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The gorgeously grisly Blasphemous 2 has a new DLC, and you can get it right now without paying a penny. Following in its predecessor’s footsteps, the punishing Metroidvania delivers beauty and brutality in equal measure, and is a worthy pickup for anyone craving a blend of platforming, action, grandiose boss battles, and semi-obscured lore. I’d certainly recommend it, and doing so just got even easier, because developer The Game Kitchen has just handed us a fresh expansion, complete with another weapon and three handy companions, all for free. New expansion Blasphemous 2: The Third Sin delves into a vast gothic…
Atari and Digital Eclipse have announced Barbie Rewind.The game consists of a retro compilation, as well as a new Dreamhouse design game, all in one package.The Dreamhouse game has players decorating Barbie’s home by choosing from a selection of furniture, decor and accessories inspired by actual Barbie playsets released over the past 65 years.In order to unlock some of these items, players will have to play classic Barbie games, which is where the retro compilation aspect comes into play.A total of 16 Barbie games from the 1990s and 2000s, spanning the NES to the PlayStation, are included in Barbie Rewind,…
"We got Assassin's Creed Hexe before Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Hexe": Everyone is making the same joke about the Assassin's Creed creator's new witchy game 1666: Amsterdam
If you were to squint and look at the new trailer for 1666: Amsterdam you might think you’re finally getting a glimpse of the next Assassin’s Creed game, codenamed Hexe. But joke’s on you: One of them is playable right now and the other is, well, still under wraps over at Ubisoft.Seeing a game that looks suspiciously similar to the much-anticipated witchy Assassin’s Creed game has, unsurprisingly, caught people by surprise.”We got Assassin’s Creed Hexe before Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Hexe,” joked X user TheRealZephryss. Even though there are no oaths or historical cameos (that we know of) in 1666: Amsterdam,…
Self-cloning strategy game The Alters is getting a 20 hour terraforming expansion that plays with the problem of age
Self-cloning sci-fi strategy game The Alters is getting a DLC expansion in which you terraform the world of the original game, using cryosleep to fast-forward the years, even as your hard-working alternate selves age and wither. Out on 13th July, it’s a 20 hour epilogue starring Jan Scientist, one of Jan Dolski’s vat-grown doubles, who creates his own workforce of clones while investigating a phenomenon called “the Oasis”. Over the course of the expansion, you’ll build up a new underground base, populate the volcanic soils with flora and fauna, and contend with the planet’s increasing hostility to your efforts. It’s…
AION 2 Just Announced Its Launch Window at Summer Games Fest – Here's Why MMO Fans Should Be Paying Attention
Summer Game Fest has officially kicked off for 2026, bringing with it an endless stream of video game news, from demo drops to developer deep dives and a boatload of trailers for games you may not even have known you needed until you saw them in the show. Alas, regardless of the many eye-catching reveals vying for your precious attention, there’s one game from this year’s announcements list you should not miss, and that’s AION 2. MMO fans may remember AION as a beloved high-fantasy RPG that launched back in 2008. Set in the beautiful but fractured world of Atreia,…
IO Interactive has revealed a Year One Content roadmap for 007: First Light.Last night at Summer Game Fest 2026, it was announced that a new mission, Bawma Will Return, will be coming to the game later in the year, and now more details have been confirmed. Lenny Kravitz will be reprising his role as Bawma.In addition, the game will be getting a new visual upgrade for PC, a Nintendo Switch 2 launch, and even more in-game content.Here’s a full list of all content revealed for 007: First Light’s Year One, though no release dates have been announced.Tac Sim: New challenge…
Exodus hands-on: "Carries the Mass Effect baton well into deep space with ambitious RPG mechanics that let me get tactical"
Exodus, the upcoming sci-fi action-adventure RPG from developer Archetype Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast, is a big swing. It’s the first title from the developer – which includes talent with pedigrees from the likes of Halo Studios, Electronic Arts, Naughty Dog, and, yes, BioWare – and an early salvo from Wizards of the Coast’s shift toward internal game development. But it’s not out until early 2027, and after seven years in development, the team has yet to share much in detail about Exodus.Until now. Image credit: Archetype Entertainment/Hasbro Image credit: Archetype Entertainment/Hasbro Fast FactsDeveloper: Archetype EntertainmentPublisher: Wizards of the…
Ukrainian-made Lovecraftian horror game The Sinking City 2 finally has a release date, and you can play the first hour right now on Steam
Frogwares’ are ready for you to dip your toes into their survival horror game The Sinking City 2. What happens to said toes in those tentacle-filled Lovecraftian waters is your responsibility. As well as a release date – August 18th –, the Ukrainian developers have released the game’s first hour as a demo on Steam. You’ll step into the waterlogged gumshoes of private investigator Calvin as he searches for his missing lover, Faye, in the city of Arkham, a flooded Massachusetts town overwhelmed by Cthulhu horrors. Our Jeremy played a portion of the game recently and said it might just…
The Summer Game Fest showcases continue, and the Wholesome Direct has just ended.As with previous Wholesome Directs, the presentation focused mainly on charming, heartfelt games designed to put a smile on the player’s face.This was the seventh edition of Wholesome Direct, and was promoted as offering “50+ emotionally resonant titles with news including world premieres, demo announcements, and many more surprises from studios and publishers of all sizes”.The full Wholesome Direct can be viewed in the video embedded at the top of this article, or on the Wholesome Direct YouTube channel.Highlights included:Fields of MistriaAfter two years on Steam Early Access,…
Have mercy on our hard drives: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation also includes every region from the already massive FF7 Rebirth
Nobody—not even Vincent voice actor Matt Mercer—mentioned just how massive Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s open world will be while on stage during the Summer Game Fest stream. According to a new interview with director Naoki Hamaguchi we have an idea of how huge it’s going to be.Not only will Final Fantasy 7 Revelation have loads of new areas we’ve never been to before, it will also have the entirety of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s open world in there too.”One thing worth noting is that Final Fantasy 7 Revelation includes all of the continents from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth,” Hamaguchi told…