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#37: Level up!

October 28, 2022

The Week in Games is changing. Sort of.

You might notice that this issue looks slightly different. And you may have noticed that last week’s issue didn’t arrive at all. A problem with the email provider Revue meant that although the issue was written and published, it never got sent out. I’ve been thinking about changing providers for a while now, and last week’s hiccup (added to the fact that it wasn’t the first time Revue has gone down and that their communication is non-existent) was the final straw.

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THE WEEK IN GAMES

The best news, deals and gaming content of the week!

NEWS

Sony has confirmed the PlayStation Plus Essential line-up for November.
Amazon has revealed the next batch of Prime games for November.
Amazon and Bethesda have started teasing the new Fallout TV show.
Bethesda has revealed that Fallout 4 will receive a free new-gen update next year.
God of War Ragnarök's four graphical options have been revealed.
Sony Santa Monica has also confirmed that Ragnarok won't have a photo mode at launch.
Netflix's Sonic Prime animated series gets a December release date.
CD Projekt Red has announced that a full remake of the first Witcher game is in production.
Physical copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 contain just 70MB of data on the disc, requiring a subsequent 150GB download.
Blaze Entertainment, the company behind Evercade, has signed a deal to bring Amiga games to its retro consoles starting next year.
An archivist has spent over $40,000 and 22 years scanning every PS2 manual and made them free to view online.
Microsoft's financial results show that Xbox software has slumped as hardware revenues continue to grow.
Naughty Dog are working with a new PlayStation Studio on an unannounced game.
Hideo Kojima has said that his next game is like a new medium.
Phil Spencer has hinted at possible Game Pass, console, and game price increases.
Overwatch 2's first Halloween event has begun. Here are the details.
Age Of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age Of Empires IV arrive on Xbox next year.
Disney has said that no IP is off limits, as the entertainment giant looks to work with indie creators.
Steam regional pricing updates have seen some game prices rise by 500 percent.
Guerrilla has released a new range of Horizon Forbidden West inspired clothing, including loungewear sets and button up shirts via ASOS.
Media Molecule’s Dreams is celebrating Halloween with the return of its annual All Hallows’ event, this time with a trip to the Land of Lost Dreams.
Rocksteady Studios co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker have announced that they are departing from the studio.
Mario Party and Mario Party 2 are coming to Nintendo Switch Online
New Dead Space remake gameplay takes an 8-minute tour of the Ishimura.
The Swedish games industry has quadrupled revenues in past five years.

DEALS

The Halloween Sale is well underway on the PlayStation Store, with up to 80% off scary stuff. The November Savings Sale has also begun, with up to 65% off a host of games. You can also currently save up to 50% on Sims 4 Game Packs.
PlayStation’s Deal of the Week sees 25% knocked off FIFA 23.
The Shocktober Sale is on at the Xbox Store, with up to 80% off spooky things, and there’s also a Publisher Spotlight Series Sale with up to 65% off games from a range of different publishers.
There’s no specific eShop sale running at the moment, but Nintendo still has over 1000 games on offer.
Saturnalia and Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus are currently free on the Epic Games Store.
Steam has a number of current Special Offers running, including 20% Football Manager 23, 60% off Days Gone and a few others.
Day of the Devs is marking its 10th anniversary with a Humble Bundle that includes a host of classic indie games.

MORE!

Ninty Fresh Magazine Issue 8

The latest issue of Ninty Fresh magazine is into its final week of crowdfunding. Issue 8 is focused on 30 years of Star Fox, alongside the usual modern and retro Nintendo goodness. You can check out previous issues here.

NEW RELEASES

All the major releases arriving this week and next!

THIS WEEK:

Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike And The Quest For Stale Gum (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – October 25
Saturnalia (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – October 27
Signalis (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – October 27
Star Ocean The Divine Force (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) – October 27
Bayonetta 3 (Switch) – October 28 – Read review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) – October 28
Resident Evil Re:Verse (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) – October 28
Resident Evil Village (Switch, Mac) – October 28 – Read review
Resident Evil Village: Winters' Expansion (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PC) – October 28

NEXT WEEK:

Endling – Extinction is Forever (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S) – November 3
How to Say Goodbye (Switch, PC, Mac, iOS, Android) – November 3
The Chant (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – November 3
The Entropy Centre (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) – November 3
WRC Generations (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) – November 3
Demon Throttle (Switch) – November 4
Harvestella (Switch, PC) – November 4
It Takes Two (Switch) – November 4 – Read review

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