorite Infected mode making its Black Ops 6 debut. Additionally, Nuketown will be the first map added to the game. A franchise staple, this version has none of the bells and whistles of later incarnations. It’s the pure, 1950s edition of the map that fans first fell in love with back in Black Ops 1.

Other maps are sure to come in the following weeks, as Season 1 is confirmed to kick off on November 14th. This is also when Raven Software and its other supporting studios will be bringing the full BO6 integration to Warzone.

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Lots of games came to Steam and Steam Deck this week, including some of the biggest releases of not just this fall, but the biggest releases of the year. Of course, the headliners are Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Sonic x Shadow Generations, however, there are other noteworthy games as well.

Below, you can check out the best Steam games released this week. In determining this, a game’s relevance, Metacritic score, and Steam user review score are all take into consideration. When doing this, a few games stick out from the massive pack of Steam releases this week.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

About: “Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.”

Sonic X Shadow Generations

About: “Play as Shadow in a brand-new story campaign featuring never-before-seen abilities that prove why he’s known as the Ultimate Life Form! Speed through iconic stages from Shadow’s history, discover hidden secrets in an expansive hub world, and unlock new powers to take on Black Doom and save the world. Sonic x Shadows Generations also includes a complete remaster of the highly acclaimed Sonic Generations, a time-traveling adventure featuring a greatest-hits collection of 3D and 2D Sonic stages, now with upgraded visuals and new bonus content.”

Rivals of Aether 2

About: “Rivals of Aether II is the next generation of platform fighters and multiplayer brawlers. This sequel to the hit indie fighting game Rivals of Aether is expanded and upgraded with 3D visuals, new mechanics, improved online support, and more!”

Forgive Me Father 2

About: “Journey once again into a malevolent world inspired by H.P Lovecraft’s myths where madness awaits on every corner. Embark on a path to salvation as you continue the story of the Priest character from the first installment. How long can you balance on the edge of sanity? Will your sins be forgiven, or your soul consumed by madness?”

ZERO Sievert

About: “ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive…”

Honorable Mentions

• Factorio: Space Age
• Age of History 3
• Ys X: Nordics
• Psychopomp GOLD
• Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven

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New Steam games weren’t quite as common this week with most PC games trying their best to get out of the way of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, but if you’re already in need of a break from Call of Duty, there’s a $3 Steam game that’s doing quite well for itself. It’s a game that came out last year but has since nearly matched its peak player count from over a year ago thanks to a new co-op-focused update and a DLC that dropped this week and thankfully coincided with a sale.

The game in question is Brotato, the top-down roguelite from developer Blobfish which released in June 2023. If you think of games like Vampire Survivors where you’re fighting waves and waves of enemies while using different weapons, just imagine yourself as a potato instead of a vampire hunter and you’re very close to what Brotato is.

Brotato lovers have been singing the game’s praises since it released last year with the game boasting strong reviews across the PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, and even mobile platforms with Steam granting it the coveted “Overwhelmingly Positive” score since release. Its new 24-hour peak of a not insignificant 32,000 players comes from the fact that it just got a huge update that’s free for everyone as well as a paid DLC if you want even more characters and weapons.

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In the free update, Brotato developer Blobfish added four new characters, five new weapons, 15 new items, and an accessibility option to retry failed waves, to start. It’s also got new music, and as mentioned previously, supports local co-op of up to four players. This update is free for everyone, but it’s available on the Xbox and Steam platforms first before it comes elsewhere. For Steam, Brotato also now supports Steam Trading Cards and has new achievements to unlock. Its peak player count on that platform was 32,216 players which was reached during its launch month, so to hop back up to 32,000 players this weekend is a big deal. And for those who’ve never played before but are now interested, Brotato is 40% off and is just $2.99, too.

That’s cheaper than the price of Brotato‘s new DLC called Abyssal Terrors which is $3.99. To be fair to the DLC and the base game, Abyssal Terrors is not being received quite as well as Brotato was and has mixed reviews right now. Some of those complaints do say the DLC is just more Brotato which does lead one to question what those players were expecting, but many reviews are in favor of the DLC regardless. Brotato: Abyssal Terrors adds much more than the free update with 14 new characters, 16 new weapons, over 30 new items, music, and curse and charm mechanics added in addition to the extra achievements.

$5 is the most Brotato has ever cost on Steam, but this discount makes the base Brotato game cheaper than it’s ever been before. That deal is expected to end on November 8th, and if you wan to go ahead and knock out both at once, you can get Brotato plus the Abyssal Terrors DLC for a $6.28 bundle which is 30% less than it’d normally be.

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Helldivers 2 has another new Warbond on the way with more items to unlock in it, sure, but sooner than that, Helldivers 2 players are getting a free weapon and armor set for doing nothing at all. Arrowhead Game Studios announced this week a celebration of Liberty Day, the in-universe day where all Helldivers thank Super Earth and remember how lucky they are to live in a time of Managed Democracy. Best of all, there’s no real Major Order to complete this time or stakes to manage because every Helldivers 2 player will get the weapon and armor for free this weekend.

The weapon in question is the R-2124 Constitution, a bolt-action rifle with a bayonet attached that’s modeled to look like the classic Springfield rifle. The armor set is the DP-00 Tactical Armor which looks like a classic Helldivers armor without too many flashy parts to it. We don’t yet know what the stats are for the R-2124 Constitution nor do we know of the DP-00 Tactical Armor’s perks, but we’ll know soon since those both are set to be given out on October 27th.

That’s according to Arrowhead Game Studios which put out the video below to show what these new Helldivers 2 freebies look like in-game.

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“In accordance with the signing of the Liberty Day Pact, all Helldivers will spend 24 hours in contemplation of freedom and Managed Democracy,” a Today, spread these principles throughout the galaxy as you see fit, Helldivers. As a gift to our elite soldiers, in celebration of your enduring commitment to liberating the galaxy, we are providing you with the R-2124 Constitution and DP-00 Tactical Armor.”

There’s a Major Order attached to this event as well, but instead of threatening players with choices between objectives and forcing mines on them, this Major Order just asks Helldivers 2 players to “Celebrate Liberty Day by fighting for Freedom wherever and however you elect.” So you can guy fight the bots, or you can go fight the bugs, but you’ll get the free DP-00 Tactical Armor and R-2124 Constitution once the Major Order concludes regardless. It was also confirmed within the game’s Discord that you don’t even have to log into Helldivers 2 to play in order to get the free armor and weapon, so next time you’re on, you should see them added.

Liberty Day was something that was celebrated in the original Helldivers game each year on October 26th, but given Helldivers 2‘s February 2024 release, this is the first Liberty Day that those players have gotten. The free weapon and armor in Helldivers 2 were both announced on Friday, so it’s unknown if there will be anything else to the Liberty Day celebrations today on the actual “holiday” itself.

Beyond this new weapon and armor set, Helldivers 2 players still have plenty of new content to look forward to later this month. That’s because the Helldivers 2 Warbond called “Truth Enforcers” will release on October 31st. It comes with new weapons like the SG-20 Halt and the SMG-32 Reprimand as well as armor sets like the UF-16 Inspector and UF-50 Bloodhound.

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Factorio: Space Age released this week on Steam, which briefly put the 2020 game at the top of the Steam charts, above the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Counter-Strike 2. The new Space Age expansion adds a metric ton of content to the game, as evident by its $35.00 price tag, which is the same price the base game costs. And as you would expect, it has brought lots of players back to the game about building and creating automated factories.

Over on the game’s Reddit page, one of the top posts this week is a post relaying word that when you press the red trash button your space platform will be instantly deleted. This is obviously an oversight, as there should probably be a confirmation screen or some type of second prompt to avoid accidental deletions. Currently there isn’t though, and it is making some players “rage quit.”

That said, the top comment of this post revealed something many, if not most Factorio players had no idea about, and that is that you can “cancel deletion” of a platform up to five minutes after deleting it.

Of course, if this is the intended solution from Wube Software, it is not a great one because it relies on the user noticing the deletion. To this end, the only way to solve the issue if you don’t catch it within five minutes is to load your previous manual save, assuming you didn’t overwrite it in the meantime.

At the moment of publishing, Wube Software has not commented on the problem in any capacity. Thus, it is unclear if there is any plan to fix this in the pipeline. There could be, but it has not been communicated so far. If this changes though, we will be sure to update the story accordingly. In the meantime, be careful you don’t accidentally delete your platform, as it is apparently quite easy to do, or at least that is what the number of players having issues with it suggests is this the case.

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Epic Games Store has a new free game in the final week before Halloween. Unlike last week, where PC gamers were treated to two free game downloads courtesy of Epic Games Store, this week there is only one. The game in question is available to download for free, no strings attached, between today and October 31, aka next Thursday. Once claimed, the game is yours to keep. And that’s all there is to it. There are no subscriptions needed. Nor is this a free trial or a free demo. It is a full, free game download, simple and straightforward.

The game in question hails from 2020, when it was released by developers SMG Studio and Devm Games, with the help of publisher Team17. For those that have not connected the dots yet, the game is Moving Out, which actually got a sequel in 2023, Moving Out 2. The sequel is not free to download, but the first game is.

Below, you can read more about the co-op game and check out an official trailer for it. Upon release, it garnered a Metacritic score of 79, a decent return, and a return that cements it as one of the better co-op games of its year.

“Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to couch co-op,” reads an official description of the game. “Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore. Smooth Moves may not be the biggest moving company, but there’s no task too dangerous or strange for this busy team of go-getters. Grow your business to brave new heights, recruit colourful customizable characters, and save your town from furniture peril!”

Those interested in checking out Moving Out now that it is free via Epic Games Store should expect a game that is about five to ten hours long, depending on how much side content you engage with. Completionists though will need closer to 20 hours with the game to do everything there is to do in it.

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If you check the Top Sellers chart on Steam, right now Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 sits in the number one spot, a spot it is unlikely to let go of for a few weeks. As you may know, the new Call of Duty game is not even out until tomorrow, so it is snatched the Steam crown with just pre-orders. However, there was a brief period this week where it was dethroned of the top spot.

While the game in question has since fallen behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, fellow new release Rivals of Aether II, Counter-Strike 2, and Throne of Liberty, it was above all of them earlier in the week. The game in question actually released back in 2020, but the new surge of players is thanks to the game’s new expansion that released on October 21.

For those that have not connected the dots yet, the mystery Steam game is Factorio from Wube Software, one of Steam’s biggest releases of the 2020s, as evident by its Overwhelmingly Positive rating and 97 percent approval rating across a staggering 152,801 user reviews.

This week, on October 21, Factorio: Space Age, a major new expansion for the game, released. And lots of players jumped back in to check it out, as evident by the surge to the top of the Top Sellers chart. The new expansion — which runs at $35 — released alongside the game’s 2.0 update.

“Factorio: Space Age continues the player’s journey after launching rockets into space,” reads the official Steam description of the new expansion. “Discover new worlds with unique challenges, exploit their novel resources for advanced technological gains, and manage your fleet of interplanetary space platforms.”

Picking up right where the base game left off, the new expansion has the highest rating a game can earn on Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive. This is thanks to 98 percent of 2,515 user reviews rating the game positively.

Meanwhile, those on Steam Deck interested in checking out the game or its expansion will be happy to know the game not only runs on Steam Deck, but its status is “Verified,” which means Valve has confirmed it runs as it should on the handheld machine.

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Valve released the Steam Deck at the start of the 2022. While the handheld Valve machine has not challenged Nintendo’s complete and utter dominance of the handheld market, it has proven to be a success for Valve. And you would expect Valve to build upon this success, but it sounds like it is in no rush to get a Steam Deck 2 out.

According to Valve designer Lawrence Yang, Valve is not going to release the Steam Deck 2 just to release something that is a slight improvement to the current Steam Deck in the name of simply getting another piece of hardware on the market. Rather, Valve is — according to Yang — prepared to wait until a proper generational leap is available; only then will the Steam Deck 2 release. Right now, this is not possible with the Steam Deck 2, hence why a successor isn’t currently out, but this could change over time.

“It is important to us, and we’ve tried to be really clear, we are not doing the yearly cadence,” said Yang speaking to Reviews. “We’re not going to do a bump every year. There’s no reason to do that. And, honestly, from our perspective, that’s kind of not really fair to your customers to come out with something so soon that’s only incrementally better. So we really do want to wait for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life before we ship the real second generation of Steam Deck. But it is something that we’re excited about and we’re working on.”

Yang says Valve is “working on” the second generation of the Steam Deck, but it is unclear in what capacity. It sounds like the tech isn’t there right now, so it is presumably more in a conceptual and prototyping capacity. However, this is not exactly clear. Whatever the case, it doesn’t sound like the Steam Deck 2 is on the horizon. While it isn’t on the horizon though, it is something Valve is clearly committed to releasing. In other words it’s not a matter of if with the Steam Deck 2, but when.

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One of 2024’s top rated Steam games is on sale for just $1.33, with proceeds set to go charity. The deal specifically comes the way of Humble Bundle, who is set to donate the proceeds specifically to World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organization that addresses food insecurity around the world during and after natural disasters and humanitarian crises.

Because the deal comes via Humble Bundle though, this deal is only available as part of a bundle that requires you to pay $4 for three Steam games, $10 for five Steam games, or $12 for seven Steam games. The cheapest route to the game game is no doubt the $4 bundle route, which effectively means paying $1.33 for each game inside.

One of these three games is Lone Ruin, which is a bit of a toss away, but the other two are quite good and quite popular. One of these is 2017’s Ruiner. And the other game is 2024’s Windowkill.

Developed and self-published by Torcado, Windowkill released back on February 23, 2024, and it is apparently quite good. To this end, it boasts an “Overwhelmingly Positive” Steam User Review score, thanks a 96 percent approval rating across 1,827 user reviews. With this rating, it is among the highest rated games released on Steam this year.

“Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you,” reads an official description of the game on Steam, for those unfamiliar with it. “This game is experimental, your screen itself is the play area. Windows move and shift around on your screen as you play.”

Those interested in checking this game out now that it is dirt cheap should expect an experience that can be beaten in about 90 minutes. However, those who want to engage with the side content will want more like seven hours with the game.

Meanwhile, those on Steam Deck who are thinking about checking this out should be warned that the game’s Steam page lists Steam Deck compatibility as “unknown.” It could run perfectly on Steam Deck or not at all, or likely somewhere in-between. Right now though, we don’t know.

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Baldur’s Gate games are currently ridiculously cheap via Fanatical. Because the deal comes the way of Fanatical, which deals in Steam keys, there is nothing here for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, or Nintendo Switch owners. For Steam users though, there is considerable savings to be had.

What is — unfortunately — not included in the deals are Baldur’s Gate 3. It will be many, many years before Baldur’s Gate 3 could be as cheap as a couple dollars, if it will ever be this cheap. This is how cheap the first two games in the series are though, at least for the next 24 hours, as the deal is set to expire on October 21.

More specifically, Fanatical right now has Baldur’s Gate I & II Pack for $3.99, down considerably from its normal $39.99 price point. This means paying only $2 for each of Baldur’s Gate and its sequel.

BALDUR’S GATE: ENHANCED EDITION

“Explore the Sword Coast in its entirety, as well as the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack, and never-before-seen content including a new adventure and three new party members – Calishite monk Rasaad yn Bashir, Neera the wild mage, and Dorn Il-Khan the evil blackguard. Choose from 25-player companions and enjoy both single-player and online multiplayer adventures.”

BALDUR’S GATE II: ENHANCED EDITION

“Explore the tactical depth of high-level Dungeons & Dragons combat in this ‘Very Positive’ Steam-rated fantasy RPG. Turn your captors against each other while you dodge traps and battle for your life against Demi-Liches, Mind Flayers, and the legendary Githyanki. Revamped and including both single-player and online co-op, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition features hundreds of improvements and features that bring the game to life. Travel to Tethyr in this thrilling conclusion to the Bhaalspawn saga, and delve into the treasure-filled halls of Watcher’s Keep!”

It is worth noting that this deal not only expires tomorrow but is contingent on supplies not running out. This means, hypothetically, supplies could run out before the timer runs out, but right now 95 percent of supply remains available, so this is unlikely to occur. If it does though, we will update the story accordingly.

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Any given week, a ton of Steam and Steam Deck games are released. Sifting through the filler to find the hidden gems, in addition to the big hype train releases is sometimes difficult. To this end, we are compiling the best Steam games released every week.

To achieve this, there are a few qualifications to consider. Both the critical and consumer reception of the game, as well as how relevant it is. To this end, this is not just the highest-rated Steam games each week, because a game with a perfect rating but only one review makes this model defective. No system is perfect though, so if you see a new Steam game missing that you think should be on here, let us know in the comments. Otherwise, enjoy the five best Steam games released this week, and one honorable mention.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage

About: “Experience the story of Basim, a cunning street thief seeking answers and justice as he navigates the bustling streets of ninth-century Baghdad. Through a mysterious, ancient organization known as the Hidden Ones, he will become a deadly Master Assassin and change his fate in ways he never could have imagined.”

Steam Rating: 72% Approval

Price: $24.99

Neva

About: “Neva is an emotionally-charged action adventure from the visionary team behind the critically acclaimed GRIS. Neva chronicles the story of Alba, a young woman bound to a curious wolf cub following a traumatic encounter with dark forces. Together they embark on a perilous journey through a once-beautiful world as it slowly decays around them.”

Steam Rating: 95% Approval

Price: $19.99

Drova – Forsaken Kin

About: “Drova – Forsaken Kin is a pixel art Action-RPG inspired by the grim dark classics of the genre and the mystical allure of Celtic mythology. Dive into a handcrafted open world where your choices and actions shape the environment. A society has discovered the power of a dead empire: to capture the spirits that govern nature and rule over them instead. However, the anger of the remaining spirits divided them. Where will you stand?”

Steam Rating: 96% Approval

Price: $22.49

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

About: “A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by the critically acclaimed blockbuster movie franchise that highlights a unique survivor story after an invasion of deadly creatures. In this exclusive spin-off, experience the journey of a young woman who must endure a treacherous apocalypse in the midst of interpersonal family conflicts, all while coming to terms with her own inner fears.

Steam Rating: 74% Approval

Price: $29.99

Citadelum

About: “Defy the Gods of the Pantheon or follow their will. Become the master of oh so many lives and destiny of so few in this twist to the genre face to face with the old deities.”

Steam Rating: 78% Approval Rating

Price: $19.99

Honorable Mention: Sniper Killer

About: “In Sniper Killer, you take on the role of both Detective Comardy and the cryptic “Sniper Killer” as the story unravels after each victim has their brains splattered across the ground by a well placed shot. From the scummy streets of the city to the state carnival, no location is safe from the Sniper’s watchful eye.”

Steam Rating: 89% Approval

Price: $10.79

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Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection now finally has a release date after being confirmed for a worldwide release earlier this year, and even better than that, Yu-Gi-Oh! fans have more games to look forward to now that the collection’s grown even larger. Konami announced this week that the Yu-Gi-Oh! bundle of at least eight games so far will be released on February 27, 2025, for the Nintendo Switch and PC platforms. All of the games announced as of now come from the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance eras, and Konami says that there are still more to come before the Yu-Gi-Oh! collection releases.

When the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection was first announced, it included only a couple of games, but it’s since grown significantly with today’s additions only making it larger still. Konami announced on Thursday that the collection of Yu-Gi-Oh! classics will now also include Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction which are all from the Game Boy Advance. For those who played the older Yu-Gi-Oh! games originally, you may recall that Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul is often regarded as one of the best classic games in the series, so having that included in the Early Days Collection is both a no-brainer but also a huge deal.

As of today, the current lineup of Yu-Gi-Oh! games in the Early Days Collection includes Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II : Dark Duel Stories, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories in addition to the three new games announced today. While the total number of games planned for the game hasn’t really been circulated through all of the announcements like this one, a past press release shared by Konami’s Japanese socials said that the final version of the Early Days Collection would include more than 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! games. We’re up to eight now, so with so many already included, if there’s a classic game that’s missing from this list, there’s a good chance we’ll see it added to the list before the Early Days Collection releases. Some of the games mentioned above were previously only available in Japan, too, so if you’re an avid Yu-Gi-Oh! player or a collection, the Eraly Days Collection is the perfect way to remedy any gaps in your library.

Though the Early Days Collection won’t be out until February, preorders are already up and available at certain retailers if you want to secure your copy early. It’s going for $49.99, according to those preorders, which isn’t a bad deal at all for a collection that comes with 10+ games. In line with pretty much every major Yu-Gi-Oh! game from before, the Early Days Collection will also come with some preorder bonuses in the form of physical Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. Two different versions of the iconic Harpie’s Feather Duster card will be up for grabs with one randomly included in physical versions of the game if you preorder it.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection will be out on February 27, 2025, with more games to be announced for the collection between now and then.

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The Saints Row games are currently on sale and dirt cheap. Unfortunately, while the series has featured on consoles in the past — including PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles, and Nintendo consoles — the deals in question are limited to PC. And this is because they come the way of Fanatical, a third-party seller of Steam keys.

The highlight of these deals is for Saints Row 2, which normally costs $9.99 on Steam, but with Fanatical, Steam users can currently grab it for $2.19. Elsewhere, Saints Row: The Third, plus all its DLC, is on sale for $5.09, 66 percent off its normal $14.99 asking price (the remaster is also on sale, but for $5.99). And then Saints Row IV: Re-Elected is now only $4.59, down from $19.99.

The Saints Row deals don’t end there though. Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is currently available for $3.29, down from $14.99. Lastly, there are deals on various editions of the recent reboot. The cheapest of these deals is for the Standard version, of course. Normally it costs $29.99 on Steam, but is $7.49 via Fanatical.

Unfortunately, the first Saints Row game is missing from these deals, but otherwise the entire series is here and available for cheap. That said, all of the deals are set to expire within the next 36 hours.

“Ultimately, Saints Row may not be the grand return to the franchise that fans were hoping for, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth giving a look,” reads a snippet from our review of the most recent, and aforementioned, Saints Row reboot. “Despite a poorly-paced story with average characters, it still has a ton of content and a sandbox that is ripe for hours of co-op fun. Even if you’re playing solo, building a criminal empire is empowering and elevates Saints Row beyond being yet another open-world crime game. If it didn’t take some steps back or feel buggy and dated, this game would get a more glowing recommendation, but unfortunately, it doesn’t hit all of its marks.”

Of course, with Volition — the developer behind the series — now shut down, it remains to be seen what will come of Saints Row. To this end, the games above may be all fans of Saints Row have for a while.

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Satisfactory is a complicated game, complete with many systems and features that have kept players of the PC game busy since it came to Steam Early Access all the way back in 2019. To this end, Satisfactory players continue to regularly discover new features in the game they had no idea existed, and this past week has been no exception.

Whether these features were added with the 1.0 release last month or whether they have been in the game since 2019 or added sometime in-between these two events, we don’t know. All we know is there are two features players shared over on the game’s Reddit page this week that the majority of said Reddit page had no idea about. And if the fans on Reddit who have sunk 100s, if not 1000s of hours into the game don’t know about these features, it is safe to assume many more casual fans don’t know either.

The first of these two features getting lots of attention on the Satisfactory Reddit page is a double revelation, actually. First, players had no idea that you could turn lights on and off by using the clapping emote. More than this, many other players didn’t even know there was an emote wheel in the game, which — for those that don’t know — is accessed by holding down “T.”

The other feature is a bit more useful. In fact, it is one of the best quality-of-life features in the game, yet players in the comments with over 2,000 hours in some cases had no idea about it. And this feature is the ability to splice a connector into the middle of an existing wire without breaking the existing connection. This is a fairly small feature, yet a game-changing feature for those that don’t know about.

Again, these are brand-new discoveries. These have been documented before, as evident by the game’s Wiki. However, it seems many, if not most, if not just about all, Satisfactory players didn’t know about either of these features, which is why they have received so much attention on the game’s Reddit page.

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2K’s BioShock, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest games of all-time, is now free to own and keep forever. For the most part, the BioShock series has been on ice for the past decade. Outside of a remastered collection that released in 2016, the last mainline installment in the franchise, BioShock Infinite, launched in 2013. Now, for those who might be unfamiliar with the series but have always wanted to jump in, a new deal is way too good to pass up.

As of now, the remastered version of the original BioShock is free to download on PC. The offer comes by way of Prime Gaming and is part of a promotion that will last until January 8, 2025. Those who redeem this deal will then be given a code that can be redeemed on GOG for PC.

The caveat with this BioShock offer is that it’s only “free” if you’re subscribed to Amazon Prime. As a result, the offer is technically one that you have to pay for in some capacity. Given how many millions of people around the globe already have active subscriptions to Amazon Prime, though, this is a deal that many will likely qualify for as it is.

Moving forward, a new BioShock entry is known to currently be in the works at developer Cloud Chamber. Details on its launch still haven’t come about, though, as 2K has been particularly quiet about its creation. In the interim, former BioShock director Ken Levine is working on Judas, which has a lot in common with the other entries in the series. Judas still doesn’t have a release date but it’s likely going to arrive in 2025.

If you’ve not played BioShock for yourself in the past and would like to learn more, you can check out the game’s official synopsis below.

BioShock

“BioShock is a shooter unlike any you’ve ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You’ll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you’ll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you. Injectable plasmids give you super human powers: blast electrical currents into water to electrocute multiple enemies, or freeze them solid and obliterate them with the swing of a wrench.
No encounter ever plays out the same, and no two gamers will play the game the same way.

Features

• Explore an incredible and unique art deco world hidden deep under the ocean.
• Biologically modify your body: send fire storming from your fingertips and unleash a swarm of killer hornets hatched from the veins in your arms.
• Hack devices and systems, upgrade your weapons and craft new ammo variants.
• Turn everything into a weapon: the environment, your body, fire and water, and even your worst enemies.”

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One of the best games of all time is $1 on Steam. Better yet, so its predecessor, which also ranks among of the best games of all time. The former hails from 2011, a year that treated gamers to the likes of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, LittleBigPlanet 2, Rayman Origins, Gears of War 3, Super Mario 3D Land, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Limbo, Dead Space 2, Total War: Shogun 2, L.A. Noire, Mortal Kombat, Pokemon Black and White, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

There were so many great games in 2011 that we could name even more. In fact, the 2011 lineup was so loaded that you didn’t even notice that we didn’t mention Portal 2, which is not just among the best games of 2011, but of all time, as evident by its 95 on Metacritic.

To a slightly lesser degree, the same can also be said about its 2007’s predecessor, Portal. Unlike its successor though, which is literally one of the highest-rated games on Metacritic, the first Portal only has a 90 on Metacritic, which is a great score, but not quite enough to be a part of the best-scoring Metacritic games of all time.

Those who have somehow never played these two classics from Valve can right this wrong for only $2, as each game is currently $0.99 on Steam. Naturally, these deals are only available for a limited time though. More specifically, they are only available until October 17.

Of course, as Valve games both don’t just run on the Steam Deck, but have been “Verified” for the Steam Deck. In other words, Valve ensures they run as intended on the Steam Deck.

With the Holiday season ahead, there is a good chance these games will be discounted again before the end of the year, though it remains to be seen if they will be discounted to $1 again before the end of the year. Both normally run at $10, so this represents a savings of 90 percent.

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Steam users have until October 12 two grab two games for free. In other words, the free Steam games are only available for less than 24 hours. More specifically, the free games offer is set to expire tomorrow at 1:00 p.m ET. After this, each game will revert back to its normal price point.

Steam Deck users trying to get in on the free game action may find the compatibility of each free game challenging. The one is listed as “playable,” which indicates the Steam Deck runs the game, but users may run into configuration issues. Meanwhile, the Steam Deck compatibility of the other free Steam game is listed as “unknown.” This means it could run well, run terribly, or not run at all on the handheld Valve machine.

The first of the two free Steam games is called Castle Break from Pauloondra. It was released back in 2019 as the debut project from Pauloondra, which is set to release its second game next month, on November 4, called Zero Orders Tactics.

On Steam, the game has 197 user reviews, 89 percent of which are positive, giving the game a “Very Positive” rating, which is the second highest rating a game can earn on Steam. That said, 109 of these user reviews have come since the game has been made free. No doubt this plays a major role in its rating. For Steam Deck users, this is the one listed as “unknown” in regards to Steam Deck compatibility.

“Arkanoid Air Hockey with explosions, shooting and building. Use your mouse like an air hockey striker to kick enemy bombs back into the evil Black Castle,” reads an official blurb about the game for those unfamiliar with it. “Destroy enemy towers with bombs, rockets, and lasers, because they are evil. Don’t forget to protect your little dudes – you need them to win.”

The other new free Steam game is called Minimalism. It was released back in 2017 from developer PixelMouse. At the time, it was the developer’s second of three games. The other two games are 2016’s Distant Space and 2017’s Distant Space 2.

On Steam, the game — which is listed as “playable” on Steam Deck — has 2,338 user reviews, which is much more than the other free Steam game. Only 72 percent of these reviews are positive though, earning the game just a “Mostly Positive” rating on Steam. Also unlike the other free Steam game, its recent reviews actually have a lower average score, so it being free has not actually helped boost its user score at all. Rather, it has done the opposite, oddly enough.

“Minimalism – platformer with a lot of levels, made in minimalist style – which is a cube protagonist,” reads an official blurb about the game. “The game is a kind of labyrinth consisting of levels, to go between them you need to open the doors with collected keys.”

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One of the highest-rated games in the history of publisher Bethesda is now free to download for millions. Since being established all the way back in 1986, Bethesda has produced some of the most acclaimed video games ever. Titles like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 3, Dishonored, Hi-Fi Rush, Wolfenstein, and Prey have all come from Bethesda and have been met with rousing reviews from players and critics alike. Now, one of Bethesda’s more recent games is up for grabs at no cost in a deal that will last a little more than a month.

Over on Prime Gaming, DOOM Eternal is now completely free to obtain from now until November 13th. The copy of the game isn’t for PlayStation or Xbox, but is instead for PC, specifically on the Microsoft Store. Obviously, the caveat here is that DOOM Eternal is only “free” for those who happen to have an Amazon Prime subscription, but given how common this is, it’s a promotion that tens of millions of people should be able to take advantage of.

Released in 2020, DOOM Eternal is the latest entry in the storied first-person shooter series from developer id Software. It also received incredibly impressive reviews upon its release a little more than four years ago and currently sits at an 88/100 aggregate review score on Metacritic. In the history of Bethesda, this makes DOOM Eternal one of the ten highest-rated games that the publisher has ever launched.

One particularly great thing about DOOM: Eternal being free is that it’s happening right before DOOM: The Dark Ages. The latest installment in the DOOM saga, The Dark Ages, was revealed earlier in 2024 and is set to release next year. Details on the game are still sparse but it is known to be a prequel that takes place prior to the events of Eternal and will feature more medieval-inspired weaponry. If you haven’t played DOOM Eternal yet for yourself, now is a fantastic chance to catch up before The Dark Ages drops in 2025.

DOOM Eternal

“Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity.

Experience the ultimate combination of speed and power in DOOM Eternal – the next leap in push-forward, first-person combat.

• Slayer Threat Level At Maximum: Armed with a shoulder-mounted flamethrower, retractable wrist-mounted blade, upgraded guns and mods, and abilities, you’re faster, stronger, and more versatile than ever.
• Unholy Trinity: Take what you need from your enemies: Glory kill for extra health, incinerate for armor, and chainsaw demons to stock up on ammo to become the ultimate demon-slayer.
• Enter Battlemode: A new 2 versus 1 multiplayer experience. A fully-armed DOOM Slayer faces off against two player-controlled demons, fighting it out in a best-of-five round match of intense first-person combat.”

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Prime Gaming subscribers are getting plenty of new games from Amazon in October, and naturally, many of those are geared towards Halloween (or are at least spooky enough to justify them being given away right now). The first batch of those free Prime Gaming games are being given away right now with 12 of the 28 available via the PC platform across different launchers with games like Doom Eternal and BioShock Remastered among the starting lineup. The rest of the games will be given out during three more drops throughout October with the final one happening on Halloween.

Doom Eternal and BioShock Remastered are the highlights in that they’re the most recognizable of the games, but there are plenty of other Prime Gaming standouts during October as well. The 2006 Tomb Raider game called Tomb Raider: Legend will be one of this month’s free games, for example, alongside others like Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition and Killing Floor 2. Towards the end of the month, we’ll see games like Gargoyles Remastered, A Plague Tale: Innocence, and Scorn all given away. Scorn, you’ll recall, was the very eerie and body horror-focused Xbox exclusive that released back in 2022. It takes some time to get used to, but if you’re looking for a unique Halloween experience, look no further than Scorn.

Below is a list of all the free Prime Gaming games that’ll be given away by Amazon in October alongside dates for when each of them will be available the the launchers you’ll need in order to play them.

Free Prime Gaming Games for October

Available Now

• Hive Jump 2: Survivors [GOG Code]
• SCARF [Amazon Games App]
• Tomb Raider: Legend [GOG Code] 
• The Eternal Cylinder [Epic Games Store] 
• Spirit of the North [Epic Games Store]  
• No Straight Roads [Epic Games Store] 
• BioShock Remastered [GOG Code]    
• DOOM Eternal [PC via Microsoft Store Code]
• DreadOut 2 [Amazon Games App] 
• Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition [Epic Games Store] 
• Priest Simulator: Vampire Show [Epic Games Store]
• The Gap [Amazon Games App] 

Available October 17th

• Mystery Box: Hidden Secrets [Legacy Games Code]  
• Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness [Amazon Games App]  
• Through the Darkest of Times [Amazon Games App] 
• Killing Floor 2 [Epic Games Store] 
• Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol [Amazon Games App]

Available October 24th

• Pumpkin Jack [GOG Code] 
• The Gunk [GOG Code]  
• STASIS: BONE TOTEM [Epic Games Store]  
• Gargoyles Remastered [Amazon Games App]  
• Monster Train [GOG Code] 
• Morbid: The Seven Acolytes [Epic Games Store] 

Available October 31st

• A Plague Tale: Innocence [GOG Code]
• Death’s Door [Epic Games Store]
• Haunted Hotel: Personal Nightmare Collector’s Edition [Amazon Games App] 
• Scorn [GOG Code] 
• Coromon [GOG Code] 

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In tandem with Backyard Baseball ’97 today releasing on PC, publisher Playground Productions has announced that five more games from the Backyard Sports series will soon be getting remasters of their own. Earlier this year, Playground Productions revealed that it was planning a major revival of the Backyard Sports franchise which began in the late 1990’s on PC. And while it seems that wholly new Backyard Sports games are in the works, Playground continues to focus on remastering the most popular games in the series before releasing anything else.

As of today, listings for Backyard Soccer ’98, Backyard Football ’99, Backyard Baseball ’01, Backyard Basketball ’01, and Backyard Hockey ’02 have all appeared on Steam. For now, all five titles are said to simply be “Coming Soon” and don’t have more well-defined release windows. Like Backyard Baseball ’97, which is available to play today, they all will boast a handful of modern features while still keeping the core experience of each intact.

If these future Backyard Sports games are anything like Backyard Baseball ’97, then they might arrive relatively soon. Backyard Baseball ’97 was only announced to be coming to Steam a couple of weeks ago, which means the turn around from its reveal to launch was a quick one. In all likelihood, though, Playground Productions will want to space these games out a bit from one another to ensure that each sells well enough on its own.

To learn more, you can get a look at the new descriptions for all of these returning Backyard Sports games attached below. Whenever new information on each is shared, we’ll be sure to update you here on ComicBook.

Backyard Soccer ’98

“Jump back onto the field with the 2nd game from the Backyard Sports Franchise, Backyard Soccer ‘98, now enhanced to run on modern systems. Coach your favorite Backyard athletes to the championship, play a pick-up-game on your favorite field, and listen to classic commentators Sunny Day and Earl Grey.

Backyard Soccer ‘98 captures the playful spirit of youth soccer. Play 6-on-6 soccer with point-and-click controls for passing, defending and scoring! Start a pick-up game for instant play or create a coach for League Play. In League Play, select 8 kids of your choice and work your way to the top of each division. If you play well enough to qualify, you’ll compete in the “Astonishingly Shiny Cup of All Cups Tournament” against kids from all over the world!”

Backyard Football ’99

“Backyard Football 1999, the classic title now enhanced to run on modern systems.  Whether you’re picking your dream team, running Pete Wheeler on a sweep lining up to hit the game winning field goal, or enjoying the witty banter of hosts Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield, simple controls let anyone pick up and play ball!”

Backyard Basketball ’01

“Slip on those high tops and hit the courts with the first basketball game in the award-winning Backyard Sports Franchise, Backyard Basketball ‘01, now enhanced to run on Steam. 

The Backyard athletes are teaming up with kid versions of two hoops legends, including Lisa Leslie, in Backyard Basketball ‘01! Customize your uniform, pick your fab five, and get ready for four quarters of hoops! Play single games or a whole season. Track stats in Season play and create custom players to watch their skills improve over time!”

Backyard Baseball ’01

“Relive the second baseball game in the Backyard Sports franchise, now enhanced to run on Steam. Whether you’re picking your dream team, playing a pick-up game, or diving into a full season, step up to the plate and experience the game that made baseball fun for everyone!

Backyard Baseball ‘01 teams up the Backyard kids with 31 Backyardified professional legends. Create your own Backyard team, customize your uniforms, and strategize to win the Championship. Play a single pick-up game, play through an entire season, or play against other Backyard Baseball players around the country. Backyard Baseball ‘01 features intuitive controls for all ages!”

Backyard Hockey ’02

“Break the ice with the first hockey game from the award-winning Backyard Sports Franchise, Backyard Hockey ‘02, now enhanced to run on Steam.

Lace up your skates, strap on your helmet, and grab your hockey stick because the Backyard athletes are teaming up with kid versions of legendary hockey stars in Backyard Hockey ‘02! Customize your uniform, set your lineups, and get ready for three periods of non-stop hockey action! Play quick games, single games, or a whole season. Track stats in Season play and create custom players to watch their skills improve over time!”

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Epic Games Store has not one, but two free games for all EGS users to download between now and October 17. Unfortunately, this week’s free Epic Games Store games are not as notable as most weeks, though there is a new horror game for those on PC looking for a new horror game to play in the build-up to Halloween or during Halloween.

The more notable of the two free Epic Games Store games — at least in terms of popularity and price point — is the non-horror game, Empyrion – Galactic Survival. The 2020 survival-sandbox game set in space from Eleon Game Studios normally costs $19.99.

The other new free game is Outliver: Tribulation, a survival-horror game meets a Souls-like game from GBROSSOFT. It released back in 2023, and normally costs $7.99. Combined, this week’s Epic Games Store free games save PC gamers $28, assuming each game would be bought at full price.

Below, you can read more about both games, courtesy of official production descriptions, and check out official trailers for each game as well.

Outliver: Tribulation

About: “This is an atmospheric, story-driven, action-adventure third-person shooter that blends gameplay elements and combat styles from the Survival-Horror and Souls-like genres with African mythology. You play as Bolanle Gboyega, a soldier on the run from insurgents, who mysteriously ends up in the Realm of Tribulations, a supernatural realm where she must undergo an ancient ritual to regain passage back to her realm… or so she believes.”

Empyrion – Galactic Survival

About: “Empyrion – Galactic Survival is a true space sandbox survival adventure that uniquely combines elements from space simulations, construction games, survival games and first-person shooters. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!”

As always, once claimed these free games are yours to keep. This not a free trial or a free demo, but a complete, free download of each game. All that is required is an Epic Games Store account, which costs nothing. Meanwhile, those interested should keep in mind that this offer is only available until October 17 because come October 17, a new free game, or potentially more than one free game like this week, will replace the current offer.

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An upcoming Steam game — which is to say, a Steam game not even out yet — is free to download right now, for the next 24 hours. How much the game will cost when it releases, we don’t know, but it won’t be free. It is only free until October 11 at 10 a.m. ET. What’s also unclear is when it will release, as the game is simply slated for a “2024” release. It is possible it will release once this free download period completes, but this isn’t specified one way or another. What we definitively know is the game is not out yet on Steam, but it can be downloaded early, for free.

The mystery free Steam game in question is called Unplagued from developer Euphoric Brothers, who is also serving as the publisher of the free Steam game. Those who have never heard of the developer, they have released a variety of games since debuting in 2021. To date, their best known work is Garten of Banban and its various sequels.

As for Unplagued, it is pitched as four-player multiplayer co-op medieval horror game. Like many popular new horror games with mutliplayer elements on Steam, it features proximity chat. Whether it is any good though, we don’t know, because there aren’t any Steam user reviews for the game yet.

“With a team of up to four companions, purge the plague infecting the procedurally generated medieval villages,” reads an official description of the game on Steam. “The plague has already settled in the lands and the villagers and creatures residing within have mutated into horrors beyond imagination. Discover and collect ingredients and find the right combination to create the cure as you travel from village to village.”

As for whether the free Steam game supports the Steam Deck, we don’t know. The game’s Steam listing lists Steam Deck compatibility as “unknown.” So it could run well on Steam Deck, it could run terribly, or it may not run at all.

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Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles is getting new life with a re-release on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X on January 23, 2025. The new release is an enhanced version of the original 2000 Star Wars game of the same name.

For those that don’t know: Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles was released on the PS1, then the Sega Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance, back in 2000 via LucasArts. Upon release, it didn’t review that well, nor did it hang with some of the Star Wars commercial hits of this tine. Yet, Aspyr clearly thinks there is enough interest to re-release it because that is exactly what it is doing, making it the latest Star Wars re-release from the developer.

“Take back the Theed Palace in this fast and furious lightsaber action game,” reads an official blurb about the game. “You will have the power of the Force and your trusty lightsaber to help you ward off legions of battle droids, destroyer droids, assassins, and other creatures from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.”

The game’s official description continues: “Play as Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Adi Gallia, or Qui-Gon Jinn facing off against droids and other familiar foes from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Or, play as one of the previously locked characters such as Darth Maul, Captain Panaka, Queen Amidala, Ki-Adi Mundi, and the Battle Droid, now available from the start!”

The re-release will include two-player couch co-op and a new game plus mode. Meanwhile, players will have the option to use new, modern controls or use the classic controls.

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Steam users can currently grab a survival game for just $0.99, thanks to a new deal. That said, those interested in picking up the Steam game will need to act fast as the deal is only available for a limited time. More specifically, it is available for another 37 hours at the moment of writing this, which means it will expire on October 10. However, the deal could expire before this if supplies run at. Currently, 80 percent of stock remains available, but this could change very quickly.

Normally, stock isn’t an issue when buying directly from Steam, but this deal comes the way of Fanatical, a third-party seller of Steam keys. Because of this, there isn’t unlimited supply like when buying directly from Steam. For those that have never used Fanatical, it is very reputable and reliable, and is also currently offering 5 percent off your next order, allowing you to get this deal for even cheaper.

As for Steam Deck compatibility, the game in question does indeed run on the Steam Deck. Valve specifically lists the game as “playable” on Steam Deck, which is different than “verified.” According to Valve, the former indicates the game is functional on Steam Deck, however, it may require extra effort to interact with and configure.

For those interested, the game is The Wild Eight from developer Eight Points and publisher HypeTrain Digital. If this is your first time hearing about the game, it was released back in 2019 and it is an action-adventure game with survival gameplay.

On Steam, it has amassed 6,033 user reviews to date, 71 percent of which are positive, giving the game a “Mostly Positive” Steam User Review rating. Below, you can read more about the Steam game and check out an official trailer for it as well.

“The mysterious plane crash was only the beginning,” reads the game’s official description on Steam. Eight survivors are stranded in the middle of an unforgiving frozen wilderness of Alaska. Don’t let it consume you. Find out the truth. Survive and live to tell the tale of The Wild Eight. In The Wild Eight, always be on the move – it is your only way to survive and find out what happened with this mysterious place. It is a challenging and fun game designed for both teamwork multiplayer and an immersive single-player experience.”

Those that decide to check out The Wild Eight now that it is less than one dollar on Steam, should expect a game that is about 9 to 14 hours long. Completionists will need substantially longer than this though. More specifically, those looking to 100% the Steam game will need closer to 30 hours with it.

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After what felt like countless leaks over the past couple of months, the original Red Dead Redemption is finally coming to the PC platform. Rockstar Games announced plans this week to release Red Dead Redemption on both the Steam and Epic Games Store platforms on October 29th to add to an already very busy month for video game releases. As Red Dead Redemption players expected, the PC version of the game will come with support for features like a 4K resolution, ultrawide monitors, and more to set it apart from the console versions of the game.

Rockstar Games shared a new trailer for the PC version of Red Dead Redemption alongside the announcement to show what the game looks like finally running on that platform over 14 years after it first released. To develop the PC version of the game, Rockstar Games said it worked with Double Eleven, the it partnered with for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions of Red Dead Redemption with the studio also boasting a history with the console versions of Fallout 76 and more.

In working with Double Eleven and utilizing some of the strengths of the PC platform, Rockstar laid out a few features that’ll be supported on PCs, assuming you’ve got the systems to accommodate them.

“In collaboration with Double Eleven, this new version adds PC-specific enhancements including native 4K resolution at up to 144hz on compatible hardware, monitor support for both Ultrawide (21:9) and Super Ultrawide (32:9), HDR10 support, and full keyboard and mouse functionality,” Rockstar Games said. “There’s also support for NVIDIA DLSS 3.7 and AMD FSR 3.0 upscaling technologies, NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation, adjustable draw distances, shadow quality settings, and more.”

Like the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions of the game, the Undead Nightmare add-on which was originally released as a separate DLC for Red Dead Redemption will instead just be included in the purchase. Far different from the more grounded natures of Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 after it, Undead Nightmare sees John Marston’s world overtaken by zombies. Red Dead Redemption got other DLCs after its release like the Liars and Cheats DLC which was more focused on card games and gambling, but Undead Nightmare is considered more of an expansion given that it introduces a totally new story.

Considering how many times we’ve seen through leaked listings and so on that Red Dead Redemption was coming to the PC platform, today’s announcement from Rockstar Games comes as little surprise even though it’s a welcome one. Red Dead Redemption 2 was already on PCs via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Rockstar’s own launcher, so especially after seeing Red Dead Redemption and its Undead Nightmare DLC brought forward to more modern platforms like the Nintendo Switch, a PC release was all but guaranteed.

Of course, with the release of Red Dead Redemption on the PC platform, this means that we’re about to see a huge influx of mods for the game. PC players have found ways to play the game in the past through things like emulators, but there’s been no authentic way to play it on the PC which meant basically nothing in the way of mods. That’ll be a thing of the past when Red Dead Redemption comes to the PC later this month, however. A quick look at Red Dead Redemption 2‘s Nexus Mods page shows that some of the top mods of all time are ones that let players rob any bank in the game as well as one that lets players show off fancy weapon tricks found in Red Dead Redemption 2‘s online mode. Other mods expand the bounty system or overhaul the crime and law enforcement features in Red Dead Redemption 2, so while not all of those will be applicable to Red Dead Redemption, it paints a picture of what players might get after modders have some time with the game.

Red Dead Redemption comes to the PC platform via Steam, Epic Games, and the Rockstar Store on October 29th.

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The Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero release date is still three days away. Ahead of the game’s October 10 release date though, the first reviews for the new Dragon Ball game on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X have posted. And judging by the Metacritic score, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is set to be one of the biggest Dragon Ball games to date. To couple its strong pre-order numbers and general interest, it is reviewing well.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero reviews are still coming in, but so far the game boasts an 85 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic. Of course, over time, as more reviews post, this score could change. Further, this is just the score for the PS5 version, as the bulk of reviews so far have been posted for the PS5 version rather than the PC and Xbox versions.

With an 85, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is not the highest-rated Dragon Ball game of all time, but it is certainly near the top as the series has a dodgy history complete with many underwhelming releases.

“Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is cumulatively both a brand new experience for Dragon Ball fans, but one that will also feel incredibly familiar to anyone who has played a Dragon Ball game in the last 20 years. Like many of the characters that fans can choose within it, Sparking! Zero is a fusion of the past and present to offer a new experience that’s going to have a bright future. It at times feels like the version of Budokai Tenkaichi that we all thought we were playing on the PlayStation 2 back then, while still feeling like it’s gotten much needed improvements that elevate it over its spiritual successors like Dragon Ball Xenoverse. It’s the Dragon Ball game you’ve been dreaming about for years.”

“Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels,” reads an official blurb about the game for those unfamiliar with it. “Learn and master an incredible roster of playable characters, each with signature abilities, transformations, and techniques. Make yours the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in Dragon Ball!“

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Satisfactory players have discovered a new feature that nobody knew existed. To this end, even the game’s official wiki didn’t know about this feature, which appears to be the first documented instance of it. The popular Steam game has been available in some form, thanks to early access, since 2019. It wasn’t until last month that Satisfactory 1.0 finally released, bringing back many players. Those jumping back into the game will find a lot has changed over the years in early access. Meanwhile, even those that have been playing since the game’s debut are discovering new things.

To this end, one of the top recent posts on the game’s Reddit page is a post revealing a feature that — as noted — was unknown until this Reddit post revealed it. More specifically, the Redditor reveals that you can talk to ADA using the in-game chat. How long this has been in the game, is unclear. It is possible it was added with the 1.0 release, but this is just speculation. It is also possible it has been in the game for a while and has only recently been discovered and documented.

“This game just keeps surprising me,” reads one of the top comments. Another comment adds: “I have not seen this mentioned yet. It would be interesting to see what kind of responses you get to questions or comments. I have added it to the wiki.

It is possible other players knew about this before this Reddit post, but if the players on the game’s Reddit page didn’t know about this feature, and if the game’s wiki didn’t know about this feature, it is safe to assume — at the very least — 99.9% of those that have played the game didn’t know about this feature, which of course isn’t game-changing, but it makes you wonder what other features are in the game that are flying under everyone’s radar?

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Throne and Liberty players have been warned by developer NCSoft that they may be playing an old version of the game or, more specifically, the Open Beta version of the game, rather than the live, up-to-date version of the free-to-play MMORPG. Those playing on PC, Xbox Series S, or Xbox Series X seemingly don’t have anything to worry about though, as this only appears to be an issue on PS5. Meanwhile, those on PS5 don’t have to stress the issue much because there is an easy solution. 

Using the game’s official X account, NCSoft relayed word that the game on PS5 may try to default to the Open Beta version. Why it would do this — and why this is only a problem on the PS5 — NCSoft does not say. That said, those on PS5 should check to make sure they have not been playing the Open Beta version this whole time. That said, those that never played the Open Beta on PS5 don’t even have to worry about this problem in the first place, only those that did. 

“If you’re on PS5 and had the Throne and Liberty Open Beta on your console, it may try to default you to that version when trying to play. Please ensure when opening the game that you select the live version and not the Open Beta,” reads the post. “To do this select the three dot menu and ensure that you are launching the correct version. You are also able to delete the Open Beta client if you would like to avoid future confusion.”

Those having trouble differentiating between the Beta and Live version should highlight the Beta app, select the three dots, then select the PS5 version, not the PS5 Beta version. And this should solve the issue going forward. 

How many PS5 players have been playing the old Open Beta version since the game was released on October 1, we don’t know, but it was clearly enough that developer NCSoft felt the need to say something. It remains unclear if the Open Beta version will ever be removed for that players don’t have to check which version they are playing. 

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The new Until Dawn remake on PC and PS5 doesn’t just make the game prettier, it makes some changes to the original PS4 game. This includes some of the game’s content, which come as a surprise to many players. To this end, a major scene in the original game has been reworked in the remake. Some fans like the changed scene, others not so much. 

One of the top posts on the Until Dawn Reddit page right now, a day after the remake’s release, is a post talking about the scene in question. For those that haven’t played the remake yet, spoilers ahead. If you noticed the scene where Chris is locked out by Ashley, and subsequently dies, feels different, it is because it is. 

In the remake, now Ashley is much further from the door. Meanwhile, Chris is banging on the door, and as he does this, Ashley paces around and stares at him for a moment before deciding to sprint towards him to open the door and try and save him. Obviously, she is too late and then she starts crying. This is not how this scene went in the original. In the original, Ashley does not express the same type of remorse and emotion, as you will know if you played it. 

As the post notes, the scene feels more realistic and realized as a result of the changes, however, it also feels like a retcon. The developers behind the original noted that Ashley left Chris outside on purpose, hinting at a darker side of the character. That is completely gone from this scene. In other words, while the end result of the scene isn’t very different, the implications for the characters involved are. 

“What a horrible change. I liked how Ashley can be twisted and sociopathic. Why would they change that,” reads one comment on the post above. “Also Ashley’s facial expressions in that scene was weird asf. It has no emotions at all

“Holy s***??? I’m honestly disappointed, to be honest. I need to see it for myself, but I hate how they try to make Ashley empathetic. She’s a monster in a pretty mask, and that’s why she’s so interesting and great,” reads another comment. 

The general consensus — at least among the fans on the game’s Reddit page, aka some of the game’s most hardcore fans — is the change is for the worse. While the scene may play better, it obviously completely changes the intent of the original, completely erasing the hidden dark side of Ashley. Over the years, some have slammed the scene as out of character for Ashley, but a remake changing the original intent never usually goes down well, and this has been no exception.

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The Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay just got worse. Late last month, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed Shadows was being delayed from its previous release date to February 14, 2025. And considering how important of a release this is for a struggling Ubisoft in bad sorts right now, we aren’t surprised it has decided the game needs more time in the oven. What many fail to realize is the implications of this delay don’t end with just the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. 

According to a new report, the delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is set to delay the whole franchise pipeline. The report in question cites an internal email from Marc-Alexis Côté, an executive producer on the series, which reportedly notes the delay “will also impact the rest of the Assassin’s Creed roadmap.” What specific games this is, the email doesn’t say, but the report mentions one. 

The report mentions specifically that the rumored Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag remake is scheduled to release in November 2025, but this date could now be pushed back to 2026. Ubisoft is also supposedly aiming to release the rumored Assassin’s Creed multiplayer game, Assassin’s Creed Invictus, in the same window, but this could now be delayed into 2026 as well. 

All of this comes from Tom Henderson via Insider Gaming. For those that don’t know, Henderson is one of the premier sources in the industry, especially when it comes to Ubisoft. Typically, he is very reliable. Despite this, everything here should still be taken with a grain of salt. 

At the moment of publishing, Ubisoft has not touched the report nor the speculation it has created with any type of comment. If this changes, we will update the story accordingly. That said, we don’t anticipate this changing as it rarely comments on rumors and speculation. 

What is concrete is that Assassin’s Creed Shadows won’t be out until February 14, 2025 at the earliest. There is a lot riding on this release for Ubisoft who needs a commercial success after Star Wars Outlaws and many of its other recent games have flopped. The delay certainly indicates some reservations that the game is going to be this hugely successful release for the French games maker.

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Throne and Liberty is out on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X, and currently, it is one of the most popular games in the world. Whether the new MMO meets RPG from NCSoft will be able to maintain this early momentum and finally established a new MMO on the scene, remains to be seen. So far, user reviews for the game are mixed on Steam and elsewhere, but this isn’t entirely uncommon for large online games that suffer from server issues at launch, as well as bugs, performance problems, and a lack of content. All of this improves over time. 

Those that are enjoying the game are enjoying a wide range of things, including the various quality-of-life features the game has. To this end, the top post on the game’s Reddit page is a post praising one of these quality-of-life features, which also happens to be quite the impressive feat from NCSoft.

More specifically, players have had their minds blown playing the game and witnessing the lack of loading screens, which is impressive for any game, but especially an MMO, which has lots of server pings, crossing wires, and reason to be riddled with loading screens. 

“Feel like this game is gonna set the bar for quality-of-life features in MMOs, feels leagues ahead of the other the other big names,” reads one of the comments on the post above. 

Of course, in the video above there is technically a loading screen, and on console, especially at launch, it is longer. The little purple vortex is to hide a loading screen. So there is a loading screen, it is just so fast here that for all intents and purposes there might as well not be any. 

“I mean, there is a loading screen, it’s the purple ‘traveling through a vortex”‘animation where the camera looks upwards.But for OP that lasted like 0.05s in this clip which is frankly amazing,” reads another comment on the post above. 

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Silent Hill 2 Remake is out on October 8 via PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. Ahead of this, those interested in revisiting the modern take on the all-time horror classic can currently save 22% — $15 on a purchase — by pre-ordering. And considering the high review scores the remake is earning, horror fans may want to do just that. There will be other horror releases this month, but it looks like Halloween 2024 will be owned by Bloober Team and Konami. 

Unfortunately, those on console have no such pre-order option. The game can be pre-ordered on PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X, but for the full $69.99. Those on PC can grab it for $54.49, but not via Steam or even its biggest competitors, GOG and Epic Games Store. Rather the deal comes via Green Man Gaming, which deals in Steam codes. In other words, PC users can buy the game directly from Steam for $69.99, or get a Steam code from Green Man Gaming for $54.49.

How long this deal is going to be available, remains to be seen. It is likely as supplies last or until the game releases, whichever comes first, but this is not specified by the retailer. Of course, the game could very well be cheaper come the holiday season, but not much cheaper. a 22 percent discount is a pretty meaty discount, and the game is unlikely to be much cheaper until 2025. 

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“Having received a letter from his deceased wife, James heads to where they shared so many memories, in the hope of seeing her one more time: Silent Hill. There, by the lake, he finds a woman eerily similar to her…’My name… is Maria’ the woman smiles. Her face, her voice… She’s just like her. Experience a master-class in psychological horror―lauded as the best in the series―on the latest hardware with chilling visuals and visceral sounds.”

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A horror game on Steam is getting nearly perfect reviews from those who have played it. Obviously, this comes at a great time as it is October, when consumption of spooky media increases because of Halloween. To this end, if those on Steam want a new horror game to play to kick off October, they have two options. There is the new Until Dawn remaster, which is getting mixed reviews on Steam, or they have the lesser-known, but higher-rated Mouthwashing. 

The new horror game comes from developer Wrong Organ, which many may not know, partially because this is only its second release. Its first release came back in 2022, and it was equally strange. It was called How Fish Is Made, and according to its own Steam user reviews, it is also quite good. To date, it has 3,454 user reviews, 95 percent of which are positive. This gives the game an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating. Mouthwashing also has this thanks to 96 percent of 1,328 reviews being positive. Overwhelmingly Positive is the highest rating a game can earn on Steam. Meanwhile, a 96 percent approval rate is a feat a couple releases a year, max, are able to achieve. 

“Mouthwashing is a first-person horror game following the dying crew of a shipwrecked space freighter,” reads an official description of the game for those unfamiliar with it. “Who could have known what good ol’ Captain Curly was capable of? Guess he thought his crew dying alongside him was only right. But some men can’t even kill themselves properly. Maimed, limbless and unable to speak, but alive, Curly is now at the mercy of the crew he has doomed to a slow death.”

Those that decide to check out Mouthwashing based on the positive reviews it is getting, will need to fork over $11.69. For this, Steam users can expect a game that is about two to four hours long, which is short, even by horror game standards, but this is reflected in the price point. Meanwhile, it is unclear if the game comes with Steam Deck compatibility, as this feature is listed as “Unknown” on the game’s Steam page. 

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GTA San Andreas is a high point in the series for many Grand Theft Auto fans, partially because of its 1990s story and setting ripe with gang culture. Since its release, we haven’t seen a Grand Theft Auto game that puts the same type of emphasis on gang culture and everything that comes with it. And we don’t expect this to change, for a handful of reasons. 

Over on Reddit, one of the top posts on the very active and popular GTA 6 Reddit page is a post pleading with Rockstar Games to bring back gang territory warfare with GTA 6. While this was a pillar of GTA San Andreas’ story and gameplay, we don’t think it will be with GTA 6. 

First of all, neither of the game’s protagonists, Lucia and Jason, seem to have any gang affiliations, and if they do, it is not as evident and central to the character as with CJ in GTA San Andreas. So, how would players participate in gang warfare if there is no narrative explanation for it? 

Two, Miami does not have the same type of gang culture that Los Angeles does, let alone 1990s Los Angeles. In modern day Los Angeles there is estimated to be over 450 different gangs. In Miami, the estimate is around 70. In other words, not only from a characters perspective does it not make sense, but it makes less sense from a setting perspective. There are some prominent gangs in Miami, but it is not to the same level as Los Angeles. 

Lastly, there is also the timeline. A 90s gang story makes much more sense than a modern gang story. 90s gang culture, especially of the west coast variety, is iconic, both audibly and visually. This just isn’t the case in the modern era. 

There will no doubt be gangs present in GTA 6, and likely some missions and content involving the various gangs of Vice City. Though, with Miami, there is every chance if this happens it would be international gangs from Central and South America and not domestic. Whatever the case, Rockstar Games is not just going to bring back gang turf wars unless it fits with the broader themes and tone the game is going for. And so far, nothing about GTA 6 suggests gang culture is at the center of the game. 

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The Silent Hill 2 remake from Bloober Team and Konami is out next week, but reviews have started dropping already to give a peek into the new version of the 2001 horror game. Given that Silent Hill is nearly up there with Resident Evil in terms of how survival-horror fans revere the franchise, it’d be an understatement to say that there was pressure on Bloober Team to get the game right. Fortunately for Bloober Team as well as Silent Hill fans, however, the Metacritic score that’s been given to the game so far shows that Silent Hill 2 players shouldn’t have much to worry about next next week when the game drops on November 8th.

As of right now, Silent Hill 2 has a score of 87 on Metacritic. That’s based on just shy of 50 reviews for the PS5 version which gave it a 87 as well on that platform, though the PC version of Silent Hill 2 was just a smidge higher at 88 with only five reviews there. There is of course no Xbox version to speak of since Silent Hill 2 skipped the Xbox Series X|S with no word yet as to whether or not it’ll ever come to that platform.

Silent Hill 2 got five perfect scores of 100 which is probably not something that many Silent Hill fans were expecting at all prior to these reviews dropping. The majority of the reviews are indeed positive and praise Bloober Team’s respect for the original Silent Hill 2 while also calling it a welcome return to form for the franchise as well as a perfect launch point for newcomers who’ve never really dabbled in Silent Hill before.

The Metacritic reviews thus far include no negative scores for Silent Hill 2, only a few mixed ones. Some of those suggest that the remake perhaps stayed too close to the original Silent Hill 2 and ended up keeping some of its more frustrating and restrictive parts. Thankfully for Silent Hill 2 players, those reviews are in the minority with only a fraction of them mixed compared to the overall positive reviews.

Aside from the fact that Silent Hill 2 was revered in its franchise and its broader genre since release, the fact that Bloober Team was in charge of the remake admittedly turned some into skeptics. Bloober Team made games like Layers of Fear, The Medium, and the Blair Witch game with none of those earning exceptionally high review scores regardless of the game being reviewed. Silent Hill 2 will perhaps be a turning point in the perception of Bloober Team, however.

Our own review of Silent Hill 2 is on the way as well but was put behind a bit by getting our review copy later in the review process. But even as more reviews trickle in, it’s unlikely that the remainder will drop the Silent Hill 2 Metacritic score by any meaningful amount, so Silent Hill 2 players should have plenty to look forward to next week.

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Satisfactory is a game that Steam users have been dumping 100s of hours into since the game first released in early access back in 2019, which was finally follow-up by a 1.0 release last month. Not only is it a game easy to lose track of time playing, but its systems and gameplay loop is so immense and complex that players routinely discover new things about the game, such as handy features, even after an exorbitant amount of time with the Steam game. 

To this end, after 833.2 hours with the game, a dedicated and hardcore Satisfactory player over on Reddit has just learned that you can nudge in 0.5 steps by using Ctrl and the arrow keys. And they weren’t the only one who didn’t know about this, a bunch of hardcore Satisfactory players had no idea about this handy feature. 

“Don’t feel too bad, I have over 2,500 hours logged and I only found out the other day I can press shift to speed up the zip line. There are always things to learn,” writes another fan. “Everyday I learn something new about this game what the heck,” writes another fan. 

Elsewhere in the same Reddit post, another player revealed they recently learned — after 400 hours with the game — that you can customize intricately what is loaded and unloaded from a train in the timetable menu. And there are more comments like this. 

Of course, if some of the most hardcore and dedicated Satisfactory players — who use the game’s Reddit page and rack up hundreds of hours playing the Steam title — don’t know about some of these handy features, it is safe to assume many more casual players don’t either. And when you consider there are a ton of features like these, that are handy but easy to miss, it is safe to assume a vast majority of players are nowhere near playing the game optimally. 

As always, feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you think. In the meantime, for all of our previous coverage on Satisfactory — including everything between the latest official Satisfactory news and the latest unofficial Satisfactory rumors and leaks — click here.

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Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive has been working on the game’s Mori kill system for a while now, the one where Killer players are able to execute Survivors with a stylish flair under certain circumstances. In the most recent series of changes, Behaviour made it so that Killer players could kill off the final Survivor in a match after putting them in the dying state to give a round a much more cinematic conclusion, but in doing so, the offerings that’d let Killers Mori kill Survivors mid-match were reworked to basically be giant Bloodpoint bonuses instead.

While some Dead by Daylight players were in favor of this new Mori kill setup, many more weren’t happy with it at all. It would promote unhealthy behaviors from players seeking those massive Bloodpoint incentives, some said, while others wanted to continue seeking the thrill of pulling off a Mori kill in the middle of a match instead of it always being at the end of the game when the other Survivor players had tuned out.

After assessing that feedback, Behaviour decided to revert the changes for two offerings: the Ivory Memento Mori and Ebony Memento Mori Offerings. Instead of just granting big Bloodpoint bonuses when brought into a match, these two Mori-focused offerings will instead allow people to kill Survivors who have been hooked twice.

“We’ve received a lot of feedback about the changes made to the Ivory & Ebony Memento Mori Offerings during the PTB,” the latest Dead by Daylight patch notes explained. “This came down to the loss of mid-match kills & group photo opportunities, as well as concerns that the Bloodpoint reward would encourage unfun behaviour. With that in mind, we have reverted the changes to the Mori Offerings.”

Those two Mori offerings are the ones that allow for kills in the middle of a match regardless of how many Survivors are left, but another offering, the Cypress Memento Mori, is being retired completely. Its purpose was to grant Killers the ability to kill the last Survivor in a match once they were put in the dying state, and since the Mori system is being reworked so that you can do that for free, there’s no reason for this offering to exist anymore. As such, it’s being taken out of the game, and for those who have any Cypress Memento Moris they’re holding onto, you’ll get 1 million Bloodpoints just for logging into the game during a window in October.

“As a result, the Cypress Memento Mori Offering is now obsolete and will be retired,” the devs continued. “We will offer 1 Million Bloodpoints for any unused Offerings, which you can claim simply by logging in between October 8th and October 17th.”

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A fan-favorite game that has a 90-rating among Steam users is now free via Epic Games Store. Per usual, once downloaded, the free Epic Games Store game in question is free to keep. The only requirement PC gamers need to keep in mind is the window of opportunity. The free download is only available on EGS until October 17, also known as next Thursday. After this, it will be replaced with a new free offering. This is the only requirement though, other than an Epic Games Store account, which costs nothing. 

The game in question was released back in 2022 via developer Gummy Cat and publisher Armor Games Studios. And according to Steam user reviews, it is pretty good. To date, it has amassed 3,878 user reviews, 90 percent of which are positive, giving the game a “Very Positive” rating, the second highest rating a game can earn on Steam. 

Those who haven’t connected the dots yet, the game is Bear and Breakfast, which normally runs at $19.99 on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. Below, those interested can read more about it, courtesy of an official product description, and check out an official trailer for it as well. 

“Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you play as a well-meaning bear trying to run a B+B in the woods,” reads an official blurb about the game. “Hank and his friends find an abandoned shack and, equipped with their teenage ingenuity, turn it into a money-making bed and breakfast scheme for unsuspecting tourists. As your business expands so do the mysteries of the forest, and Hank soon finds himself uncovering a plot deeper than the wilderness itself.”

Those who decide to check out Bear and Breakfast now that it is free on the Epic Games Store should expect to dump about 20 to 25 hours into the game. Meanwhile, completionists will need to tack on about 10-15 more to this figure. 

It is worth noting that Bear and Breakfast is “Verified” on the Steam Deck. Obviously, this does not pertain to the Epic Games Store version, but any PC gamer who wants to play it on-the-go or laying in-bed can, but will need the Steam version of the game.

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Developer NCSoft and publisher Amazon Games has released the first Throne and Liberty update since the new free-to-play MMORPG released this week via PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. In addition to releasing the update, the pair have also provided the patch notes, revealing and detailing everything the update does. 

For the release of the update, servers went down for six hours, but this period of the game being down should end at 6:30 a.m. EST, which means it servers should be back up by the time you are reading this. What the file size of the update is though, we don’t know. This information was not included in the patch notes. 

Unfortunately, while notably the first update, there isn’t much notable about the update. The aforementioned duo highlight bug fixes in the UI and some other changes to the settings, but nothing major. This includes no new content. 

Throne and Liberty Update 1.1.0 Patch Notes

All Platforms

• Boss Effects: Mechanic markers should now appear more reliably under high visual effect counts.
• UI: Guild Status will no longer have an erroneous ‘Writer:#’ appended to the text.
• UI: Congratulatory Package will no longer remain visible on the shop UI after it has been claimed.
• UI: Fixed controller D-pad becoming unresponsive after equipping an outfit in the Mirror Boutique.
• UI: Fixed controller navigation in the Guild menu when searching for a guild.
• Settings: When privacy settings restrict friend requests, these requests will no longer appear when relaunching the game.
• Localization: Applied latest localization updates, including the correction of several untranslated strings in game text and voiceover.

Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 (Console Only)

• Friend Requests: Requests can now be accepted if the other player is offline or in another world area.

Xbox Series X|S

• Graphics: Increased resolution of world map.
• Settings: Fixed behavior of some UGC settings related to Guilds.
• Settings: Players with restricted privacy settings will no longer see blank Whisper chats from blocked players.

PlayStation 5

• Graphics: Optimizations to reduce screen tearing issues.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you in Solisium!

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Right at the end of September, Xbox Game Pass has bled nine games across PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. And some of these nine Xbox Game Pass games are notable. In fact, one is no doubt one of the best games available via the subscription service. Meanwhile, a popular survival game and a popular AAA game are also now gone. 

For those out of the loop, the following nine games have left Xbox Game Pass: Gotham Knights, Let’s Build a Zoo, Loop Hero, My Time At Portia, PAW Patrol Grand Prix, Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season, The Walking Dead: Season Two, and Valheim. Some of this is obviously filler, but there are some notable games.

Gotham Knights is obviously a notable departure. That said, while a AAA game that has sold well, it wasn’t received that well. Valheim was ultra popular at one point, but not as much in 2024. Meanwhile, Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy certainly has some nostalgia. The best game here though is no doubt The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season, which as Wikipedia notes, is often considered a pioneer in the space and one of the best of all time. The second season doesn’t have the same reputation, but the first season can be enjoyed as a singular experience, and it is worth checking out. 

Now that these games are gone, the 20 percent discount made available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers is also gone. As for when or if any of these games will ever return to Xbox Game Pass, who knows. There is no rule against this happening, but it is not common. When it does, it is usually only the very popular or acclaimed games. 

About the Game:

“The Walking Dead is a five-part game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series. Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. With corpses returning to life and survivors stopping at nothing to maintain their own safety, protecting an orphaned girl named Clementine may offer him redemption in a world gone to hell.

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Swedish developer Coffee Stain Studios has announced a special Satisfactory event coming next month. The event — which is specifically being called a livestream event — is coming on October 8 and it is called The Spill, and it will feature not just the Steam hit but other games as well. What exactly Satisfactory players should expect, we don’t fully know, but “news” is expected to be shared, presumably on future updates and content for the Steam hit. 

“This is The Spill. This is a brand new type of livestream event that we have organized together with a couple of game studios in our neck of the woods to, sort of, spill some news about our games as we hang out the chat,” said Coffee Stain Studios of the new event. “It is sort of like the Avengers assemble scene from Endgame, but for game companies. 

Coffee Stain Studios continues: “This will be your opportunity to hear all about our game directly from the devs. We’ve never done anything like this before, so we have no idea how it will turn out, but we are really looking forward to this. We have put together quite the show. And who knows; if you really enjoy this format it may become a regular thing. 

Coffee Stain Studios confirms that in addition to its own game, Satisfactory, Valheim will be present, as well as Deep Rock Galactic, Songs of Conquest, Goat Simulator 3, and As We Descend. There will apparently be a few unannounced titles on top of this.

Coffee Stain Studios concludes by noting there will be developer Q&As, fireside chats, game trailers, as well as a few announcements. Right now, this is where the details end. Presumably Satisfactory will be the main focus of the show, but this is not specified, so perhaps it won’t be. It is safe to assume an event wouldn’t be hosted if there wasn’t something meaty for fans of Satisfactory though.

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When Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 releases on October 25 via PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, it will do with a popular feature that was missing from the the game’s recent Beta. According to Treyarch — the developer of this year’s COD — the feature has been added by “popular demand.” To this end, it is a feature we’ve seen in some previous games, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Call of Duty: Cold War.

Those who played the Beta, whether the closed version or the open version, will know it was missing a kill counter on the HUD. This won’t be the case when the game launches though because Treyarch has gone ahead and added it. How exactly it has been implemented, remains to be seen. What is noted though is that it will work like it did in the past, meaning it will track your progress as you rack up kills with no deaths, which will in turn inform you how close you are to various streaks and medals. 

“By popular demand, we’ve added a kill counter on your HUD that will track your progress towards Kills-in-one-life Medals, including those who are chasing the coveted Nuclear Medal and Nuke Scorestreak,” said Treyarch

Right now, this is the extent Treyarch has communicated about a kill counter in Black Ops 6. If this changes, we will be sure to update the story accordingly. That said, this will probably be all it has to say between now and launch on the matter. 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is set to release worldwide on October 25 via PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. When it releases, it will be available via standard purchase as well as via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. For more coverage on the upcoming Call of Duty game — including all of the latest Black Ops 6 news, all of the latest Black Ops 6 rumors and leaks, and all of the latest Black Ops 6 speculation — click here.

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Xbox Game Pass subscribers on PC are “sick and tired” of getting the “inferior” versions of games compared to Steam. On PC, Xbox Game Pass represents considerable value, but for many PC gamers, it comes at the cost of not playing the games on Steam. Not only do many PC gamers prefer to play their games via Steam, but often PC games are updated quicker on Steam than the Microsoft Store. This means Xbox Game Pass subscribers on PC are often playing older versions of PC games compared to those on Steam. And this is starting to really frustrate subscribers. 

One of this month’s big Xbox Game Pass games, at least on PC, is Frostpunk 2. This is one of the marquee releases not just on Xbox Game Pass PC this month, but one of marquee releases on PC in general. This includes Steam. And those on Steam are enjoying updates for the game at a faster rather than those not on Steam. 

“Im sick and tired of Game Pass versions of games being inferior to steam on PC,” reads one of the top posts on the Xbox Game Pass Reddit page right now. “Just installed Frostpunk 2 today on my PC, and would you know it the Game Pass version of that game is an outdated build that doesn’t support DLSS 3.0 frame gen unlike the versions on other platforms.”

The post continues: “This wasn’t my first encounter with bad Game Pass versions. The same thing has happened with Ark Survival Ascended where frame gen is basically a must because of its abysmal performance. I even remember playing Quantum Break on Game Pass full of visual artifacts to the extent of it being barely playable.”

It is unclear why Microsoft is so slow to approve new updates in comparison to Steam, but it is. As a result, Xbox Game Pass PC subscribers are almost always playing an inferior version of any said game compared to Steam users. 

“This is 100% why I unsubscriubed from Xbox PC Game Pass,” reads one of the comments. “The Ascent was broken on Game Pass with no DLSS/ray tracing working it. It took so long to get it synced to the working Steam version.”

Another comment adds: “I have also experienced this problem with other games. I’ve recently played Still Wakes the Deep and the Game Pass version didn’t even support DLSS while it was supported on Steam. I think they patched it and it may support it now but I’m done with the game.”

Whether Microsoft will ever fix this, remains to be seen. In the meantime, it seems to be negatively impacting business for Xbox Game Pass on PC. Until it is fixed, PC gamers may want to rethink subscribing to Game Pass.

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Monster-training games aren’t hard to come by, and even though Pokemon is pretty much at the top of that genre, Palworld gave Nintendo’s long-running franchise a bit of competition this year when it released on the PC and Xbox platforms and, more recently, for the PS5. It shouldn’t be too surprising then to see that some upcoming games are looking more at Palworld right now than they are at Pokemon when it comes to styles and features included in games like those. One of those games is Miraibo Go, and for Pokemon and Palworld players interested in trying out another competitor, developer Dreamcube just announced that Miraibo Go will release on October 10th.

The game itself is described as a “Pal-like” which is perhaps the first time that term has ever been used to sum up a game following the success of Palworld. And just as Pokemon fans were able to pretty quickly spot similarities between Nintendo’s franchise and Palworld, particularly when it came to Pokemon vs. Pal comparisons, it’s not difficult to see how Miraibo Go is looking to capture the attention of Palworld players probably more so than the Pokemon community.

As the trailer above illustrates, Miraibo Go has monsters called “Miras” that players can tame and then use in battles or in constructing bases. You explore by running around a map in a more open-world environment and can tame these monsters by throwing some sort of capture sphere at them. While there are only so many monster designs to go around given how many Pokemon there are and the new Pals to contend with, too, it’s also pretty easy to see how closely some of these Miras mirror at least the general looks of Pokemon and Pals. There are also weapons involved, and while the gameplay trailer shows a character using a bow, we can clearly see that there are guns in Miraibo Go, too.

Unlike Palworld, Miraibo Go is coming to mobile platforms as well as the PC, so perhaps it’ll be able to appeal to a market in the former if its features and Miras hold up to scrutiny. Like many other mobile games, it’s running a series of pre-registration and referral rewards right now to incentivize people to cast their bid early. You can sign up for the game through the Miraibo Go site which, like the game itself, sure does look a whole lot like Palworld.

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company just recently announced that they’re officially suing Palworld and Pocketpair, so it’s an interesting time to see games like Miraibo Go release when some patents in particular appear to be taking issue with the usage of capture devices to tame monsters among other features. Miraibo Go will release regardless on October 10th, however, to add to an already busy month for new games.

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A new datamining leak has revealed Mark 6 and Mark 7 armor coming to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 in a future update. When exactly the armor will be added, remains to be seen, but the datamining leak confirms it is in development at Saber Interactive, and seemingly going to release sooner rather than later. 

As you would expect, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 players across PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X are excited to see the cosmetic content on the way, even if it was always a guarantee it would be added at some point. Whether it will be the whole armor sets or just helmets, remains to be seen, but it is presumably the former. 

For those unfamiliar with datamining leaks, they are leaks found in the game’s files. Specifically, dataminers have been digging through the files of the game’s latest update, which went live yesterday, when they uncovered what you see below. 

What else is coming to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 in the future, remains to be seen, but players are currently expecting plenty of support given the popularity of the game. Not only is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 proving to be 2024’s sleeper hit, but it is arguably an outside contender for Game of the Year.

“The galaxy is in peril. Entire worlds are falling. The Imperium needs you,” reads an official blurb about the game for those unfamiliar with it. “Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine, the greatest of the Emperor’s warriors. Unleash deadly abilities and an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid hordes. Hold at bay the horrors of the galaxy in epic battles on far-flung planets. Uncover dark secrets and drive back the everlasting night to prove your ultimate loyalty to humanity. Heed the call of battle. For there is only war.”

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According to a well-known Rainbow Six leaker, a new Rainbow Six game is in development at Ubisoft. Whether it is a follow-up to Rainbow Six Siege, the return of a former Rainbow Six sub-series, or something entirely brand new, we don’t know. This information is unfortunately not disclosed. In fact, the rumor is light on details. That said, it will be music to the ears of Rainbow Six fans who have been itching for a new release in the series. 

In 2024, Rainbow Six is in a odd place. The latest release in the series, 2022’s Rainbow Six Extraction, was a commercial and critical dud. However, the Rainbow Six game before that, 2015’s Rainbow Six Siege, remains one of Ubisoft’s most successful games. And despite being nine years old, it remains relevant in 2024. But what is next for the series?

Well, if you thought Rainbow Six Extraction may scare Ubisoft away from the series, it doesn’t appear that is the case. According to a Rainbow Six leaker that goes by the alias “Shiiny77” on social media platform X, there is a new Rainbow Six game in development. The leaker also teases the name noting the game is called, “Rainbow Six A***”

Why the full name of the game isn’t disclosed, we don’t know, but it appears to be a four-letter word that starts with the letter A. Reasonable guesses so far include: Atom, AWOL, Army, Aces, Axis, Apex, Ares, and Aero. Whether any of these guesses are right, we don’t know, but these are the ones that stick out. 

Of course, take this tease with a grain of salt. It is not entirely clear just how reliable this source is. Further, even if this information is accurate, it is also subject to change that could render it inaccurate over time. As for Ubisoft, it has not commented on this rumor in any capacity. We don’t suspect this to change for a variety of reasons, but if it does comment, regardless of whether or not it is salient, we will be sure to update the story accordingly. 

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard has received numerous criticisms since its full unveiling a few months ago. These criticisms have taken aim at the game’s new art style, its writing, its character design, it abandoning player world states, and generally how unfamiliar it feels in comparison to its legacy. It has also been engulfed by the ongoing culture war in gaming. To this end, parts of the Internet and social media have castigated the BioWare RPG as “woke” and adjacent critiques, citing various aspects of the game ranging from its character creator to its tone. Much of this has dominated the conversation around the October-bound PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S game.

Recently, David Gaider, one of the creators of Dragon Age, weighed in on the discussion. Gaider hasn’t been with BioWare since 2016, but there also hasn’t been a Dragon Age game since then. In other words, this is the first Dragon Age free from his direct influence. Previously, he served as the series’ lead writer. 

Taking to social media platform, Bluesky, Gaider gave his take specifically on criticism that the series has “suddenly gone woke,” saying those who think that are “an idiot.” 

“Apparently the usual suspects are upset at how ‘woke’ the new Dragon Age is, an apparently sudden and unexpected development in the series. F*****g tourists,” said Gaider. 

In the comments of this post, Gaider expanded: “I’m simply saying that, if your criticism is that it’s ‘suddenly gone woke’, like this isn’t consistent with everything in the series before it, you’re an idiot. Then again, ‘woke’ seems to expand its meaning daily.

This is not the first time Gaider has weighed in on the game. Previously, he weighed in on BioWare’s decision to make every companion romanceable to player characters, something he was not a fan of. Beyond this, Gaider hasn’t said much about the new Dragon Age game, which is set to release on October 31 via the aforementioned platforms. 

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