>Alan Wake 2’s 2nd expansion, The Lake House, is here and I did not enjoy any part of it. As one of the base game and first expansion, Night Springs, biggest supporters it pains me. The Lake House takes place shortly before Janina Gavankar’s character shows up in the main campaign. A Federal Bureau of …

>"So long and thanks for all the brains!".

>Undead Labs has announced that, with the help of support team Wushu Studios, Legacy Awaits will be the final major content update for State of Decay 2. Launching as a free patch across PC and Xbox — including Game Pass — the title's 38th update brings a collection of new and returning outfits, vehicles and weapons, some big quality-of-life improvements, a selection of 'game adjustments' and some major bug fixes to the zombie-slayer.

>The team's list of changes has been fully explained in a detailed Steam blog post, where we get early looks at some of the big updates being made in State of Decay 2's final patch. Here's how Undead Labs introduces its Legacy Awaits update:

>The spooky season is finally here, and to celebrate, Microsoft has slashed the prices of hundreds of Xbox games, DLC expansions, and more in the huge Xbox Shocktober Sale 2024. Microsoft has discounted some games by as much as 90%, so make sure you have a good look through everything on offer and pick up a bargain before the sale ends on October 31.

>For those looking forward to heading back into the rather surreal and twisted world of Alan Wake 2, you will soon be able to do just that, thanks to the imminent arrival of its Lake House DLC.

>Presented amusingly by YouTuber ‘Dunkey’ of videogamedunkey fame, Animal Well is making the move over to Xbox, and in even better news, it’s available today for you to pick up and play. Animal Well was developed by Billy Basso and is published by Bigmode. In Animal Well, you’ll “explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel …

>Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy has revealed FBC: Firebreak, a three-player co-op multiplayer spin-off set in the same universe.

>Check out the updates from the event!

>It's been a very long wait for the arrival of Stalker 2 on Xbox Game Pass, but we're in the final stretch now, which is very exciting indeed. The open world shooter is about a month away from launching, and today, a bunch of early previews have dropped - with the game sounding like a real treat to play.

>We'll round up a bunch of these early impressions down below, so you can get a flavour of what's being said about the upcoming Game Pass title ahead of its November 2024 launch.

>Microsoft’s determination to destroy the great reputation of Game Pass continues apace, with the news that the corporation has suddenly pulled its years-long offer of a two-week trial subscription for a dollar, just a week before it adds Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to the subscription.

Dick move.

Ooph this place is dead. Let's see if I can get some help. I can't seem to find a good place to get any battle brothers (space marines) STL's and I dont seem to see any from OPR themselves. Any ideas?

>Starship Troopers: Extermination combines frenetic squad-based gunplay with base-building and resource extraction against swarms of diverse arachnid foes. Choose from six distinct classes and work together to complete objectives, acquire resources, build and defend your base, and extract critical materials in intense battles to secure the future of the United Citizen Federation. Leave no inch of ground safe for the Arachnid enemy!

>Starship Troopers: Extermination is available now on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, or the Epic Games Store

Haven't seen any reviews yet. Hopefully it's good.

>Secret Door, one of the two game developers under the umbrella of Dreamhaven, has revealed its first game — a new four-player co-op adventure called Sunderfolk.

>Billed as a tactical turn-based RPG, Sunderfolk brings players together to complete missions on a top-down map. Secret Door calls it a "streamlined alternative to the traditional tabletop gaming experience" in its official release, saying that it requires "no elaborate setup, rulebooks, or materials," but will include six distinct heroes, deck building, and other familiar RPG elements.

>To further increase accessibility, Sunderfolk will support phones or tablets to control the onscreen action, calling it as a "new spin on the classic game night experience."

>“We have a bunch of dedicated board and tabletop game fanatics on the team at Secret Door — getting together for game night has been a regular highlight for many of us going back years and years,” said studio head Chris Sigaty.

>“As developers we also like to look at what inspires us and think about how to make those types of experiences easier to get into, so that more people can enjoy them as much as we do. With Sunderfolk, we’re excited to offer players a game that’s easy to pick up and play, while still challenging to master, and we can’t wait to share it with the world."

>We have a bunch of dedicated board and tabletop game fanatics on the team at Secret Door — getting together for game night has been a regular highlight for many of us going back years and years Like many others at Dreamhaven, Sigaty is a former Blizzard producer, having worked on StarCraft II and Warcraft III among other games. Dreamhaven was formed in 2020 by former Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime, with the company encompassing two studios in Secret Door and Moonshot. Last month, Dreamhaven announced that it was publishing Lynked: Banner of the Spark. In an interview with IGN published last month, Morhaime talked about the evolution of Dreamhaven while explaining why he thinks the game industry will continue to grow.

>"The team at Secret Door, and really all of us at Dreamhaven, are all about bringing players together around fun experiences,” Morhaime said in the release announcing Sunderfolk. “Sunderfolk is a beautiful game, it’s full of personality and charm, and it also creates epic moments where everyone is engaging directly with each other to work out strategies or celebrate victories. There’s nothing quite like it, and we’re really looking forward to seeing what players think.”

>Sunderfolk is under development PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch. It's slated to release in 2025.

This looks kinda cool. Might actually be something I end up playing when the family comes over. Will save me from having to play monopoly for the millionth time.

>Today, exactly 10 years after the release of the original, creative director Al Hope responds to fans' "distress calls," giving us that all-important announcement that work on a follow-up is underway. "On the 10th anniversary, it seems only fitting to let you know that we have heard your distress calls loud and clear," Hope begins.

>"Today, I'm delighted to confirm, on behalf of the team, that a sequel to Alien: Isolation is in early development. We look forward to sharing more details with you when we're ready."

>No indication has been given as to when we can expect the sequel to be released, or what platforms it'll land on, but it sounds like we might have quite a wait on our hands. Even so, it's certainly exciting news for horror fans, especially with Halloween approaching.

>Hope says "it's been nothing short of incredible" to see fans' passion for Alien: Isolation over the years, and "see it reach so many players around the world." He says that there was one "guiding principle" for that initial release, which saw the devs focus on creating "a truly authentic experience that went back to the roots of the Alien franchise," bringing a new story with all the classic atmosphere fans of the original movie know and love to the table.

>With a very positive Metascore of 79, it's safe to say that the team at Creative Assembly pulled that off – we gave it four and a half stars out of five in our Alien: Isolation review – which bodes well for whatever the team has cooking for this new follow-up.

>In some major (and pretty surprising) news for Halo fans, Halo: Infinite is finally getting a third-person mode this November.

>343 Industries announced the news on Friday during a Forge panel at the 2024 Halo World Championship. For those who aren't at the event, the announcement was also posted on X/Twitter, including a bit of work-in-progress footage of third-person mode in action: (go to article)

>As fans will know, this marks the first time a third-person mode has ever been officially offered in a Halo game. Senior community manager John "Unyshek" Junyszek and Skybox Labs senior software engineer Colin Cove offered a bit more information at the Halo World Championship panel, saying they'll be starting with third-person Firefight mode in a future update, "but we also have the ability to do in PvP and control it in Forge," per Cove.

>They clarified that third-person will be supported at the mode level and that, with Forge controls, modes can switch individual players (or all players) between first- and third-person perspective whenever desired. It's currently unclear if it will be available in campaign mode or restricted to multiplayer.

>While this is the first time third-person mode has been available on an official level, a number of mods have added it to the game over the years and have been largely well-received by the community.

>Halo Infinite first launched in 2021, receiving a number of new maps, modes, quality-of-life improvements, and other additions over the years. Some fans, however, had started to note a general lack of developer-made additional content for this year. With the Halo World Championship well underway, we wouldn't be surprised if more Halo-related announcements were made through the weekend.

I haven't had the chance to play infinite yet with my backlog being larger than a whale. But 3rd person halo seems so wrong. The corner peek will be killer with that shotty aha.

I'm trying to get my mouse mat to connect but it just doesn't show up. Is it possible to add things that don't normally have a program to control them? It's just a button on the pad.

>Halloween is almost upon us, and Xbox is celebrating the occasion by giving away two movies for FREE as part of October 2024's Xbox Game Pass Perks! There's inevitably a catch though... they're only available in certain regions.

>In fact, we have a feeling it's only Xbox users in the United States that can claim Saw and The Devil's Rejects right now, which is a shame but not something we're particularly surprised about!