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CLOCKWORK EMPIRES, THE ELDRITCH HORROR COLONY SIMULATOR, WILL BE OUT THIS MONTH
http://www.pcgamer.com/clockwork-empires-the-eldritch-horror-colony-simulator-will-be-out-this-month/
Clockwork Empires, the "colony explosion simulator" that mashes together The Sims and Cthulhu in a strange, steampunk world, has been in Early Access for a couple of years now. It's undergone a number of updates over that span, including one in which Frontier Naturalist and Man of Science Amon Chalkbracket unearths a strange artifact, turns into a fishman, and runs away to the sea (which I mention mainly because of his fantastic name). A beta began in May, and today developer Gaslamp Games announced that it will go into full launch on October 26.

 

IT LOOKS LIKE OVERWATCH IS GETTING HALLOWEEN-THEMED LOOT BOXES
http://www.pcgamer.com/it-looks-like-overwatch-is-getting-halloween-themed-loot-boxes/
A slip of the lip from the Xbox Store, captured by the quick-fingered folks ofReddit, suggests that Halloween Loot Boxes are coming to Overwatch. Each loot box will contain up to four cosmetic items, according to the leaked description, "including at least one Halloween skin, highlight intro, emote, victory pose, player icon, voice line, or credits that you can use to unlock other items."

 

COUNTER STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE MONETISES AND LIMITS GRAFFITI SPRAYS
http://www.pcgamer.com/counter-strike-global-offensive-monetises-and-limits-graffiti-sprays/
After years of player-led lobbying, Valve has reintroduced graffiti sprays to Counter-Strike. There is, however, a catch.
Absent since Counter-Strike: Source, graffiti sprays have now been added to Counter Strike: Global Offensive as consumable patterns—which means players can obtain them in one of three ways: purchasing individual patterns from the Steam Market; purchasing Graffiti Boxes which "feature art created by Steam Community Artists"; or collecting patterns via free weekly drops as rewards for ranking up.

 

DEMOCRACY 3 DEV TEASES FIRST PRODUCTION LINE PRE-ALPHA FOOTAGE
http://www.pcgamer.com/democracy-3-dev-teases-first-production-line-pre-alpha-footage/
Last week, Positech Games' Cliff Harris announced Production Line—a complex isometric car manufacturing sim that echoes the likes of Car Tycoon and Factorio. In order to succeed, players must "constantly subdivide the production process in order to squeeze every possible optimisation and making each stage of the production line as simple and fast and efficient as possible," so says thegame's site, and while Harris noted the game is in the earliest stages of development, he's now released some intriguing pre-alpha footage.

 

INSIDE USED A REAL LIFE HUMAN SKULL TO CREATE ITS MUSIC AND SOUND
http://www.pcgamer.com/inside-used-a-real-life-human-skull-to-create-its-music-and-sound/
Inside—Playdead's haunting indirect Limbo follow-up—revels in its fleeting moments of terror and obstinate violence. Minus words, Andy described its narrative as one told with a "hazy, dreamlike quality" where its meaning is "open to interpretation." Without words, much of that interpretation is levied by sound and music—some of which was recorded through a real-life human skull.

>>That's disgusting.

 

GET THE DARK SOULS SERIES CHEAP IN THIS BANDAI NAMCO STEAM SALE
http://www.pcgamer.com/get-the-dark-souls-series-cheap-in-this-bandai-namco-steam-sale/
Bandai Namco is offering significant discounts on its Steam catalogue this weekend, which means all of the Dark Souls games can be had for not much money. Not much, though that depends which one you want: Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition can be purchased for $4.99, while Dark Souls II is available for $13.74. As for the most recent instalment, you'll need $38.99.

 

And talking about sales:

+Steam

• Sniper Elite 3 is free to play this weekend, and has a 80% off discount http://store.steampowered.com/app/238090/

+GOG

• This weekend's publisher promo features EA and a slew of its games https://www.gog.com/promo/20161007_weekend_promo_ea_collection

 

And that's it for the week. Have a nice and gaming weekend.