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The Batman 2 set photos reveal a battle-damaged Batmobile

• Set photos show a battle-damaged Batmobile from The Batman 2.
• Images suggest a major action sequence during filming.
• Full article details were unavailable for confirmation.

New set photos from The Batman Part II have surfaced online, showing a damaged and battered version of the Batmobile used in the sequel. The images point to a significant action sequence involving the vehicle during filming, fuelling fan speculation about the plot and tone of the follow-up…

Review: Mortal Shell 2 (PS5) – An Ingeniously Playful Take on the Dark Souls Formula

• Push Square reviews Mortal Shell 2, praising its inventive take on soulslikes
• Game features an open world, no-stamina combat and eight unique "shells"
• Reviewer finished the campaign in around 30 hours across varied biomes

Push Square's review of Mortal Shell 2 for PS5 finds that the soulslike sequel builds meaningfully on its predecessor, swapping the original's linear levels for an interconnected open world while retaining tough, hands-off combat. The reviewer praises the game for injecting genuine playfulness and dark humour into its…

Phantom Blade Zero State of Play bravely leaves comments on, is flooded with PlayStation fans telling Sony “no disc no buy”

• Sony's Phantom Blade Zero State of Play left comments open on YouTube.
• Fans flooded the section demanding a physical disc release.
• "No disc, no buy" reflects ongoing frustration with digital-only games.

Sony held a State of Play showcase for the upcoming action RPG Phantom Blade Zero and left the YouTube comments section open, only for it to be inundated with PlayStation fans demanding a physical disc release of the game. Commenters repeatedly used the phrase "no disc, no buy"…

The true story behind BioShock Infinite’s Bread Boy

BioShock Infinite's Bread Boy went viral on Twitter in February, so we asked developer Gwen Frey to weigh in on how exactly she made this king of crumb. The reasons the Bread Boy exists in the Burial at Sea DLC point to the strange, specific problems that developers…

Dad game review round-up

Games are for dads. Thanks to video games, dads can play golf, build birdhouses, mow the lawn, and go fishing... all without leaving the home office. But what do games like Powerwash Simulator, Train Sim World 2, and The Golf Club have to offer the childless urban-dwelling millennial?…

Do Not Boycott GTA 6, Fired Rockstar Workers Tell Fans: ‘There’s a Better Way to Support Us and Hold Rockstar to Account’

The first Rockstar workers who are embroiled in a legal battle with the company have told fans they shouldn’t boycott GTA 6 to protest on their behalf.

‘We Were Robbed’: Toy Story 5 Deleted Scene Showed Jessie and Bullseye’s First Meeting

Toy Story 5 was once set to feature a flashback showing the first meeting between Jessie and Bullseye, before the sequence was cut.

“Please stop”: Skyrim and Fallout 4 players fear the worst as Bethesda has another go at “Creations improvements”

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Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft actor reportedly replacing Jennifer English as lead of lavish Chinese action game Tides of Annihilation

Lavish Chinese action game Tides of Annihilation seems to have found a replacement for Jennifer English, the award-winning actor who withdrew from voicing the game's main character Gwendolyn last month. And the replacement appears to be Angela Sant'Albano, who performed Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem. Read more

It turns out touching grass is the answer: Gaming is great when you leave the house

Hello! This piece is a part of Optimism Week on Eurogamer - a week of features either about optimism itself or those which hope to inspire it. For more articles like this, you can visit our Optimism Week hub. Thank you as ever for reading! Read more