Prepare your wallets, because it's nearly time for Steam sales to return. The last major sale that Steam hosted was its annual Summer Sale, and at the end of this year, the Winter Sale will close out 2017 and bring us into the new year. Today the dates for the Steam Winter Sale leaked out, along with dates for two (presumably smaller) sales that will happen in the lead up to the holidays.
It's been quite some time since we heard of a big update for Team Fortress 2, but what Valve's revealing today may just be worth that wait. Valve has revealed a new update for the insanely popular multiplayer shooter called Jungle Inferno. As you might imagine from the name, this new update is going to whisk you away to the jungle with a new map to play on.
Since founding Riot Games in 2006, the almost sole focus of co-founders Brandon "Ryze" Beck and Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill has been creating and managing the development of League of Legends. But after 11 years, the pair are now ready to work on something other than their immensely popular MOBA game, and have announced a shift in roles.
After being forced to wait entirely too long, PC players will finally get to dive into Destiny 2 later this month. We're a mere 11 days out from release, and to make sure you're ready to go for launch date, Bungie has released final PC requirements for the game. It's also shared unlock times for Destiny 2 around the world, so you'll know exactly when you can get to playing.
Just a quick heads up for those of you who own a copy of Skyrim Special Edition: the hardcore Survival Mode Bethesda has crafted as an exclusive offering for its new Creation Club service will no longer be free after today. Once the sun sets on October 10, the module will cost 500 credits, which translates to about five American dollars.
With Stardew Valley now available on all major platforms - those being PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Switch - creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has a bit more free time on his hands. Though support for Stardew Valley will likely continue on, major development projects like new versions are over for the time being. Yesterday, Barone held an AMA on the Nintendo subreddit, and in it, he gave us a few vague details on what his next game will be.
Back in July, we were all taken by surprise when Jurassic World Evolution, a new park-building simulation game, was announced. Even more surprising is that Jurassic World Evolution is being developed by Frontier, the studio behind the excellent Planet Coaster. Sadly, those of us hoping for a glimpse at in-game footage were left disappointed, as the reveal trailer was a purely cinematic affair.
Overwatch players are abuzz this week as Blizzard began teasing this year's Halloween Terror seasonal event, revealing it begins on Tuesday, October 10th. The announcement was made on Twitter, including with a quick shot of two new character skins (seen above) to get fans excited, but while Blizzard usually waits until the event begins to reveal all the new items, several other skins have leaked a bit early. For those of you waiting to be surprised on Tuesday, this is your warning that spoilers will follow!
The space exploration MMO EVE Online has been around since 2003 and grown significantly since then to feature huge in-game space battles, complex economies, and ongoing wars between numerous player factions. It's probably one of the last games you'd expect to come to smartphones, but that's exactly what developer CCP Games has announced with the upcoming spinoff Project Aurora.
Now that we're into October, we're closing in on another big holiday, which means it's time for Overwatch's next seasonal event. Blizzard has revealed that it will bring back 2016's Halloween Terror event for another go this year. It begins next week, but aside from Blizzard confirming a couple of new skins, what Halloween Terror 2017 will offer is still unknown.
Creation Club - the vehicle Bethesda will use to deliver new, paid content to games like Skyrim and Fallout 4 - has entered beta on PC, and to go along with this roll out, Bethesda has announced a new survival mode for Skyrim. Skyrim's survival mode will be distributed exclusively through Creation Club on consoles and PC, and it will ramp up the the game's difficultly in a very significant way.
There aren't a ton of Xbox One games you'd need a flight stick for, but if you're a fan of something like Elite Dangerous, you might want to give the T.Flight HOTAS One from Thrustmaster a look. The T.Flight HOTAS One has the distinction of being the first officially licensed flight stick for the Xbox One, so if you're looking for a immersive experience while flying planes and spaceships, this could be a good place to start.
