It's pretty hard to get around October without thinking too much about Halloween. Whether it's your significant other wanting to plan out a humiliating couples costume, or your friends trying to convince you to hit up a party as a construction worker to complete their Village People endeavor, odds are pretty good that it's hard to escape Halloween's grasp. Well, Gearbox wants to remind you that Halloween isn't a mere American tradition. It's also celebrated by the ever violent denizens of Pandora!

If you have a pair of dusty old tights around the house, why not shove them on your head and play Monaco: What's Yours is Mine?  The game is already out on PC and XBLA, but as of October 21st, it will also be available via Linux.

Some might say that Mario games have lost their luster a bit, while others say that they just need to provide a totally different experience altogether. Certainly, a whole slew of new screenshots for Super Mario 3D World may convince either side to take a second glance at what Nintendo can still offer them.

A brand new patch for Diablo III recently released on the console versions, fixing bugs that mostly deal with game crashes and other gameplay quirks that fell under the radar.

This week, PS2 shooter/adventure hybrid Heavenly Guardian made its way onto PSN for PS3 users to purchase and play. Now available for $10 under "PS2 Classics," the theme of ghouls and monsters seems quite fitting for its PSN launch date so close to Halloween.

Xbox Live Gold Members can download the full version of Halo 3 to their Xbox 360 consoles starting today through the end of the month and keep it forever. The game is part of Microsoft's new games for gold program which is used to add value to your Xbox Live Gold membership.

It's time to get the crew back together in time for the first hit of Payday 2 DLC. Dubbed the "Loot Bag DLC Bundle", Overkill has announced that their first of 5 DLC packs also kicks off their free playable demo on the Xbox 360. 

We live in a world of cheap goods, tetra packs and man made materials.  Even Minecraft: 360 Edition bought into this with their Plastic Texture Pack.  Thankfully, Gaia must have spoken to the people at Mojang as they are planning to release a Natural Texture Pack to bring us all back to Earth.

For those PS4 supporters out there, we have a bit of news regarding the compatible headsets with the system. In a recent report, we’ve learned that Sony’s console will take a bit of time after launch before supporting PS3 and various 3rd party headsets.

The previously announced patch for Dragon's Crown is live, bringing cross-platform co-op play between the PlayStation Vita handheld and the PlayStation 3 versions of the game. We've updated our Co-Op FAQ for Dragon's Crown with the relevant information.

The top down zombie shooter genre sure is full of options. Some may add small quirks here and there, but at the end of the day, they are largely similar. This is why we’re so excited for How to Survive. This title, coming to PC, XBLA, PSN, and Wii U, brings a hoard of new features and gameplay mechanics that turns the game into more than a mindless shooter – you really are playing to survive.

Major Nelson has revealed some of the new features all of you Xbox Ones fans will be enjoying with a Live account. With the online requirement for the Xbox One scrapped, this is news that doesn't necessarily affect everyone, but millions of gamers still flock to Microsoft's service as the preferred place to play with friends.