Stern releases new Insider Connected quests and badges every month and in October 2024, they’re going full on spooky: https://insider.sternpinball.com/insider/events/11174/leaderboards
Just like last month started (but more were added after the first week of the month, IE. Jaws: The Revenge Pixel week) – 4 Seasonal Quests
- Butter Me Up – October 1 – 31st – play a machine from a hit movie (Jaws, Jurassic Park, John Wick, Venom, Godzilla, Avengers: Infinity Quest, Deadpool, Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Wars) and score 10+ million points
- Fore The Best (celebrating National Golf Day) – October 4 – 6 – play any 4 different IC machines
- I Can Dig It – October 16 – 20 – Jurassic Park score 200+ million
- Boo-Tiful Score – October 25 – 31st – Stranger Things, Elvira’s House of Horrors, The Munters 20+ million (Hint: go for Stranger Things)
Prior Stern Insider Connected quests history by month (since they started doing monthly quests):
Since October 2023, Stern has offered quests to earn virtual badges on a monthly frequency. Here’s a historical record of our coverage. NOTE: prior to October 2023, there were other quests in 2023, like a Foo Fighters quest that spanned multiple months for a tour, but there weren’t month-specific quests. There were also some months where there were global tournaments only.
- September 2024 – OPINION: Stern Insider Connected is Positive for the Future of Pinball + September 2024 Insider Connected Seasonal Quests
- August 2024 – August 2024 Insider Connected Quests + Deadpool Quests
- July 2024 – More Jaws July 2024 Insider Connected Quests + Seasonal Quests + John Wick Contract Quests Introduced – PlayGamesMore
- June 2024 – What’s Coming in IC Future? (UNOFFICIAL) + June 2024 Stern Pinball Insider Connected Quests
- May 2024 – Humpday Wednesday #41 Jaws (Stern 2024) Live Play + 50 Day Streak + FX Tournament + May 2024 Insider Connected Quests
- April 2024 – April 2024 Insider Connected Events 6 Quests+ Avengers Infinity Quest Tournament + Constructive Criticism for March Machine Mania – PlayGamesMore
- March 2024 – UPDATED Stern Pinball Insider Connected March Machine Mania Has Arrived – 007 Tourney + Increased Logout Time + Surprise Quests?
- February 2024 – Stern Pinball spreads togetherness in eight February 2024 Insider Connected Quests
- January 2024 – January 2024 Stern Insider Connected Quests: Elvira House of Horrors Featured
- December 2023 – Stern Insider Connected December 2023 Quests for Virtual Badges Details, Game on!
- November 2023 –TIME-SENSITIVE – November 2023 Stern Pinball Insider Connected Quests: Godzilla Day, George Gomez Spotlight and The Heroes Quest
- October 2023 –Stern Pinball Insider Connected Quest October 2 – 31, 2023: Jurassic Park Dino DNA
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic. We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at noon Tuesdays PST (GMT-8) here: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom including commentary from other PGM members, wishlist interest and more.
NHL 25
(Deluxe edition 9/27), Regular edition October 4 – PS5, XBOX
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
October 4 – PC, PS5/PS4, XBOX, XBOX 1, NINTENDO SWITCH
“Step into Patrick’s shorts and create hilarious, physics-based mayhem, as you make the open world of Bikini Bottom your playground!” – Steam/PC
Single Player
Steam Achievements
Interest level: 1/10
Plan to buy at launch: No
Wishlist: No
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream ($59.95)
October 4 – PC, PS5
“In this online co-op action game, enter a distorted version of the SWORD ART ONLINE world. Pick your role in the form of favorite SWORD ART ONLINE characters and team up with 20 players for raids to defeat powerful enemies.” – Steam/PC
Single Player
Steam Achievements
Interest level: 1/10
Plan to buy at launch: No
Wishlist: No
Kill Knight
October 3 – PC, PS5/PS4, XBOX, XBOX 1, NINTENDO SWITCH
“KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors – and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.” – Steam/PC
Single Player
Steam Achievements
Interest level: 1/10
Plan to buy at launch: No
Wishlist: No
MechWarrior 5: Clans
October 3 – PC, PS5, XBOX
Single Player
Steam Achievements
Interest level: 1/10
Plan to buy at launch: No
Wishlist: No
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE+
October 1 – PC, PS5, XBOX
Throne and Liberty
October 1 – PC, PS5, XBOX
Single Player
Steam Achievements
Interest level: 1/10
Plan to buy at launch: No
Wishlist: No
Starfield: Shattered Space (DLC)
September 30 – PC, XBOX
Single Player
Steam Achievements
Interest level: 1/10
Plan to buy at launch: No
Wishlist: No
SUMMARY
Rough week, except for the seasonal NHL fans! Glad today we can highlight the October 2024 Stern Insider Connected seasonal quests.