That’s certainly a name all right Trilobyte is hard at work on another installment inThe 7th Guestseriesfor iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows, it was announced onPolygon. This new adventure game is said to have some of the original team involved with development and, unsurprisingly, might go through Kickstarter for funding down the road if it comes to that. “In the world ofThe 7th Guest: 3, you will re-enter the mysterious and magical mansion, newly restored with games, puzzles and artifacts,” said studio co-founder Charlie McHenry....

Somewhere in the world, at some point, there was a board meeting with a bunch of toy executives. They had to come up with new ways to make money off from the band KISS. They tossed around a whole bunch of ideas, and they decided to go with making a bunch of stuffed panda bears with painted faces. After all, when I think of the crazy metal band KISS, I think about cute little pandas....

The team doesn’t want to divide its attention The upcomingBlackwoodexpansion and update forThe Elder Scrolls Onlinewasset to coincidewith its next-gen “Console Enhanced” version, with both launching for consoles on June 8 and PC getting it a week earlier. Now, Bethesda has announced it is separating its launches out to give each their undivided attention. In what the team describes as an “abundance of caution,” the Console Enhanced launch has been pushed out to June 15....

Dante’s quest will take him through all of the Circles of Hell and the latest developer diary forDante’s Infernobrings us to Heresy. As Dante gets lower in Hell, the more Hellish things become. Fire is everywhere, souls are filling the air with screams and the rivers are made of blood. The video also shows that Dante won’t just be saving damned souls. Players will also have the choice to save enemy creatures and it will all add up to Dante ending the game as a good person or being of pure evil....

Real viruses inspired the developers Capcom’s latest look atResident Evil Revelationsfeatures a few of the developers behind the project as they detail what inspired them to create the new monsters. Basically, the ideas came from real viruses and how dangerous they can be if left unchecked. The last half of the video also focuses on how the team used visuals and sound to “create an effective horror atmosphere” to get their game to stand out from the pack....

Watch that fuzz grow in real time The Witcher 3is a sprawling fantasy epic that sees a gruff manly man travel across the world doing all sorts of manly things in a semi realistic world. Perhaps most interesting aboutThe Witcher 3‘s quest for virtual realism, the lengths developers have gone to when it comes to virtual facial hair growth. Noted byThe Verge, beards inThe Witcher 3grow a tiny amount each time an in game day passes....

Opt-in beta testers allowed It’s time to enter a new era of World of Warcraft Classic. The best era of World of Warcraft. Flame shield, up! AlthoughWrath of the Lich Kingis arguably the mostpopularbit ofWorld of Warcrafthistory,Burning Crusadewas one of the strongest, if not the strongest; at least in my experience with the game since the original Vanilla launch. The new races added so much into the mix, and the raids were some of the best Blizzard had ever designed, particularly from a lore perspective....

Don’t worry about the differences too much, though Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revengeis getting a new version this month. The latestTMNTtitle is getting a native PS5 version on November 15. What’s different? Aside from running natively on the PlayStation 5, not much. Tribute Games and DotEmu have made it clear this version isidenticalto the PlayStation 4 version ofTMNT: Shredder’s Revenge. Previously,TMNTwould run on backward compatibility for the PS5, using the PS4 version....

Valve’s newly announced Steam Deck OLEDis, effectively, a mid-generational upgrade to the original device whose biggest draw is its 90Hz HDR-enabled OLED display. As revealed bythe company’s Gamescope GitHub page, however, there appear to be two companies supplying the display. As per line 906 of the referenced GitHub, Valve is sourcing the much-touted Steam Deck OLED display from two separate suppliers: SDC and BOE, which stand forSamsungandBOE Technology, respectively. This isn’t necessarily cause for concern on its own, as these arethe same companies that supply OLED displays for Apple’s own iPhone 15, but it is certainly worth taking into account, considering one of the original Steam Deck’s early stumbling blocks: the whiny fan noise....

And Half-Life is rapidly approaching Ever sinceHalf-Life: Alyxwas revealed late last year, demand for theValve Indexvirtual reality headset skyrocketed. It shot to the top of Steam’s best-sellers list, and quickly sold out in every region where it was available. As of right now, it’s not officially available to buy until Valve can manufacture more. A newHalf-Lifeis quite literally a system-seller, even when it comes to a $1000 VR platform that also requires a capable PC....

Among the various activities set out before you inStarfield, one that should tickle the fancy of many space explorers is conducting a planet survey. Using your scanner, you may catalog the creatures and plants of many celestial bodies — where applicable. One such planet is Nesoi, a lovely Earth-like place with more than one reason to visit. If you’re looking for the location and resources of Nesoi inStarfield, along with steps on how to 100% its planet survey list, here’s your guide....

Turn out the lights Night mode has been one of my favorite visual quality-of-life updates as screens have become more and more ubiquitous, and today, Xbox owners get theirs. The October Xbox update brings night mode to its consoles, as well as some more features to make the user experience a little nicer. The suite of settings will allow you to customize the light pouring forth from your Xbox, and even apply a blue light filter, which is great for tired eyes in the evening time....

Christmas is approaching, so it’s time to get into the holiday spirit. Everyone has their own version of what this looks like, and for many gamers, this involves keeping the spooky season rolling after Halloween. There’s an interesting niche of Christmas horror games on Steam, giving players the best of both worlds. Here are 10 I reckon you should give a try this holiday season. Note that these aren’t just games set on Christmas....