Actor Elle Fanning will appear in the next game from Hideo Kojima, it’s been confirmed. Kojima had beenteasingthe actor on Twitter since last month’sTokyo Game Show, with a darkened image of a mystery woman and the caption “Who am I?”. Internet sleuths were quick to suggest that it could be Fanning, comparing images of the actor with the silhouette. And now the rumours have been confirmed, thanks to a QR code on display at PAX Australia....

The Epic Games Store has launched its Holiday Sale. Running until January 10 at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT / 5pm CET,the saleincludes significant discounts on some of this year’s biggest games. On top of that, the promotion features 33% discounts on eligible transactions. A 33% discount will automatically be applied at checkout to a product or basket that adds up to at least $14.99 / £11....

Thanks to a certain Polish RPG, any ambitious open-world game planning to release across two console generations is going to find itself inevitably under the spotlight. AndFar Cry 6‘s spectacular world does raise the question of exactly how wary developerUbisoft Torontois of setting expectations for those planning to play it onPlayStation 4andXbox One. “What I can say, and I cannot go so much in details about specs or things like that, is that both on the previous generation and the newXboxSeries andPS5generation, the game is running fine,” lead gameplay designer David Grivel told VGC....

When Redfall was first unveiled, it seemed as though the internet responded with a collective shrug. As the new creation from immersive sim maestros Arkane, expectations were understandably high – yet to many players’ disappointment, it looked like the Dishonored creator had abandoned its RPG roots for Left 4 Dead-esque co-op shenanigans. It turns out though,Arkanedevotees needn’t have worried. After spending two hours exploring the gloomy streets of a vampire-infested Massachusetts, I’m happy to say thatRedfallis an utterly engrossing and atmospheric shooter....

EA has today detailed the changes coming to FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, which includes a new FUT Moments mode and a refreshed chemistry system. FUT Moments is a new scenario-based single-player mode that allows players to relive some of football’s greatest moments, with flexible match lengths and squad requirements. For example, one FUT Moment may see a player tasked with scoring three goals with a Liverpool-based team in the second half against an AC Milan-themed side, emulating the team’s comeback in the Champion’s League Final....

Microsoft Flight Simulator’s UK and Ireland world update has been delayed, developer Asobo has confirmed. Previously scheduled to launch on January 26,Asobois now “targeting the release one week later than originally planned”. “This massive update contains new aerials, new DEM, over 70 POIs, 5 airports, two landing challenges, and will also introduce 5 brand-new photogrammetry cities for your enjoyment,” the studiosaid. “Unfortunately, these new cities are causing a slight delay… it’s a new process and data source for us and the tools have to be updated for these cities to integrate seamlessly into the sim....

Fortnite Chapter 2’s Season 2 update is being deployed today, with the update coming in at over 10GB. The secret agent-themed Season 2 seesFortnite’s island taken over by covert operatives, and among its new skins is Marvel anti-hero Deadpool. you may see the trailer for Season 2 above. All versions of Fortnite are currently down while the update deploys. Chapter 2 Season 1, which started in mid-October 2019, haslasted longer than expecteddue to “all the new holiday-themed updates”Epicdeployed over the Christmas period....

The latest update for Forza Horizon 4 appears to have introduced a huge bug that prevents the game running on Xbox Series X and S. A comment on theXbox Series X Reddit pageadvised players about the issue, saying “do not updateForza Horizon 4“. “There is a new update round about 7 GB. It breaks the game,” the post says. “The game won’t start any more on Series consoles. Not just me, the wholeForzasubreddit has the problem....

Football game UFL will be released on September 12, publisher XTEN Limited has announced. While the PS5 andXbox Series X/Sgame will be free-to-play, $15/£12 pre-order bundles include up to seven days of early access, exclusive customisation items, in-game currency and more. The game’s first open beta took place in June and attracted over 1.3 million players, according to developer Strikerz Inc. A second open beta for UFLwas held earlier this month....

Grasshopper Manufacture will be hosting its first ever ‘Direct’ presentation next week. The No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned studio, led by Suda51, announced that the first Grasshopper Direct will take place on: Earlier this week it was discovered that the studio had been counting down to this time, claiming that “something’s gonna happen” when the timer ran out. It’s now clear that the timer was counting down to the Grasshopper Direct, rather than any one specific announcement....

PlatinumGames vice president Hideki Kamiya has said that he’s “forever indebted to Nintendo,” for Bayonetta 3. In an interview withFamitsu(translated byNintendo Everything), the creator talked about the inception of the game. which began life after their previous project Scalebound was cancelled byMicrosoft. Kamiya also revealed thatPlatinumGames CEOAtsushi Inabarequested that he make a video forNintendoto show the platform holder how excited the team were about the project. “He said he wanted to show the creator’s passion directly,” Kamiya told Famitsu....

PlatinumGames vice president Hideki Kamiya has said he thinks Japan should be proud of the term ‘JRPG’, amid fresh claims it could be considered discriminatory to Japanese developers. The ‘JRPG’ term was popularised in the early 90s as a means for press and video game fans to differentiate betweenPCRPGs, which were mostly made by Western developers, and console RPGs, which were mostly made up of Japanese franchises such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest....

Warner Bros. Games has delayed the Nintendo Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy again. Following several delays, the game was due to hitSwitchon July 25, but it now won’t be released until November 14. “We know fans are looking forward to playing on Switch, therefore creating the best possible experience is our top priority,” the company said on Friday. “Thank you for your patience.” The open-world action RPGsold over 12 million copies and raked in $850 million in salesin the first two weeks following itsPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPCrelease on February 10, making it Warner’s biggest game launch ever....