В США первые часы после старта предзаказов оказались хаосом для покупателей.

Выбор был напрямую связан с местом действия.

Этот тот самый релиз по франшизе, намеченный на 2027 год.

Новые серии будут выходить с 5 мая.

При этом многие из них нехарактерны для Unreal Engine 5.

Фильм продвигают как завершение франшизы.

Шоу стартовало ещё в 2018 году.

Компания готовится к выходу на биржу.

Игра также доступна в Game Pass.

Пару часов назад Ubisoft провела обещанную презентацию второго DLC для Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.

Дополнение Battle for Brooklyn выйдет 27 мая и отправит геймеров в осенний Нью-Йорк, где их ждёт новая сюжетная кампания на 10–12 часов прохождения.

Также за время презентации разработчики поделились планами развития The Division 2 на седьмой сезон.

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 доступна на ПК (Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Store), PlayStation и Xbox с полной русской локализацией.

DLC Battle for Brooklyn оценили в 15 долларов.

Ubisoft решила, что сейчас самое время анонсировать Might & Magic: Fates.

Если кратко, то Might & Magic: Fates представляет собой мобильную карточную игру с NFT и блокчейном во вселенной «Меча и Магии».

Релиз, по данным СМИ, ожидается в этом или следующем году на мобилках.

Предметы, включая карты, можно будет свободно продавать и обменивать как полноценные NFT на блокчейне Ethereum, но эта функция будет опциональной и не даст геймплейных преимуществ.

Пока что, как гласит официальный сайт, выход ККИ произойдёт «скоро».

Компания Supermassive Games, отметившаяся хоррорами Until Dawn и The Dark Pictures, готовила экшен-адвенчуру по мотивам «Бегущего по лезвию».

Андроид должен был отключить лидера подпольной сети репликантов, но столкнулся с предательством и оказался на волосок от гибели в жестоком мире.

Команда, в которой трудились создатели хоррора The Quarry, приступила к препродакшну Time to Live в сентябре 2024-го.

Игра должна была выйти в сентябре 2027-го на ПК, PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series, а также на PlayStation и Xbox следующего поколения.

На производство киберпанкового приключения собирались потратить около $45 миллионов, в том числе $9 млн на захват движений и актёрские гонорары.

Subnautica 2 наконец-то получила небольшую, но демонстрацию геймплея в новом «девлоге», где разработчики представили ключевые нововведения и подтвердили планы на запуск раннего доступа уже в этом году.

Игроки смогут исследовать чужую планету как в одиночку, так и в компании до четырёх человек.

Они включают в себя переработанную систему сбора ресурсов и более сложную экосистему.

Базостроение стало глубже: появились опоры и новые модули в целом.

Напомним, Subnautica 2 переехала с Unity на Unreal Engine 5 и будет доступна на ПК (Steam, EGS) и Xbox Series после двух-трёх лет в раннем доступе.

Новая неделя — новый геймплейный трейлер Elden Ring: Nightreign.

Напомним, всего в Elden Ring: Nightreign будет восемь играбельных героев, отличающихся своими умениями и сюжетными линиями.

Проходить тайтл можно как в одиночку, так и в кооперативе до трёх пользователей.

При этом игроки вольны выбрать одного и того же персонажа.

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

Студия MLMEDIA готовится выпустить симулятор паркура Rooftops & Alleys из раннего доступа Steam — релиз назначен на 17 июня.

В этот день также стартуют версии для PlayStation 5, Xbox Series и Nintendo Switch.

Rooftops & Alleys создана разработчиком-одиночкой на движке Unreal Engine 5.

Мультиплеер для четырёх человек.

В Steam у Rooftops & Alleys почти 5 тысяч отзывов.

Издательство Nacon показало сюжетный трейлер самостоятельного дополнения Unfinished Business для шутера RoboCop: Rogue City.

Разработчики выживалки The Long Dark выпустили свежий дневник, в котором рассказали о текущих планах и достигнутых результатах. Например, работа над пятым эпизодом кампании продолжается.

Если бы не вездесущие инсайдеры, анонс и одновременный с ним релиз The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered стал бы настоящим сюрпризом.

Финансовый отчёт 11 bit studios не обманул — в 2027 году действительно выйдет новая игра в серии Frostpunk.

Новинкой станет Frostpunk: 1886, которая призвана перенести оригинальную стратегию на Unreal Engine и дополнить её новым контентом.

Страница Frostpunk: 1886 уже доступна в Steam, а также у игры есть анонсирующий тизер.

К уже существующим в Frostpunk путям развития общества прибавится ещё один.

Другими подробностями разработчики не спешат делиться, однако обещают это делать по мере приближения даты выхода.

16 апреля для Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone подготовили «мегапатч».

Олды тут? Sony подготовила свежее обновление для PlayStation 5, в котором появилась долгожданная функция смены темы.

Разработчики из Ninsar Games объявили о выходе первого дополнения для ролевой тактики Saturn. Оно получило название «Осколки отражений» и позволяет познакомиться с новым героем — Сильвестром Слейтоном.

Разработчики из VOID Interactive поделились продажами Ready Or Not.

Стратеги в Marvel Rivals являются героями поддержки, которые играют важную роль на поле боя — лечат, баффят и возрождают. К сожалению, не все их ценят.

Состоялся релиз Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, амбициозного ролевого экшена в лучших традициях JRPG. Новинка доступна на PC, PS5 и Xbox Series, а также в Game Pass.

Согласно Ubisoft, дополнение Battle for Brooklyn («Битва за Бруклин») для The Division 2 действительно выходит в конце следующего месяца, 27 мая.

Bungie проводит закрытое альфа-тестирование нового шутера Marathon. Первый день уже позади. Разработчики поблагодарили всех участников и зрителей, отметив, что количество игроков превысило ожидания.

Игроки жалуются на исчезающие загадочным образом сохранения в ремастере The Elder Scrolls 4: OblivionМногие пользователи теряют несколько часов прогресса и пытаются начать игру сначала, чтобы снова столкнуться с проблемой.

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Побег из города мертвецов. Обзор хоррора на выживание Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days [Ранний Доступ]Своими механиками Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days напоминает смесь This War of Mine и State of Decay, где к человеческой драме добавляется необходимость иметь дело с зомби. Игроку выдаётся небольшая группа выживших, которая обладает набором навыков и нужд. Группе необходимо исследовать окружающую территорию и менять убежища, чтобы добиться финальной цели – сбежать из проклятого города.

Британия последовала примеру ЕС и запретила экспорт игровых контроллеров в РоссиюЧиновники Британии искренне верят, что устройства используются российской армией.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 на ПК в срочном порядке получила хотфикс, исправляющий вылетыНекоторые игроки жалуются на определенные проблемы с ПК-версией.

Человек из Блэкуотера: LimToys выпустила фигурку Джона Марстона из Red Dead RedemptionБывший бандит и охотник за головами Джон Марстон получил фигурку в масштабе 1/6 от компания LimToys, которую наверняка захотят раздобыть поклонники приключенческих экшенов Red Dead Redemption и RDR 2.

Frostpunk 1886: ремейк стимпанк-стратегии с новым контентом выйдет в 2027 годуИгра разрабатывается для персональных компьютеров.

Город как в Mafia, герои как в GTA. Что обещают разработчики MindsEye?Лесли Бензис, один из создателей серии GTA, после ухода из Rockstar основал студию Build a Rocket Boy. 10 июня 2025 года разработчики выпустят первую игру — MindsEye для PS5, XSX и ПК.

Nintendo's Switch 2 GameCube Controller no longer requires an invite for you to preorder in the UK, but there's still a catch to keep in mind.

Nintendo has confirmed the cost of upgrading two more Switch games from the OG Switch edition to the Switch 2 Edition, Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree — and it's not cheap.

The inevitable Switch 2 release-day delivery warning from Nintendo to its U.S. fans is finally here, after the company said it would struggle to meet demand in Japan.

Here's every Switch 2 game now available to preorder in the US.

Tenderfoot Tactics is a wistful and dreamlike turn-based indie that I had a real soft spot for the year it released.

It's still available on Steam and well worth a look, but won't be available on the Xbox Store from today.

In an act of solidarity with the BDS boycott of Microsoft following their reported connections with the Israeli military, the development team have removed their game from sale on Microsoft's storefronts.

"The Tenderfoot Tactics team has decided to remove our game from sale on Xbox in solidarity with the Palestinian-lead Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign," wrote designer badru on Bluesky (thanks, PC Gamer).

Earlier this month, Microsoft fired two software engine…

There's no official mod support for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.

What's most intriguing is that they've discovered some old mods for the original game still work in the remaster.

This plugins file is usually handled by the Oblivion mod manager but that won't work in the remaster, so you have to add an extra line to the end of the .txt file by hand.

Also, this is all in service of a fancy schmancy remaster, which means many older glow-up mods, like texture packs, are somewhat redundant.

Is it even an Elder Scrolls game if you don't spend half your time by the roadside dumping surplus arrows and pots you accidentally picked up in a neighbour's house?

Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop (Best Value) - Model: ACT1250This isn't just about raw specs either, it's about value.

The $2,499.99 build features the Intel Core Ultra 9 285, a 24-core chip with a max clock of 5.6GHz and 76MB of cache.

The best value model includes 32GB of DDR5 memory, while the lower-priced version only has 16GB.

The best value model includes a 1000W platinum-rated PSU and 240mm liquid cooling, perfect for keeping temperatures down while overclocking or pushing performance limits.

Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop (Cheaper Model) - Model: ACT1250

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reviewA captivating, soulful, and remarkably accomplished turn-based RPG.

Indeed, I can see some of you finding Clair Obscur a little too cute, a little too eager to dazzle and move with its operatic spectacle and Lisa Simpson-ish virtuosity.

No expedition has returned in 67 years, and the once-prestigious voyage has taken on an air of death and failure.

Clair Obscur offers neither judgement nor easy answers, just a perpetually dying light and a group of deeply likeable humans you'll want to witness rage against its throes.

I can't say if Clair Obscur will work its magic on everyone the same way, but it certainly did for me.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, I'm delighted to report, is still incredibly stupid.

It might be even stupider than the original RPG, because it all looks so modern that its mush brain is thrown into sharp contrast.

I'm fresh off getting Rallus and Antus Odiil killed by goblins.

The guards saw them off, but I had to bring the news back to an inconsolable Valus Odiil.

Long live the Oblivion mush brain, and RIP the Odiil brothers.

What is a video game NPC, if not a scared creature that needs a bit of help?

That's exactly what the just announced PANIK cuts right to the core of, and I've been charmed by it quite quickly.

In PANIK, there are Panikers, which are a type of scared creature that are just so unbelievably anxious they cannot move from where they stand.

You, both the real you and this video game you, have to find different ways to get the Panikers to move.

PANIK doesn't have a release date just yet, but you can wishlist it on Steam here.

In brief, it's basically an extremely crisp port with some exfoliated textures and a few menu extras you can read about on its Steam page.

There's little as humiliating as being brazen enough to respond to scissors with scissors and getting out-snipped by a gangly lizard.

For me, it lends a game a specific texture I do not currently have all the words to pin down.

I could not convince my friend who loved Onimusha to play Resident Evil.

I still don't know if he played Resi, and I've now played Onimusha, so I suppose he won.

In a free world, all Overwatch 2 heroes would be playable no matter how annoying they might be to face off against because sometimes them's the breaks.

We don't live in a free world though, not anymore at least, as Overwatch 2 season 16 starts today.

Most notably it's introducing its new mode Stadium, but also something that'll change up the competitive aspect of the shooter quite a bit: hero bans.

Before you jump into a match of Overwatch, either side will be able to vote to ban up to four heroes from play.

Of course, as mentioned, season 16 also introduces Stadium, a new third-person mode where you're locked into one hero, vying to win the best of seven rounds.

Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 is not the third game in a series about creepy rednecks and dinosaurs in a mansion.

It is also a match-3, survival horror, comedy RPG metroidvania, a combination of genres that I never thought was possible, and yet here we are with a game that looks pretty fun.

To maybe actually explain Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 (say that three times fast), it is a sequel to a game series that doesn't exist.

Look, I'm going to keep explaining the game, but if you're not sold already I might be judging you a little bit.

I'm not exactly sure where the metroidvania element comes into it, though I'd certainly like to find out.

I never played the original one myself, just that crappy one Spore Creatures on the DS, but I've long appreciated what Spore was trying to do from afar.

I bring up Spore because while you do seem to collect up different critters, the titular Voidlings, a comparison to Pokemon doesn't really feel apt.

There's different evolutionary lines you can head down for different Voidlings, which is about Digimon-esque in nature I suppose, and they're customizable too, both stats-wise and looks-wise.

I'm not entirely sold on their designs, good designs are kind of a make-or-break situation for me and monster-taming games, but the core concept sounds solid so it could be a good game to tinker around wit…

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is out now, and PC players can grab a discount by picking up a Steam key from Fanatical, or Green Man Gaming.

The standard edition is available for $41.79 / £41.79 via Fanatical, or $41.99 / £41.99 at Green Man Gaming, down from the usual $49.99 / £49.99 – a 17% saving.

You can also opt for the Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition, which includes extra quests, exclusive Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon-themed gear, an artbook, and a soundtrack app, for $49.79 / £49.79, down from $59.99 / £59.99.

Whether you're returning to Cyrodiil or jumping in for the first time, this is the most visually impressive and feature-complete version of Oblivion to date.

With it…

First up, there's that Belial guy who the season is named after.

That's all well and good, but the big thing this season is its new main mechanic, boss powers.

These are abilities based on 24 bosses across Sanctuary, and they all come with a couple of effects, a main one and a modifier.

One boss power is Avarice's Explosive Ore, the main ability allowing you to spawn a piece of ore when you acquire excess primary resource.

These cosmetics are only available until the end of season 8, so don't dilly dally if you're desperate to virtually cosplay.

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?

Promise Mascot Agency review Publisher: Kaizen Game WorksKaizen Game Works Developer: Kaizen Game WorksKaizen Game Works Platform: Played on PCPlayed on PC Availability: Out now on Steam, Switch, PS5 and Xbox X/S.

And yet Promise Mascot Agency still feels utterly unexpected.

More than anything, Promise Mascot Agency is sort of an adulthood simulator, or even a parenthood simulator.

Ultimately Promise Mascot Agency can revel in the weirder elements of its story because the underlying design is so solid and familiar.

Code for Promise Mascot Agency was provided by the publisher.

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Paradox Interactive объявила, что стратегия Crusader Kings III достигла новой вехи.

За четыре с половиной года с момента релиза ее купили 4 млн человек по всему миру.

Crusader Kings IIIСтоит отметить, что в сообщении Paradox Interactive речь идет именно о продажах.

То есть, в статистику не вошли пользователи, которые опробовали Crusader Kings III с помощью подписок PlayStation Plus и Game Pass или бесплатных выходных в Steam.

Предыдущие вехи Crusader Kings III:Crusader Kings III отправилась в релиз 1 сентября 2020-го.

Это в пешей доступности как от бухты Золотой Рог, так и от выхода к Амурскому заливу.

Также от Фонда развития инноваций Республики Саха (Якутия), при поддержке которого проводится конференция, выступит Петр Гоголев, занимающий в организации пост директора по коммуникации.

Участие в «Игровой Индустрии» бесплатно не только для попавших на шоукейс разработчиков, но и для студентов высших учебных заведений.

Для разработчиков, не выставляющих свои проекты на выставке, а также для издателей стоимость билета на конференцию начинается с 12 тысяч рублей.

Также в их рамках было показано более 220 игровых проектов.

Главным игровым бестселлером прошлого месяца в США стала Assassin’s Creed Shadows, сообщает аналитик Circana Мэт Пискателла (Mat Piscatella) в свежем отчете.

Assassin’s Creed ShadowsПо итогам марта Assassin’s Creed Shadows также заняла первое место в кассовом топе отдельно на Xbox и вторые места в кассовых топах на PlayStation и Steam.

Примечательно, что Dragon Age: The Veilguard удалось в марте попасть на десятую строчку в топе по MAU на PlayStation (↑93 позиции).

В марте PlayStation 5 вновь показала лучшие продажи в США среди консолей как в долларовом, так и в штучном выражении.

Топ-20 самых продаваемых премиум-игр в США в марте 2025-го1.

Еврокомиссия действительно признала Apple нарушителем закона о цифровых рынках (Digital Market Act или DMA) и назначила корпорации штраф.

В официальном заявлении Еврокомиссия указала, что Apple ограничивает разработчиков приложений для App Store.

Из-за политики стора они не могут «в полной мере» информировать пользователей о возможности делать покупки на сторонних площадках, где не взимаются сборы Apple.

Размер штрафа для Apple за нарушение DMA составил 500 млн евро.

На это у нее есть 60 дней — если Apple не уложится в срок, ей будут грозить новые регулярные штрафы.

Valve готовится добавить на страницы игр в Steam опциональный раздел, который будет информировать о наличии в проектах поддержки специальных возможностей.

Например, есть ли в них функция для регулирования размера текста или голосовой помощник для игрового меню.

Разработчики уже сейчас могут указать в анкете на сайте Steamworks, какие опции по части доступности реализованы в их играх.

Вот такие специальные возможности могут указать разработчикиВ поиске Steam также появится возможность фильтровать игры по соответствующим маркерам.

Valve не сказала, когда конкретно добавит в Steam такую маркировку.

Lords of the FallenВ публикации в X Тымински сравнил влияние патча на прирост игроков Lords of the Fallen с относительно недавними скидками.

Тогда скидка на Lords of the Fallen составляла 69%.

Отметим, что сейчас Lords of the Fallen тоже отдают со скидкой от 67% до 72% в зависимости от платформы.

По словам Тыминского, с 17 апреля — дня выхода патча — аудитория Lords of the Fallen увеличилась на тысячи человек.

В январе сообщалось, что всего с момента релиза в октябре 2023-го с Lords of the Fallen ознакомились свыше 4 млн человек.

Мы расскажем, как устроена эта игра и чем знаменит ее создатель, а также проанализируем ее коммерческие показатели и другие метрики.

Содержание:Ключевые факты о Blue Prince и ее автореАвтор, сценарист и главный дизайнер Blue Prince — Тонда Рос (Tonda Ros), художник и режиссер из Лос-Анджелеса.

Тонда Рос (слева), логотип студии Dogubomb (справа)Рос начал работать над Blue Prince в 2016 году (до этого разработкой игр он не занимался).

Рос же превратил Bequest в Blue Prince.

Примерный геймплейный луп Blue PrinceКак в любом современном «рогалике», в Blue Prince есть метапрогрессия.

Вечером 22 апреля Bethesda Game Studios и Virtuos выпустили обновленную версию культовой The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered уже стала четвертой по популярности игрой Bethesda в Steam.

Кроме того, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered вошла в топ-10 новинок 2025-го по онлайну в Steam.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered — 182 298 человек;8.

Динамика онлайна The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered в SteamК моменту написания новости ремастер Oblivion получил 8,2 тысячи отзывов, из которых 83% оказались положительными.

Nintendo has warned that it may struggle to meet demand for Nintendo Switch 2 consoles in Japan.

In a lengthy statement posted to X/Twitter, president Shuntaro Furukawa explained that 2.2 million people in Japan alone had applied to enter the lottery to be in with a chance of purchasing the highly anticipated new console system.

As this "greatly surpasses" the number of Switch units available to potential Japanese players, Nintendo said it anticipates that a "significant" number of customers will be left disappointed due to the overwhelming demand.

The statement closed on promising Japanese customers that the company was planning to produce and ship a "substantial" number of Switch 2 units …

Phasmophobia hits 3 million sales on console | News-in-briefGhost hunting game surpasses 3m sales on consoles since it launched on PS5, PSVR2, and Xbox Series X/S in October 2024

Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron has stepped down after a decade leading the gaming instant messaging and VoIP platform.

Former King president and Activision Blizzard vice chairperson, Humam Sakhnini, will assume the CEO role from April 28, whilst Citron will remain on the board and "transition to a role as advisor to the CEO."

"Building Discord over the last decade has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

From the very beginning, our mission has been about bringing people together around games," Citron said.

"What Jason and Discord co-founder and CTO Stan Vishnevskiy have built is truly remarkable - a platform with an undeniable product-market fit where hundreds of…

Assassin's Creed Shadows topped Circana's charts for US game sales in March 2025, while monthly video game hardware spending slipped 25% year-on-year.

Circana noted Assassin's Creed Shadows finished first in full game dollar sales on Xbox, and second on both PlayStation and Steam.

One observation shared by Circana's Mat Piscatella on BlueSky is that it was the third biggest debut in launch month dollar sales for the series behind only 2012's Assassin's Creed 3 and 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Xbox Series sales dropped 9% versus the same time period, while the Nintendo Switch dropped 37%.

Piscatella says digital-only SKUs have accounted for 75% of Xbox Series and 50% of PlayStation 5 ha…

Dutch advertising self-regulator Stichting Reclame Code has partially upheld a complaint against My.Games regarding in-game purchases, and how information about them is shared with users.

All in-game purchases must be priced in euros in addition to the virtual currency price.

In-game purchases must not have ambiguous wording that suggests they could be free when they're paid.

A further argument around language being used to encourage children to make in-game purchases was dismissed.

"Government regulators are not obliged to act on any complaints, but advertising regulators are more likely to take action on the basis of complaints.

GamesBeat has announced its independence as a media outlet, spinning off from tech news site VentureBeat.

She joined VentureBeat in 2018 as director of strategic partnerships, and co-founded the VentureBeat Lab.

Joseph was promoted to vice president of strategic partnerships after a year at the outlet, then executive vice president of strategy and partnerships before becoming CSO in March 2023.

"We are excited about this powerful new chapter for GamesBeat and the industry we are serving," said Joseph.

As the gaming industry continues to evolve, thoughtful reporting is more important than ever.

New venture fund Blue Ocean Games has launched with a $30 million investment fund for indie game developers.

Blue Ocean Games was founded by Damian Lee, former head of investments at Krafton.

The fund will initially be aimed towards solo developers and small teams, with Blue Ocean Games planning to expand this initiative to larger teams through future funds.

"Blue Ocean Games offers indie developers a forward-thinking model that provides critical financial support that fosters a sustainable path to success.

"Rising Tide is an idea proving ground for game developers at every stage and from every background," Lee explained.

Publisher Devolver Digital has reduced its workforce at subsidiary studio, Nerial, by 40 percent.

These cuts come on top of halving the teams at its Polish studio, Artificer, and Good Shepherd / Big Fan by "50%+ over the course of 2024."

"Nerial has undergone a team restructure to address issues around recent releases and to better shape the team for future releases - this restructure has resulted in a 40 percent reduction in headcount," the publisher wrote.

"Artificer, our Polish studio, was downsized by over 50 percent in early 2024.

Good Shepherd / Big Fan also reduced its headcount by 50%+ over the course of 2024."

Square Enix, Capcom, Taito, and Sega have unveiled plans to "archive past [game] development materials."

As detailed by Gamemakers.jp, Square Enix and Bandai Namco have reportedly been working to preserve materials used during development, such as concept art, illustrations, and image boards from the 1980s and 1990s, but now other major Japanese developers have also pledged to preserve development materials.

"Each company keeps its own historical game development materials, but it is difficult to say that the industry is keeping them in good condition," explains the session's description.

"These materials are important for accurately documenting the history of Japanese games and communicati…

Nintendo of America has requested a subpoena for online community platform Discord as it attempts to reveal the identity of the person behind October 2024's Pokémon 'teraleak'.

The subpoena request cites Discord user GameFreakOUT, who allegedly posted "confidential materials unreleased to the public" on a server called FreakLeak.

This was shortly before assets and information related to the Pokémon series were widely leaked on social media.

The 'teraleak' encompassed a host of information on games past, present, and future in the Pokémon series, including the source code for the DS games Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Nintendo's request also includes an exhibit of a partially redacted sc…

Just an hour after Switch 2 pre-orders went live on April 24 in the United States, Kotaku has spotted over two dozen eBay listings for the upcoming Nintendo console.

AdvertisementAdvertisementAt 1:10 a.m. EST, just a bit over an hour after pre-orders went live at 12:01 am ET on Thursday morning, I was able to find nearly 30 different eBay listings for Switch 2 pre-orders.

The scalpers promise to update you on tracking and send you multiple updates ahead of the Switch 2's June 5 launch.

The last few console launches have seen people flipping pre-orders on eBay for hundreds of dollars more than retail price.

As always, don’t buy over-priced pre-orders from eBay.

Switch 2 preorders went live online at 12:01 a.m.

The Geek Squad didn’t even put Switch 2 preorders live at midnight as previously promised.

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBest Buy preorders did eventually go live for the Switch 2 at 12:29 a.m.

AdvertisementIt comes as no surprise that Switch 2 preorders are in high demand.

But for now it’s safe to say that Switch 2 preorders have, so far at least, gone about as badly as anyone could have predicted.

On April 2, Nintendo revealed a lot about the Switch 2 via a big Direct.

And in the days since that event we’ve learned more about the Switch 2 via statements from Nintendo, interviews, and more.

For example, did you know that Nintendo confirmed Friend Codes are back, or that the Switch 2 carts will taste disgusting?

To help, we’ve gone looking for smaller details about the Switch 2 that you might care about, but not be aware of yet.

So here are nine things about the Switch 2 that you might not know about.

The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023 CC Share Subtitles OffEnglish view video The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023 CC Share Subtitles OffEnglish The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 20232024 was the 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation.

In December, as part of that celebration, an update for PS5 added a really cool PS1-style boot up animation.

Starting tomorrow, however, these previously temporary themes will return as part of a bigger PS5 update.

AdvertisementOn April 23, Sony announced that the next big update for PS5 will bring back all the retro PlayStation themes from last year.

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The worst-kept secret of the year, Bethesda’s current-gen remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, finally shadow-dropped yesterday and the Xbox-360-era open-world RPG has wasted no time in reminding fans why it was such a hit nearly two decades ago.

Complete with refreshed graphics, updated gameplay, and cherished memes intact, Oblivion Remastered is already topping Steam charts and taking players on an Unreal Engine 5-made trip down memory lane.

Oblivion Remastered is the current best-selling game on Steam and sitting at over 120,000 concurrent players, a minor miracle for a single-player RPG, especially one that originally came out in 2006.

The result at the time was players putting r…

After a year of rumors and reports, we finally got the first official teaser for the upcoming movie Predator: Badlands.

And the teaser promises a Predator sequel unlike anything we’ve seen before.

AdvertisementIf, after watching that teaser, you’re thinking, “Wait, didn’t we already see a trailer for a new Dan Trachtenberg-directed Predator movie earlier this month?” don’t be alarmed.

We did get a trailer for a different Predator movie—Killer of Killers—about two weeks ago.

AdvertisementAnyway, Predator: Badlands (the live-action movie) is set to land in theaters on November 7.

The latter often proves the most challenging for one reason: the persuasion minigame.

Here’s how the persuasion minigame in Oblivion Remastered works!

Skills that affect your persuasionAdvertisementSpeechcraft is the number one skill in Oblivion Remastered that directly affects the persuasion minigame and your ability to entice people to your way of thinking.

AdvertisementIf you intend to talk your way out of most situations, raising your Speechcraft via the persuasion minigame and visiting trainers across Cyrodiil should be a top priority.

Oblivion Remastered is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows PCs, and Game Pass.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a deep and lengthy role-playing adventure with multiple characters, each with skill trees to flesh out.

AdvertisementGustave: Marking ShotGustave’s Marking Shot deals decent damage and marks an enemy (indicated by a bright red X).

AdvertisementRead More: 8 Things To Know Before Starting Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Additionally, if you use Lune’s Immolation skill against a Marked enemy, you’ll apply two extra Burns on them, which results in a significant amount of damage over time.

AdvertisementLune: Healing LightClair Obscur: Expedition 33 isn’t a particularly easy game on its standard difficulty, so unless you are perfect at dodging and parrying, you’ll need t…

Star Wars Andor is back just over two years after its first season ended on Disney+.

And sprinkled throughout all of this are some fantastic Easter eggs and references to greater Star Wars universe.

AdvertisementLike season one, Andor’s second season (so far) hasn’t been packed with Easter eggs and callbacks.

Instead, these nods to the rest of the Star Wars franchise are a bit more buried or integrated organically with the story, so you might have missed some of them.

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We are excited to announce that Loci, an industry-leading developer of AI technology for 3D content understanding and tagging, has joined Epic Games.

Loci’s computer vision models rapidly tag 3D assets automatically, precisely and at scale, making content much easier to search, manage and use.

We plan to integrate Loci’s technology across the Epic ecosystem, including to improve search, sharing and discoverability in Fab and to automatically index custom assets in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).

Loci’s 3D similarity detection solution for IP protection will help to identify potential IP violations and enhance mode…

Perforce Software, the DevOps company for global teams, has announced its acquisition of Snowtrack.

P4 One (formerly Snowtrack) is now available for beta, and its launch is part of the evolution of Perforce’s industry-leading version control and collaboration suite, now called the Perforce P4 Platform.

More than just a new name, the P4 Platform unifies Perforce’s digital creation tools under a single, integrated ecosystem, empowering studios and teams worldwide.

“Our vision for the P4 Platform is to enable collaboration across the many roles involved in developing technical and creative projects today.

With P4 One, teams can version locally at lightning speed and collaborate via P4 to share…

This is the highest number of games in the jam since it started in 2019.

“Honor of Kings is proud to pioneer gaming’s environmental frontier through joining Green Game Jam.

We believe games can drive real-world impact, and this is a great opportunity to integrate ecological conservation into gameplay,” said Dean Huang, Honor of Kings Chief Game Designer, whose team at TiMi Studio Group joins the Green Game Jam for the first time this year.

In addition to the campaign goal, the 2025 Green Game Jam will also give their player communities the chance to fund a nature-related cause or for studios to team up with On the Edge, Dots.eco and/or Planet Play.

“Rovio is proud to collaborate with the Pl…

This is the shortlist for the 2025 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInWe are happy to reveal the finalists for the 2025 MCV/DEVELOP Awards, which as you probably know are going to be taking place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on June 19, 2025.

The Plucky SquireAudio Innovation of the YearBotany ManorSenua’s Saga: Hellblade IIStill Wakes the DeepThank Goodness You’re Here!

Gameplay Innovation of the YearBotany ManorDeathSprint 66Paper TrailParcel CorpsThank Goodness You’re Here!

The MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2025 are sponsored by Green Man Gaming, as well as Exertis Ztorm, Electric Square & Lively, Portal, SIDE, Disobey and Fireshine Games.

Fireshine Games are sponsoring Indie Studio of the Year at the 2025 MCV/DEVELOP AwardsShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInFireshine Games will sponsor the Indie Studio of the Year category at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2025, which will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on June 19, 2025.

As a London-based indie games publisher, Fireshine Games has sold over 22 million units across its digital and boxed business.

The company is best known for publishing games like Core Keeper, Shadows of Doubt, Reka, and Len’s Island, as well as providing boxed publishing support to other studios.

We’re thrilled to have them on board and couldn’t think of a more relevant category for them to be supporting than Ind…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInRemedy Entertainment’s Sam Lake will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Develop:Brighton conference, which is set to return to the Hilton Brighton Metropole between July 8 – July 10, 2025.

He’ll likely also talk about playing the iconic Max Payne, and his involvement on games like Alan Wake, Quantum Break and Control.

Lake will also receive the prestigious Star Award on the Wednesday evening’s Develop:Star Awards show.

If you want to go to Develop:Brighton, you can book a conference pass here.

As an MCV/DEVELOP reader, you can also use the code KCSXKW for an additional 10% off your ticket price.

[From the industry] Vertpaint has secured multi-million investment to advance development of its co-development servicesShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInThis is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

Vertpaint Studios, acclaimed for its team of industry veterans from Rockstar Games and CI Games, is thrilled to announce the successful acquisition of multi-million-dollar funding to further drive advancements in breakthrough game development technology and to expand its highly renowned outsourcing services.

This substantial investment will enable the expansion of existing outsourcing services, including premium art and gameplay programming, both of which have earned wid…

[From the industry] Arthur Mostovoy joins Aonic as its new Head of GamesShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInThis is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

Aonic, the multiplatform gaming group comprised of several studios globally, has recruited Arthur Mostovoy to fill its newly-created Head of Games role.

Mostovoy’s remit will cover Aonic’s entire portfolio of titles, covering all platforms, with the aim of helping Aonic’s teams deliver the best possible games to players.

His most recent project at Larian Studios was Baldur’s Gate 3, winner of multiple Game of the Year awards and considered one of the greatest video games of all time.

“After nearly six amazing years at…

NEOWIZ, led by co-CEOs Seungchul Kim and Taegeun Bae, unveiled a new indie game development program called NEOWIZ Quest.

The 10 finalists, including the grand prize, best price, and prize winners, will be determined after the submission period.

As a global leader in console, PC and mobile gaming, NEOWIZ Quest is the company’s largest-scaled contest for developers to date.

In the past year, NEOWIZ has bolstered its commitment to indie game development with recent partnership agreements with BLANK Studio, ZAKAZANE, Wolfeye Studios, Lizard Smoothie, JINO Games and more.

To learn more about NEOWIZ Quest and how to enter, please visit the NEOWIZ Quest website.

Jagex, Remedy, FuturLab and more will appear at the first Galaxies game showcaseShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInGalaxies has revealed the full line-up for its very first games showcase, which will go live later this month on Twitch.

Hosted by Jane Douglas, the showcase is set to take place on April 17, 2025 at 8PM GMT / 9PM CEST / 12PM PST / 3PM EST.

If you’re wondering if your favourite game might be at the showcase, the full line-up for Galaxies includes the following companies:Amplified GamesAmplifierApeirogon GamesAstro LogicalBeautiful GlitchBossa StudiosChamo GamesCode CovenCrytivoDeveloper DobDreamhavenFireshine GamesFuturLabJagexKepler InteractiveKineticKonamiKrafton Inc.

“We’ve create…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInExertis Ztorm is going to be the exclusive entrance and red carpet sponsor at the next MCV/DEVELOP Awards, which are being held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on June 19, 2025.

Ztorm are based in Sweden, and run a retail platform that often helps companies around the world to increase their reach and their revenue growth.

“At Exertis Ztorm, we’re proud to sponsor the MCV/DEVELOP Awards, celebrating the creativity and innovation that drive the gaming industry forward.

“Our platform simplifies secure product distribution, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, transparency, and detailed data insights that help our partners maximise their digital offering.

We look forward to…

Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInA new UK-based indie games publisher called The CoLab has officially launched.

It also announced its first three published games, Campfire, DeadWire and Counter Clash, with a promise that there will be more to follow in the coming months and years.

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Recent trends, such as mass redundancies driven by ‘greedflation’, have underscored the need for a paradigm shift.

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The NvRTX branch of the impressive Unreal Engine 5 Zorah tech demo sports some advanced features that even the most powerful GPU on the market cannot handle at native 4K resolution properly.

As shown in a new test video shared by Compusemble, advanced features like Mega Geometry, ReSTiR Global Illumination and Path Tracing and more can tank performance at native 4K resolution even on an RTX 5090 GPU, the most powerful GPU currently available on the market.

In some scenarios, the demo runs at a whopping 13 FPS, proving how gaming hardware still isn't ready for some of the advanced RTX features NVIDIA has been working on.

Things get slightly better with NVIDIA DLSS, and it's only in Performan…

A couple of Oblivion Remastered mods shared online a few hours ago introduce stability and performance improvements to the game, allowing those with more dated systems to run the game with fewer technical issues.

However, improvements for 8 GB VRAM GPUs are also expected, so this mod is definitely worth a try for those who are having trouble running the game properly.

Much like stability, performance in Oblivion Remastered is not particularly solid on anything other than a top-end machine.

Some users, however, have experienced slightly worse performance with this mod, so the experience may vary depending on the system configuration.

After months of rumors and speculation, the Oblivion Remas…

Today, Polish developer 11 bit studios announced Frostpunk 1886, a reimagining of the original Frostpunk game powered by Unreal Engine 5 technology.

Additionally, the switch from the original game's proprietary Liquid Engine to Epic's Unreal Engine 5 will also bring mod support, a feature that franchise fans have requested for years, to Frostpunk 1886.

Meanwhile, you can refer to our original Frostpunk review (scored 8.5/10 back then):Frostpunk is unforgiving and punishing but that’s why you’ll invest more and more time into it.

Frostpunk is a pleasant surprise that is definitely worth your time if you’re looking for something different and brutally challenging.

It's a pleasant surprise tha…

This was excruciatingly hurtful for those who bought the Humane Ai Pin, as the device was rendered useless and caught dust somewhere over the counter.

Well, there's good news: Ai Pin fanatics have brought the device back from the drawers, making it perfectly usable again.

Ai Pin is gone, but with the help of developers, OpenPin carries the legacy forward with a pretty nifty workaround.

with a $25 tool and a few lines of code, the ai pin lives again.

Despite the gruesome fate of the Humane Ai Pin, it is now an open-source project and very easy to set up.

English voice recording for Final Fantasy VII Remake part 3 may have already begun, judging from a recent social media post.

As reported on the ResetERA forums, Cody Christian, who plays Cloud Strife in the Remake trilogy, recently shared an Instagram story with a caption that suggests the voice actor is recording lines for the character.

Very little is known about the third part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, except that its development started before Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launched last year on PlayStation 5.

Hopefully, this means that even the regions that already appeared in Rebirth will receive some shakeup to make it interesting to revisit them.

While Final Fantasy VII Re…

Ever since we learned via rumors and leaks that Oblivion was returning, it was unclear whether it would be a remaster or remake.

Speaking to Videogamer, he said this is closer to 'Oblivion 2.0' than a mere remaster:I spent a lot of years working on that game.

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into it, along with everybody else on the team.

But to completely redo the animations, the animation system, put in the Unreal Engine, change the leveling system, change the user interface.

While its graphics run on Unreal Engine 5, the game logic is still powered by the original engine, so several original mods are being ported right now.

According to Insider Gaming, Guildford-based game developer Supermassive Games recently canceled an unannounced game based on the Blade Runner IP.

The game was allegedly titled Blade Runner: Time To Live.

Blade Runner: Time To Live started pre-production in September 2024 and was being worked on by the team that made The Quarry.

The reasons behind the early cancellation weren't detailed, although it is said that Blade Runner IP owner Alcon was to blame.

Thankfully, there's still Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth, in development at Annapurna Interactive since 2022.

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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Hello, my name is Martin, and I’m the CEO and Creative Director of Flatter Than Earth, the studio behind the theatrical adventure platformer Once Upon a Puppet.

But before you step onto the stage, here are five essential tips to help you on your journey.

In Once Upon a Puppet, certain challenges will require you to wear a specific costume to progress.

Spotlights aren’t just for dramaIn Once Upon a Puppet, the rules of theatre guide every ray of light.

We hope that with these tips in mind, you’ll be well-prepared to take center stage and face the challenges that await.

While many games might cap these stats, Soulstone Survivors gives you the freedom to experience what true god-like power feels like.

Or there’s “Fragility”, which increases damage received by the enemy for each stack.

On the other hand, you could mix and match different skill types, as there are power-ups that will chain different skill types – for example, when you cast an Electric skill, you would then have a certain chance to also cast a Fire skill.

I don’t know if I should, but here, I’ll share with you my secret Bloody Barbarian build!

The Bloody Barbarian BuildThe Barbarian is the first available character in the demo, but don’t mistake him for the weakest – far from it!

Summary Couch co-op RPG Sunderfolk is available today for Xbox Series X|S.

Up to four players can join seamlessly, either in-person or remote.

Sunderfolk is officially out today, and the team here at Dreamhaven is so excited for Xbox players around the world to experience the wonder and whimsy of Arden, and the mysterious evil that threatens its animal inhabitants.

By turning your smartphone or tablet into an all-in-one controller, Sunderfolk eliminates the traditional board game hurdles and allows players to join the adventure almost instantly.

On starting the game, you’ll be presented with a QR code, which can be scanned either in-person or remotely via screen share.

Bluetooth-enabled wireless controller such as the Xbox Wireless Controller, Xbox Adaptive Controller, Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, or the DualSense controller.

How to Access the Xbox App on LG TV’s Gaming PortalPlayers with 2025 LG TVs can power on their LG Smart TV, find the Xbox app in the new LG Gaming Portal, which can be accessed from the Gaming Q-Card on the TV home page, and start gaming instantly!

For owners of LG TVs running latest webOS 24 and newer – including 2022 OLED TVs and select 2023 LG Smart TVs which received a firmware upgrade – you can download the Xbox app from the app store.

Here’s how it works:Navigate to the LG Gaming Portal from either Gaming Q-Card or …

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, available April 24 for Xbox Series X|S & Windows PC with support for Xbox Play Anywhere and day one with Game Pass, promises exciting, original takes on standards of the RPG genre.

Stay FocusedThe biggest moment-to-moment difference between Expedition 33 and many turn-based RPGs out there is the level of attention players need to give towards every battle.

Later in the game, you’ll even have the option to equip high reward skills where a mistimed press could backfire spectacularly.

One of the most interesting – and initially mystifying – features of Expedition 33 is the Pictos and Lumina systems, which allow for significant boosts and customization for your char…

One element that has changed is that you can now choose when to have Jubei transform into an Onimusha, making him invincible with a damage buff for a limited time.

Previously this would happen automatically once you’ve acquired enough orbs – another soul-type you can absorb from defeated enemies but appears less frequently.

The affinity system has also returned, where certain items you find or purchase can be used as gifts.

Jubei can give them to his companions, affecting who will help him during the game and can influence how the story unfolds.

This sub-game remains surprisingly fun, as you work to find the best match for each companion, particularly because you can receive helpful items i…

Prepare yourself to enter into the ubiquitous labyrinth yourself on May 13th, when Labyrinth of the Demon King launches on Xbox Series S|X and Xbox One systems.

Along the way, you’ll meet tons of friends (and foes!)

The world of Labyrinth of the Demon King is brought to life (so to speak, anyway) through its unique “retro-grim” art style.

Venture through sprawling castles, idyllic teahouses, dilapidated bath houses and more as you make your way towards the Demon King himself.

Developed by J.R. Hudepohl with co-development help, porting assistance for Xbox, and publishing by Top Hat Studios, Labyrinth of the Demon King lands on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One May 13.

After three years of development, Post Trauma is now available on Xbox Series X|S.

When playing Post Trauma, you will need to keep the old school classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill in mind.

We’ll keep this a surprise for you for now, but the best way to find out more is to play Post Trauma!

On behalf of the developer, Red Soul Games and all of Raw Fury, thanks for all of the support since the initial reveal at The Game Awards!

Post Trauma is finally here and the world of horror will never be quite the same again!

Oblivion Remastered comes to Xbox Series X|S, PC (via Steam and the Xbox App for Windows PC) and PlayStation 5.

It’s also available day one with Game Pass and, with Xbox Play Anywhere, one purchase on an Xbox platform means you can play on Xbox consoles, Windows PC, and cloud with full cross-entitlements and cross-saves.

Designed in co-operation with the remaster specialists at Virtuos, Oblivion Remastered keeps the core of the original game intact (and includes the Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions), but drapes it in an incredible new visual style, powered by Unreal Engine 5.

Oblivion Remastered Deluxe EditionAvailable for purchase separately, or as an upgrade to the base …

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Songs performed by the illustrious Diva will change to match the seasonal event.

Forge Special Seasonal Event Armor!

Use the special tickets to forge the free Sakuratide α series hunter armor, and the Felyne Papier-Mâché α series Palico armor.

During the seasonal event, most of the previously released event quests will be returning, in addition to new limited-time event quests.

Take on these Event Quests during the seasonal event!

The post Introducing Call of Duty: Mobile Season 4 — Infinity Realm appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Summary Lunar Remastered Collection is available now on Xbox One (compatible with Xbox Series X|S).

An in-depth look at the logo history of Lunar Remastered Collection.

Are there any details on the final logo design that you’d like to highlight?

Overall, this package design is a culmination of everyone’s hard work that came together to make something that I hope you will all enjoy!

Lunar: Remastered Collection is available right now on Xbox.

Like thisIncludes a new feature for amplifying audio and classic console designs for the PS5 home screen.

We continue to work behind the scenes to bring new enhancements to the PS5 experience, and today we are excited to announce two key additions based on player feedback – audio focus and the return of the classic console designs for the PS5 UI.

● To enable audio focus, go to [Settings] > [Sound] > [Volume] > [Audio Focus].

● The audio focus feature is available when using headphones connected via USB or analog jack.

View and download image "Classic console designs main menu customization" Download “Classic console designs main menu customization” close Close View and download image Downlo…

Like thisWe are so excited to announce that Ghost of Yōtei comes to PS5 on October 2, 2025!

It’s been nearly five years since we shipped Ghost of Tsushima, and in that time we’ve been hard at work making Ghost of Yōtei something special.

View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close Close View and download image Download the image close CloseWe hope the brief look…

Like thisThe release date for “Super Robot Wars Y,” the latest in the “Super Robot Wars” series for console, has been set for Thursday, August 28!

View and download imageDownload the image close CloseIntroducing the new system and training element: Assist Link!

Assist Link is a new system in the game designed to enhance the fun of the Super Robot Series.

View and download imageDownload the image close CloseView and download imageDownload the image close CloseView and download imageDownload the image close CloseWe believe Super Robot Wars offers a unique opportunity to discover and deepen the love for new robot animation works.

We are committed to creating Super Robot Wars Y to ensure this c…

We had the opportunity to interview Motohide Eshiro, the original game director and longtime Capcom veteran, about what players old and new can expect from Onimusha 2’s remaster.

Play VideoMaking friends and influencing peopleWhat did the team learn from the original Onimusha remaster?

Onimusha 2 originally only had ‘tank controls.’ We carried over the revised controls from the previous remaster to Onimusha 2 smoothly.

As far as combat goes, we faithfully carried over the Issen critical system from the original game.

I hope you enjoy it, even if you haven’t played an Onimusha game before.

Like thisDiscounts on the likes of Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and more for a limited time.

Big games deserve big deals, and that’s exactly the focus of PlayStation Store’s new promotion, which launches tomorrow, April 23!

For a limited time*, you can enjoy price reductions across a selection of titles, including Dynasty Warriors: Origins (20% off), Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (30% off) and many more.

Browse a selection of games on offer below, then when the promotion goes live, head to PlayStation Store to discover your regional discount.

Browse a selection of games on offer below, then when the promotion goes live, head to PlayStation Store to discover your regional…

Like thisWith the launch of Days Gone Remastered for PlayStation 5 just around the corner, we’re excited to spotlight our expanded suite of accessibility features.

One of the biggest accessibility expansions coming to Days Gone Remastered is a fully customizable High Contrast Mode.

Audio featuresIncluding a fully revised and improved audio mix in Days Gone Remastered, two new audio accessibility options make their debut in Days Gone for the first time – UI Narration and Collectible Audio Cues.

Additional features coming to Days Gone Remastered include Recenter Camera on Attack, Haptic vibration intensity sliders, Field of View, and Persistent Center Dot.

Most new accessibility features are …

Like thisHi everyone, I’m Yasuyuki Oda, the producer of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

Now without further ado, let’s get you all trained up and ready to jump into the world of Fatal Fury!

Use the REV System to get a leg up on the competitionThe key to snatching victory from the jaws of defeat is proper utilization of the REV System.

Last but not least, we are proud to have two characters from the Street Fighter series make their appearance in the world of Fatal Fury as guest characters: Ken and Chun-Li.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves releases on April 24, 2025 on both PS4 and PS5, but you can preorder the game digitally right now and get up to 3 days of early access.

The distinctive three slits are new airflow paths that were not present in the original PS5, or the current PS5.

Exterior design comparison between the original PS5 (left), the current PS5 (center) and PS5 Pro (right).

The PS5 Pro outputs about 48W more compared to the current PS5 and is also larger in size.

During the development of the PS5 Pro, Wi-Fi 7 had not yet been officially released, which made the validation process quite challenging.

We hope you enjoyed getting an inside look at the internal architecture of the PS5 Pro.

Like thisPlayers shared batches of moments from this epic bundle.

Last week, we asked you embark on Joel, Ellie, and Abby’s full journey in The Last of Us Complete using #PSshare #PSBlog.

Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?

THEME: NatureSUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on April 23, 2025Next week, we’re feeling earthy.

Share plants, trees, and all things nature from the game of your choice using #PSShare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Like thisOverwatch 2 is on the verge of releasing the biggest new way to play since Overwatch was first announced in 2014.

Stadium is the new best-of-7 mode where you’ll upgrade your Hero over multiple rounds with more powerful abilities to transform what it means to play Overwatch.

How did your team approach building Stadium compared to the core version of Overwatch 2?

Snyder: Stadium is the Overwatch team trying to push player fantasy, play expression, and strategic gameplay to their limits within the core Overwatch that you know and love.

But the core gameplay of Overwatch 2 really focuses on competitive integrity, so we approach Stadium as kind of a place to go nuts to let loose a littl…

Play VideoWhen we first began designing new characters for Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, one question sparked our imagination: Wouldn’t it be amazing to play as a member of an enemy faction?

The Black Spider Clan, a central presence in the 3D Ninja Gaiden installments, has always intrigued us with its fierce style and unforgettable characters.

True to the spirit of Ninja Gaiden, the gameplay remains fast, fluid, and relentless.

We can’t wait for you to experience both the path of the Hayabusa Ninja and the path of the Black Spider Ninja in this exciting new chapter of the Ninja Gaiden legacy.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound will be available for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 Summer 2025.

Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller - $84.99 / £74.99 (was $74.99)"Take your gaming to the next level with the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller.

Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Set - $119.99 (Was $109.99)"Replace your Nintendo Switch 2 dock—or set up a second one!

Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case - $84.99 / £66.99 (was $79.99)"The case can store and carry all equipment needed to play in TV mode, including the Nintendo Switch 2 system, Nintendo Switch 2 dock, Joy-Con 2 controllers, various cables, and up to six game cards."

Nintendo Switch 2 AC Adapter - $34.99 / £29.99 (was $29.99)"This is a replacement for the AC adapter included with each Nintendo Switch 2 system.

It can be connected to eit…

Switch 2 is on the way and being a next-generation system its games are naturally going to take up a little more space.

We've had a rundown on various first-party titles and how much they're expected to use up of the 256GB internal storage and now some third-party estimated file sizes have surfaced.

Admittedly, these third-party offerings are a lot bigger than Nintendo's first-party games.

Apart from DK, the biggest game Nintendo appears to be offering at Switch 2's launch is Mario Kart World, coming in at 23.4GB.

If you're at all worried about space on the Switch 2, apart from the 256GB of internal storage you'll also be able to expand your library with the help of a Micro SD Express card.

Following the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on the Switch last month, the first update for the game has now been released.

Here's the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo's support page:Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - Version 1.0.2 (April 23, 2025)Bug FixesFixed an issue where the application would crash during skell flight in affinity mission: "A Girl's Wings".

Fixed an issue where the host player's position and appearance would not be displayed when joining Online Missions.

Fixed an issue where a dummy character would be generated and data would be corrupted when changing out Recruited Blades for normal characters.

Fixed an issue where the effects of the…

These games will really let you enjoy time spent with friends and family even more.

The RPGs, Android shooters, and strategy games for Android can all fit well here.

All of which is to say that this list has been an exercise in whittling down a broadly eclectic list of titles to just 24.

What we can offer, however, is a rounded overview of multiplayer games on the most represented mobile operating system.

The best multiplayer games for AndroidThe only rule we're setting for ourselves is that the games feature social play as a core component.

Hey, good looking"We don't care about graphics, it's the gameplay that counts."

Hands up if you've ever heard some video game bore spouting off with words to this effect.

These are the most beautiful Android games in 2025The real issue is how those graphics serve the gameplay.

There are plenty of beautiful games that play like a dog and vice versa.

Each of the following Android games is beautiful in its own distinct way.

Fresh mobile picks you should give a go this weekExplore colourful new lands with 500 different companions to discoverGeek out with Mobile Suits across 70 different Gundam franchisesSurvive a world filled with things that were once humanWho doesn't love new games?

We certainly do - there's just something about the exhilaration of a new title you can't wait to dive into, as the loading screen pops up and you enter a brave new world.

Of course, new mobile games are a dime a dozen these days, and who has the time to scour the iPhone, iPad and/or Android stores to catch the latest title that drops?

This is exactly why we've gathered a quick list of 5 new mobile games you should try this week, f…

But, in the case of Time Enforcers, we can see how a developer can make an effort to rectify that.

Out now on iOS and Android (via the Samsung Galaxy app store), it offers a new and fun way for kids to learn.

Time Enforcers takes the form of part digital interactive comic and part top-down action game.

Subscribe to Pocket Gamer onAs far as educational releases go, you could do a lot worse than something such as Time Enforcers.

Indeed, Time Enforcers goes so far as to actually offer an entire reference list for what inspired and informed the development of this action puzzler.

In each level, you get a grid that you can grow flowers in.

The grid in Primrows is your flower garden.

You can water it to watch flowers grow in any blank spot.

There is a journal of goals, like getting specific rows of different flowers or making a number of flowers happy (determined by their place in your garden), which can score you points.

There is a sort of equals sign that tells you when a row has all different flowers in it, and a box symbol that shows when a box contains all different flowers.

Marmalade Game Studio has rolled out the Streaking Kittens expansion alongside a content sharing update, letting you bring your decks to the table, even if your friends haven’t picked them up yet.

With Streaking Kittens, the stakes get even more unpredictable.

Streaking Kittens leans into the thrill of stealing cards, while Danger Mode floods the deck with Exploding Kittens for maximum tension.

The free content sharing update is a game-changer.

Start wreaking havoc by downloading Exploding Kittens 2 now by clicking on your preferred link below.

And it also brought big Honor of Kings news.

The biggest, of course, being the confirmation that Honor of Kings: Destiny the animated series would soon be coming to Crunchyroll.

Not only that, but Honor of Kings is also set to host a (likely) Chinese-only collaboration with hit family animated film Ne Zha 2.

However, Honor of Kings: Destiny may be the biggest push thus far.

Honor of Kings: Destiny is rumoured hit on Crunchyroll on May 31st, but only according to unconfirmed sources.

Emotional war stories awaitSunset Hills will release on June 5thPre-registrations are currently openAvailable for a one-time purchasePre-registrations for Sunset Hills began back in February, and now CottonGame has finally revealed when you can join Nico on his journey.

Sunset Hills officially launches on Android and iOS on June 5th.

In Suset Hills, you’ll play as Nico, an author and an anthropomorphic pup, embarking on a train ride through a beautifully drawn post-war landscape.

They’re home to colourful characters, lingering ghosts of the past, and puzzles that inch you closer to understanding Nico’s journey.

Sunset Hills has also been optimised for mobile, promising touch controls, a lar…

Ghost Town delivers a brilliant supernatural puzzle adventure that you won't want to miss.

It's a fine line, one that Ghost Town walks almost flawlessly.

Platforms: Quest, PC VR,Release Date: Out today (Quest), 2025 (PC VR, PS VR2)Developer: Fireproof GamesPrice: $29.99 : A supernatural puzzle adventure set in the '80s.

Ghost Town splits each major segment into chapters, set in different locations across the UK as we uncover the wider mystery.

Ghost Town Review - Final VerdictIt's not a stretch to say that Ghost Town is one of the best VR games so far this year.

GOLF+ now uses the new Meta Avatars with legs, and implemented a custom IK system to make them work well for swings.

The new Meta Avatars SDK released in October.

While the previous Meta Avatars had legs in Meta's own apps for around a year before that, the SDK for third-party apps remained legless.

When launching the new avatars, Meta originally said that it would switch off the old avatars at the end of March, leaving them as grey featureless humanoids.

But even with those last-minute fixes from Meta, GOLF+ has had to undertake "months" of significant work to make full-body avatars suitable for golf swings in VR.

Ray-Ban Meta glasses can now translate speech between English, French, Italian, and Spanish, and multimodal Meta AI is finally rolling out to Europe.

Meta AI Comes To EuropeEarlier this month, the multimodal capability of Meta AI started rolling out to the UK.

In the rest of Europe, Meta AI was only available in Ireland, France, Italy, and Spain, and only in its basic voice-only form.

This brings the total number of Ray-Ban Meta glasses style and color variants to 25.

That will bring the total number of countries where the Ray-Ban Meta glasses are sold to 17:

We've seen a bit of Avatar: The Last Airbender in VR before, thanks to the rocksteady Rumble.

If you're looking for something where you can play around with all four elements, then pay attention to Elements Divided because it could well be just what you're after.

Your element teaches you three moves, and then you're free to either go into single-player or hop online for multiplayer.

Once you've got these abilities, you can go into multiplayer matches in earnest because otherwise you'll feel like Sokka does in Avatar, just without his comedic charms.

I'd love to see something like this taken into an open-world RPG, yet it's still an amazing experience as a multiplayer brawler.

Meta now sells Quest 3S refurbished, $270 for the 128GB base model or $360 for the 256GB model.

That's a saving of $30 compared to buying the 128GB model new, and $40 over buying the 256GB model new - at least normally.

Also like new Quest headsets, refurbished Quests bought from the Meta Store are eligible for return within 30 days.

Unlike a new Quest 3S, the refurbished offering isn't listed as coming with Batman: Arkham Shadow, nor with the free 3 months of the Quest+ games subscription.

You can get Quest 3S or Quest 3 refurbished from the Meta Store.

Avatar: The Last Airbender doesn’t have an official VR game, although you’d be forgiven for double-taking as you bend all four elements in the multiplayer action game Elements Divided, now available on Quest 2 and above and PC VR headsets.

Developed by Loco Motion and published by Fast Travel Games, Elements Divided lets you go head-to-head in online combat, or take on hordes of foes in co-op mode.

Like in the Avatar TV series, each element has its own fighting style, which includes 60 attacks and abilities across the four core elements—fire, water, air, and earth.

At launch, Elements Divided offers:Four Core Elements To Master : Study the ways of Water, Earth, Fire, and Air to cast powerfu…

Kluge Interactive, the studio behind hit VR rhythm game Synth Riders (2019), announced its upcoming VR fighting game, FINAL FURY, is landing in early access on Quest and SteamVR headsets next month.

Coming to Quest 2 and above and PC VR headsets on May 8th, Final Fury is an arcade-style fighting game that brings classic 1v1 action to VR with a unique gesture-based gameplay system.

Developed with input from nine-time EVO champion Justin Wong, the early access title offers a mix of hand gesture input and actual room-scale movement, letting you embody six fighters with unique moves and stages, with more promised to come post launch.

“​When the team at Kluge Interactive first approached me abou…

PlayStation has kicked off its big ‘Big Games, Big Deals’ promotion today, putting a massive number of PS5 and PS4 games on deep discount.

While there are only a handful of PSVR 2 and PSVR games among the lot, you can still nab some pretty great games at a steal.

The sale varies by region, so make sure to check out the sales section to see whether these games are currently on discount for you.

As it is, in the US, the following games are currently on sale from today until May 7th.

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VR fighting game Final Fury kicks off its early access launch on Quest and Steam in two weeks.

Developed by Synth Riders studio Kluge Interactive, Final Fury is inspired by traditional fighting games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, with nine-time EVO champion Justin Wong advising on development.

Featuring single-player modes and online multiplayer with both crossplay and rollback netcode supported, Kluge confirmed the early access launch will begin on May 8.

So far, it's a promising start, and Final Fury could become a must-play for classic fighting game fans.

Final Fury in Early Access reaches Steam and Quest on May 8 for $9.99.