One of horror gaming’s best stories Hey all! This week we’ve been loving exploring horror games (especially cute indie experiences likeConvenience StoreandClosing Shift), so I also snaggedSOMAwhen I saw it on sale. I’m not entirely sure what to expect; I haven’t played or seen it before, but I understand it’s a sci-fi survival horror from the creators ofAmnesia: The Dark Descent. I’m always on the hunt for unsettling and creepy games, so this sounds like a perfect way to spend Friday evening with you!...

Various pre-order options Today we learned that Best Buy is sellingFallout 4with a pair of socks, but what if you alreadyhavesocks, and it’s really a pair of underwear you need, or a cravat? Perhaps you’ve already pre-orderedFallout 4, maybe even secured thePip-Boy edition. Otherwise, here are your (pre-order) options. Best Buy:Fallout 4, its Season Pass (normally $30) and apair of socksfor $85 (“save” $5). Amazon:Fallout 4and aVaulet-Tec Perks Poster(for physical editions, not PC/Xbox One digital versions) for $60....

Let us count the ways Coming off of E3 this year, I started to notice something. Every time I logged on to Steam or PSN somebody I knew was playingWolfenstein: The New Order. Every single time. Who could blame them? After all, Bethesda had just shown off the Nazi killing, acid-fueled trailer for Machine Games second swing at the franchise,Wolfenstein: The New Colossus. It seems a whole lot of people walked away from E3 2017 with the same notion....

See what the father of the series thinks of the new take Will Wright is a name you should all be familiar with, you know, seeing as he’s the father of everythingSims. That of course includes the city building simulation titles, likeSim City. Will moved on from Maxis to runStupid Fun Clubin 2009, but he paid the studio a visit to check outthe newSimCity. “I’ve had more fun playing this SimCity than I’ve had playing Sim City in over a decade,” Will stated in his interview withSimCity’screative director, Ocean Quigley....

You are so shocked You are so surprised, I know. A newCall of Dutytitle for 2013 was revealed during today’s earnings call with Activision, where they also stated that they don’t expect the sequel to perform as well asBlack Ops IIdid in 2012. “For Call of Duty, consistent with our past practices, we are planning for the mainline release in Q4 to be down versus 2012,” CEO Eric Hirshberg stated. Activision is keeping forecasts low due largely to the major changes happening in 2013....

Mods ‘n’ Horrors Any horror fans casting their minds back will fondly remember Frictional Games’Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Released in 2010, this indie survival horror title quickly became one of the most terrifying games of its era. Now, the developer has announced that modding for it just became a lot easier through the Steam Workshop. In a recent post on theAmnesiapage, Frictional has said that in anticipation ofAmnesia: The Bunker, which is due out in just a couple of days, the team decided to enable the publishing of custom mods via Steam....

Here’s a new trailer Capcom is going all-in withDevil May Cry 5now that it’s just a few months away from launch. You can play it today on Xbox One with a platform-exclusive demo, and “V,” the previously super-secret character is now fully revealed with his demon-summoning kit. Oh, and Bloody Palace (the classic challenge mode) is coming as a free update in April of 2019, roughly a month after launch....

Clash Royalehas recently launched a unique challenge called Spooky Chess Challenge, where troops will be held as chessboard pieces. Your goal is to checkmate the opponent’s king, aka destroy the king tower. This challenge is very tricky, as you can’t use any spells with high damage, such as Fireball, Lighting, Rocket, and more, to damage the chessboard pieces. To help you beat this challenge, here is a list of the best decks you can use in the Spooky Chess Challenge inClash Royale....

I keep forgetting that Blizzard is off working on a team-based shooter calledOverwatch. Maybe part of the problem is the name? It’s definitely not the characters — there’s a spacesuit-wearing gorilla with glasses namedWinston, for crying out loud. That speaks to me. This fine GDC x PAX week (make it stop!), Blizzard announced two new characters:McCree, a revolver-wielding outlaw, andZarya, a Russian bodybuilder with a particle cannon. There are accompanying videos, but don’t expect much in the way of presentation here....

The new Reckoning map inBlack Ops 6Zombies has a fresh Wonder Weapon called theGorgofex, and the weapon is directly tied to the main campaign. Finding the new Wonder Weapon won’t be easy, and it can be considered almost the main reward. Your effort won’t be in vain, but the game doesn’t make it easy. Once you unlock thePack-A-Punchand complete the basic objectives, there’s no clue about what to do next....

Drop your socks and grab your… well… Activision Blizzard sequelCall of Duty Modern Warfare IIis opening the doors to all and sundry today, as the gazillion-dollar shooter launches its first free multiplayer weekend. Players on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox can download a truncated version of the title for free to check out its hi-octane action. The trial kicks off todayand will run until Monday, December 19 at 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 BST....

Still didn’t stop it hitting number one though This isn’t going to come as a surprise to anybody, but Activision’s multiplayer military shooterCall of Duty: Black Ops 4is number one with a bullet, having debuted straight into the premier spot of the UK Charts this week. Particularly of note, (and in keeping with many major releases this Fall)Black Ops 4physical sales have plummeted by a staggering 50% on last year’sCall of Duty: WWII,whilst digital sales have absolutely sky-rocketed, resulting in the biggest digital launch in Activision history....

‘And they call me, Bulletproof’ Treyarch has dropped a major update on Activision’s latest million-dollar shooterCall of Duty: Black Ops 4. The new patch, which is already live in-game, makes various adjustments to the roster, mechanics, and even the audio of the multiplayer epic. First and foremost, Armor – which many players have been complaining aboutas far back as the first Beta– has been nerfed in both Blackout and standard Multiplayer....