Hades launches onto Steam Early Access today! Developed and published by Supergiant Games (the team responsible for Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre), Hades is a rogue-like action RPG dungeon crawler where players must fight their way out of the Underworld. Hades released on the Epic Games Store as an early access title one year ago, but new players may now enjoy the game on Steam with a full year of development already invested.

The Welcome to Hell update for Hades, an action-RPG rogue-lite game from Supergiant Games, is available now. This update marks the 8th major update since the game launched into early access a year ago, and it's filled with new content and features for both early adopters and new players delving into the Underworld for the first time.

Video games are a great vehicle for allowing their players to be someone else for a short time, whether that be someone completely different or an idolized version of themselves. RPG's have done this for countless years, but there are more and more games nowadays exploring the idea of being someone, or something, that is wildly different than you might expect. The games in this week's official Wiki roundup allow players to explore a side of themselves they may have never known existed, whether that be a multi-talented fox, a wild-west gangster, a combat psychiatrist, or even an island!

The Outer Worlds is the latest RPG from Obsidian Entertainment which leverages its incredible writing to create memorable characters. Thankfully, some of these characters are capable of being recruited as companions! Their main job is to aid you in combat, but you'll also find them interjecting during conversations with other NPC's on occasion. The companion system in The Outer Worlds is quite expansive, and this guide will serve as a deep-dive into companion mechanics, including how to recruit each of the six companions! Additionally, this guide was created to be as spoiler-free as possible.

BlizzCon 2019 took place this past weekend, and it was easily one of the biggest BlizzCon's to date! A new main entry into the Diablo series stole the show while Hearthstone and World of Warcraft announced their next expansion sets. Overwatch also announced a second game in the series, and the rest of Blizzard's franchises all announced their upcoming content. It's certainly going to be difficult to top the quality of announcements for years to come.

The variety of games available for people to play nowadays is vast and endless, and it never ceases to amaze me the creativity of game developers. In this week's Official Wiki Roundup, we have four completely different experiences which are sure to add a little variety in your life!

Close to the Sun launches today on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch! Developed by Storm in a Teacup (which wins my personal 'best game developer name' award) and published by Wired Productions, Close to the Sun is a spooky atmospheric adventure game that is a mix between BioShock and SOMA. The game is set in a alternative history where Nikola Tesla has created a city on a ship called Helios, and it is an unbound utopia for research that pushes the boundaries of matter and time.

The Outer Worlds is an incredibly enjoyable single-player RPG with fantastic writing and satisfying gameplay. There are so many choices regarding your character progression that things can get a little overwhelming at times, but our beginner's guide will set you on the path to success! These tips are things we wish that we knew before getting started in The Outer Worlds, but come from having put significant time into the game. Additionally, we've done our best to keep this guide as spoiler free as possible.

UnderMine's Cursed Update launches today! In patch 0.3.0, players will find a new NPC, 6 potions, 3 blessings, 8 curses, and 20 relics - including the addition of powerful legendary relics. There has also been some boss tuning and numerous bug fixes, balance changes, and quality of life improvements. Before we dive into the details of this patch, be sure to hop into UnderMine on Halloween for a couple of small surprises!

BlizzCon is Blizzard Entertainment's annual convention which brings the fans of their games together to at the Anaheim Convention Center in California to celebrate the games that they love. Next weekend, starting November 1st and running through the 3rd, Blizzard is expected to reveal major announcements for all of their franchises during the opening ceremony, which is live streamed for free. During the rest of the convention Blizzard will host countless panels with developers that deep dive into the upcoming content.

There are so many huge game releases nowadays that it's easy to miss out on some amazing smaller titles that tend to slip through the cracks. Smaller titles can sometimes feel rough around the edges, but more often than not they are able to take greater risks with their design. This sometimes leads to some absolutely outstanding gems of games, and often allows us to re-live nostalgic experiences that we loved in older titles. With that said, we invite you to take a look at three games that may scratch that itch for you in this week's official Wiki roundup!

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince launches today on PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Linux! Developed by Frozenbyte and published by Modus Games, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is the next installment of the beloved puzzle-platformer Trine series where players must utilize three different characters to solve puzzles and progress through beautifully crafted 2.5D side-scrolling levels. The game can be played with up to 4 players through online or local co-op, and solo players can swap between the different characters at will.

Fall is one of the best times of the year! It's nice to sit down with a slice of pumpkin pie while you sip on the ridiculous variety of seasonal lattes and play one of the endless games that has recently released. Afterall, 'tis the season for developers to be pushing to get their games out before the upcoming holidays, but that also means you often have far too many games to play with limited time. Seriously though, how is anyone supposed to play both Borderlands 3 and World of Warcraft: Classic when they released within two weeks of each other!? To make the situation of indecision of what to play even harder, we've got three awesome games to feature in this week's official Wiki roundup!

Close Combat: The Bloody First launches today! Developed and published by Slitherine, it heralds as a real-time-strategy war game that places a heavy emphasis on tactics and historical accuracy. The Bloody First is the latest release in a long series of games dating back to its first appearance in 1996, but this is the first entry to utilize a 3D engine.

Freedom Finger launches today on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch! Developed and published by Wide Right Interactive, Freedom Finger is a music-driven side-scrolling shoot-em-up bullet-hell game that pairs a particular kind of humor and unique art-style with engaging and challenging gameplay.