Epic goes on the hunt for even more exclusives with a new program offering bigger payouts to smaller studios

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

After completing Mission 36: Take the Uninhabited Floating City in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, you are faced with the choice of aiding either “Cinder” Carla in her goal of destroying the Coral or stopping the destruction of the Coral with Ayre. You will be forced between the Decisions Missions Mission 37-A: Intercept the Corporate Forces and Mission 37-B: Eliminate “Cinder” Carla. If you choose to aid Carla, allow me to help you learn how to fight off The Arquebus Group’s assault on the flying city of Xyelm. This guide will provide a walkthrough of Mission 37-A: Intercept the Corporate Forces for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.

There have been some truly massively anticipated video games that captivated players worldwide. The marketing materials and promises have left players counting down the days for some of these games to launch. CD Projekt Red is one development team that managed to gain attention for their Cyberpunk 2077 game, and for years, fans waited for the game to reach the finish line for game development. Unfortunately, once the game did launch into the marketplace, it was quickly torn apart by fans and critics alike.

Following on from Barbie bringing the Dream House into the real world earlier this year, John Wick is now inviting fans to stay at The Continental. To coincide with the launch of the spin-off series all about the hotel, Prime Video has launched its own version of the safe haven for assassins for free.

There are plenty of video games left in 2023 that will excite players and potentially keep the “Game of the Year” race wide open. One such title is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which will arrive on October 20th. The game is the long-awaited sequel from Insomniac Games, and they’ve been working hard to deliver a memorable sequel to follow up the original title from PS4 and the spinoff with Miles Morales that helped ring in the PS5. Gamers are looking forward to many of the new gameplay elements and characters that will debut, including Kraven the Hunter’s arrival.

The full title is a bit of a mouthful, but the new book Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Beyond Halloween Town: The Story, the Characters, and the Legacy is now available. The 168-page hardcover book from Epic Ink is a great look at how The Nightmare Before Christmas has impacted pop culture and has captivated a fandom for decades. With new quotes from Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Catherine O’Hara, and more, it’s a great look for fans looking to further their appreciation of the 1993 film.

Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2, sequel to the cult classic 2004 vampire role-playing game, has resurfaced in a new version made by a new studio after its development imploded in 2021.

The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Promises Made with Her for PlayStation 4 and Switch, and Virche Evermore: -EpiC:lycoris- for Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese game releases.

While Earth is abandoned in the far future of Starfield, it isn’t exactly empty. There are still several manmade landmarks to find on Earth, Luna and Mars — and there’s a snow globe at each one to remember them by. Snow globes are Easter egg collectibles that return from Bethesda’s previously published Fallout: New Vegas, a game that Starfield actually shares a surprising connection with. Both games use (most of) the same PC console commands. In addition to cheats, you’ll also want to check out these hidden locations. By reading rare books or checking uncommon plaques, you’ll be able to unlock landmarks that take you straight to these lost bits of human history. Here’s how it all works — and how to appreciate the ancient past. Yes, you can find the ruins of the Pyramids!

Cleaning is a tough job with the traditional method, but with the modern method that utilizes machines, it's one of the tasks that are no longer hated as much. So, sweeping with a broom is out and the Vacuum Cleaner is in. It makes the job very interesting, and not just that, but it also does deep cleaning better than what you could have done with the broom and stick. You must be thinking that vacuum cleaners must be very expensive, but not anymore as Amazon is offering amazing discounts.

Nintendo has revealed its latest Switch OLED model — the Mario Red edition.

Philips Hue, a brand known for lighting products, is breaking into a new category with the launch of its first home security cameras.