EA have partially revealed the newest expansion pack for The Sims 4 – showing a modest glimpse of shoulder, if you will. But friends, it is a cold> shoulder. The expansion is called Snowy Escape, and until a trailer is revealed later today, that’s pretty much all we have to go on. That, and a screenshot collage of cheery Sims doing winter sport activities like they’re all in an advert showing how being on your period doesn’t have to stop you living your life to the max.

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Wheelman

is a game in which Vin Diesel rampages around Barcelona in an assortment of beefed-up muscle cars. It came out at around the same time as 50 Cent: Bulletproof. I can only assume Vin played it and grunted “I can do that” through a mouthful of six-dozen eggs.

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The Game Band are presently known as the orchestrators of Blaseball, an odd democratic simulation of a baseball league that I gather folks are quite fond of. For a slice of something quite different, the studio is releasing Where Cards Fall, a puzzle game originally prototyped a decade ago. It’s already out on Apple Arcade and is coming to PC and the Nintendo Switch early next year.

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Well well, Call Of Duty: Warzone is jumping in on spooky time with its very own horror-themed update. The Hunting Of Verdansk is a biggo event beginning tomorrow, October 20th. It’ll bring new limited-time game modes, treats to hunt down, and apparently cosmetic skins from Saw and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Well I won’t accuse them of doing anything in half measure.

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Co-op ghost hunting game Phasmophobia has enthralled a lot of players and I am one of them. It’s a total riot to play with pals—which I’ve done almost every single night for a week and a half. In that time, I’ve already progressed from tiptoeing meekly through haunted houses to boldly taunting ghosts by name as soon as I cross the threshold. For those like me, good news then that Phasmophobia is planning some changes to make ghosts a bit scarier and trickier to pin down.

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Logitech’s G733 Wireless headset combines all the best bits of my favourite gaming headsets. It has the ultra comfortable ski-goggle headband design of the Steelseries Arctis 7, the crystal clear Blue Voice microphone tech of Logitech’s ultra-fancy G Pro X headset, and at 278g, it’s also ultra-lightweight like Razer’s Blackshark V2. My favourite thing about the Logitech G733 Wireless, though, is the fact it’s purple. It’s purple with flashes of fluorescent green and yellow like a 90s shellsuit slap bracelet, and I utterly adore it. It’s fun, it’s playful, it’s refreshing, and it also sounds absolutely fantastic. If you’re looking for your next wireless gaming headset, the Logitech G733 Wireless should definitely be at the top of your list.

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In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla you’ll be in charge of building a Settlement (with a capital S) called Ravensthorpe for your comrades, which’ll act as a base of operations and somewhere to relax post axe throw. When you first invade England you’ll start small with a few folks in tents, but as you progress and invest in its development, it’s meant to expand into a thriving community offering many benefits.

I recently got hands on with Valhalla and I was able to see for myself what the Settlement actually had to offer. Although I’d should mention that I was dumped at least a few hours into the story, so I’m not absolutely certain what buildings you’ll start off with. Either way, I had a good mosey about all the buildings, got a fresh trim, some new tats, and had a feast with my Viking buds. All in all, I reckon I got stuck in enough to give you the lowdown. And you know what? It’s alright.

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Amazon’s bang bang ’em up FPS Crucible has certainly been through—well a crucible, I suppose, though it hasn’t emerged stronger and reformed. After a messy launch and retreating back to closed beta, Amazon Game Studios announced that the game wouldn’t be making a return. As a last hurrah, Crucible has given players the ability to host private matches now that the matchmaking queue is shut off. You have until November 9th to enjoy some last shootouts with your pals, after which Crucible will be gone for good.

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Prime Day may be over, but the deals train just keeps on rolling, resulting in some lovely big discounts like this Gigabyte Aero 15 gaming laptop that’s currently $500 off at Newegg today. Normally $2099, this 15.6in laptop is down to $1599 at the moment, which really isn’t bad considering it has an 144Hz display, a brand-new 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and that all-important RTX 2070 Super graphics chip.

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The ongoing multiplayer open beta weekend for Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has given both treats and tricks to fans seeking to uncover its secrets. Some people solved another ARG puzzle, which has resulted in the devs extending the beta by another day. Hooray! And other people rooting around in beta files have been rewarded with hidden YouTube links to Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up. Oh no! Curiosity is a double-edged sword. But hey, the beta will run until Tuesday. And damn the meme, it’s honestly a fair song.

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