Path of Exile had a big one at Exilecon, GOG had two new releases, and the trailer feed from PlayStation, Xbox and GameTrailers kept rolling. Here's the lot, each one linked back to where it came from.
Deals and sales
Steam's wishlist can search deals off Steam too
A Rock Paper Shotgun writer hooked a Steam Wishlist up to a third-party deals tracker and found games on it going cheap well beyond Steam's own store. The tool checks major shops across the web for anything on the wishlist that's on sale. One find saved a nephew more than £40 on Total War: Warhammer 3.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
News
Gecko Gods is out now on GOG
Gecko Gods is a puzzle adventure where you play a small gecko, climbing walls and solving puzzles to uncover a lost civilisation. It's out now on GOG from publisher Super Rare Originals, who also has Lelu coming soon. A soundtrack release is up for sale alongside it.
Source: GOG
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor lands on GOG
This turn-based party RPG is set in the Forgotten Realms, where a new Pool of Radiance has turned up beneath the city of New Phlan. Elminster calls on players to head into the ruined elven city of Myth Drannor to deal with whatever's behind it. It's out now on GOG.
Source: GOG
Hozy brings cosy home restoration to PS5 on November 9
Hozy is a stress-free home restoration game with no timers or scores, just cleaning and decorating rooms across nine story levels in a town called Littleville. It uses the DualSense's haptics and adaptive triggers so tools like the mop and crowbar feel different depending on the surface. There's a Game+ mode for redoing finished rooms and a sandbox mode with everything unlocked. It launches November 9 on PS5, including on PlayStation Portal.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Where Winds Meet's Hutuo update lands on Xbox November 13
Where Winds Meet's anniversary update adds a war-torn region called Hutuo, built around the Battle of Zhongdu Bridge, with new boss fights and two board game modes. It's out November 13 on Xbox Series X|S, with a new Dual Spears martial art, choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping, following on November 26. Visuals get a bump too: 4K upscaling on Series X and 2K on Series S.
Source: Xbox Wire
Gears of War marks 20 years with a free character and a December season
Gears of War is marking 20 years since its 2006 Xbox 360 debut with a two week anniversary event running limited-time Versus and Horde modes in Gears of War: E-Day. RAAM is free to all E-Day players from November 6. Season 2: Legacy lands December 1 with returning maps, modes and character skins, including a Gears of War 2 themed Dom skin.
Source: Xbox Wire
What's landing on Xbox from November 9 to 13
Xbox's weekly preview covers everything due out from November 9 to 13. Hozy arrives November 9, Football Manager 27 and Hard West 2 land November 10, and Autobahn Police Simulator 4 and 9 Kings follow on November 12.
Source: Xbox Wire
Path of Exile's new league overhauls the endgame
Path of Exile's 3.30 update brings the Covens of Umbra league on November 13, built around a conflict with the Witches of Umbra. New mechanics include Fates, modifiers collected from witch encounters that stack for tougher boss fights, and the Wickerman, which binds your soul to trophies taken from enemies for buffs. The Atlas gets an overhaul too, with Threads of Creation replacing Scarabs and Mirage becoming a core mechanic that doubles map size.
Source: PCGamesN
Path of Exile 2 goes free to play with its 1.0 launch in December
Path of Exile 2 hits 1.0 on December 11, when it also goes free to play on Steam and its standalone launcher. The update adds Acts Five and Six to close out the campaign, with 24 new areas and 18 major bosses, plus two new classes: the Duelist, who fights alongside a customisable companion called the Squire, and the Shadow, a dagger and trap specialist. A new Conquerors of Wraeclast mechanic lets players recruit troops and build strongholds to fight rival factions.
Source: PCGamesN
The Fertile Crescent 2 leaves early access with its 1.0 release
The Fertile Crescent 2: Collapse of the Bronze Age is out of early access now with its 1.0 update, developed by Wield Interactive and published by MicroProse. The real-time strategy game takes cues from Age of Empires, and 1.0 adds the final chapters of its singleplayer campaign. Players also get the same map editor the developers used to build that campaign.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Trailers
Assassin's Creed Valhalla gets its 'Most Requested Update'
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Most Requested Update is out now, adding New Game+, extended progression, new items and resources and extra achievements. PS5 Pro players also get enhanced visuals. It's a free update for anyone who already owns the game.
Source: GameTrailers, also reported by PlayStation Blog, Xbox Wire
Stip gets a release date trailer
Stip is a number puzzle game where the rules get discovered as you play and don't always stick once you've learned them. It's coming to PC on January 20, 2027, and a demo is out now.
Source: GameTrailers
Stellar Blade adds free Bayonetta costumes
Stellar Blade's Bayonetta Collaboration brings four new couture outfits for Eve, inspired by Bayonetta. They're free on PS5 and PC from November 5.
Source: PlayStation, also reported by GameTrailers
Psycho-Sleuth launches on PC
Psycho-Sleuth is a psychological mystery game where thirteen "Afflicted Ones", each with a cognitive disorder that bends reality, get trapped in a gothic setting by a cult called Li. It's out now on PC through Steam, STOVE and the Epic Games Store.
Source: GameTrailers
Rally Shift gets a release date
Rally Shift is a sci-fi driving game from Abstract Pixel Studios where a live bomb's ticking on your dash and an alien's on your tail. It launches November 10 on PC through Steam.
Source: GameTrailers
Hasbro Games Junior Collection is out now on PlayStation
Hasbro Games Junior Collection bundles Monopoly Junior, Clue Junior and Game of Life Junior into one release for PS5 and PS4, out now.
Source: PlayStation
Jaden Industries announced for Xbox
Jaden Industries is a relaxing factory building puzzle game about running compact crafting chains across floating islands. It's coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and the Microsoft Store.
Source: Xbox
GRAVHOUNDS launches into Xbox Game Preview
GRAVHOUNDS is a 1-4 player physics-driven game where you drop into hostile planets, build a base and fight off hordes of enemies. The longer you stick around, the bigger the risk and the reward, and you'll need to extract with everything you can carry. It's out now on Xbox Game Preview.
Source: Xbox, also reported by GameTrailers
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