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The newly launched Grim Dawn expansion, Fangs of Asterkarn, is off to a strong start, but developer Crate Entertainment is already rolling out changes in response to community feedback. One of the expansion's most controversial additions has drawn particular attention from players, prompting the team to offer a solution that gives fans more control over their experience.
SEED, a bold new MMO blending the life-simulation charm of The Sims with the colony-management depth of RimWorld, has officially entered Early Access. The game pitches itself as a persistent, player-driven experience that runs 24/7, meaning the world continues to evolve whether you are logged in or not. Rather than focusing on traditional combat loops or competitive conquest, SEED challenges its community to collaborate on a grander scale, working together to build real, functional societies from the ground up.
Larian Studios' critically acclaimed RPG Baldur's Gate 3 is now available at its cheapest price ever, as the game celebrates its third anniversary. The limited-time sale gives newcomers the best opportunity yet to dive into the sprawling Dungeons and Dragons adventure at a significant discount from its standard retail price.
The director of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation has opened up about one of the RPG's more notable design decisions: each character in the game is limited to just four jobs. In a candid comment, the director explained that this constraint was not purely a creative choice but a reflection of the sheer difficulty of modern game development. "It did make me realize all over again how hard it is to develop games these days," the director said, acknowledging the real-world pressures that shape even fundamental design decisions.
Developer Screen Burn has revealed an unusually hands-on approach to crafting the look and feel of Silent Hill: Townfall's central in-game gadget, the CRTV. To make the device feel genuinely analogue rather than just aesthetically retro, the team physically destroyed old CRT televisions using magnets, capturing the authentic distortions and artifacts that only real hardware damage can produce. The result is a visual style grounded in tactile, real-world experimentation rather than digital simulation of nostalgia.
Marvelous has officially confirmed the cancellation of its long-in-development Story of Seasons mobile game, bringing an abrupt end to a project that had been quietly in the works since 2019. The decision comes alongside the termination of the company's six-year partnership with Chinese gaming giant Tencent, marking a significant shift in strategy for the Japanese developer best known for its beloved farming simulation series.
The Amazon Prime Video adaptation of God of War is heading into its second season with some notable casting changes. Both Atreus, Kratos' son and central companion of the story, and Thrud, the daughter of Thor, have been confirmed to be recast for the upcoming season. The move signals that the show's creative team is leaning into the characters' growth and aging, a challenge that live-action productions frequently face when adapting stories that span years of in-game time.
Remedy Entertainment has pulled back the curtain on Control Resonant's scope, confirming that the game's main story will take players roughly 30 hours to complete. Those looking to see and do everything the game has to offer can expect that figure to climb to around 50 hours, making it a considerably larger undertaking than its predecessor.
Two beloved indie titles are making a surprising leap from screen to tabletop. Baba is You, the critically acclaimed puzzle game known for its rule-bending mechanics, and Party House, the party game tucked inside the anthology title UFO 50, are both receiving board game adaptations. The projects are set to be funded through a Kickstarter campaign launching in September 2026.
Summer 2026 is rapidly winding down, and Rockstar Games has yet to fire the starting gun on any formal GTA 6 marketing campaign. With August now underway, the window to technically deliver on a "summer" promotional push has shrunk to just a single month, putting fans and industry watchers on high alert for any sign of movement from the studio.
The surprise reveal of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation at Summer Game Fest 2026 has done more than just excite fans about the future of the trilogy. It has sent players rushing back to the earlier entries, with Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth both reportedly selling "several times better" than expected in the wake of the announcement. The surge suggests that the new reveal has introduced a wave of newcomers eager to catch up, while also reigniting interest among lapsed players who may have been waiting for the series to near completion before diving in.
Project Zomboid has hit a brand-new concurrent player record on Steam following the release of its long-awaited Build 42 update, which arrived after a 19-month wait. The massive update brings reworked towns, a spooky orphanage, and around 400 procedurally generated basements to the beloved zombie survival sim, giving both returning veterans and curious newcomers plenty of reasons to dive back in. The game also received a price increase alongside the update.
The ESRB has officially weighed in on Insomniac Games' highly anticipated Marvel's Wolverine, and the rating confirms the game is exactly as brutal and unfiltered as fans hoped. The title has been rated Mature, with descriptors citing intense violence, gore, and strong language, painting a picture of a game that leans hard into the savage, no-holds-barred nature of the iconic X-Men character. This lines up with what Insomniac has long suggested, promising a darker and more violent tone than their previous Marvel outings with Spider-Man.
Microsoft has officially revealed sweeping price increases for Xbox Series consoles across the UK and Europe, and the numbers are striking harder than many anticipated. The Xbox Series X 1TB model now carries a price tag of roughly $900 (around €200 more than before) in Europe, while UK consumers are facing increases of between 34 and 49 percent depending on the model. The hikes took effect immediately, with no grace period offered to shoppers hoping to snag hardware at older prices.