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Weekend PC Download Deals for Oct. 23: Epic Games Halloween Sale
This weekend's PC gaming deals feature a variety of Halloween sales from major digital storefronts including the Epic Games Store, Steam, Green Man Gaming, GOG.com, and Fanatical. Discounts are available on numerous titles, with special bundles and free games also highlighted across platforms like Amazon Luna.
Weekend PC Download Deals for Oct. 16: Steam Cooking Fest
This weekend's PC gaming deals include the Steam Cooking Fest with discounts on cooking-themed games like Beastro and Venba. Additionally, there are free weekends for Battlefield 6 and Stranded Deep, along with numerous sales across various storefronts like Epic Games Store, Fanatical, Gamebillet, GamesPlanet, GOG.com, Humble Bundle, and Ubisoft.
Weekend Discussion - October 11, 2026
This Weekend Discussion from Shacknews reflects on the past week, mentioning articles on Gears of War: E-Day, Order of the Sinking Star, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and Total War: Warhammer 3's Lords of End Times DLC. It also touches on Halo 3 ranks, retro graphics cards, and music.
New Total War Warhammer 3 update gives the Undead Legions "more meaningful goals" amid big balance changes
Creative Assembly has released patch 9.0.3 for Total War: Warhammer 3, addressing player feedback on the Nagash campaign and implementing significant balance changes. The update aims to provide more meaningful goals for the Undead Legions, improve economic pressures, and refine progression systems like Necropolises and Mortarch subjugation. Wider balance adjustments have also been made to various units and spells, including the Lore of Nehekhara.
Weekend PC Download Deals for Oct. 9: The Triple-I Initiative Showcase
This article rounds up various PC game deals available over the weekend, including discounts on Steam, Humble Store, and other digital storefronts. It highlights free games, bundle offers, and specific title sales, with a focus on titles featured in the recent Triple-I Initiative Showcase.
Evening Reading - October 8, 2026
This edition of Shacknews Evening Reading covers a variety of gaming news, including reviews for Order of the Sinking Star and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, discussions on Phantom Blade Zero and Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC, and updates on Ultima IP rights. It also touches on Xbox's new film and TV division, Apple's upcoming event, a Cyberpunk 2077 movie in development, and Sony's AR/VR patent sales to Meta.
TW: Warhammer 3 lead sees Lords of End Times DLC as an entry point as much as new content
Creative Assembly's Senior Game Director Richard Albridge discusses the new 'Lords of the End Times' DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3, highlighting its potential to serve as a standalone entry point for new players. This DLC marks a new era for the series, offering modular content and a bridge to future expansions.
One of the most popular Total War: Warhammer 3 mods was 'deliberately corrupted' by its creator to sabotage…
The creator of the popular Total War: Warhammer 3 mod SFO Grimhammer III, Venris, deliberately corrupted the mod to prevent unauthorized AI-generated reuploads. This action was taken after nearly ten years of development and a desire to protect the community's work from AI appropriation. Following community support, Venris has since restored a working version of the mod.
Weekend PC Download Deals for Oct. 2: Steam Autumn Sale and friends
The annual Steam Autumn Sale has begun, offering discounts on a wide range of PC games, including recent releases and older titles. Several other digital storefronts like GOG.com, Epic Games Store, and Fanatical are also hosting their own autumn sales, providing various deals and free games.
"Support modders, not AI": Total War: Warhammer 3 mod "deliberately corrupted" by its own creator in protest of AI-infused unauthorised reuploads
The creator of the Total War: Warhammer 3 mod SFO: Grimhammer 3 has deliberately corrupted the mod to protest unauthorized AI-infused reuploads. The modder, Venris, stated they will make the mod private if the issue persists, emphasizing support for human modders over AI. The mod aims to enhance lore-friendliness and battle entertainment in the game.
I've spent seven hours exploring the Steam Autumn Sale, and these are the 10 best games on discount I'd recommend picking up while you still can
This guide highlights ten of the best game deals available during the Steam Autumn Sale, which ends on October 8. The article recommends a variety of titles across different genres, including "Arc Raiders," "The Outlast Trials," "Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade," and "Resident Evil 4 Remake," noting record-low prices and significant discounts on acclaimed games and classics.
Modder Deliberately Corrupts Their Own Hugely Popular Total War: Warhammer III Mod as Row Over AI Escalates
The creator of a popular Total War: Warhammer III mod has deliberately corrupted their own work to prevent unauthorized reuploads. This action stems from a dispute over the use of AI-generated content in game modifications.
Lords of the End Times' greatest fantasy is letting us rewrite the most hated lore in Warhammer's history
The Lords of the End Times expansion for Total War: Warhammer III allows players to rewrite the unpopular lore of the Warhammer Fantasy setting's conclusion. This expansion, available for $9, offers a chance to subvert the fate of beloved characters and create new endings to the conflict, building upon the massive Immortal Empires campaign.
Evening Reading - September 23, 2026
This edition of Evening Reading covers updates for Total War: Warhammer 3, EVE Online, Counter-Strike 2, ARC Raiders, and Quake Champions. It also highlights the return of Pokemon GO Tour to Los Angeles and Taiwan, and mentions Meta VR Glasses. Other internet news includes a Starbucks Japan Pokemon collaboration and Fortnite's Halloween event tease.
Total War: Warhammer 3 - Lords of the End Times DLC's apocalypse is one to die for
The Lords of the End Times DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3 introduces four distinct Legendary Lords: Nagash, Thanquol, The Glottkin, and Boris Todbringer, each with unique mechanics and campaign goals. The DLC offers a fun collection of new forces and objectives, providing an enjoyable experience for both new and veteran players on PC.
Total War: Warhammer 3 let me save the world and then destroy it as Nagash, and it's the most fun I've had in…
Playing as Nagash in Total War: Warhammer 3's Immortal Empires campaign, especially with the Lords of the End Times DLC and update 9.0, offers a deeply engaging and fun experience. Despite a challenging start and the looming threat of the End Times, the campaign provides a strong narrative structure and satisfying late-game progression, making it the most exciting iteration of Immortal Empires to date.
Waiter, there's some Path of Exile in my Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC
The Lords of the End Times DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3 introduces Nagash, whose Black Pyramid upgrade system draws comparisons to action RPGs like Path of Exile. While Nagash becomes a powerful battlefield force, the DLC presents a precarious balance of economic and diplomatic challenges, especially when facing the Chaos invasion.
Lords of the End Times is 'not the end' for Total War: Warhammer: 'You can't get rid of us that…
Despite the release of Lords of the End Times and the end of the Warhammer Fantasy setting, Creative Assembly's Richard Aldridge and Sean Macdonald suggest that Total War: Warhammer is far from over. They hint at future content, including smaller lord packs, potential DLC for factions like Dogs of War, and the possibility of fleshing out regions like Ind and Khuresh.
Total War: Warhammer's biggest ever campaign is now $9, but what do actually you get for that?
Creative Assembly has detailed the content unlocked by purchasing specific lords for Total War: Warhammer III's Lords of the End Times DLC, which also grants access to the Immortal Empires grand campaign. Each lord purchase provides a free faction, its core units, and associated free-LC content, offering varied gameplay experiences and strategic options across the undead, empire, skaven, and warriors of chaos rosters.
Total War Warhammer 40k learns from CA's fantasy trilogy to craft "a single experience" that will just keep growing
Creative Assembly is focusing on making Total War: Warhammer 40,000 a single, continuously growing experience, learning from the successes and shortcomings of the Total War: Warhammer trilogy. The developers are prioritizing robust tutorials, extensive modding support, and close community feedback to ensure long-term player engagement and a cohesive game world.