First Free Title Update for Iceborne brings Rajang and even more end-game content

The first free title update for the acclaimed Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion is now available, keeping the Monster Hunter tradition of robust post-launch support and extending the end-game content even further. The free update offers more challenging options for players to conquer including the ferocious fan-favourite Rajang, more tempered monsters, a whole new region for the end-game Guiding Lands area, and more.

Rajang - The center piece of the first update is the fearsome Rajang, the thunderous fan-favourite monster that offers a challenge for even the most seasoned hunters. This hyper-aggressive fanged beast turns into a golden ball of fury when enraged, unleashing even more lethal attacks as its powerful arms deal incredible damage in one swoop. However, defeating and utilising its parts yields equally incredible equipment, including golden and black palette armour with high offensive skills.

Mashinky is being upgraded with the new Road Vehicles Update

Mashinky ’s New Road Vehicles Update Available on October 6 Transport strategy game about trains now featuring cars.

Mashinky is a strategy game which goal is to create your own train empire on a procedurally generated map. It features realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode, and board game-like rules.

Mortal Kombat 11 Free Weekend - PS4 XOne

Free Trial Weekend for Mortal Kombat 11 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from 11th – 14th October. With new downloadable content (DLC) fighters and various updates available, this is the perfect time to jump into Mortal Kombat 11, the No. 1 selling console game in the U.S. year-to-date.

A PlayStation Plus subscription or Xbox Live Gold membership is required to participate in online multiplayer matches during the Free Trial Weekend. These subscriptions are not required to download the trial or enjoy single player content. 

Male and Female MyPLAYERs Join Forces in WWE 2K20 MyCAREER

For the first time ever, create both female and male MyPLAYERs in WWE 2K20 MyCAREER. Take Red and Tre, two lifelong best friends, through a journey from high school to the WWE Hall of Fame - playing storylines and matches as each character and even teaming together with the all-new Mixed Tag match feature.

With 18 chapters, approximately 100 matches and performances from more than 40 WWE Superstars, NXT Superstars and legends, this year’s MyCAREER provides roughly 20 hours of play-through time, complete with branching narratives and an inter dimensional portal in-between.

Call of Cthulhu - Experience the terror of the Lovecraft mythos on Switch

A shiver down your spine, shadows in the dark, and something in the corner of your eye - Call of Cthulhu is out now for Nintendo Switch, so you truly can’t escape madness.

Watch the brand-new Nintendo Switch Launch Trailer for a taste of this mysterious investigation adventure and get ready to face horrors like you’ve never seen before.

An official adaptation of Chaosium’s pen & paper RPG, Call of Cthulhu combines investigation gameplay with the unparalleled narratives of Lovecraft’s renowned Cthulhu mythos. What mysteries will you, as private investigator Edward Pierce, uncover on the too-quiet island of Darkwater off the coast of Boston?

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Dark Arts Month

Dark forces are on the loose in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. #DarkArtsMonth will allow players to enjoy exciting in-game events and activities throughout October. Players all around the world will have to work together to protect the wizarding world from the most sinister forces and ancient evils slithering in the dark.

The full schedule for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Dark Arts Month is as follows:

• Fighting Forces Brilliant Event Part 1: October 8-14 - A new quest featuring the spine-chilling Brilliant Death Eater and an Azkaban Escapee
• October Community Day: October 19 - Expect more uncanny creatures including Vampire, Werewolf and Doxy oddities appearing more frequently in the game
• Fighting Forces Brilliant Event Part 2: October 22-28 - A new sinister quest featuring the Brilliant Sirius Black and a Dementor
• Exclusive Halloween Quest: October 31 - Get ready for an exciting and exclusive Dark Arts-themed Wizarding Challenge Fortress Chamber and quest with limited-time rewards

NieR:Orchestra Concert Premieres in North America and Europe

Following four sold-out performances in Tokyo in 2018, North American and European audiences will be able to experience the multimedia concert phenomenon in early 2020. Taking place in Chicago and London, the NieR: Orchestra Concert re:12018 will immerse fans in the world of NieR like never before.

The North American and European premiere concerts will be performed by a full symphony orchestra and chorus and will feature the vocal stylings of renowned soloist Emi Evans, under the direction of Grammy Award-winning conductor Arnie Roth. NieR Replicant & Gestalt and NieR: Automata director YOKO TARO and composer Keiichi Okabe have created HD video projections especially for these concerts, which will be projected onto giant screens throughout the performance. With these spectacular visuals, accompanied by the sonic power of over 100 musicians on stage, the NieR: Orchestra Concert re:12018 is a spectacle not to be missed.

All PS4, PS3 & Vita Discounts October 2019

PS4

• Absolute Drift: Zen Edition - £3.29 (65% off)
• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition - £34.99 (50% off)
• Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - £7.39 (63% off)
• Afl Evolution - £8.99 (78% off)
• Afl Evolution Plus Season Pack 2018 - £12.99 (71% off)
• Alchemic Jousts - £3.29 (55% off)
• Alienation - £3.99 (75% off)
• Anima: Gate Of Memories - £5.79 (64% off)
• Anima: Gate Of Memories — Arcane Edition - £11.99 (52% off)
• Anima: Gate Of Memories — The Nameless Chronicles - £7.99 (50% off)
• Animal Force - £6.49 (50% off) / £5.84 Plus (55% off)
• Anoxemia - £3.29 (49% off)

New Mortal Kombat 11 Trailer Showcases the Latest Playable Fighter – Terminator T-800

a new gameplay trailer for Mortal Kombat 11, the No. 1 selling console game in the U.S. year-to-date*, showcasing the Terminator T-800 from the upcoming Skydance and Paramount Pictures film, “Terminator: Dark Fate.”

Featuring the likeness of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Terminator T-800 is the ultimate cyborg assassin, sent back in time from a post-apocalyptic future. Nearly indestructible with superior technology, fighting skills and artificial intelligence capabilities, the Terminator T-800 is the next playable fighter set to join Mortal Kombat 11, available 8th October as part of the early access period for Kombat Pack owners.

Woven - a knitted adventure game

Explore a woollen world with two unlikely heroes and discover why the world is being threatened by metal insects.

Woven is a unique adventure game, with lots of elements of platform, point-and-click and action-adventure game, without being exactly like any of them. The game is laid-back, casual and tailored to a broad audience with both easy and more advanced puzzles, accompanied by a heartfelt story that also offers complexity.

ICYMI - Broomstick League - Wizard battle on broomsticks

Join the Broomstick League. A place where wizards battle on brooms in hardcore, teleporting, trick shot scoring ACTION! That’s right, sign up now to take part in the pre-season and get an edge over the competition.

In Broomstick League, players take to the sky to compete against other would be wizards from around the world in a fast paced, high flying, trick shot scoring, all-out battle for supremacy of the skies.

Deadliest Catch: The Game - play the demo

Enter the dangerous world of king crab fishing in the deadly Bering Sea!

Take command of your own fishing vessel, use realistic equipment, combat hazardous Alaskan waters and become the world's best crab catcher!

Online Lobbies Return in WWE 2K20

The highly requested online lobby system is back in WWE 2K20. Lobbies will streamline the process of pairing up players and getting them into a match as quickly as possible. We’re also excited to talk about new developments in MyPLAYER, Road to Glory, and MyPLAYER Towers.

Create a Lobby: If you have an exact online multiplayer match in mind, creating a lobby is the way to go. Select from a wide variety of match types and rules with up to six players. Choose the arena, Superstar gender, and even toggle the restriction to only allow default WWE Superstars (a.k.a. Fair Play). You can start out in private mode to invite friends and then open the remaining slots to the general public if you prefer. Once in a lobby together, everyone can voice chat as they select Superstars and the lobby creator makes decisions on the match at hand. Players will now have full visibility on how the match is coming together.

The Surge 2 - game release trailer - PC PS4 XO

Hardcore Action-RPG The Surge 2’s blend of limb-chopping combat and post-apocalyptic exploration releases today on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Developer Deck13 and publisher Focus Home Interactive are delighted to deliver a sequel enjoyable by all - either for its incredible standalone story and gameplay, or how it builds and improves upon The Surge in every way.

The Surge 2 presents a harsh, sci-fi, dystopian world to explore and survive. Create your own character and decide how to approach the hardcore melee combat, putting your reactions and RPG character-building skills to the test. 

Fight for Your Guild with Powerful Magical Abilities in FAIRY TAIL

Join Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfila, Gray Fullbuster, Ezra Scarlet, and Wendy Marvell in the First FAIRY TAIL Game for Major Consoles.

FAIRY TAIL , based on Hiro Mashima’s best-selling manga and anime series of the same name, follows the spell-binding plot from “The Grand Magic Games” story arc - enabling gamers to re-live, or experience for the first time, the exciting episodes of this fan-favorite storyline. Not only will they be able to experience stories previously told in the manga and anime, but they will even be able to enjoy never before seen story and quest elements.

Terminator Resistance new single player first-person shooter - PC PS4 XO

TERMINATOR: RESISTANCE is a single player first-person shooter developed by Teyon. It features an original story based on the film rights for legendary motion-pictures ‘THE TERMINATOR’ and ‘T2: JUDGMENT DAY’. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, nearly 30 years after Judgment Day, and expands upon the Future War glimpsed at in the iconic films from James Cameron, ‘THE TERMINATOR’ and ‘T2: JUDGMENT DAY’.

TERMINATOR: RESISTANCE introduces a new hero, Jacob Rivers, a soldier in the Resistance Pacific Division. Despite the fact that Jacob is just a private, he’ll soon discover that he’s been targeted by the latest threat from SKYNET and marked for termination! SKYNET may be destined to lose this war, but at what cost to Jacob? Experience the events leading up to the decisive final battle, smash SKYNET’s Defence Grid and help decide the fate of mankind in the war against the machines!

New ADATA Double capacity memory and SSDs to fuel your gaming needs

Announcing New double-capacity ADATA DDR4-2666 U-DIMM and DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM modules.
Made with the latest advancements in soldering and manufacturing, the ADATA DDR4-2666 U-DIMM and SO-DIMM pack a total of 32GB (16x2) per stick, doubling the capacity of what was possible with a single slot. The new double-capacity U-DIMM will give discerning users, such as gamers and graphics professionals, the ability to break the memory limitations of two-slot platforms. For general users, ADATA offers the double-capacity DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM.

In addition to expanded capacity, the ADATA DDR4-2666 U-DIMM and DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM modules also provide excellent performance and support the latest Intel and AMD platforms. As with all ADATA memory modules, these modules and their components are produced and tested via a rigorous quality control process to ensure rapid performance and stable operation. Also, they meet strict JEDEC and RoHS standards to guarantee compatibility, stability, and environmentally friendliness and come backed by a lifetime warranty for maximum assurance.

FREE Spatial Sound Card Windows app upgrade regular headphones to surround sound

Competing with Razer Surround and Dolby Headphone, whose surround-simulation is based only on artificially designed mathematical formulas, according to Krabbenhöft, the team behind the Spatial Sound Card used a novel approach.

“We started out by building a 3D sound effects plug-in for Hollywood movie studios, so perfect quality had to be the single top priority, no matter what,” recounts Krabbenhöft.

At that time, sound engineer Tom Ammerman was involved with several 3D audio Blu-Ray releases, for example Expendables 3 or Kraftwerk’s 3D The Catalogue, for which he was ultimately Grammy-nominated.

New SC680 External Solid State Drive launched

New ADATA SC680 external solid state drive (SSD). The SSDs features a stylish and compact form factor for easy portability and implements the USB 3.2 Generation 2 interface for excellent read and write performance.

Lightweight and Fast
Lightweight (35g), and only 10mm thick, the SC680 is very portable, slipping into pockets and bags with ease. Utilizing the USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface it’s also fast too, sporting read/write speeds of up to 530/460MB/s, making it over 6.6 times faster than external hard drives. This performance not only benefits users when transferring stored data, but also when loading game titles. What is more, it is shockproof, operates quietly, and consumes less power than many other external SSDs.

Spooky Borderlands 3’s Upcoming Bloody Harvest Event - PC PS4 XO

Borderlands 3 Creative Director Paul Sage debuted the very first footage of the upcoming “Bloody Harvest” in-game event during the inaugural episode of The Borderlands Show, a new monthly web series covering all things Borderlands.

Bloody Harvest is a free, Halloween-themed event that will launch next month and run for a limited time. The event will include brand new and appropriately themed Legendary weapons, character skins, enemy types, environments, and at least one seriously spooky boss battle.