Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is out worldwide, Factorio's just wrapped up fourteen years of updates, and Steam's got a horror sale on the way. Here's the rest, every story linked back to where it came from.
Deals and sales
Steam's Scream V horror sale is on the way
Steam's next themed sale, Scream V, runs from Tuesday 27 October at 4am to Tuesday 3 November at 5am Sydney time (10am Pacific), as announced on Steam's upcoming events page.
Source: Steam events
News
Modern Warfare 4's launch map rebuilds itself mid-match
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launched with Kill Block, a multiplayer map built from three modular sections, two outer "End Slabs" and a central "Central Slab", that reconfigure into new layouts after every match. Xbox Wire says there are more than 500 configurations at launch, across urban streets, military compounds and shipping containers, with weather effects like rain and snow that change visibility. It supports 3v3 and a new 10v10 Gunfight mode at launch, with more modes planned.
Source: Xbox Wire
Adventure RPG Duskpunk is out now on GOG
Duskpunk is a new adventure RPG set in Dredgeport, a city run by gangs where corruption beats the law and the war dead get burned for fuel, according to GOG. You play an ex-soldier mistaken for dead and shipped back to the city, left to survive alone. It's out now on GOG, discounted to $26.55 USD at 10% off.
Source: GOG
Modern Warfare 4 is live worldwide
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 went live worldwide on 23 October, playable now across the game's platforms. Xbox Wire also flagged a Valor Pack tied to the Call of Duty Endowment, the series' charity for veterans.
Source: Xbox Wire
What's landing on Xbox next week
Xbox's regular look at the week ahead covers a long list of releases for October 26 to 30. Standouts include Ayasa: Shadows of Silence, a puzzle-horror game told through pantomime, Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy, a survival horror game with Italian giallo influences, and The Wolf Among Us Remastered. Farming Simulator 25 also gets a Beans & Alpacas edition with more than 400 machines.
Source: Xbox Wire
This week's new Nintendo eShop games
Nintendo's eShop highlights for the week include Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 for Switch 2, plus Darkest Dungeon II's Switch 2 edition and Frostpunk on the original Switch. Final Fantasy Resonance is out on both. Nintendo's also running a Halloween sale with up to 70% off spooky-themed games through November 1.
Source: Nintendo UK
Factorio's final major update is out, fourteen years on
Factorio's patch 2.1 is out, fourteen years after the game first went into development. PC Gamer describes it as "a big collection" of small but significant changes rather than one headline feature.
Source: PC Gamer
Aion 2's toughest fight is coming back, redesigned
Aion 2's Ludra raid, meant to be the game's hardest launch encounter, got pulled after players beat it earlier than NC intended, before most people had a crack at it. It's back on Wednesday 4 November with new and adjusted mechanics, alongside a login event from 28 October giving two Odyle Energy a day per character, and a Daeva Bootcamp event running 4 to 18 November with milestone rewards.
Source: PCGamesN
Nintendo's Halloween events, across the board
Nintendo's running a run of Halloween tie-ins: Pokémon Pokopia has pumpkin candy to collect, Splatoon 3 runs Splatoween from 31 October to 1 November, and Pikmin Bloom has bat-winged, spiderweb-covered Pikmin until 31 October. Fortnite's Fortnitemares event brings a Five Nights at Freddy's crossover through the same date, and Disney Dreamlight Valley's Oogie Boogie season runs until 4 November. Nintendo Switch Online members also get a Halloween music collection on Nintendo Music.
Source: Nintendo UK
Trailers
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition heads to Switch 2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 as part of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy, which bundles all three rebooted Tomb Raider games together.
Source: Nintendo (YouTube)
Monster Hunter Wilds gets a free demo on Switch 2
A free Prologue Demo for Monster Hunter Wilds is out now on Nintendo Switch 2, with save data carrying over into the full game. It supports local play, so you can hunt with others on the same system.
Source: Nintendo (YouTube)
Grand Theft Auto VI's launch trailer is here
Rockstar's released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, set in Vice City and the state of Leonida. It follows Jason and Lucia after a score goes wrong, pulling them into a criminal conspiracy that stretches across the state. Xbox Wire says the game arrives November 19.
Source: Xbox (YouTube), also reported by Xbox Wire
Horror game Fire and Ashes launches on Xbox
Fire and Ashes is out now on Xbox Series X|S. You play Henry Gray, who wakes in a 1977 psychiatric hospital and has to work through puzzles and disturbing encounters while uncovering his past. It's got optional voice interaction, so whispers, shouts and breathing can affect what happens.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
Phantom Blade Zero's launch trailer, ahead of October 29
Phantom Blade Zero launches October 29, with pre-loading open from October 27 and a physical edition following in 2027. You play Soul, cutting through a conspiracy threatening the Wulin in a story about love, loyalty and vengeance.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Co-op platformer Carry The Glass gets a launch trailer
Carry The Glass is a two-player co-op platformer where you play construction workers hauling a fragile glass window through levels full of obstacles. It's about communication and timing: drop it, and you're starting over.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Rematch's Season 6 trailer lands
Rematch's Season 6, "Make Every Match Count", adds a new Contracts and Badges progression system, Vanguard and Glitch cosmetics, and a Clouds Sunset VR setting.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Mass Effect's Shepard actor reacts to the leaked trailer
Jennifer Hale, who voices Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series, has reacted to footage from Mass Effect Universe, the project that followed BioWare's closure and the cancellation of the next mainline game. "It's extraordinary," she said, adding: "I'm holding hope for magic to happen."
Source: GameSpot
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