One of the standout traditions of the spooky season isOverwatch’s seasonal Halloween Terror event. While it gives players time to earn all of the numerous event skins, sprays, emotes, and various other cosmetics that have been released over the years, it also brings the limited-time event Junkenstein’s Revenge that sees four players controlling their favoriteOverwatchheroes as they defend a castle gate against hordes of robotic enemies. The mode also comes with a collection of achievements that can only be earned while the event is active....

Pokemonhas been a staple of pop culture for gaming fans for some time now, almost reaching an impressive milestone as thePokemonfranchise’s 25th anniversaryquickly approaches. It is a gaming franchise that holds a special place in the hearts of a wide age range of gamers everywhere across the world. Almost allPokemonfanshave that one Pokemon that they cherish as their personal favorite. Along with that, fans have also been known to go above and beyond in showing their dedication to the community....

Summary APokemon GOplayer has revealed how many PokeStops and Gyms are located in Antarctica.Pokemon GOis playable anywhere, as long as the region and the player’s device have internet coverage. Different locations affect spawns and causePokemon GOplayers to encounter more or fewer numbers of a specific Pokemon. Part of the core experience of playingPokemon GOis interacting with the PokeStops. At PokeStops, players spin PhotoDiscs to obtain items such as Pokeballs, Max Revives, Eggs, Field Research, and even a Hyper Potion....

The popular VR-based multiplayer gameVRChatis dropping support for the original Oculus Quest headset, though there’s a good reason why this is the case. Initially released in 2019, the first Oculus Quest device came about as a value-focused headset with a low cost to draw in more non-enthusiast users, and parent company Meta seems to have succeeded in that regard. As the most prominent VR headset company on the market right now,Oculushas successfully deployed a number of VR headsets over the years, one of which is the successor to the original Quest, Oculus Quest 2....

Square Enix has given fans a new idea of what players can expect ofProject Athia, the Luminous engine-powered title that was first shown at thePS5 Reveal event. While the initial teaser showed very little of what the upcoming game is going to offer, this latest news shows the much grander scope that Luminous Productions is looking at for developing the PS5 exclusive. In an interview with Weekly Toyo Keizai Plus, a Japanese business and finance publication, Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda spoke about a number of projects the company is currently working on, includingProject Athia....

A solid portion of the PS Plus Extra games for October 2023 are either horror titles, horror-adjacent titles, or Halloween-oriented titles that make great selections for the current “spooky season.” Indeed, it’s nice to see Sony going so heavy on this aspect of the industry, given that many gaming services tend to be season/holiday agnostic. In fact, thePS Plus Extraselection is just doubling down on the first set of games given away this month....

A craftyResident Evil 4player recently discovered a way to skip the first Garrador fight in the game. Garradors were some of thehardest non-boss enemies inResident Evil 4, and the same remains true for its recently released remake.The realization that the first Garrador encountered in Chapter 7 was not a unique boss, but simply an elite enemy can be a pretty despairing moment for players. Despite being blind, theseResident Evil 4creatures—whose name is Spanish for “clawer”—are extremely deadly and near-invulnerable....

Riot’s forthcoming FPS game,Valorant,has made quite the splash, withValorantdominating Twitchcharts shortly after the beta began its rollout. And while the competitiveCS:GOandOverwatchhybrid has proven immensely popular, that hasn’t kept it from one key piece of criticism— how it handles its anti-cheat software. For those unaware,Valorantruns its anti-cheat softwareat system startup, meaning its always on— even if the game isn’t running. While that’s fairly common practice with FPS games, it did lead to some concern among fans, believing it may become a hotbed for system vulnerabilities....

Summary Acer Nitro 17 AN17-41-R8N5 Gaming Laptop The Acer Nitro 17 is a gaming laptop equipped with a 17.3-inch FHD display. This display has a 165Hz refresh rate, making it excellent for fast-paced games. Under the hood, it has an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS processor that can achieve speeds up to 4.75 GHz through Precision Boost.For graphics, it utilizes an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU. The Acer Nitro 17 also features a 4-zone RGB keyboard and NitroSense software for customized control....

Summary Sonymight be working on its own Power Glove-style gaming peripheral, at least according to a newly-filed patent. Sony has filed many such patients over the past couple of years for a wide variety of possible PlayStation 5 features. These include more intuitive parental controls that would help block younger players from accessing age-inappropriate content and evena new Smell-O-Vision type systemthat could allow players to experience in-game odors. This last patient is an extension of Sony’s efforts to increase player immersion in the eighth console generation, as demonstrated by the DualSense controller’s Haptic feedback vibrations and the PS5’s support for full 3D audio using its proprietary Pulse headset....

Splitgateis a very fun and well-designed FPS shooter that mixes the best of old genre legends from the day such asCall of DutyandHalo. Unlike many popular FPS games,Splitgatedoesn’t try to appeal to the masses and keeps a barebones content system in place that is refined, fun, and has replay value. RELATED:Best FPS Games On Xbox Game Pass This isn’t to say thatSplitgatedoesn’t have enough content. Not at all, there are many modes that players can try out and a reasonable handful of weapons that gives players a clearer path to mastery....

Mining is one ofStardew Valley’s main past-times. Players can mine the rocks on their farm, or venture out and explore Pelican Town’s Mines in the northeast. Reaching the bottom of these regular Mines grants the Skull Key, which unlocks theSkull Cavern mineslocated in the Calico Desert. RELATED:Stardew Valley: Things You Have To Do Your First Year A quest given in a Secret Note by the mysterious Mr. Qi tasks players with reaching Level 100 of Skull Cavern in return for a reward....

Summary Besides their huge open worlds, Bethesda games are also known for another reason:the great ability to let players create their own mods.Starfieldis no different, and now, with the addition of the Creation Club to the game, the possibilities for players are even greater and easier to achieve. There are already several modifications available,but one of the best options for players is to transformStarfieldinto a game that looks more likeStar Wars, taking advantage of the game’s space setting with adjustments to weapons, enemies, and characters player can encounter along the way....