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October is underway, and as fans anticipate Halloween by playing influential horror games,FromSoftware’s seminal titlesare considered.Dark Souls' morbid high fantasy andBloodborne’s gothic, cosmic horror make for festively spooky atmospheres, though they may not necessarily be considered as part of the standard horror genre. Rather, Soulstober is fun art challenge that provides prompts for artists and creators to ascribe to the theme of their inspired works for the month of October. Soulstober’s prompts, based on the activity’s namesake, are purposely relative to elements inDark Souls, such as “Soul”, “Undead”, and “Ritual”....

Summary The Jon WattsSpider-Mantrilogy is in the can, giving longtime fans of Peter Parker a new perspective on the character. All three movies served as a modified adaptation of the character’s origin story with the end ofSpider-Man: No Way Homeleaving Peter Parker alone in Manhattan as the wall-crawling hero. There’s a ton of potential for the world of MCU’s Spider-Man to expand. A slew of heroes and villains stand ready to make their MCU and even live-action debut....

Star Warsand NERFhave crossed over several times in the past, and now aStar Wars Jedi: Survivorplayer has redesigned Cal Kestis' blaster to look like a yellow and orange toy gun. While the Jedi are often discouraged from using traditional firearms in favor of their lightsabers and natural connection to the Force,Jedi: Survivorlets players wield a blasteralongside Cal’s trusty laser sword in one of the game’s five selectable combat styles. This blaster is a gift from Cal’s new ally Bode Akuna, and the desperate Jedi keeps it on hand to help him with the various threats from the Empire and Dagan Gera’s Bedlam Raiders....

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” may be a popular refrain amongStar Warsfans, but many fans wanted to know what happened years, decades, and even centuries before the events of the first film. While the prequels brought the time of the Republic to movie screens, the time known as the High Republic was a popular setting in the expanded universe books. These books were set in the time between 50 and 350 years before the events of the Skywalker saga and opened up new characters and stories for the writers....

Summary SomeStarfieldplayers love how Bethesda handled the dialogue in the game, with one fan even going as far as saying that the writers should get a raise for how well done it is. Much like many of the Bethesda games before it, the dialogue options inStarfieldare a major highlight of the game. The dialogue options in Bethesda games are all about agency and choice. Games likeThe Elder Scrolls 5: SkyrimandFallout 4offer branching paths and multiple outcomes based on the player’s decisions, making each choice feel more impactful and personal....

Summary Starfield, while an expansive game overall, is by far themost cluttered game Bethesda has ever madein terms of items-per-room. Every single room in this game has 50+ lootable items players will see when they open their Hand Scanners. RELATED:Fallout 4: The Most Charismatic Characters And, sadly, the vast majority of these items aren’t at all worth the Carrying Capacity they’d take up. This is extra disappointing because players are really incentivized to carefully search each and every room to find the Magazines that give permanent upgrades....

Retail giantTargetis currently hosting a Buy 2 Get 1 Free video games promotion until Saturday, November 12. The concept is simple:Targetshoppers can buy three video games and only pay for two, with the deal including some of the biggest game releases of the year so far. Some of the notable games included in the deal areCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the blockbuster release from Activision that just launched last month, andElden Ring, FromSoftware’s open world epic that remains the highest-rated new video game release of the year....

As well as being a skilled adventurer, Link is also very popular with the ladies, as evidenced byThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD’s Item Check Crush side quest. As the name of the quest might suggest, Zelda isn’t the only Skyloft resident with a thing for Link, with the Item Check girl Peatrice also developing feelings for the handsome hero over the course of his many visits to her counter....

The new Redacted faction in the DMZ mode forCall of Duty: Warzone 2offers players challenges that revolve around sneaking, sleuthing, and sabotage. Many of their assignments involve some degree of stealth and a lot of surgical strikes against high-value personnel and equipment. These missions include Zero Tolerance, a short recon mission against a new enemy faction simply known as the Cartel. RELATED:Modern Warfare 2 Gets Pay-to-Win DMZ Bundles With Unique Abilities Zero Tolerance is a Story Mission forWarzone 2DMZ....

At The Game Awards, Airship Syndicate co-founder Joe Madureira revealedWayfinder, an online action-RPG collaboration with Digital Extremes. The reveal was part of a very busy night for the games industry, as Geoff Keighley’sGame Awards 2022was packed with new announcements and trailers including From Software’sArmored Core 6, Kojima’sDeath Stranding 2, and so much more. The reveal ofWayfinderwas a longtime coming considering both Airship Syndicate and Digital Extremes announced a partnership four months ago at TennoCon 2022....

This week’s episode ofWestworldmarked a rather big change in the way that the show has told its story. Rather than playing games and trying to keep people guessing on what’s just around the corner, the show has turned into more of a science-fiction action series. That’s thanks in large part to the events ofWestworldEpisode 4where the curtain was pulled on just what was and what has been going on. The plans that thefirst few episodes ofWestworldtipped off by Charlotte and The Man in Black have been realized....

Back in December, on Disney’s Investor Day, President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feigeannounced the upcomingArmor WarsDisney+series. It is expected to follow James Rhodes/War Machine (Don Cheadle) in his efforts to remedy the damage done after Tony Stark’s technology falls into the wrong hands. There is a lot unknown about this series as it was just announced; there is no confirmed release date, synopsis, or cast beyond Don Cheadle’s return. However, that hasn’t stopped fans from speculating on what’s to come and more importantly, what they want to see in this return to theIron Man-like world....

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the sequel toThe Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring, was released in 2002 to universal critical acclaim. It is based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s bookThe Two Towers,the second part of the novelThe Lord of the Rings. Directed by Peter Jackson, the film features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis and others....