Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will feature updated combat — but Ubisoft really wants you to know that the game hasn’t been changed to become an RPG.
In a lengthy post detailing the new combat changes and customizable HUD options it has added to the upcoming Black Flag remake, Ubisoft was again at pains to make clear that its updates and alterations had not radically changed the…
Hang in there, Final Fantasy fans — Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 director Naoki Hamaguchi has popped up to assure us that the eagerly-anticipated third instalment is “proceeding on time and on schedule.”
This would possibly be more comforting if we knew what, exactly…
Invincible VS Global Release Times Confirmed
April 30, 2026
Invincible VS, the superhero 3v3 tag fighting game set in the Invincible universe, is coming to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5 on April 30. Developer Quarter Up has now confirmed the exact global release times, so you know when Invincible VS goes live in your timezone.
The…
Colourful, quirky, and completely chaotic, Above Land: Rhapsody basically takes the three-player co-op carnage of Elden Ring Nightreign and injects it with some hilariously over-the-top weapons and special moves that seem straight out of a Yakuza street brawl. At a recent BiliBili: First Look event in Shanghai, I spent a few hours hacking and slashing away at monsters in a land above the clouds…
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Early Access Review
April 29, 2026
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era’s primary goal is to return to the form and function of the much applauded Heroes of Might and Magic 3. It picks up some tricks from later entries, sure, but you’ll largely do the same things today that old heads like myself did back…
Phasmophobia Team Talks Character Update, Lore, Cosmetics, And Taking On The 'Cult of the Bendy Back'
April 29, 2026
I know. I can’t believe it, either. Phasmophobia’s long-teased, much-anticipated Player Character update is almost here. Cheerio, bendy backs. So long, limited rotation of slack, perma-stunned faces. From May 5, and for the first time ever, Phasmophobia players will be…
Helldivers 2 Machinery of Oppression Update 6.2.2 Makes Big Balance Changes, Adds Two New Biomes
April 29, 2026
Hot on the heels of promising action and communication after players had delivered “fair” and “painful” criticism, Arrowhead has released yet another patch for Helldivers 2, this time making significant balance changes and adding two new biomes.
Helldivers 2 Machinery of Oppression update 6.2.2 (patch notes, courtesy of Steam, are below), goes live alongside the new Exo Experts Warbond…
One of the lead actors behind BioWare’s Mass Effect Andromeda has spoken out about the game’s disappointing critical and commercial response, and placed much of the blame on publisher EA.
Andromeda launched back in 2017, and had the unenviable job of continuing the Mass…
It wasn’t until I’d toppled the first few of Karma Exorcist’s brutal bosses that I finally got my hands on its game-changing grappling hook, but this stunning 2D Metroidvania actually got its hooks into me from the outset. At a recent BiliBili: First Look event in…
Pokémon Champions Producer Acknowledges Visual 'Limitations' Amid Ongoing Fan Scrutiny of Series' Graphics
April 28, 2026
The Pokémon Company technical director Masaaki Hoshino has acknowledged continued fan scrutiny of the series’ visuals, seen most recently in criticism for Pokémon Champions.
Hoshino is a veteran of the Pokémon series, who worked on Pokémon Yellow before a long stint at Japanese fighting game developer Bandai Namco. This then led to him returning to work on Pokémon as producer on its more…
