GTA Online weekly update kicks off Halloween event season

Dark Horse Comics is launching a new line of all-ages Star Wars original graphic novels called Hyperspace Stories, which contain standalone tales of some of the best-loved and most well known characters in the Star Wars Galaxy.

Video games are expensive. We don’t have to tell you that. But the latest generation of video game console platforms also brought in a price hike for new AAA video games. That can be frustrating for some players who were already not fond of paying the standard $59.99. Now, we’re forced to dig deeper into our wallets and pay $69.99. Ultimately, this just means consumers will be more selective about the new games they purchase. Additionally, that means developers will have to deliver a solid product to persuade players to pick up their latest games. Fortunately, sales are going on regularly, and today, we have one to highlight for PlayStation players.

Sea of Thieves is kicking off its tenth season, bringing with it a host of new features. Headlining the update is the ability for players to form Guilds, allowing them to unite under a single banner to take on greater challenges.

As part of their massive Pokeween update press release, the Pokemon Company shared a variety of exciting Halloween-themed events across its many games and properties. The announcement featured teasers and details about events in Pokemon Go, Scarlet & Violet, the Trading Card Game, and more.

World of Warcraft's shaken up its dungeons a lot over the years. One such victim to the wheels of time is the Scarlet Monastery. This dungeon (or these dungeons, I should say, each is their own separate instance) consists of the Armory, the Library, the Cathedral, and the Graveyard. 

As much as I enjoyed unloading magazines into Warzone's rendition of King Kong that one time, Call of Duty's limited-time events don't usually pique my interest until October comes around. This year is no different—Warzone's «The Haunting» event kicked off this week and there's a ton going on. New boss fights are littered across the map (including The Butcher from Diablo 4), enemies drop souls that unlock Halloween-themed goodies, and loot boxes will randomly trigger a jumpscare that makes you die a little on the inside.

Warframe’s October update brings new skins, bundles, cosmetics, reworks, and a new Warframe to celebrate the scary season.

Following the footsteps of Pokémon GO and its plethora of events, Niantic has announced a Monster Hunter Now Halloween event! Get ready to pick pumpkins, or at least rocks painted like pumpkins that have appeared across the map!

Get The Butcher's meat hook by defeating the monster in Call of Duty.

I'll make no bones about it: I preferred Grand Theft Auto 4 to GTA 5. The latter is great and all but I never got over the more grounded and gritty take of GTA 4 and in particular its tragic central cast, defined and trapped by their lives in the criminal underworld. GTA 4 had two great expansions, The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and the Damned, both introducing their own protagonists and side stories. One of them was the biker Johnny Klebitz, who, unlike many of Rockstar's leads, ends his GTA 4 arc in a better place.

GTA Online has embraced the eerie and supernatural with the introduction of the Albany Brigham and a host of spooktacular activities. As darkness descends upon Los Santos, and ghostly sightings become more frequent, the world of Grand Theft Auto Online is turning sinister and thrilling.

Listen, we know video games are not cheap. It can be an expensive hobby, especially when you have so many big-name titles launching into the marketplace. Even the more minor games that come out all add up rather quickly. Plus, we can’t forget to mention that this latest generation of console platforms saw the rise of a new standard for AAA releases. We’re paying $69.99 now for a brand-new AAA game release. So, knowing what games to purchase at launch and which to toss on the back burner until a sale comes around is crucial for our bank accounts. Fortunately, there are sales that happen rather regularly.