Microsoft devoted a segment of its Xbox Games Showcase Extended to address the war in Ukraine by highlighting one of the studios directly impacted by it. The dev diary showed developers at GSC Game World, the studio behind Stalker 2, talking about how their lives and work have been impacted …
Read More »Valheim Coming To Game Pass On Xbox And PC
The Viking survival game Valheim is coming to Xbox, and will be included with Xbox Game Pass on both PC and console versions of the subscription service. The PC version will be available on Game Pass this fall, while the Xbox version will launch in early Spring 2023 and will …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Valhalla Updates To Add Roguelite Mode And More
The Assassin’s Creed series turns 15 years old this year, and Ubisoft is marking the occasion with a number of special events and content drops. The festivities include new activities in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, a free trial for Origins, and weekly celebrations through a dedicated site. To start, Valhalla is …
Read More »Tactics Ogre: Reborn Leaks On PSN Store
The turn-based strategy RPG Tactics Ogre appears primed for a comeback. The PlayStation Store briefly updated with a listing, which has since been pulled, for Tactics Ogre: Reborn. The listing (via Wario64) does not list a release date, but does list DualShock 4 support and Game Help support functions. That …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Gets A Free Demo Ahead Of Launch
Capcom revealed more about the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak expansion at its Capcom Showcase presentation, including a demo coming on June 14 for both Nintendo Switch and Steam. The new trailer for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak showed off a handful of new monsters featured in the expansion: Espinas, Gore …
Read More »Starfield Brings Back The Bethesda RPG Silent Protagonist
We finally got our first proper look at Starfield, Bethesda’s ambitious open-world RPG set in the vast reaches of space. It does still carry a lot of the studio’s RPG DNA, including first-person conversations with other characters. And now Bethesda has confirmed that, unlike its last single-player RPG, the protagonist …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers Boss Says It Won't Be Delayed Despite Negative Feedback
The reception to Sonic Frontiers has been less than glowing, with fans wondering about or even advocating for a delay based on trailers and gameplay videos. Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka is undeterred, though, saying that the game is still on-track to release this year, and that he isn’t surprised …
Read More »Call Of Duty Studio Hiring For "Open-World RPG"
The studio best known for its action-packed shooter series Call of Duty appears to be exploring something else entirely. A job posting at Infinity Ward’s Poland branch is seeking a key position for what it describes as an “open-world RPG.” The position (via Charlie Intel), which appears to have been …
Read More »Grounded Finally Leaving Early Access, Releasing In September
Grounded has been in early access for some time now, but Obsidian is finally preparing to roll out its 1.0 update, it was announced during the Xbox/Bethesda Showcase. The full game, complete with its entire campaign story, is coming in September. The montage trailer showed the kind of action we’ve …
Read More »Ara: History Untold Strategy Game Debuts At Xbox & Bethesda Conference
The Xbox & Bethesda showcase debuted a new turn-based game from Oxide Games, the studio behind 2016’s Ashes of the Singularity. It’s called Ara: History Untold, and a cinematic trailer showed a variety of historical periods and structures mashed into one. The trailer promised it will appear on the PC …
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