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A grief-stricken road trip, The Traitors on the go and other new indie games worth checking out

  • Indie showcases revealed several upcoming games.
  • Militsioner’s demo impressed with its strange escape scenario.
  • LudoNarraCon’s sale runs until 15 October.

This roundup highlights new announcements and hands-on demos from several indie game showcases, alongside games available to play now and events running this week. It points readers towards upcoming releases and playable previews, with particular enthusiasm for the unusual escape-focused immersive sim Militsioner. The Triple-i Initiative revealed Among…

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Halo officially returns in 2 weeks with new release

  • New Halo novel launches on 20 October
  • Tim Lebbon, bestselling author, takes the helm
  • Introduces Staff Sergeant Marvin Mobuto as the new lead

The Halo franchise is welcoming new readers with the imminent release of Parasite's Wake on 20 October. Written by award-winning author Tim Lebbon and published by Gallery Books, this marks the latest addition to the Halo extended universe, which already boasts over 30 novels alongside numerous games and…

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Avatar: Seven Havens’s Biggest Plot Twist May Be Hiding in Plain Sight

  • The premiere hints that the seven chakras may shape the series’ mystery.
  • Ellora’s dwindling bender numbers suggest a growing imbalance.
  • The cause of the cataclysm remains unclear.

The premiere of *Avatar: Seven Havens* hints that the catastrophe blamed on Avatar Korra may be tied to an imbalance in the spirit world. The article argues that the series’ imagery and plot details point towards the seven chakras, suggesting the new Avatars may need to restore balance…

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What are we all playing this weekend?

  • The team share their weekend gaming plans.
  • Picks include Dorfromantik and The Witcher 3.
  • One writer is travelling with several gaming devices.

The article shares what members of the Rock Paper Shotgun team plan to play over the weekend, alongside a few personal updates as autumn sets in. Their choices range from demos and returning to familiar games to trying VR and playing on portable devices. Edwin plans to try…

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What we’ve been playing – “It’s pure video game popcorn movie stuff”

  • Dom is hooked on Gears of War's Horde Siege for its open-ended, emergent gameplay.
  • Bertie values The Blood of Dawnwalker's rich storytelling hidden throughout the world.
  • Quake 3's browser version proves surprisingly addictive despite server crowding.

Gaming writers share what's keeping them entertained this week. - Dom has been hooked by Gears of War's new Horde Siege mode, which offers open-ended maps and emergent gameplay moments that feel like "pure video game popcorn movie stuff." - Bertie is stretching out his playthrough of The…

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Pokémon Go Zorua Community Day event guide

  • Zorua Community Day on Oct 10, 2-5 p.m. with shiny rates around 1 in 24
  • Evolve Zorua to Zoroark 2-9 p.m. for exclusive Sucker Punch fast move
  • Zoroark not competitive in PvP or raids, but shiny hunting remains the appeal

Pokémon Go is hosting a Zorua Community Day on Saturday, October 10th from 2-5 p.m. local time, featuring increased spawn rates of the Unovan Zorua with significantly boosted shiny encounter chances. Community Days are designed to attract players with special bonuses like Lucky Eggs and Incense, making them…

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The Witcher 3 patch corrects bloom and boosts console performance

  • Patch 5.01 fixes bloom issue that made Witcher 3 Remastered look washed out
  • Console players can now toggle bloom off and adjust visual settings
  • Performance improvements boost PS5 experience

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered received Patch 5.01 just two weeks after launch, addressing significant visual issues players had noticed. The primary problem was the bloom setting making the game appear washed out, which CD Projekt Red quickly corrected alongside improvements to ray tracing, path tracing, character…

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End Of Abyss review – a creepy dollhouse take on Resident Evil and The Thing

  • Dollhouse visuals make for striking horror scenes.
  • Maze-like exploration and unclear maps cause backtracking.
  • Repetition leaves the reviewer exhausted after 12 hours.

End of Abyss is a survival horror game set in an abandoned facility, presented as a tiny, eerie dollhouse viewed from above. Its carefully composed scenes and sudden monster attacks create effective scares, drawing on the fixed-camera style of early Resident Evil, but the review finds that the…

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Paramount to bring CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk franchise to live action

  • Paramount is adapting Cyberpunk into a live-action film.
  • Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached.
  • Cyberpunk 2077 has sold more than 40 million copies.

Paramount Pictures is adapting CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk franchise into a live-action film, with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached. No release date or further production details have been announced; CD Projekt Red’s joint chief executive Michał Nowakowski said the companies share creative ambitions for the franchise. Cyberpunk 2077…

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AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026

  • AMD will bring FSR 4 framerate-boosting tech to handhelds by end of 2026
  • Unclear if existing handhelds qualify or only new AMD chips will support it
  • New APUs and lightweight FSR 4 models planned alongside handheld rollout

AMD consumer chip boss Jack Huynh has announced that the company will bring its FSR 4 framerate-enhancing technology to handheld devices by the end of 2026, reversing previous uncertainty about official support for older handhelds. This matters because FSR 4 is a machine learning-based technology that can significantly…

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