Today, Destiny 2 developers hosted a livestream to preview upcoming content releasing for Act I of Destiny 2: Revenant, launching October 8. During the stream, the team gave an in-depth look at new features including tonic brewing, Onslaught: Salvation, new weapons and Artifact perks, and several other additions. Developers also teased what players can expect from Revenant’s story and the return of some major figures in the Destiny universe. Watch the recorded livestream here to prepare for next week’s launch.
The team also provided comprehensive details on Codename: Frontiers, Destiny 2’s new content model slated for 2025. This model introduces two medium-sized expansions per year and four major free updates, focusing on non-linear storytelling, systemic innovation, and enhanced core game activities. The size of the expansions will be comparable to Destiny: Rise of Iron released in 2016. These new expansions will deliver meaningful narrative impacts to the overarching story within Destiny 2, and, in addition to other updates, will introduce significant changes to armor, including new stat ranges and set bonuses to enhance value and build-crafting options. Here is a developer deep dive blog on next gen armor in Destiny 2.
Destiny 2: Revenant launches on Tuesday, October 8, with the new dungeon, Vesper’s Host, launching on Friday, October 11 alongside Destiny 2’s first-ever Dungeon Race with partners Twitch Rivals. Tune into the Twitch Rivals Dungeon Race stream here on Friday, October 11 at 10:00AM PT.
The Haunted House FearFest, presented by HauntTV with media sponsor Den of Geek, is proud to announce the full film slate and programming for the 6th annual festival running October 24 – 26, 2024 at the Triad Theater in New York City. Check out a festival sizzle reel trailer here:
Expected highlights from the festival include:
A special screening of season 3 of HauntTV’s hit series Haunted Discoveries, featuring Ghost Hunters’ star, Mustafa Gatollari, who will be in attendance to present an episode from the new season.
Special pre-screening introductions from filmmakers, including Academy Award-nominated director John R. Dilworth, who will introduce his short film Howl If You Love Me, and award-winning director Lauren Keller, who will introduce her short films A Little of Glass of Rum and Dark and Stormy.
Closing night awards ceremony to take place on Saturday, October 26th, where select films will be honored with awards including the grand prize “Grim Reaper Award for Best in Show.”
Kodak Motion Picture will be awarding filmmaker grants to the winners of “Best Director” and “Best Cinematography.”
Renee Huff will continue her role as the festival’s Owner & Executive Director. The festival, which obtained new ownership in 2022, is dedicated to celebrating and showcasing the work of innovative independent filmmakers, game developers, and artists from around the world, with a special focus on promoting the talents of women and underrepresented groups in the horror genre.
“Haunted House FearFest is the fulfillment of my lifelong dream – to immerse audiences in the art of horror while transforming bold ideas into lasting legacies. It serves as a powerful platform for filmmakers and game developers from all backgrounds, with a special emphasis on elevating women creators. Here, their stories are not just shared; they are honored, amplifying voices that deserve to be seen, heard, and celebrated in ways that transcend the screen.” said Renee Huff, Owner & Executive Director, HHFF.
Television Line-Up
HAUNTED DISCOVERIES(Season 3)
Available to Stream on HauntTV
Season 3 Synopsis: The American Paranormal Research Association applies the stringent methodology that’s yielded shocking results in the first two seasons of Haunted Discoveries, to some of America’s most celebrated haunted locations, and long-guarded historical sites for the team’s third round of cases. Joining hosts Brandon Alvis and Mustafa Gatollari in season 3 is world-renowned scientist Dr. Harry Kloor, who subjects decades of supernatural claims to a stricter scientific standard, while also crafting experiments tailored to each investigation that will either bolster these widely believed supernatural claims, or challenge the paranormal community’s faith in their validity.
Feature Films Line-Up
MALDOROR
Directed by: LP Behbahani
Starring: Kelsey Jaffer, Benjamin Milliken, Sam Sage, Pete Giovagnoli, Pamela Strateman, Emma Terrazas, Nicolas Silva
Synopsis: An aspiring author working on her new book summons a malevolent entity intent on consuming her soul.
A STRANGER IN THE WOODS
Directed by: József Gallai
Starring: Bill Oberst, Laura Ellen Wilson, Lynn Lowry
Synopsis: A young film student is making a documentary about an elderly man who has been hiding from the world for many years. But as secrets from his past come to light, their strange relationship takes a fateful turn.
THE LADY OF THE LAKE
Directed by: Ryan Grulich
Starring: Amanda Paulson
Synopsis: A researcher investigates hauntings attached to a 1937 murder and finds herself at the crossroads of violence, history, and the supernatural.
OPERATION BLOOD HUNT
Directed by: Louis Mandylor
Starring: Quinton Rampage Jackson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Louis Mandylor, Sonia Cooling
Synopsis: The Reverend, accompanies a ragtag group of military rejects to a remote South Pacific Island to investigate the disappearance of Marine units said to be at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army.
Shorts Line-Up
DARK AND STORMY
Directed by: Lauren Keller
Starring: Stu Ford, Kat Kersting
Synopsis: As lighting cracks, a man wakes from his slumber to find out he’s not alone in his bedroom.
A LITTLE GLASS OF RUM
Directed by: Lauren Keller
Starring: Stu Ford, Nick Mitchell, Kurt Shaw
Synopsis: After grieving over the murder of his wife and son, a prison guard dines with the killer for his last meal.
THE QUEUE
Directed by: Michael Rich
Starring: Burt Bulos, Jeff Doba
Synopsis: An internet content moderator confronts the darkness within the videos he screens.
DON’T LET THEM IN
Directed by: Peter Collins
Starring: Ashley Dingwell, Danny McLeod, Ihechi Marcus
Synopsis: After surviving an abusive relationship, Heather’s fragile reality unravels as she’s stalked by a vampiric shape-shifter from her past. With a cryptic symbol as its calling card, she must confront both her trauma and the creature determined to enter her home.
MRS. BARKER’S CHAIR
Directed by: Aaran McKenzie
Starring: Stephen Sitkowski, Susan Jeffrey, Faye Bennett, Terry Pearson
Synopsis: Believing his newly bed bound Mother (Brenda) is suffering with Dementia, Chris steps up to take care of her at her own home, but is deeply unsettled when she claims it was the chair that did this to her.
AURORA
Directed by: Rita Osei
Starring: Djinda Kane, Ella-Rae Smith, Melanie Gray, Joshua Osei, Edwin de la Renta
Synopsis: A perimenopausal vampire is on a quest to kill a habit that won’t die!
THE WASTELANDER – SECTOR 23
Directed by: Jonathan Bentley
Starring: Paul Kavanagh, Graham McTavish
Synopsis: In a sprawling apocalyptic world, an unnamed wanderer runs from personal tragedy. But Sector 23 is not for the faint of heart, and his encounters with warring mutants, insane robots, and deadly predators will put his pursuit of the Oracle, and need for answers, in jeopardy.
STICKS
Directed by: Jonathan Bentley
Starring: Paul Kavanagh, Graham McTavish
Synopsis: A “couple” gets lost in the woods, unaware that something else lurks in the sticks.
NO SLEEP TONIGHT
Directed by: H. Owen Richardson
Starring: Saffron Richardson, Verity Richardson
Synopsis: A girl catches a glimpse of a ghastly apparition at the end of her bed.
HOWL IF YOU LOVE ME
Directed by: John R. Dilworth
Synopsis: Boy has girl. Boy loses girl. Boy wins girl back, but girl is a werewolf.
THE SCALPEL
Directed by: Richard H. Lyford
Starring: Barbara Berger, Eystein Berger, Richard H. Lyford
Synopsis: A mad doctor transforms into a monstrous killer and creates mayhem in a medical institute. (The Scalpel is a 1936 never-released film by then 19-year-old filmmaker, Richard Lyford with a score by Ed Hartman.)
BLINDED
Directed by: Blake Hay
Starring: Melissa Godbold, Yogesh Mahajan; Chivelli
Synopsis: Feeling the pressure to propose, a man gives his heart.
BLANK
Directed by: Avishai Weinberger
Starring: Tova Umetuka, Nayib Felix, Quentin Thomson
Synopsis: A young woman experiences dissociative “blank-out” moments. As they grow more frequent, they threaten her relationship and her life.
OCCUPIED
Directed by: Liam Fink
Starring: Alex Chang, Liam Fink
Synopsis: A park ranger is closing facilities for the night, only to realize that one of the bathrooms is still in use….
FREQUENCY
Directed by: Phil Beastall
Starring: Sarah Carmel, Andy Turvey, Matt Connors-Jones
Synopsis: A sound designer Lucy, spends her life surrounded by noise. But in the silence, a dark presence awaits. The more Lucy craves the quiet, the more compelled the entity is to find ways to interact with her.
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK
Directed by: Troy Fortenberry
Starring: Justin Whitney, Melissa Gratia, Kacey Samiee
Synopsis: A man’s quest for enlightenment leads him to a New Age workshop that proves to be more than his mind can handle.
THE INVISIBLES
Directed by: Julia Beney
Starring: Sean Chen, Makenna Pickersgill, Selena Nicholas, Rianna Persaud
Synopsis: A troubled boy realizes his new home is haunted when two girls break into his house ghost hunting, the apparition however is not at all what the trio expect, and yet, exactly what they need.
GRETCHEN
Directed by: Dean Addison
Starring: Anto Sharp, Amy Marie Lucas
Synopsis: Lenny takes his girlfriend Lily into the woods for a romantic evening away, little does she know that he has an ulterior motive. A viral social media trend to tempt fate by summoning the fabled GRETCHEN, but with a twist, they’re on the hallowed ground from where the legend originated. Is it just an urban legend? or will Gretchen exact her revenge for Lenny’s deception?
WICKED IMAGE
Directed by: Caitlin Scherer
Starring: Jessica Sherr, Heather Brittain O’Scanlon, Amanda Leigh Corbett, Hope Blackstock, Gabriel Rysdahl
Synopsis: In this satirical comedy, regular everyday people have become so evil that the epitome of evil -Satan, the Devil and Lucifer- start to struggle with imposter syndrome and wonder whether they’re still the most evil beings. After meeting with a publicist from hell, the trio realizes it’s time to make a change.
About Haunted House FearFest
Haunted House FearFest, is an independent horror festival dedicated to celebrating our passion for spine-tingling terror. We showcase the work of innovative independent filmmakers, game developers, artists from around the world, with a special focus on promoting the talents of women and underrepresented groups in the horror genre. Our mission is to share our deep love for horror and its diverse sub-genres, including paranormal, monsters, slashers, zombies, gore, gothic, dark fantasy, psychological thrillers, and much more! If it Conjures Fear – We want it!
Prepare yourself for an immersive experience at Haunted House FearFest, where we curate the finest independent horror films and video games that will keep you glancing over your shoulder until the very end. To achieve this, we seek out filmmakers and game developers with a twisted imagination and a penchant for the horrifying to join us in creating an unforgettable journey into the realm of fear and suspense. For additional information, please visit: www.hauntedhousefearfest.com or follow the festival on Facebook, Instagram, Instagram, and X.
About HauntTV
HauntTV is a Blue Ant Media global free streaming channel available via SmartTV’s The Roku Channel, Sling TV, TCL, Samsung TV Plus, VIZIO WatchFree+, LG Channels, and more. Programmed with chills in mind, HauntTV is where the afterlife comes to life with a 24/7 ghoulish lineup of series such as Haunted Discoveries, History’s Most Haunted, Hotel Paranormal, Paranormal Survivor and more. Love jump scares and ghosts that go bump in the night? Good. You’re gonna love this channel. www.haunttv.us.
About Den of Geek
Den of Geek is the leading entertainment media company for pop culture enthusiasts. Blending expert insight with a voice that is fluent and respectful of fandom, DenofGeek.com is a recognized authority on movies, television, games, comics, books, and culture since its inception in 2007. The brand produces a high-quality, award-winning print magazine quarterly, with additional special editions for pop culture events throughout the year.
Mother Gooseberry in plush form! Get your very own Mother Gooseberry Plush now, but don’t let her fluffy exterior fool you! Available only for a limited time.
From the annals of television history to the infamy of murder and mayhem.
In the early 1950’s, ‘The Mother Gooseberry Hour’ garnered a cult-like following among its young viewers. Along with her goose puppet co-host, Doctor Futterman, Mother Gooseberry educated children on the importance of dental hygiene. When law enforcement raided Futterland Studios on charges of kidnapping, racketeering, and conspiracy to murder, multiple police lost their lives in the capture and arrest of Mother Gooseberry.
She would have spent her life in prison, but thanks to Murkoff and Dr. Easterman, the duo learned to embrace their eccentric hobbies with rabid glee.
This unhinged matriarch is here to remind you to floss, brush, and mind your manners, or else…
Remember, nobody else will love you like mother does!
SEGA today shared a new NGS Headline, a program to inform players about the present and future of Sega’s free-to-play online action RPG, PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 NEW GENESIS, with information on current operations, future updates, and campaigns. Today SEGA revealed Halloween festivities, a level cap raise for all classes, new Trials and Quests, and more.
Halloween ’24
Celebrate Halloweentime starting October 9. Feast your eyes on Central City, transforming with spooky holiday decorations and Region Mags donning pumpkin-themed attire. Reaper Rappy, Trickertreat Emperappy, and Trickertreat Great Rappy haunt the fields! Xiemi’s Seasonal Points Exchange Shop is stocked with treats: BP: Matsutake Mushrooms and the 11-star Rarity Exelio weapon series! Take on the new Limited-time Urgent Quest: Haunted Domain II, featuring completely revamped fields, more seasonal ambiance, and aberrant mutants! Change the element setting of Mobile Cannon ECS accordingly and seize that moment to launch high-potency Charged Blasts at these enemies to take them down in one fell swoop!
Stia’s Exploration Sectors Update
Starting tomorrow, Stia’s Exploration Sectors will be updated to include floating islands in the sky and land surfacing in lava areas filled with Megalotix enemies. Completing Trials with Side Missions will cause Gigantix Vardias or Ruine Angele to spawn! Complete a Title Task by defeating Ruine Angele. Check out new, rare Trials such as a Trial where Recon Gigants appear and a Co-op Trial that charges a certain amount of M.A.R.S. battery when completed! Damage the new object, Comfort Lily, and it will explode, dealing Elemental Down and damaging enemies! After exploding, it recovers surrounding players’ HP for a set time, emitting an effect that nullifies lava damage.
Equipment Upgrades
Beginning tomorrow, Equipment Upgrade (Augment Transfer) is coming to the Exchange Shop menu! Use this feature to retain some of your Augments while enhancing equipment! The 11-star Rarity Exelio weapon series will become upgradable, with more upgradable equipment added in the future.
BP: Water Space
Players can now place water in their Creative Space by using new water Build Parts. Enjoy swimming by diving into the water of BP: Water Space! Other new Build Parts include Evolcoat series and food!
View all the updates coming to PSO2: NGS, including new Ranks added to Dext Base and Neusen Plants and new AC Scratch Tickets, in today’s NGS Headline.
The Global version of PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 NEW GENESIS includes fully localized text and character voices in English and will remain content current with the Japanese servers. Details can be found at https://ngs.pso2.com/. For additional up-to-the-minute updates, players can follow @play_PSO2 on Twitter, @PSO2Official on Facebook, and @play_pso2 on Instagram.
The sandbox railway simulation Railroads Online, developed by Stefan Kelnberger and published by astragon Entertainment, is set to launch later this year for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S, while also exiting Steam Early Access. The Locomotive Showcase trailer offers an in-depth glimpse into the steam engines of Railroads online :
A Journey Back to the Golden Age of Steam Locomotives
In a large and open game world, you build tracks, switches, and stations to create a network for industrial chains. More than 20 authentic locomotives are available for transporting different goods. These locomotives hail from the golden era of steam engines in the United States, spanning from the 1870s — when steam power was rapidly transforming transportation — through to the height of steam locomotive innovation in the early 1900s.
Among the collection are legendary models like the Montezuma, renowned Baldwin steam engines, the powerful Class 125, and the iconic “Betsy”. Many of the steam locomotives featured in Railroads Online no longer exist or are only preserved in very rare cases. The development team uses specialist magazines, preserved documents, and surviving models in North American museums to recreate these locomotives as faithfully as possible in the game.
New 3rd anniversary update available now
Just in time for the 3rd anniversary of the release of Railroads Online in Early Access on Steam, the Anniversary Update is being released today. It includes one of the most requested features – an in-game chat for even better communication between players. Also included is a completely redesigned user interface. In addition, the new camera perspectives and loading options offer further assistance when loading and unloading goods.
Railroads Online will be released digitally this autumn for PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S at a price of 39.99€ / $39.99 USD (SRP) or a regional equivalent. A retail version will be released for PlayStation®5 later. As a thank you for the support during the Early Access phase, all railway pioneers who purchase the game in Steam Early Access will receive the Pioneer DLC for free upon the full release. This also applies retroactively to everyone who already owns Railroads Online.
The PC version of Railroads online is already available on Steam Early Access. With the Full Release in Fall the game will cost 34.99€ / $34.99 USD (SRP). A detailed roadmap with all the information can be found here. An overview of selected Railroads Online offers can be found on the official website.
The Farm 51 developers are proud to reveal the first gameplay footage of their upcoming post-apocalyptic action RPG – Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone. Immerse yourself in the dark, intense vibe of the video and get ready for the 2025 launch planned simultaneously on PC and consoles.
The official sequel to the classic NES game Shadowgate and the latest entry in the pioneering adventure franchise, Beyond Shadowgate is now available on Steam and GOG for $17.99 USD.
About Beyond Shadowgate
The original Shadowgate from 1987 was a groundbreaking entry in the adventure game genre, known for its unique first-person UI and creative, often fatal challenges. This beloved title is a hallmark of early Nintendo-era gaming. Now, after 35 years, the official sequel—Beyond Shadowgate—has been brought to life by the series’ creator and a leading 8-bit-style adventure game studio.
With a world five times larger than Shadowgate, Beyond Shadowgate offers a sprawling adventure! Featuring over 250 game rooms in the Shadowgate realm, players will also embark on side quests that take them into two other classic first-person adventures: Déjà Vu and The Uninvited.
Built for both newcomers and die-hard NES fans, Beyond Shadowgate retains the charm of the 8-bit era while adding modern features like a vibrant color palette, auto-save, fast travel, a hint system, and 40 achievements. It’s fully compatible with Steam Deck, mouse and keyboard, and offers Xinput and DInput controller support for Xbox and PlayStation controllers.
Feature List
How does Beyond Shadowgate stack up against the original NES Shadowgate experience? Here’s a chart!
Experience the next chapter in this iconic franchise We invite you to request a review key, grab our strategy guide, and explore Beyond Shadowgate for yourself! We hope you’ll share your thoughts with your audience, and we look forward to hearing your review of this bold new adventure!
Baldur’s Gate 3’s latest patch is now available on video game consoles and Mac! Today’s update is a hefty one, bringing brand-new Evil Endings, revamped split-screen gameplay, and a curated selection of in-game mods built by the community themselves.
To celebrate the modding season – and the fact that over 15 million mods have been downloaded already – we’ve also whipped up an animation with Mashed, featuring the Baldur’s Gate 3 Origin Characters taking on the tumultuous Wizard of Mod and his army of unfiltered chaos.
Watch the Baldur’s Gate 3: Modding Mayhem Animated Short: YouTube
Already available on PC, Patch 7 now allows Mac and console players to access callous mutilations, multiplayer updates, and a growing collection of player-made mutations that populate our latest patch.
Highlights include:
Our Very Own In-Game Mod Manager: Browse, install, and use a curated selection of mods created by the community! Build mods on PC with the Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit; an official, accessible way to get into the world of modding.
New ‘Evil Endings’: Brand-new cinematic endings for your most villainous playthroughs, as well as unique endings if playing an Origin Character.
Revamped Split-Screen Gameplay: Dynamic split-screen is now available for couch co-op multiplayer! When playing on split-screen and near your fellow party member, the screen will merge into one as you adventure together.
It’s been a couple of weeks since the PC community first got their hands on the Baldur’s Gate 3 Modding Toolkit, and they have been cooking up a bevy of mods. Grease up environments for extra fire-blasted pandemonium, add new options to the user interface for a more personalized experience, or even roam the Sword Coast with 15 more party members. If you’re curious what sort of otherworldly mods are disrupting Faerûn, you’ll do well to read our latest Community Update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940/view/4692277806490147502
New to the world of modding? Feeling overwhelmed, frightened, yet desperate to give Astarion a beard? We’ve also prepped a video walking through some of the best starter mods on the newly launched Larian: Channel from Hell, which promises exclusive behind-the-scenes looks, developer interviews, and more regularly scheduled chaos:
Players who’ve fallen in love with the bizarre land of modding and are curious about trying their own hand at it can find our full modding guidelines here: https://mod.io/g/baldursgate3/r/modding-guidelines
Today’s patch also adds quality-of-life improvements to scripting, writing, animations, and general gameplay. Test your might in Honour Mode – now with added difficulty and customization options, including new Legendary Actions, as well as numerous bug fixes for Origin Character and Dark Urge playthroughs. There may even be a way for a certain Tiefling bard to join the party…for a time. Just don’t get too attached. Full patch notes for Patch 7 can be found here: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-7-now-live_121
Baldur’s Gate 3 is out now with cross-save on PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. More information on Baldur’s Gate 3 is available on the official website. You can stay up to date with the latest Larian Studios news via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or the official Discord server.
Creative Technology today announced the release of the Sound Blaster GS5, a sleek and compact soundbar designed to elevate the audio experience while taking up minimal space. With versatile connectivity and exceptional audio performance powered by SuperWide™ technology, the Sound Blaster GS5 creates a wider, more immersive soundstage—perfect for intimate gaming sessions or cozy movie nights with family and friends.
Despite its compact size, this soundbar packs a punch with deep bass and crystal-clear sound. It is powered by advanced full-range racetrack drivers and a built-in port tube with a peak power output of up to 60W, making every sound—from subtle whispers to dramatic explosions—come alive.
Coupled with SuperWide™ technology, the soundstage expands to make the audio experience even more immersive. The Sound Blaster GS5 features two SuperWide™ modes—Near Field for desktop use and Far Field for larger spaces—ensuring an optimal audio experience no matter the setting.
Connectivity is also a breeze with a range of options, including USB-C, AUX input, optical-in, and Bluetooth 5.3, allowing for a seamless plug-and-play setup with TVs, PCs, and gaming consoles. Additionally, the customizable RGB lighting adds a touch of flair, and the included remote control allows for quick adjustments on the fly. With its slim profile and array of nifty features, the Sound Blaster GS5 truly shines as the ideal audio upgrade for any setup.
Pricing and Availability
Sound Blaster GS5 is priced at US$ 69,99 and is available at Creative.com.
Today, Free League Publishing is excited to announce that its highly anticipated tabletop RPG adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s narrative artbook, The Electric State, is now available in the Free League webshop, hobby stores, and digitally on DrivethruRPG.
The Electric State Roleplaying Game includes lavish art by Simon Stålenhag, including pieces created for The Electric State art book project but never published before.
Written by Nils Hintze (Tales From the Loop RPG, Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying) in collaboration with the Free League core team, the rules of the game are based on the acclaimed Year Zero Engine, used in award-winning games such as the ALIEN RPG, the Blade Runner RPG, the Tales From the Loop RPG, and The Walking Dead Universe RPG, but uniquely tailored for The Electric State Roleplaying Game.
