Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has changed dramatically after the second massive explosion in year 2006. Violent mutants, deadly anomalies, warring factions have made the Zone a very tough place to survive. Nevertheless, artifacts of unbelievable value attracted many people called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who entered the Zone for their own risk striving to make a fortune out of it or even to find the Truth concealed in the Heart of Chornobyl.

Take over a role of the lone stalker and explore photorealistic seamless open world in a 64-km² radioactive zone with a variety of environments that reveal post-apocalyptic atmosphere from different angles. Make your way through the Zone to define your destiny as you choose your paths within highly branching epic story.

Each of the six classes with Starship cards (Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Druid, Hunter, Rogue, and Warlock) have their own iconic Starship visual appearance and name, but every class is welcome on The Exile’s Hope.

Driven from their planet by the Burning Legion, these “exiled ones” fled to the stars in search of a new home. The Draenei explore all the far-reaches of The Great Dark Beyond as Hearthstone’s newest permanent minion type. Always hopeful, many Draenei have effects that impact the next Draenei you play. They rally around their powerful leader, Velen!

Set in the densely cluttered streets of "Kowlong," filled with obscurity and chaos, this battle action-adventure game casts players as the "Hyoki," an entity devoid of memory and physical form. His only motive is to eradicate the monstrous beings known as "Slitterheads" crawling around the city, disguising themselves as humans.

Roaming the vibrant neon-lit cityscape, players must seek out allies among humans known as "Rarities," infiltrate and track dangerous organizations, and engage in battles harnessing the power of blood. As the suspenseful drama unfolds, delve into the mystery behind Hyoki's existence and the appearance of the Slitterheads.

This second DLC is another major expansion to Atari 50’s catalog of content. Through 19 additional playable games and eight video segments, this new DLC tells the story of Atari’s first major rivalry in the console market. Showcased in video interviews with M Network programmer Jane Terjung, video game historians Leonard Hermand and Mike Mika, and more, The First Console War delves deep into the video game console market’s landscape of the era and ultimately explains how and why Mattel made the decision to create games for its biggest competitor.

Today, solo developer Apseren is proud to announce the official worldwide release of Stardust Exile, an exciting and comprehensive space RTS developed exclusively for PC via STEAM™. In this remarkable endeavor, you are challenged to embark on a journey in the Milky Way galaxy containing currently known stars and exoplanets with their real characteristics. All other star systems within the game are procedurally generated, based on the current estimated number of stars in our galaxy, and as a player, you can rename stars and planets that you control outside the Solar System.

• Tune into Our Next Campfire Chat — Diablo IV. November 12th.

• Save 20% on Star Trucker on Steam.
• Save 38% on Ship Graveyard Simulator 2 on Steam.
• Save 30% on Vellum on Steam.
• 2K Presents: The Sid Meier Collection (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.*

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• KRAFTON Surpasses 2T KRW in Cumulative Sales through the Third Quarter of 2024 - Business Wire.

• Xbox Testing Big Cloud Gaming Upgrade - GameRant.

• Microsoft Flight Simulator Peripheral Spotlight: Next Level Racing.

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Season 01 Launch Trailer.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Season 01 Cinematic.
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Smoking Barrels.

• Announcing the DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO - The Dramatic Showdown Tournament.

• World of Warcraft — Get the Drop on New Rewards During the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct.

• Ayaneo's announced its new AMD Strix Point handheld PC and you can bet CES 2025 is going to be awash with new AMD and Intel options - PC Gamer.
• UScellular to Sell Spectrum Licenses to AT&T for $1.018B - Telecompetitor. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.
• calibre - version 7.2.1. Thanks Console General.

• YouTube Premium's price hikes will even hit grandfathered Music subscribers - Android Police.

• 0patch Blog- Long Live Windows 10... With 0patch. Third-party extended Windows 10 support. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
• Intel resumes free coffee and tea for its employees — $100-million-per-year program partly reinstated to boost employee moral - Tom's Hardware. That must be some fine coffee.
• Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4445 (Beta Channel) - Windows Insider Blog.
• Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.2222 (Dev Channel) - Windows Insider Blog.

• OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman Predicts AGI Could Appear Within Five Years, With Far Less Impact On Society Than Most Expect - Wccftech. At least in relation to profits.
• Notepad.exe, now an actively maintained app, has gotten its inevitable AI update - Ars Technica.
• The Beatles’ final song, restored using AI, is up for a Grammy - The Verge.

• 'I had my fun' says hacker who used Call of Duty anti-cheat exploit to ban 'thousands upon thousands' of innocent players - PC Gamer.

• After 105 hours, I'm convinced I've been gaslit by the nudity toggle in Dragon Age: The Veilguard - PC Gamer…

We're thrilled to announce that our studio is officially returning to independence!

Amplitude is now owned by members of the internal team, meaning that the future of our studio and games is staying in the hands of those who know them best.

Being part of the SEGA family and working with their team for the past 8 years has been an incredible journey. We've learned so much, have grown in ways we never could have imagined and have made great friends along the way. As our paths now head in different directions, we're parting ways on the best of terms and we'll continue to cheer them on as they take on new and exciting things in the future!

“I’m your daddy now.” – The Replacer

There’s no substitute for greatness. The Replacer has concluded his whirlwind #BlackOps6 takeover tour and has freed up some time to appear in-game. Tracer Pack: The Replacer will be available shortly after Season 01 launch.

Death of the Reprobate is a gentle story about being nice. Step into the bloodied boots of Malcolm the Shit, who lives up to his distinct moniker as a gleefully cruel and inventive executioner. Malcolm is the last remaining heir of the now-dying Immortal John, who charges him with fighting against his nature and completing seven good deeds before sundown in order to earn his inheritance.

Guided by Our Lord God Almighty, wielder of large arrows that point at clues and interactables, Malcolm must assist a host of eclectic and outrageous characters to help secure his much-desired titles and riches. Find a woman stuck neck-deep in a pond looking for idle chit-chat, or climb the mountains and take in the wondrous spectacle that is the nature of life by helping shoot down some birds (that’s a good deed?).

• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster on Steam (Windows). "Dead Rising returns with modern graphics! More than just a remaster, this Deluxe Remaster is a full graphical overhaul of the first game in zombie-slaughtering action game series 'Dead Rising.' This remaster has also been fully voiced, supports auto-saves, and has various other quality-of-life features."
• Escape The Charon on Steam (Windows). "Escape the Charon is a sci-fi adventure. An ancient alien artifact has been brought to the space station Charon - soon after, the Charon goes dark. James West must search for clues and solve the mystery to discover what went wrong."

• Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2024 - Business Wire.
• Unity's new CFO is former Shutterstock exec Jarrod Yahes - Game Developer.
• Unity spent $205 million eliminating 25 percent of its workforce - Game Developer.

• 'Fallout': Macaulay Culkin Joins Season 2 Of Prime Video Series - Deadline.
• Borderlands movie studio says "nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong" - Eurogamer.net.

• Backpack Battles - The ❄COOL❄ Update Is Now Live - 18 New Items, Build History, Skins & More.
• Microsoft Flight Simulator November 7, 2024 Development Update.

• Making Dig VR - Part One- Origins - Trailer.

• Dead by Daylight - Doomed Course - Official Trailer.
• SILENT HILL 2 - Accolades Trailer.

• Sony president reflects on why Concord failed - VGC.

• PS5 shipments top 65.6 million - Gematsu.
• GTA 6 publisher "not really worried"about Xbox Series S performance - Eurogamer.net.

• YouTube Premium users furious as platform hikes prices to $40- “Are they nuts?” - Dexerto.

• Trump's Proposed Tariffs Will Hit Gamers Hard - Gizmodo.
• AMD's desktop PC market share skyrockets amid Intel's Raptor Lake CPU crashing scandal - Tom's Hardware.
• NVIDIA Reflex: Reducing PC Latency in Apex Legends- From The Rift, VALORANT Episode 9 Act III, Fortnite Ch. 2 Remix & More - NVIDIA.
• DLSS 3 Now Accelerating Performance In DUCKSIDE, Empire of the Ants & Planet Coaster 2 - GeForce News - NVIDIA.
• Visual Studio Code version 1.95.2.
• StreamFab version 6.2.0.4.

• Semiconductor sales rose to $166,000,000,000 in a single quarter this year thanks to all that demand for AI-crunching silicon - PC Gamer.

• Winos4.0 hides in gaming apps to hijack Windows systems • The Register.

• Employees From Team Working on 'Marvel Rivals' and 'Destiny- Rising' Were Arrested - Vice.
• Canada orders TikTok to shut down its business operations in the country due to 'national security risks' - Engadget. Thanks Max.
• New class action lawsuit alleges Intel knew its CPUs were crashing even before they went on sale - PC Gamer.
• Palworld Dev Reveals Patents at the Heart of Nintendo and The Pokémon Company Lawsuit — and How Much Money It’s Being Sued For - IGN.

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard Handheld Performance Review - TechPowerUp.
• Empire of the Ants Multiplayer Review - IGN.

• Case: Endorfy Arx 700 ARGB Review - APH Networks.
• Microphone: AVerMedia VERSATI go USB Microphone with FELXI go Arm Review - For the Creators - TweakTown.
• Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi AMD AM5 Motherboard - OCinside.
• Mouse: Manba One Ver 2 Wireless Gaming Controller - Christ Centered Gamer.

Sequestered Round-up
Thanks Ant, Neutronbeam, and Max.

Story

• US Airlines Have New Rules on Refunds for Canceled Flights. Here’s What to Know - WIRED (may require registration or subscription).

Science

• What Is Alexithymia? A Guide to The Hidden Experience of Millions - ScienceAlert.
• Aliens could be living in ice on Mars, scientists say - MSN. Thanks A.M.

Media

• The Rings of Power (Season 2) Pitch Meeting.
• I think Make-A-Wish is about to owe my teacher money. Thanks VideoSift.
• Wing Check 🚗🪽.

Creature Features

• Hilarious doggo "stands like human man" to pee into a hole (video) - Boing Boing.

Follow-up

• Chernobyl frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of accelerated aging or increased stress hormone levels - Phys.org. Legs still taste like chicken.

The Funnies

• Savage Chickens.