Также они не хотят возвращаться в офис на полную неделю.

Также по франшизе выйдут анимационный приквел и спин-офф, посвящённый Каину.

Правда, никаких сроков пока нет.

Загрузки такие быстрые, что само наличие загрузочных экранов немного раздражает.

У экшена «в основном положительные» отзывы в Steam.

Спасибо вам за терпение и стойкость: переживать такие перемены никогда не просто, а эта трансформация — одна из самых значимых для нас и для будущего Ubisoft.

Моя просьба к вам — продолжать делать то, что у вас получается лучше всего и что имеет наибольшее значение: создавать отличные игры, которые приносят радость нашим игрокам.

Я благодарен за вашу поддержку и рад, что мы движемся вперёд вместе.

Зарубежный прокат картины стартует 30 мая.

Весенний поток игр продолжается.

«Надеюсь, однажды между нами снова будет гармония».

Авторы озвучки вносят финальные штрихи.

До этого только один корабль приблизился к полюсам больше других — советский «Восток-6» в 1963 году.

Появился первый тизер.

Поток сгенерированных миллионов долларов пока закончился.

Возможно, с тех пор холдинг уже получил их.

В материале есть спойлеры.

Как оказалось, тайтл носил название Locust City — An Elysium Story и был посвящён похождениям небезызвестного Куно с его подругой Куной.

В качестве «‎вертикального среза»‎ Клиндич использовала второй акт, в котором и начинается путешествие протагонистов после убийства отца Куно.

Куно и Куна обладали своими навыками и взглядами.

Переключаться между Куно и Куной можно было в любой момент — в том числе и во время разветвлённых диалогов.

Куно подавляет свои чувства, но они проявляются в его воображаемом городе в коробке, где то и дело слышны обсуждения всевозможных идей.

Razer Skibidi: переводчик с «зумерского»Razer представила Skibidi, якобы переводящее сленг «зумеров» в человеческую речь устройство — был снят и полноценный рекламный ролик.

Marvel Rivals: твёркающий ВеномЭмоция твёркающего Венома в Marvel Rivals вышла аккурат 1 апреля и уже покоряет игроков.

Warhammer: тактический каменьWarhammer: Tactical Rock — это своего рода подставка для миниатюр, но для живых людей, позволяющая в том числе «лучше видеть поле боя».

Он весь день выкладывал странные и забавные посты в стиле «Мхмгг бларг» и «Брррааарг брррааарг мхмгг 🥩💋 Брррааарг ррррорггл 💀🧅 Чкблюббл».

Затем в ход пошли и фотографии из студии и окрестностей: успел рядом с утопцем засветиться и ​​Пётр Не…

Компания Bandai Namco начала знакомить геймеров с основными действующими лицами Elden Ring: Nightreign.

Лук и стрелы — не самое эффективное оружие в играх FromSoftware, однако этот герой обещает быть жизнеспособным благодаря повышенной мобильности.

Как уже отмечалось ранее, в Elden Ring: Nightreign нет редактора персонажей.

Примечательно также, что участникам сессии не обязательно выбирать разных персонажей, так что при желании можно составить команду из одного и того же героя.

Elden Ring: Nightreign выйдет 30 мая на ПК (Steam), PlayStation и Xbox с русской локализацией текста.

Другой инвестор также усомнился в этой реструктуризации, заявив, что она мало что изменит в долгосрочной перспективе, если в Ubisoft не произойдут более глобальные перемены.

В связи с этим у них сложилось впечатление, что у компании нет чёткого плана развития событий.

Эта новая компания останется частью семьи Ubisoft и будет управляться нами, а Tencent будет миноритарным акционером.

Тем временем мы с нетерпением ждём возможности построить новую и более сильную Ubisoft и максимально использовать потенциал всех наших сотрудников.

В частности, оно объединит сотрудников Ubisoft Québec, Ubisoft Saguenay и Ubisoft Sherbrooke.

Студия Rebellion сообщила, что постапокалиптический экшен Atomfall привлёк более 1,5 миллиона потребителей.

Глава Rebellion Джейсон Кингсли (Jason Kingsley) прокомментировал достижение так:Мы в восторге от того, что столько игроков наслаждаются Atomfall.

Мы — британская компания, и это в полной мере отражено в игре.

Дело не только в том, что её действие происходит в прекрасной, цветущей глубинке, — Atomfall также навеяна множеством классических британских книг, фильмов и сераилов.

Приведём несколько народных отзывов (авторские орфография и пунктуация сохранены):Игра не стоит своих денег и очень сожалею, что не могу сделать рефанд.

В процесс «апгрейда» внезапно вклинивается портативная консоль ROG Ally и контроллер Raikiri, совместимый с Xbox и ПК.

Всё это намекает на возможную интеграцию с экосистемой Xbox.

Ранее источники Windows Central и других западных изданий сообщали о Project Kennan — совместной консоли ASUS и Xbox.

Предполагается, что устройство будет работать на Windows с интерфейсом в духе Xbox, поддерживать PC Game Pass, Microsoft Store и Steam.

Если догадки подтвердятся, это станет своеобразным расширением Xbox на рынок портативных консолей, где сейчас доминируют Valve со Steam Deck и Nintendo со Switch.

Сегодня Coffee Stain North провели особую презентацию Goat Direct в честь завершения празднования десятилетнего юбилея оригинальной Goat Simulator.

В рамках мероприятия разработчики анонсировали и тут же выпустили масштабное обновление Gifts from the Rifts для Goat Simulator 3.

Чтобы завершить празднование 10-летия Goat Simulator как можно более хаотично, к игре выпустили бесплатное обновление, содержащее множество неизданных идей, в которые игроки теперь могут вцепиться своими рогами!

И в довершение всего, с патчем появился совершенно новый альтернативный козёл — Плюшевый Пилгор, основанный на нашем партнёрстве с YouTooz.

Goat Simulator 3 доступна на ПК (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft …

Издательство ESDigital Games и студия Storm in a Teacup отложили релиз экшен-адвенчуры Steel Seed с 10-го на 22 апреля.

Прежде всего, мы хотим искренне поблагодарить вас за терпение и неизменную поддержку Steel Seed.

С момента анонса проекта ваш энтузиазм был по-настоящему вдохновляющим, и мы прекрасно понимаем, как сильно вы ждёте возможности погрузиться в тёмный научно-фантастический мир Steel Seed на всех платформах.

Главная героиня Зои и её дрон-компаньон исследуют опасный подземный комплекс, чтобы найти ответы на вопросы и спасти людей.

И текст, и озвучка в Steel Seed переведены на русский язык.

Компания Netflix опубликовала короткий отрывок из нового анимационного сериала по франшизе Devil May Cry.

Действие начинается в обычном кафе, куда заглянул Данте за своим любимым клубничным мороженным.

Битва в разрушенном заведении плавно перетекает в подвал и резко обрывается, оставляя зрителей ждать полноценной премьеры.

Напомним, производство аниме доверили южнокорейской студии Mir, а в качестве руководителя проекта выступил продюсер мультсериала Castlevania Ади Шанкар (Adi Shankar).

Роль Данте исполняет именитый актёр Джонни Йонг Бош (Johnny Yong Bosch), который раньше озвучивал Неро в Devil May Cry 4 и Devil May Cry 5.

Уже завтра, 2 апреля в 16:00 по Москве Nintendo запустит часовую презентацию Nintendo Direct, посвящённую полноценному показу грядущей консоли Switch 2.

Как оказалось, этим дело не ограничится, ибо компания проведёт ещё две трансляции 3 и 4 апреля.

Стримы из серии Nintendo Treehouse: Live стартуют в оба дня в одно и то же время — в 17:00 МСК, а их продолжительность пока неизвестна.

При этом Nintendo не уточнила, какие именно тайтлы удостоятся внимания.

Что примечательно, Nintendo Treehouse: Live не проводили уже около двух лет — в последний раз тематический стрим состоялся в начале мая 2023-го, когда Nintendo показала детальный геймплей The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Также стоит отметить новичков платного списка — inZOI, The First Berserker: Khazan и Atomfall.

The First Berserker: Khazan — 32 929 человек.

Топ-10 по выручке среди платных продуктов (в скобках — место на предыдущей неделе):Schedule I (новинка).

The First Berserker: Khazan (30).

Топ-10 по выручке среди всех продуктов, включая бесплатные:

В середине марта авторы Spiritfarer и Sundered из независимой студии Thunder Lotus Games выпустили раннюю версию своего нового кооперативного рогалика 33 Immortals.

Спустя две недели авторы поспешили сообщить, что за прошедшее время игру опробовали свыше 500 000 человек.

Thunder Lotus GamesНапомним, отличительной чертой 33 Immortals является глобальный кооператив до 33 одновременных пользователей.

Во время забегов игрокам предстоит пройти через Ад, Чистилище и Рай , попутно сражаясь с ордами чудовищ в реальном времени с видом сверху.

Ранняя версия 33 Immortals доступна на ПК (Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store) и Xbox Series, включая Game Pass.

Alawar объявила дату выхода спин-оффа серии Beholder под названием Beholder: Conductor.

Главный герой Beholder: Conductor должен приготовиться к длительному путешествию через всю страну.

Именно от решений протагониста зависит, кто продолжит ехать дальше, а кто будет снят с рейса.

Beholder: Conductor готовится только для ПК (Steam) с переводом на русский язык.

Стоимость игры назовут в день запуска — в первые 10 дней после релиза будет действовать приятная скидка в 10 %.

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Во втором сезоне шестой главы Fortnite появились три новые достопримечательности, вдохновлённые Mortal Kombat: Яма, Живой Лес и Мёртвый Бассейн.

Команда Mechanics VoiceOver (R.G. MVO) анонсировала новый проект — русскую озвучку культовой Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.

Rebellion Developments, наиболее известная по серии Sniper Elite и Alien vs. Predator, занимается разработкой видеоигр уже более 30 лет. Но её самая успешная новинка вышла только в этом году.

Disco Elysium могла бы получить спин-офф: стало известно, что студия ZA/UM разрабатывала игру под названием Locust City — An Elysium Story.

Глава Battlestate Games Никита Буянов подтвердил, что Escape from Tarkov и Escape From Tarkov: Arena появятся в Steam. Об этом он рассказал в ходе трансляции стримера Null1k (Проходимец).

Студия Emotion Spark выпустила необычный проект Awkward Valley.

Nightdive Studios сделала себе имя ремастерами и ремейками классических игр — в число её релизов попали The Thing, трилогия Turok, System Shock, Doom 64, Quake, Blade Runner, Star Wars: Dark Forces.

Прессе удалось ознакомиться с Den of Wolves — кооперативным киберпанк-шутером, над которым трудятся ветераны Payday. Что мы имеем? Геймплей пре-альфа версии, а также первые впечатления журналистов.

С момента премьеры S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Wired Productions объявила, что хоррор Karma: The Dark World стал самым успешным проектом издательства.

Несмотря на свою популярность, Counter-Strike 2 считается «нелюбимым дитя», каждое обновление для которого является громким событием среди фанатов.

Val Kilmer -- star of Batman Forever, The Doors, and Tombstone -- has died at age 65.

David Fincher and Brad Pitt are reportedly re-teaming to revive a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel script written by original director Quentin Tarantino.

An extended preview of James Gunn’s Superman will be shown ahead of A Minecraft Movie screenings in theaters this weekend, but it was shown by Warner Bros. at their CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday. The footage showcases Superman, Krypto and the Fortress of Solitude.

Daredevil: Born Again’s bloody brawl leaves us in a state of punch-drunk love.

If your wallet has been pleading for mercy, it might just have to hold on a little longer because today’s gaming deals are too good to ignore.

The best over-ear headphones under $100.

Where do you shop?

Get the Pro for the same price as the Pixel 9.

The best performances from Jack Black, from High Fidelity to School of Rock and beyond.

Here's everything you need to know about Nintendo Switch Online as we prepare for the release of the Switch 2.

We're a quarter of the way through 2025 so let's check in with the best reviewed games of the year including Assassin's Creed, Split Fiction, and more.

If you are a bigger gamer in need of better comfort while you game, here are the best, most trusted XL chairs to try.

The latest film in the series gets a discount.

Our tips to give you the best chance at securing a Nintendo Switch 2 preorder the moment they go live.

Maximum capacity, maximum speed.

If you dislike GenAI, you refer to its output as 'slop'.

When I think of GenAI, I picture something closer to tropical insects laying eggs beneath soft flesh of victims.

Slop sounds like Soft sounds like Plop sounds like Globule.

There are some positives to a term, any term, becoming widely used as 'slop' is.

I've just used 'slop' again three times in that paragraph.

The Mosquito Gang is my favourite usage of the term "extraction" game in a while.

As one of the mosq, you must obviously try to land on the human player without attracting their attention.

I'm not sure what the abilities are, exactly, but one of the screenshots shows a mosquito driving a toy car.

The human player, meanwhile, has to carry out chores that range from the ordinary - taking out the trash, preparing a meal - to the Madly Scientific - operating a DNA scanner, mixing a cocktail for a robot.

The Mosquito Gang is slated to launch sometime this year.

The mod has attracted praise from Larian CEO Swen Vincke, who was naturally a bit piqued when it was taken offline.

Published on Nexus Mods on 16th March, the Baldur's Village mod in question was taken offline days later and placed "under moderation review".

"The Baldur's Village DMCA takedown was issued mistakenly - we are sorry about that," it reads.

Larian are not, however, the legal custodians of the Dungeons & Dragons world in which Baldur's Gate 3 takes place.

The Baldur's Village mod is informally set after the Larian RPG's ending, so beware spoilers if you're planning to install.

The Deus Ex and Tomb Raider developers laid off the workers because they didn't have the "capacity to entirely reallocate them", according to a statement.

It's a further blow to the workforce at the Embracer-owned company, following hefty cuts last year.

The statement says the axed workers are "going to enter the employment market" rather than, say, being frogmarched there.

The company cancelled a Deus Ex game last year, and laid off 100 workers in the wake of that cancellation.

But since then the multinational conglomerate has overseen the closure of the Gothic developers, the axing of 139 people from a Diablo IV support studio, and just last week other layoffs at Crystal Dynamics.

Dwarf Fortress co-creator and programmer Tarn Adams has made fleeting, whimsical allusion to the possibility of an Elf Fortress game in a new interview - a fleeting, whimsical allusion I will now pounce on and make an enormous deal of, because my goodness, man, you can't just say "Elf Fortress" and walk off whistling into the sunset.

By contrast, "if you were playing an elf fortress, all of these stories would hit different," Adams said.

I can imagine this partly because elves already exist in Dwarf Fortress.

I can also imagine an Elf Fortress games because elves are themselves a set of well-entrenched literary archetypes and psychological metaphors.

But given the magnitude of their accompl…

IGN Live was already confirmed to return this June, but now RPS's corporate papa has put a date on it.

The in-person fan event, with streams for those who can't attend, will return on June 7th-8th in LA, and tickets are on sale now.

Tickets are now available to purchase via the IGN Live website.

Here are the full ticket details:Early bird, single day tickets: $15Early bird weekend/VIP tickets: $30Regular pricing, single day tickets: $25Regular pricing, weekend/VIP tickets: $40Single day tickets at the door: $30Weekend/VIP tickets at the door: $45If you can't make it to LA in June, IGN will also be livestreaming the event across their website, YouTube, Twitch and other social channels.

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At some point, deleting a 90GB game just to download another becomes a sad cycle of SSD suffering.

So yeah, when a bunch of top-tier M.2 drives go on sale, I pay attention.

Amazon's Spring Sale has been great for PC gaming deals, but it's also the last day of the sale as well, so don't delay on these latest price drops.

It hits insane Gen4 speeds up to 7300MB/s, and it does it with a graphene heat spreader that’s as cool as it sounds.

You get 7300/6800 MB/s speeds, full PS5 compatibility, and even a free month of Adobe Creative Cloud.

Jagex have announced RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a new open world co-operative survival game set in the same fantasy realm as their ancient MMO.

Dragonwilds takes place on the continent of Ashenfall, a wilderness abundant in winged lizards, and your overall goal is to "slay the Dragon Queen".

It's a survival game, after all.

The game is said to blend "high fantasy with light RPG elements and iconic RuneScape lore."

But I do know that it takes a lot to get me enthusiastic about a fantasy survival game right now.

Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Steam Deck Academy brings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required.

InZoi’s early access release isn’t a particularly good fit for the Steam Deck, primarily because it isn’t a particularly good game.

Image credit: Rock Paper ShotgunAt worst, it just doesn’t work, and for reasons that even the most troublesome Steam Deck games got over ages ago.

Image credit: Rock Paper ShotgunStep 3: In the Windows folder, there should be a file named GameUserSettings.ini.

Image credit: Rock Paper ShotgunStep 4: Locate the "FullscreenMode" setting, which will be set to 0.

All this is done through a set of options that makes difficulty much more tweakable than in previous games.

Damage to player - Modifies how much demon attacks hurt you.

Damage to demons - Modifies how much your attacks hurt enemies.

- Modifies how much your attacks hurt enemies.

Doom: The Dark Ages is due out May 15th, and it's one of our most anticipated games of the year.

I used to think any old headset would do.

I’ve handpicked the headsets below because I either want them or I’ve tried them and regret not buying a second.

If you want a wireless headset that doesn’t feel like a medieval torture device after two hours, this is it.

The mic is broadcast quality, the audio is untouchable, and the price—while chunky—is totally worth it if you want top-tier everything.

You get Lightspeed wireless, Bluetooth, and a cable, so you can jump from console to mobile without missing a beat.

Ahead of this Friday's big content update for Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom have put out a new blog from director Yuya Tokuda, detailing more scaly, slimy, and shiny additions.

But there's plenty of other planned smaller tweaks and goodies, including a reduction in VRAM usage coming "very soon".

Friday's update includes long n' purple Mizutsune, plus repeatable fights with Zoh Shia, previously a one-off story monster.

Monster Hunter World featured a Dante (from the Devil May Cry series) set, so I'm assuming it's something similar.

First up: more 8 Star Tempered Monst in the vein of Tempered Arkveld, with Tempered Mizutsune being the first.

| Image credit: BethesdaAs for why he's doing any of this, I'm not 100% sure.

| Image credit: BethesdaThe big stompy "Altan" mech is its own castle-crushing pleasure.

| Image credit: BethesdaAs much as these changes alter the rhythm of its gunfights, I still walked away from my three-plus hours of The Dark Ages with a heart going like the clappers.

These are all reasons I have never actually finished a Doom game outside of the 1990s originals (and the much slower-paced Doom 3).

| Image credit: BethesdaOutside these secret areas, the war raged on, with tons of open spaces chock-a-block with enemies to demean.

Arrowhead just added new enemies, like the Impaler!

In past patches, seeing new threats emerge organically on the battlefield was a thrill.

Helldivers 2 is also in a somewhat unique situation; since propaganda from our in-game superiors is such a core part of the setting, it makes sense to have the game actively gaslight players about new enemies and updates.

As Helldivers 2 continues, I hope Arrowhead doesn’t shift to sharing upcoming surprises in blog posts and promotional materials.

I want to be absolutely shocked as these new enemies show up and turn my poor Helldiver into chunky salsa; it keeps things fresh.

The developers of Stalker 2, GSC Game World, released a massive 35-minute video to YouTube on Monday teasing the upcoming sequel of their beloved open-world shooter franchise.

In it, the Ukrainian team described how they leaned heavily into the authenticity of the experience.

That authenticity applies to the game’s real-world setting around the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.

STALKER 2 was originally expected on Sept. 5, but was delayed to Nov. 20.

The final game will be available on PC and Xbox Series X, where it will be included as part of the Xbox Game Pass program and available to all subscribers the day of its release.

At this point, I think we can safely assume that nobody is going to spend their hard-earned money on tickets to see the Borderlands movie.

The reviews from fans and critics have been absolutely scathing, and frankly, I think we all deserved better.

If you’d like to experience what is still the best version of Borderlands, you can currently pick up the Borderlands Collection: Pandora’s Box from Steam for just $37.12.

Pandora’s Box is a comprehensive collection of the four mainline titles in the Borderlands franchise in addition to all of their corresponding DLC, including cosmetic items and other extras, which total a $664.47 value.

Along with the FPS entries attached to the Borderlands lice…

Baldur’s Gate 3 won the premier award for narrative excellence in sci-fiction and fantasy media on Sunday.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is the second video game to win the newly created category at the annual Hugo Awards.

The organization attempted to create an award for Best Interactive Video Game in 2006 but didn’t receive enough nominations.

That makes Baldur’s Gate 3 only the second game to win the award.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has already won the Game of the Year Award at five major video game award ceremonies: the Golden Joystick Awards, The Game Awards, the D.I.C.E.

Netflix wanted to be in on the One Piece business — so much so that not only are they just doing live-action One Piece (with season 2 currently in production), they’re also working with Wit Studio to remake the One Piece anime.

The One Piece, said forthcoming anime that was first announced in December last year, would be running concurrently with the still airing One Piece anime.

One Piece now means something different than One Piece then, and a new anime could add a bit of polish to those first chapters.

The creative team at Wit wants very badly to get everything just right, as the new behind-the-scenes look at The One Piece above shows.

So how exactly do they capture what “One Piece” real…

The original Deus Ex its sequel Deus Ex 2: Invisible War remain some of the most influential titles in gaming, using the first person shooter genre as a canvas and painting over it an intriguing world of conspiracies and larger questions about what it means for technology to become an extension of humanity.

Those core tenets continued in the more modern sequels, 2011’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution and 2013’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

All four games are excellent in their own right, and all are on sale for over 80% off each.

You can pick up the whole series and DLC for less than $20 total.

Pokémon voice actor Rachael Lillis died Saturday, Lillis’ sister Laurie Orr announced on GoFundMe.

She filled our Saturday mornings and before/after school hours with her beautiful voice, her terrific comic timing, and her remarkable acting skills.”We all know Rachael Lillis from the many wonderful roles she played.

She filled our Saturday mornings and before/after school hours with her beautiful voice, her terrific comic timing, and her remarkable acting skills.

#RachaelLillis pic.twitter.com/XOjFqY0C1L — Veronica Taylor (@TheVeronicaT) August 12, 2024In 1998, Lillis began voicing Ketchum’s adventure companion Misty, Team Rocket’s Jessie, and several Pokémon, including Jigglypuff.

She also…

And there’s no better way to get ready than by throwing on a few horror movies just as the sun starts setting a little earlier.

Every month we pick out a few of the best horror movies that Netflix currently has to offer.

It’s also one of the most violent, creepiest, and most disturbing horror movies of the last decade, which certainly makes it worth a look.

All of this makes The Wailing a staggering, ridiculously ambitious horror movie, and unlike just about any other movie ever made.

Cave diving is dangerous enough under the best circumstances, but as you might expect, this particular group of caves is absolutely full of very scary sharks.

And there can be no doubt about the source of the creative energy and good vibes: World of Warcraft Classic.

This was quickly masked the following year when World of Warcraft Classic drove a huge spike in popularity which was sustained by the pandemic gaming boom in 2020.

When he was speaking in March 2024, World of Warcraft subscriber numbers were higher than they had been at Dragonflight’s launch, and climbing.

But it was Classic updates, starting in August 2023, that prompted Hight’s graph to start trending upward.

There are currently no less than five ways to play WoW Classic: the original game, the Cataclysm expansion, Season of Discovery, and two Hardcore variants.

Krafton, the publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol, has acquired Tango Gameworks, the studio responsible for The Evil Within games and Hi-Fi Rush.

Tango was shuttered by Microsoft and ZeniMax Media in May, but the talent who formed the Tokyo-based studio will be integrated into Krafton, which now owns the rights to Hi-Fi Rush.

Hi-Fi Rush is available on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X.

Tango Gameworks became part of Xbox’s stable of studios when ZeniMax was acquired by Microsoft in 2021.

The studio found great critical success with Hi-Fi Rush in 2023.

Polygon: Was there a game soundtrack or song that inspired you to pursue creating game music?

In “Interrogation” [from Lorelei], I used the theme from “Woman on the Other Side”, another song from Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.

It was also inspired partly by Angelo Badalamenti’s walking baselines and slow jazzy drums in “Audrey’s Dance” from Twin Peaks.

Is there anything else I should know about your approach to composing video game music?

It’s like an extension of the video game universe.

Few things are better than settling down with a good book, but sometimes the settling is easier said than done.

For all those times, there’s no better place to turn than audiobooks.

All these options making picking your next audiobook a bit of a chore, but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The dramatized audiobooks for A Court of Thorns and Roses are probably the most popular option — they’re cast with different voice actors for each character, and the audio-engineered foley sounds help you envision the scenes as they happen.

It’s a delicious listen even if you don’t have the right setting, of course.

It’s easy to see the similarities between The Legend of Zelda games and many FromSoftware games.

Polygon: Was there a game soundtrack or song that inspired you to pursue creating game music?

Yuka Kitamura: Having spent my childhood and growing up with video games in the 1990s and 2000s, there are many masterpieces that have influenced me.

The desire to play the main theme of my favorite video game title of all time, The Legend of Zelda, on the piano motivated me to learn piano during my childhood.

Is there anything else we should know about your approach to composing video game music?

“We aim to release two more Witcher games after Polaris, creating a new AAA RPG trilogy,” CD Projekt Red said in 2022.

CD Projekt hasn’t announced a final title, gameplay details, or a release date for the fourth mainline entry in The Witcher.

Here’s everything we do know about the new Witcher saga.

The School of the LynxThe one very visible clue that CD Projekt Red has offered about its new Witcher saga is artwork of a medallion buried in snow.

Or, at the very least, CD Projekt wants to downplay the possibility that there’s any sort of exclusivity going on.

Anyone who’s played A Short Hike knows the soundtrack makes up a hefty percentage of the experience.

And as it turns out, that soundtrack would probably never have happened if composer Mark Sparling hadn’t played The Binding of Isaac in college.

Polygon: Was there a game soundtrack or song that inspired you to pursue creating game music?

Mark Sparling: The soundtrack to the original Binding of Isaac by Danny Baranowsky was a big one for me.

Is there anything else we should know about your approach to composing video game music?

Amid all this, another 20 minutes of EA's new The Sims "game concept" have now leaked online, fuelling all sorts of disappointment as fans ponder a reality where the future of The Sims is, in fact, just a tacky looking mobile game.

To recap, EA first began discussing its "next generation" Sims game, codenamed Project Rene, back in 2022.

This, many assumed, would be The Sims 5 - until, that is, EA announced Project Rene wasn't The Sims 5, that The Sims 5 wasn't happening, and that whatever Project Rene was would instead co-exist alongside The Sims 4.

EA describes the playtest - officially titled City Life Game With Friends over on Google Play - as "small parts of a larger game concept".

It's…

Members of the ZeniMax Workers United union - which is made up of more than 300 quality assurance workers across ZeniMax Studios - has "overwhelmingly" voted to authorise union leadership to call for a strike if no resolution is reached following two years of unsuccessful contract negotiations with Microsoft.

ZeniMax Workers United, which is part of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), became the first union ever to be voluntarily recognised by Microsoft in 2023.

But two years on, ZeniMax Workers United says it's still to successfully negotiate a first contract.

However, that action could potentially escalate now more than 94 percent of ZeniMax Workers United members have voted to a…

With March now rapidly vanishing in the rear view mirror as we continue our race along highway 2025, Humble Choice has announced its April line-up, which this time brings a spot of classic tomb raiding, some seafaring terror, and even Xenomorph-flavoured tactics action.

April's offerings are available to claim and keep right now - provided you've a Humble Choice subscription, that is - and the current selection lingers around until Tuesday, 6th May.

As ever, five percent of each Humble Choice subscription is donated to charity, with this month's proceeds going to One Tree Planted - a non-profit focused on global reforestation.

And for the sake of transparency, here's the usual note Humble i…

If you're a fan of locomotives and fiendish deck-building strategy roguelikes, you've probably long been in the grip of developer Shiny Shoe's massively acclaimed Monster Train.

Shiny Shoe's original Monster Train released back in 2020, plopping players onto an infernal locomotive destined for the heart of a frozen Hell.

Which brings us to Monster Train 2.

To aid in their quest, Monster Train 2 introduces five new clans, new units, new upgrade cards, and dangerous new enemies.

Monster Train 2 launches for Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch on 21st May.

A new playable character in FromSoftware's forthcoming Elden Ring Nightreign has been revealed.

Elden Ring Nightreign will have eight Nightfarers in total, representing different player classes.

The network test had the all-rounder Wylder, the tanky Guardian, the magic-wielding Recluse, and the rogue-like Duchess.

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Ahead of the network test, I was able to go hands-on with the game and came away very impressed by its new twists on familiar Elden Ring gameplay.

I don't think Severance would necessarily make a good video game, but every episode I watch makes me think about games.

The 2013 office-based narrative mystery game The Stanley Parable is probably as close as anything will ever come to being Severance: The Game.

To me, the blueprint of The Stanley Parable is plain in Severance to see.

I love that we're talking about the creator of a major TV show being influenced by a relatively niche (because it's far from mainstream) game.

And I love that it's games influencing the creation of TV shows rather than only being adapted for them.

Following on from its Switch 2 Direct tomorrow, 2nd April, Nintendo will also host two Treehouse: Live presentations.

These presentations will take place on 3rd and 4th April, kicking off both days at 2pm UK time.

While Nintendo hasn't shared anything super specific yet, it has said these presentations will feature "hands-on gameplay" of some upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 games.

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What I can say and show is limited, but the latest modern Doom and its idTech 8 underpinnings already look hugely impressive.

Beyond the tech and visuals, it's worth underlining how different the game plays to Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal.

It actually feels like a marriage between classic Doom and modern Doom combat, which really impressed me.

You can adjust things like game speed, enemy agression, particle speed and so on.

Right, you do have interesting options to adjust the game speed, projectile speed, player/demon damage and enemy aggression to suit your preferences.

The upcoming Resident Evil movie reboot from Zach Cregger will be "unlike any of the previous films" in the franchise.

Continuing on, the director - whose previous work includes 2022's Barbarian, which our Matt describes as "wonderfully unpredictable" - added this is "a thrill that the Resident Evil games" have managed to perfect.

Cregger and Abrams previously worked together on upcoming horror film Weapons, which is scheduled to release later this year.

Constantin Film is producing and co-financing Cregger's upcoming Resident Evil adaptation, with PlayStation Productions also on board.

The Resident Evil film is currently set for release on 18th September, 2026.

The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin has addressed those criticising Bella Ramsey for not looking older as Ellie in the show's upcoming second season.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Mazin said he understands "the difficulty that some people have where they say, 'She looked like she was 14 in season one.

She still looks roughly the same to us, even though now she's 19'."

Mazin added he appreciates Ellie in The Last of Us Part 2 does look "much older" than she did in the first game.

Image credit: Naughty Dog Image credit: HBOThe second season of The Last of Us is set to debut next month, and will comprise seven episodes.

The anonymous creator of Balatro, LocalThunk, impressed passersby at last month's Game Developer Conference with his card skills, but nobody recognised him.

Balatro won several awards at GDC's Game Developers Choice Awards, including Game of the Year, Best Design, Best Debut, and Innovation Award.

LocalThunk himself played the game there, but managed to retain his anonymous status despite impressing onlookers at the booth.

"One of my fav moments from GDC - they had a booth set up to play Balatro since it was an award nominee.

one of my fav moments from GDC - they had a booth set up to play Balatro since it was an award nominee.

First it was rumoured, then it was implied, and now it seems all but officially confirmed that the Switch 2 Joy-Con will boast mouse functionality on the console's release.

A brief video shared on Nintendo's newly minted Today app counting down to tomorrow's Direct shows the Switch successor in various configurations.

One is lying on its back, as you would place an OG Switch Joy Con when not using it, but the second one is perched on its side.

We got a look at what was perceived to be the Switch 2's mouse functionality when Nintendo unveiled its upcoming console in January.

During the brief teaser, two Joy Con could be seen being pushed along a flat service, their wrist straps out the back …

At this point, who knows if the much teased Oblivion remake or remaster is happening.

Seriously, every Bethesda game since Morrowind is more or less a reworking of Morrowind: from Fallout 3 to Starfield, the basic framework, game loop, and even underlying technology is all rooted in that groundbreaking release.

In contrast, the Cyrodiil of Oblivion just sort of looks like any generic fantasy realm.

"Oblivion is brilliant because of its quirks and foibles, whereas Morrowind is brilliant in spite of them"In 2025, Morrowind is a hard sell.

Morrowind is a special game, where a beautifully unique fantasy setting is locked away behind technology and interface design that has aged particularly bad…

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По итогам недели с 25 марта по 1 апреля 2025-го вершина чарта самых кассовых продуктов в Steam претерпела существенные изменения.

В частности, на первое место в топе забралась уже ставшая хитом инди-игра Schedule I.

Следом за Schedule I и Counter-Strike 2 в чарте расположился inZOI — симулятор жизни, релиз которого состоялся 27 марта.

В прошлый раз в чарте находились ее предзаказы, теперь — сама игра.

Топ-20 самых кассовых продуктов в Steam за неделю c 25 марта по 1 апреля (с учетом фритуплея)Сюжет Schedule I строится вокруг продажи наркотиков.

В 2023 году Unity оказалась в центре скандала с монетизацией движка: она ввела сбор Runtime Fee за установки игр, что сильно не понравилось разработчикам.

Они были очень недовольны нашей ценовой политикой и тем, как мы с ними разговариваем.

А мы не могли развивать бизнес, в котором [приходится бороться] с клиентами.

В течении этих месяцев Бромберг регулярно проводил переговоры с различными клиентами Unity, на которых он обсуждал идеи по изменению ценовой политики движка.

Я в это не верю», — добавил Бромберг.

Прошлый год был насыщенным на инди-хорроры в Steam.

На платформе Valve появились сотни новых игр, однако добились успеха считанные единицы.

К такому выводу пришел игровой маркетолог Дмитрий Афанасьев, который изучил ситуацию в этой нише.

В конце марта инди-студия Kylyk Games, состоящая из трех человек, выпустила в Steam свою первую игру — Urban Jungle.

По словам Винокуровой, Urban Jungle подошла к релизу со 120 тысячами вишлистов, но только малая часть конвертировалась в продажи.

Тираж Urban Jungle за дебютную неделю составил 13 тысяч копий.

Сейчас медианное игровое время в Urban Jungle составляет час.

Страница Urban Jungle на торрент-трекере

Eidos-Montréal — третья дочерняя компания Embracer Group за последний месяц, объявившая о массовых увольнениях.

Marvel’s Guardians of the GalaxyВ официальном заявлении Eidos-Montréal рассказала, что такое решение пришлось принять, поскольку один из ее контрактов подошел к концу.

У студии не оказалось возможности перевести задействованных в нем сотрудников на другие проекты, и она была вынуждена их уволить.

В последний раз Eidos-Montréal проводила крупные увольнения в начале 2024-го — в ходе реструктуризации холдинга Embracer Group она рассталась с 97 сотрудниками.

Реструктуризация Embracer Group формально завершилась весной прошлого года.

Из документа следует, что суд вынес промежуточное постановление, запрещающее SayGames распространять и монетизировать игру, которая называется Race Master 3D — Car Racing.

Beresnev Games приняла решение о прекращении лицензионного договора на проект Race Master 3D.

Предмет спора — Race Master 3D.

SayGames также было запрещено разрабатывать, производить или распространять клоны Race Master 3D и любые подобные игры, пока не будет вынесено окончательное решение по делу.

Учитывая, что Race Master 3D к настоящему моменту оперируется под аккаунтом Beresnev Games, то можно ли говорить, что SayGames исполнила предписания суда?

Он рассказал о разделе бизнеса с Wargaming в 2022 году и о текущей ситуации в компании.

В частности, после раздела бизнеса в штате «Леста Игр» осталась основная команда World of Warships, а в штате Wargaming — основная команда World of Tanks.

С того момента «Леста Игры» и Wargaming никак не связаны.

Говоря о работе, Хатажаев также упомянул, что в «Леста Играх» нет ни удаленного, ни гибридного режима.

В интервью Хатажаев напомнил, что сейчас активная аудитория игр компании в среднем составляет 6,5 млн человек.

Death StrandingВажно: число включает как покупателей игры, так и тех, кто ознакомился с Death Stranding с помощью подписок Game Pass и PlayStation Plus.

Кроме того, Death Stranding несколько раз бесплатно раздавали в Epic Games Store, — получившие игру в рамках раздачи тоже входят в 20 млн.

Изначально игра была эксклюзивом PlayStation 4, но в июле 2020-го она стала доступна и на ПК.

Спустя еще четыре года — в ноябре 2024-го — Death Stranding также появилась на Xbox Series.

Релиз Death Stranding 2: On the Beach запланирован на 26 июня 2025-го на PlayStation 5.

Monster Hunter WildsПо словам компании, Monster Hunter Wilds установила рекорд по количеству проданных копий за дебютный месяц.

Напомним, подавляющая часть тиража Monster Hunter Wilds была продана почти сразу после релиза.

Сама Capcom не сказала, как продажи Monster Hunter Wilds распределились между платформами.

По состоянию на 31 декабря 2024-го только у шести проектов компании продажи превышали 10 млн копий: Resident Evil Village (10,9 млн), Resident Evil 7 biohazard (14,4 млн), Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (14,9 млн), Resident Evil 2 (15 млн), Monster Hunter Rise (16,7 млн) и Monster Hunter: World (21,3 млн).

Monster Hunter Wilds доступна на ПК, PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series.

Симулятор наркобизнеса Schedule I от австралийской инди-студии TVGS привлек огромную аудиторию в Steam.

Если верить данным сервиса VG Insights, валовая выручка Schedule I может составлять 9,2 млн долларов.

Сервис Gamalytic оценивает ее в диапазоне от 9,1 млн долларов до 61,7 млн долларов, отмечая, что самыми кассовыми рынками симулятора являются США (31,5%), Германия (12,1%) и Великобритания (5%).

В Schedule I можно играть и одному, но кооперативный режим добавил симулятору больше глубины.

Schedule I вышла в Steam 25 марта и пока находится в раннем доступе.

Студия авторов Myst уволила половину сотрудников, Split Fiction трижды попала в Книгу рекордов Гиннесса, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 собрала свыше миллиона вишлистов, — рассказываем о главных событиях в игровой индустрии за минувшие выходные.

Суд в Индии постановил, что платежная политика Google Play нарушает антимонопольное законодательство страны.

Как сообщает Bloomberg, суд пришел к выводу, что Google навязывает разработчикам мобильных приложений платежную систему Google Play.

Напомним, индийский регулятор обвинил Google в монополии еще в 2022 году, оштрафовав корпорацию на 9,4 млрд рупий (110 млн долларов).

Примечательно, что в 2023 году Google пошла на уступки для индийского рынка и разрешила разработчикам добавлять в приложения сторонние платежные системы для пользователей из Индии.

В Google пока не комментировали вердикт суда.

26 марта на платформе WN Academy состоялся новый эфир деконстракт-шоу « Что по игре?

Он присоединился к ведущим «Что по игре?» в лице главного редактора App2Top.ru Александра Семенова и продюсера Owlcat Games Максима Фомичева.

Изучать мир игры интересно, хоть он зачастую и не предлагает взамен разнообразных наград.

В результате в Avowed очень много неконсистентных элементов — наличие ограничения на переносимый вес, но при это в лагере по умолчанию есть сундук, куда можно отправить лишний груз из любой точки на карте без ограничений.

Не оставляйте то, что не монтируется с игрой», — такой совет другим разработчикам дал Шабордин, добавив, что желание гейм-дизайнеров перенасытить игру механикам…

Медиахолдинг Rambler&Co и сервис «Купер» опросили 32,7 тысяч россиян на тему видеоигр.

Делимся некоторыми цифрами из исследования.

Krafton has acquired a controlling stake in Indian gaming studio Nautilus Mobile for $14 million.

The all-cash deal was confirmed at the close of last week, with TechCrunch reporting Krafton's "north of 75% stake" in the studio best known for its Real Cricket IP.

It will be Krafton's thirteenth studio, joining other subsidiary developers like Bluehole, PUBG Studios, Striking Distance, Unknown Worlds, Tango Gameworks, and InZOI Studio.

“We strongly believe that cricket games have a lot of potential," Krafton's corporate lead development at Krafton India, Nihansh Bhat, told TechCrunch.

Back in August, Krafton acquired Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP from Xbox as part of a "strategic agr…

London is now the third-largest global hub for game makers.

That's according to a new analysis by Unscrambled and BOP for London, which discovered the UK capital has "shot up" the leaderboard in terms of size of workforce, securing the runner-up spot after Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Another 9000 London workers work in "games-associated" areas or work in industries that have expanded to include games, such as entertainment and animation.

"London is now a global gaming capital and Europe’s leading city with a thriving industry bringing significant investment to our country," said London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

"I'm proud to support the London Games Festival, which is a great showcase for this d…

Azra Games has appointed PlayStation's former co-head of mobile, Kris Davis, as its chief business officer.

"My experience in mobile games business development will help drive Project Legends' success and the studio's growth.

"Kris Davis’ impressive history of success and his strategic insights will help shape the future of Azra Games and Project Legends.

His track record in mobile gaming and business operations is unmatched.

He will help us deliver games that captivate players on mobile and all other gaming platforms," added Mark Otero, CEO of Azra Games.

Death Stranding passes 20m players | News-in-briefKojima Productions' first IP is "steadily expanding across multiple platforms" since its release in 2019

Curated by author and artistic director Sharna Jackson, the exhibition features a new group of underrepresented games professionals in the UK each year.

The global accelerator and academy helps underrepresented developers demonstrate and showcase their skills and talents, leading to industry opportunities, connections, and project funding.

She explains that creating Code Coven was out of "necessity, not just passion" due to a lack of infrastructure to support marginalised developers.

While it's important to build sustainable studios with new hires – particularly underrepresented developers – keeping them in the industry and supporting them is crucial, especially during turbulent times.

Code…

IGN Entertainment has confirmed the official dates for its fan-facing event IGN Live, June 7-8, and ticket sales are now open.

Last year the event played host to more than 100 studio partners from the world of games and entertainment, and shows from its stages were shared worldwide through streaming.

"We're thrilled for the return of IGN Live this coming June," said Michael Peyton, IGN's Senior Editorial Director, Events and Entertainment.

In its debut year, IGN Live played host to developers, publishers and stars from the world of entertainment.

Humble Bundle is part of IGN Entertainment, the division of Ziff Davis that includes GamesIndustry.biz, IGN, and MapGenie.

Eidos Montréal has laid off 75 members of staff.

"These very talented, highly experienced experts are going to enter the employment market, and we are working to support them through this transition," the statement added.

"Eidos-Montréal stays committed to deliver[ing] its other projects currently in development."

Eidos was acquired by Embracer back in 2022, yet throughout 2023, the games firm laid off more than 900 people.

Earlier today, we reported that Myst developer Cyan Worlds has also laid off half of its team.

Venture capital firm Kameha Ventures has launched a €25 million ($27m) investment fund to support game development in Europe.

Backed by industry veterans, Kameha Ventures is focused primarily on backing AI, spatial computing, high-fidelity 3D, evolving monetization engines, and cloud gaming projects.

As spotted by PocketGamer.biz, support extends beyond finance, with mentoring and advice also available.

"Forthcoming innovations such as AI, spatial computing, high-fidelity 3D, evolving monetization engines, and cloud gaming are rapidly transforming game tech and spreading into other industries," the VC firm said.

Our world-class team of game tech veterans, with unmatched access to top startu…

Calling such behavior "unacceptable," the team apologized to "all members of the Sheffield production, the performers, DJs, artists, venue workers, and visitors who were affected."

Wiedemann also individually apologized, stating: "I want to sincerely apologize for my behavior at Amaze Sheffield in August 2024.

"To those affected, and to the Amaze Berlin team and community, I’m sorry for betraying your trust.

This will allow the team the space to strengthen our Safer Space policies and ensure the integrity of all future events."

As a consequence of the upheld complaint, Wiedemann will "temporarily step back" from all "public roles" and will not attend the Amaze Berlin 2025 program.

Kristjansson replaces current interim CEO, Mats Juhl, who resumes his role as CFO.

I look forward to continuing the work of expanding the Payday franchise further and building Starbreeze into a true multi-title studio," Kristjansson said.

"On behalf of the board, I want to welcome Adolf to Starbreeze and I look forward to a long and fruitful cooperation.

I also want to take the opportunity to thank Mats Juhl for his great contribution during his period as interim CEO," said chairperson Jürgen Goeldner.

Goeldner became interim CEO in March 2024 following Tobias Sjörgren's decision to step down.

SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has issued two new agreements to permit members to work with students and game jams.

The Student Interactive Waiver Agreement and the Game Jam Waiver Agreement give video game developers "at every stage of their careers, the opportunity to work with union performers, even as the video game strike continues."

The former applies to students currently taking video game courses at an accredited educational institution and recording a project "entirely" in the US, "providing an opportunity for students to work with SAG-AFTRA performers to satisfy course requirements during game development."

…

Split Fiction breaks three Guinness World Records | News-in-briefHazelight Studios' title is the most played local co-op game on Steam, most sold local co-op game within 48 hours, and most sold local co-op game within one week of release

Japanese composer and pianist Yoko Shimomura will be awarded a BAFTA Fellowship at the BAFTA Game Awards on April 8.

Shimomura will receive the accolade in recognition for her work composing scores for franchises including Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy 15 and Xenoblade Chronicles.

"It is a real privilege to honour Yoko Shimomura with the BAFTA Fellowship this year," said BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip.

Last year, PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida received a BAFTA Fellowship.

The 21st BAFTA Game Awards will take place on April 8, 2025 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and will be streamed on Twitch.

This Adventure Game Wants You To Leave Society CC Share Subtitles OffEnglish view video This Adventure Game Wants You To Leave Society BehindThis Adventure Game Wants You To Leave Society CC Share Subtitles OffEnglish This Adventure Game Wants You To Leave Society BehindThe “Totally Normalwatch” mode is available in the Arcade menu until April 14.

Reload Speed increased by 25%.

Damage reduced by 25%.

Melee speed increased by 50%.

Melee damage increased by 50%.

Now, it’s official: The gang is getting back to together to make John Wick Chapter 5.

First appearing in John Wick: Chapter 4, Caine is a blind assassin who gives Wick a run for his money and has his own sad backstory.

AdvertisementFinally, Lionsgate also announced a new animated prequel set before the events of the original John Wick movie.

Reeves is also set to reprise the character of John Wick in that movie, too.

I hope you are excited for more John Wick, because you are getting a ton more over the next few years.

One such unique is Delver’s Caution, a powerful ring that grants additional Dexterity and increases your movement capabilities, making you a parkour master.

It’s so big that it warrants an entire walkthrough, but we’ll condense the path with Delver’s Caution in mind.

He’s the one who will reward you with Delver’s Caution.

If he doesn’t make it out, no unique ring for you!

But hey, enough about calamities and godlike, you now have Delver’s Caution!

The Ice King will begin attacking it from underneath, taking out chunks of the landing.

AdvertisementThe first phaseAdvertisementRaised slightly above the battlefield, the Ice King will create columns of ice.

Note that sometimes, after sending out the shockwaves of ice, the Ice King will pause for a moment before resuming his attack.

AdvertisementA cool intermissionAdvertisementAfter hitting him twice, the Ice King will once again break the arena you are fighting on.

Repeat the process to damage him once more and the Ice King will go down for good.

Over 300 quality assurance testers working on Bethesda franchises like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls have voted to authorize a strike following what they say are stalling negotiations with parent company Microsoft.

Instead of fighting the process, Microsoft would voluntarily recognize any union with majority support among its members.

The Bethesda union held a one-day work stoppage last fall and filed an unfair labor practice charge against Microsoft for outsourcing work.

There has been substantial progress over the course of the negotiations, reaching tentative agreements on a majority of the topics at the table.

A strike could potentially slow things down even further if a deal isn’t hash…

Luckily, The First Berserker: Khazan provides exactly that—a long and challenging campaign, significant amounts of gear grinding and tinkering, and tons of optional levels and bosses to tackle.

AdvertisementHow long does it take to finish The First Berserker: Khazan?

The First Berserker: Khazan is a brutally difficult soulslike that will pose a challenge for even genre veterans, so you shouldn’t begin the game expecting a quick or breezy experience.

AdvertisementRead More: First Berserker: Khazan’s Easy Mode Is An Excellent LifelineFully completing everything in The First Berserker: Khazan and reaching its true ending can take upwards of 50 hours and will require you to search every nook an…

Clip your overalls, put on your caps, and strap in: Nintendo’s big Switch 2 reveal is upon us.

AdvertisementHow and when to watch the Switch 2 DirectThe Switch 2 Direct will be streaming live on YouTube, which means you can easily watch it via the video embedded below wherever you get your internet.

The company has promised a “closer look at Nintendo Switch 2.” What exactly does that mean?

While both are confirmed Switch games, they also seem like easy candidates for Switch 2 Edition upgrades that Nintendo has previously hinted at.

AdvertisementWe’ll see more Switch 2 games at Nintendo Treehouse: Live later in the weekAdvertisementThe Switch 2 Direct isn’t the only Nintendo event happening …

Nintendo has posted a new short teaser video focused entirely on the Switch 2's mysterious C button.

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And as documented by Nintendo Everything, the teaser is all about the Switch 2's C button.

One, yes, Nintendo knows that we all have been endlessly theorizing about what the Switch 2's C button will actually do.

AdvertisementA previous report stated that the C button will let players connect to an OG Switch for unknown reasons.

PowerWash Simulator can provide endless hours of relaxation, especially if you’re prone to enjoy watching things go from dirty to clean.

Read on to find out exactly where the goofy starfish’s ID card is waiting to be sprayed.

AdvertisementPatrick’s ID card locationWhen you spawn into the Memalair job in the “Spongebob SquarePants Special Pack,” look for a table housing a variety of chemistry-based items.

If you take a look on the right side of the table, you should spot Patrick’s Identity Card here.

Once you’ve sprayed and cleaned Patrick’s Identity Card, you should see a notification for the trophy/achievement you’re after, at which point you’re free to continue this time-consuming job wit…

And while the screens are from an older build of the game, it seems like this upcoming Star Wars game is heavily inspired by XCOM.

AdvertisementAs first reported by MP1st, a Bit Reactor artist shared some screenshots of the upcoming Star Wars game via their online portfolio.

But I’d bet a few of my Lego Star Wars ships that the upcoming game is still very XCOM-influenced.

I’ve grown tired of every new Star Wars game being a shooter or a third-person action thing.

AdvertisementWe won’t have to wait long to see more about this upcoming Bit Reactor Star Wars game, as Lucasfilm has confirmed that it will reveal the project on April 19 during Star Wars Celebration 2025.

It’s wild to think that Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was at one point supposed to have come out over a year ago, but we’re only now, in 2025, getting our first look at the animated sequel.

The third Spider-Verse film has had reported development challenges that have pushed it from its projected 2024 release date, but we now know we’ll finally see the conclusion of Miles and Gwen’s multiverse adventure on June 4, 2027.

Creating an animated movie as elaborate and artful as the Spider-Verse films is no easy task, and it sounds like the team needed the extra time to get the film out the door.

The release date announcement came as part of a Cinemacon presentation, which included the first…

Former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell won his defamation lawsuit against speedrunning YouTuber Karl Jobst in Australia on Monday, over claims published in videos that blamed Mitchell for the death of another YouTuber.

Not that Billy Mitchell would ever care, though.

In fact, when Billy Mitchell thought Apollo died earlier he expressed joy at the thought.

“Billy Mitchell always has a plan.

“Last year, Billy Mitchell, star of The King of Kong and proven video game cheater, sued me for defamation,” reads the description.

Baldur’s Village is a fan expansion that adds the characters from Dungeons & Dragons RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 to the cozy, pixel art farming sim Stardew Valley.

The head of Larian Studios, which made Baldur’s Gate 3, thought it was really cool.

The tabletop game maker hit the fan mod with a takedown notice and it’s no longer available to download.

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If you look at the the top played games on Steam, you might notice something new right at the top.

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The game launched in early access at the relatively low price point of $20 and, just a week later, it’s one of the biggest games of 2025.

On March 3o, during peak weekend…

John Walker: I have this weird suspicion that Nintendo’s going to go low.

AdvertisementZack Zwiezen: Finally, I get a chance to bring out my magical crystal ball that can tell the future.

Ethan Gach: Based purely on the rules for winning The Price is Right I’m going with $450.

Also I think it makes a separate bundle with a game for $500 an easy upsell.

There will also be some question about how much of the sticker price is in anticipation of consequences from Trump’s ongoing trade war.

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInSide is going to sponsor the next MCV/DEVELOP Awards, which are taking place on June 19, 2025 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel.

The company is kindly providing our 2025 awards show with a photo booth.

“Anyone in the gaming industry knows that the MCV/DEVELOP Awards are a must-attend event.

Be sure to get plenty of snaps from our photo booth – It will undoubtedly be a night to remember.”If you’d like to nominate your company for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards, you can still do that until March 28, 2025 at 5PM.

If you’d like to speak to our team about which branding and/or sponsorship opportunities are still available for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2025, you should reach out to A…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInHavok has announced a new pricing model for game developers, with the aim of making their middleware software suite more accessible to a broader range of studios.

Under the firm’s new pricing model, studios can license the middleware for a fee of $50,000 per-title, meaning that those in the AA space (or even independent AAA space) should be able to take more advantage of the technology.

Games with a budget higher than that will receive a price (and any other royalty stipulations required for usage) upon their application for a Havok license.

Studios that do pay the new, lower middleware license fee can also take full advantage of the Unreal Engine plug-in versio…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInShochiku Ventures has launched a the Shochiku Game Accelerator 2025, which will offer select games industry start-ups up to £77,221 [$100K USD] in funding.

The accelerator is for companies creating game-enhancing middleware, infrastructure software and other technologies ‘that enhance the gaming experience’, and is not for broader game development costs.

Applications for the programme are currently open, and will close on May 19, 2025 at 02:59AM GMT.

“Shochiku’s gaming business has been evolving rapidly since its launch a year ago, with a strong focus on indie game publishing.

We look forward to seeing many creative and forward-thinking applicants join us on thi…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInNewsletter creator Pantaloon has announced The Pantaloon Label, a new indie publishing imprint that describes itself as ‘a home for misfits’, and says it is looking to sign and publish ‘peculiar’, ‘plucky’ and ‘punchy’ games.

It has signed publishing deals with three indie titles out of the gate already; Acolyte, Sub-Verge and Occlude, and will also release its upcoming (internally developed) game Puzzletrunk as part of the same roster.

“The world probably doesn’t need another indie publisher,” said Pantaloon founder Jamin Smith (previously of Square Enix and Modern Wolf) about the new indie publisher.

“But our vision is built off a different set of principles.

…

We’re extending the deadline, so you’ve got an extra week to nominate for the 2025 MCV/DEVELOP AwardsShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInWe are extending the deadline for MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2025 by one week, ensuring the games industry has an extra bit of wiggle room to get its nominations in following what has been for many companies a busy week at GDC.

The final deadline will now be on March 31, 2025 at 5PM.

You can find out more on how to nominate to us, make your nomination, or go ahead and buy a ticket to be at the ceremony on the night over here on our official awards show website.

If you’d like to speak to our team about which branding and/or sponsorship opportunities are still available fo…

Develop:Brighton 2025 has announced its first speakersShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInTandem Events has announced the first speakers for the 2025 Develop:Brighton conference.

This year’s conference will once again be at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, and will take place between July 8 – July 10, 2025.

Speakers this year will focus on practical take-aways and vocational content, with representatives on-site from just about every discipline in game development.

Companies involved with the conference this year include Housemarque, Keywords Studios, Frontier Developments, Ubisoft, ustwo Games, Insomniac Games, Google, Kepler Interactive, and more.

If you want to attend Develop:Brighton, you can bo…

[From the industry] The finalists have been revealed for the 2025 WINGS AwardShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInThis is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

In partnership with the 27th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards, WINGS Interactive is excited to announce the nominees for the WINGS Award.

The WINGS Award will highlight outstanding games where women and other gender-marginalized developers hold key positions and will be presented during the 2025 IGF Awards on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Today, Kidwell continues to make independent games and posts them to her itch.io page.

This is Alexa’s third year speaking at the Game Developers Conference.

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInSecret Mode has gone independent following a buyout by Ed Blincoe, James Schall and Emona Capital LLP for an undisclosed sum.

Secret Mode was founded as part of the Sumo Group back in 2020, and quickly built up a positive reputation in PC and console publishing for indies.

It will continue to operate as an independent publisher, and will retain its focus on supporting indie PC and console games going forward, under its existing leadership.

Secret Mode is its first venture into funding game publishing.

“We look forward to supporting Secret Mode’s mission within the independent games sector across PC and consoles.”“We are excited to build upon our commitment in th…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInPortal Studio is returning as a sponsor for this year’s MCV/DEVELOP Awards.

Portal is a creative marketing agency based out of Horsham.

The company sponsored the MCV/DEVELOP Awards for the first time last year, and we’re delighted they’ve chosen to support our showcase of games industry talent once again.

“At Portal, we’re proud supporters of the MCV Awards and their celebration of the incredible talent across the games industry,” said Emily Godwin, Operations and Project Manager at Portal.

Thank you MCV/DEVELOP.”If you’d like to nominate your company for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards, you can still do that until March 24, 2025.

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInThe February-March 2025 issue of MCV/DEVELOP can now be read online for free.

This very special 1001st issue is my first back in editorial, and is also my first issue as the magazine’s editor.

Issue #1001 also sees the exciting debut of MJ Widomska, Anita Wong, and Marie-Claire Isaaman as regular columnists.

If you don’t enjoy it, then please send all complaints to [email protected].

(… and if you don’t get a free print copy, but do want one … then you should subscribe!)

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInAlex Boucher and Vanessa Joyce have announced the launch of the Games Growth Agency, a new company designed to help other companies increase their advertising and sponsorships sales in the games sector with ‘immediate and impactful solutions’.

Boucher and Joyce are well-known figures in the games industry, and have years of experience between them in running successful industry gatherings like the Games Growth Summit, Game Dev Heroes and the DevPub Quiz, as well as assisting on events like the MCV/DEVELOP Awards, IRL, 30 Under 30 and MCV Women in Games on a freelance basis.

In a press release statement accompanying its reveal, the agency confirmed that it had al…

Gemma Brown and Rob O’Farrell have been appointed as Co-CEOs of Dovetail GamesShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInPULLUP Entertainment has announced that Gemma Brown and Rob O’Farrell will serve as Co-CEOs of its video game development studio subsidiary Dovetail Games.

Brown was formerly the Chief Operating Officer at the company, and has been with it for 12 years.

O’Farrell previously served the company as its Chief Development Officer, and has been there for a slightly shorter amount of time, clocking in at 11 years.

Dovetail Games is best known for its work on railway simulation games, particularly the Train Sim World series.

We are also immensely proud to work alongside the talented teams at D…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInby Megan Cooke at BigGamesMachineFor the past 100 years, International Women’s Day has celebrated the achievements of women worldwide, including those doing incredible work on video games.

Despite that, the games industry is still perceived by many as male-dominated, with many women feeling that their accomplishments often go underlooked.

In 2013, she became co-founder and CEO of WalkMe Mobile Solutions, a Portuguese games studio specialising in puzzle and trivia games for mobile.

Jokela spends her days monitoring countless mobile games for new features, monetisation strategies and market trends.

Looking at the future of women in games, Jokela hopes there will b…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInThe Modern Times Group has announced that it has now completed its acquisition of free-to-play mobile game developer Plarium for £489 million [$620 million USD].

Plarium is best known for its work on RAID: Shadow Legends, a mobile RPG which has seen over 100 million downloads and generated £1.8 billion [$2.3 billion] in lifetime revenue since its launch back in 2019.

The Modern Times Group (or MTG) is based in Sweden, and was first founded back in 1997.

The other companies that are part of the Modern Times Group’s gaming portfolio are InnoGames, Hutch, Ninja Kiwi, PlaySimple and Snowprint.

“This transformative deal will enable us to realize our ambitions to beco…

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) today announced a partnership with Tencent, making Tencent E-sports the EWCF’s strategic partner in China to drive the expansion of the Esports World Cup’s presence in the region.

This partnership marks a significant milestone in the EWCF’s purpose to unite global esports fans under one competitive umbrella and underscores its commitment to integrating the world’s most important and rapidly growing esports market into the Esports World Cup platform.

Tencent E-sports will provide marketing expertise, strategic consulting, and operational support to deliver diverse content and experiences.

“The Esports World Cup has created a global stage for competitiv…

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Video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. sold Private Division, its label responsible for smaller-scale titles, for an undisclosed price.

The unnamed buyer purchased the rights to “substantially all of Private Division’s live and unreleased titles” with the exception of No Rest for the Wicked, an action role-playing game that was released earlier this year, Take-Two said Wednesday in a statement.

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Apple's story is nothing short of extraordinary after it began its journey in a small garage on April 1, 1976, thanks to the vision of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.

Celebrating Apple’s legacy of innovation and the exciting future it is boldly buildingToday, Apple has turned 49, and over the years, the company has become synonymous with innovation and user-first design.

The Macintosh introduced the world to a graphical user interface, and the company's late CEO, Steve Jobs, took it upon himself to ensure ease for the end user.

Additionally, it launched its own services, such as iCloud, Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple News, and much more, which makes lives a lot easier when it co…

Ahead of the iOS 18.5 beta release to developers, it is now being reported that the company has started testing iOS 18.6 internally, and based on past trends, it will be made available to developers in May or June.

Apple has started testing iOS 18.6 internally, but it will not include any major features and changes for the iPhoneAs mentioned, Apple has released iOS 18.4 to the public for all compatible iPhone models.

iOS 17.6 and iOS 16.6 only brought under-the-hood changes to the table, which makes it more likely that iOS 18.6 will be the same.

Apple is also testing iOS 18.5 internally, and the beta update will be released to developers either this week or the next.

Do you think Apple will…

Intel has announced that their cutting-edge 18A process has finally entered "risk production", which implies that the mass-production stage isn't too far away.

Intel 18A has entered risk production 👏.

#IntelVision pic.twitter.com/SWzoZvbVO5 — Intel News (@intelnews) April 1, 2025For those unaware of what risk production means, it is a stage usually before mass production.

We have discussed Intel's 18A in the past several times, but now might be one of the best times for an in-depth overview, given the hype around it.

Intel's 18A "high-density" versions are now said to report a macro bit density of 38.1 Mb/mm², and overall, things are looking pretty optimistic for the 18A process.

SpaceX has lifted a previously flow Starship Super Heavy booster for the first time at its launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas.

Now, it looks like SpaceX might try to refly the Starship Flight 7 booster on an upcoming Starship flight.

SpaceX Might Reuse Flight 7's Starship Super Heavy Booster On A Future FlightSpaceX's Starship Flight 7 took to the skies in January and flew the second-generation upper-stage Starship for the first time.

During the test, the Super Heavy booster performed normally, as it was successfully caught by the launch tower after sending the ship to space.

During the next flight, Starship Flight 8, SpaceX lost the second-stage rocket once again in a serious mishap that evid…

His career took off at Oracle, where he worked as a hardware engineer.

From there, he was employed by Apple, where his efforts contributed to the development of radio frequency chips used in the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods.

Similar to Kong, another chip engineer and a former Apple employee, Wang Huanyu, had recently joined the School of Integrated Circuits at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

There is no update on whether both of these chip engineers have returned to China due to external pressure or resigned of their own accord, but there is an increasing trend of Chinese-born individuals returning to their home country.

News Source: South China Morning Post

At GDC 2025, 10 Chambers Collective invited Wccftech to play Den of Wolves for the first time.

Maybe you could find out when the changing of the guard is happening, and then you play different prep missions to unlock the way.

With Den of Wolves, we're trying to really create a game where it's a lot of fun playing the same storyline several times because of player agency.

However, if we're playing together in one storyline and you can't play one evening, I can still play in the same storyline without making progress.

What sort of incentives are there for Den of Wolves players to take the role of a gun for hire?

Game developers who are part of the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union working at Microsoft's subsidiary ZeniMax Media overwhelmingly voted in favor of giving their leaders permission to call a strike after failing to reach a deal for the union's first contract after two years of negotiations.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA), who helped the ZeniMax employees form their union, announced the news in a press release on Tuesday, saying that members of ZeniMax Workers United-CWA voted 94% in favor of authorizing strike permissions.

Which, to be clear, just means that the leaders negotiating the deal with Microsoft now have the ability to call a strike.

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Another case of a dead Ryzen 9 9950X3D appeared on Reddit and, once again, it's on the ASRock X870 Pro RS motherboard.

Ryzen 9 9950X3D Dies Within Three Weeks After a Few Hours of Gaming SessionThis is apparently the third case of a dead Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU, reported right after when a Redditor showed one of the first cases of 9950X3D failure.

Even though in both cases, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D died, they are both different in regard to the damage incurred.

Surprisingly, both had the same motherboard model: ASRock X870 PRO RS, and it's no surprise that most X3D CPU failures have been reported on ASRock motherboards.

ASRock still leads all of them as we saw that the majority of the 100+ reported …

Today, developer FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco have released a new trailer for the highly anticipated game Elden Ring: Nightreign.

The video is dedicated to the Ironeye class, one of the classes players will be able to pick while in the game.

According to the official brief, the ethos of the Ironeye is to strike from afar with ranged attacks and deadly precision.

While the Ironeye starts with ranged attacks and has ranged Ultimates, like all Nightfarers, they can use any weapon they discover during a run.

In less than eight weeks, we'll know if FromSoftware can deliver another hit even in a spin-off game dedicated to multiplayer.

Doom and gloom settled on Nintendo Switch 2 fans yesterday when it was revealed that the system's devkits don't support 4K resolution outputs.

However, there's a good indication that this won't be the case, judging from some recent findings.

Today, Famiiboards forums member Serif provided some additional details about the dock's Realtek RTD2175N-CG chipset.

Still, even if 4K resolution output is only limited to the system's UI, it will still be a massive improvement over the original Switch, whose interface looks terrible on large 4K screens.

Even without the unlikely lack of 4K resolution support, the Nintendo Switch 2 is setting up to be a massive upgrade over the original system.

Intel has announced that its next-gen client CPU platform, codenamed Panther Lake, will launch in 2026 with production commencing later this year.

The Intel Panther Lake CPU family was originally planned for launch in 2H 2025 but the Blue Team is now stating a 2026 launch.

Based on known information, Intel's Panther Lake CPUs will feature brand-new Cougar Cove P-Cores along with Skymont E-Cores.

With Panther Lake, Intel aims to combine the best of both of these products and scale 18A.

The next product to succeed Panther Lake CPUs will be Nova Lake, which should be aiming for a late 2026 launch.

Nightdive Studios has made it their bread-and-butter to be the team you want remaking and remastering older games.

The studio has no intention of sticking to games from a certain era, though, and it is looking to take on games from the seventh generation consoles, namely PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games.

Speaking to VGC, Larry Kuperman, director of business development at Nightdive Studios, said, "We stand ready," on the subject of remastering and remaking seventh-gen games.

However, both Kuperman and Stephen Kick, chief executive officer at Nightdive, added that there are plenty of considerations for remastering seventh-gen games.

When it comes to remastering seventh-gen games, the big han…

Late in the Z790 life cycle, we're still seeing new boards come out for the platform. Case in point, Colorful announced their CVN Z790D5 Ark Frozen motherboard. The new SKU sports titanium gray on the heatsinks and PCB, a change from the black and white we're used to. Additionally, you get well-rounded specifications and robust power delivery to handle any 12th-14th generation processor, even when overclocking.

Overclockers and enthusiasts know the Xtreem memory series well, as it's always associated with exceptional performance and high overclocking results. The non-RGB version already confirmed great overclocking potential and high performance.

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That shield is the most evident example – enemy projectiles are now plentiful, forcing you to block as much as dodge.

Parrying is even better – certain enemy attacks are marked with green effects, and blocking within a parry window can stun enemies, shatter their defences, and earn more charges for your devastating melee attacks.

Every single weapon, both ranged and melee, has an upgrade tree – I want to see how gross these can get.

Taken all together, you can see how The Dark Ages lives up to the idea that you’re playing as a super weapon.

And that’s before your super weapon gets into, well, an even bigger super weapon.

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But in the DCF Universe, nothing happens in isolation.

The DCF Universe goes beyond all the violence and the endless struggle for survival.

It is something players can unravel firsthand in Cruz Brothers, the first game released from the DCF Universe.

You see, in the DCF Universe, nothing happens in isolation.

The DCF Universe Triple Trouble Bundle is available now on Xbox.

Caligo – April 3Optimized for Xbox Series X|SAn atmospheric walking simulator where you must look and listen.

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it’s something different.

For some it’s a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax.

Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

One thing is certain however: everyone will have to answer one big question.

Coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC.

Hi, I’m Pavel Kalinichenko, CEO of Stamina Zero, and I’m excited to introduce you to Little Droid, a handcrafted pixel art Metroidvania coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on April 10, 2025.

In Little Droid, you take control of a small but determined droid, navigating a mysterious world filled with danger, puzzles, and secrets.

If you love uncovering hidden paths, facing tough challenges, and exploring richly detailed pixel art worlds, Little Droid is for you.

Little Droid launches on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on April 10, 2025.

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Live a fulfilling life in the Zone with crafting, farming, cooking, and tons of quests and stories.

Attention, fellow Ghoul Hunters!

Because according to my studies, only one in a hundred Ghoul Hunters will survive in the Zone!

Finally, Bring All Your Spoils to The CossacksAfter all, you are here to be Ghoul Hunters, right?

So join us now, and we’ll fight together, hunt together, and prosper together, only in Tunguska: The Visitation today on Xbox!

Today brings the latest content update to Sea of Thieves, and with it, some radiant new additions to the Pirate Emporium – Lightbearer items, inspired by the world and characters of Destiny, have arrived!

“Working with Bungie to bring Destiny 2 into Sea of Thieves was a creatively rich and deeply collaborative process.

We explored how iconic Destiny elements could be reimagined through a Sea of Thieves lens, translating tone, visual language, and character into something that felt fresh but unmistakably faithful.

It pushed our teams creatively in the best possible way, and the result is something we’re truly proud of!”Working alongside the Destiny team to iterate and refine the various Ligh…

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Summary The First Berserker: Khazan is now available for Xbox Series X|S.

Immersive Boss EncountersBoss encounters in The First Berserker: Khazan are elevated by the game’s art style, with each boss meticulously designed to reflect its power, personality, and role within the story.

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Hero's Armor Set ・ Hero's Helm ・ Hero's Wristguards ・ Hero's Pauldrons ・ Hero's Leggings ・ Hero's Combat Boots 4.

ANIME MEETS AAA The First Berserker: Khazan’s striking 3D cel-shaded graphics bring the world of…

Let’s end March on a high note with five games for you to try this weekend with Free Play Days!

Blindfire, City Transport Simulator: Tram, Big Helmet Heroes, Tiebreak and Make Way are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday March 27 at 12:01am Pacific until Sunday, March 30 at 11:59pm Pacific.

Big Helmet Heros is also free for all Xbox members to try during Free Play Days with a 2-hour timed trial.

To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

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Get ready to unleash the supernatural in Atlus’ (Metaphor: ReFantazio, Shin Megami Tensei, Persona) upcoming action RPG, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, launching June 19, 2025 on Xbox Series X|S.

Raidou Remastered marks the triumphant return of 2006’s Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs.

Raidou Remastered is a faithful remaster of the iconic RPG, featuring an overhauled battle system, enhanced graphics and full VO in the main story.

Apprentice detective Raidou Kuzunoha XIV, who moonlights as a Devil Summoner assigned to protect the Capital, is on the case.

To stay up to date on news for Raidou Remastered and everything else Atlus, follow the official Atlus West pages on…

Starting today, players can chase greatness with their favorite collegiate teams in EA Sports College Football 25 – now on the Play List.

There’s no better time to step into legendary stadiums and experience the unforgettable traditions that make college football legendary.

Get ready for explosive on-field gameplay and the iconic atmospheres of modern-era college football with College Football 25.

Now until April 24, members can score the College Football 25 Supercharge Pack by entering Ultimate Team.

Visit the EA Play page for more details, and to stay up to date on the latest from EA Play, follow EA Play on Instagram, or X.

The new Designed for Xbox: Backbone One Xbox Edition transforms your phone into the ultimate companion for gaming on mobile.

Stream with cloud gaming and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, play natively, or use remote play from your Xbox console or PC—wherever you are.

Designed for low-latency and responsive controls, Backbone One Xbox Edition keeps you in the game.

And to kickstart your adventure, each purchase includes one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at no cost (for new members only), unlocking hundreds of games ready to play on the go.

Backbone One Xbox Edition is available now for $109.99 USD through Backbone in the U.S. and coming to additional markets in April 2024.

First of all, that made me realize how much love that we have been receiving from our fan base around the world.

And we wanted to deliver content for the fans that they will intuitively know that we listen to them.

Lies that P was made, I would expect, with not a lot of expectations, externally.

When you play the base game, you see many different characters… or actually you only heard of through some hints throughout the game.

When you experience the expansion, you will get to learn far more about these characters that we have hinted quite a bit.

Like thisThis week the team chats about upcoming PS VR2 titles, Baby Steps, and their most played games by hours.

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download hereHey, everybody!

Sid, Kristen, Brett, and I are back this week to discuss the new take on Pac-Man Shadow Labyrinth, the wonders of hand-tracking in PlayStation VR2, what it’s like to learn how to walk in Baby Steps, and their most played games on PlayStation.

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice.

Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

Like thisPlayers took a leap of faith on these sharesLast week, we asked you to take a leap into Assassin’s Creed Shadows and share epic moments of dual protagonists Naoe and Yasuke using #PSshare #PSBlog.

Here are this week’s highlights:TakaSanGames shares Naoe in traditional Assassin white, in front of the Hidden Ones symbolEvo_Pixel shares Yasuke striking with his katana in the raindomo_vp shares Naoe framed by candlelightYuric83 shares Yasuke in ornamental armor emerging from shadowscalisarah1998 shares Naoe approaching a large red gateMilz_VP shares Yasuke wearing a samurai mask in the morning fogSearch #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme.

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Like thisBaby Steps was first revealed to the world in June 2023, and upon first viewing it, I didn’t know what to think.

You’re a grown man named Nate living at home, and without warning, you’re thrown into the game world.

“It started on a much smaller course,” Said Bennett Foddy, one of the creators of Baby Steps.

Baby Steps has dozens upon dozens of collectibles to find, and the purpose they serve is part of the journey.

While I have no idea what’s out there in Baby Steps, I’m looking forward to seeing where my feet will take me.

Masters of Light is now one of the first games to introduce full hand tracking on PlayStation VR2, pushing the boundaries of immersive gameplay like never before.

The evolution of Hand Tracking in VRAt Coven, we’ve been developing hand-tracking games for years, pushing the technology forward with every project.

Here is what they have to say:“Implementing the hand tracking in two and a half months was a challenge, since officially Unity hasn’t added PS VR2’s hand tracking support.

PS VR2 Sense controller mode – Experience the game with the precision and feedback of adaptive triggers and haptics.

Masters of Light is available now on PlayStation VR2—download the update and step into a new era …

PS VR2 owners will soon get to experience this sense of exploration first hand, but rest assured, this is no mere port.

By utilising the power of the PS VR2 hardware, we’ve been able to reshape the world of Into Black into something truly next level.

Our previous game, the award-winning Resist (available on PS VR2 April 10) will also give PS VR2 players the ability to swing through a dystopian city and battle for the fate of humanity like never before.

And with Into Black on PS VR2, we feel like we’ve truly delivered on that promise, and we hope you’ll join us on this journey into the unknown.

You can wishlist Into Black today and be ready to descend into the depths when it launches on Play…

Shadow Labyrinth emerges from the darkness on July 18.

So, in Shadow Labyrinth too you must eat to progress, not only to get further but also to grow from prey to the apex predator.

You’ll encounter the G-Hosts based upon Pac-Man Ghosts such as Pinky, never revealed until now, as twisted boss battles.

Shadow Labyrinth takes inspiration from the legacy of games in the genre as well as being built using the DNA of Pac-Man.

Shadow Labyrinth comes to PlayStation 5 on July 18!

Return to Verdansk launch eventReassemble the Squad and drop back into your former stomping grounds for an exciting homecoming.

Players will automatically unlock the Kilo 141 for use in Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone after logging in to Call of Duty: Warzone following the launch of Season 3 on April 2.

New multiplayer, Zombies contentDon’t miss out on the Season 3 content coming to Black Ops 6 on April 2.

Season 3 launch intel, Black Ops 6 free trialBlack Ops 6 Multiplayer, Zombies, and General game content drops a day early on Wednesday April 2, 9AM PT.

Call of Duty: Warzone content launches across all platforms 24 hours later, on Thursday April 3, 9AM PT.

Like thisProtect the streets of Detroit, survive a family of horror icons, and turn digital detective with April’s PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup.

RoboCop: Rogue City, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory will be available to PlayStation Plus members from April 1.

View and download imageDownload the image close CloseRoboCop: Rogue City | PS5Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and bring justice to the dangerous, crime-ridden streets of Old Detroit.

View and download imageDownload the image close CloseThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre | PS4, PS5Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Tex…

Update 1.57* for Gran Turismo 7 available as of Wednesday, March 26 at 10:00pm PT / March 27 at 5:00am GMT / 2:00pm JST.

Play VideoThree new cars added this monthView and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close CloseAston Martin Vintage ‘18(Can be purchased from Brand Central)This lightweight cornering machine has been called the best Aston Martin ever.

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Like thisPlayStation Store’s Spring Sale begins tomorrow, Wednesday March 26.

For a limited time* you can enjoy deep discounts of up to 75% off across a wide selection of games and add-ons.

That includes Elden Ring (40% off), Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Cross-Gen Bundle (30% off), Baldur’s Gate 3 (20% off) and many more*.

When the promotion goes live tomorrow, head to PlayStation Store to discover the full lineup as well as your regional discount pricing.

Check PlayStation Store for details of individual deals.

Get your gear ready to take on this returning monster for the first time in Monster Hunter Wilds.

Arch-tempered Rey Dau appears in an Event QuestView and download image Download the image close CloseCurrently, Tempered monsters present the highest threat in Monster Hunter Wilds.

View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close CloseNew Rey Dau γ (gamma) and Felyne Rey Dau γ (gamma) sets will be available to forge by hunting Arch-tempered Rey Dau.

View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close CloseAnd of course, materials from Zoh Shia can be used to forge brand-new High Rank hunt…

So you can either dive deep into those stories or just live out your own little life along the side.

With meals being a central part of Hobbit life, it was really important to be central to our game.

We really wanted what we made to fit within Tolkien’s world, so we positioned it just after The Hobbit and before the events of The Lord of the Rings.

How do you want players to feel when they’re playing the game themselves, whether they’re fans, or not as familiar with The Lord of the Rings?

It’s really important to us to make something that we felt Tolkien would be happy with.

Like thisLast week, we asked you to focus your lens on the various monsters of Monster Hunter Wilds using #PSshare #PSBlog.

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The upcoming version 2.2 will feature the new Main Quests: The Maiden, The Defier, and The Death Crier.

New Resonator-Cantarella & Rover: AeroThe new 5-Star Resonator Cantarella, known as the 36th Lead of the Fisalia family, will debut in version 2.2.

Aero Rover can unleash Resonance Skill while airborne, and transform all Negative Status effects on enemies into Aero Erosion Effect.

New Companion Story: Cantarella – A Fleeting Night’s DreamCantarella’s Companion Story, A Fleeting Night’s Dream, will also become available in version 2.2.

Version 2.2 will live on March 26—Rovers, embark on the adventure into the inverted tower with Cartethyia and Cantarella to uncover the hidden truth and Rin…

If you need a little help with today's Wordle then our tips can refresh your general guesses, guiding you towards a win.

And if you need more than a little help (we've all been there), feel free to read through our April 2 (1383) clue, or even take a peek at today's answer.

Today's Wordle hint(Image credit: Josh Wardle)Wordle today: A hint for Wednesday, April 2This could be a hex or magical punishment, or a run of bad luck that made someone feel like they were living under one.

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every dayPlaying Wordle well is like achieving a small victory every day—who doesn't like a well-earned winning streak in a game you enjoy?

Today's Wordle answer(Image credit: …

Earlier this year we found out about Project X7, a standalone Disco Elysium expansion canceled in February.

Now a Disco Elysium YouTuber called Jamrock Hobo has uploaded almost 15 minutes of an internal presentation about Project X7 showing where it was at nine months before it was canceled.

As the video goes on to reveal, Locust City would have let both characters talk to different skills, including some returning from Disco Elysium like Inland Empire (Cuno) and Authority (Cunoesse).

Sounds like just the right amount of batshit for a Disco Elysium game.

All told, it's a fascinating insight into a possible follow-up to Disco Elysium we'll never get to see.

The PC game release schedule quiets down a little in April ahead of a big May (which includes both a Dune game and a Doom game, just to make things difficult for people with certain accents), but PC gaming is too verdant these days for any month to feel like a desert.

In fact, one of PC Gamer's most anticipated games of the year is out this month, an under-the-radar puzzle game called Blue Prince.

Keep scrolling for an overview of what's out on PC in April 2025, and for a more zoomed-out view of what's coming out on PC this year, check out our full list of 2025's new PC games.

That's how highly we already think of this puzzle strategy game, which could be one of the year's sleeper hits.

Apr…

In a win for console players fed up with Call of Duty's cheating problem, Activision will finally let players turn off crossplay in regular unranked matches starting in Black Ops 6 Season 3.

On (Consoles Only): Enables matchmaking only with other consoles when playing in selected playlists.

As Activision recently admitted, the vast majority of cheating happens on PC, even though 60% of reported players are on console.

(Image credit: Activision)"As a PC player… Hate this change, but I get it.

User NothingSeemsToSpeak also made a point I hadn't considered: If consoles can selectively banish PC players from their lobbies, PC players should get to choose which consoles can enter theirs.

But its newest release, Atomfall , may surpass them all: Rebellion says Atomfall has now surpassed 1.5 million players since its March 27 release, and now stands as the "most successful launch in the company’s 32-year history."

"We are delighted that so many players are enjoying Atomfall," Rebellion co-founder and CEO Jason Kingsley said.

"To have surpassed the one million players in such a short space of time speaks volumes for the creativity and dedication of the entire team here at Rebellion.

(Kingsley's statement came when Atomfall surpassed a million players, but Rebellion said earlier today that it's now moved even higher.)

"I prefer a small, really good game than a really big kind of…

The outspoken creator of co-op hit Split Fiction was responding to a question about the film adaptation of his 2021 game, It Takes Two.

That might explain why Fares doesn't sound so optimistic about another movie adaptation of one of his games.

This time it's Split Fiction, which was the subject of a bidding war for the film rights a few weeks ago.

Hopefully, both It Takes Two and Split Fiction won't share the same fate.

"I think [Split Fiction] could become a really cool movie," Fares said, "if you write it the right way."

It's happened again: Screenshots and footage from a playtest allegedly for Project Rene have leaked and fans are disappointed.

The cross-platform, online Sims game is still so totally shrouded in mystery and each new playtest leak just makes me wish that Electronic Arts would say anything to its players.

Here's what the Google Translation of that store page says:"Welcome to the City Life Game with Friends!

Sims fans are unimpressed, and the generic mobile game interface and clearly in-development light rendering isn't doing it any favors.

Ever the optimist, I keep reminding myself that this might be The Sims Project Stories mobile game also revealed during that investor presentation.

Inzoi's early access launch last week was surrounded by a fair amount of skepticism, and that's not without reason — it's hard to compete with a series as massive in scope as The Sims.

Now, after a busy launch weekend and multiple hotfixes, the game's director wants to let hesitant players know that he's committed to delivering the best early access experience possible.

Over the weekend, Inzoi director Hyungjun "Kjun" Kim shared some promising thoughts on the planned Inozi updates and roadmap going forward.

While Inzoi's launch was relatively successful, some players (including us) were underwhelmed by its lack of personality in comparison to The Sims.

In response, Kjun wrote: "some of you …

(Image credit: TVGS)The original Spacewar was one of the world's first videogames, released all the way back in 1962.

For example, Unreal Engine uses Spacewar's AppID, 480, as a default so that Unreal developers can test Steamworks feature integration.

What a freely-usable AppID also allows, however, is a convenient avenue to allow players with pirated copies of Steam games to access Valve's multiplayer services.

You might be playing multiplayer in illicit software, but to Steam—and SteamDB, and all your Steam friends—it'll look like you're playing Spacewar.

If you look at its player activity chart on SteamDB, you might notice that its player count started increasing steadily on March 24—th…

The ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union has voted "overwhelmingly" to authorize union leadership to call for a strike if contract negotiations with Microsoft continue to drag on without resolution.

ZeniMax Workers United, a part of the Communications Workers of America, was formed in January 2023 and was at the time the largest videogame union in the US.

Negotiations for a first contract began shortly thereafter but nearly two years later, limited headway has been made.

Despite the vote to authorize a strike, the union said on Bluesky that it is currently not calling for a boycott of ZeniMax's Elder Scrolls Online MMO.

Should it happen, a Zenimax strike would mark the second active strike in t…

To the studio behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Clustertruck, and last year's viral hit Content Warning, today is Landfall Day.

Every Landfall Day, Landfall Games does something big, like put out a new DLC pack for TABS or surprise drop a totally new game.

Last year's surprise was Content Warning, a neat little spin on Lethal Company about becoming horror influencers in the post-post-apocalypse.

This year, Landfall has outdone itself by surprise dropping the full version of Haste, its 'lightspeed running' roguelike whose demo caught fire during February's Steam Next Fest.

Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Landfall Games) (Image credit: Landfall Games)There's already a lot more chatting, c…

GDC 2025 Announcement Trailer | Honor of Kings: World - YouTube Watch OnI wasn't sure what to expect from my GDC 2025 preview appointment for Honor of Kings: World.

As soon as my first enemies spawned in, however, Honor of Kings: World started setting itself apart.

Swapping between combat styles, I discovered, was less like switching between Genshin Impact party members and more like changing between Monster Hunter weapon types.

Curiosity grabbed, I started equipping the 11 different combat styles to get a taste of each available flavor.

As I alternated between them, I realized how the combat styles could play off each other's mechanics.

Valve has made some of the most influential games of all time, but Ricochet probably can't be put in that category.

"The Ricochet SteamDB all-time peak player count stands at a measly 95 players," says the LambdaGeneration Team.

We all know Ricochet is the best Valve game ever made.

The Half-Life 2 event was followed by similar events for Half-Life, Half-Life: Opposing Force and Half-Life: Blue Shift.

Valve describes Ricochet as "a futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim," and it's $5 on Steam.

A surprising aspect of the book is that the game we know as Tetris was originally quite different.

"So the original Tetris was a survival game," says Rogers.

And so in the very first Elektronica 60 [version] it wasn't really about scoring points.

So people didn't have any idea how they were scoring points.

Obviously the concept of a survival game is its own genre these days, and Rogers certainly isn't comparing Tetris to Valheim.

Often dubbed as the "realistic Sims competitor" or even a potential "Sims killer," in the weeks leading up to Inzoi's early access launch, quite a few life sim players made the game out to be a natural enemy of The Sims.

Last week, The Sims' X account posted an unexpected message for Inzoi, welcoming the game's early access version to the world of life sims with some instantly recognizable offerings: the Simlish greeting "Sul Sul!"

and a piece of the series' classic fruitcake (a questionable delicacy that's always delivered to Sims who are new to town).

Inzoi's account was quick to respond, posting images of a Zoi indulging in a similar-looking piece of fruitcake and some other tasty treats…

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube 801kNintendo gave us another glimpse of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond during the Switch Direct last week and some fans have been so impressed with the visuals on display they are convinced it's footage of the game running on Switch 2.

If you, or anyone else you know are feeling the same way about what you're seeing, you might want to watch this latest clip from the team at Digital Foundry - perhaps unsurprisingly confirming there's no actual Switch 2 footage on display here.

There's a lot of baked lighting, shadows, and segmented areas, and it looks very similar to the Metroid Prime Remaster dating back to 2023.

Despite ruling out this being Switch 2 footage,…

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered made its debut on the Switch late last year and since then it's got some additional updates.

Here are the full patch notes via Aspyr's official support page:Patch 2 (2nd April 2025)Patch 2 for Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered is here!

Patch 1 (31st January 2025)Patch 1 for Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered is here!

[SR1] Fixed the Great Old One Achievement in SR1.

[SR1] Fixed the backward hand in SR1 for the vampire hunter.

It seems as though the much-anticipated Xbox handheld, codename "Keenan", has been revealed by its maker, Asus.

However, the very obvious flashes of the classic Xbox controller buttons leave no mystery about what we're looking at here.

It's not going to replace any of our current consoles in the way the Switch 2 will, that's for sure.

What do you think of the latest Asus console?

Would you consider it a direct challenger to Switch 2, or is it an entirely different beast that you won't be considering?

Few companies feel quite as impenetrable when it comes to discovering their inner workings, but after speaking with comedian and author (and former Nintendo employee) Mike Drucker and reading his new book Good Game, No Rematch, life at Nintendo of America sounds reasonably normal, actually.

Drucker’s interview and subsequent stint at Nintendo of America is just one of many stories that make up Good Game, No Rematch, a comedy chronicle of his life and experience with video games written during the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.

Thankfully, Good Game, No Rematch is also full of stories that give us, as Nintendo fans specifically, fascinating glimpses into a world that most won't ever e…

Nintendo has dropped a blatant video tease for the Switch 2's mysterious 'C' button ahead of its highly-anticipated Direct presentation tomorrow.

This comes via the new Nintendo Today!

The video specifically highlights the new 'C' button, with the camera quickly moving in for a close-up before showing the button being pressed.

pic.twitter.com/DAKZXPJnGC Nintendo has teased Switch 2's new C button ahead of the Direct tomorrow https://t.co/4SyXfifn56 April 1, 2025The latest rumour doing the rounds is that the Switch 2's 'C' button will actually allow you to connect the console to your original Switch, therefore utilising the latter as a Wii U-inspired gamepad.

Following this, two Treehouse: L…

One of the most surprising and intriguing rumours in recent months concerns the potential launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2.

According to The Verge's Tom Warren during an episode of 'The Xbox Two' podcast, however, The Master Chief Collection may not launch on the Switch 2 in its complete form (thanks, Pure Xbox).

Could it be that Xbox opts to launch each game individually?

That's one possibility, but it could also be that Xbox decides to launch one collection containing the original Bungie trilogy and a second containing Halo: Reach, Halo 4, and possibly even Halo 5: Guardians (which isn't part of the current Master Chief Collection).

Whatever happ…

Switch 2 is tantalisingly close - at least, more details about Switch 2 are tantalisingly close, with the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct coming on 2nd April.

Fortunately, Switch has still got some gas in the tank, with some genuinely brilliant-looking games scheduled to launch over the next couple of months.

We've highlighted five of our favourite upcoming Switch 1 games (yes, that's what we have to call them now!)

below, not to you'll also find a plethora of playable picks beneath those, as well as some choice Switch accessories.

Step into this Slow-Life RPG where you can freely switch between 14 unique jobs, so called "Lives," and enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world.

Nintendo has announced that Nintendo Treehouse will be making its grand return this week, with a double-bill of presentations planned for 3rd and 4th April.

The presentations will take place at 7am PT / 10am ET on both days (full regional time breakdown below), and Nintendo has promised that each will showcase "hands-on gameplay" of Switch 2 games.

Join us on April 3rd and April 4th at 7 a.m. PT each day for a Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2 presentation featuring hands-on gameplay of #NintendoSwitch2 games!

pic.twitter.com/gsi0MqyZyZ April 1, 2025You can find the exact time that both presentations will be getting underway in your region below:North America: 7am PDT / 8am MDT /…

Nintendo has revealed that the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Direct will last "approximately 60 minutes" when it airs tomorrow, 2nd April 2025.

So make sure your bladders are empty beforehand, folks, we're in it for the long haul.

These will showcase gameplay demonstrations of Nintendo Switch 2 games.

It's expected that Nintendo will reveal the launch date of the Switch 2 during tomorrow's Direct along with the price, console features, and game launch line-up.

As ever, we'll be covering the Direct right here with an accompanying blog and live chat, so make sure to join us at the relevant time!

Yes, April Fools Day is once again upon us, and a bunch of familiar faces from around the gaming industry are getting in on the fun, providing a giggle or two.

The day is still young, but we thought it was only right to give our prospective comedians some time in the spotlight with the following round-up of the best gaming gags we've seen this year.

We'll continue to add more if we spot any extras that make us crack a smile, but for now, here are the top laughs we've seen so far...2025's Best April Fools' Gaming GagsNieR: Automata Goes 8-BitOof, this one stings.

PowerWash Simulator has introduced a new 'Dual-Wielding' feature for PowerWash Simulator 2.

pic.twitter.com/ql6bImGlvS April 1, 20…

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube 801kGaming is wonderful, isn't it?

It's an escape, it's a relaxation method, it's a chance to bravely step out in someone else's shoes.

This revolutionary new device from Danish creator Navn Mann promises "a new way, not to play".

Powered by AI, PLAYi takes away the need to actually play the game in front of you, leaving you time to do all sorts of other things like wash up, go outdoors and question your existence.

All you need to do is plug the PLAYi dongle into your console, manoeuvre the portable compute unit into position, and attach the primary and secondary power supplies — simple.

With just one day to go until the big Switch 2 Direct, you'd think we'd have enough rumours by now, but oh no.

Thanks to eagle-eyed Famiboards user 'LiC' (thanks, Go Nintendo), a new FCC filing has been spotted which hints at the new Pro Controller for the Switch 2.

Designated 'BEE-008', the filing itself simply labels it as a 'game controller', but thanks to the inclusion of both bluetooth and NFC, we can reasonably conclude that this is likely the Pro Controller.

It's worth reiterating that this isn't 100% definitely the Pro Controller, but we'd be surprised if it were anything else at this stage.

Either way, we'll likely find out for certain when Nintendo broadcasts its big Switch 2 Dire…

- checked for codesRoblox lays out the red carpet and opens the doors to Hell’s Kitchen.

From coins to handy boosters, Hell’s Kitchen codes can help you fill your pantry with some valuable goods.

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Redeem these Anime Vanguards codes and get them all at once!

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But did you know there are codes for Asphalt Legends Unite?

Surprisingly enough, Asphalt Legends Unite doesn't only boast amazing graphics and improved controls, but also a feature that makes lots of players eager to keep checking the game: codes.

If you have your eyes on a shiny new Bugatti or Koenigsegg, let's check out the Asphalt Legends Unite codes, shall we?

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Get X-Particles, Mithril Mirrorshards, Coins and other useful gifts by redeeming active Ash Echoes codes listed here.

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The SEA codes for Ash Echoes might work, or they might not, so I've added them below in a different section.

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The game's devs sometimes issue new Ash Ech…

Added: SSJ4 Goku Daima, Cherry Blossom LuffyIn today's article, we are going to take a more in-depth look at the Anime Spirits tier list, a game where each Soul has its own powers, and with each new update, the meta is changing.

Don't be alarmed, though - in reality, things are a lot easier than you might think.

We ranked every Soul in the game from Edo Itachi to Megumi, so you can get the complete Anime Spirits tier list.

When you're done picking the soul that suits your gameplay, use some of the codes for Anime Spirits to claim gems and boosts.

In the following pages, you can find a little bit more info about each individual tier and some noteworthy characters.

In today's guide, I've prepared the latest Avatar Legends: Realms Collide codes, so if you want to know how to redeem them and what goodies they provide, this is your cue to scroll down!

We've praised the game a little bit in our Avatar Legends: Realms Collide review ("for better or for worse", to quote my colleague), but personally, I find it quite good.

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Of course, you do - and we've got a handy list of Capybara Go codes to help you do just that.

You can continue on your own quest too with a handful of freebies - all you have to do is redeem these Capybara Go codes to get started!

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In the meantime, why not take a peek at Flame of Valhalla codes and Bloons Card Storm codes if you're itching for more recent mobile releases?

- new code addedIf you're eager to get your hands on some free rewards (just like Habby's previous effort, Archero), in this guide we have the latest Archero 2 codes for you.

To put it simply, Archero 2 is super similar to Survivor.io, and it is just super fun!

With the Archero 2 codes, you can claim a bunch of freebies, including Keys, Energy and Diamonds.

More Archero 2 codes can sometimes be released on the game's social media accounts or Discord server, but we are constantly checking for them, so you don't have to go through everything.

Until then, hopefully, the codes we shared above will make do.

What you might not know is that there are Bump Superbrawl codes that you can redeem for even more goods and skins!

In today's guide, we will take a look at Bump Superbrawl codes and QR codes, what they give, and most importantly, how you can redeem them!

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We have a lot of other promo codes, so if you're interested, use the Gran Saga codes and some neat codes for Maiden Academy!

Come back monthly as the best mobile games list gets updated regularlyHere it is: the list of the best mobile games of 2025 so far!

You can also have a look at the best mobile games of 2024 if you're feeling a little nostalgic!

All the mobile games we've reviewed in 2025Every year, we review hundreds of new mobile games, picking out the cream of the crop for you to play.

Decide for yourself which of them are the best mobile games of 2025!

And that's it for now - the best mobile games of 2025 so far.

The event runs from April 1st to 15th, giving you the chance to recruit Bumblebee, unlock Cybertronian-themed rewards, and take part in several events.

After the first Puzzles & Survival x Transformers collaboration, Quintesson Scientist’s ominous scheme was shattered thanks to the efforts of the Autobots.

This beloved Transformer enters the battlefield as a powerful 5-star hero, bringing a skillset designed for both offense and survival.

Get your hands on some freebies by redeeming these Puzzles & Survival codes!

Download Puzzles & Survival now for free by clicking on your preferred link below.

Developed by COLOPL, this roguelike deck-building game is coming to PC, iOS, and Android, combining Kaneko’s signature dark, mythological aesthetic with strategic card-based combat.

Set in a futuristic Tokyo Bay, Tsukuyomi: The Divine Hunter takes place within The Hashira, a towering high-rise that has become a sealed-off battleground.

As a roguelike card game, Tsukuyomi challenges you to build a deck of powerful abilities while navigating an ever-changing dungeon.

And like any true roguelike, failure is unforgiving - losing a fight means losing all progress and starting from scratch, so plan carefully.

Tsukuyomi: The Divine Hunter is expected to release around June 30th, but that is subjec…

Breachers and Thrasher are the Meta Quest+ monthly redeemable titles for April 2025.

What Is Meta Quest+?

The Meta Quest+ subscription lets you redeem two pre-selected games each month as well as access the titles in its Games Catalog.

Quest+ is available on Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3, and Quest 3S.

Last month's monthly games were GOLF+ and The Light Brigade.

A new Bloomberg report details the price and features of Meta's upcoming HUD glasses, and claims that Meta's neural wristband will be in the box.

As for the upgraded camera, Gurman says that Meta considers the Ray-Ban Meta camera to be equivalent to an iPhone 11, and hopes that Hypernova's camera will rival the iPhone 13.

Meta's Other Glasses PlansHypernova won't be Meta's only new smart glasses this year, and Meta plans more glasses products in future years too.

In 2027, Gurman reports that Meta plans to launch upgraded HUD glasses codenamed Hypernova 2, a binocular device with a display in each eye.

Like the Hypernova 2 binocular HUD glasses, the Artemis true AR glasses are reportedly set…

Virtual Desktop rewrote its macOS streamer from scratch, letting you spawn extra monitors and offering higher framerate and lower latency than even Apple's Mac Virtual Display.

Using an M2 MacBook Air via Virtual Desktop on Quest 3 truly is noticeably smoother than via Mac Virtual Display on Vision Pro.

In fact, you don't need a network at all; Mac Virtual Display will even work on a plane or train.

Mac Virtual Display is limited to Apple Vision Pro, and Virtual Desktop is limited to Android-based headsets like Quest and Pico.

To get the new macOS streamer, existing Virtual Desktop users will need to download and install it from the Virtual Desktop website.

A new feature announced on April Fools' Day in Walkabout Mini Golf means you'll never have to be alone again in VR.

Double The RoleplayGrip-to-Putt is the original Walkabout Mini Golf feature that requires the grip button on a VR controller to be pressed in order to hit the ball.

Now again in 2025, the idea resurfaces in Walkabout Mini Golf as a feature anyone can try.

During my brief time testing this with professionals Wyatt and Mercado, our puppets made sounds I've never heard people make in social VR before.

I also laughed more than I ever have in social VR.

Rebellion announced it’s getting ready to release Zombie Army’s first VR game, bringing its co-op campaign to all major VR headsets next month.

Coming to Quest 2 and above, PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets May 22nd, Zombie Army VR brings the franchise’s zombie-ganking madness, enlisting you among the Deadhunters, an elite squad fighting to end the apocalypse.

And you’ll be up against more than just your standard Nazi walkers, boasting all of the franchise favorites: Armored Giants, Suiciders, Sniper Zombies, and more.

What’s more, like Rebellion’s Sniper Elite VR (2021), the X-ray Kill Cam is making an appearance in Zombie Army VR, allowing you to relive long-range kills in slow motion.

You can …

Train Sim World is finally here on Quest, bringing its realistic train driving experience to VR for first time.

Called Train Sim World VR: New York, the game lets you become a train driver on New York’s MTA Harlem Line, which includes a Career Mode tasking you to carry out instructions from Rail Traffic Control and complete challenges along the way.

There’s also a Journey Mode, where you can hop out of your train and visit all the stations along the Harlem Line, letting you explore for collectables, and interact with the environment.

And when you’re not busy shuffling commuters around and walking the Harlem Line, there’s also your very own New York apartment, which you can decorate.

The stu…

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, announced it’s generated $30 million in ticket sales for its official Squid Game VR attraction.

Additionally, Sandbox VR says it’s expanding Squid Game with the addition of a new mini-game.

“We’re thrilled to expand our Squid Game Virtuals experience with this exciting new minigame that captures the intensity and competitive spirit of the series’ second season,” said Steve Zhao, Sandbox VR CEO.

Sandbox VR operates in over 57 locations worldwide, with a majority of locations in North America.

You can see if a Sandbox VR location is available near you here, which also includes the ability to reserve your spot in advance.

Bigscreen says it has now sold more Beyond 2 headsets than it did the original Beyond in its first entire year.

Bigscreen Beyond 2 and Beyond 2e were announced and went on sale 11 days ago, and a day later Bigscreen said it sold more Beyond 2 headsets in the first 24 hours than it did Beyond 1 in its first 6 months, which it says represents 10 times as many units.

While the first batch of Beyond 2 and Beyond 2e headsets are set to ship in April and May respectively, new orders of each will ship in June.

Like the original Beyond, Bigscreen Beyond 2 and 2e are tethered PC VR headsets that use SteamVR Tracking, so you'll need a PC with a powerful graphics card and at least one (ideally at leas…

visionOS 2.4 is out now, bringing Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro, a Spatial Gallery app, an iPhone app for remote installs, and a new iPhone/iPad-driven guest flow.

The first visionOS 2.4 developer beta released in February, when Apple announced visionOS 2.4, and now the stable release is available for all Apple Vision Pro owners.

Spatial GallerySpatial Gallery is a new visionOS app from Apple that "features a curated collection of spatial photos, spatial videos, and panoramas from artists, filmmakers, photographers, and more."

Apple Vision Pro iPhone AppThe new Apple Vision Pro app for iPhone lets you remotely queue apps to download & install to your headset, see device information, and …

Apple announced today that the latest update to Vision Pro, visionOS 2.4 is now available to the public.

While the first Apple Intelligence features reached iPhones, iPads, and Macs back in October, 2024, Vision Pro was curiously left out.

Not only did the headset not get any of the Apple Intelligence features, at that point Apple hadn’t even confirmed that the headset ever would get them.

That finally changes today with VisionOS 2.4, now available to the public, which adds the same Apple Intelligence features that users can access on other devices.

Beyond just adding the usual slate of Apple Intelligence features, VisionOS 2.4 directly addresses commonly cited pain points of using the head…

Deadly Premonition creator SWERY believes VR will become “the next major computing platform” that goes beyond gaming.

Speaking to UploadVR in a recent Death Game Hotel interview, White Owls CEO Hidetaka 'SWERY' Suehiro shared his thoughts on the future of VR.

Diving into software, Suehiro imagines that this will deliver “an entirely new kind of operating system” designed for wearable VR/MR tech.

“Ultimately, I believe VR won’t just be a peripheral for gaming.

It’s becoming the next major computing platform, much like smartphones did.

I went body-in with Sony's new mocopi Pro motion capture system with 12 points of body tracking at GDC 2025.

The mocopi Pro system from Sony aims to elevate its body tracking system beyond the six points of the base system by adding six more.

That said, the other interesting use case for mocopi Pro is full body tracking for VR.

Announced in 2022 and released in 2023, Sony's mocopi sensors initially required a smartphone to operate with SteamVR.

Overall, though, I was impressed testing mocopi Pro, and it seemed to have solid performance to my eyes.

Hand-tracking support came to PSVR 2 back in December, letting developers update their games to use the headset’s on-board tracking cameras for controller-less interactions.

And it turns out casting magic is one of the most immersive things you can do with your bare hands.

To boot, besides Masters of Light, there’s only one other hand-tracked game on PSVR 2.

Aldin Dynamics was the first to enable hand-tracking on its PSVR 2 version of spell-casting game Waltz of the Wizard back in February.

It’s also slated to arrive on Steam “soon” for PC VR headsets, where its currently available to wishlist.

Bearly Escape, an Early Access claw-machine puzzler, will launch this May on SteamVR and Quest 3.

Developed by Time Traveller, Bearly Escape is a puzzle game where players explore a hazy forest called Everwood searching for their missing dog, Robin.

“Bearly Escape provides an immersive experience like no other by combining cinematic storytelling with engaging interactive VR gameplay,” explained Time Traveller Founder Kelvin Hou, in a prepared statement.

“The team is dedicated to polishing every detail before Early Access, and we can’t wait to share more exciting news about Bearly Escape.”Across Bearly Escape, you can find eight laboratories and up to 40 animals needing assistance.

Bearly Es…

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 supports PC VR headsets, although you’ll also need a pretty beefy rig to even run it.

Now, players are getting the much-requested fixed foveated rendering feature, saving on compute and boosting performance.

Foveated rendering is a technique that lowers the resolution in your peripheral vision, reducing your GPU’s workload and upping frames per second (FPS) you can render.

Dynamic foveated rendering does this by only rendering where you’re looking at the highest quality, leaving all else outside of your focal vision to be rendered at low resolution.

Of course, a PC VR headset with eye-tracking is required for this, which in similar applications can double per…