Grand Theft Auto V‘s Online mode now has updated with its latest list of discounts and bonuses, and this time they’re Halloween-themed. The Halloween Bunker Series will hand out triple rewards all week, as are freemode events. These bonuses will last until October 28.
The Bunker Series involves three Slasher maps, set in a bunker, silo, and at The Diamond, and each one will offer triple GTA$ and RP this week. There are also doubled rewards in the following adversary modes:
Beast vs. Slasher
Come Out to Play Condemned
Lost vs. Damned
Slasher
Slashers
On top of all of that, Nightclubs have triple-boosted daily income this week, making it a great time to build up some cash reserves. Nightclub properties are discounted by 40%, while upgrades and modifications are 30% off, so it’s a good week to grow your empire.
This week’s clothing freebies are a bit more exciting than usual, too–there’s an Orange Dot Tech Mask and a Lemon Sports Tracksuit, which looks a bit like the iconic Bruce Lee tracksuit (and even more like the tracksuit from Kill Bill, since the stripes are on the arms rather than the body–but, of course, it all comes back to Lee).
Look good for free this week.
The Annis S80RR is the free car up for grabs in the Diamond Casino & Resort this week, which is a sleek sportscar that you can nab if you’re lucky. The discounted vehicles this week are all horror-themed, so if you want to drive something spooky, it’s a good week for it.
Albany Lurcher (30% off)
Chariot Romero Hearse (30% off)
Pegassi Reaper (30% off)
LCC Santus (30% off)
And then, on top of all of this, there’s the usual Amazon Prime bonuses. As always, you can get GTA$200k just for logging in this week, but on top of that you can also nab:
The Vespucci Canals Nightclub location for free
An exclusive 60% off the flying Imponte Deluxo
If you haven’t played GTA Online yet during October 2020 on PS4, make sure you do so–everyone can claim a bonus GTA$1 million each month. This is all leading up to the release of the PS5/Xbox Series X version of the game.
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Developer Crispy Creative has released a new trailer for its first new IP, A Long Journey to an Uncertain End. Composed of a team that features former Obsidian and Telltale developers, Crispy Creative seems to be leaning into its strengths with this first title–A Long Journey to an Uncertain End is a story-driven space opera with management simulator elements.
In A Long Journey, you’re a sentient spaceship, making you both the captain and the primary means of transportation for your crew. You’re on the run, trying to remain one step ahead of the abusive ex that’s trying to track you down. To do that, you’ll need money, which means travelling around the galaxy to complete odd jobs.
As seen in the announcement trailer for A Long Journey, embedded above, taking a job doesn’t guarantee success. You recruit your crew, each of whom brings their own distinct personality and set of skills to the table. But that means that when it’s time for a job, you have to try and pick the most suitable folks for the task with who you have available. If things don’t pan out, you’ll have to rely on favors you’ve established or simply book it to the next gig. Regardless, your actions have consequences–even your crew can be affected by your decisions.
A Long Journey to an Uncertain End is scheduled to release for PC in 2021.
Serious Sam 4 developer Croteam has worked with publisher Devolver Digital so many times, they’ve decided to make their relationship official. That’s the vibe, at least, in Devolver’s announcement that the company has acquired Croteam, ensuring that they’ll continue releasing games together in the future.
“Devolver has acquired Croteam…or maybe Croteam has acquired Devolver…who could really know at this point in the relationship,” the announcement reads (for the record, it’s definitely the first one). “What’s certain is that our future together is ultra exciting with new projects like The Talos Principle 2, more Serious Sam games, and original IP from Croteam and the Croteam Incubator studios.”
This also serves as a soft confirmation that there’ll be more Serious Sam games before 4, although this was never really in doubt. The game released in September for PC and Stadia, and received a 7/10 in GameSpot’s review.
The studio’s next game will likely be The Talos Principle 2, first announced in 2016. Croteam previously told PC Gamer that the game is currently in the works, and that it will be the studio’s focus now that Serious Sam 4 is available.
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The long-awaited Borat sequel has released early. The Sacha Baron Cohen film, which is officially called Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, is available right now on Amazon Prime.
Subscribers can watch the film right now, and that’s notable because it’s premiering ahead of schedule. It wasn’t expected to debut until after midnight on October 23, so it’s a few hours early.
The political movie debuts just as the final US Presidential Debate is kicking off. The film takes aim at Trump and his team, along with numerous other conservative figures.
“If you liked the original Borat when it became a phenomenon almost 15 years ago, but are pretty sure it wouldn’t hold up to modern standards of political correctness and general decency–and rightly so–you might be pleasantly surprised by Borat 2’s timeliness, focus, and more wholesome sensibilities,” reviewer Michael Rougeau said.
What the Golf?, Triband’s hilarious anti-golf game, is now available on Steam, and it comes with a cool new feature. For the first time, players will be able to craft their own unique courses for the game.
The level editor is a surprise addition, and it’s in a permanent state of “early access alpha beta preview,” Triband designer and co-founder Tim Garbos said in a statement sent to press. The editor has been added because the team’s inbox is full of level ideas sent in by players.
What the Golf? is $20 on Steam, but has a 30% launch week discount.
The level editor in action.
As of right now, different versions of What the Golf? contain unique features. The Switch version has Party Mode, the Apple Arcade version contains the Sporty Sports update, and the Steam version is the only “complete” version. GameSpot reached out to the devs to ask if all versions would eventually have parity.
“Sporty Sports will be available on Steam, Epic, Apple Arcade, and soon all the rest,” a PR representative told us. “The same goes for all our updates. They will roll out to all platforms.” The only exception is the Party Mode, which might not come to the Apple Arcade version.
GameSpot has reviewed What the Golf? twice: once for the Apple Arcade and Epic Store versions, once for the Switch version with Party Mode. The two-player mode was enough to bump the game’s score up from an 8/10 to a 9/10.
While there won’t be the same 120fps/4K optimizations for Halo 5 on the next-gen consoles, Halo 5 will enjoy faster load times and higher resolutions overall thanks to the power of the new machines.
“While Halo 5 is not getting the same optimizations for Xbox Series X and Series S as MCC, owners of the next-gen hardware are still going to see the benefits of faster load times and consistently higher resolution gameplay,” Microsoft said in a blog post. “We’re excited for you all to jump on and give it a go with that extra power!”
Halo 5 is coming up on an anniversary–the game turns five years old next Tuesday, October 27. To celebrate, the game has been offering double XP all month.
Spellbreak has received a major new update, adding the game’s first new mode and a prologue chapter to the free-to-play magic-based battle royale. The Prologue: The Gathering Storm update is now available on PC, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One.
The new mode is called Clash, and it’s a 9-on-9 team deathmatch mode where each team is simply aiming for the highest kill count. It’s described as “low on stress, but high on fun”, with a heavy combat focus. Each side has three squads of three players, and you can still gather gear and level up skills across a match as you can in Battle Royale.
The circle is still present, and it will lead players around the map to keep the battle tight, while also ensuring that players are funneled into areas that suit this sort of gameplay. Upon being defeated and “exiled,” players will get to keep their gear and levels, but will also drop equipment that can be looted by the other team (or their own team members, if they manage to finish off whoever took you down).
The introduction of Clash mode means that Duos is being disabled. Spellbreak will continue to rotate playlists and and out of the game as it goes on.
This update also begins the “chapter system“, which is how Spellbreak will deliver on-going content. The Prologue gives you 25 levels of unlockable rewards, tied to completing missions for Avira Emberdane–you can earn outfits, cloudbursts, afterglows, titles, cards, and gold. Every week there will be new quests to complete, and the Prologue will be free so that everyone can try it out. Further chapters will likely be paid, as this is essentially the game’s Battle Pass.
Spellbreak is also celebrating “Hollowed Eve” with new horror-themed cosmetics available in the shop. Some of these are bundled at a discount, so players looking to dress up for Halloween can do so.
This update also contains various tweaks and fixes, some universal, some tied to specific platforms. For more, check out the full patch notes.
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As we’re less than a month away from the release of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, we’ve decided to compile everything we know about the game. So if you’re looking to educate yourself on the next entry in one of Ubisoft’s flagship series, you’ve come to the right place.
The 12th mainline game in the franchise, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla continues the story of Layla Hassan, first introduced as the new modern day protagonist of the franchise in 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins. We still don’t know what the modern day storyline for Valhalla is yet, only that it follows the fairly elaborate series of events that occurred during the The Fate of Atlantis DLC expansion.
In Origins, Layla relived the life of Egyptians Bayek and Aya, the latter of whom became the first Mentor of the Hidden Ones, the precursors to the Assassin Brotherhood. Layla’s story continued in 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, where she relived the life of Kassandra/Alexios, a mercenary in Ancient Greece whose powerful bloodline lives on in their descendants, most notably Aya. Now, in Valhalla, Layla will relive the life of Eivor, a Viking looking for a new home.
If you haven’t already, you can preorder Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Doing so unlocks a bonus mission in the game, The Way of the Berserker. Like previous entries in the franchise, there are several editions available for preorder–in this case, five.
PC Specs
If you’re planning to play Assassin’s Creed Valhalla on PC, you’ll need to know whether your machine can run the game. Below, we’ve listed out the minimum and required PC specs. Check out the full PC spec breakdown for the 4K requirements.
Additional note: Requires GPU with DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12_0) support
Story
In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, you once again play as Layla, who is now reliving the life of Eivor, a Viking raider. The crux of the story takes place in Anglo-Saxon England in late 800 A.D. Eivor’s clan has left Norway in search of a new home, settling in England. As history dictates, Vikings weren’t exactly welcome in England at this time, and so Eivor will have to travel from kingdom to kingdom to make alliances with the country’s existing rulers in order to ensure their clan remains safe.
From the start, you can choose for Eivor to be male or female. Or, with the default option, Eivor will intermittently switch back and forth between male and female at random points in the game. Don’t worry, apparently there’s a good reason for that. Ubisoft has also stated that it will tell Eivor’s story with a measured hand, balancing their role as video game hero and villainous invader of someone else’s home.
It wouldn’t be an Assassin’s Creed game without the Assassin Brotherhood–or, in this case, the Hidden Ones (the group still hasn’t quite transformed into the Brotherhood we see in most of the other games). The Hidden Ones will set up a bureau in Eivor’s settlement, drawing the Viking raider into the conflict against the Order of Ancients (the precursors to the Templar Order). As opposed to one long narrative, Valhalla is divided into self-contained sagas, sort of like a slice-of-life TV show. There is a throughline that becomes more apparent the further you go in the game, but Valhalla is the first Assassin’s Creed that will be told in distinct chapters, each with its own separate story arc.
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Official Story Trailer
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Like Origins and Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an open-world action RPG. However, there are a few key differences. For one, Valhalla really leans into the RPG elements this time, utilizing the settlement to create a gameplay loop where you select a mission, head out, return home, talk to allies and upgrade equipment, select a new mission, and repeat. Additionally, the new skill tree is huge, providing you with agency in the minute developments of Eivor’s melee combat, health, defense, archery skills, special abilities, and proficiency for stealth.
The franchise’s traditional side quests are pretty much gone too. Instead, Valhalla features quick but memorable world events that pop up when you discover them, like recruiting a cat to your crew. This means there’s less chasing of waypoints and more time spent exploring the world. You can travel across England by foot or horse, or by the canals via your trusty longboat. You and your longboat crew can attack encampments as well–the new “raid” mechanic allows you to steal resources and treasure from outposts and castles to then bring back to your settlement. There are also plenty of optional activities to pursue, such as Viking rap battles or romances.
For $40 USD, you can buy the Season Pass for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (the pass also comes included with select editions). At launch, the Season Pass gives you access to a quest titled The Legend of Beowulf. However, the main point of the pass is to get access to the two major pieces of post-launch DLC.
The first, Wrath of the Druids, is scheduled to release in Spring 2021. The expansion sees Eivor travel to Ireland to unravel the mystery surrounding a druidic cult, explore haunted forests, and earn the allegiance of Gaelic kings. The second, The Siege of Paris, is currently scheduled for Summer 2021. This second expansion takes place during the titular battle, another key moment from history that Eivor apparently took part in.
Valhalla will also get free seasonal content in-between these major expansions–everyone can access this content, regardless of whether they’ve paid for the Season Pass. Ubisoft has promised even more post-launch content beyond this, including a Discovery mode (where you’re allowed to explore the in-game world and get detailed real-world historical recaps of characters, locations, and events). So it sounds like Valhalla will be a lot like Odyssey, with the year following its release filled with DLC and extra content. This could mean that the next Assassin’s Creed may not come out until 2022.
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In this video, Persia talks about our first look at Tom Holland as Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted movie. The costume design got the approval of Naughty Dog’s Kurt Margenau and Nathan Drake voice actor Nolan North. Filming just started this past July but is already almost complete. The film is expected to hit the theaters on July 16, 2021.
Persia also talks about the new DMC 5 performance modes coming to the next-gen special edition of the game. The four new modes have various combinations that vary between 4k and 1080p, ray tracing, and framerate. Ray tracing isn’t coming to the Series X version of the game on day one, but it will be patched in at a later date. DMC 5 Special Edition comes to Series X and S on November 10, and to PS5 on November 12.
Lastly, Persia talks about the confirmation of Kojima Productions starting its next game. There aren’t any details on the new game or if it ties into Death Stranding in any way. The studio is now hiring for multiple roles in game programming and design, sound design, art, writing, production, management, and localization, with fluency in Japanese being required for all roles.
This is your Save State for Thursday, October 22nd.
The spooky-season of October may be coming to an end, but did you know that you can still watch horror movies outside of the Halloween season? In fact, we recommend watching horror movies all year long. AMC’s streaming service Shudder focusses entirely on the genre, putting out movies, TV shows, and plenty of original content each and every month. And here is what’s coming to Shudder in November.
On November 12, the Shudder Original Lingering arrives. Originally titled Hotel Lake or Hotel Leikeu, the Korean film is directed by Yoon Een-Kyoung. It follows a woman who leaves her brother with a friend at a hotel where the friend’s mother committed suicide a few years prior. Of course, there’s now a malicious ghost haunting the halls and the woman must unravel a mystery before it’s too late. Check out the trailer below.
If you’re looking for something classic to watch, Tobe Hooper’s Salem’s Lot arrives on November 2. Based on a story by Stephen King, the 1979 two-part movie follows a successful writer who returns to his hometown in Maine. He finds the town is infested with vampires, and of course, he has to get rid of them.
Additionally on November 2, the ’90s slasher Urban Legend arrives. The movie follows a group of college students who are getting killed off, one by one. However, what sets this apart from other slasher flicks is that the murders are all connected to urban legends, like drinking soda after eating Pop Rocks.
Finally, that’s not a typo at the end of this list. There really is a movie titled Porno coming out on November 24. Porno is about a group of teens that work in a mall movie theater that find an old film in the basement, which unleashes a succubus that wants to kill them all by having sex with them.
Below, you’ll find everything coming to Shudder in November, and for more streaming news, check out what’s coming to HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Disney+ for November.
New to Shudder in November 2020
November 2
Emelie (Director: Michael Thelin)
Salem’s Lot (Director: Tobe Hooper)
Urban Legend (Director: Jamie Blanks)
November 5
Blood Vessel
November 9
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life And Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (Director: David Gregory)
Cherry Tree (Director: David Keating)
November 12
November 14
Saturday The 14th (Director: Howard R. Cohen)
November 16
Are We Not Cats? (Director: Xander Robin)
Blood of Wolves (Director: Kazuya Shiraishi)
Coherence (Director: James Ward Byrkit)
Let the Corpses Tan (Director: Helene Cattet, Bruno Forzani)
