The big horror games this year were Resident Evil VII, The Evil Within 2, and Outlast 2. All were good, but which was the best? And does Doki Doki Literature Club deserve consideration?
To celebrate Halloween, Fanatical has launched its 'Frightmare' bundle, which offers a big collection of Steam Deck-friendly games.
If you don’t plan on trick-or-treating or going to a Halloween-themed party, the next best thing is to relax with a spooky game, and PlayStation Plus members can get some cool games for free. If you’re a PS+ subscriber, there are a bunch of games perfect for Halloween that you can get completely for free.
Note: Some games require higher PS+ tier levels to enjoy free.
Can we stop with the word "Free" when it comes to these subscription services, please? These games aren't free if people are paying for the service.
Calm down, we all know what it means. You’re not paying for the individual game, it’s included. Stop acting outraged over nothing.
Your response is exactly what's wrong with gaming today.
I've always against subscription based gaming services.
He doesn't need to calm down. He's stating what is factual and what should be common sense, however it's clear some people still don't understand this.
It is not free. You do not receive them if you're not paying the subscription to receive them. No ones getting angry other than yourself. He's just stating the simple common sense that no one is receiving a free game they are receiving a game "included" in their subscription plan - That they pay for!
False and manipulative writing/advertisement is wrong and counts on the less educated letting it go unchallenged.
Exactly. If anyone wants to play any of these games through PS+ one has to pay a monthly subscription fee which means it's not free.
All great games, honestly. Though, I did feel The Devil In Me was the worst game that Supermassive has put out.
I went out and bought Dredge, one of my favourite games i have played this year.
If you haven't played it, you really should give it a chance.
Dredge is great, really enjoyed it. One of my favourites too and something original as well.
No. It's just a really poorly written article. Alan Wake 2 is part of the subscriptions "Trial" section - So it's simply a demo, that's all.
Simple "bait and switch" article trying to get hits using manipulative writing.
Oh, ok. I looked on the app and saw the trial available thought I was missing something.
Resident Evil 7 has massively flopped by making fewer than 2000 purchases on iOS, with other console mobile ports also performing poorly.
Well at least there are games like angry birds or clash of clans for mobile gamers :-)
Good it flopped.. they must have realized that the target audience is totally different
This is a win for gaming even if it’s not an ideal experience on iPhone yet:
1. It’s a huge step forward for mobile gaming showing in the next 2 - 4 years this will be a solid 720p@30fps experience for AA / AAA PS4-PS5 quality games on a device we carry with us everywhere.
2. It’s a huge step forward for Apple gaming in general which has been underwhelming for years running NATIVELY and flawlessly on any M2 / M3 / M4 iPad and MacBook. At worst 900p@60fps Medium-High Settings + Metal on the M2 iPad, 1440p@60 - 80fps Max settings on the M3 Pro Max which is equivalent to a RTX 4060 / RX 6700XT, so slightly above console settings…..but in a $3000 - $4000 laptop (Apple and they’re ridiculous prices).
3. But most important for all of us, it shows what the future of mobile platforms like the Switch 2 will be capable of and ports like RE7, RE Village, and RE4 Remake should be lined up for the Switch 2, optimized even more for mobile PC like SteamDeck / ROG, and eventually Android based platforms.
The iPhone version won’t be good for another 2 years (iPhone 18) or so when they have their next fabrication node (2nm), so they can hopefully improve the CPU cores (AA/AAA games will need 3 or 4 performance cores instead of 2), add 2 more GPU cores, and improve memory bandwidth with LPDDR6.
Then it should be a stable 720p - 900p resolution, @ locked 30fps, Medium-High Settings, with better Type-C out for larger displays.
Apple users ain't gamers. I don't know whether this push with "metal" was just to say they did it and it's possible to run modern games, or if Capcom just said hey more units is better, but either way this shouldn't be all that surprising.
You say that but everyime I’m waiting for one of my kids’ events to start, I see an audience full of kids playing games on phones. No Nintendos. Just phones. Lots of Minecraft. Lots of Clash of Clans style games.
Roblox as well. Gigantic mega platform. Kids can’t get enough of it. Sony/Nintendo would be wise to integrate more with their platform as kids get older.
Playing clash of clans doesn't make you a *gamer.* Most mobile games are designed to literally be time wasters and money pits. They're for casuals who don't actually have a gaming platform. Kids on phones today is just a symptom of the modern era. Doesn't mean gaming is what they're really into, as proven by those sales numbers.
Mobile gamers only want simple games and gachas. Nobody wants to pay up front for a mobile game, you have to hide it behind micro transactions lol.
Resident Evil 7 is my favorite RE. It's really a great cinematic ride and a phenomenal experience. I hope we see more in this style with VIII (Although many like the Tank Controller TPS)
This was the scariest game of the year for me (in VR)..its something to behold to any good horror gamer, especially on PS4 pro