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All Halloween: The Game endings and how to unlock them

• Halloween: The Game has three unlockable endings for Michael's escape.
• Each requires a separate playthrough with specific map routes and timing.
• All endings are equivalent — Michael always escapes successfully.

Halloween: The Game features three distinct endings, each depicting a different escape route for Michael Myers, and reaching them all requires multiple playthroughs since each demands specific in-game actions. A guide from Destructoid outlines how players can trigger each escape sequence, noting that regardless of which ending is…

BG3’s Best Evil Playthrough Replacement Is Waiting to Be Rediscovered on Steam

• Polygon recommends Tyranny (2016) for players wanting an unflinching evil playthrough.
• Unlike Baldur's Gate 3, it never nudges players towards mercy.
• Tracks nuanced Favour, Wrath, Loyalty and Fear instead of a morality slider.

Polygon highlights Tyranny, Obsidian Entertainment's 2016 dark fantasy CRPG, as a compelling pick for players seeking a genuinely villainous experience after finishing an evil playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3. The article argues that while Baldur's Gate 3 rewards wicked choices with entertaining dialogue, it still nudges players towards…

Skytech Gaming Blaze 5 Review

• Skytech Blaze 5 pairs RTX 5070 with Ryzen 7 9800X3D for solid mid-tier performance.
• Easy-to-open glass case, but crowded motherboard limits upgrade room.
• Non-modular PSU and awkward bottom-mounted ports are notable drawbacks.

IGN has reviewed the Skytech Gaming Blaze 5, a pre-built gaming PC aimed at buyers who want strong mid-tier performance without assembling a system themselves. It pairs an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor inside a case with tempered glass panels…

Review: Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush (PS5) – A Solid Arcade Racer with an Open World It Doesn’t Need

• Push Square reviews Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush on PS5
• Open-world format criticised as unnecessary, weaker than earlier games
• Handling, drifting and stable 60fps praised as highlights

Push Square's PS5 review of Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush concludes that developer Milestone's move from the series' previous circuit-based racing to an open-world structure is an unnecessary change that weakens rather than improves the experience. The reviewer felt the simpler format of the earlier Hot Wheels Unleashed games…

3 Games Where Your Choices Truly Matter

• Polygon picks games where small choices matter more than big endings.
• Zero Parades: For Dead Spies ties choices to psychological stats and consequences.
• Slay the Princess lets refusal itself branch the story.

The article is a Polygon opinion piece arguing that the most compelling video game choices aren't always the sweeping, ending-changing decisions typical of titles like Baldur's Gate 3 or Mass Effect, but rather smaller, subtler branches that shape a character's psychology and everyday behaviour. Prompted by promotional material…

The Best Gaming Chairs (2026): Are They Worth It?

• Wired reviews top gaming chairs for comfort and value in 2026.
• Branch Ergonomic Chair Pro (Sega editions) is the top overall pick.
• Razer Iskur V2 Newgen and Herman Miller Embody offer strong but flawed alternatives.

Wired has updated its gaming chair guide for 2026, testing several models to identify which balance comfort, ergonomics and gamer-oriented styling rather than relying on flashy design alone. The reviewer notes that many gaming chairs prioritise aesthetics and gimmicks over genuine comfort, but singles out a handful of…

GTA Cheat Codes Taught a Generation How Much Fun It Is to Break a Video Game

• Writer says GTA cheat codes taught appreciation for open-world game design.
• PS2-era GTA cheats let players "break" the game as sandbox experimentation.
• Modern games rarely include built-in cheats, unlike the 2000s GTA era.

A Polygon writer reflects on how cheat codes shaped their entire relationship with Grand Theft Auto games, arguing that entering codes for infinite weapons, tanks and flying cars from the outset was not a shortcut but a legitimate way to appreciate Rockstar's open-world design. Rather than following the…

Steam Deck price hike, IMAX boom and Springboks edge ahead in New Zealand series

Rising memory prices push up the Steam Deck's cost, while Telluride premieres and Nolan's sold-out "Odyssey" screens lift cinema buzz; South Africa lead the series 2-1 and Norwich win at Sheffield United.

Ex-BioWare designer says doom and gloom about the next Mass Effect is overstated: ‘I think that they can do it’

• Ex-BioWare designer defends the studio's ability to deliver a good next Mass Effect.
• Comments respond to widespread fan and industry pessimism about the project.
• Full article details were largely inaccessible beyond the headline framing.

A former BioWare designer has pushed back against widespread pessimism surrounding the next Mass Effect game, arguing that the studio is capable of delivering a successful entry despite ongoing scepticism from fans and industry observers. The comments come amid a broader climate of concern about BioWare's future, following…

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