Honestly I kinda want someone like a government body or something to step in and start putting some limits on these power requirements for consumer PCs. Alder Lake S + 4090 might realistically require 1000W+ and that's nuts!

Intel needs more Spatula.

Ahhhhh. That's better...

The Steam Halloween sale is open!

Nice, thanks for the heads up.

Navi 31 (RX 7900 XT?) has been taped out - https://wccftech.com/amds-flagship-navi-31-gpu-based-on-next-gen-rdna-3-architecture-has-reportedly-been-taped-out/

I guess RDNA 3 is coming next year.

The Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Resident Evil Village & Tales of Arise have sold 5 million and 1.5 million units, respectively
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-village-tales-of-arise-have-sold-5-million-and-1-5-million-units-respectively/
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Village has shipped 5 million copies worldwide on all platforms. Similarly, Bandai Namco revealed that Tales of Arise has sold 1.5 million copies.

This week's free game on the Epic Store is DARQ: Complete Edition: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/darq-complete-edition
Next week, the free game will be Aven Colony

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Tripwire Halloween Sale brings up to 80% discounts during the next 3 days. There are keys for Steam and EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/tripwire-halloween-sale/
• And the Tomb Raider 25th anniversary sale features up to 89% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/tomb-raider-anniversary-sale/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Destiny 2: Beyond Light Deluxe Edition, 43% off during the next 49 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/dlc/destiny-2-beyond-light-deluxe-edition
• And the new Indie Legends Bundle XII comes with 8 games with a 96% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/indie-legends-bundle-xii

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

New Battlefield 2042 gameplay trailer gives us a first look at Renewal, Breakaway and Discarded Maps
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-battlefield-2042-gameplay-trailer-gives-us-a-first-look-at-renewal-breakaway-and-discarded-maps/
Electronic Arts and DICE have released a new gameplay trailer for Battlefield 2042. This new trailer gives us a glimpse at three of the seven maps that will be available at launch. The maps showcased here are Renewal, Breakaway and Discarded Maps.

Digimon Survive, Sons Of The Forest & Weird West will now release in 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/digimon-survive-sons-of-the-forest-weird-west-will-now-release-in-2022/
Bandai Namco and Endnight Games have announced that Digimon Survive and Sons Of The Forest have been delayed until 2022. Additionally, Devolver revealed that it plans to release WolfEye Studios’ Weird West in 2022.
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Similarly, Endnight Games claimed that it needs more time in order to complete Sons of the Forest. As such, the team aims to now release the game in early/mid 2022.

First artworks and teaser trailer for Microids’ UFO Robot Grendizer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-artworks-and-teaser-trailer-for-microids-ufo-robot-grendizer/
Microids has released two artworks and a teaser trailer for UFO Robot Grendizer which will be coming to PC in 2023. These artworks will give you an idea of the artistic direction of this Grendizer game.

Friday news, part two:

The next Vampire: The Masquerade game may spring from November's Vampire Jam
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-next-vampire-the-masquerade-game-may-spring-from-novembers-vampire-jam/
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 might well and truly be in development hell these days. But there's still plenty more stories to tell in the neck-biting setting—and IP owner World of Darkness hopes a month will be long enough for you to make a convincing pitch for the series' next game.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is coming to VR
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-is-coming-to-vr/
Looks like the remastered GTA Trilogy isn't the only thing Rockstar has cooking for its classic Grand Theft Auto games. During Thursday's Facebook Connect livestream, Mark Zuckerberg announced that San Andreas is getting a VR makeover. "This new version of what I think is one of the greatest games ever made will offer players an entirely new way to experience this iconic open world in virtual reality," Zuckerberg said.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is still happening, but might not be out until 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake-is-still-happening-but-might-not-be-out-until-2023/
Remember Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time—specifically, the remake that bubbled to the surface of Uplay in 2020? It was delayed, and then delayed again, and then fell off the radar almost completely after Ubisoft decided against even showing it off at its E3 press event in June.
That's not a great sign, especially for a game that was supposed to launch just a few months after it was announced (in January 2021) but today Ubisoft put it back on table with a gentle reminder that no, the project is not dead, and yes, it is still actively working on it.

Call of Duty: Warzone's Pacific map and new anti-cheat are coming in December
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-duty-warzones-pacific-map-and-new-anti-cheat-are-coming-in-december/
After a year and a half of sprinting, driving, and gliding across two different versions of Verdansk, Call of Duty: Warzone's next map, Caldera, is finally on the way. The WW2-themed map based on the Pacific theater is releasing alongside Warzone's new anti-cheat tool, Ricochet, when Vanguard Season One begins on Dec. 2.

Call of Duty: Warzone's overpowered Kali Sticks must be stopped
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-duty-warzones-overpowered-kali-sticks-must-be-stopped/
Call of Duty: Warzone's many, many guns are being outclassed by a pair of wooden sticks. The Kali Sticks, a melee weapon that takes up your secondary slot, at first sound like a stylish replacement for Call of Duty's standard knife attack, but these flute-shaped whacking toys are to be feared—step within their generous 3-meter range, and a few swings will kill you faster than any machine gun.

Hearthstone's 'Deadmines' mini-set lands on November 2, brings multiple parrots with it
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hearthstones-deadmines-mini-set-lands-on-november-2-brings-multiple-parrots-with-it/
Blizzard announced today that following a brief delay caused by the launch of the Mercenaries expansion, Hearthstone's United in Stormwind Deadmines mini-set will roll out on November 2 as part of the 21.6 patch.

Oculus Quest VR headsets to eliminate mandatory Facebook account log-in requirement
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/oculus-quest-vr-headsets-to-eliminate-mandatory-facebook-account-log-in-requirement/
The big Facebook news today is that it's changing its company name to Meta, but another bit of interesting information from the Facebook Connect Livestream is that Oculus Quest VR headsets will stop requiring Facebook accounts soon.

Sable's Stranger Update unleashes a ghastly new bike and plenty of bug fixes
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/sables-stranger-update-unleashes-a-ghastly-new-bike-and-plenty-of-bug-fixes/
I wasn't expecting Sable to get much in the way of post-launch content, never mind a Halloween update. And yet this week, developer Shedworks unleashed an eldritch new bike and costume on the deserts of Midden—though you'll have to be something of a ghost yourself to find them.

Time to check what we'll find at GOG and Steam this weekend:

+GOG

• The Weekly Sale features "dark and atmospheric games" up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20211025_weekly_sale
• And there's also the Halloween Sale, with up to 90% discounts until the 3rd of November.

+Steam

• Besides the Halloween Sale, thanks Boffer for posting it, there are other deals at Steam, like the Tomb Raider 25th anniversary celebration, with up to 89% discounts until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TombRaider25
• DEATHLOOP will be 34% off until November 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1252330/DEATHLOOP/
• And Conan Exiles is going to be 60% off until the 4th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/Conan_Exiles/
• Last, but not least, there's also the weeklong deals.

And that's all. Until next time, have a happy and gaming weekend.

About time!