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What’s Next For Halo Under Activision? Probably Not The Endless

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Steam is about to start getting some of the best Japanese pixel art in gaming history
It only took about 35 years for these PC-98 games to start being released in English.

Nivalis Nights review: An avalanche of fascinating characters carrying a decent shop sim on their backs.
An avalanche of fascinating characters carrying an alright shop sim on their backs.
Mike D’s ‘Secrets Pts. 1 and 2’ Video Flips a Concert on Its Head
Song uses footage from the former Beastie Boy's recent New York gig

Three Years Later, The Outlast Trials Just Smashed Its Concurrent-Player Record
The Outlast Trials , Red Barrels' co-op horror game set in its wider Outlast universe, just broke its concurrent-player record, eclipsing 120,000 players. The previous high came when the game launched in Steam Early Access in 2023 and the player count climbed to 36,000. Today's new record means the indie horror game reset the bar with a total more than four times higher than its previous best. Red Barrels credited a few big factors for the record. For one, The Outlast Trials is enjoying a huge discount in the Steam Autumn Sale , on sale for $4--though that sale ends tomorrow (Thursday, October 8), if you're interested. The studio also revealed that roughly half of the players contributing to that total are from China, as the game is seeing a surge in popularity there. Naturally, the Halloween season helps too, even though it's not one of the new horror games coming out this month . Red B
The 21 Best Last-Minute October Prime Day Deals on Editor-Tested Earbuds
Many of our favorite earbuds, from noise-canceling options to open-ear models, are on sale during Amazon's Big Deal Days event

We tried to earn as much gold in WoW: Forever as we could in 2 hours—which involved a mugging, slander, and at least one crashout
Wisdom, charisma, and courage.