Some games offer difficulty settings that truly enhance the experience, feeling like the developer’s original vision fully realized. These are the challenging modes that are actually worth trying.
On October 21st, the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) announced it will start closely watching the asteroid 3I/ATLAS. This is the first time the network has ever focused its monitoring efforts on an object that came from outside our solar system.
Despite talk that the new Switch 2 version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows might cost $70 like other consoles, it will actually sell for $60. You’ll be able to buy it as a physical game card, but if you buy it directly from the Nintendo eShop, it will be a digital download. A more expensive, premium edition will also be available for $100, but only as a digital purchase.
It all began when Sophia James, a singer-songwriter who once competed on American Idol, tried to find a way to make her new song popular online.
A recent TikTok ad, highlighted by PC Gamer, shows a couple on a couch. The man is gaming with a headset, clearly bothered by the woman who is talking to him. He turns on the headset’s noise cancellation feature, instantly silencing her, and the ad displays the message: “Active Noise Cancellation: On, Drama: Off.” As of October 23rd, the ad is still available on TikTok.
System Shock is now available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One, after first launching on PC in 2023. The version for the new Nintendo Switch 2 will include features like Joy-Con 2 mouse support, gyro aiming, and improvements based on player feedback. You can watch the announcement trailer here:
The new Mega Rising expansion introduces powerful Mega Evolution Pokemon ex cards, including Mega Gyarados, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Altaria. Each of these Pokemon will have its own dedicated booster pack, giving players lots of new cards to collect. The cards themselves feature exciting artwork that makes the Pokemon appear to leap off the page, as you can see in the video.
Two videos, both titled “Power Up Your Holidays” and uploaded on October 15th, have surfaced. The first revisits the plant-based boss Carvex. However, the second video is more interesting – it highlights that the Switch 2 version will support mouse controls and run at 120 frames per second, and it also reveals a new, spherical boss character named Xelios.
A recent report from Bloomberg shows that prices for items in the popular game Counter-Strike—including guns, knives, and gloves—dropped by 25% in just two days, between October 22nd and 23rd. This happened after the game’s developer, Valve, changed how these items are traded. Pricempire, a company that tracks these markets, estimates the total loss to be in the billions, and their marketing manager, Ethan MacDonald, told Bloomberg he was surprised by how quickly prices fell.
Man, Peacemaker Season 2 ended on such a crazy cliffhanger! We haven’t heard anything about Season 3 yet, but it sounds like we’ll probably see where the story goes next in other DC stuff. If you’re like me and totally hooked and need more Peacemaker now, you can actually play as him in a few games! He’s in Fortnite and some mobile titles, and get this – there’s even a mod for Arkham Knight where you can swap Batman out for Peacemaker. Seriously, it’s awesome!