Paying host to top talent, Scarlet Moon Halloween Volume IV features Scarlet Moon’s Nami Nakagawa (Demon Slayer, NieR) and Soyo Oka (Super Mario Kart, Pilotwings) both contributing original works.
Joining them is returning special guest George “The Fat Man” Sanger (The 7th Guest) and his San Diego band Los Coronados. They provide a surf rock cover from Zombies Ate My Neighbors, which Sanger also worked on.
Finally, Scarlet Moon Halloween Volume IV is rounded out with a Silent Hill 2 remix by Sean Schafianski and an original Halloween rock anthem by San Diego-based Rogov.
The full Scarlet Moon Halloween Volume IV track list can be found below:
“Evening of the Undead (Zombies Ate My Neighbors)” by Los Coronados
“Theme of Laura (Silent Hill 2)” by Sean Schafianski
“Castle” by Nami Nakagawa (feat. Kazuhiro Nakamura and Isao Teramoto)
“Stop Pretending” by Rogov
“Rainy Halloween” by Soyo Oka
Scarlet Moon’s Jayson Napolitano said the following:
“Game music is a way of life.
These holiday compilations are a small way to give back to the community and create something fun to listen to throughout the season.
We’re particularly excited for this year’s volume given the number of original works, and we hope fans enjoy it!”
Just in time for spooky season, Mega Cat Studios and Exquisite Laundry Pet have released a Steam Next Fest demo of their upcoming 8-bit adventure Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land.
Authoring over 30 official video game strategy guides, professional author, editor, and marketer Mark Androvich will be a Guest of Honor at Sac Gamers Expo 2025 this December.
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Just in time for spooky season, Mega Cat Studios and Exquisite Laundry Pet have released a Steam Next Fest demo of their upcoming 8-bit adventure Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land.
Packed with craveable content, the Steam Next Fest Demo for Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land is set to provide a family-friendly journey through a quirky Halloween-themed world.
Lear more about the Steam Next Fest demo of Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land with the video below:
Steam Next Fest Demo Announcement
The game’s creator, Adam Lewis Graf, said the following:
“I’m really excited to announce that there’s a brand new demo for Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land coming to Steam October 1st!
There’s like an hour of all-new, demo-exclusive content after the main objective is complete, and it was a really fun opportunity to flesh out the backstory of some of the side characters a little more and to design a new dungeon!
I think it really gives a sense of how the full version of the game feels once you get beyond the tutorial-style areas, and it’s full of fun little surprises!”
Adam Lewis Graf added:
“I’m really happy to be bringing this to Steam as well – I hope the new demo provides a more accessible way for people to sample what Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land has to offer, and I hope that those who have tried the previous demo are delighted by the new content!”
In case you missed it, be sure to check out the inaugural Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land Dev Vlog on demand below:
Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land Dev Vlog #1: Life in Color with Adam Lewis Graf
The full official release of Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land is slated for Q1 2026 – one can wishlist the title via its Steam page.
Authoring over 30 official video game strategy guides, professional author, editor, and marketer Mark Androvich will be a Guest of Honor at Sac Gamers Expo 2025 this December.
Where’s everyone going? Bingo? Known for his stellar work throughout the Resident Evil series, professional voice actor Nick Apostolides will be a Guest of Honor at FAN EXPO San Francisco 2025 this November.
Set within Legendary’s Monsterverse, the world of Tilting Point’s 4X MMO Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers is bringing larger-than-life action to the PC starting today.
Revealed earlier this year, the world of Media Vision and Bandai Namco’s Digimon Story Time Stranger brings a meaty JRPG adventure during this gold rush of stellar games.
See whether players should join the ranks of ADAMAS this fall with our review.
Digimon Story Time Stranger Review
Digimon Story Time Stranger begins with players picking an agent from the ADAMAS group.
Said group has made a name for itself by checking out paranormal activity and other anomalies that otherwise can’t be explained logically.
As one might suspect, these anomalies turn out to be Digimon entering the real world. Most aren’t the cute and cuddly types that want to be friends – we’re talking badniks looking to take over the world.
Leave it up to ADAMAS team, which is set out to stop the Digimon and close the rifts that they come from.
The more players fight in Digimon Story Time Stranger, the deeper the mystery goes.
One point has players coming across a stray Digimon, who then Digivolves into a half-human and half-Digimon. He seems to be part of the key to solving this problem and preventing any major damage from being done. From there, players will build up one’s Digimon team and set out to save the city.
While we enjoyed both Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory, Digimon Story Time Stranger easily surpasses them both.
For one, Digimon Story Time Stranger features a truly incredible combat system.
Battles in this JRPG are turn-based, and one can get some crazy combos going with the right line-up. Digimon Story Time Stranger’s sheer variety of moves and animations are truly excellent.
Since getting new Digimon is very easy, players are encouraged to experiment.
While in the field, players can use an attack to initiate combat and if the Digimon is really weak, one can outright kill it.
On that note, the more times players defeat the same one, the higher one’s Scan rate of the Digimon goes. Once it hits 100%, players can hatch an egg for that Digimon, but waiting until 200% will net players better stats.
Players can make the party of their dreams in Digimon Story Time Stranger – as long as one can find their favorite Digimon.
Even the Digivolve part of Digimon Story Time Stranger is pretty straightforward, with its menu telling what one needs stat-wise, level-wise, or anything else needed to Digivolve.
Digimon Story Time Stranger’s menus are quick and easy, allowing players to get right back into the action.
Players will also need to determine what personality traits to give their Digimon in Digimon Story Time Stranger.
As one fights, their Digimon will talk and ask questions. Depending on one’s answer, players can then alter their personalities to get new skills.
For instance, if one makes a Digimon valorous, one can then get skills that reduce how much SP your abilities take. There are multiple personalities, and with the proper skill pairing, one can make their prime Digimon even more overpowered.
Even one’s Agent in Digimon Story Time Stranger gets some upgrades!
With Digimon Story Time Stranger’s Agent skill tree, players can directly upgrade personality traits. For instance, if one is rocking a Valor team, they would then use the Agent Valor tree to get major buffs to damage, HP, and other stats.
While the title can be easy, Digimon Story Time Stranger has a ton of depth for those looking to explore.
When not battling and upgrading, Digimon Story Time Stranger lets players explore the city and take on side quests.
There are treasures to find, but the town is by and large where one busy new gear, healing items, and supplies – and of course new shirts to wear.
Side quests in Digimon Story Time Stranger typically involves one finding an anomaly Digimon and dealing with it.
Then there is Digimon Story Time Stranger’s In-Between Theater.
The In-Between Theater lets one train their idle Digimon, claim any DLC items, and check out extra dungeons for farming loot and cash.
For those who paid a visit to the Persona series’ Velvet Room, The In-Between Theater evokes similar vibes.
The best part of The In-Between Theater? If one leaves their Digimon at the farm, they can just keep having them train over and over until one’s return.
The game does occasionally lose some frames when running around, but there were no crashes or major bugs to speak of.
Do note that if one gets themselves the DLC Digimon, they are crazy strong! Unless you want a very easy time, keep their power in check.
Digimon Story Time Stranger is easily the best Digimon game to date. Fans of the series – or RPG fans in general – should at the very least check out the demo.
Digimon Story Time Stranger
Reviewed On: PlayStation 5 (A digital code was provided) Release Date: October 3, 2025 Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Developer:Media Vision Publisher: Bandai Namco Aggregate Scores:Metacritic, CriticDB
EA SPORTS FC 26 is a fantastic football package. Not only is this the best the franchise has looked in years, its nuanced yet worthwhile gameplay improvements keep every match fresh and exciting.
Dying Light: The Beast is another terrifying foray that provides a unique spin on the survival horror genre. However, its horde of bugged missions and objectives damage its otherwise immersive terror.
Authoring over 30 official video game strategy guides, professional author, editor, and marketer Mark Androvich will be a Guest of Honor at Sac Gamers Expo 2025 this December.
We’re pleased to welcome Mark Androvich as a Guest at @SacGamersExpo 2025!
Mark wrote video game reviews & feature articles for #PSExtreme & authored over 30 strategy guides published by #Prima & #BradyGames.
After contributing to fanzines like The 2600 Connection, Mark Androvich got his start in the industry in 1998 writing video game reviews and feature articles for PSExtreme (later known as PSE2) and Q64 magazines.
Published by Prima & Brady Games, Mark Androvich has written guides for classics like Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Spyro: Year of the Dragon, The Mark of Kri, and many more!
Mark Androvich even joined PlayStation in 2009 as a Marketing Publishing Director, working there until 2019!
New Sac Gamers Expo 2025 Guests of Honor will be revealed every Tuesday and Thursday leading up to the event.
More information around previously confirmed Sac Gamers Expo 2025 Special Guests can be found below:
Where’s everyone going? Bingo? Known for his stellar work throughout the Resident Evil series, professional voice actor Nick Apostolides will be a Guest of Honor at FAN EXPO San Francisco 2025 this November.
Set within Legendary’s Monsterverse, the world of Tilting Point’s 4X MMO Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers is bringing larger-than-life action to the PC starting today.
Now available on all platforms, Super Evil Megacorp’s radical roguelike Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is getting even more radical with Metalhead entering the kerfuffle.
Known for their work on The Rogue Prince of Persia and multiple Dead Cells DLC, the development team at Evil Empire will take over the development of Brotato.
On this October eve, take the leap into the Nowhere with the Little Nightmares-inspired vivid tabletop one-shot.
Time to take the leap into the Nowhere, Little Ones…@IfyNwadiwe lead @DamienHaas and @AbbyTrott on the Little Nightmares inspired tabletop one-shot, Sickly Sweet, and we see if they can escape of if they will be stuck in their dreams forever…
In this new video (now live as of this writing!), celebrities Damien C. Haas, Abby Trott, and Ify Nwadiwe will all seek the answer in the unique tabletop experience “Little Nightmares: Sickly Sweet.”
These celebrities will find themselves in The Nowhere, where escape is their only option. The “Little Nightmares: Sickly Sweet” tabletop one-shot draws its narrative from the upcoming new entry Little Nightmares III.
Be sure to check out the video below:
Little Nightmares III – Sickly Sweet Tabletop Adventure
When it comes to the world of video games, Little Nightmares III will release on October 10 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via both Steam and Xbox on PC.
Little Nightmares III pre-orders can now be made via its official Bandai Namco website.
See what the future has in store for Arc Games and Snapshot Games’ dynamic action-strategy title Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids with the newly released roadmap.
Our latest FREE update for Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids is now live, introducing the brand-new PvE Skirmish mode and new Friend’s Pass features! 💥
As part of today’s update to Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids, the title will see a new PvE Skirmish mode that supports single player, online, and split-screen co-op. Featuring five difficulty levels, Skirmish Pack 1 features Brainiod Central, Commanding Heights, and Secret Base.
In addition, Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids’ Friend Pass now allows for free PvP hosting starting today!
Looking to the end of October, Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioid will feature the new “Arena Control” mode that supports both PvP and Skirmish Mode. The team will also release Two Bridges, Vertigo Plaza, and Close Encounters maps as part of Skirmish Pack 2.
“We are committed to supporting our game and this lovely community, and with your support in return, this will be just the first of many announcements to come.”
Known for covering topics like game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, and online games, the flagship Game Developers Conference (GDC) event will see a reimagined new format in 2026.
Seamlessly blending together FPS and RTS action, Season 5 of Ammobox Studios’s Eximius: Seize the Frontline – dubbed “Retribution” – is set to launch October 22.
Packing a revamped Club Battle System, new Playoff Hero Moment Cards, and exclusive rewards, Com2uS has kicked off the 2025 MLB Postseason in MLB RIVALS.
