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Before he landed the leading role of Green Lantern John Stewart in the Max series Lanterns, actor Aaron Pierre appeared in these five great movies and TV shows.

Get ready to see a lot more of Jack Reacher, as Prime Video renewed Reacher for season 4 ahead of the third season’s premiere.

The Amazon-owned Ring has announced a new Smart Video Search feature for its cameras and doorbells that could leave you in a privacy quandary.

One of the most anticipated new foldable phones could soon make its debut. The OnePlus Open 2 could be announced soon with an early 2025 release.

Amazon has revealed the extensive list of PC games that Prime members can snap up at no extra cost in October. It’s a very solid line up with a little something for everyone, including big hitters, killer indies and, since it’s spooky season, a cauldron full of horror games.

BioShock Remastered, Doom Eternal (one of our favorite games of 2020) and A Plague Tale: Innocence are among the most immediately recognizable names on the list. Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, the terrific Death’s Door and the icky Scorn are all perhaps worth checking out if you haven’t already done so. Nineties kids may be interested in playing a remaster of the sidescroller Gargoyles, which is based on the classic animated series.

A dozen of the games are available now, including BioShock and Doom Eternal. It’s worth noting that you’ll only be able to claim the latter in regions where the Microsoft Store is available. Here’s the full list of what you can claim and when, along with the launcher you can play each game on:

Available now

• Hive Jump 2: Survivors (GOG)

• Scarf (Amazon Games App)

• Tomb Raider: Legend (GOG)

• The Eternal Cylinder (Epic Games Store)

• Spirit of the North (Epic Games Store)

• No Straight Roads (Epic Games Store)

• BioShock Remastered (GOG)

• Doom Eternal (Microsoft Store)

• DreadOut 2 (Amazon Games App)

• Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition (Epic Games Store)

• Priest Simulator: Vampire Show (Epic Games Store)

• The Gap (Amazon Games App)

October 17

• Mystery Box: Hidden Secrets (Legacy Games Code)

• Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness (Amazon Games App)

• Through the Darkest of Times (Amazon Games App)

• Killing Floor 2 (Epic Games Store)

• Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol (Amazon Games App)

October 24

• Pumpkin Jack (GOG)

• The Gunk (GOG)

• Stasis: Bone Totem (Epic Games Store)

• Gargoyles Remastered (Amazon Games App)

• Monster Train (GOG)

• Morbid: The Seven Acolytes (Epic Games Store)

October 31

• A Plague Tale: Innocence (GOG)

• Death’s Door (Epic Games Store)

• Haunted Hotel: Personal Nightmare Collector’s Edition (Amazon Games App)

• Scorn (GOG)

• Coromon (GOG)

As ever, Amazon has refreshed the lineup of games that Prime members can stream on Luna at no extra cost. Fortnite and Trackmania are still in the mix, of course. Ubisoft’s arena shooter, XDefiant, is on the list along with another notable name in Alien: Isolation. Amid Evil, Valfaris, Perish, Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine, Tormented Souls, Dusk, Mortal Shell, Doomblade and Monster Harvest are the other games Prime members can stream (almost) for free in October.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/amazon-prime-free-games-for-october-include-bioshock-remastered-doom-eternal-and-a-plague-tale-innocence-170939596.html?src=rss

October’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup is certainly stuffed to the gills. There’s something for everyone, from zombie classics to narrative adventures and beyond. Let’s take a look.

The biggest draw here is likely Dead Island 2. For a while, we weren’t sure if this game would ever come out, but it did and it’s a blast to play. The action-heavy zombie slaying sim is set in Los Angeles and boasts six playable characters. There’s three-player co-op and, of course, more gore than you can shake a bloody baseball bat at. The game’s available for both PS4 and PS5.

Gris is a stylistic 2D platformer that was a bona-fide hit when it was released several years back. We said it “might be the prettiest game” ever made, so the graphics and vibes are strong with this one. It’s a relaxing mixture of puzzles, exploration and platform jumping. The dev team has another game on the way, called Neva, that also looks quite pretty. 

It took 13 years, but we finally got a new entry in the Monkey Island franchise. Return to Monkey Island continues the comedic adventures of Guybrush Threepwood, as first seen in several iconic Lucasfilm titles from the 1990s. Reviews were kind, with many players calling it a true return to form. As a warning, this is an old-school adventure with roots in the point-and-click genre.

Those are the big three, but this month’s drop also includes Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Overpass 2, Tour de France 2023 and The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me, among others. PlayStation Premium members are also getting some games, including The Last Clockwinder for PS VR2 and Dino Crisis.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/dead-island-2-and-gris-join-the-playstation-plus-game-catalog-for-october-162432379.html?src=rss

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