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Video Game News 10/17/2024

🤖 Rex Radiowave Report 🤖

Here are the summaries of recent video game news articles from the last day: 1. Bloober Team's new horror game, Cronos: The New Dawn, has been revealed at Xbox's October Partner Preview Event. The trailer hints at Dead Space and Silent Hill 2 remake vibes, with some creepy gameplay snippets that have generated excitement among fans. Source: Kotaku 2. A recent diktat to spend at least three days a week in the office has been met with resistance from employees, with one union representing workers claiming it is "the straw that broke the camel's back". This news is not directly related to video games but highlights the growing tensions between workplace policies and employee well-being. Source: GamesIndustry.biz

#Subnautica2
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Subnautica 2 has finally gets a release window at the Xbox Partner Showcase: it's coming to Game Pass in 2025
Subnautica 2 Officially Announced With Four-Player Co-Op, Coming In 2025
Xbox Game Pass Getting Five More Day-One Launches, Including Control Multiplayer Spin-Off
Everything announced at Microsoft’s Xbox Partner Preview
Subnautica 2 will include multiplayer and take place on a new planet
Subnautica 2 is coming in 2025 with four player co-op - here's the announcement trailer
Xbox Partner Preview | Subnautica 2 (Game Preview) Coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2025
Soggy survival sim Subnautica 2 revealed and this time it has multiplayer
Subnautica 2 gets first trailer, and it's launching into early access next year
Subnautica 2 Announced With Teaser Trailer; Surfaces in 2025

#FBCFirebreak
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Here's Our First Look At Control's Horror-Filled Co-op Shooter Spin-Off
Control Multiplayer Game Officially Revealed in First Gameplay Trailer With the Title FBC: Firebreak
Remedy unveil wacky co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak, set in the Control universe
Xbox Partner Preview | FBC: Firebreak – Learn More About Remedy’s First Ever Multiplayer Game
Remedy's multiplayer Control spinoff looks even weirder than I expected: A co-op FPS where you shoot goo and garden gnomes at murderous monsters from another dimension
FBC Firebreak is a co-op FPS in the Control universe, hits Game Pass on day one
Everything announced in Microsoft's October Xbox Partner Preview
Alan Wake, Control developer Remedy reveals first-ever multiplayer game
Remedy Reveals Co-Op Control Game FBC: Firebreak, on PS Plus Extra from Day One
Control Multiplayer Spin-Off FBC: Firebreak Revealed
Remedy Makes It Debut Into The Multiplayer World With The Reveal of FBC: Firebreak, a New Co-Op Shooter Launching in 2025

#CronosNewDawn
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Silent Hill 2 Remake Devs Reveal Their Next Creepy Horror Game
Bloober Team's Next Game After Silent Hill 2 Remake Is a Sci-Fi Horror Game Called Cronos: The New Dawn
Silent Hill 2 developer Bloober reveals next game, original sci-fi horror Cronos: The New Dawn
Silent Hill 2 Dev Bloober Team Is Back with Cronos: The New Dawn on PS5
Bloober Team announces new horror game Cronos: The New Dawn
Silent Hill PS5 Dev Announces New Horror IP
Bloober Team Unveils Cronos: The New Dawn, a Sci-Fi Survival Horror Odyssey
Bloober Team Announces Survival Horror Game Cronos: The New Dawn
Bloober Team’s Next Game is Cronos: The New Dawn, a Third-Person Survival Horror Game Launching in 2025

#Yu-Gi-Oh
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection release date set for February, new games confirmed
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection PC and Switch Release Date Revealed
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection comes to Switch February plus more games announced

#Control
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Alan Wake 2 Lake House expansion trailer hints at Control 2 overlap, also features ghastly paint monsters
FBC: Firebreak is a 3-player co-op game set in the Control universe

#WuchangFallenFeathers
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Soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers delivers on its promise, shows some hot boss fight action
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Might Be The Next Big Soulslike To Come From China
Upcoming soulslike Wuchang Fallen Feathers flaunts some stunning new gameplay
Here's a fresh look at Chinese fantasy soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Highlights Boss Fights in a New Trailer
Everything Shown At Xbox Partner Preview For October 2024

#XboxPartnerPreview
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Oh my god, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii will actually let you sail a ship, as shown in new Xbox Partner Preview trailer
Animal Well Is Out on Xbox Today
Xbox Partner Preview | October 2024: Every Announcement and Trailer From Our Incredible Partners
Xbox Partner Preview | Introducing the Corrupted World of Mistfall Hunter
Xbox Partner Preview | New Details on How Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Takes Ex-Yakuza Majima to the High Seas
Xbox Partner Preview | Shining A Light on Blindfire, a Unique Shooter Out in Early Access Today
Xbox Partner Preview October showcase: watch here
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Moved Up to February 21

#Xbox
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Everything Announced At Xbox's Short But Sweet October Showcase
One Of The Best-Looking Turn-Based RPGs In Years Just Revealed An All-Star Cast That Includes Gollum
Stalker 2 dev GSC did deal with Xbox after finding Phil Spencer's email address on Reddit, like you do
SteelSeries Wireless GameBuds Up For Preorder At Amazon, And They Work With All Platforms
Xbox Partner Preview October 2024: Everything Announced at the Showcase
Cronos: The New Dawn is a sci-fi horror shooter coming from Bloober Team in 2025
No Competition for PlayStation in Some Regions as Xbox Leaves – Report
How Crypto Rewards Could Enhance Xbox Achievements

#ProjectEthos
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2K Reveals Colorful Hero Extraction Shooter That Already Feels Dated
Here's Project Ethos, and it's a roguelike, er, hero shooter from a Sledgehammer Games co-founder's new studio and 2K
Project Ethos: First Hands-On Impressions of 2K's New Roguelike Hero Shooter
After Battleborn, 2K Is Having Another Stab at the Hero Shooter Genre With Project Ethos
Call of Duty veteran reveals Project Ethos, a roguelike hero shooter backed by 2K
Project Ethos, A Hero Extraction Roguelike Shooter, Revealed
Project Ethos Is 2K's New Roguelike Hero Shooter, Playtest Available This Weekend

#BlooberTeam
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Silent Hill 2 Remake Sells 1 Million Copies in Less Than a Week
Sublime PS5, PC Remake Silent Hill 2 Tops One Million Sales

#Halloween
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The 14 Best Spooky But Not Scary Games To Play This Halloween Season
The Pokémon Center Just Released A Ton Of Adorable Winter Holiday Merch
Essential spooky Blu-rays are 20% off at Gruv for Halloween
Phasmophobia sets console early access date for October 29 [UPDATED]
The Stream Team: Shop ’til You Drop during DDO’s Night Revels
City of Heroes’ Halloween 2024 is fun – but the community-run Witch’s House event steals the show
RIFT shivers with terror as the Autumn Harvest reaps once more
(Cos)Play has no limits! 19 Best PlayStation Games-inspired Halloween Costumes in 2024
Halloween is back in Guild Wars 2
RetroRealms: Halloween and Ash vs. Evil Dead Review – Spooky Platforming Fun
Mini Review: RetroRealms: Halloween (Switch) - A Fun & Faithful Slasher Romp
Black Desert Online Kicks Off Ten-Week Anniversary Celebration Alongside Halloween Festivities

#DLC
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Tekken 8 Will Give Every Player $5 Amid DLC Controversy And Steam Review Bombing
Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream follows launch success with a new character
Mini Review: Arizona Sunshine Remake (PS5) - More Remaster Than Remake
Astro Bot's First Speedrun Level Is Out Now in Free PS5 Game Update, More to Come Later
Dragon Ball Daima DLC Heads to Xenoverse 2, Sparking Zero, Kakarot
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot reveals Daima – Adventure Through The Demon Realm DLC
Hogwarts Legacy: Definitive Edition Is Reportedly In The Works
Here’s how Elder Scrolls Online’s U44 is rescuing PvP battlegrounds for casuals and hardcores
Astro Bot Free DLC 1 Update Out Now With Trophies
Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream’s first DLC is Here

#Steam
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The Next Big Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Update Is Here
Concord Is Receiving Mysterious Steam Updates, Even Though No One Can Play It
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Players Up in Arms Over 'Bulls**t' Nerfs: 'Have You Learnt Nothing From Helldivers 2?'
In medieval strategy sim County Of Fortune you run a whole county's worth of quarrelling towns
Starfield Steam numbers slip back down following Shattered Space launch
Despite massive relaunch, New World Aeternum’s middling reviews remain unchanged
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 system requirements drop huge storage demands
Highly anticipated RPG sequel Citizen Sleeper 2 blasts off with new Steam demo
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Gets Performance and Graphics Mode
Age of Empires 3 has been pulled from digital stores
Phantom Thief Angels: Twin Angel – Labyrinth of Time and World – Re:light announced
Amber Isle Achievements Guide
Drova Forsaken Kin Achievements Guide
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Now Available on Steam
The weird world of board game releases

#PlayStation5
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CoD: Black Ops 6 Zombies - Check Out Liberty Falls And Terminus Map POIs
Animal Well is Now Available on Xbox Series X/S
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Gameplay Showcases Gorgeous Environments, Explosive Combat, and More
Moonray Game Coming to PlayStation 5
MechWarrior 5: Clans Storms onto Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC

#TakesTwo
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It Takes Two Crosses 20 Million Copies Sold, Developer Teases Title Of Next Game
It Takes Two Crosses 20 Million Copies Sold as Creator Teases Next Project
Marital platformer It Takes Two sales pass 20m
Beloved Co-Op Platformer It Takes Two Has Sold a Whopping 20 Million Copies
Hazelight Studios celebrates 20 million units sold for It Takes Two by teasing its next game
Hazelight Studios Teases New IP as It Takes Two Sales Hit 20 Million
'It Takes Two' Has Sold A Staggering 20 Million Copies

#MouseP
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Mouse: P.I. for Hire Coming to Xbox in 2025
Jazz-fueled shooter Mouse: P.I. for Hire announced for Switch

#October17
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After Stalker 2 on Xbox Series S felt "impossible," GSC now thinks any game can reach the console's memory limits, and PC version is more optimized
All 30 Overwatch 2 My Hero Academia Skins And Cosmetics
Nintendo's First Official Switch Joy-Con Charging Stand Launches Today (Cappy Not Included)
Free Monopoly Go dice links October 2024
Pre-Orders Begin for FGO Archer Oda Nobunaga Nendoroid
NicoNico App Available on Nintendo Switch Again
Nintendo Download – October 17, 2024 (Europe)
FLOKI’s Valhalla Welcomes Hafthor Björnsson, “The Mountain” from Game of Thrones, as Official Ambassador
Black Desert Online Kicks Off Halloween Events And Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

#Arma4
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Bohemia Used a Live Concert to Announce Arma 4 Coming in 2027
Arma 4 will release in 2027
Arma 4 release window revealed, and it’ll probably disappoint you
Arma 4 release date set for 2027

#RPG
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Get Ready to Slay: ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ to Soar Into GeForce NOW at Launch
Marvel and NetEase unveil Mystic Mayhem, a mobile tactical RPG
Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Performance Quietly Improved By Latest Patch, Players Say
Alchemy academy RPG The Alchemist of Ars Magna reaches Switch in November
Two Disco Elysium spin-off studios have been announced
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Won’t Have Any DRM on PC