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Cyberpunk 2077‘s upcoming expansion, Phantom Liberty, will have a bigger budget than any other CD Projekt Red DLC to date, it’s been claimed. In an article by Polish financial newspaperParkiet(viaWccftech), CD Projeky investor relations manager Marek Bugdoł reportedly stated that the DLC would be the biggest in the studio’s history in terms of budget. Bugdoł also reportedly claimed that the studio was comfortable with the current state of the expansion’s development....

The Walt Disney Company is making a $1.5 billion investment to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games. It said on Wednesday that the two companies are also partnering to create an “all-new games and entertainment universe” connected toFortnite. “In addition to being a world-class games experience and interoperating with Fortnite, the new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, shop and engage with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and more,” Disney said....

Electronic Arts will reportedly release its upcoming Koei Tecmo collaboration, Wild Hearts, in the first calendar quarter of 2023. That’s according to Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, whoclaimsthe game is the unidentified “partner title”EAhas beenlisting for release in early 2023in its last couple of quarterly earnings presentations. If he’s correct, the news could be announced on Wednesday, when EA willrelease the debut Wild Hearts trailer. EA announced itspartnership with Koei Tecmoand its studioOmega Forceearlier this month....

Electronic Arts has unveiled EA Sports FC 26 and confirmed a release date of September 26. The game, which will feature Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala as cover stars, will “usher in a new chapter forEA SportsFC that’s powered by FC community feedback,” according toEA. Among this year’s additions are a new Manager Live mode, player Archetypes, refined gameplay fundamentals, and more. “FC 26 reflects our ongoing commitment to building this game with and for our community,” said John Shepherd, VP & GM, EA Sports FC....

EA and Bioware are reportedly confident that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will be released this year. That’s according to Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb, speaking on theGame Mess Decidespodcast with co-host Mike Minotti. “I suspect (Dragon Age: Dreadwolf) will probably pop up in the summer,” Grubb claimed. “I don’t know when it’ll be shown, but I assume it’ll be shown sometime this summer.” On the potential release window for the game, Grubb said, “It will be released this year, last I heard....

FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition release date is almost here and football fans across the world are desperate to know when they’ll get their first chance to try out the game. FIFA 23Ultimate Edition gives players who’ve purchased the expensive version of the game some early access. Players can also get FIFA 23 Early Access viaEAPlay’s 10-hour trial. FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition release date: What do I get? Players who purchase the FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition will release a Team of the Week item, a Kylian Mbappe loan item, FUT Ambassador Loan Player Pick....

In our latest First Play video, we have a look at Cyber Clutch: Hot Import Nights. This futuristic racer is available now onPS5,Xbox Series X/SandSteam, and offers ” a high intensity arcade combat racer set in a neon soaked future”. According to the game’s description, Cyber Clutch “combines fast, skill based racing with explosive abilities, challenging players to outdrive, outmanoeuvre, and outsmart their rivals across chaotic circuits”. In our First Play video, which is around 22 minutes long, we play through theXboxSeries X version of the game, checking out its tutorial before playing through the first of its five Cups....

A new studio formed by former Chibi-Robo developers has announced a spiritual successor. Tiny Wonder Studio, which includes key members of the Skip Ltd studio which worked on Chibi-Robo on theGameCube, have revealed koROBO, a new 3D platformer starring a similar protagonist. The game will be directed by Kenichi Nishi, who was a former co-founder of Skip and the co-director of the original Chibi-Robo game. He will be joined by Hiroshi Moriyama (the other co-director of Chibi-Robo), Keita Eto (co-director of Chibi-Robo Zip Lash), Hirofumi Taniguchi (the composer for Chibi-Robo) and ‘Hikarin’ (a character designer on Chibi-Robo)....

Over 12 million concurrent players participated in a live Fortnite concert by American rapper Travis Scott, according to Epic Games. The figure represents a new record for concurrent players, the developer said, comfortably topping the 10.7 million who participated in aFortnitein-game DJ Marshmello concert in February 2019. Free-to-play Fortnite has become known for its spectacular live events. In October 2019 the gametransitioned to Chapter 2in an event watched by over seven million players....

Gears 5 reviews have started to go live ahead of the Xbox One and PC game’s imminent release. The title is the second entry in the third-person shooter series to be developed byThe Coalition, theXboxstudio headed up byRod Fergusson, the formerEpic Gamesexecutive producer and director of production who oversaw the first three games in the franchise. EarlyGears 5reviews are largely positive. At the time of publication the title holds a score of 85 on review aggregation site Metacritic, based on 31 reviews, with scores range from 6/10 to full marks....

Ghost of Tsushima will utilise PS5’s Game Boost feature to support frame rates up to 60fps. Sonyconfirmed on Friday that “the overwhelming majority of the 4,000+PS4gamesare playable on PS5 consoles.” While “some PS4 games may exhibit errors or unexpected behavior” when played on the next-gen system, others will see faster loading speeds and offer improved or more stable frame rates viaPS5’s Game Boostfeature. More Ghost of Tsushima Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut PS5 review|Ghost of Tsushima PS4 save transfers|The real Ghost of Tsushima island...

Giant Bomb has been sold by Fandom, and will continue independently. Announced during the group’s PAX East panel, the site has been sold by Fandom to long-time staffers, Jeff Grubb, Jeff Bakalar, Dan Ryckert, Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa. The news was announced during the group’s PAX East panel. “Giant Bomb is now owned by the people who make Giant Bomb, and it would not have been possible without the speedy efforts of Fandom and our mutual agreement on what’s best for fans and creators,” said Jeff Grubb and Jeff Bakalar in a joint statement....

God of War Ragnarok’s special Dualsense controller is now available for pre-order in the UK. The special edition controller can be purchased from GAME in the UKhere. The pad will release on November 9 and cost £64.99. It will also be available fromPlayStationDirecthere, but at the time of writing, it hasn’t gone up for pre-order. This marks the first special edition DualSense controller themed after a specific game. A recent God of War Ragnarök gameplay video offered the first look atthe dwarven realm Svartalfheim....