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1. Battlefield 6 kicks off its first free trial post the Black Ops 7 launch to twist that knife

   Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:53:25 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-campaign-dagger-13-shot-2.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Even if you don&rsquo;t care about the rivalries between the top multiplayer first-person shooters series, it&rsquo;s hard to ignore how much EA wanted to stick it to <a href="https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/call-of-duty">Call of Duty</a> this year with <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6.</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-free-trial-dates-details">Read more</a></p>

2. Infinity Nikki 2.0 launches with a whole new region, archery skills, and a new theme song by original Wicked actor Idina Menzel

   Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:29:01 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/infinity-nikki-version-2-0-keyart-2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/infinity-nikki">Infinity Nikki</a> has officially evolved into a bigger, more feature-rich game. After months of waiting, version 2.0 has arrived to bring massive overhauls - and plenty of new content - to the dress-up RPG.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/infinity-nikki-version-2-0">Read more</a></p>

3. The latest Arc Raiders patch is almost entirely about fixing exploits, including all the clipping through locked rooms business

   Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:07:01 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/arc-raiders-launch-screen-10.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>A fresh <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/arc-raiders">Arc Raiders</a> patch has arrived, bringing a host of new fixes to several exploits players have recently been relying on to do things they&rsquo;re not supposed to, and bypass certain mechanics to get into areas without having to go through proper channels.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/arc-raiders-patch-1-4-0-locked-rooms-exploit-fixes">Read more</a></p>

4. They know what you want, and it's bloody disgusting: Love and Deepspace's latest Myth introduces Vampire Sylus

   Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:14:17 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/love-and-deepspace-where-silverwings-rest-trailer-grab-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/love-and-deepspace">Love and Deepspace</a> has kicked off its latest <a href="https://www.vg247.com/love-and-deepspace-memory-pairs">Memory Pair</a> event today: <strong>Where Silverwings Rest</strong>, the new chapter for dragon boy - and now vampire boy - Sylus. There are new Memories to explore, a new Myth - and, of course, a new companion form for him.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/love-and-deepspace-sylus-third--myth-memory-pair">Read more</a></p>

5. Battlefield Labs is coming back for a short session to test out next week's Battlefield 6 update, and you can expect more tests in the future, too

   Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:44:04 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-season-1-screen-2.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Battlefield Studios is seemingly trying something different with <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a>&rsquo;s next patch, which everyone assumed would be a standard, mid-season update not intended to change the game significantly.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-labs-battlefield-6-december-patch-testing">Read more</a></p>

6. Honkai: Star Rail 3.8 will run for an extra two weeks while Version 4.0 is in the oven

   Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:52:41 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-3-8-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>HoYoverse just hosted a sizeable <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/honkai-star-rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a> Special Program, revealing more than just the game&rsquo;s next major update. Version 3.8 was the big highlight, of course, with the new release arriving soon, on <strong>December 16-17</strong> depending on your server region.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-3-8-the-dhalia">Read more</a></p>

7. Tomorrow’s Battlefield 6 patch is the first step towards improving footstep audio, and it might actually fix the settings reset bug

   Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:30:51 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-redsec-launch-screen-4.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a> is about to receive a new update. Version 1.1.3.0 is set to arrive tomorrow, December 9 to kick off the third and final phase of the game&rsquo;s first season. <a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-season-one-roadmap-new-maps-weapons-modes">Winter Offensive</a> brings some holiday-themed new content to the game, but it&rsquo;s not the most interesting part of the patch.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-1-1-3-0-patch-footstep-audio-settings-reset-winter-offensive">Read more</a></p>

8. Where Winds Meet December's calendar is full of new content, including a new region and the mobile launch you've been waiting for

   Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:19:18 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/where-winds-meet-lightness-skills-fly.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/where-winds-meet">Where Winds Meet</a> already has a staggering amount of content, but that&rsquo;s not the end of what we can expect. Developer Everstone Studio just revealed a host of new additions coming to the game this month.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/where-winds-meet-new-december-content-mobile-launch">Read more</a></p>

9. Battlefield 6's latest update dubbed the game's simultaneously best and worst patch as it runs into all kinds of issues

   Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:59:24 -0000

   <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-season-1-winter-offensive-art-2.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>There&rsquo;s been a lot of anticipation for <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a>&rsquo;s version 1.1.3.0 patch. The patch kicks off the third and final phase of the game&rsquo;s first season, adding some new holiday-themed content. More the new content itself, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-1-1-3-0-patch-footstep-audio-settings-reset-winter-offensive">the update&rsquo;s biggest additions are almost entirely gameplay-related</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-1-1-3-0-patch-problems-everywhere">Read more</a></p>

10. Arc Raiders gets a few map exploit fixes in latest patch as Embark prepares to slow down how often patches are released

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:37:24 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/arc-raiders-launch-screen-9.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The time has arrived for another <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/arc-raiders">Arc Raiders</a> update, and Embark has certainly delivered. Today&rsquo;s patch, version 1.6.0, is among the smallest the game has received so far, focusing almost exclusively on disabling map exploits.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/arc-raiders-1-6-0-patch-exploit-fixes-slower-cadence">Read more</a></p>

11. Zenless Zone Zero shows off Ye Shunguang gameplay for the first time at The Game Awards, teases the Angels of Delusion faction

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:37:25 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/zenless-zone-zero-angels-of-delusion-screen-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/zenless-zone-zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a> brought some hot new information and a first look at its next major faction as part of The Game Awards 2025 ceremony. As part of the showcase, we got a glimpse of Ye Shunguang and Zhao - two upcoming Agents.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/zenless-zone-zero-ye-shunguang-gameplay-angels-of-delusion-teaser-the-game-awards">Read more</a></p>

12. No more teasing, Arknights: Endfield finally has a January release date

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:34:34 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/arknights-endfield-cinematic-shot-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The Game Awards 2025 ceremony brought us <a href="https://www.vg247.com/zenless-zone-zero-ye-shunguang-gameplay-angels-of-delusion-teaser-the-game-awards">yet more</a> gacha game news, this time a big announcement for <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/arknights-endfield">Arknights: Endfield</a>. The free-to-play game set in the the universe of Arknights has been in various forms of closed tests for a while, but it finally has a release date.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/arknights-endfield-release-date-pc-ps5-the-game-awards">Read more</a></p>

13. Diablo 4's next expansion is bringing two new classes to the game, one of which you can play right now

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:49:17 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-keyart-no-logo-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Very much when we expected it, Blizzard has officially revealed <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4&rsquo;</a>s next major expansion at The Game Awards. Lord of Hatred delivers a new campaign that continues the mainline story, picking up from where <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-4-vessel-of-hatred">Vessel of Hatred</a> left off. Mephisto, the eponymous Lord of Hatred, has seemingly finally escaped imprisonment to rule over Sanctuary.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-the-game-awards-paladin-new-classes">Read more</a></p>

14. The highly-anticipated follow-up to Baldur's Gate 3 is more Divinity, but it's not technically Original Sin 3

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:51:52 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/divinity-reveal-trailer-screen-8.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Larian Studios has delivered what was arguably the biggest reveal of The Game Awards 2025 showcase. The Hellstone, the mysterious monolith in the desert that&rsquo;s been generating a lot of speculation in the lead-up to the show was indeed teasing the studio&rsquo;s next game.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/divinity-from-baldurs-gate-3-studio-the-game-awards">Read more</a></p>

15. Arc Raiders' Cold Snap update brings snow storms to most maps, new events and a new Raider Deck

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:48:36 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/arc-raiders-cold-snap-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/arc-raiders">Arc Raiders</a> is kicking off its last major event of the year. The Cold Snap update arrives moments from now, and it&rsquo;s perhaps the game&rsquo;s biggest since its momentous launch in late October. <a href="https://www.vg247.com/arc-raiders-early-roadmap-new-map-snow-event">We&rsquo;ve known about the existence of Cold Snap for a while</a>, of course, but we finally have a solid idea about what to expect.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/arc-raiders-cold-snap-update-limited-time-events-details">Read more</a></p>

16. Arc Raiders' latest patch adds two of the most requested features, but kills Cred hoarding

    Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:31:05 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/arc-raiders-cold-snap-screen-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Embark has just rolled out patch 1.7.0 for <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/arc-raiders">Arc Raiders</a> players everywhere. This is a significant patch for the extraction shooter for a number of reasons, not least of which because it kicks off a <a href="https://www.vg247.com/arc-raiders-cold-snap-update-limited-time-events-details">series of events under the Cold Snap banner</a>, which introduces a new conditions to the game&rsquo;s maps.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/arc-raiders-patch-1-7-0-skill-tree-reset-toggle-ads-all-changes">Read more</a></p>

17. It’s official: Battlefield 6 is 2025's best-selling game, but Black Ops 7 still managed to be November’s top-seller

    Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:20:57 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-campaign-gecko.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Circan&rsquo;s November 2025 video game sales report has easily been one of the most anticipated. For one, November is always one of the most lucrative for the games industry, but this year in particular has seen several major hits - including new entries in two rival series.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/game-hardware-sales-circana-november-2025-battlefield-6-black-ops-7">Read more</a></p>

18. Zenless Zone Zero's big end-of-year update brings multiplayer combat, free Zhao, and the first dual-form Agent

    Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:25:26 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/zenless-zone-zero-version-2-5-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/zenless-zone-zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a>&rsquo;s latest Special Program has delivered the good news on Version 2.5, <strong>To Be Fuel for the Night</strong>. This chapter is a big deal for a few reasons, not least of which because it brings an end to Season 2.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/zenless-zone-zero-update-2-5-ye-shunguang-zhao-multiplayer">Read more</a></p>

19. FC 26 adds upgraded Pina alongside 3 new Heroes in full Winter Wildcards promo

    Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:00:00 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Assets_16_9_alt_en-(2).png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>EA Sports has revealed 3 new Heroes coming to FC 26 Ultimate Team as part of Team 1 of the Winter Wildcards promo: Ivan Zamorano, Claudio Pizarro and Jill Scott.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/fc-26-adds-upgraded-pina-alongside-3-new-heroes-in-full-winter-wildcards-promo">Read more</a></p>

20. Heartopia finally gets a release date... on everything but Steam

    Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:17:55 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/heartopia-screen-2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia">Heartopia</a> developer XD Games has delivered the news anyone who tried out the life sim game had been waiting for. The <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/animal-crossing">Animal Crossing</a>-like cozy multiplayer game will finally arrive on January 7 across Android, iOS, and PC - with one caveat.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-release-date-pc-android-ios">Read more</a></p>

21. Legendary game creator Vince Zampella has passed away

    Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:03:58 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/vince-zampella-bf6-event-wide-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Vince Zampella, known for co-creating the <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/call-duty-classic">Call of Duty</a> series, among many other roles, has died. Zampella, 55, died in a car crash in Los Angeles on Sunday. The fatal crash killed him, along with the occupant of his car.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-passes-away-55">Read more</a></p>

22. Love and Deepspace 5.0 update brings together all five love interests for the first time

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:06:59 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/love-and-deepspace-throne-of-eros-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>If you can believe it, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/love-and-deepspace">Love and Deepspace</a> is almost two-years-old, and Infold Games is celebrating the moment in a few major ways. The Throne of Eros update brings the game up to version 5.0, and it&rsquo;s one for fans of all love interests.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/love-and-deepspace-5-0-second-anniversary-major-update">Read more</a></p>

23. Genshin Impact Version Luna 4 introduces three new playable characters, including the long-awaited Moon Maiden Columbina

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:57:22 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/genshin-impact-version-luna-4-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/genshin-impact">Genshin Impact</a>&rsquo;s latest Special Program has spilled all the beans on the game&rsquo;s next major update, Luna 4. The update, which arrives on <strong>January 14</strong>, kicks off 2026 with several bits of new content, including some previously-teased characters.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/genshin-impact-version-luna-iv-date-details">Read more</a></p>

24. Nintendo Switch 2's best memory card drops to an all-time low in the New Year sales

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:15:00 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/samsung-p9-switch-2-vg247-jan-5-blogroll-image.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>If you got your hands on a shiny new Nintendo Switch 2 last year, first of all, congrats, it's a wonderful console, and a whole lot of fun. Second, it is probably, unfortunately, already yelling at you about storage. The console ships with 256GB of onboard space, which sounds generous until you download a couple of chunky first-party games, dabble in a few third-party ports, and suddenly find yourself doing mental gymnastics over which titles you can afford to delete.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2s-best-memory-card-drops-to-an-all-time-low-in-the-new-year-sales">Read more</a></p>

25. Heartopia captures the hearts of Animal Crossing and The Sims fans to become the No.1 free download across 50 countries

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:55:10 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/heartopia-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia">Heartopia</a>, the new cosy life sim from XD Games, has officially arrived on mobile, right on schedule. If you&rsquo;ve been keeping up with Heartopia news, you&rsquo;re likely already aware that the game has <a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-release-date-pc-android-ios">pushed back its Steam release</a> to an indeterminate point in 2026.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-launch-day-record-free-stuff">Read more</a></p>

26. Amazon drops an outrageously good 3 for $33 deal on 4K UHD Blu-rays, including Superman and more

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:30:00 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/4k-films-on-sale-vg247-amazon.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Amazon is putting on a <a href="https://zdcs.link/9gXvZ0">huge 4K UHD movie sale right now</a>, and there are some of the best films from last year, as well as several all-timers up for grabs. The deal is simple: it&rsquo;s three films for $33.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/amazon-drops-an-outrageously-good-3-for-33-deal-on-4k-uhd-blu-rays-including-superman-and-more">Read more</a></p>

27. Donkey Kong Bananza breaks Nintendo tradition with a rare discount, not that long after release

    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:58:17 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dkskills-blog-1752576615440.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://zdcs.link/QqJP6D">Donkey Kong Bananza is down to $62.99 at Amazon</a> right now, $7 off its original list price, and a 10% saving for those counting. That&rsquo;s a pretty rare discount for a Nintendo game not <em>that </em>long after release, 6 months at most by my estimates.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/donkey-kong-bananza-breaks-nintendo-tradition-with-a-rare-discount-not-that-long-after-release">Read more</a></p>

28. Diablo 4's long-awaited Tower and its Leaderboards enter beta today, and there's no PTR funny business this time

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:25:28 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-season-8-gameplay-screen-5.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a> is about to deliver on Blizzard&rsquo;s years-old promise to add a challenging, leaderboard-driven experience to the action RPG. The beta for The Tower, and its associated Leaderboards are about to kick off.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-the-tower-leaderboards-beta-patch-2-5-2-details">Read more</a></p>

29. The Sims developer vows "our values are unchanged," as it teases multiple projects from post-Saudi-owned EA

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:00:17 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-west-african-designs-update-grab-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>In their (slightly belated) new years message to players, the developer of EA&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/the-sims">The Sims</a> series of games has lightly addressed concerns about its future within the publisher in a wide-ranging letter to the community.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-developer-values-unchanged-ea-saudi-owned-2026-plan">Read more</a></p>

30. The Sims 4 gets a bunch of free items inspired by Coach that you can use right now

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:06:58 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-coach-collab-screen-3.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/the-sims-4">The Sims 4</a>&rsquo;s first update of the year is here, though it may not be quite what you might have expected. The game&rsquo;s latest patch mainly centres around a collaboration with Coach, the luxury fashion brand.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-coach-collaboration-update-free-stuff">Read more</a></p>

31. Battlefield 6 Season 2 delayed like many of us expected, but we're getting a new update and a bonus battle pass path

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:51:00 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-january-update-new-bp-path-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Battlefield Studios has released its first official communication in 2026. Rather than unveil the second season of <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a>, however, the developer instead announced a delay. The currently ongoing Season 1 was initially meant to end on Tuesday, January 20, hence why the developer had to communicate something this week.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-season-2-big-delay-new-battle-pass-path">Read more</a></p>

32. Full FC 26 Team of the Year promo brings free Hero upgrades and another unstoppable Claudia Pina

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:21:02 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/TOTY26_WinnerWomens_16x9.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>EA Sports has revealed the much-anticipated Ultimate Team of the Year cards for the 2025/26 season, including a slew of meta favourites from the likes of the evergreen Virgil van Dijk, super-fast Kylian Mbappe and unplayable queen of FC 26 Claudia Pina.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/full-fc-26-team-of-the-year">Read more</a></p>

33. After 15 years, The Sims' best spin-off finally gets its due follow-up in The Sims 4: Royalty & Legacy

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:15:46 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-royalty-and-legacy-expansion-screen-6.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/the-sims-4">The Sims 4</a> developers recently promised <a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-developer-values-unchanged-ea-saudi-owned-2026-plan">an exciting year for the game</a>, and the franchise as a whole, and we just got an early look at one of those first events. After some light teasing, the developer unveiled Royalty & Legacy, the game&rsquo;s next expansion.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-royalty-and-legacy-expansion-release-date-all-details">Read more</a></p>

34. 35 million of you have already pre-registered for Arknights: Endfield

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:00:14 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/arknights-endfield-cinematic-shot-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/arknights-endfield">Arknights: Endfield</a> developer Gryphline has a good reason to celebrate, as the upcoming free-to-play action RPG has achieved yet another milestone. The developer announced today that Endfield already has over 35 million pre-registrations.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/arknights-endfield-35-million-pre-registration-milestone">Read more</a></p>

35. Tomorrow's Battlefield 6 patch somehow makes jets more useless, improves armor bar visibility in Redsec

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:24:42 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-5.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a>&rsquo;s promised, season-extending update has been officially detailed. The patch, version 1.1.3.5, arrives tomorrow, January 20 right when Season 1 was supposed to end. Part of the update&rsquo;s goal <a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-season-2-big-delay-new-battle-pass-path">is to extend the current season, until Season 2 kicks off in the middle of February</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-patch-1-1-3-5-jet-cannon-nerf-ui-hud-updates">Read more</a></p>

36. Heartopia surprise launches on Steam and shockingly, everyone seems to be happy

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:29:05 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/heartopia-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia">Heartopia</a> has officially arrived on Steam, only a little over a week after it launched on iOS and Android. When the game&rsquo;s release date was announced back in December, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-release-date-pc-android-ios">developer XD said it was pushing back the Steam release</a> without offering any hints about how long the delay was going to be.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-surprise-steam-launch-reviews">Read more</a></p>

37. Battlefield 6’s first big map in months is coming to Labs soon, but I'm more excited about BF4's Golmud Railway making its way to BF6

    Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:33:37 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-multiplayer-launch-screen-7.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a>&rsquo;s Season 2 was recently <a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-season-2-big-delay-new-battle-pass-path">pushed back by a month</a> to give Battlefield Studios time to polish up its content. Now, the developer has revealed how it plans to use some of that time, and the first port of call is <a href="https://www.vg247.com/topics/battlefield-labs">Battlefield Labs</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-contaminated-season-2-labs-test-golmud-railway">Read more</a></p>

38. Arc Raiders finally reveals early 2026 roadmap, but we’re not getting a new map for a while

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:36:31 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/arc-raiders-launch-screen-15.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>After weeks of waiting, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/arc-raiders">Arc Raiders</a> developer Embark has officially unveiled the first few months of the game&rsquo;s 2026 roadmap. The plan is split into four months, covering January to April, collectively dubbed Escalation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/arc-raiders-early-2026-roadmap-january-to-april-new-map">Read more</a></p>

39. New Super Mario Bros. Wonder amiibo are up for preorder at Amazon

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:43:37 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/super-mario-bros-amiibo-vg247.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/super-mario-bros-wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> getting the Switch 2 Edition + expansion treatment in March feels like Nintendo making the correct call, and I couldn't think of a better game to be getting that bit more attention on the new system.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/new-super-mario-bros-wonder-amiibo-are-up-for-preorder-at-amazon">Read more</a></p>

40. Nioh 3’s generous demo is out now, and your progress carries over to the full game

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:53:47 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nioh-3-keyart-nologo-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/nioh-3">Nioh 3</a> is one of the most anticipated games of 2026, and it&rsquo;s easily among the biggest releases of February. We&rsquo;re a few days away from the start of that month, however, but we don&rsquo;t have to wait until then to actually play Team Ninja&rsquo;s next major release.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-free-demo-pc-ps5-save-progress-carry-over">Read more</a></p>

41. Quantic Dream addresses toxicity, tech bugs and tutorials for Spellcasters Chronicles closed beta 2 - here's how to get a key

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:55:31 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/6_HT0NSQF.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Quantic Dream has opened up its upcoming fantasy MOBA for a second closed beta weekend starting from today, January 29, until 9AM UTC on Monday February 2.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/spellcasters-second-closed-beta-start-end-time">Read more</a></p>

42. Infinity Nikki ushers in the Year of the Horse with... a deer-themed Version 2.2

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:34:41 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/infinity-nikki-version-2-2-chromatic-beings-everbright-keyart.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/infinity-nikki">Infinity Nikki</a>, the free-to-play, open-world dress-up RPG, has delivered yet another big content drop in the form of Chromatic Beings Everbright. The latest update brings the game up to version 2.2, and introduces a new narrative chapter, and gameplay taking place around a festival narrative.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/infinity-nikki-update-2-2-chinese-new-year-celebrations">Read more</a></p>

43. Zenelss Zone Zero Version 2.6 has you playing as an event planner and social media manager for an idol group

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:44:02 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/zenless-zone-zero-version-2-6-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/zenless-zone-zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a>&rsquo;s latest Special Program has delivered a tonne of information about the game&rsquo;s big upcoming update, Version 2.6. This latest addition kicks off celebrations in New Eridu, and it&rsquo;s dubbed Encore for an Old Dream.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/zenless-zone-zero-update-2-6-angels-of-delusion">Read more</a></p>

44. Starsand Island is a life and farming sim that isn't gacha, and it's out next week

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:59:36 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/starsand-island-keyart-1jpg.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Though it may seem like we just had a big life sim release in <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia">Heartopia</a>, 2026 actually has more than one highly-anticipated release in that particular subgenre of cozy game. The next big one on the horizon is <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/starsand-island">Starsand Island</a>, the life and farming sim from Seed Sparkle Lab.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/starsand-island-early-access-release-date-launch-content">Read more</a></p>

45. Nioh 3 review - Team Ninja’s most accomplished action game, and the series’ most accessible

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:59:26 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nioh-3-gameplay-screen-3.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The moment <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/nioh-3">Nioh 3</a> was <a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-reveal-pc-ps5-alpha-demo">revealed</a> as Team Ninja&rsquo;s next project, it immediately jumped to the top of my most anticipated games of 2026. That excitement was dampened somewhat when the studio revealed the game&rsquo;s &ldquo;open field&rdquo; level design. I am very much over open-world games, but I was particularly worried that we were about to get the Nioh version of <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/rise-of-the-ronin">Rise of the Ronin</a> - which, really, was itself Nioh-lite in an open world.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-review-pc">Read more</a></p>

46. Nioh 3 launches, immediately becomes the most played Nioh ever on Steam

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:24:41 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nioh-3-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It sounds like Koei Tecmo&rsquo;s decision to finally release a <a href="https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/nioh">Nioh</a> game on PC day-and-date with PlayStation has paid off. The highly-anticipated <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/nioh-3">Nioh 3</a> has gone live across both platforms, a first for a series that typically spends its initial release months as a console exclusive.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-steam-launch-numbers">Read more</a></p>

47. Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.0 brings a new world, and a Fortnite collaboration

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:30:46 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-0-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>HoYoverse just wrapped up a big <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/honkai-star-rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a> Special Program. We&rsquo;ve been waiting for this one for a couple of weeks now thanks to a delay, but the developer has finally delivered all the news on Version 4.0, which will arrive <strong>February 13</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-0-planarcadia-fortnite-collab">Read more</a></p>

48. Heartopia shows off My Little Pony collaboration, and there's a pre-launch event to hold you over

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:32:51 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/heartopia-my-little-pony-collaboration-event-trailer-grab-5.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia">Heartopia</a> has officially shared initial details about its first-ever collaboration event. The game, which launched a month ago to <a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-launch-day-record-free-stuff">great success on mobile</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-surprise-steam-launch-reviews">Steam on PC</a>, has already been a staple among fans of <a href="https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/animal-crossing">Animal Crossing</a> and <a href="https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/the-sims">The Sims</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-my-little-pony-collaboration-event-details">Read more</a></p>

49. Nioh 3 is killing it on Steam with over double the series' highest concurrent player count

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:44:16 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nioh-3-launch-screen-14.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/nioh-3">Nioh 3</a> has had a massive weekend on Steam, the type of launch you just don&rsquo;t often see for Koei Tecmo games. Indeed, this has very clearly been a monumentous release for both the publisher, and developer Team Ninja.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-steam-record-launch-beating-series-numbers">Read more</a></p>

50. Romeo is a Dead Man Review: More Lynchian lunacy from one of gaming's most uncompromising studios

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:00:18 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ROMEO_10.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>When zombies, no, interdimensional aliens, eat your face clean off your skull, the only thing to do is become a cybernetic agent of the Space-Time FBI. We&rsquo;ve all had those weeks.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/romeo-is-a-deadman-review">Read more</a></p>

51. Love and Deepspace ushers in the Year of the Horse with a Wuxia-inspired AU multi-banner and a restaurant management mini-game

    Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:13:24 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/love-and-deepspace-mortalitys-tenderness-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/love-and-deepspace">Love and Deepspace</a> has kicked off the next big in-game moment and is celebrating Chinese New Year with the arrival of a new 5-Star Memory Series. This year's spring-themed <a href="https://www.vg247.com/love-and-deepspace-banners">banner</a> is available now until <strong>February 27</strong>, and it comes with a host of events.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/love-and-deepspace-mortalitys-tenderness-memory-series-launch">Read more</a></p>

52. Watch Diablo 4 reveal the second class coming with Lord of Hatred here

    Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:56:22 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-keyart-no-logo-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Blizzard has recently been celebrating its major running games by hosting big livestreams to reveal some major changes, and it&rsquo;s now <a href="https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/diablo">Diablo</a>&rsquo;s turn. The Diablo series is 30 years-old, so this all just ties in nicely with some of the reveals planned for tonight&rsquo;s showcase.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-30th-anniversary-spotlight-new-class-reveal-watch-times">Read more</a></p>

53. Battlefield 6's next season will speed up battle pass progression, and make it so Redsec players who don't own the game can actually make progress

    Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:04:13 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-9.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Ahead of the start of <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a>&rsquo;s Season 2 next week, Battlefield Studios has shared some insight into a few of the major goals the developer has with the Season 2 patch. The game&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-season-2-big-delay-new-battle-pass-path">second season was delayed in mid-January</a>, and the developer even <a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-contaminated-season-2-labs-test-golmud-railway">brought back Battlefield Labs to test out some of the new content and features</a> coming with the new season.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-season-2-major-goals-gameplay-changes">Read more</a></p>

54. Diablo 4’s next class is the Warlock, but you can sort of play it today in Diablo 2: Resurrected’s new DLC

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:10:04 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-warlock-tease-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a>&rsquo;s segment in <a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-30th-anniversary-spotlight-new-class-reveal-watch-times">the big Diablo 30th Anniversary Spotlight</a> was among the biggest, even if the reason most of us tuned in was somewhat spoiled earlier in the same livestream. Blizzard unveiled the Warlock, the second of two classes coming to the game with the upcoming Lord of Hatred expansion.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-warlock-reveal-diablo-2-anniversary-spotlight">Read more</a></p>

55. Watch the Battlefield 6 Season 2 gameplay reveal here

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:34:14 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-multiplayer-reveal-screen-9.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>After <a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-season-2-big-delay-new-battle-pass-path">a one-month delay</a>, we&rsquo;re finally days away now from the start of <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a>&rsquo;s Season 2 of live service. The second season is being revealed today, following weeks of teasers, and some <a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-contaminated-season-2-labs-test-golmud-railway">Battlefield Labs testing of the first new map</a> arriving with the new season.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-season-2-reveal-watch-times">Read more</a></p>

56. You're not crazy, trying to heal in Nioh 3 sometimes doesn't work - and Team Ninja is fixing it

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:12 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nioh-3-launch-screen-6.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/nioh-3">Nioh 3</a> has received a hot new update that brings plenty of bug fixes to <em>very</em> specific issues, but it also implements fixes for a few of the most common - and incredibly annoying - bugs. Patch 1.03.01 arrived earlier on all platforms, and it comes with a chunky set of notes.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-patch-1-03-01-elixir-healing-bug-crash-fixes">Read more</a></p>

57. Genshin Impact Luna 5 takes the squad back to Mondstadt, finally makes Varka playable

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:23:10 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/genshin-impact-luna-5-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The latest big content update has been revealed for HoYoverse's breakout game, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/genshin-impact">Genshin Impact</a>. Version Luna 5, which has the unusually long and needlessly layered title &mdash; <strong>Song of the Welkin Moon: Variation - Homeward, He Who Caught the Wind</strong> &mdash; is set to arrive <strong>February 25</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/genshin-impact-luna-5-varka-return-to-mondstadt">Read more</a></p>

58. Nioh 3 is, unsurprisingly, the fastest-selling game in the series with over a million units sold

    Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:31:18 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nioh-3-gameplay-screen-3.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Even before the game came out, it was pretty easy to guess that <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/nioh-3">Nioh 3</a> would be a hit. From the word of mouth leading up to launch, to <a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-free-demo-pc-ps5-save-progress-carry-over">the well-received free demo</a>, there was little chance the action RPG wasn&rsquo;t going to be a major deal.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-one-million-sales-fastest-selling">Read more</a></p>

59. The Sims 4 developer hasn't forgotten about its quality of life commitment, and is back with an update on what to expect in 2026

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:04:40 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-adventure-awaits-reveal-screen-7.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>As the <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/the-sims-4">The Sims 4</a> continues into its second decade, the volume of <a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-west-african-custom-items-free-update">new content</a>, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-royalty-and-legacy-expansion-release-date-all-details">major expansions</a>, and <a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-game-update-glass-walls-roof-plants-inventory-tweaks-details">long-awaited features</a> has grown in lockstep. Unfortunately, that has also meant that, given how old the game is, a few technical problems remain a nuisance.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-quality-of-life-update-2026-roadmap">Read more</a></p>

60. Genshin Impact fans on PS4 only have six weeks to find another platform as support winds down with one final update

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:46:19 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/genshin-impact-luna-5-screen-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Version Luna 5 of <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/genshin-impact">Genshin Impact</a> is now live, but it's a bittersweet occasion for fans of HoYoverse's breakout gacha RPG &ndash; at the very least, those who are still playing the game on PlayStation 4, which is presumably true of <em>somebody</em> out there.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/genshin-impact-ps4-shutdown-final-warning">Read more</a></p>

61. The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin may be your next anime gacha obsession, with a hint of Ghibli, and this latest trailer may be what sells you on it

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:30:52 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-seven-deadly-sins-origin-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It seems like we&rsquo;re getting one of these every few months, but the world of mobile action RPGs that look like the games that, just a few years back, were only possible on consoles is expanding with another new entry.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-seven-deadly-sins-origin-launch-date-details">Read more</a></p>

62. Marathon may actually have a shot as Server Slam hits it big on Steam

    Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:21:52 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Marathon-encounter.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Things are officially looking better for <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/marathon-2025">Marathon</a>. The game&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.vg247.com/marathon-server-slam-open-beta-start-times-content-rewards">Server Slam</a>, essentially an open beta that&rsquo;s freely available everywhere, has kicked off. This is the last chance for anyone curious about Bungie&rsquo;s next big game to play it before it officially goes on sale next week.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/marathon-server-slam-steam-numbers-concurrent-players">Read more</a></p>

63. The Sims 4 is getting paid mods, and a new in-game currency to pay for them

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:03:08 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-marketplace-maker-program-shot-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/the-sims-4">The Sims 4</a> has officially entered into its paid mods era. Developer Maxis announced <a href="https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/the-sims">The Sims</a> Maker Program, and The Sims 4 Marketplace - two new destinations to publish, and discover new add-on content.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-marketplace-maker-program-paid-mods">Read more</a></p>

64. Our first look at Diablo 4's Warlock and the game's next season arrive in today's livestream - watch it here

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:08:24 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-warlock-tease-2.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a>&rsquo;s next, long-awaited Developer Update finally airs today. This meaty livestream was first announced nearly a month ago, when <a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-warlock-reveal-diablo-2-anniversary-spotlight">Blizzard initially revealed that the game&rsquo;s next class is the Warlock</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-developer-update-warlock-class-reveal-watch-times">Read more</a></p>

65. Diablo 4's next season is short, but it lets you become The Butcher, and it has Doom: The Dark Ages skins you probably can't afford

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:16:00 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-season-of-slaughter-gameplay-screen-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The big <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a> Developer Update has indeed delivered the goods. One of <a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-developer-update-warlock-class-reveal-watch-times">the livestream</a>&rsquo;s big topics was, of course, the game&rsquo;s upcoming mini-season, which is set to kick off next week and run until the launch of Lord of Hatred, the game&rsquo;s anticipated next expansion.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-season-of-slaughter-gameplay-details-killstreaks-the-butcher-doom-collab">Read more</a></p>

66. Diablo 4’s Warlock looks like an unhinged Necromancer with Sorcerer energy in first look at gameplay

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:38:25 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-warlock-class-gameplay-screen-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Thanks to a meaty, well-produced <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a> Developer Update, we got to have our <a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-developer-update-warlock-class-reveal-watch-times">promised</a> first look at gameplay of the Warlock, the second of two classes coming to the game with the upcoming Lord of Hatred expansion.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-warlock-gameplay-debut">Read more</a></p>

67. Marathon launch player numbers are about half those of the Server Slam, at least on PC

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:21:42 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/marathon-gameplay-screen-7.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>After a couple of delays, a plagiarism lawsuit, and at least one internal reboot, Bungie&rsquo;s next big game has officially launched. <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/marathon-2025">Marathon</a>, the extraction shooter from the studio behind <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/destiny-2">Destiny</a>, has managed to find a decent, if a little small of an audience.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/marathon-launch-day-steam-player-numbers-server-slam">Read more</a></p>

68. Nioh 3 patch finally makes summons useful in boss fights, brings free armour for everyone

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:09:29 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nioh-3-launch-screen-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Team Ninja continues to work on <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/nioh-3">Nioh 3</a>. The developer has been releasing regular updates for the action RPG since its launch in early February. Earlier patches have addressed major bugs <a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-patch-1-03-01-elixir-healing-bug-crash-fixes">like healing item use inconsistencies</a>, and more have arrived since to tackle various balance and loot-related issues.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/nioh-3-patch-1-04-all-details">Read more</a></p>

69. The Sims 4 patch makes it so your public lot gatherings won't be interrupted by rogue Sims

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:47:34 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-coach-collab-screen-3.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/the-sims-4">The Sims 4</a> will soon get a new update to resolve a number of issues, some of which have long caused headaches for players. The latest update will arrive March 17 on PC and Mac, followed by PlayStation and Xbox at an unspecified time later.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-march-2026-patch-sims-flirting-conversations">Read more</a></p>

70. Crimson Desert PC specs don't keep resolution and framerate targets a secret, and they don't use upscaling for everything either

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:47:41 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/crimson-desert-gameplay-screen-3.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/crimson-desert">Crimson Desert</a> is a little over one week away from release, and developer Pearl Abyss has delivered the official, final list of specs for the game. The twist is that the specs not only include useful information for PC players, they also cover similarly relevant details for console players, who traditionally don&rsquo;t get mentioned in those reveals.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/crimson-desert-pc-mac-console-specs-settings-presets">Read more</a></p>

71. Battlefield 6 is getting a free trial next week with a decent selection of maps and modes

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:23:20 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-season-2-reveal-screen-11.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Battlefield Studios has announced that <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a> is going free to play for one week next week. Well, a portion of the game is, anyway, as part of a free trial that will include some of the game&rsquo;s most popular modes and maps.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-free-trial-march-2026-maps-modes-dates">Read more</a></p>

72. Stupid Never Dies, a blazing fast action game from devs behind Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, is funky, spunky and even “slightly spooky”

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:58:19 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/stupid-never-dies-key-art.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Stupid Never Dies, a new &ldquo;Blazing Fast&rdquo; action game from long-time Capcom programmer and producer, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, has dropped its first full trailer, showing off high-octane combo-busting combat and introducing prospective players to its storyline.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/stupid-never-dies-trailer-preview">Read more</a></p>

73. Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.1 livestream reveals a pared-back, four-week update as HoYo plays catch-up

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:13:44 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-1-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>A new <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/honkai-star-rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a> Special Program has concluded, which means some fresh news about the game&rsquo;s upcoming major update. Version 4.1, unveiled today as Unraveled for Daybreak, is the action RPG&rsquo;s next moment, kicking off on <strong>March 25</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-1-star-rail-fest-ashveil">Read more</a></p>

74. Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.7 brings Angels of Delusion to the battlefield with playable Nangong Yu

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:39:19 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/zenless-zone-zero-version-2-7-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>HoYoverse has delivered another Special Program <a href="https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-1-star-rail-fest-ashveil">for the second day running</a>, this time for <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/zenless-zone-zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a>. The developer revealed the full details of Version 2.7, subtitled Champions Never Fall to the Past.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/zenless-zone-zero-update-2-7-nangong-yu-hollow-champion-competition">Read more</a></p>

75. Heartopia goes to the movies with its next event

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:53:56 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/heartopia-dreamlight-cinematics-festival-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia">Heartopia</a>&rsquo;s next in-game event has been announced, and it&rsquo;s one you may not have seen coming. Developer XD Games revealed Dreamlight Cinematics Festival, an upcoming limited-time event that celebrates cinema and movie-making.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-dreamlight-cinematics-festival-details">Read more</a></p>

76. Crimson Desert Review: Story Buried in the Sandbox

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:00:00 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/crimson-desert-review-ranching.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/crimson-desert">Crimson Desert</a> is a champion bodybuilder of a video game. Its gigantic world bulges with incredible scale, with shining graphical fidelity and a muscular combat system which excels at pulling poses with an undeniably impressive wealth of options.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/crimson-desert-review">Read more</a></p>

77. All the hype has already made Crimson Desert one of the biggest launches on Steam this year

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:49:30 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/crimson-desert-goblin_smnV2pF.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/crimson-desert">Crimson Desert</a>, the open-world action RPG off-shoot from Korean MMO <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/black-desert-online">Black Desert Online</a>, has officially launched, nearly six years after it was initially revealed. The game has been building up a lot of momentum over the years, which recently coalesced to turn it into one of 2026&rsquo;s most anticipated titles.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/crimson-desert-steam-launch-numbers">Read more</a></p>

78. Crimson Desert's first patch aims at fixing controls, but it mostly affects mouse and keyboard

    Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:47:46 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/crimson-desert-headline_nEphvWS.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/crimson-desert">Crimson Desert</a> has been out for a few days now, and as positive as its been received by many players, the game suffers from several fundamental issues that anyone who&rsquo;s played it has called out.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/crimson-desert-patch-1-00-03-first-mouse-keyboard-ui-fixes">Read more</a></p>

79. Stalker 2’s first expansion officially revealed, and it's taking us to the power plant where it all began

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:30:00 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/stalker-2-cost-of-hope-dlc-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>One of the biggest reveals out of today&rsquo;s Xbox Partner Preview showcase has been the new <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/stalker-2">Stalker 2</a> expansion. The developer did tease some sort of announcement ahead of the event, but I don&rsquo;t think an expansion was on many of our bingo cards.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/stalker-2-cost-of-hope-expansion-reveal">Read more</a></p>

80. Never one to lag behind HSR and ZZZ, Genshin Impact will introduce its own new pink-haired animal-themed girl in Version Luna 6

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:25:30 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/genshin-impact-luna-6-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Today&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/genshin-impact">Genshin Impact</a> Special Program has wrapped up, and it&rsquo;s brought us some big news about the next major update. Luna 6 is the next phase in the action RPG&rsquo;s story, titled Song of the Welkin Moon: Rondo - Augured Homecoming.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/genshin-impact-luna-6-new-mondstadt-area">Read more</a></p>

81. Caleb's third Myth has finally arrived in Love and Deepspace, and it's good news for all the husbandbro fans out there

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:46:11 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/love-and-deepspace-ghosts-final-march-art-3.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/love-and-deepspace">Love and Deepspace</a>&rsquo;s latest update is here, adding a new Memory Pair for Caleb. The event is dubbed Ghosts' Final March, and it&rsquo;s available now as part of a new Limited Wish Pool, as it has always worked.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/love-and-deepspace-caleb-third-myth">Read more</a></p>

82. Resident Evil fans have adopted a Love & Deepspace character as the son of Leon S. Kennedy and one of his potential spouses

    Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:47:36 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/resident-evil-love-and-deepspace-crossover-fan-theory.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>In an intersection of my particular interests that I most certainly didn't have on my 2026 bingo card, fans of the <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/resident-evil">Resident Evil</a> franchise &ndash; and in particular its recently-released ninth main entry, <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/resident-evil-9-revenant-shadows">Resident Evil Requiem</a> &ndash; have suddenly become obsessed with a very different favourite of mine: sci-fi otome gacha mobile game <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/love-and-deepspace">Love and Deepspace</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/resident-evil-fans-have-adopted-a-love-and-deepspace-character-as-the-son-of-leon-s-kennedy-and-one-of-his-potential-spouses">Read more</a></p>

83. The Petit Planet beta is coming back with new updates, but you still need to hope for an invite

    Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:32:03 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/petit-planet-stardrift-test-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It&rsquo;s been quite a while since we&rsquo;ve heard anything about <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/petit-planet">Petit Planet</a>, the upcoming game from <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/genshin-impact">Genshin Impact</a> and <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/honkai-star-rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a> developer HoYoverse. By most accounts, Petit Planet is <a href="https://www.vg247.com/petit-planet-mihoyo-reveal-trailer-cosmic-life-sim">the studio&rsquo;s take on Animal Crossing</a>, though with a few interesting ideas of its own.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/petit-planet-stardrift-test-details">Read more</a></p>

84. Heartopia celebrates 30 million downloads with new outfits, permanent price cuts

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:41:05 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/heartopia-whimsical-tea-party-header-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia">Heartopia</a> has kicked off a new event to celebrate passing 30 million downloads. Just a couple of weeks after delivering <a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-dreamlight-cinematics-festival-details">the vintage Hollywood-themed Dreamlight Cinematics event</a>, developer XD Games has revealed The Whimsical Tea Party, a limited-time Gilded Acorn Exhibition.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/heartopia-30-million-downloads-whimsical-tea-party">Read more</a></p>

85. Honkai: Star Rail players are eating good, with Version 4.2 and third anniversary celebrations kicking off later this month

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:26:50 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-2-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>HoYoverse just wrapped up a stacked <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/honkai-star-rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a> Special Program, delivering the one-two punch of revealing the game&rsquo;s next major update, and detailing what you can expect from its third anniversary celebrations.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-2-anniversary-celebration">Read more</a></p>

86. Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets a new item to celebrate 25 years of the series

    Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:15:30 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/animal-crossing-25th-anniversary-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/animal-crossing-new-horizons">Animal Crossing: New Horizons</a> has received a surprise patch today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the life sim series. The update, version 3.0.2, is available across the Switch and Switch 2 versions of the game.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-new-update-series-anniversary">Read more</a></p>

87. Metro 2039 goes back to its Metro underground roots, with a story shaped by the war in Ukraine and the people who suffer it

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:16:17 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/M2039_KeyArt_3840x2160_Variant.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The Metro series is finally, officially back with a new installment. 4A Games has just unveiled Metro 2039 to the world, the follow-up to the outstanding <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/metro-exodus">Metro Exodus</a>, released all the way back in 2019.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/metro-2039-reveal-early-details">Read more</a></p>

88. Blizzard will talk about Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred one last time before the expansion's launch next week

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:22:33 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-reveal-screen-3.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a> is mere days away from the launch of its biggest expansion yet, and Blizzard wants to make sure it got one last chance to tell you about it. <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred">Lord of Hatred</a> is the follow-up to 2024&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-4-vessel-of-hatred">Vessel of Hatred</a>, and it&rsquo;s set to arrive on April 28.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-last-pre-launch-developer-update-schedule">Read more</a></p>

89. The Sims 4's much maligned paid mods have made it to consoles, but Kits are coming back to PC

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:58:17 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sims-4-marketplace-maker-program-shot-4.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/the-sims-4">The Sims 4</a> players on PlayStation and Xbox have now caught up to their friends on PC, at least when it comes to the game&rsquo;s Marketplace. This new feature is essentially a hub for paid mods and other user-created content.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/the-sims-4-marketplace-paid-mods-consoles">Read more</a></p>

90. Naval warfare, an actual server browser and more on the way to Battlefield 6 this year as BF Studios reveals 2026 roadmap

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:20:53 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battlefield-6-season-2-reveal-screen-3.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It took Battlefield Studios over four months to tell <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/battlefield-2025">Battlefield 6</a> players what they can actually expect from the game over the course of this year, in terms of content - but we&rsquo;re glad to see a plan laid out nonetheless.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/battlefield-6-2026-roadmap-naval-warfare-server-browser-details">Read more</a></p>

91. Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred review - A compelling conclusion delivered with a panache that proves Blizzard still got it

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-keyart-no-logo-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred">Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred</a> has, without question, been one of my most anticipated releases of 2026. <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a> is likely my most played game ever by sheer hour count, so it&rsquo;s easy to see why this expansion is so high up on my list. However many rakes Blizzard <a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-reliquaries-new-battle-pass-system-season-8-player-reaction">has stepped on</a> over the course of the game&rsquo;s live service, however many <a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-season-of-the-construct-review">seasons</a> or <a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-berserk-cross-over-event-cosmetics-skins-prices">events</a> it botched, I maintain that no other ARPG matches Diablo 4 in either game feel or production value.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-expansion-review">Read more</a></p>

92. Diablo 4's next season won't have any new mechanics or a new theme because all the focus is on Lord of Hatred

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:30:50 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-campaign-shot-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a> is gearing up for its biggest post-launch event yet: the upcoming release of the <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred">Lord of Hatred</a> expansion. As was the case with <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/diablo-4-vessel-of-hatred">Vessel of Hatred</a> before it, expansion releases alter the seasonal flow in a few ways, and Blizzard has now explained how.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-season-of-reckoning-lord-of-hatred-launch">Read more</a></p>

93. Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.8 is refreshing your team comps with a new mechanic, and the game is coming to Steam

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:47:03 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/zenless-zone-zero-version-2-8-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>HoYoverse just wrapped up a pretty exciting <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/zenless-zone-zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a> Special Program that not only delivered all the details on the next big update, it also came with the unexpected announcement that the action RPG is on its way to <a href="https://www.vg247.com/topics/steam">Steam</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/zenless-zone-zero-version-2-8-steam-all-details">Read more</a></p>

94. Petit Planet preview: HoYoverse's first foray into family-friendly games is very careful to colour within the lines

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:38:34 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/petit-planetStardrift_Test_Splashscreen.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>This isn't a complaint, but I can't help but feel like every new game I pick up at the moment is <a href="https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/animal-crossing">Animal Crossing</a>. <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia">Heartopia</a>? Animal Crossing. <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/pokemon-pokopia">Pokopia</a>? Animal Crossing. <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream">Tomodachi Life</a>? You guessed it, Animal Crossing! I am unashamedly one of those people who thinks the gaming landscape of the 2020s peaked early when <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/animal-crossing-new-horizons">New Horizons</a> gently shepherded us all through lockdown, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that &ndash; now that we're well past the midpoint of the decade, I hate to remind you &ndash; a bunch of studios have come to the same conclusion, and either spun up their own take on the idea, or repurposed an existing IP to include more Animal Crossing-like elements.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/petit-planet-preview-hoyoverses-first-foray-into-family-friendly-games-is-very-careful-to-colour-within-the-lines">Read more</a></p>

95. Genshin Impact Luna 7 brings us the first playable Hexenzirkel as things take a turn in Sumeru

    Fri, 08 May 2026 13:44:39 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/genshin-impact-luna-7-keyart-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>HoYoverse just wrapped up a new <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/genshin-impact">Genshin Impact</a> Special Program, where the developer revealed everything there is to know about the game&rsquo;s next major update. Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana, or as its friends call it, Luna 7, was unveiled as part of the showcase.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/genshin-impact-version-luna-7-nicole-new-quest-details">Read more</a></p>

96. Forza Horizon 6 review - The driving game for everyone still can’t seem to escape its car-collecting legacy

    Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:03 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/forza-horizon-6-screen-13.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>There is this idea that, for a long-running series to remain as consistently popular as Forza Horizon has been, it needs to diminish itself somewhat with each new entry, gradually losing more and more of its edge in a bid to appeal to the widest possible audience.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-review">Read more</a></p>

97. Mystic Messenger's most loyal players are getting banned in droves for seemingly playing the game too much

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:02:10 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mystic-messenger%20(1).png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/mystic-messenger">Mystic Messenger</a>, arguably <a href="https://www.vg247.com/best-dating-sims">one of the best dating sims around</a>, has been dormant for about seven years. Despite not receiving new content or any meaningful updates in all that time, the game remains popular with its core fans, many of whom just woke up to some shocking news about their accounts.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/mystic-messenger-ban-wave-thousands-of-hourglasses-anniversary">Read more</a></p>

98. Forza Horizon 6 explodes on Steam even before it's officially out

    Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:02 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/forza-horizon-6-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/forza-horizon-6">Forza Horizon 6</a>&rsquo;s case, at least, the game isn&rsquo;t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn&rsquo;t officially launch until May 19, but owners of its most expensive version - the Premium Edition - can play it right now.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-steam-numbers-big-launch">Read more</a></p>

99. Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 will take us deeper into the World in Canvas and make Mortenax Blade playable

    Fri, 22 May 2026 13:43:44 -0000

    <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-3-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>HoYoverse has today delivered full details on the next major update for <a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/honkai-star-rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a>. Version 4.3, dubbed The Lethe Below the Living, will be available for all players on <strong>June 1</strong>. The upcoming update adds a new chapter to the Planarcadia arc, and introduce a new playable character.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-3-all-details">Read more</a></p>

100. Monopoly Go x The Simpsons crossover is almost here

     Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:41:21 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/monopoly-go-simpsons-crossover-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/games/monopoly-go">Monopoly Go</a> players have been looking forward to a major crossover event for what felt like months, and though most of the details ended up leaking, nothing actually beats official information.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vg247.com/monopoly-go-the-simpsons-crossover-details">Read more</a></p>

101. It's still very much possible to make good Skyrim mods "without any use of AI" in 2026, declares the maker of a new DLC-sized Black Marsh expansion

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:25:25 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/skyrim-mod-king-of-the-murkmire-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The latest beefy expansion mod to hit <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim">Skyrim</a> is an adventure to the Argonian homeland of Black Marsh, complete with hist trees and humid swamps. Though, its creator seems to be hoping the trip to the southern tip of the mysterious province will do more that just entertain, serving as a reminder that it's still possible for solo modders to make ambitious works happen for free without resorting to using generative AI.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/its-still-very-much-possible-to-make-good-skyrim-mods-without-any-use-of-ai-in-2026-declares-the-maker-of-a-new-dlc-sized-black-marsh-expansion">Read more</a></p>

102. "20 players is the sweet spot": Guild Wars 3's action game combat is a first for MMOs, but it doesn't work at traditional raid scale

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:09:32 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/guild-wars-3_0006_wall-climbing.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Arenanet are keeping a lot of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/guild-wars">Guild Wars</a> 3 hidden away. Throughout the short presentation of their new fantasy MMO, the refrain is 'We're not talking about that yet'. Mounts, professions, dynamic world events, even shops and the economy are all things the developers will talk about in the future.</p> <p>Though, what they did show more than made up for it.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/20-players-is-the-sweet-spot-guild-wars-3s-action-game-combat-is-a-first-for-mmos-but-it-doesnt-work-at-traditional-raid-scale">Read more</a></p>

103. "Material uncertainty" hangs over the future of Life is Strange developers Don't Nod beyond January 2027, as negotiations over potential layoffs begin

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:31:55 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dont-nod-acknowledge-material-uncertainty-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/life-is-strange">Life is Strange</a> developers Don't Nod have acknowledged that there's "material uncertainty regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern beyond January 31st, 2027", as they kick off negotiations with the union representing staff who could be laid off as part of a "transformation project". The <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/life-is-strange-developer-dont-nod-look-primed-for-layoffs-as-the-studio-announces-a-transformation-intitiative">proposed cuts</a>, which could see up to 90 jobs eliminated, are the latest development in the studio's efforts to make their financial future look less like a road to ruin which might run its course <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/life-is-strange-creator-dont-nod-look-to-be-in-hot-water-as-a-financial-report-says-theyll-be-out-of-cash-by-november">either this year</a> or very early in 2027.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/material-uncertainty-hangs-over-the-future-of-life-is-strange-developers-dont-nod-beyond-january-2027-as-negotiations-over-potential-layoffs-begin">Read more</a></p>

104. Trump regime's Tetris ripoff yanked from White House website after Tetris Company declare they "take copyright infringement very seriously"

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:45:22 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tetris-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Goodbye, Build the Wall. The Tetris-style game that the US government had stuck on the White House website as a way of promoting the Trump administration's commitment to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/us-deportation-equatorial-guinea-fourth-country-trump">brutalising and persecuting immigrants</a> in the name of securing borders. After the Tetris Company hinted that they might be eyeing legal action, Build the Wall is gone, replaced by a far more palatable <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/build-the-wall/">404 error message</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/trump-regimes-tetris-ripoff-yanked-from-white-house-website-after-tetris-company-declare-they-take-copyright-infringement-very-seriously">Read more</a></p>

105. "Justice at last feels within reach": Final hearing in Rockstar and fired GTA devs' legal battle will kick off with a union rally

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:06:12 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/rockstar-firings-final-hearing-starts-this-week-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The final hearing in the legal battle between a group of former Rockstar workers and the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/grand-theft-auto-vi">GTA 6</a> studio over the latter's <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/iwgb-union-file-legal-claims-against-rockstar-due-to-gta-6-maker-allegedly-refusing-to-negotiate-over-firings">decision to fire the former last year</a> kicks off this week. It'll get underway on September 10th, and the Independent Workers&rsquo; union of Great Britain (IWGB) - who're representing the fired staff - are organising a rally to take place first thing on that opening day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/justice-at-last-feels-within-reach-final-hearing-in-rockstar-and-fired-gta-devs-legal-battle-will-kick-off-with-a-union-rally">Read more</a></p>

106. NBA 2K27 gives DLSS 5 a more faithful-looking game debut than feared, provided it’s running on the LeBron of GPUs

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:37:46 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/NBA-2K27-DLSS-5-On-header.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Bit of an anticlimax, really. After months of (justified) revulsion and anti-anticipation over <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nvidia-dlss-5s-ai-filter-turns-all-your-favourite-resident-evil-requiem-characters-into-yassified-instagram-models">Nvidia DLSS 5</a>&rsquo;s AI rendering, it&rsquo;s now available in a live game - license laden b-baller <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/nba-2k27">NBA 2K27</a> - and it looks... maybe not that bad?</p> <p>This not-that-badness does come at an enormous cost to performance, and I&rsquo;m still sceptical of how DLSS 5 will handle something more stylised than 2K27&rsquo;s devotedly realistic depictions of varnished court floors and face-scanned athletes. But given how artistically botching and/or ridden with rendering errors the earlier previews have been, this specific implementation, in this specific game, is at least inoffensive in the looks department.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nba-2k27-gives-dlss-5-a-more-faithful-looking-game-debut-than-feared-provided-its-running-on-the-lebron-of-gpus">Read more</a></p>

107. PowerWash Simulator devs FuturLab laid off staff and cancelled an unrevealed project earlier this year, but certainly kept quiet about it

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:17:54 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/powerwash-simulator-2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> It's another one of those layoff days, unfortunately. This time the studio in question is <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/powerwash-simulator">PowerWash Simulator</a> developer FuturLab, who have laid off seven staff members with little fanfare after cancelling a project that has been in development for several years. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/powerwash-simulator-devs-futurlab-laid-off-staff-and-cancelled-an-unrevealed-project-earlier-this-year-but-certainly-kept-quiet-about-it">Read more</a></p>

108. Humanity's best friend is coming to Old School RuneScape, and seeing a low-poly shiba has me temporally disoriented

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:00:38 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/old-school-runescape-a-ruff-situation.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> "Low-poly dogs!" I hear you chant in the distance. "Low-poly dogs!" The war cry gets louder. "Low-poly dogs!" It's inescapable now, the low-poly dogs requested by the masses are here&hellip; Or, well, in the digital world of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/old-school-runescape">Old School RuneScape</a> at the very least, as Jagex have added in a new members-only quest that allows you to pick up your very own puppy. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/humanitys-best-friend-is-coming-to-old-school-runescape-and-seeing-a-low-poly-shiba-has-me-temporally-disoriented">Read more</a></p>

109. ROLLA is evil, fleshy, monstrous, B-movie-esque Katamari Damacy, and is out this month

     Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:45:23 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/rolla.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Is <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/katamari-damacy">Katamari Damacy</a> an evil game? I realised as soon as I wrote the heading for this one that calling one game an evil version of Katamari might not be quite right, given the level of destruction you can enact in that series. Perhaps we're getting into an ontological argument there, so I'm going to move past it and properly introduce you to ROLLA, a game where you play as a mobile mass of flesh that seeks to wreak havoc upon the world by rolling around and destroying everything. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rolla-is-evil-fleshy-monstrous-b-movie-esque-katamari-damacy-and-is-out-this-month">Read more</a></p>

110. Steam achievements for Persona 6, Fable, Stranger Than Heaven and a host of other upcoming PC games appear to have leaked

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:48 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam-achievement-leak-exophase-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Uh oh. Steam achievement lists for a smorgasbord of unreleased and unannounced PC games appear to have leaked via trophy tracking site Exophase. Atlus RPG Persona 6, RGG brawler <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/stranger-than-heaven">Stranger Than Heaven</a>, and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/thief-the-dark-project">Thief: The Dark Project</a> Remastered have all seemingly had their trophies blabbed by the leak, with more imminent releases like Control Resonant, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/silent-hill-townfall">Silent Hill: Townfall</a>, and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve also affected.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-achievements-for-persona-6-fable-stranger-than-heaven-and-a-host-of-other-upcoming-pc-games-appear-to-have-leaked">Read more</a></p>

111. "Most people" at Bethesda wanted to make Elder Scrolls 6 before Starfield, claims Skyrim co-lead, but Todd Howard dragged them aboard his rocketship

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/elder-scrolls-6-progressing-well-bethesda-say-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>What came first, the chicken or the egg? I know, it's a tough one. I'll put it another way. What came first, Todd Howard's lone desire to make a space RPG or what the devs working under him had initially anticipated they'd be working on once <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/fallout-4">Fallout 4</a> shipped? Well, according to a fresh account given by long-time Bethesda developer and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim">Skyrim</a> co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann, those among the latter who'd mentally prepped to be making The Elder Scrolls 6 right away were rather whisked along on an interstellar journey Todd seemingly charted a course for without much of a heads up.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/most-people-at-bethesda-wanted-to-make-elder-scrolls-6-before-starfield-claims-skyrim-co-lead-but-todd-howard-dragged-them-aboard-his-rocketship">Read more</a></p>

112. FromSoftware's first experiment with, of all things, horse armor DLC runs awry, as Elden Ring players manage to spawn free duplicate items in multiplayer

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tarnished-horse-pack.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>From Software and Bandai Namco have released a hasty new <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elden-ring-boss-locations">Elden Ring</a> patch to stop people getting their hands on items from the game's Tarnished Pack DLC for free.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fromsoftwares-first-experiment-with-of-all-things-horse-armor-dlc-runs-awry-as-elden-ring-players-manage-to-spawn-free-duplicate-items-in-multiplayer">Read more</a></p>

113. "You can never see outside of yourself": The House Before is a body horror game in which you are a house tunnelling through its own soul

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/house-before.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It's a lovely morning in the village, and you are a horrible house. Wait, let's start that again. As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed into a horrible house. Wait, let's start that again: "You wake up as a House. Your limbs stretch through endless rooms filled with grotesque creatures. You can never see outside of yourself, never feel the world that lies beyond the fleshy walls of your body. You manage your insides as best you can, but you wonder: are you a good house or just a pale afterthought of the House Before?"</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-can-never-see-outside-of-yourself-the-house-before-is-a-body-horror-game-in-which-you-are-a-house-tunnelling-through-its-own-soul">Read more</a></p>

114. I'm not saying Fallout 4 modding drama gets to people, but here's Breaking Benjamin's singer begging concertgoers to try his AI-assisted first person mod

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fallout-4-mod-drama-breaking-benjamin-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>In my experience, the few minutes a live band take between songs to recover a bit before plunging into the next riff are generally quite uneventful. At the most, you might get an amusing story about what they've been up to in your city prior to getting on stage, chatter about the song they're about to play, or some light comedy night-esque crowd work. Or, if you attended a recent gig American rockers Breaking Benjamin played in Holmdel, New Jersey, a four minute promo segment for a <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/fallout-4">Fallout 4</a> mod made by a lead singer who's been left frustrated by some modding community drama.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/im-not-saying-fallout-4-modding-drama-gets-to-people-but-heres-breaking-benjamins-singer-begging-concertgoers-to-try-his-ai-assisted-first-person-mod">Read more</a></p>

115. Zombiepunk action RPG Stupid Never Dies is a vibrant feast for the eyes, ears, hands and teeth, even if it is a smidge overwhelming

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/image_CcIsuXG.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It's hard to know where to start when talking about Stupid Never Dies. An action RPG built on style, excess and punk ideology. I mean, within the first minutes of my demo starting, I am flushing undead protagonist Davy down a toilet in an abandoned shopping mall to arrive in a hellish arena.</p> <p>There is a <em>lot</em> going on.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/zombiepunk-action-rpg-stupid-never-dies-is-a-vibrant-feast-for-the-eyes-ears-hands-and-teeth-even-if-it-is-a-smidge-overwhelming">Read more</a></p>

116. Rally Point: Strong simulation and team building can't carry Menace forever

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:10:37 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/menace_1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It's probably poor form to do <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/scout-report-cato-colon-buttered-cat-makes-a-gentle-puzzling-challenge-of-an-old-bit">another</a> "what I said in a group chat" (this time, to culture critic <a href="https://rowan.monster/">Rowan Kaiser</a>. Hermits can namedrop too, shut up) intro, but "Oh i already liked menace, that's why I hate it" feels too useful to spurn.</p> <p>I don't really hate <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/menace">Menace</a>. You've been there, though: a game you enjoy, perhaps even begin to love, but it keeps aggravating you, forcing you to vent before you can play it more. This one is carried through that by a core of turn-based shooting, with some interesting simulation and character levelling that often work well together. And some of its annoyances are natural update fodder during its early access period, as perhaps are some areas that currently feel lacking. But man, does it need that carrying sometimes.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rally-point-strong-simulation-and-team-building-cant-carry-menace-forever">Read more</a></p>

117. Blood of Dawnwalker devs Rebel Wolves are already looking for someone to help write a sequel, so here's where I'd like to see its vampy tale go next

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:54:03 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-sequel-writer-listing-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Look, I know it's way to early to be talking about sequels to <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/dawnwalker">The Blood of Dawnwalker</a>, given Rebel Wolves' vampire RPG hasn't even been out a week as I write this. However, the game's devs are already putting pieces in place to get on with making such a game, so with help from strong spoiler tags, I'm doing it.</p> <p><strong>THIS IS A VERY STRONG SPOILER WARNING FOR THE BLOOD OF DAWNWALKER, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-devs-rebel-wolves-are-already-looking-for-someone-to-help-write-a-sequel-so-heres-where-id-like-to-see-its-vampy-tale-should-go-next">Read more</a></p>

118. Unionised Blizzard workers vote through contract giving them a say on genAI adoption and protection against layoffs

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:25:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Overwatch-2-Zarya.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Unionised Blizzard workers have voted to ratify a new contract with their employer that will "require" Blizzard to negotiate with workers over any usage of generative AI tools in their workplace, in addition to giving laid-off workers the right to be "recalled" into open positions across Blizzard for 14 months after the date of their layoff announcement.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/unionised-blizzard-workers-vote-through-contract-giving-them-a-say-on-genai-adoption-and-protection-against-layoffs">Read more</a></p>

119. Cult classic shoot-em-up Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil has a remake out now

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:55:16 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Touhou-Koumakyou-New-Classic.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/touhou">Touhou Project</a> is Schr&ouml;dinger&rsquo;s shoot-em-up series: simultaneously a decades-running, 20-game strong (not counting spinoffs) multimedia juggernaut spawning one of the most active fan communities of the post-Trekkie age, and also some weeb curiosity that no-one I&rsquo;ve ever spoken to has ever heard of. Either way, it&rsquo;s been around for yonks, and has just seen the launch of its first official remake, of foundational 2002 entry Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cult-classic-shoot-em-up-touhou-koumakyou-the-embodiment-of-scarlet-devil-has-a-remake-out-now">Read more</a></p>

120. No Man's Sky's 10th anniversary update will let you rule space stations, built floating orbital bases and go on holiday to the sun

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/no-mans-sky-cosmos-update-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/no-mans-sky">No Man's Sky</a> is <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/even-10-years-on-sean-murray-feels-like-he-could-work-on-no-mans-sky-forever-even-if-he-knows-there-probably-is-some-end-date-for-it">a decade old</a>. Let that sink in. No, seriously, you'll need plenty of water to survive the trips that the massive space game's 10th anniversary update allows you to embark on. It's now possible to get up close and personal with the stars that serve as suns in each system. Or, if the risk of fiery death's not your cup of tea, you can establish a new home by taking over as director of a space station or building an orbital base that floats among the stars.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/no-mans-skys-10th-anniversary-update-will-let-you-rule-space-stations-built-floating-orbital-bases-and-go-on-holiday-to-the-sun">Read more</a></p>

121. Blood of Dawnwalker's troubled power fantasy has me yearning for a more desperate, systemic vampire survival sim

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/TBOD_Coen.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Being a vampire is a pretty raw deal... or so the vamps inform us when they are not having freaky gothic sex, shapeshifting into wolves, enjoying the slimming effects of a uniquely low-carb diet, or enduring through marvellous future epochs we foolish cattle can only dream of.</p> <p>I find most stories about vampirism tend to do a poor job of convincing me that vampirism is to be avoided. "Immortality is no gift, but a curse," breathe the bloodsuckers, like parents telling kids that staying up late only makes you tired in the morning, and I think: OK, so you're definitely going to outlive everybody you've ever loved, but also, 1) you've got marble hard abs, and 2) you're going to be knocking around when generations to come finally put a stake through capitalism and roll out UBI. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/blood-of-dawnwalkers-troubled-power-fantasy-has-me-yearning-for-a-more-desperate-systemic-vampire-survival-sim">Read more</a></p>

122. Lovely anime Sherlock series The Apothecary Diaries is getting a PC game spin-off, with Maomao chasing down another court conspiracy

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/apothecary-diaries.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Terrible news, folks, it's time for another episode of "Edwin secretly watches a lot of anime and has bad anime opinions". Although I don't know how anybody could reasonably disagree with my affection for The Apothecary Diaries. It's kind of a Sherlock Holmes story, if Sherlock Holmes were a young female alchemist in a world broadly inspired by Tang Dynasty-era China.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lovely-anime-sherlock-series-the-apothecary-diaries-is-getting-a-pc-game-spin-off-with-maomao-chasing-down-another-court-conspiracy">Read more</a></p>

123. Pile cards on top of each other and watch the magic happen in the textured and chunky roguelike deckbuilder Stack Order

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/stack-order.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> I find it to be quite rare that when a game says it has a graphic novel art style that it actually has one. There's often just something that reads as slightly off, like it's not quite cut from the same cloth. I'm happy to say that isn't the case with Stack Order, a deckbuilding <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-roguelike-games-pc">roguelike</a> with a story all about layering your cards just right to maximise their effects that looks like you could find it in a hip and trendy French comic book shop. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pile-cards-on-top-of-each-other-and-watch-the-magic-happen-in-the-textured-and-chunky-roguelike-deckbuilder-stack-order">Read more</a></p>

124. Wanderburg, a bullet heaven where you drive around a Frankensteinian hybrid of a castle and a tank, is out in early access today

     Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wanderburg_ax3CrRe.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Truth be told, I'm still not sold on "bullet heaven" as a genre. Name notwithstanding, the genre is certainly here to stay, and there always seems to be funny new takes on it despite the fact that <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/vampire-survivors">Vampire Survivors</a> did kind of start it off without much room for improvement. While I'm not sure if <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/wanderburg">Wanderburg</a> is an improvement (I haven't played it yet), I do conceptually like its approach being to hand you a modular medieval castle tank that can suck up sheep and blast cannon fire at your enemies. And it's out today in early access! </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wanderburg-a-bullet-heaven-where-you-drive-around-a-frankensteinian-hybrid-of-a-castle-and-a-tank-is-out-in-early-access-today">Read more</a></p>

125. Hideo Kojima spy action game Physint switches publishing allegiance from PlayStation to Xbox, probably increasing the chances it'll hit PC

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:26:51 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kojima-physint-playstation-xbox-switch-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/physint">Physint</a>, the action espionage game Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/metal-gear-solid-creator-hideo-kojima-is-working-on-a-brand-new-action-espionage-game-that-is-also-a-movie">announced a couple of years ago</a>, will no longer be published by initial backers PlayStation. Instead, it'll be published by Xbox, who're already handing those duties for <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hideo-kojima-is-making-a-horror-game-with-jordan-peele-and-its-called-od">upcoming Kojima horror flick OD</a>. Sony have tried to paint this switch as an amicable parting of ways with the long-time <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/metal-gear-solid">Metal Gear Solid</a> director's studio, but Kojima himself has claimed that PlayStation initially informed him they planned to cancel Physint, triggering a three month long hunt for a new publisher to keep the game alive.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hideo-kojima-spy-action-game-physint-switches-publishing-allegiance-from-playstation-to-xbox-probably-increasing-the-chances-itll-hit-pc">Read more</a></p>

126. Here are our PS Plus Premium and Extra games for September

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:29:50 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/runescape-dragonwilds_4qrgKUs.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Sony has revealed the games coming to <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-plus-games-list-premium-extra-this-month-6300">PlayStation Plus Premium</a> and Extra in September and there's some decent stuff, although it lacks a glitzy headliner like, say, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-plus-games-august">Big Walk last month.</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-plus-september-2026-games">Read more</a></p>

127. As final hearing over GTA firings begins, Rockstar reiterate they "reject the claims" made by union and will defend themselves "vigorously"

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:34:53 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gta-firings-final-hearing-begins-rockstar-statement-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Rockstar Games have issued a statement making clear they're sticking to their guns, as the final hearing in the legal battle between them and a group of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/iwgb-union-file-legal-claims-against-rockstar-due-to-gta-6-maker-allegedly-refusing-to-negotiate-over-firings">former staff they fired last year</a> begins. The hearing's set to run from today, September 10th, until at least October 15th. The Independent Workers&rsquo; union of Great Britain (IWGB) and fired staff <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/justice-at-last-feels-within-reach-final-hearing-in-rockstar-and-fired-gta-devs-legal-battle-will-kick-off-with-a-union-rally">re-emphasised their stance</a> earlier this week, announcing they'd be hosting a rally ouside the tribunal venue this morning.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-final-hearing-over-gta-firings-begins-rockstar-reiterate-they-reject-the-claims-made-by-union-and-will-defend-themselves-vigorously">Read more</a></p>

128. Steam beta update adds a new Big Picture view, screensavers, and a little treat for desktop Steam Machines

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:30:51 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam-client-Big-Art-update.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>There&rsquo;s a <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/702152588870551008">new Steam client beta update</a> out, and for SteamOS devices like the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-deck">Steam Deck</a> or <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-machine">Steam Machine</a> &ndash; or just the Windows client's Big Picture Mode &ndash; it&rsquo;s meaty one, features-wise.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-beta-update-adds-a-new-big-picture-view-screensavers-and-a-little-treat-for-desktop-steam-machines">Read more</a></p>

129. If you thought Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was bloated, you're not going to like Revelation - but I'd much rather have too much to do than too little

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:15:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation-gameplay-screen-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Settling into my demo of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/final-fantasy-vii">Final Fantasy 7</a> Revelation, I was slightly appalled by how many tutorial pop-ups I had to click through in order to just play the damn game. Granted, the slice I'm playing comes from 'a few hours' into the experience - our ragtag bunch of environmental terrorists-cum-saviours of the planet have just procured themselves an airship, and <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/square-enix">Square Enix</a> needs to ensure we all understand the guide rails that keeping this wobbly demo in place. Fine.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-revelation-preview">Read more</a></p>

130. Until Dawn 2 is notably cheaper than most first-party PlayStation games, but is this anything to be worried about?

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:23:40 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/until-dawn-2-face-close-up-crop-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Choice-and-consequence horror game Until Dawn 2, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/until-dawn-2-release-date-pre-order-details">which only just got a release date</a>, has also gone up for pre-ordering on the PlayStation Store. And the revealing bit about this is that the PS5-exclusive title is priced &pound;45 on the UK PS Store (as spotted by <a href="https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/until-dawn-2-ps5-price-is-lower-than-expected-at-p45">Push Square</a>), which makes it a slightly cheaper offering than a full-priced game normally is.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/until-dawn-2-price-cheaper">Read more</a></p>

131. "Today, we are fighting fear" - Final hearing in Rockstar Games vs. fired GTA 6 developers tribunal begins

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:25:25 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Jason_Duval_07.0ca326xbl~oyh.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The final hearing in the <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/rockstar-games">Rockstar Games</a> versus the 31 fired <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357">GTA 6</a> developers employment tribunal has begun in Scotland, and it's opened to rallies and rousing speeches from the people unceremoniously marched out of the company's offices last October.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/rockstar-employment-tribunal-fired-gta-6-employees-iwgb">Read more</a></p>

132. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse proves Dead Cells' developers were the right fit for a revival in this blessing for the Belmonts

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/castlevania-belmont's-curse-rose-close-up_ciReaLS.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>"You're not the last Belmont anymore", Trevor reminds his daughter Rose, as they gently sail into a Paris ablaze and ripped apart by monsters. Rose knows it well, as do indie developers Evil Empire. Following their success with roguelike <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/dead-cells">Dead Cells</a> (and its own Castlevania DLC), Konami gave them the keys to Dracula's kingdom, trusting the French team to bring the series back to life after a ten year slumber. It's a heavy holy cross to bear, but Castlevania: Belmont's Curse holds it up confidently.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/castlevania-belmonts-curse-proves-dead-cells-developer-were-the-right-fit-for-a-revival-in-this-blessing-for-the-belmonts">Read more</a></p>

133. Bargain with demons and boat with the dead in joyful RPG heist quest anthology Thousand Hells

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20260910101037_1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> You'd expect a game called <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/thousand-hells-the-underworld-heists">Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists</a> to be on the depressing side, but this choose-your-own-adventure RPG anthology from the designers of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/king-of-dragon-pass">King of Dragon Pass</a> is an absolute tonic. It's a witty procession of Orphic descents, in which you assemble a crew of four garrulous weirdos and pitch them against quest scenarios that might involve talking trees, holy riddlers, and conduits of boiling blood. </p> <p> There's an infectious, venturesome lightness to the game, which somehow persists alongside dire blunders and supernatural calamities that may see members of your party being cursed, punctured or unhinged. I've only completed a couple of the 10 heists across two hours of play, which makes me reluctant to call this an official review, but it's got my provisional recommendation. Come, reader - get thee to Pandemonium apace. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bargain-with-demons-and-boat-with-the-dead-in-joyful-rpg-heist-quest-anthology-thousand-hells">Read more</a></p>

134. Ubisoft Steam games to no longer require the Connect launcher, in "initial step toward a smoother and more streamlined launch experience"

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:45:48 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/PrinceOfPersia_HERO.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><strong>UPDATE 11TH SEPTEMBER 9.30AM BST: </strong><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2751000?emclan=103582791474580196&emgid=702153223322993170">Ubisoft has since made its statement about changing Connect public</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-connect-steam-launcher-requirement-update">Read more</a></p>

135. "What in the vibe-coded s*** is this" - RuneScape players revolt as gen-AI copycat game appears and eventually attracts the eye of Jagex

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:50:43 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/old-school-runescape-dancing-on-bridge.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>A clone of Old School <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/runescape">RuneScape</a> that appeared on the internet this week, and stoked the ire of the RuneScape community, has quickly been shut down.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/runescape-generative-ai-clone-taken-down">Read more</a></p>

136. Marvel's Wolverine review

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:15 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Marvels-Wolverine-review-6.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>I've always thought there were a few characters out there who were the perfect match for video games. Batman is always my classic example: he beats up bad guys, does stealth takedowns, and has a built-in arsenal of gadgets that can be conveniently designed for any design obstacle; he has a cool car and cape for driving and/or gliding around an open world, and he has preternatural detective sensibilities to help him solve environmental puzzles - or, I dunno, press R3 to see where to go next.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/marvels-wolverine-review">Read more</a></p>

137. Nintendo of America thanks fans for dealing with tariff-related price hikes by encouraging them to spend more money in a new sale

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:18:43 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Close-up-of-Donkey-Kong-and-Pauline-in-Donkey-Kong-Bananza-on-Switch-2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/nintendo-of-america">Nintendo of America</a> is currently facing a class action lawsuit for refusing to pass tariff refunds onto customers, and it's against that backdrop it today announced a "Customer Appreciation Sale" apparently made possible by those rebates.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-american-tarrif-refund-sale">Read more</a></p>

138. "We want to invite people into this big tent with this grimdark setting": Creative Assembly on how they plan to ease strategy newbies into Total War: Warhammer 40,000

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:10:56 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/total-war-warhammer-40000-accessible.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> I remember once when I was a child, my uncle was visiting and completely unprompted (and kindly) he gave me a copy of one of the Total War games, I think the Rome one, you'll have to forgive my memory. I'd literally never played a strategy game in my life, but I gave it a go anyway, and quickly found myself thinking, "hey, where are the collectibles? Why's there no triple jump?" The onboarding process did not help me much, and after a failure of a battle where I lost everything, I soon gave up after. So it's because of not particularly strategic people like me that makes me understand why developer Creative Assembly want <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/total-war-warhammer-40000">Total War: Warhammer 40,000</a> "approachable and accessible". </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-want-to-invite-people-into-this-big-tent-with-this-grimdark-setting-creative-assembly-on-how-they-plan-to-ease-strategy-newbies-into-total-war-warhammer-40000">Read more</a></p>

139. Ubisoft games on Steam may soon no longer require the pesky Connect launcher, thanks to a new tool the publishers are testing

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:17:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ubisoft-connect-launcher-requirement-change-tool-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><strong>Update:</strong> Ubisoft have confirmed the <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2751000/view/702153223322993170?l=english">Steam announcement post</a> about them starting to test a new Ubisoft Connect Services Steam tool is genuine, and they've now stuck it in Prince of Persia The Lost Crown's regular Steam news feed so everyone can have a read.</p> <p>Original story follows:</p> <p>Ubisoft are planning to start testing a new tool that'll allow <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown">Prince of Persia The Lost Crown</a> Steam players to access features only usually available via the publishers' Connect launcher without actually having to have said launcher installed. That's according to a Steam announcement post which only appears to be visible to folks who already own a copy of The Lost Crown on Valve's storefront.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-games-on-steam-may-soon-no-longer-require-the-pesky-connect-launcher-according-to-an-announcement-post-thats-weirdly-tough-to-pin-down">Read more</a></p>

140. Metroid Dread studio MercurySteam appears to confirm it's making Metroid Ravenous, addressing a lingering question from yesterday's Nintendo Direct

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:27:10 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/metroid-ravenous_cipaD5y.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Spanish studio MercurySteam - the developer of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/metroid-dread">Metroid Dread</a> - seems to be the studio behind yesterday's <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/metroid-ravenous-switch-2-release-date">Nintendo Direct showcase stopper, Metroid Ravenous</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/metroid-ravenous-mercury-steam-developer">Read more</a></p>

141. Skyrim’s official IKEA crossover mod might be the most deftly-assembled Elder Scrolls gag ever, if not an ad blueprint other corps should follow

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/skyrim-idea-mod-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>I didn&rsquo;t think, when I saw the other day that Swedish furniture sellers IKEA had commissioned a group of modders to stick an advert for their wares in <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim">Skyrim</a> as an official Bethesda-approved Creation, that I&rsquo;d now be sitting here noting that I dug said creation&rsquo;s dungeon designs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyrims-official-ikea-crossover-mod-might-be-the-most-deftly-assembled-elder-scrolls-gag-ever-if-not-an-ad-blueprint-other-corps-should-follow">Read more</a></p>

142. "We’re going to become the new legend": Naoki Hamaguchi on making Final Fantasy 7 Revelation as if it's the last ever Final Fantasy 7 game

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:08:35 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation_KbS77yQ.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> In this IP-obsessed world, it is quite easy to wonder if anything will ever actually come to an end. Theoretically, the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/final-fantasy-vii">Final Fantasy 7</a> trilogy of remakes will be coming to an end next year with <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/final-fantasy-vii-revelation">Final Fantasy 7 Revelation</a>. Except that might not even be true because a couple of pieces of DLC, about Sephiroth and Vincent Valentine respectively, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/final-fantasy-7-revelations-release-date-puts-an-end-to-the-remake-trilogy-in-sight-and-then-pushes-that-end-a-bit-further-away-with-sephiroth-and-vincent-dlc">are also in the works</a>, so who knows when the actual end date is. Whether this is actually the end of Final Fantasy 7 or not, however, doesn't matter, as its director is treating it that way. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/were-going-to-become-the-new-legend-naoki-hamaguchi-on-making-final-fantasy-7-revelation-as-if-its-the-last-ever-final-fantasy-7-game">Read more</a></p>

143. Stylised XCOM-like tactics game Ex Sanguis straps Othercide's obsession with timelines to a leaner roguelike campaign

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ex-sanguis-3.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> The nasal greenhorn strategy gamer understands "strategy" to be about mastery of space by means of clanging offensives, shining shieldwalls, and brute attrition, but the true Napoleon of Drag-Select knows that strategy is always, primarily, the mastery of time. I don't think Napoleon would have approved of Ex Sanguis. He would not have liked all the willowy clone women made out of congealed blood and pincers. He would have suspected them of being divorcees and Babouvists. But perhaps he would have appreciated the game's fixation with seizing the initiative. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stylised-xcom-like-tactics-game-ex-sanguis-straps-othercides-obsession-with-timelines-to-a-leaner-roguelike-campaign">Read more</a></p>

144. GNOG and Goodbye Volcano High dev KO_OP share that they are laying off staff in the only, remotely good statement I've seen in a while

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:59:19 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/goodbye-volcano-high_J6NOEZs.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Today marks yet another day in reporting on layoffs that have occurred in the games industry over the past several years, with this occasion unfortunately being <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/gnog">GNOG</a> and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/goodbye-volcano-high">Goodbye Volcano High</a> developer KO_OP. The studio shared word that 13 staffers were being laid off less than two weeks after the launch of the studio's latest game, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/young-suns">Young Suns</a>, explaining the process by which this took place in a statement that provides an example of what should really be just the bare minimum in these situations. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gnog-and-goodbye-volcano-high-dev-ko_op-share-that-they-are-laying-off-staff-in-the-only-remotely-good-statement-ive-seen-in-a-while">Read more</a></p>

145. Shroom and Gloom is a positively mycelial roguelike double deckbuilder that's now out in early access

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:26:31 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/shroom-and-gloom.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> There are probably many jokes one could make about mushrooms being edible, and mushrooms being like, edible, man in relation to <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/shroom-and-gloom">Shroom and Gloom</a>, a positively mycelial <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-roguelike-games-pc">roguelike</a> deckbuilder where you roam spore-filled dungeons with two decks of cards in tow. I won't do that though because that would mean having to think of them, and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/please-stab-toast-and-devour-the-demo-for-disgusting-mushroom-rpg-shroom-and-gloom">like Edwin before me</a>, I just don't have it in me. What I do have is the ability to tell you about Shroom and Gloom, which is out in early access today. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/shroom-and-gloom-is-a-positively-mycelial-roguelike-double-deckbuilder-thats-now-out-in-early-access">Read more</a></p>

146. Do a bit of visual programming and watch your party of heroes conquer an evil tower in Dungeon Automata

     Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:54:53 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dungeon-automata.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> The beautiful thing about people that like dungeon crawlers is that they're all sickos. Every single one of them! This is not a genre that's for the faint of heart. It is often plodding and methodical and conniving, so focused on stats and character classes that you could drown in the amount of numbers you have to pay attention to. So, how about a dungeon crawler where the battling happens automatically, and all you have to do is a little bit of programming? It's called Dungeon Automata, and trust me, the programming isn't as bad as it sounds. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/do-a-bit-of-visual-programming-and-watch-your-party-of-heroes-conquer-an-evil-tower-in-dungeon-automata">Read more</a></p>

147. "I don't think it's worth any amount of money" - Controversial real-life GTA 6 advertising campaign passed by City of Miami, but brand can only appear "discreetly"

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:56:27 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/grand-theft-auto-6-lucia-screaming-car.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The City of Miami Beach has approved negotiations with <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/rockstar-games">Rockstar Games</a> for an upcoming marketing campaign. This would bring advertisements for <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357">Grand Theft Auto 6</a> to the seaside city in exchange for millions of dollars.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-miami-beach-marketing-campagin-negotiations-approved">Read more</a></p>

148. EA's Saudi Arabian owners are reportedly considering forming an ubermegacorp by merging them with Savvy Games

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:46:56 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ea-sports-fc-27-headline-steam.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Just over a month on from a consortium led by the Saudi Arabian government's Public Investment Fund taking over EA, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ea-have-gone-private-as-saudi-arabia-and-jared-kushners-investment-groups-complete-their-55-billion-acquisition">in a buyout worth $55 billion</a>, said new owners are reportedly considering merging the publishers with their existing gaming firm Savvy Games Group. The result would be an ubermegacorp to serve as a vehicle for all of the Saudi wealth fund's future video game-related biz.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/eas-saudi-arabian-owners-are-reportedly-considering-forming-an-ubermegacorp-by-merging-them-with-savvy-games">Read more</a></p>

149. GTA 6 online mode appears to receive Rockstar's first public acknowledgment, via mention of in-development "32 player format" in legal docs

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:34:17 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gta-6-online-apparent-court-docs-first-mention-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Up until now, Rockstar Games have kept mum about what plans they have for the future of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/grand-theft-auto">Grand Theft Auto</a> multiplayer once <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/grand-theft-auto-vi">GTA 6</a> releases on consoles in November. Thanks to filings submitted by the studio as part of the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-final-hearing-over-gta-firings-begins-rockstar-reiterate-they-reject-the-claims-made-by-union-and-will-defend-themselves-vigorously">final hearing in a legal battle over the firings of 34 developers</a> last year, that silence appears to have been broken.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gta-6-online-mode-appears-to-receive-rockstars-first-public-acknowledgment-via-mention-of-in-development-32-player-format-in-legal-docs">Read more</a></p>

150. Wardogs presents a different kind of FPS power fantasy: making fat stacks as a pacifist rideshare driver

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:57:31 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Wardogs-driving-header.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Because no-one entirely likes their job, I should be upfront about my issues with newly launched Early Access darling <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/wardogs">Wardogs</a>, the mass-scale multiplayer shooter in which I&rsquo;ve just found employment. Its "Play like you used to" tagline and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpQnZgZCIo8">Halo 3-aping trailer</a> smell a bit of reactionary, stuck-in-the-past thinking. It&rsquo;s a mass-scale multiplayer shooter, so individual heroics rarely influence match outcomes. And, like pretty much everyone else who sucked down both those problems and tried playing on launch night regardless, I spent far too long attempting to communicate with server architecture that clearly <a href="https://x.com/WARDOGS/status/2098122288671473928">had the resilience of overmilked cornflakes</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wardogs-presents-a-different-kind-of-fps-power-fantasy-making-fat-stacks-as-a-pacifist-rideshare-driver">Read more</a></p>

151. 'It would have been insanity to take no action' - Fiery opening statements reveal Rockstar's culture of secrecy as tribunal over sacked GTA 6 employees begins

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:16:10 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gta-6-surprised-man-face-tribunal.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/rockstar-games">Rockstar Games</a> and the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) have traded blows in fiery opening statements during the final employment tribunal hearing, relating to the <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-developer-rockstar-accused-of-union-busting-after-it-fires-dozens-of-developers">sudden firing of 31 Rockstar North employees nearly a year ago</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/rockstar-gta-6-fired-employees-tribunal-statements">Read more</a></p>

152. Pokémon Go and EA FC could be "under one roof", as EA and Saudi-owned Savvy Games Group reportedly considering merger

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:18:19 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ea-logo_tMgccMU.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly considering combining EA - which it acquired in a $55bn leveraged buyout earlier this year - with its Savvy Games Group, all under one banner.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-savvy-games-group-reported-merger-saudi-arabia-pif">Read more</a></p>

153. PlayStation reportedly dumped Hideo Kojima spy action game Physint over exceeded budgets, missed deadlines, and Death Stranding sales

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:59:37 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/physint-playstation-ditching-report-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Earlier this week, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/metal-gear-solid-creator-hideo-kojima-is-working-on-a-brand-new-action-espionage-game-that-is-also-a-movie">Hideo Kojima-helmed action espionage game Physint</a> <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hideo-kojima-spy-action-game-physint-switches-publishing-allegiance-from-playstation-to-xbox-probably-increasing-the-chances-itll-hit-pc">switched publishers from PlayStation to Xbox</a>, a leap across the console divide which might make it more likely to get a PC port. At the time, Kojima claimed PlayStation had tried to can the game, while the console makers tried to paint the divorce as an amicable split. Now, a report's shed more light on why Sony decided to ditch <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/physint">Physint</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/playstation-reportedly-dumped-hideo-kojima-spy-action-game-physint-over-exceeded-budgets-missed-deadlines-and-death-stranding-sales">Read more</a></p>

154. Rockstar had a mole in the union worker Discord server "for over two and a half years", GTA 6 company reveals during legal battle

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:31:24 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Jason_Duval_10.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Back in October 2025, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/grand-theft-auto-vi">GTA 6</a> developers Rockstar <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-final-hearing-over-gta-firings-begins-rockstar-reiterate-they-reject-the-claims-made-by-union-and-will-defend-themselves-vigorously">fired a group of 34, mostly UK-based employees</a> on a charge of "gross misconduct", alleging that they had risked the leaking of confidential information while posting on a Discord server set up by union organisers. The ousted UK workers and their representatives have since taken Rockstar to court, accusing the company of getting rid of them to stop their union gaining enough members to win official recognition under UK law. </p> <p> This week, both parties filed opening submissions at <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/justice-at-last-feels-within-reach-final-hearing-in-rockstar-and-fired-gta-devs-legal-battle-will-kick-off-with-a-union-rally">an employment tribunal in Glasgow</a>, which Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive have emailed to RPS and <a href="https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/rockstar-and-fired-gta-developers-outline-core-arguments-during-union-busting-tribunal">Game Developer</a>, among others. Taken together, the filings amount to over 100 pages of claims and counterclaims, with thousands of pages of evidence to be discussed in the coming weeks. Amongst other things, the docs give us more sense of events leading up to the dismissals, including the revelation that Rockstar had a mole or "whistleblower" passing them information on the people using the Discord server. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rockstar-had-a-mole-in-the-union-worker-discord-server-for-over-two-and-a-half-years-gta-6-company-reveals-during-legal-battle">Read more</a></p>

155. Sony reportedly ditched Hideo Kojima's Physint following missed deadlines, bloated budgets, and Death Stranding 1&2 missing sales expectations

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:38:12 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Physint-art.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Following Sony's announcement earlier this week that it had "stepped away" from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" Physint, a new report has claimed Sony's decision was the result of concerns over "budget, potential profitability and exclusivity."</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-cancelled-physint-budget-profitability-exclusivity-missed-deadlines">Read more</a></p>

156. "The more aroused the fly is the harder it tries to shoot" - Google's fully mapped fly brain is now playing Doom, Beat Saber, and more

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:14:51 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/doom-fly.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It's science-fiction Friday as <a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/research/male-fruit-fly-brain-map/">Google's fully mapped fly brain</a>, which was revealed last week, has been engineered to play Doom and rhythm-action game <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/beat-saber">Beat Saber</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/google-fly-brain-doom-beat-saber">Read more</a></p>

157. "Why do we need more graphics?": 2010's Alan Wake was as photoreal as videogames ever needed to be, reckons original Thief designer

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:29:41 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/alan-wake-bridge-original.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Former <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/thief-the-dark-project">Thief: The Dark Project</a> designer, Ion Storm game director, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-smith-gemini/details/experience/">sometime Spielberg collaborator</a> Randy Smith Evergreen has shared his probably-incendiary view that photorealistic videogame graphics need not have advanced any further than Remedy's original <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/alan-wake">Alan Wake</a>. For context, Alan Wake released back in 2010, when some of you people were screaming babies. Every touted breakthrough in visual fidelity since that golden year? A pointless indulgence and a reckless travesty. A middle finger jammed up the nose of god. </p> <p> Smith Evergreen is entirely wrong, of course: videogame graphics actually topped out with PS1's MediEvil, still definitively the most faithful and convincing portrayal of an incompetent walking skeleton known to science. That said, this is an OG Thief designer we're talking about. Let's hear the poor soul out. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-do-we-need-more-graphics-2010s-alan-wake-was-as-photoreal-as-videogames-ever-needed-to-be-reckons-original-thief-designer">Read more</a></p>

158. More than 40% of people cancelling Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions blame rising costs

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:08:12 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ace90859-7340-415e-9bc6-6d4bbd45edd5.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Players cancelling their subscriptions to video game services like Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus are more likely to blame costs today than they were at the start of the year.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-game-pass-playstation-plus-nintendo-cancellations-rising-costs">Read more</a></p>

159. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says Square Enix would have to compromise "the quality of the final chapter" to ship the game fully on disc

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:08:06 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/final-fantasy-7-revelation-red.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Physical versions of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/final-fantasy-vii">Final Fantasy 7</a> Revelation require a download anyway because <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/square-enix">Square Enix</a> would've had to compromise the game in some fashion to contain the entire mammoth adventure in a disc. At least, that's the reasoning series director Naoki Hamaguchi has given.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-revelation-compromise-quality-physical-disc">Read more</a></p>

160. After Sony tells fans they don't own digital games, one Consumer Rights group is tracking all the times PlayStation said the opposite

     Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:07:38 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wolverine-promo-image-insomniac-ps5-store.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Last month, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-reasonable-consumers-know-dont-own-digital-games">Sony argued that "reasonable consumers" already know they don't really own the digital goods they paid for</a>. The Consumer Rights wiki has now made a list collecting more than 30 examples where Sony told customers they do, in fact, own the digital games they paid for.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/consumer-rights-tracking-playstation-digital-games-ownership">Read more</a></p>

161. What we've been playing - "I don't think this is this game's biggest problem"

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wolverine-logan-and-jean.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Kelsey takes solace in assassination; Connor revisits a foundational Korean MMO; Chris has some more thoughts about Marvel's Wolverine; Bertie tries to get to the end of Big Walk and then realises he doesn't want to get to the end of Big Walk at all; and Marie plays Spyro again, because why not?</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/what-weve-been-playing-i-dont-think-this-is-this-games-biggest-problem">Read more</a></p>

162. What are we all playing this weekend?

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:01:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Buoy'd-upon-Floating-Tackle.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>I&rsquo;m a big fan of these September weekends where I wake up and my bedroom has neither the humidity nor the ambient temperature of an <a href="https://www.edenproject.com/">Eden Project</a> rainforest-o-dome. Autumn was previously my third favourite season at best, but I think we need to have a serious conversation about top two.</p> <p>The additional thermal headroom to comfortably run a toasty graphics card also makes this one of the better times to play games. Including these, and also, the ones you&rsquo;re going to tell us about in the comments.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend-399">Read more</a></p>

163. With Chronicles Medieval, a team of "history nerds" is mixing authentic historical world-building and stimulating strategy to promising effect

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:09 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/CM_Screenshot_Logo_005.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Growing up in the South of England, like I did, history is all around you. Castles and forts, both preserved and ruined, litter the countryside. I, like many children, have fond memories visiting such places and imagining the great battles that were fought there.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/chronicles-medieval-gamescom-history-nerds-hands-off-preview">Read more</a></p>

164. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director confirms his studio is also making Kingdom Hearts 4

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:03:04 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2026-08-15-at-11.38.20.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/final-fantasy-vii">Final Fantasy 7</a> Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed that his own team, Creative Studio 1, is also the studio behind <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/kingdom-hearts-4">Kingdom Hearts 4</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/kingdom-hearts-4-final-fantasy-7-revelation-creative-studio-1">Read more</a></p>

165. Moss studio Polyarc shuts down, becoming the latest casualty of a brutal year for VR

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:34:52 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/polyarc_champion_keyart_OcqxNPv.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Polyarc, the Seattle studio behind the acclaimed VR series Moss, has closed its doors after almost 12 years.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/polyarc-moss-studio-closure-vr-industry-2026">Read more</a></p>

166. Nightdive confirms Thief Remastered's leaked new campaign, The Tarnished Mirror, with a November reveal date

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:02:48 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/thief-remastered-header.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Nightdive Studios has officially confirmed The Tarnished Mirror, a new campaign for its upcoming <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/thief-the-dark-project">Thief: The Dark Project</a> Remastered, days after the name leaked through a <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/achievement-leak-persona-6-kingdom-hearts-games-list-steam">mass Steam achievements leak</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/thief-remastered-tarnished-mirror-campaign-confirmed-nightdive">Read more</a></p>

167. Everything announced in the BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:41:58 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/blizzcon-2026-opening-ceremony.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><strong>UPDATE 13TH SEPTEMBER:</strong> Below you'll find a blow-by-blow account of everything announced during yesterday's BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony. It was a big show, revealing a new <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/starcraft">StarCraft</a> shooter for 2030, the surprise reveal of Diablo 5 for 2029, and World of Warcraft Forever - a remastered and expanded version of year-one World of Warcraft that will evolve in a different way and will lock players at level 60 forever. Blizzard also announced a brand new 30-hour story campaign for Warcraft 3, that's available today, a new class for <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a> and character for <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/overwatch">Overwatch</a>, and much more.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/blizzcon-2026-announcements-live-report-starcraft-diablo-overwatch-wow">Read more</a></p>

168. Scalpers are already reselling the sold-out Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 for £700+

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:14:54 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2026-09-12-at-16.09.04.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Nintendo's new Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/platforms/switch-2">Switch 2</a> sold out within hours of preorders opening, and scalpers are already scalping, with dozens of orders popping up on eBay for close to double its retail price.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/zelda-40th-anniversary-switch-2-scalpers-ebay-resale">Read more</a></p>

169. UK studio Bulkhead's Wardogs sells over a million copies and tops 350,000 concurrent players on launch day

     Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:43:49 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Wardogs-screenshot-(1).jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Wardogs, the new tactical shooter from Derby-based studio Bulkhead, has sold more than a million copies and <a href="https://steamdb.info/app/1867240/charts/#max">passed 350,000 concurrent players</a> within hours of launching into Steam early access.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/wardogs-million-copies-sold-steam-early-access">Read more</a></p>

170. The weird, wonderful world of Miles Buckle, Instagram's parallel universe of video games

     Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/miles-buckle-2.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Going through <a href="https://www.instagram.com/milesbuckle.exe/">Miles Buckle's Instagram feed</a> is like stumbling into a parallel universe where cinema's greats &ndash; Lynch, Hitchcock, Fellini, Kubrick &ndash; are reimagined in the familiar but distinctly different visual language of video games. The "<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Da8wT45OJpL/">here's Johnny</a>" scene from The Shining, where Jack Nicholson terrorises Shelley Duvall, recreated in the stilted comedic style of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/the-sims-2">The Sims 2</a>. The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DW1on-8iDLp/?img_index=1">opening sequence of Twin Peaks</a> told through the landscapes of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/simcity-2000">SimCity 2000</a> &ndash; one of several "orthographic experiments" that Buckle has done using the most iconic Maxis game of my childhood. A <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOXg2Lh7xw/">low-poly Peter Finch</a> doing the Oscar-winning "I'm a human being, god dammit!" monologue from Sidney Lumet's classic Network. Perfect fever dreams that can't and won't exist outside of these short clips.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/the-weird-wonderful-world-of-miles-buckle-instagrams-parallel-universe-of-video-games">Read more</a></p>

171. The Sunday Papers

     Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sunday-papers-big.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Sundays are for realising that after playing <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-blood-of-dawnwalker">The Blood of Dawnwalker</a>, you've developed a craving for blackcurrant juice. There's none in the cupboard, so you venture out to get some, floating across the rooftops as a trail of mist as you go. You arrive at the supermarket, fangs bared and claws out. You parry and dodge attackers armed with trollies as you fight your way up the aisles. There it is. The sweet crimson nectar. You reach out to grab a bottle. A hand reaches out through the display and grips your wrist.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-papers-827">Read more</a></p>

172. Diablo 5 is coming spring 2029, and a Netflix show is in development

     Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:06:40 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2026-09-13-at-11.57.18.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Blizzard has officially announced Diablo 5, confirming the next mainline entry in the series is expected to arrive in spring 2029.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-5-announced-blizzcon-2026-spring-2029">Read more</a></p>

173. StarCraft is back, but it's not the RTS you remember - it's an open-world shooter coming spring 2030

     Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:57:23 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2026-09-13-at-12.38.52.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Blizzard's next <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/starcraft">StarCraft</a> game will be an original open-world shooter and it's coming spring 2030.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/starcraft-open-world-shooter-announced-blizzcon-2026">Read more</a></p>

174. The World of Warcraft "Classic+" rumours were true and it's called World of Warcraft: Forever

     Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:12:09 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2026-09-13-at-13.59.19.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Blizzard has officially confirmed World of Warcraft: Forever, the long-rumoured "Classic+" experience.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/world-of-warcraft-forever-announced-blizzcon-2026-classic-plus">Read more</a></p>

175. Diablo 4's new season brings back Deckard Cain and all three Prime Evils as the game arrives on Switch 2

     Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:45:19 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-switch-2_IpuO7Y4.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a>'s next season, Season of Hell's Legacy, will go live on 15th September to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary and <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/platforms/switch-2">Nintendo Switch 2</a> debut.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-4-season-of-hells-legacy-switch-2-amazon-class">Read more</a></p>

176. Professor Layton studio Level-5's CEO admits using AI to make its digital showcase "more spectacular"

     Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:32:39 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/HSAF3N1bIAAQilG.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that generative AI was used in the studio's recent showcase.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/level-5-ceo-apologises-generative-ai-professor-layton-yo-kai-watch">Read more</a></p>

177. Moss developer Polyarc share that they're shutting down just two months after releasing a VR-less port of the beloved mousey adventure games

     Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:16:16 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/moss_ptJgWIk.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Another sad one today, unfortunately. Back in July, Polyarc released Moss: The Forgotten Relic, a <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/moss-the-forgotten-relic-is-a-shinier-vr-less-fusion-of-the-two-beloved-puzzle-platformers-thats-out-this-summer">new version of the original two games combined together</a> that ditched its VR headset origins. Now, unfortunately, it sounds like the studio is shutting down, as the developer's LinkedIn page shared a message this week noting it's ending "active development." </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/moss-developer-polyarc-share-that-theyre-shutting-down-just-two-months-after-releasing-a-vr-less-port-of-the-beloved-mousey-adventure-games">Read more</a></p>

178. Blizzard confirms no more Diablo 4 expansions from now until Diablo 5's release

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:19:11 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-the-amazon-concept-art-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>One of the biggest questions that emerged following <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-5-announced-blizzcon-2026-spring-2029">the surprise reveal of Diablo 5 at BlizzCon</a> over the weekend surrounded the future of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a>. Blizzard announced a returning class - the Amazon - coming to the game sometime in the first half of 2027, but nothing beyond that.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-4-expansions-over">Read more</a></p>

179. A multiplayer mod for The Last of Us 2 was reportedly cancelled "at Sony's request"

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:29:01 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Ellie-aims-a-gun-in-The-Last-of-Us-Part-2-Remastered.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Development on a multiplayer PvP mod for The Last of Us Part 2 on PC has been halted after PlayStation got in touch and asked the developers to cease work on the project.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/the-last-of-us-2-mod-cancelled-playstation">Read more</a></p>

180. Blizzard explains why it's revealing StarCraft and Diablo 5 release dates so far away: "We want to convey confidence in some of our biggest bets"

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:33:49 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/starcraft-shooter-blizzcon-2026.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Blizzard uncharacteristically announced two games at the weekend with release dates surprisingly far away. <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-5-announced-blizzcon-2026-spring-2029">One was Diablo 5</a>, which Blizzard plans to release in spring 2029, and the other was <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/starcraft-open-world-shooter-announced-blizzcon-2026">the much-rumoured StarCraft open-world shooter</a>, releasing 2030.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/why-blizzard-dating-games-far-away-starcraft-diablo-5">Read more</a></p>

181. Diablo 4 was basically an MMO, will Diablo 5 follow suit? Blizzard is being coy for now

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:19:13 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2026-09-13-at-11.57.18.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-5-announced-blizzcon-2026-spring-2029">The announcement of Diablo 5 at BlizzCon</a> over the weekend was among the fan event's highlights. Blizzard shared a surprising number of details about a game that's early in development, and one that won't be released for another three years.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-5-multiplayer-co-op-diablo-4-comparisons">Read more</a></p>

182. A StarCraft open-world shooter that's "Deadwood in space", Diablo 5, and a new classic-ish World of Warcraft branch out this year make up Blizzard of reveals

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:45:30 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/blizzcon-2026-starcraft-diablo-5-wow-forever-reveals-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Well, that <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-new-starcraft-shooters-reportedly-set-to-be-revealed-this-year-possibly-as-a-blizzcon-headliner">report earlier this year</a> was bang on the banana. A new <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/starcraft">StarCraft</a> shooter, creatively dubbed StarCraft, has been announced for a 2030 release at this year's BlizzCon. Joining it among the headliners were Diablo 5 - which is due out in 2029 - and a new <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/world-of-warcraft">World of Warcraft</a> branch dubbed WOW: Forever. Brave of them to name a Warcraft fork after the inevitable response which follows a WOW player revealing how long they've been playing the MMO.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-starcraft-open-world-shooter-thats-deadwood-in-space-diablo-5-and-a-new-classic-ish-world-of-warcraft-branch-out-this-year-make-up-blizzard-of-reveals">Read more</a></p>

183. Roblox plan to grow their absurd gaming empire even further by letting devs release games as "standalone apps", potentially via Steam, Epic, and GOG

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:36:14 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/spider-evolution-0.webp?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Not content with pulling in daily active user counts roughly equivalent to the population of Japan, game creation platform <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/roblox">Roblox</a> are planning to let developers release their games "as standalone apps across mobile, PC, and consoles, with Roblox powering the technology and services underneath." The news comes via this year's Roblox Developers Conference. They are calling the new initiative "Roblox Everywhere", two words that can surely only ever be uttered in the form of a Machiavellian giggle or a scream of purest terror. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/roblox-plan-to-grow-their-absurd-gaming-empire-even-further-by-letting-devs-release-games-as-standalone-apps-potentially-via-steam-epic-and-gog">Read more</a></p>

184. Sony letter spells the end for unreleased The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod, its creator says

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:14:56 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/last-of-us-part-2-multiplayer-mod-cancelled-sony-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>A multiplayer mod for <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-last-of-us">The Last of Us</a> Part 2 which was originally set to release this month no longer will, with its creator citing a letter from publishers Sony as the reason it won't see the light of day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sony-letter-spells-the-end-for-unreleased-the-last-of-us-part-2-multiplayer-mod-its-creator-says">Read more</a></p>

185. In a big change for Blizzard, it sounds like the new StarCraft shooter won't be a live-service game

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:45:03 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/starcraft-2030-blizzard-dan-hay.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Blizzard has revealed more tangible details about what <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/starcraft-open-world-shooter-announced-blizzcon-2026">the new StarCraft game</a> actually is, beyond it being an open-world shooter due for release in 2030. In doing so, Blizzard likened it to being more of a 'boxed' release rather than an ongoing live-service game, which is a notable departure for a company that has dealt almost exclusively in online multiplayer games.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/starcraft-shooter-2030-details-not-live-service">Read more</a></p>

186. What comes after Lies of P? It looks like it might be Wonders of O, according to a new trademark

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:35:36 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Lies-of-P_-Overture---Story-Trailer-1-29-screenshot.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Did you enjoy <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/lies-of-p">Lies of P</a>? The game - a Soulslike take on the story of Geppetto and Pinocchio - was very succesful when it launched in 2023. Now, it looks like we may have our first proper glimpse at what the game's sequel may turn out to be. <a href="https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/019420678">A couple</a> of <a href="https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/W01701037">new trademarks</a> have appeared over at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), registered by publisher Neowiz, for a mysterious project called 'Wonders of O'.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/what-comes-after-lies-of-p-it-looks-like-it-might-be-wonders-of-o-according-to-a-new-trademark">Read more</a></p>

187. "Valve is under the impression that this game is way sexier": Nighthawks devs claim vampire RPG has erroneously been slapped with Steam adult content label

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:38:54 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nighthawks_MPgp8gD.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><strong>Update:</strong> Wadjet Eye's Dave Gilbert has confirmed on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/wadjeteyegames.com/post/3mvj5f3u54s2k">Bluesky</a> that Nighthawks' "Adults Only" Steam label has been removed, meaning it's <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/Nighthawks/">no longer</a> locked in horny jail. "Everything is set for launch on the 22nd," he added. "Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted."</p> <p>Original story follows:</p> <p><strong>Disclosure:</strong> Nighthawks writer <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/authors/richard-cobbett">Richard Cobbett</a> has contributed articles to RPS, with his most recent as of writing being a <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fable-what-we-want-sequel">Fable-themed feature</a> from 2018.</p> <p>Vampire RPG <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/nighthawks">Nighthawks</a> has been slapped with a mature content label just as its release beckons, in the latest high-profile instance of Valve's <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-payment-networks-control-the-definition-of-acceptable-sex-in-videogames">determination of what constitutes an adult game</a> proving controversial. Developers Richard Cobbett and Wadjet Eye Games say they're working on convincing Valve to reverse the decision, which would allow the game to once again show up in Steam searches and no longer be banished to horny jail in some countries.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-is-under-the-impression-that-this-game-is-way-sexier-nighthawks-devs-claim-vampire-rpg-has-erroneously-been-slapped-with-steam-adult-content-label">Read more</a></p>

188. This week in PC games: become a magic girl in Kernel Hearts, a dog commando in Fright Train, or a capital class warship in Sublight

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:34:47 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fright-train.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Happy new week all! Over the weekend I banished all thought of rocks, paper or shotguns and volunteered to pick apples at a local orchard. Many wonderful varieties were carefully netted, then jumbled together in a huge mesh bag: speckled golden sours, fit to devour immediately with an appreciative grimace; jolly green cookers, wearing their scabs like medals of honour; sharp little reds that slice up into the clearest white wedges. Such intoxicating fruit! As we blundered around with poles and hard hats, we trampled on dozens of fallen, rotting apples, spicing the air with a sickly pungence.</p> <p>It was then that I saw it: the juiciest apple of all, dangling almost within grabbing distance in a peculiar depth of shade, beneath a tree of somehow abyssal provenance - its leaves salt-rimed and its roots akin to sunken steel anchors. I reached and the apple danced back a metre, becoming luminous. By its light, I perceived the slow parting of enormous crystal fangs. Damn it, Maw! I am trying to pick apples in peace. It's just as well I've brought a <em>second</em> mesh bag of new PC games to feed you.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-week-in-pc-games-become-a-magic-girl-in-kernel-hearts-a-dog-commando-in-fright-train-or-a-capital-class-warship-in-sublight">Read more</a></p>

189. Blizzard say Battle.net isn't looking to fight Steam and Epic for supermassive storefront supremacy, despite recently nabbing The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:59:54 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/blizzard-battlenet-not-steam-competitor-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>No siree. We are not trying to fight those big bosses. It's arguably a bit of a weird thing for a publisher with Diablo and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/world-of-warcraft">World of Warcraft</a> in their arsenal to say, but that's the stance Blizzard are sticking to with their storefront Battle.net, even though it now boasts two big CD Projekt Red RPGs. Instead of an unknowably girthy hoard of games, the publishers say <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/battlenet">Battle.net</a>'s still designed to feel like a handpicked basket of things to play.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/blizzard-say-battlenet-isnt-looking-to-fight-steam-and-epic-for-supermassive-storefront-supremacy-despite-recently-nabbing-the-witcher-3-and-cyberpunk-2077">Read more</a></p>

190. Sega and Netflix partner for a "cute yet cool" Sonic TV Show, a Crazy Taxi film, and a "badass action" Stranger Than Heaven adaptation

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:58:59 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-3-_-Official-Trailer-2-(2024-Movie)-Ben-Schwartz%2C-Jim-Carrey%2C-Keanu-Reeves-0-17-screenshot-(1).png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Netflix is binge-producing video game adaptations faster than a certain Blue Blur can chow down a chilli dog. The streamer has just announced a new partnership with Sega to make another animated TV show based on Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as films adapting <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/crazy-taxi">Crazy Taxi</a> and the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-netflix-sonic-tv-crazy-taxi-stranger-than-heaven-film">Read more</a></p>

191. "It's absolutely our goal to expand the market" - Valve's new Steam Frame VR headset has a nifty idea for broader appeal

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam-frame-games.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Valve has said its new Steam Frame VR headset, despite costing nearly &pound;900 for a base model, is intended to "expand the market" of virtual reality headsets. That's both because it's lightweight and standalone, but also because it addresses a fundamental and long-running problem VR headsets have had.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-steam-frame-vr-demand-expand-market">Read more</a></p>

192. Valve's long-awaited standalone VR headset Steam Frame starts at £889 and sign-ups open today - but you'll need to be quick

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam_Machine_4.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>After years of rumours, and 10 months since its official unveiling, Valve's long-awaited standalone VR headset, Steam Frame, is poised to begin shipping soon, and with a confirmed starting price of &pound;889.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/steam-frame-vr-price-where-how-to-buy">Read more</a></p>

193. Steam Frame review

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/steam-frame-oops.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>And so here it is: Steam Frame; Valve's second in-house VR headset following 2019's Index, featuring a boosted spec sheet, PC-to-headset streaming, and the ability to function standalone. It is, if you don't mind spoilers, a good, often great bit of kit, and a fascinating machine - it's lightweight and wonderfully comfortable, with some neat ideas, and it's a pleasure to use if you're doing PC-to-VR. As a standalone device, though, I have reservations, and there's a sense that it's perhaps not <em>quite</em> ready for prime time.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/steam-frame-review">Read more</a></p>

194. Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset opens for orders, with the cheapest model priced at a lenswatering £889 / $1,059

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:41 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam-Frame-with-controllers-2_ejQmTE2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Valve have just launched the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-frame">Steam Frame</a> wireless VR headset, finally completing the triumvirate of new hardware &ndash; along with the new <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-machine">Steam Machine</a> and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-controller">Steam Controller</a> &ndash; that they <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-announce-a-new-steam-machine-steam-controller-and-the-steam-frame-vr-headset-and-ive-played-them">unveiled</a> all the way back in November 2025. The review embargo has also lifted, meaning <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-frame-review">I can tell you that it&rsquo;s a smart and flexible piece of virtual reality kit</a>. Definitely the most versatile of its kind, in terms of <em>how</em> it lets you play games.</p> <p>Less triumphantly, the Frame has clearly sustained the impact of the same <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/memory-shortages">memory shortages</a> and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-see-the-great-ram-shortage-getting-worse-just-in-case-you-were-clinging-to-hopes-of-a-cheaper-steam-machine">component cost explosions</a> that jacked up the Machine&rsquo;s pricing and limited its stock. Thus, despite <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-frame-is-real-and-valve-want-it-to-be-the-last-vr-headset-youll-ever-buy">initial plans</a> to make the Frame cheaper than the ultra-premium <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-index-review">Valve Index</a>, the Steam Frame starts at &pound;889 / $1,059 / &euro;1,049 for the smaller 256GB model. That rises to &pound;1,089 / $1,299 / &euro;1,279 for the top 1TB version, with several accessory options potentially bumping out the outlay even further.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valves-steam-frame-vr-headset-opens-for-orders-with-the-cheapest-model-priced-at-a-lenswatering-889-1059">Read more</a></p>

195. Steam Frame review: Another best-in-class VR headset by Valve, though virtual realities clash with economic ones

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:42 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam-Frame-with-controllers.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It&rsquo;s a strange time to be selling a new VR headset, and maybe an even stranger time to be buying one. The supply of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-frame-needs-to-be-more-than-a-cool-device-if-valve-want-to-reshape-the-vr-market">original virtual reality games</a> has slowed to a dribble, and just as with Valve&rsquo;s last hardware launch, the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-frame">Steam Frame</a> arrives covered in bumps and scrapes from a fight with the worst components shortage in memory. A fight which, judging by <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valves-steam-frame-vr-headset-opens-for-orders-with-the-cheapest-model-priced-at-a-lenswatering-889-1059">how it&rsquo;ll cost ya &pound;889 / $1,059</a> at minimum, it lost.</p> <p>However, something else the Frame has in common with the revamped <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-machine">Steam Machine</a> is that as a piece of hardware <em>per se</em>, it&rsquo;s really quite likeable. Charismatic, even. It&rsquo;s a happy marriage of core VR capability and genuinely new engineering ideas: some simple practicality boons, some with the potential to change PC games as we know them. And not just the ones you&rsquo;d play with sweaty goggles on your face.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-frame-review">Read more</a></p>

196. Marathon's permanent PvE mode and next major update delayed to December days before launch, and Bungie's "moving away from a strict season schedule"

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:54:07 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Marathon_N0UraGO.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Marathon Season 3 and everything that was due to come alongside it has been delayed, including the sci-fi shooter's long-awaited full PvE mode. Bungie's next major update is now launching in December instead, and the famed studio is pivoting away from seasonal updates entirely.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/marathon-pve-mode-delay-bungie-major-update">Read more</a></p>

197. Valve decided that cutting the Steam Frame’s specs to avoid price rises wasn't "the right product choice" for the VR headset

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:00:14 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam-Frame-4.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Surprising no-one, Valve&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-frame-review">Steam Frame</a> VR headset is <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valves-steam-frame-vr-headset-opens-for-orders-with-the-cheapest-model-priced-at-a-lenswatering-889-1059">launching with higher-than-expected prices</a>, following the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-machine">Steam Machine</a> in having its budget-friendly intentions foiled by the memory shortage misery of RAMnar&ouml;k.</p> <p>The lack of affordable PC parts - which as a fully standalone-capable VR kit, the Steam Frame is as vulnerable to as any laptop or desktop - continues to have wide-ranging, usually shitty impacts on hardware manufacturing and even <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/genai-users-larian-forced-to-build-divinity-around-ram-shortage-caused-by-genai">game development</a>. Besides simply raising prices, some kit makers are <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/amd-graphics-card-price-hikes-are-reportedly-following-nvidias-as-the-ai-fuelled-ram-shortage-continues-to-set-wallets-alight">reverting to lower-RAM models</a> to keep costs down, or <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/samsung-990-review-a-lower-spec-ssd-thats-weirdly-great-for-games">going DRAMless</a> altogether. Valve, however, have told RPS that there was never a question of cutting the Frame&rsquo;s specs, even as the worldwide component crisis took hold.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-decided-that-cutting-the-steam-frames-specs-to-avoid-price-rises-wasnt-the-right-product-choice-for-the-vr-headset">Read more</a></p>

198. "We track every server you enter": the Wardogs devs are "coming down hard" on XP farms and cash exploits, even as they encourage people to grind

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wardogs_MlWawxV.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The creators of military shooter <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/wardogs">Wardogs</a> have announced that they will crack down heavily on players who use exploits and bugs to speedily farm in-game currency and XP, or who spend &ldquo;more than a few minutes&rdquo; in servers created for this purpose.</p> <p>Given that Wardogs advertises itself as a shooter about getting rich &ndash; a game in which "cash is king", with individualised payouts for a bunch of different in-game actions - I do feel like Bulkhead are sending mixed messages, even by the standards of incoherent wargames. Trying to define 'fairly earned' in a game that encourages you to be a frenzied, gun-toting plutomaniac is surely plunging headfirst into farce. Mind you, I respect the desire to Maintain The Fun for players who aren't quite as dollar-driven, and avoid having a community browser slammed with servers called "[EU/DOGF$RM]" or similar.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-track-every-server-you-enter-the-wardogs-devs-are-coming-down-hard-on-xp-farms-and-cash-exploits-even-as-they-encourage-people-to-grind">Read more</a></p>

199. GTA 6's first confirmed actor is King of the Hill's Stephen Root: "It's an amazing thing to look at"

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:04:43 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/GTA-6-Brian-Heder.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/rockstar-games">Rockstar Games</a> hasn't said much about who's voicing the <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357">GTA 6</a> cast, but we now know at least one big-name actor attached to the upcoming crime epic: Stephen Root.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-confirmed-actor-king-of-the-hill-stephen-root">Read more</a></p>

200. The King Is Watching devs are making The Crab is Walking, this journalist is writing

     Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/thecrabiswalking.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-king-is-watching">The King Is Watching</a> developers Hypnohead have announced The Crab Is Walking, a roguelite city-builder in which you alternate between arranging tetromino-shaped city districts on the back of a colossal crustacean, and sending out armies of Mad Maxalots to slaughter wasteland insects. Unlike in The King Is Watching, you do not have to actively train your gaze on your crab metropolis to stop it slacking off. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-king-is-watching-devs-are-making-the-crab-is-walking-this-journalist-is-writing">Read more</a></p>

201. Injustice 3 is seemingly the mysterious, unannounced fighting game that's been hosting playtests in California

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:35:05 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/harley-ij-2_7lWU0aR.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>NetherRealm's next project has yet to be officially announced, but many believe it to be the third entry in the studio's superhero fighting game series Injustice. Now, there are new signs that select few outside the studio are playing Injustice 3.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/injustice-3-playtests-leak">Read more</a></p>

202. 007 First Light catches a big delay on Switch 2, pushing it into next year

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:40:50 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/james-bond-007-first-light-cressida.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/io-interactive">IO Interactive</a> has announced it's pushing back the release of 007 First Light on <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/platforms/switch-2">Switch 2</a>. The game's Switch 2 adaptation <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/the-switch-version-of-acclaimed-james-bond-game-007-first-light-is-seeing-really-good-progress-and-isnt-very-far-away">was expected to be released this summer</a>, but has now been delayed to March 2027.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/007-first-light-switch-2-delay">Read more</a></p>

203. Everything we've gleaned about Diablo 5 since its BlizzCon 2026 reveal - a game that appears to be much more than Diablo 4.5

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:01:31 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-5-plague-knight-concept-art-crop-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>I knew going into BlizzCon 2026 that we'd get some Diablo news, but I expected a <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a> expansion introducing a new Baal storyline, not Diablo 5. It's a long way away, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-5-announced-blizzcon-2026-spring-2029">scheduled for a spring 2029 release</a>, but that didn't stop Blizzard revealing enough information for us to build a picture of what the new action role-playing game will be like. And if there's one thing I took from the information, it's that Diablo 5 is much more than simply a continuation of Diablo 4.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-5-all-gameplay-details">Read more</a></p>

204. As Civilization 7 devs Firaxis prepare to unleash the nukes, the strategy game's latest update whips out a fresh take on the classic Real Earth map

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:18:54 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/civilization-7-update-true-start-map-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The September update for <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/sid-meiers-civilization-vii">Civ 7</a> arrives today, September 15th. It's got a handful of new maps, including a fresh version of the real life-mimicking True Start Earth playing field, and updates to diplomacy that'll stop you being automatically dragged into your allies' wars.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-civilization-7-devs-firaxis-prepare-to-unleash-the-nukes-the-strategy-games-latest-update-whips-out-a-fresh-take-on-the-classic-real-earth-map">Read more</a></p>

205. Ubisoft delays Rayman Legends remake Retold a couple of months "to make sure every detail gets the care it deserves"

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:22:10 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/rayman-legends-remake-untold.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Ubisoft has delayed the <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/rayman-legends">Rayman Legends</a> remake - Rayman Legends Retold - in order to "make sure every detail gets the care it deserves". The game's release date has moved two months from 1st October to 3rd December.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/rayman-legends-remake-retold-release-date-delay">Read more</a></p>

206. Valve considered making a new VR game for the Steam Frame, before tackling the "ludicrous" task of getting Half-Life: Alyx running standalone

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:29:05 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/half-life-alyx-g.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Valve have sometimes &ndash; if perhaps not often enough to call it a grand old tradition &ndash; massaged interest in their hardware by pairing the kit with a new game. For the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-deck">Steam Deck</a> it was <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/aperture-desk-job">Aperture Desk Job</a>, and for 2019&rsquo;s jammy sod of a VR headset, the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-index-review">Valve Index</a>, it was <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/half-life-alyx">Half-Life: Alyx</a>, a full-length City 17 adventure that reviewer Graham (RPS in peace) called &ldquo;<a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/half-life-alyx-review">a masterclass of first-person shooter design</a>.&rdquo;</p> <p>Still, people rarely want to take the same class twice, hence why padding-compacted eyebrows have been raised by Alyx again being a tentpole of the new <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-frame-review">Steam Frame</a> headset &ndash; this time, to showcase the game running in PC-less, standalone VR. Why not make something new, even a smaller tech demo like ADJ or the Index&rsquo;s own <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-lab">The Lab</a> collection of Portal-themed minigames?</p> <p>According to Valve staff, several of whom I spoke to prior to the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valves-steam-frame-vr-headset-opens-for-orders-with-the-cheapest-model-priced-at-a-lenswatering-889-1059">Frame&rsquo;s Monday night launch</a>, there were several reasons why a return to Alyx was considered more valuable &ndash; even though a brand new VR game was, at least briefly, on the table.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-considered-making-a-new-vr-game-for-the-steam-frame-before-tackling-the-ludicrous-task-of-getting-half-life-alyx-running-standalone">Read more</a></p>

207. Alien Deathstorm's intense, relentless FPS action was a surprise Gamescom highlight - even if it nearly made my brain explode

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:00:46 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/alien-deathstorm-header-2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Let me paint a picture: it is day three of Gamescom; I have seen dozens of fantastic games, spoken to many enthusiastic developers. I am excited and energised by it all, but also at the point of slightly delirious fatigue (not helped by the Gamescom flu determinedly setting in). It is, in other words, a less than ideal time to be seeing a game as relentlessly, overwhelmingly intense as Alien Deathstorm. But play it I did - and half an hour later I found myself walking away thinking I might just have seen one of my favourite demos of the show.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/alien-deathstorm-gamescom-preview">Read more</a></p>

208. Steam Deck 2 plans aren't affected by ongoing component crisis, Valve maintains, as Steam Frame arrives later and more expensive than expected

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:21:04 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overview_oled.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Valve is in the news again thanks to the impending launch of its Steam Frame VR headset. The developer <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/steam-frame-vr-price-where-how-to-buy">recently opened up pre-order registration for the &pound;889 / $1,059 standalone headset</a> following months of wait.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-steam-deck-2-plans-component-crisis">Read more</a></p>

209. Lies of P's sequel is a Wizard of Oz homage called Wonders of O, going by a Neowiz trademark, and probably not a videogame based on a famous work of French erotica

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:57:24 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/overture.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Earlier this week, <a href="https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/019420678">trademarks</a> were spotted over at the European Union Intellectual Property Office for a videogame or videogame-related Something called 'Wonders of O'. The trademarks were registered by South Korean company Neowiz, who also happen to be the publishers of excellent puppet-powered soulslike <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/lies-of-p">Lies of P</a>.</p> <p>Given the shared title format, online sleuthyfolks have wasted no time identifying the project as the Lies of P sequel developers Round 8 <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-next-game-from-the-lies-of-p-studio-sounds-like-it-might-just-fill-a-dead-space-shaped-hole-in-my-heart">teased back in 2024</a>, alongside an untitled horror game.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lies-of-ps-sequel-is-a-wizard-of-oz-homage-called-wonders-of-o-going-by-a-neowiz-trademark-and-probably-not-a-videogame-based-on-a-famous-work-of-french-erotica">Read more</a></p>

210. European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act could see online games forced to enact stricter age verification amid new rules around accounts for under 15s

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eu-kids-act-online-games-proposed-age-rules-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The European Commission are reportedly set to propose new rules around how under 15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games. Dubbed the EU Kids Act, the proposed legislation in its current form demands the setting up of a tiered system governing the types of accounts children under 15 can create to access such services. As with the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-now-require-uk-steam-users-to-verify-their-ages-using-a-credit-card">UK's Online Safety Act</a>, that'd result in the rolling out of age verification hoops everyone has to jump through to access these allegedly risky platforms.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/european-commissions-proposed-eu-kids-act-could-see-online-games-forced-to-enact-stricter-age-verification-amid-new-rules-around-accounts-for-under-15s">Read more</a></p>

211. Paradox's grand strategy game Afterworld hasn't got a fixed history, it changes with every playthrough

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/afterworld-mount-rushmore.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Each time you start a new campaign in Afterworld, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crusader-kings-devs-paradox-officially-reveal-afterworld-a-fallout-flavoured-grand-strategy-game-in-which-you-can-overrun-america-with-a-cannibal-cult">Paradox's upcoming post-apocalyptic grand strategy game</a>, a tiny virtual historian cracks their knuckles and gets to work writing a new 200-year history for what happened to North America in the dying days of the great war.</p> <p>They will decide where the great powers fired their nuclear-tipped missiles, where they released their clouds of flesh-eating nanites, where they dropped their lung-bubbling chemical weapons, and they will decide who survived and who died. These procedural changes should mean that each time you start a new game of Afterworld, the map will be dramatically different from the last.</p> <p>That flexibility to rewrite the surface of Afterworld is vital, game director Dan Lind tells me, "Otherwise it undermines a lot of the exploration".</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradoxs-grand-strategy-game-afterworld-hasnt-got-a-fixed-history-it-changes-with-every-playthrough">Read more</a></p>

212. Marathon's next major update runs a few months further away, permanent PvE in hand, as Bungie ditch their "strict seasonal schedule"

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:25:04 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/marathon-update-delay-pve-december-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Bungie have announced that the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/marathon-2025">Marathon</a> update originally slated to arrive on September 22nd will not be doing so. Instead, it'll rock up in December as part of a major update dubbed Symbiosis, which'll introduce a new permanent PvE mode. Bungie are pegging it as "the first major step in <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/marathon">Marathon</a>&rsquo;s next chapter" and have decided to ditch their established seasonal cadence for additions as part of this raft of changed plans.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/marathons-next-major-update-runs-a-few-months-further-away-permanent-pve-in-hand-as-bungie-ditch-their-strict-seasonal-schedule">Read more</a></p>

213. "What would a WoW 2 give you that World of Warcraft: Forever isn't already giving you?" - Blizzard addresses the MMO elephant in the room

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:45:02 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wow-forever.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Blizzard's decision to reveal far-away <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-5-announced-blizzcon-2026-spring-2029">release dates for Diablo 5</a> (2029) and <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/starcraft-open-world-shooter-announced-blizzcon-2026">the new open-world StarCraft shooter</a> (2030) at this year's BlizzCon represented an uncharacteristically transparent look at its future plans. So much so, there was a moment when the spotlight turned on World of Warcraft and it seemed we might get a monumental reveal there too.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/blizzard-wow-2-sequel-forever">Read more</a></p>

214. Tim Willits doesn't think Rideshare's generative AI is damaging Saber's reputation

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/rideshare-stimulator_SBvvZcB.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>A few weeks ago, when I spoke with Tim Willits, chief creative officer at Saber Interactive, makers of games like Space Marine 2, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/snowrunner">SnowRunner</a>, and World War Z, the company was dealing with the shitstorm that ensued from their announcement of Rideshare Stimulator.</p> <p>The game's basically an Uber simulator, with you driving a car around town picking up fares, but Saber drew all kinds of bad attention when <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/saber-admit-ridershare-stimulator-features-generative-ai-writing-but-deny-they-replaced-taxi-games-lead-writer-with-chatgpt">a former writer on the game revealed the game featured generative AI</a> (<a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rideshare-stimulator-finally-gets-its-genai-disclosure-after-much-saber-rattling-and-it-turns-out-the-game-also-uses-the-tech-for-in-game-music">something left undisclosed on the game's Steam page until recently</a>) and CEO Matt Karch responded by attacking the writer in statements to the press. Something he has since apologised for.</p> <p>So, naturally, we talked about generative AI and the reputational damage &ndash; or lack of &ndash; when getting caught out using it.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tim-willits-doesnt-think-rideshares-generative-ai-is-damaging-sabers-reputation">Read more</a></p>

215. After riffing on Theme Hospital, Two Point Museum studio is tipping a hat to Bullfrog's classic Theme Park in its next DLC

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:20:23 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/two-point-museum-rides.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Well this made me chuckle. After starting out with <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/two-point-hospital">Two Point Hospital</a> - a spiritual successor to developer Bullfrog Productions' classic sick-fixing sim Theme Hospital, Two Point Studios is now going even further into the past. Its newly announced Rides & Relics DLC for the excellent Two Point Museum is paying it back to Theme Hospital's much-loved predecessor, Theme Park - and you can even build your own coasters!</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/two-point-museum-rides-and-relics-dlc-announced">Read more</a></p>

216. Skyblivion's release is "getting closer" as the massive Skyrim mod's makers start recruiting for a big final marketing push

     Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:33:26 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/skyblivion-c3-2026-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/skyblivion">Skyblivion</a>, that massive <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion">Oblivion</a> remake mod which was <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivions-release-has-been-delayed-to-2026-but-you-can-check-out-an-interactive-version-of-its-map">originally set to release last year</a>, finally seems to be on the verge of arrival. While they've still yet to put a full release date on it, the mod's creators have announced that they're looking for voluteers to join their comms team and contribute to a final push to get the word out about their creation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivions-release-is-getting-closer-as-the-massive-skyrim-mods-makers-start-recruiting-for-a-big-final-marketing-push">Read more</a></p>

217. Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember isn't just a sequel - it's a culmination of everything Team Ninja has learned from Nioh, Ninja Gaiden, and Dead or Alive

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Wo-long-2-nunchuck.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The original Wo Long is <a href="https://www.vg247.com/wo-long-fallen-dynasty-review">an overlooked gem</a>. Fast-paced, brutal, and compelling, the game made a name for itself amongst hardcore action-RPG aficionados because of its key gimmick: that basically every single attack could be deflected. While some criticised this because it made the game 'repetitive', I thought it was interesting and well-executed enough to carry you through the entire playtime. Augmented by a momentum mechanic that rethought stamina for the fast-paced fights, and a still best-in-class 'morale' system that encouraged exploration and completionism, Wo Long has a permanent place on my harddrive.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/wo-long-2-wings-of-ember-preview">Read more</a></p>

218. Login errors delay Diablo 4's big new Season of Hell's Legacy anniversary update

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:42:38 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diablo-4-season-of-hells-legacy-keyart-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The launch of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/diablo-iv">Diablo 4</a>'s Season of Hell's Legacy got off to a rough start. The anticipated season <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-4-season-of-hells-legacy-switch-2-amazon-class">was announced at BlizzCon over the weekend to arrive alongside a 30th anniversary celebration of the Diablo franchise</a>. And though Season of Hell's Legacy eventually went live, it did so several hours after it was supposed to.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/diablo-4-season-of-hells-legacy-30th-anniversary-delayed">Read more</a></p>

219. You can play a sizeable demo of Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember right now, getting you ready for its March 2027 release date

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Wo-long-2-header-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Overnight, in the run up to Tokyo Game Show, Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja announced that Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, the latest instalment in the studios' dark Three Kingdoms-inspired action-RPG series, will be released worldwide on 4th March 2027. The two companies also announced a huge alpha test for the game in the form of a free demo that provides an early look at the game, including an in-progress character creation system, and online multiplayer for up to three players.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/wo-long-2-wings-of-ember-demo-release-date">Read more</a></p>

220. Total War: Shogun 2's Complete Edition adds 50 minor factions in return for breaking your mods, but fear not, players who stick to the old version will get legacy DLC for free

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:08:22 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/total-war-shogun-2-complete-edition.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>If you recently glanced at <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/shogun-2-total-war">Total War: Shogun 2</a> and thought "gosh, lovely hip-and-gable roofs on that miniature of the temples in Kyoto, but this could really do with oh, let's say 50 additional groups of quarrelsome swordsmen", then congratulations, Creative Assembly are adding "50+" minor factions in Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition, an all-in-one remaster hamper due to launch on 13th October via Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store and GOG.</p> <p>This fancified and expanderised, 64-bit edition of the 2011 strategy game will include both the Rise and the Fall of the Samurai DLC expansions, together with updated lighting, shadows and textures. Also: "modernised controls", which makes me frown a little in the absence of details, together with 1440p and 4K UI scaling, and Japanese and Chinese voice acting and localisation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/total-war-shogun-2s-complete-edition-adds-50-more-factions-in-return-for-breaking-your-mods-but-fear-not-players-who-stick-to-the-old-version-will-get-legacy-dlc-for-free">Read more</a></p>

221. Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember has a demo out, as Koei Tecmo carve an early 2027 release date into some hulking demons from Chinese mythology

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:35:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wo-long-2-wings-of-ember-release-date-demo-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/wo-long-fallen-dynasty">Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty</a> sequel Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember will release in March next year, devs Koei Tecmo have revealed as they've whipped out an alpha demo that you can give a go right away. Expect plenty of samurai sword slashing and rolling around the mythological or historical Chinese big man, plus some open battlefields to roam.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wo-long-2-wings-of-ember-has-a-demo-out-as-koei-tecmo-carve-an-early-2027-release-date-into-some-hulking-demons-from-chinese-mythology">Read more</a></p>

222. Microsoft doesn't dismiss rumours a major Xbox Game Pass shake-up is on the way, which reportedly removes day-one game offerings entirely

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:40:31 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/game-pass-negative-stonks.webp?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Xbox could be planning another major shake-up of its Game Pass subscription service, this time removing key benefits the service is known for. That's according to a new leak from ResetEra user Slayven, who <a href="https://www.resetera.com/threads/rumor-big-changes-to-gamepass-including-a-free-cheaper-tier-with-ads.1313263/">in 2025 revealed Microsoft's plans to raise Game Pass prices</a> and change tier offerings, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-increases-price-of-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-despite-record-subscription-profits-last-year">some of which turned out to be true</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-game-pass-big-changes-2027-rumour-microsoft-responds">Read more</a></p>

223. Here's the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games coming in September

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:41:29 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gears-of-war-e-day-marcus-crop.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The second wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September has been announced, and the list considerably improves <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/september-2026-xbox-pc-game-pass-list">what's already on offer</a>, with a huge new arrival in Gears of War: E-Day, and notable arrivals in Dune Awakening, and <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/minecraft-dungeons">Minecraft Dungeons</a> 2.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-game-pass-second-wave-september-gears-of-war">Read more</a></p>

224. "They often don’t make it in the door": Wardogs studio Bulkhead check for "anti-crunch messaging" on prospective hires' social media, CEO says

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:07:05 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wardogs-studio-ceo-crunch-hiring-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer has revealed that the studio behind recent FPS hit Wardogs check the social media accounts of prospective hires for public criticism of crunch practices, and deliberately prefer to avoid bringing such folks on board. In the exec's view, devs working extra or long hours to get a game or update out of the door - otherwise known as crunch - "is going to happen at some point", even if the studio "always try and avoid it".</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/they-often-dont-make-it-in-the-door-wardogs-studio-bulkhead-check-for-anti-crunch-messaging-on-prospective-hires-social-media-ceo-says">Read more</a></p>

225. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:08:06 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Leda-FE-FW.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>I cannot remember the last time I put this many hours into a game for a review. And still, I'm sitting here, writing this, itching to play more of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. Despite some odd decisions for <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-preview">an RPG of this depth and scale</a> - a single save slot and diluted difficulty, to name two - I haven't played a game that has captivated and fascinated me like this in years. This is Fire Emblem at its peak, a game as sharp and satisfying as <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/fire-emblem-awakening">Awakening</a> on the 3DS, with character work and story as compelling as <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/fire-emblem-three-houses">Three Houses</a>. It summons the same sense of wonder and scale as those multi-disc PS1 RPGs did back in the 90s. Developer Intelligent Systems has refined all the map-building, scenario-setting work it did with <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/fire-emblem-engage-review-a-sideways-step-for-the-strategy-series-that-celebrates-the-classics">Engage </a>and iterated it alongside the storytelling tour de force of Three Houses to create something exceptional, no matter what direction you look at it from. This, right here, is a reason to buy a <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/platforms/switch-2">Switch 2</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-review">Read more</a></p>

226. HBO boss continues to suggest The Last of Us Season 3 is the series' final season

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:30:54 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Bella-Ramsey-as-Ellie-looks-menacingly-towards-Nora-(off-camera)-while-bathed-in-red-light.jfif?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>HBO boss Casey Bloys has mentioned again that he believes The Last of Us series will be finished in three seasons.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/hbo-last-of-us-final-season-3-maizin">Read more</a></p>

227. "We're trying to make it easier": Valve confirm the Steam Frame is just the start of plans to get Steam games working on compatibility-challenged ARM PCs

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:01:35 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam-Frame-and-controller.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-frame">Steam Frame</a>, unfortunately <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-decided-that-cutting-the-steam-frames-specs-to-avoid-price-rises-wasnt-the-right-product-choice-for-the-vr-headset">RAM shortage-ravaged</a> as it is, is unique among virtual reality headsets for its ability to run Steam games &ndash; VR or 'flat' alike &ndash; entirely on its own, internal compute hardware. It is, in effect, a SteamOS PC for your face. Yet as I waxed about in our <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/steam-frame-review">review</a>, this feature&rsquo;s impact could extend far beyond the Frame itself, as it&rsquo;s based on new compatibility tech that Valve now hope to bring to a broader range of PCs and laptops. Potentially, according to staff speaking with RPS, making bonafide gaming systems out of previously unfriendly computers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/were-trying-to-make-it-easier-valve-confirm-the-steam-frame-is-just-the-start-of-plans-to-get-steam-games-working-on-compatibility-challenged-arm-pcs">Read more</a></p>

228. "A dried husk of a product": former Doom producer berates Microsoft for making Halo a "mid-tier" game and mourns the "financialisation" of AAA

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/master-chief-and-doom-guy.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Former <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/doom-the-dark-ages">Doom: The Dark Ages</a> producer Andrew Willis has shared tuppence on the state of the blockbuster videogame trade, arguing that the biggest companies and most popular series are going through a familiar "cycle" whereby the moneyfolk finally displace the creatives, and start messing games up in the name of short-term returns. He reckons that the likes of Halo are well on their way to becoming "a dried husk of a product that everyone just now associates with like, slop". </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-dried-husk-of-a-product-former-doom-producer-berates-microsoft-for-making-halo-a-mid-tier-game-and-mourns-the-financialisation-of-aaa">Read more</a></p>

229. Xbox's Fable reboot was allowed a 10-year development because the RPG series is "vital to the DNA of the platform", developer Playground Games says

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:57:29 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fighting-a-fire-breathing-chicken-in-Fable.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Fable developer Playground Games has said "many people within Xbox view Fable as being vital to the DNA of the platform", which is why this game has been allowed such a long and "protected" development.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/fable-vital-dna-of-xbox-playground-games">Read more</a></p>

230. MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy appear to be making fresh redundancies, as one staffer says he's "helping wrap things up here in the HR department"

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:50:26 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mindseye-studio-build-a-rocket-boy-more-layoffs-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><strong>Update:</strong> The IWGB Games Worker Union have issued the following statement to RPS from vice-chair Ben Newbon:</p> <p>We cannot add any further insight into the heartbreaking job losses at BARB, a company that we think has been slowly spiralling for a long time.</p> <p>We came together to fight tooth and nail to prevent the hardworking people working there from such a fate after pouring their heart and soul into Minds Eye. We are proud of what we built there but still hearing of redundancies is always an injustice.</p> <p>We offer nothing but solidarity and support to everyone impacted by any job losses and remain committed to getting justice for BARB management&rsquo;s treatment of workers and organising to root these practices out of the video games industry. Only by joining and becoming active in a trade union can we achieve these goals.</p> <p>Original story follows:</p> <p>Build a Rocket Boy (BARB), makers of panned futuristic action game/massive minigame platform <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/mindseye">MindsEye</a>, appear to be making more staff redundant or able to seek other work. As part of a LinkedIn post indicating he's seeking opportunities elsewhere, a principal talent acquisition partner at the studio has written that he "will be seeing BARB through till the very end, helping wrap things up here in the HR department", which doesn't exactly paint a rosy picture of the company's future.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mindseye-studio-build-a-rocket-boy-appear-to-be-making-fresh-redundancies-as-one-staffer-says-hes-helping-wrap-things-up-here-in-the-hr-department">Read more</a></p>

231. Dog in the Machine reinvents the domino tactics of Into The Breach as a mecha dog show, with players teaching their hounds tricks

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:20:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Dog-in-the-Machine.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> If the organisers of Crufts ever have to produce a season of Robot Wars, the results probably won't be a million miles away from <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/dog-in-the-machine">Dog in the Machine</a> - a new turn-based tactics puzzler that's sort of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/into-the-breach">Into The Breach</a> but with a greater emphasis on props and tricks. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dog-in-the-machine-reinvents-the-domino-tactics-of-into-the-breach-as-a-mecha-dog-show-with-players-teaching-their-hounds-tricks">Read more</a></p>

232. Low poly horror Tumblebee combines the joy of tumbling bees with the not-joy of being chased by huge spiders

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:13:56 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tumblebee.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> For the last few years I've been labouring to transform my terror of spiders into guarded appreciation, even wonder. I've been drawing pictures of spiders, and writing stories about them. When I spy a spyder (spider) in the wild, I make a strenuous display of hunkering down to utter words like "ooh, what a beautiful False Widow, such poetry of form". Then the spider moves a fraction, and I hoot and holler on out of there, pawing imaginary silk strands from my face. Videogames like Tumblebee are not helping with this endeavour. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/low-poly-horror-tumblebee-combines-the-joy-of-tumbling-bees-with-the-not-joy-of-being-chased-by-huge-spiders">Read more</a></p>

233. The Blood of Dawnwalker's controversial time mechanic won't necessarily be in a sequel, the game director says

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:24:36 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/brencis-danwalker-artwork.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The Blood of Dawnwalker director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has told me the game's divisive time mechanic - which gives you a limited amount of time to save your family, and attaches a time-cost to every quest and notable action you do in the game - won't necessarily feature in a sequel.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-time-mechanic-sequels">Read more</a></p>

234. "15 years ago, people understood it was an unfinished game": As Endless Legend 2 hits 1.0, Amplitude reflect on how early access has changed

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:57:25 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/endless-legend-2-key-art.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Amplitude have always used early access for their games, even before Steam Early Access was a thing. Ahead of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/endless-space">Endless Space</a>'s release in July 2012, players who preordered the game got immediate access to an alpha build that was steadily patched and updated on the lead up to launch.</p> <p>To this day, the studio still uses its Games2Gether program, where they discuss design issues with players and poll them for thoughts on how to proceed. Right now, there are a small group of players giving feedback on the recently announced <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/humankind">Humankind</a> 2.</p> <p>However, <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3407390/ENDLESS_Legend_2/">as Amplitude prepare to launch Endless Legend 2 after a year in early access</a>, co-founder and CEO Romain de Waubert de Genlis readily admits "The whole thing has changed over time."</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/15-years-ago-people-understood-it-was-an-unfinished-game-as-endless-legend-2-hits-10-amplitude-reflect-on-how-early-access-has-changed">Read more</a></p>

235. Vampire RPG escapes Steam's 'Adult Only' jail just in time for launch: "At the risk of disappointing some players, Nighthawks is not porn"

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:59:46 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Nighthawks_bEaRJAk.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/wadjet-eyes-vampire-urban-fantasy-nighthawks-gets-first-teaser-trailer">Nighthawks</a> just got a happy ending. Developers of the vampiric RPG have successfully removed the game's 'Adult Only' rating on Steam - a label that would have otherwise hidden the game from most players.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/vampire-rpg-steam-adult-only-game-jail-nighthawks">Read more</a></p>

236. Monster Hunter Wilds will soon stop charging players to edit their characters as Capcom scraps the game's worst microtransaction

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:47:52 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/monster-hunter-wilds-grand-hub-egg.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Arguably <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/monster-hunter-wilds">Monster Hunter Wilds</a>' most egregious microtransaction is being retired, and, soon, you'll be able to edit your hunters and cat-friend Palicos whenever you like, as many times as you like.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/monster-hunter-wilds-edit-characters-capcom-microtransaction">Read more</a></p>

237. More MindsEye developers have been laid off, and GTA veteran Leslie Benzie's studio is reportedly shutting down

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:49:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mindseye-build-a-rocket-boy-(9).jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Another round of layoffs is seemingly sweeping through Build A Rocket Boy, the studio responsible for <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/mindseye">MindsEye</a> and founded by GTA veteran Leslie Benzies. The studio's future is now uncertain.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/mindseye-developers-laid-off-gta-studio-shutting-down">Read more</a></p>

238. Wardogs studio CEO issues new statement, after backlash for saying his studio won't hire people who "constantly tweet anti-crunch messaging"

     Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:15:25 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/joe-brammer-header.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Joe Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead, the developer behind The Turing Test, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/battalion-1944">Battalion 1944</a>, and now the hugely successful new release Wardogs, has found himself in somewhat hot water, following a revealing interview where he discussed work culture at the UK studio.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/wardogs-ceo-new-response-crunch-backlash-social-media-monitoring-statement">Read more</a></p>

239. PlayStation 5's latest firmware update takes Community Activity out of beta, but it's missing a key feature

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:16:11 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ps5pro_5gw0RGb.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>A new PlayStation 5 firmware update has officially arrived for everyone, after about a month of testing. The change log for <a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/hardware/ps5/system-software-info/">firmware version 26.06-14.00.00</a> has changed in one major way <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/ps5-fimrware-update-beta-ps5-pro-pssr-2-0">since the beta first went live in August</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/ps5-firmware-update-14-00-00-community-activity-missing-feature">Read more</a></p>

240. Monster Hunter Wilds upcoming expansion, Ascendance, reveals an infamous returning monster - and it looks like it'll address the difficulty complaints

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:36:26 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/MHW-teo.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Brace yourselves, everyone: the <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/monster-hunter-wilds">Monster Hunter Wilds</a> Ascendance marketing machine is spinning up. Today, at Tokyo Game Show, Capcom released the an extended cut of the first official trailer for Ascendance, revealing the explosion-loving leonine monster, Teostra, as a huntable foe.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/monster-hunter-ascendance-teostra-reveal">Read more</a></p>

241. Helldivers 2 and Horizon Forbidden West delisted from Steam in the UK, Sony say they're "working with Valve to address the issue"

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:03:28 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/helldivers-2-major-order-citizen-nightmares-arg-cape-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/helldivers-2">Helldivers 2</a> and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/horizon-forbidden-west">Horizon Forbidden West</a> have disappeared from the Steam store in the UK, something that's happened rather out of nowhere and looks like it might've even taken publishers PlayStation by surprise. Said publishers have issued a statement noting that they've already reached out to Valve to get the games back up.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/helldivers-2-and-horizon-forbidden-west-delisted-from-steam-in-the-uk-sony-say-theyre-working-with-valve-to-address-the-issue">Read more</a></p>

242. Helldivers 2 and Horizon Forbidden West mysteriously delisted from Steam in the UK, Sony promises to "address the issue" with Valve

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:52:50 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam-critter-playstation.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Yesterday, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/helldivers-2">Helldivers 2</a> and <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/horizon-forbidden-west">Horizon Forbidden West</a> mysteriously disappeared from the Steam store in the UK. There was no announcement about this move, nor any indication it would happen before players began noticing that neither game was listed on the digital storefront. Users that did not own the games were left unable to purchase them, however people that already had the Sony Interactive Entertainment-published titles in their libraries were still able to boot and play the games.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/helldivers-2-horizon-forbidden-west-delisted-steam-uk-sony-valve">Read more</a></p>

243. Guild Wars 3 dev wants you to be able to take a break for months at a time and know you're "not going to be left behind"

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/guild-wars-3_0002_gliding.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Colin Johanson doesn't think the MMO is dying. He would say that: he's the studio head of Arenanet, the team behind the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/guild-wars">Guild Wars</a> series. He's also talking to me directly after showing off combat and movement in the team's next MMO, Guild Wars 3. That said, what is more unexpected is that he says the genre is "as big as it's ever been."</p> <p>You just need to expand your definition of an MMO.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/guild-wars-3-dev-wants-you-to-be-able-to-take-a-break-for-months-at-a-time-and-know-youre-not-going-to-be-left-behind">Read more</a></p>

244. "We will not force it": The Blood of Dawnwalker's sequel might drop the timer mechanics, says director, but I hope they stick around

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:34:18 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-time-mechanics-not-lock-future-entries-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>If you've given <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/dawnwalker">The Blood of Dawnwalker</a> a go, odds are you've got thoughts about the 30-day and 3-night timer it applies to Coen's quest to save his family from fate most vampy. Devs Rebel Wolves are very much aware of how divisive the feature's proven, and now the game's director's made clear that it's not guaranteed to return in <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/blood-of-dawnwalker-devs-rebel-wolves-are-already-looking-for-someone-to-help-write-a-sequel-so-heres-where-id-like-to-see-its-vampy-tale-should-go-next">future entries</a> unless it can be made to mesh with the story being told.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-will-not-force-it-the-blood-of-dawnwalkers-sequel-might-drop-the-timer-mechanics-says-director-but-i-hope-they-stick-around">Read more</a></p>

245. Wardogs has already made more money than Marathon, and its Steam launch momentum is ahead of Arc Raiders and Helldivers 2

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:44:36 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wardogs-screen-4.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Wardogs is already one of the year's biggest PC hits on Steam, but new data has revealed how its success compares to other mega-hits like <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/arc-raiders">Arc Raiders</a> and <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/helldivers-2">Helldivers 2</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/marathons-developers-say-they-are-in-it-for-the-long-haul-amidst-fears-the-game-has-underperformed-in-this-live-service-hell">struggling titles like Marathon</a>. This isn't that surprising, given Wardogs managed to <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/wardogs-million-copies-sold-steam-early-access">sell over 1 million copies within hours of launch</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/wardogs-marathon-revenue-arc-raiders-helldivers-2-steam">Read more</a></p>

246. Hideo Kojima confirms Bill Skarsgård is Physint's lead actor, gives production update on mysterious horror game OD

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:55:15 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/physint-skasgard.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/personas/hideo-kojima">Hideo Kojima</a> took to the stage at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast today to give us an update on his two in-development games with Xbox, OD and Physint. Both games are now being published by Xbox, after we learned last week that <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/physint-kojima-playstation-xbox-publishing-changes">Sony "stepped away"</a> from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" game Physint. Following the announcement, which saw Xbox take over publishing duties for the in-development title, a new report has claimed Sony's decision was the result of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/physint-kojima-playstation-xbox-publishing-changes">concerns over "budget, potential profitability and exclusivity".</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/hideo-kojima-bill-skarsgard-physint-mysterious-horror-game-od">Read more</a></p>

247. GTA 6 is getting a 34-song original soundtrack, with music from multiple real-world artists - and you can stream six tracks today

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:57:37 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gta-6-official-soundtrack-album-covber-1.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357">Grand Theft Auto 6</a>'s original soundtrack was partially revealed today. The full album contains 34 original tracks made for the upcoming open-world crime game.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-original-soundtrack-six-track-preview">Read more</a></p>

248. "If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/planescape-torment-morte.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>When it comes to RPGs, I am an irredeemable savescummer. I admit it. I'll slam F9 at the drop of a hat (perhaps the hat was dropped as a result of a failed dexterity roll. Unacceptable. Reload).</p> <p>So when I recently found myself reloading a Divinity 2 save for the umpteenth time in a single session, I started to wonder - in a genre that's supposedly about storytelling first and foremost, why am I viewing botched persuasion checks as something to be studiously avoided? And why is it that I feel totally different about making a horrible mess of things in tabletop roleplaying games?</p> <p>After all, some of my fondest memories of real-life roleplaying are moments of extravagant failure: sometimes of the bathetic stepping-on-a-rake-instead-of-slaying-the-necromancer variety, and sometimes of the much more grounded, human, and affecting type.</p> <p>It all got me thinking: how do RPG developers think about player failure? Would they recognise the distinction between digital and tabletop that I'm describing? And can they convince a savescummer like me to renounce my ways?</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/if-the-player-trusts-you-enough-they-are-not-going-to-savescum-why-the-makers-of-some-of-the-best-rpgs-on-pc-want-you-to-get-used-to-failing">Read more</a></p>

249. Following wide-ranging leaks, Bungie says Marathon is not 'merging' with Destiny

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:29:20 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Marathon---In-Death-MV.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Destiny being reborn within Marathon sounds like one of those ridiculous ideas fans come up with to keep their hope alive, but it's one of several "leaked" plans Bungie supposedly has, which recently made their way online. Bungie has now responded, shooting down what may be the most outlandish part of the leak.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/marathon-destiny-merger-bungie-response">Read more</a></p>

250. Valor Mortis is only $40 because its developer knows you'll be choosing from a lot of big games over this "stacked" autumn

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:22:34 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/valor-mortis-screen-crop-1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The Valor Mortis developer has announced the game's price and offered an explanation as to why the team picked this particular price point. Valor Mortis costs $40 / &euro;40, which is notably cheaper than other games releasing around the same time. We've asked for clarification on UK price.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/valor-mortis-40-usd-price-stacked-autumn-season">Read more</a></p>

251. Three different 4X strategy games, three different solutions to "that inherent problem" of disappearing exploration

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:26:54 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/humankind-2-battle.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>There is an issue in 4X games. In fact, it's so persistent, that Amplitude Studios' co-founder and CEO Romain de Waubert de Genlis describes it as an "inherent problem", one his team have been attempting to solve since the first Endless Legend released back in 2014.</p> <p>"One of the X's, 'explore', disappears after a while," de Waubert de Genlis explains. You've discovered the map for one thing, so there is no more world to uncover. But 'explore' can also refer to something more abstract, your strategy becomes fixed. Because you can see the lands, and you can see the resources, and you can see the enemies you face, you must decide on a course of action and there will rarely be much reason to change it.</p> <p>But spotting the problematic 'X' is far simpler than fixing it.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/three-different-4x-strategy-games-three-different-solutions-to-that-inherent-problem-of-disappearing-exploration">Read more</a></p>

252. Twitch CEO expects GTA 6 online multiplayer will launch next year, which if accurate would leave only the PC port's arrival point up in the air

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:02:50 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gta-6-online-mulitiplayer-next-year-says-twitch-ceo-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Despite Rockstar Games' silence on the matter, the cat rather seems to be out of the bag about GTA 6 getting its own online component that'll doubtless serve as GTA Online has for <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/grand-theft-auto-v">GTA 5</a>. Court docs the studio themselves filed as part of the ongoing <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-final-hearing-over-gta-firings-begins-rockstar-reiterate-they-reject-the-claims-made-by-union-and-will-defend-themselves-vigorously">final hearing in a legal battle over the firings of 34 developers</a> last year are partly to thank, but now so is the boss of streaming platform Twitch just blurting out when he expects GTA 6 to get a big multiplayer bump.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/twitch-ceo-expects-gta-6-online-multiplayer-will-launch-next-year-which-if-accurate-would-leave-only-the-pc-ports-arrival-point-up-in-the-air">Read more</a></p>

253. Escape a roundabout as a stoned tuk-tuk driver in Zero Parades' free Director’s Cut update, which will add about 40,000 new words to the RPG next month

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:17:32 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/zero-parades-demo-impressions-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>As many reservations as I had going into ZA/UM's <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/zero-parades">Zero Parades: For Dead Spies</a> earlier this year, what with all of the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/disco-elysium-studio-bosses-humiliated-the-cancelled-expansions-lead-writer-for-speaking-to-journalists-claims-report">drama and upset</a> that's surrounded the studio since <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/disco-elysium">Disco Elysium</a>'s release, it <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dang-i-cant-hang-with-the-wang-in-zero-parades-so-zaums-thought-violation-gun-wont-stop-going-bang">pleasantly surprised me</a>. I don't think I rate it more highly than its brilliant predecessor, but it offered a throughly fun time that felt like it was riding the coattails of Disco, but not in a way that left it any way unable to create its own magic.</p> <p>Now, it's getting a free Director's Cut update to coincide with its console release, with a bunch of new additions and tweaks coming to the PC version.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/escape-a-roundabout-as-a-stoned-tuk-tuk-driver-in-zero-parades-free-directors-cut-update-which-will-add-about-40000-new-words-to-the-rpg-next-month">Read more</a></p>

254. "Nearly everyone" laid off at Hyper Light Drifter devs Heart Machine after publisher drops unannounced game

     Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Hyper-Light-Drifter-key-art.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Heart Machine, the US-based makers of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/hyper-light-drifter">Hyper Light Drifter</a>, its multiplayer spinoff <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/hyper-light-breaker">Hyper Light Breaker</a>, and last year&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/possessors">Possessor(s)</a>, have laid off "nearly everyone" on staff after an unnamed publisher pulled funding for their next, unannounced game.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nearly-everyone-laid-off-at-hyper-light-drifter-devs-heart-machine-after-publisher-drops-unannounced-game">Read more</a></p>

255. "Publishers are afraid of certain parts of the world": Saber Interactive's message to North American studios is to get their head out of their own geography

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:15:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/world-war-z-aftermath.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Layoffs have been a constant drumbeat in gaming industry news since 2022. Even if the cadence of layoffs seems to have slowed in 2026, the severity of those cuts has not lessened. In July, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/xbox-are-parting-ways-with-double-fine-arkane-undead-labs-compulsion-and-ninja-theory-in-the-course-of-thousands-of-layoffs">Microsoft made 1600 staff redundant as part of its great reset</a>, and promised investors they would let 1600 more staff go in the next 12 months.</p> <p>Cuts like those and the ongoing economic pressures plaguing the industry &ndash; rising debt rates, a cost of living crisis, and a memory shortage that is making every aspect of making and playing video games pricier &ndash; should have the head of any large studio examining their plans for the future. Especially when games are taking longer to make, costing more to make, and up against a much greater volume of competition than even two years ago.</p> <p>With all that in mind, when I wasn't talking to Saber Interactive's chief creative officer Tim Willits about <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tim-willits-doesnt-think-rideshares-generative-ai-is-damaging-sabers-reputation">generative AI</a>, I wanted to know what he would do if he ran one of those 200-people big-budget game studios. Because say what you like about Saber (and there's a lot of things people like to say about Saber), but the developer is doing well at a time when a lot of other studios and publishers are struggling.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/publishers-are-afraid-of-certain-parts-of-the-world-saber-interactives-message-to-north-american-studios-is-to-get-their-head-out-of-their-own-geography">Read more</a></p>

256. Why do Japanese studios suffer fewer layoffs? Because they have smaller teams and don't pay their execs $30m, says one expert

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:08:43 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/link-layoff-japan.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It's been a pretty grim year for video games. Aside from the <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/today-marks-an-exciting-new-chapter-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-retiring-amid-major-leadership-shakeup-that-sees-microsofts-coreai-president-taking-over-roll">"return of Xbox"</a> new CEO Asha Sharma promised awhen taking over,<a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory"> which enacted the announcement of 3,200 layoffs and four studio departures</a>, we've also seen mass layoffs in other studios, too: <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-sony-layoffs-destiny-2-marathon">Bungie</a>, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-more-layoffs-june-2026">EA</a>, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/playerunknown-free-prologue-go-wayback-funding">PUBG Productions</a>, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/take-two-lays-off-ai-team">Take-Two</a>, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/warner-bros-montreal-devs-report-layoffs">Warner Bros</a>., <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/fortnite-maker-epic-cuts-over-1000-jobs-as-battle-royale-suffers-slump">Epic</a>, and many, many more have been impacted this year so far. </p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/japan-game-development-layoffs-exec-money">Read more</a></p>

257. Baldur's Gate 3 Act Two Expansion mod, out now in beta, adds a whole new region to explore after dealing with the Shadow Curse

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:29:57 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/baldurs-gate-3-act-two-expansion-mod-beta.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>An ambitious <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/baldurs-gate-iii">Baldur's Gate 3</a> custom campaign mod which adds a whole new region to explore between the RPG's second and third acts is finally out in beta. This extra adventure midway through BG3's main quest is the result of nearly two years of work from modder SquallyDaBeanz, who's put together a trip to The Chionthar Wilds full of new missions and dungeons.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldurs-gate-3-act-two-expansion-mod-out-now-in-beta-adds-a-whole-new-region-to-explore-after-dealing-with-the-shadow-curse">Read more</a></p>

258. Rockstar hasn't said anything about a GTA 6 Online multiplayer mode just yet, but Twitch's CEO reckons it'll land next year

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:15:25 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/GTA-Online-6_vy3MsZh.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Rockstar has remained very tight-lipped about <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357">GTA 6</a>'s multiplayer component, the potential successor to <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/grand-theft-auto-v">GTA 5</a>'s incredibly popular <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/gta-online">Grand Theft Auto Online</a>, not yet commenting on whether it will even launch one. All we know currently is that when Grand Theft Auto 6 <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-is-up-for-pre-order">arrives on 19th November</a>, it'll only include the single-player campaign.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-online-release-date-twitch-ceo">Read more</a></p>

259. Bolstered by Switch 2 sales and Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's reveal, Nintendo of America COO promises: "This is just the beginning"

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:55:42 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/devon-pritchard-nintendo-coo-2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Nintendo is having a pretty good time of it at the moment. Last year, we learned that the <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/platforms/switch-2">Switch 2</a> became the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-has-become-the-fastest-selling-video-game-hardware-device-in-us-history-usurping-the-ps4">usurping the PS4's golden record</a>. Then, earlier this year, we learned that Switch 2 sales reached<a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-2-sales-forecast-fy2027"> nearly 20m almost one year after release</a>, making it <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/us-hardware-sales-may-2026-ps5-xbox-switch">the second-fastest selling console in US history</a>. Buoyed by <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-pokopia-5m-sales">the runaway successes of games like Pokopia</a> and other first-party hits, not even the reality of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-production-ramps-up-march-2027">a hardware price rise</a> seems to be hobbling Nintendo's momentum.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-sales-ocarina-of-time-just-the-beginning">Read more</a></p>

260. Control Resonant review

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/control-resonant-review-21.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The first time I ate mold was like something out of a Victorian morality play. It was in boarding school, when fuzzy blue-grey discs would sometimes appear on the bottom of a quiche, or after I saw one of the kitchen ladies use a cleaning rag to cover a tray of cauliflower cheese. We were told it was a good source of protein, and because I complained, I had to collect rubbish for a weekend in my school uniform. Outside the realm of edible mushrooms and respectable fungi and polite society, the idea of eating mold is kinda gross. But here I am, in Control Resonant, faced with the Temptation of Saint Mycology, while my handler screams in my ear for me to put the mold down. I will not. I'm Dylan Faden, and this is Jackass.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/control-resonant-review">Read more</a></p>

261. Control Resonant review: A superbly strange action-RPG that'll make you feel tiny and godly at once

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:49 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Control-Resonant-review-BB.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/control-resonant">Control Resonant</a>, much like the inside-out, interdimensional cryptids it has you bashing with a shapeshifting stick, probably shouldn&rsquo;t exist. At least not in the risk-averse, pennypinching reality that sometimes seems to have enveloped the art of gamesmaking, and that may have installed some <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/its-official-control-2-is-control-resonant-a-paranatural-melee-brawler-with-shapeshifting-hittin-sticks">scepticism into my own head</a>. The sequel to a liked yet slow-selling shooter, which replaces both the original&rsquo;s player character and its instantly recognisable, bureauca-brutalist setting, while violently pirouetting into open-world RPG melee brawling. Five words that Remedy, in all their thirty years of existence, have never previously let pass their lips.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/control-resonant-review">Read more</a></p>

262. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will be "around 200GB" says game director, as he details Sephiroth and Vincent Valentine DLC plans

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:04:26 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/revelation-storage.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>We're still about six months out from the release of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/final-fantasy-vii">Final Fantasy 7</a> Revelation, the final part of the <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-remake-review-a-faithful-remake-with-a-few-missteps-along-the-way">FF7 Remake</a> trilogy. But, already, there is a lot of discussion about the size of the game; whether it's <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-revelation-preview">all the divisive side activities</a> on offer in the title, or the fact <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-revelation-compromise-quality-physical-disc">it won't be shipping totally on-disc at launch</a> thanks to the amount of stuff it'll feature, director Naoki Hamaguchi is already fielding a lot of questions about 'size versus quality' in the last game in the Remake series.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-revelation-200gb-file-size-dlc">Read more</a></p>

263. Denuvo are suing a prolific cracker for bypassing their DRM on 26 videogames, despite not knowing their real identity

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:58:39 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/commander-re9.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Digital rights management software provider Denuvo are taking a prolific anonymous game cracker to court in the USA, accusing them of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by circumventing the anti-tamper technology on 26 games, including <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/black-myth-wukong-walkthrough">Black Myth: Wukong</a>, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/resident-evil-requiem-walkthrough">Resident Evil Requiem</a> and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/doom-the-dark-ages">Doom: The Dark Ages</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/denuvo-are-suing-a-prolific-cracker-for-bypassing-their-drm-on-26-videogames-despite-not-knowing-their-real-identity">Read more</a></p>

264. Roman Sands RE:Build review: A unique and obliterating blend of resort sim, engineering horror and alchemic ritual

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/roman-sands-rebuild-bestest-best.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> I completed <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/roman-sands-rebuild">Roman Sands RE:Build</a> late last night, and haven't had nearly enough time to digest it, but I'm keen to help get the word out and energise whatever algorithmic chicanery might contribute to this gorgeous, ugly thing making money. So! Roman Sands RE:Build is two exquisitely grim games locked in a collapsing binary orbit. You should play it, preferably before reading the rest of this review, which is only going to spoil and dilute its squalid magic. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/roman-sands-rebuild-review">Read more</a></p>

265. Single player games might require age verification if they use Steam under EU Kids Act's current draft, according to MEP's senior policy adviser

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:30:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eu-kids-act-single-player-games-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The European Commission proposed new rules around how under-15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/european-commissions-proposed-eu-kids-act-could-see-online-games-forced-to-enact-stricter-age-verification-amid-new-rules-around-accounts-for-under-15s">earlier this week</a>. The draft legislation is called the EU Kids Act and calls for the setting up of a tiered system governing the types of accounts children under 15 can create to access such services, enforced by mandatory age verification for all users.</p> <p>The documents laying out the proposal have been officially released, and based on the current wording the Commission have used to define what they class as an online game, it seems single player games that rely on online platforms like Steam for updates, distribution, or even a one-time authentication could be caught in the crossfire. That is, unless the definition is tightened up before the law is set in stone, if it indeed it makes it that far.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/single-player-games-might-require-age-verification-if-they-use-steam-under-eu-kids-acts-current-draft-according-to-meps-senior-policy-adviser">Read more</a></p>

266. Tractor-battling teenage road trip RPG Keep Driving is getting official mod support via Steam Workshop later this month

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:04:09 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/keep-driving-mod-support-steam-workshop-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Brendy (RPS in peace) <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/keep-driving-review">liked</a> <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/keep-driving">Keep Driving</a>. Nic (RPS in peace) <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/keep-driving-made-me-nostalgic-for-road-trips-ive-never-been-on-and-places-ive-never-seen">liked</a> Keep Driving. I (RPS still alive) <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/kill-this-tractor-so-you-wont-have-to-awkwardly-ring-your-parents-keep-drivings-tyres-squeal">liked</a> Keep Driving. Julian (RPS currently boss) liked Keep Driving. You, reader, should play road trip <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-rpgs">RPG</a> Keep Driving if you haven't already. A good excuse to do so is the fact that it's getting official mod support via the Steam Workshop on September 28th.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tractor-battling-teenage-road-trip-rpg-keep-driving-is-getting-official-mod-support-via-steam-workshop-later-this-month">Read more</a></p>

267. In the absence of a new Deus Ex, indie imsim Tokyo Walled City may scratch that stealth 'n' stolen passwords itch

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:43:02 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Tokyo-Walled-City-reveal.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>From the buzzing tube lights of <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-tokyo-game-show-2026-everything-announced">TGS 2026</a> emerges Tokyo Walled City, a (deep breath) "stealth action retro-cyberpunk immersive sim with survival horror and RPG elements" in development at indie outfit Grim Ronin. Hey, I like most of those things, and I like <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ghostwire-tokyo-walking-tour">rainy, neon Japanese streets</a>, so let&rsquo;s have a crack at covering an independent imsim without mentioning <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/gloomwood">Gloomwood</a>. Ah, dammit.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-the-absence-of-a-new-deus-ex-indie-imsim-tokyo-walled-city-may-scratch-that-stealth-n-stolen-passwords-itch">Read more</a></p>

268. Despite controversial reviews and online mockery, Marvel's Wolverine looks to have sold 1.9m on PS5 - and over 1 in 5 sales are physical

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:52:24 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Marvel-Wolverine-sales.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Marvel's Wolverine has been in the hot seat over the last week or so, but mixed reviews and internet memes seemingly haven't put a dent in the superhero game's adamantium frame. A new report states the latest from <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/insomniac-games">Insomniac Games</a> has already sold almost 2m copies, with more than a fifth coming from physical sales.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/marvel-wolverine-sales-ps5-physical-controversial-reviews">Read more</a></p>

269. New 200GB GTA 5 leak suggests Rockstar Games scrapped a massive Liberty City DLC, and reportedly includes very early GTA 6 work

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:19:10 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gta-5-protags.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/companies/rockstar-games">Rockstar Games</a>' latest leak seemingly includes a nearly 200GB version of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/grand-theft-auto-v">GTA 5</a>'s source code, suggesting the developer started and then scrapped plans for a Liberty City DLC, alongside very early files related to <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357">GTA 6</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/new-gta-5-leak-rockstar-liberty-city-dlc-early-gta-6">Read more</a></p>

270. Sony execs behind iconic game-sharing meme recreate it, but fittingly, without a physical game

     Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:44:12 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/discs-playstation.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Former PlayStation executives Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes have recreated their iconic "this is how you share your games on PS4" moment - now with a very timely game-less picture.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-execs-game-sharing-meme-physical">Read more</a></p>

271. What we've been playing - "the rest of the party is, frankly, absolutely feral, so I've been trying to balance that out"

     Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/THE-NAME-OF-THE-ROSE-Official-Trailer-(1986%2C-Sean-Connery%2C-F-Murray-Abraham%2C-Christian-Slater)-0-56-screenshot-(1).png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, it's a Chris Tapsell (that's me!) triple-bill - a triple-Tap? - as the team's been either quite stretched or rightfully enjoying a few days off here and there to catch up from a hectic Gamescom period, leaving me to do a proper bodge job of filling in. Expect the usual mobile game addiction, late review apology, and a rule-bending wildcard (it's not that wild).</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/what-weve-been-playing-the-rest-of-the-party-is-absolutely-feral">Read more</a></p>

272. What are we all playing this weekend?

     Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/weekend-cards.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>It's well and truly not summer now. I'm writing this with the lights on because the screen's backlight is suddenly too bright for these eyes grown weak and lazy by the abundance of natural illumination.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/what-are-we-all-playing-this-weekend-400">Read more</a></p>

273. HoYoverse's Nodusfall might look like Elden Ring, but there's a promising dark fantasy action game here that took me by surprise

     Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Nodusfall-Preview-Header.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Nodusfall, aesthetically at least, is about as far from a typical HoYoverse game as you can get. Gone are the bright colours, cute creatures, and bountiful anime women. In their place, we get all the familiar trappings of dark fantasy: mysterious magics, vicious monsters, and a dingier kind of realism that - and I'm sure we've all thought it - feels a little bit <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042">Elden Ring</a>. But from what I played at Gamescom, Nodusfall has the potential to shake off those FromSoftware comparisons and come into its own.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/nodusfall-gamescom-preview">Read more</a></p>

274. The Sunday Papers

     Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-sunday-papers-big.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Sundays - well, very early Sunday mornings - are for watching a whole queue of hungry wild animals pass your kitchen window, because a neighbour has decided to leave a bollard-sized catfood dispenser outside the block entrance while they're away on holiday. I'm pretty sure the neighbour's cat wouldn't eat from the dispenser even if there <em>wasn't</em> a badger wedged eagerly inside it. She's an aloof and disdainful creature, who hates going near the front door because that's where those stinky humans come from.</p> <p>Will I try to feed the poor moggy, denied her dinner by a bunch of Farthing Wood rejects? No I will not, because I'm too busy reading articles about videogames, and things that are vaguely in the orbit of videogames. Here are a few of those articles. Look, please stop fretting about the cat. She's perfectly plump and glossy, whereas that badger looks like he hasn't had a square meal since August.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-papers-828">Read more</a></p>

275. Wolverine developer Insomniac denies using generative AI after fans spot strange restroom sign

     Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:20:36 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2026-09-20-at-10.09.46.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Wolverine developer Insomniac has denied using generative AI after fans jumped on social media to share screenshots of a bizarre restroom sign.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/insomniac-denies-generative-ai-marvels-wolverine-bathroom-sign">Read more</a></p>

276. The Last of Us director apologises for calling out Sony Santa Monica's God of War Laufey after saying he was "not excited"

     Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:41:45 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/god-of-war-laufey-reveal-screen-6.jpeg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has apologised to the God of War Laufey team at Sony Santa Monica for saying he was "not excited" about the upcoming game's gameplay.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/last-of-us-director-apologises-god-of-war-laufey-not-excited">Read more</a></p>

277. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival gets a playable demo and a new trailer ahead of its October launch

     Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:03:08 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Hellraiser_Pinhead.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival has a new playable demo out now on Steam ahead of its full launch on 8th October.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-demo-scarlet-church-trailer">Read more</a></p>

278. Blizzard developer says World of Warcraft: Forever's beta numbers are the "craziest" he's seen in 17 years

     Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:09:13 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wow-forever.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard's vanilla-flavoured spin-off built by the WoW Classic team, has already pulled in far more players than the studio expected.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/world-of-warcraft-forever-beta-craziest-numbers-blizzard">Read more</a></p>

279. Hideo Kojima responds to accusations of Physint being over budget and late on deadline, says he still "loves Sony" despite collapse of publishing deal

     Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:00:05 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kojima-xbox-ps.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Last week, we learned that <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/physint-kojima-playstation-xbox-publishing-changes">Sony "stepped away"</a> from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" game Physint. Following the announcement, which saw Xbox take over publishing duties for the in-development title, a new report has claimed Sony's decision was the result of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/physint-kojima-playstation-xbox-publishing-changes">concerns over "budget, potential profitability and exclusivity".</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/hideo-kojima-loves-sony-playstation-physint">Read more</a></p>

280. Call of Duty maker Activision claims video game cheating is now a £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) a year industry

     Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:30:41 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/MW4_MP_004_BRANDED.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Activision has published a breakdown of the numbers behind cheating in its games, claiming cheating is big business, generating about &pound;6.3 billion - $8.5bn - every year in account sales, boosting, and spoofing services.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/activision-video-game-cheat-market-8-5-billion-a-year">Read more</a></p>

281. Silent Hill: Townfall review

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/silent-hill-townfall-header.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>As I watch the credits roll on Silent Hill Townfall, it's hard to believe this is the same series that had, until just a few years ago, been neglected into near-irrelevance. Like 2025's excellent <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/silent-hill-f">Silent Hill f</a>, Townfall is a <em>fascinating</em> thing; a game of bold creative swings that's part inversion, subversion, <em>and</em> evolution of the near-three-decade survival horror series, charting its own idiosyncratic path while still feeling entirely Silent Hill.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-townfall-review">Read more</a></p>

282. Silent Hill: Townfall review - an often inspired, if slightly lumbering trek into the fog

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:26:38 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/20260919102815_1.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> Once a fictional town in Maine, Silent Hill has broken containment and become a transferable oral history mechanism, offered to videogame developers worldwide as a way of investigating, even celebrating local culture. I'm still in two minds about whether this licensing outreach project, begun with <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/silent-hill-f">Silent Hill f</a>, is more inspired than it is vampiric. I picture Konami's invitation being pushed under the door of potential collaborators like Mary's letter to James in Silent Hill 2: "in our restless dreams, we see that town... let's touch base there sometime, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-future-silent-hill-game-could-be-set-in-central-or-south-america-says-konami-producer">expand our concepts further</a>." </p> <p> There's opportunity and peril for any studio who answers the letter: opportunity, because Silent Hill is an uncommonly rich way of thinking about the past, with its parallel realities, monster metaphors, and woozy grounding in both mysticism and psychoanalysis. And peril, because licenses have a way of engulfing licensees, forcing them into a straitjacket of tropes: fog, sirens, antagonists with geometric heads. Thankfully, <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/silent-hill-townfall">Silent Hill: Townfall</a>'s creators Screen Burn (previously No Code) haven't gotten lost in the murk, though I don't think Townfall is their finest creation, not least because it's overreliant on stealth. Like the makers of Silent Hill f, they've taken what they need from Silent Hill to tell a story of their own. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/silent-hill-townfall-review-an-often-inspired-if-slightly-lumbering-trek-into-the-fog">Read more</a></p>

283. Marvel's Wolverine "fart gas" scent trails addressed by a surprise update

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:26:49 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/marvel's-wolverine-logan-launching-at-a-reaver.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Marvel's Wolverine has received a hotfix update that addresses one of the core features in the game many people have an issue with: scent trails. These are represented on screen by a gassy, bright blue line, and they're used by Wolverine to locate his next mission objective and to find collectibles in the world.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/marvels-wolverine-patch-fart-gas-scent-trails-crashes">Read more</a></p>

284. Dead Cells studio's Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is getting a demo in time for the spooky season

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:28:53 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Castlevania-belmonts-curse-art.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>If you've been hungering for something gothic as we inch towards October, the scariest month of the year, then you're in luck. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is getting a demo you'll be able to sink your fangs into soon.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/castlevania-belmonts-curse-demo-october">Read more</a></p>

285. Zach Cregger's quirky Resident Evil film proves sceptics wrong with series-best opening weekend

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:38:55 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/cregger-resident-evil.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Zach Cregger's quirky new Resident Evil film is a big success, recording the best opening weekend for a Resident Evil film ever.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/zach-cregger-resident-evil-film-opening-weekend-earnings">Read more</a></p>

286. Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar warn modders against against making unofficial main story expansions, unauthorised ports and mods that combine GTA maps

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:46:53 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/rockstar-new-modding-rules-gta-6-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>There still might not yet be a release date for <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/grand-theft-auto-vi">GTA 6</a>'s PC port, but Rockstar appear to be preparing for the massive uptick in mods for their games that'll inevitably accompany it. In new modding guidelines posted this month, the studio have expressly warned against a bunch of things modders could do, including building on established storylines from the base game, pulling over bits of older GTAs, and porting the game to platforms it's not hit yet.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ahead-of-gta-6-rockstar-warn-modders-against-against-making-unofficial-main-story-expansions-unauthorised-ports-and-mods-that-combine-gta-maps">Read more</a></p>

287. This week in PC games: Control: Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and the history of Western philosophy as a pinball table

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:18:36 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Control-Resonant-Dr-Darling.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Hello all! Welcome to another week of feeding the Maw, the gluttonous cosmic sinkhole we must keep topped up with videogame news, lest it expand and masticate the entire universe. We're up against it this week, because no less than two RPS writers are taking holiday, leaving the Maw's thousand-ton dumbwaiters and condiment howitzers dangerously understaffed. Senior staff writer Mark is off on Friday - I can already hear the lamentation of various spouses in his on-going game of <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/crusader-kings-iii">Crusader Kings 3</a>. Even worse, Edwin, our breathtakingly insightful and ruggedly handsome news editor, is away from Wednesday (note to self: set this article's author field to anonymous, before publishing).</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-week-in-pc-games-control-resonant-silent-hill-townfall-and-the-history-of-western-philosophy-as-a-pinball-table">Read more</a></p>

288. Microsoft patents idea for in-game PC and Xbox adverts shown during downtime "trigger events"

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:19:43 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/A-puppet-in-Clockwork-Revolution.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Microsoft has filed a patent for a system that allows PC and Xbox games to serve advertisements during game sessions, seemingly without disrupting gameplay.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-patent-ads-in-gameplay">Read more</a></p>

289. The Steam Frame’s first post-launch update speeds up charging and ungarbles a mic bug

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:53:27 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Steam-Frame-2.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valves-steam-frame-vr-headset-opens-for-orders-with-the-cheapest-model-priced-at-a-lenswatering-889-1059">Having launched</a> though the same system of reservations and waitlists as the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-machine">Steam Machine</a>, the <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/steam-frame">Steam Frame</a> is still navigating that inscrutable void betixt "on sale" and "actually out." Nevertheless, it&rsquo;s had its first software update, <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4165890?emclan=103582791475542906&emgid=711161056325533925">SteamOS 0.3.0</a>, which brings &ndash; among other technical tidbits &ndash; a microphone bug fix, smoother controller tracking, and "substantially faster" charging to the VR headset. Yeah, nice one Valve. Would have been useful to have that last one when reviewing the thing on a deadline but <em>whatever</em>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-frames-first-post-launch-update-speeds-up-charging-and-ungarbles-a-mic-bug">Read more</a></p>

290. "I thought people would leave": Hideo Kojima offers his account of Physint's switch from PlayStation to Xbox, as his studio insist they're in a "healthy, profitable state"

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:28:30 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/physint-kojima-on-switch-studio-statement-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Hideo Koijima and his studio Kojima Productions have offered a more in-depth version of their side of the story after action espionage game <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/physint">Physint</a> <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hideo-kojima-spy-action-game-physint-switches-publishing-allegiance-from-playstation-to-xbox-probably-increasing-the-chances-itll-hit-pc">switched publishers from PlayStation to Xbox</a> earlier this month. Kojima claimed PlayStation had tried to cancel the game, with a <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/playstation-reportedly-dumped-hideo-kojima-spy-action-game-physint-over-exceeded-budgets-missed-deadlines-and-death-stranding-sales">subsequent report from Bloomberg</a> alleging that an exceeded budget, missed deadlines, and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/death-stranding">Death Stranding</a> series sales not being as strong as Sony hoped were among the factors which led the console makers to get cold feet.</p> <p>Now, Kojima Productions have urged people to take those claims "with a dose of scepticism", as Kojima has gone through his version of the events around the jump between publishers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-thought-people-would-leave-hideo-kojima-offers-his-account-of-physints-switch-from-playstation-to-xbox-as-his-studio-insist-theyre-in-a-healthy-profitable-state">Read more</a></p>

291. The Blood of Dawnwalker cost less than expected to make - it's more of a double-A game than a triple-A blockbuster

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:32:51 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ambrus-dawnwalker.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Polish developer Rebel Wolves has revealed the budget for dark fantasy vampire role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker, and it's lower than expected, aligning it more closely with a double-A production than a triple-A blockbuster.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/blood-of-dawnwalker-budget-revealed">Read more</a></p>

292. Mystique's lesbian relationship in Marvel's Wolverine is seemingly censored in certain parts of the world

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:45:52 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wolverine-logan-and-mystique-inside-trask-secret-facility.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Some Marvel's Wolverine players have claimed their game has been altered to censor aspects of Mystique's lesbian relationship and marriage to Tyger. A number of posts on Reddit and social media appear to show how differently the relationship is referenced compared to the uncensored version.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/marvels-wolverine-mystique-lgbtq-censored-middle-east">Read more</a></p>

293. World of Warcraft: Forever players are being naughty with the new naming system

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:49:39 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/world-of-warcraft-forever-dwarf-shaman-jpg.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has proven exceptionally popular, as <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/world-of-warcraft-forever-beta-craziest-numbers-blizzard">'crazy' numbers of players flock to play this new twist on the beloved MMO</a>. And among Forever's new features is a character naming system that has allowed <em>creative</em> players to get naughty.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/world-of-warcraft-forever-character-surnames-naughty">Read more</a></p>

294. Fly between radio outposts inside a murky megastructure in The Hollowing, a follow-up to the brilliant spelunking sim Lorn's Lure

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hollowing.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> I loved 2024's <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/lorns-lure">Lorn's Lure</a>, the megastructure exploration game with the handsome climbing axes, but it took me a while to get the better of the whole "repeatedly falling and dying" element. I imagine a few megastructure lovers were deterred by this. Fine, says developer Rubeki, here's The Hollowing - <em>another</em> megastructure game set in the same narrative universe, but this time, with an airplane. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fly-between-radio-outposts-inside-a-murky-megastructure-in-the-hollowing-a-follow-up-to-the-brilliant-spelunking-sim-lorns-lure">Read more</a></p>

295. Hideo Kojima doesn't know if Physint will be released on PS5, and he hasn't decided if it's going to use Sony's Decima game engine

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:37:11 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Physint-art.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/personas/hideo-kojima">Hideo Kojima</a> has spoken about a number of topics concerning <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/physint-kojima-playstation-xbox-publishing-changes">Sony's sudden shocking decision to back away from publishing his tactical espionage project, Physint</a>. It was a decision made in June, and though <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/hideo-kojima-loves-sony-playstation-physint">Kojima was able to convince Xbox to pick up the Metal Gear successor</a> and continue funding and publishing it, the transition raised a lot of questions.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/hideo-kojima-physint-playstation-release-decima-engine">Read more</a></p>

296. Virtue and a Sledgehammer will begin battering down the walls and android ghosts of a hometown filled with emotional memories this October

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:47:23 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/virtue-and-a-sledgehammer-release-date-01.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>I dug <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood">The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood</a>. It's a <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cosmic-wheel-sisterhood-review">game about a fortune-telling witch</a> on an asteroid who designs tarot cards and eventually gets sucked into politics. It also has <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/happy-valentines-you-can-win-a-huge-and-official-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood-dildo">its own special dildo</a>. The devs behind it, Deconstructeam, are set to release their next game on October 27th. It's called Virtue and a Sledgehammer, and it's about revisiting your hometown to do a bit of trauma-laced DIY - if levelling the place counts as DIY.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/virtue-and-a-sledgehammer-will-begin-battering-down-the-walls-and-android-ghosts-of-a-hometown-filled-with-emotional-memories-this-october">Read more</a></p>

297. Microsoft file patent for a machine learning system that would "train" itself on your playtime to work out when you'll be least annoyed by in-game ads

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:42:51 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox-logo_z42Z06j.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Uncle Microsoft's efforts to keep inventing the Torment Nexus proceed apace with a patent application for an in-game advertising system that might use machine learning to read your activities, and work out when you'll be least apoplectic about being suddenly served a giant MacDonalds pop-up.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-file-patent-for-a-machine-learning-system-that-would-train-itself-on-your-playtime-to-work-out-when-youll-be-least-annoyed-by-in-game-ads">Read more</a></p>

298. Grand Theft Auto 6 sleuths are torn on whether a famous Florida locale is in the game or not

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:48:09 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/grand-theft-auto-6-sky-diving-parachute.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Grand Theft Auto fans are known for a love of speculation and information sleuthing at this point, and this certainly hasn't changed since Rockstar released the extended gameplay preview for <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357">Grand Theft Auto 6</a>. The community's current fixation? Whether or not Key West will be in the game.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/grand-theft-auto-6-key-west-map">Read more</a></p>

299. The Blood of Dawnwalker getting a new difficulty option, combat changes and more in game's first "big" patch scheduled for early October

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:41:09 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dawnwalker-artwork-blood.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Speaking to Eurogamer, The Blood of Dawnwalker game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has discussed several game improvements coming in a "big patch" currently scheduled for early October - including a brand new difficulty option, combat targeting changes, and making it easier to escape from battles by running away.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/blood-of-dawnwalker-difficulty-combat-patch-update">Read more</a></p>

300. Bungie is freeing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns after Marathon "did not reach as many players as we had hoped"

     Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:06:26 -0000

     <img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/destiny-2-edge-of-fate-cinematic.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Bungie's been having a tough time these past few years, but the studio's new leadership is making big promises. Starting with <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/destiny-2">Destiny 2</a> - the devs will start to let some of the game's older campaigns and raids out of the vault, while trying to build a future for the popular MMO-FPS hybrid. And, while Marathon hasn't courted enough players yet, the studio's still working to improve the extraction shooter.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-vaulted-destiny-2-campaigns-marathon-future">Read more</a></p>