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Sony’s 16 September 2026 PS5 system update officially added an on-screen indicator showing which player is speaking in party voice chat. It should make conversations in busy parties easier to follow, and works on both PS5 and PS5 Pro. The feature is off by default: while in a…
The fan-made Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Community Edition is set to bring Arkane’s 2006 action RPG back in a substantially rebuilt form. Its new features aim to unite single-player and multiplayer content, while making the game easier to play and extend on modern systems. Rebuilt with…
Ecstatica, a 1994 survival horror game, has been re-released alongside its sequel, giving players a chance to revisit a distinctive early experiment in the genre. Inspired by Alone in the Dark and released before Resident Evil, it matters for its unusual ellipsoid graphics and its mix of comic,…
Akane Torikai’s dystopian shojo manga *Wandering Cat’s Cage* is now available in bookstores, with a preview released alongside its publication. The book is the latest title from Takumigraphics, Fantagraphics’ manga imprint, and is presented as a work that brings together shojo and dystopian fiction. Fantagraphics is publishing the…
Composer Austin Wintory says he had been in talks with BioWare and EA to score the next Mass Effect game, which was later cancelled. He has released a 22-minute conceptual soundtrack preview, offering a glimpse of the music planned for a project that now appears unlikely to be…
A24’s film adaptation of the video game Elden Ring is being offered to buyers at the American Film Market with a reported budget of $175 million to $200 million, making it the largest stand-alone project ever presented at a film or television market. Amazon MGM Studios has already…
Veteran Square Enix developers Hiromichi Tanaka and Yoshinori Kitase say future game makers will need to learn how to use AI and other new tools. Their comments reflect a relatively positive view of the technology in Japan, while stressing that human creativity must remain central to making original…
Ubisoft has released update 1.0.8 for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, adding New Game Plus, Nightmare Mode and other content. It is the game’s final major content update, with the team turning to quality-of-life adjustments in the coming months. New Game Plus lets players replay the story while…
Roblox users have created playable recreations of Counter-Strike and several games accessible through a working PlayStation 4-style dashboard. The projects were made by Roblox users rather than the original rights holders, raising questions about unauthorised copies of commercial games on the platform. The Counter-Strike-inspired experience by Takeoff Interactive…
Magic: The Gathering’s black cards embody a philosophy of personal ambition, using sacrifice, resource denial and graveyard access to gain an advantage. Their power often comes with costs, such as lost life or sacrificed resources, so success depends on choosing when those costs are worthwhile. - **Blood Artist**…