Red Dead Online gets the same Halloween pass for the third year in a row, leaving long-suffering fans treatless: "I'd rather they do nothing"

This could just be how I process sad news, but whenever one of my fave actors or singers passes, I go and relive their best work. With the late great Matthew Perry, my brain connects him to three different mediums. In the sitcom Friends, I'll cherish him as Chandler Bing, aka Miss Chanandler Bong. He also shone as Oz, the slapstick dentist from the film The Whole Nine Yards. Most importantly, I'll remember when he used his considerable talent to play against type as Benny in Fallout: New Vegas.

'Tis the season to dress up in cool outfits, stay out late, eat too much candy, and get some good deals on videogames in a Steam sale. Steam Scream: The Revenge, as it's formally known, is live now and runs until November 2, with discounts of up to 90% on all kinds of games and daily free rewards from the Steam Points Shop.

Generative artificial intelligence has become a major discussion point in 2023, but we generally hear about its consumer-focused or business-focused applications. However, generative AI is not just limited to this space as it has made a strong impact in academics and research fields as well. A new report has highlighted that a group of researchers have developed an AI tool that can potentially predict deadly viruses before they can appear. This model can be crucial in predicting COVID-19-like pandemic situations ahead of time, and enable governments and the healthcare industry to be better prepared.

A year ago, if Red Dead Online announced any kind of new content, people would probably be overjoyed. The game was notoriously lacking in support, especially when compared to GTA Online, and got the rug pulled out from under it earlier this year. But when Rockstar announced a brand-new outfit, comments were flooded with demands for GTA 6 news.

Amnesia: The Bunker has received the Halloween update, adding a Shell Shock difficulty that ups the challenge players can face in the game. In addition, Amnesia: The Bunker has also received a Custom mode, allowing players to change more than 30 settings to curate the experience to suit themselves.

Cult of the Lamb and Wizard with a Gun publisher Devolver Digital took to X (formerly Twitter) last night to share that it had made a donation to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) providing aid to Palestinian refugees. The publisher shared the UNRWA link and encouraged others to do the same, if they are able. The donation amount was not listed.

Amnesia: The Bunker came out earlier this summer to a warm reception from horror fans, and now developer Frictional Games is about to give the game a new boost via its big Halloween update. One of the big additions is the new Shell Shock mode, that provides a particularly tough challenge by making certain key items harder to acquire, increasing fuel demands, and making the Stalker more unpredictable. That said, if straightforward punishment isn’t your thing, Frictional is also introducing a new Custom mode, which allows you to set over 30 parameters to determine how you want to the game to play. You can check out a rundown of all the different options, below.

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.

The weapons are what really tie the bow on western RPG. From iconic guns like the revolver to a variety of bolt action rifles, shotguns, and more, there is a plethora of old-timey weapons to choose from. However, given the age these weapons are from, not every gun in the game is reliable. In fact, it's quite clear which rifles are the best in. However, given that it's been over a decade since its release, it's a good idea to brush up on the best weapons in the game.

The relaunch of Red Dead Online as a standalone title in late 2020 was something of a false dawn for its ever-optimistic community. Rockstar maintains the title but has been in a cycle for several years of repeating content, and it could fairly be said that this playerbase has been surviving on rations ever since 2020. This led to one of the best in-game protests I've ever seen, where a ton of RDO players gathered together in summer 2020 dressed up as clowns to protest the lack of substantial updates.

Spooky season is fast approaching, so naturally all the horror games are coming out to play. One of these is Amnesia: The Bunker – the latest Amnesia entry from Frictional Games – which will be getting a new mode this Halloween.

The Halloween season is ramping up across a number of games, and Grand Theft Auto Online is up next. GTA Online is bringing back Halloween themed modes, extra bonus opportunities, a free gift, and more.