A Steam specials sale has discounts on PEAK, Resident Evil Requiem and Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced today. PlayStation marked 20 years of its store, Skyblivion's volunteers are facing a lawsuit threat, and a run of launch trailers rounds out the day.
Deals and sales
On sale on Steam: PEAK, Resident Evil Requiem and Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Three games are discounted on Steam's specials shelf today, Australian prices and all.
PEAK is 38% off, A$7.30 down from A$11.79, until 9pm Sunday 15 November. It's a cooperative climbing game where a group scales a procedurally generated mountain together, managing hazards and injuries as they go.
Resident Evil Requiem is 30% off, A$75.56 down from A$107.95, until 5am Wednesday 4 November. It's the latest Resident Evil, switching between FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft and returning agent Leon S. Kennedy through investigation, puzzles and resource management, in first or third person.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is 25% off, A$74.96 down from A$99.95, until 4am Wednesday 11 November. It's an enhanced remake of the original Black Flag, rebuilt on the latest Anvil engine with new story content alongside its combat, stealth, parkour and naval sailing.
Source: Steam
News
PlayStation Store turns 20, and developers share the games that surprised them
PlayStation Blog marked 20 years of PlayStation Store by asking developers from its own studios and others to name a game from the past two decades that caught them by surprise. Final Fantasy VII Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi named Balatro, Santa Monica Studio's Jonathan Burke picked Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, and Naughty Dog's Arne Meyer went with Inscryption, among several others. The post also marked a PlayStation Store Showcase with its own deals and curated picks.
Source: PlayStation Blog
A former volunteer is threatening to sue over the Skyblivion mod
A former volunteer on the Skyblivion mod is threatening legal action for damages of more than €30,000, according to a video posted by current lead Kyle "Rebelzize" Rebel. Skyblivion is the fan-made remake of Oblivion, and the dispute looks like it'll need resolving before the mod, already past its original planned release last year, can come out.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Dune: Awakening's Blood and Ice expansion is coming in December
Dune: Awakening is getting a free expansion called Blood and Ice, timed to land in December just before the Dune: Part 3 film arrives on 18 December. The game is also getting an offline mode this month, letting players keep going without a live connection.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Melvor Idle's sequel is becoming an official RuneScape spinoff
Jagex has partnered with Melvor Idle, the RuneScape-inspired idle game, to turn its sequel into an official RuneScape spinoff. Melvor Idle 2 has picked up the subtitle "A RuneScape Adventure" to mark the tie-in.
Source: PC Gamer
Final Fantasy 14's Evercold expansion gets a new release date
Final Fantasy 14's Evercold expansion has been delayed by about a month, with a new release date of 23 February 2027. The outlet also got a look at the expansion's second new job, which is themed around birds.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Footage leaks that might show a Persona 1 remake
Footage has leaked online that looks like it could be from a remake of the first Persona game, though nothing confirms it's genuine yet. For now it's being treated as an unverified leak, not a confirmed announcement.
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Chronicles: Medieval's developer says it's close to closing
Chronicles: Medieval's developer is facing imminent closure after losing funding. The studio says "what makes it hurt is how close we are, early access is in reach," and that it's "not going down without a fight."
Source: PC Gamer
Trailers
Final Fantasy 14's Evercold gets a release date trailer
GameTrailers posted the release date trailer for Final Fantasy 14's Evercold expansion, which lands on 23 February 2027 for Square Enix's MMORPG. It covers two new jobs, an updated battle system, armoury updates and expanded character customisation as the Warrior of Light heads into a world of ice. GameTrailers also posted separate trailers for the new Zephyr job, a dungeon crawl, and the new areas of Skiðblaðnir and Sessrymnir.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
Final Fantasy 14 gets an Evangelion crossover teaser
GameTrailers posted a Japanese-voiced teaser for a "Ghosts of Desire" crossover between Final Fantasy 14 and Evangelion, built around a new alliance raid series made with creative input from khara, Inc. It lands alongside the Evercold expansion.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
Put Your Toys Away Together! launches with a cosy co-op trailer
GameTrailers posted the launch trailer for Put Your Toys Away Together!, a cosy co-op game about turning a toy store into an organised dream, sorting 20,000 toys with up to eight friends. It's out now on Steam.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
Vibe Together announced as a multiplayer music sandbox
GameTrailers posted the announcement trailer for Vibe Together, a multiplayer music making game built around connecting objects to build songs, solo or with friends. It's coming to Steam in 2027, with a demo planned before then.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition gets a release date trailer
Xbox posted the release date trailer for RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition, a coin pusher roguelike launching on Xbox Series X|S on 10 November 2026.
Source: Xbox (YouTube)
Final Fantasy Resonance launches on Switch 2
Nintendo posted the launch trailer for Final Fantasy Resonance, a pixel art take on the series now out on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. Players travel with companions bound by fate and call on Visions, echoes of past Final Fantasy characters, in battle.
Source: Nintendo (YouTube)
Hello Kitty Party Land launches on Switch 2
Nintendo posted the launch trailer for Hello Kitty Party Land, out now on Nintendo Switch 2, with more than 45 minigames, customisable characters and a cast of Sanrio friends to meet.
Source: Nintendo (YouTube)
Steins;Gate Re:Boot launches on PS5
PlayStation posted the launch trailer for Steins;Gate Re:Boot, out now on PS5. It follows Rintaro Okabe and a group of students whose invention can send messages into the past, setting off conspiracies that twist the timeline.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
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