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Games Workshop has announced that actor Rahul Kohli will host its Warhammer Skulls stream. Featuring “world premieres, reveals” and more, the presentation will air on May 25 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST. “Get ready for exciting announcements and world premieres as well as a week-long discount across a wide range of Warhammer video games,” said Kohli. The event will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, which launches later this month forPC,Xbox,PlayStationandSwitch, as well as Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Total War: Warhammer III, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader....

A Plague Tale: Requiem is a game that does many things well, but doesn’t commit to any of them nearly enough. The stealth action is engaging, but it’s broken up with clumsy combat, the game is visually stunning, but it runs poorly, and the story is compelling but is broken up too often by needless, frustrating action, and even then the narrative outstays its welcome long before the credits roll....

The Last of Us Part 2 isstillone of the best games ever made. It’s a game that excels in art, level design, performance, writing, visuals, audio design, polish, and a list that could go on endlessly. It’s the best-in-class in so many genres of modern AAA video game development, and that hasn’t changed since 2020. So why was the announcement of this remaster met with such a mixed response? In short, it’s becauseNaughty Doghasn’t put out an original game sinceThe Last of Us Part 2....

Roblox has changed its Marketplace policy, opening up the ability to create and sell custom avatar items to a wider range of users. Since 2019, users who want to create and sell their own avatar items on the platform’s Marketplace have had to apply to join the UGC (user-generated content) Program. Only onceRobloxaccepts their application – which can take numerous weeks for a response and isn’t always guaranteed – are they then allowed to create avatar items and sell them on the Marketplace....

Sea of Thieves is getting a free DLC expansion based on The Secret of Monkey Island. The new content, which will be titled The Legend of Monkey Island, will be released in three monthly chapters starting on July 20. According toXbox: “Your adventures will have you meet Guybrush Threepwood, his beloved Elaine, the dreaded ghost captain LeChuck, Murray the Demonic Talking Skull and more iconic characters. “You’ll get to visit freely explorable versions of both Mêlée Island and Monkey Island, solving puzzles in a point-and-click style adapted forSea of Thievesfirst-person view – and it’ll all take place in the Sea of the Damned, so you’ll have no interruptions from other players as you relive the iconic series in a brand-new way....

Four years ago, Tetsuya Mizuguchi shared a trailer for his next game. It began with bright colours dancing across a dark background and a voice over speaking enigmatically about a medical study during which participants reported seeing colourful images from a game in their mind, just as they were falling asleep. As the soothing trance music swelled and the colours became overwhelming, the voice over read the line: “Blocks, they all saw blocks....

Some Tekken 8 players have reacted with anger at the addition of microtransactions to the game, via a premium currency. Bandai Namcohad previously told players that a mode called Tekken Shop would be coming to the game, and that it would contain cosmetic items like character costumes and avatar skins. It also stated that costumes would cost 400 Tekken Coins, and that this would amount to around $4. However, the game’s new version 1....

What does Trip from Sonic Superstars look like without her helmet on? Warning: This article obviously contains spoilers forSonic Superstars. Do NOT read on if you don’t want to see Trip’s face before discovering it for yourself in the game. Trip was created by Sonic series producerTakashi Iizukaand Sonic’s original character designerNaoto Ohshima. Despite this,Segahas been keeping her appearance a tightly-guarded secret. That’s why all the promotional videos for the game – and most of the actual game itself – show Trip wearing an odd spiked helmet....

Sony has confirmed March 2024’s PlayStation Plus Essential games. Next month’sPlayStationPlus titles will beEA SportsF1 23 (PS5,PS4),Sifu(PS5, PS4), Hello Neighbor 2 (PS5, PS4) andDestiny2: The Witch Queen (PS4, PS5). PlayStation Plus members will be able to claim the games from March 5. Febraury’s PlayStation Plus Essential titlesareFoamstars(PS5, PS4), Rollerdrome 2 (PS5, PS4) and Steelrising (PS5). They’re available for members to claim until March 4. Further reading Sony Interactive Entertainmentsaid on Monday that it plans tolay off 900 employees worldwide, or about 8% or its workforce....

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Shuhei Yoshida has discussed the major impact AI is set to have on game development. In an interview withThe Guardian, Yoshida was asked what he thinks about developers’ concerns that AI could replace human effort in disciplines like art, music and coding. Yoshida said developers will need to learn new skills to effectively use AI, which he believes will ultimately have a positive impact on game development....

Splash Damage looks set to cut a number of jobs after ending development of Transformers: Reactivate. The London-based studio behindGears Tactics, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Dirty Bomb announced the news on Wednesday in an X post. “Today, we have some very difficult news to share, the decision has been made to end development of Transformers: Reactivate,” itsaid. “This means we will be scaling down to refocus our efforts on other projects....

Todd Howard has discussed the benefits and challenges that come with being a first-party Xbox studio. In an interview with theLex Fridman podcast, Howard saidMicrosoft’s $7.5 billion acquisitionofBethesda’s parent companyZeniMax Mediahas benefitted development ofStarfield, which will be released next year forXboxandPC. However, he also said he was feeling the pressure to deliver a system selling title, which is a new responsibility for the Elder Scrolls and Fallout studio. Starfield Guides: Starfield New Game Plus|Starfield Contraband|Crimson Fleet quests|Ryujin Industries quests|Freestar Collective quests|Starfield fast XP gain|Starfield boost pack|Starfield console commands...

Shift Up has asked players to “go easy” on the Stellar Blade demo, which is proving to be a hit with players. A demo for thePS5exclusivelaunched last month, ahead of the game’s release on April 26. “We’re so grateful for your love of our game. To enjoy the main game properly though, please go easy on the demo,”Stellar Bladesaid. “50+ hours of demo play… we’re scared!” According to market research firmAmpere Analysis, the demo has been popular, attracting a peak of 690,000 daily active user....