Another Overwatch seasonal event is scary-close. Blizzard has announced that Halloween Terror, its yearly October event filled with spooky skins and events, is coming on October 15.
The teaser didn’t give much information beyond the date, though it did give us a cute look at what Zenyatta apparently does when no one’s looking. Past Halloween Terror events have included tons of new seasonal skins, a limited-time loot box bundle to collect them, and the continuing story of Dr. Junkenstein. Last year introduced Sombra as the Bride of Junkenstein.
All of this will come right alongside the launch of the Nintendo Switch version of the game, which we recently got hands-on time with. Alessandro Fillari wrote that it’s “a great way for players, new and lapsed alike, to revisit the game in a more fresh and laid back way.”
The event may be overshadowed, though, by another incident from outside Overwatch entirely. After Blizzard made the controversial decision to punish a Hearthstone player after expressing his views on unrest in Hong Kong, some fans were calling to boycott Blizzard entirely. Overwatch fans rallied to help by attempting to turn Mei, the game’s only Chinese character, into a symbol of the boycott. Blizzard has since rescinded most of the punishment.
Fortnite players believe that they’ve cracked the code posed by the mysterious numbers displayed by the black hole. The hole and the numbers are now the only elements available following the destruction of the game’s island map.
In the hours since Fortnite’s map exploded at the end of Season 10, the sole remaining aspect of the game – a black hole – has been displaying a series of numbers. That series has now begun to repeat itself, and fans on Reddit have determined that the full sequence is 11 146 15 62 / 87 14 106 2 150 / 69 146 15 36 / 2 176 8 160 65. But what do those numbers mean?
Whether you’re on the red team or the blue team, you need a solid motherboard for your next gaming rig. Here are our choices for the best motherboards for both Intel and AMD systems at every price point.
Infinity Ward’s art director has made clear that the development team has no current plans to include a loot box or “Supply Drop” system.
Joel Emslie took to Reddit to clarify matters after a YouTuber and leaker claimed that Modern Warfare would include a micro-transaction system where some weapons would be hidden behind a paywall. This news came just weeks after the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta appeared to have references to loot boxes. This angered some fans, since the Call of Duty games that have included loot boxes in the past did so only on a cosmetic basis.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but this episode of New Releases has a bunch of exciting games for Nintendo Switch owners. The portable console is getting ports of Overwatch and The Witcher 3, plus some new experiences. The workout-focused Ring Fit Adventure and the cutesy RPG Little Town Hero both launch this week too. Meanwhile, PS4, Xbox One, and PC gamers can get their hands on Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville.
Overwatch: Legendary Edition — October 15
Available on: Switch
This edition of Blizzard’s hero shooter includes the main game and 15 bonus skins. Since new heroes are added to the game for free, you can jump right in and choose from 31 different tank, damage, and support characters. The Legendary Edition also includes three months of Nintendo Switch Online multiplayer for those who’ve yet to sign up for the service.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition — October 15
Available on: Switch
This version of The Witcher 3 includes Geralt’s 2015 adventure plus all previously released DLC and two full expansions: Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine. Altogether, that’s potentially hundreds of hours of RPG questing and monster-slaying to dig into. Not bad for a port that came together in just 12 months.
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Little Town Hero — October 16
Available on: Switch
Little Town Hero comes from Game Freak, best known for the Pokemon series. This RPG is set in a single town that the citizens never leave…until monsters start showing up. Little Town Hero’s combat doesn’t rely on grinding–it’s all about strategizing at whatever power level you’ve currently reached. Also the soundtrack is composed by Undertale creator Toby Fox, so that’s pretty rad.
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Ring Fit Adventure — October 18
Available on: Switch
Ring Fit Adventure is a follow-up to Wii Fit, but with more ways to actually get you up and moving. Ring Fit includes an adventure mode, custom workout playlists, and minigames, all of which are played using the new Ring-Con peripheral and leg strap. Prepare for some serious sweat.
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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville — October 18
Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Battle for Neighborville is the latest in the Plants vs Zombies shooter series, once again pitting the fighting flora against the living dead. This entry includes three new classes for both the plants and zombies, plus a new team-up option that lets two troopers combine into a stronger unit. You can hop into competitive multiplayer modes or explore Neighborville itself in co-op.
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October has more remasters to come, including MediEvil next week. The next episode of New Releases will take a look at that re-release, plus some hotly anticipated new titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and The Outer Worlds.
Warning: This review contains full spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 10, episode 2, “We Are the End of the World.”
It may have been too early in Season 10 to shift gears completely, following the ghoulish exploits of the Whisperers on the other side of the border, but then again, I don’t know when a good time would be to spend this much time with their lot. Because if you thought Walking Dead’s story dragged when we peeked behind the Saviors’ curtain and into the inner-workings of Sanctuary, then The Whisperers are here to show you things can get even sludgier.
It’s not that watching the meet-cute between Alpha and Beta isn’t totally devoid of importance, especially since “We Are the End of the World” focused on a new rift possibly forming between them over Alpha’s undeniable sadness after losing Lydia, but a story like this can’t help but remind us that, well… there are other people on the show we’d much rather share a flashback with.
